As You Enter
Expect to be greeted as you enter by an usher who will hand you a bulletin. You may sit wherever there is an empty seat. People will not be upset if you sit in “their seat”; we do not have assigned seats. Our members will rejoice that you are in our sanctuary to worship.
Music & Hymns
Music and hymns are integral parts of worship and complement the other parts of our worship service. Our hymns and music are edifying to the listener and praise and glorify God.
We have a chancel choir and a handbell choir. The handbell choir performs on special days of the liturgical calendar. On special liturgical days, we may have special music with more instrumentation.
We sing a mix of the old, traditional hymns and some newer hymns as found in our PCUSA Hymnal.
Our Order of Worship
Our liturgy reflects who we are. We worship in a manner that is done “decently and in order.” Our typical service is structured like this:
| Prelude | pianist |
| Welcome and Announcements | minister |
| Call to Worship | by the liturgist; a responsive reading by the congregation as printed in the bulletin |
| Hymn | congregation |
| Call to Confession | liturgist |
| Printer Prayer of Confession | read corporately by the congregation |
| Assurance of Pardon | minister |
| Gloria Patri– (“Glory be to the Father, …”) | response to God’s grace, sung by the congregation |
| Passing of the Peace of Christ | a brief interlude of interaction among congregants |
| Time with our Young Disciples (children) | minister |
| Prayer of Illumination | liturgist |
| First Scripture Reading | liturgist |
| Anthem | the Chancel Choir |
| Second Scripture Reading | minister |
| Sermon | minister |
| Affirmation of Faith | The Apostles’ Creed, our response to God’s Word proclaimed |
| Prayers for the People | offered by the minister, with the Lord’s Prayer |
| Call to Worship God with Our Offering | minister |
| Offering | congregation |
| Doxology | (“Praise God from whom all blessings Flow….. ”)- response sung by the congregation |
| Prayer of Dedication | minister |
| Hymn of Sending | congregation |
| Benediction | minister |
