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First United Presbyterian Church

Trinity Sunday J u n e 1 9 , 2 0 1 1

O p e n H e a r t s , O p e n M i n d s , O p e n D o o r s

Thought for MeditationThe disciples went to Galilee, and there met the risen Christ on the mountain. We are told that they worshiped him, even though some doubted. Christ spoke with authority and gave them a task. Sincethen, people have ventured into all nations, teaching what Jesus commanded. As people continue tolabor in the shadow of Christs cross, others are enabled to delight in the radiance of its glory.

(*Please stand in body or in spirit)

We Gather In Gods NamePRELUDE Holy, Holy, Holy Arr. R. Heber and J. Dykes

Words of Welcome and Signing of Friendship PadsPlease add your name to the pad you will find at the end of each pew and pass it along your row so that we

can know each other by name.

*Call to Worship From Psalm 8

O Lord, our God, how majestic is your name in all the earth!When I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers, whatare mortals that you care for them?Yet you have made them a little lower than God and crowned them with glory and honor.O Lord, our God, how majestic is your name in all the earth!Let us worship God!

*Hymn Thou Whose Almighty Word

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Words: Public Domain Music: copyright Novello & Co. Ltd.

Call to ConfessionThe proof of Gods amazing love is this: while we were sinners Christ died for us. Because we havefaith in him, we dare to approach God with confidence. In faith and penitence, let us confess our sinbefore God and one another.

Prayer of ConfessionO God, when we are put to the test we do not quickly respond. If called upon to decide, we lackthe courage of faith. Confessing commitment, we confuse your will with our own. Seekingsecurity, we turn to devices that we control. Your voice comes from heaven to chasten anddiscipline. Your commandments Jesus proclaimed as the course we should take. Forgive uswhen we deviate from the truth you deliver, and increase our trust in you.

Silent Prayer

The Gift of ForgivenessAs Jesus met his disciples on the mountain, he is with us today, even to the close of the age. Withauthority he commissions us to service; with redeeming love he sets us aright when we fall. All whohumbly approach him seeking forgiveness for their sins can live with assurance, since Christ died for usall.Thanks be to God; in Jesus Christ, we are forgiven!


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*PeaceSince God has forgiven us in Jesus Christ, let us forgive one another. The peace of Christ be with you all.And also with you.

Worshippers are invited to greet one another with the words,The peace of Christ be with you.

We Proclaim Gods Word

Time for ChildrenChildren may pick up clipboards at the front of the sanctuary after the prayer and announcements. Please return

them to their boxes after worship.

Musical Meditation O Rest in the Lord Felix MendelssohnJoan Rogers, soprano soloist

From Psalm 37 (King James Version):O rest in the Lord, wait patiently for Him,And He shall give thee thy hearts desires.Commit thy way to Him, and trust in Him,And fret not thyself because of evil doers.O rest in the Lord, and wait, wait patiently for Him.

Prayer of Illumination

Scripture Lessons

Lesson from the Old Testament Genesis 1:1-2, 4a N.T. page 1Lesson from the Epistles 2 Corinthians 13:11-13 N.T. page 186Lesson from the Gospels Matthew 28:16-20 N.T. page 34

Sermon Beginning and New Beginnings

*Hymn #314 The Clay-Stained Hands of Love LITTLE MARKBOROUGH

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Words copyright Selab Publishing Co. Inc. 1994 Music copyright Selab Publishing Co. 1994

* Affirmation of Faith - A Brief Statement of Faith

In life and in death we belong to God. Through the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of

God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit, we trust in the one triune God, the Holy One of Israel,whom alone we worship and serve.We trust in Jesus Christ, fully human, fully God.We trust in God, whom Jesus called Abba, Father.We trust in God the Holy Spirit, everywhere the giver and renewer of life.Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. Amen

We Respond to Gods Word

Sharing Joys and Concerns

Prayers of the People and the Lords Prayer

Offering Our Gifts and Ourselves

Offertory

*Response All Creatures Your Creator Bless LASST UNS ERFREUEN

All Creatures Your Creator Bless,And worship God in humbleness.

O sing ye! Alleluia!Praise, praise Creator, praise the Son,And praise the Spirit, Three in One!Alleluia! Alleluia!Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!

*Prayer of Dedication You call us to labor, O God, and to be about the tasks you design. You equip us to serve you,and care for all of our needs. The gifts that we offer are but a portion of the treasures you heapon us. May the work that we do be worthy of your name. Take what we bring and all that we areand fashion our responses to meet your standards for faith. Amen.


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We Go in Gods Name

*Hymn - #2010 I Am Who I Am, I Will Be Who I Will s T. DENIS (Sing the Faith)

*Charge and Blessing

Postlude Minuet W.A. Mozart

All are invited to remain for a time of fellowship and refreshment.

The flowers today are provided by Kristine Wohlfahrt, Karen, and Kate Marbot and are given in memoryof Leonard Wohlfahrt and Marion Lavery. For my Dad, Although it has been 2 1/2 years we think of

you so much but most especially on Father's Day. Aunt Nookie, gone only one year this past week onFlag Day. A truly wonderful woman, mother, grandmother and an especially proud and patriotic

American. We miss you both!

Todays reader: Trudi Wybourn

Upcoming Readers:June 26 Peggy Drew

Next Weeks Sermon Topic:June 26 - Trust and New Beginnings : Scripture Readings: Genesis 22:1-14; Psalm 13; Romans

6:12-23; Matthew 10:40-42

About the Brief Statement of FaithIn 1983 the two largest Presbyterian churches in the United States reunited. The Plan for Reunioncalled for the preparation of a brief statement of the Reformed faith for possible inclusion in the Book of Confessions. This statement is therefore not intended to stand alone, apart from the other confessionsof our church. It does not pretend to be a complete list of all our beliefs, nor does it explain any of themin detail. It is designed to be confessed by the whole congregation in the setting of public worship, andit may also serve pastors and teachers as an aid to Christian instruction. It celebrates our rediscoverythat for all our undoubted diversity, we are bound together by a common faith and a common task.

The faith we confess unites us with the one, universal church. The most important beliefs of Presbyterians are those we share with other Christians, and especially with other evangelical Christianswho look to the Protestant Reformation as a renewal of the gospel of Jesus Christ. Diversity remains.But we are thankful that in our time the many churches are learning to accept, and even to affirm,diversity without divisiveness, since the whole counsel of God is more than the wisdom of anyindividual or any one tradition. The Spirit of Truth gives new light to the churches when they are willingto become pupils together of the Word of God. This statement therefore intends to confess the catholicfaith.


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We are convinced that to the Reformed churches a distinctive vision of the catholic faith has beenentrusted for the good of the whole church. Accordingly, "A Brief Statement of Faith" includes the major themes of the Reformed tradition (such as those mentioned in the Book of Order, Form of Government,Chapter 2),2 without claiming them as our private possession, just as we ourselves hope to learn andto share the wisdom and insight given to traditions other than our own. And as a confession that seeksto be both catholic and Reformed, the statement (following the apostle's blessing in 2 Cor. 13:14) is atrinitarian confession in which the grace of Jesus Christ has first place as the foundation of our knowledge of God's sovereign love and our life together in the Holy Spirit.

No confession of faith looks merely to the past; every confession seeks to cast the light of a pricelessheritage on the needs of the present moment, and so to shape the future. Reformed confessions, inparticular, when necessary even reform the tradition itself in the light of the Word of God. From the first,the Reformed churches have insisted that the renewal of the church must become visible in thetransformation of human lives and societies. Hence "A Brief Statement of Faith" lifts up concerns thatcall most urgently for the church's attention in our time. The church is not a refuge from the world; anelect people is chosen for the blessing of the nations. A sound confession, therefore, proves itself as itnurtures commitment to the church's mission, and as the confessing church itself becomes the body bywhich Christ continues the blessing of his earthly ministry

Prayers of the People June 12, 2011 Prayers for people around the world whose lives have been turned upside down by acts of God Philip asks for prayers for Sue. Prayers from Shirley Bowes- Great day after 10 years of medications for cancer my doctor has

told me that I no longer need these medications. Prayers for Peace for Grant requested by Leslie Kelly During the Pride Parade today a number of FUPC members will celebrate with others from 23

Presbyterian congregations our commitment to our LGBT friends. A joy to do evangelism! Prayers of Thanksgiving for the test results for Carol Harrington came back negative. Prayers for John who thinks that he is not worthy of love. Prayers of healing for my uncle John Paglia as he is hospitalized with Pancreatic trouble for

Sophia Caprara who is only 2 years old and was just diagnosed with juvenile arthritis fromDana Parker.

ANNOUNCEMENTSWelcome To First United! It is a joy that you have chosen to enrich this worshipping community withyour presence this morning. We hope you find a spiritual home here, a place of love, support andservice. Following worship, you are cordially invited to gather with the community for a time of refreshment and conversation in Fellowship Hall.

Special Thanks to our Coffee Hour Hosts for today!!!June 19 Wohlfahrt & Marbot June 24 Noel Hains and Sue Connelly

Please sign up and share in creating our fellowship time. Questions? Call Don Lutz 283-6920

A Special Thanks from Martha Juenger: The staff at Josephs House were delighted with thequantity and organization of the meals for the first weekend in June. Thank you to everyone whodonated food and money so generously. Thank you also to everyone who showed up to help:Chandlee Gill, Bonnie Kerr, Don and Steven Bowes, Margaret Stoner, Don Lutz, and Rebecca Rector.


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A Friendly Reminder Unity Sunshine Pre-School is one of our tenants. They have been with us for a long time, but recentlythey have been experiencing problems with people coming into their space, using their equipment, andleaving food crumbs and juice marks on the tables. Since there are no doors to lock off their area fromthe rest of the church it is important that we not go into their area. If you see children or adults goingthrough the curtains that are hanging at the entrance to their space, please tell them that area is off limits and we are not to use it. Thanks to everyone for their help.

AROUND TOWN AND AT FUPC! Bible Study Every Wednesday Night at 6:30 : Bible Study conducted by Interim Pastor JacquelynPinkowski in the Rose Room. The focus will be on the scriptures for the following Sundays scripturelessons.

MUSIC NEWS!Troy Music Day Camp could use your time! The camp is looking for volunteers to assist in before-care and after-care during camp. Volunteers would simply be present as second adults in accordancewith First Uniteds safechurch policies, and would provide assistance to the primary care provider asneeded for the handful of children present. Ideally, volunteers would commit for one week of before-care or after-care:

Before-care, June 27-July 1, 7:45 a.m. to 8:45 a.m.Before-care, July 5-July 8, 7:45 to 8:45 a.m.After-care, June 27-July 1, 4:15 to 5:30 pm.After-care, July 5-July 8, 4:15 to 5:30 pm.

If you are interested, please contact Maury A. Castro, camp director, at 272.2771 xt. 14 or [email protected]

FAITH EDUCATION NEWS!VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL: SAVE THE DATES August 1-4, 5:30-8:00pm here at First United.Children entering kindergarten through sixth grade this fall are eligible to attend. Adults and youthentering 7 th grade and up, please contact Leslie Kelly if interested in helping.

Blankets +Deacons are taking donations for Blanket Sunday each blanket costs $5. Pleasedonate if you can to help impoverished families across the world.


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WEEKLY CALENDAR

Sunday, June 1910:00 AM Worship Fellowship Hall 11:00 AM Refreshments Fellowship Hall 7:30 PM NA Group Meeting Fellowship Hall

Tuesday, June 213:30 PM Roxbury Farms Distribution Kitchen

Wednesday, June 22 6:30 PM Bible Study Fellowship Hall

Saturday, June 25 10:00 AM AA Meeting 2 nd Floor 9 AM 3 PM Troy Music Day Camp Staff

Orientation Fellowship Hall

Sunday, June 26 10:00 AM Worship Fellowship Hall 11:00 AM Refreshments Fellowship Hall 7:30 PM NA Group Meeting Fellowship Hall


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The First United Presbyterian Church of Troy1915 Fifth Avenue, Troy, New York 12180

Phone: (518) 272-2771 / Fax: (518) 266-9483E-mail: [email protected] / www.unitedprestroy.org

Office hours: Monday through Thursday, 9 AM to 2 PM

Where People with Differences Unite in Christ

Our Mission Statement

Together, we worship God through Christ and explore all dimensions of life in the Spirit;To demonstrate Gods inclusive love, we seek to heal wounds and care for Gods creation;

To serve God in the world, we work for peace and justice.

Our Statement of Inclusive Ministry

We invite all people of every background, condition, and orientationinto the full fellowship, ministry and mission of Gods Good News in Jesus Christ.

All who join the church are extended the full privileges of membership,are challenged to lead lives of Christian discipleship,

and are eligible to be considered for church office.First United Presbyterian Church Officers for 2011, 2012 & 2013

The SessionModerator - The Reverend Jacquelyn Pinkowski

Class of 2011: Debbie Brown, Sue Steele, Courtney Savaria, Karen HarpeClass of 2012: John Buckley, Pat Carlson, Peg Drew, Chandlee Gill

Class of 2013: David Lanoue, Bonnie McCaig, Dan Rogers, Trudi Wybourn

The Board of DeaconsClass of 2011: Martha Juenger, Don Lutz,

Marsha Mintz-Botsford, Pat RudebushClass of 2012: Bob Harrington, Bonnie Kerr, Carol Harrington, Claudia Schwendeman

Class of 2013: Shirley Bowes, Steven Paul Bowes II, Dana Parker, Shirley StreetPastor: Jacquelyn Pinkowski

Minister of Music: Maury A. CastroCoordinator of Educational Ministries: Leslie M. Kelly

Financial Analyst: Carlie DAnnunzio Administrative Assistant: Carla Fisk

For pastoral emergencies call (518) 279-7401 or (406)794-9360or email [email protected]

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