PRELUDE
“Arabesque No. 1” and “The Sunken Cathedral” Claude Debussy
(Welcome to worship today. Bold responses are spoken by the congregation. Note that an * indicates when all are invited to rise in body or in spirit.)
GREETINGS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS The Rev. Gregg Neel
This is the day the Lord has made.
Let us rejoice and be glad in it.
AN ACT OF PRAISE
INTROIT
“Morning Hymn” Joseph Clokey
*WESTMINSTER CHIMES
*INVITATION TO WORSHIP The Rev. Gregg Neel
In love and joy God calls us together.
And so we meet this day, as friends, as neighbors, as disciples of Jesus.
Called together by God, we bring our offerings to God:
Our songs, our hearts, our prayers, our lives.
Grateful for this opportunity to give and receive, let us worship God.
*HYMN #482
“Praise Ye the Lord, the Almighty” LOBE DEN HERREN
*INVITATION TO CONFESSION The Rev. Lindsey Hubbard-Groves
Sometimes we fear that when we confess all that is wrong, we will be exposed and condemned. Our hope in Christ tells us a different thing, that when we confess we open up the way to mercy and forgiveness. Trusting in that hope, let us make our confession, first in silent prayer.
*SILENT PRAYER
*UNISON PRAYER OF CONFESSION
There are times, O God, when our greatest sin is not what we do but what we fail to do.
For those times when we have not spoken up;
for those times when we have not acted;
for those times when we have not responded: forgive us.
Give us courage to name what is wrong when we see it.
Give us confidence to do what is hard.
Give us grace to reach out when that is frightening or uncomfortable.
This we pray in Jesus’ name. Amen.
*ASSURANCE OF FORGIVENESS
Friends in Christ, the mercies of God are from everlasting to everlasting. Let us proclaim the Good News:
In Jesus Christ we are forgiven. Thanks be to God!
*THE PASSING OF THE PEACE
The peace of Christ be with you all.
And also with you.
AN ACT OF PROCLAMATION
THE SCRIPTURE READING The Rev. Beth Neel
1 Corinthians 12:12-27 (p. 174)
This is the Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
MOMENTS WITH CHILDREN The Rev. Gregg Neel
ANTHEM
SERMON The Rev. Beth Neel
“About Those Gifts…”
A MOMENT FOR SILENT REFLECTION
AN ACT OF RESPONSE
ORDINATION AND INSTALLATION OF OFFICERS
Deacons to be ordained* and/or installed:
Meshal Alajmi*, Marcia Blasen*, Linda Buckley, Norma Doyle, Lee Harker*, Greg Houser, Christine Parno, Peggy Primm, Margo Salisbury
Elders to be ordained* and/or installed:
Nancy Crean, Caroline Greger, Bonnie Magura, Karen Nettler*, Mary Ann Wish
Introduction The Rev. Gregg Neel
Presentation of the Persons to be Ordained and Installed
Jan Poujade, Clerk of Session
On behalf of the Session of Westminster Presbyterian Church, I now present those to be ordained and/or installed to the officer of elder and deacon, and invite these people to come forward at this time.
Constitutional Questions The Revs. Beth and Gregg Neel
Do you trust in the Lord Jesus Christ your Savior, acknowledge him Lord of all and Head of the Church, and through him believe in one God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit?
Do you accept the Scriptures of the Old and New Testament to be, by the Holy Spirit, the unique and authoritative witness to Jesus Christ in the Church universal, and God’s Word to you?
Do you sincerely receive and adopt the essential tenets of the Reformed faith as expressed in the confessions of our church as authentic and reliable expositions of what Scripture leads us to believe and do, and will you be instructed and led by those confessions as you lead the people of God?
Will you fulfill your ministry in obedience to Jesus Christ, under the authority of Scripture and continually guided by the confessions?
Will you be governed by our church’s polity, and will you abide by its discipline? Will you be a friend among your colleagues in ministry, working with them, subject to the ordering of God’s Word and Spirit?
Will you in your own life seek to follow the Lord Jesus Christ, love your neighbors, and work for the reconciliation of the world?
Do you promise to further the peace, unity, and purity of the church?
Will you pray for and seek to serve the people with energy, intelligence, imagination, and love?
(for elders)
Will you be a faithful elder, watching over the people, providing for their worship, nurture, and service? Will you share in government and discipline, serving in councils of the church, and in your ministry will you try to show the love and justice of Jesus Christ?
(for deacons)
Will you be a faithful deacon, teaching charity, urging concern, and directing the people’s help to the friendless and those in need, and in your ministry will you try to show the love and justice of Jesus Christ?
Questions to the Congregation Jan Poujade
Do we, the members of the church, accept these people as elders and deacons, chosen by God through the voice of this congregation to guide us in the way of Jesus Christ?
We do.
Do we agree to pray for them, to encourage them, to respect their decisions, and to follow as they guide us, serving Jesus Christ, who alone is Head of the Church?
We do.
Prayer of Ordination and Laying on of Hands The Rev. Lindsey Hubbard-Groves
SHARING JOYS & CONCERNS The Rev. Lindsey Hubbard-Groves
(At the conclusion of spoken joys, let us pray together, “Thanks be to you, O God.” For concerns, let us make them our own by praying, “Lord, hear our prayer.”)
PASTORAL PRAYER AND 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.
MINUTE FOR MISSION Frank So
Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon
OFFERING OURSELVES AND OUR GIFTS
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OFFERTORY ANTHEM
“Hark, I Hear the Harps Eternal” arr. Alice Parker
Hark I hear the harps eternal ringing on the farther shore
As I near those swollen waters with their deep and solemn roar
Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah praise the lamb
Hallelujah, Hallelujah, glory to the great I am
And my soul though stained with sorrow, fading as the light of day
Passes swiftly o’er those waters to the city far away
Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah praise the lamb
Hallelujah, Hallelujah, glory to the great I am
Souls have crossed before me saintly to that land of perfect rest
And I hear them singing faintly in the mansions of the blest
Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah praise the lamb
Hallelujah, Hallelujah, glory to the great I am
*DOXOLOGY – Hymn #592
Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;
Praise Him, all creatures here below;
Praise Him above, ye heavenly host;
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.
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Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;
Praise God, all creatures here below;
Praise God above, ye heavenly host;
Creator, Christ, and Holy Ghost. Amen.
*HYMN #430
“Come Sing, O Church, in Joy” DARWALL’S 148TH
*BENEDICTION The Rev. Beth Neel
*POSTLUDE
“Arabesque No. 2” Claude Debussy