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First Presbyterian Church Founded June 15, 1818
OUR VISION STATEMENT:
We seek to be a Church United in Christ, Scripturally Based, and
a Compassionate Community of Faith.
SUNDAY, July 9
8:30 AM - Worship Service/JAH 9:30 AM - Sunday School 10:30 AM - Worship Service/SAN 5:00 PM - PYC/FH MONDAY, July 10
5:30 - Stephen Ministry/SMR TUESDAY, July 11
6:15 AM - Outback/GBH 9:30 AM - Transformational Yoga/CH 4:00 PM - Maintain Cluster Meeting 5:30 PM - Session/FH 6:30 PM - Boy Scouts 633/GBH WEDNESDAY, July 12
5:45 PM - Wednesday Night Supper/FH 7:15 PM - Chancel Choir Practice/CR THURSDAY, July 13
9:30 AM - Transformational Yoga/CH 10:00 AM - Summer Disciple Bible Study/LIB 11:15 AM - FPC Prayer Group/LIB 12:15 PM - Al-Anon/GBH 4:00 PM - Green Street Market SATURDAY, July 15
7:30 AM - Early Christian Study Group/ LIB SUNDAY, July 16
8:30 AM - Worship Service/JAH 9:30 AM - Sunday School 10:30 AM - Worship Service/SAN 5:00 PM - PYC/FH
JUNE
Please make plans to attend a welcome celebration for Louise McCallion on July 9 at 5pm. We want as many youth and parents as possible to be present to meet and welcome her! Contact Leigh Brown for more info.
Many thanks to Marcus Bland and Moriah Berry for singing this morning.
Chancel Choir will take a well-deserved Summer break starting June 18 - July 9. They will resume rehearsals on Wednesday, July 12 and will sing on Sunday, July 16.
Transformation Yoga
Yoga from a Christian Perspective
Tuesdays and Thursdays Carriage House
Taught by Lori Smith
9:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. - Basic Level 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. - Gentle
Calendar Legend: BR - Bell Room CH - Carriage House (GBH) CER - Christian Ed Resource upstairs CR - Choir Room FH - Fellowship Hall GBH - Gideon Blackburn House HR - Historical Room JAH - John Allan Hall (GBH) LIB - Library SAN - Sanctuary SMR - Stephen Ministry Room (GBH)
Lectionary Readings July 16, 2017
Gen. 25:19-34; Psalm 119:105-112
Rom. 8:1-11; Matt. 13:1-9, 18-23
WELCOME VISITORS!
First Presbyterian is a Congregation of the Presby-terian Church (USA) and a Stephen Ministry
Congregation
We welcome you as a participant in wor-ship today. We pray that you will find this ser-vice meaningful. Worship is but one of the many ministries of First Presbyterian Church.
Please remember to turn off all cell phones and pagers. Also, please DO NOT take flash photographs during the services.
Please sign in: The red Friendship Folders will be passed during the offering.
Looking for a Church home? Please speak with an usher after the 8:30 service or the “Ask Me” person standing at the rear of the church after the 10:30 service, who this week is Patty Conley.
Ushers serving this morning: 8:30 Bruce Williams 10:30 a.m.: Susan Brooks, Davis Carter, Sue Garrison, and June Guynes.
The flowers this morning are given to the Glory of God and in honor of the grandchil-dren of Lou and Joanne Horn.
Fifth Sunday after Pentecost
July 9, 2017
8:30 a.m./10:30 a.m. Worship Service
Summer Volunteers Needed! Gather Cluster is looking for volunteers to help with the coffee and snacks prior to the 10:30 a.m. service during the summer. This entails making coffee and putting out the supplied snacks.
Contact Bo Lundy at [email protected] or signup at the bulletin board.
This church welcomes you no matter who you are, where you come from, or why you are here. We are Christ’s people, and this is Christ’s place with its doors open wide. If you are passing through, Godspeed; if you are looking for a home, stay here; if you
need instruction, learn from us as we learn from you. We invite visitors to join us, but most of all, to return often.
“Flower Dedication” enve-lopes are available at the bulletin board or in the pew racks with a small card in-
side the envelope that you will fill out and place back in the envelope with your $50.
Upcoming available dates: July 16, 30; Aug 6, 13, 20;
Sept. 3, 10, 17, 24
Greene Street Market
is open every Thursday 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.
May - August
MARK YOUR CALENDAR!
FELLOWSHIP CAMP MARANATHA
AUGUST 11-13, 2017
See the bulletin boards for details and sign-up
Stephen Ministers Are There to Care
Are you going through a difficult time – emotion-ally, spiritually, or rela-tionally? Are you lonely, experiencing a crisis, or simply stressed by everyday life? You don’t have to suffer alone. Our Stephen Ministers are trained caregiv-ers, ready to listen, care for and encourage you, pray with and for you, and provide confi-dential one-to-one Christian care to help you through whatever it is that you are facing.
To find out more, talk with: Doug Madison or Jill Chappell.
Contact the church office to schedule an appointment.
First Presbyterian is a Congregation of the Presbyterian Church (USA) and a Stephen Ministry Congregation
FPC MINISTRY TEAM Dr. Carol Tate, Interim Pastor [email protected] Ext. 122
Dr. James W. Roberts, Int. Associate Pastor [email protected] Ext. 127
Dr. Patricia Hacker, Director of Music [email protected] Ext. 126
Dr. Frank Contreras, Organist
Lacey Guthrie, First Friends Preschool Director [email protected] Ext. 128
Cynde Tannehill, Office Administrator/Notary [email protected] Ext. 132
Amber Stewart, Receptionist Ext. 130 [email protected]
Finance Department Ext. 136 [email protected]
Quentin Fitzpatrick, Sexton
In case of emergency please contact the church
office at 256-536-3354, ext.132.
(The worship service is broadcast over WLOR AM 1550 or FM 98.1)
307 Gates Avenue, Huntsville, AL 35801 256-536-3354 ~ Fax (256) 536-3038
E-Mail: [email protected] Home page: www.fpchsv.org
Join us after the 10:30 service. . .
for popcorn, lemonade,
and fellowship,
across the street at the
GBH front lawn.
Assemble in God’s Name With the chiming of the bell, we quietly and prayerfully prepare our hearts and minds
to worship God.
Chiming of the Bell
Prelude Diapason Voluntary Gordon Young
Dr. Frank Contreras, piano/organ
Welcome and Announcements
*Call to Worship Liturgists: (8:30) Charles Bozeman; (10:30) Stephanie Hyatt
Leader: God is gracious and merciful,
slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.
People: God is good to all,
and God’s compassion is over all that God has made.
Leader: All God’s works shall give praise to their Creator.
People: We bless and praise you, maker of heaven and earth.
*Opening Prayer
Almighty God, your Son, Jesus Christ, has taught us that what we do for the least of your children, we do also for him. Give us the will to serve others as he was the servant of all, who gave us his life and died for us, but lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.
*Opening Hymn 664 Morning Has Broken BUNESSAN
Prayer of Confession
Merciful God, you pardon all who truly repent and turn to you. We humbly confess our sins and ask your mercy. We have not loved you with a pure heart, nor have we loved our neighbor as ourselves. We have not done justice, loved kindness, or walked humbly with you, our God. In your great compassion, cleanse us from our sin. Create in us a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within us. Do not cast us from your presence, or take your Holy Spirit from us. Restore to us the joy of your salvation and sustain us with your bountiful Spirit. (silence for reflection)
Kyrie Lord, Have Mercy Upon Us KYRIE
(8:30) Lord, have mercy upon us, Christ, have mercy upon us, Lord, have mercy upon us.
(10:30) Lord, have mercy upon us, (3 times) Christ, have mercy upon us, (3 times) Lord, have mercy upon us. (3 times)
Assurance of Pardon
*Hymn 581 Glory Be to the Father GLORIA PATRI
*The Passing of the Peace (8:30)
Leader: The peace of the Lord be with you.
People: And also with you.
Proclaim God’s Word
Prayer for Illumination First Lesson - Genesis 24:34-38, 42-49, 58-67 pew Bible, OT, pg. 20
pew Bible (large print), OT, pg. 24
*Stand as you are able.
Anthem My Song Shall be Always Thy Mercy F. Mendelssohn
Marcus Bland, tenor and Moriah Berry, soprano
Time for Young Disciples At this time all children will be invited to come to the chancel steps. Children ages KINDERGARTEN AND YOUNGER are dismissed to the nursery. FIRST GRADE AND UP should remain in the sanctuary with parents.
Second Lesson - Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30 pew Bible, NT, pg. 11
pew Bible (large print), NT, pg. 14
Sermon “Learning the Steps” Dr. Carol Tate
Respond To God’s Word
*Hymn 459 O Word of God Incarnate MUNICH
*Affirmation of Faith A Brief Statement of Faith
In everlasting love, the God of Abraham and Sarah chose a covenant people to bless all families of the earth. Hearing their cry, God delivered the children of Israel from the house of bondage. Loving us still, God makes us heirs with Christ of the covenant. Like a mother who will not forsake her nursing child, like a father who runs to welcome the prodigal home, God is faithful still.
Prayers of the People and The Lord’s Prayer Hymnal pg.35
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.
Presentation of God’s Tithes and Our Offerings
Offertory I Surrender All arr. Jolene Boyd
Dr. Frank Contreras, piano/organ
*Doxology Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow OLD ONE 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.
*Offertory Prayer
*Closing Hymn 182 I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say KINGSFOLD
*Benediction
*Postlude Allegro, F major J. S. Bach
Dr. Frank Contreras, piano/organ
AND NOW WE INVOKE OUR MISSION STATEMENT AS WE LEAVE: Having been drawn into Community and nurtured by God’s Word,
we are called into the world. CCLI # 1345744
TO ADD NAMES TO THE PRAYER REQUEST FOR SIX WEEKS, please call or
email Cynde Tannehill, Pastor’s Secretary, or use the Prayer and Care page by printing your prayer request and placing it in the offering plate. Prayer requests only remain on the list for SIX WEEKS unless you contact Cynde at the church office.
If you know of someone who is in the hospital or need to inform the church of a death in your family, you may also contact Cynde Tannehill. Thank you!
PRAYER REQUESTS
Members: Anne Boles, Emily Butler, Marlyn Harris, David Hatch, Jeanette Hollis, J. R. Howard, Kara Howard, Cay Lambert, Sage Lyons III, Sanders Pair, Amy Ricks, and Dolly Shuey.
Friends & Relatives: Jerry Adams - Friend of FPC; James Anaya - Nephew of Dr. Frank Contreras; Cam Cotney - Nephew of Carol Cotney; Celia Duncan - Friend of Sarah Watson; Henry Howard - Great Nephew of Woodward Howard; Martha Jones Family - Friends of Jo Recio; Kelley - Friend of Jo Recio; Beverlee Leo - Mother of Lori Smith; Margaret Linn - Mother of Melissa Jones; Markes Little - Brother of Peggy Galloway; Kevin McCarley - Brother of Roy McCorkle; Glenn Norfleet - Friend of George and Eleanor Harsh; Dell Page - Family of Sheila, Katie and Natalie Fogle; Diana Rose - Mother of Serena Neely; Scott Sedlitz - Stepson of Annewhite Fuller.
Members and Relatives in Specialty Care: Lorinne Lilly (Magnolia Cottage);
Darwin Perkins (Brookdale Place); Ray Rose (Diversicare of Big Springs); Virginia
Rowe (Whitesburg Gardens); Marge Sharp (Birmingham).
The Church: The Pastor Nominating Committee; the Nominating Committee; First
Presbyterian Church, the Session, the North Alabama Presbytery, and for our new
Director of Youth Ministry.
Military & International: All those serving in the armed forces.
Our Nation: President Trump and our representatives.
First Presbyterian Missions & Ministries: Appalachia Service Project (ASP); Good
Samaritans; International Missionary Fellowship (HaitiHospital.org); The Vine Pastoral
Counseling Center; The Presbyterian Home for Children; Second Mile Preschool;
Kids to Love; and the CUP program.
July 12, 2017
DINNER: 5:45 - Fellowship Hall
PROGRAM: Meet our new Interim Pastor,
Interim Associate Pastor, and Youth Director.
Signup on the bulletin board.
