We Welcome You!

Order of Service for Sunday, January 4, 2026, 10:30 AM

Prelude (Kathleen Jones)

Greeting and Welcome to Today’s Service

Call to Worship — Psalm 100

Make a joyful noise to the LORD, all the earth. 

Worship the LORD with gladness; 

Come into his presence with singing. 

Know that the LORD is God. 

It is he that made us, and we are his; 

we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. 

Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise. 

Give thanks to him, bless his name. 

For the LORD is good; 

his steadfast love endures forever, 

and his faithfulness to all generations. 

Let us worship God!

Hymn: “Angels, from the Realms of Glory” (Presbyterian Hymnal #22)

Prayer of Adoration and Confession

Assurance of Pardon

Song of Praise: “Change My Heart, O God” (Lift Up Your Hearts #61)

We Greet One Another

Scripture Reading:

Matthew 26:26-30 (New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition)

While they were eating, Jesus took a loaf of bread, and after blessing it he broke it, gave it to the disciples, and said, “Take, eat; this is my body.” 27 Then he took a cup, and after giving thanks he gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you, 28 for this is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins. 29 I tell you, I will never again drink of this fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father’s kingdom.” 30 When they had sung the hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.

Sermon: “With Whom Do We Commune?” (Rev. George Saylor)

Song: “In Christ Alone” (by Keith Getty and Stuart Townend)

1. In Christ alone my hope is found;

He is my light, my strength, my song;

this Cornerstone, this solid ground,

firm through the fiercest drought and storm.

What heights of love, what depths of peace

when fears are stilled, when strivings cease;

my Comforter, my All in All;

here in the love of Christ I stand.

2. In Christ alone who took on flesh;

fullness of God in helpless babe.

This gift of love and righteousness

scorned by the ones He came to save;

'til on that cross as Jesus died

the wrath of God was satisfied;

for ev'ry sin on Him was laid;

here in the death of Christ I live.

3. There in the ground His body lay;

Light of the world by darkness slain.

Then bursting forth in glorious day,

up from the grave He rose again!

And as He stands in victory,

sin's curse has lost its grip on me;

for I am His and He is mine,

bought with the precious blood of Christ!

4. No guilt in life, no fear in death;

this is the pow'r of Christ in me.

From life's first cry to final breath,

Jesus commands my destiny.

No pow'r of hell, no scheme of man

can ever pluck me from His hand;

'til He returns or calls me home,

here in the pow'r of Christ I'll stand!

A Time of Prayer

Answers to Prayer and Prayer Requests

Prayers of Thanksgiving and Intercession

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.

Offertory 

Doxology 

Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; Praise God, all creatures here below;

Praise God above, ye heavenly host; Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.

Celebration of the Lord’s Supper

Invitation to the Table

Choir Anthem: “Communion Canon,” by Ruth E. Schram (directed by Carol Fassbender)

Great Prayer of Thanksgiving

Communion

Prayer

Song: “Come, Share the Lord” (Lift Up Your Hearts #126)

Benediction

Postlude (Kathleen Jones)

Church leaders are available to join you for personal prayer in the front of the sanctuary immediately after the postlude.

Today: Coffee hour in Fellowship Hall after worship

This week:

Monday, January 5 Prayer in the Lounge at 3:00 PM

Wednesday, January 7 Session meeting in the Lounge at 3:15 PM

Thursday, January 8 Choir meets at 6:15 PM to take down decorations and practice 

Sunday, January 11 No class this week (our series on season 3 of “The Chosen” will resume on Sunday, January 18)

Worship in the Sanctuary at 10:30 AM, followed by coffee hour in Fellowship Hall

Today, we welcome Rev. George Saylor back to Westminster. George and his wife, Rev. Mary Saylor, both retired members of our Presbytery, are good friends of our pastor and our church, whom we’re happy to have with us today.