2021-22

• World Communion Sunday
• Communion
• Sermon: Faith around the World
• Psalm 67; Matthew 28:16-20
• World Hymns
• Dedicate Hymnals, offer bookplates
• HolyGrounds Praise Band Accompanying World Hymns

• Pastor: Chris Mckee, Minister of Faith Formation
• Sermon: Living Stones
• Scripture: 1 Peter 2:4-10
• Organist: Larry Lathom 
• Opening Hymn: Alleluia, Alleluia! Give Thanks! - #240
• Anthem: I Sing the Mighty Power of God - #32, Vss. 1,3 (Dei Gloriam Chimes, Organ & Congregation) - VIDEO
• Hymn of Affirmation: My Hope is Built on Nothing Less - #353
• Doxology - #606
• Closing Hymn: Go, My Children, with My Blessing #547

• Ecclesiastes 3:1-8; Romans 8:22-28 
• Series: Half Truths
• Sermon: Half Truth #1 - Everything Happens for a Reason
• Anthem: HolyGrounds Praise Band

• FPC Ministry Fair
• Pastor: Rev. Paul F. Soderquist
• Sermon: Extraordinary Stewardship
• Scripture: Acts 4:32-37 
• Anthem: You Raise Me Up
           - Brendan Graham & Rolf Lovland,
             arr. Joel Raney
  Dei Gloriam Handbell Choir
  Cellist Ben Gerlach 

• Reformation Sunday/All Saints' Sunday
• Series: Half Truths
• Sermon: Half Truth #2 - God Won’t Give You More Than You Can Handle
• Ruth 1 or John 11:28-36
• Anthem: Press On (VIDEO)
          - Vanja Watkins, arr. Barlow Bradford
  Sanctuary Choir
  Glenn Bennett, Director
  Mark Ramsey, Organ
  Bea Towe, Piano 

• Communion
• Anthem: How Great Thou Art (Heather McKee, Piano) 

• Anthem: Long Years Ago (Cortney Bever, Soprano) 

• Prelude: O God, Show Mercy to Us - arr. Tom Trenney
• Anthem: HolyGrounds Praise Band
• Closing Hymn: O God, Show Mercy to Us - #341

• Anthem: Sanctuary Choir

January 29 (Saturday), Worship with Combined Presbyteries, at FPC (9:45AM - NOTE NEW TIME!)

Opening Hymn: Come Sing, O Church, In Joy! - #305

Virtual Anthem: Peace Like a River - arr. Mary McDonald 

Bell Anthem: Capriccio - Kevin McChesney

Offertory: Joshua Fit de Battle - arr. Amanda Tero (Piano Trio: Barbara Walker, Bea Towe, Mark Ramsey)

Closing Hymn: God of Grace and God of Glory - #307

• Anthem: HolyGrounds Praise Band
• Offertory: Joshua Fit de Battle - arr. Amanda Tero (Piano Trio: Barbara Walker, Bea Towe, Mark Ramsey)

• Communion
• Opening Hymn: Holy, Holy, Holy! Lord God Almighty! - #1
• Scripture
• Anthem: Psalm 86:11 "I Will Walk in Thy Truth" - Judy Hunnicutt (First Ringers) - split screen camera/scripture
• Sermon
• Hymn of Affirmation (tune: Morecambe) - Here, O my Lord, I see thee face to face; here would I touch and handle things unseen, here grasp with firmer hand eternal grace, and all my weariness upon you lean.  This is the hour of banquet and of song; this is the heav'nly table spread anew. Here let me feast and, feasting, still prolong the brief bright hour of fellowship with you.
• Communion: The Lord's Prayer (Sung by the Congregation)
• Offertory: Jan Peterson (Via Dolorosa - Billy Sprague and Niles Borop)
• Closing Hymn: Here I Am, Lord - #69

• 5:30 p.m. - 75th Anniversary Celebration Hors d'Oeuvres, Program & Dessert  
• String Quartet, including Alice & Norm Peterson’s granddaughters, Lorelei Barker, Violin & Kirsten Alexander, Cello
• Tom Sitzler, Bass-Baritone (Alleluia! - Ferdinand Hummel; The Lord Is My Light - Frances Allitsen)
• Organ Solo 

• Palm Sunday 
• 75th Anniversary Worship Celebration of First Presbyterian Church, Mesa!
• Prelude I: Processional in D - Jeremy Bankson
• Prelude II: Band
• Opening Hymn: All Glory, Laud, and Honor - #196 (with Dei Gloriam, setting arr. Cynthia Dobrinski)
• Prayer of Confession/Assurance of Pardon
• Anthem: Alleluia, Sing to Jesus - arr. Mark Hayes (Tom Sitzler, Bass-Baritone)
• Children's Sermon
• Scripture
• Anthem: O Clap Your Hands - Robert Lau (Sanctuary Choir)
• Sermon
• Song of Affirmation: Band
• Call to Prayer: "Prayer", from Nightsongs - H. Leslie Adams (Tom Sitzler, Bass-Baritone)
• Pastoral Prayer/The Lord's Prayer
• Anthem: Sound the Trumpet - Henry Purcell (Dr. Glenn Bennett, Tenor; Tom Sitzler, Bass-Baritone)
• Call to Offering 
• Offertory: Dei Gloriam Handbell Choir
• Doxology (Lasst uns erfreuen)

Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;

Praise God, all creatures here below: Alleluia! Alleluia!

Praise God for all that love has done;

Creator, Christ, and Spirit, One.

Praise the Spirit, Holy Spirit! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!

• Prayer of Dedication 
• Closing Hymn: Hosanna, Loud Hosanna - #197
• Benediction 
• Benediction Response: Glory to God, Whose Goodness Shines on Me (Dei Gloriam, Band, and Congregation)

Glory to God, sing glory to God,

whose goodness shines on me,

And to the Son, whose grace has pardoned me,

And to the Spirit, whose love has set me free.

As it was in the beginning,

is now and ever shall be. Amen.

World without end, without end. Amen. 

World without end, without end. Amen. 

World without end, without end. Amen.

As it was in the beginning,

is now and ever shall be. Amen.

©2008 LovedIntoBeing Music, Choral Arrangement

©2013 Used by Permission, www.paulvasile.com

• Postlude: Trumpet Tune in C - David Lasky

• 7PM Worship in the Sanctuary
• Communion
• Prelude: De Profundis ("Out of the Depths") - Keith Chapman
• Sanctuary Choir: A Service of Darkness - Dale Wood
• Opening Hymn: Ah, Holy Jesus - #218, Vss. 1,2,4,5 

• Easter
• Communion
• Prelude I: Crown Him with Many Crowns - arr. Joel Raney
• Prelude II: 
• Praise Band: Best News Ever, Forever (We Sing Halleluia), Mighty to Save, 
• Opening Hymn: Jesus Christ Is Risen Today! - #232 
• Scripture I
• Anthem: Sanctuary Choir (One Faith, One Hope, One Lord - Craig Courtney)
• Scripture II
• Sermon
• Communion Music: God So Loved the World - John Stainer (Hearts, Hands, and Voices) - mp3 
• Offertory: To God Be The Glory - arr. Hart Morris (Dei Gloriam Handbell Choir)
• Doxology: 
• Benediction Response: My Redeemer Lives (with congregation, organ, and band)
• Postlude: Jesus Shall Reign - arr. David Cherwien

• Youth Sunday 
• Anthem: 

• Communion
• Independence Sunday