Today’s service will be held indoors in the sanctuary as an in-person service and also live streamed at this link.  Click on “live” for live stream.  Join us!   

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Gathering Music                                    Polly Dunford                                                                                        

Welcome and Announcements             Manella Calhoun                                  

Call to Worship

Leader:  Children of God: welcome!
People:  Welcome to this place of love and grace,
Leader: Welcome to this place of hope and perseverance.
People:  God invites all of us to be a part of the beloved community,
Leader:  God invites all of us to share in the good news:
People:  We are welcome, just as we are. We are loved, just as we are.
Leader:  In gratitude for all of this, let us worship God.

Opening Hymn                                                                 Potluck Hymn

Scripture Reading     Psalm 107: 4-7

I Corinthians 1: 18-24

Sermon             Rev. Dr. Robert Gamble

“A People in the Desert; A Country on the Cross”

Joys and Concerns

Prayers of the People

Closing Hymn and Offertory       “This is My Song”                  Hymnal #340

1)  This is my song, O God of all the nations,

a song of peace for lands afar and mine.

This is my home, the country where my heart is;

here are my hopes, my dreams, my holy shrine;

but other hearts in other lands are beating

with hopes and dreams as true and high as mine.

2)  My country’s skies are bluer than the ocean,

and sunlight beams on cloverleaf and pine.

But other lands have sunlight too, and clover,

and skies are everywhere as blue as mine.

So hear my song, O God of all the nations,

a song of peace for their land and for mine.

Benediction

Discussion 

Congregational Meeting

Shalom (“May you be well and whole and in communion with all creation.”)

Shalom, my friends, Shalom, my friends, Shalom, Shalom.

Till we meet again, Till we meet again, Shalom, Shalom.                 *************************************************************************************

Please join us for our Potluck Meal following worship service.  

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Calendar of Service -

May 10 - Rev. Deb Richardson-Moore

May 17 - Rev. Michael Erwin; Ordination and Installation of New Elder

May 24 - Dr. Keith Ray

May 31 - David Johnson

June 7 - Rev. Beth Templeton; Potluck Meal

June 14 - Cordney Burgess, Upstate Fatherhood

June 21 - Dr. Keith Ray

June 28 - Rev. Dr. Steve Morgan  

AFPT (Anderson Forum for Progressive Theology) presents an event is on Sunday, May 3, 2026 at 3:00 pm at North Anderson Community Church, Presbyterian.  The speaker is Dr. Jerry R. Wright, a Jungian Psychoanalyst who lives in Flat Rock, NC.  He is a senior training analyst with the Inter-Regional Society of Jungian Analysts, a retreat leader and teacher, and author.  Dr. Wright’s talk is entitled “Welcoming Our Gods Back Home: The Wisdom of Psychological Mysticism.”

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GAMAC presents “Happy 250th, USA!” by the Anderson Symphony on May 3 at 3:00.  This will be in the Rainey Fine Arts Center at Anderson University. Tickets can be purchased at GAMAC.org, at (864) 231-6147, or at the door. Children under 18 and students with ID are free.

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The next Meet & Eat is Wednesday, May 6th at 5:30 pm at The Pompous Pig located at 3320 North Main St., Anderson 29621.

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On Tuesday, May 12, Sarah Shumpert will be one of 3 honorees of the Cancer Association of Anderson at their annual “Heroes” celebration. Tickets available through the Cancer Association.

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On Thursday, May 14, the PFLAG group will meet at North Anderson at 7:00 pm.  Everyone is welcome!

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On Saturday, May 30, there will be a joint yard sale with PFLAG and NACCP!  More details later.

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NACCP has received a Mary Hemphill grant of $3,500, facilitated by the Inspire Committee of the Synod of the South Atlantic, to partially fund the new shower in the handicap bathroom at the estimated total cost of $7,100.

We are SO grateful for a total of $4,832 so far!  If you have not yet made a contribution or want to do more, please consider joining us to raise about $2,268 more to make it happen!

If you choose to donate with a check, write it to NACCP, and make a note in memo for “Shower” or place cash in an envelope with a notation for the shower !

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Volunteers needed:  Consider giving a small amount of time to one of our groups using our church building.  1)  Every Saturday morning, Al-Anon meets at 9:30-10:30.  They need someone to unlock and lock the building.  You’re welcome to sit in with the group too.

2)  PFLAG meets on the 2nd Thursday every month at 7:00 pm.  They need the same unlocking service, and you’re welcome to sit in with their meeting too.

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Keep up with the latest news from Foothills Presbytery here.

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Bible Study meets on Mondays at 6:30 pm through Zoom.  The new topic is Apocalyptic Eschatology along with the Book of Revelation.  Dave says he will try to make sense of it!   If you’d like to be added to the Zoom invite list, contact Cynthia at cynthiakwarner@mac.com.

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Please remember to donate non-perishable food items to AIM (Anderson Interfaith Ministries).  An extra item when you shop is a great help to others in our community.

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Remember in prayer:  Jay Lyn Martin and Jerry Meehan; Mary Alice Mundy; Latha Semones; Immigrant families; Victims of all violence, oppression, and injustice; People of the World in ALL walks of life and strife.  

Special Prayer for the NACCP Search Committee as they are working to find our next minister.