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Sunday, October 18, 2026 -- 10:30am Worship Service
Today’s bulletin art is a painting by artist, Christi Belcourt, “The Wisdom of the Universe”, 2014. A member of the Métis Nation, her work often resembles the intricacies of the beadwork of her ancestors and community.
INTROIT 305 - “Come Sing, O Church, In Joy"
1 Come sing, O church, in joy!3 Let courage be our friend;
Come join, O church, in song! let wisdom be our guide,
For Christ the Lord has led us. as we in mission magnify
through the ages long! the Crucified! (Refrain)
Refrain: In bold accord,
come celebrate the journey now
and praise the Lord!
GREETINGS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
PRELUDE - Thank You God, Austin C. Lovelace, MSPC Children’s Choir, Jay McNamee, conductor, Robin Morrill, accompanist
CALL TO WORSHIP
Sing to the Lord a new song!
Everyone, even the rocks and trees, sing!
Let us shout out in praise! God does great things for us.
See God’s amazing works all around us. Great is the Lord!
Tell of God’s wonders! Share stories of God’s glory.
Let us worship the Lord!
+ HYMN 301 -"Let Us Build a House"
+ CONFESSION & PARDON
Merciful God, you have created each of us in your image and entrusted us with the responsibility of caring for one another, especially those who are most vulnerable. Yet we confess that we have not always lived up to this calling. We have been too busy to listen to children’s voices, too distracted to recognize their needs, and too willing to accept a world in which some children have opportunities that others are denied. Forgive us, God, when we fail to recognize that children have something to teach us about your kingdom. Renew in us the faith to create communities in which every child is welcomed, protected, and loved. Hear now our silent prayers of confession.
• Assurance of Pardon
• Response to Forgiveness: 581- Gloria Patri
PASSING OF THE PEACE
CHILDREN'S MESSAGE
PRAYER FOR OPENNESS
Lord, as we come to hear your Word for us, still in us all that distracts us. Open our ears to hear your Word for us, read and proclaimed. And open our hearts to be transformed to be your people, to love and serve with faithful obedience. Amen.
SCRIPTURE READING - Psalm 99 OT pg 552 (NRSVUE)
The Lord is king; let the peoples tremble! He sits enthroned upon the cherubim; let the earth quake!
The Lord is great in Zion; he is exalted over all the peoples.
Let them praise your great and awesome name. Holy is he!
Mighty King, lover of justice, you have established equity; you have executed justice and righteousness in Jacob.
Extol the Lord our God; worship at his footstool.
Holy is he!
Moses and Aaron were among his priests, Samuel also was among those who called on his name.
They cried to the Lord, and he answered them.
He spoke to them in the pillar of cloud; they kept his decrees and the statutes that he gave them.
O Lord our God, you answered them; you were a forgiving God to them but an avenger of their wrongdoings.
Extol the Lord our God, and worship at his holy mountain, for the Lord our God is holy.
Leader: For the Word of God in scripture, for the Word of God among us, for the Word of God within us
ALL: THANKS BE TO GOD.
ANTHEM - Saints Bound for Heaven, Howard Helvey, Chancel Choir, Loren Tice, piano
SCRIPTURE READING - Matthew 22.15-22 NT pg 24 (NRSVUE)
SERMON - “Responsibility for the Imago Dei", Bailey Liebhart
+ STATEMENT OF FAITH - (PC(USA) Brief Statement of Faith, Lines 7-26)
We trust in Jesus Christ, Fully human, fully God. Jesus proclaimed the reign of God: preaching good news to the poor and release to the captives, teaching by word and deed and blessing the children, healing the sick and binding up the brokenhearted, eating with outcasts, forgiving sinners, and calling all to repent and believe the gospel. Unjustly condemned for blasphemy and sedition, Jesus was crucified, suffering the depths of human pain and giving his life for the sins of the world. God raised this Jesus from the dead, vindicating his sinless life, breaking the power of sin and evil, delivering us from death to life eternal.
+ HYMN 760 - "Bring Many Names"
PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE AND THE LORD’S PRAYER (debts & debtors)
OFFERING
• MINUTE FOR STEWARDSHIP
• INVITATION
• OFFERTORY - It is Well with My Soul, Susan Carey and Dr. Ted Gentry
+ • Doxology
Praise God from whom all blessing flow Praise Christ the Word in flesh born low;
Praise Holy Spirit evermore; One God, Triune, whom we adore. Amen.
+ • Prayer of Dedication
+ HYMN 769 - "FOR EVERYONE BORN”
+ CHARGE & BENEDICTION
+ BENEDICTION RESPONSE - Hymn 542, “God Be With You Till We Meet Again” (verses 1 and 4)
1 God be with you till we meet again;4 God be with you till we meet again;
loving counsels guide, uphold you,keep love’s banner floating o’er you;
with a shepherd’s care enfold you:smite death’s threatening wave before you:
God be with you till we meet again.God be with you till we meet again.
POSTLUDE - Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, Michael Bedford
INTROIT 305 - “Come Sing, O Church, In Joy"
1 Come sing, O church, in joy!3 Let courage be our friend;
Come join, O church, in song! let wisdom be our guide,
For Christ the Lord has led us. as we in mission magnify
through the ages long! the Crucified! (Refrain)
Refrain: In bold accord,
come celebrate the journey now
and praise the Lord!
GREETINGS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
PRELUDE - Thank You God, Austin C. Lovelace, MSPC Children’s Choir, Jay McNamee, conductor, Robin Morrill, accompanist
CALL TO WORSHIP
Sing to the Lord a new song!
Everyone, even the rocks and trees, sing!
Let us shout out in praise! God does great things for us.
See God’s amazing works all around us. Great is the Lord!
Tell of God’s wonders! Share stories of God’s glory.
Let us worship the Lord!
+ HYMN 301 -"Let Us Build a House"
+ CONFESSION & PARDON
Merciful God, you have created each of us in your image and entrusted us with the responsibility of caring for one another, especially those who are most vulnerable. Yet we confess that we have not always lived up to this calling. We have been too busy to listen to children’s voices, too distracted to recognize their needs, and too willing to accept a world in which some children have opportunities that others are denied. Forgive us, God, when we fail to recognize that children have something to teach us about your kingdom. Renew in us the faith to create communities in which every child is welcomed, protected, and loved. Hear now our silent prayers of confession.
• Assurance of Pardon
• Response to Forgiveness: 581- Gloria Patri
PASSING OF THE PEACE
CHILDREN'S MESSAGE
PRAYER FOR OPENNESS
Lord, as we come to hear your Word for us, still in us all that distracts us. Open our ears to hear your Word for us, read and proclaimed. And open our hearts to be transformed to be your people, to love and serve with faithful obedience. Amen.
SCRIPTURE READING - Psalm 99 OT pg 552 (NRSVUE)
The Lord is king; let the peoples tremble! He sits enthroned upon the cherubim; let the earth quake!
The Lord is great in Zion; he is exalted over all the peoples.
Let them praise your great and awesome name. Holy is he!
Mighty King, lover of justice, you have established equity; you have executed justice and righteousness in Jacob.
Extol the Lord our God; worship at his footstool.
Holy is he!
Moses and Aaron were among his priests, Samuel also was among those who called on his name.
They cried to the Lord, and he answered them.
He spoke to them in the pillar of cloud; they kept his decrees and the statutes that he gave them.
O Lord our God, you answered them; you were a forgiving God to them but an avenger of their wrongdoings.
Extol the Lord our God, and worship at his holy mountain, for the Lord our God is holy.
Leader: For the Word of God in scripture, for the Word of God among us, for the Word of God within us
ALL: THANKS BE TO GOD.
ANTHEM - Saints Bound for Heaven, Howard Helvey, Chancel Choir, Loren Tice, piano
SCRIPTURE READING - Matthew 22.15-22 NT pg 24 (NRSVUE)
SERMON - “Responsibility for the Imago Dei", Bailey Liebhart
+ STATEMENT OF FAITH - (PC(USA) Brief Statement of Faith, Lines 7-26)
We trust in Jesus Christ, Fully human, fully God. Jesus proclaimed the reign of God: preaching good news to the poor and release to the captives, teaching by word and deed and blessing the children, healing the sick and binding up the brokenhearted, eating with outcasts, forgiving sinners, and calling all to repent and believe the gospel. Unjustly condemned for blasphemy and sedition, Jesus was crucified, suffering the depths of human pain and giving his life for the sins of the world. God raised this Jesus from the dead, vindicating his sinless life, breaking the power of sin and evil, delivering us from death to life eternal.
+ HYMN 760 - "Bring Many Names"
PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE AND THE LORD’S PRAYER (debts & debtors)
OFFERING
• MINUTE FOR STEWARDSHIP
• INVITATION
• OFFERTORY - It is Well with My Soul, Susan Carey and Dr. Ted Gentry
+ • Doxology
Praise God from whom all blessing flow Praise Christ the Word in flesh born low;
Praise Holy Spirit evermore; One God, Triune, whom we adore. Amen.
+ • Prayer of Dedication
+ HYMN 769 - "FOR EVERYONE BORN”
+ CHARGE & BENEDICTION
+ BENEDICTION RESPONSE - Hymn 542, “God Be With You Till We Meet Again” (verses 1 and 4)
1 God be with you till we meet again;4 God be with you till we meet again;
loving counsels guide, uphold you,keep love’s banner floating o’er you;
with a shepherd’s care enfold you:smite death’s threatening wave before you:
God be with you till we meet again.God be with you till we meet again.
POSTLUDE - Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, Michael Bedford