November 13 Worship Service Bulletin

First Presbyterian Church – St. Petersburg, Florida 

Order of Worship – November 13, 2022 – 10 a.m. 

23rd Sunday after Pentecost

Rev. Ginny Ellis

Prelude: "My Hope Is Built on Nothing Less” (4 variations), Raymond H. Haan (b. 1938) - Jack Rain, organ

Welcome & Announcements - Rev. Jeanie Barnes

Call to Worship from Psalm 139 - Jeanie Barnes

O Lord, you have searched me and known me, You know when I sit down and when I rise up.

You discern my thoughts from afar; You are familiar with all my ways

Search me and know my heart, O God, And lead me in the way everlasting.                       

Hymn #339: “Lift Every Voice and Sing” LIFT EVERY VOICE

Unison Prayer of Confession - Rev. Ginny Ellis

O God, our sins are too heavy to carry, too real to hide, and too deep to undo.  Forgive what we tremble to name, what our hearts can no longer bear.  Set us free from the past we cannot change, for a future in which you change us to grow in your likeness, more and more each day.  In the grace of Christ our Lord. Amen.

Assurance of Pardon - Ginny Ellis

In our love for others, we discover God’s love for us. In our forgiving of others, we learn once more how deeply God has forgiven us.  Friends, this is the good news offered to us!
We are God’s children, called to be different, called to act differently, called to live as new people.  Thanks be to God. We are forgiven.  Amen.                                                                                       

Passing of the Peace - Ginny Ellis

As we are forgiven, so we forgive others, sharing the Peace that is ours in Christ Jesus. The peace of Christ be with you / And also with you  

Response #71 Refrain FIRST SONG

Moment for All Ages - Ginny Ellis                                                                                                                                   

Prayer for Illumination - Mary-Linda Armacost                                     

First Scripture: James 1:22-25 - Mary-Linda Armacost 

Sermon Scripture: Isaiah 65:17-25 - Ginny Ellis         

Sermon: “No More the Sound of Weeping” - Ginny Ellis 

Hymn #825: “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot” SWING LOW 

Presentation of our Gifts – Invitation and Prayer - Mary-Linda Armacost

…Please join me in a unison Prayer of Dedication:       

O Great Spirit, You created the earth. We are part of the earth, and the earth is part of us.  We are connected because you connect us.  May these gifts help unite us and repair broken people and things. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen. 

Offertory Anthem: “Total Praise,” arr. Keith Christopher - Chancel Choir         

Doxology OLD HUNDREDTH 

Prayers of the People and Lord’s Prayer- Jeanie Barnes 

Hymn #353: “My Hope Is Built on Nothing Less” SOLID ROCK 

Charge & Benediction - Ginny Ellis                                                                                                                            

Postlude: “Built on a Rock,” Paul Manz (1919–2009) - Jack Rain, organ