ST. ANDREW'S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

WE WELCOME YOU TO OUR SERVICE OF WORSHIP THIS MORNING

St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church lives to celebrate God’s love through worship, seek God’s truth through education, and share God’s gifts through mission and fellowship. We encourage you to join us in the Fellowship Hall for a time of coffee, cookies and fellowship following the morning service. All who profess Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior are welcome to join St. Andrew's. If you have no church home, we invite you to consider uniting with us as we seek to faithfully serve our Lord.  Speak to an usher or the Pastor at the close of the service to learn more.

Acolyte:  Joey Ross

Children’s Church:  Diana Henderson

Ushers:  Richard Wilson and Richard Balser

Coffee Hosts:  Jan and Bob Talbott

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ORDER OF WORSHIP

5th Sunday of Easter

Baptism

May 14, 2006                                                                                                     10:00 a.m.

*Those able may stand

GREETINGS, CONCERNS OF THE CHURCH AND REGISTRY OF ATTENDANCE

PRELUDE                 “Holy Is the Lord”                                             Bradbury

BRINGING THE LIGHT OF CHRIST INTO THIS ROOM

*CALL TO WORSHIP

    ALL:  (Hymn 118, verse 3)

              Now let the heavens be joyful, Let earth the song begin, Let the               round world keep triumph, And all that is there in; Let all things               seen and unseen Their notes of gladness blend, For Christ the               Lord is risen, Our joy that hath no end.   

    ONE:  We come together because God is in our midst.

    ALL:   Because of God, we can lift our voices in praise!

    ONE:   All the earth shall remember, and turn to the Lord.

    ALL:   All the families of the nations shall turn to God, our Lord and

          our Redeemer.                                                   (From Psalm 22)

*HYMN  430                  “Come Sing, O Church, in Joy!”

*PRAYER OF PRAISE AND ADORATION

Gracious God, we praise You for all the gifts of Your grace.  We thank You for the homes in which we were nurtured; for those who are our partners in this adventure of living; and especially for Christ Jesus, whose serving love gave all human relationships new meaning.   We pray as we live, in Jesus’ name.

          *Congregational Response

              Halle , Halle Halleluja! Halle , Halle Halleluja!

              Halle , Halle Halleluja! Halleluja! Halleluja!

READING FROM ACTS                                                                  Acts 8:26-40

READING FROM THE EPISTLE                                                   1 John 4:7-21

ANTHEM                       “Treasures in Heaven”                                         Pate 

TIME WITH THE CHILDREN

Jesus loves me, this I know!  For the Bible tells me so.  Little ones to him belong, They are weak, but he is strong!  Yes, Jesus loves me!  Yes, Jesus loves me! Yes, Jesus loves me, the Bible tells me so!                                

(Toddlers may go to the Nursery, older children to Children’s Church)

READING FROM THE GOSPEL                                                  John 15:1-8

SERMON     “The Virtues of Fortitude and Justice”         Rev. Ann LaMar

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THE SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM

LITANY OF BAPTISM

ONE:  We are a people of the water!

ALL:  We worship God, whose love flows through water.

ONE:  Love, like a rain shower, awakens the sleeping seed within the soul and lures it to a blossom.

ALL:  We worship God, whose love flows through water.

ONE:  Love, like a hot shower after a long day’s work, cleanses us, reawakens us.

ALL:  We worship God, whose love flows through water.

ONE:  Love, like little drops, flows from hand to head. Through baptism, the Family of Faith makes room for more.

HYMN  498       “Child of Blessing, Child of Promise”

INTRODUCTION AND QUESTIONS

*AFFIRMATION OF FAITH (From A Brief Statement of Faith 1991)

In life and in death we belong to God.  Through the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit, we trust in the one triune God, the Holy One of Israel , whom alone we worship and serve.  We trust in Jesus Christ, fully human, fully God, [who] proclaimed the reign of God.  We trust in God, whom Jesus called Abba, Father.  In sovereign love God created the world good and makes everyone equally in God’s image.  We trust in the Holy Spirit, everywhere the giver and renewer of life.  With believers in every time and place, we rejoice that nothing in life or in death can separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.

THE BAPTISM

PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE AND THE LORD’S PRAYER (Page 16, Traditional)

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.

 

PRESENTATION OF OUR TITHES AND OFFERINGS

      OFFERTORY               “Jesus Calls Us”                                             Jude

      *DOXOLOGY (Hymn 592) AND PRAYER OF DEDICATION   

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.

*HYMN  285          “God, You Spin the Whirling Planets”

*THE CHARGE AND THE BENEDICTION

*CARRYING THE LIGHT OF CHRIST INTO THE WORLD

*CONGREGATIONAL RESPONSE

And the peace of God, that passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts, shall keep your minds on Jesus Christ.

POSTLUDE                       “Welsh Hymn”