The Presbyterian Church BASKING RIDGE, NEW JERSEY FOUNDED CIRCA 1717

June 30 and July 1, 2018

How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.

~ Elizabeth Barrett Browning

We warmly welcome you to worship at The Presbyter ian Church in Basking Ridge. We pray that you will be encouraged in your journey of faith and drawn closer to God by your experience with us.

Amplification Headsets So that all may enjoy the worship service, sound amplification headsets are available from the ushers for those who need assis-tance with hearing.

Online Sermons Recorded audio sermons from most Sundays are available on the church website at www.brpc.org. To access, click on the Ser-mons link under Worship and Music on the main menu.

Children and Families Childcare for infants and children ages 2 and younger is available in the church nursery during our Sunday morning services. Pagers are used to contact parents during the worship services when necessary.

Oak Table Service We believe that worship nurtures children and that children enrich our worship life together. If your children become restless in worship, please feel free to quietly move around with them or join them on the carpet for young children behind the seating area.

Sunday Worship Service 9:30 am Nursery care is available for children age 2 years and younger and children of any age who find it difficult to remain in the worship service.

Welcome

Who Does God Call Us to Be? We are a vibrant, warm and welcoming community of faith. Those who worship here come from a diverse range of backgrounds and would describe themselves in a rich variety of ways.

We acknowledge our doubt, our struggles, and that we are all quite human and imperfect and that we are each at a unique place on our faith journey.

We find our unity, our common identity, in Jesus Christ and together we seek to joyfully worship God and energetically minister to the needs of the world on God’s behalf.

We gather in anticipation of being transformed by the power, purpose and presence of God among us, and go forth equipped to love God and neighbor more deeply and more whole-heartedly.

We believe that faithful leadership of a church requires being open to new possibilities, tak-ing risks and learning from mistakes as we try again.

Honoring the past, we are convinced that God calls us to a new future.

~The Opening Paragraph of Vision 2017 of the Presbyterian Church in Basking Ridge

Order of Worship

Saturday Evening

5:00 p.m. - Westminster Hall

June 30, 2018 oak table service

(Please prepare prayerfully for worship and be sure all cell phones are turned off.)

PRELUDE

CALL TO WORSHIP

*GATHERING SONGS Love Divine, All Loves Excelling HYMN 366

I Love You, Lord HYMN 627 OPENING PRAYER

WORDS OF WELCOME David Lange

SCRIPTURE Jeremiah 29: 4-7, 10-11 Mark 5: 24-34 1 Corinthians 13: 1-8, 13

SERMON Rev. Patrick Jackson

OFFERING

SACRAMENT OF THE LORD’S SUPPER

SPECIAL MUSIC Let My Life Be Like a Love Song by Tom Slayter and Brenton Brown

THE LORD’S PRAYER (unison)

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.

*CLOSING SONG They’ll Know We Are Christians by Our Love HYMN 300

BENEDICTION

POSTLUDE

Order of Worship

9:30 a.m. ~ Sanctuary July 1, 2018 6th Sunday after pentecost

(As the prelude begins, please prepare prayerfully for worship and be sure all cell phones are turned off.)

PRELUDE Sonata in E Major Domenico Scarlatti

Nocturne Mikhail Glinka

Merynda Adams, harp

WORDS OF WELCOME David Lange

CALL TO WORSHIP

Leader: Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord, O my soul! People: I will praise the Lord as long as I live; Leader: I will sing praises to my God all my life long. People: Happy are those whose help is the God of Jacob, Leader: whose hope is in the Lord their God, People: who made heave and earth, the sea, and all that is in them; Leader: who keeps faith forever. All: Let us worship God! From Psalm 146

*HYMN SING Favorites of the Congregation

PRAYER OF CONFESSION Dear Lord, In the flow of traffic, a sudden merge, a glaring look and finger raised -- where is love? In our conversation, a name comes up, followed by laughter and gossip unkind— where is love? In our daily life, white shuns black, rich ignore poor, difference divides— where is love? In our world at large, people hunger, refugees flee, peace eludes— where is love? Help us Lord, amidst society’s rancor and noise, to listen for your voice and heed your call for our lives.

SILENT REFLECTION AND CONFESSION OF SIN

ASSURANCE OF PARDON

*RESPONSE OF PRAISE You Have Lifted Me Out by Chris Fortin

*THE PEACE Leader: Since God has forgiven us in Christ, let us forgive one another.

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

People: and also with you.

Leader: I invite you to turn and greet one another with a sign of Christ’s peace.

MESSAGE FOR CHILDREN Susan Ward

(Children are invited to remain in Worship with their families. During the summer,

nursery and childcare are available to any child who may find it difficult to remain in worship )

*HYMN Great is Thy Faithfulness HYMN 39

SCRIPTURE LESSON Jeremiah 29: 4-7, 10-11 Rev. Calvin Jackson

Mark 5: 24-34 Janet Thompson Jackson

1 Corinthians 13: 1-8, 13 Sean Jackson

Leader: This is the Word of the Lord. People: Thanks be to God.

SERMON Faith, Hope and Love Abide, These Three Rev. Patrick Jackson

PRESENTATION OF TITHES AND OFFERING

OFFERTORY I Need Thee Every Hour Lowry/arr. Wienand

Merynda Adams, harp

*DOXOLOGY Praise God from Whom all Blessings Flow HYMN 606

Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; Praise God all creatures here below; Praise God above, ye heavenly host; Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.

*PRAYER OF DEDICATION

THE SACRAMENT OF THE LORD’S SUPPER

INVITATION

PRAYER OF GREAT THANKSGIVING AND INTERCESSION

Minister: The Lord be with you.

People: And also with you.

Minister: Lift up your hearts

People: We lift them up to the Lord.

Minister: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.

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

Minister: Let us pray...…

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.

WORDS OF INSTITUTION

SERVING THE BREAD AND FRUIT OF THE VINE

SPECIAL MUSIC Hymn Medley arr. McDonald-Wood

Merynda Adams, Harp

PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION

Minister: Eternal God, we give you thanks for this holy mystery in which you have given yourself to us.

People: Grant that we may go into the world

in the strength of your Spirit,

All: In the name of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

*CLOSING HYMN They’ll Know We Are Christians by Our Love HYMN 300

*BENEDICTION

POSTLUDE All Things Bright and Beautiful arr. Kim Robertson

Merynda Adams, Harp

Rev. Dennis Jones is away on vacation and will return July 3. Dr. Maureen Paterson is away on vacation and will return July 6.

flowers

Church Family

The Flowers on the Piers this morning are given to the glory of God: ~ By Wendy Potter, in celebration of the marriage of Caroline Potter and William Dunne.

The flowers that grace our sanctuary each week are gifts from members of the congregation. Flowers may be given in memory or in honor of someone or to celebrate an occasion. There are two pier openings on July 15, 22 and 29. If you would like to donate an arrangement, please contact Debbie Schaub at 908-507-3844; e-mail address, debbie.schaub@verizon.net.

Our Greeters for this morning at the 9:30 a.m. service are Ruth Bashe, Ruth Gombas and Carolyn and Jeff Straton.

Join us for Lemonade across the street in the shade of our newly renovated Church House courtyard following the service, hosted by Linda Metcalfe and Sue Ellen Holleman.

Guest Preacher

Welcome Rev. Pat Jackson We warmly welcome the Rev. Pat Jackson as our guest preacher at both worship services this weekend. Pat has been serving as pastor of Blue Ridge Presbyterian Church of Raytown, Missouri since 2009. A “second career” pastor, Rev. Jackson previously worked for a decade in work- force development where he helped ex-offenders, people overcoming addictions, and persons on welfare re-enter the workforce. He also served for 2 1/2 years as a primary health care volunteer for the Peace Corps in Senegal, West Africa where he helped provide anti-malaria, nutrition and sanitation

services to a population of 10,000 people across 28 villages.

Rev. Jackson received his Masters of Divinity from the Saint Paul School of Theology, his Masters in Public Administration from New York University, and his BA from the University of Michigan. His life is immeasurably enriched by his wife Janet Thompson Jackson who is Professor at Law at the Washburn School of Law in Topeka, Kansas. They are blessed by their daughter Elyse who is currently in the 7th grade and a member of the America Youth Ballet Company of Overland Park, Kansas.

In addition to the joys of ministry, Rev. Jackson enjoys reading, movies, travel, photography, sports and the gifts of family and friends. If his life passion were summed up in a phrase, it would be ‘the quest for reconciliation.’ Pat is the son of our 16th pastor, the Rev. Dr. J. Cal-vin K. Jackson, and grew up here in the life and ministry of the Basking Ridge Presbyterian Church. We also welcome Cal, pastor emeritus of BRPC, who joins his son and will read one of the Scripture Lessons today.

Youth and Young Adult Ministries

Youth Summer Mission Trips

Middle School Youth (grades 6 – 8) Morristown Mission Trip ~ August 9 – 12, 2018 Join us for a great week of service at Market Street Mission, serving food, playing games, making no-sew fleece blankets, sorting food supplies and running a car wash. In addition, we will share stories, games, songs and crafts at Neighborhood House Pre-school. We will end at 5 p.m. on August 12 and will spend that afternoon at the home of Dick and Betsy Fryling, enjoying a pool party! Middle School Mini Work Camp Day Trip—Tuesday, July 10, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Middle School youth will meet at 9 a.m. and head to Morristown to help lead games and crafts in the kindergarten where we will serve in August. Lunch and a pool party at the home of Chuck and Betsy Miller will wrap up our afternoon!

Children and Family Ministries

Vacation Bible School—July 30-August 5 Get ready to set sail on a Bible adventure, Shipwrecked, from July 30-Aug 3. Registration is available online at www.brpc.org. We officially have a Captain aboard, but still need lots of crew members! For information on any of our children’s programs, please contact Susan Ward at sward@brpc.org or Beth Donley at bethdonley@ymail.com.

Sunday School and Nursery Update for Summer During the summer months, we will not have formal Sunday School classes. All children are welcome to stay in worship. Be sure to pick up an age-appropriate bulletin and activity sheet to make it easier for our youngest church family members to stay engaged. We realize that this may not be ideal for some children who may not be ready or willing to sit for an extended period of time. Please know that we are relaxing our nursery guidelines and general structure for the summer to ensure that everyone has a positive worship experience. If you have any questions, please contact Susan Ward at sward@brpc.org.

Summer Fun

Two Dorney Park/WildWater Kingdom Summer Dates Trip One: Friday, July 6, with a RAIN DATE of Saturday, July 7 Trip Two: Friday, July 27 with a RAIN DATE: Saturday, July 28

NOTE: Purchased discounted tickets are good any day during the entire 2018 summer sea-son. You don't have to come with the group to use them.

Who: Everyone is welcome. Invite family and friends! Youth - 6th grade and above may come as part of our youth ministry. Young Adults/Adults - Sign up now! Families - yes, come for a fun day!

Times: Park is open 10 a.m.– 10 p.m. If carpooling, meet at East Allen St. Lot at 8:30 a.m. We will return at 8:30 p.m. If coming on your own, come anytime and stay til you are able.

Cost: Only $30 a person (ages 3 and up - children under age 3 are free). This is a group price (if we get at least 15 people). NOTE: If we don't get enough people for the group dis-count, your money will be completely refunded.

Register: Please note that we were informed that the registration through the website was not working. If you thought you registered last week, we did not receive it and your payment did not go through. Please contact Cathi Reckenbeil to sign up at 908-240-2060, register through our website (problem is fixed), or send a check, payable to BRPC, along with a list of the names of each person attending as well as the date you are signing up for, phone number, email and whether you are interested in carpooling. Please put attention Cathi Reckenbeil on the envelope. For those wanting to go on July 6th, please contact Cathi asap to insure she may purchase the tickets in advance.

Summer Fun continued...

Trustee Update

An Update on the Sanctuary and Chapel Roofs

Dear Friends,

As mentioned in previous communication to the congregation, inspection of the Sanctuary and Chapel roofs last Fall confirmed that both roofs have reached the end of their lives and need to be replaced. Our Sanctuary roof dates back to 1869! The original roof was torn off in a severe storm that some said was a tornado with large pieces of the roof ending up in our Great Oak Tree. The Chapel roof was the original roof installed in 1954—a different quality slate but still lasting almost 65 years. Both roofs will be replaced with Vermont slate which should give us another 100+ years of protection. After several months of study, the Trustees, with Session's approval, have signed a contract with Alden Bailey Restoration - experts in dealing with roof restoration in historic build-ings. They come highly recommended by our Historic Architect consultants, Connolly and Hickey. The project will include new slate roofs, new copper gutters and leaders, and paint-ing/restoration of the fascia/molding around the sides of the church. The total cost of the project will be approximately $275,000. Initially, it will be financed with funds from the Historic Building Fund Endowment. However, thanks to an incredible bequest from the es-tate of a church member, Marion Bonnell, the total cost will be covered from her estate once it settles early next year. We are truly blessed by this gift as we face one of the largest and most expensive projects in our recent history. Slate for the project has been ordered and is expected to be delivered later this month. The roofing contractor has begun to deliver needed equipment to the church property and certain prep work is underway. The overall project is expected to take 2-3 months to complete. Care will be taken to minimize inconvenience to the daily life of our congregation and to our friends at The Tree House, but we will be dealing with work crews and equipment including scaffolding. This will result in the temporary closure of walkways around the church while work is in process - typically 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM weekdays. Periodic updates will be pro-vided as work progresses including alerts of walkway closures and alternate means of access to Westminster Hall. Access to all worship services during the summer will not be impacted. To quote a time honored phrase - this is a temporary inconvenience for a permanent im-provement! Please give us your support and understanding as this project moves along. Sincerely, Jay Link and Michael Poehner, On behalf of the BRPC Board of Trustees

Opportunities to Give and Serve

Fall Block Party Planning Team Being Formed! Though the summer has just begun, we are already beginning plans for a fresh and festive kick off of the new school year next September. Do you have ideas or energy to help plan our Fall Block Party Celebration which will be happening on Sunday, September 16? We’d love to hear from you. Contact Allison Fahey (allisonj.fahey@me.com), Jon Klippel (jon@klippel.com), or Rev. Dennis Jones (djones@brpc.org.)

Our Beautiful Piano After serving many years as our rehearsal piano in the choir room, we’ve cho-sen to share our 1926 Steinway baby grand with you in the Sanctuary. Our hope is that this beautiful instrument will enhance our weekly worship together and create a richer music experience during our special events. It also gives our youth and adult pianists and guest artists a truly remarkable instrument to play. The Yahama upright piano has been moved into the choir room and will serve as our rehearsal piano. Enjoy! Chris Fortin, Director of Music Ministries The Worship & Music Council

Worship and Music Update

Summer Women’s Bible Study– Led by Dr. Maureen Paterson Join us each Wednesday beginning July 11 through the summer at 9:30 a.m. for prayer and a study of a Psalm. Each week will be an independent study so come when you can! We will meet in the Church House Patio area if weather is nice - otherwise in the Parlor.

Women’s Ministry

Weekly Calendar SUNDAY—JULY 1

Worship, 9:30 am ............................. Sanctuary Lemonade in the Shade, 10:30 am Church House Patio MONDAY—JULY 2

TUESDAY—JULY 3

Palmer/Baker Wedding, 3:15 pm ..... Sanctuary

WEDNESDAY—JULY 4

Church Office Closed for Holiday

THURSDAY—JULY 5

Church Office Closed for Holiday

FRIDAY—JULY 6

Dorney Park Trip, 9:00 am .............. Off-Site

SATURDAY—JULY 7

Oak Table Service, 5:00 pm ............ Westminster Hall

The Presbyterian Church One East Oak St., Basking Ridge NJ 07920

908.766.1616 FAX: 766.4450

e-mail: info@brpc.org - www.brpc.org Pastor & Head of Staff Rev. Dennis W. Jones ......................... ext. 15

Associate Pastor

Dr. Maureen Paterson ......................... ext. 11

Parish Associate Rev. Bruce E. Schundler Pastors Emeritus Rev. Dr. J. Calvin K. Jackson Rev. Dr. James Morris

Director of Ministries to Youth, Young Adults and Their Families

Cathi Reckenbeil ................................ ext. 17

Interim Director of Ministries to Children Susan Ward. ....................................... ext. 14

Tree House Director Jennifer Nowack. ............................ 221-1619

Director of Music Ministry Chris Fortin ..................................... 953-9809

Director of Children’s Music Ministry Beth Donley ................................... 953-9809

Church Administrator & Treasurer Janet Bentley ...................................... ext. 18

Assistant Treasurers Liz Messineo ..................................... ext. 21

Nancy Kuhn ........................................ ext. 21

Pastoral Administrative Asst. Cara Burchett ...................................... ext. 19

Church Administrative Asst. Janice Leotti ....................................... ext. 12

Receptionist Michelle Lew ...................................... ext. 10 Communications Coordinator Gary Ingram ....................................... ext. 13

Sexton Staff David Brownlee ................................. ext. 16 Paul Bachem

Ministers

All the People

Clerk of Session Tina Bramel

President of Trustees Craig Sutherland

Moderator of Deacons Jean Smith

BRPC Summer Worship @ 5 and 9:30

5:00 PM Saturday in Westminster Hall

9:30 AM Sunday in the Sanctuary

*Summer Worship schedule through September 16

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