We Welcome You!

Prelude (played by Kathleen Jones)

Call to Worship — Psalm 100 (NRSV)

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: “Praise Ye the Lord, the Almighty” (Presbyterian Hymnal #482)

Prayer of Adoration and Confession

Assurance of Pardon 

Song of Praise 

I’ve got peace like a river, I’ve got peace like a river, I’ve got peace like a river in-a my soul.

I’ve got peace like a river, I’ve got peace like a river, I’ve got peace like a river in-a my soul.

We Greet One Another

Scripture Readings

Psalm 131 (English Standard Version)

O Lord, my heart is not lifted up;

    my eyes are not raised too high;

I do not occupy myself with things

    too great and too marvelous for me.

But I have calmed and quieted my soul,

    like a weaned child with its mother;

    like a weaned child is my soul within me.

O Israel, hope in the Lord

    from this time forth and forevermore.

John 14:1-3 (New Revised Standard Version)

“Do not let your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me. 2 In my Father’s house there are many dwelling places. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, so that where I am, there you may be also.”

Sermon (Gale Watkins, Pastor)

Hymn: “My Faith Looks Up to Thee” (Presbyterian Hymnal #383)

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: “Lord, Meet Us Here,” arranged by Mark Weston (directed by Carol Fassbender)

Great Prayer of Thanksgiving (Land of Rest) (Lift Up Your Hearts #124)

Communion

Prayer

God of abundance,

with this bread of life and cup of salvation you have united us with Christ,

making us one with all your people.

Now send us forth in the power of your Spirit

that we may proclaim your redeeming love to the world  

and continue forever in the risen life

of Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.

Hymn: “My Hope Is Built on Nothing Less” (Presbyterian Hymnal #379)

Benediction

Postlude (Kathleen Jones)

Today: Coffee hour in Fellowship Hall after worship

This week:

Monday, May 4  Prayer in the Lounge at 3:00 PM

Wednesday, May 6  Session meeting in the Lounge at 3:15 PM

Thursday, May 7  Choir practice in the Choir Room at 7:00 PM

Sunday, May 10  Class in the Lounge at 9:15 AM   

Worship in the Sanctuary at 10:30 AM, followed by a congregational meeting after worship. The purpose of this special meeting is to act on the request of Gale Watkins to dissolve the pastoral relationship with Westminster (effective on May 31, 2026). This is a necessary step for us to take in the transition to new pastoral leadership.

Coffee hour in Fellowship Hall after the adjournment of the congregational meeting.