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All Saints Day and Communion Sunday
11/02/2025 - 10:30 pm
PRELUDE
CENTERING MUSIC Precious Lord, Take My Hand Arr. Diane Bish
Precious Lord
WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
MINUTE FOR MISSION “Mic Use” Lyle Swallow
CALL TO WORSHIP
One: On this, All Saints Day, we gather to celebrate the lives of persons we name as saints.
Men/Boys: Some of them are living, others have completed their physical lives here on earth.
Women/Girls: Some have touched us personally; others have touched and called into question the institutions and structures of our society.
Men/Boys: But all have shaken our being –
Women/Girls: All have been examples of lives of wholeness, working for justice and peace.
All: We celebrate these persons and their lives in all aspects of God’s creation!
*OPENING HYMN #331 “God of the Ages, Whose Almighty Hand” vs. 1, 2, 4
God of the ages, whose almighty hand
Leads forth in beauty all the starry band
Of shining worlds in splendor through the skies,
Our grateful songs before thy throne arise.
Thy love divine hath led us in the past.
In this free land by thee our lot is cast.
Be thou our ruler, guardian guide, and stay:
Thy word our law, thy paths our chosen way.
Refresh thy people on their toilsome way.
Lead us from night to never-ending day.
Fill all our lives with love and grace divine,
And glory, laud, and praise be ever thine.
UNISON PRAYER CONFESSING OUR NEED FOR GOD’S GRACE
Timeless God, we thank you for all those before us who have acted with love and compassion to the end. We thank you for brave souls of deathless fame, and also for those whose names are remembered only by you. Give us wisdom to understand your will, and courage to live as your people in this day; through the grace of Jesus Christ. Amen.
MOMENT OF SILENT PRAYER
SONG OF RENEWAL SONG OF RENEWAL (2202 in STF)
Come Away with Me to a quiet place
Apart from the world with its frantic pace
To pray, reflect and seek God’s grace.
Come away with me, Come away.
ASSURANCE OF GOD’S GRACE
One: The good news is that in God, we all are one.
All: God loves us all and calls us God’s children. Thanks be to God! 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)
ANTHEM Lord, Listen to your Children" by K. Medema and J. Schrader.
CHILDREN’S MOMENT: DEDICATIONS. Mary Suite
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
RESPONSE
Reader: The Gospel 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 Rev. Laura Mariko Cheifetz
CELEBRATION OF THE SAINTS
OFFERING OURSELVES AND OUR GIFTS
OFFERTORY Elevation Paul Benoit
*DOXOLOGY Tune: OLD HUNDRED
Praise God from whom all grace flows forth.
Praise Life, all creatures here on earth.
Praise Light who guides us on our way.
Praise Love who forms us day by day. Amen.
*PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING – in unison
All we have is yours, Oh God. With gratitude for all you have done for us, and all you are, we return this small portion back to you with prayers that it may be used to your glory. In the name of Christ we pray. Amen.
HYMN: #326 For All the Saints Vs. 1-3, 5
For all the saints who from their labors rest,
Who thee by faith before the world confessed,
Thy name, O Jesus, be forever blest.
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Thou wast their rock, their fortress, and their might;
Thou, Lord, their captain in the well-fought fight;
Thou, in the darkness drear, their one true light.
Alleluia! Alleluia!
O blest communion fellowship divine!
We feebly struggle; they in glory shine;
Yet all are one in thee, for all are thine.
Alleluia! Alleluia!
From earth’s wide bounds, from ocean’s farthest coast,
Through gates of pearl streams in the countless host,
Singing to Father, Son and Holy Ghost.
Alleluia! Alleluia!
SACRAMENT OF COMMUNION
INVITATION TO THE TABLE
Communion Litany:
One: Let us give thanks!
People: Our God has bent down and fed us!
One: Like a mother, God has held us;
People: Our God has calmed and quieted our fear!
One: Like a father God has forgiven us,
People: and removed our sins from us!
One: Bless God’s holy name!
People: And forget not all God’s benefits!
All: We thank you for the promise of this meal; presence to break the bonds of isolation, power to overcome our powerlessness. We thank you for the promise of this day: new life for tired spirits, victory for the faithful. Help us to reach out to each other in community and be agents of renewal. May your resurrection happen in and through us. Amen.
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 music: "Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus" by Helen Lemmel
Dale Scovill arranged by Fred Bock.
COMMUNION PRAYER
CLOSING HYMN: #327 From All that Dwell Below the Skies
From all that dwell below the skies let the Creator’s praise arise:
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Let the Redeemer’s name be sung through every land, in every tongue.
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
Alleluia! Alleluia!
In every land begin the song; to every land the strains belong:
Alleluia! Alleluia!
In cheerful sound all voices raise and fill the world with joyful praise.
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Eternal are thy mercies, Lord; eternal truth attends thy word:
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Thy praise shall sound from shore to shore,
Till suns shall rise and set no more.
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
Alleluia! Alleluia!
*CHARGE AND BENEDICTION
POSTLUDE The Rejoicing Charles Callahan