Traditional Worship Bulletin
Traditional Worship Service
January 11, 2026 | 11:00 am
Weave:
The Art of Believing Together
Genesis 1:1-5 and Luke 3:15-22
Rev. Lance Marshall, Senior Pastor
Rev. Dr. Jenn Pick, preaching
Welcome
Dr. Mike Marshall, Associate Pastor
Opening Prayer
Organ Voluntary: “Solemn Processional”
Thomas Pavlechko, composer
Arlene Small, guest organist
Acolytes: Tilly Dawson, Cate Heiszek
*Call to Worship
One: In the beginning, God drew light from the depths, shaping beauty from formlessness and calling creation good.
All: We come to the One who still creates—who speaks light into our chaos and breathes life into our days.
One: In the waters of baptism, God names us Beloved and claims us with a love that does not fail.
All: We remember the waters that held us, the Spirit who descended, the voice that calls us by grace.
One: Let us bring our whole selves—our tangled thoughts, our weary hearts, our longing for new beginning.
All: Creator God, weave us again in your love. Make us new. Make us radiant with your light. Amen.
*Passing of the Peace
*Hymn 173: “Christ Whose Glory Fills The Skies”
*Affirmation of Faith 881
Rev. Lance Marshall, Senior Pastor
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 Spirit,
born of the Virgin Mary,
suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, dead, and buried;
the third day he rose from the dead;
he ascended into heaven,
and sitteth at 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 Spirit,
the holy catholic◦ church, the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body,
and the life everlasting. Amen.
*Gloria Patri 70
Faith Like a Child
“Mister Mark” Burrows, Director of Children’s Ministries
*Hymn: “Down by the Jordan”
Sung to “Praise Ye the Lord, the Almighty”
Scripture: Genesis 1:1-5 and Luke 3:15-22
Thane Arther, lay reader
God speaks to us through the reading of scripture.
Thanks be to God.
Sermon Series: Weave: The Art of Believing Together
Rev. Dr. Jenn Pick, Pastor
Pastoral Prayer
Baptismal Renewal
One: Sisters and brothers, today we recall that Christ came to the waters of baptism. We remember that through baptism, God claims us and calls us. God frees us from the powers of sin and death.
All: We remember that by water and the Spirit, we are made one with Christ, one with each other, and one in ministry to all the world.
One: Almighty God, dying and rising in Christ through water gives us new life. Your love never fails. Your mercy is everlasting. Your life is eternal.
All: Your healing river flows and your Spirit blows. We cannot stop you, O God of new life
One: but sometimes we try to redirect the winds of the Spirit. Or we walk so far away from the Life-giving Stream that we forget its sound and its power.
All: Come refresh us, O God of new life!
One: Come upon us, Holy Spirit! Come upon these waters.
All: Come upon us, Holy Spirit! Come upon these waters.
One: Let these waters remind us of your limitless grace. Let these waters renew in us the life of love to which you have called us.
All: Let these waters remind us of your coming reign. Let these waters be a sign of community and calling. Let us remember that each one is your beloved child. Amen.
The Lord’s Prayer
Offertory: “Come to the Water”
Anna Laura Page, arranger
Choral Union
Thomas Williams, director
*Doxology 95
*Benediction
One: Our gathering will soon be ended. Where will we go, and what will we do?
All: We will go out to be God’s people in the world.
One: May grace, peace, hope, love, and joy forever accompany you. Amen.
*Choral Benediction: “Will You Come and Follow Me”
*Postlude: “Lobe Den Herren”
Johann Gottfried Walther, composer
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Notes from First Church
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Asterisks (*) indicate times when you are invited to stand as you are able.
In addition to your regular contribution, every one dollar ($1) bill placed in the offering plate for the month of January will support Utility Assistance for Mission Clients at First Street Methodist Mission.
The Sanctuary Flowers are given in honor of the wedding anniversaries for Barb & Art Ziegler and Erin Elizabeth & Nate Koenig.
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