Transformation

WESTPORT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH WORSHIP SERVICE
SECOND SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
CELEBRATION OF HOLY COMMUNION
June 2, 2024

WORDS OF WELCOME
PRELUDE:  Water, Blood, and Spirit Crying (FILTER)       Jeffrey Blersch,  setting by Sandra Eithun
OPENING SCRIPTURE READING: Genesis 1: 9-10, 26-28;   Genesis 2: 4b-8;   2 Corinthians 4: 5-18
OPENING HYMN:    God the Sculptor of the Mountains    GTG#5
UNISON CALL TO WORSHIP:

Creator God, we praise you; through your Word and Holy Spirit you created all things. You reveal your salvation in all the world by sending to us Jesus Christ, the Word made flesh. Through your Holy Spirit, you give us a share in your life and love.  Fill us with the vision of your glory, that we may always serve and praise you, Creator, Christ and Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever.  Amen.

SUNG RESPONSE:  Glory Be to the Father   GTG#581
UNISON CONFESSION OF OUR NEED OF GOD: 

Almighty God, you alone can bring order to our unruly wills and affections. Give us grace to love what you command, and desire what you promise, that in the changes and chances of this uncertain world, our hearts may be surely fixed where true joys are to be found; through Jesus Christ our Lord,  who lives and reigns in the unity of the Holy Spirit one God, forever and ever. Amen.

ASSURANCE OF PARDON:  Have Thine Own Way, Lord!      Red #302 
SHARING OF THE PEACE: 

            Pastor:           The grace, peace, love and joy of Jesus Christ be with you
            People:          And also with you.
            Pastor:           Let us share the peace of Christ with one another.

UNISON PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION:

May the words of our mouths and the meditations of our hearts be acceptable to You, O God, our rock and redeemer. 

SCRIPTURE READING:  1 Samuel 3: 1-20
CONGREGATIONAL HYMN:  Change My Heart, O God   GTG#695
MESSAGE:    Transformation
CONGREGATIONAL HYMN:  Womb of Life and Source of Being   GTG#3
CELEBRATION OF HOLY COMMUNION:

INVITATION TO THE LORD’S TABLE: 

     Pastor:      Let’s gather around this planet friendly, holy table, With holy bread & drink
     People:    The promise of Christ coming alive among us
     Pastor:      This is the welcome table of God where all who intend to experience the non- physical spiritual dimension of life—
     People:    And live in relationships of freedom and peace with neighbors
     Pastor:      Hunger no more! Come to eat! Here, all who long for otherwise elusive grace
     People:    May enjoy the strong love of God in Jesus Christ.
     Pastor:      Here you are embraced and held by Self Emptying Love!—
     People:    One of God’s great and holy names!
     Pastor:      Come to drink, you are invited into this holy mystery.
     People:    We are ready!
     Pastor:      Jesus said: “I am the bread of life. All who come to me shall not hunger, and all who believe in me shall never be thirsty.”
     People:    We are hungry for Your Love, O God, We are thirsty for Your Deep Peace, O Lamb of God. We seek an unusual gift— an experience of wonder and joy.
     Pastor:      Come in, Holy Spirit. Open our eyes to the mystery of The living Christ’s presence in our midst. Through the broken bread…
     People:    We are becoming the Body of Christ—
     Pastor:      Feeding the hungry!
     People:    Giving showers and clothes to people who are homeless and extremely poor!
     Pastor:    Becoming anti-racist! Getting into Good Trouble!
     People:    Let us praise and pray to God by singing an African hymn! 

CONGREGATIONAL SUNG PRAYER:  Come, Bring Your Burdens to God   GTG#851 

     Pastor:      Let us lift up names of the people or situations we wish to pray for, concluding with The Lord’s Prayer (Glory to God, page 35 – Mother, Father God…)

PRAYER RESPONSE:  When Cain Killed Abel        STF #2135 
BREAKING AND SHARING OF THE BREAD,  POURING AND SHARING OF THE FRUIT OF THE VINE
INVOCATION OF HOLY SPIRIT TO TRANSFORM BREAD AND CUP
     Pastor:      The Grace, Peace, Love and Joy of Jesus Christ be with you.
     People:    And also with you.
     Pastor:      Let us pray in unison…

UNISON PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING: 

Gracious, loving God, You have called us to become a body of Christ. Thank you for filling us amidst hunger & thirst. Now send us into the world to do the great work You have called us to do—Find the lost & lonely! Heal wounded souls! Free people, including ourselves, who are not at all free! Give compassion to the vulnerable & marginalized! Love Beauty, Planet & Sky, persist in resisting evil, share by how we live the Message of Jesus, who is The Light in the World.  Amen.

COMMUNION RESPONSE: Help Us Accept Each Other   GTG#754
WELCOME! NEWS IN, AROUND AND BEYOND THE COMMUNITY
THE OFFERING OF OURSELVES / INVITATION TO GIVING
OFFERTORY ANTHEM:  God of Mercy, God of Grace                                          Jerry F. Davidson
PRAYER OF DEDICATION
PENTECOST DOXOLOGY:

Praise God, the One who makes us whole!
Praise Christ — who liberates our souls!
Praise Spirit, leading us always!
Praise God, Companion of our days!  Amen.

BENEDICTION AND CHARGE TO CONGREGATION
CLOSING HYMN:  I, the Lord of Sea and Sky (Here I Am, Lord)   GTG#69
POSTLUDE:   Song without Words, op. 102, no. 45                                                Felix Mendelssohn

A WESTPORT WARM WELCOMING!

• WELCOME! MEMBERS! NEWCOMERS! FRIENDS! We are so glad you could join us for worship today! VISITORS, please take a moment to let us know you were here by picking up an attendance card (in the pews) and filling out whatever information you would like to share with us.
• WELCOME FAMILIES! Children’s Sunday School meets in the 2nd floor Children’s Space, Sunday mornings during the 1st half of worship, beginning at 11:00 am.
• OUR OFFICE MANAGER, Deanna Capps, is on vacation through Wed. June 5th. Diane Kennedy will be watching the church office while she is away.
• Deacon’s would like to update our church’s PRAYER CHAIN LIST. If you would like to be included on the prayer chain (to recieve a call when there is a prayer concern among those in the congregation, and pass it on to the next person) please let Nancy Gay know that you are interested.

MISSION & OUTREACH OPPORTUNITIES:

•  Bread, Buns, Fruit, Water, Meat, Peanut Butter, Cheese are always needed for our INTERRUPT HUNGER work.
• WESTPORT SHOWERS happens on Sundays & Thursday nights. Men’s boxer brief underwear needed. Men’s and Women’s shoes, pants. Backpacks!
• WESTPORT SHOWERS is looking for additional volunteers to help with Sunday mornings. With the increase in guests, we would like to have teams of 2 volunteers upstairs working together at the door and 2 downstairs working in the shower/laundry room each Sunday. You would be working with experienced volunteers who can train you in what is needed. If you would like to help, and are willing to volunteer 1 Sunday morning a month, reach out to Drew Irwin or Allison Rozga for more information.
• WEEKDAY LUNCH VOLUNTEERS. We could use a few more people to help with making weekday lunches. We have an opening on Wednesdays (to make lunches to be given out on Thursdays).
• Please contact the church office for more information.

INREACH & OUTREACH IN THE COMING WEEK:  (All Events are at the Church, 201 Westport Rd – unless noted) 

     Monday, Jun. 3                  4:30 p.m.         FREDitation – a centering prayer experience – 20 min (Chapel)
                                                6:30 p.m.         Men’s AA Meeting (Storefront)
                                                7:30 p.m.         Boy Scout Troop 60 (Westport Rising Room)
     Tuesday, Jun. 4                  6:00 p.m.         Irish Dance (Westport Rising Room)
     Wednesday, Jun. 5             6:00 p.m.         Cub Scouts Awards Dinner – Rescheduled (Fellowship Room)
                                                   7:00 p.m.         Zoom Bible Study – contact church office for link (Online)  *meets every other week*
     Thursday, Jun. 6                5:30 p.m.         Westport Showers – For Women, Trans, & Gender Non-conforming people (Basement)
     Saturday, Jun. 8                 8:30 a.m.         Living Integrated (Men’s Support Group) (Storefront)
                                                2:00 p.m.         Private Baby Shower (Fellowship Room)
     Sunday, Jun. 9                    8-9:30 a.m.      Westport Showers (Fellowship Room & Basement)
                                                  11:00 a.m.       Service of the Lord’s Day (Sanctuary)
                                                                           Children’s Sunday School (Upstairs Children’s Room)
                                                12:15 p.m.       Choir Rehearsal (Sanctuary) 

LOOKING AHEAD:

     Tuesday, Jun. 11                7:00 p.m.         Session Meeting (Fellowship Room)