He descended into hell;

The Lord’s Day Worship *Old Testament Lesson Hosea 11:1-7 (NASB) p.782
The third day he rose again from the dead;
He ascended into heaven, The Word of God for the People of God! Thanks be to God!
June 6, 2021 And sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty; Sermon “Major Message of the Prophet Hosea”
From thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead.
Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time I believe in the Holy Ghost;
Invitation to the Lord’s Table

10:00 AM The holy catholic church; Great Prayer of Thanksgiving

The communion of saints; Words of Institution
The congregation’s responses are in bold italics. The forgiveness of sins;
* Please stand as you are able The resurrection of the body; Sharing in the Bread and the Cup
And the life everlasting. Prayer after the Meal
Welcome
Amen.
The Lord be with you. *Hymn How Great Thou Art #467
Young children are invited forward for a
And also with you! *Charge & Benediction
Children’s Message brief lesson and can be excused to the
Announcements See reverse for all announcements. nursery for Children’s Church. Postlude The Perfect Wisdom of Our God S. Townsend and
Prayer for Illumination K. Getty
Prelude Sweet Hour of Prayer L. Shackley
In order to prepare for worship, you are invited New Testament Lesson II Corinthians 4:7-12 (ESV) p.1006
to pray silently during the prelude. The Word of the Lord! Thanks be to God!
Call to Worship Psalms 16:7-11 (NKJV) p.471 Anthem Knowing You G. Kendri
Hymn Take My Life #391 *Song of Thanksgiving Doxology
Call to Confession Isaiah 55:6-8 Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;
Prayer of Confession Praise Him, all creatures here below;
Praise Him above, ye heavenly host;
Eternal God, You command us to speak, but we are silent. You
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.
call us to faithfulness, but we are fearful. Have mercy on us,
Your bond-servants of righteousness. Keep before us faithful Installation of Elders
people who govern and lead us, by the power of Your Holy Renunciations
Spirit, that we may grow in the knowledge of our Lord and
Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. Constitutional Questions Welcome
Assurance of Pardon Prayer of Ordination We welcome all to this service of worship. If you are a Christian
Our sins are forgiven, washed away, and forgotten. The Lord’s Prayer visiting with us today, we greet you in the name of our common
Our Father who art in heaven, Lord. If you are not a believer, we greet you as a friend and trust
Thanks be to God!
Hallowed be thy name. that you will sense the warmth and genuineness of our reception.
*Song of Praise Gloria Patri We invite everyone here to participate with our congregation as we
Thy kingdom come,
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost; Thy will be done, sing, pray, and give attention to God’s Word.
As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, On earth as it is in heaven.
World without end. Amen, Amen. Give us this day our daily bread; Connect with Us!
*Profession of Faith Apostles’ Creed (Traditional) And forgive us our debts,
As we forgive our debtors; www.altapres.org
I believe in God the Father Almighty, And lead us not into temptation,
Maker of heaven and earth, office@altapres.org
But deliver us from evil.
And in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord; For thine is the kingdom (434) 369-5286
Who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, And the power, and the glory, @altavistapc
Born of the Virgin Mary, Forever and ever. Amen.
Suffered under Pontius Pilate,
Was crucified, dead, and buried; Hymn Breathe on Me, Breath of God #316
 Prayer Requests June Events
Our session & church leaders Silas Allen June 1 12 Noon Men’s Lunch – Tuscan Grill
Our nation & elected leaders Alex Eubank 6 PM Ministry Beyond Meeting
Dianne Emmett Glenn Jefferson June 5 8:30 AM Women’s Bible Study
Al Smith John Tucker June 6 10 AM Worship/Communion/Children’s Church
Kay & Chuck Gagnon Alline Ritzer Collect Two-Cents-A-Meal Offering
Robert Lovelace Joyce Coleman 6 PM Youth Group Meeting
Margaret Liebchen Billy Robertson June 7 5:30 PM Christian Ed Meeting
Phillip Webb (cancer) Kathi Bogert June 12 8:30 AM Women’s Bible Study
Lynn Bennett Shirley Vuncannon June 13 10 AM Worship/Children’s Church
Jean Murphy C.E. Murphy 6 PM Youth Group Meeting
God’s Church here at APC Our service members: June 19 8:30 AM Women’s Bible Study
and for His guidance Jeremy Larkin, Grant Martin June 20 10 AM Worship/Children’s Church
Hospice patients and their Our homebound members: June 21-25 Local Mission Week
caregivers Tim Coleman, Janet Sodders, June 22 7 PM Spark Meeting
Dean Smith, Essie Moore. June 23 July Link Deadline
June 27 10 AM Worship/Children’s Church

Announcements People at APC

•The Christian Education Committee will meet this Monday June 7,
at 5:30 PM at the church.
•Local Mission Week has been planned for June 21-25. Please sign-up on
Session Elders
Harrison Bell (’22)
Ministry Support
Staff
Rev. Ed Soto
Pastor
Altavista
the bulletin board if you are interested in participating. Keegan deBernard (’21) Carolyn Doss

Presbyterian
Youth Elder Church Secretary
Kevin deBernard (‘22) Linda Giles
Schedules Christian Education Organist
Today’s Lay Reader Kiernan deBernard Cynthia Erb (’22) Stephanie Moehlenkamp

Church
June 13 Lay Reader Linda Janiak Worship Choir Director
June 20 Lay Reader Martha Moore John Erb (’21) Dennis Janiak
June Usher Sang-il Lee Clerk of Session Treasurer
Linda Janiak (’22)
Ministry Beyond
Sermon Notes Barbara Podrebarac (’21) 
Ministry Beyond
Chip Roak (’21) As members of the Body of Christ,
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Rev. Ed Soto we are His voice and hands
Moderator
in our community.
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