Traditional Worship Service
April 19, 2026 | 11:00 am
Luke 15:11-32
Youth Sunday
Rev. Lance Marshall, Senior Pastor
Welcome
Kitty and Cate
Opening Prayer
Voluntary: “My Lighthouse”
Gathering Band
Acolytes: Jackson and Eli
*Call to Worship
Vella and Alice
One:
All: Amen.
*Passing of the Peace
*Hymn 400: “Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing”
*Affirmation of Faith 881
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
Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Ghost; as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. Amen.
Sacrament of Baptism
Rev. Lance Marshall, Senior Pastor
Conrad Canfield Wilson, son of Kelly and Brandon Wilson.
Baptismal Hymn 191: Jesus Loves Me (vs. 1)
Congregational Response
With God’s help we will so order our lives after the example
of Christ that Conrad Canfield, surrounded by steadfast love, may be established in the faith, and confirmed and strengthened in the way that leads to life eternal.
*Hymn 140: “Great is Thy Faithfulness”
Scripture: Luke 15:11-32
Narrator: Kylie, Director of Youth Discipleship
Actors: Barrett, as Dad
Andrew, as Son #1
Thomas, as Son #2
Cate, as Fattened Calf
Vivian, as Servant
Faith Like a Child
Sermon
Georgia, Lily, Mavah, Teddy
The 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 trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen. (Matthew 6:9-13)
Offertory: “Light Dancing on the Water”
Words and Music by The Cornerstone Youth Choir Writers Circle
Cornerstone Youth Choir
Julie Pummill Dean, piano
Mark Burrows, director
*Doxology 95
Praise God, from Whom all blessings flow.
Praise God, all creatures here below;
Praise God above, ye heavenly host.
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.
*Benediction
May the Lord bless you and keep you.
May the Lord make his face shine upon you
and be gracious unto you.
May the Lord lift up his countenance upon you
and give you peace, Amen.
*Postlude: “Great Is Thy Faithfulness”
Jack Schrader, arranger
Peggy Graff, organist
Ushers and greeters: Tanner, Quinn, Elodie, Vivian, Addison, Ronan
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Notes from First Church
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