Below you will find links to samples of each of our 5 monthly bulletins. They differ in the text of the Confession of Sin, Declaration of Absolution, Confession of Faith, and the form for the Intercessory Prayer. These changes vary according to which Sunday of the month it is.  You will also find that the Scripture reading changes according to the subject addressed in the sermon. The Church calendar is a very effective pedagogical tool for teaching the life and work of our Lord Jesus Christ, therefore some aspects of our liturgy - such as our use of Collects and the text for the Call to Worship and the Votive - make moderate use of the Church Calendar.

First Sunday of the Month (with 10 commandments based confession of sin) - Download
First Sunday of the Month (with 10 commandments based litany) - Download
First Sunday of the Month Insert - Download
Second Sunday of the Month - Download
Second Sunday of the Month (with baptism) - Download
Third Sunday of the Month (with Pastoral Prayer and Lord's Prayer) - Download
Fourth Sunday of the Month - Download
Fifth Sunday of the Month - Download

Psalms and Hymns

Each month we sing one new hymn and one new psalm in corporate worship. We encourage our families to incorporate the Psalm and Hymn into their family worship. This is beneficial for children, particularly those who cannot read, as it enables them to be more fully involved in the corporate worship of God's people. Children can easily learn 3 or 4 stanzas of a Psalm and Hymn in a month, giving them a tremendous Christian musical base. Our prayer is that our children will be familiar with 100 or more Psalms and Hymns before reaching adulthood. 

                  Psalms                                        Hymns

               December 2003                              December 2003
               January 2004                                    January 2004
               February 2004                                 February 2004
               March 2004                                        March 2004
               April 2004                                             April 2004
               May 2004                                             May 2004
               June 2004                                            June 2004
               July 2004                                              July 2004
               August 2004                                      August 2004
               September 2004                            September 2004
               October 2004                                   October 2004
               November 2004                              November 2004
               December 2004                              December 2004
               February 2005                                 February 2005
               March 2005                                        March 2005
               May 2005                                             May 2005
               June 2005                                            June 2005
               July 2005                                              July 2005
               August 2005                                      August 2005
               September 2005                            September 2005
               October 2005                                   October 2005
               November 2005                              November 2005
               January 2006                                    January 2006
               February 2006                                  February 2006
               March 2006                                         March 2006
               April 2006                                              April 2006
               May 2006                                              May 2006
               June 2006                                             June 2006
               August 2006                                       August 2006
               September 2006                             September 2006
               October 2006                                     October 2006
               November 2006                                November 2006
               December 2006                                December 2006
               January 2007                                      January 2007
               February 2007                                   February 2007
               March 2007                                          March 2007
               April 2007                                               April 2007
               May 2007                                               May 2007
               June 2007                                              June 2007
               July 2007                                                July 2007
               August 2007                                        August 2007
               September 2007                            1 September 2007
                                                                 2 September 2007
               October 2007                                      October 2007
               November 2007                                 November 2007
               December 2007                               1 December 2007
                                                                  2 December 2007
               January 2008                                       January 2008
               February 2008                                    February 2008
               March 2008                                           March 2008
               April 2008                                                April 2008

Resources for Understanding Reformed Liturgy

For those who wish to read and learn more about our worship, may we suggest the following books and/or articles:

1. The Lord's Service: The Grace of Covenant Renewal Worship by Rev. Jeff Meyers. Rev. Meyers is the senior pastor at Providence Reformed Presbyterian Church in St. Louis. This is the most extensive treatment of what has become known as covenant renewal worship and can be ordered from Amazon as well as directly from the publisher, Canon Press.

2. Recommended articles:

a. "Trinitarian Worship and Confession" explains the relationship between what we confess to believe about God and how we worship him. This is a transcript of a lecture given by Rev. Meyers at the Connecticut Valley Conference on Reformed Theology (CVCRT) in March, 1997. It was subsequently published as "Trinitarian Worship and Confession" in Christendom Essays: Biblical Horizons, No. 100, edited by James B. Jordan (Niceville, FL: Biblical Horizons, 1997), pp. 11-28. -JM

b. "Why Some Presbyterians Don't Like Liturgy"  For several years prior to each PCA General Assembly, Rev. Meyers sponsored a series of lectures on worship involving himself and a number of other well known speakers from within the reformed world. The lectures from these conferences are available from Biblical Horizons, PO Box 1096, Niceville, FL 32588 or you can write to James B. Jordan for information on ordering. This is his first lecture from the first conference: Its goal is to help you understand why some American Presbyterians have been afraid of liturgy. In Pastor Meyer's words, "We are often much too "spiritual" for our own good. We forget that God has promised to work through very "physical means" to save and sanctify us."

c. "Posture for Prayer" Although CRPC does not own its own
building yet; when we do, it is our intention to install kneelers in our
sanctuary so that the church might be faithful to the full range of
bodily postures commanded in Scripture (kneeling, standing, sitting,
etc.). If this seems odd to you, even Roman Catholic you should read
Pastor Rob S. Rayburn's excellent sermon on the proper posture for prayer.