S UNDAY, J UNE 24, 2018

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1 T WELTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME S UNDAY, J UNE 24, 2018 FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 508 WEST DAVIS STREET BURLINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA

2 G ATHERING AROUND THE W ORD WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. And also with you. Let us prepare our hearts to worship God. MUSIC FOR PREPARATION Cantabile César Franck ( ) Please join in reading aloud those parts of the service printed in bold. When this symbol (*) precedes an element of the service, please rise in body or spirit. CALL TO WORSHIP I lift up my eyes to the hills from where will my help come? My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth. God will not let your foot be moved; the Lord who keeps you will not slumber. God who keeps Israel will neither slumber nor sleep. The Lord will keep your going out and your coming in from this time on and forevermore. Let us worship God! *PROCESSIONAL HYMN NO. 687 Our God, Our Help in Ages Past *CALL TO CONFESSION ST. ANNE We lay before God our own sins, the sins and brokenness of our fellow worshipers, the church universal, and the world. *CORPORATE PRAYER OF CONFESSION For failing to love others as you have loved us God of grace, forgive us. For wasting your gifts and hording our goods God of grace, forgive us. For plundering the earth and abusing the planet God of grace, forgive us. For fearing those who are strange to us and ignoring those in need God of grace, forgive us. For losing heart and abandoning hope... God of grace, forgive us. For all the ways we turn from you and trust in other gods God of grace, forgive us. We offer our prayers in the name of the One who saves us, Jesus Christ. Amen. *SILENT PRAYER OF CONFESSION

3 *CONGREGATIONAL RESPONSE Lord, Have Mercy Upon Us (Kyrie Eleison) John Weaver (b.1937) *ASSURANCE OF PARDON *CONGREGATIONAL RESPONSE Glory Be to the Father (Gloria Patri) OLD SCOTTISH CHANT The astoundingly good news of our reconciliation to God through Jesus Christ frees our tongues to sing mighty praise to God. *PASSING THE PEACE, LOVE, AND JOY OF CHRIST TO OTHERS The peace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with you. And also with you. LISTENING FOR THE WORD A TIME WITH THE CHILDREN We exchange reconciling words and gestures among the people of God. SACRAMENT OF INFANT BAPTISM: CAROLINE ELIZABETH MASON PRESENTATION Julie Monroe and David Jordan, Elders QUESTIONS TO THE PARENTS Trent and Britt Mason 1. Who is your Lord and Savior? 2. Relying on God s grace, do you promise to live the Christian faith and teach that faith to your child? 3. Do you intend your child to be Christ s disciple, to obey his word and show his love? 4. Do you promise through prayer and example, to support and encourage Caroline to be a faithful follower of Jesus Christ? QUESTIONS TO THE CONGREGATION 1. Do you, the members of First Presbyterian Church, in the name of the whole church of Christ, undertake with Trent and Britt the Christian nurture of Caroline, so that in due time she may confess Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior?

4 2. Will you endeavor by your example and fellowship to strengthen their family ties with the household of God? QUESTIONS TO THE CHILDREN 1. Will you be a friend to Caroline? 2. Will you let her know that she is welcome here? 3. If she gets lost, will you show her the way? 4. Will you share the stories and love of Jesus with Caroline? THE ACT OF BAPTIZING INTRODUCTION OF CAROLINE TO THE FAMILY OF FAITH PRAYER WELCOME AND CHARGE TO THE CONGREGATION Caroline is now received into the one holy catholic church through baptism. God has made her a member of the household of God, to share with us in the priesthood of Christ. I charge you to love her and to encourage her to be a faithful disciple of our Lord Jesus Christ. With joy and thankfulness we welcome Caroline into Christ s church, for we are all one in Christ. CONGREGATIONAL RESPONSE Child of Blessing, Child of Promise STUTTGART OLD TESTAMENT READING: Exodus 32:1-14 Large Print Pew Bible, page 97 Pew Bible, page 78 The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God. We listen for what God is saying to God s people through scripture, song, and sermon. EPISTLE READING: 1 John 5:21 Large Print Pew Bible, page 293 The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God. Pew Bible, page 242 ANTHEM I Lift Up Mine Eyes to the Hills Paul Bouman (b. 1918) Summer Choir I lift up my eyes to the hills; from where is my help to come? My help comes from the Lord, the maker of heaven and earth. He will not let your foot be moved, and he who watches over you will not fall asleep.

5 Behold, he who keeps watch over Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep; The Lord himself watches over you; the Lord is your shade at your right hand, so that the sun shall not strike you by day, nor the moon by night. The Lord shall preserve you from all evil; it is he who shall keep you safe. The Lord shall watch over your going out and your coming in, from this time forth for evermore. -Psalm 121 GOSPEL READING: Matthew 5:19-24 Large Print Pew Bible, page 48 Pew Bible, page 4 The Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, O Christ SERMON: A Vocabulary of Faith: Idolatry RESPONDING TO THE WORD *HYMN OF RESPONSE With Grateful Hearts Our Faith Professing Dr. Ron Shive ST. CLEMENT Our response to hearing God s Word includes singing and saying what we believe. *AFFIRMATION OF FAITH - from A Brief Statement of Faith We trust in God the Holy Spirit, everywhere the giver and renewer of life. The Spirit justifies us by grace through faith, sets us free to accept ourselves and to love God and neighbor, and binds us together with all believers in the one body of Christ, the church. The same Spirit who inspired the prophets and apostles rules our faith and life in Christ through Scripture, engages us through the Word proclaimed,

6 claims us in the waters of baptism, feeds us with the bread of life and the cup of salvation, and calls women and men to all ministries of the church. In a broken and fearful world the Spirit gives us courage to pray without ceasing, to witness among all peoples to Christ as Lord and Savior, to unmask idolatries in church and culture, to hear the voices of peoples long silenced, and to work with others for justice, freedom, and peace. In gratitude to God, empowered by the Spirit, we strive to serve Christ in our daily tasks and to live holy and joyful lives, even as we watch for God s new heaven and new earth, praying, Come, Lord Jesus! PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE 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. OFFERING OF TITHES AND GIFTS MUSIC AT THE OFFERTORY I Love You, O My God Most High David Hogan ( ) Summer Choir I love you, O my God most high, for first your love has captured me; I seek no other liberty: Bound by your love, I shall be free. All mine is yours: say but the word, say what you will it shall be done; I know your love, most holy one, I know you seek my good alone. May memory no thought suggest but shall to your pure glory tend, may understanding find no rest, except in you, its only end.

7 Apart from you, nothing can be, so grant me this, my only wish, to love you, Christ, eternally, you give me all in giving this. -St. Ignatius Loyola ( ), trans. Edward Caswall ( ) *CONGREGATIONAL RESPONSE Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow LASST UNS ERFREUEN *CHARGE AND BENEDICTION BEARING THE WORD INTO THE WORLD *RECESSIONAL HYMN NO. 366 Love Divine, All Loves Excelling HYFRYDOL God blesses and sends us in mission to the world. VOLUNTARY Trumpet Tune in D Major David N. Johnson ( ) Ronald L. Shive, D. Min., Pastor Lindsay Conrad, M. Div., Associate Pastor for Young Adults, Missions, and Congregational Care Taylor Barner, M. Div., Associate Pastor for Student Ministries Norman Whitney, M. Div., Parish Associate for Pastoral Care J. Patrick Murphy, M. Mus., Organist-Choirmaster Charlotte Allbright, C.C.E., Church Educator Amanda Covington Anderson, M. Div., Assisting Clergy Peggy Harrelson, Liturgist

8 ANNOUNCEMENTS A WARM AND CORDIAL WELCOME is extended to all who worship with us this Sunday. We hope in this service you will encounter the living Christ and experience the warmth of our caring family of faith. Please take a moment to sign our friendship register when it is passed to you. If you are visiting with us and in search of a church home, we invite you to become a part of our church family here at First Presbyterian Church. Please let us know of your interest by way of the friendship register, or by speaking to one of our ministers. A VOCABULARY OF FAITH This summer we are offering a sermon series called A Vocabulary of Faith. Each week we, one of your pastors will focus on one of the words that we often use in our life of faith. LARGE PRINT HYMNS: Copies of today s hymns are available in the Narthex. HEARING ASSISTANCE: If you need hearing assistance, units with headphones are available in the narthex from the ushers. LIVE VIDEO STREAMING: The Sunday morning worship service can be seen live from anywhere you have an internet connection. Click on the Live Streaming box at the bottom of the website home page ( WORSHIP SERVICE CDS AVAILABLE EACH WEEK: Each Sunday, the Scripture readings, anthem, and sermon will be recorded on CD and a limited number of copies will be available immediately after worship in the narthex. Additional copies can be requested by calling the church office ( ). This same recording will be posted on the website. CHANCEL FLOWERS are given to the glory of God and in loving memory of Marilyn Jenkins Whitcomb by Chuck Whitcomb and family. NARTHEX FLOWERS are given by Nan Perkins and Bruce Shields with thanksgiving to God for their marriage yesterday in the Mary Helen Long Garden. WELCOME-TO-WORSHIP ACTIVITY TOTE BAGS containing worship bulletins, pencils, crayons, children s Bibles, and other activities for preschoolers and elementary children are available on the tree in the narthex located at the main Davis Street entrance. Blue bags are for children 2 nd grade and younger. Red bags are for children 3 rd grade and older. The worship bulletins found in the blue and red tote bags have been specially prepared for each age group. Please return the tote bags to the tree following worship. FEED THE HUNGRY ITEMS IN JUNE: We re collecting canned fruit and peanut butter in the food pantry! ADULT SUMMER STUDY: All adults are invited to come to Room 203 at 9:00 a.m. every Sunday in June-August for our Adult Summer Study. Using "Feasting on the Word," we will take a look at the lectionary passages for the week. Bring a friend, grab a cup of coffee, and join us for faith formation! PICTORIAL DIRECTORIES are here. If you were photographed (or submitted a photograph) for the directory, stop by the Welcome Center today to pick up your copy. If you were not photographed you may purchase a directory during the week for $10 in the church office APRIL MARTIN RECITAL: Today following Lemonade in the Garden April Martin, soprano and Cara Chowning, piano, will present a brief recital of works by Bernstein, Schubert, Debussy, Fauré, and others in the sanctuary. April Martin grew up here at FPC Burlington and is excited to share music with her home community. Her accompanist, Cara Chowning, is from Urbana, IL. These fine musicians will next travel to the 2018 Summer Music Festival in Bar Harbor, Maine where they will present a recital on July 1. FURNITURE MINISTRY: Monday, June 25th at 9:00 a.m. We need help moving the Bed in the Bags from the Garrison Joyner Building! If you can assist, please Elizabeth at jbailey15@triad.rr.com.

9 THIS WEEK AT FPC June Sunday, June 24 9:00 a.m. Sunday School for Adults Room 203 9:15 a.m. Coffee Fellowship in the Welcome Center 9:45 a.m. Session meets for prayer Board Room 10:00 a.m. Worship Service Sanctuary 11:00 a.m. Lemonade in the Garden 11:30 a.m. April Martin Recital Sanctuary Tuesday, June26 10:00 a.m. Staff Meeting Wednesday, June 27 7:30 p.m. Trivia at Mellow Mushroom Thursday, June 28 10:00 a.m. Prayer Shawl Ministry Meets Resource Center Minister on Call: 6/22-6/24 Ron Shive (336) /29-7/1 Lindsay Conrad (336) SUMMER SUNDAY SCHEDULE (June, July, August) 9:00 a.m. Sunday School for Adults Room 203 9:00 a.m. Children s Sunday School BibleMax Theatre (June 24) 9:00 a.m. Summer Choir Rehearsal Sanctuary (June and August) 9:15 a.m. Coffee Fellowship in the Welcome Center 9:45 a.m. Session Meets for Prayer Board Room 10:00 a.m. Worship in the Sanctuary 11:00 a.m. Lemonade in the Garden Mary Helen Long Garden

10 A Vocabulary of Faith 2018 Summer Worship Series First Presbyterian Church Burlington, North Carolina This summer we are offering a sermon series called A Vocabulary of Faith. Each week one of your pastors will focus on a word we often use in our life of faith. Often we use these theological words and really don t stop to consider what they really mean. We use them with the assumption that everyone knows what they mean and what the nuances are. Kathleen Norris, a best-selling poet and essayist, wrote a book a couple of decades ago now entitled, Amazing Grace: A Vocabulary of Faith. In the preface she writes, When I began attending church again after 20 years away, I felt bombarded by the vocabulary of the Christian church. Words such as Christ, heresy, repentance and salvation seemed dauntingly abstract to me, even vaguely threatening.... For reasons I did not comprehend, church seemed a place I needed to be. But in order to inhabit it, to claim it as mine, I had to rebuild my religious vocabulary. The words had to become real to me, in an existential sense. We hope that in our summer worship you can rebuild your religious vocabulary with words that are real to you. June 24 Idolatry Dr. Ron Shive July 1 Hell Rev. Taylor Barner July 8 Mercy Dr. Ron Shive July 15 Blessed Rev. Lindsay Conrad July 22 Incarnation Rev. Taylor Barner July 29 Sin/Confession Dr. Ron Shive August 5 Holy Rev. Lindsay Conrad August 12 Grace Rev. Taylor Barner August 19 Judgement Dr. Ron Shive August 26 Faith Dr. Ron Shive

11 IN MEMORIAM BETTY LOU ERVIN COX December 15, June 17, 2018 I am the resurrection and the life, says the Lord. John 11:25

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