Our Worship Service
At Peace Presbyterian Church, we worship at 11:00 a.m. on Sundays.
The key elements of our worship service are:
We gather as a community that shares in Christ's peace and love. Each week, we greet each other with the peace of Christ at the beginning of the service, using these words: "Peace (of Christ) be with you." "And also with you!"
We share in the leading of worship. We have a reader besides the pastor who leads part of the service, and there are times we share in reading and worship through the use of liturgy that is call and response. Typically, the words we all say together are in bold print.
We worship with music. We sing hymns and prayers together, hear instrumental pieces, and hear our choir share special songs they have prepared for worship.
We confess our sin together. We believe that each of fall short of God's glory and calling for us, and that sin is both individual and corporate in nature. We sin against God and against each other, so we stand together and confess our sins every week. We also have a time of silent prayer and reflection, so that we can confess our individual sins and consider how we might ask God to help us amend our ways.
We hear God's word read. Each Sunday, we hear particular scripture passages read. At Peace, we typically follow the Revised Common Lectionary. We ask God to open our hearts and minds to the reading of God's Word.
We hear God's word proclaimed. Our pastor prepares and preaches a sermon each week on the scripture to be read in the worship service. Preaching is the announcement of God's good news in Christ who invites us to participate in the ongoing activity of God at work in the world to bring about redemption, not only for us, but for all creation.
We affirm our faith together. The Affirmation of Faith is when we declare what we believe. It is usually a creed of the ancient church or a modern statement of faith from our Book of Confessions.
We pray for our church, community, and world. We have a time of prayer each Sunday where we lift up the names on our prayer list and pray for people and places in need and for Christ's ministry in the world. We usually end this time of prayer by praying The Lord's Prayer together.
We offer ourselves and all we have to God. As a symbol of power and of what is valuable to us, we make an offering of money to help those in need and to promote the work of the gospel. The time when the offering is collected is also a chance to consider how else we might respond to God's goodness.
We are sent out to love and serve our loving God. The pastor offers the charge and benediction, words meant to challenge and bless us.
We often try something new. On the fifth Sunday of each month, we have a service that includes prayer stations and a chance to try some new ways to worship. We often learn and include new songs. As we follow the liturgical cycle, we sometimes bring old traditions to worship in a new way. We expect God to meet us among new experiences!
The key elements of our worship service are:
We gather as a community that shares in Christ's peace and love. Each week, we greet each other with the peace of Christ at the beginning of the service, using these words: "Peace (of Christ) be with you." "And also with you!"
We share in the leading of worship. We have a reader besides the pastor who leads part of the service, and there are times we share in reading and worship through the use of liturgy that is call and response. Typically, the words we all say together are in bold print.
We worship with music. We sing hymns and prayers together, hear instrumental pieces, and hear our choir share special songs they have prepared for worship.
We confess our sin together. We believe that each of fall short of God's glory and calling for us, and that sin is both individual and corporate in nature. We sin against God and against each other, so we stand together and confess our sins every week. We also have a time of silent prayer and reflection, so that we can confess our individual sins and consider how we might ask God to help us amend our ways.
We hear God's word read. Each Sunday, we hear particular scripture passages read. At Peace, we typically follow the Revised Common Lectionary. We ask God to open our hearts and minds to the reading of God's Word.
We hear God's word proclaimed. Our pastor prepares and preaches a sermon each week on the scripture to be read in the worship service. Preaching is the announcement of God's good news in Christ who invites us to participate in the ongoing activity of God at work in the world to bring about redemption, not only for us, but for all creation.
We affirm our faith together. The Affirmation of Faith is when we declare what we believe. It is usually a creed of the ancient church or a modern statement of faith from our Book of Confessions.
We pray for our church, community, and world. We have a time of prayer each Sunday where we lift up the names on our prayer list and pray for people and places in need and for Christ's ministry in the world. We usually end this time of prayer by praying The Lord's Prayer together.
We offer ourselves and all we have to God. As a symbol of power and of what is valuable to us, we make an offering of money to help those in need and to promote the work of the gospel. The time when the offering is collected is also a chance to consider how else we might respond to God's goodness.
We are sent out to love and serve our loving God. The pastor offers the charge and benediction, words meant to challenge and bless us.
We often try something new. On the fifth Sunday of each month, we have a service that includes prayer stations and a chance to try some new ways to worship. We often learn and include new songs. As we follow the liturgical cycle, we sometimes bring old traditions to worship in a new way. We expect God to meet us among new experiences!