SERVICE FOR THE LORD'S DAY First Presbyterian Church

Tallahassee, Florida

The Fourth Sunday after Pentecost

June 28, 2020

You are Invited to print this bulletin, or view it in a split screen on your computer.

Use it to help you take part in this “virtual” service of Lord’s Day worship.

The video of this service will be posted on our YouTube site: FPCTallahassee.

A link will also be posted on our website: www.oldirstchurch.org.

GATHERING

Voluntary O MENSCH, BEWEIN DEIN SÜNDE GROSS, BWV 622 J. S. Bach O Humanity, Weep for Your Great Sin

*Prayer of the Day

O God, light of the minds that know you,

life of the souls that love you, strength of the thoughts that seek you:

Help us so to know you that we may truly love you,

so to love you that we may fully serve you,

whose service is perfect freedom; through Jesus Christ our Lord,

who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,

one God, now and forever.

Amen.

*Hymn 687 bulletin, p. 5 Our God, Our Help in Ages Past ST. ANNE

*Prayer of Confession

Merciful God,

you pardon all who truly repent and turn to you.

We humbly confess our sins and ask your mercy.

We have not loved you with a pure heart,

nor have we loved our neighbors as ourselves.

We have not done justice, loved kindness,

or walked humbly with you, our God.

Have mercy on us, O God, in your loving-kindness.

In your great compassion, cleanse us from our sin.

Do not cast us away from your presence,

or take your Holy Spirit from us.

Restore to us the joy of your salvation

and sustain us with your bountiful Spirit.

Silence is kept.

*Kyrie Eleison Hal H. Hopson

Congregational responses are in bold print.

A reflection on the

Epistle reading for today

(Romans 6:12-23)

Introduction, harm. vv. 5,

6: John A. Ferguson

The Prayer of

Confession and

Declaration of

Forgiveness are offered

from the baptismal font.

We believe that baptism

enacts and seals God’s

grace, offered freely to

all people.

Music: Hal H. Hopson (b.

1933), Musical Setting of

the Service for the Lord’s

Day © 2013 Birnamwood

Publications (admin.

Morningstar Music

Publishers, Inc.) Used by

permission. Reprinted

under OneLicense.net

#A-711109.

*Declaration of Forgiveness

*Gloria in Excelsis Hal H. Hopson

*The Peace

The peace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.

And also with you.

THE WORD

Prayer for Illumination

First Lesson Genesis 22:1-14

Psalm 13,

Refrain, No. 471, v. 1 bulletin, p. 6 O Lord, Hear My Prayer HEAR MY PRAYER

Verses sung by the Cantor

How long, O Lord? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me?

How long shall I have perplexity in my mind, and grief in my heart, day after day?

How long shall my enemy triumph over me?

Look upon me and answer me, O Lord, My God; give light to my eyes, lest I sleep in death;

lest my enemy say, “I have defeated you,” and my foes rejoice that I have fallen.

But I trust in your unfailing love; my heart is joyful because of your saving help.

I will sing to the Lord, who has dealt with me richly.

Refrain, No. 471, v. 2 bulletin, p. 6 The Lord Is My Song HEAR MY PRAYER

Second Lesson Romans 6:12-23

*Gradual Hymn 203 bulletin, p. 7 Jesu, Jesu, Fill Us with Your Love CHEREPONI

Gospel Reading Matthew 10:40-42

Sermon

*Affirmation of Faith: The Apostles’ Creed Hymnal, Page 35 (front)

I believe in God, the Father almighty, Maker of heaven and earth,

and in Jesus Christ his only Son, our Lord;

who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary,

suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried;

he descended into hell; the third day he rose again from the dead;

he ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand

of God the Father Almighty; from thence he shall come to judge

the quick and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Ghost;

the holy catholic church; the communion of saints;

the forgiveness of sins; the resurrection of the body;

and the life everlasting. Amen.

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Gloria in Excelsis Deo

(“Glory to God in the

Highest”) is a hymn of

praise developed from

Luke 2:14 (sung by the

angels to the shepherds

announcing Christ’s

birth).

The reader offers a

phrase to mark the end

of each reading, such as,

The Word of the Lord, or

Holy Wisdom, Holy Word.

The assembly responds,

Thanks be to God.

Psalm text: Evangelical

Lutheran Worship © 2006

Evangelical Lutheran

Church in America,

admin. Augsburg

Fortress Publishers

Psalm tone © 2011 Faith

Alive Christian

Resources.

The hymn sung

immediately before the

reading of the Gospel is

called the Gradual, or

Gradual Hymn, which

refers to the step

(Latin gradus) from which

it was chanted in

medieval church practice.

After the reading of the

Gospel the reader says,

The Gospel of the Lord.

The assembly responds,

Praise be to you, O

Christ.

Various forms of the

Apostles’ Creed were

used from the second

century onward.

Announcements

Prayers of the People

THE EUCHARIST

Offertory

Anthem Lead Me, Lord Samuel Sebastian Wesley

Lead me, Lord, lead me in thy righteousness,

make thy way plain before my face.

For it is thou, Lord, thou, Lord only,

that makest me dwell in safety.

*Prayer of Thanksgiving

The Lord be with you.

And also with you.

Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.

It is right to give our thanks and praise . . .

*The Lord’s Prayer Hymnal, p. 35 (front)

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.

SENDING

*Blessing

*Hymn 321 bulletin, p. 8 The Church’s One Foundation AURELIA

*Charge

Go in peace to love and serve the Lord.

Thanks be to God. Alleluia!

*Voluntary Präludium in E-flat Johann Pachelbel

Eucharist means

“Thanksgiving.”

Text: Psalms 4:8 and 5:8

Music: Samuel S. Wesley

(1810-1876) was the

grandson of hymn text-

writer Charles Wesley

(1707-1788), and the

composer of today’s

closing hymn-tune.

The Prayer of

Thanksgiving begins

with an exchange

between the minister and

people, called the Sursum

Corda, meaning “hearts

lifted.” This dialogue

dates to the 3rd century

or earlier.

Pachelbel (1653-1706)

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Brant S. Copeland, Pastor

Michael Corzine, Organist & Choirmaster

Christy Williams, Director of Christian Education

Dolores Ingraham, Emory Hingst, Leo Sandon, and Mary Vance, Parish Associates

First Presbyterian Church Phone 222-4504

110 North Adams Street Fax 222-2215

Tallahassee, FL 32301 www.facebook.com/oldfirstchurch

E-mail: office@oldfirstchurch.org website: www.oldfirstchurch.org

SERVING IN THE LITURGY

Presider and Preacher Brant S. Copeland

Readers Charlee Taylor

Christopher Corzine

Palmer Corzine

Cantor Jon Mathes

Choral Scholars Levi Gerke

Rachel Hillman

Jon Mathes

Organist & Choirmaster Michael Corzine

Videographer Carl Morse

Announcements The Offertory Anthem was sung by the 18 campers (ages 7-14) and 9 adult faculty who participated in the St. John’s Virtual Choir

Camp last week. Campers attended via Zoom from their homes in Tallahassee, Jacksonville, Madison, FL; Boston, MA; and Peru.

Appreciation is expressed to the parents of all the campers who permitted this video to be used in our worship service; to

Elizabeth LaJeunesse, organist; and to Marissa Hall for video compiling and editing.

The Closing Hymn was sung and recorded by the choral scholars, each from his/her own home, via the Apple Acapella application.

In Memoriam

Heinz H. Luebkemann

April 20, 1928

June 10, 2020

Madee Hollis Schestopol

January 26, 1926

June 18, 2020

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Text and music: Public

Domain

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Text: Taizé Community,

1982, 1991

Music: Jacques Berthier

1923-1994), 1982

Text and Music © 1982

Les Presses de Taizé,

admin. GIA Publications

Reprinted under

OneLicense.net #A-

711109

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Text: Tom Colvin (1925-

2000), 1965, 1997, alt.

Music: Ghanian folk

melody arr. Tom Colvin,

1963; arr. Jane Marshall,

1982

Text and Music © 1969

Hope Publishing Co.;

Music arr. © 1982 Hope

Publishing Co.

Reprinted under

OneLicense.net #A-

711109

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Text: Samuel John Stone

(1839-1900), 1866, alt.

Public Domain.

Music: AURELIA,

Samuel Sebastian

Wesley (1810-1876),

1864. Public Domain.

V. 3 harm. Eric Thiman

(1900-1975), Varied

Harmonizations of Favorite

Hymn Tunes © 1955

H. W. Gray

V. 5 harm. Eric Thiman

(1900-1975), Varied

Accompaniments to Thirty-

four Well-known Hymn

Tunes © 1937 Oxford

University Press

Unison

Harmony

Unison

Harmony

Unison