Worship for September 6, 2026

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, September 6, 2026. You will find the service outline below, and you may download and print the PDF to follow more easily. 

Service of Worship September 6, 2026
Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost

Rev. Eric S. Anderson, Pastor

WE GATHER TO WORSHIP GOD

Prelude: Refresh My Heart, Oh God                         Kayleen Yuda

Lighting of the Candles

Ringing of the Bell

Welcome:                           Rev. Eric S. Anderson

* Call to Worship (based on Psalm 149)                Mace Peng

Leader:   Praise the LORD! Sing a new song to God in the assembly of the faithful.
People:  We are glad of our maker and rejoice in our God.

Leader:   Praise God’s name with dancing; make melody with instruments and voices.
People:  With all the faithful we will sing for joy wherever we might be.

Leader:   The LORD takes pleasure in the people, adorning the humble with success.
People:  May there be glory for God’s faithful ones. Praise the LORD!

All:           Let us worship God!

* Hymn #12: I Sing the Mighty Power of God (v. 1 – 3)

* Invocation (based on Psalm 119:33-40)            Mace Peng

Teach us again the ways of your will, O God. We will try once more to observe them to the end. Give us understanding, that we may keep your laws with our whole hearts. Lead us in the ways of your commandments, for we delight to live in love. Amen.

Please be seated

WE SHARE THE WORD OF GOD

Anthem: Omochu Pei, Maing Ai Samon (Hold my hand, my Lord) IYAA

Time with the Children                      Rev. Eric S. Anderson

Scripture:                           Mace Peng

Romans 13:8-14

Owe no one anything, except to love one another, for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law. The commandments, “You shall not commit adultery; you shall not murder; you shall not steal; you shall not covet,” and any other commandment, are summed up in this word, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” Love does no wrong to a neighbor; therefore, love is the fulfilling of the law.

Besides this, you know what time it is, how it is already the moment for you to wake from sleep. For salvation is nearer to us now than when we became believers; the night is far gone; the day is near. Let us then throw off the works of darkness and put on the armor of light; let us walk decently as in the day, not in reveling and drunkenness, not in illicit sex and licentiousness, not in quarreling and jealousy. Instead, put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to gratify its desires.

Matthew 18:15-20

“If your brother or sister sins against you, go and point out the fault when the two of you are alone. If you are listened to, you have regained that one. But if you are not listened to, take one or two others along with you, so that every word may be confirmed by the evidence of two or three witnesses. If that person refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church, and if the offender refuses to listen even to the church, let such a one be to you as a gentile and a tax collector. Truly I tell you, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven. Again, truly I tell you, if two of you agree on earth about anything you ask, it will be done for you by my Father in heaven. For where two or three are gathered in my name, I am there among them.”

Sermon: Love Fulfills the Law            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. Amen.

Call to Offering                Mace Peng

Paul wrote that love fulfills the law. Let us love in this moment by sharing what we have with people who have needs: needs of body, mind, or spirit. 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: Morning         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

We pray that you receive these gifts, O God, from your loving people. We pray that you turn them to new purposes of love, O God, and create a world more like the one you have envisioned. Amen.

* Hymn #332: As We Gather at Your Table (v. 1-3)

Sacrament of Holy Communion

Invitation

Consecrating the Bread and Cup    

Prayer of Thanksgiving

* Hymn #393: Blessed Be the Tie That Binds (v. 1 – 4)

Please be seated

Announcements             Rev. Eric S. Anderson

Benediction                      Rev. Eric S. Anderson

Postlude: Postlude         Kayleen Yuda

* Please stand if you are able.

Permissions

Important Dates and Announcements

Today, September 6 – Board of Trustees meeting after Worship service in the Lounge.

Saturday, September 19 – “Walk to End Alzheimer’s at Lili`uokalani Gardens, 7:30 AM. Come and walk with the church group, or pledge a donation at act.alz.org

Thursday, September 24, 7:00 PM– The Organ Virtuosos, Walter Greenwood & Rick Mazurowski – Kamaaina Concert Series

Sundays, 8:30 AM – Join our choir, Holy Cross Singers, at rehearsals in the Lounge.

Wednesdays, 5 PM – Bible Study in person, in Pastor’s Study or via Zoom (see The Weekly Chime for the link)

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.