At the forefront of that morning’s worship will be elements of historical Presbyterianism, including prayers by 16th-century clergyman and reformer John Knox. Knox is regarded as the founder of the Church of Scotland, the ancestor of the Presbyterian Church in the United States. The church's 22-voice Chancel Choir will be joined at the 11:00 service by bagpiper Allyson Crowley-Duncan of Edinboro University, offering choral and instrumental music by Scottish composers.
While the Presbyterian church looks forward to the realities and issues of the 21st century, it simultaneously draws on the rich traditions of a specific time and place. The aim of Sunday’s service is to honor our heritage, and to ask ourselves how that heritage might shape our church as it strives to do the work of Christ in this world.
