October 31, 2021 Worship

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We will have Worship and celebrate All Saint's Day this Sunday. We will be both on Zoom and in the Sanctuary. The bulletin will be in the comments.

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Bulletin for October 31

October 31, 2021 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time

All Saints’ Sunday

Carol Ann West, Pianist

Lynne M. Simpson, Liturgist

Rev. Melissa Upchurch, Pastor

ASSEMBLING IN GOD’S NAME

PRELUDE

WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

* CALL TO WORSHIP

One: Fling wide the temple gates!

All: Open up the ancient doors!

One: The mighty and glorious one is coming.

All: Who is this mighty and glorious one?

One: This is the Lord for whom we have waited.

All: Let us be glad and rejoice in God!

* OPENING PRAYER

* HYMN Red Hymnal #184 Thy Word Amy Grant

CALL TO CONFESSION

UNISON PRAYER OF CONFESSION

Eternal God, we confess that we have failed to seek your will. You have come to live among us, but we have failed to welcome you. You call us to rise up in Christ, yet we remain in the dust of death. …silent prayers of confession…Forgive us, God of grace. As you did for your dear friend Lazarus, unbind us and let us go, so that we may walk in the newness of life. Give us the courage to follow the path of the great company of saints who throughout the ages have served you, that we may one day stand among them rejoicing in your saving grace, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

* ASSURANCE OF PARDON

One: Friends, take heart: The One who is seated on the throne says: “See, I am making all things new.” We are forgiven and made new in Jesus Christ; this is the good news of the gospel!

All: Thanks be to God; Amen!

* GLORIA PATRI

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.

* PASSING OF THE PEACE

HEARING AND RESPONDING TO GOD’S WORD

SPECIAL MUSIC 

PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION

THE SCRIPTURES

Old Testament: Isaiah 25:6-9 See bulletin

New Testament: Revelation 21:1-6a See bulletin

Gospel: John 11:32-44 See bulletin

One: The Word of God for the people of God!

All: Thanks be to God!

TIME WITH YOUNG DISCIPLES

MESSAGE Rev. Melissa Upchurch

* AFFIRMATION OF FAITH (from A Brief Statement of Faith – PC (USA))

In life and in death we belong to God. Through the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit, we trust in the one triune God, the Holy One of Israel, whom alone we worship and serve. Amen.

HYMN For All the Saints

SHARING OF JOYS AND CONCERNS

WE SHARE THE GIFTS OF GOD

*PRAYER OF DEDICATION AND THANKSGIVING

Now, as God's saints in this time and place, we have the opportunity to feed others from the abundance of all we have, to swallow up the pain and suffering of others, to wipe away the tears of children who are lonely and fearful. May the gifts we offer and the lives we lead reveal the One for whom we have waited, and who

invites us to spread grace over all the world. We pray in Jesus' name. Amen.

GOING FORTH IN GOD’S NAME

* HYMN Purple Hymnal #384 Soon and Very Soon

* INVITATION

CHARGE

BENEDICTION

POSTLUDE

* = Please rise in body or in spirit

ROAR meal today!

 

Worship October 24, 2021

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At 11 am - Dr. Jim and Nancy Vest will lead Worship this Sunday as Pastor Melissa is on vacation. We hope to have Zoom set up by 11 am (see link below) and the bulletin is attached. If you prefer a PDF copy of the bulletin, please let me know.

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October 24th bulletin (abbreviated)

 

Comment as Marshall Presbyterian Church; Marshall, NC

• Author

  Marshall Presbyterian Church; Marshall, NC

  Marshall Presbyterian Church

  October 24, 2021, 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time

  Carol Ann West, Pianist

  Nancy Vest, Liturgist

  Dr. James M. Vest, Guest Speaker

  A Celebration of Reformation

  REFORMATA SEMPER REFORMANDA

  ASSEMBLING IN GOD’S NAME

  PRELUDE

  WELCOME “Salut!” “Gruß Gott!”

  * CALL TO WORSHIP (based on Psalms 34 and 46)

  One:God is our refuge and our strength.

  All:A very present help in times of trouble.

  One:Even when things seem to fall apart,

  All:there is no reason to fear!

  One: Happy are those who take refuge in God.

  All:Let us exalt his name together.

  * OPENING PRAYER

  * HYMN#450 Be Thou my Vision

  CALL TO CONFESSION

  UNISON PRAYER OF CONFESSION

  God of compassion, we have exalted ourselves rather than you. We have turned a blind eye to those in need, instead of helping them see your limitless love. Rescue us from our sins, O God. Forgive us. Heal us, and help us to better follow you. …. (silent prayers of confession) … We call upon you, for you are near, O God, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

  * ASSURANCE OF PARDON

  One: Know that the Perfect One, the Son of God, the High Priest of Grace, will forgive. As we are loved and forgiven by God, may others see God in us,

  All: Thanks be to God. Amen!

  * GLORIA PATRI

  * PASSING THE PEACE

  SPECIAL MUSIC: Purple Hymnal #275 A Mighty Fortress is Our God

  HEARING AND RESPONDING TO GOD’S WORD

  PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION

  THE SCRIPTURES

  Old Testament: Job 42:1-6, 10-17

  Epistle: Hebrews 7:22-28

  Gospel: Mark 10:46-52

  MESSAGE “Now I See!”Dr. James M. Vest

  * AFFIRMATION OF FAITH (from The Belhar Confession, South Africa, 1986)

  We believe in the triune God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, who gathers, protects, and cares for the church through Word and Spirit. This, God has done since the beginning of the world and will do to the end. We believe in one holy, universal Christian church, the communion of saints called from the entire human family . . .

  We believe that Christ’s work of reconciliation is made

  manifest in the church … [and] that God has entrusted the church with the message of reconciliation through

  Jesus Christ. [Amen].

  * HYMN Open My Eyes, That I May See

  SHARING JOYS AND CONCERNS (See bulletin insert)

  PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE

  SHARING THE GIFTS OF GOD

  OFFERTORY

  *DOXOLOGY (ca. 1500s)

  *PRAYER OF DEDICATION AND THANKSGIVING

  We thank you, God, for providing these gifts, as we dedicate them and our lives as expressions of your love for the world. In the name of our Savior, Jesus Christ, Amen.

  GOING FORTH IN GOD’S NAME

  * HYMN #232 God Be with You

  * INVITATION

Worship Sunday October 17th

 Sunday October 17th worship will be held in the chapel in the lower level of the church.

Worship Sunday October 10, 2021

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Gentle Faith will meet in the Fellowship Hall at 10 am to discuss Chapter 6 of Dialogues on Race.

Worship will meet both in the Sanctuary and on Zoom at 11 am. Attached is the bulletin and below is the Zoom information.

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Bulletin for Sunday, October 10, 2021

 Marshall Presbyterian Church

October 10, 2021; 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Carol Ann West, Pianist
Cathy Seiler, Liturgist
Rev. Melissa Upchurch, Pastor

ASSEMBLING IN GOD’S NAME

WELCOME

* CALL TO WORSHIP

One: We look in the mirror and what do we see?
All: We see people who try to be faithful, even as questions and struggles challenge our faith.
One: We look in the mirror and how do we see?
All: We see with hearts which are open to God's love, with lives that seek to trust.
One: We look in the mirror and who do we see?
All: We see Jesus, the One who walks with us as we wrestle with questions and who models faithfulness for all who would follow.

* OPENING PRAYER

* HYMN Red Hymnbook #11 Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing

CALL TO CONFESSION
UNISON PRAYER OF CONFESSION

Holy God, sometimes it hurts too much to look honestly at the world and ourselves. We grow tired of the constant bad news, so we put on a brave face and gloss over the ache of violence, sickness, disaster, and human callousness that plagues our globe. With those we are closest to, we sometimes pretend that we feel okay, that we are not worried, and that we have a plan. We even lie to ourselves, not fully admitting the impact of our actions on one another or ourselves. Forgive us, O God, when we try to hide our hearts from you. Fuel our trust that we might approach you with our full selves—authentic in our gifts, and our fears, and our shortcomings. Give us the courage to walk together through the trials of life, rather than soldiering on alone. And help us to sense your faithful presence through the days when there feels like more shadow than sun…silent reflection and confession…Amen.

* ASSURANCE OF PARDON

One: The Lord is compassionate and merciful, very patient, and full of faithful love. As high as heaven is above the earth, that’s how large God’s faithful love is for God’s children. As far as east is from west—that’s how far God has removed our sin from us. In Jesus Christ, we are forgiven!
All: Thanks be to God. Amen!

* GLORIA PATRI

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.

* PASSING THE PEACE

SPECIAL MUSIC: PURPLE HYMNAL #803
My Shepherd Will Supply My Need

HEARING AND RESPONDING TO GOD’S WORD

PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION
THE SCRIPTURES

Old Testament: Job 23:1-9; 16-17
Epistle: Hebrews 4:12-16
Gospel: Mark 10:17-31
One: The Word of God for the people of God!
All: Thanks be to God!

MESSAGE Rev. Melissa Upchurch

* AFFIRMATION OF FAITH (Heidelberg Catechism, Question 1))

One: What is your only comfort in life and in death?
All: That I am not my own, but belong—body and soul, in life and in death—to my faithful Savior, Jesus Christ. He has fully paid for all my sins with his precious blood, and has set me free from the tyranny of the devil. He also watches over me in such a way that not a hair can fall from my head without the will of my Father in heaven; in fact, all things must work together for my salvation. Because I belong to him, Christ, by his Holy Spirit, assures me of eternal life and makes me wholeheartedly willing and ready from now on to live for him. [Amen.]

* HYMN Purple Hymnal #451 Open My Eyes, That I May See

PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE & LORD’S PRAYER

SHARING THE GIFTS OF GOD

*DOXOLOGY (ca. 1500s)
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.

* PRAYER OF DEDICATION

Gracious God, all that we have is yours. Accept these gifts as signs of our gratitude as we return a portion of our gifts to you. Show us how to use them
so that they point to your abiding love, which is our eternal hope. Amen.