Ascension Sunday
June
1, 2014
*Those
that are able are invited to stand
Gathering
Welcome and Announcements
gathering into worship
*Scripture Psalm 47
*Call to Worship
Shout for joy, sing songs of praise,
For God
reigns over all the earth!
God has gone up with a shout!
Sound
the trumpets and sing songs of praise!
*Opening Hymn “Crown Him with Many Crowns”
#327
*Opening Prayer
*Hymn
“Turn
Your Eyes upon Jesus” #349
Turn your eyes upon Jesus, look full in his wonderful face,
and the things of earth will grow strangely dim
in the light of his glory and grace.
*Greeting One Another in Christian Love
A Time
for Prayer
(You
are invited to share your prayer concerns with the congregation by writing them
on the
Prayer
Request cards in the pews and placing them in the offering plate.)
Prayer Hymn “Kum Ba Yah, My Lord” #494
Silent Prayer / Pastoral Prayer / 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 trespasses as we forgive those who
trespass
against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For
thine is the kingdom
and the
power and the glory forever. Amen.
becoming the church through the word
Children’s Sermon
*Hymn “Spirit of
Faith, Come Down” #332
Scripture Acts 1:1-11
Sermon
Anthem “Go
Forth to the World” Choir
Sharing
our blessings
Offering Our Gifts and Tithes
Offertory
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*Doxology “Praise God, from Whom All Blessings
Flow” #95
Praise God, from whom all blessings
flow; Praise God, all creatures here below;
Praise God above, ye
heavenly host; Praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost. Amen.
Offering Prayer
O God
of all glory and majesty, we give you thanks for the gift of your Son, and
his power at work in our lives and our gifts.
Bless
these gifts for the benefits they afford in bringing life to others in your
name.
Bless
our lives that we may be your witnesses to the end of the earth as we
love and serve you, O God most high. Amen.
Taking
the Word to the World
*Closing Hymn “Christ
the Lord Is Risen” #2115
in The Faith We Sing
*Benediction
*Hymn “He
Lives” (refrain) #310
He
lives! He lives! Christ Jesus lives today!
He
walks with me and talks with my along life’s narrow ways!
He
lives! He lives! Salvation to impart!
You ask
me how I know he lives, he lives within my heart.
Postlude
Prayer Concerns:
Kristian Spencer – recovering
from hand surgery
David Spencer – recovering from
surgery
Family of Sam Newberry (friend
of Judy & Marilyn) in his passing
Paul (Veronic Greenberg’s son)
– going to Afganistan
Linda (friend of Mary Kilgour)
– back problems
Carolyn Hartner – moved to
Penwood Nursing facility
Friends and Family of the
Agnews – fighting cancer
Mary Bailey (family of Kim V’s)
– alzheimers disease
Sandy (friend with Kristian) –
going through cancer treatment
Ongoing Prayer Requests:
George (friend of Kilgours)- stomach cancer; Steve (friend of
Gail)- continued healing;
Joey (5th grader in Sewickley) –cancer; Cheryl
(Tom’s cousin) – chemotherapy;
Flo (cousin of Jean McQuade)- lung cancer; Baby Gavin- brain
tumor;
Mary Ellen (Sharon’s sister)- cancer; Steve (John McQuade
co-worker)- prostate cancer;
Sydney- Leukemia; Tina Whitehead and her work for human
dignity; Our military and their families