There is not one blade of grass, there is no color in this world that is not intended to make us rejoice. ~ John Calvin

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1 There is not one blade of grass, there is no color in this world that is not intended to make us rejoice. ~ John Calvin October 28, 2018 Reformation Sunday W elcome to Roland Park Presbyterian Church. W e re glad you re here!

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3 THE SERVICE OF THE LORD S DAY October 28, :30 AM CENTERING OURSELVES FOR WORSHIP Prelude Words of Welcome Thank you for joining us today. We hope that today s service will be meaningful for you. Welcome cards are located in the pews. Please feel free to fill one out and place it in the offering plate later in the service. INTROIT Lord, For Thy Tender Mercies Sake Richard Farrant *CALL TO WORSHIP inspired by Psalm 124: 8 Our help is in the name of God, who made heaven and earth. Amen. With true and believing hearts, let us worship and praise God through our Lord, Jesus Christ. *HYMN #309 Come Great God of All the Ages ABBOT S LEIGH PRAYER OF CONFESSION Martin Luther ( ) Behold, Lord, an empty vessel that needs to be filled. My Lord, fill it. I am weak in the faith; strengthen me. I am cold in love; warm me and make me fervent, that my love may go out to my neighbor. I do not have a strong and firm faith; at times I doubt and am unable to trust you altogether. O Lord, help me. Strengthen my faith and trust in you. In you I have sealed the treasure of all I have. I am poor; you are rich and came to be merciful to the poor. I am a sinner; you are upright. With me, there is an abundance of sin; in you is the fullness of righteousness. Therefore, I will remain with you of whom I can receive, but to whom I may not give. ASSURANCE OF GOD S LOVE Time for Silent Reflection Let us share the good news of God s love with one another: We are saved by God s grace, not any work of our own. Thanks be to God! Amen.

4 *GLORIA HYMN #581 GLORIA PATRI Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost; As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen, amen. *PASSING THE PEACE TIME FOR ALL GOD S CHILDREN ANTHEM According to Thy Wisdom Daniel Gawthrop Chancel Choir May I speak each day according to Thy wisdom. Each day may I show Thy chastening, O God. Each day and night may I be at peace with Thee. Each day may I count the causes of Thy mercy. May I each day give heed to Thy laws. Each day may I compose to Thee a song. May I harp each day Thy praise, O God. May I each day give love to Three, Jesu. Each night may I do the same, Jesu. May I laud Thy goodness to me, O God. PRAYER FOR UNDERSTANDING GOD S STORY 1 Kings 5:1-5; 8:1-13 Now King Hiram of Tyre sent his servants to Solomon, when he heard that they had anointed him king in place of his father; for Hiram had always been a friend to David. Solomon sent word to Hiram, saying, You know that my father David could not build a house for the name of the Lord his God because of the warfare with which his enemies surrounded him, until the Lord put them under the soles of his feet. But now the Lord my God has given me rest on every side; there is neither adversary nor misfortune. So I intend to build a house for the name of the Lord my God, as the Lord said to my father David, Your son, whom I will set on your throne in your place, shall build the house for my name. Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel and all the heads of the tribes, the leaders of the ancestral houses of the Israelites, before King Solomon in Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the covenant of the Lord out of the city of David, which is Zion. All the people of Israel assembled to King Solomon at the festival in the month Ethanim, which is the seventh month. And all the elders of Israel came, and the priests carried the ark. So they brought up the ark of the Lord, the tent of meeting, and all the holy vessels that were in the tent; the priests and the Levites brought them up. King Solomon and all the congregation of Israel, who had assembled before him, were with him before the ark, sacrificing so many sheep and oxen that they could not be counted or numbered. Then

5 the priests brought the ark of the covenant of the Lord to its place, in the inner sanctuary of the house, in the most holy place, underneath the wings of the cherubim. For the cherubim spread out their wings over the place of the ark, so that the cherubim made a covering above the ark and its poles. The poles were so long that the ends of the poles were seen from the holy place in front of the inner sanctuary; but they could not be seen from outside; they are there to this day. There was nothing in the ark except the two tablets of stone that Moses had placed there at Horeb, where the Lord made a covenant with the Israelites, when they came out of the land of Egypt. And when the priests came out of the holy place, a cloud filled the house of the Lord, so that the priests could not stand to minister because of the cloud; for the glory of the Lord filled the house of the Lord. Then Solomon said, The Lord has said that he would dwell in thick darkness. I have built you an exalted house, a place for you to dwell in forever. One: All: For the Word of God in Scripture, For the Word of God among us, For the Word of God within us, Thanks be to God. MESSAGE An Exulted House The Rev. Christa Burns We welcome our guest preacher, Christa Fuller Burns, who is a graduate of Union Theological Seminary in NYC. She was ordained in 1979 by the Long Island Presbytery. After serving churches in Long Island and Brooklyn, she and her family moved to Maryland. As a member of the Baltimore Presbytery, she has served a variety of congregations, most recently serving as pastor of Faith Presbyterian Church for over 11 years. Rev. Burns is honorably retired as of July 1. *HYMN #385 All People That On Earth Do Dwell OLD HUNDREDTH PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE During the prayer there will be a time for you to give voice to your own prayers, after which the leader will say, Lord, in your mercy, or Lord, we give thanks, and the entire congregation responds, Hear our prayer.

6 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. OFFERING Offertory The Quiet Heart John Ness Beck Juliana Marin, soloist *Doxology Praise God from whom all blessings flow; Praise God all creatures here below; Praise God above, ye heavenly host; Praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost. Amen. *Prayer of Dedication *HYMN #321 The Church s One Foundation AURELIA *CHARGE AND BLESSING POSTLUDE

7 SUNDAY, November 4, :30 AM Worship Scripture: 2 Kings 5: 1-15a Message: What Did You Expect? Lord s Supper All Saints Day Commemoration HEAD USHER: Richard Letocha LITURGIST: Phillip Collister-Murray IN OUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS TODAY: We look to our Lord for strength and healing. We look to each other to see our Lord in action. We remember all those in harm s way, those recovering from hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria, refugees and people in conflict, and facing new challenges. Among our church family: Darryl Fritze (Wayne Fritze s brother), Paula Belt, Darlene George, Courtney Sieck, the sister and niece of Holden McAleer and their family, J. Gary and Jean Glover, the friends and loved ones of Jim and Loretta Sailors (father and mother of Bill Sailors), Joan Buttner, Kent Moore, Claudia Neely Tiebout, Patti Lyall, those suffering from Hurricanes Michael and Florence, those suffering from Super Typhoon Mangkhut and David & Danny Guillaume along with the staff and children of Kay Papa Nou & Unity House.

8 ROLAN D P ARK P RESBYTERIAN CH URCH Phone// Fax// office@rolandparkchurch.org ~ Roland Avenue, Baltimore, MD Office Hours: Monday Thursday 9 AM - 2:30 PM, Friday 9 AM - Noon Church Staff Mark W. Hanna, Pastor Phillip Collister-Murray, Director of Music Esther Lee, Organist Shayla Redfearn, Director of Christian Education Jennifer Ronald, Office and Communications Manager Caroline Mapp, Bookkeeper Tony Mason, Custodian pastor@rolandparkchurch.org pcollister@towson.edu estherlee1010@gmail.com dce@rolandparkchurch.org office@rolandparkchurch.org bookkeeper@rolandparkchurch.org custodian@rolandparkchurch.org Board of Session Board of Deacons Jean Brune (2021*) Tiffany Abraham (2021**) Jackie Capecci (2019*) David Bauer (2019*) Laura Cochran (2020*) Beth Bishop (2020**) Julie Evans (2021*) Carol Bishop (2020*) Phoebe Evans Letocha (2021*) Mary Carey (2019**) Amy Lutzky (2019*) Sarah Finlayson (2021*) Jim Lyall (2021**) Connie Gardiner (2020*) Neil McAslan (2019*) Clay Langlotz (2020*) Neil McCabe (2019*) Daniel Martin-Minnich (2019*) Andy Miller (2020*) Kathy Matava (2019*) Ginny Rutherford (2020*), Clerk Holden McAleer (2021*) Mark W. Hanna, Moderator Bill Olsen (2021**) Matt Bay, Treasurer Youth Deacons Audrey Hanna, Nathan Letocha, * indicates 1st term, ** 2nd term Zach Lutzky & Annelise Olsen An inclusive and welcoming congregation of the Presbyterian Church (USA) and the Presbytery of Baltimore.