WELCOME TO WORSHIP
CONGREGATIONAL PRAYER O God, we give you thanks for the saints who have gone before us—those we remember and mourn today, and those in the great cloud of witnesses who were strangers to us on earth but will be kin to us in heaven. Help us to realize that we are part of each other, part of the whole world, intertwined as a net. Broaden our thinking, stretch our imagination; make us aware that, in both giving and taking, we are part of the whole. May we build upon the foundation of faith laid for us, seeking community that transcends time and space, constituted by your body, broken for us. Amen. (Adapted from a prayer by Jean Murdoch) MUSICAL REFLECTION Meditation — Maurice Duruflé
WE HEAR THE WORD PROCLAIMED ALL SAINTS SUNDAY • NOVEMBER 6, 2022 • 11:00AM
SCRIPTURE — Ephesians 1:11-14 (pew Bible New Testament page 234) This is the word of God for the people of God. Thanks be to God.
THE COMMUNITY GATHERS The prelude signifies the beginning of worship. You are invited to be in a spirit of prayer and meditation. Please silence all mobile communication devices. †
Please stand as you are able
PRELUDE
Eclogue — Gerald Finzi
GREETING INTROIT
Introit from Requiem, Op. 9 — Maurice Duruflé Eternal rest give unto them, O Lord. And let perpetual light shine upon them. A hymn, O God, becometh Thee in Zion and a vow shall be paid to thee in Jerusalem. Hear my prayer. All flesh shall come before you.
CALL TO WORSHIP Almighty God, you have knit together your children in one communion and fellowship in the mystical body of your Son Christ our Lord. Grant us grace so to follow your blessed saints in all virtuous and godly living that we may come to those inexpressible joys that you have prepared for those who truly love you; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
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HYMN
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#711 For All the Saints — SINE NOMINE
AFFIRMATION OF FAITH 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 Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried; the third day he rose from the dead; he ascended into heaven, and sitteth at 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 Spirit, the holy catholic church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.
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GLORIA PATRI #71 Glory Be to the Father — GREATOREX Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Ghost; as it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. Amen.
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CELEBRATION OF THE SAINTS
SERMON — “Assured Inheritance”
RESPONSE Selig sind die Toten (from Requiem, Op. 45) — Johannes Brahms Blessed are they that mourn, for they shall be comforted. They who sow in tears shall reap in joy. They go forth and cry, bearing precious seed, and come with joy bearing their sheaves. CLOSING PRAYER Eternal God, we give you thanks for this holy mystery in which you have given yourself to us. Grant that we may go into the world in the strength of your Spirit, to give ourselves for others, in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
WE GO AS GOD’S PEOPLE INTO THE WORLD HYMN
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#90 Ye Watchers and Ye Holy Ones — LASST UNS ERFREUEN
BENEDICTION
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BENEDICTION RESPONSE
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POSTLUDE
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WE RENEW OUR COMMITMENT OFFERTORY Kyrie (from Requiem, Op. 9) — Maurice Duruflé Lord have mercy. Christ have mercy. Lord have mercy. DOXOLOGY #95 Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow — OLD 100th Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; praise God, all creatures here below; praise God above, ye heavenly host; praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.
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PRAYER OF DEDICATION Receive these offerings, O Lord. We give you thanks for the blessings which you have bestowed upon us. We pray these gifts, the employment of our talents, the labor of our hands, the prayers of our hearts, and the witness of our lives will show the world the magnitude of your love and grace. Let us put you first in our lives. Use us this week to build your Kingdom. We ask this in the name of Christ, our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God now and forever more. Amen.
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WE CELEBRATE HOLY COMMUNION INVITATION TO COMMUNION Christ our Lord invites to his table all who love him, who earnestly repent of their sin and seek to live in peace with one another. Therefore, let us confess before God and one another. CONFESSION AND PARDON The congregation is invited to follow the communion liturgy beginning on page 12 of the hymnal. THE GREAT THANKSGIVING 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 trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen. RECEIVING OF ELEMENTS
Thank you for joining us in worship today. WE HONOR THE SAINTS WHO HAVE GONE BEFORE As a congregation we join in thanking God for their lives and for their contributions to their families, church and world. November 2, 2021 - November 1, 2022 James Lassetter Amidon, Sr. Richard Cook Barron David Bennett Blanco Michael Royce Brooks James “Jimmy” Archer Butler Robert “Bob” Alexander Cash Glenn Daniel Culp Peter Herbert Mazurek Driscoll Barbara Selina Dyar George Michael “Mike” Fagan Mary Catherine Bailey Gray James Donald “Don” Hall Betty Alice Hamilton Dell Conrad Johnson Martha James Keiger Paul Elton King, Jr. Nancy Ellen Ridge Kirby Donna Irving Lambeth Ethel Geneva Anglin Lawson
PARTICIPANTS IN WORSHIP PREACHING The Reverend Dr. P. Glenn Kinken III Senior Minister
LITURGISTS The Reverend Meg Gaston, Assoc. Minister The Reverend Susannah Pittman, Assoc. Minister The Reverend Kate May, Assoc. Minister
Ann Stephens Matthews James “Jim” Bryan May Glenn Ithamar Miller Thomas Hamilton Milner, III Rex Rudolph Murphy William Dallas Noah, Jr. Julian Oran Northcraft Mary Ann Wetherington Ratcliff Jean Canaday Reader Peggy Reid Rhodes Constance “Connie” Cecile Finch Ritter Harold Thompson Shehan Mary Frances Austell Smith Jule Christian Spach Dawn Amelia Tomlinson Dorothy Jenkinson Trotman Robert “Bob” Candler Vaughn, Jr. Betty Taylor Wade Samuel James Zachary MUSIC Jonathan Emmons, Director of Music Ministries Joshua Sobel, Organ Scholar The Chancel Choir Karen Beres & Jonathan Borton, Piano
FLOWERS The Chancel Flowers are given by the Church and the United Women of Faith in memory of those in our fellowship who passed away between October 15, 2021 and October 31, 2022. The anthem texts are printed with permission. One License A-707342 By entering the Sanctuary, you grant to Centenary United Methodist Church unrestricted right to use and publish, transmit or telecast photographs or likenesses that might be taken of you this day for use in communications related to the church.