November 5 Sanctuary Worship Bulletin

First Presbyterian Church – St. Petersburg, Florida      

Order of Worship - November 5, 2023 – 11 a.m.      

23rd Sunday after Pentecost/All Saints’ Day/Lord’s Supper       

Prelude: Two Communion Meditations: “Aberystwyth” (hymn 440) and “Trentham” (hymn 286), Edwin T. Childs (b. 1945) - Jack Rain, organ

Welcome and Announcements (for complete list, please see below) - Rev. Jeanie Barnes

Call to Worship - Jeanie Barnes          

Through the abundance of your steadfast love, I enter your house.

In awe of you I will bow down in your holy temple,

Lead me, O Lord, in your righteousness,

Make your way straight before me. 

Processional Hymn #31: “Let Us with a Gladsome Mind” MONKLAND

Prayer of the Day - Peter Armacost

The Lighting of the Peace Candle and the Passing of the Peace - Peter Armacost

       …The peace of Christ be with you. / And also with you.

Response #71: “Surely, It Is God Who Saves Me” (refrain only, sung twice) FIRST SONG

Moment for All Ages - Ginny Ellis  

Prayer for Illumination - Ginny Ellis              

Sermon Scripture: Revelation 7:9-17 - Ginny Ellis                           

Sermon: “In White Robes” - Ginny Ellis 

Presentation of our Gifts – Invitation and Prayer - Sandi Averitt

…Let us pray the Unison Prayer of Dedication:                                                    

O God, as we come to receive your gifts of bread and cup, we bring gifts for the church to use in your name. These gifts came from your own hand, and we return them to you. Use them, even as you use us, to accomplish your purposes in Jesus Christ, the Head of the church and the Lord of our lives, for we are yours, we ourselves along with all we have. Amen.

Anthem: “Fly Away Home” by Mary McDonald - Chancel Choir 

Doxology OLD HUNDREDTH 

Remembering the Saints  

Lighting The Memorial Candle 

Reading of Scripture: Hebrews 12:1-2 - Ginny Ellis

Prayer of Blessing - Ginny Ellis

Reading of Names - Ginny Ellis and Jeanie Barnes

Prayer of Gratitude - Jeanie Barnes

Hymn #326: “For All the Saints” SINE NOMINE 

Lord’s Supper and Lord’s Prayer       

Invitation to the Table

Great Prayer of Thanksgiving           

The Lord be with you. / And also with you.   

Lift up your hearts. / We lift them to the Lord.    

Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. / It is right to give our thanks and praise.    

…Therefore, we praise you, joining our voices with angels and archangels, With profits, apostles. And martyrs, and with all the faithful of every time and place, who forever sing to the glory of your name:

Hymn 552:  Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might, heaven and earth are full of your glory. Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest.  Hosanna in the highest.

…Great is the mystery of faith:                                                              

Christ has died. Christ has risen. Christ will come again.  

…Now with the confidence of the Children of God, we are bold to pray: 

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.   

The Words of Institution             

The Communion of the People 

Unison Prayer after Communion:

God of glory, in this holy feast you have made us one with Christ, and with that great multitude of the faithful— those who hunger and thirst no more, who now worship night and day in your temple. Lead us in the paths of righteousness and guide us to the springs of the water of life, until we join the choir of the redeemed, singing: Salvation belongs to our God who is seated on the throne, and to the Lamb: Jesus Christ our Lord.  Amen.  

Recessional Hymn #369: “Blessing and Honor” O QUANTA QUALIA      

Charge & Benediction - Ginny Ellis      

Postlude: “Festival on Sine Nomine” (hymn 326), Stephen L. Aber (b. 1988) - Jack Rain, organ

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Announcements:

Today, November 5

  • A Stephen Minister is available at the close of this service

Monday, November 6

  • Lectio Divina, taking a break Nov. 6, 13, and 20

  • Faith & Fiction, 4 p.m., Room N-123 

Tuesday, November 7

  • Ladies’ Bible Study, 9 a.m., Youth Center

  • Medicare Presentation by Bill & Marianne Ferrari, 6:30 p.m., Youth Center (open to all!)

  • Christian Meditation, 7 p.m., virtual

Wednesday, November 8

  • Wednesday Night Dinner (Meatloaf by the Men’s Ministry!), 5:30, Fellowship Hall, and Kids’ Choir at 6:15 p.m.

  • Praise Band rehearsal, 7 p.m., Youth Center

Thursday, November 9

  • Bell Choir Rehearsal, 6 p.m., Choir Room

  • Chancel Choir Rehearsal, 7 p.m., Choir Room 

Friday, November 10

  • Men’s Bible Study, 8 a.m., Room N-123

  • Men's Lunch Bible Study, 12 p.m., via Zoom

Sunday, November 12

  • Sunday, November 12, MissionSunday; we will be collecting and bagging items for hygiene bags for CASA and we will participate with the water table for St. Pete Fun Run half-marathon.

  • Childcare available 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Pickups, Room S-203

  • Faith Journey class meets at 9:45 a.m. in Room S-202

  • Power Hour class meets at 10 a.m. in the Youth Center

  • Young Adults/Parents class meets at 10 a.m. in Room S-206

  • Teens class meets at 10 a.m. in Room S-205 (every other week) 

Upcoming Events:

  • Wednesday, November 15, 6 PM, Beach Drive Forum: “Understanding Mental Health Challenges Faced by Transgender Youth” by Jenny Gould, M.D.

  • Saturday, November 18, 6 PM, Friendsgiving at the Mossmans’

  • Thursday, November 23 and Friday, November 24, Church Office closed for Thanksgiving

Amy McCutcheon