Scottish Communion
“We confess and acknowledge one God alone, to whom alone
we must cleave, whom alone we must serve, whom only we
must worship, and in whom alone we put our trust.”
—Scots Confession, 1560
Doylestown Presbyterian Church
July 16, 2023
*Those who are able, please stand
The 7th Sunday After Pentecost
July 16, 2023 9:30 am
Gathering as God’s Family
Processional Highland Cathedral
The Happy Bagpiper Pipes and Drum
Call To Worship Psalm 100 (KJV)
Make a joyful noise unto the LORD, all ye lands.
Serve the LORD with gladness; come before his presence with singing.
Know ye that the LORD he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves;
we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.
Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise:
be thankful unto him, and bless his name.
For the LORD is good; his mercy is everlasting;
and his truth endureth to all generations.
*Hymn 385 All People That On Earth Do Dwell OLD HUNDRETH
Confessing Our Sins to God
Prayer of Confession A prayer of John Knox, 1563
Omnipotent and everlasting God,
Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
who by thy eternal providence disposes kingdoms as seemeth best to thy wisdom:
we acknowledge and confess thy judgments to be righteous …
We have condemned thy word, and despised thy mercies;
we have transgressed thy laws …
oppression and violence we have not abhorred:
charity hath not appeared among us …
As of ourselves, rests nothing worthy of thy mercies;
for all are found fruitless …
But, O Lord, behold thy own mercy and goodness,
that thou may purge and remove the most filthy burden
of our most horrible offences.
Let thy love overcome the severity of thy judgments,
even as it did in giving to the world thy only Son, Jesus …
Regenerate our hearts, O Lord, by the strength of thy Holy Ghost.
Convert thou us, and we shall be converted.
Work thou in us unfeigned repentance,
and move thou our hearts to obey thy holy laws.
(Moment of Silent Reflection and Confession)
Assurance of Forgiveness
Friends, believe the Good News of the Gospel.
In Jesus Christ, we are forgiven.
Congregational Response Jesus Calls Us GAELIC FOLK TUNE, words by John Bell
The Sharing of the Peace of Christ
Since God has forgiven us in Christ, let us forgive one another.
The Peace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.
And also with you.
*Congregational Response 587 CELTIC ALLELUIA
Proclaiming God’s Word
Little Entrance Emmanuelle Willingham, Scripture Bearer
God’s Word Is Like a Flaming Sword Scottish Psalter, 1635
Chancel Choir
God’s Word is like a flaming sword, a wedge that cleaves the stone;
keen as a fire, so burns His Word, and pierces flesh and bone.
Let it go forth o’er all the earth to cleanse our hearts within,
to show God’s power in Satan’s hour and break the might of sin.
God’s Word, a wondrous guiding star, on pilgrim hearts does rise,
leads those to God who dwell afar, and makes the simple wise.
Let not its light e’er sink in night, but in each spirit shine,
that none may miss Heaven’s final bliss, led by God’s light divine. Amen.
Scripture Lesson: 2 John 1-13 Pew Bible, NRSV (NT), p. 242
The Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
Time with the Children
(After the message, children ages four through third grade may leave for Children’s Worship Time.
Children will return to the service to share in Communion with their family.)
Sermon “Abiding and Reforming” Dr. John M. Willingham
“Everyone who does not abide in the teaching of Christ, but goes beyond it, does not have God;
whoever abides in the teaching has both the Father and the Son.”—2 John 9
Responding to God’s Word
*Affirmation of Faith —from the Scots Confession, 1560
We confess and acknowledge one God alone, to whom alone we must cleave, whom alone
we must serve, whom only we must worship, and in whom alone we put our trust. Who is
eternal, infinite, immeasurable, incomprehensible, omnipotent, invisible; one in substance
and yet distinct in three persons, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost. By whom we
confess and believe all things in heaven and earth, visible and invisible, to have been
created, to be retained in their being, and to be ruled and guided by his inscrutable
providence for such end as his eternal wisdom, goodness, and justice have appointed, and
to the manifestation of his own glory.
Concerns of the Church
(Persons nearest the center aisle are asked to sign and pass the Act of Friendship pad toward the
outside aisle. Please keep the cover open as the pad is returned.)
Offering of Our Gifts and Lives
(To give online or via text message, click the “Give” tab at the top of our website.)
Offertory The King of Love My Shepherd Is arr. Edward Eicker
Sung to traditional Scottish melody Loch Lomond
Chancel Choir
*Congregational Response 606 Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow OLD HUNDREDTH
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.
*Prayer of Dedication
Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper
Invitation to the Lord’s Table
*Great Entrance This Is the Feast of Victory arr. Richard Hillert
Chancel Choir
Choir: Worthy is Christ, the Lamb who was slain, whose blood set us free to be people of God.
Chorus — Choir and Congregation
Choir: Sing with all the people of God, and join in the hymn of all creation.
Blessing, honor, glory, and might be to God and the Lamb forever. Amen.
Chorus — Choir and Congregation
Choir: For the Lamb who was slain has begun his reign. Alleluia!
Chorus — Choir and Congregation
Prayer of Great Thanksgiving Adapted from John Knox’s “Manner of the Lord’s Supper”
The Lord be with you.
And also with you.
Lift up your hearts.
We lift them up unto the Lord.
Let us give thanks unto God.
It is meet and right so to do...
The Lord’s Prayer (Traditional)
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, forever. Amen.
The Fraction and Elevation of the Elements
Chorus
Worship Notes. Emmanuelle Willingham,
daughter of Corey and Michael Willingham, is
serving as Scripture Bearer today. The Bible
she is carrying comes from her great-
grandparents’ wedding day in 1945.
We welcome to our church The Happy
Bagpiper Pipes and Drum. The group is
based in the Philadelphia area and today
features Thom Moore and Mark O’Donnell
playing bagpipes, Connor Nelson playing snare
drum, and Lexie Gaul playing tenor drum.
The flowers on the table in the back of the
sanctuary are given in loving memory of
Stewart Montgomery by his wife Miriam,
daughters Susan and Naomi and their families.
The flowers in the front of the sanctuary are
given in loving memory of Yat-shu “George”
Chang by his daughter, Judy Chang Cody and
her family. The flowers on the refreshment
tables are in loving memory of Tom and Betsie
Laird, her parents, Marion K. and John A.
Boyd, and her brother John A. Boyd, Jr. by
Joan Boyd.
Participating in the Sacrament of the Lord’s
Supper. You are invited to share in Holy
Communion with us today. Our Directory for
Worship reminds us “The opportunity to eat
and drink with Christ is not a right bestowed
upon the worthy, but a privilege given to the
undeserving who come in faith, repentance,
and love. All who come to the table are offered
the bread and cup, regardless of their age or
understanding.” (W-3.0409). We encourage
you to share in this meal of God’s people.
Communion Servers: Doug Barnett, Dave
Buday, DeeDee Cox, Dot Fabian, Frank
Fabian, Julie McCormack, Kristen Roland.
Lay Leader: Galen Hays
Assisting today: Becca Bateman
Greeters: Jenny Danzis and Kay Rote.
Ushers: John Gwynne, Kathy McQuate,
Richard Smith, and Mark Strasburg.
AV System: Laura Mendelson, Rob Purdy,
Mark Vandersall.
Hymns, anthems and texts reproduced with permission from OneLicense.net License #A-726819.
The Serving of the Elements
(Please hold the elements until all have received so that
we might share in this meal together.)
Unison Prayer of Dedication
Eternal God, we give you thanks for this holy mystery in which you have given
yourself to us. Grant that we may go into the world in the strength of your Spirit, to
give ourselves for others in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Going Forth in God’s Name
*Hymn 649 Amazing Grace, How Sweet the Sound AMAZING GRACE
*Benediction
(Please be seated following the Benediction)
*Recessional/Postlude Grand Recessional Kevin Weed
Thom Moore, Bagpipes
Scottish Communion Sunday
This is the 51st anniversary of Scottish Communion at Doylestown Presbyterian Church. What began as a way to
offer a unique form of worship rooted in history has become a beloved summertime gathering of faith and
fellowship since its founding by Rev. Ken Hollenbaugh and church members Jamie Jackson and Stewart
Montgomery five decades ago.
The Presbyterian Church (USA) is steeped in Scottish tradition as it was developed in the era of the sixteenth
century by Scottish reformer John Knox. In 1560 he introduced the First Book of Discipline which attempted to
apply the theocratic (literally: God rules) system to a whole kingdom, which had been developed first in Geneva,
Switzerland by John Calvin.
For conduct of public worship, Knox prepared the Book of Common Order which was approved by the General
Assembly in 1564. This document suggests much about the order of Scottish worship and its rugged simplicity.
However, the Church of Scotland is changing as much as the PC(USA), so there are many variations in
worship today.
The Entrances in the service are of strategic importance. The Scottish Presbyterian held in highest honor the open
Word of God (Little Entrance) and the Communion (Great Entrance). The people would stand in honor as these
holy items were brought into and taken from the Sanctuary. This custom is still observed in some of the old parish
churches of Scotland.
The Scots Confession was written by John Knox and four associates at the request of the Scottish Parliament over
a period of four days in 1560. It remained the Confession of the Kirk of Scotland until superseded in 1647 by the
Westminster Confession of Faith. All of the prayers used in the service today are from Knox as well.
The bagpipes and drums today represent some of Scotland’s traditional music makers. The sounds are stately,
joyous, and thrilling. Depending on the particular clan of Scots, the musician’s dress was that of tartan kilt.
Food Drive and Community Meal. DPC’s monthly
Food Drive occurs today, and every third Sunday of
the month from 9:30 to 11:15 am. Be sure to drop off
your items with the volunteers under the bridge on
Mechanics Street as we continue to help stock the
Doylestown Food Pantry. Join us, too, for the monthly
Community Meal which happens today from 11 am
to 12:30 pm and each third Sunday of the month, as
we connect with our own congregation, community
members, and our homeless guests. Join us in
Fellowship Hall after worship. For more mission
opportunities, visit www.dtownpc.org/mission-
outreach
DPC Retreat. The Senior Adult Ministry Commiee
invites you to join in a spiritual fullling retreat to
Spruce Lake Retreat Center in Canadensis, PA,
September 19-21. Keep watch for registraon details
for this inspiring getaway to the Pocono Mountains
led by Pastor Pauline Sexton.
Vacaon Bible School Thank You! Last week DPC
children, and others from the community, blasted o
into outer space and learned that Jesus’ light shines
bright even beyond the stars! Our dedicated crew
leader volunteers led the kids in songs of praise,
Scripture-based story me, games, cras, and mes of
learning about eorts on back on Earth—including
helping our friends from Americans for Nave
Americans. Thank you all for a truly STELLAR
experience!
SESSION
Moderator - John Willingham Clerk - Doug Barne
Class of 2024
Doug Barne
Tanner Benson
Glenda Childs
Judy Chang Cody
Jenny Danzis
Jim Kmetzo
Caroline Rawlings
Janice Thomas
Kae Toner
Class of 2025
Dave Buday
Christo Claassens
DeeDee Cox
Amy Edenson
Honor Ford
Kim Keller
Bob Maxwell
Kristen Roland
Class of 2026
Diane Alexanderson
Frank Fabian
Sue Haldeman
Jamie Hansen
Julie McCormack
Marty Starner
Mark Strasburg
Marilyn Weichman
BOARD OF DEACONS
Moderator - Mark Chaikin
Class of 2024
Mark Chaikin
John Gwynne
Kathy McQuate
Mike Paradiso
Dennis Paren
Linda Schumann
Evan Spadt
Krista Spadt
Eileen Telly
Class of 2025
Sharon Cummings
Dot Fabian
Trip Fisher
Alyssa Lewis
Nancy Nelson
Carol Teemer
Class of 2026
Michele Homan
Anne Hutchinson
Sibele Johnson
Amy Pujols
Krisn Shields
CHURCH STAFF
John Willingham, Pastor
Becca Bateman, Associate Pastor for Educaon and Family Ministries
Pauline Sexton, Pastoral Care Assistant
Kira Adelman, Nursery Worker
Mina Choi, Director of Youth Choir and Bells, Organist
Sharon Cummings, Children’s Worship Time Instructor
Ed Davila, Custodian
Jonah Davis, Youth Director
Marco Derro, Maintenance Engineer
Taylor Distel, Nursery Worker
Chris Graham-Rawlings, Member Engagement Coordinator
Elaine Keckeissen, Oce Manager
Geri McMullin, Director of Sunshine Singers (volunteer)
Chrisan Menno, Director of Communicaons
Jason Moore, Director of Music and the Arts
Linay Richards, Director of Finances and Operaons
Candi Young, Children and Youth Connecons Coordinator
MISSION PARTNER
The Reverend Jed and Mrs. Jenny Koball, Peru
Doylestown Presbyterian Church, A Mahew 25 Congregaon
127 East Court Street, Doylestown PA 18901, Phone 215-348-3531
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