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Sacrament of the Lord's Supper
Preparation of the Table
Invitation and Great Prayer of Thanksgiving 5
Welcome to the delight that is this table. Our Lord's table. Welcome to the table where the love of God meets Humanity. We welcome everyone to this table, no matter your church background, your knowledge of biblical ideas, no matter your sexual orientation or gender truth, no matter your mood. Wherever and whoever you are you are welcome here, you belong, you are worthy.
This is for you, but it may change you from one who is anxiously concerned about their own redemption into one who knows that Christ's body is the earth and all who walk upon it, are one in Him. Into knowing that we are not redeemed by our being good but by our being connected. Into knowing that daring to eat at the table of Jesus Christ has unimaginable consequences.
So come, come to be made whole, and to participate in the work of making us one with God and each other.
ONE: The Lord be with you
ALL: And also with you
ONE: Lift up your hearts
ALL: We lift them up to the Lord
ONE: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God
ALL: It is right to give our thanks and praise.
ONE: It is truly right and our greatest joy to give you thanks and praise, eternal God, creator of the universe. You made us from the dust of the earth, Breathed into us the breath of life, And set us in your world to love you. We rejected your love, your peace. We chose to live in enmity with one another Rather than peace with you and all creation. But you did not reject us, and you called us back to you over and over again. We thank you for the prophets like John who prepared the way of peace. Therefore we praise you, Joining our voices with the heavenly choirs And with all the faithful of every time and place, Who forever sing to the glory of your name, saying together:
ALL: Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might, Heaven and earth are full of your glory. Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest.
ONE: We give you thanks for Jesus at whose birth the angels sang of the coming reign of peace on earth, who fed the hungry, humbled the mighty, and proclaimed the good news. With thanks and praise we offer ourselves to you, sharing this holy meal, Remembering Christ's dying and rising, And praying: Come, Lord Jesus! Christ has died, Christ is risen, Christ will come again. Pour out your Holy Spirit upon us— this bread, this cup, this people— Christ's body and blood, that brings us peace. As you make us one in the Spirit, grant us the strength and wisdom to seek peace in the world. Keep us in the peace of Christ until you gather us at your table in glory Guide us in the path of peace. Through Christ, with Christ, in Christ in the unity of the Holy Spirit, all glory and honor are yours, almighty God, now and forever. Amen.
Words of Institution
Sharing of the Cup and Bread
Prayer of Thanksgiving
God our hope, we give you thanks that you have given us this foretaste of the heavenly realm of justice and peace. Strengthen us with this food from your table as we seek to serve you. Lead us in lives of purpose and joy as we await the coming again in glory of Jesus Christ our Savior and Lord. Amen.
January 11, 2026
The Baptism of Our Lord
Reverend Debra McGuire
Music Director - Jessica Reddell-Popovich
Liturgist - Jorie Abbott
Bells
Opening Prayer
Loving God, we give you thanks and praise for the story of Jesus's baptism by John in the wilderness, for it reminds us of our own baptisms. Just as you claimed Jesus as your beloved, so also have we been claimed as your own children. Most wonderful God, foolish and flawed though we are, we too delight in your beloved Son. As in his name we gather in the house of many praises, may the heavens be opened for us, that we may catch a glimpse of that Light and Love that transforms our common days with a beauty not of our making. Through Christ Jesus our Lord. Amen!
Welcome
Introit Down to the River to Pray Traditional
Call to Worship 1 2
ONE: The voice of the Lord is powerful and full of majesty.
ALL: May the Lord bless us with God's Peace!
ONE: The voice of the Lord proclaimed Jesus as God's beloved.
ALL: In our own baptisms, we are claimed as God's beloved. Let us worship God together.
Hymn 163 Wild and Lone the Prophet's Voice
Prayer of Confession 2
Merciful God, we confess that we are estranged from you and from one another. We treat others as strangers rather than as people created in your image and fellow children of God. We exploit the earth as though it were our possession rather than a gift entrusted to our care and a reflection of your image and glory. Forgive us our sins and transform us by your Spirit that we might live as people who have been baptized as your own children. Amen.
Response Hymn 175
Seek ye first the kingdom of God, and its righteousness,
And all these things will be added unto you, Allelu, Allelluia.
Words of Assurance
ONE: Friends, hear the good news of the gospel — and of Jesus' solidarity in his own baptism by John with all who have been immersed in baptismal waters, repenting of their sin. In his name, God has forgiven us of our own sins and set us on new paths. Let us remember our baptisms and trust in God's mercy to restore our right standing as God's own.
ALL: Thanks be to God!
Sharing of the Peace
ONE: The peace of Christ be with you.
RESPONSE: And also with you.
Response Hymn 155
Raise a song of gladness, peoples of the earth.
Christ has come, bringing peace, joy to every heart.
Alleluia, alleluia, joy to every heart.
Alleluia, alleluia, joy to every heart.
Scripture: Isaiah 42:1-9, Matthew 3:13-17
ONE: This is the word of the Lord.
RESPONSE: Thanks be to God.
Anthem Wade in the Water Trad. Arr. Jessica Reddell-Popovich
Sermon Reverend Debra McGuire
Hymn 164 Down Galilee's Slow Roadways
Invitation to the Offering 2,4,6
All things in heaven and earth belong to God, who is coming in glory to reveal a new creation. God has abundantly blessed us and called us to be a community that blesses others through the sharing of our love, our talents, and our material possessions. Let us rejoice now in what we have been given and in what is ours to give.
Offertory Edelweiss Richard Rogers, Arr. Jessica Reddell-Popovich
Prayer of Dedication 2,8
O God, in our baptisms we have been named and claimed as your covenant people, connected deeply with you, with one another, and with the earth. May these gifts be used as a witness to your love, peace and justice at work in the world, renewing the face of the earth. Bless what we give and bless what we keep, that all may be used for your glory. In Jesus' name, we pray. Amen.
Prayers of the People
ONE: Lord in your Mercy,
ALL: Hear our prayers.
The Lord's 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, forever. Amen.
Hymn 475 Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing
Pastoral Blessing
Community Charge
Go out into the world in peace. Have courage! Hold on to what is good. Return no person evil for evil. Strengthen the faint-hearted, support the weak, help the suffering. Honor all people. Love and serve the Lord, rejoicing in the power of the Holy Spirit!
Postlude I Saw the Light/I'll Fly Away Hank Williams and Albert E. Brumley
4 PCUSA Peace and Global Witness
6 Touch of Holiness, Ruth Duck and Maren Tirabassi
8 Words for Worship, Arlene Mark
Bells
Opening Prayer
Loving God, we give you thanks and praise for the story of Jesus's baptism by John in the wilderness, for it reminds us of our own baptisms. Just as you claimed Jesus as your beloved, so also have we been claimed as your own children. Most wonderful God, foolish and flawed though we are, we too delight in your beloved Son. As in his name we gather in the house of many praises, may the heavens be opened for us, that we may catch a glimpse of that Light and Love that transforms our common days with a beauty not of our making. Through Christ Jesus our Lord. Amen!
Welcome
Introit Down to the River to Pray Traditional
Call to Worship 1 2
ONE: The voice of the Lord is powerful and full of majesty.
ALL: May the Lord bless us with God's Peace!
ONE: The voice of the Lord proclaimed Jesus as God's beloved.
ALL: In our own baptisms, we are claimed as God's beloved. Let us worship God together.
Hymn 163 Wild and Lone the Prophet's Voice
Prayer of Confession 2
Merciful God, we confess that we are estranged from you and from one another. We treat others as strangers rather than as people created in your image and fellow children of God. We exploit the earth as though it were our possession rather than a gift entrusted to our care and a reflection of your image and glory. Forgive us our sins and transform us by your Spirit that we might live as people who have been baptized as your own children. Amen.
Response Hymn 175
Seek ye first the kingdom of God, and its righteousness,
And all these things will be added unto you, Allelu, Allelluia.
Words of Assurance
ONE: Friends, hear the good news of the gospel — and of Jesus' solidarity in his own baptism by John with all who have been immersed in baptismal waters, repenting of their sin. In his name, God has forgiven us of our own sins and set us on new paths. Let us remember our baptisms and trust in God's mercy to restore our right standing as God's own.
ALL: Thanks be to God!
Sharing of the Peace
ONE: The peace of Christ be with you.
RESPONSE: And also with you.
Response Hymn 155
Raise a song of gladness, peoples of the earth.
Christ has come, bringing peace, joy to every heart.
Alleluia, alleluia, joy to every heart.
Alleluia, alleluia, joy to every heart.
Scripture: Isaiah 42:1-9, Matthew 3:13-17
ONE: This is the word of the Lord.
RESPONSE: Thanks be to God.
Anthem Wade in the Water Trad. Arr. Jessica Reddell-Popovich
Sermon Reverend Debra McGuire
Hymn 164 Down Galilee's Slow Roadways
Invitation to the Offering 2,4,6
All things in heaven and earth belong to God, who is coming in glory to reveal a new creation. God has abundantly blessed us and called us to be a community that blesses others through the sharing of our love, our talents, and our material possessions. Let us rejoice now in what we have been given and in what is ours to give.
Offertory Edelweiss Richard Rogers, Arr. Jessica Reddell-Popovich
Prayer of Dedication 2,8
O God, in our baptisms we have been named and claimed as your covenant people, connected deeply with you, with one another, and with the earth. May these gifts be used as a witness to your love, peace and justice at work in the world, renewing the face of the earth. Bless what we give and bless what we keep, that all may be used for your glory. In Jesus' name, we pray. Amen.
Prayers of the People
ONE: Lord in your Mercy,
ALL: Hear our prayers.
The Lord's 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, forever. Amen.
Hymn 475 Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing
Pastoral Blessing
Community Charge
Go out into the world in peace. Have courage! Hold on to what is good. Return no person evil for evil. Strengthen the faint-hearted, support the weak, help the suffering. Honor all people. Love and serve the Lord, rejoicing in the power of the Holy Spirit!
Postlude I Saw the Light/I'll Fly Away Hank Williams and Albert E. Brumley
4 PCUSA Peace and Global Witness
6 Touch of Holiness, Ruth Duck and Maren Tirabassi
8 Words for Worship, Arlene Mark
January 18, 2026
Reverend Debra McGuire
Music Director - Jessica Reddell-Popovich
Liturgist -