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Join us for Worship this Sunday

All are welcome

COVID-19 UPDATE

Out of love for our neighbors and communities, our Sunday worship practices have been adjusted. 
Masks required when singing during the worship service, regardless of vaccination status.
Both in-person worship and worship via livestream are available at 10:30am every Sunday.
For in-person, please click here.
Worship service livestreams can be found on our Facebook Page.

Please note - Due to the Coronavirus Pandemic, some of the parts of worship listed below have been modified or temporarily suspended


Our Liturgical Order of Worship
The following is the usual order of worship you can expect in our worship services.  The whole of the worship service – its flow and pattern – is designed to shape and form us as God's people, called, claimed, and redeemed by Jesus Christ.  We begin by proclaiming that it is God who has called us, and we end by proclaiming that this call requires a response. 
​Faith is always a response to the grace of Jesus Christ.
[Please Note: Due to the Covid Pandemic, some of these liturgical practices have been temporarily modified]

 
GOD CALLS US TO WORSHIP
Welcome, Opening Prayer, and Call to Worship
Our worship service begins with a greeting from Scripture and an opening prayer.  What brings us into worship is not our words, but God's.  God is the one who has called us into worship, and worship is our response.
 
Opening Hymn
We sing throughout the service as part of our response to God.  Corporate singing reminds us that though we are individuals, we are also called together as one body.  Music and song has a way of forming our hearts in ways other disciplines cannot. 
​As has been said, 'no one ever goes home humming the sermon.'

We use a mix of both traditional and contemporary hymns and music.

               
Call to Confession, Corporate Confession, Silent Confession, and Assurance of Forgiveness
When we come into the presence of God, we cannot help but recognize that we do not love God or our neighbor as we should.  We confess both corporately and individually.  Through corporate confession, we acknowledge that, whether consciously or not, we are often complicit in broken and sinful systems and patterns.  Through private, individual confession, we are invited to be personally specific with God.  In our confession, we stand on the assurance of the forgiveness, salvation, and redemption already won in
​Jesus Christ.


Passing of the Peace
Through Christ, we have peace with God and peace with one another.  We are reminded that we gather and worship, not just as individuals, but as a people - as the family of God.
 
WE HEAR THE WORD PROCLAIMED
Children's Time
Children elementary school age and younger are invited up to the front for a special time hearing God's Word and the Good News of Jesus Christ. 

Scripture and Sermon
The Good News of Jesus Christ is read and proclaimed.  
 
WE RESPOND TO THE WORD
Hymn of Response

Affirmation of Faith
We use both the historic and more contemporary creeds of the Church to affirm our faith and trust in God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

Offering
In response to the Good News of Jesus Christ, we acknowledge that we are not owners, but rather stewards of what God has given us.  We give back as a sign of our trust and dependence upon God.
On the first Sunday of every month, we invite the children to participate in our Noisy Offering during Sunday School, and then participate in bringing that offering forward during this time in the service.


*Celebration of the Lord's Supper*
On the first Sunday of each month, as well as special days during the Christian year, we celebrate with thanksgiving the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper together.
​This Meal is open to 
any and all who trust in Jesus Christ, regardless of church or denominational affiliation.
Bread served during Communion is gluten-free.


Announcements
We believe that all we do as a church should be in response to, and in the context of, the Good News of Jesus Christ. 

Prayer Requests and Prayer
We are invited to share our concerns and our joys with one another, and we lift them up in prayer.  We conclude with the Lord's Payer (it is our custom to say 'debts' and 'debtors'), not because there is anything magical about these particular words, but because the prayer Jesus gave to his disciples reminds and instructs us how to pray.

WE FOLLOW CHRIST INTO THE WORLD
Closing Hymn

Commission and Benediction
We are sent out with a reminder of who we are, because of Whose we are.

Sung Congregational Response
We close our service with a sung corporate affirmation of the God in Whom we trust and our call to go into the world.
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After the worship service, all are invited to the Fellowship Hall for a time of fellowship and food.

Location

Join Us for Sunday Worship
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Sunday Programs:

9:30 am Sunday School 
10:30 am Worship Service 
11:30 am Fellowship Hour


There is no nursery care until further notice

Contact Us

126 Angell Road
Cumberland, RI 02864
p. 401.333.0355
​email: calvinpres.church@gmail.com

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  • About Us
    • Our Mission
    • Our Values
    • Our Staff and Leadership
    • PC(USA) Church
    • Presbytery of Southern New England
  • Worship
    • Worship Services >
      • In Person Worship Opportunities
      • Worshiping at Home
    • Worship During Covid-19
    • Sermon Audio
    • Online Giving
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    • COVID-19 Information
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