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.
Welcome to the live stream of worship from Church of the Holy Cross for Sunday, November 17, 2024. You will find the service outline below, and you may download and print the PDF to follow more easily.
Service of Worship November 17, 2024
Twenty-sixth 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: Prelude on Truro Kayleen Yuda
Lighting of the Candles
Ringing of the Bell
Welcome Rev. Eric S. Anderson
* Call to Worship: (based on 1 Samuel 2:1-10) Mace Peng
Leader: Let your heart exult in the LORD,
People: My strength is exalted in my God.
Leader: There is no Holy One like the LORD,
People: There is no Rock like our God.
Leader: Do not speak with pride or let arrogance come from your mouth,
People: For the LORD is a God of knowledge, and by wisdom our actions are weighed.
All: Let us worship God!
* Hymn #313: Like a Tree beside the Waters (v. 1-3)
* Invocation (based on Psalm 16) Mace Peng
Protect us, O God, for in you we take refuge. You are our chosen portion and our cup. We bless you for your counsel, the way in which you instruct us through the heart. Make our hearts glad, O God, let our bodies rest secure. Show us the path of life, in which there is fullness of joy, and delight evermore. Amen.
Please be seated
WE SHARE THE WORD OF GOD
Anthem: I Will Sing of the Mercies Kayleen Yuda
Time with the Children Rev. Eric S. Anderson
Scripture: Hebrews 10:11-25 Mace Peng
And every priest stands day after day at his service, offering again and again the same sacrifices that can never take away sins. But when Christhad offered for all time a single sacrifice for sins, ‘he sat down at the right hand of God’, and since then has been waiting ‘until his enemies would be made a footstool for his feet.’ For by a single offering he has perfected for all time those who are sanctified. And the Holy Spirit also testifies to us, for after saying,
‘This is the covenant that I will make with them
after those days, says the Lord:
I will put my laws in their hearts,
and I will write them on their minds’,
he also adds,
‘I will remembertheir sins and their lawless deeds no more.’
Where there is forgiveness of these, there is no longer any offering for sin.
Therefore, my friends, since we have confidence to enter the sanctuary by the blood of Jesus, by the new and living way that he opened for us through the curtain (that is, through his flesh), and since we have a great priest over the house of God, let us approach with a true heart in full assurance of faith, with our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water. Let us hold fast to the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who has promised is faithful. And let us consider how to provoke one another to love and good deeds, not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day approaching.
Mark 13:1-8
As he came out of the temple, one of his disciples said to him, ‘Look, Teacher, what large stones and what large buildings!’ Then Jesus asked him, ‘Do you see these great buildings? Not one stone will be left here upon another; all will be thrown down.’
When he was sitting on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, Peter, James, John, and Andrew asked him privately, ‘Tell us, when will this be, and what will be the sign that all these things are about to be accomplished?’ Then Jesus began to say to them, ‘Beware that no one leads you astray. Many will come in my name and say, “I am he!” and they will lead many astray. When you hear of wars and rumors of wars, do not be alarmed; this must take place, but the end is still to come. For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; there will be earthquakes in various places; there will be famines. This is but the beginning of the birth pangs.
Sermon: Not Neglecting 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 #374: O God of All Your People Past (v. 1-3)
Call to Offering Mace Peng
God’s gifts to us in Jesus Christ overwhelm our imagination, our understanding, and even our gratitude. Let us make an attempt to return those gifts with these offerings today. Let us strive to echo the goodness of our God with our goodness here on Earth. 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: Rejoice, Ye Pure In Heart 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 Mace Peng
From you we have received our lives, O God. From you we have received the seeds of all we have become. In you we trust for salvation and for life. Accept these gifts of gratitude and faith, O Holy One, and may we rejoice in you. Amen.
* Hymn #391: In the Midst of New Dimensions (v. 1-4)
Please be seated
Announcements Rev. Eric S. Anderson
Benediction Rev. Eric S. Anderson
Postlude: Praise Ye the Lord Kayleen Yuda
* Please stand if you are able.
Permissions
Prelude on Truro
Fred B. Binckes
Thomas Willimas
Tune: © 1985 Lorenz Publishing Company,
a division of The Lorenz Corporation
(Admin. by Music Services)
Streamed by permission ONELICENSE A-735890
Like a Tree beside the Waters
Text by James F. D. Martin, 1992
© 1994 by James Martin
Tune SILVER CREEK by Roy Hopp, 1989
© 1990 Selah Publish Company
Streamed by permission ONELICENSE A-735890
I Will Sing of the Mercies
James H. Fillmore
arr. Roger House
Public Domain
O God of All Your People Past
Text by Thomas H. Gill, 1868
© 1993 The Pilgrim Press
Tune NUN FREUT EUCH by Martin Luther, 1535
Public Domain
Streamed by permission ONELICENSE A-735890
Rejoice, Ye Pure In Heart
Johnie Dean
Tune: © 1986 Lorenz Publishing Company,
a division of The Lorenz Corporation
(Admin. by Music Services)
Streamed by permission ONELICENSE A-735890
In the Midst of New Dimensions
Text by Julian Rush, 1985
Tune NEW DIMENSIONS by Julian Rush, 1985
Text and tune © 1985 by Julian Rush
Streamed by permission ONELICENSE A-735890
Praise Ye the Lord
Robert J. Hughes
Tune: © 1985 Lorenz Publishing Company,
a division of the Lorenz Corporation
(Admin. by Music Services)
Streamed by permission ONELICENSE A-735890
Dates to Remember
Today, November 17— Membership meeting after service
Today, November 17 – Deacons meeting
This week at the Church of the Holy Cross
Bible Study with Pastor Eric:
Tuesdays, 3:00 p.m. via Zoom
Wednesdays, 5:00 p.m. -Pastor’s study
One Song: Wednesdays 11:00 a.m. online
Hand Bell Choir Practice: Fridays, 10:00 a.m. in the Meeting Room
Community Sing: 2nd Fridays, 6:00 pm in sanctuary
Other Faith Groups that meet at Church of the Holy Cross
- The United Church of Christ, Pohnpei – Sanctuary, 12 noon
Rev. Bensis Henry - Congregational Christian Church of American Samoa – Sanctuary, 2:00 p.m.
Rev. Sitau Ofoia, Jr. - The Bedesta Church – Sanctuary, 4 p.m.
Rev. Edmes Edwin
Pastor Rev. Eric S. Anderson
Moderator Stefan Tanouye
Lay Reader Mace Peng
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
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.
