Westminster Presbyterian Church A Telling Presence in the City Sunday, August 1, 2021, 10:30 am
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Westminster
Presbyterian Church
A Telling Presence in the City
Sunday, August 1, 2021, 10:30 am
The River, by John August Swanson, serigraph, 1987
The Westminster Collection
Westminster is the church in the world, online and in person.
We belong to one another and to God. Thanks be to God!
1200 Marquette Avenue | Minneapolis 55403
@westminstermpls
westminstermpls.org | 612.332.3421
Preparing for the Word
Our service begins with the Prelude, inviting us to prepare for worship.
Prelude
Deep River Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
Kenneth Vigne, piano
Our Life in Christ Rev. Alanna Simone Tyler
One: The Lord be with you. All: And also with you.
*Litany of Praise
One: For the waters that bring forth life,
All: We give you thanks, O God.
One: For the waters that nourish the land and its bounty,
All: We give you thanks, O God.
One: For the waters that cleanse and soothe,
All: We give you thanks, O God.
One: For the waters that encourage play,
All: We give you thanks, O God.
One: For the waters of baptism,
All: We give you thanks, O God.
One: Water is life.
All: We give you thanks, O God.
*Hymn No. 21 Many and Great, O God, Are Thy Works Call to Confession and Visual Prayer of Confession Silent Prayers of Confession Worshippers seek and reflect on God’s forgiveness in their own lives. Assurance of God’s Forgiveness One: Anyone who is in Christ is a new creation. The old life has gone; a new life has begun. Friends, hear the good news: All: In Jesus Christ we are forgiven. Alleluia! Amen.
Listening for the Word
A Time with Children Matt Lewellyn-Otten
Prayer for Illumination Sara Donaldson
Readings from Holy Scripture
Psalm 104
John 15:1-5
One: This is the Word of the Lord. All: Thanks be to God.
Sermon Gifts of Earth and Community
Rev. Alexandra Mauney
Responding to the Word
*Hymn No. 375 Shall We Gather at the RiverOffertory Sentences
Having heard the Word, we now respond in gratitude by giving. Please place your offering in the plate, or give via the
tithe.ly app.
Offertory Anthem Water Is Life - Mni Wičoni Sara Thomsen
Dr. Amanda Weber, conductor
Composer Note: This song was inspired by the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in North Dakota and all the tribes,
nations, native and non-native people who came together to protect the land and water threatened by the
construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline.
Invitation to the Lord’s Table Rev. David Tsai Shinn
The Great Prayer of Thanksgiving Rev. Judith Allen Kim
One: The Lord be with you.
All: And also with you.
One: Lift up your hearts.
All: We lift them up to the Lord.
One: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
All: It is right to give God thanks and praise.
One: Let us pray…
The 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 debts, as we forgive our debtors; and lead us not
into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen.
Sharing the Bread and CupMusic During Communion, Hymn No. 36 For the Fruit of All Creation Closing Prayer
*Hymn God, Whose Giving Knows No Ending
*Charge and Benediction
The people respond with “Amen.”
*Passing of the Peace
Since the earliest days of the Christian Church, worshippers have greeted each other with a sign of peace. All are
invited to offer a verbal greeting, such as: “Peace be with you.”
One: The peace of Christ be with you.
All: And also with you.
Postlude Future Needs in Earth’s Safekeeping (Ar Hyd Y Nos) Kenneth VigneMany and Great, O God, Are Thy Works, Music Harm.: Emily R. Brink © 1995 Faith Alive Christian Resources. Text and Melody are under public
domain.Printed with permission under One License #A-704045. All rights reserved.
Shall We Gather at the River, Text and Music: Robert Lowry. This piece is under public domain.
For the Fruit of All Creation, Text: Fred Pratt Green © 1970 Hope Publishing Company. Music is under public domain. Printed with permission
under One License #A-704045. All rights reserved.
God, Whose Giving Knows No Ending, Text: Robert L. Edwards © 1961, ren. 1989 The Hymn Society, admin. Hope Publishing Company. Music
is under public domain. Printed with permission under One License #A-704045. All rights reserved.
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information.
Coffee Hour Zoom link
https://zoom.us/j/99399406329?pwd=YnlDMUZ3N3VuTGxDTTZ4R05FdU1tQT09
Coffee Hour Phone link
888-788-0099 -or- 877-853-5247 (US Toll-free)
Meeting ID: 993 9940 6329 Passcode: 832728
Today’s flowers are in loving memory of Daily Phone Devotions
Pat Berg
612.332.7087
from the Berg family
Warren Hoffman August 1.............................. John 6:24-35
from Marian Hoffman
2...................................Ephesians 4:17-24
3........................... 1 Corinthians 12:27-31
4 ............................................ Isaiah 55:1-9
5.......................................... 1 Kings 19:4-8
Notice of Birth 6............................................ Psalm 34:1-8
William George Krum, May 28, 2020 7..................................Ephesians 4:25-5:2
8......................................John 6:35, 41-51
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Sundays 9:15 am Adult Learning Hour (Westminster Hall and livestream)
10:30 am Worship (livestream and in-person attendance of 250 - no pre-registration required)(L) Photograph of deforestation
efforts in Borneo, 2013, reprinted
with permission from Wikimedia
Commons.
(R) Burning Waste on a Landfill
(Alex Proimos, 2012), reprinted
with permission from
Vanderbilt Divinity Library's
Art in the Christian Tradition.
(L) Climate Justice Now! (mural in
Quezon City, Philippines, 2010),
reprinted with permission from
Vanderbilt Divinity Library's
Art in the Christian Tradition.This Week at Westminster Sunday, August 1, 2021 9:15 am | Adult Education: Playing with the Sacred (Part 2) | Livestream and Westminster Hall 10 am | Westminster at the Loring Park Art Festival | Loring Park 10:30 am | Worship: Rev. Alexandra Mauney, preaching | Livestream and Sanctuary Following Worship | Coffee Hour | Zoom and Westminster Plaza Monday, August 2, 2021 10 am | Tai Chi Class 7 pm | The Bible Then and Now Tuesday, August 3, 2021 Wednesday, August 4, 2021 Thursday, August 5, 2021 Friday, August 6, 2021 Saturday, August 7, 2021 9 am | Early Childhood Family Fellowship | Zoom Sunday, August 8, 2021 9 am | Family Matters | Zoom 9:15 am | Adult Education: Rooted in Re-Creation | Livestream and Westminster Hall 10:30 am | Worship: Rev. Alanna Simone Tyler, preaching | Livestream and Sanctuary Following Worship | Coffee Hour | Zoom and Westminster Plaza
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