Let Us Worship God Together

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1 Let Us Worship God Together A Worship Guide First Presbyterian Church Nashville, Tennessee Hear God s Word Pray to God Sing to God Give to God May 28, 2017 Kirkin of the Tartan

2 GATHERING The church season is Ordinary Time. It is a long period of time when we study the stories of Jesus teaching and healing, Hebrew history, and the prophets, all reminding us how God is with us in the everyday moments of our lives in the ordinary time. Place a check mark on the line by each mouse as you worship and follow along in your guide. OPENING SENTENCES We hear the pastor begin the service with words from the Bible. Worship begins! VOLUNTARY A Kirkin Hymn Medley We hear the music call us to worship. It is offered to God by our musicians the organist, someone playing the flute or violin or trumpet, the handbell choir, one of our other choirs. Who is offering today s music? As you listen, can you answer this question? What is the color of the dossal cloth (curtain) behind the cross? PROCESSIONAL Highland Cathedral We stand and praise God with a song. CALL TO WORSHIP We stand and read together the words that invite us to worship. Leader: Clap your hands, all you peoples; shout to God with loud songs of joy. People: For the Lord, the Most High, is awesome, a great King over all the earth. Leader: God has gone up with a shout, the Lord with the sound of a trumpet. People: Sing praises to God, sing praises; sing praises to our King, sing praises. Leader: For God is the King of all the earth; People: sing praises with a Psalm. HYMN Psalm 100 We stand and praise God with a song.

3 GATHERING WELCOME AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR DISCIPLESHIP The pastor welcomes us and tells us about special activities coming up this week. CELTIC CROSS PRESENTATIONS (8:30) We watch as several adults receive a special award called the Celtic Cross which is given to those who have provided special services to scouting and youth. CALL TO CONFESSION We hear the pastor remind us that we all do things we are sorry for. PRAYER OF CONFESSION We tell God we are sorry for the wrong things we do in our Confession of Sin. We read together. Almighty God, we are unworthy to come into Your presence because of our many sins. If You dealt with us as we deserve we would not deserve any grace or mercy from You. We have sinned against You, O Lord, and we have offended You. And yet, O Lord, as we acknowledge our sins and offenses, so also do we acknowledge You to be a merciful God, and loving and favorable Father to all who turn to You. We humbly ask You, for the sake of Christ Your Son, to show mercy to us, and forgive us all our offenses. Forgive the sins of our youth, and the sins of our old age. By Your Spirit, O God, take possession of our hearts that, not only the actions of our life, but also the words of our mouth, and the smallest thought of our minds, may be guided and governed by You, through Jesus Christ our Lord, to whom, with You and the Holy Spirit, be all honor and glory, now and forever. Amen. SILENT CONFESSION Lord, Have Mercy Talk silently to God, thinking of your own actions.

4 THE WORD AND SACRAMENT ASSURANCE OF PARDON We hear that God forgives us. CONGREGATIONAL RESPONSE Gloria Patri Hymn 581 We stand and sing to celebrate God s forgiveness. Gloria Patri means Glory To the Father. Amen means So be it. CHILDREN S TIME The children come forward to hear our pastor tell a Bible story meant especially for them. PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION We ask God to help us understand the scriptures being read today. We read together. Guide us, O God, by Your Word and Spirit, that in Your light we may see light, in Your truth find freedom, and in Your will discover Your peace; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. SCRIPTURE READINGS We hear God s word. Follow along in the Bible with the older person next to you. Philippians 2:1-13, page 197 John 21:15-19, page 116 Pastor: The Word of the Lord. People: Thanks be to God. What words or phrases did you hear? Children ages 4 and 5 are invited to Young Children & Worship in Room CW-110. HYMN OF PREPARATION 630 (seated) Fairest Lord Jesus We sing the sermon hymn. We get ready to hear God s word.

5 THE WORD AND SACRAMENT SERMON Loving Jesus God s word is made known to us in the sermon. What was the second Scripture reading about?

6 Celtic Cross Celtic Crosses are ancient symbols which represent Scottish, Irish, British, and Welsh Christian heritage. They can be found throughout Great Britain and Ireland in great Cathedrals, Churches, and other places of worship. Can you draw or color your own Celtic Cross?

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9 RESPONSE OF THE PEOPLE AFFIRMATION OF FAITH We stand and say together what we believe. We confess and acknowledge one God alone, to Whom alone we must cleave, Whom alone we must serve, Whom alone we must worship, and in Whom alone we must put our trust; Who is eternal, infinite, immeasurable, incomprehensible, omnipotent, invisible; one in substance and yet distinct in three persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit; by Whom we confess and believe all things in heaven and earth, visible and invisible. From Scots Confession, 1560 (chapter 1) KIRKIN OF THE TARTAN We hear the pastor lead us in prayer. We close with the Lord s Prayer. On behalf of believers everywhere, we raise these tartans before Almighty God in appreciation of our heritage and ask God s blessing on His servants. In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. THE LORD S PRAYER Hymnal page 35 We hear the pastor lead us in prayer. We close with the Lord s Prayer. Follow along on the cross on your worship bag. OFFERTORY Jesu, Joy of Man s Desiring We give to God s work in our offering. We hear the choir offer their voices in song. What instruments are playing today?

10 SENDING FORTH PRESENTATION AND RESPONSE Doxology We stand and praise God, singing the Doxology. Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; Praise Him, all creatures here below; Praise Him above, ye heavenly host; Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen. HYMN 337 My Country, Tis of Thee (Stanza 4) Our father s God, to Thee, author of liberty, to Thee we sing; long may our land be bright with freedom s holy light; protect us by Thy might, Great God, our King. HYMN OF COMMITMENT My Jesus, I Love Thee We praise God with a song. (See words on next page) CHARGE AND BENEDICTION We hear God s blessing for us. RECESSIONAL Amazing Grace & Scotland the Brave We sing God s blessings for us. CLOSING VOLUNTARY Crown Imperial March We hear the organ play, as we leave to serve God and his people. Used with permission from Geneva Press. Do not copy without written permission from Geneva Press.

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12 HISTORY OF KIRKIN OF THE TARTAN The story of the Kirkin of the Tartan is a modern one. Kirk is a Scottish word meaning church, and in Scotland the kirk refers to the (Presbyterian) Church of Scotland. The Kirkin uses some order from a Scottish church service, but is an American invention and was first held on April 27, 1941, by the late Dr. Peter Marshall, Scottish-born Chaplain of the U.S. Senate and minister of the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church, Washington, D.C. After Dr. Marshall s death the Kirkin moved from place to place and in 1954 was held at the Washington National Cathedral, where it has been held ever since, and is sponsored by the St. Andrew s Society. With the recent increase in Scottish Clan activities, the Kirkin of the Tartan has spread across the United States and Canada. The Kirkin today at First Presbyterian Church is being held with approval by the Session and ministers. The display of the tartans represents the Scottish Clans. The word Clan, meaning family and identity, came to be attached to the Chief of the Clan. The Parliamentary Act of 1746, following the rout in 1745 of the Jacobites and the departure of Bonnie Prince Charles, banned the kilt, plaid or any tartan garment. The bagpipes were banned as well, and effort was made to destroy Highland Clan identity. This was all part of the dispersal of the Clans and the breakup of the Clan system. In 1822 King George IV visited Edinburgh and called all the Clan Chiefs to appear in Highland dress, and the king himself wore the kilt. Great scurrying was done to locate what tartan each chief should wear. The old sets having been lost and forgotten, new ones were developed in a hurry for the royal event. June 9th is St. Columba s Day. It was Columba who first brought the Christian faith to Scotland in 563. It was John Knox who brought the Christian Reformation to Scotland in 1547 from John Calvin in Geneva, Switzerland, and exclaimed from the depth of his evangelical zeal, Give me Scotland, or I die.