THE OLIN T. BINKLEY MEMORIAL BAPTIST CHURCH June 5, 2016
PARTICIPANTS The Rev. Dr. Marcus W. McFaul The Rev. W. Dale Osborne The Rev. Dr. Stephanie Ford Daniel C. Cherrix The Children s Choir The Old Time Gospel Band The Binkley Ringers Anne Barnes, Lector The Sailor s Bible: The Story of Noah and the Great Flood Priscilla Bratcher, theatrical director Brennetta Simpson, musical director Patrick McDonough, storyteller Li Nui, storyteller Choristers (specific roles are noted in italics) Jacob Bradshaw (Mr. Noah) Rachel Cao John Duan Lucy Lehner (reporter) Andrew Li (reporter) Sophia Liu Dylan McDonough Zoe Redick (Mrs. Noah) Yifei Wang Zikai Wang
The Third Sunday after Pentecost Children s Choir Musical & Chorister Recognition June 5, 2016 RINGING OF THE SANCTUS BELL Some traditions ring Sanctus Bells to call worshippers attention to the holy. (Sanctus means holy or sacred. ) Today, the Sanctus Bell rings to signify the holy around, among, and within us. PRELUDE Come Christians, Join to Sing arr. F. Thomas Simpson * CALL TO WORSHIP (The congregation responds with the words in italics.) Come all who are sin sick and weary. Come all who are tossed by the tempests of life. We come from the storms of our lives. We seek shelter under the canopy of God. We gather to remember God s deliverance and the sign of the rainbow assuring all that God is nigh. With thanksgiving for God s unending promises, let us worship together. * HYMN We, O God, Unite Our Voices see insert * OPENING PRAYER God, remind us anew of your constant presence. Draw near to us in this hour as we seek to draw near to you. Help us remember that as long as the earth endures seedtime to harvest, summer to winter, day to night you will not depart from us. You will not forsake us. Enrich as we seek to renew our covenant with you through prayer and praise, song and silence. Hear our gratitude for your promises kept to us. In Christ s name we pray. Amen. * PASSING THE PEACE OF CHRIST The Peace of Christ be with you! And also with you! (Please greet one another with this ancient sign of welcome and extension of hospitality.) * SONG OF PRAISE OLD HUNDREDTH Praise God from whom all blessings flow Whose love abides where e er we go Uncharted lands it leads us to Creating in us all things new. Amen. WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS (Please pass the Friendship Registers found on each row. Complete the requested information and then pass it back down the row. Thank you for worshipping with us at Binkley!)
THE OLD TESTAMENT LESSON Genesis 6:9-22; 7:24; 8:14-19 These are the descendants of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, blameless in his generation; Noah walked with God. And Noah had three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Now the earth was corrupt in God's sight, and the earth was filled with violence. And God saw that the earth was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted its ways upon the earth. And God said to Noah, "I have determined to make an end of all flesh, for the earth is filled with violence because of them; now I am going to destroy them along with the earth. Make yourself an ark of cypress wood; make rooms in the ark, and cover it inside and out with pitch. This is how you are to make it: the length of the ark three hundred cubits, its width fifty cubits, and its height thirty cubits. Make a roof for the ark, and finish it to a cubit above; and put the door of the ark in its side; make it with lower, second, and third decks. For my part, I am going to bring a flood of waters on the earth, to destroy from under heaven all flesh in which is the breath of life; everything that is on the earth shall die. But I will establish my covenant with you; and you shall come into the ark, you, your sons, your wife, and your sons' wives with you. And of every living thing, of all flesh, you shall bring two of every kind into the ark, to keep them alive with you; they shall be male and female. Of the birds according to their kinds, and of the animals according to their kinds, of every creeping thing of the ground according to its kind, two of every kind shall come in to you, to keep them alive. Also take with you every kind of food that is eaten, and store it up; and it shall serve as food for you and for them." Noah did this; he did all that God commanded him. And the waters swelled on the earth for one hundred fifty days. In the second month, on the twenty-seventh day of the month, the earth was dry. Then God said to Noah, "Go out of the ark, you and your wife, and your sons and your sons' wives with you. Bring out with you every living thing that is with you of all flesh--birds and animals and every creeping thing that creeps on the earth--so that they may abound on the earth, and be fruitful and multiply on the earth." So Noah went out with his sons and his wife and his sons' wives. And every animal, every creeping thing, and every bird, everything that moves on the earth, went out of the ark by families. PSALM 46 (The congregation responds with the words in italics.) God is our refuge and our strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore, we will not fear, though the mountains shake in the heart of the sea; though its waters roar and foam, though the mountains tremble with its tumult. There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God, the holy habitation of the Most High. God is in the midst of the city; it shall not be moved; God will help it when the morning dawns. The nations rage, dominions totter; God speaks, the earth melts. The Lord of hosts is with us; The God of Israel is our refuge. Come, behold the works of the Lord, who has brought desolations on the earth; who makes wars cease to the end of the earth; who breaks the bow, shatters the spear; and burns the shields with fire. Be still, and know that I am God! I am exalted among the nations, I am exalted in the earth. The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Israel is our refuge.
CHILDREN S MUSICAL The Sailor s Bible: The Story of Noah and the Great Flood Words by Tom Long Music by Allen Pote PROLOGUE Do What You Gotta Do Hey there Noah, what kind of feather-brain builds a boat and doesn t check the weathervane? There s no cloud in the clear blue sky. I think your God s left you high and dry. You may think we re some kind of oddity. Call us nuts, but here is where we gotta be. Buildin an ark out of gopher wood, paintin it with tar to seal it good. You gotta do what God wants you to stand for the things you know are true. Even if the whole world laughs at you, do what you gotta do! Hey there Noah, are you a simpleton? Is this ark supposed to be a temple? Then go praise God with a Sis boom bah. Meanwhile, we say: Ha ha ha! They can laugh, but we ll never mind the least, as we gather two of of ev ry kind of beast. Load those pairs walkin two by two, last of all loadin me and you! Then the sky grew dark and the wind blew cold. The ones that mocked didn t feel so bold. They raised a mighty cry of dread: when they remembered what Noah said: You gotta do what God wants you to stand for the things you know are true. Even if the whole world laughs at you, do what you gotta do. When Life Is a Zoo When the ark started rolling they learned the hard way, how a seasick hippo can spoil your day. The turtles refused to come out of their shells. The bloodhounds were sneezing because of the smells. The lovebirds were fighting; the doves were at war. A sow was complaining her mate was a bore. A porcupine mister was hurt by his miss when he got over-eager attempting a kiss. There was thunder and lightning all day and all night, till the laughing hyenas were crying with fright. The rain without ending was such an ordeal, a crocodile shed a few tears that were real. We should all love our neighbors; but I think it s rude how the lions were eyeing their neighbors as food. The antelope found what they thought was a hose, and got sick when they drank from the elephant s nose! The shellfish were selfish; the clams wouldn t talk. The slugs never cleaned up their slime when they walked. The black widow spider just smiled when she said she d not seen her husband since breakfast in bed. The boa constrictors got aches in their backs. The cabin for termites was showing some cracks. A spotted giraffe got a pain her throat. A nearsighted whale fell in love with the boat. When bad weather follows you day after day, the word of the Lord can be hard to obey. Yet in spite of their problems to God they stayed true. You ve got to trust God when your life is a zoo! The Promise The water receded, the world was restored. Noah knelt down and gave thanks to the Lord. Never again, God declared with a sign, will the waters destroy human kind. For this is my promise as wide as the sky, stronger than thunder and deep as the sea, that speaks to the hunger in ev ry heart s cry: you are my children and you belong to me. After the tempest and after the rain, after the trial that travels with pain, we see a light with a radiant hue, from the One who makes ev rything new. And just like the concert of colors above, we are brothers and sisters united in love. Together we sail through a dangerous night, till we shine with a heavenly light. For this is my promise as wide as the sky, stronger than thunder and deep as the sea, that speaks to the hunger in ev ry heart s cry: you are my loved ones; you are my song. You are my children; you will always belong to me. EPILOGUE CHORISTER RECOGNITION
THE PRAYERS (The congregation responds with the words in italics.) The Lord be with you. And also with you. Let us pray. Keeper of Covenants, we lift our prayers to you. As you were with Noah, his wife, his family, and all the creatures of the ark, so you are with us and all your creation through the storms of life. We pray for the leaders throughout the world. Give them wisdom to guide their people in ways of justice, peace, and prosperity. We pray for our country and especially for those impoverished in our land of plenty. O God, who sets rainbows in the skies, We pray for the elderly even as society says to celebrate youth. We pray for the ill and for those who cannot afford health care. We pray for those who have lost loved ones, for those who suffer a void in their hearts and lives. We pray for the lonely, those in prison, those without families. We pray for children growing up in a world that fails them as it surrounds them with senseless violence. We pray for your creation, for both creatures and environment that make this world one of wonders. We pray for the special needs and concerns of this congregation [especially ], Now hear the petitions known only to ourselves
THE LORD S PRAYER (said by all) Our Mother Father God, 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, for ever and ever. Amen. OFFERTORY Rise and Shine Traditional Chorus Rise and shine and give God your glory, glory! Rise and shine and give God your glory, glory! Rise and shine and give God your glory, glory! Children of the Lord. The Lord said to Noah, There's gonna be a floody, floody. Lord said to Noah, There s gonna be a floody, floody. Get those children out of the muddy, muddy! Children of the Lord. So Noah, he built him, he built him an arky, arky. Noah, he built him, he built him an arky, arky. Made it out of hickory barky, barky. Children of the Lord. The animals, they came on, they came on by twosies, twosies. The animals, they came on, they came on by twosies, twosies. Elephants and kangaroosies, roosies. Children of the Lord. Chorus It rained, and poured, for forty daysies, daysies. Rained, and poured, for forty daysies, daysies. Nearly drove those animals crazy, crazy. Children of the Lord. The sun came out and dried up the landy, landy. Sun came out and dried up the landy, landy. Everything was fine and dandy, dandy. Children of the Lord. Now that is the end, the end of my story, story. That is the end, the end of my story, story. Everything is hunky dory, dory. Children of the Lord. Chorus
* DOXOLOGY LASST UNS ERFREUEN Please sign with the leader or simply sing. Praise God from whom all blessings flow; Praise God, all creatures here below, Alleluia! Alleluia! Praise God above, ye heavenly host; Creator, Christ, and Holy Ghost. Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING (said by all) God, we offer you our signs of participation, wanting to partners in covenant with you. Accept our gifts, accept our lives; and use it all to witness to your love. Amen. CELEBRATION OF HOLY COMMUNION BLESSING OF BREAD AND CUP THE BINKLEY CHURCH COVENANT (said by all) Professing our faith in Jesus Christ, we covenant with God and one another to live together as members of this church in obedience to God s will as it has been and shall be made known to us. As part of the body of Christ throughout the world, we promise to express our faithfulness to Christ in love for one another and for the whole of God s creation. The Spirit of God assisting us, we further promise to attend the services of this congregation, observe its sacraments, support its mission to all people, practice faithful stewardship of our possessions and be conscientious caretakers of the Earth, endeavoring always to be a fruitful body of Christians. * AN INVITATION TO CHRISTIAN DISCIPLESHIP Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah If you wish to become a member of this congregation of the Body of Christ today, you are invited to come forward during the first verse of this hymn to be welcomed and received. see insert * RECEPTION AND INTRODUCTION OF NEW MEMBERS 341 * BENEDICTION * BENEDICTION RESPONSE Go Now In Peace Natalie Sleeth (sung by all) Go now in peace, go now in peace. May the love of God surround you everywhere, everywhere, you may go. SONG OF SENDING Rise and Shine Traditional All are invited to a Maple View Farms Ice Cream Social, given by the Music Ministry, in the St. Francis Courtyard immediately following worship.
WELCOME TO BINKLEY! Binkley Baptist Church is a community of faith on a journey that calls for questioning, humility and conviction. As followers of Jesus, we embrace spiritual growth, mutual care and service, assured that as we serve our neighbors, we joyfully serve God. Intentionally inclusive, we welcome people of all races, sexual orientations, and cultures, respecting diverse religious experiences within the church and beyond. We invite others to join us in our commitment to peace, justice, and care for creation. In a spirit of Christian love, we welcome you. Guests, welcome! We are so glad you have chosen to worship with us today. Please leave us your information in the Friendship Register so we can get to know you better. The floral arrangement on the communion table is given in honor of my mother s 104 th birthday on June 12, which I am grateful to be able to celebrate with her. ~Margie Billinger Hearing assistance devices and children s worship bags are available in the Narthex before service begins. Music reprinted by permission under OneLicense.net A-701712 Thank you for serving in the Nursery Jeanine Gangloff, Hser Ku, Julie Nutter, and Tay Nay Sar. * The Congregation standing as each is able. The mission of Binkley Baptist Church is building compassionate and joyful community, freely exploring spiritual paths, and pursuing justice and peace in the way of Jesus. THE INVITATION TO CHRIST S TABLE Holy Communion is a sacred and central part of Christian worship. It is a holy act, in which we, individually and corporately, commune with the Loving God. We welcome all who desire a deepened relationship with Christ to the Communion table. From time to time, questions arise concerning the participation of young children in this congregation s service of Holy Communion. The Diaconate recognizes that two historic Baptist principles inform this decision. Baptists are set apart from many other Christian traditions by our practice of Believer s Baptism, which signifies full membership in the church. Traditionally, many Baptist churches encourage persons to receive the Communion bread and cup for the first time after they have been baptized. At the same time, our historic insistence on Soul Liberty reminds us that Baptists value and respect each believer s unique and personal relationship with God. The Diaconate thus recommends that all members of Binkley continue to deepen their understanding of the meaning of Holy Communion, and that families enter into a time of discernment concerning when their children are able to appreciate the sacred nature of Communion. We affirm the responsibility of all believers to determine whether and when they and their children will partake of the Communion elements as we all participate in the service of Communion. THE DISCRETIONARY FUND Today you are invited to make a special offering to the Pastor Discretionary Fund. This fund allows Binkley to support our church and community members who are in financial crisis. Earmark any checks Discretionary Fund in the item section. Envelopes are available in the chair racks.
THIS WEEK AT BINKLEY Sunday 6/5 11:00 am Worship: Children s Musical Sanctuary 12:15 pm Ice Cream Social St. Francis Courtyard 12:15 pm College and Career Group Lunch Alfredo s 4:00 pm Carol Woods Worship Tuesday 6/7 9:30 am Staff Meeting Library 1:00 pm Sermon Shaping Library Wednesday 6/8 9:00 am Morning Prayer Chapel Thursday 6/9 7:00 pm Finance Committee Library Friday 6/10 7:30 pm Binkley Readers Library Saturday 6/11 8:00 am Men s Group Sunroom Sunday 6/12 9:45 am Early Worship Lounge 11:00 am Worship: Deacon Ordination, Marcus McFaul preaches Sanctuary 6:00 pm Peace and Justice Library YOU ARE INVITED TO Jun. 5 5:00 pm, University Presbyterian: NC Boys Choir Spring Concert Free admission; donations accepted. Program includes works by Bach, Purcell, Clausen, Stroope, and others, along with folksongs and spirituals. 209 E. Franklin Street, Chapel Hill. Jun. 11 8:00 am, Sunroom: Men of Binkley Spring Into Summer Pancake Breakfast Program: "A Changing North Carolina: The Economic, Demographic, and Political Trends in North Carolina" Presented by Ferrel Guillory, Professor of the Practice and Director, Program on Public Life UNC School. All men of Binkley 18 and over are warmly invited to attend and enjoy food, prayer, and fellowship. Volunteer cooks, please arrive by 7:30 am. Jun. 25 6:30 pm, Binkley Family Night at Durham Bulls Athletic Park: Event sponsored by The Men of Binkley. Tickets are $11, scholarships available. Tickets available beginning June 1, M-F at the office, or June 5, 12, and 19, after worship. Bring the whole family, friends and neighbors out for a fun night of baseball and fireworks after the game! Jul. 29-31 Blowing Rock, NC: Sabbath Rekindled: Church Retreat Here s your chance to join Binkley friends of all ages for a weekend of renewal, inspiration, play, music, and poetry. Plenary speakers, Dana Trent & Fred Eaker, will guide our reflection on this ancient spiritual practice of rest and delight. There will be creative opportunities for all ages, including workshops, games, and a talent show. You ll have time to take a nature walk, wander in downtown Blowing Rock, swim, and enjoy the gym. Putt-putt for children, half-court basketball, and more. Registration forms in the Narthex and online. See the June newsletter for more information, and contact Stephanie Ford with questions. Donate supplies: For VBS, June 20-24, we need: clean glass baby food jars (or other similar jars such as pimiento jars), smallish rubber bands, old, clean nylon stockings, empty plastic spice tubes from Southern Season, sandpaper squares or rectangles, spray bottles (clean and empty, to borrow), flashlights (to borrow), clear fish bowl (to borrow), biodegradable packing peanuts (not styrofoam). These can be brought to the church office and placed in the box marked VBS. Questions? Call or email Claudia Templeton: 919-452-7905; claudiatempleton4@gmail.com.
Share your photos: We need your help illustrating life at Binkley Church and in Chapel Hill for the Transition Team s church profile and pastoral profile! These files will be used by the Search Committee to advertise for our new minister. We seek recent photos (since May 2015) that are images of the congregation, church user-groups, and the wider Chapel Hill community. We re looking for action shots with people. Post them before Wednesday, June 8 to the Binkley Facebook page, or email them to tteam@binkleychurch.org. Share your gardening talents: Got a Green Thumb? Or just too many shoots on that airplane plant or your hen and chicks? Now is a good time to root those shoots so they will be strong plants to donate and sell at the Binkley Yard Sale. As you are gardening this spring, round up duplicates or extra pots, garden hoses, trowels, rakes, and such. Put them aside for our sale in August. Many thanks! Yard Sale Proceeds: Binkley s share of this year s Yard Sale will be divided between Family Success Alliance and Eyes, Ears, Nose and Paws. Eyes, Ears, Nose and Paws is an organization which trains dogs to assist persons with mobility or health issues. Dogs are trained by prison inmates so that the program benefits both inmatetrainers and the people receiving service dogs. The hope is that there will be enough money to open another dog training site at a second prison. Family Success Alliance is a consortium of local charitable and governmental agencies which is focusing its programs on two areas of Orange County where families live on incomes below the county average. Family Success Alliance proposes to use its share of Yard Sale proceeds to support the Kindergarten Readiness program and to fund children s savings accounts for college. Research shows that establishing children s savings accounts leads the participating children to look forward to and begin to proactively plan for their future, which in turn improves their academic achievement. In short, it opens an avenue of hope that resonates in a child s life. NOTES FROM OUR MEMBERS To my Binkley Family: it s only been 2 months since moving to Indianapolis, but not seeing your faces seems so much longer! I found a spiritual foundation in the Indianapolis Great Banquet in early May. This 72-hour retreat with Christian women in a non-denominational, multi-racial setting was the connection I needed. I reunite with some friends on the weekends, and I experience different churches on Sundays. The number of Baptist churches on every corner in NC are replaced by Presbyterian and Methodist and other Christian churches here. Lots to explore. Being with my two grands often is indeed grand! I look forward to more adventures and time shared when school is out for the summer. I enjoy hearing from you by email: jcsordean5@gmail.com, and snail mail: 5340 Rue de Ville, Indianapolis. IN 46220. ~Judy Sordean Bobby Wagoner s spine surgery on May 24 went well. He and Marcella are grateful for the expressions of care and concern they have received in recent days. A message of gratitude to all the kind, caring people who offered love, support, and prayers before and after the recent death of my brother Martin. Much appreciated. ~Geraldine King
BINKLEY PRAYER CONCERNS & JOYS CHURCH FAMILY Karin Mills Jo Flair Swanson-Boyd family Bill Bodkin Allen Davidson Rachel Avery Bill Moffitt Martha Henderson Claudia Cannady Edith Wiggins Caroline Lindsay Melissa Moore Lynda Jensen Kara Richards-Baker Bob Phillips Andi Elliot HEALTH CENTER RESIDENTS AND THOSE IN THE HOSPITAL Ernie Roberts Rusty Wagoner Marj Boltz Ann Overton Carolyn Kozelka EXTENDED FAMILY Taen & Scott Coats (Burma missionaries) Nanh & Veo Siu (Ehn Rocham & Phyut Siu) Aaron Perkinson, USAF (Nape Baker) Walter Wills (Karen Van Manen) Johnny O Neal (Janet O Neal) Torren Kudzal, US Army (Roal Carlson) Mary Jane O Toole (Melissa Moore &Al Wheless) David Houser (Lynn Houser) Don Knight (Josiah & Myra Knight) Tara Strickland (The Walker Family) Carol King (Jo Lea) Sharon Stevens (Nan Pardington) Kathy West (Lillian Lee) Bob Osborne (Osborne Family) Jean Stutts (Gary Stutts) Charles Brewer (Emily Brewer) Dan McInnis (Gary Stutts) Josie Mott (Ann Cockrell) Dirk Leiser (Mary Lou Smith) Scott Denton (Linda Denton) Ruby Switzer (Katherine Walker) Jay Weston (Julie Lentz) Donna Tesh (Stephanie Ford) Marie and Tommy Preston (Susan Resnik) Marlene Carney (Julie Lentz) Thomas Turner David Snider (David and Martha Green) Selah Dugdale (Sonnie VanSant) Pat Morse (Susan Read) Ben Chan (Connie Gates) Charlene Scarborough (Sonnie VanSant) Jimmy Austin (Rick Holshouser) Mike Kalt (Karen Long) Pinheiro Baptist Church, Maceio, Brazil Roger Butler (Erik Butler) DeeDee Hildebrand (Ellen Cole) Ann and John Glover (Alice Glover) Chaplain Jerry Love and the men of Orange Correctional Center Binkley Baptist Church 919-942-4964 www.binkleychurch.org OUR STAFF Intentional Interim Minister Marcus McFaul marcus@binkleychurch.org Associate Minister Dale Osborne dale@binkleychurch.org Minister of Christian Formation Stephanie Ford stephanie@binkleychurch.org Minister of Music Daniel C. Cherrix daniel@binkleychurch.org Business Manager Duane Gilbert business@binkleychurch.org Office Manager Stephenie Sanders office@binkleychurch.org Minister Emeritus Robert E. Seymour