Thank you for joining us for this live stream (or recording, as the case may be) of Sunday worship. May it bless you! You may need to click “Play” to launch the stream, which will be live around 9:50 AM.
We will celebrate Holy Communion during this service. If you are worshiping at home, we encourage you to prepare some bread or another staple food plus a beverage to have ready for that part of the service.
Welcome to the live stream of worship from Church of the Holy Cross for Sunday, June 2, 2024. You will find the service outline below, and you may download and print the PDF to follow more easily.
Service of Worship June 2, 2024
Second Sunday after Pentecost
Rev. Eric S. Anderson, Pastor
WE GATHER TO WORSHIP GOD
Please note that audio and video of this service are being live streamed on the Internet and will be recorded. The right rear section of the sanctuary will not be captured by any cameras. Please be aware that in other sections you may be visible at times.
Prelude: Adagio on “Allgutiger, Mein Preisgesang” Kayleen Yuda
Lighting of the Candles
Ringing of the Bell
Welcome Rev. Eric S. Anderson
* Call to Worship: (based on Psalm 81:1-10) Christian Albano
Leader: Sing aloud to God our strength; shout for joy to the God of Jacob.
People: Raise a song, sound the tambourine, let music pour forth from strings.
Leader: Blow the trumpet from the new moon to the full moon, on every festival day.
People: Celebration is a statute for Israel, an ordinance of the God of Jacob.
Leader: When we were in distress God answered us.
People: God answered us in the secret place of thunder, and brought us to
freedom and peace.
All: Let us worship God!
* Hymn #24: The God of Abraham Praise (v. 1-4)
* Invocation: (based on Psalm 139:1-6, 13-18) Christian Albano
O God, you have searched us and known us. From the time we rise until the time we rest, you know our thoughts from far away. You know the paths of our days. We praise you, O God, for we are fearfully and wonderfully made. We are among your wondrous creative works. As we worship today, we try to comprehend your thoughts, which are more than the sand. At the end of our efforts, we are still with you. Amen.
Please be seated
WE SHARE THE WORD OF GOD
Anthem: Still You Love Me Doug Howell
Time with the Children Rev. Eric S. Anderson
Scripture: Deuteronomy 5:12-15 Christian Albano
Observe the Sabbath day and keep it holy, as the Lord your God commanded you. For six days you shall labor and do all your work. But the seventh day is a sabbath to the Lord your God; you shall not do any work—you, or your son or your daughter, or your male or female slave, or your ox or your donkey, or any of your livestock, or the resident alien in your towns, so that your male and female slave may rest as well as you. Remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt, and the Lord your God brought you out from there with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm; therefore the Lord your God commanded you to keep the sabbath day.
Mark 2:23-3:6
One Sabbath he was going through the cornfields; and as they made their way his disciples began to pluck heads of grain. The Pharisees said to him, ‘Look, why are they doing what is not lawful on the Sabbath?’ And he said to them, ‘Have you never read what David did when he and his companions were hungry and in need of food? He entered the house of God, when Abiathar was high priest, and ate the bread of the Presence, which it is not lawful for any but the priests to eat, and he gave some to his companions.’ Then he said to them, ‘The sabbath was made for humankind, and not humankind for the sabbath; so the Son of Man is lord even of the sabbath.’
Again he entered the synagogue, and a man was there who had a withered hand. They watched him to see whether he would cure him on the Sabbath, so that they might accuse him. And he said to the man who had the withered hand, ‘Come forward.’ Then he said to them, ‘Is it lawful to do good or to do harm on the sabbath, to save life or to kill?’ But they were silent. He looked around at them with anger; he was grieved at their hardness of heart and said to the man, ‘Stretch out your hand.’ He stretched it out, and his hand was restored. The Pharisees went out and immediately conspired with the Herodians against him, how to destroy him.
Sermon: Made for Us Rev. Eric S. Anderson
WE RESPOND IN WORD AND DEED
Pastoral Prayer Rev. Eric S. Anderson
Please join me in 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 and ever. Amen
Call to Offering Christian Albano
In the sabbath commandment, God blessed us with structured times of rest. In many other commandments, God summoned us to bless others with what we enjoy. May our gifts today help others refresh and renew themselves. Whether you share your gift here in the church today, through a gift online, or via an envelope in the mail, let the offering now be received.
Offertory: Canzonette Kayleen Yuda
* Doxology
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
* Offertory Prayer Christian Albano
Accept these gifts, O God, in thanks for your gift of refreshment and rest. May we be as generous as you are in providing opportunities for renewal to our neighbors, our families, and ourselves. Amen.
* Hymn #349: I Come with Joy (v. 1-5)
Sacrament of Holy Communion
Invitation
Consecrating the Bread and Cup
Sharing the Bread and Cup
Prayer of Thanksgiving
* Hymn #100: All Praise Be Yours, My God, This Night (v. 1-4)
Please be seated
Announcements Rev. Eric S. Anderson
Benediction Rev. Eric S. Anderson
Postlude: The Trumpet of Faith Kayleen Yuda
* Please stand if you are able.
Permissions:
Adagio on “Allgutiger, Mein Preisgesang”
George P. Weimur 1734-1800
Public Domain
The God of Abraham Praise
Text by Moses Maimonides, 12th cent.
Trans. by Max Landsberg & Newton Mann, 1884
Tune LEONI, trad. Yigdal melody
Public Domain
Still You Love Me
Doug Howell
Streamed by permission of the composer
Canzonette
William Stickler
© 1952 Ethel Smith Music Corp
Streamed by permission ONELICENSE A-735890
I Come with Joy
Text by Brian Wren, 1968
© 1971 Hope Publishing Company
Tune DOVE OF PEACE from Southern Harmony, 1835
Arr. Austin Lovelace, 1977
© 1977 Hope Publishing Company
Streamed by permission ONELICENSE A-735890
All Praise Be Yours, My God, This Night
Text by Thomas Ken, 1692
St. 4 by Carl P. Daw, Jr., 1992
© 1995 Hope Publishing Company
Tune TALLIS’ CANON by Thomas Tallis, c. 1567
Public Domain
Streamed by permission ONELICENSE A-735890
The Trumpet of FaithEdward N. Wetherill
Tune: © 1981 Lorenz Publishing Company
a division of The Lorenz Corporation
(Admin. by Music Services)
Streamed by permission ONELICENSE A-735890
Dates to Remember
Today—June 2: Trustees meeting after worship
Pastor Rev. Eric S. Anderson
Moderator Stefan Tanouye
Lay Reader Christian Albano
Choir Accompanist Kanako Okita
Choir Director Doug Albertson
Organist Kayleen Yuda
Guest soloist Doug Howell
Hand Bell Director Anna Kennedy
Chapel Decorations Bob & Sue Smith
Projected Imagery Sue Smith
Web Master Ruth Niino-DuPonte
Videographers Eric Tanouye, Eli Yamaki
Ruth Niino-DuPonte, Bob Smith
We welcome you to worship this day. Church of the Holy Cross seeks to help its members, friends, and visitors follow the guidance of God, Christ, and the Holy Spirit, encouraging all people to love one another according to the teachings of Jesus. We live and teach the faith, speak good news, minister to people near and far, and work with other households of faith and helping agencies to improve our community and our world. To support our ministries, please visit our Donate Page.
