GRACE COVENANT

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Awakening a Love for Christ in the Heart of Richmond October 13, 2013 The Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time 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 Andante (Trio Sonata No. 4) CALL TO WORSHIP (from Psalm 150) One: Hallelujah! Praise God in the holy temple; Give praise in the firmament of heaven. All: Praise God who is mighty in deed; Give praise for Gods excellent greatness. One: Praise God with the blast of the rams horn; Give praise with lyre and harp. All: Praise God with timbrel and dance; Give praise with strings and pipe. One: Praise God with resounding cymbals; Give praise with loud-clanging cymbals. All: Let everything that has breath Praise the Lord! Hallelujah! HYMN 477 (Blue Hymnal) Ye Servants of God, Your Master Proclaim Johann Sebastian Bach, 1685-1750 Luke Woodcock

Hanover

PRAYER OF CONFESSION (IN UNISON) Eternal God, in whom we live and move and have our being, whose face is hidden from us by our sins, and whose mercy we forget in the blindness of our hearts: Cleanse us from all our offenses, And deliver us from proud thoughts and vain desires, That with reverent and humble hearts We may draw near to you, Confessing our faults, Confiding in your grace, And finding in you our refuge and strength; Through Jesus Christ your Son. 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.
At this time, children 9 years old and younger are invited to come to the front of the sanctuary with our volunteer leaders. The children and their leaders will worship in the chapel. They will be in "Children's Church" for the remainder of the morning and will meet parents in the social room.

Greatorex

WE HEAR THE WORD OF GOD

PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION NEW TESTAMENT READING ANTHEM A Prayer for Peace O Lord, make me an instrument of thy peace, Where this is hatred, let me sow love. Where there is injury, pardon, Lord. Where there is doubt, true faith in you. Colossians 3:12-17 Beth Bowman Holy Bible, p. 191 NT Michael John Trotta, b. 1978

Where theres despair, let me sow hope. Where there is darkness, only light. Where there is sadness, ever joy. O Master, grant that I may never seek, so much to be consoled, as to console; to be understood, as to understand, to be loved, as to love with all my soul. It is in giving that we receive. It is in pardoning that we are pardoned.
Text: Anon, French, 1912

OLD TESTAMENT SERMON

Jonah 2 Belly of the Beast

Holy Bible, p. 814 OT Christopher Tweel

WE RESPOND TO GODS WORD

HYMN 422 (Blue Hymnal) God, Whose Giving Knows No Ending 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.

Beach Spring

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 GIVE THANKS TO GOD

PRESENTATION OF TITHES, OFFERINGS, AND GIFTS STEWARDSHIP TESTIMONY HANDBELL CHOIR This Glorious Day DOXOLOGY 592 (Blue Hymnal) Jessica Reveley Susan Geschke 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

WE GO FORTH TO LOVE AND SERVE

HYMN 524 (Red Hymnal) We Plow the Fields and Scatter BENEDICTION AND CHORAL RESPONSE Sevenfold Amen POSTLUDE A Trumpet Minuet Dresden Peter Lutkin Alfred Hollins, 1865-1942

Please join us in the Social Room following worship for refreshments and fellowship. The flowers are given to the glory of God and in memory of our loved ones who have gone to be with their Lord and Savior.

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