THE GATHERING

The service of worship begins with the prelude; quiet is requested as you enter the sanctuary and prepare for worship. In the spirit of Christian fellowship, we invite you to wear a name tag which is available from the greeters. As a community that prays with and for one another, we invite you to share your joys and concerns by using the prayer cards available from the ushers. Those parts of the Service of Worship in which the congregation participates in word or song are noted in bold type. Please stand as you are able.

PRELUDE Cantilène (Suite Brève) Langlais

* HYMN 478 Praise, My Soul, the King of Heaven Lauda Anima

* CALL TO WORSHIP:

Leader: Sing joyfully to the Lord, serve the Lord with gladness.

People: We are God's people, the sheep of God's flock.

Leader: Know that the Lord is God; God made us, we are the Lord's.

People: We are God's people, the sheep of God's flock.

Leader: God is good: God's kindness endures forever.

People: God's faithfulness is to all generations.

INTROIT Herbert Sumsion

With a voice of singing, tell it to the ends of the earth; The Lord has set his people free. Alleluia!

April 17, 2016 Eleven o’clock

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FIRST PRESBYTERIAN

CHURCH OF ENGLEWOOD

WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

MINUTE FOR MISSION Nathan Schulzrinne

CALL TO CONFESSION

PRAYER OF CONFESSION

Holy God, we come to you confessing that we do not listen well. We make rash decisions without seeking discernment in prayer. We place our hope in the ways of the world rather than in you. Forgive us for not listening to you, for not following your example in Scripture. Call us away from the ways of the world and back into your ways of love, justice and mercy. In the name of the Christ, the Good Shepherd who calls us by name, we pray.

PRAYERS OF SILENT AND INDIVIDUAL CONFESSION

WORDS OF ASSURANCE

Leader: Friends, believe and proclaim the Good News: in Jesus Christ, love breaks through hatred, hope breaks

through despair, life breaks through death.

People: In Jesus Christ, we are forgiven, loved, and set free. Thanks be to God! Amen.

* CONGREGATIONAL RESPONSE Hymnal No. 579 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.

* EXCHANGE OF PEACE

Leader: Let us open our hearts to one another as Christ has opened his heart to us, and God will be glorified.

People: The peace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with you.

(Exchange Signs of Reconciliation and the Peace of Christ with your neighbor - e.g., “The Peace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with you.”

Response - “And also with you.”)

TIME WITH CHILDREN

* HYMN 172 My Shepherd Will Supply My Need Resignation  

+ Children leave for Church School. Youth remain for worship.+

THE WORD

PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION

FIRST LESSON Psalm 23

ANTHEM Alleluia Ralph Mañuel

SECOND LESSON Acts 9:36-43

SERMON “Limitless” Rev. Richard S. Hong

THE OFFERING

OFFERTORY The King of Love my Shepherd Is Shelley The text may be found at No. 171 in the Hymnal

* THE DOXOLOGY WITH ALLELUIAS Lasst uns erfreuen

Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; Praise God all creatures here below, Alleluia, Alleluia! Praise God above, ye heavenly host. Creator, Son and Holy Ghost, Alleluia, Alleluia Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!

PASTORAL PRAYER & 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.

THE SENDING OUT

* HYMN 387 Savior, Like a Shepherd Lead Us Bradbury

* BENEDICTION

* CHORAL AMEN

POSTLUDE Laus Deo Dubois

Our worship ends with the conclusion of the Postlude. (It is the custom of our church to remain seated. Those who wish to leave may do so.)

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TODAYS MUSIC

Jean Langlais (1907-1991) occupied the organ bench once held by Franck in St. Clothilde in Paris. He brought a unique language to his organ compositions, many of which are based on Gregorian chant. His “Suite Breve” (1947) uses modern harmonies within classical forms. Ralph Manuel (b. 1951) has written various sacred choral anthems, vocal solos and duets, and keyboard arrangements. He and his wife, Donna, spent 24 years as missionaries of the International Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention in Recife, Brazil. He currently serves as Minister of Music at Heritage Baptist Church in Norwood, Massachusetts. Today we recognize Good Shepherd Sunday with Harry Rowe Shelley’s setting of Psalm 23. Shelley (1858-1947) was organist at Plymouth Church of the Pilgrims in Brooklyn during the tenure of Henry Ward Beecher. Theodore Dubois (1837-1924) was awarded the Prix de Rome before serving as organist of the Madeleine in Paris and briefly as choirmaster at St. Clothilde with Franck. He taught at the Paris Conservatiore and served as its director. “Laus Deo” is the recessional from his suite of wedding music.

TODAY’S SCRIPTURE READINGS

Psalm 23 (NRSV) 1The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not want. 2He makes me lie down in green pastures; he leads me beside still waters; 3he restores my soul. He leads me in right paths for his name’s sake. 4Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I fear no evil; for you are with me; your rod and your staff— they comfort me. 5You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. 6Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of the LORD my whole life long. Acts 9:36-43 (NRSV) Now in Joppa there was a disciple whose name was Tabitha, which in Greek is Dorcas. She was devoted to good works and acts of charity. 37At that time she became ill and died. When they had washed her, they laid her in a room upstairs. 38Since Lydda was near Joppa, the disciples, who heard that Peter was there, sent two men to him with the request, “Please come to us without delay.” 39So Peter got up and went with them; and when he arrived, they took him to the room upstairs. All the widows stood beside him, weeping and showing tunics and other clothing that Dorcas had made while she was with them. 40Peter put all of them outside, and then he knelt down and prayed. He turned to the body and said, “Tabitha, get up.” Then she opened her eyes, and seeing Peter, she sat up. 41He gave her his hand and helped her up. Then calling the saints and widows, he showed her to be alive. 42This became known throughout Joppa, and many believed in the Lord. 43Meanwhile he stayed in Joppa for some time with a certain Simon, a tanner.

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WELCOME TO OUR WORSHIP

Ushers for this Sunday’s service are: Nick Rameshwar, Captain Avery DiMaria Alyson Kumor Rachel Kumor Elliot Lee Our Lay Assistant this morning is Emily Kahn. Emily is a sophomore at Tenafly High School. She is Vice President of her class and Secretary of the Key Club at her school. Emily practices her faith in her daily life as a leader. She leads by example in her kind, caring way of working with others. Emily has worked in the nursery at FPC and enjoys assisting in Sunday school classes.

The Elders: Richard Bennett, Peter Bigler, David Bishop, Diane Christian, Linda Farrell, Ulah Fields, T.K. Lau, Kyung Lee, Carolyn Milne, Paul Platek, Jill Strawbridge Bello, Robert Ryder, Carol Schulzrinne, Phil Tamis, Candida Urena. Clerk of Session: Sandy Bishop Moderator: Reverend Richard Hong. The Session consists of the Moderator, the Elders, and the Clerk of Session. The Deacons: Alan Aluska, Bruce Forshee, Rosetta Forshee, John Fraser, Akira Fujitsuka, Audrey Harrison, Linda Heitner, Emily Kahn, Joshua Kahn, Nicole Kim, Kate Matsuda, Sara Lee, Charlene Niland, Beverly Rhinehart, Jeff Spady. Co-Moderators: Paul Kang & Caridad Schweizer Staff: Reverend Richard Hong & Dorothy VanderWerf

CHILD CARE IS AVAILABLE for NURSERY and TODDLERS AGES 0-4 in the ‘Youth Lounge’ which is on the same floor as the sanctuary. CHURCH SCHOOL - 4 YEAR OLDS THROUGH 5TH GRADE will be on the ground floor in Founders Hall. When you enter from the parking lot door, go around to the right.

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

This week's COFFEE & CONVERSATION is coordinated by Ulah Fields and Linda Farrell. Thank you, Ulah and Linda! FINANCIAL PEACE UNIVERSITY meets at the manse tonight at 7 p.m. STEWARDSHIP COMMITTEE meets at the FPC Church Manse on Tuesday, April 19 at 7 p.m. SESSION & DEACON MEETING is at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 20 at the Flat Rock Brook Nature Center, 443 Van Nostrand Avenue, Englewood, NJ. CROP Walk for HUNGER is Sunday, April 24, 1:30 p.m. Registration is at 1:30 p.m. with the kick-off at 2 p.m. Location to be announced. Deacons sponsor BLOOD DRIVE on Sunday, May 1 during Coffee & Conversation. We are asking 25 volunteers to give blood: Give blood, save lives. See Charlene Niland to sign-up. For Englewood Residents 60 or older: AGE-FRIENDLY Englewood Coalition asking for you to fill out a survey before May 1. Copies available at Coffee & Conversation. We hope everyone can support our Sunday May 1st 12:30pm Coffee & Conversation at the Church Manse “Rich’s House.” This is the rescheduled date for the TRIENNIUM FUNDRAISER to send our 3 FPC teenagers to a summer Presbyterian Leadership Conference in Indiana where more than 3,500 Presbyterian teenagers will gather. May 1st will be a fun and delicious day of hot dogs and ice cream sundaes with a free will offering to help them meet their immediate $1,000 April fundraising goal.

The CHURCH OFFICE has been relocated to the manse and is open from 10 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Tuesday-Friday. Mondays 10 a.m.- 3 p.m. FPC FUNDRAISER: SATURDAY MAY 7TH AT MANHATTAN BAGEL in Englewood Let's get hungry! On May 7th from 6:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Manhattan Bagel is donating ALL profits at the store to FPC. The owners, Kareem, Perry and Akram, are awesome community supporters and we hope you'll stop in to share a warm hello with them. Plan to be VERY hungry on Saturday May 7th and help us spread the word to your networks and communities! Pastor Rich and Pastor Kellie plan to be there all day (and eat as many bagels as their bodies allow them.) FPC FIRE RECOVERY THANK YOU UPDATE: FPC is blessed to have received well wishes, financial contributions and food donations from many organizations. This week our FPC staff will finalize a system and database to keep these relationships strong and thank every person and organization who reached out to us. Also, look for an update next week about the launch of our 3-year FPC Fire Recovery campaign. SCHEDULE UPDATE: FPC will update building progress at Sunday worship and always on the FPC Web site at www.englewoodpres.org. We will be “portable” for April and much of May and will hold church school and childcare. During this time we will hold 1 Sunday Service at 11:00 a.m. and NOT hold our 5:30 p.m. Crossroads Service or our 10:00 a.m. Bible Study. We expect to be back in Elmore Hall by the end of May and plan to resume our 11 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. services. FPC WORSHIP SCHEDULE FOR APRIL 24 11 a.m. Worship: Temple Sinai, 1 Engle Street, Tenafly, NJ * Enter Parking Lot and front doors on Hudson Street. Elevator access available on main level.

12:30 p.m. Coffee & Conversation at FPC Church Manse Nursery and Childcare Available. Church School for Toddlers

– 5th Grade.

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 150 EAST PALISADE AVENUE, ENGLEWOOD, NJ 07631

(201) 568-7373 www.englewoodpres.org

* * * * * * * * ALL MEMBERS OF THE CHURCH - MINISTERS THE REVEREND RICHARD S. HONG - PASTOR

THE REVEREND KELLIE ANDERSON-PICALLO - DIRECTOR OF MISSION STRATEGY DR. DAVID MACFARLANE - ORGANIST AND CHOIRMASTER DOROTHY VANDERWERF - DIRECTOR OF CARE MINISTRIES

DANIELLE DE LAURENTIS - OFFICE MANAGER LIZ GIRVIN-MARCUS - OFFICE ASSISTANT

MARY STEVENS - BOOKKEEPER JOHN REYNOLDS - CUSTODIAN

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