ORDER OF DIVINE WORSHIP FOURTH SUNDAY IN EASTERTIDE

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1 WELCOME TO WORSHIP AT FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Warm greetings and love in Christ are extended to all gathered in this house of worship. A double asterisk (**) indicates you may rise in body or in spirit as you are able. Large print hymnals, bulletins and hearing assist units are available from an usher. Please respectfully allow all to worship by keeping all cell phones/pagers silent or off. Please record your name and address on the Ministry of Friendship (red folder at the end of the row). Pass it to the end of the row and back to see with whom you worship. Children are always welcome in worship services. If parents prefer, a nursery for infants and toddlers is available in the North Wing. A Children s Bible is located on the wooden tree at the rear of Sanctuary. Use it to engage your children in scripture. You will find this Sunday s reading on page 129, 4rd Sunday of Easter. Please return the Bible to the tree after worship. Children 3 years through 3rd grade are invited to the Westminster Room (1st floor south area of main building) for Children and Worship following Time with Children in the 11:00 a.m. service. Children's Worship bags are located on the wooden tree for children through 5th grade. Take the bulletin and activity sheets home, but please return the bag with all other materials to the tree after worship. The Peace Candle on the Communion Table is a reminder to pray for world peace. Visitors are invited to share a candle with their home church by picking one up at the Information Center in the Narthex. ORDER OF DIVINE WORSHIP FOURTH SUNDAY IN EASTERTIDE April 17, :30 and 11:00 a.m. - Gathering Around the Word - ORGAN PRELUDE... Sheep May Safely Graze - J. S. Bach GATHERING OF THE COMMUNITY Sharing Christ s Peace Greet one another: "The peace of Christ be with you. Response to one another: And also with you. Minute for Mission Trip Fundraiser... (8:30) Everett Miller (11:00) Jenny Fowler ORGAN MEDITATION on Gelobt sei Gott - R. te Velde **CALL TO WORSHIP Leader: In God s dream, a multitude from every land and tribe and nation are gathered for praise: Community: Glory and power be to our God forever and ever! Leader: The angels fall on their faces to worship the Lord. Community: Glory and power be to our God forever and ever! Leader: The shepherd will guide the flock to the springs of water, and wipe away every tear from their faces. Community: Glory and power be to our God forever and ever! Amen! **HYMN OF PRAISE Good Christians All, Rejoice and Sing! **Those who are able, please stand.

2 **PRAYER OF ADORATION (11:00) followed by THE LORD S PRAYER CONFESSION OF SIN God of everlasting life, we confess that we have strayed from your paths of right relationship and peace. We listen to other leaders and ignore your loving voice. We have dishonored you, ourselves, and your creation. Forgive us, we pray, as we learn to forgive others, and guide our feet into the way of peace. (Moments for personal confession.) KYRIE There is a Redeemer; Jesus, God s own Son; Precious Lamb of God, Messiah, Holy One. ASSURANCE OF FORGIVENESS **RESPONSE TO FORGIVENESS Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! - Proclaiming and Sharing the Word - CHORAL PRAYER OF ILLUMINATION Shepherd Me, O God Shepherd me, O god, beyond my wants, beyond my fears, from death into life. NEW TESTAMENT LESSON... Revelation 7:9-17 (NT, pg. 235) Leader: This is the Word of the Lord Community: Thanks be to God. TIME WITH CHILDREN If parents desire, following this time, children of 3 years and younger may go to the Nursery located in the north wing. At the 11:00 a.m. service Children and Worship, for children 3 yrs. old - 3rd grade, meets after Time with Children in the Westminster Room (south of Sanctuary). Today s story is Jesus Appears to the Disciples by the Sea. (11:00) ANTHEM... Elijah Rock - M. Hogan GOSPEL LESSON... John 10:22-30 (NT, pg. 98) SERMON... Tell & Show

3 - Responding to the Word - AFFIRMATION OF FAITH... Psalm 23 The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures; he leads me beside still waters; he restores my soul. He leads me in right paths for his name s sake. Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I fear no evil; for you are with me; your rod and your staff they comfort me. You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever. (11:00) **HYMN OF FAITH You, Lord, Are Both Lamb and Shepherd PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE Leader: God of new life, Community: Hear our prayer. CALL TO DISCIPLESHIP (11:00)RECOGNITION OF NEW MEMBERS... Erin & Brian Petrotta (Cameron & Dominic) PRESENTATION OF OUR LIVES AND OFFERINGS OFFERTORY (8:30) HYMN OF FAITH You, Lord, Are Both Lamb and Shepherd (11:00) Exsultate justi (Psalm 33:1-3) - B. Adams **DOXOLOGY 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! **PRAYER OF DEDICATION (8:30) - Sealing of the Word - + THE SACRAMENT OF THE LORD S SUPPER + INVITATION EUCHARISTIC PRAYER AND THE LORD S PRAYER Leader: May the Good Shepherd be with you. Community: And also with you. Leader: Come to the Table prepared for all of God s children. Community: We bring our hearts to be anointed with grace and hope. Leader: Join in singing praise to the One who leads us through the kingdom.

4 Community: Leader: Community: Leader: Community: Leader: Community: It is right to give God our thanks and praise. God of new life, we praise your name: Holy, holy, holy are you, God of glory and honor. All creation falls down to worship you. Hosanna in the highest! Blessed is the One who gives us eternal life. Hosanna in the highest! Holy are you....faith which is a mystery: Christ has died, Christ is risen. Christ will come again. You have prepared.... we pray as Christ taught us: (The Lord s Prayer) Our Father...Amen. (using debts and debtors ) WORDS OF INSTITUTION PARTAKING OF THE ELEMENTS Communion is served by intinction. Those who are able, come forward down the center aisle, forming two lines, and return using the side aisle. Those seated in the balcony, please come downstairs and join a line. If you are unable to come easily to the front of the Sanctuary, remain seated and the Elements will be brought to you. (Gluten-free wafers are available.) Music during distribution: Organ Meditation on Picardy PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING - Bearing and Following the Word into the World - **HYMN OF LOVE 187, VS 1, 2, 4... Savior, Like a Shepherd Lead Us **CHARGE AND BENEDICTION BENEDICTION RESPONSE A - men. A - men. A - men. Amen. Amen. ORGAN POSTLUDE... Voluntary in D Major - D.N. Johnson - ASSISTING IN WORSHIP TODAY - Leading Worship: Leah Hrachovec, Pastor Liturgist: (8:30) Everett Miller, Associate Pastor (11:00) Mike Woods Organist/Dir of Music: Rebecca te Velde Choir: University Singers; Dr. Christopher Haygood, Director Ushers: (8:30) Dennis & Judy Ferrell, Bettie Todd (11:00) Betsy Showalter, Mike & Mary Woods Greeters: (8:30) Gerrit Cuperus, Dorothy Akin (11:00) Jim & MJ Seals Counters: Jim Shaw, Linda Good Bread provider: Bettie Todd Children & Worship: Carolyn Caldwell, leader; Brenda Johnson, greeter

5 WORSHIP IS BROADCAST ON KSPI AM (780) AT 11:00 A.M. EACH SUNDAY. DON T FORGET TO SHOP THE FAIR TRADE STORE for unique gifts, delicious coffee and chocolates on Sunday mornings in the Hospitality Area. DWIGHT MISSION CAMP THIS SUMMER. Registration is open at for campers grade 3 to graduated seniors and Family Camp. A $50 scholarship is available to each child or youth attending camp. Don t miss the fun and memories! Today: TWO WORSHIP SERVICES: 8:30 and 11:00 a.m. CHURCH SCHOOL classes for all ages at 9:45 a.m. READY, SET, WORSHIP 9:45 a.m. in the Worship Center for 3rd graders. This 4 week program is designed to learn more about worship and is led by Rev. Everett Miller and Courtney Savage. FUN IN FAITH SPRING FLING: FROG FEST 12-2:00 p.m. in Fellowship Hall. Children Kindergarten through 5th grade are invited for an afternoon of games, fun, and yummy food MISSION TRIP INFORMATION MEETING 12:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m. in the Youth Suite. All participants should attend; bring ID and insurance card. PYG (PRESBYTERIAN YOUTH GROUP) DOES NOT MEET TODAY. Please join Team Claire at Bingo and Banana Splits in Fellowship Hall. TEAM CLAIRE BINGO & BANANA SPLITS 6:30-8:00 p.m. in Fellowship Hall. Come enjoy the fellowship and ice cream to benefit the American Cancer Society Relay for Life. See insert for details. This Week: - ANNOUNCEMENTS - SEASONED ADULTS DINNER AND BINGO Monday at 6:00 p.m. If you don t have a dinner reservation, plan to come at 6:45 for fun games of Bingo and meet new Coordinator of Older Adult Ministry, Kelly McCarley. CHILDREN S MINISTRY Tuesday 5:30 p.m. in Modern Magi. FINANCE MINISTRY Tuesday 5:30 p.m. in the Hospitality Area. STEWARDSHIP Tuesday 5:30 p.m. in the Library. SENIOR HIGH BREAKFAST Wednesdays 7:30 a.m. at Red Rock on Boomer Rd. All Senior High youth are invited to breakfast with Saxon and Amanda. The Church buys breakfast. See you there! SR HIGH RAMEN LUNCH Wednesday 12:00 p.m. in Hospitality Area. CHANCEL CHOIR REHEARSAL Wednesday 7:30 p.m. - Westminster Room. THURSDAY MORNING LECTIONARY BIBLE STUDY 10:00 a.m. in the Hospitality Area led by the pastor preaching this week. Next Sunday, April 24 - Earthcare Sunday SCRIPTURE READINGS: Acts 11:1-18; Psalm 148; Revelations 21:1-6; John 13:31-35 TWO WORSHIP SERVICES: 8:30 and 11:00 a.m. CHURCH SCHOOL classes for all ages at 9:45 a.m. JOIN US FOR EARTH CARE SUNDAY as we pray for all of God's creation, seek Christ's wisdom in sharing the abundance of life, and ask the Holy Spirit to inspire us in caring for all that God has made. We will celebrate our certification as the first PCUSA Earth Care Congregation in Oklahoma.

6 - ANNOUNCEMENTS CONTINUED- YOUR BODY BELONGS TO YOU for kindergartners and 1 st graders and their parents at 12:30 p.m. in the Worship Center. This is a program offered by Family Ministry Council to help parents and children learn about ways to keep children safe. Katie Burgoon Long, former Director of Children and Youth Ministry, leads this course. A light lunch will be served immediately following the 11:00 worship service in the Hospitality Area. MID HI & SR HI PYG (PRESBYTERIAN YOUTH GROUP) 5-6:30 p.m. in the Youth Suite for game night. Looking Ahead: MISSION TRIP FUNDRAISER LUNCH AND SILENT AUCTION Sunday, May 1 at 12:00 p.m. in Fellowship Hall. Mark your calendar to stay for a delicious lunch and participate in the Silent Auction. If you would like to donate an item or a basket for the fundraiser, contact Everett Miller. - THIS WEEK AT FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH - TODAY - 8:30 a.m. Worship and Communion... SAN 9:45 a.m. Sunday School Classes for all ages 11:00 a.m. Worship... SAN 12:00 p.m. Fun in Faith Spring Fling... FH 12:00 p.m. Mission Trip Info Meeting... YS 5:30 p.m. Purdy Q Smokepit... PL 6:30 p.m. Bingo and Banana Splits... FH No PYG, enjoy Bingo & Banana Splits. MONDAY 8:45 a.m. Morning Prayers... WC 6:00 p.m. Seasoned Adults... FH TUESDAY 8:45 a.m. Morning Prayers... WC 5:30 p.m. Children s Ministry... MM 5:30 p.m. Stewardship... LIB 5:30 p.m. Finance... HA WEDNESDAY 7:30 a.m. Sr Hi Breakfast... Red Rock-Boomer 8:30 a.m. Midweek Communion... WC 9:15 a.m. Second Mile Sewing... FH WEDNESDAY CONTINUED 10:30 a.m. Staff Meeting... YS 12:00 p.m. Sr Hi Ramen Lunch... HA 4:00 p.m. Love Feast Prep... KIT 7:30 p.m. Chancel Choir... WR THURSDAY 8:45 a.m. Morning Prayers... WC 10:00 a.m. Bible Study... HA 4:00 p.m. Golden Oaks Worship FRIDAY 12:00 p.m. Church Women United Friendship Luncheon... 1st Christian SATURDAY 9:00 a.m. 7th Day Adventist... WC 11:00 a.m. Saturday Brunch Ministry... FH SUNDAY (APRIL 24) EARTHCARE SUNDAY 8:30 a.m. Worship and Communion... SAN 9:45 a.m. Sunday School Classes for all ages 11:00 a.m. Worship... SAN 12:00 p.m. Your Body Belongs to You.. HA; WC 5:00 p.m. Mid & Sr Hi PYG... YS Main Building: BR = Blue Room (Youth Suite) LIB = Library HA = Hospitality Area HAK = Hospitality Area Kitchen MM = Modern Magi MPR = Multi Purpose Room NA = Narthex OR = Orange Room (Youth Suite) Location Key: PL= Parking Lot PRE = Preschool SAN = Sanctuary VES = Vestibule WC = Worship Center WR = Westminster Room YS = Youth Suite Fellowship Hall: FH = Fellowship Hall NFH = NORTH Fellowship Hall SFH = SOUTH Fellowship Hall KIT = Kitchen SDR = Small Dining Room FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 524 S. DUNCAN STREET STILLWATER, OKLAHOMA

7 Wayne Cartwright Bob Chapman Craig Chappell Bennet Charles Marilyn Choike Betty Christian Allison Christy Abby Clapp Darlene Collyar Andee and Kannon Cooper Don Cooper Dona Cooper Heather Davidson Anita Davis Matthew Durham Carol Fairbanks Abe Finfrock Ed Gallegos Marty Gallup JANET GASKINS LAUREN GLYNN Sam Hamilton Adelia Hanson Kendall Harvey Jan Henderson Nelda Hershberger Bob Hert Jerry Hill Gene Holbrook P C Marilyn Holmquist Joyce Hufford John Ives Patty Jacobs Marjorie James Amelia Jameson Randy Jobe Carl Jones Ted Joy Choi Yung-ju Nelma Karnes Vickie Karns Mary Jane Kirchenbauer Tom Koehn Dottie Kraemer Tom Kunz Skip Lambert Jay Lawson Phyllis Leaghty Quinn Leffingwell Hank Lett Wendy Long Donna Lowry Barbara Lundstrom Tom Lutjens David Marstellar Alyssa Matal Wanda Mattox Bernie McNickle Philip Meadows Tresa Miller Barbara Morgan Peggy Murphy Agnes Nichols Charlotte Nowakowski Hunter Ogden Robin Osborn Christine Parson Charlene Pillay Jean Potts Walker Reese Dennis Riley Bradley Schutt Addi Shamburg Karen Shippey Brylee Shullanberg David Smith Ginny Smith Grace Smith Titus Smith Linda Stangl Rebekah Steadman Jamie Stephens Ophellia Steptoe Blaire Stevison Connie Stiegler ARLEN STRATE Lorna te Velde Bryan Tiffany Upendo Kids Nettie Vick Edna Visnic Barbara Ware Linda Wasson Arvilla West Bob West Lorraine Wilborn Nona Wilhm Doyle Williams Jim Williams Jim Wise Nick Amidon Craig Ainsworth Charley Anaya Sr Daniel Anaya Noel Beaudoin Lily Beckstrom Allison Bills-Eustis Carol Bischoff Dawn Blair Gladys Bobeck Ted Burgoon Vivian Burgoon Tracy Carter Bold means added recently Larger Church: Synod of the Trinity (Pennsylvania and West Virginia) PC(USA) delegation (including Gordon Edwards) to the consultation organized by the National Evangelical Synod of Syria and Lebanon April 8 to 19. The Communion table flowers are given to the glory of God by Connie & Jim Stiegler in celebration of the birthdays of grandchildren Addison and Preston Neill.

8 M N R V Today we extend a warm welcome to the University Singers and their director Dr. Christopher Haygood, Associate Director of Choral Studies at OSU! We are grateful for their special music during our 11:00 service. Incidentally, two of our current FPC Choral Scholars, Kiandra Spencer and Brad Newcomb, are members of this choir. Prelude: Sheep May Safely Graze is an aria in J.S. Bach s Cantata 208, composed in This organ transcription is by Matthew Dirst, professor of music history and performance practice at the University of Houston s Moores School of Music. Postlude: American organist/composer David N. Johnson ( ) left a lasting legacy of both original and arranged organ pieces that are firm staples in every church organist s repertoire. Many, like this one, are suited to a variety of grand, joyful occasions including Eastertide! This piece may have been written for an academic procession when Johnson was teaching at Syracuse University. He later taught for many years at Arizona State University. Anthems: Moses Hogan ( ) was a pianist, conductor and composer best known for his settings of African-American spirituals, now standards in the choral repertoire. His prolific work was cut short by a brain tumor. Brant Adams (b. 1955) is the former head of the OSU music department and professor of music theory. He, too, is a prolific composer and arranger. This anthem will be sung in the original Latin; you are invited to follow the text of Psalm 33: 1 3 in the pew Bibles. Seasoned Adults Monday, April 18 6:00 p.m. Fellowship Hall If you have not made a dinner reservation, you are invited to come at 6:45 for great fellowship and fun games of Bingo. Meet and welcome Kelly McCarley, the new Coordinator of Older Adult Ministry.

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10 Fun in Faith: Spring Fling The Spring Fling: Frog Fest TODAY 12-2:00 p.m. in Fellowship Hall. Children, Kindergarten to 5 th grade, are invited to hop on over to the Fellowship Hall for an afternoon of games, fun, and yummy food! Earth Care Sunday April 24 both services Join in a Sunday in which we pray for all of God's creation seek Christ's wisdom in sharing the abundance of life, ask the Holy Spirit to inspire us in caring for all that God has made. celebrate our certification as the first PCUSA Earth Care Congregation in Oklahoma. First Quarter 2016 pledge statements are ready for you to pick up in the Narthex. After reviewing your statement, if you have questions, please contact Arletta Webster or Mary Beth Garoffolo in the Church Office ( ) There is still plenty of time to sign up for Dwight Summer Camp 2016!! Come and hang out and learn about A Love That Never Ends. Go to the website for more information: dwightmission.org or call