MAY 7, 2017

9:30 A.M.

Sharing the Bread and the Cup

As directed by the ushers, please come forward, take a piece of bread, dip

it in the cup and partake. Servers are available to bring Communion to

those who wish to remain in their seats. Gluten-free crackers are available

in each basket.

PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE AND 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.

PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION

All: Holy God, You come through bread and wine to revive our souls

and call us into new life. Thank you for this meal we have shared and

for the fellowship we have enjoyed around this table. Bless us now as

we prepare to go into the world and speak of the joy that is in Jesus

Christ, the resurrection and the life for us all. Amen

GOING FORTH TO MINISTER

*CLOSING HYMN “The King of Love My Shepherd Is” [p. 171]

*BENEDICTION

*SUNG BLESSING [276 V. 1]

Great is Thy faithfulness, O God my Father,

There is no shadow of turning with Thee;

Thou changest not, Thy compassions they fail not;

As Thou hast been Thou forever will be.

Great is Thy faithfulness! Great is Thy faithfulness!

Morning by morning new mercies I see;

All I have needed Thy hand hath provided;

Great is Thy faithfulness, Lord unto me!

POSTLUDE Alejandro Alumbreros

*Please stand as you are able.

[Bold type] indicates text to be spoken or song to be sung by the congregation.

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GATHERING WITH PRAISE

PRELUDE Alejandro Alumbreros

FIRST THOUGHT

I sought to hear the voice of God and climbed the topmost steeple, but

God declared: “Go down again – I dwell among the people.

~ John Henry Newman

CALL TO WORSHIP

One: The Lord is our shepherd who leads and who guides.

All: With God by our side, we have all that we need.

One: God brings us to the refreshing waters of our baptism

All: And to the table set before us with bread and wine

One: With gentleness and tenderness, God walks beside us through the

dark valley

All: And the cup of our lives runs over with God’s abundant love.

One: With God, we lack nothing, so let us worship God together.

OPENING HYMN “Now to Your Table Spread” [p. 515]

*PRAYER OF THE DAY

WELCOME

Welcome! Whoever you are, wherever you come from and whatever you

have done or failed to do, welcome to this place where we celebrate the

love of God and are inspired by the hospitality of Jesus Christ. May you

find God’s love, peace and grace as we worship together.

CALL TO CONFESSION

PRAYER OF CONFESSION Rev. Steve Fringer

Gentle and compassionate God, we turn to You and seek Your for-

giveness. We say that in You we have everything we need, yet we are

consumed with wanting more. We profess to listen to Your voice, but,

in reality we listen to the voices of those around us and live in ways

that break Your heart. We confess that when we walk through the

dark places of life, we do fear that You are not with us. The cup of

our life overflows with blessing, but we fail to share these blessings

with others. Look upon us now with tenderness, forgive our sins and

grant us Your peace through all the days of our lives. ~ Amen

(Let us continue to pray in silence.)

ASSURANCE OF PARDON

One: Friends, hear the good news of the Gospel.

All: In Jesus Christ we are forgiven.

*ACT OF PRAISE [313 V. 1]

Come down, O love divine, Seek out this soul of mine

And visit it with Your own ardor glowing;

O Comforter, draw near, within my heart appear,

And kindle it, Your holy flame bestowing.

PROCLAIMING THE WORD

PRAYER OF ILLUMINATION

TIME WITH THE CHILDREN

CHANCEL CHOIR “Lord, Here I Am”

by Andrea Klouse

SCRIPTURE Psalm 23 [O.T. p. 501]

SERMON “Compliments of the House”

Rev. Gillian Weighton

LIVING THE WORD

OFFERING/OFFERTORY

*DOXOLOGY

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

SACRAMENT OF HOLY COMMUNION

Invitation to the Table

The Table at First Presbyterian is open to all. Friends from other tradi-

tions are welcome to share in the Lord’s Supper because Christ is our

host. Children who are being nurtured in the faith are also welcome.

We invite all to share in this meal in order to be renewed and assured

of God’s love and grace.

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We are in need of soups, pasta meals,

canned tuna and canned fruit!

THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE FOR THE FOOD PANTRY:

WED., MAY 10 — John & Linnea Brooke, Nancy Reeser

THURS., MAY 11 — Debbie Yale, Steve & Pam Simpson

If you cannot make your shift, please find a sub and let LuAnn or Karin know

Revised Scheduled for the Food Pantry

WELCOME, ALL!

Welcome to this sanctuary.

Welcome to this time of worship and wonder.

Welcome to this family of faith.

WELCOME TO FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

We’re glad you’re here today and pray that your experience

with us in worship is both challenging and uplifting!

9:30 a.m. Worship and Communion * 10:15 a.m. Sunday School

Fellowship to follow

Nursery care is available during worship service in Room 205.

STAY CONNECTED

WEB SITE: firstpresracine.org

PASTORS’ EMAIL: pastorgillian@firstpresracine.org

scfringer@hotmail.com

OFFICE EMAIL: office@firstpresracine.org

OFFICE HOURS: Tues. thru Fri. — 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

TELEPHONE: 262.632.1686

ADDRESS: 716 College Avenue

Racine, WI 53403

To receive our mid-week E-votional along with news about

what’s going on in the church, call/email the office

and ask to be added to the list!

1st Wed.—4:30 to 7:00 p.m.

Pam Wortley

Ken Schacht

2nd Wed.—4:30 to 7:00 p.m.

Nancy Reeser

John Brooke

Linnea Brooke

3rd Wed.—4:30 to 7:00 p.m.

Mac MacCaughey

Kate Gleason

Julia Reeser

4th Wed.—4:30 to 7:00 p.m.

Linda Schubert

Jenny Humphreys

Megan Humphreys

1st Thurs.—1:30 to 4:00 p.m.

Denise Park

Vi Shufelt

Barb Armstrong

2nd Thurs.—1:30 to 4:00 p.m.

Steve Simpson

Pam Simpson

Debbie Yale

3rd Thurs.—1:30 to 4:00 p.m.

Judy Rowland

Myrna Kryger

4th Thurs.—1:30 to 4:00 p.m.

Ginny Holle

Nancy Hennessey

Mary Ringwalt

AS YOU CAN SEE BY THE SCHEDULE,

WE ARE IN DESPERATE NEED OF AT

LEAST ONE MORE VOLUNTEER FOR

EACH SHIFT. AND ON THE FIRST

WEDNESDAY AND THIRD THURS-

DAY, WE NEED TWO MORE VOLUN-

TEERS . REMEMBER—HELPING

HANDS MAKE FOR A HAPPY HEART!

Food Receiving Crew

Tony Aiello

Steve Bernstein

John Brooke

Bob Frank

Kerry Frank

Ben Neal

Debbie Yale

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MAY 7, 2017

GREETERS: Linda Schubert, Mary Lou Schuler

USHERS: Larry Dickerson, Sharon Campbell,

Jen Seversen, Martha Fusco

PERK-N-POUR: Bev Eifert, Elaine Jacobson

LITURGIST: Rev. Steve Fringer

CALENDAR OF EVENTS FOR THE WEEK OF MAY 7, 2017

Sun., May 7 9:30 a.m. Worship and Communion

Mon., May 8 Office Closed

9:00 a.m. PEO Chapter Meeting

1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Underground Railroad Tour

Tues., May 9 8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Office Open

11:00 a.m. Staff Meeting

7:00 p.m. Deacon Meeting

Wed., May 10 8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Office Open

12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. Bible Study

5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Food Pantry

7:00 p.m. Handbell Choir Rehearsal

Thurs., May 11 8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Office Open

2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Food Pantry

Fri., May 12 8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Office Open

Sat., May 13 12:00 p.m. Sack Lunch (at First United

Methodist on Main Street)

Please join us Sunday the 14th

at 9:30 a.m.

for worship with Scripture reading

from John 14:1-14

Prayers for our church family—including Louise Shapley, Don

and Nancy Tobias, Adrianne Paffrath, Bonnie Eastman, Maggie

Seater, Peggy Taylor, Evelyn Vanderheyden, Mary Lou Hill, Ed

Lehmann, Marlene Wilson, Annette Anderson, Beth Elzinga,

Evelyn Gayhart, Larry Cardwell (who will be having surgery on

May 15th

), Lucille Von Rotz—mother of Diane Lehmann, Mary

Larscheidt—sister of Carrie Massey, and the mother of Nicole

Higgs.

Prayers for our military—Captains Mary & Eddie Callahan,

Andy Loth, Lt. Col Jay Brooke, Nicholas Hansen, Christopher

Hansen, Jordan Smith, Scott Pence, Chad Lawrence, Kyle

Sondergaard.

Prayers for our friends— Lt. Col. Matt Brooke—Army, Retired,

Rose Truckey—friend of Pam Simpson and Karen Schneider—

friend of Bill & Lissy Blandford, Jeff Erickson from the Caledonia

Fire Dept. Healing prayers for those who are going through

rough times—whether emotionally, physically or spiritually.

Prayers are requested for our mission partners in Cuba, pastors

Ary and Beidy and the congregation of Central Presbyterian

Church in Matanzas.

Also keep those in your thoughts and prayers who remain

bright, cheery and positive, although they may not have a

comfortable place to lay their heads or food to fill their bellies.

And a special prayer for all those who lend a helping hand to

make the world a brighter place for others.

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Thank you to all who have

donated to the beneficiaries

of Hand of Hope this year:

Bethany Apartments

Hand to Hand Program

Veteran's Outreach of

Wisconsin's Tiny Home

Village

It is wonderful to see all the

fish in the net in the Sanctuary!

This is just a reminder that we

will be accepting donations for

Hand of Hope until May 15th

, if

you would still like to make a

donation. Thank you!

Sunday, June 11, 2017, 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. — Our Handbell

Choir, under the direction of Nancy Buck, will be holding a

concert at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 614 Main Street (on

the corner of 7th & Main), Racine, WI 53403. The concert is

from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. This year, St. Luke’s celebrates their

175th anniversary, and this concert is a part of the festivities.

In order to keep costs down,

based on our PER CAPITA,

we’ve recently sent out let-

ters to former congregation

members of First Presbyteri-

an asking if they’d like to

remain active. Based upon

the responses, we’ve re-

moved about forty house-

holds, saving us having to

pay their PER CAPITA.

However, that required us

to remove names from our

monthly newsletter mailing.

In order to qualify for bulk

mailing, we need at least

200 on the list. Bulk mail-

ing saves us about $75 per

month on our newsletter

alone.

WE’D LOVE TO SHARE OUR

NEWSLETTERS WITH OTHERS WHO

WOULD ENJOY READING IT!

If you have a name or two

to add to our monthly mail-

ing, please drop a note in

Shelley’s mailbox, call the

office at 262.632.1686 or

email:

office@firstpresracine.org.

Thank you!

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TODAY, Peggy Taylor and Vi Shufelt will be doing blood

pressure screenings in Ihrman Hall—before and after

worship. Please stop by to see them for a screening or

to just say hello!

Book club will meet at Vi Shufelt' s apartment, Lake

Oaks, 1916 Wisconsin Avenue, Apt. 308 at 7:00 p.m.,

this coming Friday the 12th

. Come for drinks, snacks,

and discussion of “The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold

Fry” by Rachel Joyce.

OUR SACK LUNCH DAY IS

SATURDAY, MAY 13TH

!

First Presbyterian is hosting the Community Meal, Tuesday,

May 16, at the Head Start building, located at 1032 Grand Ave.,

at 5:30 p.m. We will need donations of casseroles, gallons of

milk, bags of salad & fruit, and bread. We can always use a

hand with food prep and servicing. Prep starts at 2:00 p.m. at

our church. We then transport everything to the site at 4:30

p.m. Helpers eat at 5:00 p.m. and we serve our neighbors

from 5:30 to 6:15p.m. There is a bit of clean up afterward

and that's it! If you can help, the sign up poster will be in Ih-

rman Hall. Questions? Call Debbie Yale (h) 262-639-5004 or

(cell) 262-498-8753. Thank you!

TIME TO HELP OUR CUBA PARTNERSHIP.

FINAL CHANCE. NAME YOUR PRICE.

STOCK UP FOR GIFTS AND SPECIAL EVENTS!

One Final Chance — All artwork is for sale at BIG discounts.

100% of sales go to our Cuba Partnership with Ary and Beidy

and their congregation. This is the final Sunday for the Cuba

Benefit Art Exhibit. Come in during coffee hour and take home

a treasure or two. Cash or checks. Please see Ellen Cardwell.