ORDER OF WORSHIP FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER EPIPHANY February 8, 2015 PRAYER OF CONFESSION 10:00 a.m. The beginning of the opening voluntary is a call to silent, personal meditation. Please silence all electronic devices, as we prepare our hearts and minds to worship God. OPENING VOLUNTARY Divertimento, Folk Tune Percy Whitlock (1903-1946) INTROIT Scottish Chant 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. O Lord our God, we confess, with thanksgiving, that you made us in your image, so that we can remember you, think of you, and love you. But that image is so worn and blotted out by faults, and darkened by the smoke of sin, that it cannot do that for which it was made, unless you renew and refashion it. Lord, we are not trying to make our way to your height, for our understanding is in no way equal to that. But we do desire to understand a little of your truth, which our heart already believes and loves. We do not seek to understand so that we can believe, but we believe so that we may understand; and what is more, we believe that unless we do believe, we shall not understand. Have mercy on us, we pray. St. Anselm (1033–1109) SILENT CONFESSION CALL TO WORSHIP Minister: People: Minister: People: All: KYRIE ELEISON How good it is to sing praises to our God; for he is gracious, and a song of praise is fitting. The Lord heals the brokenhearted, and binds up their wounds. He determines the number of the stars; he gives to all of them their names. Great is our Lord, and abundant in power; his understanding is beyond measure. Let us worship God! (1937-2010) *** *HYMN 483 Sing Praise to God, Who Reigns Above Richard Proulx MIT FREUDEN ZART PROMISE OF THE GOSPEL *GLORIA PATRI WESTMINSTER ABBEY (Hymn 416) Laud and honor to the Father, Laud and honor to the Son, Laud and honor to the Spirit, Ever three and ever one; One in might and one in glory, While unending ages run. NEW TESTAMENT LESSON CHILDREN’S MOMENT HYMN (seated) TALLIS’ CANON During the organ introduction, children through fifth grade may process to the Chapel to meet for the Gathering. WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS Go with us, Lord, and guide the way, Through this and every coming day, That in your Spirit strong and true, Our lives may be our gift to you. PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION By your light, O God, may the words of Holy Scripture be light to us this day. Attune our ears to hear your word, our hearts to receive the claim it makes upon our lives, and our hands to work toward the promised dawn of your reign. Amen. OLD TESTAMENT LESSON PSALTER Mark 1:29-39 (p. 35) SERMON George Thalben-Ball Ms. Shelley “‘To whom then will you compare me, or who is my equal?’ says the Holy One.” Isaiah 40:25 Isaiah 40:21-31 (p. 668) Psalm 147:1-7 Have You Not Heard? *HYMN 342 By Gracious Powers INTERCESSOR (1896-1987) Hallelujah! How good it is to sing praises to our God! How pleasant it is to honor him with praise! The Lord rebuilds Jerusalem; he gathers the exiles of Israel. He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds. He counts the number of the stars and calls them all by their names. Great is our Lord and mighty in power; there is no limit to his wisdom. PRAYERS Minister: The Lord be with you, People: And with your spirit. Minister: Let us pray. O Lord show thy mercy upon us, People: And grant us thy salvation. Minister: O God, make clean our hearts within us, People: And take not thy Holy Spirit from us. Prayers concluding 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. The Lord lifts up the lowly, but casts the wicked to the ground. Sing to the Lord with thanksgiving; make music to our God upon the harp. OFFERING OFFERTORY ANTHEM Randall Thompson CLOSING VOLUNTARY Postlude on “St. Denio” Whitlock (1899-1984) Have ye not known? Have ye not heard? Hath it not been told you from the beginning? Have ye not understood from the foundations of the earth? *Congregation standing ***Seating interval Ye shall have a song as in the night when a holy solemnity is kept, and gladness of heart, as when one goeth with a pipe to come into the mountain of the Lord. *DOXOLOGY LASST UNS ERFREUEN LEADING WORSHIP: Cynthia A. Jarvis, Minister; Brian Russo, Director of Youth and Senior Adults; Austin Crenshaw Shelley, Associate Minister for Christian Education; Daniel Spratlan, Director of Music; Ken Lovett, Organist/Associate Director of Music; and Gallery Choir. Praise God from whom all blessings flow, Praise God, all creatures here below, Alleluia! Alleluia! Praise God above, ye heavenly host, Praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost. Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! GREETERS: Elders: Elizabeth H. Podraza and Margaret R. Spencer; Deacons: Deborah F. Evans and Barbara P. Frazier. *AFFIRMATION OF FAITH The Apostles’ Creed I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, And in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord; who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried; he descended into hell; the third day he rose again from the dead; he ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead. I believe in the Holy Ghost; the holy catholic church, the communion of saints; the forgiveness of sins; the resurrection of the body; and the life everlasting. Amen. *HYMN 263 *BENEDICTION Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise ST. DENIO USHERS: Barbara Keeler, Team #2 Leader; Jim Burns, Marcia Jones, Barbara Olson, and Barbara Rubin; and Youth Ushers: Elise Hocking and Anna Rebeck. FLOWER GUILD: Katie Connelly and Sandy Connelly. HOSPITALITY HOST: Anne Pringle. TUESDAY COUNTERS: Janette Caplan and Jim Jones. Flowers in the chancel are given to the glory of God and in loving memory of Herbert Groschopp by the Kooman family. MUSIC ATTRIBUTIONS: Hymns, anthems and texts reproduced with permission CCLI. License #: 3140916. OneLicense.net #: License # 717-519, copied with permission.