The Lord’s Day Worship *Hymn Jesus, Lover of My Soul #303

The third day he rose again from the dead;

He ascended into heaven, *Charge & Benediction
July 11, 2021 And sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty; Postlude Am I a Soldier of the Cross? T. Arne
From thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead.
Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time I believe in the Holy Ghost;
10:00 AM The holy catholic church;
The communion of saints;
The congregation’s responses are in bold italics. The forgiveness of sins;
* Please stand as you are able The resurrection of the body;
And the life everlasting.
Welcome
Amen.
The Lord be with you.
Children’s Message
And also with you!
Prayer for Illumination
Announcements See reverse for all announcements.
New Testament Lesson II Corinthians 12:2-10 (NASB) p.1010
Prelude Crown Him with Many Crowns G. Elvey
The Word of the Lord! Thanks be to God!
In order to prepare for worship, you are invited
to pray silently during the prelude. Anthem Fairest Lord Jesus J. Lee

Call to Worship Psalms 18:25-36 (NKJV) p.472 The offering is collected passively. Please place your pledges and
offerings in the plates at the back of the sanctuary as you enter or leave.
Hymn God of Grace and God of Glory #420
*Song of Thanksgiving Doxology
Call to Confession Luke 15:7
Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;
Prayer of Confession Praise Him, all creatures here below;
O God, our Refuge and Fortress, forgive us when we fail to Praise Him above, ye heavenly host;
trust in You. We fall to temptation; we are swayed by false Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.
words; we speak words of deception. Forgive us, we pray. Hear Pastoral Prayer & The Lord’s Prayer
us as we call to You and show us Your salvation. In Christ’s
Our Father who art in heaven,
name we pray. Amen.
Hallowed be thy name. Welcome
Assurance of Pardon Thy kingdom come,
Redemption is ours through Jesus Christ. Thy will be done, We welcome all to this service of worship. If you are a Christian
On earth as it is in heaven. visiting with us today, we greet you in the name of our common
Thanks be to God!
Give us this day our daily bread; Lord. If you are not a believer, we greet you as a friend and trust
*Song of Praise Gloria Patri And forgive us our debts, that you will sense the warmth and genuineness of our reception.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost; As we forgive our debtors; We invite everyone here to participate with our congregation as we
As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, And lead us not into temptation, sing, pray, and give attention to God’s Word.
World without end. Amen, Amen. But deliver us from evil.

*Profession of Faith Apostles’ Creed (Traditional)

For thine is the kingdom
And the power, and the glory,
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I believe in God the Father Almighty, Forever and ever. Amen.
www.altapres.org
Maker of heaven and earth, Hymn Abide with Me (stanzas 1-3) #543
And in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord; office@altapres.org
Who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, *Old Testament Lesson Micah 2:6-13 (ESV) p.803
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Born of the Virgin Mary, The Word of God for the People of God! Thanks be to God! @altavistapc
Suffered under Pontius Pilate,
Sermon “Major Message of the Prophet Micah”
Was crucified, dead, and buried;
He descended into hell;
 Prayer Requests July Events
Our session & church Silas Allen July 4 10 AM Worship/Communion
leaders Collect Two-Cents-A-Meal Offering
Our nation & elected Alex Eubank July 5 Church Office Closed
leaders July 6 Noon - Men’s Lunch – Hibachi Grill
Dianne Emmett Glenn Jefferson July 11 10 AM Worship
Al Smith John Tucker July 18 10 AM Worship
Kay & Chuck Gagnon Alline Ritzer Session Meeting after Worship
Doug Robertson Joyce Coleman July 19-25 Pastor Ed on Vacation
Margaret Liebchen Billy Robertson July 20 Noon - Men’s Lunch – Applebee’s
Phillip Webb (cancer) Kathi Bogert July 25 10 AM Worship
Lynn Bennett Shirley Vuncannon Pastor Steven Haley Preaching
Jean Murphy C.E. Murphy July 26 August Link Deadline
God’s Church here at APC Our service members: July 29 7 PM Packing Party for Clare Parker Foundation
and for His guidance Jeremy Larkin, Grant Martin
Hospice patients and their Our homebound members:
caregivers Tim Coleman, Janet Sodders,
Dean Smith, Essie Moore.

Announcements
• Our church secretary, Carolyn Doss, will be on vacation July 12-15. If you
have a pastoral concern, please contact Pastor Ed at revsoto@altapres.org or
People at APC
Session Elders
Harrison Bell (’22)
Staff
Rev. Ed Soto
Altavista
at 334.237.1895.

Presbyterian
Ministry Support Minister of Word & Sacrament
Kevin deBernard (’22) Carolyn Doss
Christian Education Church Secretary
Cynthia Erb (’22) Stephanie Moehlenkamp
Schedules Worship Choir Director

Today’s Lay Reader

July 18, Lay Reader
July Usher
Jeff Janiak
Ron Coleman
Sang-il Lee
Linda Janiak (’22)
Ministry Beyond
Keegan deBernard (’23)
Youth Elder
Linda Giles
Organist & Pianist
John Erb
Clerk of Session
Church
Anne Mabry (’23) Dennis Janiak 
Ministry Within Treasurer

Sermon Notes Martha Moore (’23) As members of the Body of Christ,

Christian Education
Chip Roark (’23) we are His voice and hands
Property
Mark Younkin (’23)
in our community.
Ministry Beyond

John Erb
Clerk
PO Box 126 • 707 Broad Street
Rev. Ed Soto
Moderator Altavista, VA, 24517
Office hours: Monday – Thursday
9:30 – 2:30