First Presbyterian Church KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE - Founded 1792 - For Christ in the Heart of Knoxville, the First Presbyterian Church seeks! to proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ! to nurture those within its influence! to serve spiritual and human needs Church School at 9:45 a.m. Sunday Worship Service 8:45 a.m. & 11:00 a.m. Coffee Fellowship 9:30 a.m. & 10:40 a.m. Worshipful Wednesday Evening Meal and Programs begin at 5:30 p.m. Telephone (865) 546-2531! Fax (865) 546-2533 E-mail: church@fpcknox.org Web Site: www.fpcknox.org 620 State Street, Knoxville, TN 37902
A Word of Welcome To all who are 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 idle and look for service; to all who are strangers and want fellowship; to all who hunger and thirst after righteousness; and to whosoever will come; this church opens wide her doors and offers her welcome in the name of Jesus Christ her Lord. ORDER OF WORSHIP SEVENTH SUNDAY AFTER EPIPHANY/ORDINARY TIME 11:00 a.m. February 23, 2014 dthe PREPARATION OF GOD'S PEOPLEd PRELUDE If Thou But Trust in God to Guide Thee from Schubler Chorales J. S. Bach...the Lord is in his holy temple; let all the earth keep silence before him! Habakkuk 2:20 Worship begins with the Prelude. As we reverently enter the pews, please use this time for quiet reflection and prayer, so that we, individually and as a great crowd of witnesses, may prepare ourselves to reaffirm our devotion to Him who is the author and finisher of our faith. WELCOME AND CONCERNS OF THE CONGREGATION CALL TO WORSHIP Leader: Sometimes we come to worship because it is a happening, a celebration, a gathering of people expressing their joy. People: Sometimes we come to worship because it is an adventure, a quest, a gathering of people searching for meaning. Leader: Sometimes we come to worship because we know a deep emptiness; so we are a gathering of people seeking comfort in grief and solace in loss. People: Among us today are people who have come for the celebration who have come for the search who have come for the comfort. Leader: Yet we have all come to acknowledge God and renew the ties that bind us together. People: And we come even to be surprised by the amazing work of God in and among us. Leader: Let us worship God. ^PROCESSIONAL HYMN 457 I Greet Thee Who My Sure Redeemer Art Toulon ^PRAYER OF CONFESSION (All) Eternal God, in whom we live and move and have our being, whose face is hidden from us by our sins, and whose mercy we forget in the blindness of our hearts: Cleanse us from all our offenses, and deliver us from proud thoughts and vain desires, that with reverent and humble hearts we may draw near to you, confessing our faults, confiding in your grace, and finding in you our refuge and strength; through Jesus Christ your Son. (Silent personal confession) MUSICAL RESPONSE (All) 573 Kyrie (sung responsorially) Richard Proulx Lord, have mercy. Christ, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. ^ASSURANCE OF PARDON ^CONGREGATIONAL RESPONSE Gloria in Excelsis (sung by the choir) Old Scottish chant ^PASSING OF THE PEACE Since God has forgiven us, we are free to forgive each other. Therefore the congregation are invited to turn to each other, saying: "The peace of Christ be with you," responding with And also with you.
dthe PROCLAMATION OF GOD'S WORDd FIRST SCRIPTURE LESSON Leviticus 19:1-2, 9-18 Rachel Trentham (Pew Bible, OT Page 106) SPECIAL TIME WITH CHILDREN (three-year-olds through first graders may leave for Children's Church.) Brianna Cook PSALTER Psalm 119:1-8 E. J. Hopkins SECOND SCRIPTURE LESSON Matthew 5:21-37 Pastor: This is the Word of the Lord. (Pew Bible, NT Page 4) People: Thanks be to God. SERMON Heavenly Gifting The Rev. Dr. William C. Pender dthe RESPONSE OF GOD'S PEOPLEd ^AFFIRMATION OF FAITH (All) Affirmation of Faith: Romans 8:28, 31-35, 37-39 We know that all things work together for good for those who love God, who are called according to his purpose. What then are we to say about these things? If God is for us, who is against us? He who did not withhold his own Son, but gave him up for all of us, will he not with him also give us everything else? Who will bring any charge against God s elect? It is God who justifies. Who is to condemn? It is Christ Jesus, who died, yes, who was raised, who is at the right hand of God, who indeed intercedes for us. Who will separate us from the love of Christ? Will hardship, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor rulers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord. ^HYMN OF RESPONSE 282 If Thou But Trust in God to Guide Thee Wer Nur Den Lieben Gott MINUTE FOR MISSION ON THE VMC 5K RUN Sarah Dugger PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE AND THE LORD'S PRAYER RECEPTION OF TITHES AND OFFERINGS OFFERTORY ANTHEM The Best of Rooms Randall Thompson Christ, He requires still, wheresoever He comes, to feed or lodge, to have the best of rooms. Give Him the choice; Grant Him the nobler part of all the house: the best of all is the heart. ^DOXOLOGY AND PRAYER OF DEDICATION 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 281 Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah cwm Rhondda ^CHARGE AND BENEDICTION POSTLUDE Chorale Leon Boellmann ^Those who are able may stand Ushers will seat those who are waiting
NOTES ABOUT TODAY'S SERVICES The Friendship Book is passed each Sunday for guests and members to sign. Guests names and addresses are used to acknowledge your presence and welcome you to worship. In expressing what it means to be a family of faith, the church appreciates your willingness to share this information with us! Worship Note: Please no photography or videoing during the service (welcome before and afterwards). Worship is a participatory event, claiming our complete attention to God s Spirit. Photography and videoing divert attention from our worship focus. Officer in Charge: Bruce Anderson Deacon of the Week: Jimmy Jones Phone Monitor: Len Dwarshuis Baker and Taker: Cynthia Tubb and Don and Sarah Cassell THOSE WHO SERVE TODAY Nursery Workers: Ann Payne, Linda Rader and John Whaley Children s Church: Brianna Cook, Bryce Elliott and Holly and John Eddins LEADERS IN WORSHIP Dr. William C. Pender............................................. Senior Pastor Dr. Paul P. Rader............................................. Associate Pastor Mr. J. Ashley Burell....................................... Organist/Choirmaster Jehovah-jireh (The Lord will provide) The Hebrew words written across the chancel are taken from the twenty-second chapter of Genesis which tells the story of Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son. The words were first handwritten on the chancel wall in 1866 by one of the church members working to restore the war-ravaged and much-abused buildings after they were returned to the congregation by the government.
Noteworthy Nonagenarian Mary Fulkerson Peoples Ogden Born: February 15, 1924 Mary Ogden was born in Asheville NC and lived there until she was 16 years old, where she attended Lee Edwards High School until she moved to Knoxville, TN. When she came to Knoxville, she enrolled in Knoxville High School where she sang in the chorus. It was there that she met Betty George McLean, who would become one of her best friends. Mary s family joined First Presbyterian Church shortly after they moved to Knoxville, where she joined the choir. She sang soprano, but when they needed an alto, she sang alto. It was in the church choir that she met Harry Kay Ogden, a tenor soloist. After high school, she enrolled in the University of Tennessee. Because of the war, a lot of the young men went into military service and Mary went to work at Tennessee Valley Authority. She worked there for five years as a file clerk in the Legal Department. Kay Ogden joined the Army. Mary and he corresponded with each other and when he came home, they were married on December 5, 1944, at First Presbyterian Church, Knoxville, Tennessee by Dr. Emmet McGukin. The wedding took place at 12:00 noon in the sanctuary. Her sister, Ruth Ann Peoples, was the Maid of Honor as well as the soloist. Ruth sung two songs; Because and I Love You Truly. Mary wore an exquisite white satin wedding gown, with 38 tiny satin covered buttons with loops down the back of the dress. White beads were hand stitched on the neck and also on the long sleeves. The train was very long and elegant and she wore a short veil. The dress has been beautifully preserved and still hangs in her closet. Mary and Kay will celebrate their 70th anniversary this December. After their wedding, they moved to Camp Pickett, Virginia where Kay was studying medicine at the University of Richmond. That was where Mary spent her first Christmas away from home. Kay was working in the Psychiatric Ward and came home exhausted. Mary spent Christmas Day alone while Kay slept. Kay was a Private First Class and his pay was $50.00 a month. Mary said her family must have thought that she had lost her mind to marry him. (Her family learned later what a great decision it had been.) Now, at Christmas time Mary is surrounded by her family, and she laughs about her first Christmas away from home. When Kay was in medical school they went to Lynch, Kentucky to the Cardinal Coal Mines located in Harlan County, Kentucky. At that time it was a very primitive coal mining town. Mary remembers that when she turned the water on, splinters from the mine came through the water pipes and out through the faucet. It was then that Mary told Kay, I am going to Knoxville, when you come to your senses, join me. Eventually, Dr. Ogden served in the Army during World War II and he was also drafted into the Army to serve during the Korean Conflict. Kay and Mary have been privileged to travel abroad. Two of their favorite trips were a cruise to Alaska from San Francisco, and a trip to Innsbruck, Austria. Mary has been a member of First Presbyterian Church, Knoxville, Tennessee for 75 years and Dr. Kay Ogden has been a member for 86 years.
Mary and Kay had four children: Harry, Ann, James and Mary Beth. Sadly, Ann was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis at a young age and only lived to be thirty-five years old. Harry is an attorney and lives in Knoxville. Jim works for Princeton University and he lives in New Jersey. Mary Beth is the Director of a Medical Laboratory and lives in Lebanon, Pennsylvania. Mary and Kay have five grandchildren, Stephen, Emily, Sarah, Peter, and David. They also have three great grandchildren. They have lived at the Top of Knox for 14 years and plan to stay there as long as they can. When asked what they thought about the church renovation program, they both agreed that it will be wonderful. They hope they will see it through to the finish. They say that the remodeling will be a great opportunity for the young people who are living downtown and will also make it more accessible to the elderly people. By: Becky Orange Dwarshuis H. K. Ogden Mary Fulkerson Peoples