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MARCH 7, 2021
THIRD SUNDAY IN LENT
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
508 WEST DAVIS STREET
BURLINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA 27215
www.fpcburlington.org
336-228-1703
G ATHERING A ROU ND TH E W ORD
Please join in reading WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
aloud those parts of
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.
the service printed in
And also with you.
bold.
Let us now prepare our hearts to worship God.
The congregation is MUSIC FOR PREPARATION
invited to reflect Ubi caritas et amor Gerald Near (b. 1942)
silently during the Where dwelleth charity and love, there God is found
Music for
Preparation
as a time of prayer
CALL TO WORSHIP Micah 6:8
and meditation. What does the Holy One require of us?
To do justice, to love kindness,
and to walk humbly with our God.
*CONGREGATIONAL HYMN – NO. 366
Love Divine, All Loves Excelling HYFRYDOL
When this symbol (*) (Text and Tune are printed on page 7)
precedes an element
of the service, please
rise in body or spirit. *CALL TO CONFESSION
*CORPORATE PRAYER OF CONFESSION
We lay before God
Merciful God,
our own sins, we confess that we have not loved you with our whole heart.
the sins and We have failed to be an obedient church.
brokenness of our We have not done your will,
fellow worshipers, we have broken your law,
the church universal, we have rebelled against your love.
and the world. We have not loved our neighbors,
and we have refused to hear the cry of the needy.
Forgive us, we pray.
Free us for joyful obedience;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
*SILENT PRAYER OF CONFESSION
*CONGREGATIONAL RESPONSE
Lord, Jesus Think on Me SOUTHWELL
*ASSURANCE OF PARDON The astoundingly
good news of our
reconciliation to
*CONGREGATIONAL RESPONSE God through Jesus
Hear the Good News of Salvation NETTLETON
Christ frees our
tongues to sing
mighty praise to
God.
*PASSING THE PEACE, LOVE, AND JOY OF CHRIST TO OTHERS We exchange
The peace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with you. reconciling words
And also with you. and gestures
among the people
LISTENING FOR THE WORD of God.
A TIME WITH CHILDREN
PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION
OLD TESTAMENT READING: Micah 6:6-8
The Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
ANTHEM We listen for what
Set Me As a Seal K. Lee Scott (b. 1950) God is saying to
Polly Butler Cornelius, soprano God’s people
through scripture,
Set me as a seal upon your heart, as a seal upon your arm, song, and sermon.
for love is strong as death.
Many waters cannot quench love, nor the floods drown it.
And if one were to give all the possessions of his house for love,
it would utterly be despised.
Set me as a seal upon your heart, as a seal upon your arm,
for love is strong as death!
-Song of Songs 8:6-7
GOSPEL READING: John 19:16b-27
The Gospel of the Lord.
Praise to you, O Christ.
Our response to SERMON: The Third Word: Jesus Understands Love and Commitment Dr. Ron Shive
hearing God’s
Word includes
singing and saying R ES P ONDING TO T HE W O RD
what we believe. *HYMN OF RESPONSE – NO. 216
Beneath the Cross of Jesus ST. CHRISTOPHER
(Text and Tune are printed on page 8)
*AFFIRMATION OF FAITH - from A Brief Statement of Faith
We trust in God,
whom Jesus called Abba, Father.
In sovereign love God created the world good
and makes everyone equally in God’s image,
male and female, of every race and people,
to live as one community.
But we rebel against God; we hide from our Creator.
Ignoring God’s commandments,
we violate the image of God in others and ourselves,
accept lies as truth, exploit neighbor and nature,
and threaten death to the planet entrusted to our care.
We deserve God’s condemnation.
Yet God acts with justice and mercy to redeem creation.
In everlasting love,
the God of Abraham and Sarah chose a covenant people
to bless all families of the earth.
Hearing their cry,
God delivered the children of Israel
from the house of bondage.
Loving us still,
God makes us heirs with Christ of the covenant.
Like a mother who will not forsake her nursing child,
like a father who runs to welcome the prodigal home,
God is faithful still.
Lord’s Supper SACRAMENT OF THE LORD’S SUPPER
During his INVITATION TO THE LORD’S TABLE
ministry, Jesus
shared meals as a GREAT PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING
sign of community The Lord be with you.
and acceptance. As And also with you.
we gather for Lift up your hearts.
communion, know We lift them to the Lord.
that you are Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
welcome in this It is right to give our thanks and praise.
community and …who forever sing to the glory of your name:
accepted at
Christ’s table.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.
BREAKING OF THE BREAD
COMMUNION OF THE PEOPLE
PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING AND DEDICATION
ACTS OF GIVING AND RECEIVING
OFFERING OF TITHES AND GIFTS
MUSIC AT THE OFFERTORY
The Greatest of These Is Love Daniel Moe (b. 1926)
Polly Butler Cornelius, soprano
If I speak in the tongues of mortals and of angels, but have not love,
I am a noisy gong, or a clanging cymbal.
And if I have prophetic powers, but have not love,
I am nothing.
If I have faith to remove the mountains, but have not love,
I am nothing.
Love is patient and kind; love is not jealous or boastful;
it is not arrogant or rude.
Love does not insist on its own way, love does not rejoice in the wrong,
but rejoices in the right.Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things,
love never ends.
Love is patient and kind and true.
Love never ends.
-1 Corinthians 13
*CONGREGATIONAL RESPONSE
Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow OLD HUNDREDTH
B EA RING TH E W ORD IN TO THE W OR L D
God blesses and *CHARGE AND BENEDICTION
sends us in
mission to the
*CONGREGATIONAL HYMN – NO. 498
world.
Loaves Were Broken, Words Were Spoken BEACH SPRING
(Text and Tune are printed on page 9)
Ronald L. Shive, D. Min., Pastor
Carrie Tuttle, M. Div., Parish Associate for Pastoral Care
J. Patrick Murphy, M. Mus., Organist-Choirmaster
Charlotte Nance-Allbright, M.A, C.C.E., Director of Christian Formation and EducationAn 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: “Woman, Behold thy Son”…”Behold thy mother” from Cross-Shattered Christ, Rick Beerhorst. Reprinted by permission
from Eyekons © Rick Beerhorst/Eyekons.
The Red Rose today is given to the glory of God and in loving honor of Samson Louis Michael born on February 14 to Chandler and
Joe Michael. Proud grandparents include Wayne and Gaynelle Abernathy.
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 Office Closed: Please note that due to COVID-19 restrictions, the Church Office remains closed. The staff will be working
in the office from 9:00 a.m. -1:00 p.m. Monday—Thursday and from home the remainder of the day. Please contact all staff by phone
or email only.
Music Notes: Music texts and impressions, along with streaming music, are provided with permission from One License, License #A
-715495. All rights reserved.
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: 3/5-3/7 Carrie Tuttle (336-708-0451).
Daylight Savings Time Begins on Sunday March 14. Remember to set your clocks forward before you go to bed on Saturday,
March 13.
Quiet Spaces for Lent –The poet Ann Weems writes that Lent is “the time to listen to who he says he is” – “the one who brings
good news to the poor, freedom to the oppressed, sight to the blind…that Holy One who said, Follow me, Feed my sheep.” Moments
of quiet reflection during Lent give us space to listen and for preparing for the coming of Easter and the Resurrection.
Lenten Quiet Time Meditations – Mondays during Lent
Guided meditations to give space and form for quiet contemplation using the spiritual practices of Lectio Divina and Visio Divina
will be emailed on Mondays and posted on the church website and Facebook page. These meditations invite us to spend a
few minutes “intentionally stepping away from our busy routines,” grounding us in the presence of God as we anticipate
Easter and the Resurrection.
Meditation on Word and Music – Wednesdays during Lent beginning February 24
These mid-week meditations, led by the pastoral staff and musicians, include scripture, poetry, prayer and music, helping us
journey through Lent in anticipation of Easter and the Resurrection of Jesus Christ, Son of God. Meditations will be emailed
and posted on the church website and Facebook page.
The Racial Justice Task Force and the Adult Studies Committee invites the congregation to participate in a workshop series
titled “Christians and Racial Equity”. Topics include: historical context, race matters, white supremacy, the Bible and racism, and
reimagining the future. The workshop is presented by Rev. LaShauna Austria, owner of Seeds of Change Consulting, located in
Graham, NC. Rev. Austria is active in our community as an organizer, farmer, and ordained faith leader; she has experience in
working with faith-based communities to promote racial equity awareness. The series will take place on five Sundays in the spring of
2021 via Zoom. A session will be held today from 3:00-5:30 and again April 11, and May 16.
To sign up, use this link: https://forms.gle/TFFVY9qajBfkTJeP6 If you have any questions, please email Loy Campbell at
loyannecampbell@gmail.com.
The FPC Lunch Bunch Book Club meets via Zoom on Tuesday, March 9, 2021 at 12 noon for their annual book selection event. A
number of books have been suggested for consideration and participants will have the opportunity to discuss the suggested titles.
Following the meeting, a poll will be sent to participants to choose the 8 books for the 2021-2022 meeting year. Bring your coffee or
tea and join us for a lively discussion. Participants will receive a list of the suggested books via email from Gayle Gunn before March
9. If you have not been a participant but would like to join and receive the emails about the book club, including the Zoom address for
meetings, please let Gayle Gunn know via email at gaylegunn@bellsouth.net .
What’s Your Favorite Hymn?: The Fellowship Team is hosting a congregation-wide Hymn Sing on Sunday, March 14 at
2:00 p.m. on Zoom and they want your suggestions! Join Patrick Murphy and MC Robert Boon as they lead us through some of your
favorite hymns, a Name That Hymn, and maybe a few surprises along the way! For those 88 members who participated in the
December Cacophony Caroling Zoom, yes, please know we will have one cacophony hymn! Let’s SING!
Enrichment Class Meets via Zoom
Join the Enrichment Class and Jane Wellford for a study of Lent in Plain Sight by Jill J. Duffield. The class will meet Wednesday
evenings at 7:00 p.m. via Zoom on March 10, 17 & 24. We will end this Lenten study the week before Holy Week begins. Contact
Karen Carrouth (kcarrouth@bellsouth.net) to receive the Zoom link for the class.Selected Poetry of Elizabeth Bishop (1911-1979) via Zoom each Sunday through today at 11:30 a.m.
We will use Elizabeth Bishop’s The Complete Poems: 1927-1979 (Farrar, Straus and Giroux), which can be reasonably purchased in
used paperback on amazon.com. Contact Harry Brown (harry.brown@eku.edu) for more information or to sign up for the
class.
John Knox Fellowship: For the next few weeks we will revisit some of our pre-recorded classes. February 21, 28 and March 7 -
Mickey Efird. March 14 - Anthony Hatcher. Contact Bruce Shields or Charlotte Nance-Allbright for more information or to receive the
pre-recorded classes.
Woodworkers, Construction Folks, or anyone with skill to create stage props . WE NEED YOU! We need a puppet stage for
Vacation Bible School (and Children's Ministry). The puppet stage needs to be mobile, usable year after year, and have the ability to
be taken apart to store when not in use. If you can help FPCB Children's Ministry by making a puppet stage, please contact Charlotte
Nance-Allbright (callbright@fpcburlington.org).
Mission and Outreach
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!
Habitat for Humanity Unity Build
Habitat for Humanity of Alamance County is our mission focus for our March Giving Calendar. There are many ways to volunteer to
help with the planning and participation of the 2021-2022 Unity Build. Contact Bill Rodgers (bjcovecottage@gmail.com) if you would
like to volunteer. Financial gifts toward the building effort is also appreciated. Contact Charlotte Nance-Allbright
(callbright@fpcburlington.org) or see the church website for more information.
The Seven Last Words:
The Understanding Christ
During Lent this year, our worship services will be focusing on “The Seven Last Words” that Jesus spoke from
the cross. No one Gospel portrays all seven last words, but they are compiled from a combination of reports
made by all four of the Gospel writers.
Last words are often the most poignant and significant words that one speaks before crossing in spirit from this
side to the next. The same seems to be true of Jesus. During this series, your staff is urging you to read The
Hope of Glory: Reflections on the Last Words of Jesus from the Cross. It was written by Jon Meacham, a Pulitz-
er Prize-winning biographer and former Episcopal vestry member in the St. Thomas Church Fifth Avenue and
of Trinity Church Wall Street in New York City.
If you are really ambitious, then pick up James Martin’s Seven Last Words: An Invitation to a Deeper Friend-
ship with Jesus. Martin is a Jesuit priest and author of the book, Jesus: A Pilgrimage, that I urge all pilgrims to
Jordan and Israel to read. He is intelligent, well studied, and a gifted writer. The following description of each
word and the above title come from his book.
March 14 – 4 Sunday in Lent – The Fourth Word: Jesus Understands Feelings of Abandonment –
th
Matthew 27:45-49 – Ron Shive
March 21 – 5 Sunday in Lent – The Fifth Word: Jesus Understands Physical Pain –
th
John 19: 28-29 – Ron Shive
March 28 – Palm Sunday – The Words from the Cross – Members of the Chancel Choir
April 1 – Maundy Thursday – The Sixth Word: Jesus Understands Disappointment –
John 19:30 – Taylor Barner
April 2 – Good Friday – The Seventh Word: Jesus Understands Self-Offering – Luke 23:46-49 – Carrie TuttleCalendar
March 7-11
Sunday, March 7
10:00 a.m. Worship Service — Live Streaming
11:30 a.m. Selected Poetry of Elizabeth Bishop via Zoom with Harry Brown
11:30 a.m. PreK through 5th grade gathering at the church on the back patio for Lenten Series
4:00 p.m. Confirmation Meets — Calvin Hall and Zoom
5:00 p.m. Middle School Youth Group Meets
6:30 p.m. High School Youth Group Meets
3:00 p.m. “Christians and Racial Equity” Study via Zoom
Monday, March 8
10:00 a.m. PW Circle #2 Zoom Meeting
2:00 p.m. Furniture Committee Zoom Meeting
6:30 p.m. BSA Eagle Scout Board Meeting — Garrison Joyner Activities Building
Tuesday, March 9
9:00 a.m. Andrews Food Packing — Calvin Hall
10:00 a.m. Staff Meeting via Zoom
Noon Lunch Bunch Book Club Zoom Meeting
5:30 p.m. Adult Studies Team Meets via Zoom
7:00 p.m. PW Circle #4 Zoom Meeting
7:30 p.m. UKIRK Meets via Zoom
Wednesday, March 10
10:00 a.m. Ruth Bible Study via Zoom with Dr. Shive
5:30 p.m. Re-Entry Zoom Meeting
7:00 p.m. Enrichment Class Meets via Zoom
Thursday, March11
6:45 a.m. Ruth Bible Study via Zoom with Dr. Shive
9:00 a.m. Staff Meeting via Zoom
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 336-228-1703 X210
lway@fpcburlington.org
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