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Davidson College

Presbyterian Church

Davidson College Presbyterian Church is a welcoming, affirming, and inclusive

faith community where all are one in Christ. We are an Earth Care and Stephen

Ministry congregation on the corner of campus and community. Our

congregation celebrates partnerships in Christ with the Sigona Presbyterian

Church in Kikuyu, Kenya; and the Kilambe communities in Jinotega, Nicaragua;

and Blythe Elementary School in Huntersville, NC. Together we seek to grow in

witnessing to Christ in a complex world and to learn more about how to respond

as disciples to the great needs of the world.

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Farewell to Jane Cain

Today is Jane Cain’s last Sunday as Director of Music and Organist

at Davidson College Presbyterian Church. Jane has faithfully served

our congregation for forty-one years and we are deeply grateful.

The Administration and Personnel Committee is making a

presentation in worship today, including giving Jane some

expressions of our gratitude. A luncheon and fuller celebration of

Jane’s ministry will be scheduled when it is safe to do so. In

addition to including one of her favorite hymns and anthems,

today’s service also includes a longer and final postlude. Please

stay with us to the end of the service.

WDAV interviewed Jane for its Sunday morning “Biscuits and Bach” program, which you can find here.

Jane’s legacy at DCPC extends beyond her substantial impact on our

musical life. She has been a part of international mission trips, as

well as faithfully working on our projects with Habitat for

Humanity. In all things, Jane showed us what it means to be faithful

disciples. You can read Jane’s final letter to the congregation here and she has also recorded one last musical offering for us.

Thank you, Jane, for your faithful ministry and love!

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A Service For The Worship Of God Day of Pentecost, May 31, 2020 ~ 11:00 a.m. Worship

Gathering around the Word

PRELUDE Prelude in C Major (9/8) J.S. Bach

CALL TO WORSHIP Robert Alexander

One: The time has come and the moment is now. All: The Holy Spirit is nigh. One: We may be uncertain about what is next and what will

happen, but God has a plan. All: The Holy Spirit is nigh. One: Prepare your hearts and open your minds. All: The Spirit is here!

HYMN When in Our Music God Is Glorified ENGELBERG

All sing together:

When in our music God is glorified, and adoration leaves no room for pride, it is as though the whole creation cried: Alleluia! How often, making music, we have found a new dimension in the world of sound, as worship moved us to a more profound Alleluia! So has the church, in liturgy and song, in faith and love, through centuries of wrong, borne witness to the truth in every tongue: Alleluia! And did not Jesus sing a psalm that night when utmost evil strove against the light? Then let us sing, for whom he won the fight:

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Alleluia! Let every instrument be tuned for praise! Let all rejoice who have a voice to raise! And may God give us faith to sing always: Alleluia!

PRAYER OF CONFESSION All: You know us Presbyterians, O God, better than we

know ourselves. You know that we often opt for order over ardor, decency rather than discipleship, frozen instead of faithful and chosen as opposed to charitable. We have preferred the Book of Order to the Bible and our agendas to the agency of the Holy Spirit. Our lips speak our lingo but our tongues trip over the language of love. Forgive us for being so Presbyterian that we neglect being Christian. Send your Spirit to blow away all of our denominational debris. Help us to treasure what is truly of value to you.

DECLARATION OF FORGIVENESS One: I have good news for the Presbyterians. God is not done

with us yet. Even if we don’t always want to be the church reformed, God is never done reforming us, molding us into the image of the Head of the Church, Jesus Christ. In him we are forgiven.

All: Thanks be to God.

WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

1.) Please register your attendance with a comment, like, reaction or using the online form supplied by your live stream host.

2.) You can submit your prayer requests via the online friendship pad, You Tube comments or chat or by email (ralexander@dcpc.org).

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3.) You can give online through Realm, at https://onrealm.org/dcpc/-/give/now or by mailing in a check.

4.) Children Ministries Link: bit.ly/dcpckids-apr5

Hearing the Word

PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION

TIME WITH THE CHILDREN Peter Henry

All sing together: “Come and see, come and see, I am the way and the truth,” said he. “Follow me, follow me, come as a child, O come and see.”

FIRST SCRIPTURE LESSON 1 Corinthians 12:3b-13

(pg. 8 of bulletin)

After each reading:

One: The Word of the Lord.

All: Thanks be to God.

MUSICAL OFFERING Draw Near, All Ye People (from “Elijah”)

Felix Mendelssohn

David Brinson, baritone; Jane Cain, organ

Draw near, all ye people, come to me! Lord God of Abraham Isaac, and Israel; this day let it be known that Thou art God and I am thy servant! Lord God of Abraham! O show to all this people that I have done these things according to thy word! O hear me, Lord, and answer me! Lord God of Abraham, Isaac and Israel; O hear me and answer me; and show this people that Thou art Lord God; and let their hearts again be turned!

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SECOND SCRIPTURE LESSON Numbers 11:24-30

(pg. 9 of bulletin)

SERMON So Presbyterian Peter Henry

Responding to the Word

HYMN Come, O Spirit, Dwell Among Us EBENEZER

All sing together: Come, O Spirit, dwell among us;

come with Pentecostal power;

give the church a stronger vision;

help us face each crucial hour.

Built upon a firm foundation,

Jesus Christ, the Cornerstone,

still the church is called to mission

that God's love shall be made known.

We would raise our alleluias

for the grace of yesteryears;

for tomorrow's unknown pathway,

hear, O Lord, our humble prayers.

In the church's pilgrim journey

you have led us all the way;

still in presence move before us,

fire by night and cloud by day.

Come, O Spirit, dwell among us;

give us words of fire and flame.

Help our feeble lips to praise you,

glorify your holy name.

Father, Son, and Holy Spirit,

Three in One: what mystery!

We would sing our loud hosannas

now and through eternity.

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THANKSGIVING OF FAITHFUL SERVICE

One: Jane, you were clothed with Christ in baptism and called by God through the voice of the church to give particular service as a worship leader through music.

All: We remember with joy our common calling to serve Christ and celebrate God’s call to all who minister among us.

One: Let us give thanks for our journey together in this place: For friendships made, for joys celebrated, and for times of nurture and growth,

All: thanks be to God. One: For wounds healed, expectations met, gifts given and

promises kept, All: thanks be to God. One: For our fellowship in Jesus Christ, and for the love of

God, which has sustained us, All: thanks be to God. One: Do you, the members and friends of Davidson College

Presbyterian Church, release Jane Cain from her service as your director of music and organist?

All: We do with thanks to God. One: Do you, Jane, recognize and accept the completion of

your ministry with this congregation? Jane: I do with thanks to God.

Presentation of Gifts of Gratitude Julie Pepper

Prayer of Thanksgiving

PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE AND THE LORD’S PRAYER

All: 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. Lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil. For thine is the Kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen.

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Bearing and Following

the Word into the World HYMN My Life Flows On HOW CAN I KEEP FROM SINGING

All sing together:

My life flows on in endless song,

above earth’s lamentation.

I hear the clear, though far-off hymn

that hails a new creation.

Refrain:

No storm can shake my inmost calm

while to that Rock I’m clinging.

Since Christ is Lord of heaven and earth,

how can I keep from singing?

Through all the tumult and the strife,

I hear that music ringing.

It finds an echo in my soul.

How can I keep from singing? (Refrain)

What though my joys and comforts die?

I know my Savior liveth.

What though the darkness gather round?

Songs in the night he giveth. (Refrain)

The peace of Christ makes fresh my heart,

a fountain ever springing!

All things are mine since I am his!

How can I keep from singing? (Refrain)

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BENEDICTION

PASSING OF THE PEACE

One: Feeling separated from one another can disrupt our sense of peace. But with the gift of the Holy Spirit, we know that we are one in Jesus Christ. That is the beginning of peace. The peace of Jesus Christ be with you.

All: And also with you.

POSTLUDE Symphony I: Finale Louis Vierne

1 Corinthians 12:3b-13

Therefore I want you to understand that no one speaking by the Spirit of God ever says ‘Let Jesus be cursed!’ and no one can say ‘Jesus is Lord’ except by the Holy Spirit. Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit; and there are varieties of services, but the same Lord; and there are varieties of activities, but it is the same God who activates all of them in everyone. To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good. To one is given through the Spirit the utterance of wisdom, and to another the utterance of knowledge according to the same Spirit, to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by the one Spirit, to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another the discernment of spirits, to another various kinds of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues. All these are activated by one and the same Spirit, who allots to each one individually just as the Spirit chooses. For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ. For in the one Spirit we were all baptized into one body—Jews or Greeks, slaves or free—and we were all made to drink of one Spirit.

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Numbers 11:24-30

So Moses went out and told the people the words of the LORD; and he gathered seventy elders of the people, and placed them all around the tent. Then the LORD came down in the cloud and spoke to him, and took some of the spirit that was on him and put it on the seventy elders; and when the spirit rested upon them, they prophesied. But they did not do so again. Two men remained in the camp, one named Eldad, and the other named Medad, and the spirit rested on them; they were among those registered, but they had not gone out to the tent, and so they prophesied in the camp. And a young man ran and told Moses, ‘Eldad and Medad are prophesying in the camp.’ And Joshua son of Nun, the assistant of Moses, one of his chosen men, said, ‘My lord Moses, stop them!’ But Moses said to him, ‘Are you jealous for my sake? Would that all the LORD’s people were prophets, and that the LORD would put his spirit on them!’ And Moses and the elders of Israel returned to the camp.

Life at DCPC

Prayer Concerns:

Bill Cannon died on May 22. Please remember his wife Linda and their

family in your prayers.

Darrell Van Pelt back surgery scheduled for June 9th.

The flowers in the chancel are given to the glory of God and in honor of Jain Cain’s dedication and 41 years of faithful service. Daily Prayer Has Changed The pastoral staff of DCPC is posting short (3-5 minute) daily devotions to our You Tube channel. This will replace the twice-a-week, Tuesday and Thursday daily prayer. We will be sharing some of our favorite resources rather then using the daily prayer resources from the Book of Common Worship. And sometimes we will even dunk! Click here to see what we mean. Our Intercessory Prayer Group is still meeting virtually to lift up the prayer concerns of the DCPC congregation and the community. If you would like to share a concern you may send it to info@dcpc.org and it will

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be shared with the prayer group. If you have a concern that is more private and would like to speak with a pastor you may contact one of them directly. A directory of emails can be found at https://dcpc.org/about-us/church-staff/. You may also call the church office at 704-892-5641 and contact the pastor on call by phone. Know that we consider our ministry of prayer as a vital part of our community. “Cast all your worries upon the Lord because he cares for you.” 1 Peter 5:7. Pentecost Offering Today we will receive the Pentecost Offering – one of the four Special Offerings of the PC(USA). This offering supports ministries with at-risk children, youth, and young adults throughout our nation and denomination. Each year DCPC is allowed to designate a recipient for 40% of the offering. This year the committee has chosen Caterpillar Ministries because of their work with disadvantaged children in the Huntington Green neighborhood of Huntersville. To learn more about their work click here https://www.caterpillarministries.org/. To learn more about the ongoing work of the PC(USA) click here https://specialofferings.pcusa.org/offering/pentecost/. Mission during the COVID-19 Pandemic Many of our mission partners are struggling to care for their clients while at the same time being able to care for their staff. Many have published updates about how they are facing the realities of this pandemic. Your mission committees want the congregation to be aware of the challenges that our partners face so that you can support them with your prayers, your advocacy, and when possible, your resources. Each of these ministries is already being supported by DCPC’s mission dollars. Your giving to the church helps support these ministries, If you would like to give over and above what the church is already giving you can always make a direct donation to the organization. Below you will find updates to some of our partners. Click on the link below to read more about a particular partner and how they are adjusting during these challenging times. Click here for more information. Collection for Ada Jenkins The Community Missions Committee is collecting personal hygiene supplies for the Ada Jenkins center clients. A labelled bin will be placed on the porch of the Congregation House for you to place these items. These new, un-opened items are needed please: Toothpaste, toothbrushes, dental floss, shampoo, conditioner, lotion,

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soap, disposable razors, shaving cream, feminine hygiene items, diapers and personal wipes. Questions contact Linda Claussen at lindajbc@icloud.com. Blood Drive This Monday, June 1st we will host a Blood Drive for the American Red Cross between 2 pm – 6:30 pm. Please click the link and follow the directions to reserve your spot. We will not have volunteer spots this time because of precautions being taken due to the pandemic. Thank you for sharing the gift of life. Know that the Red Cross and DCPC has your health in mind and will do everything we can to maintain a safe and healthy environment where you can donate blood. Go to https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/find-drive and type “DCPC” as the Sponsor Code. Click on the DCPC Drive and schedule your time.

Faith Formation

Adult

Summer Wednesday Morning Bible Study – Isaiah, Part One The largest book in the Old Testament and prominent among prophetic writings. See and hear the word of God through the faithful witness of this prophet as he reveals what God would say to us with reverence and compassion. Isaiah’s extraordinary visual vocabulary can engage the heart and fire up the imagination. Describing what it was like to be in the presence of the Holy One, the Lord of Hosts, is just one example. This seven week study starts on Wednesday, June 10 and will be via Zoom at 9:45 am for 1.5 hours. Haven’t participated in bible study before? This is a perfect time to give it a try! Workbooks will be available for $23 by contacting John Ryan (jryan@dcpc.org). For more information or to sign up, please contact John Ryan. Youth Ministry Update Spring and summer will look very different for us as we adjust our plans to policies to limit COVID-19. And to be perfectly honest, this involves cancellations and significant adjustments to beloved traditions that have been hard to swallow. That said, we are dreaming, planning, and looking forward to the time when we can all be together again safely. See below for the changes:

• We will not be participating in any summer trips (Massanatta Springs Middle School Conference, the Jamaica mission trip, and Montreat Youth Conference) this year In the case of Jamaica, all of

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the fundraising we did in March will applied to next year's trip. Click here to find out more.

• We are not cancelling our celebration of the Class of 2020, but we are adjusting! Seniors will be recognized in a youth-led streaming worship service on June 14th. Other beloved traditions like the Ultimate Summer Send-Off and the last night at Montreat will be adjusted when we have greater clarity about gathering restrictions. Find out more here.

This Week in Children's Ministries are here.

Wednesday Zoom DCPC Children’s Zoom! All DCPC elementary kids are invited to this virtual gathering. Jenny Alexander and Pastor John Ryan will lead the fun & brief devotion. Join the Zoom Meeting: https://zoom.us/j/757166944 Password: DCPCkids Faith @ Home printed resources for children and families are available. Contact Jenny Alexander. DCPC Stephen Ministers are Here for You DCPC offers a vibrant and thriving Stephen Ministry program in which our Stephen ministers offer a one on one listening ministry with their care receivers. If you are feeling levels of stress, or are experiencing a personal crisis, dealing with health issues, or facing financial challenges, you may want to consider having a Stephen minister, who will offer a compassionate, caring and loving presence in your life. Visit DCPC.org and click on the links to Stephen Ministry. Each Stephen minister has received extensive training and many have been in the program for years. The Wider Church. The Presbytery of Charlotte’s Anti-Racism team has released an open letter regarding the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis and racial injustice in America. You can read that letter here. National Day of Mourning. You are invited to join the pastors of DCPC and others around the country in a moment of mourning on Monday, June 1st at 12:00 p.m. We will all pause to remember the more than 100,000 Americans who have died as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. You can read about that call to prayer here.

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DAVIDSON COLLEGE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

P.O. Box 337, 100 N. Main Street, Davidson, NC 28036

704-892-5641~ www.dcpc.org

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Follow us on Twitter: (@dcpchurch)

Pastor

Peter Henry, phenry@dcpc.org

Associate Pastors

Robert Alexander, ralexander@dcpc.org

John Ryan, jryan@dcpc.org

Larry Lyon, llyon@dcpc.org

Claire George-Drumheller, cgeorge.drumheller@dcpc.org

Church Administrator

Harriett Rosebrough,

hrosebrough@dcpc.org

Director of Music Director of Congregational Life

Jane Cain, jcain@dcpc.org Stephanie Malushizky

smalushizky@dcpc.org

Associate Director of Music

David Brinson, dbrinson@dcpc.org

Staff Associate for Youth Ministry Pre-School Director

Matt Wiggins, mwiggins@dcpc.org Kristin Clark, kclark@dcpc.org

Staff Associate for Children’s Ministries Asst. Pre-School Director

Jenny Alexander, jalexander@dcpc.org Hunter Busse,

hbusse@dcpr.org