Pine Street Presbyterian Church in
September 1, 2024
the City of Harrisburg
Pine Street is a Welcoming Church, Glorifying God through Worship, Fellowship and Service in the World.
Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost
GATHERING IN THE PRESENCE OF THE RISEN CHRIST
PRAYER OF P
REPARATION
Beloved, be not far from me, because I cannot journey this road alone. You call me to rise, but don’t always let me catch up. At least linger within earshot. O Lord, let me hear your voice. Amen.
VOLUNTARY May the Mind of Christ My Savior A. Cyril Barham-Gould (Please use the opening voluntary as a time of silent meditation and preparation for worship.)
SALUTATION Audrey Light
One: Grace and peace to you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Many: Praise be to God.
CALL TO WORSHIP
One: Deal bountifully with your servant so that I may live and observe your word.
Many: My soul is consumed with longing for your ordinances at all times.
One: Your decrees are my delight; they are my counselors.
Many: Open my eyes, so I may behold wondrous things out of your law.
One: Let us worship the God of our salvation.
† Those able are invited to stand Bold text is read or sung by all
† PRAYER OF CONFESSION
Holy Advocate, we confess that our concern often lies with everything outside us, and seldom with what dwells within. From routines, we search for control. From our neighbors, we expect uniformity. From leaders, we long for comfort. From institutions, we hope for mercy. And all the same, evil devices fester inside us and wayward perceptions take hold, leading to destruction in our communities and ourselves. O Lord, create in us clean hearts and renew in our spirits your great commandment, that we might serve you with constancy in unity.
SILENCE FOR PERSONAL CONFESSION
† KYRIE
† ASSURANCE OF PARDON
One: This is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the Lord: I will put my law within them, and I will write it on their hearts, and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
Many: God remembers our iniquity and remembers our sin no more. Thanks be to God.
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.
READING AND HEARING THE WORD
PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION Daniel Coles
FIRST LESSON Song of Solomon 2:8-13
Old Testament Page 623 One: The Word of the Lord. Many: Thanks be to God.
† HYMN 333 How Our Hearts with Joy Abound (Psalm 45) GOTT SEI DANK DURCH ALLE WELT
SECOND LESSON James 1:17-27
THIRD LESSON Mark 7:1-23
New Testament Page 229
New Testament Page 42
SERMON “Outside In” The Rev. Seelman
† AFFIRMATION OF FAITH from A Brief Statement of Faith
We trust in God the Holy Spirit, everywhere the giver and renewer of life. The Spirit justifies us by grace through faith, sets us free to accept ourselves and to love God and neighbor, and binds us together with all believers in the one body of Christ, the Church. The same Spirit who inspired the prophets and apostles rules our faith and life in Christ through Scripture, engages us through the Word proclaimed, claims us in the waters of baptism, feeds us with the bread of life and the cup of salvation, and calls women and men to all ministries of the church. In a broken and fearful world the Spirit gives us courage to pray without ceasing, to witness among all peoples to Christ as Lord and Savior, to unmask idolatries in Church and culture, to hear the voices of peoples long silenced, and to work with others for justice, freedom, and peace. In gratitude to God, empowered by the Spirit, we strive to serve Christ in our daily tasks and to live holy and joyful lives, even as we watch for God’s new heaven and new earth, praying, “Come, Lord Jesus!”
† THE PEACE
One: The peace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Many: And also with you.
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THE OFFERING OF TITHES AND GIFTS TO GOD
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ANTHEM For the Bread Which You Have broken
Howard Helvey
For the bread which you have broken, for the wine which you have poured, for the words which you have spoken, now we give you thanks, O Lord. By this pledge that you do love us, by your gift of peace restored, by your call to heaven above us, hallow all our lives, O Lord. With our sainted ones in glory seated at the heavenly board, may the church that’s waiting for you keep love’s tie unbroken, Lord. In your service, Lord, defend us, in our hearts keep watch and ward; in the world where you have sent us, let your kingdom come, O Lord.
RESENTATION OF THE GIFTS
Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; praise Christ, all people here below; Praise Holy Spirit evermore; praise triune God, whom we adore. Amen.
SEALING THE WORD
SACRAMENT OF THE LORD’S SUPPER
INVITATION TO THE TABLE
GREAT PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING
One: The Lord be with you.
Many: And also with you.
One: Lift up your hearts.
Many: We lift them to the Lord.
One: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
Many: It is right to give God thanks and praise.
… and the heavenly choir:
The prayer continues. … as we share this joyful feast:
INTERCESSION, SUPPLICATION, AND CONSECRATION
One: God of abundant grace, Many: hear our prayer. … now and forever.
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.
DISTRIBUTION OF THE BREAD AND CUP
One: The gifts of God for the people of God. Many: Let us keep the feast.
PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION
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EARING AND FOLLOWING THE WORD OF GOD
INTO THE WORLD
† HYMN 301 Let Us Build a House
BENEDICTION
TWO OAKS
† CONGREGATIONAL RESPONSE Lift High the Cross CRUCIFER
Lift high the cross, the love of Christ proclaim till all the world adore his sacred name. Come, Christians, follow where our Savior trod, the Lamb victorious, Christ, the Son of God. Lift high the cross, the love of Christ proclaim till all the world adore His sacred name.
VOLUNTARY Trumpet Voluntary
L EADING IN W ORSHIP T ODAY
The Rev. Stuart Seelman, Pastor
Joseph Garrison, Minister of Music and Worship
Daniel Coles, Lector
Audrey Light, Liturgist
Benjamin Coles, Acolyte
Benjamin Krumreig, Tenor
F LOWER D EDICATION
The flowers in the sanctuary are given to the glory of God and loving memory of Gary Clemens by Baiba Clemens and family.
Paul Fey
Sunday, September 1 – 15th Sunday after Pentecost
10:00 am- Worship The Rev. Stuart Seelman
Sunday, September 8 – 16th Sunday after Pentecost and Rally Day
10:00 am- Worship The Rev. Stuart Seelman
11:00 am- Rally Day Pot Luck lunch
C OPYRIGHT N OTICE
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Liturgy was reprinted and adapted with permission from Westminster John Knox Press from Feasting on the Word® Worship Companion copyright 2013.
Liturgy reprinted and adapted by permission from the Book of Common Worship, © 2018 Westminster John Knox Press. All rights reserved.
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