Happening This Sunday

Who's Preaching Where on Sunday

• Traditional Services
  8 am & 5 pm | Chapel
  The Rev. Libby Garfield (8 am ) & The Rev. Dr. R. Leigh Spruill (5 pm)
  9 am & 11:15 am | Church 
  The Rev. Libby Garfield (9 am) & The Rev. Reagan Cocke (11:15 am)
  
• Awesome Worship (Families)
  9:15 am | Hall Life Center
  The Rev. John Sundara
  
• Modern Worship
  11:15 am | Hall Life Center
  The Rev. Dr. R. Leigh Spruill
  
• Worship at Ascension
  8 am & 10:30 am | 2525 Seagler Rd
  The Rev. Trent Pettit
  

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Includes Order of Service & Announcements

• Traditional Service | Church | 9 am
• Modern Worship | Hall Life Center | 11:15 am

All-Ages Education Hour — 
10:15 am Administration Building

• A Church Given to the Spirit | Hall Life Center
• Dynamic Faith, Vibrant Church (Newcomers) | Parlor
• Scripture Meditation Group – Nau Family Room

• Family Matters – Scout Room

• Children's Sunday School 
  Nursery | 8:30 am — 12:30 pm
  2 months - age 2 | First floor nursery: Rm 104
  Sunday School  | 10:15 — 11:10 am
  2-year-olds | First floor: Rm 110 & 112
  Age 3 - Kinder | Catechesis of the Good Shepherd Level 1 | Lower level: L07, L08
  1st-3rd grade | Traditional Sunday school | Lower level: L16
  4th - 5th grade | Traditional Sunday school | Lower level: L21 (girls), L20 (boys)

• Youth Sunday School | Room 234 & 238
• Youth Confirmation

Happening Today

Giving Sunday
Giving Sunday is the culmination of our yearly stewardship campaign. Every giver matters, and every pledge makes a difference. Thank you in advance for your generosity and partnership in Christ! Learn more & make your pledge.

The Collect of the Day

Almighty and everlasting God, in Christ you have revealed your glory among the nations: Preserve the works of your mercy, that your Church throughout the world may persevere with steadfast faith in the confession of your Name; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Matthew 22:15-22

22:15 Then the Pharisees went and plotted how to entangle him in his words. 16 And they sent their disciples to him, along with the Herodians, saying, “Teacher, we know that you are true and teach the way of God truthfully, and you do not care about anyone's opinion, for you are not swayed by appearances. 17 Tell us, then, what you think. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?” 18 But Jesus, aware of their malice, said, “Why put me to the test, you hypocrites? 19 Show me the coin for the tax.” And they brought him a denarius. 20 And Jesus said to them, “Whose likeness and inscription is this?” 21 They said, “Caesar's.” Then he said to them, “Therefore render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's.” 22 When they heard it, they marveled. And they left him and went away.

Musical Offering in the Church

As we gather in thanksgiving and worship on this Giving Sunday, we present our annual tithes as an offering to almighty God, acknowledging with gratitude the abundance of blessings entrusted to our care. Fittingly, today's music reflects themes of praise, thanksgiving, and devotion, inviting us to join our voices with those of all creation in glorifying the Lord and offering our hearts anew in faithful stewardship.

The choir sings René Clausen’s All That Hath Life and Breath, Praise Ye the Lord, a joyful setting of Psalm 96 and a little of Psalm 22. Clausen (b. 1953) is an American composer and conductor whose music is widely performed by choirs throughout the United States and abroad. Best known for his choral compositions, he served for many years as conductor of the Concordia Choir at Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota.

In this setting, Clausen gives vivid musical expression to the Psalmist’s call for all creation to praise God. Energetic rhythms, contrasting textures, and recurring phrases build toward an exuberant proclamation of praise. The work concludes with the words “Praise ye the Lord,” bringing the music to a jubilant and fitting close. Listen for the section when the sopranos all sing at their own pace evocative of all creation.

During the Ministration, the choir sings Ave Verum, a historic Eucharistic hymn of the Church, in a setting by the English composer Edward Elgar. Written in 1887, Elgar’s tender treatment of this traditional Latin text honors Christ’s presence in the Eucharist through a gentle melody and warm harmonies, creating an atmosphere of reverence and quiet devotion.

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