ST. ANDREW’S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

TULSA , OKLAHOMA

 

CELEBRATING 50 YEARS

Ash Wednesday 1955 – Ash Wednesday 2005

 

       St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church is an appropriate name.  Andrew, before he entered the Apostleship, went at once in search of his brother Peter and brought him to Jesus.  This we propose to do also—to bring our brother to Jesus in the St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church.

 

       Furthermore, in the year 740 A. D. Andrew was made the patron saint of Scotland , from which land our Presbyterian Church emerged.  Therefore, in the fine Presbyterian tradition we propose to reach out to St. Andrew’s to witness for our Lord.

 

       Our symbol, the St. Andrews Cross appeared with the eleven other symbols wherever the Apostles were so designated.  We have chosen the symbol of St. Andrew to designate the new church.  It is an X-like cross, the four ends of which touch the edges of the shield.  According to legend, Saint Andrew died in Greece on a cross of this form.

 

ST. ANDREW’S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

Re-Enactment of the Organizational Service

Ash Wednesday 1955                                                                  Ash Wednesday 2005

Presiding Minister                                                                                   Rev. Ann LaMar

ORDER OF SERVICE

Prelude

Call to Worship – Choral Response

Hymn  27     “Ye Servants of God, Your Master Proclaim”

Invocation – Lord’s Prayer

Scripture Reading                                                            Joshua 1:1-11

Prayer

Anthem:                  “God So Loved the World”                       Stainer

                                     St. Andrew’s Church Choir

Sermon

Affirmation of St. Andrew’s Mission

Recognition of Charter Members

Statement of Presiding Minister

Hymn  437           “The Church’s One Foundation”

“Mission Field” Trip

Benediction – Choral Response

Mission Statement

St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church

Tulsa , Oklahoma

As a caring and compassionate community of believers, our mission is to provide an active witness to the fact that God is very much alive and at work in our lives and remains central to our existence.  As Christ’s body, our church is called to proclaim the gospel and, through the power of the Holy Spirit, to make disciples, inviting and encouraging people to become followers of Jesus and to grow spiritually, emotionally, and theologically on the journey of faith.

We are compelled to demonstrate our love and Christian values by providing comfort, aid, and support not only to our members, but to those outside of our church walls.  These activities manifest themselves in our faithful involvement in serving those who are suffering and hungering both spiritually and physically.  Our focus remains on identifying needs and developing programs to meet these areas of concern.  These things we do while giving all glory and honor to God.