God of the fertile fields, shaper of earth that yields our daily bread: forth from your bounteous hand come gifts your love has planned, that all in every land be clothed and fed. We would be stewards true, holding in trust from you all that you give; help us in love to share, teach us like you to care for people everywhere, that all may live. As grows the hidden seed to fruit that serves our need, so your reign grows. Let all our toil be used, no gift of yours abused, no humble task refused your love bestows. Georgia Harkness The Worship of God Twenty-fifth Sunday after Pentecost November 15, 2015 8:30 and 10:45 a.m.
WELCOME TO THIRD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH We are grateful for your presence this morning. Third Church strives to be a faithful, open and inclusive congregation. We are a diverse people united by a common faith in Jesus Christ and by meaningful worship and service. We invite all who are seeking to live a life of Christian faith and discipleship to join us. If you are new to Third Church, the following information may be helpful. Parking On Sunday mornings: Street parking is possible on both sides of East Avenue. On Sundays, the Arnold Park parking lot is available for handicap parking only. Other parking is available in the Meigs Street parking lot and can be found at: Jewish Community Federation (Sibley Place) American Association of University Women Rochester Area Community Foundation In the event of a medical emergency, please notify an usher or staff member. An AED and first aid supplies are located in the hallway between the sanctuary and elevator. Hearing Assistance: The Chapel and Sanctuary are equipped with induction loop systems. Use the Tswitch of your hearing aid. If you have difficulty hearing during the worship service, please speak with an usher immediately. An Elevator is located at the Parish House- Education Building junction to assist in accessibility. Large Print Bulletins and Bibles are available from the ushers. Hymnals and Bibles are located under the first row pews. Children and Worship: Children s worship bulletins, Bibles and activity clipboards are available from the ushers. The Third Grade class will be at the Children s Worship Table this morning. Child Care is available in the Education Building for infants and toddlers to age three. Church School is available for children, preschool through sixth grade, during the 10:45am worship service. Coffee Hour follows the worship service. All are invited to this time of fellowship in the Celebration Center. Pastoral Care needs and prayer concerns may be communicated to Martha Langford. More about Membership: If you are interested in joining Third Church, or just want to know more, contact Lynette Sparks. Our next Exploring Membership Lunch will take place on December 6. Newsletter: The Messenger is published monthly. Copies are available at the back of the Sanctuary, in the literature racks outside Johnston Hall and on the church website. If you are interested in receiving the newsletter, contact Cindy Mark in the Church Office (cmark@thirdpresbyterian.org or 271-6513, ext, 100). A WORD ABOUT THIS CHURCH THIRD CHURCH participates in the Presbyterian Church (USA) Commitment to Peacemaking. Our intention is to pursue avenues of peace and justice for ourselves, our families and communities, for all people in the world in which we live. We seek to be agents of reconciliation. THIRD CHURCH has joined with other Presbyterian congregations in declaring ourselves to be a More Light church. We are committed to the full participation of all persons in our church community without regard for sexual orientation, personal background or human condition. www.thirdpresbyterian.org Find us on Facebook: Third Presbyterian Church THIRD CHURCH STAFF OFFICE: 271-6513; VOICEMAIL: 271-6537 John Wilkinson, Pastor ext. 105 Martha C. Langford, Associate Pastor for Congregational Care ext. 108 Lynette K. Sparks, Associate Pastor for Outreach and Evangelism ext. 106 Ernest Krug, Parish Associate Peter A. DuBois, Director of Music/Organist ext. 109 Mary Ann Rutkowski, Associate Director of Music ext. 101 Rebecca D Angelo-Veitch, Coordinator of Children s Ministries and Congregational Life ext. 118 Jane S. Carden, Youth Ministry Coordinator ext. 107 Caroline Robinson, Assistant Organist Roderic P. Frohman, Pastor Emeritus
Preparation for Worship We come to worship from a busy and noisy world. As we prepare to offer ourselves in praise and adoration of God, it is important that we step back from our preoccupations and focus our thoughts on God. We ask that you please turn off all cell phones and pagers. As the music begins this morning, please take time to become more aware of the continuing presence of God. Stand as you are able PRELUDE Fanfare Percy Whitlock CHORAL INTROIT For the Fruit of All Creation AR HYD Y NOS (10:45) Text: Fred Pratt Green Junior Choir For the fruit of all creation, thanks be to God. For the gifts to every nation, thanks be to God. For the plowing, sowing, reaping, silent growth while we are sleeping, future needs in earth s safekeeping, thanks be to God. For the harvests of the Spirit, thanks be to God. For the good we all inherit, thanks be to God. For the wonders that astound us, for the truths that still confound us, most of all that love has found us, thanks be to God. DOXOLOGY PLEASE STAND AS THE ORGAN INTRODUCTION BEGINS OLD HUNDREDTH Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; Praise God, all creatures here below; Praise God above, ye heavenly host; Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. CALL to WORSHIP from Psalm 65 You visit the earth and water it, O God, you greatly enrich it. You provide the people with grain, for so you have prepared it. You water its furrows abundantly, settling its ridges, softening it with showers, and blessing its growth. You crown the year with your bounty; your wagon tracks overflow with richness. The pastures of the wilderness overflow, the hills gird themselves with joy, the meadows clothe themselves with flocks, the valleys deck themselves with grain, they shout and sing together for joy. HYMN 367 Come, Ye Thankful People Come ST. GEORGE S WINDSOR
PRAYER of CONFESSION SILENT PRAYER KYRIE Eternal God, our judge and redeemer, we confess that we have tried to hide from you, for we have done wrong. We have lived for ourselves, and apart from you. We have turned from our neighbors, and refused to bear the burdens of others. We have ignored the pain of the world, and passed by the hungry, the poor, and the oppressed. In your great mercy forgive our sins and free us from selfishness, that we may choose your will and obey your commandments; through Jesus Christ our Savior. Amen. ASSURANCE OF PARDON RESPONSE: Friends, believe the good news. In Jesus Christ, we are forgiven. ANTHEM A Grateful Heart David Gambrell (10:45) Junior Choir and Glorious Things A grateful heart is what I bring, a song of praise, my offering. Among the saints I lift my voice: in you, O God, I will rejoice. Your name is known in all the lands. You feed the poor with gentle hands. Your word is true, your works are just; in you, O God, the faithful trust. With saving love you set us free, and still you dwell in mystery with wisdom none can comprehend. Your praise, O God, will never end.
CHILDREN S MESSAGE (10:45) SACRAMENT of BAPTISM (10:45) PRESENTATION THE ACT OF BAPTIZING WELCOME ELDER: BAPTISMAL RESPONSE AND DISMISSAL OF CHILDREN Jacob Michael White Jacob is now received into the holy catholic church. Through baptism God has made him a member of the household of faith, to share with us in the priesthood of Christ. We, the members of this congregation, have promised to nurture and to love this child, and to assist him to be a faithful disciple. With joy and thanksgiving, we welcome you into Christ s church, for we are all one in Christ. We promise to love, encourage and support you, to share the good news of the gospel with you and to help you to know and follow Christ. (Children, age 3 through sixth grade, may depart for church school and child care following the children s message. You may exit through the doors to the left of the pulpit to get to the Education Building.) (10:45) The third grade class will be at the Children s worship table today. WORDS of WELCOME We ask that you sign the Friendship Pad and pass it to the person next to you in the pew. Please greet those worshipping with you at the close of the service. GOSPEL LESSON Luke 8:4-8, 11-15 (Pew Bible, NT page 67) The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.
ANTHEM Christ Has No Body But Our Own Aaron David Miller Sarah Cohen, sign interpreter Christ has no body but our own, No hands, no feet on earth but our own, Christ has no body but our own. Ours are the eyes with which he looks with compassion on this world. Ours are the feet with which he walks to do good. Ours are the hands with which he blesses all the world. Christ has no body but our own. Amen. - adapted from Teresa of Ávila (1515-1582) SERMON We Shall Come Rejoicing John Wilkinson
HYMN 250 In the Bulb There is a Flower PROMISE 716 God, Whose Giving Knows No Ending BEACH SPRING (During the singing of the hymns, you are invited to bring your pledge cards forward. Pledge cards are available in the Chapel pew pads or pew racks in the Sanctuary.) AFFIRMATION of FAITH Brief Statement of Faith, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) 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, 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! Amen. PRAYERS of the PEOPLE (Prayer Request cards are available in pew pockets and can be placed and THE LORD S PRAYER PRESENTATION of OFFERINGS in the offering plate.) 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.
ANTHEM Achieved is the Glorious Work Franz Josef Haydn (from The Creation) RESPONSE Achieved is the glorious work; Our song let be the praise of God. Glory to his name forever. He sole on high exalted reigns. Hallelujah! ALL: The Lord be with you. And also with you. Lift up your hearts. We lift them to the Lord. Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. It is right to give our thanks and praise. God of abundance and hope, we ask you to bless what we give this day, that it might strengthen our witness to your love. We thank you for evidences of growth all around us, and for the seeds of faith you nurture in each of us. Allow us to rejoice in your grace and share your good news with all the world. We pray in Jesus name. Amen. HYMN 643 Now Thank We All Our God NUN DANKET ALLE GOTT CHARGE and BENEDICTION CONGREGATIONAL RESPONSE God be with you till we meet again; (8:30) Loving counsels guide, uphold you, With a shepherd s care enfold you, God be with you till we meet again.
CHORAL RESPONSE (10:45) GREETING POSTLUDE Fugue in G Major, BWV 577 J.S. Bach The flowers this morning are given to the glory of God in loving memory of Chris Mould. Greet everyone you meet as a friend. The memorial prayer candle is lit in memory of and gratitude for all those who have served in our nation's military. ELDER ASSISTING AT BAPTISM: DIRECTOR OF MUSIC/ORGANIST: ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF MUSIC: ASSISTANT ORGANIST: PARTICIPANTS IN THIS MORNING S SERVICE: PREACHER: John Wilkinson LITURGISTS: Lynette Sparks, Martha Langford 10:45: Christie Lutzer ACOLYTES: Celia Fox, Henry Fox Rob White Peter DuBois Mary Ann Rutkowski Caroline Robinson GREETERS: Camille Clayton, Holly Powell, Peg Rachfal, Bernie Todd Smith USHERS: 8:30: Hank and Lea Theuer 10:45: Nancy Adams, Robb Adams, Bill Boller, Priscilla Boller, Miriam Gale, Jeff Sprague, Beth Tschorke, Phil Tschorke Stewardship Committee, Joint Budget & Finance COFFEE HOUR HOSTS: About Today s Music November 15, 2015 MINISTRY, SERVICE, AND FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITIES Today s Baptism The first anthem, Christ Has No Body But Our Own, was commissioned for the Chancel Choir of Third Presbyterian Church in honor of the 25 th anniversary of John Wilkinson s ordination. It was made possible by a gift from Elmer and Joyce Dustman, and first performed in worship on Sunday, May 10, 2015. We celebrate the Baptism at 10:45 this morning of Jacob Michael White, born May 15, 2015, son of Bradley and Sara Aliprando White. Sunday Seminar Today at 9:30am in Johnston Hall A Bridge Too Far: the Limits of Care and the Healing Arts, with Jane Liesveld Growing in the Word Today at 9:30am in Parker Room Mark 13:1-8: Keep watch! with Darryl Powell
Fair Trade Palestinian Olive Oil Available Today at 12:00pm, Celebration Center The Peacemaking Mission Team is offering Palestinian fair trade olive products during coffee hour. Be sure to come and check out our olive oil, tapenade, za atar, and couscous from One World Goods! And, we expect to have a good supply of the ever-popular infused olive oils, great for gift-giving! All items will be sold at cost to benefit the farmers of the Canaan Fair Trade Association in the West Bank. Happy Bunch Out to Lunch Today following 10:45am worship The Happy Bunch will meet at NAPA Wood Fired Pizza (573 S. Clinton Avenue). Thursday Voices November 19, 12:00pm, Johnston Hall This month we are exploring assorted essays by Wendell Berry. On Being Asked for a Narrative of the Future will be discussed with John Wilkinson leading. Home for the Holiday Will you be alone during the coming holiday celebrations and would welcome a chance to enjoy the Thanksgiving or Christmas meal with church friends? Would you be willing to host a church friend for either of the coming holiday meals? We want to hear from you. Deacons Camille Clayton (413-0225) and Kay Ramsay (544-9022), are coordinating a Board of Deacon pilot project HOME FOR THE HOLIDAY. If you are interested or want to learn more, please call Camille or Kay. Calvin Guild Wednesday, November 18, 12:00noon Larry Black and Diane Davison-Jannerone will discuss North Church History at this month s gathering. All AARP-eligible members and friends of Third Church are welcome to come for a soup and sandwich lunch ($7 per person). RSVP to Dot Wallace by tomorrow at 223-8502 at dpiercewallace@gmail.com. Christmas Baskets The response has been wonderful! Only 20 more donors are needed. A large Christmas Basket poster and Mitten Tree are on display during Coffee Hour in the Celebration Center. Stop by and sign up! Chapel Concert by Candlelight Thursday, November 19, 7:30pm The featured artist for this program is Austin Wahl, a wonderful classical guitarist. He is a master s student at the Eastman School of Music. Austin has won top honors in a variety of competitions, including first in the Great Lakes Guitar Society, Thursday Musical, and Schubert Club and was a finalist in the University of Louisville Solo Artist competition and Lone Star Guitar Competition. His program will include music by J.S. Bach, Joaqin Rodrigo, Niccolo Paganini, and Brazilian composers Egberto Gismonti and Sergio Assad. The performance is free and open to the public. Donations will be received to support the Candlelight Concert series, made possible in part through the generosity of the Janet S. and David B. Reed Fund. Transgender Day of Remembrance Vigil 2015 Transgender Day of Remembrance Vigil Friday, November 20 at 5:30pm The More Light Committee invites you to a Prayer Vigil in the chapel as we observe the 2015 Transgender Day of Remembrance. Following the Vigil, participants are invited to carpool to Open Arms Metropolitan Community Church for the city-wide remembrance service at 6:30pm. Advent Wreath Making Next Sunday, November 22 following 10:45 worship Join the Congregational Fellowship Committee in coffee hour to make an Advent wreath for home devotion during the Advent season (which starts November 29). Materials for candle-lighting liturgy will be provided. If you still have wreathes or candle cups from last year, please bring them to save the expense of using new ones and to keep old items out of the landfill!
Living Waters Wednesdays You are invited you to join us at 6:00pm in the Third Church Chapel on Wednesday evenings for this new worship opportunity. Lynette Sparks leads this Wednesday. 141 st Union Thanksgiving Service Thursday, November 26, 11:00am Temple Sinai, 343 Penfield Road This service is the oldest continuing Union Thanksgiving Service in the United States. It was first held in 1874 when the First Universalist Church, First Unitarian Church and Temple B rith Kodesh joined together. All are welcome! World Aids Day Benefit Concert Tuesday, December 1, at 7:00pm Third Presbyterian Church will host Rochester s 15th Annual World Aids Day Benefit Concert on December 1st at 7:00pm in the sanctuary. The event will include performances by Dangerous Signs, Thomas Warfield, BakariPoet, Jimmie Highsmith Jr., Sharon and Jerry Peters, Abby Coughlin, Virtuous Women Dance Group, and Tim Schramm. Proceeds will benefit Trillium Health. Tickets are $15.00 and may be purchased online at www.eventbrite.com or at the door. UPT School Support The diapers are raining down on UPT s children s ministries. Your generosity is being felt in a very tangible way by many families in the city. If you choose instead to give a monetary donation, checks can be made out to Third Presbyterian Church with UPT School Support in the memo line. The next School Support distribution is December 7 at 5:00pm at Dewey Avenue Presbyterian Church. Masquerade Charity Ball Benefit The Young Professionals NeXus group of Xerox is hosting a black and white theme Masquerade Charity Ball and have chosen The Corner Place as recipients. Members of Third Church, a source of support for The Corner Place and providers of tutoring services, are invited to attend and spread the word to those they know. Saturday, December 5, 5pm to 10:00pm La Luna Event Center, 60 Brown Race Please follow the link to the event website for further information and to purchase tickets in advance: http://www.ypnexus.org/ball. Boar s Head and Yule Log Festival MARK YOUR CALENDAR NOW for our eleventh biennial Boar's Head and Yule Log Festival with TWO performances on Saturday, January 9 and Sunday, January 10 both at 4:00 pm in the Sanctuary! The Festival serves as the culmination of our celebration of Christmas and Epiphany. Dating back to 14 th century England, this festival procession includes much pageantry, thrilling music by the choir, and carol singing by choir and audience, accompanied by organ and instruments. Casting is now underway for the Festival, and we would like for you to be a part of the large cast that will make this a spectacular event for the church and the community! No previous acting or singing experience is necessary there are no speaking parts and only a few solo singing parts. Here is your chance to be on stage and participate in a beautiful and fun pageant! The only commitment you will have is two rehearsals the week of the performances (January 7 and 8 in the evening) and the two performances. Contact Peter DuBois (271-6513, ext. 109 or pdubois@thirdpresbyterian.org) and let him know right away you would like to participate, and a role will be assigned. Individuals or even entire families may participate!
CALENDAR for November 15 November 22 Sunday at Third Church 8:30 am Child Care Christian Education Building (CE) 8:30 am Worship Chapel 9:30 am Junior Choir Rehearsal Moot Arts Room 9:30 am Sunday Seminar Johnston Hall (JH) 9:30 am Growing in the Word Parlor 9:30 am Youth Church School Christian Education Building, Room 201 (CE 201) 9:30 am Youth Ministry Implementation Team Parker Room 10:00 am Intercessory Prayer Chapel 10:45 am Worship (The Third Grade Class will be at the Worship Table today.) Sanctuary 11:00 am Church School CE 11:45 am Coffee Hour Celebration Center (CC) 11:45 am Happy Bunch Out to Lunch Off Site 4:30 pm Junior High Bells Sanctuary 4:30 pm Covenant Ringers Moot Arts Room 5:15 pm Covenant Singers Choir Room 6:00 pm Youth Dinner and Fellowship CC and CE Lounge Monday, November 16 9:30 am Food Cupboard CC 6:00 pm Boy Scouts CC 6:30 pm Yoga JH Tuesday, November 17 9:15 am Morning Prayer Chapel 9:45 am Staff Meeting Parker Room 3:00 pm East High Tutors Parlor 4:00 pm Presbytery Off Site 6:00 pm Property Committee Whitney Room 7:00 pm Trustees CC 7:00 pm Deacons JH Wednesday, November 18 12:00 pm Calvin Guild JH 5:00 pm Shawl Knitting Ministry Parlor 5:00 pm Children s Musical Auditions Moot Arts Room 5:30 pm Junior Choir Rehearsal Moot Arts Room 5:30 pm Qabats CC 6:00 pm Living Waters Wednesdays Chapel 6:30 pm Choir Sectional Rehearsals Sanctuary 7:15 pm Chancel Choir Rehearsal Choir Room Thursday, November 19 9:30 am Food Cupboard CC 10:45 am Celebration Ringers Moot Room 12:00 pm Thursday Voices JH 4:00 pm GACM JH 5:45 pm Third Church Ringers Moot Room 6:00 pm Daisy Troop CE LL01 6:00 pm Brownie Troop CE LL04 7:00 pm GS4A Parent Focus Group JH 7:30 pm Concert by Candlelight Chapel Friday, November 20 9:30 am Sisters in Spirit Parlor 5:30 pm Transgender Day of Remembrance Chapel Saturday, November 21 9:30 am Children s Musical Auditions Moot Room 10:00 am Youth Worship Rehearsal Sanctuary 10:00 am Dining Room Ministry CC Sunday, November 22 8:30 am Child Care CE 8:30 am Worship Chapel 9:30 am Jr. Choir Rehearsal Moot Arts Room 9:30 am Sunday Seminar JH 9:30 am Growing in the Word Parlor 10:00 am Intercessory Prayer Chapel 10:45 am Worship Sanctuary 12:00 pm Advent Wreath Making CC 4:30 pm Junior High Bells Moot Arts Room 4:30 pm Covenant Ringers Sanctuary 5:15 pm Covenant Singers Choir Room 6:00 pm Youth Dinner/Fellowship CC Printed on recycled paper 4 Meigs Street, Rochester, NY 14607-2013 (585) 271-6513 FAX (585) 271-6910 WEBSITE: www.thirdpresbyterian.org