RESPONDING TO THE WORD

PASSING THE PEACE

One: The peace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.

All: And also with you.

*SONG OF RESPONSE “Will You Come and Follow Me” [Insert]

OFFERING/OFFERTORY “Amazing Grace”

(arr. by Greg Howlett)

Alejandro Alumbreros

*DOXOLOGY

Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;

Praise Him, all creatures here below;

Praise Him above ye heavenly host.

Praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost. ~ Amen

PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE AND 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 pow-

er, and the glory forever. ~ Amen.

GOING FORTH TO MINISTER

*CLOSING HYMN “God, You Spin the Whirling Planets” [285]

*BENEDICTION

*SUNG BLESSING [344 v. 3]

Christ of the upward way, my guide divine,

Where You have set Your feet may I place mine;

And when Your last call comes serene and clear,

Calm may my answer be, “Lord, I am here.

POSTLUDE “Fugue in C Major ”

(by Dietrich Buxtehude)

Alejandro Alumbreros

*Please stand as you are able.

[Bold type] indicates text to be spoken or song to be sung by the congregation.

June 10, 2018 9:30AM

GATHERING WITH PRAISE

PRELUDE “Menuett, Op. 44, No. 2”

(by Arthur Bird)

Alejandro Alumbreros

FIRST THOUGHT

"Some people see things as they are and ask 'Why?' I dream things

that never were and say, 'Why not?'"

by George Bernard Shaw

One: The Lord be with you.

All: And also with you.

*CALL TO WORSHIP

One: God of life, God of love, we gather in this sacred place again.

All: May we create here a circle of love, ever expanding, ever

growing.

One: God of wisdom, God of beauty, we marvel at Your world

All: May we be good stewards of the earth’s resources

One: God of the still small voice, God of majesty and might

All: May we find in You the grace and the strength to live

faithfully and fully

One: God of every moment, God in every heartbeat, we worship You

*OPENING HYMN “Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee” [464]

*PRAYER OF THE DAY

WELCOME

Welcome! Whoever you are, wherever you come from and

whatever you have done or failed to do, welcome to this

place where we celebrate the love of God and are inspired

by the hospitality of Jesus Christ. May you find God’s

love, peace and grace as we worship together.

CALL TO CONFESSION

PRAYER OF CONFESSION Jennifer Eastman

Holy God, giver of life, guardian of our souls, we turn to You in

prayer. In You we find peace that calms us, forgiveness that

cleanses us and love that never lets us go. With gentleness and

compassion, look in our hearts this day and forgive us all that

separates us from You. Whisper words that will comfort us and

heal us, and call us into new ways of living that are acceptable

to You. Let us be encouraged to live in faith, to act with com-

passion and to seek justice, so that we may truly follow in the

way of the Christ in whose name we pray. ~ Amen

(Let us continue to pray in silence.)

ASSURANCE OF PARDON

One: Friends, hear the good news of the Gospel.

All: In Jesus Christ, we are forgiven.

*ACT OF PRAISE [370 v. 4]

Just as I am, Thy love unknown

Has broken every barrier down;

Now to be Thine, yea Thine alone,

O Lamb of God, I come, I come.

PROCLAIMING THE WORD

PRAYER OF ILLUMINATION

SPECIAL MUSIC “Bridge Over Troubled Water”

(Words and music by Paul Simon)

Alejandro Alumbreros - Piano

Mark Paffrath - Vocal

Dave Titus - Bass

SCRIPTURE Romans 12:1-12 [N.T. p. 161]

SERMON “Second Fiddle?”

Rev. Gillian Weighton

Welcome to this sanctuary.

Welcome to this time of worship and wonder.

Welcome to this family of faith.

WELCOME TO FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

We’re glad you’re here today and pray that your experience

with us in worship is both challenging and uplifting!

9:30AM

—Worship

Fellowship to follow in Ihrman Hall.

Nursery care is available during

worship service in Room 205.

Senior Pastor

Rev. Gillian Weighton

PastorGillian@FirstPresRacine.org

Visitation Pastor

Rev. Steve Fringer

SCFringer@Hotmail.com

716 College Avenue

Racine, WI 53403

262.632.1686

www. FirstPresRacine.org

Office@FirstPresRacine.org

GET THE WEEKLY “E-VOTIONAL”

To receive our mid-week E-votional along with news about what’s going

on in the church, call/email the office and ask to be added to the list!

Please pray for Pastor Gillian, Ollie

and Sandra Hopkins, Darrell Sutton,

Ed and Elie Hunt, David Perkins,

Bonnie Eastman, Annette Anderson,

Mary Jane Johnston, Don and Nancy

Tobias, Larry and Ellen Cardwell.

Prayers for Dave Menefee—brother of

Patt Reitsma, Ron Reitsma—brother

of John Reitsma, Mary Blandford

Callahan—daughter of Bill & Lissy,

Ann DePelecyn and her family, Adam

Reiss—son of Ellen Cardwell, Mary

Larscheidt—sister of Carrie Massey,

Lucille Von Rotz —mother of Diane

Lehmann.

Prayers for our military—Jordan

Smith, Chad Lawrence, Lt. Col Jay

Brooke, Kyle Sondergaard.

And healing prayers for Ben Johnston-

Krase and Ethan, Lt. Col. Matt Brooke

—Army, Retired, and anyone going

through rough times—whether emo-

tionally, physically or spiritually.

We ask for special prayers for all

those who lend a helping hand to

make the world a brighter place for

others.

It is our goal to provide every

family laundry soap during

the month of June. So please

keep an eye out for sales!

Additionally, we are in

need of hearty soups and

canned meat meals.

WED., JUNE 13TH

Linnea Brooke

John Brooke

Maria Hansen

Nancy Reeser

THURS., JUNE 14TH

Pam Simpson

Steve Simpson

Debbie Yale

Tuesday, June 26th—10:30AM

and Friday, June 29th

—1:30PM

Sun., June 10 9:00AM

9:30AM

Blood Pressure Screening

Worship

Mon., June 11

Tue., June 12 11:00AM

7:00PM

Staff Meeting

Session Meeting

Wed., June 13 9:00AM

5:00PM

to 7:00PM

M&M Rehearsal (Sanctuary)

Food Pantry

Thu., June 14 12:00PM

to 1:00PM

2:00PM

to 4:00PM

Music & More Concert

Food Pantry

Fri., June 15

June 10, 2018

GREETERS: Mary Eastman, Karin Roach

USHERS: John & Linnea Brooke, Bud Eastman, LuAnn Hansen

PERK-N-POUR: Todd & Jen Seversen, Ken Schacht

LITURGIST: Jennifer Eastman

Please join us June 17th

at 9:30AM

for Worship

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN STAFF — JOYFULLY SERVING

ALL OF US - Ministers

REV. GILLIAN WEIGHTON - Senior Pastor

REV. STEVE FRINGER - Visitation Pastor

ALEJANDRO ALUMBREROS - Organist & Choir Director

NANCY BUCK - Handbell Choir Director

DORIS DESCHLER - Financial Secretary

DODIE KERKMAN - Sexton

SHELLEY MAURER - Church Secretary

MARK PAFFRATH - Music Leader

PEGGY TAYLOR - Parish Nurse

Thank you for your generous donations

($3,855) to HAND OF HOPE. The Julian Thomas

School, Veterans Outreach of Wisconsin,

Bethany Apartments, Hand to Hand program

will all benefit from your generosity.

And, as always, thank you for caring!

The INTERCESSORY PRAYER GROUP

will meet Wed., June 20th

at 10:00AM

in Ihrman Hall.

And the next COMMUNITY MEAL

is scheduled for Tues.,

July 17th

at 4:30PM

.

The FIRST PRES BOOK CLUB

The Friday Night Book Group has selected the book, Little Bee,

written by Chris Cleave, for its June read. Little Bee is a heartfelt

novel about the relationship of a Nigerian teenage illegal immigrant,

a suburban English woman and her four-year-old son who imagines

he is Batman. Short, easy to read but alive with imagination.

We will meet on Friday, June 29th

-7:00PM

at the home of Ginny Holle,

210 Mourning Dove Lane, Mount Pleasant, for our discussion time.

Bring a snack to share, if you wish. Join us for an interesting and

thought provoking evening, especially if you love to read!

All Are Welcome!

In June, DAYTIME CIRCLE will

meet at Culver’s on 21st St.

in Racine at 1:30PM

June 28th

following Music & More, for

lunch and an ice cream treat

of your choice.

MUSIC & MORE SUMMER CONCERT SERIES

Join us Thursday, June 14th

at noon for:

Michael Mueller & Nick Barootian - vocal

Ann Heide & Terri Seitz – violin & piano

Belle Ensemble - vocal

We will be celebrating graduations on Sunday, June 24th

.

If you have a high school or college graduate, please email

a small blurb and photo to: office@firstpresracine.org,

no later than Wednesday, June 20th

.

Thank you!

Due to a mailing error,

some of you may not

have received your June

Newsletter. If that is the

case, you can pick one

up from the long table

in Ihrman Hall.

We apologize for any

inconvenience this may

have caused you.

Is it time for spring clean-up?

Then consider Rent-A-Youth.

For more information, please contact

Carrie Massey and/or Todd Seversen

by email, phone or text.

Carrie Massey:

flex-ability@sbcglobal.net

262-880-3387

Todd Seversen:

trseversen@wi.rr.com

262-939-7165