May 12, 2019

1. May 12, 2019 Welcome to OPC

2. Cambridge Chimes Welcome and Announcements Greeting Each Other Ringing of the Bell

3. Prelude “Toccata on ‘How Firma Foundation’” ~Young Lighting of the candles

4. *CALL TO WORSHIP L: Sisters and brothers, today is the first day of our week, a new start and a new hope. P: Lord, help us tobe ready to hearyour words of lifethis morning andeach day.

5. L: Body of Christ, open your hearts and receive God’s breath of new life. P: Risen Lord, help usto receive yourpeace and feel our joy for thisweek. L: Come everyone, let usworship the Lord withgreat joy and hope!

6. P: Let us worship God!

7. *Hymn #111“Good Christians All, Rejoice” v.1 Good Christians all, rejoice and sing!Now is the triumph of our King!To all the world glad news we bring:Alleluia! Alleluia!Alleluia!

8. *Hymn #111“Good Christians All, Rejoice” v.2 The Lord of life is risen today!Bring flowers of song, bedeck the way;Let every tongue rejoice and say:Alleluia! Alleluia!Alleluia!

9. *Hymn #111“Good Christians All, Rejoice” v.3 Praise we in songs of victorythat love, that life which cannot die,and sing with hearts uplifted high:Alleluia! Alleluia!Alleluia!

10. *Hymn #111“Good Christians All, Rejoice” v.4 Thy name we bless, O risen Lord,and sing today with one accordthe life laid down, the life restored:Alleluia! Alleluia!Alleluia!

11. *PRAYER OF CONFESSION(unison) God of hope and safety, like sheep who go astray, we have wandered from your Path of Life and Light. We have heard the Shepherd’s voice

12. calling us by name, but we have turned instead to our own way, our own path. We have sinned against you and our neighbors. Show us your tender mercy;

13. restore us in the security of your fold. Lead us back to the still waters. Fill us with your Spirit, that we might bear glad witness to your saving mercies,

14. revealed to us in the Good Shepherd, Jesus Christ, our Lord.

15. ASSURANCE OF PARDON L: Sisters and Brothers, Christ knows the sinfulness and brokenness of our lives. He calls to us with forgiveness and mercy and healing. Accept that gift with grace and hope.

16. ASSURANCE OF PARDON P: Christ forgives us and fills us with peace, so we may know him more fully and also so we may proclaim the good news of mercy and forgiveness for all.

17. ASSURANCE OF PARDON Thanks be to God, Amen.

18. CHOIR ANTHEM “The Gift of Love”~Hopson

19. Time With Young Christians

20. A Celebration of Mothers

21. L: This is the day the Lord has made! P: We will rejoice and be glad in it! L: To those who are pregnant with new life, P: we anticipate with you and pray that God

22. will knit together the child in your womb. L: To those who gave birth this year to their first child, P: we celebrate with you!

23. L: To those who lost a child this year; to those who experienced loss this year, P: we mourn with you. L: To those who walk the hard path of infertility, fraught with pokes, prods,

24. tears, hopes that are dashed, and disappointment, P: we walk with you. Forgive us when we say foolish things. We don’t mean to make this harder than it is.

25. L: To those who are moms, foster moms, mentor moms, and spiritual moms, P: thank you! We need you! We appreciate you! L: To those who experienced abuse at the hands of your own mother,

26. P: we acknowledge your experience. We are sad with you. We hope for your healing. L: To those who are caring for their mothers in the midst of medical needs,

27. P: may God sustain you. L: To those whose mother died this year or in years past, P: we grieve with you. Peace be with you.

28. L: This Mother’s Day, we all walk together as the family of God. All are valued. All make a difference. For the mothers present and represented among us, we give extra thanksgiving today.

29. P: For their love, encouragement, and strength, we thank the Lord. L: Drawn together by the Spirit, we join with others as one family in worship, in prayer, in praise, in company.

30. We come to worship God and to grow in faith together. P: Let us love one another as God first loved us. (Litany by Amy Young and Bree Truax)

32. PROCLAIMING THE WORD SCRIPTURE READING: Psalm 23

33. The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures; he leads me beside still waters; he restores my soul. He leads me in right paths for his name’s sake. Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I fear no evil; for youare with me;

34. your rod and your staff—they comfort me. You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I shall dwEll in the house of the Lord my whole life long.

35. SCRIPTURE READING: John 10:22-30

36. At that time the festival of the Dedication took place in Jerusalem. It was winter, and Jesus was walking in the temple, in the portico of Solomon. So the Jews gathered around him and said to him, ‘How long will you keep us in suspense? If you are the Messiah, tell usplainly.’

37. Jesus answered, ‘I have told you, and you do not believe. The works that I do in my Father’s name testify to me; but you do not believe, because you do not belong to my sheep. My sheep hear my voice. I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they will never perish.

38. No one will snatch them out of my hand. What my Father has given me is greater than all else, and no one can snatch it out of the Father’s hand. The Father and I are one. L: This is the Word of the Lord. P: Thanks be to God!

39. “Listening Ears”Rev. Tedd Pullano

40. *Hymn #527“Near to the Heart of God” v.1 There is a place of quiet rest, near to the heart of God,A place where sin cannot molest, near to the heart of God.

41. *Hymn #527“Near to the Heart of God” v.1 O Jesus, blest Redeemer, sent from the heart of God,Hold us, who wait before Thee, near to the heart of God.

42. *Hymn #527“Near to the Heart of God” v.2 There is a place of comfort sweet, near to the heart of God,a place where we our Savior meet, near to the heart of God.

43. *Hymn #527“Near to the Heart of God” v.2 O Jesus, blest Redeemer, sent from the heart of God,Hold us, who wait before Thee, near to the heart of God.

44. *Hymn #527“Near to the Heart of God” v.3 There is a place of full release, near to the heart of God,A place where all is joy and peace, near to the heart of God.

45. *Hymn #527“Near to the Heart of God” v.3 O Jesus, blest Redeemer, sent from the heart of God,Hold us, who wait before Thee, near to the heart of God.

46. OFFERING OUR GIFTS TO GOD OFFERTORY INVITATION Offertory “Ave Maria” ~Bach/Gounod

47. *DOXOLOGY #542 v.4 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.

48. *PRAYER OF DEDICATION Good and beautiful God of all good gifts, we are blessed to hear and know the voice of your Son. When we consider this blessing, we are moved to respond.

49. Please accept these gifts of money we present to you now. Bless and multiply them so all may come to hear and know the voice of your Son. In his name we pray, Amen.

50. RESPONDING TO THE WORD JOYS AND CONCERNS PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE PASTORAL PRAYER