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Madison Presbyterian Church - PCUSA, 1236 Fishback Road, PO Box 297, Madison, VA (2026)

05/31/2026

Welcome to Worship on this Trinity Sunday!

Permission for music and worship live streaming provided by ONE LICENSE A-711972. All rights reserved.

05/28/2026

Join us on this week for Trinity Sunday when Rev. Jewell-Ann's sermon will be "Inquiring Minds Want to Know." The service is at 10:00 am in person and streaming on Facebook Live.

Madison Presbyterian Church
Trinity Sunday

+ Gather Around the Word +

Chiming of the Hour
The chiming of the hour signals the opening of worship.
Please hold the rest of your conversations until fellowship, as we
prepare ourselves to worship God in spirit and in truth.

Prelude

Welcome & Announcements

This is the day the Lord has made!
We will rejoice and be glad in it!

Introit

Prayer of Invocation

Holy God, we do not understand the mystery of the Trinity, yet we can see the way you work in the world through creation, the love of Jesus Christ, and the power of the Holy Spirit. Help us build our trust in what we cannot see or understand, and stand firm on the covenant you have made with humankind and with each of us in our baptism. Give us courage to be your disciples in this time and place. Amen.

*Hymn #14 For the Beauty of the Earth

Responsive Call to Worship Psalm 8

L: O Lord, our Sovereign, how majestic is your name in all the earth!

P: You have set your glory above the heavens. Out of the mouths of babes and infants you have founded a bulwark because of your foes, to silence the enemy and the avenger.

L: When I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars that you have established; what are human beings that you are mindful of them, mortals that you care for them?

P: Yet you have made them a little lower than God, and crowned them with glory and honor. You have given them dominion over the works of your hands; you have put all things under their feet, all sheep and oxen, and also the beasts of the field, the birds of the air, and the fish of the sea, whatever passes along the paths of the sea.

L: O Lord, our Sovereign, how majestic is your name in all the earth!

ALL: Let us worship God!

Call to Confession

Unison Prayer of Confession
We grapple with your mystery, Triune God, and we do not understand the extent of your love and care for us. Forgive us when we are afraid because we feel that we are in this life all by ourselves. Remind us when we are frightened and insecure that the Three in One are with us in all your creations, in our baptism, and in our community. Comfort and empower us, as we gather in your Spirit, to go out into the world in your service…….(silent prayer) Amen.
Assurance of Pardon

*Hymn #7 Mothering God, You Gave Me Birth

+ We Proclaim the Word +

Time with the Children

Response Jesus Loves Me (chorus only)

Prayer for Illumination

Reading from Hebrew Scripture Genesis 1:1-4a

The Anthem

Reading from the Gospels Matthew 28: 16-20

Sermon Inquiring Minds Want to Know

*Affirmation of Faith
In life and in death, we belong to God. Through the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit, we trust in the one triune God, the Holy One of Israel, whom alone we worship and serve.

We trust in God the Holy Spirit, everywhere the giver and renewer of life. The Spirit justifies us by grace through faith, sets us free to accept ourselves and to love God and neighbor, and binds us together with all believers in the one body of Christ, the Church.
The same Spirit who inspired the prophets and apostles rules our faith and life in Christ through Scripture, engages us through the Word proclaimed, claims us in the waters of baptism, feeds us with the bread of life and the cup of salvation, and calls all people to all ministries of the church.

*Gloria #582 Glory to God Whose Goodness…
Glory to God, whose goodness shines on me;
And to his son, whose grace has pardoned me;
And to the Spirit, whose love has set me free!
As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, Amen.
World without end, without end amen.
World without end, without end amen.
World without end, without end amen.
As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, Amen.

Prayer Concerns

+ We Offer our Gifts +
Call for Offering
Offertory
*Doxology

Prayer of Dedication
May the same Word that brought creation into being bear fruit in our lives, in this faith community, and in the world we seek to serve. Amen.

+ We Bear and Follow the Word into the World +

*Hymn #300 We Are One in the Spirit
*Benediction

*Response “Dona Nobis Pacem”
Dona Nobis Pacem, Pacem. Dona Nobis Pacem.

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About Today’s Worship
Today’s Liturgist is Jeanne Bruton
Today’s Greeters are Sharon and Charles Carter

Today’s Flowers are given by Sam and Sue Strahan
in celebration of their 40th wedding anniversary.

The Congregational Response
“Dona Nobis Pacem” means “Give Us Peace”.
MPC began singing this when the Russian/Ukraine war
started, with a commitment to continue singing it until the war ended. Now we sing it for the whole world.
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Welcome!
We are glad you are here! This worship service is live broadcast.
Children are welcome and valued in worship.
We also have Sunday School (pre-K through 5th grade) available following the children’s message.
Restrooms are found through the doors on either side of the pulpit.

Prayer Requests

Prayers for: the family of Joyce Humphrey’s niece, who passed away; Janet and the Hoffman family; the family of Carl Deans, who passed away; Steve Shyler, dealing with health issues; Jane Lamar, two TIAs in six months.
Joys: Aiden graduated from high school and is heading to boot camp; Gavin Helme is now Chief of Madison County EMS; Frank is thankful for 52 years of marriage to Mary.

Announcements
Exercise Group meets on Monday and Friday at 9:00am
Men’s Group meets Tuesday at 9:00 am in the Tack Room
Choir meets Tuesdays at 7:00 pm in the Sanctuary
The Card Group meets on the first and third Fridays from 10:00 am to noon
5Cents a Meal offerings are gathered on the first Sunday of each month

Remember our shut-ins: Charlotte Lohr and Iva Efird at Countryside; Alexandra Spencer-Lowell at Charlottesville Health and Rehab; Valerie and Jose Cruz, at home.

Jim Lamar, Willie Lamar’s father passed away peacefully at The Harbor. He was 98 years old. The family thanks everyone for their prayers.

Ministry
Rev. Jewell-Ann Parton, Interim Pastor
Ms. Elizabeth Anne Storey, Director of Music
Teresa Hargreaves, Keyboard
Ms. Lynn Gore, Office Administrator
Mrs. Susan Apel, Building Care
Rev. John Storey, Pastor Emeritus

Madison Presbyterian Church
PO Box 297, 1236 Fishback Rd, Madison, VA 22727
(540) 948-6972 www.madisonpresbyterian.com
View at 10:00 am Sundays Madison Presbyterian Church - PCUSA

05/24/2026

Welcome to Worship on this Pentecost Sunday!

Permission for music and worship live streaming provided by ONE LICENSE A-711972. All rights reserved.

05/21/2026

I hope you are enjoying the refreshing rain! We would love for you to join us at church on Sunday at 10:00 am or streaming live on Facebook.

Madison Presbyterian Church
Pentecost Sunday

+ Gather Around the Word +

Chiming of the Hour
The chiming of the hour signals the opening of worship.
Please hold the rest of your conversations until fellowship, as we
prepare ourselves to worship God in spirit and in truth.

Prelude

Welcome & Announcements

This is the day the Lord has made!
We will rejoice and be glad in it!

Introit

Prayer of Invocation

Holy God, you sent your son to be the light of the world, so that all may know the brightness of your love. By the power of your Spirit, shine upon us this day. Open our eyes to see you in the faces of each other and our neighbors. Open our ears to the truth of your world. Open our mouths to tell the glad news of your saving love. Amen.

*Hymn #611 Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee

Responsive Call to Worship Psalm 104: 24-34

L: O Lord, how manifold are your works! In wisdom you have made them all; the earth is full of your creatures.

P: Yonder is the sea, great and wide, creeping things innumerable are there, living things both small and great.

L: There go the ships, and Leviathan that you formed to sport in it. These all look to you to give them their food in due season;

P: when you give to them, they gather it up; when you open your hand, they are filled with good things. When you hide your face, they are dismayed; when you take away their breath, they die and return to their dust.

L: When you send forth your spirit, they are created; and you renew the face of the ground.

P: May the glory of the Lord endure forever; may the Lord rejoice in his works—who looks on the earth and it trembles, who touches the mountains and they smoke.

L: I will sing to the Lord as long as I live; I will sing praise to my God while I have being.

P: May my meditation be pleasing to him, for I rejoice in the Lord.

ALL: Let us worship God!

Call to Confession

Unison Prayer of Confession
Spirit of wind and flame, you set us free from the prisons of our own making, yet we cling to the fears of the past that keep us behind bars. Source of living water, you draw us to Christ, yet we shun the invitation and hold back. Come once more to us, we pray, in rushing wind and cleansing fire, that we may embrace your gifts in service to a world in need. Let our hearts overflow with living water......... (silent prayer) Amen.

Assurance of Pardon

*Hymn #282 Come Down, O Love Divine

+ We Proclaim the Word +

Time with the Children Gifts of the Spirit

Response Jesus Loves Me (chorus only)

Prayer for Illumination

Reading from Hebrew Scripture Numbers 11: 24-30

The Anthem

Reading from the Gospels John 7: 37-39

Sermon Hearts with Flowing Rivers of Living Waters

*Affirmation of Faith

We believe that creation is inextricably linked.
We belong to one another in an undeniable way.
We are bone of bone and flesh of flesh, life breathed into dust.
We believe that God invites us to live into that truth-
to love without abandon,
to see the good in one another,
to trust that all belong to God.
We know that this life of connection is easier said than done,
which is why we gather in this space, week after week,
generation after generation, to be reminded:
We see God in each other.
This we believe. Amen.

*Gloria #582 Glory to God Whose Goodness…
Glory to God, whose goodness shines on me;
And to his son, whose grace has pardoned me;
And to the Spirit, whose love has set me free!
As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, Amen.
World without end, without end amen.
World without end, without end amen.
World without end, without end amen.
As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, Amen.

Prayer Concerns

+ We Offer our Gifts +
Call for Offering
Offertory
*Doxology

Prayer of Dedication
On this day of Pentecost, we leave the safety of our hideouts and open our hearts to our fellow creatures. May these gifts bring dreams and visions to a world in need of hope and direction. Amen.

+ We Bear and Follow the Word into the World +

*Hymn #288 Spirit of the Living God

*Benediction

*Response “Dona Nobis Pacem”
Dona Nobis Pacem, Pacem. Dona Nobis Pacem.

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About Today’s Worship
Today’s Liturgist is Dorinda Grasty
Today’s Greeters are Holly and Tom Thomas

Today’s Flowers are given by Linda Sadler in
loving memory of her husband Bland Sadler.

The Congregational Response
“Dona Nobis Pacem” means “Give Us Peace”.
MPC began singing this when the Russian/Ukraine war
started, with a commitment to continue singing it until the war ended. Now we sing it for the whole world.
+ + +
Welcome!
We are glad you are here! This worship service is live broadcast.
Children are welcome and valued in worship.
We also have Sunday School (pre-K through 5th grade) available following the children’s message.
Restrooms are found through the doors on either side of the pulpit.

Prayer Requests

Prayers for: Bill and Gail Pattie as Gail is recovering at Autumn Care; the family of Max Lacy, a friend of many in the church, who died; the family of Joyce Humphrey’s niece, who passed away; Janet and the Huffman family
Announcements
Exercise Group meets on Monday and Friday at 9:00am
Men’s Group meets Tuesday at 9:00 am in the Tack Room
Presbyterian Women meet on the second Wednesday at 10:00 am
Choir meets Tuesdays at 7:00 pm in the Sanctuary
The Brown Bag Book Study meets the first and third Wednesdays at 11:00 am in the Tack Room
The Card Group meets on the first and third Fridays from 10:00 am to noon
5Cents a Meal offerings are gathered on the first Sunday of each month

Remember our shut-ins: Jim Lamar at The Harbor; Charlotte Lohr and Iva Efird at Countryside; Alexandra Spencer-Lowell at Charlottesville Health and Rehab; Valerie and Jose Cruz, at home.

Ministry
Rev. Jewell-Ann Parton, Interim Pastor
Ms. Elizabeth Anne Storey, Director of Music
Andrew Johnson, Keyboard
Ms. Lynn Gore, Office Administrator
Mrs. Susan Apel, Building Care
Rev. John Storey, Pastor Emeritus

Madison Presbyterian Church
PO Box 297, 1236 Fishback Rd, Madison, VA 22727
(540) 948-6972 www.madisonpresbyterian.com
View at 10:00 am Sundays www.facebook.com/madisonvaPCUSA

05/17/2026

05/14/2026

Spring is the perfect time to join us for church on Sunday at 10:00 am in person or streaming live on Facebook.

Madison Presbyterian Church
Ascension Sunday

+ Gather Around the Word +

Chiming of the Hour
The chiming of the hour signals the opening of worship.
Please hold the rest of your conversations until fellowship, as we
prepare ourselves to worship God in spirit and in truth.

Prelude

Welcome & Announcements

This is the day the Lord has made!
We will rejoice and be glad in it!

Introit

Prayer of Invocation

We sing praises to you, O God. As you have sent Jesus Christ
to make your will known, you promise your Holy Spirit to guide us now. May that Spirit descend on us this morning. Gather us into the church, we pray, that we may be devoted to prayer and strengthened in unity and love. Amen.

*Hymn #35 Praise Ye the Lord, the Almighty

Responsive Call to Worship Psalm 93

L: The Lord is king, he is robed in majesty; the Lord is robed, he is girded with strength.

P: He has established the world; it shall never be moved; your throne is established from of old; you are from everlasting.

L: The floods have lifted up, O Lord, the floods have lifted up their voice; the floods lift up their roaring.

P: More majestic than the thunders of mighty waters, more majestic than the waves of the sea, majestic on high is the Lord!

L: Your decrees are very sure; holiness befits your house, O Lord, forevermore.

ALL: Let us worship God!

Call to Confession

Unison Prayer of Confession
Rouse us with your grace and mercy, O Lord. We confess that we often sit by the sidelines waiting for someone else to take up your work in the world. We can be fearful of what others
will think and say about us; we doubt your grace because we are all too aware of how we fall short. We argue with one another and divide your church. Forgive us, Holy God. Scatter our
fears, drive away our doubt and sin, melt our insecurities and anxieties, and banish our divisions and disagreements that we may be one with you.........(silent prayer) Amen.

Assurance of Pardon

*Hymn #261 People, Clap Your Hands

+ We Proclaim the Word +

Time with the Children A Geography Lesson

Response Jesus Loves Me (chorus only)

Prayer for Illumination

Reading from the New Testament Acts 1: 1-11

The Anthem

Reading from the Gospels Luke 24: 44-53

Sermon Heaven’s Geography

*Affirmation of Faith The Apostles’ Creed

I believe in God, the Father almighty, Maker of heaven and earth,

and in Jesus Christ his only Son, our Lord: who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead and buried; he descended into hell; the third day he rose again from the dead; he ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Ghost; the holy catholic church; the communion of the saints; the forgiveness of sins; the resurrection of the body; and the life everlasting. Amen

*Gloria #582 Glory to God Whose Goodness…
Glory to God, whose goodness shines on me;
And to his son, whose grace has pardoned me;
And to the Spirit, whose love has set me free!
As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, Amen.
World without end, without end amen.
World without end, without end amen.
World without end, without end amen.
As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, Amen.

Prayer Concerns

+ We Offer our Gifts +
Call for Offering
Offertory
*Doxology

Prayer of Dedication
Lord, you have poured out your love and your gifts upon us. Pour out your Holy Spirit upon these gifts and on the ministries we offer to your world. Make us useful servants of Christ in
bringing your sons and daughters to a greater sense of your glory. Amen.

+ We Bear and Follow the Word into the World +

*Hymn #268 Crown Him with Many Crowns

*Benediction

*Response “Dona Nobis Pacem”
Dona Nobis Pacem, Pacem. Dona Nobis Pacem.
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About Today’s Worship
Today’s Liturgist is George Carroll
Today’s Greeters are Heidi Sage and Ruth Miles

Today’s Flowers are given by Sharon and Charles Carter
to the glory of God.

The Congregational Response
“Dona Nobis Pacem” means “Give Us Peace”.
MPC began singing this when the Russian/Ukraine war
started, with a commitment to continue singing it until the war ended. Now we sing it for the whole world.
+ + +

Welcome!
We are glad you are here! This worship service is live broadcast.
Children are welcome and valued in worship.
We also have Sunday School (pre-K through 5th grade) available following the children’s message.
Restrooms are found through the doors on either side of the pulpit.

Announcements
Exercise Group meets on Monday and Friday at 9:00am
Men’s Group meets Tuesday at 9:00 am in the Tack Room
Presbyterian Women meet on the second Wednesday at 10:00 am
Choir meets Tuesdays at 7:00 pm in the Sanctuary
The Brown Bag Book Study meets the first and third Wednesdays at 11:00 am in the Tack Room
The Card Group meets on the first and third Fridays from 10:00 am to noon
5Cents a Meal offerings are gathered on the first Sunday of each month

Prayer Requests

Prayers for: Bill and Gail Pattie as Gail is recovering at Autumn Care; the family of Max Lacy, a friend of many in the church, who died.

Praise: Bobbie’s neighbor, Mario, has returned home.

Remember our shut-ins: Jim Lamar at The Harbor; Charlotte Lohr and Iva Efird at Countryside; Alexandra Spencer-Lowell at Charlottesville Health and Rehab; Valerie and Jose Cruz, at home.

Ministry
Rev. Jewell-Ann Parton, Interim Pastor
Ms. Elizabeth Anne Storey, Director of Music
Teresa Hargreaves, Keyboard
Ms. Lynn Gore, Office Administrator
Mrs. Susan Apel, Building Care
Rev. John Storey, Pastor Emeritus

Madison Presbyterian Church
PO Box 297, 1236 Fishback Rd, Madison, VA 22727
(540) 948-6972 www.madisonpresbyterian.com
View at 10:00 am Sundays www.facebook.com/madisonvaPCUSA

05/10/2026

Welcome to Worship on this beautiful Mother's Day! Praise be to God!

Permission for music and worship live streaming provided by ONE LICENSE A-711972. All rights reserved.

05/07/2026

We hope you will join us for worship this Sunday at 10:00 am in person and streaming on Facebook.
Madison Presbyterian Church
Sixth Sunday of Easter

+ Gather Around the Word +

Chiming of the Hour
The chiming of the hour signals the opening of worship.
Please hold the rest of your conversations until fellowship, as we
prepare ourselves to worship God in spirit and in truth.

Prelude

Welcome & Announcements

This is the day the Lord has made!
We will rejoice and be glad in it!

Introit

Prayer of Invocation

Everlasting God, in whom we move and live and have our being: You have made us for yourself, so that our hearts are restless until they rest in you. Give us purity of heart and strength of purpose, that no selfish passion may hinder us from knowing your will, no weakness keep us from doing it; that in your light we may see light clearly, and in your service find perfect freedom; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

*Hymn #12 Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise

Responsive Call to Worship Psalm 66: 8-20

L: Bless our God, O peoples, let the sound of his praise be heard, who has kept us among the living, and has not let our feet slip.

P: For you, O God, have tested us; you have tried us as silver is tried. You brought us into the net; you laid burdens on our backs; you let people ride over our heads; we went through fire and through water; yet you have brought us out to a spacious place.

L: I will come into your house with burnt offerings; I will pay you my vows, those that my lips uttered and my mouth promised when I was in trouble.

P: I will offer to you burnt offerings of fatlings, with the smoke of the sacrifice of rams; I will make an offering of bulls and goats.

L: Come and hear, all you who fear God, and I will tell what he has done for me.

P: I cried aloud to him, and he was extolled with my tongue.

L: If I had cherished iniquity in my heart, the Lord would not have listened. But truly God has listened; he has given heed to the words of my prayer.

P: Blessed be God, because he has not rejected my prayer or removed his steadfast love from me.

L: Let us worship God!

Call to Confession

Unison Prayer of Confession
Lord, there are times when we feel you have abandoned us. Perhaps that has to do with our expectation of a god who is too small or distracted to listen to our cries for help. Perhaps we don’t expect you to hear our prayers, to make your presence known to us, or to encourage us to seek the truth and do the right thing. Forgive us. Jesus promised to send us a companion, the Advocate, for our journey. He promised not to leave us orphaned. Help us imagine the triune God walking with us as we seek to keep your commandments and to love one another as you have loved us. ………(silent prayer) Amen.

Assurance of Pardon

*Hymn #624 I Greet Thee, Who My Sure Redeemer Art

+ We Proclaim the Word +

Time with the Children

Response Jesus Loves Me (chorus only)

Prayer for Illumination

Reading from the New Testament Acts 17: 22-31

The Anthem

Reading from the New Testament 1Peter 3: 13-22

Sermon Let’s Tour the House!

*Affirmation of Faith Philippians 2: 5-11
Christ Jesus, though he was in the form of God, did not regard equality with God as something to be exploited, but emptied himself, taking the form of a slave, being born in human likeness. And being found in human form, he humbled himself and became obedient to the point of death - even death on a cross. Therefore God also highly exalted him and gave him the name that is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bend, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue should confess to the glory of God: Jesus Christ is Lord! Amen.

*Gloria #582 Glory to God Whose Goodness…
Glory to God, whose goodness shines on me;
And to his son, whose grace has pardoned me;
And to the Spirit, whose love has set me free!
As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, Amen.
World without end, without end amen.
World without end, without end amen.
World without end, without end amen.
As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, Amen.

Prayer Concerns

+ We Offer our Gifts +
Call for Offering
Offertory
*Doxology

+ We Bear and Follow the Word into the World +

*Hymn #824 There Is a Place of Quiet Rest

*Benediction

*Response “Dona Nobis Pacem”
Dona Nobis Pacem, Pacem. Dona Nobis Pacem.
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About Today’s Worship
Today’s Liturgist is Sam Strahan
Today’s Greeters are Dorinda Grasty and Tom Hargrave

Today’s Flowers are given by Sam and Sue Strahan
in honor of Sarah Strahan Early’s birthday.

The Congregational Response
“Dona Nobis Pacem” means “Give Us Peace”.
MPC began singing this when the Russian/Ukraine war
started, with a commitment to continue singing it until the war ended. Now we sing it for the whole world.
+ + +

Welcome!
We are glad you are here! This worship service is live broadcast.
Children are welcome and valued in worship.
We also have Sunday School (pre-K through 5th grade) available following the children’s message.
Restrooms are found through the doors on either side of the pulpit.

Announcements
Exercise Group meets on Monday and Friday at 9:00am
Men’s Group meets Tuesday at 9:00 am in the Tack Room
Presbyterian Women meet on the second Wednesday at 10:00 am
Choir meets Tuesdays at 7:00 pm in the Sanctuary
The Brown Bag Book Study meets the first and third Wednesdays at 11:00 am in the Tack Room
The Card Group meets on the first and third Fridays from 10:00 am to noon
5Cents a Meal offerings are gathered on the first Sunday of each month

Prayer Requests

Prayers for: the families of Bryce Bowman and Kay Nichol who died recently; Bill and Gail Pattie as Gail continues to recover.

Remember our shut-ins: Jim Lamar at The Harbor; Charlotte Lohr and Iva Efird at Countryside; Alexandra Spencer-Lowell at Charlottesville Health and Rehab; Valerie and Jose Cruz, at home.

Ministry
Rev. Jewell-Ann Parton, Interim Pastor
Ms. Elizabeth Anne Storey, Director of Music
Teresa Hargreaves, Keyboard
Ms. Lynn Gore, Office Administrator
Mrs. Susan Apel, Building Care
Rev. John Storey, Pastor Emeritus

Madison Presbyterian Church
PO Box 297, 1236 Fishback Rd, Madison, VA 22727
(540) 948-6972 www.madisonpresbyterian.com
View at 10:00 am Sundays www.facebook.com/madisonvaPCUSA

05/03/2026

04/30/2026

Please join us this Sunday at 10:00 am in person and streaming on Facebook. We will celebrate Holy Communion and Pastor Jewell-Ann's sermon will be "Living Stones."

Madison Presbyterian Church
Fifth Sunday of Easter

+ Gather Around the Word +

Chiming of the Hour
The chiming of the hour signals the opening of worship.
Please hold the rest of your conversations until fellowship as we
prepare ourselves to worship God in spirit and in truth.

Prelude

Welcome & Announcements

This is the day the Lord has made!
We will rejoice and be glad in it!

Introit

Prayer of Invocation

Lord, we gather today to offer you praise and glory. May our
worship be pleasing to you. We ask that you shine your face upon us this morning that we might see your face in one another and hear your voice in the words that are spoken and the songs that are sung. Through your grace, make us living stones and build us into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood. Once we were not a people, but now we are your people; once we had not received mercy, but now we have. Give us the voices, O Holy God, to proclaim your mighty acts to all the world. Amen.

*Hymn #311 Here, O Lord, Your Servants Gather

Responsive Call to Worship selected verses from Psalm 31

L: In you, O Lord, I seek refuge; do not let me ever be put to shame; in your righteousness deliver me.

P: Incline your ear to me; rescue me speedily. Be a rock of refuge for me, a strong fortress to save me.

L: You are indeed my rock and my fortress; for your name’s sake lead me and guide me, take me out of the net that is hidden for me, for you are my refuge.

P: Into your hand I commit my spirit; you have redeemed me, O Lord, faithful God.

L: My times are in your hand; deliver me from the hand of my enemies and persecutors.

P: Let your face shine upon your servant; save me in your steadfast love.

L: Let us worship God!

Call to Confession

Unison Prayer of Confession

Forgiving and loving God, we are like newborns who hunger for your pure, spiritual milk. We seek to become your royal priesthood, a holy nation, and your people. We know that your
goodness is made present and real in Christ. We understand that an identity built on a solid foundation with Christ as the cornerstone can withstand present troubles. Yet so often we
shrivel up at the first sign of turmoil; we stumble and fall because we disobey your word. Forgive us. Nurture us warmly in the faith and help us to grow into a Christian life that rests on the cornerstone of Jesus Christ, who is our rock and our redeemer........(silent prayer) Amen.

Assurance of Pardon

*Hymn #394 Christ is Made the Sure Foundation

+ We Proclaim the Word +

Time with the Children Stones

Response Jesus Loves Me (chorus only)

Prayer for Illumination

Reading from the New Testament 1 Peter 2: 2-10

The Anthem

Reading from the Gospels John 14: 1-14

Sermon Living Stones

*Affirmation of Faith the Apostles’ Creed
I believe in God, the Father almighty, Maker of heaven and earth,

and in Jesus Christ his only Son, our Lord: who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead and buried; he descended into hell; the third day he rose again from the dead; he ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Ghost; the holy catholic church; the communion of the saints; the forgiveness of sins; the resurrection of the body; and the life everlasting. Amen
*Gloria #582 Glory to God Whose Goodness…
Glory to God, whose goodness shines on me;
And to his son, whose grace has pardoned me;
And to the Spirit, whose love has set me free!
As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, Amen.
World without end, without end amen.
World without end, without end amen.
World without end, without end amen.
As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, Amen.

Prayer Concerns

+ The Sealing of the Word +
The Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper
Invitation to the Table
The Great Prayer of Thanksgiving
The Lord’s Prayer
The Words of the Covenant
We Share in the Bread and the Cup
Prayer After Communion

+ We Offer our Gifts +
Call for Offering
Offertory
*Doxology

Prayer of Dedication

Lord, take these gifts and through them proclaim your word of grace to the world. Shine through both our gifts and our lives so that others may know the strong and loving foundation we have found in Jesus Christ.
+ We Bear and Follow the Word into the World +

*Hymn #305 Come Sing, O Church, in Joy!
*Benediction

*Response “Dona Nobis Pacem”
Dona Nobis Pacem, Pacem. Dona Nobis Pacem.
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About Today’s Worship
Today’s Liturgist is Nan Coppedge
Today’s Greeters are Holly and Tom Thomas

The Congregational Response
“Dona Nobis Pacem” means “Give Us Peace”.
MPC began singing this when the Russian/Ukraine war
started, with a commitment to continue singing it until the war ended. Now we sing it for the whole world.
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Welcome!
We are glad you are here! This worship service is live broadcast.
Children are welcome and valued in worship.
We also have Sunday School (pre-K through 5th grade) available following the children’s message.
Restrooms are found through the doors on either side of the pulpit.

Congregational Meeting
There will be a congregational meeting immediately following worship today for the purpose of holding our annual meeting and to elect two members to the Nominating Committee. If you would like to nominate someone, please ask their permission prior to doing so.

Announcements
Exercise Group meets on Monday and Friday at 9:00am
Men’s Group meets Tuesday at 9:00 am in the Tack Room
Presbyterian Women meet on the second Wednesday at 10:00 am
Choir meets Tuesdays at 7:00 pm in the Sanctuary
The Brown Bag Book Study meets the first and third Wednesdays at 11:00 am in the Tack Room
The Card Group meets on the first and third Fridays from 10:00 am to noon

Prayer Requests

Prayers for: the families of Bryce Bowman and Kay Nichol who died recently.

We rejoice: Denise is cancer-free.

Remember our shut-ins: Jim Lamar at The Harbor; Charlotte Lohr and Iva Efird at Countryside; Alexandra Spencer-Lowell at Charlottesville Health and Rehab; Valerie and Jose Cruz, at home.

Ministry
Rev. Jewell-Ann Parton, Interim Pastor
Ms. Elizabeth Anne Storey, Director of Music
Teresa Hargreaves, Keyboard
Ms. Lynn Gore, Office Administrator
Mrs. Susan Apel, Building Care
Rev. John Storey, Pastor Emeritus

Madison Presbyterian Church
PO Box 297, 1236 Fishback Rd, Madison, VA 22727
(540) 948-6972 www.madisonpresbyterian.com
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