Grace Presbyterian Church WOrship Bulletin
April 28, 2024
Order of Worship
April 28, 2024 - The Fifth Sunday of Easter
Rev. Dr. Joanne Sizoo, Pastor
Sarah Hamilton, Elder on Call
Grace Presbyterian Church
Following Jesus, we love, welcome, and serve.
Welcome & Announcements
Prelude “Come, Thou Almighty King with We Will Glorify” arr. Torniquist
Call to Worship:
Here in this place of worship, with the congregation of the faithful,
we lay down our fears, to boldly sing God’s praise.
Here in the vineyard of the Lord, with our siblings in Christ,
loving adults tell stories of faith to little ones sitting around them.
Here where God waits to serve us at the Table:
we shall be so filled with love that we will run to serve others.
**Hymn #246 “Christ Is Alive!”
**Affirmation of Faith
In life and death we belong to God. We trust in Jesus Christ, fully human, fully God. We trust in God, whom Jesus called Abba, Father. In sovereign love God created the world good and makes everyone equally in God’s image, of every race and people, to live in one community. We trust in God the Holy Spirit, everywhere the giver and renewer of life. With believers in every time and place, we rejoice that nothing in life or in death can separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Time with Young Disciples (10:15 only)
Presentation of 2024 Confirmands (10:15 only)
The Sacrament of Baptism (10:15 only) Rayne Scott Dewey
Anthem (10:15 only) "Borning Cry" Grace Notes Choir
Scripture Acts 8: 26-40
Message
Prayers of the People with 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.
**Hymn #729 “Lord, I Want to Be a Christian”
**Benediction
**Choral Blessing (face center aisle to bless one another)
May the road rise to meet you, may the wind blow at your back, may the sun shine warmly on your face, may the rain fall softly on your field, and, until we meet again, until we meet again, may God hold you in the palm of God’s hand.
Postlude
**congregation standing in body or spirit
congregational responses in bold
lyrics printed with permission under One License #A-737483 and CCLI License #2545718
liturgy adapted from Thom M. Shuman
Prelude “Come, Thou Almighty King with We Will Glorify” arr. Torniquist
Call to Worship:
Here in this place of worship, with the congregation of the faithful,
we lay down our fears, to boldly sing God’s praise.
Here in the vineyard of the Lord, with our siblings in Christ,
loving adults tell stories of faith to little ones sitting around them.
Here where God waits to serve us at the Table:
we shall be so filled with love that we will run to serve others.
**Hymn #246 “Christ Is Alive!”
**Affirmation of Faith
In life and death we belong to God. We trust in Jesus Christ, fully human, fully God. We trust in God, whom Jesus called Abba, Father. In sovereign love God created the world good and makes everyone equally in God’s image, of every race and people, to live in one community. We trust in God the Holy Spirit, everywhere the giver and renewer of life. With believers in every time and place, we rejoice that nothing in life or in death can separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Time with Young Disciples (10:15 only)
Presentation of 2024 Confirmands (10:15 only)
The Sacrament of Baptism (10:15 only) Rayne Scott Dewey
Anthem (10:15 only) "Borning Cry" Grace Notes Choir
Scripture Acts 8: 26-40
Message
Prayers of the People with 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.
**Hymn #729 “Lord, I Want to Be a Christian”
**Benediction
**Choral Blessing (face center aisle to bless one another)
May the road rise to meet you, may the wind blow at your back, may the sun shine warmly on your face, may the rain fall softly on your field, and, until we meet again, until we meet again, may God hold you in the palm of God’s hand.
Postlude
**congregation standing in body or spirit
congregational responses in bold
lyrics printed with permission under One License #A-737483 and CCLI License #2545718
liturgy adapted from Thom M. Shuman