FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF WEEDSPORT
MAY 31, 2026
TRINITY SUNDAY
CHIMES (Preparing ourselves for worship.)
WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS Liturgist
PRELUDE
OPENING SENTENCES (Responsive) Liturgist
O Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth!
HYMN #267 All Things Bright and Beautiful
CONFESSION AND PARDON (Responsive) Liturgist
We are created in God’s image, and we are called good, but too often our actions distort that image and fail to reflect goodness in this world. Let us return to who we were made to be as we confess.
Majestic God, You have called us to live in peace, but we turn to conflict and hatred.
You yearn for us to work together, but we keep finding reasons to dismiss each other.
Forgive us and show us a better way to be your people, your body, your church.
SILENT PRAYERS OF CONFESSION MAY BE OFFERED
God knows who we were made to be and has been waiting to help restore us to ourselves, to each other, to community.
Thanks be to God! We are forgiven.
SPECIAL MUSIC
CHILDREN’S TIME* (*If children are present. Children may leave to go to Sunday School after Children’s Time.)
PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION (Unison) Liturgist
Holy, Holy, Holy One, guide us by the Spirit of truth to hear the Word of life you speak,
and to give all glory, honor, and praise to your threefold name; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
FIRST SCRIPTURE READING: Liturgist
SECOND SCRIPTURE READING:
The word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
Lectionary Readings
Genesis 1:1—2:4a
The Word and Spirit of God are present at the dawn of creation.
Psalm 8
O Lord our God, how majestic is your name in all the earth!
2 Corinthians 13:11–13
A letter concludes with a blessing in the name of the triune God.
Matthew 28:16–20
Jesus’ Great Commission: Go, make disciples, baptize, and teach.
SERMON
HYMN #344 Christ of the Upward Way
AFFIRMATION OF FAITH (Unison) Adapted from the Confession of 1967, 9.07
Jesus Christ is God with humankind. He is the eternal Son of the Father, who became human and lived among us to fulfill the work of reconciliation. He is present in the church by the power of the Holy Spirit to continue and complete his mission. This work of God, the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, is the foundation of all confessional statements about God, humanity, and the world. Therefore, the church calls all people
to be reconciled to God and to one another.
JOYS AND CONCERNS
PRAYERS OF INTERCESSION AND THE LORD’S PRAYER
Let us pray in the Spirit, who helps us in our weakness, interceding with sighs too deep for words. Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer.
In the Spirit, we pray for the church . . .
Let us be faithful witnesses to the risen Lord, making disciples, baptizing and teaching, and obeying everything Christ has commanded. Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer.
In the Spirit, we pray for the earth . . .
Teach us to be good stewards of your creation, caring for the earth you have made, so that all creatures may be fruitful and flourish. Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer.
In the Spirit, we pray for all nations . . .
Extend your reign of peace throughout the earth, fill the strong with compassion and humility, and crown the weak with honor and dignity. Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer.
In the Spirit, we pray for this community . . .
Help us to remember that you are with us always; let those who worship sense your presence and those who doubt be strengthened in faith. Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer.
In the Spirit, we pray for loved ones . . .
By the holy kiss of your grace and peace, heal the sick, comfort those who suffer,
welcome strangers, and reconcile enemies. Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer.
In the Spirit, we pray to you, O God,
confident that all things work together for good for those who love you and are called according to your purpose. Above all, we give you thanks, O God, that nothing can separate us from your love in Christ Jesus our Lord. Amen.
INVITATION TO THE OFFERING (Offering plates are not passed. Offering plates are on the front and back tables.)
I appeal to you, brothers and sisters, to present yourselves as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God. Let us offer our lives to the Lord.
PRAYER OF DEDICATION (Unison)
God of unending gifts, we praise you for your abundant goodness. As you are generous, we want to be generous too. May the gifts we bring extend your generosity into the world, so that all people may be made whole by your goodness and grace. Amen.
HYMN #539 Savior, Again to Thy Dear Name We Raise
BLESSING AND CHARGE
May the blessing of the Trinity— holy, holy, holy Lord— be with you now and always.
Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?”
And I said, “Here I am; send me!” Alleluia! Amen.
POSTLUDE
LARGE PRINT BULLETINS ARE AVAILABLE. Please ask the greeter.
Reminders:
June 22nd – Doug’s to Go to benefit Weedsport Fire Department Auxiliary
July 24th – Doug’s to Go to benefit WFPC
