PRELUDE: Peace Canticle by Carson Cooman; Will Vargas, clarinet
WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
CALL TO WORSHIP
INTROIT: Alabaré by Manuel José Alonso and José Pagán/arr. by Hal H. Hopson
Alabaré a mi Señor. O praise the Lord. O praise the name of the Lord. John saw the angels, and all the saints of heaven; yes, all were singing ”Glory” to the Lord. Voices resounding, praises abounding. All were together, thousands upon thousands; yes, singing to the Lamb upon the throne. “Power and blessing,” their joy confessing. All living creatures, all the earth and heaven, they joined to sing their praises to the Lord. “Blessing and honor…glory and power” be lifted to the Lord forevermore.
PRAYER OF PRAISE
HYMN: From All That Dwell Below the Skies (Psalm 117) [Lasst Uns Erfreuen]
PRAYER OF CONFESSION
ASSURANCE OF PARDON
SONG OF GRATEFUL PRAISE: Holy, Holy, Holy, Holy [Cuéllar]
PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION
SCRIPTURE LESSON: Revelation 7:9-12
ANTHEM: Look Who Gathers at Christ’s Table [Copeland] by M. Corzine/arr. by John Feguson; Will Vargas, clarinet
Look who gathers at Christ’s table! Hear the stories that they bring. Some are weeping, some are laughing, some have songs they want to sing. Others ask why they’re invited, burdened by the wrong they’ve done. Christ insists they all are welcome. There is room for everyone. Clouds of light surround the table; ancient followers appear. Saints confessing how they wrestled with their guilt, their doubt, their fear. Peter tells of his denying Christ was ever in his sight; Paul relates his fruitless efforts to obliterate the light. Their sad stories are repeated in a thousand different ways, but they share one thing in common: they all end in thanks and praise, praise for the host who has invited north and south and east and west to converge around this table, where all life is fed and blest. Bring your joy and bring your sadness, and prepare to be surprised by the host whose hands are wounded, who will open wide your eyes when He blesses bread and breaks it truth and manna from above! And then passes wine that wakens in your heart the taste of love. [Thomas H. Troeger]
SERMON: “Unity, Diversity, Community”
HYMN: The Church’s One Foundation [Aurelia]
CELEBRATION OF HOLY COMMUNION
INVITATION AND WORDS OF INSTITUTION
PRAYER
RECEPTION
PRAYER
HYMN: Let Us Build a House (All Are Welcome) [Two Oaks]
BENEDICTION
CHORAL RESPONSE: How Shall I Sing That Majesty by Ken Naylor
How great a being, Lord, is thine, which doth all beings keep! Thy knowledge is the only line to sound so vast a deep: thou art a sea without a shore, a sun without a sphere; thy time is now and evermore, thy place is everywhere. [John Mason]
POSTLUDE: Elegy by Alec Wyton; Will Vargas, clarinet
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