THE GATHERING

The service of worship begins with the prelude; quiet is requested as you enter the sanctuary and prepare for worship. Ordinarily applause is held until the conclusion of the Postlude. 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 Preludes on “O Lux Beata Trinitas” Pepping, Groom

* HYMN 138 Holy, Holy. Holy! Lord God Almighty! Nicaea

WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

CALL TO CONFESSION

PRAYER OF CONFESSION

God, Creator of this wonderful world, forgive our failure to care for and protect this incredible land, the creatures we share it with, its oceans and rivers, and the air we breathe. Forgive us when we fail to live out Jesus’ commandment to love one another as he loves us. Forgive us when we judge another person by their possessions or their achievements, rather than accepting them as they are. Fill us anew with your creative power that we may be reborn in your image. We pray this in Jesus’ name.

  LIVE  boldly 

  SHARE  boundlessly 

  GROW  community 

  BUILD  God’s world 

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN

CHURCH OF ENGLEWOOD

May 27, 2018 Eleven o’clock

TRINITY SUNDAY

158TH ANNIVERSARY OF FPC

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.

TIME WITH CHILDREN

+ Children and Youth leave for Church School. +

* 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.”)

* HYMN 288 I Sing the Mighty Power of God Ellacombe

THE WORD

PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION

FIRST LESSON John 3:1-12

ANTHEM Sanctus (from “Duo Seraphim”) Monteverdi

Sanctus, sanctus, sanctus Dominus Deus Sabaoth! Plena est omn is terra gloria eius.

Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God of Sabaoth! The earth is full of your glory.

SECOND LESSON Isaiah 6:1-8

SERMON “Qualified” Rev. Richard S. Hong

THE OFFERING

OFFERTORY O Love, How Deep, How Broad, How High Titcomb

* THE DOXOLOGY Old Hundredth

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

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 526 For All The Saints Sine Nomine

* BENEDICTION

CHORAL AMEN

POSTLUDE Fanfare Chuckerbutty

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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TODAY’S MUSIC

The hymn “O lux beata trinitas” (O trinity of blessed light) is ascribed to St. Ambrose of Milan in the 4th C and is appointed for Vespers of Trinity Sunday. The German composer Ernst Pepping (1901-1981) and the American Lester Groom (1929-2000) composed the settings heard as today’s prelude. Claudio Monteverdi’s Vespers of 1610 was groundbreaking in its scale and in the extraordinary diversity of musical resources employed. Influenced by the emerging operatic style of the time, this work for soloists and chorus is believed to be instrumental in securing for Monteverdi the position of choirmaster at St. Mark’s Venice. The movement titled “Duo Seraphim” relates Isaiah’s vision of two angels (sung by two tenors) singing “Holy, holy” around God’s throne. A third voice joins them at the word’s “There are three who give testimony in heaven, Father, Word, and Holy Spirit, and these Three are One.” expressing the mystery of the Trinity. The music of Everett Titcomb (1884-1968) occupies a unique niche among sacred organ and choral works by 20th -century Anglican composers in the United States. His style was clearly influenced by the Bostonian giants of his youth (Dudley Buck, Horatio Parker--who's mother once had Titcomb as a border) as well as his affinity for French music. He spent fifty years nearly to the day (1910-1960) as organist and choirmaster at Boston's Church of St. John the Evangelist, an historic church that was recently merged out of existence. Oliphant Chuckerbutty (1884-1960) was an English organist and composer of Indian descent In addition to his excellent reputation playing at Southwark Cathedral and other posts, Chuckerbutty was an accomplished cinema organist at a time when silent films were transitioning into “talkies” and urban movie houses were all furnished with unit theater organs that could accompany silent films and also provide entertainment between showings.

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TODAY’S SCRIPTURE READINGS

John 3:1-12 (NRSV) Now there was a Pharisee named Nicodemus, a leader of the Jews.2He came to Jesus by night and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God; for no one can do these signs that you do apart from the presence of God.” 3Jesus answered him, “Very truly, I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God without being born from above.” 4Nicodemus said to him, “How can anyone be born after having grown old? Can one enter a second time into the mother’s womb and be born?” 5Jesus answered, “Very truly, I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God without being born of water and Spirit. 6What is born of the flesh is flesh, and what is born of the Spirit is spirit. 7Do not be astonished that I said to you, ‘You must be born from above.’ 8The wind blows where it chooses, and you hear the sound of it, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes. So it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit.” 9Nicodemus said to him, “How can these things be?” 10Jesus answered him, “Are you a teacher of Israel, and yet you do not understand these things? 11“Very truly, I tell you, we speak of what we know and testify to what we have seen; yet you do not receive our testimony. 12If I have told you about earthly things and you do not believe, how can you believe if I tell you about heavenly things? Isaiah 6:1-8 (NRSV) In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, high and lofty; and the hem of his robe filled the temple. 2Seraphs were in attendance above him; each had six wings: with two they covered their faces, and with two they covered their feet, and with two they flew. 3And one called to another and said: “Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of hosts; the whole earth is full of his glory.” 4The pivots on the thresholds shook at the voices of those who called, and the house filled with smoke. 5And I said: “Woe is me! I am lost, for I am a man of unclean lips, and I live among a people of unclean lips; yet my eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts!” 6Then one of the seraphs flew to me, holding a live coal that had been taken from the altar with a pair of tongs. 7The seraph touched my mouth with it and said: “Now that this has touched your lips, your guilt has departed and your sin is blotted out.” 8Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?” And I said, “Here am I; send me!”

WELCOME TO OUR WORSHIP

The Lay Assistant this morning is Bob Ryder. Bob and his wife Barbara have been members of the church since 1964. Bob is an Elder and the Building & Grounds Administrator and Chair. Over the years he has spearhead a number of special projects such as the Sanctuary restoration in 1984 and exterior restoration in 1991. He retired from public accounting in 2000. In 1982 founded Cliffs Management Corp, a commercial real estate and development company. He serves on a number of Presbytery committees, has three grown children, (all raised at FPC) and five grandchildren.

The Elders: Peter Bigler, David Bishop, Diane Christian, Eunice Dartey, Bruce Forshee, Akira Fujitsuka, Moon Han, Paul Kang, Kyung Lee, Carolyn Milne, Paul Platek, Robert Ryder, Caridad Schweizer, Hung-En Sung, 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: Muriel Brantley, Cielo Camacho, Sheila Chen, John Fraser, Miguelina Happle, J.B. Holderness, Nicole Kim, Sara Lee, Kate Matsuda, Arlene Mattis, Jean Rohloff, Lois Strauss, Philip Tamis. Co-Moderators: Sheila Chen & Rosetta Forshee Staff: Reverend Richard Hong

COFFEE & CONVERSATION is in the Chapel at 10 am and 12 noon. Come, enjoy some refreshments and meet friends. Two CONNECT GROUPS are looking for members. One meets in the Meeting Room at 2 pm to discuss the Scripture of the day. Contact Linsy Farris (linsy@msn.com) or J.B. Holderness (Holderness@yahoo.com) The other meets on Thursday evenings in the Meeting Room; contact Phil Tamis (prt48willow@aol.com) for more information. PUSHPAY - Are you interested in giving to FPC through your smartphone? Just text ‘fpce’ to 77977 and you’ll receive a link that lets you get set up right away.

UPCOMING

Save the Date: FRIEND'S DAY AT CAMP JOHNSONBURG Saturday, July 7, 2018, 10 am - 4 pm. RSVP is required to Family Ministries, as FPC is sponsoring this event. All interested, should email: Felicia@Englewoodpres.org.

COMING UP THIS WEEK

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

DR. DAVID MACFARLANE - ORGANIST AND CHOIRMASTER FELICIA ARRIGOITIA - DIRECTOR OF FAMILY MINISTRIES

DANIELLE DE LAURENTIS - OFFICE MANAGER BETH MORRISON - OFFICE ASSOCIATE

ANALIA BROWN - BOOKKEEPER GARIN KASSIS - CUSTODIAN

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