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Extended Serving of Communion

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  Deacons and/or elders may be commissioned to extend the celebration of the Lord’s Supper to those unable to gather with the worshiping community. We send you out with this… Read more »

Glory to God Hymnal Liturgy

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This page provides answers to frequently asked questions about the liturgy that will appear in Glory to God, the 2013 Presbyterian hymnal.

Blessing and Charge

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  The blessing and charge are appropriately led from the font or table. Assured of God’s peace and blessing, we seek to follow Christ’s way, sustained by power of the… Read more »

Prayer after Communion

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  A prayer is offered thanking God for the gift of Christ in the sacrament, and asking for God’s grace and strength to be faithful disciples. Bless the Lord, O… Read more »

Baptism or Invitation to Discipleship

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  The proclamation of God’s Word calls for our faithful response. After the sermon, the people may be called to discipleship, giving opportunity for any who wish to make or… Read more »

Prayers of the People

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  The ministry of prayer is part of the baptismal calling of every believer. We pray for the world because God so loves it. We pray for the church because… Read more »

Offering

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  The Christian life is marked by the offering of one’s self to God. In worship, God presents us with the costly self-offering of Jesus Christ, who has claimed us… Read more »

Opening Sentences

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  A greeting in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ sets the context for Christian worship. Grace and peace to you in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ…. Read more »

Invitation to the Lord’s Table

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  Through the waters of baptism, we are born into Christ’s family. That family is nourished and sustained at this table. Though we are baptized but once, in the Lord’s… Read more »

Confession and Pardon

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  The call to confession is led from the font. Claiming the promises of God sealed in our baptism, we humbly confess the reality of sin in personal and common… Read more »