FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH
SERVICE OF CHRISTIAN WORSHIP

Hearing assistance devices are available in the back next to sound booth. Children’s Packets are available in the Narthex.

May 26, 2019 10:00 a.m.

Prelude: Trio by Lambert Chaumont (1635-1712)

Welcome: Rev. Mike Fronk

Call to Worship: Don Martens

Opening Hymn & Bringing of the Light: Crown Him With Many Crowns (Hymn 234)

Passing the Peace of Christ

Chancel Choir Anthem: Prayer for Peace by Marry Lynn Lightfoot (b. 1952)

Precious Jesus, loving Savior, our Redeemer, Lord of all.
Grant us everlasting peace.
Lamb of God, our help and our salvation.
Grant us everlasting peace.
Hear our prayer, grant us peace. Grant us everlasting peace.

Scripture: Psalms 67; Matthew 5:5 OT 529; NT 4

May God be gracious to us and bless us
and make his face to shine upon us,
Selah

that your way may be known upon earth,
your saving power among all nations.
Let the peoples praise you, O God;
let all the peoples praise you.

Let the nations be glad and sing for joy,
for you judge the peoples with equity
and guide the nations upon earth.
Selah

Let the peoples praise you, O God;
let all the peoples praise you.

The earth has yielded its increase;
God, our God, has blessed us.
May God continue to bless us;
let all the ends of the earth revere him.

~Psalm 67

 Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.

~Matthew 5:5

Children’s Hymn: He Lives (Hymn 226 (chorus only))

Let the Children Come: Rev. Mike Fronk

Sermon

Hymn of Dedication: The Voice of God is Calling (Hymn 666)

Celebrations & Concerns

Congregational Prayer Response: Alleluia See screen

Call for the Offering

Offertory:Interlude by César Franck (1822-1890)

Doxology & Presentation of Gifts: From All That Dwell Below the Skies (Hymn 49)

Prayer of Dedication

Communion Hymn: We Come as Guests Invited (Hymn 386)

Communion Meditation and Words of Institution

Prayer for the Elements and the Lord’s Prayer: Rev. Dr. Rafael Reyes III

(You are welcome to say the Lord’s Prayer in the manner you prefer)

“Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name.
Your kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread.
Forgive us our sins, as we forgive those who sin against us.
Lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil.
For yours is the kingdom, the power, and the glory now and forever.” Amen.

Everyone is welcome to participate in communion. You’re invited to take and eat the bread (gluten free wafer also available) as it’s passed and please hold your cup, so we may drink together, signifying our unity in Christ.

Communion Music: Menuet in G minor by J. S. Bach (1685-1750)

Closing Prayer: Carol Wiley

Closing Hymn: O Christ, The Way, the Truth, the Life (Hymn 432)

Postlude: Trumpet Tune by Francesco Manfredini (1684-1762)

*If it is uncomfortable for you to stand, please remain seated

Although Jesus’ words may strike us as poetic, they clearly run counter to the way things are usually done in our world. Even if we find Jesus’ message attractive, the world pushes us towards another way of living. The Beatitudes are in no way trite or undemanding, quite the opposite. We can only practise them if the Holy Spirit fills us with his power and frees us from our weakness, our selfishness, our complacency and our pride.
~Pope Francis, GAUDETE ET EXSULTATE

If you would like to volunteer your time as greeter, coffee hour coordinator or prepare communion, please sign up on the sheets in the entry way.