All Saints' Sunday - Rev. Nancy Baseel - Nov 3 2024 - 1st Presbyterian Church of Hartford

Twenty-Fourth Sunday After Pentecost -Sunday, November 3, 2024 All Saints’ Sunday First Presbyterian Church of Hartford - Rev. Nancy Baseel, Pastor GATHERING IN GOD’S NAME OPENING MUSIC Blessed Assurance, Jesus is Mine, Phoebe Palmer Knapp WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS CALL TO WORSHIP Julius Aboagye, liturgist One: A wandering people wondered what their new life would be like, and Moses said: Many: you shall love the Lord with all your heart. One: Generations later, leaders argued over which rules were most important, and Jesus reminded them: Many: you shall love the Lord with all your soul. One: And in this world that so often feels broken, we recognize God’s call: Many: you shall love the Lord with all your might. ALL: With heart, soul, and might, let us worship God. HYMN #730 I Sing a Song of the Saints of God CALL TO CONFESSION A TIME OF UNSPOKEN PRAYER PRAYER OF CONFESSION ALL: Holy God, you call us to love you with all our heart, and with all our soul, and with all our mind. Forgive us when selfishness takes up too much of our heart, when worry seems to crowd wonder out of our soul, when fear causes us to close our minds to anything new. Holy God, you call us to bear with one another in love. Forgive us when we cannot love our neighbors. Forgive us when we cannot love ourselves. ASSURANCE OF GRACE One: Now stand firm in your faith, covered by the saving grace of God and ready to proclaim the Gospel of Peace. ALL: In the name of Jesus Christ, we are forgiven! Thanks be to God. SHARING THE PEACE OF CHRIST AND THE RITUAL OF FRIENDSHIP One: May the peace of Christ be with you, Many: and also with you! SONG OF COMMUNITY Open My Heart PROCLAIMING GOD’S WORD EARLY WORD PRAYER for ILLUMINATION SCRIPTURE READING Ruth 1:1-18 GOSPEL READING Mark 12:28-34 SERMON Rev. Nancy Baseel RESPONDING TO GOD’S WORD HYMN #837 What a Fellowship, What a Joy Divine OFFERING INVITATION AND ANNOUNCEMENTS OF OUR FAITH IN ACTION INVITATION TO THE LORD’S TABLE THE GREAT PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING One: The Lord be with you. Many: And also with you. One: Lift up your hearts. Many: We lift them up to the Lord our God. One: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God Many: It is right to give our thanks and praise. (the prayer continues...) One: Holy, holy, holy ALL: (sung) Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might, heaven and earth are full of your glory. Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest, hosanna in the highest. PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE & THE LORD’S PRAYER SHARING THE BREAD AND CUP & LITURGY OF REMEMBRANCE CHOIR ANTHEM My Christian Friends, in Bonds of Love, John Blain COMMUNION HYMNS (join in singing as you are able) #500 Be Known to Us in Breaking Bread #498 Loaves Were Broken, Words Were Spoken PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION DOXOLOGY: Hymn #606 Praise God from whom all blessings flow. Praise Christ all people here below. Praise Holy Spirit evermore. Praise Triune God, whom we adore. Amen. GOING FORTH TO SERVE HYMN #326 For All the Saints BENEDICTION CLOSING MUSIC Just a Closer Walk with Thee, Traditional North American Hymn