1. November 12, 2017
Welcome to OPC

2. Welcome and Announcements
Chimes
“Reveille/TAPS”
Welcome and Announcements
Greeting Each Other
Ringing of the Bell

3. Lighting of the candles
Prelude
“From Heaven Above” ~Young
Lighting of the candles

4. P: waiting to be filled with a sense of your presence;
*CALL TO WORSHIP
L: Eternal God, we come to you with hungry hearts, waiting to be filled,
P: waiting to be filled with a sense of your presence;
L: waiting to be filled with a touch of your spirit;

5. P: waiting to be filled with new energy for serving and caring.
L: Come to us, we pray;
P: empower us as your people that we might worship you here and sing your praises.

6. *Hymn #210 “Our God Our Help in Ages Past” v.1
Our God, our help in ages past, our hope for years to come, Our shelter from the stormy blast, and our eternal home:

7. *Hymn #210 “Our God Our Help in Ages Past” v.2
Before the hills in order stood, or earth received its frame,
From everlasting Thou art God, to endless years the same.

8. *Hymn #210 “Our God Our Help in Ages Past” v.3
A thousand ages in Thy sight are like an evening gone;
Short as the watch that ends the night before the rising sun.

9. *Hymn #210 “Our God Our Help in Ages Past” v.4
Time, like an ever rolling stream, soon bears us all away;
We fly forgotten, as a dream dies at the opening day.

10. *Hymn #210 “Our God Our Help in Ages Past” v.5
Our God, our help in ages past, our hope for years to come,
Be Thou our guard while life shall last, and our eternal home.

11. *PRAYER OF CONFESSION (unison)
Merciful God, we confess that we take so many things in our lives for granted, including our freedom and those who fought to secure it.

12. We are blessed to have so much, and yet sometimes we don’t even notice
We are blessed to have so much, and yet sometimes we don’t even notice. Often we just want more than we have.

13. We have wonderful friends and family, and yet we forget to tell them we love them, or how important they are to us. We are mean to those who care so much about us.

14. Forgive us, Loving God. Help us to see how beautiful the people and things around us are. Help us to see the Holy all around us, and have mercy on us when we don’t.

15. (Silence is observed for individual reflection and prayer)

16. ASSURANCE OF PARDON
L: Friends, hear the Good News: In the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ, we learn that God’s love has no bounds. In Christ we are forgiven, and are empowered to begin anew.

17. Friends, believe the Good News of the Gospel.
ASSURANCE OF PARDON
Friends, believe the Good News of the Gospel.
P: In Jesus Christ we are forgiven. Amen.

18. “Thank You, Lord” ~Wiser/Dunbar/Besig
CHOIR ANTHEM
“Thank You, Lord” ~Wiser/Dunbar/Besig

19. Time With Young Christians

20. A Litany for Veterans and First Responders

21. L: God of love, peace and justice, it is your will for the world that we may live together in peace. You have promised through the prophet Isaiah that one day the swords will be beaten into ploughshares. Yet we live in a broken world,

22. and there are times that war seems inevitable
and there are times that war seems inevitable. Let us recognize with humility and sadness the tragic loss of life that comes in war. Even so, as we gather here free from persecution, may we give thanks for those that have served with courage and honor.

23. Those that are in our presence that are either in active duty or reserve duty, and the fathers, mothers, siblings, spouses, and grandparents of those that are currently serving, please rise.

24. ALL: God, we praise you for those that are willing to serve
ALL: God, we praise you for those that are willing to serve. Let all Soldiers, Marines, Sailors, Airmen, and Coast Guardsmen serve with honor, pride, and compassion.

25. Do not let their hearts be hardened by the actions they must take
Do not let their hearts be hardened by the actions they must take. Strengthen their families. Keep them surrounded in your love and peace.

26. L: Those that are in our presence that have served in the military in the past, please rise.
P: God, we praise you for those that have served in the military.

27. We thank you for those that put the welfare of others ahead of their own safety. Let us all be inspired by their self-sacrifice in service to those who needed protection.

28. L: Those that are in our presence who have lost a loved one in war, please rise.
P: God, we praise you for those that have made the ultimate sacrifice.

29. We ask that you comfort those that still feel the pain of their loss
We ask that you comfort those that still feel the pain of their loss. Keep us mindful that you have promised to comfort those who mourn.

30. L: Those that are in our presence who protect and serve us on a daily basis: our First Responders, please rise.
P: God, we praise you for those who run in when everyone else is running out.

31. We ask that you strengthen their courage and empower their resolve
We ask that you strengthen their courage and empower their resolve. Keep them safe in all they are called to do on our behalf each day.

32. L: Those who have gathered in your name in safety because of the sacrifices of others, please rise.
P: God, we praise you for granting us these freedoms.

33. Let us honor those who have served by working for peace
Let us honor those who have served by working for peace. Let us never forget those that have served, and let us never let go of your promise of peace.

35. PROCLAIMING THE WORD
SCRIPTURE
READING:
Ruth
1:1-18

36. In the days when the judges ruled, there was a famine in the land, and a certain man of Bethlehem in Judah went to live in the country of Moab, he and his wife and two sons. The name of the man was Elimelech and the name of

37. his wife Naomi, and the names of his two sons were Mahlon and Chilion; they were Ephrathites from Bethlehem in Judah. They went into the country of Moab and remained there. But Elimelech, the husband of Naomi, died,

38. and she was left with her two sons
and she was left with her two sons. These took Moabite wives; the name of one was Orpah and the name of the other Ruth. When they had lived there for about ten years, both Mahlon and Chilion also died, so that the woman was

39. left without her two sons or her husband
left without her two sons or her husband. Then she started to return with her daughters-in-law from the country of Moab, for she had heard in the country of Moab that the Lord had had consideration for his people and given them food.

40. So she set out from the place where she had been living, she and her two daughters-in-law, and they went on their way to go back to the land of Judah. But Naomi said to her two daughters-in-law, ‘Go back each of you to your

41. mother‘s house. May the Lord deal kindly with you, as you have dealt with the dead and with me. The Lord grant that you may find security, each of you in the house of your husband.’ Then she kissed them, and they wept aloud.

42. They said to her, ‘No, we will return with you to your people
They said to her, ‘No, we will return with you to your people.’ But Naomi said, ‘Turn back, my daughters, why will you go with me? Do I still have sons in my womb that they may become your husbands? Turn back, my daughters,

43. go your way, for I am too old to have a husband
go your way, for I am too old to have a husband. Even if I thought there was hope for me, even if I should have a husband tonight and bear sons, would you then wait until they were grown? Would you then refrain from marrying?

44. No, my daughters, it has been far more bitter for me than for you, because the hand of the Lord has turned against me.’ Then they wept aloud again. Orpah kissed her mother-in-law, but Ruth clung to her.

45. So she said, ‘See, your sister-in-law has gone back to her people and to her gods; return after your sister-in-law.’ But Ruth said, ‘Do not press me to leave you or to turn back from following you! Where you go, I will go;

46. where you lodge, I will lodge; your people shall be my people and your God my God. Where you die, I will die – there will I be buried. May the Lord do thus and so to me, and more as well, if even death parts me from you!’

47. When Naomi saw that she was determined to go with her, she said no more to her.

48. SCRIPTURE
READING:
Mark
12:28-34

49. One of the scribes came near and heard them disputing with one another, and seeing that he answered them well, he asked him, ‘Which commandment is the first of all?’ Jesus answered, ‘The first is, “Hear, O Israel:

50. the Lord our God, the Lord is one; you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength.” The second is this, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”

51. There is no other commandment greater than these
There is no other commandment greater than these.’ Then the scribe said to him, ‘You are right, Teacher; you have truly said that “he is one, and beside him there is no other”; and “to love him with all the heart, and with

52. all the understanding, and with all the strength”, and “to love one’s neighbor as oneself”, -- this is much more important than all whole burnt-offerings and sacrifices.’ When Jesus saw that he had answered wisely, he said to him,

53. ‘You are not far from the kingdom of God
‘You are not far from the kingdom of God.’ After that no one dared to ask him any question. L: This is the Word of the Lord. P: Thanks be to God!

54. Theodorus ben Josephus
“Scribe’s Story”
Theodorus ben Josephus

55. We are one in the spirit, we are one in the Lord
*HYMN #2223 “They’ll Know We are…” v.1
We are one in the spirit, we are one in the Lord
And we pray that all unity may one day be restored:

56. *HYMN #2223 “They’ll Know We are…” v.1
And they’ll know we are Christians by our love, by our love; Yes, they’ll know we are Christians by our love.

57. *HYMN #2223 “They’ll Know We are…” v.2
We will walk with each other, we will walk hand in hand, We will walk with each other, we will walk hand in hand, And together we’ll spread the news that God is in our land:

58. *HYMN #2223 “They’ll Know We are…” v.2
And they’ll know we are Christians by our love, by our love; Yes, they’ll know we are Christians by our love.

59. We will work with each other, we will work side by side,
*HYMN #2223 “They’ll Know We are…” v.3
We will work with each other, we will work side by side,
And we’ll guard human dignity and save human pride:

60. *HYMN #2223 “They’ll Know We are…” v.3
And they’ll know we are Christians by our love, by our love; Yes, they’ll know we are Christians by our love.

61. *HYMN #2223 “They’ll Know We are…” v.4
All praise to the Father, from whom all things come, And all praise to Christ Jesus, God’s only Son, And all praise to the Spirit, who makes us one:

62. *HYMN #2223 “They’ll Know We are…” v.4
And they’ll know we are Christians by our love, by our love; Yes, they’ll know we are Christians by our love.

63. OFFERING OUR GIFTS TO GOD
OFFERTORY INVITATION
Offertory
“Ave Verum”
~Mozart

64. *DOXOLOGY #592
Praise God from whom all blessings flow; Praise Him, all creatures here below; Praise Him above, ye heavenly host; Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen

65. *Prayer of Dedication
(unison)
Generous God, thank you for the gifts you bestow upon us daily. Make us aware of each and every blessing that comes our way – and create in us a constant desire to

66. be blessings for others
be blessings for others. Bless what we bring before you, and may it be put to work for the in-breaking of your glorious kingdom. Amen.

67. RESPONDING TO THE WORD JOYS AND CONCERNS PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE
PASTORAL PRAYER

68. The Lord’s Prayer (unison)
Our Father, who art in Heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy Kingdom come; thy will be done on Earth as it is in Heaven.

69. 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.

70. For thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory, forever. Amen.

71. BEARING AND FOLLOWING THE WORD INTO THE WORLD

72. *Hymn #561 “My Country, ‘Tis of Thee” v.1
My country, ‘tis of thee, sweet land of liberty, of thee I sing;
Land where my fathers died, land of the pilgrims’ pride, from every mountainside, let freedom ring.

73. *Hymn #561 “My Country, ‘Tis of Thee” v.2
My native country, thee, land of the noble free, thy name I love;
I love thy rocks and rills, thy woods and templed hills; my heart with rapture thrills, like that above.

74. *Hymn #561 “My Country, ‘Tis of Thee” v.3
Let music swell the breeze, and ring from all the trees sweet freedom’s song;
Let mortal tongues awake, let all that breathe partake, let rocks their silence break, the sound prolong.

75. *Hymn #561 “My Country, ‘Tis of Thee” v.4
Our father’s God, to Thee, Author of liberty, to Thee we sing;
Long may our land be bright with freedom’s holy light; protect us by Thy might, Great God, our King.

76. *BENEDICTION

77. Postlude
“Fanfare in D” ~Bridge

79. ELDERS 2018 John Caloritis (B) Dennis Dupree (A) Chris Matull
(A, second term of 1 year)
Madi Hoadley
(Youth Elder)
ELDERS
2018

80. Sim Mulford
(B)
Cindy Caloritis
OPEN
DEACONS
2018

81. Tim Cassidy
(A)
Kelly Bindert
Bill Everett
TRUSTEES
2018