THE GATHERING

The service of worship begins with the prelude; quiet is requested as you enter the sanctuary and prepare for worship. 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 Meditation Vierne

* HYMN 145 Rejoice, Ye Pure in Heart! Marion

* CALL TO WORSHIP (based on Psalm 66:1-5):

Leader: Make a joyful noise to God, all the earth;

People: Sing the glory of God's name; give God glorious praise.

Leader: Say to God, "How awesome are your deeds!"

People: All the earth worships you; they sing praises to your name.

Leader: Come and see what God has done.

People: How awesome are the works of God!

INTROIT Morning Has Broken John Carter  

WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

TIME WITH CHILDREN

  LIVE  boldly 

  SHARE  boundlessly 

  GROW  community 

  BUILD  God’s world 

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN

CHURCH OF ENGLEWOOD

May 21, 2017 Eleven o’clock

SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER

+ Children and Youth leave for Church School. +

CALL TO CONFESSION

PRAYER OF CONFESSION

Gracious God, when we dare to look at ourselves and our world through your eyes, the truth confronts us. Forgive us when satisfying our desires contributes to the growing problems throughout this world. Forgive us when our worship reveals something other than the centrality of Jesus Christ. God of all righteousness, restore our sense of justice. Bless and renew our lives with the Spirit of truth. In the name of Jesus we pray.

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.

* RESPONSE Festival Canticle

This is the feast of victory for our God. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia! Worthy is Christ, the Lamb who was slain, whose blood set us free to be people of God. This is the feast….

* 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 313 Come Down, O Love Divine Down Ampney

THE WORD

PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION

FIRST LESSON Psalm 66:8-20

ANTHEM I Give You a New Commandment John Sheppard

I give you a new commandment: that ye love one another, even as I have loved you. By this all men shall know that ye are my disciples, if ye love one another. JOHN 13: 34, 35

SECOND LESSON Acts 17:22-31

SERMON “Empathy” Rev. Richard S. Hong

THE OFFERING

OFFERTORY Peace I Leave With You Pelz

Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. JOHN 14:27

* THE DOXOLOGY WITH ALLELUIAS Lasst uns erfreuen

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

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 144 Alleluia! Sing to Jesus! Hyfrodol

* BENEDICTION

CHORAL AMEN

POSTLUDE Alleluia, Op. 183, No 1. Faulkes

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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NOTES ON TODAY’S MUSIC Louis Vierne (1870-1937) the organist of Notre-Dame in Paris was an early adopter of the new recording industry. “Meditation” is from a set of improvisations that he recorded on the great organ of Notre-Dame in 1930. Shortly after his death they were transcribed and published by his pupil Maurice Duruflé. John Sheppard (1515-1563) was choirmaster at Magdalen College, Oxford and a Gentleman of the Chapel Royal. His composition fall into two categories: English anthems written for the young Anglican church during the short reign of Edward VI, infant son of Henry VIII; and Latin music for the Roman rite which was forcibly re-imposed on the British people during the reign of Mary, daughter of Henry VIII and Katherine of Aragon. Mary’s persecution of Protestants was so thorough and ruthless that she earned the nickname “Bloody Mary.” British composers had to quickly adapt to new political circumstances during this period, and indeed only nine years later, upon Mary’s death, Protestantism returned as the enforced national faith of England. Walter L. Pelz (b. 1926) was Professor of Music at Bethany College, Lindsborg, Kansas, and is a composer, choral director, organist, and educator. He composed over 200 published works, including verses and offertories, anthems, solos, cantatas, hymns, choral symphonies, and organ works—many with instruments. He is a member of the AGO and a charter member of the ALCM, where he received the "Faithful Servant" award in 2015. (George) William (Henry) Faulkes (1863-1933) was an English musician. He was born and died in Liverpool, UK, and he spent much of his working life there as organist for St. Margaret’s Anglican Church. He was known as a transcriber as well as a composer, and his arrangements are still used today. Contemporary newspaper reviews were full of praise for his skill at both the piano and organ.

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TODAY’S SCRIPTURE READINGS

Psalm 66:8-20 (NRSV) 8Bless our God, O peoples, let the sound of his praise be heard, 9who has kept us among the living, and has not let our feet slip. 10For you, O God, have tested us; you have tried us as silver is tried. 11You brought us into the net; you laid burdens on our backs; 12you let people ride over our heads; we went through fire and through water; yet you have brought us out to a spacious place. 13I will come into your house with burnt offerings; I will pay you my vows, 14those that my lips uttered and my mouth promised when I was in trouble. 15I will offer to you burnt offerings of fatlings, with the smoke of the sacrifice of rams; I will make an offering of bulls and goats. Selah 16Come and hear, all you who fear God, and I will tell what he has done for me. 17I cried aloud to him, and he was extolled with my tongue. 18If I had cherished iniquity in my heart, the Lord would not have listened. 19But truly God has listened; he has given heed to the words of my prayer. 20Blessed be God, because he has not rejected my prayer or removed his steadfast love from me. Acts 17:22-31 (NRSV) Then Paul stood in front of the Areopagus and said, “Athenians, I see how extremely religious you are in every way. 23For as I went through the city and looked carefully at the objects of your worship, I found among them an altar with the inscription, ‘To an unknown god.’ What therefore you worship as unknown, this I proclaim to you. 24The God who made the world and everything in it, he who is Lord of heaven and earth, does not live in shrines made by human hands, 25nor is he served by human hands, as though he needed anything, since he himself gives to all mortals life and breath and all things. 26From one ancestor he made all nations to inhabit the whole earth, and he allotted the times of their existence and the boundaries of the places where they would live, 27so that they would search for God and perhaps grope for him and find him—though indeed he is not far from each one of us. 28For ‘In him we

WELCOME TO OUR WORSHIP

Today’s Ushers are: Eddy Farrell, Captain

Emily Kahn Josh Kahn Our Lay Assistant this morning is Lauren Bigler. Lauren is a 15-year-old student at Leonia High School and has attended First Presbyterian all of her life. She is active in the Leonia DECA chapter and stage crew at LHS. Lauren lives in Leonia with her sister, Katie Bigler, her parents, Martha Dawson and Peter Bigler, and her dog, Bailey.

live and move and have our being’; as even some of your own poets have said, ‘For we too are his offspring.’ 29Since we are God’s offspring, we ought not to think that the deity is like gold, or silver, or stone, an image formed by the art and imagination of mortals. 30While God has overlooked the times of human ignorance, now he commands all people everywhere to repent, 31because he has fixed a day on which he will have the world judged in righteousness by a man whom he has appointed, and of this he has given assurance to all by raising him from the dead.”

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COMING UP THIS WEEK

Today the 17 DEACONS are hosting Coffee & Conversation. EVERYONE IS WELCOME! In the Chapel, you will find a VISITORS' table hosted by Ann Celentano and Marie Sullivan, a table for CHILDREN & YOUTH, and tables for Parish Connections 1, 2, 3, 5, & 7. Parish Connections 4 & 8 are in the Meeting Room with 6 in the East Room. For questions, see Dorothy VanderWerf at end of the hall. We look forward to meeting all of you, having a fun conversation and making connections! JOIN US TODAY AT 4PM! CABARET LOVERS, join us for the Spark Hope Benefit Concert this afternoon. “So! Much! Love!” with Carol Skarimbas & Larry Woodard is not to be missed as they celebrate beautiful music from an American Songbook. Suggested Ticket donation will be $20 and tickets are on sale during Coffee and Conversation and the FPC office. ADULT ART CLASS: DRAWING, SEEING AND THINKING FLOWER PAINTING: This adult Art Class returns to the upstairs Art Loft for a 4-part evening class on Wednesday evenings 7 pm – 8:30 pm on May 3, 10, 17 and 24. There is no fee for this class. Register and receive the art supply list through the FPC Main Office or email Elaine at elainevo@verizon.net. At INFORMATION CENTERS in Elmore Hall and the Chapel, you will find Offering Envelopes, Flower Donation forms, Healthy Aging resources, May 25th Housing Option flyer, Sign-ups for Coffee & Conversation, and HOSTING the HOMELESS.

UPCOMING MEETINGS

MISSION COMMITTEE meets today at 9:30 am in the Meeting Room. CHURCH SCHOOL GROUP LEADERS MEETING is on Sunday, May 28 at 10 am in the Meeting Room.

UPCOMING

MOBILIZE FOR MISSION: SAVE THE DATE FOR TUESDAY MAY 30TH when FPC will help feed the homeless at our mission partner Jan Hus Presbyterian Church in NYC. We will meet at FPC by 5 pm and drive across the bridge together. Join us and see Pastor Kellie to confirm that you'll be join us and Drivers are appreciated!

NEW DATE! ATTENTION BOOK AND CULTURE LOVERS Join us Sunday June 4 for Part 1 for a great discussion: Norman Rockwell & Dr Seuss: American Icons Relying on visual presentations, Ruth Levy, PhD will discuss their personal lives as reflected in their art. Please come to the East Room at 12:15 pm and if you cannot attend both meetings, please come to at least one. Part 2 will be Sunday June 11. We are hosting HOMELESS FAMILIES and need volunteers to stay overnight. Sign-up in the Chapel for overnight hosting on Tuesday, June 27, or Wednesday, June 28, or Thursday, June 29, or Saturday, July 1. We also need dinners provided for those 4 nights. If you wish to donate or bring food items for Breakfasts and Lunches, please sign-up. Any questions, see Dorothy in the Chapel. VACATION BIBLE CAMP - GADGETS & GIZMOS - Save the date! August 14 - 18. We will explore the wondrously creative world God created for us! Registration beginning soon. We are on our way to planning an exciting week of VACATION BIBLE CAMP. If you are available and interested in helping. Please contact Felicia at Felicia@englewoodpres.org.

The Elders: Richard Bennett, Peter Bigler, David Bishop, Diane Christian, Eunice Dartey, Bruce Forshee, Akira Fujitsuka, Paul Kang, Kyung Lee, Carolyn Milne, Paul Platek, Jill Strawbridge Bello, Robert Ryder, Phil Tamis, 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: Alan Aluska, Hung-En Sung, Sheila Chen, , John Fraser, Linda Heitner, J.B. Holderness, Nicole Kim, Sara Lee, Kate Matsuda, Lizzy Palo, Beverly Rhinehart, Jean Rohloff, Michael Smolen, Jeff Spady, Lois Strauss. Co-Moderators: Rosetta Forshee & Caridad Schweizer Staff: Reverend Richard Hong & Dorothy VanderWerf

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

THE REVEREND KELLIE ANDERSON-PICALLO - DIRECTOR OF MISSION STRATEGY DR. DAVID MACFARLANE - ORGANIST AND CHOIRMASTER DOROTHY VANDERWERF - DIRECTOR OF CARE MINISTRIES FELICIA ARRIGOITIA - FAMILY MINISTRIES COORDINATOR

DANIELLE DE LAURENTIS - OFFICE MANAGER BETH MORRISON - OFFICE ASSOCIATE

ANALIA BROWN - BOOKKEEPER GARIN KASSIS - CUSTODIAN

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