Westminster Presbyterian Church A Telling Presence in the City Sunday, April 25, 2021, 10:30 am
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Westminster
Presbyterian Church
A Telling Presence in the City
Sunday, April 25, 2021, 10:30 am
Contemplation, artist unknown, aquatint
The Westminster Collection
Together we are the Body of Christ. While apart, we covenant still to be the church.
We are not alone. Thanks be to God!
1200 Marquette Avenue | Minneapolis 55403
@westminstermpls
westminstermpls.org | 612.332.3421Preparing for the Word Our service begins with the Prelude, inviting us to prepare for worship. Prelude Frühlingslied Felix Mendelssohn, arr. Kenneth Vigne Allegro from La Primavera Antonio Vivaldi, arr. Pierre Gouin Kenneth Vigne, organ Our Life in Christ Rev. Dr. Timothy Hart-Andersen One: The Lord be with you. All: And also with you. *Call to Worship (from Psalm 23, 1 John 3) One: Day by day, God leads us: All: to deep pools of peace, to green pastures of grace. One: Day by day, Jesus calls us: All: to pour out ourselves in service, to give ourselves fully with hope. One: Day by day, the Holy Spirit shows us: All: the community we could be, the people of God we are called to become. One: Let us worship God! *Hymn No. 14 For the Beauty of the Earth Dr. Amanda Weber, Carolyn Cavadini, Alyssa Impullitti, Sam Baker, Samuel Green
Call to Confession and Prayer of Confession (Unison)
Holy God, we have fallen short of the love and justice you call us to be in the world. Too often we choose our
own comforts and our own worn ways, instead of following you into the hard places of possibility. We confess
that sometimes the storms we endure are of our own making: a foolish word, a thoughtless comment, a
misguided action, a hasty judgement. We are quick to move on, rather than witnessing to the love and mercy
we have from you. We ask your forgiveness through Jesus Christ, that we might amend our ways and live fully
as you have created us to be.
Silent Prayers of Confession Worshippers seek and reflect on God’s forgiveness in their own lives.
Assurance of God’s Forgiveness
One: God’s steadfast love is from everlasting to everlasting and God’s grace for us is new each day. Hear and
believe the good news:
All: In Jesus Christ we are forgiven. Alleluia! Amen.
Listening for the Word
A Time with Children Rev. Alexandra Mauney
Prayer for Illumination Elaine Wilson
Readings from Holy Scripture
Esther 4:1-17
1 John 3:16-24
One: This is the Word of the Lord. All: Thanks be to God.
Sermon Called for Such a Time as This Rev. Dr. Meghan Gage-FinnResponding to the Word *Hymn No. 74 When God Restored Our Common Life Ordination/Installation of Officers Introduction Questions to Officers Questions to the Congregation Walter Rockenstein Laying on of Hands and Prayer
Pastoral Prayer and The Lord’s Prayer Rev. Alanna Simone Tyler
Today’s prayers will include the following sung refrain:
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.
Offertory Sentences
Having heard the Word, we are invited to respond in gratitude by giving. An offering may be made in the plates at
the doors as you leave the sanctuary at the end of the service, on the church’s website, or via the tithe.ly app.
Offertory Show Us How to Love Mark A. Miller
Hearts open, minds awake, change us now for heaven’s sake. Leave us not alone in hatred’s wake. Show us
how to love.
Hearts open, souls awake, rules we made we now must break. With our very own lives at stake we must learn
to love.
Eyes open, shocked awake, much to learn from our mistakes. Draw us closer in our heartache. Show us how
to love.
Prayer of Dedication for the Offerings Received*Hymn No. 746 Send Me, Jesus (Thuma mina)
*Charge and Benediction
*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 Toccata on DIX Kenneth Vigne
Officers being ordained and installed today
Elders Jim Tucker Suzanne Kelley
Kyle Digman Nancy Ulvestad** Matt Kelly*
Barbara Guth Jack McIntyre
Karen Kraemer Deacons Pat Stankovitch
Megan MacFarlane Rob Carlson* Sarah Swindle
Joseph Mukete** Donald Crowe Kay Thomas
Leigh Niebuhr* Ann Flanagan* Hayden Tourtelotte
Shae Ramberg Beth Goers* Brian Utley
Mark Schulze* Heather Heefner
Emily Timm* Victor Heinze
* Indicates second term
** Will be ordained and installed at a later dateFor the Beauty of the Earth Text and music are under public domain.
When God Restored Our Common Life Text: Ruth Duck © 1992 GIA Publications, Inc.; Music: U.S.A. folk melody, Lewis’s Beauties of Harmony;
harm. Erik Routley © 1976 Hinshaw Music, Inc. Printed with permission under One License #A-704045. All rights reserved.
Kum ba yah, an African-American Spiritual, is under public domain.
Show Us How to Love, Text: Lindy Thompson; Music: Mark A. Miller, © 2019 Choristers Guild. Text printed with permission under One License
#A-704045. All rights reserved.
Send Me, Jesus (Thuma mina) Text: South African; English trans. Freedom Is Coming; Music: South African; arr. Freedom Is Coming © 1984
Walton Music Corp. Printed with permission under One License #A-704045. All rights reserved.
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
April 25: Coffee Hour: Welcome our new officers and hear about what they’re learning and where they feel called.
Who needs a will? Every adult who owns anything and cares what happens to it. Also, anyone who
may want to leave a bequest to Westminster and a legacy of gratitude that will endure for genera-
tions. To learn more visit westminstermpls.org/legacy-giving.
In Eternal Rest Daily Phone Devotions
Brian Carey, April 14, 2021 612.332.7087
Walter (Fritz) Mondale, April 19, 2021
April 25............................... John 10:11-18
26...................................1 Samuel 16:1-13
27.................................Revelation 7:13-17
28................................................. Psalm 95
29........................................... Acts 8:26-40
30......................................Psalm 22:25-31
May 1.................................. 1 John 4:7-21
2 ..............................................John 15:1-8
Join us for worship and adult education via livestream | westminstermpls.online.church
-or- facebook.com/westminstermpls
Sundays 9:15 am Learning Hour (livestream only)
10:30 am Worship (livestream and in-person attendance of 100 - pre-register online)
5 pm Gathered at Five (livestream only)
Wednesdays 6 pm Silence & Song (livestream only)This Week at Westminster Sunday, April 25, 2021 8 am | Family Matters 9 am | Family Education Hour 9:15 am | Adult Education: Dismantling Privilege in Art and Entrepreneurship | Livestream 9:15 am | Social Justice Forum | Livestream 10:30 am | Worship: Rev. Dr. Meghan Gage-Finn, preaching | Livestream and Sanctuary After the 10:30 am Worship | Coffee Hour 2 pm | Organs of the Twin Cities: Catherine Rodland, Artist-in-Residence at St. Olaf College |Livestream 4 pm | Youth Group 5 pm | Gathered at Five: Rev. Dr. Meghan Gage-Finn, preaching | Livestream Monday, April 26, 2021 7 pm | The Bible Then and Now Tuesday, April 27, 2021 4 pm | Youth Group Coffee Shop Wednesday, April 28, 2021 9 am | Women’s Bible Study Noon | Centering Prayer 1:30 pm | Moms Group
5:45 pm | FYC Wednesday Night Programming 6 pm | Silence & Song Worship | Livestream 7 pm | WestConnect Thursday, April 29, 2021 Friday, April 30, 2021 7 pm | Sr. High Spring Retreat Saturday, May 1, 2021 9 am | Early Childhood Family Fellowship 2 pm | Sr. High Spring Retreat Sunday, May 2, 2021 8 am | Family Matters 9 am | Family Education Hour 9:15 am | Adult Education| Livestream 9:15 am | Social Justice Forum| Livestream 10:30 am | Worship: Rev. Dr. Tim Hart-Andersen, preaching | Livestream and Sanctuary After the 10:30 am Worship | Coffee Hour 11:30 am | New Member Class 4 pm | Youth Group 5 pm | Gathered at Five: Rev. Dr. Tim Hart-Andersen, preaching | Livestream
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