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!
July 7, 2019
9:30 AM
4th Sunday after
Pentecost
The Sacrament of
the Lord’s Supper
GATHERING
REFLECTION
It is absolutely clear that God has called you to a free life.
Just make sure that you don’t use this freedom as
an excuse to do
whatever you want to do and destroy your freedom. Rather, use your freedom to
serve one
another in love;
that’s how freedom grows.
Galatians 5:13
(The Message)
PRELUDE
[America] with New
Variations
Charles Wesley
(1757-1835)
CALL TO WORSHIP
From shore to
shore —
Let God's praise
be sung.
From mountains
high to valleys low —
Let the echo of
praise resound.
From the mouths of
children and the prayers of the saints —
Let thanksgiving
abound.
For great is our
God —
And greatly to be
praised.
OPENING PRAYER
*HYMN SING
Serving as Acolyte
today is Ella Flanagan
CONFESSION
CORPORATE PRAYER
O God, our
ancestors settled in this land, and, out of conflict, you instilled in them a
love of liberty. But we have failed you by neglecting rights and restricting
freedoms. Forgive pride that overlooks national wrong, or
justifies injustice. Forgive divisions caused by prejudice or greed. Make us
compassionate, fair, and helpful to each other. Raise up in us a patriotism
which seeks to do justice, love kindness, and walk humbly with you.
PERSONAL
CONFESSION
In the name of
Love, even Jesus, we pray.
Amen.
ASSURANCE OF
FORGIVENESS
...Friends, believe the good news.
In Jesus Christ we
are forgiven.
*RESPONSE OF
PRAISE NO. 71
“Surely, It Is God
Who Saves Me”
First Song
Surely, it is God
who saves me; I will trust and not be afraid. For the Lord is my strong-hold
and my sure defense, and God will be my Savior.
PROCLAIMING AND
RESPONDING
TIME WITH THE
CHILDREN
Please note:
Children of all ages will worship with their families in the Sanctuary on the first
Sunday of each month for Church Family Worship. Children up to the age of 5 can
join us in the nursery (during the summer months).
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. Please place the cards in
the offering plate
and the staff will include them with their prayers this week.
OFFERING
OFFERTORY
“I Will Give
Thanks”
Douglas Wagner
Rae de la Crétaz,
soloist
*RESPONSE OF
PRAISE NO. 710
“We Lift Our
Voices”
Offering
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
SCRIPTURE
Acts 16:16-40
Page 128, NT
COMMUNION
MEDITATION
Dr. Sommers
THE SACRAMENT OF
THE LORD’S SUPPER
INVITATION TO THE
LORD’S TABLE
*HYMN NO. 340 “This
is My Song” Finlandia
GREAT PRAYER OF
THANKSGIVING 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.
THE BREAKING OF
THE BREAD AND COMMUNION OF THE PEOPLE
We will celebrate
the Eucharist by Intinction. You are invited to come forward, take a piece of
bread, and dip it
into the cup of
juice. If you desire to partake of communion from your seat, please remain
seated and an elder or deacon will serve you. All baptized believers, including
children who have been instructed in the meaning of the sacrament, are welcome
to participate.
PRAYER AFTER
COMMUNION
GOING FORTH
*HYMN NO. 338
“O Beautiful for
Spacious Skies”
Materna
*BENEDICTION
*CONGREGATIONAL
RESPONSE NO. 175
“Seek Ye First” Lafferty
Seek ye first the
kingdom of God and its righteousness, And all these
things shall be added unto you. Allelu, alleluia!
*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
† Thank you to our
Communion servers this week: Darcy Asche, Paul Califf, Stephen Cornman, Lisa
Edwards and Lydia
Spinelli.
†We are glad you
have chosen to worship here today! Please come again! For more information
about
our church, please
visit our website: www.firstprescaldwell.org.
†You are
respectfully requested to turn off all cell phones. Our church is equipped with
a hearing assistance system. Please ask the usher for a receiver.
†The flowers this
morning, are given to the glory of God...
...In loving
memory of Marion Schuetz by her family.
†We express our
sympathy as a Christian family to….
….Laurie Brunner and
her family on the death of William Brunner, on Tuesday, July 2, 2019.
† 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:
...Maggie
Bischoff, Alice Brackmann, Harry Coppens, Ray Corbin,
Jay Courter, Catherine Fleming,
Neil Garland, Bill
Hartman, Sandra Harvey, Bill Hayden, Christopher Kerwin,
Edna Lawshe, Dottie
Leonard, Marge
Lucas, Thelma Mitchell, Kara Nancoz, Kaye Prasad,
Barbara Piggery, Louise
Ritscher, Richard Rose,
Barbara Romaine, Bob Scarrillo, Debbie Wefferling, 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