Margaret Armstrong

(The Lord is in His holy temple, let all the earth be silent before Him.)

Leader: Elder Art Lopez

Leader: We have come together to praise God from whom all blessings flow.
People: The firmament, the covering of earth and seas, is the roof of our sanctuary.
Leader: And so, we dwell in the house of God all the days of our lives as one people.
People: We will sing songs of praise and give thanks for God’s steadfast hope in us. Who today will bless God for God’s surpassing greatness?
ALL: Let everything has breath worship and praise God!

All Creatures of Our God and King
Hymn: Francis of Assisi, 1225
Tune: Geistliche Kirchengesang, 1623

1.
All creatures of our God and King,
Lift up your voice and with us sing,
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Thou burning sun with golden beam,
Thou silver moon with softer gleam,
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
Alleluia!

2.
Thou rushing wind that art so strong,
Ye clouds that sail in heaven along,
O sing ye! Alleluia!
Thou rising morn, in praise rejoice,
Ye lights of evening, find a voice!
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
Alleluia!

3.
Thou flowing water, pure and clear,
Make music for thy Lord to hear,
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Thou fire so masterful and bright,
That givest us both warmth and light,
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
Alleluia!

4.
Thou fertile earth, that day by day
Unfoldest blessings on your way,
O sing ye! Alleluia!
The flowers and fruits that in thee grow,
Let them God's glory also show!
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
Alleluia!

5.
And everyone of tender heart,
Forgiving others, take your part,
O sing ye! Alleluia!
Ye who long pain and sorrow bear,
Praise God and cast on God your care!
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
Alleluia!

6.
All creatures, your Creator bless,
And worship God in humbleness.
O sing ye! Alleluia!
Praise, praise the Father, praise the Son,
And praise the Spirit, Three in One!
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
Alleluia!

Spirit of Truth, Spirit of God, You know all too well what lurks deep within us. We confess that we have not loved one another as You have loved us. We have often focused on ourselves. We are quick to find fault and spread gossip, sins that undermine this fellowship. We have left strangers among us feeling like outsiders. We have not done our best to carry Jesus Christ’s Good News beyond these walls. Forgive us, O Lord. Make us new once more. Restore us to the joy of Your salvation. In Jesus name, Amen.

(A time of silence for personal reflection, to be ended with the ringing of the bell.)

Rev. Emmanuel Orendain

Youth Praise Team

May the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times and in every way. The Lord be with all of you. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen.

OT: Deuteronomy 8: 10-18/ Deacon Noel Amorozo

NT: Luke 17: 11-19 / Elder Arleen Amorozo

“Glory Be to the Father”
(Collection of Prayer Cards)

O hope of every contrite heart
O joy of all the meek
To those who fall
How kind Thou art!
How good to those who seek!

ONE SONG OF PRAISE
by Joseph Martin
Sung: CPC Chancel Choir
Conducting: Elder Choy Bautista

1.
This day of celebration,
hand in hand we stand as one.
We face a bright tomorrow,
great the work that must be done.
Each of us must be committed.
Each of us take up the call.
God has given us a vision,
now we must dedicate our all,
Give our all!

Refrain:
We sing one alleluia,
We raise one amen.
We are one church united,
Let the song begin.
Many talents, many gifts,
all made one in Christ's embrace.
We sing one alleluia.
We are one mind,
We are one voice.
We are one song of praise.

2.
This is a day for worship,
a time for joyful song.
We come with glad thanksgiving,
for all that God has done.
Now we look for new horizons,
we dream of things to come.
God's love brings us together,
God's Holy Spirit make us one.
We are one! (refrain)

“GUILT, GRACE, GRATITUDE”
Elder Ed Ramos
(Pastor-In-Process with Presbytery)

(Excerpted from the Heidelberg Catechism Q/A #2)

Leader: What must you know to live and die in the joy of this comfort

People: Three things: first, how great our sin and misery are; second, how we are set free from all our sins and misery; third, how we are to thank God for such deliverance.

ALL: Guilt. Grace. Gratitude. To live and die in the joy and comfort that are found in Jesus Christ we must have a deep experience of our own guilt and of God’s grace. And when we do, we will live in deep gratitude to God for saving us from our sin. The reason we so often live with ungrateful hearts is because we so quickly lose sight of the wickedness of our sin and therefore of the greatness of God’s grace in rescuing us from it. So then, we will resolve to live a life of perpetual gratitude as we acknowledge the blessings that are ours in Christ. This we believe and so we live, Amen.

Margaret Armstrong

“Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow”

(By Intinction)

Communion Hymn #503

COME, RISEN LORD
Hymn: George Briggs, 1931
Tune: Alfred Smith, 1941

1.
Come, risen Lord, and deign to be our guest;
Nay, let us be Thy guests; the feast is Thine;
Thyself at Thine own board make manifest
In Thine own sacrament of bread and wine.

2.
We meet, as in that upper room they met,
Thou at the table, blessing, yet dost stand;
"This is My body"; so Thou givest yet;
Faith still receives the cup as from Thy hand.

3.
One body we, one body who partake,
One church united in communion blest;
One name we bear, one bread of life we break,
With all Thy saints on earth and saints at rest.

4.
One with each other, Lord, for one in Thee,
Who art one Savior and one living head;
Then open Thou our eyes, that we may see;
Be known to us in breaking of the bread.

BLEST BE THE TIE THAT BINDS
Hymn: John Fawcett, 1782
Tune: Johann Nageli, 1773-1836

1.
Blest be the tie that binds
Our hearts in Christian love:
The fellowship of kindred minds 
Is like to that above.

2.
Before our Father's throne 
We pour our ardent prayers;
Our fears, our hopes, our aims are one,
Our comforts and our cares.

3.
We share our mutual woes,
Our mutual burdens bear.
And often for each other flows 
The sympathizing tear.

4.
From sorrow, toil, and pain,
And sin we shall be free;
And perfect love and friendship reign
Through all eternity.

Margaret Armstrong