October 1st, 2023
18th Sunday after Pentecost
World Wide Communion Sunday

Prelude
Introit: Holy, Holy, Holy
Welcome
Call to Worship:
M: The banqueting table is prepared and God calls us to the feast.
P: On this World Wide Communion Sunday, we gather as one global family, to share Christ’s Bread and Cup, bound by love and unity.
M: Here we remember God’s love, grace and mercy, and we give thanks to God for our salvation.
P: Here we taste and see that the Lord is good.
M: Today, we come together as one family, embracing the richness of our global communion,
P: and rejoicing in the hope that binds us all in Christ's name. Amen.

Hymn: All Who Hunger………………………….….. # 534
Prayers of Adoration and Confession
Assurance of Pardon
Choir Anthem: “In Christ Alone”
Prayer of Illumination
Responsive reading: Living Faith P.21 #7.7 “Holy Communion”
Scripture Reading: Matthew 21:28-32
Sermon: What About After Sunday Service?
Call to Offering
Offertory: We Give Thee But Thine Own
Prayer of Dedication
Announcements
Hymn: Let us break bread together…………..….... # 548
The Holy Communion Service
Hymn: Forth in thy name, O Lord, I go …………… # 652
Commissioning and Benediction
Choral Response: Lord Dismiss us with your Blessing
Postlude