First Presbyterian Church For Christ in the Heart of Charlotte Founded in 1821 Order of Worship Fourth Sunday after Pentecost June 17, 2018 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 Largo and Allegro from Sonata in G minor Henry Eccles John Mooney, cello Words of Welcome Adoration The Reverend Katherine Kerr Choral Call to Worship Christopher Tye O come, ye servants of the Lord, and praise his holy name. From early morn to setting sun, his might on earth proclaim. His laws are just, and glad the heart. He makes his mercies known. Ye people, come and bow before his throne. *Hymn No. 41 O Worship the King, All Glorious Above lyons
Large-print hymnals and Bibles are available. Please let an usher know if you would like one. We believe that God put the wiggle in children, and all are welcome in worship regardless of their ability to sit still. If you d like to step out of the sanctuary with your child, please feel free to visit the chapel (to the right of the sanctuary) where the service is streaming. Call to Confession Prayer of Confession All: Confession The Reverend Katherine Kerr Your word still rings true, Lord, generation after generation. You are a God who keeps promises. Yet we confess that we would prefer your work to conform to our timeline but even more to our desires. We sometimes pay lip service to your word while seeking our own glory. And when we are frustrated and yearn for an answer, our words are often bland and cliché while our faith is in turmoil. Forgive us, O God, for our impatience and our unwilling ness to be completely honest, even with you. Help us to trust you enough to grow into real relationship with you. One: In silent prayer, let us confess to God the things we choose not to speak aloud. 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. First Church does not meet during the summer. Children in kindergarten and above are encouraged to participate in the full worship service, and care for younger children is available in the nursery. Children in kindergarten and above are encouraged to stay in worship. Younger children may go to the nursery. Prayer for Illumination Proclamation Scripture Lamentations 1:1-6 pew Bible pg. 762 One: This is the word of the Lord. All: Thanks be to God. Anthem Cantique de Jean Racine Gabriel Fauré O Redeemer divine, our sole hope of salvation, eternal light of the earth and the sky, on this thy holy day we kneel in adoration. O Savior, turn on us thy loving eye! Send down on us the fire of thy grace all-consuming, whose wondrous might dispersed the powers of hell, and rouse our slumbering souls with radiance all illum ning that they may waken, thy mercy to tell! O Christ, bestow thy blessing unto us, we implore thee, who here are gathered on penitent knee. Accept the hymns we chant unto thine everlasting glory, and these thy gifts we return unto thee! Scripture Isaiah 55:1-13 pew Bible pg. 685 Sermon Spiritual Geography: Exile The Reverend Pen Peery The 11 a.m. service is televised over WSOC-TV, Channel 9 this morning and streamed live at www.firstpres-charlotte.org. *Hymn No. 803 My Shepherd Will Supply My Need resignation
Response *Affirmation of Faith (from A Declaration of Faith, chapter 9) God sends the church into the world. God has not taken his people out of the world, but has sent them into the world to worship him there and serve all humankind. We worship God in the world by standing before the Lord in behalf of all people. Our cries for help and our songs of praise are never for ourselves alone. Worship is no retreat from the world; it is part of our mission. We serve humankind by discerning what God is doing in the world and joining him in his work. We risk disagreement and error when we try to say what God is doing here and now. But we find guidance in God s deeds in the past and his promises for the future, as they are witnessed to in Scripture. We affirm that the Lord is at work, especially in events and movements that free people by the gospel and advance justice, compassion and peace. Prayers of the People The Reverend Katelyn Gordon Cooke Stewardship of Life Congregational Retreat Presentation of Tithes and Offering Offertory Song Without Words Felix Mendelssohn John Mooney, cello *Doxology (Hymn No. 606) old hundredth 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. *Prayer of Dedication and 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. Sending Forth *Hymn No. 39 Great Is Thy Faithfulness faithfulness *Charge and Benediction *Benediction Response God Be With You Til We Meet Again randolph Postlude Tuba Tune C.S. Lang A time of personal prayer is offered following the service. If you would like to pray with a pastor and a member of our prayer team, please meet them 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 Katelyn Gordon Cooke Associate Pastor for Christian Formation kcooke@firstpres-charlotte.org Erika Funk Associate Pastor for Mission efunk@firstpres-charlotte.org Katherine C. Kerr Senior Associate Pastor for Congregational Ministry and 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 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 News and Announcements Worship Summer Worship Schedule May 27 - September 2 Summer worship schedule continues with one service at 11:00 a.m. The 9:00 a.m. service will resume on September 9. Worship Volunteers Needed The church needs five volunteers to serve as sound board operators during both worship services. For more information, contact Jesse Hite (jhite@firstprescharlotte.org). Sermon Series: Spiritual Geography June 10-July 8 11:00 a.m., Sanctuary June 24 On the Sea (Williamson) July 1 On the Road (Peery) July 8 On the Mountain (Cooke) Learn Faces of Our Faith Sundays 10:00 a.m.-10:45 a.m., WFH Adam and Eve. Jonah. Deborah. The stories of these men and women are familiar to many of us. But what about the stories of Puah and Shiphrah? Of Eutychus? What do these lesser-known biblical characters teach us about being people of faith? Join us this summer as we explore Bible stories and our own faith stories. We ll learn together through Bible study, reflections from FPC members and pastors, activities, and prayer. June 24 Jonah July 1 Deborah July 8 The Ethiopian Eunuch Featured Face: Chuck Williamson FPC Young Adults June Social Wednesday, June 20 6:45 p.m. Join your FPC friends for a night with the Knights! We ll meet in the church parking lot at 6:45 p.m. and walk over to the stadium. Tickets are $15/person and include $2 to spend on food or drinks at the game. Contact The Reverend Katelyn Gordon Cooke for more information, and RSVP here: https://tinyurl.com/ NightattheKnights. Care Sharon Towers Coffee June 18 11:00 a.m., Sharon Towers The FPC residents at Sharon Towers will be gathering for coffee and conversation on Monday in the Yandle Dining Room. Anyone who would like to join in the fellowship time is welcome. Serve Men s Shelter Sandwich Delivery Sundays through July 11:30 a.m. We need volunteers to deliver boxed sandwiches on Sundays by 11:30 a.m. Volunteers are also welcome to help distribute the sandwiches and have lunch with the men. Sign up online under Tickets & Signups on the website. Volunteers Needed for Loaves & Fishes Our food pantry needs volunteers with the ability to lift and carry loaded crates into the pantry. Contact Diane Carey or Mary Scott Peterson (mpeterson@firstpres-charlotte.org) to learn more.
*Hymn No. 41 1 O worship the King, all glorious above! O gratefully sing God s power and God s love: our shield and defender, the Ancient of Days, pavilioned in splendor and girded with praise. 2 O tell of God s might; O sing of God s grace, whose robe is the light, whose canopy space, whose chariots of wrath the deep thunderclouds form; and bright is God s path on the wings of the storm. O Worship the King, All Glorious Above 3 The earth with its store of wonders untold, Almighty, your power has founded of old; established it fast by a changeless decree, and round it has cast, like a mantle, the sea. 4 Your bountiful care what tongue can recite? It breathes in the air; it shines in the light; it streams from the hills; it descends to the plain, and sweetly distills in the dew and the rain. 5 Frail children of dust, and feeble as frail, in you do we trust, nor find you to fail; your mercies, how tender, how firm to the end, our Maker, Defender, Redeemer, and Friend. *Hymn No. 803 My Shepherd Will Supply My Need 1 My shepherd will supply my need; Jehovah is his name. In pastures fresh he makes me feed, beside the living stream. He brings my wandering spirit back when I forsake his ways, and leads me, for his mercy s sake, in paths of truth and grace. 2 When I walk through the shades of death your presence is my stay; one word of your supporting breath drives all my fears away. Your hand, in sight of all my foes, does still my table spread; my cup with blessings overflows; your oil anoints my head. 3 The sure provisions of my God attend me all my days; O may your house be my abode, and all my work be praise. There would I find a settled rest, while others go and come; no more a stranger, or a guest, but like a child at home. *Hymn No. 39 Great Is Thy Faithfulness 1 *Great is thy faithfulness, O God my Father; there is no shadow of turning with thee. Thou changest not; thy compassions they fail not. As thou hast been thou forever wilt be. Refrain: Great is thy faithfulness! Great is thy faithfulness! Morning by morning, new mercies I see. All I have needed thy hand hath provided. Great is thy faithfulness, Lord unto me! 2 Summer and winter, and springtime and harvest, sun, moon, and stars in their courses above join with all nature in manifold witness to thy great faithfulness, mercy, and love. (Refrain) 3 Pardon for sin and a peace that endureth, thine own dear presence to cheer and to guide, strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow: blessings all mine, with ten thousand beside! (Refrain)