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15th Sunday after Pentecost
09/06/2026 - 10:30 am
WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
CENTERING MUSIC
MOMENT OF HOPE
CALL TO WORSHIP (based on Psalm 30)
Sing praise to God,
who has come to our aid!
Who answer when we call,
and leads us to wholeness.
You have turned our mourning into dancing!
You have clothed us with joy,
that we might sing praise to you
and not be silent.
O Lord our God, we will give you thanks forever!
*HYMN #610 O for a Thousand Tongues to Sing
O for a thousand tongues to sing my dear Redeemer’s praise,
the glories of my God and King, the triumphs of God’s grace!
The name of Jesus charms our fears, and bids our sorrows cease,
sings music in the sinner’s ears, brings life, and health, and peace.
Christ speaks, and listening to his voice new life the dead receive;
the mournful waken to rejoice; the poor in heart believe.
My gracious Master and my God, assist me to proclaim,
to spread through all the earth abroad the honors of thy name.
To God all glory, praise, and love be now and ever given
by saints below and saints above, the church in earth and heaven.
PRAYER CONFESSING OUR NEED FOR GOD’S GRACE
Blessed Jesus, give our voices the strength to proclaim your praises loudly. Give our spirits fervor when it comes to singing of your mighty triumph. Amen.
MOMENT OF SILENT PRAYER
SONG OF RENEWAL 740 Lead me, Guide Me
Lead me, guide me, along the way, for if you lead me,
I cannot stray. Lord, let me walk each day with thee. Lead me, O Lord, lead me.
CELEBRATION OF GOD’S GRACE
God indeed blesses us with song, with music, with praise that cannot be contained! May it strengthen us for the journey. Amen.
*PASSING THE PEACE
Leader: The peace of Christ be with you.
People: And with you also.
Leader: Let us pass the peace of Christ.
People: The peace of Christ be with you. (To one another)
SPECIAL MUSIC “Wondrous Love” arr., Victor L. Gumma
David Kail – guitar and Lois Kail - Bells
MOMENT FOR CHILDREN
PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE
Leader: God in your Grace,
People: Hear our prayer
PASTORAL PRAYER
THE LORD’S PRAYER
As we pray together the Lord's Prayer, you are invited to say this in whatever version is most comforting and meaningful to you. Here is one possible version (ecumenical version) that you can use:
Our Father, who is in heaven, holy be your name.
Your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us.
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.
SCRIPTURE READINGS
1 Chronicles 16:8-36, Psalm 98, 1 Corinthians 14:14-16
RESPONSE
Reader: The Word of the Lord
People: Thanks be to God
PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION, from Psalm 19 - responsively
Pastor: May the words of my mouth
People: And the meditations of our hearts
All: Be acceptable in your sight, O Lord,
Our rock and our redeemer. Amen.
SERMON HYMN SING!
MOMENT FOR QUIET REFLECTION
MOMENT OF THANKS
OFFERING OURSELVES AND OUR GIFTS
OFFERTORY “When I Survey The Wondrous Cross” Lowell Mason
*DOXOLOGY
Praise God whose breath fills all the earth
Whose love reveals our sacred worth
Whose Spirit forms one family
Whose grace brings peace and harmony. Amen.
*PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING
Leader: Creator of All,
Thank you so much for making such beautiful sounds. Melodies and harmonies bless our ears.
People: Thank You for the variety of instruments fashioned to praise Your name. We are able to express joy as well as sadness in song. We have been provided with such an amazing mode of worshiping Your glorious name. We were created to worship You in all things, and one of these ways is through music.
Leader: Thank You for the songs that have met us in our broken moments. For the ones that ministered Your Scriptures artistically to us and spoke to our souls. Thanks for reminding us that we were not alone, that You were worthy of it all, and that You were not done working in our circumstances.
People: When we are tempted today to despair, we pray that You will “turn our mourning into joyful dancing. You will take away our clothes of mourning and clothe us with joy, that we might sing praises to you and not be silent. O LORD our God, we will give you thanks forever! (Psalm 30:11-12)
*HYMN OF REFLECTION #646 Sing Out, My Soul
Sing out, my soul. Sing out, my soul.
Sing out and glorify the Lord who sets us free.
Sing out, my soul. Sing out, my soul.
Sing out and glorify the Lord God!
SACRAMENT OF COMMUNION
INVITATION TO THE TABLE
One: The Lord be with you
People: And also with you.
One: Lift up your hearts.
People: We lift them up to the Lord
One: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
People: It is right to give our thanks and praise
WORDS OF INSTITUTION
THE COMMUNION OF THE PEOPLE: SHARING THE BREAD AND THE CUP
Here at Clayton Valley, we practice open communion, and all believers are welcome. We do not use alcohol so that all may come to the table of our Lord.
Each row will be directed by an usher to come to the front of the sanctuary by way of the center aisle. Please tear a piece of bread from the loaf. When offered the cup, dip your bread into the cup. After receiving the bread and the cup, you may respond, “Amen”. Return to your seat by way of the side aisle.
COMMUNION PRAYER
*CLOSING HYMN 641 When in Our Music God Is Glorified
When in our music God is glorified, and adoration leaves no room for pride,
it is as though the whole creation cried: Alleluia! Alleluia!
How often, making music, we have found a new dimension in the world of sound,
As worship moved us to a more profound Alleluia! Alleluia!
So has the church, in liturgy and song, in faith and love, through centuries of wrong,
Borne witness to the truth in every tongue: Alleluia! Alleluia!
And did not Jesus sing a psalm that night when utmost evil strove against the light?
Then let us sing, for whom he won the fight: Alleluia! Alleluia!
Let every instrument be tuned for praise! Let all rejoice who have a voice to raise!
And may God give us faith to sing always: Alleluia! Alleluia!
*CHARGE AND BENEDICTION
*Congregational Response: Go with God
Go with God, go with God.
As you leave this place, go with God.
God will direct your way, God will light every day.
As you leave this place, go with God.
*POSTLUDE “Surely Goodness and Mercy” Peterson/Smith