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The Worship of God

May 18, 11:00 a.m.

Youth Sunday

GATHERING

Welcome to Pullen. Feel free to greet those around you before the service. Visitors are invited to

complete a Welcome Guest card and place it in the offering plate later in the service. Please turn off

cell phones and other electronic devices. Please refrain from flash photography.

Orchestral Prelude Praise to the Lord Arr. Bratton/Crutchfield

Te Deum Prelude Charpentier/Arr. Sparke

Fanfare Prelude on ODE TO JOY Beethoven/Arr. Curnow

Piano Prelude Noelle Keister

Bringing the Light

* Gathering Expressions

Hymn 560 (Stanzas 1-2) Leaning on the Everlasting Arms SHOWALTER

Call to Worship Kees Koopman

Leader: When we are together we learn more about ourselves and each other.

People: When we are together,

Leader: we are able to share our fears and hopes.

People: When we are together,

Leader: we see in each other the face of God.

People: When we are together,

Leader: we find comfort in the rituals of our faith.

People: When we are together,

Leader: we are challenged to be the inclusive family God calls us to be.

People: When we are together,

Leader: we experience joy for the living of these days.

People: It is when we are together,

Leader: that the fullness and beauty and diversity of God is discovered.

Hymn 560 (Stanza 3) Leaning on the Everlasting Arms SHOWALTER

Statement of Worship Laura Michelle Foley

FOCUS Theo Egan and Sam Huntley

PRAYERS

Joys and Concerns of the Congregation Caleigh Norris

Call to Prayer (insert) Where Have All the Flowers Gone Pete Seeger

Prayers of the People Ariana Keener

Song of Encouragement (insert) I’ll Stand with You

SHARING THE WORD

Scripture Acts 7:51-60 Aaron Huntley

“When they heard these things…”

Contemporary Reading Where Two or Three are Gathered Maya Anderson

Reflections Zoe Winton, Lee Kirby

* Song of Hope (insert) Dream Big Ryan Shupe

Charge Laura Michelle Foley

OFFERING OUR GIFTS

Offertory Statement Kelly Schultz

Offertory You’re My Best Friend John Deacon

RESPONDING

Presentation to the Graduates Kevin Neiley

Owen Flaherty, Henry Kilcup, Lee Kirby, Chris McBennett, and Zoe Winton

*Song of Blessing Blest Are They David Haas

At the end of the anthem, all worshipers will be invited to sing and sign:

Orchestral Postlude Light Dawns on a Weary World Rowan/Arr. Schultz

Following the worship service simple refreshments are served in the parlor to welcome visitors.

Church members are invited to attend, to visit with each other, and to assist in welcoming our

guests. The hosts this morning are Deb Norton and Jonathan Sledge.

Pullen Youth offer worship leadership this morning. Graduating seniors Lee Kirby and Zoe Winton

offer reflections, Pullen’s Minister with Youth and their Families, Laura Foley, offers the charge

and senior Sunday school teacher, Kevin Neiley offers the Presentation to Graduates. Offering

music for worship are The Youth Choir with Chancel Choir Ensemble and Spirit Movers; Max

Gowan and George Huntley, guitarists; the Pullen Orchestra; Ruth Pardue, keyboardist; and Larry

E. Schultz, Minister of Music.

Worship Assistants: Derrick Davis, Heidi McLean, Mike Amburn, Eddie Cash, Muriel

Henderson, John McLean, Hyach Rahlan, Jimmy Smith, Betty A.

Adkinson, Cathy Wagoner, Steve Edwards, Duane Adkinson, Sally

Walton, Garry Walton, Tucker Price, Malcolm Hill, Tyler Beck-Zanaglio,

Mitchel Stanley and Nora Petty.

Acolytes: Branson Williams and Jendaiya Hill

Blest Are They by David Haas © 1985 GIA. Reprinted under permission of OneLicense.net #A-701723.

Large print bulletins, hymnals and hearing assistance

devices are available in the foyer. Please ask an usher if

you need help.

Pullen Memorial Baptist Church 1801 Hillsborough Street

Raleigh, North Carolina 27605

www.pullen.org | @PullenChurch

Pullen Memorial Baptist Church

Raleigh, North Carolina

Youth Fall Retreat, 2013

May Eighteenth Two-Thousand and Fourteen

Where Have All the Flowers Gone

Where have all the flowers gone, long time passing?

Where have all the flowers gone, long time ago?

Where have all the flowers gone?

Young girls have picked them everyone.

Oh, when will they ever learn?

Oh, when will they ever learn?

Where have all the young girls gone, long time passing?

Where have all the young girls gone, long time ago?

Where have all the young girls gone?

Gone for husbands everyone.

Oh, when will they ever learn?

Oh, when will they ever learn?

Where have all the husbands gone, long time passing?

Where have all the husbands gone, long time ago?

Where have all the husbands gone?

Gone for soldiers everyone

Oh, when will they ever learn?

Oh, when will they ever learn?

Where have all the soldiers gone, long time passing?

Where have all the soldiers gone, long time ago?

Where have all the soldiers gone?

Gone to graveyards, everyone.

Oh, when will they ever learn?

Oh, when will they ever learn?

Where have all the graveyards gone, long time passing?

Where have all the graveyards gone, long time ago?

Where have all the graveyards gone?

Gone to flowers, everyone.

Oh, when will they ever learn?

Oh, when will they ever learn?

Where have all the flowers gone, long time passing?

Where have all the flowers gone, long time ago?

Where have all the flowers gone?

Young girls have picked them everyone.

Oh, when will they ever learn?

Oh, when will they ever learn?