Central Presbyterian Church

Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost

October 9, 2022 at 11:00 am
Zoom host: Martha Kenney

Gathering
REAR 6
Prelude Phillip Morgan

REAR 8
Welcome Rev. Dr. Ann Deibert

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Call to Worship
One: Give thanks to God with your whole heart.
All: Great are the works of our Creator.
One: Make a joyful noise to the Holy One, all the earth!
All: Come and see what God has done!

FRONT 3/ REAR 6/ FRONT 3

* Hymn No. 652 “A Grateful Heart” Congregation
ROCKINGHAM

REAR 8
Call to Confession

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Prayer of Confession (unison)
God of mercy and grace,
we are meant to praise you and give thanks to you always.
We confess that we often do not live out of gratitude.
We harbor resentment for what we lack.
We blame you; we blame others.
We doubt your compassion.
We find it hard to give ourselves away to you, or to others,
in generous expressions of gratitude and praise.
Forgive us.
Heal and restore us so that we may return to you
with a right spirit.
Help us to live holy and joyful lives.
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Assurance of God’s Promise
One: In the waters of baptism,
we have died with Christ
and we have been raised with Christ to new life.
Nothing in life or in death can separate us
from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.
In Christ we are forgiven and set free
to live in praise and thanksgiving!
All: Thanks be to God!

REAR 6
Song of Thanksgiving “Glory to God” Congregation
Hymn No. 585 MACHU-PICHU

REAR 7
The Journey

REAR 6
Sacrament of Baptism Shepherd Rhodes Estes
child of Whitney and Zack Estes
Presentation
Do you desire that Shep be baptized?

Relying on God’s grace, do you promise to live the Christian faith, and to teach
that faith to Shep?

Do you, as members of the church of Jesus Christ, promise to guide and nurture
Shep by word and deed, with love and prayer? We do.

Will you encourage him to know and follow Christ and to be a faithful member of
Christ’s church? We will.

Profession of Faith
Trusting in the gracious mercy of God, do you turn from the ways of sin and
renounce evil and its power in the world?

Relying on God’s grace, will you be Christ’s faithful disciple, following in the
way of Jesus, showing love and justice, and witnessing to the work and word of
Jesus Christ as best as you are able?
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In life and in death we belong to God.
Through the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the
communion of the Holy Spirit, we trust in the one triune God, the Holy One
of Israel, whom alone we worship and serve.
We trust in Jesus Christ, fully human, fully God.
We trust in God, whom Jesus called Abba, Father.
We trust in God the Holy Spirit, everywhere the giver and renewer of life.
With believers in every time and place, we rejoice that nothing in life or in
death can separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.             
                                                             from A Brief Statement of Faith, PC(USA)

Thanksgiving Over the Water

The Baptism

REAR 6
* Passing the Peace
One: The peace of Christ be with you.
All: And also with you!

FRONT 3/ REAR 6/ FRONT 3

* Song of Community “Let Us Build a House” Congregation
Hymn No. 301 TWO OAKS
(We will sing verse 1.)

Listening
REAR 1
Prayer for Illumination

Scripture Luke 17:11-19 NT p. 80

One: The word of God for the people of God.
All: Thanks be to God.

Sermon “Responding to God’s Mercy” Rev. Mark Baridon

Responding
FRONT 3/ REAR 6/ FRONT 3
* Hymn No. 179 “Ten Lepers Facing Constant Scorn” Congregation
RADIANT CITY

REAR 8
Prayers of Intercession

Offering (To make a donation please see the options on the back page of the bulletin.)
REAR 8
A Story of Hope Sharon Clements

FRONT 3/ REAR 6
Anthem

* Doxology “Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow” Congregation

Hymn No. 609 LASST UNS ERFREUEN

REAR 8
* Prayer of Commitment

Sending
FRONT 3/ REAR 6/ FRONT 3
* Hymn No. 37 “Let All Things Now Living” Congregation
ASH GROVE

REAR 7
* Benediction
One: And all God’s people said,
All: Amen!

REAR 6
Postlude