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!

March 4, 2018

Ten o’clock

3rd Sunday in Lent

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GATHERING

REFLECTION

“God is that than which nothing greater can be conceived”

— Anselm

PRELUDE

“Blest Are They”

arr. Mark Hayes

CALL TO WORSHIP

In this place, the community of faith is reminded of the promise:

God’s love endures forever!

In spite of our impatient grumbling, despite our attraction to the shadows:

Christ’s light shines in us!

When we think our hands are empty, when we have no music in our souls:

the Spirit fills us with glad songs, and creates us for good works!

OPENING PRAYER

*HYMN NO. 41

“O Worship the King, All Glorious A bove”

Winchester New

Serving as Acolyte today is Kaci Pace

PROCLAIMING AND RESPONDING

TIME WITH THE CHILDREN

Please note: Following Time With The Children, the children will remain until the end of

service in the pews designated for each class. Each class will be presented, and share what

they have learned during February Foundations.

Middle School—Ten Commandments

4th/5th Grade—Books of the Bible

3rd Grade—Bible presentation—23rd Psalm

2nd Grade—Communion Class

Kindergarten/1st Grade—Will lead the congregation in the Lord’s Prayer

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.

PARISH LIFE

Members, friends and visitors, please sign the F riendship 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. Please place the cards in the offering plate and the staff will include them with their prayers this week.

OFFERING

OFFERTORY

“Be Thou My Vision”

arr. Gwyneth Walker

Chancel Choir

*RESPONSE OF THANKSGIVING NO. 607

“Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow”

Old Hundredth

*PRAYER OF DEDICATION

SCRIPTURE

Psalm 46

Page 489, OT

MEDITATION

“In God’s Grasp”

Rev. Don Brown

THE SACRAMENT OF THE LORD’S SUPPER

INVITATION TO THE LORD’S TABLE

*HYMN NO. 530

“One Bread, One Body”

One Bread, One Body

GREAT PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING

THE BREAKING OF THE BREAD AND

COMMUNION OF THE PEOPLE

MUSIC DURING DISTRIBUTION

PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION

GOING FORTH

*BENEDICTION

*CONGREGATIONAL RESPONSE

NO. 175 “Seek Ye First” Lafferty

*THE PEACE

The peace of Christ be with you.

And also with you.

Please exchange greetings of welcome and peace with your neighbor.

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*Please rise in body or in spirit

† Thank you to the 2nd Grade Communion Class for preparing the table for the Lord’s Supper.

Our Communion servers this week are: Anthony D’Annunzio, Paul Califf, Bonnie Chiapetta, Stephen Cornman, Lisa Edwards, Donna Heun, Brian Johnson, Ron Masson, Robert Maxwell, Donna McGinley.

†We are glad you have chosen to worship here today! Please come again!

Nursery care is provided for children up to 24 months in our Cradle Room during the 10:00AM Worship Service. There is Christian Education during the 10:00AM Worship Service. The Cradle Room and Rest Rooms are located through the door to the left of the pulpit then left down the hallway.

†For more information about our church, please visit our website: www.firstprescaldwell.org. An information packet is available at the rear of the sanctuary and an Usher or one of the Greeters that you met as you came in will be glad to provide you with more information.

†FLOWER DONORS for the sanctuary are needed for the following dates: March 11th, and 18th. April 8th, and 29th. June 3rd. If you would like to donate flowers in memory or in honor of someone, please fill out a form and return to the office.

†Each week you will find audio CD’s of the 10:00AM Worship Service immediately after the service at the back of the church along with CD’s of recent services. Keep the CD for your own use, pass it on to your friends and neighbors or return them for re-use by other people.

†You are respectfully requested to turn off all pagers and cell phones. Our church is equipped with a hearing assistance system. Please ask the usher for a receiver.

† 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:

… Elenore Casagrand, Harry Coppens, Jay Courter, Magda Emodi, Ruth Evans, Bill Hayden, Edith Jipp, Christopher Kerwin, Max Oehler, Barbara Piggery, Arline Pressl, Louise Ritscher, Richard Rose, Michael Sanok, Bob Scarrillo, 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.

THE FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

AT CALDWELL

326 Bloomfield Avenue

Caldwell, NJ 07006

973-228-0310