First Presbyterian Church For Christ in the Heart of Charlotte Founded in 1821 Order of Worship November 5, 2017 All Saints Sunday 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. You are invited to use the time before the service to prepare your heart and mind for worship. In consideration of others, please silence your cell phones. Preparation Prelude Cortège et Litanie Marcel Dupré Words of Welcome The Reverend Pen Peery Chiming the Trinity *Call to Worship Adoration One: I know that my Redeemer lives, All: And that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth; One: For no one lives or dies completely to themselves. All: If we live, we live unto the Lord; if we die, we die unto the Lord. Whether we live or die, we are the Lord s. Thanks be to God! *Processional Hymn Ye Watchers and Ye Holy Ones lasst uns erfreuen Ye watchers and ye holy ones, bright seraphs, cherubim and thrones, raise the glad strain, Alleluia! Cry out dominions, princedoms, powers, virtues, archangels, angels choirs, Alleluia! O higher than the cherubim, more glorious than the seraphim, lead their praises, Alleluia! Thou bearer of the eternal word, most gracious, magnify the Lord, Alleluia! Respond, ye souls in endless rest, ye patriarchs and prophets blest, Alleluia, Alleluia! Ye holy twelve, ye martyrs strong, all saints triumphant, raise the song, Alleluia! O friends, in gladness let us sing, supernal anthems echoing, Alleluia, Alleluia! To God the Father, God the Son, and God the Spirit, Three in One, Alleluia!
This morning s prelude, Marcel Dupré s Cortège et Litanie, is often played for All Saints Sunday and memorial services. The opening cortège is a solemn procession that begins quietly. The litanie is a repetitious prayer that grows in intensity until it is combined with the opening cortège, driving to a triumphant and hopeful ending. Call to Confession Prayer of Confession All: Confession The Reverend Katelyn Gordon Eternal God, in every age you have raised up men and women to live and die in faith. Forgive our indifference to your will. You call us to speak, but we are silent. You require us to do what is just, but we are afraid. Have mercy on us, your muddling, faithless servants, and forgive us. Keep before us the witness of your disciples in every age, that we may live with courage, truth and love, through Jesus Christ our Lord. One: In silent prayer let us confess to God the things we choose not to speak aloud A time of silence will be kept. Assurance of Pardon One: Friends, believe the good news. All: In Jesus Christ we are forgiven. *Response (Hymn No. 581) gloria patri Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost; as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen, amen. Prayer for Illumination Proclamation Large-print hymnals and Bibles are available. Please let an usher know if you would like one. First Scripture Reading Matthew 5:1-12 pew Bible pg. 4 One: This is the word of the Lord. All: Thanks be to God. Time with Children Children in kindergarten through 2nd grade may leave for First Church. They will return to the sanctuary during the last hymn. Younger children may go to the nursery. Second Scripture Reading 1 John 3:1-3 pew Bible pg. 240 Meditation And That Is What We Are The Reverend Pen Peery *Hymn No. 634 To God Be the Glory to god be the glory The Affirmation of Faith is adapted from A Declaration of Faith. The 11 am service is televised over WSOC-TV, Channel 9, this morning and streamed live at www.firstpres-charlotte.org. *Affirmation of Faith Response The Reverend Katherine Kerr One: In the death of Jesus Christ God s way in the world seemed finally defeated. All: But death was no match for God. The resurrection of Jesus was God s victory over death. One: We are convinced that the life God wills for each of us is stronger than the death that destroys us. All: So we treat death as a broken power. Its ultimate defeat is certain. One: Nothing, not even death, can separate us from the love of God in Jesus Christ our Lord.
Stewardship of Life Presentation of Tithes and Offering Offertory Anthem How Lovely Is Thy Dwelling Place Johannes Brahms How lovely is Thy dwelling place, O Lord of Hosts! For my soul, it longeth, yea, fainteth for the courts of the Lord; my soul and body crieth out, yea, for the living God. Blest are they that dwell within Thy house; they praise Thy name evermore! How lovely is thy dwelling place. Invitation to the Table The Sacrament of the Lord s Supper The Great Thanksgiving One: The Lord be with you. All: And also with you. One: Lift up your hearts. All: We lift them up to the Lord. One: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. All: It is right to give our thanks and praise. Therefore, we praise you, joining our voices with choirs of angels, with prophets, apostles, and martyrs, and with all the faithful of every time and place, who forever sing to the glory of your name: The rosebud in the sanctuary celebrates the birth of Meyer James McNabb, son of Lindsay and Ian McNabb. The sympathy of the congregation is expressed to Kathryn Raby and her family on the recent death of her mother, Lois Cranford. Sanctus No. 552 land of rest Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might, heaven and earth are full of your glory. Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest, hosanna in the highest. Prayers of the People and Remembrance of the Saints of the Church The 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. Words of Institution The Bread and the Cup The congregation is invited to partake of the communion elements as they are served. Anthem During Communion arr. Moses Hogan We shall walk through the valley in peace. We will meet our loved ones there. There will be no more trials there. For if Jesus himself shall be our leader, we hall walk through the valley in peace. Prayer After Communion Sending Forth *Hymn No. 326 For All the Saints sine nomine *Charge and Benediction Benediction Response Amen danish Postlude Fugato on Sine Nomine Richard Proulx The communion bread we break and pass is gluten-free. A time of personal prayer is offered following both services. If you would like to pray with a pastor and a member of our prayer team, please meet them in the sanctuary overflow area after the 9 a.m. service or in the chapel following the 11 a.m. service. * Please stand if you are able.
We are glad you are with us today! We welcome all to First Presbyterian Church as we worship together, knowing that each of us is a beloved part of the body of Christ. Our Pastors Pendleton B. Peery Senior Pastor ppeery@firstpres-charlotte.org Erika Funk Associate Pastor for Mission efunk@firstpres-charlotte.org Katelyn M. Gordon Associate Pastor for Christian Formation kgordon@firstpres-charlotte.org Katherine C. Kerr Associate Pastor for Congregational Care kkerr@firstpres-charlotte.org Charles C. Williamson Parish Associate cwilliamson@firstpres-charlotte.org William P. Young, III Director of Music Ministries wyoung@firstpres-charlotte.org Are you interested in joining our church? Contact Lucy Caldwell Membership Coordinator lcaldwell@firstpres-charlotte.org First Church is a worship education experience for K-2 nd graders. 3 rd -5 th graders are encouraged to stay in the sanctuary. Children will return to the sanctuary during the last hymn. Pastor on call If you have a pastoral emergency outside of regular church hours, dial 704.927.0256 for the on-call voicemail. Your call will be returned promptly. 200 West Trade Street Charlotte, NC 28202 www.firstpres-charlotte.org 704.332.5123 All Saints Day Today we remember the members of our church who have joined Adele Watson Reid, 11/6/16 Ernest Lee Stoffel, Sr., 11/22/16 Ann Douglas Keesler, 11/25/16 Mary McDonald Mahone, 12/12/16 Rutisha Brigmon Fadel, 1/6/17 Howard Connor Montgomery, 1/21/17 News and Announcements worship We worship in ways that speak of God s majesty, mystery and love. Decorating the Church You can honor or memorialize a loved one with a poinsettia ($10) for the sanctuary or a wreath ($35) for a church door. Place your order by November 27 using the order form on the Now@FPC page. Advent Communion Service This annual service sponsored by Presbyterian Women will be held on Thursday, December 7 at 11 a.m. with The Reverend Lindsey Peery preaching. Register online on the Now@FPC page. formation Through study at every age and stage, we aim to become more Christlike and deepen our relationship with our Lord. High School Youth Mission & Music Trip to Guatemala - June 2018 Registration is open for High School Youth participants. To learn more about the trip and register, go to tinyurl. com/fpchsmission18. Registration ends November 19. Young Adult First Sunday Lunch All FPC young adults are invited to lunch at Newk s today after the 11 a.m. service. Meet in the front drive to walk over together. the church triumphant in the past year. Bradley Wayne Smith, 3/22/17 Roger Anderson Boatright, 6/11/17 James Dennis Rash, 7/25/17 Helen Moss Huntley, 9/1/17 Rev. Dr. William Maynard Fountain, Jr., 11/1/17 mission We go into the world to seek and serve and walk alongside our family in faith. Cuba Mission Team Learn more about the Cuba mission team during the Passages Sunday School class on November 12 or the Good Samaritan class on November 19, both at 10 a.m. Contact Elizabeth Little at 252.723.8653 or via email at eliz.little@gmail.com. care We aim to provide support, prayer, love and acts of compassion as we seek to draw closer to one another in community. Understanding Mental Illness First, Covenant, and Myers Park Presbyterian Churches will co-host this four-week series at Covenant church. Dinner is available at 5:30 p.m. for $7. Please call 704.333.9071 for a dinner reservation. Childcare is available. November 8: The Need for Early Mental Illness Detection in Adolescents and Teens, Dr. Bradley Reddick Parish Nurse Office Hours Kristin Foster, RN, will have Sunday office hours from 8:30 a.m.- 12:30 p.m. on November 12. Her regular hours are Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. In Loving Memory of Rev. Dr. William Maynard Fountain, Jr. September 2, 1925 - November 1, 2017 Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord, says the Spirit. Revelation 14:13
Hymn 634 1 To God be the glory; great things he has done! So loved he the world that he gave us his Son, who yielded his life an atonement for sin, and opened the life-gate that all may go in. Refrain: Praise the Lord, praise the Lord; let the earth hear his voice! Praise the Lord, praise the Lord; let the people rejoice! To God Be The Glory O come to the Father through Jesus the Son, and give him the glory: great things he has done! 2 Great things he has taught us; great things he has done, and great our rejoicing through Jesus the Son; but purer and higher and greater will be our wonder, our transport, when Jesus we see. (Refrain) Hymn 326 1 For all the saints who from their labors rest, who thee by faith before the world confessed, thy name, O Jesus, be forever blest. For All the Saints 4 And when the strife is fierce, the warfare long, steals on the ear the distant triumph song, and hearts are brave again, and arms are strong. 2 Thou wast their rock, their fortress, and their might; thou, Lord, their captain in the well-fought fight; thou, in the darkness drear, their one true light. 3 O blest communion, fellowship divine! We feebly struggle; they in glory shine; yet all are one in thee, for all are thine. 5 From earth s wide bounds, from ocean s farthest coast, through gates of pearl streams in the countless host, singing to Father, Son, and Holy Ghost,
Hymn 260 1 Alleluia! Sing to Jesus; his the scepter, his the throne; Alleluia! his the triumph, his the victory alone! Hark! The songs of peaceful Zion thunder like a mighty flood: "Jesus out of every nation has redeemed us by his blood." Alleluia! Sing to Jesus 2 Alleluia! Not as orphans are we left in sorrow now; Alleluia! he is near us; faith believes nor questions how. Though the cloud from sight received him, when the forty days were o'er, shall our hearts forget his promise: "I am with you evermore"? 3 Alleluia! Bread of angels, here on earth our food, our stay; Alleluia! here the sinful flee to you from day to day. Intercessor, friend of sinners, earth's redeemer, hear our plea where the songs of all the sinless sweep across the crystal sea. 4 Alleluia! King eternal, Lord omnipotent we own; Alleluia! born of Mary, earth your footstool, heaven your throne. As within the veil you entered, robed in flesh, our great high priest; here on earth both priest and victim in the eucharistic feast.