Sunday, September 6, 2026

Morning Worship
in the Great Auditorium
at 10:30 AM

ORDER OF WORSHIP

Please silence cell phones

* During items marked with an asterisk,
those who are able will please stand

PRELUDE

Cantilene

J. Rheinberger

“What a Friend We Have in Jesus”

arr. G. Turk

GREETING and ANNOUNCEMENTS

Nancy Ann Gillan

President, OGCMA

RINGING OF THE BELL

CHORAL INTROIT

“I Want to Be Ready”

trad. spiritual /
arr. W. F. Smith

CALL TO WORSHIP

Nancy Ann Gillan

President, OGCMA

Leader: In you, Lord, I have taken refuge;
let me never be put to shame.

People: Deliver me in Your righteousness.


Leader: Turn your ear to me, come quickly to my rescue.

People: Be my rock of refuge,
a strong fortress to save me.

Leader: Since You are my rock and my fortress,
for the sake of Your name lead and guide me.

People: Into your hands I commit my spirit.
Deliver me, Lord: my faithful God.

Inspired by Psalm 31:1-5 NIV

*HYMN

“Rejoice, the Lord is King”

C. Wesley/J. Darwalls

Rejoice, the Lord is King!

Your Lord and King adore;

Rejoice, give thanks and sing,

And triumph evermore.

Lift up your heart, lift up your voice;

Rejoice; again I say, rejoice.

Jesus the Savior reigns,

The God of truth and love;

When he had purged our stains,

He took his seat above.

Lift up your heart, lift up your voice;

Rejoice; again I say, rejoice.

His kingdom cannot fail;

He rules o’er earth and heaven;

The keys of earth and hell

Are to our Jesus given.

Lift up your heart, lift up your voice;

Rejoice; again I say, rejoice.

Rejoice in glorious hope!

Jesus the Judge shall come,

And take His servants up

To their eternal home.

We soon shall hear th’archangel’s voice;

The trump of God shall sound, rejoice!

*APOSTLES’ CREED

I believe in God the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth; and in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord; who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried; the third day He arose from the dead; He ascended into heaven, and sitteth at the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from thence He shall come to judge the quick and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen

REFLECTION CHORUS

“Turn Your Eyes upon Jesus”

Helen Lemmel

Turn your eyes upon Jesus,

Look full in His wonderful face;

And the things of earth
will grow strangely dim

In the light of His glory and grace.

OFFERING PRAYER

Nancy Ann Gillan

President, OGCMA

OFFERTORY

“A Song of David”

Eugene Butler

Great Auditorium Quartet

Ronald Naldi, tenor
Monica Ziglar, soprano
Laura Zahn, mezzo-soprano
Justin Beck, bass-baritone

USHERS’ MARCH and *DOXOLOGY

Praise God from Whom all blessings flow;

Praise Him all creatures here below;

Praise Him above, ye heavenly host;

Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.

Amen

Please remain standing
for the singing of the hymn

*HYMN

“It Is Well with My Soul”

H. Spafford/P. Bliss

When peace, like a river, attendeth my way,

When sorrows like sea billows roll;

Whatever my lot, Thou has taught me to say,

It is well, it is well with my soul.

Refrain:

It is well with my soul,

It is well, it is well with my soul.

Though Satan should buffet,

though trials should come,

Let this blest assurance control,

That Christ has regarded my helpless estate,

And has shed His own blood for my soul

(refrain)

My sin, oh, the bliss of this glorious thought!

My sin, not in part but the whole,

Is nailed to the cross and I bear it no more,

praise the Lord, praise the Lord, O my soul!

(refrain)

And, Lord, haste the day

when my faith shall be sight,

The clouds be rolled back as a scroll;

The trump shall resound

and the Lord shall descend,

Even so, it is well with my soul. (refrain)

SCRIPTURE READING

Mark 2:1–12 ESV

PRAYER and THE LORD’S PRAYER

Christopher Giammona

Associate Trustee, OGCMA

ANTHEM

“One Faith, One Hope, One Lord”

C. Courtney

Andrew Conover, trumpet

One faith, one hope, one Lord.

One faith for which He died.

One voice, one song we lift

in praise to Him,

Who was and is and shall be evermore.

There is one body, one Spirit,

as you were called to one hope.

One Lord, baptism and faith,

one God and Father of all,

Who is in you all.

Though we may be many people,

diverse with various gifts,

We are given to each other for the unity of faith,

That we grow in the knowledge of the Son of God,

In the fullness of Christ.

One faith, one hope, one Lord, one God!

One faith, one hope, one Lord.

One faith for which He died.

One voice, one song we lift in praise to Him,

Who was and is and shall be evermore.

There is one body, one Spirit,

as you were called to one hope.

One Lord, baptism and faith,

one God and Father of all,

Who is in you all.

Though we may be many people,

diverse with various gifts,

We are given to each other for the unity of faith,

That we grow in the knowledge of the Son of God,

In the fullness of Christ.

One faith, one hope, one Lord, one God!

SERMON

Pastor Vito Aiuto

Lead Pastor and Elder
Lower Manhattan Community Church, NY

“The Healer and Your Friends”

*CLOSING HYMN

“He Lives”

A. H. Ackley

I serve a risen Savior,

He’s in the world today;

I know that He is living,

Whatever men may say;

I see His hand of mercy,

I hear His voice of cheer,

And just the time I need Him,

He’s always near.

Refrain:

He lives, He lives,

Christ Jesus lives today!

He walks with me and talks with me

Along life’s narrow way.

He lives, He lives, salvation to impart!

You ask me how I know He lives?

He lives within my heart.

In all the world around me

I see His loving care,

And though my heart grows weary,

I never will despair;

I know that He is leading

Thro’ all the stormy blast,

The day of His appearing

Will come at last. (refrain)

Rejoice, rejoice, O Christian,

Lift up your voice and sing

Eternal hallelujahs

To Jesus Christ the King!

The Hope of all who seek Him,

The Help of all who find,

None other is so loving,

So good and kind.

Ending Refrain:

He lives, He lives,

Christ Jesus lives today!

He walks with me

and talks with me

Along life’s narrow way.

He lives, He lives,

salvation to impart!

You ask me how I know He lives?

He lives, He lives, He lives —

within my heart.

BENEDICTION

“He Lives” (reprise)

POSTLUDE

“Bishops’ Promenade”

N. Coke-Jephcott

After- Service Prayer:

You are welcome to come to the altar rail

for prayer