Welcome Message
HELLO! WELCOME TO WPC
Sunday, February 6, 2022
Holy Communion Worship Service will take place in-person in our Westminster parking lot at 10:00 a.m. on Sunday, February 6, 2022. For your convenience, we have also provided an online worship below.
Shhh, Virtual Worship is Starting
Opening Praise:
“The Center of My Joy” (Richard Smallwood)
Welcome & Opening Prayer:
Ever-loving God,
We give thanks that you have gathered us into your church
and graced us with your faithful presence.
We ponder our history, ancient and still developing,
and marvel at the many expressions of your church.
Grant us the vision to be a part of a new reformation for the church
that will bring ever more joy and justice to the world.
Continue to gather us, the diverse lot of us,
into Jesus’ vision and dream
that your faithful people may be one in you. Amen.
Opening Hymn:
“How Great Thou Art” (Mehalia Jackson)
Old Testament Scripture Reading:
Psalm 138
CHURCH NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
MARK YOUR CALENDARS
Next FELLOWSHIP COFFEE HOUR via Zoom
on Sunday, February 13th at 12:00 p.m. / Noon
due to parking lot Worship Service
Fellowship with your Westminster Family. Let’s join one another for a check in and fellowship following the morning virtual worship service via zoom. Join the Zoom Coffee Hour Meetings – Let’s Chat! – CLICK HERE
Attention Westminster Family
~ ANNOUNCEMENT HIGHLIGHTS ~
- Wednesday Bible online 1:00 pm
- Prayer Meeting via phone 5:30 pm
- Thursday Food Give Away in Parking Lot 11:00 am
- 1st Sunday worship 10:00 am in the Parking Lot
HOME-GOING CELEBRATION
Tuesday, February 15th
The home-going celebration for Lee Allen Williams will be Tuesday, February 15th at 11:30 at Manchester Chapel located within Inglewood Cemetery Mortuary. For Covid guidelines and directions, or if you prefer to attend the service virtually, – CLICK HERE
ANNUAL MEETING
Sunday, February 20th
The Annual Meeting: to be held on Sunday, February 20, 2022, at 1:00 p.m. via Zoom. Annual Reports to the Congregation will be mailed via U.S. Postal Service, as well as emailed to electronically-capable members. For Zoom Link invitation – CLICK HERE
VOTING
Sunday, February 20th
On February 20, 2022 the congregation will vote for people to serve on the Session or Board of Deacons. The Nominating Committee is presenting the following list of people for your consideration. To participate and get a list of nominees – CLICK HERE
PRAYER MEETING:
Wednesdays at 5:30pm
Please join us for the via conference call.
Phone: (339) 209-4324 – (no code is needed)
BIBLE STUDY
Wednesday at 1:00 p.m.
As of Wednesday, September 9th, we will meet for our Bible Study at 1pm as to not conflict with the food giveaway ministry. Join Pastor Rhoden for our weekly zoom virtual Bible Study. – CLICK HERE
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BIBLE STUDY & PRAYER:
Wednesdays at 12 Noon
Interaction Based discussions/Scripture Translation will continue until the end of the summer. – GET DETAILS!
*** FOOD GIVE AWAY ***
Thursdays at 11:00 a.m.
We know that times are tough. Thanks to our partnership with Immanuel Presbyterian Church, we’re giving away FREE FOOD to the community. Come and get your free box of food in the parking lot of Westminster Presbyterian Church of Los Angeles on Thursdays.
LEARN MORE ~ Click Here
Moment of Silence & Prayers of the People:
Gracious God, you have enriched and enlightened us by the revelation of your eternal Christ. Comfort us in our mortality and strengthen us to walk the path of your desire, so that by word and deed we may manifest the gracious news of your faithfulness and love.
Holy Father, Father of Christ who asked the disciples, “What are you looking for,” and who offered the invitation to “Come and See,” open our hearts to what you reveal and give us the courage to follow. By your Spirit aid us in our journey, so that like John, our words and deeds point to the Lamb of God. For those who are suffering, let us point to Christ through comfort. For those who are hungry, let us point to Christ through bread. For those in the grip of despair, let us point to Christ through hope.
Almighty God, whose Son, our Savior Jesus Christ, is the Light of the World: Grant that your people, illumined by your Word, may shine with the radiance of Christ’s glory, that he may be known, worshiped and obeyed to the ends of the earth.
We pray this in the name of Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God now and forever, as we continue 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 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.
GIVING
Call for the Offering & Offering Prayer:
We confess it is easy to sit and feel we have done enough just by being here. But there are those who cannot be here because they are ill and have no money for appropriate medical care. There are those who yearn to come to worship but their church was destroyed in an earthquake. There are those who long for the basics of life which we take as a given and our due. In gratitude for all that we have received, let us give generously that because of us, others might have a reason to smile. Thank you, loving God, for the chance to give. Amen.
Offering Song:
“Lord Keep Me Day By Day”
(Albertina Walker)
Tithes and offerings:
SERMON MESSAGE
Sermon:
New Testament Scripture Reading
~ 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 ~
(Holy Communion Parking Lot Worship Service)
SERMON: “Back to the Basics”
~ Rev. Dr. Charles Marks ~
HOLY COMMUNION
Call to Reconciliation:
We are good at rules: making them and then breaking them. Paul reminds us that, when we gain Christ Jesus as our Lord and Savior, we receive exactly what we need – forgiveness, grace, hope. Let us confess our sins to God, that we might know God’s healing love for us!
Prayer of Confession:
If we were to name all the gods we have before you, Rock of Redemption, we would be here a very long time. We elevate politicians into saviors, though they are as broken as we are. We misuse your name so much during the day, we have trouble speaking to you in prayer at night. We are so busy, we do not notice how creation witnesses to your goodness and grace.
Forgive us, God our Hope. Help us to let go of what we value most, so we may open our emptiness, our hearts, our lives to the healing and loving presence of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior.
Assurance of Pardon:
Persistently, patiently, lovingly, God pours out grace and joy into our lives,
healing our brokenness, forgiving our sin.
Loved, we are sent to love;
forgiven, we are freed to forgive;
graced, we can offer our gifts to everyone we meet.
Thanks be to God. Amen.
Communion Song:
“The Blood Will Never Lose Its Power” – Chrystal Washington and Lillie Knauls
Communion:
Communion with Westminster Presbyterian Church of Los Angeles
Closing Song:
“Lift Every Voice And Sing” (Kirk Franklin)
CLOSING PRAYER
Eternal God, grant us the grace to see your vision of blessings for all your children;
Give us the hope to make your vision real in your world;
Provide us with love that knows no limits, least of all the boundaries of poverty, sickness or death;
And may our lives reflect your vision in ways beyond our imagining, all in Jesus’ name.
Amen.
We hope you enjoyed Virtual Sunday Worship.
ADD YOUR COMMENTS BELOW, SHARE THE WORSHIP,
& JOIN US FOR OUR NEXT COFFEE HOUR on ZOOM at NOON on Sunday, February 13th.
MEET PASTOR RHODEN
Rev. Carlton A. Rhoden
Westminster Presbyterian Church / Los Angeles
Rev. Carlton A. Rhoden became the Pastor/Head of Staff of the Westminster Presbyterian Church in April, of 2014. Rev. Rhoden comes with a wealth of experience, having formerly served as Senior Minister of the First Baptist of Los Angeles from 2006 until 2013. Rev. Rhoden earned a Masters of Divinity from the American Baptist Seminary of the West in Berkeley California in 2005. Upon graduation Rev. Rhoden was awarded “The J. Alfred Smith Sr. Award for Outstanding Ministry in the Black Church”. He is also a graduate of the Harvard Divinity School Summer Leadership Program class of 2005. Rev. Rhoden received a Bachelor of Science in Social Work with a minor in African American Studies from the Richard Stockton College of New Jersey in 1999. While at Stockton, Rev. Rhoden was a member of the Men’s Basketball team, a member of Student Government, and pledged Iota Phi Theta Fraternity, Inc.
He is also active in community organization, most recently with Oakland Community Organizations. He is nationally recognized for his expertise in this field and has provided advice and consulting for community organization groups from coast to coast.
Carlton is married to Nikki Thomas-Rhoden. Nikki holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology and a Master’s Degree in Public Administration. They have two children, CJ and Maya. Nikki is a Social Worker who has a great concern for children in need. She is a graduate of Richard Stockton College of N.J. (B.A.), and a Master’s of Public Administration from Cal State Hayward. She is currently employed at Penny Lane Centers as a Site Director of Wrap Around. She is devoted to her family and the ministry of Westminster Presbyterian Church Los Angeles. Most importantly she is the best wife and mother a man and his children (Maya and C.J.) can have.
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