THE THIRD SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST - JUNE 13, 2021 - 508 WEST DAVIS STREET BURLINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA 27215 - First Presbyterian Church Burlington, NC
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JUNE 13, 2021
THE THIRD SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
508 WEST DAVIS STREET
BURLINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA 27215
www.fpcburlington.org
336-228-1703The congregation is G ATHERING A ROU ND TH E W ORD
invited to reflect
silently during the MUSIC FOR PREPARATION
Music for Fantasia à Gusto Italiano Johann Ludwig Krebs (1713–1780)
Preparation W. Thomas Jones, organ
as a time of prayer
and meditation. CALL TO WORSHIP
For everything there is a season.
Please join in reading
A time for every matter under heaven.
aloud those parts of
the service printed in
bold.
A time to be born and a time to die.
A time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted.
A time to break down, and a time to build up.
A time to weep and a time to laugh.
A time to keep and a time to throw away.
A time to be silent and a time to speak.
A time to love and a time to hate.
A time for war and a time for peace.
God has made everything suitable for its time.
God has put a sense of past and future into our minds.
God has done this, so that all should stand in awe before him.
Whatever God does endures forever.
When this symbol (*) *PROCESSIONAL HYMN – NO. 733
precedes an element We All Are One in Mission ES FLOG EIN KLEINS WALDVÖGELEIN
of the service, please
rise in body or spirit. *CALL TO CONFESSION
We lay before God
*CORPORATE PRAYER OF CONFESSION
our own sins, Caring God,
the sins and you call us to be the body of Christ:
brokenness of our to live in community,
fellow worshipers, to care for one another,
the church universal, to use our different gifts.
and the world. Instead of working to sustain community,
we follow our own desires.
Instead of trusting in your care,
we think we can do it alone.
Forgive our neglect of others.
Give us obedient spirits,
that we may care for one another,
depend on your love,
and use our gifts for your gospel.*SILENT PRAYER OF CONFESSION
*CONGREGATIONAL RESPONSE
Lord, Have Mercy Upon Us (Kyrie Eleison) John Weaver (b.1937)
The astoundingly
*ASSURANCE OF PARDON good news of our
reconciliation to
*CONGREGATIONAL RESPONSE God through Jesus
Christ frees our
Glory to God! GELOBT SEI GOTT
tongues to sing
mighty praise to
God.
We exchange
*PASSING THE PEACE, LOVE, AND JOY OF CHRIST TO OTHERS reconciling words
The peace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with you. and gestures
And also with you. among the people
of God.
WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
LISTENING FOR THE WORD
A TIME WITH CHILDREN
We listen for what
PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION God is saying to
God’s people
through scripture,
OLD TESTAMENT READING: Ecclesiastes 3:1-11 song, and sermon.
The Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.ANTHEM
The Lord’s My Shepherd arr. Malcolm Archer (b. 1952)
Fredda Payne, alto
The Lord’s my shepherd, I’ll not want: he makes me down to lie
In pastures green; he leadeth me the quiet waters by.
My soul he doth restore again, and me to walk doth make
within the paths of righteousness, e’en for his own name’s sake.
Yea, though I walk through death’s dark vale yet will I fear no ill;
For thou art with me, and thy rod and staff me comfort still.
My table thou hast furnished in presence of my foes;
My head thou dost with oil anoint, and my cup overflows.
Goodness and mercy all my life shall surely follow me;
And in God’s house for evermore my dwelling place shall be.
NEW TESTAMENT READING: Romans 12:4-9
The Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
SERMON: “The Life of a Kitchen Sponge” Rev. Carrie Tuttle
R ES P ONDING TO T HE W O RD
ANTHEM
Prayer Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924)
Fredda Payne, alto
Our Father in heaven, before Thee we come, lowly kneeling.
Wilt Thou open our eyes, all Thy mercy and love revealing?
If we have wandered far, along the path of night darkly going,
Lead us back with Thy hand, O bring us to the light ever glowing.
We will follow Thy voice as on the upward road Thou dost lead us.
Where living waters flow, with everlasting bread Thou wilt feed us?
O Father in heaven, before Thee we come, lowly kneeling.
Open our waiting hearts, Thy mercy and Thy love revealing.
May we forgiving be, as we, O Lord, by Thee are forgiven.
O may Thy kingdom come, and on earth Thy will be done, as in heaven.
Our response to *AFFIRMATION OF FAITH - from A Brief Statement of Faith
hearing God’s In a broken and fearful world
Word includes the Spirit gives us courage
singing and saying to pray without ceasing,
what we believe. to witness among all peoples to Christ as Lord and Savior,
to unmask idolatries in Church and culture,
to hear the voices of peoples long silenced,
and to work with others for justice, freedom, and peace.
In gratitude to God, empowered by the Spirit,
we strive to serve Christ in our daily tasks
and to live holy and joyful lives,
even as we watch for God’s new heaven and new earth,
praying, “Come, Lord Jesus!”With believers in every time and place,
we rejoice that nothing in life or in death
can separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.
PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE
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.
BEARING THE WORD INTO THE WORLD God blesses and
*CHARGE AND BENEDICTION sends us in
mission to the
world.
*RECESSIONAL HYMN – NO. 250
In the Bulb There Is a Flower PROMISE
*VOLUNTARY
O for a Thousand Tongues to Sing” Paul Manz (1919–2009)
Carrie Tuttle, M. Div., Parish Associate for Pastoral Care
Taylor Barner, M. Div., Associate Pastor for Student Ministries
Charlotte Nance-Allbright, M.A, C.C.E., Director of Christian Formation and Education
J. Patrick Murphy, M. Mus., Organist-Choirmaster, sabbatical leave
W. Thomas Jones, guest organist
Tim Hackman, acolyte
Gabe Houston, cruciferAn n o u n c e m e n t s A Warm And Cordial Welcome is extended to all who worship with us this Sunday. We hope in this service you will encounter the living Christ and experience the warmth of our caring family of faith. Cover Art: First Presbyterian Church Steeple, Pat Scheible. Chancel Flowers: The flowers in the chancel today are given to the glory of God, and in memory of Barbara Rasch, by John Rasch on the occasion of their 47th wedding anniversary. Music Notes: Music texts and impressions, along with streaming music, are provided with permission from One License, License #A- 715495. All rights reserved. Live Telephone Worship To listen to the worship service, simply call 888-969-5508 at 10:00 a.m. each Sunday. You will also be given an option of receiving a weekly call prior to each worship service. Please help us and pass this information along to any church member or community member who would benefit from this opportunity. Live Video Streaming Service: Boxcast will not only stream to our website at 10:00 a.m. on Sunday mornings, but also to our Facebook page. The service will be available to view on our website and on the FPC Facebook page. Church Nursery is available! Our youngest disciples (infants through 5 year old who have not yet started Kindergarten) are welcome to spend time in our tender loving childcare during the 10:00 a.m. worship service. Childcare providers will be ready to receive children at 9:30 a.m. at the door in the Mary Helen Long Garden. (The Garden is located to the right of the sanctuary. Walk down near the fountain and you will see the door to the right of the fountain.) Please provide snacks (no peanut products), drink, diapers, wipes, etc. Please contact our Director of Christian Formation and Education callbright@fpcburlington.org or 336-228-1703 x 223 for more information about nursery care or COVID protocol. Pastoral Care Information If you have a personal emergency, hospitalization, or pastoral care need, please call the church office. If it is after office hours or on the weekend, you may call the minister on call: 6/11-6/13 Carrie Tuttle (336-708-0451). Summer Sunday School: Class for all adults this summer will be today and again on July 18, and August 22 at 9:00 a.m. in Calvin Hall. June 13 - All adults are invited to join Dr. Bruce Shields for a conversation on "Jesus, as Depicted in the Gospel of Mark." Looking forward to seeing you all for this time of faith formation, education, and fellowship. Small Group Inside Gatherings and Meetings may take place in person Monday – Thursday, 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. and Monday – Wednesday, 5:00 – 8:00 p.m. for meetings of less than 20 people. Each meeting must be scheduled with Kathleen Seagroves in the church office and all established protocol followed that includes social contacting. Local Mission Opportunity During the COVID 19 Crisis Feed the Hungry Food Collection - Our church can still reach out to help those in need by donating food. Collection boxes are located outside the church entrance adjacent to the main parking lot and all you have to do is drive by and drop off your food donation. Thanks for doing whatever you can! Build with Habitat for Humanity of Alamance County! Habitat Alamance is accepting individual and group volunteers on the job site now, but you must pre-register with Cathy Lamb clamb@habitatalamance.org first so she can keep a limit on the number of people on the job site each day due to Covid and so she can send you a volunteer waiver and information sheet so you will know what to expect on the job site. Details about serving: Work from 8-11:30am Tue-Sat Any able-bodied man or woman age 16 and older is welcome No experience is necessary. Habitat provides the tools. Flower Team—Do you like to arrange flowers? Would you like to volunteer for something that is not a huge commitment but it VERY helpful to First Presbyterian? Come join the flower team! On Mondays, we create smaller arrangements from the flowers in church on Sunday. Then, the arrangements are available on Tuesdays for Deacons or PW visitors or others to come get to take to folks in the congregation. We hope to pull together a team so each person only needs to come in once a month. Please let Kathleen Seagroves or Carrie Tuttle know if you are interested. Kseagroves@fpcburlington.org or ctuttle@fpcburlington.org or 336-228-1703. Dough Devotions: Starting Wednesday, June 16th at 9am and continuing throughout the summer, the youth group will be gathering at the Biscuitville on S Church St (1700 S Church St Burlington, NC 27215) in the mornings to partake in food and fellowship! Dough devotions are typically only for our high school students, but over the summer we would love to invite our middle schoolers to join us as well! Massanetta Springs Middle School Conference: Our Junior High students will be attending Massanetta Springs virtually this year right here at FPC. The conference runs from June 17-20 and will feature worship, keynote speakers, energizers, games, and more! Please pray for our students as they dive into this year’s theme “Rooted in Love”!
Calendar
June 13-17
Sunday, June 13
9:00 a.m. Summer Sunday School for Adults — Calvin Hall
9:45 a.m. Session meets for prayer — Board Room
10:00 a.m. In-Person and Live-Streamed Worship Service — Sanctuary
2:00 p.m. Education Team meeting via zoom
Monday, June 14
2:00 p.m. Furniture Ministry Zoom Call
4:45 p.m. CDC Board Meeting via Zoom
Tuesday, June 15
8:00 a.m. Lectio Divina Meditation Group Meets via Zoom
10:00 a.m. Staff Meeting via Zoom
Wednesday, June 16
9:00 a.m. Andrews Snack Packing — Witherspoon Room
9:00 a.m. Dough Devotions for Youth—Biscuitville (S. Church St. location)
5:30 p.m. Re-Entry Committee Zoom Meeting
6:00 p.m. CDC Graduation — Front Lawn
Thursday, June 17
9:00 a.m. Staff Meeting via Zoom
10:00 a.m. Prayer Shawl Ministry Gathers — Resource Center
FPC Vision Statement
First Presbyterian Church recognizes that God is on the move, and our church, inspired by God’s Holy Spirit, will continue to grow in
God’s love and the example of Jesus Christ as we minister to each other, the community, and the world. Guided by God’s calling for
our church and each of us as individuals, we will advance God’s mission more fully by:
Cultivating a nurturing community,
Discovering new expressions of faith through worship and music while preserving holy traditions,
Regularly assessing how we need to change in order to sustain our partnership with God’s mission for years to come, and
Engaging in the spiritual, physical, and emotional work of God’s mission.
Matthew 25 in the PC(USA): A bold vision and invitation
We are a Matthew 25 church! Our congregation has accepted the PC(USA)’s invitation to follow Jesus’
teachings in Matthew 25:31–46 by becoming active disciples and making a difference in our community and
the world. As part of our Matthew 25 commitment, we pledge to embrace one or more of these three areas of
focus: • Building congregational vitality by deepening and energizing our faith and growing as joyful leaders
and disciples actively engaged with our community as we share the gospel of Jesus Christ in word and deed •
Dismantling structural racism by fearlessly applying our faith to advocate and break down the systems, practices
and thinking that underlie discrimination, bias, prejudice and oppression of people of color • Eradicating
systemic poverty by acting on our beliefs and working to change laws, policies, plans and structures in our
society that perpetuate economic exploitation of people who are poor. To learn more and for ideas on how to
get involved and do your vital part as a member of a Matthew 25 church, please visit pcusa.org/matthew25.You Asked for It! - Summer Worship Series - 10:00 a.m.
We have begun a summer worship series entitled, “You Asked for It!”
A couple of months ago, we asked you to suggest a title for one of our summer sermons—and the response
was incredible. Your church staff had a difficult time selecting just 12 from all of the suggestions. As you will
see from the list below, many of the sermon titles reflect what we have all encountered during the pandem-
ic. The preacher was responsible for picking a text for each title, so it will be interesting to see where he/she
goes with it. Join us each week either in-person or by livestreaming.
June 20 Taylor Barner If I Had Only Known
June 27 Ron Shive You’re Frozen
July 4 Ron Shive The Luxury of Religious Freedom
July 11 Taylor Barner Stop in the Name of Love
July 18 Ron Shive God’s Middle Name
July 25 Carrie Tuttle You Can’t Always Get What You Want
August 1 Ron Shive Canceled
August 8 Taylor Barner Bless Your Heart
August 15 Ron Shive For Heaven’s Sake
August 22 Carrie Tuttle Life is a Highway
Staff Directory
Ron Shive, Pastor and Head of Staff Kathleen Seagroves, Church Office Administrator
rshive@fpcburlington.org kseagroves@fpcburlington.org
336-228-1703 X214 336-228-1703 X213
336-263-1884 (cell)
Jane Cunningham, Communications Coordinator
Taylor Barner, Associate Pastor for Student Ministries jcunningham@fpcburlington.org
tbarner@fpcburlington.org 336-772-5063
336-228-1703 X216
412-613-0835 (cell) Boyce Bishop, Building Superintendent
bbishop@fpcburlington.org
Carrie Tuttle, Parish Associate for Pastoral Care 336-228-1703 X222
ctuttle@fpcburlington.org
336-708-0451 (cell) Daria Hedrick, Director, Child Development Center
cdc@fpcburlington.org
Patrick Murphy, Organist — Choirmaster 336-226-7055
pmurphy@fpcburlington.org
336-228-1703 X218 Eddie Lee Lipscomb, Buildings and Grounds Member
336-228-1703X222
Charlotte Nance-Allbright
Director of Christian Formation and Education Robert Jeffers, Buildings and Grounds Member
callbright@fpcburlington.org 336-228-1703 X222
336-228-1703 X223
Tracy Barker, Part-Time Administrative Assistant
Lacey Way, Financial Administrator reception@fpcburlington.org
lway@fpcburlington.org 336-228-1703 X210
336-228-1703 X217
Nolan Chilton, Summer Intern
nchilton@fpcburlington.org
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