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 Communion Frank Treat Southwick

* HYMN 148 At the Name of Jesus King’s Weston

* CALL TO WORSHIP (based on Psalm 68:1-5):

Leader: In your powerful presence, O God, evil is defeated.

People: Those who oppose you melt away like the wax of a burning candle.

Leader: But those who obey your word rejoice and praise your name.

People: For you protect those who are helpless and most vulnerable.

Leader: Holy God you give power and strength to your people.

People: Blessed be God forever and ever!

INTROIT Richard Proulx

Lift up your heads, O gates! Grow higher, ancient doors! Let the King of glory come in! PS. 24:7

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FIRST PRESBYTERIAN

CHURCH OF ENGLEWOOD

May 28, 2017 Eleven o’clock

SEVENTH SUNDAY OF EASTER THE 157TH ANNIVERSARY OF FPC

TIME WITH CHILDREN

+ Children and Youth leave for Church School. +

CALL TO CONFESSION

PRAYER OF CONFESSION

Merciful God, we look around us and we acknowledge the presence of conflict, pain and suffering. We know that we can lessen the pain when we reach out to those who are hurting. We confess that there are times when we fail to recognize the needs of others and forget to share your love. Forgive us when we happily accept the blessings of life while neglecting to serve as Jesus served. Empower us with your Spirit to be strong yet gentle bearers of your love and compassion. This we pray in the name of Jesus.

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 429 Lord, You Give the Great Commission Abbot’s Leigh

THE WORD

PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION

FIRST LESSON Psalm 68:1-10

ANTHEM Ubi Caritas Ola Gjeilo

UBI caritas et amor, Deus ibi est. Congregavit nos in unum Christi amor. Exultemus, et in ipso iucundemur. Timeamus, et amemus Deum vivum. Et ex corde diligamus nos sincero.

WHERE charity and love are, God is there. Christ's love has gathered us into one. Let us rejoice and be pleased in Him. Let us fear, and let us love the living God. And may we love each other with a sincere heart.

SECOND LESSON John 17:1-11

SERMON “Finish” Rev. Richard S. Hong

THE OFFERING

OFFERTORY Sing We Triumphant Songs Healey Willan

Sing we triumphant hymns of praise, New hymns to Heaven exulting raise: Christ, by a road before untrod, Ascendeth to the throne of God.

O grant us thitherward to tend, And with unwearied hearts ascend Toward Thy kingdom’s throne, where Thou As is our faith, art seated now.

Be Thou our joy and strong defense, Who art our future recompense: So shall the light that springs from Thee Be ours through all eternity.

O risen Christ, ascended Lord, All praise to Thee let earth accord, Who art, while endless ages run, With Father and with Spirit One. THE VENERABLE BEDE

* 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.

157TH ANNIVERSARY OF FPC Elder Robert Ryder

THE SENDING OUT

* HYMN 526 For All the Saints Sine Nomine

* BENEDICTION

CHORAL AMEN

POSTLUDE Cortege Vierne

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 In honor of Anniversary Sunday, today’s prelude is by our former organist Frank Treat Southwick (1857-1948). Son of Daniel Franklin Southwick, Frank studied music under Theodore Thomas, Otto Singer and George E. Whiting of New York. At age 15, he became organist of the First Baptist Church of Meriden. He later served as organist at Christ Church, Hartford; Church of the Holy Trinity, Middletown; First Presbyterian Church of Englewood, New Jersey (1884-86 and 1904-17); and in New York City at the Church of the Holy Trinity, St. Andrew’s & the West End Presbyterian Church. At FPC Southwick instituted a series of Sunday afternoon Vesper concerts sung by the vocal quartet. Born in St. Paul, Richard Proulx (1937-2010) was long associated with Holy Name Cathedral in Chicago and was a leading composer of music for the post-Vatican II

Catholic liturgy. British born Healey Willan (1880-1968) emigrated to Canada in 1913 to be music director at Toronto’s largest church, St. Pauls. Financially secure in the royalties from his many publications he moved the the Anglo-Catholic “high church” parish of St. Mary Magdalene in 1921 and remained until his death. Of his 800 compositions, he is best know for his organ and choral church music. Ola Gjielo (b. 1978) was born in Skui, Norway and showed musical promise from an early age. He studied composition at the Royal School of Music and at the Juilliard School in New York, where he now resides. The 24 pieces in free style published in 1914 by Louis Vierne (1870-1937), organist of Notre Dame de Paris, like Bach’s Well-Tempered Clavier and Chopin’s Preludes are each in a different major or minor key. These pieces were all conceived to be played on a harmonium (pump organ) or on a small pipe organ. The C minor Cortege is a masterpiece of energy and balance.

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TODAY’S SCRIPTURE READINGS

Psalm 68:1-10 (NRSV) 1Let God rise up, let his enemies be scattered; let those who hate him flee before him. 2As smoke is driven away, so drive them away; as wax melts before the fire, let the wicked perish before God. 3But let the righteous be joyful; let them exult before God; let them be jubilant with joy. 4Sing to God, sing praises to his name; lift up a song to him who rides upon the clouds—his name is the LORD— be exultant before him. 5Father of orphans and protector of widows is God in his holy habitation. 6God gives the desolate a home to live in; he leads out the prisoners to prosperity, but the rebellious live in a parched land. 7O God, when you went out before your people, when you marched through the wilderness, 8the earth quaked, the heavens poured down rain at the presence of God, the God of Sinai, at the presence of God, the God of Israel. 9Rain in abundance, O God, you showered abroad; you restored your heritage when it languished; 10your flock found a dwelling in it; in your goodness, O God, you provided for the needy.

WELCOME TO OUR WORSHIP

Today’s Ushers are: Beneranda Baez, Captain

Nelson Baez Sara Lee Patience Okorie Candy Urena 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 since 1990. 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.

John 17:1-11 (NRSV) After Jesus had spoken these words, he looked up to heaven and said, “Father, the hour has come; glorify your Son so that the Son may glorify you, 2since you have given him authority over all people, to give eternal life to all whom you have given him. 3And this is eternal life, that they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent. 4I glorified you on earth by finishing the work that you gave me to do. 5So now, Father, glorify me in your own presence with the glory that I had in your presence before the world existed. 6”I have made your name known to those whom you gave me from the world. They were yours, and you gave them to me, and they have kept your word. 7Now they know that everything you have given me is from you; 8for the words that you gave to me I have given to them, and they have received them and know in truth that I came from you; and they have believed that you sent me. 9I am asking on their behalf; I am not asking on behalf of the world, but on behalf of those whom you gave me, because they are yours. 10All mine are yours, and yours are mine; and I have been glorified in them. 11And now I am no longer in the world, but they are in the world, and I am coming to you. Holy Father, protect them in your name that you have given me, so that they may be one, as we are one.

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COMING UP THIS WEEK

This week's COFFEE & CONVERSATION is coordinated by Barbara and Bob Ryder. Thank you Barbara and Bob for your ministry of food and friendship! MOBILIZE FOR MISSION: Join us this 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.

UPCOMING MEETINGS

CHURCH SCHOOL GROUP LEADERS MEETING is today at 10 am in the Meeting Room. WORSHIP & MUSIC COMMITTEE meets on Wednesday, May 31, 7:30 pm in the Meeting Room.

UPCOMING

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. ALL CHURCH SUMMER PICNIC - Save the Date for Sunday June 25th at 12:15 pm. FPC supplies the fried chicken and you bring the picnic blanket (and a side or dessert to share). We're hoping for a sunny day or Elmore becomes portable picnic grounds! We are on our way to planning an exciting week of VACATION BIBLE CAMP to be held on August 14-18th. If you are available and interested in helping. please contact Felicia at felicia@englewoodpres.org VACATION BIBLE CAMP - GADGET & GIZMOS SAVE THE DATE! August 14 - 18. We will explore the wondrously creative world God created for us! Registration beginning soon.

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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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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