All Saints Sunday 11-1-2026 10:00AM Worship (in person and online)

All Saints Sunday
11-1-2026 10:00AM Worship (in person and online)
+ We Gather to Worship +
OPENING SONG: “COME, WE THAT LOVE THE LORD” Brown #135
THE OPENING RITE (based on PSALM 34):
L God is good…
C All the time!
L And all the time…
C God is good!
L I feel as if I can never stop praising God.
Come and rejoice with me over God’s great goodness!
C When I was weeping and wounded on the inside, God was there to give me strength and courage!
When I was beaten and battered on the outside, God was near to help and support me!
L What God has done for me God can do for you.
Turn to God… God will not turn away from you.
C I have learned through experience that God hears, God cares, and God loves!
I trust that God offers me his peace, power, and promises in the midst of my pains and problems!
L Even the children of God must experience affliction and tears as they live on this earth.
But they know that they have a loving God who will keep them and watch over them no matter what.
C The godless suffer in loneliness and sink into despair, living without hope.
But the servants of God find meaning and purpose in spite of their suffering and conflict! HALLELUJAH!
THE PRAYER OF THE DAY (together) :
Almighty God, you have knit your people together in ONE HOLY CHURCH, the Body of Christ our Lord.
Grant us amazing grace to follow your blessed saints in lives of faith and commitment,
and to know the abundant joys you have prepared for those who sincerely love you.
We want to be ready when the trumpet sounds, when the saints go marching in. Amen.
+ We Open Ears and Hearts to God’s Word +
FIRST READING: REVELATION 7:9-17
[Who is able to stand? An assurance to the faithful of God’s ultimate victory.]
SECOND READING: 1 JOHN 3:1-3
[Already God’s children now! And someday we will be just like Him.]
GOSPEL VERSE: “Victory is mine, victory is mine, victory today is mine!
I TOLD SATAN ‘GET THEE BEHIND!’… victory today is mine!
(2) Joy is mine…
(3) Peace is mine…”
HOLY GOSPEL: MATTHEW 5:1-12
[Burdened, battered, belittled… and blessed by the BEST!]
SONG SELECTION ALL SAINTS CHOIR
THE SERMON: Pastor Neil or Pastor Gwen
[Today we remember with a lighted candle, a chime of bells, and our smiles and tears and thanksgiving
the four members of our St. Peter’s congregation who have completed their life’s journey since last
ALL SAINTS SUNDAY: Katherine Nelson (11-21-2025); Anthony Henson, Sr. (01-26-2026);
Bobbie Lee Pollock (05-17-2026); and Janice Gail Brown (07-03-2026). ]

SONG RESPONSE: “BLESSED ASSURANCE” Brown #118
THE APOSTLES’ CREED (together):
I believe in God the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth.
I believe in Jesus Christ, God’s only Son, our Lord.
He was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary.
He suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried.
He descended into hell.
On the third day he rose again.
He ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the holy catholic church,
the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body,
and the life everlasting. Amen.
THE PRAYERS… We pray for NEW LIFE in the Spirit and the MISSION of the Church to the world!
+ We Share God’s Holy Meal +
THE PEACE GREETING… We offer words and signs of GOD’S LOVE alive and real among us!
OFFERING OF TITHES (10%) AND GIFTS… How can we hold back in expressing our gratitude in the face of God’s great love? Let’s offer our time, talent, and treasure with glad and generous hearts!
In the Sanctuary, place your offering in the offering plate or scan the QR code on the screen.
At home, mail a check or money order to St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, 2169 74th Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19138 or scan the QR code on the screen. You can also contribute online through bit.ly/stpetersgiving and set up a one-time donation or a recurring weekly gift to the categories you select. Or you can text Give+ at 833-914-0896 and follow the instructions for your contribution. Thank God, praise God, and serve God with your faithful giving.
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SONG SELECTION: ALL SAINTS CHOIR
THE OFFERTORY SONG: “Thank you, Lord… thank you, Lord… thank you, Lord… I just want to thank you, Lord!
(2) Been so good…
(3) Love you, Lord…”
OFFERING PRAYER led by the Communion Assistant:
God of grace and glory, we thank you for the gift of creation and the gift of our lives,
for the gift of salvation and the gift of Jesus Christ,
for the gift of your Holy Spirit and the gift of your Church.
Take our attitude of gratitude and transform it into caring and sharing towards the least, the lost,
and the lonely all over the face of this earth.
Let justice roll down like waters, and righteousness like an everflowing stream. Amen.
THE PREFACE:
L The Lord be with you. C And also with you.
L Lift up your hearts! C We lift them up in love for God!
L Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. C It is right to give God our thanks and praise.

L Almighty God, today we keep the festival of your holy city, the heavenly Jerusalem.
Around your throne the saints, our brothers and sisters, sing your praise forever.
Their glory fills us with joy, and their communion with us gives us inspiration and strength,
We pray we may run with perseverance the race that is set before us on this earth,
We pray we will anticipate the place you have prepared for us among those who are already with you,
And we pray that we may seek to be saintly in our living and fervent in our loving, even as we now sing…
C [singing]… (1) “O when the saints go marching in… O when the saints go marching in…
O Lord, I want to be in that number – when the saints go marching in!
(2) O when they gather ‘round that throne…
(3) O when they crown him King of kings…
(4) And on that hallelujah day…”
THE EUCHARISTIC WORDS by the Celebrant, who recalls and re-enacts Jesus’ Holy Meal.
THE LORD’S PRAYER (spoken)
COMMUNION AND BLESSINGS… All believers in Christ are welcome at the Lord’s Table! You may come up by the center aisle and kneel or stand at the altar. Get an empty glass as you come forward if you want wine from the chalice. We will also have a tray of pre-poured glasses of grape juice at the altar. You may return to your seats by the side aisles. If you cannot physically come to the altar but want to receive Holy Communion, please tell one of our ushers.
COMMUNION SONG: “SOON AND VERY SOON” Brown #38
COMMUNION SONG: “WE SHALL OVERCOME” Brown #213
THE COMMUNION BLESSING by the Celebrant after all have communed.
POST-COMMUNION PRAYER by the Communion Assistant.
+ We Rejoice in Our Mission +
THE BENEDICTION by the Pastor…We are sent forth to be and become the BODY OF CHRIST for the world!
CLOSING SONG: “SOME GLAD MORNING WHEN THIS LIFE IS O’ER” Brown #176