Overhearing God Dr. Liam Goligher

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1 To all who are spiritually weary and seek rest; to all who mourn and long for comfort; to all who struggle and desire victory; to all who sin and need a Savior; to all who are strangers and want fellowship; to all who hunger and thirst after righteousness; and to whoever will come M O R N I N G W O R S H I P Overhearing God E V E N I N G W O R S H I P Your King Is Coming this church opens wide her doors and offers her welcome in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ. August 30, 2015

2 M O R N I N G W O R S H I P 9 : 0 0 / 1 1 : 0 0 A M Prelude Give Me Jesus Spiritual/arr. M. Hogan In the mornin when I rise, give me Jesus. You may have all this world, give me Jesus. Dark midnight was my cry, give me Jesus. You may have all of this world, give me Jesus. Oh, when I come to die, give me Jesus. Give me Jesus, nobody but Jesus. You may have all of this world, give me Jesus. Deep River Deep river, my home is over Jordan. Deep river, Lord, I want to cross over into campground. Oh, don t you want to go to that gospel feast, That promised land where all is peace? Call to Worship Spiritual/arr. M. Hogan Sondra Cattich, contralto * Doxology (Trinity Hymnal 731) Old Hundredth Praise God from Whom all blessings flow; praise Him, all creatures here below; Praise Him above, ye heav nly host; praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen. * Confession (from the Book of Common Prayer) Almighty God, to Whom all hearts are open, all desires known, and from Whom no secrets are hidden; we confess that we have followed too much the devices and desires of our own hearts, and have offended against Your holy laws. Cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of Your Holy Spirit, that we may perfectly love You, and worthily magnify Your holy name, through Christ our Lord. Amen. * Invocation * Hymn 100: Holy, Holy, Holy! Nicaea Responsive Reading Psalm 118:1 16 (page 511) * Gloria Patri (Trinity Hymnal 734) Gloria Patri (Meineke) 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. * Apostles Creed I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ His only Son our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead and buried; He descended into hell. The third day He rose again from the dead. He ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of God, the Father Almighty; from thence He shall come to judge the quick and the dead. I believe in the Holy Ghost; the holy catholic church; the communion of saints; the forgiveness of sins; the resurrection of the body; and the life everlasting. Amen. Pastoral Prayer Living Church Announcements * Hymn 177: O Could I Speak the Matchless Worth Ariel (In the 11:00 service, children, ages 4 5, may go to B2.) * Offering Prayer Colin Howland * Congregation standing

3 Offertory: Steal Away Steal away, steal away, steal away to Jesus! Steal away, steal away home, I ain t got long to stay here. My Lord, He calls me, He calls me by the thunder; The trumpet sounds within my soul, I ain t got long to stay here. Green trees are bending, poor sinner stands a-trembling; The trumpet sounds within my soul, I ain t got long to stay here. Spiritual/arr. H. T. Burleigh Sondra Cattich, contralto Scripture Reading Psalm 110:1 7 (page 509) Sermon Series: Songs for the Summer Overhearing God Psalm 110:1 7 (page 509) Prayer * Hymn 176: Hail, Thou Once Despised Jesus! In Babilone * Benediction Postlude Intercessors are available for prayer each Sunday at 12:30 PM to listen and provide prayers of spiritual comfort, solace, and support. All are welcome. Go down the stairs from the Narthex or the door to the left of the pulpit or take the elevator to the B level and meet near Catacombs rooms C5 and C6. Look for team members wearing red tags. P R O J E C T O F T H E M O N T H Partners in Greece People throng in long lines, vying for precious supplies in barren stores. Finances are uncertain. A scene from the Great Depression? No, it s the present reality in Greece. The elderly and immigrants are especially vulnerable. Global partners Philip and Joy and their coworkers are serving at the epicenter of the Euro crisis. The August project of the month will fund benevolence to be distributed by the church in Athens, like a modern-day Pauline relief offering to the saints (2 Corinthians 9:1 5). Pray for our partners and Pastor Giotis Kantartzis (who spoke at the 2013 Global Outreach Conference) as they encourage the congregation to trust God for provision and to lay up treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. (Matthew 6:19 20) Donations for the Project of the Month (cash or checks made out to Tenth Presbyterian Church and designated to Project of the Month on the memo line) may be placed in offering plates or one of the oak boxes at the Sanctuary entrances. * Congregation standing

4 E V E N I N G W O R S H I P 6 : 3 0 P M Soli Deo Gloria: Prelude at 6:15 PM Sonata No. 1 in G Major for Violin and Piano, op. 78 II. Adagio III. Allegro molto moderato J. Brahms Philip Carter, violin Norman Carter, piano Soli Deo Gloria is a motto that has been used since the time of the Protestant Reformation. It is the culminating phrase of five Solas and means Glory to God Alone. Recognizing that all glory belongs to God and that we, even at our best, are but instruments of His grace, is the true, Christian world-life view. Such was the perspective of the great church musician Johann Sebastian Bach ( ), who regularly began his compositional work, whether sacred or secular, by writing JJ (Jesu, juva Jesus, help me ) on the first page of a manuscript and sdg at the end. Since 1995 we have employed this phrase as the title of our fifteen-minute musical prelude to evening worship. SDG affords musicians (singers and instrumentalists alike) the opportunity to give back to God from the gifts He has given them. At the same time, the music is intended to encourage the congregation and to be a public testimony of our desire as musicians to honor Him with our musical offerings. This even extends past vocal music with sacred text to the untexted beauty of instrumental music, which can also be offered to the glory of God. Through the doctrine of common grace, such music demonstrates for us not only the skill of the player, but also the creative genius with which God has endowed so many composers, whether or not they were conscious of this gift or were intentional in their use of it for His glory. Welcome Call to Worship Invocation * Hymn 310: Rejoice, the Lord Is King Darwall * Prayer of Confession Our gracious Father, You sent Your Son to die and rise to new life in order that death might be brought to an end and that we too might live a new life. Yet foolishly, we choose our own way rather than Your way. In our thoughts, words, and deeds, we have rebelled against You and Your intentions for us. In doing so we have broken our fellowship with You, and have hurt others, diminishing their lives, and damaging ourselves. Father, forgive us our sin for Jesus sake, and grant that Your resurrection power might course through our entire being so that we may walk in the ways of love and justice to the glory of Your holy name. Amen. * The Gospel s Assurance of Pardon Philippians 1:6 ESV And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ. * Doxology (Trinity Hymnal 732) Tallis Canon Praise God from Whom all blessings flow; praise Him, all creatures here below; Praise Him above, ye heav nly host: praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Prayer of Preparation God s Word Read John 12:9 19 (page 898) * Hymn 311: Hail to the Lord s Anointed Aurelia * Congregation standing

5 * Offering Prayer Offertory: Come Ye Sinners, Poor and Needy Come, ye sinners, poor and needy, weak and wounded, sick and sore; Jesus ready stands to save you, full of pity, love and pow r. Come, ye thirsty, come, and welcome, God s free bounty glorify; True belief and true repentance, every grace that brings you nigh. Come, ye weary, heavy-laden, lost and ruined by the fall; If you tarry till you re better, you will never come at all. Let not conscience make you linger, nor of fitness fondly dream; All the fitness He requireth is to feel your need of Him. Lo! th incarnate God ascended, pleads the merit of His blood: Venture on Him, venture wholly, let no other trust intrude. arr. R. Nichols Philip Carter, violin Norman Carter, piano Sermon Series: That You May Believe Your King Is Coming John 12:9 19 (page 898) Prayer * Hymn: Ride On, Ride On in Majesty! (see next page) Winchester New * Benediction Postlude T H E S H O R T E R C AT E C H I S M, circa 1647 One of the documents that explains what our church and denomination believe is known as the Shorter Catechism. We are including in the bulletin a series of questions and answers dealing with some of the essential doctrines of our faith. Question 22: How did Christ, being the Son of God, become man? Answer: Christ, the Son of God, became man, by taking to himself a true body, and a reasonable soul, being conceived by the power of the Holy Ghost, in the womb of the Virgin Mary, and born of her, yet without sin. * Congregation standing

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7 TENTH PRESS AUGUST 30, 2015 Tenth s Partnership with Church Plants in and around Philadelphia Written and edited by Michel Hatem and Deryck Barson for the Church Planting Committee Some of the final words of Jesus to his disciples were to go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to observe all that he had commanded them (Matthew 28:19 20). Tenth s Church Planting Committee actively engages and supports a number of church planters in their call to plant churches in our city. As a church, we currently support the following churches, church planters, and church planting leaders: At Epiphany Fellowship Church of Camden: Doug Logan, Ernest Grant, and Trevor Chin At Northeast Community Church: Vinny Tauriello (minister to the English-speaking), Maranatha Chung (minister to the Chinese-speaking), and Jason Stryd (minister to the Albanian-speaking) At Mercy Hill Presbyterian Church: Phil Henry At Evangelism for Indonesian Reformed Mission: (EfIRM): Eddy Soejanto We also support Bruce Finn, church planting regional coordinator; Glenn McDowell, church planting coach; and the PCA s Mission to North America (MNA) It has been very encouraging to see how God has been at work this last year. At the beginning of the year, we saw Grace and Peace Community Church in South Philadelphia, a daughter church of Tenth, being organized as a particular church. This means Grace and Peace church has matured to the point of having its own permanent Session and being financially self-sustaining. Further encouragement can be drawn from the following stories that reflect some of the intentional ways in which churches supported by Tenth are on mission with the gospel. These give us glimpses into how to pray for them and highlight some of the ways that these church plants are daily endeavoring to love God and to love their neighbors in the places where he has placed them: For the past several years, Maranatha, Tenth s youth group, has been involved in running a two-week summer camp in partnership with Northeast Community Church (NECC). At camp, neighborhood kids from diverse ethnic backgrounds hear the gospel, with some embracing it. Also, Northeast Community Church and the non-profit GROW Northeast recently partnered with the Medical Campus Outreach summer program to host a health screening fair to meet medical needs and share the love of Christ. In early July, there was a combined church outreach and BBQ in which the Albanian-, Chinese-, and English-speaking communities joined together to engage the neighborhood. Each fall, winter, and spring the church hosts about 200 English as Second Language (ESL) students from the neighborhood, and uses the Bible as their textbook. One of the ways that Epiphany Fellowship Church of Camden engages its neighbors is in their annual Back 2 School Book Bag Drive. In partnership with several churches last year, they gave out 600 book bags filled with school supplies. They also shared the gospel and gave out meals and sneakers to the community. As a result, several families have come to faith. The neighbors were introduced to Christ and realized their true need of him who supplies every need according to his riches in glory. This included one young lady with seven children who was embraced by the church community and has begun serving in the children s ministry. Mercy Hill Presbyterian Church is a new church plant in South Jersey, called to witness God s goodness to the people who don t know him in the Philadelphia suburbs of Gloucester County. To that end, their Crowded Houses ministry was recently renamed Missional Communities to better convey their role. Their focus is to gather Christians on a regular basis to think about how they can make an impact for Jesus in their neighborhood/town. This includes studying the Bible together, hosting events for unchurched friends and neighbors, serving together (e.g., at a local nursing home or women s shelter), and eating together and praying for their mission field. We praise God that through these churches the gospel message is being proclaimed, individuals are coming to faith in Christ, and believers are growing in faith and maturity. The task at hand is not always easy, but God is with them. Let s continue to pray for them and find ways to support the wonderful work that God is doing through them.

8 TENTH NEWS WELCOME We are delighted to have you worship with us. Please stop at our welcome center in the narthex (Spruce Street lobby). Information is also available at tenth.org and in the Delancey lobby. Between morning services, we invite you to Reception Hall for light refreshments. Serving on the platform: 9:00 AM Bruce McDowell, George McFarland; 11:00 AM Jerry McFarland, Pat Canavan; 6:30 PM Carroll Wynne, Deryck Barson (WTS student) Today s floral arrangement was given in honor of Colin Howland, our new Music Director and Organist, by the music ministry of Park Cities Presbyterian Church in Dallas, Texas. To learn more about the Philadelphia Presbytery, go to phillypca.com. Their current newsletter is posted on our bulletin board. Please do not bring food or drinks into the Sanctuary. If you have a smart phone, download the Church Life app and have the church directory and calendar with you all the time. Log in with the same username and password as you do for AccessTenth. Members/regular attenders who have not already used AccessTenth can sign up for a login if your is in our database (use quick link, upper right at If you do not have an address in our database, send your address to Elizabeth at ecarlson@tenth.org to add it. Large print bulletins and hymns are available in the narthex they are in white binders. Hearing assistance devices and large print Bibles are also available nearby. Please return all of these to the same location after use. An American Sign Language interpreter is present at evening services at the sanctuary front (18th Street side). Parking in the Liberty Place garage is free to you with a chaser ticket. Please park there to free the streets for neighbors, bikers, and those with mobility issues. Pick up chaser tickets immediately after Sunday worship service in Reception Hall (near water fountain after the morning services, at nursery desk after evening services). The garage has entrances between Market and Chestnut Streets on both 16th and 17th Streets. More details are at tenth.org/parking. When using street parking on Spruce and Pine, please remember to use your mirrors and watch for bikers in the bike lane as you pull in and as you open your doors. The discounted parking rate for churches is $6 at the Penn Garage (1700 South Street); please stamp your ticket in the Narthex or Delancey lobby. Lost-and-found is in labeled compartments in the mailroom off the Delancey lobby. Post and find ads for events, housing, jobs, services and more at tenth.org/classifieds. See similar information on bulletin boards near the 17th Street exit between Reception Hall and the Delancey lobby. Go to tenth.org/volunteers to volunteer at Tenth. For more details about information in the bulletin, please visit tenth.org. TODAY S EVENTS The employment seekers prayer group that meets the last Sunday of each month, 10:30 11:00 AM, will meet today in 1 West. Tenth International Fellowship (TIF) meets for worship on Sundays at 11:00 AM in Fellowship Hall. A Tenth College Fellowship lunch will be held in the Catacombs following the 11:00 service today. All college students are welcome. Tenth City Network (20s and 30s) has a welcome lunch today. Meet out front on the Spruce Street steps immediately following the 11:00 service. Today s 12:30 prayer intercessors in the Catacombs prayer rooms are Frank and Kristina Pulcini, Jennifer and Sue Jean Choi. Find them near Catacombs room C6. The church library is open in both C1 and C4 in the Catacombs 10:25 10:55 AM. UPCOMING EVENTS Join us for the monthly prayer dinner on Tuesday, September 1, 6:45 8:00 PM, in Fellowship Hall. Check our blog for Tenth s plans during the September weekend of the papal visit in Philadelphia. The Day of Prayer is next Sunday. Please pray for the ministry of Tenth Church at 9:00 AM in Fellowship Hall.

9 Maranatha Youth Ministry (7th 12th grades) will have its annual kick-off event Saturday, September 12, to Ocean City, NJ. You will receive more information in the parent . All teens will need a 2014 or 2015 Liability Form (found on the website). Please contact Amber with questions at acarter@tenth.org. Tenth Church Choir rehearsals begin Sunday, September 13. The choir meets Sundays at 5:15 PM and Mondays, 6:30-8:30 PM. Previous choral experience and ability to read music are helpful but not essential. Interested persons, high school and above, should contact Colin Howland at chowland@tenth.org or x236. Tenth Men s Choir resumes Sunday, September 13, and meets 10:20 10:45 AM in the choir loft all men 14 and over are welcome. Musicians! Any college or adult Tenth attendees who study a musical instrument and/or play proficiently are urged to contact Colin Howland either by visiting in the balcony or ing him at chowland@tenth.org. Whose Disciple Are You? Join Medical Campus Outreach at Drexel on Saturday, September 19, 6:00 PM to hear Dr. Rich Shoemaker lead a discussion about discipleship and healthcare. We ll be in room SAC A on Drexel s Queen Lane campus, 2900 Queen Lane. mco.smi.tenth@gmail.com with questions and to RSVP. The James M Boice Foundation for Women is holding its annual benefit concert October 1, 7:30 PM, at the Ethical Society of Philadelphia (free admission). JMB works to provide orphaned African young women with scholarship support. Go to jmbfoundation.squarespace. com or contact Gloria Shen. Tenth is having identical Deacon and Mercy Training on Saturday, October 3 and 17, or Saturday, December 5 and 19, 9:00 AM 12:30 PM (no cost to Tenth members). These workshops are for diaconal nominees, church members, and any and others wanting to build up compassion and mercy skills. Sessions will be led by David Apple, author of Not Just a Soup Kitchen: How Mercy Ministry in the Local Church Transforms Us All. To register, contact dapple@tenth.org. The next membership class (required for membership at Tenth) begins Sunday, October 4, 9:00 AM, at 1710 Spruce Street, 1st Floor. Contact ecarlson@tenth.org. The next Tenth Women Speaker Series titled Titus 2 and Tenth will be on October 11, 12:45 2:00 PM, in the Catacombs. Julie Lymberopoulos from Tenth Church is teaching science at the City School in the fall. Come hear her share how she has benefited from older women living out Titus 2 and how the Lord calls us to encourage one another as women in different life stages. Lunch will be provided (suggested donation of $5); feel free to bring a dessert to share. FamilyLife* announces I Still Do, a powerful one-day marriage event on October 17, where couples can invest in and strengthen their marriage. Learn more at istilldo. com (also posted on our bulletin board). Tenth has Bible studies throughout the metropolitan area. Pick up a parish flyer in our lobbies to learn the small group Bible study contact for each area or go to tenth.org/smallgroups. Join Bruce McDowell and Enrique Leal for prayer on Wednesdays, 5:30 6:00 PM, in 3 West. Join the West Philadelphia International Students Christian Fellowship (ISCF), a TIF ministry, for weekly Saturday dinnertime fellowship at 6:30 PM at Woodland Presbyterian Church, 42nd and Pine Streets. Contact Enrique at eleal@tenth.org or x223. OPPORTUNITIES Tenth s Bible School has several opportunities for those wanting to teach. We need additional teachers for 1st grade and the 7th and 8th grade class. If you are a Tenth member and interested in influencing the next generation, please contact Doug (Bible School principal). Teachers and assistants are needed for Tenth Children s Music on Sunday evenings, starting September 13. There is an opening for primary choir director and a general music teacher (music certification preferred). Assistants need no experience other than a love of children and music. Contact Judy at jharvey@tenth.org. Tenth International Fellowship needs additional tutors for its Friday night conversational English classes. If you can help, please Enrique at eleal@tenth.org. Welcome Center and greeting volunteers are needed. Please contact Anne Tartikoff.

10 The Philadelphia Access Center, one of our Metro Outreach partners, provides social services and counseling services for men, women, married couples, and young adults. For information, please visit philaccess.org or call PRAISE GOD FOR Colin Howland as our new organist. The birth of Eli Russell Morschhauser on August 22 to Eric and Merrylee Morschhauser. Sparing Pastor Yavuz in the Middle East this past week after a bullet from an air gun struck and cracked a window of the pastor s study at the church. Providing support for global partners Ed and Naphtili so that they can return to the Middle East in September. PRAY FOR Joe Welch and his family as they mourn the death of Joe s father on August 24. Elmer Siegel, who was hospitalized last week. Alma Zensen, who was hospitalized recently. Erica Elzey as she recovers. Members who have ongoing health needs: Clare Arnesen, Bob Caldwell, Marjorie Calvanico, Marion DeHoff, Paul Graves, Cyndy Hunt, Wally Jones, Rose Keshishian, Barbara Lesley, Lois Palumbo, Temmie Pearson, Ginny Strable, Howard Vos, and Saundra Wiggins. Members serving in the military: Justin Buffington, James C, Edward Dawson, Christopher Hala, JD Hala, James Kenis, Rusty Pfeifer, and Elijah Riggs. Contact Dot at dboersma@tenth.org or x233 with others to add. Those of our congregation who are seeking employment. Check at tenth.org/classifieds or our 17th Street stairwell bulletin boards for housing and employment opportunities. The Building Committee as it meets Tuesday. Our sister church in Turkey, which had major sewage backup in its basement last week. This incident follows minor repairs for water damage caused by drainage work on a nearby road. Pray for a permanent and just solution to this situation, and for the finances to repair the damage to the basement. Global partner Matt as he begins studies at the university in South Asia. OPERATIONS Please welcome Helen Sneller as the full-time personal assistant for Dr. Goligher, metro outreach, and music. Please pray for her transition as she begins her work here Monday, August 31. Elizabeth Carlson is now our parish and membership coordinator. Christina Corbett, Terri Taylor, and Ellie Rinehart have left for other employment, and we are grateful for their work here. Medical Campus Outreach ministers to medical and healthcare students and professionals in the Philadelphia area and is a ministry of Tenth. They are searching for a director with a passion for one-on-one discipleship with students in the healthcare professions, administrative skills, and the ability to fundraise. Please contact MCO at mco.smi.tenth@gmail.com. Tenth Church Preschool has an opening for a part-time assistant teacher see Tenth s website. The trustees report the following giving totals as of August 23, 2015: Outreach (YTD) Church Ministry (8/23/15) Church Ministry (YTD) Building (YTD) 2014 Giving 452,370 27,590 1,117, , Giving 436,492 32,930 1,121,822 92,308 The Project of the Month offering as of August 23 is $4,018.

11 17th & Spruce Streets S E N I O R M I N I S T E R M A I L I N G A D D R E S S 1701 Delancey Street Philadelphia, PA p f welcome@tenth.org M I N I S T E R S Dr. Bruce McDowell, Global Outreach Dr. Jerry McFarland, Senior Associate Rev. Carroll Wynne, Pastoral Care M I N I S T R Y D I R E C T O R S Dr. David Apple, Mercy Patrick Canavan, Administrator; Chr. Ed. Colin Howland, Organist/Music Rev. Enrique Leal, Internationals Kimberly Wynne, Nursery Gavin Lymberopoulos, Outreach Dora Phan, Jr/Sr High E L D E R S PA R I S H 1 : C E N T E R C I T Y/ S P H I L A Frank Harder Bob Sharrar PA R I S H 2 : N P H I L A / N S U B U R B S Steve Bachman David Fiori Nasrat Ghattas Dan Kunkle Paul Shultes PA R I S H 3 : W P H I L A / W S U B U R B S Bob Kempf PA R I S H 4 : M A I N L I N E Patrick Canavan Paul Grant Clive Stockdale PA R I S H 5 : S W S U B U R B S / D E L A W A R E Dave Collins Bert Fink George McFarland PA R I S H 6 : N E W J E R S E Y Daryl Bird Andrew Fletcher Jim Hala Russ Pfeifer S E R V I C E S N E X T W E E K 9:00/11:00 AM: Morning Worship Songs for the Summer (Psalm) 6:15/6:30 PM: Soli Deo Gloria/Evening Worship That You May Believe (John) C H R I S T I A N E D U C AT I O N Nursery care is available during all services. For Adult/Youth/ Children s Bible School opportunities, see our Bible School brochure available in our lobbies, or visit our website at tenth.org. D I R E C T I O N S A N D S U N D AY PA R K I N G An Attending Services placard, which is available in our lobbies, must be placed on the front dashboard of your car for parking in permitted areas on the street. See the parking map on the placard. The main reduced-rate garage is between 17th and 18th on South Street. Parking lot tickets must be stamped in the Narthex or Delancey Lobby. Free parking is available on Sundays in the Liberty Place Garage (north of Chestnut Street, from 16th to 17th Street). Free chaser tickets are available in Reception Hall after services. See tenth.org/parking for all parking details and directions. R E S O U R C E S Explore the church and our ministries at tenth.org. At the site, you may view services live, as well as past services. Tenth members and regular attendees may also link to the church s database using the AccessTenth link from the home page. The church library is open between morning services, 10:30 11:00, in Catacombs rooms C1 and C4. A B O U T T E N T H We are a congregation of the Presbyterian Church in America adhering to the authority of Scripture and confessing the doctrine contained in the Westminster Standards. Tenth was founded in 1829, its present structure was designed by John McArthur Jr., and built in The interior was redesigned by Frank Miles Day in More information about history and architecture is at tenth.org/history.