THE FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH AT CALDWELL
Our Purpose:
To help all people build life-transforming relationships with God and each other.
The members and friends of FPC welcome people from all backgrounds - - people of faith from throughout the world, people who profess no faith, Christians of all denominations and those who are searching for religious and spiritual meaning.
Welcome!
June 15, 2014
Ten o’clock
Trinity Sunday
FATHER’S DAY
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GATHERING
REFLECTION
“You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take!”
— Wayne Gretzky
PRELUDE
"If Thou But Suffer God To Guide Thee"
The First Church Ringers
arr. Kevin McChesney
CALL TO WORSHIP
God beyond all names and images
We worship you in faith
God in Christ with human face
We worship you in truth
God who moves, draws, forms and enlightens our lives
We worship you in Spirit
You are the beginning and the end
You are God
OPENING PRAYER
*HYMN no. 1
“Holy, Holy. Holy! Lord God Almighty!”
NICAEA
Lighting the candles today is Acolyte Chloe Theilmeier
CONFESSION
CORPORATE CONFESSION
O God, when we are put to the test we do not quickly respond. If called upon to decide, we
lack the courage of faith. Confessing commitment, we confuse your will with our own. Seeking
security, we turn to devices that we control. Your voice comes from heaven to chasten and
discipline. Your commandments Jesus proclaimed as the course we should take. Forgive us
when we deviate from the truth you deliver and increase our trust in you.
PERSONAL CONFESSION
In Christ’s name we pray.
Amen.
ASSURANCE OF FORGIVENESS
...Friends, believe the good news.
In Jesus Christ we are forgiven.
*RESPONSE OF PRAISE no. 70
“What does the Lord Require of You?”
MOON
What does the Lord require of you?
What does the Lord require of you?
Justice, kindness, Walk humbly with your God
To seek justice and love kindness
and walk humbly with your God.
What does the Lord require of you?
What does the Lord require of you?
PROCLAIMING AND RESPONDING
TIME WITH THE CHILDREN
Please note: Children through 7th grade may leave the sanctuary for Sunday School following the Time with the Children. Please exit through the doors on either side of the Choir loft.
ACOLYTE RECOGNITION
SENIOR STUDENT RECOGNITION
2014 JOHN AND INGE STAFFORD MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS
ANTHEM
“Oh Mary Don’t You Weep”
Westminster & Pilgrim Choirs
Brendan Cullinane, Soloist
arr. Noel A. Piercy
Dedicated to the 2014 Graduating Class
PARISH LIFE
Members, friends and visitors, please sign the Friendship Pad in each pew and pass it to the person next to you. The last person will pass the pad back to the first person who will then please place the sheet in the offering plate. Worshipers are invited to use the cards in the pew racks for prayer requests so we may share one another’s joys and concerns. The ushers will collect the cards during the hymn following the sermon and they will be offered during the Prayers of the People.
SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM
We welcome into the family of God through baptism Emily Grace Tendrich, daughter of Brendan and Jessica, born on December 19, 2013. Assisting in the baptism today is Ruling Elder Nancy Saulter.
*AFFIRMATION OF FAITH
The Apostles’ Creed (ecum)
I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth. I believe in Jesus Christ, God’s only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried; he descended to the dead. On the third day he rose again; he ascended into heaven, he is seated at the right hand of the Father, and he will come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.
*HYMN no. 482
“Baptized in Water”
BUNESSAN
SCRIPTURE
page 32
SERMON
“You’re Up”
Rev. Brown
*HYMN no. 157
“I Danced in the Morning”
LORD OF THE DANCE
PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE AND THE LORD’S PRAYER
Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory, forever. Amen.
OFFERING
OFFERTORY
“In the Beginning” from CHILDREN OF EDEN
Westminster & Pilgrim Choirs
Stephen Schwartz
*RESPONSE OF THANKSGIVING no. 749
“Come! Live in the Light!”
WE ARE CALLED
Come! Live in the light!
Shine with the joy and the love of the Lord!
We are called to be light for the kingdom,
to live in the freedom of the city of God.
We are called to act with justice;
we are called to love tenderly;
we are called to serve one another,
to walk humbly with God.
GOING FORTH
*BENEDICTION
*CONGREGATIONAL RESPONSE no. 749
“Come! Live in the Light!”
WE ARE CALLED
Come! Open your heart!
Show your mercy to all those in fear!
We are called to be hope for the hopeless
so hatred and violence will be no more.
We are called to act with justice;
we are called to love tenderly;
we are called to serve one another,
to walk humbly with God.
*THE PEACE
The peace of Christ be with you.
And also with you.
Please exchange greetings of welcome and peace with your neighbor.
*POSTLUDE
"Joy in the Morning"
The First Church Ringers
Natalie Sleeth, arr. Martha Lynn Thompson
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*Those who are able, please stand
†If you are new to our church...Welcome! We’re glad to have you here. Please ask an usher to direct you to Visitor packets at the rear of the church. They can be found on the table near the usher’s closet under the balcony stairs. After the 10:00 service today, we hope you will join us for Coffee Hour in Room 120, located through the door to the left of the choir loft and left to the end of the hall.
†In celebration of Father ’s Day, and in lieu of giving out carnations, the Worship and Music Committee is making a donation to support the Women’s Fellowship Blanket card program. All money collected through the sale of these cards goes to Church World Service for the purchase of blankets or tools to help families around the world.
†The flowers this morning, are given to the glory of God and in memory of…
...Eugene A. Straub, loving husband, father and grandfather.
...Sadie and Harry Bohm by Gerry Bohm.
†Your prayers of intercession are requested for those members and friends known to be currently or recently hospitalized or who continue to need our prayers and support:
…Ruth Hults, Rob Thiemann, Doris Dusinberre, Roger Jones, Clarence Wispelwey, Bill Hayden, Marilyn O’Connell, Louise Ritscher, Barbara Piggery, Olga Muller, Laura Winter, and Harry Coppens.
The church office will be happy to verify their home addresses for you should you wish to send them words of encouragement or get well wishes.
THE FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
AT CALDWELL
326 Bloomfield Avenue
Caldwell, New Jersey 07006
973-228-0310
www.firstprescaldwell.org