FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Serving Christ and Neighbor in the Heart of Winchester & Beyond

F IFTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST July 5, 2020

WORSHIP ONLINE & AT HOME

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You are invited from your home to participate in the elements of worship preceded in BOLD.

THOUGHT UPON ENTERING “Everything Job holds dear-his property, his family, his wealth, his physical health- has been taken from him. Reduced to suffering and misery, Job laments his circumstances and tries to make sense of what has happened to him. How do we also seek to make meaning of our pain? Ultimately, Job discerns that God is the source of all wisdom, and to turn away from evil is to turn toward the heart of the world, which God made good.”

The Rev. Sarah Are of A Sanctified Art

GATHERING The Holy Spirit calls us together as people of God.

WELCOME

PRELUDE Festival Fanfare and Prelude on “God of Our Fathers” Pat Byers, organ J. Wayne Ker

CALL TO WORSHIP Leader: Come in from the night. All: It is a new day, and this is where love lives. Leader: Take off your coat, let the weight fall off your shoulders; All: For here, you are known. Here, you are loved. Leader: Come in from the rain. All: We can do anything together. We can survive together. Leader: When the world unravels from under your feet- come in. All: Come in. Leader: Come in. All: God is here. You are home. You will never be alone. Leader: Let us worship the God who weaves us together. Amen.

HYMN 177 “I Will Come to You” Sandy Tromm, soprano YOU ARE MINE

COPYRIGHT: TEXT © 1991 GIA PUBLICATIONS, INC. MUSIC © 1991 GIA PUBLICATIONS, INC.

FPC does not have permission or license to print music or text.

CALL TO CONFESSION Leader: When we pass through deep waters or go through times of trial, the Lord our God is with us. With

confidence in God, our creator and redeemer, let us confess our sins against God and neighbor, let us pray. . .

PRAYER OF CONFESSION All: Holy God, we have been angry because we see suffering and we don’t understand. We have been skeptical

because we know heartbreak that doesn’t seem fair. We have withheld love because sacrifice only feels

real when it’s our own. Forgive us for forgetting that you created the heavens and the earth. Forgive us from withholding our pain from you. Forgive us for thinking that we know everything. When the world falls apart around us- When love unravels and life slowly fails- Draw us in. Show us grace; for you gave the wind its weight and you gave our bodies life. Forgive us for forgetting that. Amen.

DECLARATION OF FORGIVENESS Leader: Hear the Good News! The saying is sure and worthy of full acceptance, that Jesus Christ came into the

world to save sinners. He himself bore our sins in his body on the cross, that we might be dead to sin and alive to all that is good. Friends in Christ and in Christ alone, we are forgiven. Amen!

WORD God speaks to us in scripture reading, preaching, and song.

SONG “There Is a Savior” Sandy Tromm, soprano | Pat Byers, piano Helvering and Nelson

CHILDREN’S MOMENT Todd Bowman

SCRIPTURE Job 28:12-28 Terry & Diane Sinclair, scripture readers

Wisdom’s Value But wisdom, where can it be found; where is the place of understanding? Humankind doesn’t know its value; it isn’t found in the land of the living. The Deep says, “It’s not with me”; the Sea says, “Not alongside me!” It can’t be bought with gold; its price can’t be measured in silver, can’t be weighed against gold from Ophir, with precious onyx or lapis lazuli. Neither gold nor glass can compare with it; she can’t be acquired with gold jewelry. Coral and jasper shouldn’t be mentioned; the price of wisdom is more than rubies. Cushite topaz won’t compare with her; she can’t be set alongside pure gold. But wisdom, where does she come from? Where is the place of understanding? She’s hidden from the eyes of all the living, concealed from birds of the sky. Destruction and Death have said, “We’ve heard a report of her.” God understands her way; he knows her place; for he looks to the ends of the earth and surveys everything beneath the heavens. In order to weigh the wind, to prepare a measure for waters, when he made a decree for the rain, a path for thunderbolts, then he observed it, spoke of it, established it, searched it out, and said to humankind: “Look, the fear of the Lord is wisdom; turning from evil is understanding.”

SERMON “Seeking Understanding When Everything Has Fallen Apart” The Rev. Amanda Maguire Thomas

THANKS The people of God respond to God’s word

PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE AND THE LORD’S PRAYER Annie Pompelia

[…the petitions conclude…] Leader: And now as Christ taught us, we are bold to pray… 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; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen.

OFFERTORY Leader: Friends, there are many ways to respond to God’s goodness and grace. One of those ways is by being

generous. Generous with our time, generous with our talents, and generous with our money when we give to the church. It is our generosity that sustains the ministry of this congregation in Winchester and beyond. Let us give generously.

“Anchor of Hope” Kendall Felix, soloist | Amy Bowman, piano Ellie Holcomb

You can send your offering via USPS [116 S. Loudoun St., Winchester, VA 22601] or you can give electronically using the “Donate” button on our website. Thank you. [https://fpcwinc.org/stewardship/donate]

SENDING God blesses us and sends us to live as God’s people in the world

CHARGE AND BENEDICTION Friends, Jesus has told us who needs us to care. As you go out into God’s world, keep your eyes open for those who are hungry, thirsty, a stranger, naked, sick, or imprisoned. See Christ in them and help them. And remember you are God’s beloved. The Holy Spirit lives in you. Christ’s compassion shines forth in what you do. Live as those who know and have experienced God’s goodness. Go now in peace.

SONG “God Bless America" Sandy Tromm, soprano | Pat Byers, piano Irving Berlin

POSTLUDE “Jerusalem" Pat Byers, organ C. Hubert Parry/Welch

Scripture quotations are from the Common English Bible, retrieved from"BibleGateway.com: A searchable online Bible in over 150 versions and 50 languages.” www.biblegateway.com. The liturgy is reprinted from Book of Common Worship, copyright © 2018 Westminster John Knox Press. Reprinted by permission from the Book of Common Worship, © 2018 John Knox Press. All Rights reserved. Art Cover, call to worship and prayer of confession credits: “Prayer by Sarah Are A Sanctified Art LLC sancifiedart.org. Hymns are reprinted by permission of CCLI under license #3086733. CCLI Annual License, Size C with Premium SongSelect. #3086733, expires March 31, 2021. CCLI Streaming License #CSPL099591, expires February 28, 2021.

While we are unable to meet together in-person and in our interior worship spaces, the church has been deployed, and we are so glad you have found us online.

If you are NEW to FPC of Winchester, Virginia, we invite you to find out more about us and our ministry on our website: http://www.fpcwinc.org

And whether you are a current member, a friend, or a new visitor, please take a moment to go to fpcwinc.org/attendance to let us know that you joined us for online worship. If you would like to reach out to a pastor, send an e-mail to Pastor Dan or Pastor Amanda: dan@fpcwinc.org and amanda@fpcwinc.org

We look forward to seeing and meeting all in-person in the future [sign-up for our weekly eNotice or check back fpcwinc.org/coronavirus for critical church updates]. Please continue to join us for Sunday worship at 11 AM and we invite you to ZOOM with us after worship services at NOON [weekly ZOOM information can be found on our Facebook page and on our virtual church webpage – fpcwinc.org/virtual]

CONNECT ANYTIME AND WORSHIP [LIVE SUNDAYS AT 11 AM] WITH US ONLINE

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THIS SUNDAY FAITH STUDY WITH PASTOR DAN at 9:30 AM “CHRISTIANS FACING RACISM” ZOOM LINK listed in our recent edition of the eNotice, in our “Events” tab on our Facebook Page, and at fpcwinc.org/virtual

CONNECTING WITH YOUR NEIGHBORS at 12:00 PM ZOOM LINK listed in our recent edition of the eNotice, in our “Events” tab on our Facebook Page, and at fpcwinc.org/virtual

WEDNESDAY WOMEN FAITH STUDY at 9:30 AM ZOOM LINK listed in our recent edition of the eNotice, in our “Events” tab on our Facebook Page, and at fpcwinc.org/virtual

MONDAYS-FRIDAYS/SATURDAYS PASTOR DEVOTIONS

Streamed on our Facebook Page, and uploaded later at fpcwinc.org/virtual

NEXT SUNDAY FAITH STUDY WITH PASTOR DAN at 9:30 AM “CHRISTIANS FACING RACISM”

ZOOM LINK listed in our recent edition of the eNotice, in our “Events” tab on our Facebook Page, and at fpcwinc.org/virtual

CONNECTING WITH YOUR NEIGHBORS at 12:00 PM ZOOM LINK listed in our recent edition of the eNotice, in our “Events” tab on our Facebook Page, and at fpcwinc.org/virtual

TUESDAY, JULY 7 @ 7:00 PM PRAYER, PRAISE, AND PSALMS

A backyard gathering to praise (distanced, masked, singing), pray and reflect on the Psalms. Hosted by Amy & Todd Bowman and Pastor Amanda. For more information and to RSVP, contact: amybowman07@gmail.com

NON-VIRTUAL,

BACKYARD GET

TO TOGETHER!