Westminster. Presbyterian Church. A Telling Presence in the City. Sunday, July 1, We enter this church not as strangers, but as children of God.

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1 Westminster Presbyterian Church A Telling Presence in the City Sunday, July 1, 2018 The Woman at the Well, by He Qi, silk embroidery, China, 2005 The Westminster Collection, on view near the Great Hall We enter this church not as strangers, but as children of God.

2 Welcome to Westminster We are grateful for your presence and invite you to participate in our worship, mission, and programs. Large-print bulletins, hymnals, hearing assistance devices, and Hearing Loop information available from ushers. If you are new to Westminster Parking For those without walking difficulties, please plan to park at Orchestra Hall, 11th St. & Marquette on Sundays. At Orchestra Hall, take a ticket when you enter the ramp; pick up a parking voucher at Westminster; use both your ticket and voucher to ext the ramp. There is also free street parking around the area. Westminster Ramp may be accessed from Alice Rainville Place between Marquette and Nicollet Mall. There is also a drop-off area available at the church on Marquette Avenue. Coffee Hour Join us for fair trade coffee and refreshments after worship in the Westminster Commons. There is no Children s Church during July and August. Children are welcome to remain in worship. The ushers have children s activity bags. Membership To learn more, visit westminstermpls.org/membership or contact Rev. Meghan Gage-Finn, mgage-finn@wpc-mpls.org, or Janice Teliczan, jteliczan@ wpc-mpls.org. If you seek to deepen your involvement Faith in Action Get involved in serving and seeking justice. Contact Rev. Matthew Johnson, mjohnson@wpc-mpls.org. Families, Youth, and Children Connect with children s/youth choirs, youth group, confirmation, parent offerings, and special events. Contact Rev. Matthew Johnson, mjohnson@wpc-mpls.org. Fellowship Enjoy fellowship with other members of the church. Contact Rev. Sarah Brouwer, sbrouwer@wpc-mpls.org. Other worship and prayer opportunities Centering Prayer, Wednesdays, noon, Bates Rm. The Clearing, Wednesday evenings, September-June Quiet Worship, 3rd Saturday of the month, September-May Prayer Companions, Summer Sundays, after 10 am worship, Chapel Westminster Cares Births, Adoptions, Baptisms Contact Janice Teliczan, jteliczan@wpc-mpls.org. For Pastoral Care Notify Deb Wagner of hospitalization, illness, death, or prayer requests, or dwagner@wpc-mpls.org. Blood Pressure Screenings, 3rd Sun., 9:30-11:30 am, Bates Rm. The Westminster Counseling Center offers pastoral counseling for individuals, couples, families, and children. Visit westminstercounseling.org or call July 1, 2018 westminstermpls.org

3 Preparing for the Word Our service begins with the Prelude, inviting us to prepare for worship. Welcome Prelude Rhythm Song Yellow After the Rain Our Life in Christ One: The Lord be with you. All: And also with you. Timothy Hart-Andersen Paul Smadbeck Mitchell Peters Jeffrey Gram, marimba As the morning greeting is offered, please complete the friendship folder found in your pew, and pass it to your neighbor. Children are invited to remain in worship. Activity bags are available from the ushers. *Call to Worship (adapted from Psalm 95) One: O come, let us sing to the Lord; All: Let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation! One: O that today you would listen to God s voice! All: Let us not harden our hearts. One: Come, let us worship and bow down! All: Let us kneel before the Lord, our maker! One: Let us worship God! *Processional Hymn No. 657 Sing to God, with Joy and Gladness Melanie Ohnstad, organ Call to Confession July 1, :00 am Matthew Johnson The congregation is invited to approach God with humility, seeking God s mercy in unison prayer. Prayer of Confession (Unison) God of grace, we confess to share in the burden of our brokenness with you, and one another. We reveal the inner pain of failure, and the collective ways we fall short of your love and justice. The privilege of staying silent cannot last when you call forth new life. Send us out, we pray, honest and hopeful. Give us courage to tell the truth, and stamina to keeping telling it. Through your Spirit, may we fully know your forgiveness, so we might love you and one another. In Christ s name we pray. * Please stand as you are able.

4 Silent Prayer Worshippers seek God s forgiveness in their own lives. Assurance of God s Forgiveness (from Romans 8; 2 Corinthians 5) One: Anyone who is in Christ is a new creation. The old life has gone; a new life has begun. Friends, hear the good news: All: In Jesus Christ we are forgiven. Alleluia! Amen. Listening for the Word Prayer for Illumination Before the reading of scripture we pray that God will illumine our understanding. Reading from Holy Scripture A reading from John 4 (NT, p. 82) One: This is the Word of the Lord. All: Thanks be to God. Sermon Gathered at the Well Responding to the Word *Hymn No. 653 Give Thanks to God Who Hears Our Cries Sheila Martin Sarah Brouwer Offertory Sentences Having heard the Word, we now respond in gratitude by giving. Please place your offering in the plate, or use the I give to Westminster card in recognition of your contributions made online or in another way. Offertory The Heart s Offering Antony Baldwin Carolyn Cavadini, soprano; Alyssa Impullitti, mezzo soprano; Samuel Baker, tenor; Erik Krohg, baritone Invitation to the Lord s Table The Great Prayer of Thanksgiving One: The Lord be with you. All: And also with you. One: Lift up your hearts. All: We lift them up to the Lord. One: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. All: It is right to give God thanks and praise. One: Let us pray Meghan K. Gage-Finn

5 The Lord s Prayer Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen. The Words Over the Table The Distribution of the Bread and Cup A gluten-free alternative for bread is offered in the center of trays. Communion is served by intinction, dipping bread into the cup. Those who are unable to come forward will be served in their pews. Music During Distribution Of Hospitality Jane Marshall I saw a stranger yestreen; I put food in the eating place, drink in the drinking place, music in the listening place; And in the sacred name of the Triune he blessed myself, he blessed my house, He blessed my cattle and my dear ones. And the lark said in her song, Often, often, often goes Love in the stranger s guise. (from an old Gaelic rune) Let Us Break Bread Together Nearer My God to Thee Waltz Closing Prayer *Hymn No. 479 Ho, All Who Thirst Soloists will sing the verses; congregation is invited to sing on the refrain. *Charge and Benediction The people respond with Amen. Postlude Etude, Opus 6, No. 9 *Passing of the Peace African-American Spiritual Lowell Mason Ferdinand Carulli Clair Omar Musser Since the earliest days of the Christian Church, worshippers have greeted each other with a sign of peace. All are invited to offer a verbal greeting, such as: Peace be with you. One: The peace of Christ be with you. All: And also with you.

6 This Sunday 8:45 am Adult Choir, Choir Rm; Virtues & Values, Hunter Rm. 9:45-11:00 am Childcare, Nursery, for infants through age 3. 10:00 am Worship Service, Sanctuary 11:00 am Prayer Companions, Chapel Westminster Gallery, An Apple a Day, art by Westminster members, opens today. Contact Dr. Rodney Allen Schwartz, rschwartz@wpc-mpls.org. BIRTHS Samuel John Scanlon February 2, 2018 Karoline Eleda Koppang May 15, 2018 DEATH David Michael June 21, 2018 TODAY S FLOWERS In loving memory of family members In honor of Grace & Ben Waltz s wedding on June 30 by Diane Lawrence Coming Up College-Age Contact Meghan Gage-Finn mgage-finn@ wpc-mpls.org unless noted otherwise. College Student Summer Gatherings! Wed, July 11, 2pm Gather at Westminster for coffee and catching up; July 22 Sunday brunch following 10 am worship. Contact Meghan for more information. Congregational Care Contact Deb Wagner, or dwagner@wpc-mpls.org unless noted. Magnet Senior Center, Mondays & Wednesdays, 9 am-noon, Stop by for conversation and camaraderie, Questions? Contact Angelique Kingsbury, akingsbury@wpc-mpls.org. The Prayer Companion Ministry prays Sundays in the Chapel after 10 am worship. All are welcome to share concerns and joys with a prayer companion. Grief Support Group, Saturdays, 9:30 am, Westminster, Rm July 7: Marjorie Watson, Poetry & Grief. More info, mplsgriefsupport.org or Educational Ministries Contact Carmel Tinnes, ctinnes@wpc-mpls. org. July 1, 2018 westminstermpls.org

7 Faith in Action Contact Matt Johnson, unless noted. Paint-A-Thon, Prep Day, July 28; Paint Day, August 4, Paint-A-Thon volunteers paint home exteriors for those who are not able to do the maintenance themselves and cannot afford to hire a contractor. No experience necessary! Sign up Sundays at Westminster, or Angelique Kingsbury, akingsbury@wpc.mpls.org. Families, Youth & Children Contact Matthew Johnson mjohnson@ wpc-mpls.org unless noted. Lake Harriet Bandshell Family Fellowship Event, July 15, 5:30 pm For questions and to RSVP by Thursday, 7/12, contact Marie at mkruskop@ wpc-mpls.org. Summertime Daytime Playtimes, hosted by members of Moms Group July 25, 10 am, Come for playtime at Lake Nokomis Park (2601 East Minnehaha Parkway, Mpls). For more info, contact Marie Kruskop, mkruskop@wpc-mpls.org. Teacher Resource Room Cleanup, July 14, 10 am 2 pm, Parents Lounge. Camp Ajawah Summer dates and info online, ajawah.org. Ajawah offers sessions for boys and girls, grades 1-9. Women s Ministries Women s Lunch, July 11, 11:30 am, Jax Cafe, 1928 University Ave NE, Mpls. Join us for our Annual Women of Westminster lunch. You will have two choices for lunch, and your choice of soft drink. The cost is $20, and dessert can be purchased separately. Please make checks out to Westminster Presbyterian Church noting the Women s Lunch on July 11, and send to the attn. of Deb Wagner. RSVP for the lunch by contacting Deb Wagner, or dwagner@wpc-mpls.org. Ordination of Kelley Jepsen On Sunday, July 22, at 3 pm pending approval from the Presbytery at its July 10 meeting Westminster will host the presbytery s service of ordination of Kelley Jepsen who has been under our care. Kelley graduated from Luther Seminary in May with her Master of Divinity degree, and in August will move to Indianapolis to begin a Lilly Residency program at Second Presbyterian Church in Indianapolis. July 1, 2018 westminstermpls.org

8 Today s Worship Leadership Rev. Dr. Timothy Hart-Andersen, Senior Pastor Rev. Meghan K. Gage-Finn, Executive Associate Pastor Rev. Sarah Brouwer, Associate Pastor, Congregational Life Rev. Matthew Johnson, Interim Associate Pastor, Families, Youth, and Children Jeffrey Gram, marimba Dr. Melanie Ohnstad, Minister of Music and the Arts/Organist Carolyn Cavadini, soprano; Alyssa Impullitti, mezzo soprano; Samuel Baker, tenor; Erik Krohg, baritone Sheila Martin, Lay reader For full Westminster staff listing and contact information, please visit westminstermpls.org or see the Westminster News. Westminster Affiliated Boards Westminster Camp Ajawah, ajawah.org Westminster Counseling Center, westminstercounseling.org Westminster Town Hall Forum, westminsterforum.org Daily Phone Devotions Marquette Avenue Minneapolis westminstermpls.org (612) facebook.com/westminstermpls twitter.com/westminstermpls July 1... Mark 5: Psalm 18:1-6, Corinthians 9: Mark 9: Samuel 5:1-5, Psalm Corinthians 12: Mark 6:1-13