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!

 

February 9, 2020

9:30 AM

4th Sunday after Epiphany

Ordination/Installation of Deacon

 

GATHERING

 

REFLECTION

“While you are proclaiming peace with your lips, be careful to have it even more fully in your heart.”

- Francis of Assisi

 

PRELUDE

“Old Hundredth”

Arr. Sharon Elery Rogers

Chapel Handbell Choir

 

Call to Worship (Psalm 112)

Liturgist: Madison Borys, Deacon

Praise the Lord! Happy are those who fear the Lord, who take great delight in God’s commandments.

Their descendants will be mighty in the land; the generation of the upright will be blessed.

They rise in the darkness as a light for the upright; they are gracious, merciful, and righteous.

For the righteous will never be moved; they will be remembered forever.

All: Let us worship God!

 

OPENING PRAYER

 

*HYMN NO. 15

“All Creatures Of Our God and King”

Lasst Uns Erfreuen

Serving as Acolyte today is Ella Flanagan

 

PRAYER OF CONFESSION

The path that you choose for us, O God, is: to loose the bonds of injustice, to undo the thongs of the yoke, to let the oppressed go free, to share our bread with the hungry, to bring the homeless poor into our houses, to cover the naked, and not to hide ourselves from our own kin. Break forth the light of dawn to dispel our darkness when we disobey you and let the

glory of the Lord shine through when we do. For then when we cry for help you shall answer and say, “Here I am.”

 

PERSONAL CONFESSION

In the name of Jesus, we pray.

Amen.

 

ASSURANCE OF FORGIVENESS

...Friends, believe the good news.

In Jesus Christ we are forgiven.

 

*RESPONSE OF PRAISE NO. 581

“Glory Be to the Father”

Gloria Patri

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost; as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end.

Amen. Amen.

 

PROCLAIMING AND RESPONDING

 

ANTHEM

Hiney Mah Tov”

arr. Iris Levine

Westminster & Pilgrim Choirs, Choir Advisors

Translation: How good it is to live as one, brothers and sisters, one world!

 

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.

 

WESTMINSTER CHOIR 2020 TOUR COMMISSIONING

 

PARISH LIFE

Members, friends and visitors, please sign the Friendship Pad in each pew and pass it to the person

next to you, 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.

 

SCRIPTURE

Matthew 6:7-21

Page 05, NT

 

SERMON

“Cardiac Exam”

Rev. Don Brown

 

ORDINATION AND/OR INSTALLATION OF RULING ELDERS AND DEACONS

Introduction

*Hymn of Dedication 771

“What Is the World Like” (St. 1-3)

New World

Constitutional Questions of the Officers-Elect

Constitutional Questions of the Congregation

Prayer of Installation and Laying on of Hands

Declaration of Ordination/Installation

 

*HYMN 771

“What Is the World Like” (St. 4,5)

New World

 

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:

“Roll Down Justice”

Mark Miller

 

Choir Tour 2020 Benediction Song

Westminster & Pilgrim Choirs, Choir Advisors

The Congregation is invited to join in singing with the choir.

 

*RESPONSE OF PRAISE NO.609

“Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow”

Lasst Uns Erfreuen

Praise God, from whom all blessings flow.

Praise God, all creatures high and low.

Alleluia, alleluia!

Praise God, in Jesus fully known:

Creator, Word, and Spirit one.

Alleluia, alleluia! Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!

 

GOING FORTH

 

HYMN NO. 726

“Will You Come and Follow Me”

Kelvin Grove

 

*BENEDICTION

 

*CONGREGATIONAL RESPONSE NO. 540

“Farewell, Good Friends!”

Shalom, Chaverim

Shalo, chaverim! Shalom, chaverot!

Shalom, Shalom! Lehitraot, Lehitraot,

Shalom, Shalom.

 

*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

 

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

 

† 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, Jay Courter, Catherine Fleming, Neil Garland,

Diane Hanley, Sandra Harvey, Bill Hayden, Ann Hicock, Brian Johnson, Sandy Johnson, Edna

Lawshe, Marge Lucas, Al Olsen, Mimi Page, Kaye Prasad, Louise Ritscher, Richard Rose, Ginny

Schmidt, Marlene Todd, and Debbie Wefferling.

The church office will be happy to verify their home addresses for should you wish to send them

words of encouragement or get well wishes.

 

We express our sympathy as a Christian family to....

....The family of Gloria Caboy, on her death , on January 31, 2020.