SENDING * HYMN 248 * BENEDICTION In Loving Memory of Jane

SENDING
After hearing and responding to God’s Word, we are prepared to go
into the world where we are called to live according to God’s will.
* HYMN 248
Christ is Risen! Shout Hosanna!
HYMN TO JOY
We request that cell phones be set in silent mode while in the sanctuary.
For information regarding baptisms, weddings and funerals, please call the
Church Office at (215) 887-4530.
* BENEDICTION
POSTLUDE
For Pastoral Care: To notify the church of an illness, hospitalization,
death, or to request prayer, contact a minister or call your Deacon or the Church
Office at (215) 887-4530.
Trumpet Tune on “Thine is the Glory”
Henry Rowan
***Liturgy adapted from Feasting on the Word Worship Companion: Year C,
Vol. 1. K. B. Long, Ed.
Worship Leaders:
Preacher: The Rev. Stanley Wherry
Liturgist: The Rev. Leslie Dobbs-Allsopp
Chancel Choir: John Sall, Director
Organist: Ethel Geist
Children’s Message: Ruth Sall
In Loving Memory
of
Jane Hiergesell
7/16/1946 - 2/20/2016
We are glad you are worshiping with us and invite you to participate in the
ministry and service of Abington Presbyterian Church.
Greeters today are: Patrick Drudy and Jean Coe.
Ushers today are: Howard Maisenhelder, Doug Callantine, Joe DiBello,
Michael DiBello, Todd Lukens, Dick Stoll, Cindi Willis.
In need of special prayers this week: Clem Brown, Al Foster, Stewart
Boerner, Shirley Palmer, Carolyn Stuetz, Jack Waite, Linda Lonsinger, Janice
Lufkin, Nyssa Weber-Reikow, Ruth Shuttleworth, Miriam Whitten, Jeni
Sneberger, Ally Turner & family, Rick Bruce, Frank Whalen, Rosemary Boyd
(friend of Lori McMahon), Dale Calhoun (friend of the Nicholsons and
Maisenhelders), Marianne Tarves (friend of Amy Gould), Liz (friend of the
Dean family), Sofia Gonzalez Rothfuss (grand-daughter of Guy & Julia
Rothfuss), Matt Hansen, Felicia Quiles, Rachel Walts (grand-daughter of Gladys
& Wally Parsons), Carole Zacharias (friend of Bill Sutton).
The flowers are given by the Jack Thomson Memorial Fund.
Lectionary Lessons for today:
Acts 5:27-32; Ps. 118:14-29 or Ps. 150; Rev. 1:4-8; John 20:19-31
Lectionary Lessons for April 10, 2016
Acts 9:1-6 (7-20); Ps. 30; Rev. 5:11-14; John 21:1-19
We offer special prayers for comfort and sympathy to the family of Jane
Hiergesell as they mourn her recent death.
The Spire was Lit on April 2nd by Bob & Sue Parsons in honor of Joan Lane.
During Today’s Worship: If you need assistance, please ask an usher to assist
you.
Child care for infants and toddlers is provided in the nursery (Rooms 110,
112). Travel through the door to the left of the chancel and down the steps.
Children’s bulletins are available at each door.
Large-print bulletins including hymns and individual hearing devices are
available in the back of the sanctuary.
ABINGTON PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Founded 1714
1082 Old York Road, Abington, PA 19001
Phone: (215) 887-4530 Fax: (215) 887-5988 E-mail: leslieda@apcusa.org
Web Site: www.apcusa.org
The Reverend Leslie Dobbs-Allsopp, Interim Pastor
The Reverend Diane J. Fitch, Associate Pastor
The Reverend Stanley T. Wherry, Minister of Visitation
Ruth Ideen-Sall, B.M. Director of Children’s Choirs and Ministries
John Sall, M.M. Director of Music Ministries
Ethel Geist, M.A. Organist
Janet Tebbel, M.M. Director of Handbells
Gary Koch, Business Manager
ORDER OF WORSHIP
Older Adult Sunday
April 3, 2016
10:00 am
* THE PEACE OF CHRIST
The peace of Christ be with you.
And also with you.
We gather to praise God, in God’s sanctuary, to rededicate our lives to the service
of God through music, spoken word and discipleship.
PRELUDE
Good Christians All, Rejoice and Sing
LIFE AND WORK OF THE CHURCH
* CALL TO WORSHIP
(adapted from Psalm 150)
Praise the Lord!
Praise God in the sanctuary.
Praise God for his mighty deeds.
Let everything that breathes praise the Lord!
Christ the Lord is Risen Today!
God of the empty tomb and of our empty hearts, when we are afraid
to speak our faith in the world, forgive us and help us to find our
voice. Forgive us when we are afraid to forgive and afraid to love
again. When we are confined by our hurts, touch us with your
wounded hands and set us free. When we are locked behind our
doubts and fears, open our hearts, and give us peace.
SILENT PERSONAL CONFESSION
ASSURANCE OF PARDON
God’s mercy is from everlasting to everlasting. I declare to you, in the
name of Jesus Christ, that we are forgiven. Know this, and be at peace.
Thanks be to God. Amen.
* CONGREGATIONAL RESPONSE
1.
God’s Word is read and its message is proclaimed in
scripture, music and interpretation.
Christ is Alive!
Christ is alive! Let Christians sing.
The cross stands empty to the sky.
Let streets and homes with praises ring.
Love, drowned in death, shall never die.
PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION
John 20:19-31
SERMON
Peace Be With You
Thine Is the Glory
Bible NT: Pg. 115
The Rev. Stanley Wherry
JUDAS MACCABEUS
The Nicene Creed
We believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty, maker of heaven
and earth, of all that is, seen and unseen. We believe in one Lord,
Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, eternally begotten of the Father,
God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten,
not made, of one Being with the Father; through him all things were
made. For us and for our salvation he came down from heaven, was
incarnate of the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary and became truly
human. For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate; he
suffered death and was buried. On the third day he rose again in
accordance with the Scriptures; he ascended into heaven and is
seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to
judge the living and the dead, and his kingdom will have no end.
We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who
proceeds from the Father and the Son, who with the Father and the
Son is worshiped and glorified, who has spoken through the
prophets. We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church. We
acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins. We look for
the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come.
Amen.
Hymn 246, v. 1
THANKSGIVING
After the proclamation of God’s Word, we respond by offering prayer and
returning our tithes and offerings.
RECOGNITON OF 50 YEAR MEMBERS
Hymn 246, v. 5
* PRAYER OF DEDICATION
The Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
* AFFIRMATION OF FAITH
PRAYER OF CONFESSION
arr. David Cherwien
Christ is Alive!
5. Christ is alive, and comes to bring
good news to this and every age,
till earth and sky and ocean ring
with joy, with justice, love, and praise.
WORD
* HYMN 238
LLANFAIR
Day of Arising
The Choir sings an anthem based on Hymn #252 capturing the Easter and communion
imagery of Christ with his disciples in their grief on the Road to Emmaus being
revealed in the breaking of bread.
* DOXOLOGY
LESSON
settings by John Ferguson & John Leavitt
* HYMN 245
(Children will be dismissed to their Sunday School classes with their shepherds
following the Children’s Message.)
A time for quiet preparation before worship
I bind unto myself today the strong name of the Trinity, by invocation
of the same, the Three in One and One in Three.
(Attributed to St. Patrick)
OFFERTORY SENTENCE
OFFERTORY
CHILDREN’S MESSAGE
GATHERING
PRAYER BEFORE WORSHIP
Greet one another with the sign of peace.
THE SACRAMENT OF THE LORD’S SUPPER
The Invitation
The Great Prayer of Thanksgiving and the Lord’s Prayer
The Lord be with you.
And also with you.
Lift up your hearts.
We lift them to the Lord.
Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
It is right to give our thanks and praise.
It is right… and join their unending hymn:
Holy, Holy, Holy Lord. God of power and might.
Heaven and earth are full of your glory.
Hosanna in the Highest!
Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord.
Hosanna in the highest.
Holy are you, and … as we proclaim the mystery of faith.
Christ has died; Christ is risen; Christ will come again.
Pour out your Holy Spirit…forever. And now, we pray as Jesus
taught us:
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.
WORDS OF INSTITUTION AND THE DISTRIBUTION
PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION