Prelude Sun of My Soul Arr. Peeters. Come, Thou Almighty King

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2 Welcome News for the Good of the Church Prelude Sun of My Soul Arr. Peeters Choral Call to Worship Opening Prayer *Hymn #2 Come, Thou Almighty King Moment of Silence Corporate Prayer of Confession It is only by the power of God that we are able to stand against evil. Trusting in God s grace, let us confess our sin. **Eternal God, we confess that we have failed to seek Your will. You come to us in glory, yet we hide our faces from You. You speak to us in truth, yet we close our hearts to Your word. Forgive us, God of grace. Release us from sin, restore our lives, and rule in our hearts, this day and always, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Now stand firm in your faith, covered by the saving grace of God and ready to proclaim the gospel of peace. In the name of Jesus Christ, we are forgiven! **Thanks be to God. Sharing of Christ s Peace * Please rise in body and spirit. The hymns are in the burgundy Glory to God hymnal found in the pew racks. ** Words in bold print are spoken aloud as a congregation.

3 * Song of Praise, Hymn #633 Praise Ye the Lord Presentation of Tithes and Offerings Choral Musical Offering Gloria Jim Stanton We dedicate our 2019 pledges to the glory of God. *Doxology Hymn #606 Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow 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. *Hymn #273 He Is King of Kings Time with the children First Reading Rev 1:4b-8 page 1072 Second Reading John 18:33-37 page 943 Sermon Auld Lang Syne the Rev. Steve Frazier

4 *Hymn #37 Let All Things Now Living Charge * Benediction Hymn #543 God, Be the Love to Search and Keep Me Verse 5 A Blessing in Music Christ the King Benoit Gloria Offer unto the Lord finest fruits from your vineyards and wheat from your fields and sing gloria, gloria; sing to His name. Offer unto the Lord finest songs of elation and poems of peace and sing gloria, gloria; sing to His name. For His kingdom on earth and His kingdom above are one world without end. Offer unto the Lord hymns of joyous thanksgiving and sonnets of grace and sing gloria, gloria; sing to the Lord. Open your mouths to an hour of praise. Open your eyes to a day of delight and sing gloria, gloria in excelsis Deo. For His kingdom on earth and His kingdom above are one world without end. Offer unto the Lord finest songs of elation and poems of peace and sing gloria, gloria, gloria, gloria; sing gloria!

5 The Vision of the Congregation: We see ourselves as the embracing arms of Jesus Christ for each other, for the community, and for the world. Welcome to our friends and visitors! We hope that you find our congregation a welcoming one. Please join us after worship for post-worship fellowship (refreshments and fellowship) in our courtyard lobby. Prayer List Dick Barnwell (friend of the Butlers), Brenda Berry (friend of Oralie & Raymond), Alan Butler (Paul Butler s brother), Jeanne Butler (Paul Butler s sister), Rebecca Duncan (friend of Oralie & Raymond), Jackie & Tyler Forsythe, Lt. Col. Rob Gerlach (deployed to Kuwait), Bobby Harrell (friend of the Butlers), Mary Alice Jarman (friend of the Powells), Brian Mills, Carl Rhodes, Dorothy Wooldridge (friend of Carl Rhodes) To the Church Triumphant Mona Evick (Toni Rustch s sister) Everyone suffering with cancer and facing surgery Our friends at home, especially Ronald Curry (Grace Yingling s son), Lanier Halterman, Frances Hardy, A. T. Mayo, Sue Parker, Lane Pittman, Harvey Spiers, Grace Yingling Leading in worship today The Rev. Steve Frazier Edna Broadhurst, Director of Music Ministries Ushers: David Culpepper, Yolanda Faas, Dan Swanson Counters: David Culpepper, Nancy Grant Our bulletin is printed on Wednesday. We are pleased to include any you wish to be added to the prayer list. You may contact Raymond ( bulletin@fpcports.org, cell: ) or the church office ( ) by Tuesday evening.

6 November Offerings 11/4 $ 2, /18 $ 3, /11 $ 6, /25 MTD $12, November Attendance 11/4 Worship 55 Sunday school 19 11/11 Worship 58 Sunday school 20 11/18 Worship 58 Sunday school 22 11/25 Worship Sunday school The church office will be open on Wednesdays only, from 1:00 4:00. To assist with timely preparation of the bulletin, please send all notices to pastor@fpcports.org and/or bulletin@fpcports.org no later than 6 p.m. on Tuesday. Music is reprinted by permission and under CCLI License # Session Moderator of Session The Rev. Dr. Steve Frazier Clerk of Session Gail Pittman (2019) Administration/Property Paul Butler (2020) Christian Formation Kim McCormick (2019) Congregational Fellowship/Care Betty Bartlett (2019), Pat Sparks (2020) Finance - Diane Griffin (2018) Mission/Outreach Oralie Wilhite (2020) Worship Michael Broadhurst (2020) Members and friends of the congregation are encouraged to contact the appropriate elder with their comments and suggestions. Church Staff The Rev. Steve Frazier, Covenant Pastor ext. 202 pastor@fpcports.org Edna Broadhurst, Director of Music Ministries ext. 203 ednafpc@aol.com Gabbi Goodrich, Secretary g.furman121@hotmail.com Sunday Ministries 11/4 Breakfast Raymond Rodrigues & Oralie Wilhite Sunday school Alice Butler Post-Worship Fellowship Mary Fitzwater & Betty Bartlett Peace, Love, Bag of Chips 11/11 Breakfast Nancy Grant Sunday school Alice Butler Post-Worship Fellowship Birthdays Cameron/Ashley McCormick 11/18 Breakfast Mike & Kim McCormick Sunday school Nancy Grant Post-Worship Fellowship Oralie Wilhite 11/25 Breakfast Pat Sparks Sunday school Nancy Grant Post-Worship Fellowship Lunch and Trim the Church hosted by Alice Simpson November Birthdays 11/1 Betsy B rown, 11 /4 To by P e n ne ll, 11 /9 Gr aham Fitzwater, 11/12 Jo h n Hac kwort h, 11 /15 Tanner Fur ma n, 1 1/19 Sus a n Fay, 11/19 Co rb i n Tay lor, 11 /20 Pa ul Butl e r, 1 1/23 Dia n e Tur n er, 11/2 8 Co n nor McCo rmic k Missing a birthday? Contact the Church at pastor@fpcports.org or call or the bulletin editor at bulletin@fpcports.org. pastor@fpcports.org

7 First Presbyterian Church Portsmouth, VA Coming Events Sunday, November 25 Christ the King Sunday 9:00 Breakfast fellowship 9:20 Children s music 9:30 Sunday school 10:30 Worship 11:30 Lunch and Trim the Church for Christmas Monday, November 26 6:00 Session meeting Wednesday, November 28 6:45 Bells 7:15 Choir Thursday, November 29 10:00 Bible study with the Rev. Dr. Chreston Holoman Sunday, December 2 First Sunday of Advent 9:00 Breakfast fellowship 9:20 Children s music 9:30 Sunday school 10:30 Worship, with the Lord s supper 11:30 Post-Worship Fellowship, with the first meeting of the 1 st Pres. Book Club following Wednesday, December 5 6:45 Bells 7:15 Choir Thursday, December 6 10:00 Bible study with the Rev. Dr. Chreston Holoman Sunday, December 9 Second Sunday of Advent 9:00 Breakfast fellowship 9:20 Children s music 9:30 Sunday school 10:30 Worship 11:30 Post-Worship Fellowship Wednesday, December 12 6:45 Bells 7:15 Choir Saturday, January 12 Friday, January 18 Shelter Week Please consider volunteering as an overnight chaperone. See Sue Fay or Oralie Wilhite for details.

8 First Presbyterian Church Portsmouth Announcements A note from Rise Against Hunger Richmond: It is with great pleasure that we announce the destination of the Rise Against Hunger meals you helped package on 10/13/2018. A shipping container, holding 285,120 meals, has been sent to Madagascar and Swaziland for our partner Adventist Development and Relief Agency. Adventist Development and Relief Agency is an organization that nourishes lives through food assistance and other services in Madagascar and Swaziland. Ending hunger is only possible if we continue to grow the movement. We encourage you to share the news about this shipment. Since 2005, volunteers like you have helped us distribute over 310 million meals worldwide. We can end hunger by 2030, but we can't do it without you. Please visit our website and continue your involvement. Consider making a donation, planning another meal packaging event (at your place of worship, school, company, civic club, etc.), joining our advocacy efforts, or even inviting us to speak to a group. A note from Sue Fay Hi, everybody! Another great year for this wonderful ministry [Peace, Love, and Bag of Chips (PLBC)]! Below is this year's PLBC overview people served, bags packed and funds spent. Thanks to all the volunteers who planned, prepared, served and scheduled you re the best! Next - shelter week on January 12-18! It ll be here before we know it! Peace, Love, and a Bag of Chips (PLBC) 2018 recap 23 evenings of service (June 3 November 4) 547 guests/bagged meals served $ cost $1.33 per bagged meal The first/organizational meeting of the 1st Pres. Book Club will be held in the fellowship hall following post-worship fellowship on Sunday, December 2. All are invited to come with a suggestion of one or two books for the book club to read. A light lunch will be provided. Seeking singers! - The PEVA Chapter of the National Black Presbyterian Caucus and the PEVA Peacemaking Committee is seeking choir members for the annual MLK service. The MLK service will be held at King's Grant Presbyterian Church on Sunday, January 20, 2019, at 4:30 p.m. See Raymond for more information.