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First Presbyterian Church, U.S.A.
Twenty North Dixie Avenue
Cookeville, Tennessee
Telephone: (931) 526-4424; email:
firstprescooke@frontiernet.net
A
Service for the Lord’s Day
5th Sunday
of Easter
May 2nd, 2010,
11:00 a.m.
* Indicates that those who are able may
stand. Bold type is spoken by the people.
A thought from John Calvin: “It is as if Christ
had said, While I am absent from you, testify, by your mutual love,
that I have not taught you in vain.”
Welcome & Announcements
VOLUNTARY Etude in E
Major (excerpt) Frédéric Chopin
Paul
Thurmond, Organist
(Please sign and pass the
registers)
Call to Worship (from
Psalm
148)
Rev. Erin Angel
Praise the Lord you
highest heaven, praise the Lord all you heavenly hosts.
Praise the Lord
from the earth; sea monsters, fire and hail, snow and frost.
Kings of the earth and
all people; men and women, old and young alike.
Let everyone and
everything join together and praise the Lord.
*OPENING HYMN
NO. 554 Let All Things Now Living
*PRAYER OF
CONFESSION
Almighty and most
loving God, hear us as we confess our sin. You uphold those who are
falling and lift up those who have been oppressed. Forgive us when
we do not follow your example. Forgive us when we fail to love one
another as you have loved us. Fill us with your Holy Spirit, that we
might truly feel your presence. In Christ’s name we pray. Amen.
*RESPONSE: HYMN
NO. 572 Lord Have Mercy Upon Us
*ASSURANCE OF
PARDON (from Revelation 21)
The home of God will be among
mortals.
He will be our God and we will
be his people.
Mourning and crying and pain will
be no more.
God will be with
us, death will be no more. Amen.
*Gloria
Patri, P. 579
TIME FOR YOUNG
DISCIPLES
SCRIPTURE
READINGS Acts 11:1-18; John 13:31-35
SERMON
Love the One You’re With Rev. Pat
Handlson
*HYMN OF
AFFIRMATION NO. 335 Though I May Speak
*GREETINGS
(After an exchange of the Peace between the pastor and the
congregation, we encourage you to greet one another. The Greetings
will conclude with the first verse of “Blest Be the Tie” {Hymn No.
438})
The Peace of the Lord
Jesus Christ be with you.
And also with you.
(A time of greeting)
Blest be the tie that binds our
hearts in Christian love:
The fellowship of kindred minds
is like to that above.
Presentation of tithes and offerings
Offertory ANTHEM I Give You a New
Commandment Peter Aston
Text: John
13:34-5
I give you a new
commandment: love one another as I have loved you.
As I have loved you,
so are you to love one another.
If there is this love
among you, then all will know that you are my disciples.
*Doxology
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.
*PRAYER OF DEDICATION
THE
SACRAMENT OF HOLY COMMUNION
INVITATION TO THE LORD’S TABLE
tHE COMMUNION 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.
the sanctus
Holy, Holy, Holy Lord
Hymnal, P. 581
Holy, holy, holy
Lord, God of power and might,
heaven and earth
are full of your glory. Hosanna in the highest.
Blessed is he who
comes in the name of the Lord.
Hosanna in the
highest. Hosanna in the highest.
WORDS OF INSTITUTION
SHARING THE BREAD AND CUP
It is the practice of
this congregation to partake individually of the bread and to hold
the cup in order to partake of it as a community. By so doing, we
affirm that Holy Communion has meaning to us both as individuals and
as a community of believers.
DISTRIBUTION OF THE ELEMENTS
COMMUNION PRAYER
*CLOSING HYMN
NO. 514 Let Us Talents and Tongues Employ
*Benediction
*POSTLUDE
Let All Things Now Living
B. Wayne Bisbee
Announcements
Personal Concerns
OFFICERS
Church Office: Monday – Friday, 9:00 a.m. –
1:00 p.m. (firstprescooke@frontiernet.net)
Pastor: The
Rev. Pat Handlson (home: 526-5486) (phandlson@frontiernet.net)
Parish
Associate: The Rev. Erin Angel (home: 526-9474) (angelsfour@dishmail.net)
Website:
www.firstprescookeville.org
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