GRACE COVENANT

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Awakening a Love for Christ in the Heart of Richmond March 2, 2014 10:55 a.m.

Please fill out the communication card and place it in the offering plate during the offertory. Please stand for these parts of the service.

WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

WE GATHER TO GLORIFY GOD

PRELUDE Fugue (Prlude and Fugue sur la nom dAlain, Op. 7) CALL TO WORSHIP (from Psalm 89) One: Many: One: Many: All: Maurice Durufl, 1902-1986 Reverend Bobby Hulme-Lippert

I will sing of your steadfast love, O LORD, forever; with my mouth I will proclaim your faithfulness to all generations. I declare that your steadfast love is established forever; your faithfulness is as firm as the heavens. You said, I have made a covenant with my chosen one, I have sworn to my servant David: I will establish your descendants forever, and build your throne for all generations. Praise the Lord!

HYMN 483 (Blue Hymnal) Sing Praise to God, Who Reigns Above

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PRAYER OF CONFESSION (IN UNISON) Merciful God, we confess that we have sinned against you in thought, word, and deed, by what we have done, and by what we have left undone. We have not loved you with our whole heart and mind and strength. We have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. In your mercy forgive what we have been, help us amend what we are, and direct what we shall be, so that we may delight in your will and walk in your ways, to the glory of your holy name. Through Christ, our Lord. Amen. ASSURANCE OF PARDON GLORIA PATRI 579 (Blue Hymnal) Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost; As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen, Amen. Greatorex

WE HEAR THE WORD OF GOD

PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION OLD TESTAMENT READING GOSPEL READING SERMON Isaiah 58:1-8 Mark 8:22-26 Seeing Virginia Hudson Holy Bible, p. 652 OT Holy Bible, p. 45 NT Reverend Gina Maio

WE RESPOND TO GODS WORD

HYMN 275 (Red Hymnal) Amazing GraceHow Sweet the Sound Amazing Grace

APOSTLES CREED (IN UNISON)

I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth; and in Jesus Christ His only Son our Lord; Who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried; He descended into hell; the third day He rose again from the dead; He ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from thence He shall come to judge the quick and the dead. I believe in the Holy Ghost; the holy Catholic Church; the communion of saints; the forgiveness of sins; the resurrection of the body; and the life everlasting. Amen.

WE GIVE THANKS TO GOD

PRESENTATION OF TITHES, OFFERINGS, AND GIFTS
On the first Sunday of each month, in addition to your tithe and regular giving, we receive our Mercy Offering. Half of this offering will go to Five Cents Per Meal and half to the Loaves and Fishes Fund. See the announcement bulletin for additional information on these two funds.

ANTHEM O All Ye Works (Festival Benedicite)

Philip Stopford, b. 1977

O all ye works of the Lord, bless ye the Lord; praise him and magnify him for ever. O ye angels of the Lord, bless ye the Lord; praise him and magnify him for ever. O ye heavens, bless ye the Lord; praise him and magnify him for ever. O ye waters that be above the firmament, bless ye the Lord; O ye powers of the Lord, bless ye the Lord; O ye sun and moon, ye stars of heaven, O ye showers and dew, O ye winds of God, O ye fire and heat, bless ye the Lord. Praise him and magnify him for ever. O ye winter and summer; O ye dews and frosts, O ye frost and cold, O ye ice and snow, O ye nights and days, O ye light and darkness, O ye lightenings and clouds, bless ye the Lord. Praise him and magnify him for ever. O let the earth bless the Lord. Yea, let us praise him and magnify him for ever.
Benedicite, The Book of Common Prayer

DOXOLOGY 592 (Blue Hymnal) Old Hundredth Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; Praise Him, all creatures here below; Praise Him above, ye heavenly host; Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen. PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING

SACRAMENT OF THE LORDS SUPPER DISTRIBUTION OF THE ELEMENTS

You are invited to hold the bread or the cup in silent prayer until all are served, then partake of the element with the whole congregation when invited by the pastor.

PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE AND THE LORDS 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, for ever. Amen.

WE GO FORTH TO LOVE AND SERVE

HYMN 450 (Blue Hymnal) O Day of Peace BENEDICTION AND CHORAL RESPONSE Threefold Amen POSTLUDE Toccata Festiva on In Babilone Jerusalem Walter Hall Richard Purvis, 1913-1994

Please join us in the Social Room following worship for refreshments and fellowship. The flowers are given to the glory of God in memory of my parents and other family members and friends who have completed their time on earth by Jo Garber.

1627 Monument Avenue Richmond, Virginia 23220 804-359-2463 Office Hours: Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Email: info@grace-covenant.org Website: www.grace-covenant.org Radio: WLES 590 AM Pastor: Bobby Hulme-Lippert Director of Music: Christopher Martin Administrative Assistant: Vanessa Strait Christopher Tweel: Christian Education Coordinator for Children Bookkeeper: Martha Rubin Custodian: James Greene Child Development Center Director: Nicole Williams Luke Woodcock: Seminary Intern