Suggested Order of Public Worship

The elements of worship set forth in the Scriptures may be used in the service of public worship in the order suggested here:

  • Call to Worship

  • Salutation

  • Invocation

  • Psalm or Hymn

  • Scripture

  • Prayer

  • Psalm or Hymn

  • Sermon

  • Prayer

  • Offering

  • Psalm or Hymn

  • Benediction

  • Doxology

These specific elements may also be used in the service of public worship when desired: the reading of the Law, the Apostles' Creed, reading from the Heidelberg Catechism, the Lord's Prayer, the Gloria Patri, and congregational readings from the Holy Scriptures.

--From the RCUS Directory of Worship