Installation of the Rev. Aaron Ochart
Reformation Sunday
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (USA)
October 25, 2020
Three O’Clock in the Afternoon
Commission: The Rev. Sarah Chancellor-Watson (TE, St. Charles Presbyterian), Lorretta Crado (RE, Jefferson Presbyterian), Linda Lowry (RE, John Calvin Presbyterian), the Rev. Robert Malsbary (TE, Pastor Emeritus) Chris Roberts (RE, First Presbyterian Church), and The Rev. Ron Sutto (Stated Clerk of the Presbytery of South Louisiana); with The Rev. Don Frampton (TE, Honorably Retired).
Please silence all phones and beepers.
GATHERING
WORDS OF WELCOME
HANDBELL PRELUDE “Take My Life and Let It Be” arr. Patricia Cota
OPENING SENTENCES 2 Cor. 13:13; Gal. 3:27; Eph. 4:4
The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all.
And also with you.
As many of you as were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ.
There is one body and one Spirit, just as we were called to the one hope of our calling.
GATHERING PRAYER
PRAYER OF CONFESSION (Unison)
Merciful and loving God, you have called us to be your people and claimed us for the service of Jesus Christ. We confess that we have not lived up to our calling to proclaim the good news in word and deed. We are quick to speak when we ought to listen, and remain silent when it is time to speak. We put too much faith in our own actions and fail to trust the strength of your Spirit.
GLORIA PATRI 579
PROCLAMATION
FIRST LESSON Exodus 4:1-17
ANTHEM “The Summons”
SECOND LESSON Mark 1:9-11
SERMON “The Voice” The Rev. Don Frampton
RESPONSE
INSTALLATION
There are varieties of gifts, but it is the same Spirit who gives them.
There are different ways of serving God, but it is the same Lord who is served.
God works through each person in a unique way, but it is God’s purpose that is accomplished.
To each is given a gift of the Spirit to be used for the common good.
We are all called into the church of Jesus Christ by baptism, and marked as Christ’s own by the Holy Spirit. This is our common calling, to be disciples of Jesus Christ and servants of our servant Lord.
Within the community of the church, some are called to particular service as deacons, as ruling elders, and as ministers of Word and Sacrament.
Ordination is Christ’s gift to the church, assuring that his ministry continues among us. Through ordination, God provides for acts of care and governance of the church, and for the preaching of the word and celebration of the sacraments.
PROFESSION OF FAITH
As God calls some to particular forms of ministry, God calls us all to bear gladly the yoke of Christ given in the covenant of Baptism.
Let us, therefore, reaffirm our baptismal vows, renouncing all that opposes God and God’s rule and affirming the faith of the holy catholic church.
Trusting in the gracious mercy of God, do you turn from the ways of sin and renounce evil and its power in the world? I do.
Do you turn to Jesus Christ and accept him as your Lord and Savior, trusting in his grace and love? I do.
NICENE CREED
We believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all that is, seen and unseen.
We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, eternally begotten of the Father, God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, of one Being with the Father; through him all things were made. For us and for our salvation he came down from heaven, was incarnate of the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary and became truly human. For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate; he suffered death and was buried. On the third day he rose again in accordance with the Scriptures; he ascended into heaven and is seated on the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and his kingdom shall have no end.
We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father (and the Son), who with the Father and the Son is worshiped and glorified, who spoke through the prophets. We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church. We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins. We look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen.
THANKSGIVING FOR BAPTISM
The Lord be with you. And also with You.
Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. It is right to give our thanks and praise…
CONSTITUTIONAL QUESTIONS
Aaron, in Baptism, you were claimed by the love of God, clothed in the grace of Jesus Christ, and anointed with the gifts of the Holy Spirit to share Christ’s mission in the world…
Do we, the members of John Calvin Presbyterian Church, accept Aaron Ochart as our pastor, chosen by God through the voice of this congregation to guide us in the way of Jesus Christ? We do.
Do we agree to pray for him, to encourage him, to respect his decisions, and to follow as he guides us, serving Jesus Christ, who alone is Head of the Church? We do.
Do we promise to pay him fairly and provide for his welfare as he works among us; to stand by him in trouble and share his joys? We do.
The Lord be with you. And also with you.
DECLARATION OF INSTALLATION
Aaron, you are now a minister of Word and Sacrament, in the church of Jesus Christ, and for this congregation.
POSTLUDE