After the Prayer there may be a Response by choir or organ.

Then shall be sung a Hymn.

Here may follow the Sermon.

Then the Announcements.

After the Announcements the offerings of the people shall be made, and the minister may use one or more of the following sentences of Scripture.

LET your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven. St. Matt. v. 16.

Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal. St. Matt. vi. 19, 20. He that soweth little shall reap little; and he that soweth plenteously, shall reap plenteously. Let every man do accordingly as he is disposed in his heart, not grudgingly, or of necessity; for God loveth a cheerful giver. 2 Cor. ix. 6, 7.

Godliness is great riches, if a man be content with that he hath: for we brought nothing into the world, neither may we carry anything out. 1 Tim. vi. 6, 7.

To do good, and to distribute, forget not; for with such sacrifices God is well pleased. Heb. xiii. 16.

The deacons or the ushers take the plates from the hands of the minister, and, after they have received the offerings, return the same to the minister, waiting before him for the closing words of the Offertory:

God is not unrighteous, that he will forget your works and labor that proceedeth of love, which love ye have showed for his name's sake, who have ministered unto the saints, and yet do minister.

Then may be sung the Doxology, or some other Hymn.

After that the minister shall say the following concluding Prayer and Benediction. ALMIGHTY God, who hast given us grace at this time with one accord to make our common supplications unto thee; and dost promise that when two or three are gathered together in thy Name thou wilt grant their requests: Fulfil now, O Lord, the desires and petitions of thy servants, as may be most expedient for them; granting us in this world knowledge of the truth, and in the world to come life everlasting. Amen.

THE grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be with us all evermore. Amen.

THIRD ORDER FOR MORNING OR EVENING

I. THE SERVICE OF PRAYER AND THANKSGIVING

1. ORGAN PRELUDE

2. THE CALL TO PRAYER. The minister shall say:

BRETHREN in the Christian life, we have assembled as the disciples of Jesus Christ to unite in the worship of God, that thereby we may be strengthened to overcome the failures and sins of the past, and be given fresh hope and purpose for the future. We come seeking a spirit of thankfulness, of peace, and of courage. Let us first, therefore, invoke the divine guidance and pray for the sense of the divine presence in our worship.

O God who art Spirit and who art Truth, help us to worship thee in spirit and in truth; not acknowledging thee in one place or at one time only, but in every place and in every time, in all we do and in all we see, in our work and in our rest, in our laughter and in our tears, in loneliness and in fellowship, in the light of day and in the shadow of night, in the heart of childhood and in the wisdom of man, in the fullness of health and of happiness and in the valley of the shadow of death through which do thou, O Father, lead us unto the clearer light and larger life beyond. Amen.

O Lord, open thou our lips.

PEOPLE. And our mouth shall show forth thy praise.

It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord.

And to sing praises unto thy name, O Most High;

To tell of thy loving-kindness early in the morning.
And of thy truth in the night season.

Upon an instrument of ten strings and upon the lute;
Upon a loud instrument and upon the harp.

For thou, Lord, hast made me glad through thy works;

I will rejoice in giving praise for the operation of thy hands.

ALL. Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God,

Be honor and glory throughout the world forever and ever.

4. RESPONSIVE READINGS

Amen.

Let us therefore come freely unto the throne of grace that we may obtain strength for every time of need.

Wherewith shall we appear before the high God? Shall we come before him with burnt offerings?

He hath showed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the Lord require of thee more than this, to do justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God.

Who shall ascend unto the hill of the Lord and who shall stand in his holy place?

He that hath clean hands and a pure heart, who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity nor sworn deceitfully; he that backbiteth not with his tongue nor doeth evil to his neighbor; he that putteth not out his money to usury nor taketh a reward against the innocent.

Whither can we go from his spirit and whither can we flee from his presence?

If I make my bed in the underworld thou art there. And thou hatest nothing which thou hast created; for they are all thine, O Lord, thou lover of souls. Lift up your hearts.

The people rise to respond.

We lift them up unto the Lord.

Let us give thanks unto our Lord God.

It is meet and right so to do.

Congregation and minister shall unite in repeating the following Ascription and General Thanksgiving:

It is very meet, right, and our bounden duty that we should at all times and in all places give thanks unto thee, O Lord, Holy Father, Almighty, Everlasting God. We praise thee for our lives, for this world and all its glories, for love and for friendship; but above all for thine inestimable gift without which nothing is truly blessed, for the message of love preached unto the world by thy Son, Jesus Christ, by which we are assured of thy fatherly love for all, and are made fellow-workers with thee towards that blessed end fore-ordained for all before the foundation of the world. Therefore with angels and with archangels and with all the innumerable invisible company of the spirits of the just we laud and magnify thee evermore, praising thee and saying:

The following to be said or sung by all:

Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God of Hosts, heaven and earth are full of thy glory; glory be to thee, O Lord Most High. Amen.

Let us pray.

The people having resumed their seats the minister shall say:

All reverently bowing or kneeling.

The minister shall offer the following Prayer:

Infinite God, Spirit of Wisdom, Love and Peace, into the quiet of this place we have come hoping to leave the trouble and the tumult of our lives,

and to carry away with us calmness and strength. In the sacredness of this hour we seek to suppress every unworthy emotion, every mean thought, every unlovely impulse; and we pray that into our characters may be built the eternal elements of strength and beauty.

We pray for thy forgiveness for all the sins and mistakes of the past. Forgive us for rashness, for impatience in our tasks. Forgive us for cowardice or deliberate neglect in meeting the duties of life. Forgive our failure to respond to the call given in the opportunities of our every-day life to display patience and loyalty and a high daring for truth and right. And O Father, above all forgive us wherein at any time, for the sake of the gross things of the world, we have been guilty of a betrayal of the Christ and his cause; and for the future give us those things which in the past we have lacked courage, hope, patience, loyalty, love, and the bright visions of faith; a peace that shall transcend all the bitter disappointment of life.

We pray for no false peace of mind, no momentary intoxication of sense; no foolish self-blinding of our eyes to sin and sorrow; but may a true and lasting joy and happiness be the blessing of this hour by the opening of our eyes to the larger and nobler truths of life; by coming to know the joy of sacrifice for the sake of an ennobling love; by finding for our lives the sunlight and the glory of a consecration to a worthy cause; and by having our faith strengthened in the God who, through all and over all, works out a holy purpose for all his children.

In this sublime faith help us to begin anew the struggle of life for what is true and just, recognizing no defeat, confidently waiting until the day dawn and the shadows flee away and the Sun of Righteousness arise with healing in his wings.

Be with us all through the toil of this world's brief day until the shadows lengthen and the evening comes, and the busy hum of life is hushed and the fever of life is over; then in thy mercy grant us thy perfect peace at last. Amen.

The minister shall say:

Let us unite in the prayer of intercession. Almighty God, Father of all, as we have been taught to pray for ourselves so too we have been taught to offer prayers and intercessions for all mankind, that thou shouldest be pleased to make thy ways known upon earth, thy saving health unto all nations. Be, O Father, a friend to the friendless and oppressed and a guide to straying souls. Be with the dying in the dark valley, strengthen their trembling feet and lead them to thy light. Grant unto all bereaved souls today the comforting assurance that their loved ones have survived death and still love them, and

therefore they too can love and hope, looking for the time when they shall greet each other in the morning of the unseen land. We pray especially for the Universal Church of Christ, that all followers of Jesus our Master may be led in the way of truth and hold their faith in loyalty to his cause and kingdom. Finally we pray for the numberless host of those who have departed this life without the light of thy love and truth in their hearts and souls. They are thine, O Lord, and thou dost love them all. Thou knowest the abode of each, and art with them. Lead all of them that are still in the darkness of ignorance and sin into the knowledge of thee whom to know is life eternal. We ask these and all other blessings in the spirit of him who hath taught us to pray, saying, 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 trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil; for thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever and ever. Amen.

II. THE SERVICE OF GIVING

While the stewards are coming forward to receive the plates, the minister shall say: Remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said that it is more blessed to give than to receive.

When the stewards receive the plates he shall say:

If any man shall come after me, let him take up his cross daily and follow For whosoever will save his life shall lose it; but whosoever will lose his life for my sake the same shall find it.

me.

While the offerings are being received the choir shall sing an Anthem.

When the minister receives the offerings from the stewards he shall place them upon the altar with this Prayer of oblation:

Father of lights, from whom cometh down every good and perfect gift, accept these tokens of our love and gratitude; and here we offer unto thee ourselves our souls and bodies to be a living sacrifice to thee for the good of all mankind, which is but our reasonable service. Amen.

The Announcements for the week.

III. THE SERVICE OF INSTRUCTION

5. HYMN

6. READING OF THE LESSON

7. HYMN OR CHOIR ANTHEM

8. SERMON