Gilead Presbyterian Church

06/07/2026

06/07/2026

OPENING MUSIC “The Solid Rock/My Faith Has Found a Resting Place”
Gilead Bell Chimes
by A. Grétry/W. Bradbury; arr. by Bill Ingram

During the opening music, let us quiet the noise from outside, cease our conversation with the world, and begin
listening for the music of God’s voice.

CALL TO WORSHIP
One: Rejoice in the Lord! Praise the Lord with instruments and shouts of joy!
All: God loves justice and righteousness. The earth is full of God’s love.
One: Let all of creation revel in awe of God, our creator.
All: God’s love endures forever.
One: Our God renews our spirits. God is always faithful.
All: Amen! Let us worship together.

*PURPLE HYMNAL #515 “I Come with Joy”

ANNOUNCEMENTS OPENING PRAYER & INVITATION TO CONFESSION

UNISON PRAYER OF CONFESSION
Holy God, we confess, a bit pridefully, that we appreciate decency and order, forgetting that we seek the
order that is of our own making. We confess that clear rules and social norms give us comfort, forgetting
how many of your beloved children are hurt and excluded by them. We confess that we place our trust in
ability, strength, and the works we produce, forgetting our total reliance on your grace. Forgive us, God,
and free us to live in courageous faith, that we may abide in your righteousness. Amen.

SILENT PRAYER ASSURANCE OF PARDON
*THE GLORIA: Glory to the Creator, and to the Christ, and to the Holy Ghost; as it was in the beginning,
is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen, Amen.

*THE PEACE OF CHRIST
Leader: Peace be with you. People: And also with you.

ANTHEM “Faith to Carry On” Music by Don Besig
Gilead Singers with Della Temple, flute Words by Don Besig & Nancy Price

TIME FOR THE YOUNG AT HEART The children are dismissed to Sunday School.

PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION
SCRIPTURE
As Jesus was walking along, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at his tax collector’s booth. “Follow me and be
my disciple,” Jesus said to him. So Matthew got up and followed him. Later, Matthew invited Jesus and his
disciples to his home as dinner guests, along with many tax collectors and other disreputable sinners. But when
the Pharisees saw this, they asked his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with such scum?” When Jesus
heard this, he said, “Healthy people don’t need a doctor- sick people do.” Then he added, “Now go and learn the
meaning of this Scripture: ‘I want you to show mercy, not offer sacrifices.’ For I have come to call not those who
think they are righteous, but those who know they are sinners.” As Jesus was saying this, the leader of a
synagogue came and knelt before him. “My daughter has just died,” he said, “but you can bring her back to life
again if you just come and lay your hand on her.” So Jesus and his disciples got up and went with him. Just then
a woman who had suffered for twelve years with constant bleeding came up behind him. She touched the fringe
of his robe, for she thought, “If I can just touch his robe, I will be healed.” Jesus turned around, and when he saw
her he said, “Daughter, be encouraged! Your faith has made you well.” And the woman was healed at that
moment. When Jesus arrived at the official’s home, he saw the noisy crowd and heard the funeral music. “Get
out!” he told them. “The girl isn’t dead; she’s only asleep.” But the crowd laughed at him. After the crowd was put
outside, however, Jesus went in and took the girl by the hand, and she stood up! The report of this miracle swept
through the entire countryside. Matthew 9:9-13, 18-26, New Living Translation

The word of God for the people of God. Thanks be to God.

SERMON “Let’s Eat” Rev. Summer Sattora

*PURPLE HYMNAL #794 “O Savior, in this Quiet Place”

PRESENTATION OF THE AILEEN ROMBERG AWARD
AFFIRMATION OF FAITH (from A Declaration of Faith) We hold that what God says to us and does for us
centers in Jesus Christ, our living Lord as he is remembered, known, and expected. In Christ, God’s Word
of acceptance takes flesh: by grace through faith we are set right with God, adopted as children of God,
not because of anything we have done, but because of what Christ has done. In Christ, God’s Word of
demand is lived out: to love God and neighbor as Jesus did is what God requires of us. The Spirit adds
no different Word from God, but leads us deeper into the truth of God uttered in Jesus Christ.

PASTORAL PRAYER
When the pastor says “God of power” please respond with “heal us now.”

CONG. RESPONSE (PURPLE HYMNAL #469) “Lord, Listen to Your Children Praying”

THE OFFERING
OFFERTORY “Faith is the Victory”/ ”Faith Begins by Letting Go” Yates & Sankey/Gounod
Gilead Singers

*DOXOLOGY: Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; Praise God, all creatures here below; Praise
God above, ye heavenly host; Creator, Christ, and Holy Ghost. Amen.

*PRAYER OF DEDICATION
Holy God, we offer our gifts today and every day, trusting in your promises to heal, reconcile, and bring
justice and peace. May all that we offer be transformed into signs of your love and acts of your mercy. We
ask this in Jesus' name. Amen.
INVITATION TO GOD’S TABLE

GREAT THANKSGIVING

The Lord be with you. And also with you.
Lift up your hearts. We lift them up to the Lord.
Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. It is right to give our thanks and praise.
… Therefore with all creation we sing your praise:
Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might, heaven and earth are full of your glory. Hosanna in the
highest. Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest.
Great is the mystery of faith: Christ has died, Christ is risen, Christ will come again.

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.

BREAKING OF THE BREAD
The gifts of God for the people of God. Thanks be to God.

COMMUNION COMMUNION MUSIC John Vangor

PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION

*PURPLE HYMNAL #157 “I Danced in the Morning”

*CHARGE & BENEDICTION

*CHORAL BENEDICTION “I’m Gonna Eat at the Welcome Table”

POSTLUDE “My Faith Looks Up to Thee” (includes portions of Mozart’s “Sonata in C minor”)
Mary Temple, organ by Sharon Elery Rogers

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05/31/2026

OPENING MUSIC “Holy Ghost, with Light Divine” by Don Hustad
Mary Temple, organ

During the opening music, let us quiet the noise from outside, cease our conversation with the world, and begin
listening for the music of God’s voice.


CALL TO WORSHIP
One: Our gracious God has created us and called us his own.
All: Let us worship the triune God.
One: Our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, has redeemed our lives.
All: Let us worship the triune God.
One: The Holy Spirit sustains and guides us all the days of our lives.
All: In gratitude and joy, let us worship the triune God!

*PURPLE HYMNAL #716 “God, Whose Giving Knows No Ending”

ANNOUNCEMENTS

OPENING PRAYER & INVITATION TO CONFESSION

UNISON PRAYER OF CONFESSION
Look deep, loving God, and see us as we really are. We are a people who prefer our will to your will. We
focus on things of the self and give little thought or care to others. We wander through our days giving
little thought to our own discipleship, let alone our call to help others become disciples. Forgive us, God
of grace. Forgive us and set us again on the path of your righteousness. Amen.

SILENT PRAYER

ASSURANCE OF PARDON

*THE GLORIA: Glory to the Creator, and to the Christ, and to the Holy Ghost; as it was in the beginning,
is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen, Amen.

*THE PEACE OF CHRIST
Leader: Peace be with you. People: And also with you.







ANTHEM “The King is Coming” by William & Gloria Gaither & Charles Milhuff
Esther Egemba, soloist

TIME FOR THE YOUNG AT HEART The children are dismissed to Sunday School.

PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION

SCRIPTURE
Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. When they saw him,
they worshiped him; but some doubted. And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth
has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father
and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything that I have commanded you. And
remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age.” Matthew 28:16-20, New Revised Standard Version

The word of God for the people of God. Thanks be to God.

SERMON “Go Anyway” Rev. Summer Sattora

*PURPLE HYMNAL #298 “Lord, You Give the Great Commission”

INSTALLATION AND ORDINATION OF OFFICERS
Gilead welcomes Tina Annunziato, Penny Cameron, Lexie Fischer, and Robyn Reilly to the board of Deacons,
and Paul Francis, Stephanie Gould, and Leslie Palmieri to Session as Ruling Elders.
PASTORAL PRAYER

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.

CONG. RESPONSE (PURPLE HYMNAL #469) “Lord, Listen to Your Children Praying”

THE OFFERING

OFFERTORY “Holy, Holy, Holy” music by John B. D***s & Gary Rhodes
Gilead Singers with Lauren Reilly, viola lyrics by Reginald Heber

*DOXOLOGY: Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; Praise God, all creatures here below; Praise
God above, ye heavenly host; Creator, Christ, and Holy Ghost. Amen.









*PRAYER OF DEDICATION
Holy God, all that we have and all that we are is a gift from you. We dedicate these gifts given this day to
your work of making disciples in this time and place. Amen.
*PURPLE HYMNAL #296 “Go in Grace and Make Disciples”

*CHARGE & BENEDICTION

*CHORAL BENEDICTION “What a Fellowship, What a Joy Divine”

POSTLUDE “Spring” from The Four Seasons by Antonio Vivaldi
Mary Temple, organ


*The congregation is invited to stand. BOLD: Congregation responds/sings.

05/24/2026

OPENING MUSIC “All Glory Be to God on High” by Nikolas Decius
Penny Cameron, piano, & Mary Temple, organ arr. by R. Graham

*PURPLE HYMNAL #280 “Come, O Spirit, Dwell Among Us”

ANTHEM “Come, Holy Spirit” words & music by John W. Peterson

Gilead Singers

SCRIPTURE
When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. And suddenly from
heaven there came a sound like the rush of a violent wind, and it filled the entire house where they
were sitting. Divided tongues, as of fire, appeared among them, and a tongue rested on each of
them. All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other languages, as the Spirit
gave them ability. Now there were devout Jews from every nation under heaven living in Jerusalem.
And at this sound the crowd gathered and was bewildered, because each one heard them speaking
in the native language of each. Amazed and astonished, they asked, “Are not all these who are
speaking Galileans? And how is it that we hear, each of us, in our own native language? Parthians,
Medes, Elamites, and residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, Phrygia
and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya belonging to Cyrene, and visitors from Rome, both
Jews and proselytes, Cretans and Arabs- in our own languages we hear them speaking about God’s
deeds of power.” All were amazed and perplexed, saying to one another, “What does this mean?”
But others sneered and said, “They are filled with new wine.” But Peter, standing with the eleven,
raised his voice and addressed them, “Men of Judea and all who live in Jerusalem, let this be known
to you, and listen to what I say. Indeed, these are not drunk, as you suppose, for it is only nine
o’clock in the morning. No, this is what was spoken through the prophet Joel: “In the last days it will
be, God declares, that I will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh, and your sons and your daughters shall
prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams. Even upon
my slaves, both men and women, in those days I will pour out my Spirit; and they shall prophesy.
And I will show portents in the heaven above and signs on the earth below, blood, and fire, and
smoky mist. The sun shall be turned to darkness and the moon to blood, before the coming of the
Lord’s great and glorious day. Then everyone who calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.”
Acts 2:1-21, New Revised Standard Version

The word of God for the people of God. Thanks be to God.
SERMON “Christians Assemble!” Rev. Summer Sattora
*PURPLE HYMNAL #288 “Spirit of the Living God”

AFFIRMATION OF FAITH (The Nicene Creed)
We believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all that is,
seen and unseen. We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, eternally
begotten of the Father, God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten,
not made, of one Being with the Father; through him all things were made. For us and for our
salvation he came down from heaven, was incarnate of the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary
and became truly human. For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate; he suffered
death and was buried. On the third day he rose again in accordance with the Scriptures; he
ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in
glory to judge the living and the dead, and his kingdom will have no end. We believe in the
Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son, who with
the Father and the Son is worshiped and glorified, who has spoken through the prophets. We
believe in one holy catholic and apostolic church. We acknowledge one baptism for the
forgiveness of sins. We look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to
come. Amen.
PASTORAL PRAYER
THE LORD’S PRAYER (debts, debtors)
CONG. RESPONSE (PURPLE HYMNAL #469) “Lord, Listen to Your Children Praying”
THE OFFERING
OFFERTORY ”Cavatina” by J. Raff

Juergen Tempel, cello

*DOXOLOGY: Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; Praise God, all creatures here
below; Praise God above, ye heavenly host; Creator, Christ, and Holy Ghost. Amen.
*PRAYER OF DEDICATION: O God of all glory and majesty, we give you thanks for the gift of
your Son, and his power at work in our lives and our gifts. Bless these gifts for the benefits
they afford in bringing life to others in your name. Bless our lives that we may be your
witnesses to the end of the earth as we love and serve you, O God most high. Amen.
*PURPLE HYMNAL #66 “Every Time I Feel the Spirit”
*CHARGE & BENEDICTION
*CHORAL BENEDICTION “God Bless America”

Gilead Singers and Congregation

POSTLUDE “Battle Hymn of the Republic” American Folk Tune
Penny Cameron, piano, & Mary Temple, organ arr. by B.J. Chatham

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05/17/2026

OPENING MUSIC Billy Petito

During the opening music, let us quiet the noise from outside, cease our conversation with
the world, and begin listening for the music of God’s voice.

CALL TO WORSHIP
One: Shout for joy, sing songs of praise,
All: for God reigns over all the earth!
One: God has gone up with a shout!
All: Sound the trumpets and sing songs of praise!

*PURPLE HYMNAL #282 “Come Down, O Love Divine”

ANNOUNCEMENTS OPENING PRAYER

INVITATION TO CONFESSION
UNISON PRAYER OF CONFESSION
Living God, we confess that our faith is sometimes weak, our love for others can be
faint, our prayers are often timid, and our gratitude is frequently unconvincing. When
we stand looking toward heaven, yet feel far from you, you draw near in mercy to
forgive us, and fill us with your power, through the grace of Jesus, our resurrected
Savior. Amen.
SILENT PRAYER
ASSURANCE OF PARDON

*THE GLORIA: Glory to the Creator, and to the Christ, and to the Holy Ghost; as it
was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen, Amen.
*THE PEACE OF CHRIST
Leader: Peace be with you. People: And also with you.

ANTHEM “Rejoice, The Lord is King!” Music: John Darwall
Gilead Singers Text: Charles Wesley

TIME FOR THE YOUNG AT HEART
The children are dismissed to Sunday School.

PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION

SCRIPTURE
In my first book I told you, Theophilus, about everything Jesus began to do and teach until
the day he was taken up to heaven after giving his chosen apostles further instructions
through the Holy Spirit. During the forty days after he suffered and died, he appeared to the
apostles from time to time, and he proved to them in many ways that he was actually alive.
And he talked to them about the Kingdom of God. Once when he was eating with them, he
commanded them, “Do not leave Jerusalem until the Father sends you the gift he promised,
as I told you before. John baptized with water, but in just a few days you will be baptized
with the Holy Spirit.” So when the apostles were with Jesus, they kept asking him, “Lord,
has the time come for you to free Israel and restore our kingdom?” He replied, “The Father
alone has the authority to set those dates and times, and they are not for you to know. But
you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you. And you will be my witnesses,
telling people about me everywhere- in Jerusalem, throughout Judea, in Samaria, and to
the ends of the earth.” After saying this, he was taken up into a cloud while they were
watching, and they could no longer see him. As they strained to see him rising into heaven,
two white-robed men suddenly stood among them. “Men of Galilee,” they said, “why are
you standing here staring into heaven? Jesus has been taken from you into heaven, but
someday he will return from heaven int he same way you saw him go!”
Acts 1:1-11, New Living Translation
The word of God for the people of God. Thanks be to God.

SERMON “Up, Up, and Away” Rev. Summer Sattora

*PURPLE HYMNAL #258 “A Hymn of Glory Let Us Sing”

AFFIRMATION OF FAITH (from A Brief Statement of Faith)
In a broken and fearful world the Spirit gives us courage to pray without ceasing, to witness
among all peoples to Christ as Lord and Savior, to unmask idolatries in Church and culture,
to hear the voices of peoples long silenced, and to work with others for justice, freedom,
and peace. In gratitude to God, empowered by the Spirit, we strive to serve Christ in our
daily tasks and to live holy and joyful lives, even as we watch for God’s new heaven and
new earth, praying, “Come, Lord Jesus!” With believers in every time and place, we rejoice
that nothing in life or in death can separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our
Lord. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. Amen.

PASTORAL PRAYER
When the pastor says “O risen God” please respond with “fill us with your power.”

THE LORD’S PRAYER (debts, debtors)
CONG. RESPONSE (PURPLE HYMNAL #469) “Lord, Listen to Your Children Praying”

THE OFFERING
OFFERTORY ”Alleluia! Sing to Jesus!” Music: Rowland Prichard
Gilead Singers Text: William Dix
*DOXOLOGY: Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; Praise God, all creatures
here below; Praise God above, ye heavenly host; Creator, Christ, and Holy Ghost.
Amen.

*PRAYER OF DEDICATION: O God of all glory and majesty, we give you thanks for
the gift of your Son, and his power at work in our lives and our gifts. Bless these
gifts for the benefits they afford in bringing life to others in your name. Bless our
lives that we may be your witnesses to the end of the earth as we love and serve you,
O God most high. Amen.

*PURPLE HYMNAL #462 “I Love to Tell the Story”
*CHARGE & BENEDICTION
*CHORAL BENEDICTION “Jesus is King” Traditional Appalachian melody
Gilead Singers Text by Gerald Henderson

POSTLUDE Billy Petito

*The congregation is invited to stand. BOLD: Congregation responds/sings.


Thank you to our Lay Reader today, Paul Francis,
and to our A/V team: Lexie Fischer, Stephanie Gould, and Josh Steinberg.

05/14/2026

The flower has opened, has been in the sun and is unafraid. I'm taking more chances; I'm bold and proud.

- Paula Cole