MIT FREUDEN ZART Sing Praise to God, Who Reigns Above

Transcription

1 JUNE 9, 2013 SERVICE FOR THE LORD S DAY 8:30 and 11:00 AM GATHERING OPENING SENTENCES Todd Jones VOLUNTARY Be Thou My Vision Healey Willan *CALL TO WORSHIP Leader: God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in time of trouble. People: Therefore we will not fear though the earth should change, (8:30) Stuart Gordon (11:00) Catherine Foster though the mountains shake in the heart of the sea; Leader: Though its waters roar and foam, though the mountains tremble with its tumult. People: Be still, and know that I am God! (Psalm 46) *PROCESSIONAL HYMN 483 MIT FREUDEN ZART Sing Praise to God, Who Reigns Above WELCOME AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR DISCIPLESHIP Todd Jones CALL TO CONFESSION (8:30) Stuart Gordon (11:00) Catherine Foster PRAYER OF CONFESSION Gracious God, full of grace and truth, forgive us for the times we fail to seek Your grace, and hide in something other than the truth You offer. We know You have the power to open the eyes of the blind and set the captive free. We confess that we can be blind to the ways You open up for us, and captive before the very freedom You offer. Forgive us for our failure to see Your way of freedom, pardon our misdirected loyalties and our misplaced trust in forces and fancies smaller than You. Grant that as we repent of our sins, You would raise us from despair and depressing habits to newness of life so that we may glory in the great favor shown to us in Jesus Christ our Lord, in whose blessed name we pray. SILENT CONFESSION

2 LORD, HAVE MERCY Kyrie Eleison ASSURANCE OF PARDON *CONGREGATIONAL RESPONSE Gloria Patri Hymn 579 THE WORD AND SACRAMENT ~ Children are invited to come to the front for the baptism. ~ SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM (8:30) Todd Jones Lauren and Matthew Hancock are presenting their daughter, Ella Harper Hancock, for baptism. Assisting Elder: Stuart Campbell HYMN FOR BAPTISM TALLIS CANON PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION Todd Jones Blessed Lord, who caused all holy scriptures to be written for our learning: Grant us so to hear them, read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest them, that we may embrace and ever hold fast the blessed hope of everlasting life, which You have given us in our Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. SCRIPTURE READINGS Old Testament: I Kings 17:8-24, page 324 New Testament: Luke 7:11-17, page 65 Pastor: The Word of the Lord. People: Thanks be to God. Children ages 4 and 5 are invited to Young Children and Worship in Room CW-110. HYMN OF PREPARATION 303 (seated) Jesus, Lover of My Soul ABERYSTWYTH SERMON Life Is Stronger Than Death Todd Jones

3 RESPONSE OF THE PEOPLE *AFFIRMATION OF FAITH (8:30) Stuart Gordon (11:00) Sandra Randleman The Apostles Creed (Traditional) Hymnal Page 14 PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE AND THE LORD S PRAYER (8:30) Stuart Gordon (Traditional - debts) Hymnal Page 16 COMMISSIONING OF THE PRESBYTERIAN WOMEN AND THE LORD S PRAYER (11:00) Sandra Randleman OFFERTORY Malcolm Archer (8:30) We Cannot Measure How You Heal We cannot measure how You heal or answer every sufferer s prayer, yet we believe Your grace responds where faith and doubt unite to care. Your hands, though bloodied on the cross, survive to hold and heal and warn, to carry all through death to life and cradle children yet unborn. The pain that will not go away, the guilt that clings from things long past, the fear of what the future holds are present as if meant to last. But present too is love which tends the hurt we never hoped to find, the private agonies inside, the memories that haunt the mind. So some have come who need Your help, and some have come to make amends as hands which shaped and saved the world are present in the touch of friends. Lord, let Your Spirit meet us here to mend the body, mind and soul, to disentangle peace from pain, and make Your broken people whole. (11:00) Hall Johnson Ain t Got Time to Die Lord, I keep so busy praising my Jesus, Ain got time to die. Cause when I m healing the sick, I m praising my Jesus, Ain got time to die. Lord, I keep so busy working for the Kingdom, Ain got time to die. Cause when I m feeding the poor, I m working for the Kingdom, Ain got time to die. Lord, I keep so busy serving my Master, Ain got time to die. Cause when I m giving my all, I m serving my Master, Ain got time to die. Now, won t you get out of my way, let me praise my Jesus? Out of my way! Let me praise my Lord. If I don t praise Him the rocks are going to cry out, Glory and honor, glory and honor! Ain got time to die! Chorus: Cause it takes all of my time, to praise my Jesus, all of my time to praise my Lord. If I don t praise Him the rocks are going to cry out, Glory an honor! Ain got time to die.

4 *PRESENTATION AND RESPONSE Doxology OLD HUNDREDTH *PRAYER OF DEDICATION SENDING FORTH *HYMN OF COMMITMENT 280 Amazing Grace, How Sweet the Sound *CHARGE AND BENEDICTION AMAZING GRACE Todd Jones *CONGREGATIONAL RESPONSE AR HYD Y NOS Go, My Children, with My Blessing Go, my children, with my blessing, never alone. Waking, sleeping, I am with you, you are my own, In my love s baptismal river I have made you mine forever. Go, my children, with my blessing, you are my own. Text by Jaroslav J. Vajda 1983 by Concordia Publishing House. Reproduced with permission under license number 04:09-49B. The congregation will be seated for a moment of silent prayer after the Benediction. *CLOSING VOLUNTARY Trumpet Tune Frederick Swann * Those who are able, please stand Latecomers may be seated Please silence your cell phone as you enter the sanctuary. PARTICIPATING IN THE SERVICE Todd Jones, Pastor Catherine Foster, Associate Pastor for Young Adult Ministry Stuart Gordon, Associate Pastor for Discipleship Sandra Randleman, Associate Pastor for Congregational Care and Missions Rhonda Swanson, Assistant Organist (8:30) Sanctuary Chorale: Keith Moore, conductor; (11:00) Sanctuary Choir: Raphael Bundage, conductor FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH extends a warm welcome in the name of Christ to all who worship with us today. If you are interested in joining First Presbyterian Church, please speak to the pastor or elder standing at the left of the pulpit, or you may call the church office during the week. WORSHIP REGISTRATION PADS Whether you are a first-time visitor or a long-time member, you can help us plan ministries by signing the worship registration pad, placed at the aisle end of your pew. FLOWERS on the chancel table are given to the glory of God and in loving memory of Dr Douglass M. Oliver, Gray Moore Oliver, Dr William H. Oliver and Helen Thornburg by their family. OFFICER RECOMMENDATIONS The Nominating Committee for Church Officers is soliciting recommendations from the members of First Presbyterian Church for persons to be considered to serve in the offices of Elder and Deacon. Recommendation Forms are in the First Edition, at the church literature areas and on the church website at fpcnashville.org/officer-nominations/. Please submit no later than Monday, July 1.

5 SYMPATHY The First Presbyterian Church family extends sympathy to: Jencie and Waymon Tipton and Jennifer and Alfred (Bo) Adams III, on the death of Jencie and Bo s father, Alfred Thompson Adams, Jr., who died on May 21. Sympathy also to grandchildren, Winston, Hughes, Margaret and Travis Tipton; Griffith, Elizabeth, Katherine and Thompson Adams, and Ellie Ford. John (Jackson) Funk, Jr., on the death of his mother, Louise Funk, who died on June 3. If any member of the church desires the Christian support of a Stephen Minister, call Sandra Randleman ( ). Stephen Ministers are trained lay ministers of the church. PRESBYTERIAN WOMEN COMMISSIONING At the 11:00 AM worship service, the following individuals will be commissioned for service as officers of the Presbyterian Women of our church: Suzan Hindman, Felicia Gates, Kathy Jones, Kerry Price, Mary Loch Smith, Regina Sentell, Pam King, Margaret Martin, Lisa Greer, Kelly McMullen, Helen Gallimore, Cindy Maddox, Dana Gentry, Kim Hardin, Myra Ishee, Shelia Odusote, Gwen Hines, Vicki Sells, Angela Perkey, Coreen Ford, Sandy Wellborn, Shelia Akin, Laura Coyle, Mary Lee Bartlett, Emily Eberle, BJ Chalfant, Ellie Billington, Dollye Clayton, Katharine Mosher, Martha Thompson, Lucy White and Melissa Laskaris. YOUNG CHILDREN & WORSHIP is a ministry of worship preparation for young children and their parents. Parents and their children who are age 4 or 5 by September 1, 2012, are invited to participate (this includes children in the Faith, Hope, Love, and Mercy Sunday School classes). This ministry is offered during both 8:30 and 11:00 worship services and meets in Room CW-110, which is located in the Children s Ministry wing. Please reference the worship bulletin to know when to exit the sanctuary. We ask that children who are attending for the first time be accompanied by a parent. Please visit the church website to enroll your child in YC&W. Contact Deb O Brien (dobrien@fpcnashville.org) with questions. CHILDREN S SUNDAY SCHOOL AND NURSERY Sunday School meets from 9:45 to 10:45 every Sunday. Guests can find assistance in locating a class for your child at the Welcome Desk in the Children s Ministry Wing (Ages 3-6) and at the Welcome Cart at the top of C-Wing in Oak Hill School (children entering 1st-6th grades). Nursery care for children six weeks to age three is available during both worship services and Sunday School. Check in at the Welcome Desk in the Children s Ministry Wing. MOTHER AND INFANT QUIET ROOM Mothers of infants who need a quiet place for nursing or calming babies are welcome to use the Quiet Room. An audio feed of the worship service is provided. Check in with Karen Fitts in the Nursery to see if the Quiet Room is available for your use. JOIN US FOR COFFEE & DONUTS As is our Sunday morning custom, the First Presbyterian Church family gathers for a time of informal fellowship each Sunday between worship services in Courtenay Hall. Please join us downstairs this morning for coffee and donuts. ASSISTANCE FOR THOSE WITH DISABILITIES Hearing devices, largeprint hymnals, large-print bulletins, and large-print Bibles are available for worship and are located in the narthex on the table on the right side as you enter the front doors. If anyone has a need or disability requiring assistance or accommodation for any church activity, please contact the church office ( ).

6 A/V OF WORSHIP AVAILABLE The audio-video transfer of Sunday morning worship services is available in Courtenay Hall for your convenience. OFFICER PRAYER TIME Prayer requests for our congregation can be submitted to the church officers by filling out prayer request cards and depositing them in the Prayer Request Boxes, located in the narthex on the southeast wall and at the Welcome Center. Prayer request cards can be found in a rack attached to the Prayer Request Box. Officers meet each Wednesday at 4:30 P.M. in the Bryant Conference Room to lift up prayer requests to God. ADDRESS CHANGE? Change of address cards are available in the pew rack. Please inform the church of any change in your address and/or telephone number by completing a form and placing it in the collection plate. RADIO BROADCAST First Presbyterian s 11:00 A.M. worship service is broadcast each Sunday afternoon at 4:00 P.M. on WAMB 1200 AM. SERMONS preached at First Presbyterian Church are published weekly. You can log on to the church website ( to listen to an audio version or read a printed version of the sermon. Printed copies of the sermon can also be found in literature areas of the church (in the narthex and Welcome Center). SUMMERTIME FUN AT THE FPC POOL Family Pool passes are now available for the 2013 summer season. For $175, your family can enjoy the FPC pool weekdays from 4:00 7:00 P.M., Saturdays from 10:00 A.M. 4:00 P.M. and Sundays noon-4:00 P.M. The pass is good for a family of up to six members as well as two guests. Call the Recreation Office for more information ( ). NACOME FAMILY WEEKEND The FPC weekend camp this year will be August Our very own Todd Jones will be leading the Bible study. Look for us in Courtenay Hall on Sundays to register, or you may register online (fpcnashville.org/camp-nacome-2013). For more information, contact Emmett Russell ( or Emmett.russell@montgomerybell.edu). MARTHA O BRYAN ICE CREAM SUMMER SOCIAL IS TODAY This is your last chance to buy admission tickets at the pre-event discounted prices! Look for the giant ice cream cone in Courtenay Hall between services and buy your tickets to attend this always fun afternoon gathering on our church s front lawn beginning at 3:00 P.M. The afternoon includes all the homemade ice cream you can eat, live music and children s games. Pre-event cost is $8 for children age 2-12 and $10 for teens and adults.

7 THURSDAY MORNING BIBLE STUDY with Todd Jones will be taking a break during the summer. The class will begin again after Labor Day. STUDY/DISCUSSION GROUPS THE JUNE RAMSEY CLASS begins every Sunday at 9:45 A.M. in the living room of the Cheek House. Everyone is welcome. The schedule for the month of June is as follows: TODAY, June 9 Karl Schnelle, Air Pollution in the Mid 20th Century as We Knew It Then. June 16 Amos Wilson, sharing from his career in Prison Ministry. June 23 Joe Hamilton, bringing us up to date on the Periodic Table. NEW CLASS: WONDERSTRUCK, JUNE 11 - JULY 23 A new a summer Bible study called Wonderstruck, by Margaret Feinberg, will meet in Vance Hall on Tuesdays from 10:00-11:30 A.M. Books are $12 and are on sale in Bookmarks on Sundays or with Ginny Tindle at the front desk during the week. Contact Mary Loch Smith ( ) or Regina Sentell ( ) with questions. For full listing of classes, please visit our website or pick up an Adult Education brochure from the church literature areas. HOME MAINTENANCE HELP A significant number of our senior church members have no one close by who can assist them with minor home maintenance needs. If you find yourself in this situation, or if you re a single mom with a similar need, help is on the way! There is a small group of men in our congregation who make themselves available to assist members who need help with minor home maintenance tasks: replacing light bulbs, replacing dripping faucet washers, lubricating hinges/locks, loosening stuck windows, replacing toilet flapper valves, replacing air filters, replacing smoke alarm batteries, installing a fire extinguisher, unclogging a stuck drain, etc. If you are interested in joining this work group, contact Allen Kennedy ( ). Requests for home maintenance assistance may be directed to Sandra Randleman ( ) or to Ginny Barber ( ). HOME PARTNER MINISTRY is a rewarding ministry that offers an opportunity for the joy of new friendships. A Home Partner is a volunteer who makes visits to a church member who lives in a retirement home or at home and is unable to regularly attend church services because of health concerns. A Home Partner is asked to visit one church member once a month and to extend the care and concern of our church. Home Partners have the joy of delivering an Easter flower and a Christmas poinsettia, on behalf of the church. If you would like to serve as a Home Partner or if you know someone who would like to receive a visit from a Home Partner, contact Sandra ( or srandleman@fpcnashville.org). CAREER TRANSITION NETWORK Join us for an interactive networking event on Tuesdays, 8:00-9:30 A.M. in the Bryant Conference Room. The Network is a guided exchange with career transitioning professionals sharing ideas, contacts, information and free career search tools and resources. Come learn about our LinkedIn group, our Job Blast and more. Bring a stack of business cards! For more information, contact Bill Kirby (billkirbyjr@gmail.com or ).

8 FPC FACEBOOK PAGE Interested in joining with our church family in an online community? First Presbyterian Church has just launched a Facebook Page. Connect with us at facebook.com/fpcnashville. HABITAT FOR HUMANITY FALL HOME BUILD Our soon-to-behomeowner is busy taking new homeowner classes and readying to help work on the home to be built for their family by FPC volunteers this fall over four weekends from September 14 - October 6, so mark your calendars now so you don t miss out. Steve Butler and Les Coble are build co-chairs. VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES AT SAFE HAVEN FAMILY SHELTER Looking for a volunteer opportunity to share with your family, a group of families or a group of friends? Contact Mary Earthman (mearthman@bellsouth.net or ) to sign up to provide dinner on Monday, October 7, for residents of the only shelter serving homeless families in Nashville. The shelter is located at rd Avenue South. MISSION TRIPS & SERVICE NOVEMBER 2013 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC MISSION TRIP November 2-8. Medical personnel to offer services in local clinic and neighborhood locations; non-medical participants needed to assist in processing patients. Cost is $1,400; $800 deposit and copy of your passport due August 1. Drs. Jim Cato and Betsy Triggs are trip leaders. FEBRUARY 2014 JAMAICA MISSION TRIP February Construction work and development of new church partner relationship; dentists to see local patients. Cost is $1,800; $800 deposit and copy of your passport due October 15. Craig Buffkin and Nathan Brandon are trip leaders. Register online or contact Missions Office to sign up. FEBRUARY 2014 HAITI MISSION TRIP February (Presidents Day weekend). Medical personnel to offer pediatric or family practice medicine, dental or eye care in clinics; non-medical participants needed to assist in processing patients and work on reconstruction projects with partner agencies affected by earthquake; expect rugged conditions. Cost is $1,300; $800 deposit and copy of your passport due by October 15. Register online or contact Missions Office to sign up. MISSION TRIP SCHOLARSHIP ASSISTANCE Scholarship assistance is available for FPC members to participate in any FPC-sponsored mission trip. Contact Sandra Randleman ( or srandleman@fpcnashville.org) to submit a request. For more information or to sign-up, contact or adultmissions@fpcnashville.org.

9 AGE-LEVEL MINISTRIES CHILDREN S MINISTRY AND NURSERY n Summer Sunday School Our summer Christian Education program for children is a relaxed, multi-age setting. Children who will enter Kindergarten in August, as well as younger children, will meet in the Children s Ministry Wing, CW-116. Children who will enter 1st through 6th grade will meet together in Grundy Hall. These groups will do their Bible Study in hands-on, age-appropriate ways. Download the free APP, Grow, Proclaim, Serve! from the itunes APP store today. It has activities for both children and parents. n Last Chance for Vacation Bible School Deadline for registering for Vacation Bible School is tomorrow at noon. Mission Camp, for children entering grades 4-6, is now full and accepting children on a waiting list. n Have a car and a day? We need adults to provide the transportation and serve as chaperones at the various agencies the campers serve during Mission Camp. You can join us for ONE day or all four days! Sign up on the Children s Ministry page of the website. n New Sunday School Class Opening in August for Parents with Young Children This class will be a perfect place for nonteaching adults who have children ages birth through six years old. Teaching veterans, Mort and Jami Hill, are creating a place for younger parents to be supported and enjoy study time around topics like The Power of God at Home: Nurturing Our Children in Love and Grace or Parenting Preschoolers Faithfully. Watch for additional details. n Nurturing a Heart of Servanthood Tweens who will be entering 4th, 5th, or 6th grade are extended the opportunity throughout the summer to serve as a baptism buddy to a baby who is being baptized during a worship service. During this special occasion in the life of a family, the Baptism Buddy stands with the baby and the family at the Baptismal font and participates in the worship service by reading Scripture or a prayer. This is a concrete way to fulfill the promise we make at every Baptism to help each other know and love Jesus and to remind the family that they are walking the journey of faith with their child surrounded by a great cloud of witnesses. There are baptisms scheduled at either 8:30 A.M. or 11:00 A.M. throughout the summer. Easy and clear directions will be provided to you for your tween prior to the baptism. To register, visit to the website. n Vacation Bible School Come join us as we set the scene for VBS: the Everywhere Fun Fair. VBS leaders will be working in the hallways on Wednesday, June 19, from 9:30-11:30 A.M. and on Thursday, June 20, from 5:00-7:00 P.M. transforming our church to receive the Vacation Bible School children. Join us for the fun! YOUTH ANNOUNCEMENTS (TODAY, JUNE 9) n Sunday School: Go Big All grades will meet at 9:40 A.M. in The Gathering Place. We will then split into grade level classes. n FPC Summer Registration is OPEN We are changing things up a little this summer and offering camps, overnight trips and the usual Go Bigs! Contact Scott Hearon (shearon@fpcnashville.org) or register online. n PTM Summer Jam: June 10 13, 5:00-8:30 P.M. (Grades 9th 12th) Jump in with our college interns and serve the Preston Taylor Community as we help lead their Vacation Bible School! Contact Scott Hearon (shearon@fpcnashville.org) to sign up.

10 n There is still time! New Orleans (Rising 9th and 11th Grade) June Join your friends for a week of missions in the unique southern city of New Orleans, rich with American South, European and Caribbean influences. Though Hurricane Katrina was five years ago, residents are still fighting their way back from its devastation. During our time there, we ll do a variety of work such as demolition, rebuilding, outdoor yard and park cleanup and relational work with adults and children. Throughout the week, we ll also enjoy some of the sights, foods and opportunities that make New Orleans the special place it is. Contact Millie Ledbetter (mledbetter@fpcnashville.org) for more information. n Youth Newsletter: If your family isn t receiving the monthly Youth Newsletter in your , contact Millie (mledbetter@fpcnashville.org or ). AGE-LEVEL MINISTRIES COLLEGE & YOUNG ADULT ANNOUNCEMENTS n Pool Party & Dinner: June 22 All Presbyterian College Students and Young Adults in Nashville are invited to a pool party and dinner at the church on Saturday, June 22, from 4:00-7:00 P.M. We will be hosting the 2012 General Assembly Young Adult Advisory Delegates (YAADs) reunion as well as young adults from neighboring Presbyterian churches in Middle Tennessee Presbytery. Come out to meet new friends, eat good food, play games and go swimming. n On June 23, the 5:30 will welcome the Moderator of the PC(USA), the Reverend Neal Presa. We will share a fellowship dinner after the service. the 5:30 meets each Sunday from 5:30-6:45 P.M. in The Gathering Place and features in-depth Biblical teaching and contemporary worship music. Young adults go out to dinner together after the service. n FPC Young Professionals are young adults in their 20s and 30s who worship, learn and serve at First Presbyterian Church. Young Professionals includes those who are single, married and divorced, who do not have children and who are either working in a career or studying toward a post-graduate degree. In the next few months, there will be a NEW Young Adult Sunday School class specifically designed for Young Professionals. Our next social event will be a brunch following the 11:00 A.M. service on Sunday, June 30, (Location: TBD). n 2013 Summer College Mission Trip Join fellow college students for a memorable week of service and fellowship in New Orleans (June 16-21). Our work team will be led by Mark DeVries and evening programming by Adam DeVries... a stellar duo! For registration and more details, visit: college.fpcnashville.org/collegemission-2013-new-orleans. n Summer College Bible Study meets each Thursday night from 6:30-8:00 P.M. and includes a light supper. We ll kick off on Thursday, May 30, at the Morphis home (709 Westview Avenue). Come reconnect with old friends and share in thought-provoking conversation. n Young Adult Small Group (ages 22 to 35) meets Tuesdays from 7:00-8:00 P.M., at the home of Rachel and Lipscomb Davis (3703B Woodmont Boulevard). The group is currently studying The New Testament from Scratch. Newcomers are welcome anytime!

11 AGE-LEVEL MINISTRIES n Be in Touch! Please update your or your adult child s contact information under the Register tab of our webpage: ya.fpcnashville.org. n Find us on the web Young Adult webpage (ya.fpcnashville.org), College webpage (college.fpcnashville.org) and Facebook pages (FPC Nashville Young Adults & FPC College Students) to get more involved in our young adult ministry. n Sunday School Classes (meet at 9:45 A.M.): College Summer Sunday School meets in the Tyne House at 9:45 A.M. This summer s study will include a look at a selection of scripture from the books of Luke and Acts. The teaching will be shared by a few favorites including Brandon, Leigh, Neil, Mark, Scott and Teddy. Connections Participants are an intentional mix of age 18 to late 30s who are single, married, divorced, studying, working, parenting, etc. Meets in the Bryant Conference Room/MW-201 (Ministry Wing). Foundations Participants are married couples age mid-20s to mid-30s. Meets in EC-101 (Enrichment Center lower level). Friends in Faith Participants are primarily married couples age 30s and early 40s. Meets in L-201 (Oak Hill School upper level). For more information about FPC s young adult ministry, Catherine Foster at cfoster@fpcnashville.org. For college ministry, Linda Morphis (lmorphis@fpcnashville.org). NOTES The Mission of First Presbyterian Church To know Christ, to make Him known, and to exhibit His love through worship, education, and service.

12 First Presbyterian Church 4815 Frankin Pike, Nashville, TN (615) Radio broadcast of the 11:00 Sunday worship service airs at 4:00 P.M. each Sunday on WAMB 1200 AM