14 Oct. 2007 Bulletin

28^th Sunday in Ordinary Time

OUR APPROACH TO GOD
Prelude
Introit “Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus”

Welcome and Call to Worship: Psalm 42
These things I remember, as I pour out my soul:
HOW I WENT WITH THE THRONG AND LED THEM IN PROCESSION TO THE HOUSE OF GOD, AND GLAD SHOUTS AND SONGS OF THANKSGIVING.
Hope in God!
FOR I SHALL AGAIN PRAISE HIM, MY HELP AND MY GOD!

*Hymn 16 “We Praise Thee, O God, Our Redeemer”

Let us be before our God in silence. “All who seek the roots of life, dig in solitude for them.” C.H.A. Bjerregaard

Unison Prayer: Psalm 43 VINDICATE ME, O GOD, AND DEFEND MY CAUSE, FOR YOU ARE THE GOD IN WHOM I TAKE REFUGE. O SEND OUT YOUR LIGHT AND YOUR TRUTH; LET THEM LEAD ME; LET THEM BRING ME TO YOUR HOLY HILL AND TO YOUR DWELLING. THEN I WILL GO TO THE ALTAR OF GOD, TO GOD MY EXCEEDING JOY; AND I WILL PRAISE YOU WITH THE HARP, O GOD, MY GOD.

Kyrie (sung)
LORD HAVE MERCY UPON US.
CHRIST HAVE MERCY UPON US.
LORD HAVE MERCY UPON US.

A Word of Assurance and the Summary of the Law (Mk 12:29-31)
This is the first commandment:
HEAR O ISRAEL,
THE LORD OUR GOD,
THE LORD IS ONE!
THEREFORE YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD
WITH ALL YOUR HEART,
WITH ALL YOUR SOUL,
WITH ALL YOUR MIND,
AND WITH ALL YOUR STRENGTH.
This is the second commandment.
YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF.
There is no greater commandment than these.

Anthem “God of Grace and God of Glory” J. Hughes

THE WORD OF GOD
*Responsive Reading: Psalm 23
*Gloria Patri (Hymn No. 623)
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!

The Greeting of Peace
Announcements
Children’s Moment
Hymn “Give Thanks” insert

Jewish Scriptures: 2 Kings 5:1-3, 7-15
Epistle: 2 Timothy 2:8-15
The Celtic Allelulia!
Gospel: Luke 17:11-19
Sermon “From Grace to Gratitude”

OUR RESPONSE TO GOD
Hymn 4 “How Great Thou Art"
*The Apostles’ Creed
The Offering *Doxology (625) and Prayer
PRAISE GOD FROM ALL WHOM ALL BLESSINGS FLOW;
PRAISE GOD ALL CREATURES HERE BELOW;
PRAISE GOD ABOVE YE HEAVENLY HOSTS;
PRAISE FATHER (CREATOR), SON (CHRIST) AND HOLY GHOST.

A Time of Giving Thanks & Praise
The Prayer of the People & the Lord’s Prayer
*Hymn insert “Christ for the World! We Sing”
*Benediction
*Choral Response
Postlude Medley of Hymns

*Please stand if you are able.

The flowers this morning are offered to the glory of God and in memory of Sal Troia on what would have been his seventy eighth birthday this day, October 14th by his daughter Terry.

Our heartfelt sympathy and prayers are offered to Lone, Robert, Jack Henry and Kavie on the death of their father and grandfather, Ronald Bollmeyer this week and our thoughts and prayers are with Deacon Michelle Paradies as she prepares arrangements for the funeral of her grandmother, who died this past Friday.

Next Sunday is a very important day. There will be an abbreviated service followed by a survey that we will take together as a congregation to prepare ourselves to be of better service to our God as a congregation. The survey is part of a natural church development process that is vital to the future of NURC. Please make every attempt to here. We need 30 people to participate in this process. That means people have got to come out of the wood work for this. We will absolutely be done by 1 PM. Please, please come and participate.

Consistory meeting will follow the Natural Church Development Survey at 1 PM.