Order of Worship Sixth Sunday of Easter
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May 17, 2020 • 11:00 a.m. Sixth Sunday of Easter www.shadysidepres.org Order of Worship We regret that we cannot gather in person, but we are grateful to be gathered in spirit. We invite you to spend a few moments in quiet meditation to prepare yourself for worship and allow yourself to be surrounded by the peace of Christ before we begin. WELCOME AND CALL TO WORSHIP The Reverend Todd E. Leach Pastor: Cry out with joy to the Lord, all the earth. People: Worship the Lord with gladness. Pastor: Come into God’s presence with singing! People: For the Lord is a gracious God, Pastor: Whose mercy is everlasting; People: And whose faithfulness endures to all generations. All: Let us worship God. Based upon Psalm 100:1, 2, 5 s HYMN 483 Sing Praise to God, Who Reigns Above Mit Freuden zart 1. Sing praise to God, who reigns above, the God of all creation, The God of power, the God of love, the God of our salvation; With healing balm my soul is filled, and every faithless murmur stilled: (Refrain:) To God all praise and glory! 2. What God’s almighty power hath made God’s gracious mercy keepeth; By morning glow or evening shade God’s watchful eye ne’er sleepeth; Within the kingdom of God’s might, Lo! all is just and all is right: (Refrain) 3. The Lord is never far away, but through all grief distressing, An ever present help and stay, our peace, and joy, and blessing; As with a mother’s tender hand, God gently leads the chosen band: (Refrain) 4. Thus all my gladsome way along, I sing aloud Thy praises That all may hear the grateful song my voice unwearied raises. Be joyful in the Lord, my heart, both soul and body take your part: (Refrain) Text: Johann Jacob Schütz, 1675. Trans.: Frances Elizabeth Cox, 1864; alt. s Those who are able are invited to stand. Sunday, May 17, 2020 1 PRAYER OF CONFESSION (spoken in unison) Gracious God, our sins are too heavy to carry, too real to hide, and too deep to undo. Forgive what our lips tremble to name, what our hearts can no longer bear, and what has become for us a consuming fire of judgment. Set us free from a past that we cannot change; open to us a future in which we can be changed; and grant us grace to grow more and more in Your likeness and image; through Jesus Christ, the light of the world. Book of Common Worship KYRIE ELEISON (sung in unison) Mark A. Anderson ASSURANCE OF PARDON Pastor: Believe the good news of the Gospel: People: In Jesus Christ we are forgiven. s GLORIA PATRI (sung in unison) Mark A. Anderson PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION The Reverend Lynn M. Portz SCRIPTURE Psalm 66:8-20 Pastor: The Word of the Lord. People: Thanks be to God. 2 Shadyside Presbyterian Church ANTHEM Psalm 150 César Franck Alleluia! O praise ye the Lord in His holy temple; O praise ye the Lord who dwelleth on high. Praise the Lord in His might and in His noble acts. Praise the Lord in His glory and in His majesty. Praise the Lord in the sound of the trumpet. Praise the Lord on the lute and the harp. Praise the Lord with the dances, the timbrels and the dance. Praise Him upon the strings, and praise Him on the pipe. Praise the Lord upon the well-tuned cymbals. Praise the Lord on the cymbals, well-tuned and loud. Every creature on earth, everything that hath breath, praise Him! Praise ye the Lord. O praise Him, praise the Lord! Alleluia! Text: Psalm 150 SCRIPTURE 1 Peter 3:13-22 Pastor: The Word of the Lord. People: Thanks be to God. SERMON The Reverend Dr. John A. Dalles Gentleness and Reverence ANTHEM The Lord Is My Shepherd John Rutter Scott Bell, oboe The Lord is my shepherd, therefore can I lack nothing. He shall feed me in a green pasture, and lead me forth beside the waters of comfort. He shall convert my soul, and bring me forth in the paths of righteousness, for His name’s sake. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; for Thou art with me; Thy rod and Thy staff comfort me. Thou shalt prepare a table for me against them that trouble me; Thou hast anointed my head with oil, and my cup shall be full. But Thy loving-kindness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever. Text: Psalm 23 s AFFIRMATION OF FAITH The Reverend Kendra L. Buckwalter Smith 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. The Apostles’ Creed Sunday, May 17, 2020 3 PASTORAL 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. s HYMN 298 There’s a Wideness in God’s Mercy In Babilone 1. There’s a wideness in God’s mercy, like the wideness of the sea; There’s a kindness in God’s justice, which is more than liberty. There is no place where earth’s sorrows are more felt than up in heav’n; There is no place where earth’s failings have such kindly judgment given. 2. For the love of God is broader than the measures of the mind; And the heart of the Eternal is most wonderfully kind. If our love were but more faithful, we would gladly trust God’s Word; And our lives reflect thanksgiving for the goodness of our Lord. Text: Frederick William Faber, 1854; alt. s BENEDICTION s CHORAL RESPONSE Soli Deo gloria! Thank you for worshipping with us virtually this day. Today from Shadyside Presbyterian Church We gratefully acknowledge the helpful contributions of the Session’s task force for online worship: Elders John E. B. Baldridge, Brigetta P. Del Re, and Victoria L. Potter, who assisted in coordinating the logistics of presenting a virtual service of worship on the Internet. 4 Shadyside Presbyterian Church News and Notes Important Notice – Due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) emergency, the church building and offices remain closed. All services of worship, activities, and events will not meet on-site or in-person until further notice. Email Outage During Server Transition – The church’s server, a critical piece of office computer equipment, has reached the end of its lifespan and will be replaced this week by a web-based storage service. Please be aware that there will be a complete lack of email and computer access for the staff from noon on Wednesday, May 20, through most of the day on Thursday, May 21, as this transition is taking place. If you send an email message to a staff member during this time, you will experience a significant delay in the delivery of your message. If you have a pastoral emergency during this time, please use the office telephone answering system by calling 412.682.4300 and selecting option 8. Thank you for your patience and understanding as we undertake this necessary technological maintenance. Virtual Time of Fellowship – Immediately following worship, the Parish Life Ministry Team will host an informal Time of Fellowship online so that we may connect with one another and share the blessings and challenges we are experiencing in this time of isolation. Folks are welcome to “come and go” as we check in with one another. To participate in next week’s virtual fellowship gathering via Zoom videoconferencing, please contact Kaysie Strickland through the church office before 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Children’s Chapel – The Children’s Ministry of Shadyside Presbyterian Church invites families to gather remotely with us for our weekly online chapel time on Sundays from 12:00 to 12:30 p.m. Children enjoy singing songs, hearing a story from the Bible, and praying with us. Chapel worship streams live through a protected Facebook group; for access, please contact Ellen Allston: [email protected]. Note: Due to the Memorial Day holiday weekend, there will be no Children’s Chapel on Sunday, May 24. Join us again on Sunday, May 31, for our last noontime gathering before our summer schedule begins. To view previous videos, visit the church’s YouTube channel. We’re looking forward to celebrating Jesus with you! POWER Promises – Because of the generosity of our volunteers, the Pennsylvania Organization for Women in Early Recovery (POWER) is awarding Shadyside Presyterian Church the Seeds of Hope award. The award program will be streamed live on Tuesday, May 19, at 8:00 p.m.