SERVICE OF THANKSGIVING

Prelude    Chris Bowman

Call to worship:  "In This Very Room"    Sanctuary Choir

Words of Welcome and Explanation    Pastor Harold Bussell

Hymn: #56  "Day by Day"  (Sandell/Ahnfelt)

Scripture Reading: Psalm 103      The Rev. Harold Englund

Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name.
Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits:
Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases;
Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies;
Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things; so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle's.
The LORD executeth righteousness and judgment for all that are oppressed.
He made known his ways unto Moses, his acts unto the children of Israel.
The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy.
He will not always chide: neither will he keep his anger for ever.
He hath not dealt with us after our sins; nor rewarded us according to our iniquities.
For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him.
As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us.
Like as a father pitieth his children, so the LORD pitieth them that fear him.
For he knoweth our frame; he remembereth that we are dust.
As for man, his days are as grass: as a flower of the field, so he flourisheth.
For the wind passeth over it, and it is gone; and the place thereof shall know it no more.
But the mercy of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him, and his righteousness unto children's children;
To such as keep his covenant, and to those that remember his commandments to do them.
The LORD hath prepared his throne in the heavens; and his kingdom ruleth over all.
Bless the LORD, ye his angels, that excel in strength, that do his commandments, hearkening unto the voice of his word.
Bless ye the LORD, all ye his hosts; ye ministers of his, that do his pleasure.
Bless the LORD, all his works in all places of his dominion: bless the LORD, O my soul.

"Through it All"  (Crouch)
"Blessed Assurance" (Crosby/Knapp)
"How Great Thou Art" (Hine/Hine)
"Amazing Grace"  (Newton)

Hymn: #44 "Children of the Heavenly Father"  (Sandell; trans. Olson)

Scripture Reading:  Colossians 3:12-17            Barbara Inglis, deacon

"Therefore, as God's chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.  Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another.  Forgive as the Lord forgave you.  And over all these virtues, put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.

Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace.  And be thankful.  Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God.  And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him."

Hymn: #183, "Beneath the Cross of Jesus"   (Clephane/Maker)
(Art's favorite hymn)

Prayer of Hope    The Rev. Sherry Peterson, Samarkand Chaplain

Hymn: #94  "Like a River Glorious" (Havergal/Mountain)

Benediction    Pastor Bussell

Anthem   "Nunc Dimittis"  (Paul Sundberg)          Sanctuary Choir with Paul Sundberg, piano

You are invited to participate in a lunch reception immediately following the service.  For those who wish to do so, an opportunity to view the body will be provided in the Library following the service.

In lieu of flowers, Art requested that a (tax-deductible) donation be made in his name to (a) Campus Crusade for Christ or to (b) the Deacon's Fund at El Montecito Presbyterian Church, a very practical ministry of Christian compassion that Art and Marianne had the privilege of experiencing.

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