(** The people will rise in body or spirit.) August 19, 2018 • 10 a.m. Prelude “Prelude” from Suite in G Major, No. 1 Ruth McKay Jean-Henry D’Anglebert Welcome Rev. Dr. Michael Piazza ** Exchange of Peace ** Opening Hymn Be Thou My Vision ** Invocation Rev. Chris Tate
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(** The people will rise in body or spirit.)
August 19, 2018 • 10 a.m.
Prelude “Prelude” from Suite in G Major, No. 1 Ruth McKay Jean-Henry D’Anglebert
Welcome Rev. Dr. Michael Piazza
** Exchange of Peace
** Opening Hymn Be Thou My Vision
** Invocation Rev. Chris Tate
Time of Honesty and Reflection
Confession
Silence
Assurance of Forgiveness
One: In the name of Jesus the Christ, you are forgiven!
All: In the name of Jesus the Christ, you are forgiven. Thanks be to God!
Special Music “Allemande” from Suite in G Major, No. 1 Jean-Henry D’Anglebert
First Lesson Isaiah 49:1-6; 14-18 Rev. Kibbie Laird
Modern Lesson Alexander Hamilton
Lin-Manuel Miranda, music & lyrics
** Gospel Lesson Mark 14:3-9
One: Please rise in body or spirit in reverence to the words of Jesus.
Hear what the Spirit is saying to the church
All: We listen for a word from God:
While Jesus was at Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at the table, a woman came with
an alabaster jar of very costly ointment of nard, and she broke open the jar and poured the ointment
on his head. But some were there who said to one another in anger, ‘Why was the ointment wasted in
this way? For this ointment could have been sold for more than three hundred denarii, and the money
given to the poor.’ And they scolded her. But Jesus said, ‘Let her alone; why do you trouble her? She
has performed a good service for me. For you always have the poor with you, and you can show kind-
ness to them whenever you wish; but you will not always have me. She has done what she could; she
has anointed my body beforehand for its burial. Truly I tell you, wherever the good news is proclaimed
in the whole world, what she has done will be told in remembrance of her.
One: Hear this ancient witness from yesterday.
All: May the Word become flesh in us today!
** Gloria Glory to God Paul M. Vasile
Special Music Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Your Story Allison Gray
Lin-Manuel Miranda, music & lyrics Chris Tate
Sermon Hamilton: The Sermon
** Hymn of Response Morning Has Broken 469
Tithes and Offerings
Offertory “Chaconne Rondeau” from Suite in G Major, No. 1 Jean-Henry D’Anglebert
Doxology Praise God from whom all blessings flow, Praise Jesus Christ and in God grow,
Alleluia, Alleluia!
Praise to the Holy Spirit give,
That we with God in love may live.
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!
Prayers of the People
The Prayer of Jesus from The New Zealand Book of Common Prayer
Eternal Spirit, Earth-maker, Pain-bearer, Life-giver, Source of all that is and that shall be, Father
and Mother of us all, Loving God, in whom is heaven: May the hallowing of your name echo
through the universe! May the way of your justice be followed by the peoples of the world! Your
heavenly will be done by all created beings! Your commonwealth of peace and freedom sustain
our hope and come on earth. With the bread we need for today, feed us. In the hurts we absorb
from one another, forgive us. In times of temptation and testing, strengthen us. From trials too
great to endure, spare us. From the grip of all that is evil, free us. For you reign in the glory of
the power that is love, Now and forever. Amen.
** Closing Hymn God of Grace and God of Glory
** Benediction
** Response God of Grace and God of Glory
Grant us wisdom, grant us courage,
Serving thee whom we adore,
Serving thee whom we adore.
** Ringing the Church Bell
Postlude Fuga in F Major George Frideric Handel
All are invited to enjoy a continental breakfast and time of community hosted by the deacons
on the back terrace off the common room, which is down the hall and on the left.
TODAY AT FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF NEW CANAAN
Welcome to the service of worship for the Lord’s Day. Summer worship continues through Septem-
ber 2. Many of us are traveling or living elsewhere for the summer, but, if all who are in town will make
an effort to be here each Sunday, we can have an amazing spiritual adventure. Services, which, as
always, begin at 10 a.m., will be a bit more relaxed, so you can dress more comfortably. We are going
to practice laughing and loving in the presence of God each week. Parents of infants through age
four are encouraged to take their children to the nursery school classrooms during worship. Students
in PreK and up remain in worship with their families. Activity packets are available in the back of
the church. All are invited to join us following worship at 11:15 a.m. for a continental breakfast provided
by our deacons on the terrace located off the common room, which is down the hall and to the left.
Greeters: Jeannie Hart and George Post Worship Coordinator: Kevin Sheridan
Ushers: Bill Knobloch and Stephan von Jena Refreshments: Steve Van de Graaf
The Beatitudes of Broadway This morning, we continue our sermon series “The
Beatitudes of Broadway” with the smash hit “Hamilton: An American Musical.”
Nominated for a record-setting 16 Tony Awards in 2016, the show, by Lin-Manuel
Miranda, won 11 and is running currently on Broadway and in Chicago, London, and
two national tours. Next Sunday, August 26, we will look at just a couple of the
spiritual lessons in “Les Misérables,” Interim Pastor Rev. Dr. Michael Piazza’s all-time
favorite musical. (He says he knows all the words, but he promises not to sing!)
Finally, on Labor Day Sunday, September 2, Associate Pastor Rev. Kibbie Laird will share stories from
our Summer mission trips and talk about the lessons we might learn from the scripture as expressed in
the classic “My Fair Lady.” Please be sure to follow our Facebook page (facebook.com/FPCNC) and our
Instagram feed (FPCNC) for ways you can invite your family and friends to join you in worship through-
out the series.
The Harpsichord Our guest musician this morning is harpsichordist Ruth McKay,
playing music that our founding parents, including Alexander Hamilton, might
have enjoyed. A native of New Canaan, Ruth is a former Sunday School student
at First Presbyterian Church of New Canaan and the daughter of Sandy Nissley.
Ruth became interested in harpsichords while a student at Bowdoin College.
After working with Cambridge-based harpsichord maker Eric Herz, she earned
her Master of Music in 1995 from the Longy School of Music, and has been per-
forming with various ensembles, including La Donna Musicale and New England
Classical Singers, ever since. She also keeps the harpsichords in the Boston area in tune and regulation.
The harpsichord Ruth will be playing is a 1990 Eric Herz German harpsichord that was given to FPCNC
in 2000 by the Kniffin Family in memory of longtime choir member and baroque music enthusiast, Skip
Kniffin. Thank you to Kniffin Family, and welcome home, Ruth!
If you wish to have flowers in the sanctuary to celebrate an anniversary, a baptism, a birthday, or to
memorialize a beloved family member or friend, please contact Barbara Wentzel, Flower Coordinator,