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Welcome to the live stream of worship from Church of the Holy Cross for Sunday, August 18, 2024. You will find the service outline below, and you may download and print the PDF to follow more easily.
Service of Worship August 18, 2024
Thirteenth 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: Pastorale Kayleen Yuda
Lighting of the Candles
Ringing of the Bell
Welcome Rev. Eric S. Anderson
* Call to Worship: (based on Proverbs 9:1-6) Peter Braun
Leader: Wisdom has built her house; she has raised her seven pillars.
People: She has prepared her feast; she has set her table.
Leader: Wisdom calls to all the people in the town:
People: “Turn from your folly! Come here!
Leader: “Eat of my bread; drink what I have mixed.”
People: We come to be fed by wisdom and to live in the ways of insight.
All: Let us worship God!
* Hymn #31: All Things Bright and Beautiful (v. 1-3)
* Invocation (based on Psalm 111) Peter Braun
We praise you, O God, in the privacy of our hearts, and in this company of worshipers. Great are your works, full of honor and majesty. You are faithful and just. Your guidance is trustworthy. You have brought redemption to your people. You have commanded your covenant forever. The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, it is said: in wisdom we praise your name forever. Amen.
Please be seated
WE SHARE THE WORD OF GOD
Anthem: Sonatina Op. 36 No. 6,1st Mvt. Kanako Okita
Time with the Children
Scripture: Psalm 34:9-14 Peter Braun
O fear the Lord, you his holy ones,
for those who fear him have no want.
The young lions suffer want and hunger,
but those who seek the Lord lack no good thing.
Come, O children, listen to me;
I will teach you the fear of the Lord.
Which of you desires life,
and covets many days to enjoy good?
Keep your tongue from evil,
and your lips from speaking deceit.
Depart from evil, and do good;
seek peace, and pursue it.
Ephesians 5:15-20
Be careful then how you live, not as unwise people but as wise, making the most of the time, because the days are evil. So do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is. Do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery; but be filled with the Spirit, as you sing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs among yourselves, singing and making melody to the Lord in your hearts, giving thanks to God the Father at all times and for everything in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Sermon: The Beginning of Wisdom 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
* Hymn #30: Colorful Creator (v. 1-4)
Call to Offering Peter Braun
Rejoice in the colors of sunrise, in the roar of the sea. Rejoice in the comforting touch of a friend and in the smell and taste of good food. Rejoice in it all, and rejoice that you can share your wisdom and your resources with those who share the sunrise, but lack the food they need. 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: Andante 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 Peter Braun
With these gifts, O God, we pray that you may build wisdom among human beings. May we draw nearer to one another in love. May we share in the abundance of your gifts. May we rejoice in your grace. Amen.
* Hymn #55: Rejoice, You Pure in Heart (v. 1-5)
Announcements Rev. Eric S. Anderson
Benediction Rev. Eric S. Anderson
Postlude: Rejoice, The Lord is King Kayleen Yuda
* Please stand if you are able.
Permissions
Pastorale
Joseph Willcox Jenkins
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All Things Bright and Beautiful
Text by Cecil F. Alexander, 1848
Tune ROYAL OAK trad. English melody
Adapt. by Martin Shaw, 1915
Public Domain
Sonatina Op. 36 No. 6,1st Mvt.
Muzio Clementi
Public Domain
Colorful Creator
Text by Ruth Duck, 1992
© 1993 Hope Publishing Company
Tune HOUGHTON by Carlton R. Young, 1992
© 1993 Hope Publishing Company
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Adante
Cesar Franck
© 1969 World Library Publications
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Rejoice, You Pure in Heart
Text by Edward H. Plumptre, 1865
Public Domain
Tune MARION by Arthur H. Messiter, 1883
Public Domain
Rejoice, The Lord is King
John Darwall
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Pastor Rev. Eric S. Anderson
Moderator Stefan Tanouye
Lay Reader Peter Braun
Choir Accompanist Kanako Okita
Choir Director Doug Albertson
Organist Kayleen Yuda
Hand Bell Director Anna Kennedy
Chapel Decorations Moira Tanaka
Projected Imagery Sue Smith
Web Master Ruth Niino-DuPonte
Videographers Eric Tanouye, Eli Yamaki
Ruth Niino-DuPonte, Bob Smith
Church Picnic Today
Join us today, Sunday, August 18, for our annual picnic. We’ll enjoy good food, good company, and of course the laughter that comes with playing old familiar games together. Plan to be with us in the Building of Faith when worship ends!
Dates to Remember
Today: August 18–Deacons Meeting after worship
Today: August 18–Church picnic, Hilo style!
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.
