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Order of Service June 7th @10am Eastern
Second Presbyterian Church Oil City, Pennsylvania
June 7, 2026 2nd Sunday After Pentecost
Prelude Welcome and Announcements
Call to Worship (based on Psalm 50)
L/ The Lord God will speak to the earth; God’s fire declares God’s justice. And God’s justice is the judgement line for all peoples.
P/ God says, “I am your God. I do not look to sacrifices or rituals like you think. What need have I for a bull to eat. If I were hungry, I would not tell you because all the earth is mine. I do not eat blood or need your prayers to sustain me. I sustain you!
L/ I have set my covenant. I have laid it out plainly. My people, uphold justice. My people, help the poor. My people, feed the hungry. My people, stand against oppression, stand against hatred, stand against division. When you fail to bring justice, you actually hate my ways. When you focus on your own comforts, you throw your lot in with the greedy, the plunderers of my people. When you despise helping the poor and the outcast, you throw in your lot with adulterers and use your mouth for evil.
P/ Consider this, you think because I do not immediately rebuke you that I am like you. But you forget my law and do not live as my people. I do rebuke you. I will bring justice.
L/ God’s people thank God with offerings and with living in covenant. God’s people work for justice and truth. God’s people will see the salvation of God but the wicked will tear themselves to shreds. God will deliver those who live by the covenant.
Hymn of Praise: Day by Day, Day by Day, O Dear Lord three things I pray: To see thee more clearly, love thee more dearly, follow thee more nearly, day by day. (2x through)
Confession and Assurance
P/ Lord our God, you call us to work for a world where all have dignity and all will be fed, but we are distracted by our own desires. You call us to seek justice and peace, but we are satisfied with injustice and discord. You call us to insist on liberty for all people but we seem to settle for limited freedoms only for our own. Forgive us O God. Turn us to your will by the power of your Spirit so that all may know your justice and love, through Jesus Christ our Lord. (Book of Common Worship, 2018)
L/ Hear these words of scripture: “He bore our sins on the cross that we might be dead to sin and alive in doing good.” (1 Peter 2:24) I declare our sins are forgiven and we are remade by the blood of Jesus and the Life of the Spirit.
Doxology (Glory be to the Father…”)
Passing of the Peace
Children’s Chat Tammy Botts
Reading Scripture
Prayer for Illumination
Old Testament: Hosea 6: 1-7
New Testament: Matthew 9: 9-13
Sermon “Following Jesus is not What We Think, is it?” Rev. Dr. Tim Harmon
Affirmation of Faith: Hymn-- Freely, Freely (#447):
God forgave my sin in Jesus’ name; I’ve been born again in Jesus’ name; and in Jesus’ name I come to you to share His love as He told me to. He said freely, freely you have received—freely freely give; Go in My name and because you believe, others will know that I live.
We Offer Our Tithes of Time, Talent, and Resources
Hymn: Praise God from Whom All Blessing Flow
Prayers of the People
Sacrament of the Lord’s Table
Words of Institution: 1 Corinthians 11: 23-26)
Invitation to the Table
L/ The Lord be with you P/ And also with you
L/ Lift up your hearts P/ We lift them to the Lord
L/ Let us give God thanks and praise P/ We worship God
L/ We give you thanks, O God, through your beloved Son, Jesus Christ, who you sent in these last times as Savior and Redeemer. He proclaimed Your Good News, healed the sick, gave sight to the blind, and showed the love of God. He is Your Word, one with You, through whom You made all things. You sent Him from heaven to the Virgin’s womb where He became one of us.
L/ In fulfillment of Your will Jesus stretched out his arms on the cross that those who suffer would find release and those oppressed by sin and death would find Life. Jesus has won for You, O Father, a holy people from every nation. His freely accepted death shattered the chains of the evil one and trampled underfoot the schemes and powers of hell. By His resurrection, Jesus forever fixed the boundaries of death and now leads the righteous to eternal life. Let us join with the angels and saints all the faithful from every time in singing to your glory:
P/ Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might, Heaven and earth are full of your glory. (Isaiah 6: 3; Revelation 4:8) Hosanna in the highest! Blessed is the one that comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest! (Psalm 118:25; Matthew 21:9)
L/ We remember that on the night he was betrayed…
L/ Remembering therefore His death and resurrection, we set before You this bread and cup. We are thankful that You have counted us worthy to stand in Your presence and serve you as your own priestly people.
L/ We ask you now to send your Holy Spirit upon the offering Your holy church brings. Gather into one all who share these mysteries, filling them with the Holy Spirit and confirming Your Son Jesus as the Way, the Truth, and the Life. Fill us with joy that we might praise You with the Son and Spirit, one God in Three persons.
P/ Through Christ, with Christ, in Christ, by the power of the Holy Spirit, all glory and honor is Yours Almighty Father, forever and ever. Amen. (Romans 11:36)
Lord’s Prayer (using debts, debtors)
Communion
At your tables you will find cups and bread. Please offer the elements to one another.
We practice open communion which means all who seek Jesus are welcome whether members of the PC(USA) or not.
Prayer of Thanksgiving (from our Reformed Heritage)
L/ Startle our hearts O God with the truth of your resurrection and open our minds to your Holy Spirit that we may be one, grateful and loving, united in Jesus, to serve as His disciples and show His love. (UPCUSA, 1964 Presbyterian Service for the Lord’s Day)
Benediction
Closing Hymn: Make me a Blessing (#452)
1. Out in the highways and byways of life, many are weary and sad; carry the sunshine where darkness is rife, making the sorrowing glad.
Refrain: Make me a blessing, make me a blessing. Out of my life may Jesus shine; make me a blessing O Savior I pray. Make me a blessing to someone today.
2. Give as ‘twas given to you in your need, love as the Master loved you; be to the helpless a helper indeed, unto your mission be true.
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🥨The Be the Light Food Program provides FREE meal boxes to all children 18 years and younger, with no income guidelines or eligibility requirements. Each food box includes 5 breakfasts and 5 lunches to help support children and families throughout the week. Families may receive one free food pack per child. For example, if a family has 4 children, they would receive 4 boxes of food.
🍇The program will take place weekly on Thursdays from June 4th through August 27th, from 4:30pm –5:30 PM at Klapec Auto Body. Families may register at any time throughout the summer to participate in the program. Registration only needs to be completed once, and once a family is registered, they will continue to receive weekly food boxes for the remainder of the summer. You must complete the registration form below in order to receive food boxes.
🎉Registration is NOW available: oilcity.recliquecore.com/programs/55/anti-hunger-food-program/#division_548
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Friday Litany June 5 2026
Psalm 46 (NCV)
Summer Prayers
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Not central time but Eastern time. oops, my midwestern roots showing...Pastor Tim
Good morning pastor Tim and God bless you 🙏
NEXT TUESDAY - June 9 . FREE Community Meal at Zion Community Ministry Center. Take-out only, 4:30pm to 5:30pm, 207 State Street, Oil City, PA.
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The most recent Leader Formation webinar featured a conversation between the Rev. CeCe Armstrong and the Rev. Tony Larson, PCUSA Co-Moderators of the General Assembly, and the Rev. Ted V. Foote Jr. and the Rev. P. Alex Thornburg, authors of the book “Being Presbyterian in a Dysvangelical America: A Guide to Reclaiming the Good News of God’s Grace.” Hosted by the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)'s Leader Formation office and moderated by Martha Miller, the webinar drew strong participation with 552 people registered. Read more about the webinar here: hubs.ly/Q04j2vD80
#PCUSA #Leadership
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Worship and picnic at Hasson Park Main Pavillion June 7th
Worship at 10am
Potluck picnic and games to follow
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One Summer during college I raked leaves in Hasson Park as part of job