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.
This service includes the celebration of Holy Communion. If you will be worshiping from home, please prepare and have ready some bread or other staple food and grape juice or another beverage for that portion of the service.
Welcome to the live stream of worship from Church of the Holy Cross for Sunday, August 3, 2025. You will find the service outline below, and you may download and print the PDF to follow more easily.
Service of Worship August 3, 2025
Eighth 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: For the Bread Which You Have Broken Kayleen Yuda
Lighting of the Candles
Ringing of the Bell
Welcome Rev. Eric S. Anderson
* Call to Worship (based on Psalm 107:1-9) Jennifer Tanouye
Leader: Give thanks to the LORD, for God is good.
People: God’s steadfast love endures forever.
Leader: Let those whom God has preserved tell the story.
People: The LORD has helped us in trouble, and so we come to worship.
Leader: Let us thank the LORD for the steadfast love we have known.
People: God satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things.
All: Let us worship God!
* Hymn #563: We Cannot Own the Sunlit Sky (v. 1-3)
* Invocation (based on Hosea 11:1-11) Jennifer Tanouye
Sometimes we try hard to be faithful to your ways, O God, and sometimes we fail. We confess that sometimes we do not try, and when we do not try, we fail more quickly. Though we are not consistent, you have always led us with cords of human kindness. You have lifted us like infants to your cheeks. When we moved furthest away from you, you reached out to us. We thank you for your love and forgiveness, O God, and so we come to you in grateful worship. Amen.
Please be seated
WE SHARE THE WORD OF GOD
Anthem: Maing Sises IYAA
Time with the Children Rev. Eric S. Anderson
Scripture: Psalm 49:1-12 Jennifer Tanouye
Hear this, all you peoples;
give ear, all inhabitants of the world,
both low and high,
rich and poor together.
My mouth shall speak wisdom;
the meditation of my heart shall be understanding.
I will incline my ear to a proverb;
I will solve my riddle to the music of the harp.
Why should I fear in times of trouble,
when the iniquity of my persecutors surrounds me,
those who trust in their wealth
and boast of the abundance of their riches?
Truly, no ransom avails for one’s life,
there is no price one can give to God for it.
For the ransom of life is costly,
and can never suffice,
that one should live on forever
and never see the grave.
When we look at the wise, they die;
fool and dolt perish together
and leave their wealth to others.
Their graves[c] are their homes for ever,
their dwelling-places to all generations,
though they named lands their own.
Mortals cannot abide in their pomp;
they are like the animals that perish.
Luke 12:13-21
Someone in the crowd said to him, ‘Teacher, tell my brother to divide the family inheritance with me.’ But he said to him, ‘Friend, who set me to be a judge or arbitrator over you?’ And he said to them, ‘Take care! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of possessions.’ Then he told them a parable: ‘The land of a rich man produced abundantly. And he thought to himself, “What should I do, for I have no place to store my crops?” Then he said, “I will do this: I will pull down my barns and build larger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods. And I will say to my soul, Soul, you have ample goods laid up for many years; relax, eat, drink, be merry.” But God said to him, “You fool! This very night your life is being demanded of you. And the things you have prepared, whose will they be?” So it is with those who store up treasures for themselves but are not rich towards God.’
Sermon: Riches 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 Jennifer Tanouye
When we offer what we have to others, when we share our blessings with those who suffer, we build our treasure with God. We can do that in many ways at many times. This is just one of them: and let us take this opportunity to do so. 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: In Humble Adoration 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 Jennifer Tanouye
Gracious God, you have given us all things, and we thank you. Accept these gifts, and bless them to the building up of your realm of peace and light. 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 #82: Go, My Children, with My Blessing (v. 1-2)
Announcements Rev. Eric S. Anderson
Benediction Rev. Eric S. Anderson
Postlude: Glorious Things of Thee Are Spoken Kayleen Yuda
* Please stand if you are able.
Permissions
For The Bread Which You Have Broken
Robert Lau
Tune: C T C Bethany
Streamed by permission ONELICENSE A-735890
We Cannot Own the Sunlit Sky
Text by Ruth Duck, 1984, rev. 1989
© 1992 G.I.A. Publications, Inc.
Tune ENDLESS SONG by Robert Lowry, 1869
Public Domain
Streamed by permission ONELICENSE A-735890
Maing Sisus
Lyrics and Music by Elina Chaniel
Streamed by permission of the composer
In Humble Adoration
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Arr. George Blake
Tune: © 1980 Lorenz Publishing Company,
a division of The Lorenz Corporation
(Admin. by Music Services)
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
Go, My Children, with My Blessing
Text by Jaroslav Vajda, 1983, 1990
© 1983, 1990 Jaroslav Vajda
Tune AR HYD Y NOS trad. Welsh melody
Public Domain
Streamed by permission ONELICENSE A-735890
Glorious Things of Thee Are Spoken
Robert J Hughes
Tune: © 1980 Lorenz Publishing Company,
a division of The Lorenz Corporation
(Admin. by Music Services)
Streamed by permission ONELICENSE A-735890
Important Dates
Today, August 3 – Board of Trustees meeting after Worship Service
August 24, Sunday – Annual Hilo Style Picnic, following Worship Service
Mondays, 11:30 a.m. –Pickleball lessons; contact Connie 808-936-7534 or
Ruth (rnduponte07@gmail.com) to sign up.
Wednesdays, 5:00 p.m. Bible Study in person and via Zoom in the Pastor’s Study (see the Weekly Chime for Zoom meeting link).
Wednesdays, 12 noon –Pickleball lessons; contact Connie 808-936-7534 or
Ruth (rnduponte07@gmail.com) to sign up.
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 Jennifer Tanouye
Chapel Decoration Anne Sadayasu
Organist Kayleen Yuda
Hand Bell Director Anna Kennedy
IYAA Music Director Stuart Mori
Projected Imagery Sue Smith
Web Master Ruth Niino-DuPonte
Videographers Eric Tanouye, Bob Smith,
Mace Peng, Woody Kita, Cindy Debus
Streaming Sound Director Ben Yamaki
Sunday School Teacher Gloria Kobayashi
Sunday School Aide Johanna Narruhn
Church Office Manager Pearl Momi Lyman
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.
