The Service for the Lord's Day is the name given to the general format or ordering of worship in the Presbyterian Church (USA)

Presbyterian Church (USA)

The Presbyterian Church , or PC, is a mainline Protestant Christian denomination in the United States. Part of the Reformed tradition, it is the largest Presbyterian denomination in the U.S...

 as outlined in its Constitution's Book of Order

Book of Order

The Book of Order is composed of three parts, entitled Form of Government, Directory for Worship, and Rules of Discipline. It is for the Presbyterian Church , and it is designated "Part 2" of the PCUSA Constitution, with "Part 1" being the Book of Confessions.-Organization:The Book of Order does...

. There is a great deal of liberty given toward worship in that denomination, so while the underlying order and components for the Service for the Lord's Day is extremely common, it varies from congregation to congregation, region to region.

The creation of the Service for the Lord's Day was one of the most positive contributions of the Worshipbook of 1970

The Worshipbook of 1970

The Worshipbook of 1970 is a liturgical book of the Presbyterian Church and was a radical departure from previous works. This book was composed in the shadow of a great ecumenical movement that included the Consultation on Church Union, the Second Vatican Council , the Jesus Movement, and many...

. The Book of Common Worship of 1993

The Book of Common Worship of 1993

The Book of Common Worship of 1993 is the fifth liturgical book of the Presbyterian Church .With the reunion of the United Presbyterian Church and the Presbyterian Church , which took place in 1983, the need arose for a new liturgical book of the Presbyterian Church...

leaned heavily upon this service.

The General Outline of the Service for the Lord's Day

Gathering
Call to Worship
Prayer of the Day or Opening Prayer
Hymn of Praise, Psalm, or Spiritual
Confession and Pardon
The Peace
Canticle, Psalm, Hymn, or Spiritual

Baptism if observed (may appear later in the service)
Presentation
Profession of Faith with Apostles' Creed
Thanksgiving Over the Water
The Baptism
Welcome

The Word
Prayer for Illumination
First Reading
Psalm
Second Reading
Anthem, Hymn, Psalm, Canticle, or Spiritual
Gospel Reading
Sermon
Invitation
Hymn, Canticle, Psalm, or Spiritual
Affirmation of Faith
[Pastoral Rite of the Church]
Prayers of the People

The Eucharist, If the Lord's Supper IS celebrated
Offering
Invitation to the Lord's Table
Great Thanksgiving
Lord's Prayer
Breaking of the Bread
Communion of the People
Sending
Hymn, Spiritual, Canticle, or Psalm
Charge and Blessing

If the Lord's Supper is NOT celebrated:
Offering
Prayer of Thanksgiving
Lord's Prayer
Sending
Hymn, Spiritual, Canticle, or Psalm
Charge and Blessing