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!

November 9, 2014

Ten o’clock

22nd Sunday after Pentecost

GATHERING

REFLECTION (Matthew 7:12)

“In everything do to others as you would have them do to you; for this is the law and the prophets.”

PRELUDE

“Rondeau”

Henry Purcell (1659-1695)

arr. Phillip Young

Chancel Handbell Choir

CALL TO WORSHIP

Come to the place where love like loaves is multiplied.

We come to the place of grace.

Come to the time when we let the holy in us rise.

We come to the time of grace.

Come to Christ Jesus who transforms our human offerings into hope for all God’s children.

We come to the fullness of grace.

OPENING PRAYER

*HYMN NO. 697

“Take My Life”

HENDON

Lighting the candles today is Acolyte Jessica Day.

PROCLAIMING AND RESPONDING

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.

MINUTE FOR STEWARDSHIP

Turkey Drive

Paul Califf

ANTHEM

“Ich will den Namen Gottes loben"

I will praise God's name with a song, and magnify him with thanksgiving

attr. J.S. Bach (1685-1750)

from Cantata 142

Chancel Choir

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.

SERMON

“One To Another”

Dr. Sommers

*HYMN NO. 716

“God, Whose Giving Knows No Ending”

BEACH SPRING

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

“Be Thou My Vision"

arr. Bob Chilcott

Paul Salierno, solo

*RESPONSE OF THANKSGIVING NO. 710 “We Lift Our Voices”

We lift our voices; we lift our hands; we lift our lives up to you: we are an offering. Lord, use our voices; Lord, use our hands; Lord, use our lives; they are yours: we are an offering. All that we have, all that we are, all that we hope to be, we give to you, we give to you. We lift our voices; we lift our hands; we lift our lives up to you: we are an offering;

we are an offering.

*PRAYER OF DEDICATION

TEACHING MOMENT

GOING FORTH

LOVING GENEROUSLY

Leader: You shall take some of the first of all the fruit of the ground...and you shall put it in a basket and go to the place that the Lord your God will choose as a dwelling for his name. (Deuteronomy 16:2)

People: We come to this holy place this day with our first fruits in hand. As an act of faithfulness we offer them to God.

Leader: Know this, brothers and sisters, the grace of God is offered to us that we might abound in joy.

People: In joyful response to God’s grace our hearts overflow in a wealth of generosity.

Leader: Do as you have made up your mind, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. (2 Corinthians 9:7)

People: We freely bring our gifts with glad and grateful hearts.

*PRESENTATION OF PLEDGES

During the hymn, the congregation is invited to come forward and place their

2015 pledge on the communion table.

* Hymn No. 714

“God of the Fertile Fields”

ITALIAN HYMN

*BENEDICTION

*CONGREGATIONAL RESPONSE NO. 543

“God Be the Love to Search and Keep Me”

God, be the love to search and keep me; God, be the prayer to move my voice; God, be the strength to now uphold me: O Christ, surround me; O Christ, surround me.

*THE PEACE

The peace of Christ be with you.

And also with you.

Please exchange greetings of welcome and peace with your neighbor.

*Please rise in body or in spirit

†If you are new to the 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 10:00am 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.

†The flowers this morning, are given to the glory of God and in loving memory of …

… Reinhold Karsten by Barbara Heuston.

†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:

… Harry Coppens, Bill Hayden, Ruth Hults, Edith Jipp, Roger Jones, Olga Muller, Marilyn O’Connell, Barbara Piggery, Louise Ritscher, Rob Thiemann, Laura Winter and Helena Wispelwey. 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.

† It is easy to join our mailing list! Just text FPC to 42828 and follow the prompt to send your e-mail address by text message.

THE FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

AT CALDWELL

326 Bloomfield Avenue

Caldwell, New Jersey 07006

973-228-0310