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1 FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF ENGLEWOOD March 20, 2016 Eleven o clock PALM SUNDAY LIVE boldly SHARE boundlessly GROW community BUILD God s world THE GATHERING The service of worship begins with the prelude; quiet is requested as you enter the sanctuary and prepare for worship. In the spirit of Christian fellowship, we invite you to wear a name tag which is available from the greeters. As a community that prays with and for one another, we invite you to share your joys and concerns by using the prayer cards available from the ushers and in the pew racks. Those parts of the Service of Worship in which the congregation participates in word or song are noted in bold type. Please stand as you are able. PRELUDE Hosanna Arcadelt, arr. Liszt ENGLEWOOD TOWER BRASS PLAYERS * HYMN 88 All Glory, Laud, and Honor Valet Will ich Dir Geben * CALL TO WORSHIP: Leader: Come, all who seek to serve the Lord and worship! People: May we seek to make God's ways our ways. Leader: Let us see in the palms the praise of the world for Jesus. People: And in Jesus the total obedience that led him to walk toward the cross. Leader: Let us lift our voices in praise and song for God's love in Christ! People: Blessed be the name of the Lord! INTROIT Richard Proulx Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest. WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

2 MINUTE FOR ONE GREAT HOUR OF SHARING CALL TO CONFESSION PRAYER OF CONFESSION Almighty God, we are like the people who welcomed your Son to Jerusalem. We are happy to be your people when things are going well and inclined to run away when the going is tough. Forgive us when we think too highly of ourselves. Remake us in your image. Help us to praise you with heart and life and voice, not only with outward signs such as palm branches or the occasional "Hosanna", but with lives truly turned towards you. Empower us with the Holy Spirit so that our lives continually glorify you. This we pray in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. PRAYERS OF SILENT AND INDIVIDUAL CONFESSION THE KYRIE Hymnal No. 565 Weaver WORDS OF ASSURANCE Leader: Friends, believe and proclaim the Good News: in Jesus Christ, love breaks through hatred, hope breaks through despair, life breaks through death. People: In Jesus Christ, we are forgiven, loved, and set free. Thanks be to God! Amen. * EXCHANGE OF PEACE Leader: Let us open our hearts to one another as Christ has opened his heart to us, and God will be glorified. People: The peace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with you. (Exchange Signs of Reconciliation and the Peace of Christ with your neighbor - e.g., The Peace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Response - And also with you. ) TIME WITH CHILDREN * HYMN 90 Ride On! Ride On in Majesty! The King s Majesty + Children leave for Church School. Youth remain for worship.+

3 PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION THE WORD FIRST LESSON Psalm 118:19-29 ANTHEM Christus factus est Anton Bruckner Christus factus est pro nobis obediens usque ad mortem, mortem autem crucis. Propter quod et Deus exaltavit illum et dedit illi nomen, quod est super omne nomen. Christ became obedient for us unto death, even to the death of the cross. Therefore God exalted Him and gave Him a Name which is above all names. PHILIPPIANS 2:8-9 SECOND LESSON Luke 19:28-40 SERMON Irrepressible Rev. Richard S. Hong THE OFFERING + The One Great Hour of Sharing Offering will also be received + OFFERTORY Carol of the Passion Gerald Near As we rode down the steep hillside Twelve merchants with our fairing A shout across the hollow land Came loud upon our hearing A shout, a song, a thousand strong A thousand lusty voices Make haste, said I, I know not why Jerusalem rejoices. As through the olives fast we rode And louder came the shouting Oh, such a noise must mean, said we A king beyond all doubting Spurred on, did we, the king to see And left the mules to follow Nearer, clearer rang the noise Along the Kidron hollow. Behold, a many-coloured crowd About the gate we found there But one among them all we marked, A man who made no sound there Still louder ever rose the crowd's Hosanna in the highest O King, thought I, I know not why In all this joy thou highest. Then he looked up, he looked at me; But whether he spoke I doubted How could I hear so calm a speech While all the rabble shouted? And yet these words, it seems, I heard I shall be crowned tomorrow It filled my heart with sudden smart And filled my bones with sorrow. We followed far, we traded not But long we couldn't find him The very folk that called him king Let robbers go and bind him We found him then, the sport of men Still calm among their crying Well we knew his words were true He was most kingly dying.

4 * THE DOXOLOGY Old Hundredth Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; Praise God all creatures here below. Praise God above, ye heavenly host. Creator, Son and Holy Ghost. Amen. PASTORAL 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. THE SENDING OUT * HYMN 371 Lift High the Cross Crucifer * BENEDICTION * CHORAL AMEN POSTLUDE Sonatas No. 1 and 5 Johann Stoerl Our worship ends with the conclusion of the Postlude. (It is the custom of our church to remain seated. Those who wish to leave may do so.) * * * * * Special thanks to this morning s musicians: Englewood Tower Brass Players Richard Clark: tenor and alto trombone Kenn Finn: tenor trombone Nathan Durham: bass trombone Special guest Bonnie Lee Beebe, trumpet * * * * *

5 TODAY S MUSIC Franz Liszt ( ), the virtuoso pianist and prolific composer, wrote a setting of St. Francis of Assisi s Canticle of the Sun for Baritone and Organ. This went thru several re-arrangements, and in 1862 Liszt himself arranged the Allelujah portion, which was based on a tune by the Renaissance composer Arcadelt, for organ and trombone retitled Hosanna. Johann Störl ( ) was a German organist and choral composer based in Stuttgart. He is best known for several Psalm settings and various instrumental works. Anton Bruckner ( ), most famous today for his vast, sprawling symphonies, was also remarkable church musician, becoming the organist of the Linz cathedral and eventually the court in Vienna. Today s anthem, Christus factus est, takes its text from Philippians 2:8-9, exploring the "obedient" death of Jesus on the cross. It is the most symphonic of his motets, displaying wide dynamic contrasts and rich harmonies. The Carol of the Passion was penned by poet Frank Samuel Herbert Kendon ( ), an English writer, poet and academic. He was also an illustrator, and journalist. The musical setting is by American composer Gerald Near, (b. 1942) who is considered one of the finest composers of church music writing today. Since 1983 he has been organist/choirmaster at St. Matthew s Episcopal Cathedral in Dallas. * * * * * TODAY S SCRIPTURE READINGS Psalm 118:19-29 (NRSV) Open to me the gates of righteousness, that I may enter through them and give thanks to the LORD. 20 This is the gate of the LORD; the righteous shall enter through it. 21 I thank you that you have answered me and have become my salvation. 22 The stone that the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone. 23 This is the Lord s doing; it is marvelous in our eyes. 24 This is the day that the LORD has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it. 25 Save us, we beseech you, O LORD! O LORD, we beseech you, give us success! 26 Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the LORD. We bless you from the house of the LORD. 27 The LORD is God, and he has given us light. Bind the festal procession with branches, up to the horns of the altar. 28 You are my God, and I will give thanks to you; you are my God, I will extol you. 29 O give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever.

6 Luke 19:28-40 (NRSV) After he had said this, he went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem. 29 When he had come near Bethphage and Bethany, at the place called the Mount of Olives, he sent two of the disciples, 30 saying, Go into the village ahead of you, and as you enter it you will find tied there a colt that has never been ridden. Untie it and bring it here. 31 If anyone asks you, Why are you untying it? just say this, The Lord needs it. 32 So those who were sent departed and found it as he had told them. 33 As they were untying the colt, its owners asked them, Why are you untying the colt? 34 They said, The Lord needs it. 35 Then they brought it to Jesus; and after throwing their cloaks on the colt, they set Jesus on it. 36 As he rode along, people kept spreading their cloaks on the road. 37 As he was now approaching the path down from the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to praise God joyfully with a loud voice for all the deeds of power that they had seen, 38 saying, Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven, and glory in the highest heaven! 39 Some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to him, Teacher, order your disciples to stop. 40 He answered, I tell you, if these were silent, the stones would shout out. * * * * *

7 WELCOME TO OUR WORSHIP If you are visiting us, an especially cordial welcome is extended. Please take a moment to fill out the How May We Serve You/Visitor Card in the pew racks. Bring the card with you to the Welcome Centers at Coffee & Conversation or in the Lobby of the Sanctuary, where you will receive a FPC Welcome Gift. Ushers for this Sunday s service are: Eddy Farrell, Captain Avery DiMaria Nick Rameshwar Chloe Rees

8 ! A n n o u n c e m e n t s Large Print Bulletins with Hymns are available. We have two ACCESSIBLE ENTRANCES to the church building, one on the Dwight Place side into Elmore Hall, and another through the Playground to the door into the long hall. Our sanctuary is TELECOIL-EQUIPPED for persons with compatible hearing aids. Assistivelistening headsets are also available at the audio control desk. The AED (Automated External Defibrillator) is located in the Flower Room. First Aid Kits are located in the Flower Room and on the counter in the Elmore Hall kitchen. CIRCUS ROOM NURSERY is next to the Church Office and open from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The Nursery is equipped with parent pagers that will alert you if needed. If you stay with your child, you can hear the Worship Service in the Nursery. Bulletins are provided. CHURCH SCHOOL classes are in the Center for Learning: 3, 4, & 5 year olds meet in the Jungle Room, Kindergarten, 1st and 2nd graders meet in the Ocean Room, and the 3rd, 4th and 5th graders meet in the Forest Room after seeing the DVD in Music Room. Middle school youth remain for worship on the third Sunday of the month. WEEKLY PARENT CUES for FIRST LOOK and 252 BASICS are in display rack at the ORANGE Bulletin Board. The Elders: Richard Bennett, Peter Bigler, David Bishop, Diane Christian, Linda Farrell, Ulah Fields, T.K. Lau, Kyung Lee, Carolyn Milne, Paul Platek, Jill Strawbridge Bello, Robert Ryder, Carol Schulzrinne, Phil Tamis, Candida Urena. Clerk of Session: Sandy Bishop Moderator: Reverend Richard Hong. The Session consists of the Moderator, the Elders, and the Clerk of Session. The Deacons: Alan Aluska, Bruce Forshee, Rosetta Forshee, John Fraser, Akira Fujitsuka, Audrey Harrison, Linda Heitner, Emily Kahn, Joshua Kahn, Nicole Kim, Kate Matsuda, Sara Lee, Charlene Niland, Beverly Rhinehart, Jeff Spady. Co-Moderators: Paul Kang & Caridad Schweizer Staff: Reverend Richard Hong & Dorothy VanderWerf

9 WARM WELCOME TO OUR VISITORS! Please fill out How May We Serve You?/Visitor's card in the Pew Racks. Please bring the card with you to the Welcome Center in Elmore Hall where we have Coffee & Conversation or to the Lobby of the Sanctuary where we have FPC WELCOME GIFT for you. Jonathan Fender and Kristen Freeman are the Welcomers this month in the Lobby of the Sanctuary. Shirley Murdock is the Welcomer at Coffee & Conversation. This week's COFFEE & CONVERSATION is coordinated by the Schweizer family. Thank you, Caridad, David, Beyla and Nolan! Today is ONE GREAT HOUR OF SHARING, a special collection that is a Christian effort to do 4 things: empower, provide water, supply food and help with disaster relief. Thank you for giving generously to this worldwide mission effort. The CROP WALK for HUNGER is on Sunday, April 24 at 2 p.m. Sponsor WALK forms are available at Coffee & Conversation so you can begin early to raise funds. Meet Tom Christensen at the CROP table. To d ay WORKSHOP ON LIFE REVIEW for 55 years or older will be held on two Thursdays, April 14 and 21 at 10 a.m. led by Ruth Levy, PhD, LMFT. Please register at Coffee & Conversation or by calling the church office. Begin HOLY WEEK with a LABYRINTH WALK for prayer and meditation in our Chapel from 12-4 p.m. Enter through the East Room where a member of the Labyrinth Committee will greet you. Also, take time to visit the Prayer Centers. SENIOR H.S. MEET-UP is at 2 p.m. in the Center for Learning. Our CROSSROADS contemporary worship service is on Sunday evenings at 5:30 p.m. in the Chapel. It s casual, lively, and fun, with a great band and the same basic sermon as Sunday morning (with multimedia enhancements). It s a great alternative give it a try and invite your friends! Orange Curriculum Church School and child care in the Nursery are provided by Daniel Atencio and Blake Simis. At 7 p.m. FINANCIAL PEACE UNIVERSITY with Paul Platek is in the East Room.

10 7 TUESDAY, March 22: SCRIBBLE ART Class meets at 10 a.m. in the Art Loft. Sensory Open Play is at 11 a.m. in the Art Loft. THURSDAY, March 24: ADULT BASKETBALL meets at 7:30 p.m. in Elmore Hall. FRIDAY, March 25 - GOOD FRIDAY: OFFICE CLOSED TENEBRAE SERVICE at 8 p.m. in the Sanctuary. Childcare provided. S e ve n D ay F o re c a s t SATURDAY, March 26: CHOIR REHEARSAL at 10 a.m. in the Sanctuary. BOY SCOUT TROOP 28 meeting, 6 to 8 p.m. Contact Richard Carr at NEXT SUNDAY, March 27 - EASTER: TWO IDENTICAL EASTER FESTIVAL SERVICES with Communion at 9 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. with a brass prelude beginning 15 minutes before each service. CHILDCARE IS PROVIDED at both services. CHURCH SCHOOL CLASSES DO NOT MEET. Children worship with their family, but a special Easter activity is provided. CROSSROADS does NOT worship.

11 O t h e r A n n o u n c e m e n t s HOLY WEEK AT FPC: Please plan on joining us at our beautiful holy week services. Our preaching, choir, organ and orchestra all combine to make this special time a worshipful and meaningful experience for all. Friday, March 25 Good Friday Service of Tenebrae at 8:00 p.m. Our annual service of Tenebrae (shadows) commemorates our Lord's passion and death through readings and music. The Chancel Choir, soloists and instrumental ensemble will perform music of Rutter, Bach, Dvorak, Albinoni and Horvat. Child care provided. Sunday, March 27 Two Identical Easter Festival Services Child care provided. We celebrate the Lord's resurrection with two identical Festival Worship Services with Communion, at 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. The Chancel Choir and soloists will be accompanied by brass quartet, timpani and our magnificent pipe organ in music of Handel, Noyon, Walker and Stopford. Both services also will end with the full congregation joining in Handel's "Hallelujah" chorus. SAVE THE DATES FOR HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF BERGEN COUNTY: FPC will do a Habitat for Humanity Build on July 23rd 8 a.m.- 4 p.m. in Bergenfield. More details to follow. Habitat is excited to announce an October 2016 "Travel with a Purpose" trip to Flathead Valley, Montana to work on the three homes that will be under construction. An information meeting to learn more about this exciting trip will be held Tuesday April 5th from 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. here at FPC in the East Room. This 4/5 meeting is open to everyone across Bergen County and help Habitat spread the news! PRESBYTERIAN TRIENNIUM 2016 HOT DOG AND ICE CREAM SUNDAE FUNDRAISER : Every three years PC (USA) gathers more than four thousand teenagers for a week in Indiana for faith, friendship and leadership training. FPC is thrilled that Cielo and Paloma Camacho and Emily Kahn will be going to Triennium July 18-23! Join us at C & C April 3 to help them meet their $600 Fundraising Goal. The teens welcome a Free Will offering. The DEACONS could use your help making smaller bouquets from the beautiful flowers in worship to give out after the service. Just stop in the Flower Room across from the Name Tag table.

12 PALM SUNDAY 88 All Glory, Laud, and Honor Theodulph of Orleans, c. 820 Trans. John Mason Neale, 1851; alt Refrain VALET WILL ICH DIR GEBEN D Matlhew 2l:8-11 Æ Melchior Teschner Arr. William Henry Monk, 186l All glo - ry, laud, and hon or To Thee, Re-deem-er, King! a) r Ç++ LT ç - tj *, J Fine To whom the lips of chil dren lr{ade sweet ho - san - nas ring. a r t++ t-j IJ rl -l * LJ ta * t J 1. Thou art the King of 2. The peo - ple of the 3. To Thee, be - fore Thy 4. Thou didst ac - cept their Is - ra - el, Thou He - brews ÏVith pas - sion, They prais - es; Ac Da - vid's roy - al palms be - fore Thee sang their hymns of cept the prayers we J -- 'L Son, went; praise; bring, Repeat Refrain V/ho Our To Who in the L,ord's name praise and prayers and Thee, now high ex in all goocl de com an alt light Y est. The King and hless-ed thems Be - fore Thee we pre ccl, Our mel - o - cly l\ e est, l'hou good ancl gra-ciotts C)ne. sent. raise. King!

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14 IJFE IN CHRTST 37I George \ffilliam Kitchir (f ) Rev. by Mict ael Rober Newbolt..1916; alt. Refrain and Descant Lift High the Cross CRUCIFER with rcfrain Sidnþ Hugo Nic,bolson, 1916 Desc.'Richard houlx (b. 1937) I' t.llf LP, Lift high the cross, the love of Christ pro Yr f' TiU all the world a - dore His sa - cred name. <> # Till all the world a - dore His sa - cred name. t a).i, +úrl k ) J I t) J J-j Gu Fine 1. Come, 2. Each' 3.O 4. So Chris - tians, new - born Lord, once shall our fol ser lift low vant ed of where our Sav - ior of the Cru - ci on the glo - rious tri - umph ev - er trod, fred tree, be: Rewøt Refrain The Bears Your Praise ç 1 Lamb on death to vlc the has the to - nous, brow the brought us Cru-ci l Christ, the Son of God. seal of Christ who ' ie. life e-ter - nal - ly. fied for vic - to - ry.

15 EASTER LILIES Donate to the Easter Lilies in memory of a loved one, to honor family or friend, in thanksgiving for another person, or other tributes on Easter Sunday. Please fill out the information below and place in the offering plate together with your donation or contact the church office by March 21 ( x 0 or x 304 or to office@englewoodpres.org). Given by: (your name) In memory of: In honor of: In thanksgiving for: Other honor:

16 Get the New FPC App Watch the 90 Second Sermons, listen to past messages, check the church calendar, find out about Connect Groups even give online! Parents receive notifications with suggestions for faith-based family discussions. For Android or iphone just search Englewood Presbyterian in your app store. Message Notes are Online Follow along with our messages through the FPC App or the separate YouVersion Bible app. Choose Live Events and search for events near you. Ours is listed with today s message title Irrepressible. Chancel Flowers If you wish to honor or memorialize a loved one, you can sponsor our standard floral arrangement on Sundays or order a specific arrangement. Details, including costs, are available on the Chancel Flowers reservation form that is available in the Flower Room (just outside the sanctuary; please ask an usher to direct you). Thank you for your continuing support! Please make sure we have your Current Address. Please send an to office@englewoodpres.org to update your contact information. We send informative s to the congregation at least weekly. If you are not receiving them, please check your spam folder and add mailer@englewoodpres.org to your contact list. FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 150 EAST PALISADE AVENUE, ENGLEWOOD, NJ (201) * * * * * * * * ALL MEMBERS OF THE CHURCH - MINISTERS THE REVEREND RICHARD S. HONG - PASTOR THE REVEREND KELLIE ANDERSON-PICALLO - DIRECTOR OF MISSION STRATEGY DR. DAVID MACFARLANE - ORGANIST AND CHOIRMASTER DOROTHY VANDERWERF - DIRECTOR OF CARE MINISTRIES DANIELLE DE LAURENTIS - OFFICE MANAGER LIZ GIRVIN-MARCUS - OFFICE ASSISTANT MARY STEVENS - BOOKKEEPER JOHN REYNOLDS - CUSTODIAN * * * * * * * *