The Lord’s Day Worship The third day he rose again from the dead;

He ascended into heaven,

Great Prayer of Thanksgiving
Words of Institution
And sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty;
August 1, 2021 From thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead.
Sharing in the Bread and the Cup

Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time I believe in the Holy Ghost; Prayer after the Meal
The holy catholic church; *Hymn The Church’s One Foundation #442
10:00 AM The communion of saints;
*Charge & Benediction
The congregation’s responses are in bold italics. The forgiveness of sins;
* Please stand as you are able The resurrection of the body; Postlude All Glory be to Christ Scottish Traditional
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 Ephesians 3:14-21 (NASB) p.1018
Prelude I Need Thee Every Hour A. Page
The Word of the Lord! Thanks be to God!
In order to prepare for worship, you are invited
Anthem O Fount of Love M. Boswell & M. Papa
to pray silently during the prelude.
The offering is collected passively. Please place your pledges and
Call to Worship Psalms 19:7-14 (NKJV) p.473
offerings in the plates at the back of the sanctuary as you enter or leave.
Hymn Lord, Our Lord, Thy Glorious Name #163
*Song of Thanksgiving Doxology
Call to Confession
Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;
Prayer of Confession Praise Him, all creatures here below;
You call us, O God, yet we refuse to listen; You stretch out Your Praise Him above, ye heavenly host;
hand and we do not take it. We refuse to be tamed by Your wisdom. Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.
Forgive our inability to live out the righteousness of the Gospel. Pastoral Prayer & The Lord’s Prayer
Give us the insight we need to understand Your place in our lives so
that our words and actions reflect glory to Your name. In the name Our Father who art in heaven,
of Your Messiah, our Savior, we pray. Amen. Hallowed be thy name. Welcome
Thy kingdom come,
Assurance of Pardon
Thy will be done, We welcome all to this service of worship. If you are a Christian
Forgiveness is ours through Jesus Christ! 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
And forgive us our debts, that you will sense the warmth and genuineness of our reception.
*Song of Praise Gloria Patri
As we forgive our debtors; We invite everyone here to participate with our congregation as
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost; And lead us not into temptation, we sing, pray, and give attention to God’s Word.
As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, But deliver us from evil.
World without end. Amen, Amen. For thine is the kingdom
And the power, and the glory,
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*Profession of Faith Apostles’ Creed (Traditional)
Forever and ever. Amen.
I believe in God the Father Almighty, www.altapres.org
Maker of heaven and earth, Hymn Great Is Thy Faithfulness #276
office@altapres.org
And in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord; *Old Testament Lesson Zephaniah 3:14-20 (ESV) p.816
Who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, (434) 369-5286
The Word of God for the People of God! Thanks be to God!
Born of the Virgin Mary, @altavistapc
Suffered under Pontius Pilate, Sermon “Major Message of the Prophet Zephaniah”
Was crucified, dead, and buried; Invitation to the Lord’s Table
He descended into hell;
 Prayer Requests August Events
Our session & church leaders Silas Allen August 1 10 AM Worship/Communion
Our nation & elected leaders Alex Eubank Collect Two-Cents-A-Meal Offering
Dianne Emmett Glenn Jefferson August 3 Noon - Men’s Lunch – Colonial
Al Smith John Tucker 6 PM Ministry Beyond Meeting
Kay & Chuck Gagnon Alline Ritzer August 8 10 AM Worship
Doug Robertson Joyce Coleman August 9 5:30 PM Christian Ed Meeting
Margaret Liebchen Billy Robertson August 15 10 AM Worship
Phillip Webb (cancer) Kathi Bogert Children’s Church Resumes
Lynn Bennett Shirley Vuncannon Session Meeting after Worship
Jean Murphy C.E. Murphy August 17 Noon - Men’s Lunch – Mama Rosa’s
God’s Church here at APC Our service members: August 22 10 AM Worship
and for His guidance Jeremy Larkin, Grant Martin Children’s Church
Hospice patients and their Our homebound members: August 23 September Link Deadline
caregivers Tim Coleman, Janet Sodders, August 29 10 AM Worship
Dean Smith, Essie Moore. Children’s Church

Announcements
•The Presbyterian Men will meet for our Men’s lunch at Noon this Tuesday,
August 3, at the Colonial Restaurant.
People at APC Altavista
Schedules Session Elders Staff
Today’s Lay Reader
August 8 Lay Reader
August 15 Lay Reader
Kelly deBernard
Martha Moore
Linda Janiak
Harrison Bell (’22)
Ministry Support
Keegan deBernard (’23)
Youth Elder
Rev. Ed Soto
Pastor
Carolyn Doss
Church Secretary
Presbyterian
August Usher Sang-il Lee

Church
Kevin deBernard (’22) Linda Giles
Christian Education Organist
Cynthia Erb (’22) Stephanie Moehlenkamp
Sermon Notes Worship Choir Director
John Erb (’21) Dennis Janiak
Clerk of Session Treasurer 
Linda Janiak (’22)
Ministry Beyond the Congregation As members of the Body of Christ,
Anne Mabry (’23)
Ministry Within the Congregation we are His voice and hands
Martha Moore (’23)
Christian Education
in our community.
Chip Roark (’23) 
Property
Mark Younkin (’23)
Ministry Beyond the Congregation
PO Box 126 • 707 Broad Street
Rev. Ed Soto Altavista, VA, 24517
Moderator of Session
Office hours: Monday – Thursday
9:30 – 2:30