We are glad you are worshipping with us this morning and hope that you find your experience of worship to be uplifting and meaningful. Any Usher (designated with a name tag) will be glad to answer your questions and help you find your way around. If you need wireless audio receivers, large print bulletins and hymnals, directions to classrooms, restrooms or access ramps, please notify an Usher. We offer a nursery for infants and toddlers during the worship service at 10:00 a.m. For help finding ways to connect with the ministries and people in this community of faith, or for information about joining the church, please send a message to Membership Coordinator, Allison Cockrill, [email protected]. A Note on Our Worship Space You may notice some changes in the sanctuary, chapel, and Gilmour Hall as we experiment with the arrangement of worship materials and space. This is an exciting way to consider how we engage the senses in worship, thinking theologically about the important relationship between the Word of God and the sacraments of Baptism and the Lord’s Supper. You will notice today, for instance, that the large cross greets us as we enter the place of worship, reminding us that we are a people who follow in the way of the Crucified and Risen one. The new cup and plate on the table remind us that the same Risen Christ has promised to eat and drink with us, his people, to nourish us along the journey of discipleship, whenever we gath- er together. 125 S. 3rd Street Wilmington, NC 28401 (910) 762-6688 www.firstonthird.org WE GATHER TO WORSHIP The music of the Opening Voluntary draws us from the outside world into the presence of God. In preparation for worship, you are invited to use this time for prayerful reflection. OPENING VOLUNTARY “Variations on an Original Theme, Opus 58” - Flor Peeters WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS [Please pass the friendship register down the row for each person to sign.] CONGREGATIONAL INTROIT 399 “God Welcomes All ” THEMBA AMEN God welcomes all, strangers and friends; God’ s love is strong and it never ends. CALL TO WORSHIP (from Psalm 80) Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, you who lead Joseph like a flock! You who are enthroned upon the cherubim, shine forth. Stir up your might, and come to save up! We will never turn back from you; give us life, and we will call on your name. Restore us, O LORD God of hosts; Let your face shine, that we may be saved. +HYMN 619 “Praise, My Soul, the God of Heaven” LAUDA ANIMA TODAY’S SERVICE First Presbyterian Church Growing in Faith and Love Tenth Sunday after Pentecost August 18, 2019 For Urgent Pastoral Needs, Please Call - (910) 338-9109 *Please leave a message and the Pastor will return your call. If you have joys to share, including a birth announcement, or concerns, please call the church office (762-6688). REMINDER: Please be sure to silence all electronic devices upon entering the sanctuary. Leading in Worship: Dan Lewis, Pastor Richard Aylor, Associate Pastor Nicole Newton, Associate Pastor John Tabler, Director of Music Benjamin Horrell, Asst. Director of Music Worship and Wonder FALL IS ON THE WAY! That means a new season for Worship and Wonder. New volunteers are needed, to lead children ages 3-7 through their own worship at the 9 a.m. and two 11 a.m. services, in our two beautiful Children’s Worship Centers. Stories from the book, Following Jesus by Sonia M. Stewart will be the focus in the coming year. Volunteer storytellers and greeters will have a training session in late summer or early fall. Please consider joining this wonderful pro- gram; you will be blessed. Contact [email protected] or [email protected]. Scheduling Information If you would like to receive the weekly e-newsletter, please email Amy Osborne at [email protected]. To share joys or concerns, including birth announcements, or to reserve a room or change a room reservation, please call the church office or send an email message to [email protected]. Weekly Updates Stephen Ministry Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstance, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. 1 Thessalonians 5: 16-18. “Obeying these three commands often goes against our natural inclinations. But when we follow God’s will, we will find it easier to be joyful.” If life has you feeling “down and out”, consider asking for a confidential adviser or a Stephen Minister for support. Please call the church, 762-6688 or Janice Clark, 228-8584. Worship Schedule One service at 10am through Labor Day Averette Scholarship The Geneva Averette Scholarship has been established to assist persons in financial need to attend a college or university to which they have been accepted. Any rising freshman, sophomore, junior or senior can apply for this need-based scholarship. Past recipients can also reapply. Applicants must be an active member of First Presbyterian Church and are invited to complete the application found on the church web- site. Applications must be submitted by August 31, 2019. Family Promise (Interfaith) First Presbyterian will be hosting Family Promise/Interfaith families the week of September 15-22nd. Our mission is to provide transitional housing for victims of domestic violence and emergency shelter to home- less families with children. Help and share your talents by signing up through the Member Page of the website and selecting the Family Promise link, or by calling the church office 910.762.6688. Volunteer opportunities for all shifts are available and include cooks, laundry helpers, van drivers, and those who can offer fellowship. Call Michelle Zumbro with questions about this important mission 910.508.8835. Congregational Care Ministry The Emergency Care Committee, helps church members in the event of a hurricane, power outage, or other related situations. Committee members will call to check on members wellbeing and if they need assistance. If you, or any congregation members you know would like this service, please call Cathy Bai- ley, 910.793.2145, or the church office 910.762.6688 to be put on the list of members to call. Greeting Team The Greeting Team serves as an extension of the hospitality of the church and seeks to welcome mem- bers and guests by holding doors open and providing assistance as needed on Sunday mornings for 30 minutes prior to services. Greeters are needed for the remainder of the year to serve between 8:30-9am, 10:30-11am. Please call Allison Cockrill at the church office, 762-6688 to sign up for remaining dates and times or visit the signup link on the Member page of the church website to view and register open dates. A Look Ahead August 25: Communion and Blessing of the Backpacks, 10am, Sanctuary August 29: Preschool Parent’s Night, 5:30pm, Sanctuary September 5: Grandparent’s Support Network Volunteer Orientation, 6pm, Boney Hall September 8: Rally Day and Youth Kickoff Traditional Worship Schedule Resumes - 8:45am, Chapel service - 9:00am, Gilmour Hall Contemporary service - 11:00am, Sanctuary service September 11: Discipleship Bible Study Introduction, 7pm, Gilmour Hall September 15: Sunday School Classes Resume, 10am, Multiple Rooms Fall FPC 101 Classes, 10am, Bride’s Room Youth Kickoff Families are invited to join their youth for dinner, worship, and a look at what the upcoming year will hold on September 8 from 6-8pm in Boney Hall. New Youth Group Schedule! Starting September 16th, youth group will have a new schedule! Each group will have their own time, with a shared dinner from 6:30-7pm. Middle School Youth 5:30-7:00 High School Youth 6:30-8
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We are glad you are worshipping with us this morning and hope that you find your experience of worship to be uplifting and meaningful. Any Usher (designated with a name tag) will be glad to answer your questions and help you find your way around. If you need wireless audio receivers, large print bulletins and hymnals, directions to classrooms, restrooms or access ramps, please notify an Usher.
We offer a nursery for infants and toddlers during the worship service at 10:00 a.m. For help finding ways to connect with the ministries and people in this community of faith, or for information about joining the church, please send a message to Membership Coordinator, Allison Cockrill, [email protected].
A Note on Our Worship Space You may notice some changes in the sanctuary, chapel, and Gilmour Hall as we experiment with the arrangement of worship materials and space. This is an exciting way to consider how we engage the senses in worship, thinking theologically about the important relationship between the Word of God and the sacraments of Baptism and the Lord’s Supper. You will notice today, for instance, that the large cross greets us as we enter the place of worship, reminding us that we are a people who follow in the way of the Crucified and Risen one. The new cup and plate on the table remind us that the same Risen Christ has promised to eat and drink with us, his people, to nourish us along the journey of discipleship, whenever we gath-er together.
125 S. 3rd Street Wilmington, NC 28401 (910) 762-6688
www.firstonthird.org
WE GATHER TO WORSHIP
The music of the Opening Voluntary draws us from the outside world into the presence of God. In preparation for worship, you are invited
to use this time for prayerful reflection.
OPENING VOLUNTARY “Variations on an Original Theme, Opus 58” - Flor Peeters WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
[Please pass the friendship register down the row for each person to sign.] CONGREGATIONAL INTROIT 399 “God Welcomes All” THEMBA AMEN
God welcomes all, strangers and friends; God’s love is strong and it never ends. CALL TO WORSHIP (from Psalm 80) Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, you who lead Joseph like a flock! You who are enthroned upon the cherubim, shine forth. Stir up your might, and come to save up! We will never turn back from you; give us life, and we will call on your name. Restore us, O LORD God of hosts; Let your face shine, that we may be saved. +HYMN 619
“Praise, My Soul, the God of Heaven” LAUDA ANIMA
TODAY’S SERVICE
First Presbyterian Church Growing in Faith and Love
Tenth Sunday after Pentecost August 18, 2019
For Urgent Pastoral Needs, Please Call - (910) 338-9109
*Please leave a message and the Pastor will return your call.
If you have joys to share, including a birth announcement, or concerns, please call the church office (762-6688).
REMINDER: Please be sure to silence all electronic devices upon entering the sanctuary.
Leading in Worship: Dan Lewis, Pastor Richard Aylor, Associate Pastor Nicole Newton, Associate Pastor John Tabler, Director of Music Benjamin Horrell, Asst. Director of Music
Worship and Wonder FALL IS ON THE WAY! That means a new season for Worship and Wonder. New volunteers are needed, to lead children ages 3-7 through their own worship at the 9 a.m. and two 11 a.m. services, in our two
beautiful Children’s Worship Centers. Stories from the book, Following Jesus by Sonia M. Stewart will be the focus in the coming year. Volunteer storytellers and greeters will have a training session in late summer or early fall. Please consider joining this wonderful pro-gram; you will be blessed. Contact [email protected] or [email protected].
Scheduling Information
If you would like to receive the weekly e-newsletter, please email Amy Osborne at [email protected].
To share joys or concerns, including birth announcements, or to reserve a room or change a room reservation, please call the church office or send an email message to [email protected].
Weekly Updates
Stephen Ministry Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstance, for this is God’s will for you in
Christ Jesus. 1 Thessalonians 5: 16-18. “Obeying these three commands often goes against our natural inclinations. But when we follow God’s will, we will find it easier to be joyful.” If life has you feeling “down and out”, consider asking for a confidential adviser or a Stephen Minister for support. Please call the church, 762-6688 or Janice Clark, 228-8584.
Worship Schedule
One service at 10am through Labor Day
Averette Scholarship The Geneva Averette Scholarship has been established to assist persons in financial need to attend a college or university to which they have been accepted. Any rising freshman, sophomore, junior or senior can apply for this need-based scholarship. Past recipients can also reapply. Applicants must be an active member of First Presbyterian Church and are invited to complete the application found on the church web-site. Applications must be submitted by August 31, 2019.
Family Promise (Interfaith) First Presbyterian will be hosting Family Promise/Interfaith families the week of September 15-22nd. Our mission is to provide transitional housing for victims of domestic violence and emergency shelter to home-less families with children. Help and share your talents by signing up through the Member Page of the website and selecting the Family Promise link, or by calling the church office 910.762.6688. Volunteer opportunities for all shifts are available and include cooks, laundry helpers, van drivers, and those who can offer fellowship. Call Michelle Zumbro with questions about this important mission 910.508.8835.
Congregational Care Ministry The Emergency Care Committee, helps church members in the event of a hurricane, power outage, or other related situations. Committee members will call to check on members wellbeing and if they need assistance. If you, or any congregation members you know would like this service, please call Cathy Bai-ley, 910.793.2145, or the church office 910.762.6688 to be put on the list of members to call.
Greeting Team The Greeting Team serves as an extension of the hospitality of the church and seeks to welcome mem-bers and guests by holding doors open and providing assistance as needed on Sunday mornings for 30 minutes prior to services. Greeters are needed for the remainder of the year to serve between 8:30-9am, 10:30-11am. Please call Allison Cockrill at the church office, 762-6688 to sign up for remaining dates and times or visit the signup link on the Member page of the church website to view and register open dates.
A Look Ahead
August 25: Communion and Blessing of the Backpacks, 10am, Sanctuary
August 29: Preschool Parent’s Night, 5:30pm, Sanctuary
September 5: Grandparent’s Support Network Volunteer Orientation, 6pm, Boney Hall
September 8: Rally Day and Youth Kickoff Traditional Worship Schedule Resumes - 8:45am, Chapel service - 9:00am, Gilmour Hall Contemporary service - 11:00am, Sanctuary service
September 11: Discipleship Bible Study Introduction, 7pm, Gilmour Hall
September 15: Sunday School Classes Resume, 10am, Multiple Rooms Fall FPC 101 Classes, 10am, Bride’s Room
Youth Kickoff Families are invited to join their youth for dinner, worship, and a look at what the upcoming year will hold on September 8 from 6-8pm in Boney Hall.
New Youth Group Schedule! Starting September 16th, youth group will have a new schedule! Each group will have their own time, with a shared dinner from 6:30-7pm. Middle School Youth 5:30-7:00 High School Youth 6:30-8
TIME WITH THE YOUNG CHURCH
[Three year olds through second graders are invited to come forward, place their offering in the plate and have prayer with the minister.]
WE PROCLAIM GOD’S WORD
PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION FIRST LESSON Isiah 5: 1– 7
The Word of the Lord. Pew Bible P. 634 Thanks be to God.
+HYMN 45 “I to the Hills Will Lift My Eyes” DUNDEE
SECOND LESSON Hebrews 11: 29-12:2 The Word of the Lord Pew Bible P. 226 Thanks be to God.
SERMON Richard Aylor “The Hope That Comes by Remembering”
WE RESPOND TO GOD’S WORD
+HYMN 817 “We Walk by Faith and Not by Sight” DUNLAP’S CREEK
+AFFIRMATION OF FAITH (the Apostles’ Creed)
I believe in God the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ his only Son of our Lord; who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was cruci-fied, dead, and buried; he descended into hell; the third day he rose again from the dead; he ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead. I believe in the Holy Ghost; the holy catholic church; the communion of saints; the forgiveness of sins; the resurrection of the body; and the life everlasting. Amen.
PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE
CALL TO CONFESSION - (adapted from 1 John 1)
If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. But if we confess our sins, God who is faithful and just will forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. In humility and faith, let us confess our sins to God...
PRAYER OF CONFESSION
Almighty God, you love us but we have not loved you. You call, but we have not listened. We walk away from neighbors in need, wrapped in our own concerns. We condone evil, prejudice, war-fare, and greed. God of grace, help us to admit our sin, so that as you come to us in mercy, we may repent, turn to you, and receive forgiveness; through Jesus Christ our Redeemer...
SILENT PRAYER KYRIE MERBECKE
Lord, have mercy upon us. Christ, have mercy upon us. Lord, have mercy upon us.
ASSURANCE OF PARDON
Sisters and Brothers, hear this good news: Who is in a position to condemn? Only Christ. And Christ died for us, Christ rose for us, Christ reigns in power for us, Christ prays for us. Anyone who is in Christ in a new creation. The old life is gone and a new life has begun. Let us all believe this good news: In Jesus Christ, we are forgiven!
CONGREGATIONAL RESPONSE 447 “We Are Forgiven” WE ARE FORGIVEN
We are forgiven. We are forgiven. Thanks be to God. Thanks be to God. PASSING OF THE PEACE
The peace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with you all! And also with you!
OFFERING OFFERTORY ANTHEM
"God Be In My Head" - Arlene R. Clarke God be in my head and in my understanding; God be in my eyes and in my looking; God be in my mouth and in my speaking; God be in my heart and in my thinking; God be at mine end and at my departing.
+DOXOLOGY (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. Amen.
+PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING 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.
WE GO IN GOD’S NAME
+HYMN 718
“Take Up Your Cross, the Savior Said” BOURBON
+CHARGE & BENEDICTION CONGREGATIONAL RESPONSE 544 “Bless the Lord” BLESS THE LORD Bless the Lord, my soul, and bless God’s holy name. Bless the Lord, my soul, who leads me into life.
CLOSING VOLUNTARY
“Trumpet Tune in D Major” - David Johnson
If you leave before worship’s conclusion, please do so silently in consideration of others. Please refrain from photography and videography
during the worship service. [+You are invited to stand. For each hymn, please stand as the last line of the introduction is played.]
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