WestminsterPresbyterian ChurchA Telling Presence in the City

Sunday, November 8, 2020, 10:30 am

1200 Marquette Avenue | Minneapolis 55403westminstermpls.org | 612.332.3421

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Together we are the Body of Christ. While apart, we covenant still to be the church.We are not alone. Thanks be to God!

Keep alert, stand firm in your faith, be courageous, be strong. Let all that you do be done in love. 1 Corinthians 16:13-14

Preparing for the WordOur service begins with the Prelude, inviting us to prepare for worship.

Prelude Sonata for Violin Solo, No. 2, III. Andante J.S. Bach Michael Sutton, violin

Our Life in Christ Rev. Dr. Meghan Gage-FinnOne: The Lord be with you. All: And also with you.

Call to Worship (from Micah 6, 1 John 4)One: What does the Holy One require of us?All: To do justice, to love kindness, and to walk humbly with our God.One: Beloved, let us love one another.All: We love because God first loved us.One: Let us worship God.

Hymn No. 394 Christ Is Made the Sure Foundation Alyssa Impullitti, cantor

Call to Confession and Prayer of Confession (Unison)Merciful God, you pardon all who truly repent and turn to you. We humbly confess our sin and ask your mercy. We have not loved you with a pure heart, nor have we loved our neighbors as ourselves. We have not done justice, loved kindness, or walked humbly with you, our God. Have mercy on us, O God, in your steadfast love. In your great compassion, cleanse us from our sin. Do not cast us away from your presence, or take your Holy Spirit from us. Restore to us the joy of your salvation and sustain us with your bountiful Spirit.

Silent Prayers of Confession Worshippers seek and reflect on God’s forgiveness in their own lives

Assurance of God’s ForgivenessOne: Anyone who is in Christ is a new creation. The old life has gone; a new life has begun. Friends, hear the good news:All: In Jesus Christ we are forgiven. Alleluia! Amen.

Listening for the WordA Time with Children Rev. Sarah Brouwer

Prayer for Illumination Ken Huskins

Readings from Holy ScripturePsalm 36:1-101 Corinthians 13One: This is the Word of the Lord. All: Thanks be to God.

Sermon Community Built on Love Rev. Dr. Timothy Hart-Andersen

Responding to the WordHymn No. 693 Though I May Speak

Pastoral Prayer and The Lord’s PrayerOur 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.

A Moment for Stewardship Jack and Morgan Schneeman

Offertory SentencesWorshippers are invited to use the “Give” link on the livestream page or the Tithe.ly church app, or mail a check to support the mission and ministry of Westminster. Thank you!

Offertory Duo No. 1 in C Major, II. Romance, III. Rondo Jacques F. Mazas Michael Sutton and Beatrice Blanc, violin

Prayer of Dedication for the Offerings Received

Hymn No. 766 The Church of Christ Cannot Be Bound

Charge and BenedictionThe people respond with “Amen.”

Congregational Meeting

Passing of the PeaceSince the earliest days of the Christian Church, worshippers have greeted each other with a sign of peace. All are invited to offer a verbal greeting, such as: “Peace be with you.”

One: The peace of Christ be with you.All: And also with you.

Call to Congregational Meeting, November 8, 2020A meeting of the Congregation of Westminster Presbyterian Church will be held Sunday, November 8, 2020 during the 10:30 AM worship via livestream, 1200 Marquette Ave., Minneapolis, Minnesota, for the purpose of electing Elders, Trustees, Deacons, and Congregational Nominating Committee members at large. Signed, Vincent A. Thomas, Clerk of Session

Christ is Made the Sure Foundation Text: Latin trans. Jason Mason Neale; Music: Henry Purcell. This piece is under public domain.

Though I May Speak Text and Music: Hal H. Hopson © 1972 Hope Publishing Company. Printed with permission under One License #A-704045. All rights reserved.

The Church of Christ Cannot Be Bound Text: Adam L. Tice © 2005 GIA Publications, Inc. Printed with permission under One License #A-704045. All rights reserved.

First term elders Kyle Digman (1-year term)Shae Ramberg (1-year term)Karen KraemerBarbara GuthMegan MacFarlaneNancy UlvestadJim TuckerJoseph MuketeSecond term elders Leigh NiebuhrMark SchulzeEmily Timm

First term deacons Victor Heinze (1-year term)Jack McIntyre (1-year term)Hayden Tourtelotte (1-year term)Donald CroweSuzanne KelleyBrian UtleyHeather HeefnerSarah SwindlePat StankovichKay ThomasSecond term deacons Ann FlanaganElizabeth GoersRob CarlsonMatt Kelly

First term trusteesRobert BefidiAlice MortensonAnn Rainhart Second term trusteesDiana CarterPaul Hyde

2021 Nominating Committee Members at Large:Andy PetersonBarbara MaukEmily TimmKatrina HeinzeSong LeeConnie Scott

Look in the mail for your Stewardship Invitation to Give, and be a part of Building the Beloved Community. Your pledge will help this community act courageously to transform broken rela-tionships, and seek healing and reconciliation. Please pledge online or return your pledge card by Stewardship Sunday, November 15.

Coffee Hour Zoom linkhttps://zoom.us/j/99399406329?pwd=YnlDMUZ3N3VuTGxDTTZ4R05FdU1tQT09

Ministry Stories: St. David’s Center for Child and Family Development with Meghan Gage-Finn

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Sundays 9:15 am Learning Hour10:30 am Worship; 5 pm Gathered at Five

Wednesdays 6 pm Evening Worship: Silence & Song

Daily Phone Devotions612.332.7087

Nov 8 .............................Matthew 25:1-139 .......................... 1 Corinthians 14:20-2510 ................................................ Psalm 6311 ................................ Matthew 24:19-3512 ........................... Zephaniah 1:7, 12-1813 ...................... Psalm 90:1-8, (9-11), 1214 ....................... 1 Thessalonians 5:1-1115 ................................ Matthew 25:14-30

Today’s flowers are in loving memory of Walter D. “Wally” Walker

by Susan McKinley

In honor of James and Nancy Van Drunen

by Karla Van Drunen Littooy and Fred Littooy

Notice of DeathPatricia Thompson Tollefson, October 30, 2020

This Week at Westminster Sunday, November 8, 2020 8 am | Family Matters 9 am | Family Education Hour 9:15 am | Adult Education: Rev. Dr. Shively T. J. Smith, Assistant Professor of New Testament at Boston University School of Theology | Livestream 9:15 | Social Justice Forum: Pat Pearson from Second Harvest Heartland | Livestream 10:30 am | Worship: Rev. Dr. Tim Hart-Andersen, preaching | Livestream After 10:30 am Worship | Congregational Meeting to elect Elders, Trustees, Deacons, and Congregational Nominating Committee members at large | Livestream After Congregational Meeting | Coffee Hour: Ministry Stories: St. David’s Center for Child and Family Development with Rev. Dr. Meghan Gage-Finn | Zoom 4 pm | Youth Group 5 pm | Gathered at 5: Rev. David Shinn, preaching | Livestream Monday, November 9, 2020 7 pm | The Bible Then and Now Tuesday, November 10, 2020 Noon | Town Hall Forum: Eddie Glaude Jr. 4 pm | Youth Group Coffee Shop Wednesday, November 11, 2020 9:30 am | Women’s Bible Study 11 am | New Old Adventure

1:30 pm | Moms Group 5 pm | Living the Faith in the 21st Century 5:45 pm | FYC Wednesday Night Programming 6 pm | Wednesday Worship: Silence and Song | Livestream 6 pm | WestConnect Thursday, November 12, 2020 Friday, November 13, 2020 All Day | Senior High Retreat 8:30 pm | Dads Group Saturday, November 14, 2020 All Day | Senior High Retreat Sunday, November 15, 2020 All Day | Senior High Retreat 8 am | Family Matters 9 am | Family Education Hour 9:15 am | Adult Education and Social Justice Forum: Joint Forum on James Baldwin’s “Letter from a Region of My Mind” | Livestream 10:30 am | Worship: Rev. Dr. Tim Hart-Andersen, preaching | Livestream After the 10:30 am Worship | Coffee Hour: Ministry Stories: Congregational Care with Rev. David Shinn | Zoom 1 pm | Small Hands, Big Hearts Zoom Meeting 4 pm | Youth Group 5 pm | Gathered at 5: Rev. Sarah Brouwer, preaching | Livestream