Bulletin: September 22, 2024 Service of Installation

September 22, 2024 | 2:00pm

The Presbytery of Denver Celebrates the Installation of
Rev. Dr. Lorraine Leist

Prelude
Shine  
Vienna Teng

Greeting and Convening by Presbytery
Rev. Ruth McCollum Huff 
Vice-Moderator, Denver Presbytery

*Opening Hymn
761  Called as Partners in Christ’s Service  (Beecher)

*Call to Worship  Sandy Prouty, Minister of Children & Families
Leader: God of the prophets, call to us today.                    
People: Call us into your ways of love.
Leader: God of the poets, remind us again of your love for us.
People: Sing to us your ways of love.
Leader: God of the disciples, teach us how to follow you.
People: Teach us your ways of love.
Leader: God of all creation, help us to know your ways
People: We gather to hear your call, to sing your praise, 
to teach each other, and to pray and worship together.

*Prayer for the Occasion 
Adapted from “A Blessing for Presence” by John O’Donohue  

May we awaken to the mystery of being here
And enter the quiet immensity of our own presence.
May we have joy and peace in the temple of our senses.
May we receive great encouragement when new frontiers beckon.
May we respond to the call of our gifts and find the courage to follow its path.
May we experience each day as a sacred gift, Woven around our hearts of wonder.

Prayer for Illumination (Unison)  Dr. Peter Hulac, Elder
Bless our hearing                        
so that the Scripture
may be for us a living Word.
May your Spirit move us
to fresh understandings. Amen. 

First Lesson
Romans 12, Selected Verses (Pew Bible New Testament Page 132)

Response to Reading   
Leader: Listen to the voice of the Spirit speaking to the Church.
People: Thanks be to God.

Gospel Lesson 
Mark 2:1-11 (Pew Bible New Testament Page 31)

Sermon
Behold!
Rev. Christina Braudaway-Bauman
Senior Pastor, First Congregational Church Boulder

Moment for Reflection

Musical Reflection
The Return
Rose Cousins

RITE OF INSTALLATION

Scriptural Litany of Gifts  Rev. Ruth McCollum Huff
Leader: There are varieties of gifts, but it is the same spirit
who gives them.
People: There are different ways of serving God, but it is
the same Lord who is served.
Leader: God works through each person in a unique way,
but it is God’s purpose that is accomplished.
People: To each is given a gift of the Spirit, to be used
for the common good.
Leader: Together we are the body of Christ, and individually
members of it.

Statement of Installation

Constitutional Questions to Candidate         

Constitutional Questions to the Congregation  Randi Smith, Elder                    
Leader: Do we, the members of the church, accept the Reverend Dr. Lorraine Leist as our Associate Pastor, chosen by God through the voice of this congregation to guide us in the way of Jesus Christ?
People: We do.
Leader: Do we agree to pray for Lorraine, to encourage her, to respect her decisions, and to follow as she guides us, serving Jesus Christ who alone is Head of the Church?
People: We do.
Leader: Do we promise to pay Lorraine fairly and provide for her welfare as she works among us; to stand by her in trouble and share her joys?
People: We do.
Leader: Will we listen to the word Lorraine preaches, welcome her pastoral care, and honor her authority as she seeks to honor and obey Jesus Christ our Lord?
People: We will.

Prayer of Installation  (Unison Prayer)  Rev. Ruth McCollum Huff
Ordained Elders and Ministers of Word and Sacrament are invited to come forward for the laying on of hands.

Declaration of Installation

Charge to Pastor 
Rev. Dr. Jason Hays
Executive Minister

Charge to the Congregation
Rev. Clover Reuter Beal
Co-Pastor

Pastoral Prayer       
Rev. Amanda Osenga
Associate Pastor

The Lord’s Prayer (Unison)
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 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 for ever. Amen.

Call for the Offering  Rev. Katie Robb Davis, Wellshire Presbyterian Church
This offering is normally received at the January Assemblies, Ordination and Installation services to support the Presbytery’s Special Needs Fund. Through your generosity, we can provide pastoral care for our ministers, candidates, and their families when facing medical or financial concerns. Thank you for your gifts, enabling us to minister to our ministers. Please make checks payable to the Presbytery of Denver or go to https://denpres.org/give to donate electronically. Thank you!

Offertory  
The Garden
Ruth Moody

*Prayer of Dedication (Unison)   
God, you have so greatly loved us, long sought us, and mercifully redeemed us. Give us grace that in everything, we may yield ourselves, our wills and our works, a continual thank offering to you. Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.