Prelude                           Cantabile (from Symphonie No. 2)                             Louis Vierne
                                                 Dr. John Allegar, organ                                    (1870-1937)

+ Welcome                                                                                 Rev. Christopher A. Henry

Call to Worship                 Open Now Thy Gates of Beauty                      Joachim Neander
                                                       Summer Choir                                      arr. L.V. Hannah
                                                                                                           (1650-1680; b. 1978)

Open now Thy gates of beauty, Zion, let me enter there,
Where my soul in joyful duty waits for God who answers prayer.
O how blessed is this place, filled with solace, light and grace!

One:           God has called us together to worship and work

All:              young and old, men and women, newcomer, and longtime member.

One:           God has called us together to love and to serve

All:              introverts and extroverts, leaders and followers.

One:           God has called us together to teach and to learn

All:              faithful and doubting, hopeful and despairing, wise and foolish.

One:           God has called us together to praise and to pray

All:              singer and speaker and hearer, healer and in need of healing.

One:           God has called us together to be the church

All:              and we are filled with gifts to be God’s people!

Prayer of Adoration                                                                                   Gracie H. Payne

* Hymn #379                       My Hope Is Built on Nothing Less                        SOLID ROCK

Call to Confession

Silent Confession

Prayer of Confession

Holy God, you see into our hearts.
You see the true selves we try to hide from others,
the sins we fear would destroy our images,
the evils that lurk so deep within us we can scarcely name them,
the unholy habits that have been with us so long
that they no longer prick our consciences.

But you also see in us Jesus Christ,
the Holy One who took on our sin
and covers us in his righteousness.
Forgive us for the sake of Jesus Christ, our Savior. Amen.

Assurance of Pardon

* Response of Praise                             Gloria Patri                                          (Hymn #579)

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

Leader:            The peace of Christ be with you.

People:           And also with you.

* Hymn                                    Jesus Calls Us O’er the Tumult                                 GALILEE

Ritual of Friendship and the Concerns of the Church

Moment for Discipleship                                                                                       Cara Paul
                                                                                                     Children’s Circle Preschool

Time with Children (11:00)

Prayer of Illumination                                                       Elder Shadreck Kamwendo (9:30)
                                                                                                   Elder Mandy Pardue (11:00)

First Lesson                                Exodus 13:17-22                                                      (p. 59)

Anthem                                         Lead Me, Lord                          Samuel Sebastian Wesley
                                                                                                                           (1810-1876)

Lead me, Lord, lead me in Thy righteousness,
make Thy way plain before my face
For it is Thou, Lord, Thou, Lord,
only that makest me dwell in safety.

                                    Psalm 5:8

Second Lesson                           Matthew 14:22-33                                                  (p. 892)

Response

Leader:               This is the word of the Lord.

People:               Thanks be to God.

Sermon                                                                                         Rev. Christopher A. Henry

* Affirmation of Faith            A Brief Statement of Faith            Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
                                                                                                            Christopher G. Palmer

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.
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!”
With believers in every time and place,
               we rejoice that nothing in life or in death
               can separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Prayers of the People and the Lord’s Prayer                                                   See sidebar

Offertory                             Scherzo (from Symphonie No. 2)                             Louis Vierne
                                                   Dr. John Allegar, organ                                     (1870-1937)

* Doxology                                                                                      LASST UNS ERFREUEN

* Prayer of Thanksgiving

* Closing Hymn #554                       Let All Things Now Living                           ASH GROVE

* Charge and Benediction

* Benediction Response                        May the Peace of God                         K. Lee Scott
                                                                                                                                 (b. 1950)

May the peace of God, which passes all understanding,
now keep your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.

* Postlude                                               Toccata                                        Théodore Dubois
                                                                                                                            (1837-1924)