Welcome Home, Children of God

First Presbyterian Church of Waco Pentecost Sunday May 31, 2020

Soli Deo Gloria!

Pentecost - Dick Kannwischer

Welcome to First Presbyterian Church ————————————————————————–———–———–—————————— The cover of our bulletin declares, Welcome Home, Children of God! and we hope you feel this welcome at First Presbyterian Church of Waco. Whether you are visiting for the first time, or are a longtime member, we are enriched by your presence. We believe that each of us has gathered to do our part to receive God’s gifts and to interpret a meaningful life. We examine the human condition, so loved by God, that God sought proximity not just once in Jesus but for always in the Spirit of Christ.

Know that you have arrived at a place that not only welcomes you but also anticipates your distinctiveness and unique experiences in the world.

We all come from different religious and familial backgrounds. We each read the Bible with a unique set of eyes. We bring our questions, doubts and joys with us each Sunday. Welcome to the mix! Step by step, we hope you will allow us to show you more of who we are. If you have questions about First Presbyterian, please reach out to one of our pastors or ushers. We look forward to knowing you better.

Leslie King Pastor

Statement of Mission

First Presbyterian Church of Waco, Texas, welcomes all as children of God through our worship, outreach, Christian education and congregational life events. By the liberating and compelling grace of God, and in accord with our Reformed theological heritage, we follow Jesus Christ’s example by reaching out to seekers and those in need, nurturing disciples, honoring diversity and seeking to reconcile the world to God through ministries of justice and mercy. ___________________________________________________________________________________________

If You Are New Here Stop by our Welcome Center in the Narthex for information and a small gift. When you are seated, please fill out the Welcome Folder you will find in the pew. After all in the pew have signed, pass it to the center aisle.

These May Help During the Service If you would like a large-print bulletin, hymnal or a hearing enhancement device, please ask an usher. We also have worship bags for children on the wall of the narthex. Please return the bag after the service.

Be Our Guest! Following worship, come to the Foundation Parlor for coffee and fellowship.

If You Are in Need of Prayer You will find prayer cards in the back of the pew. You may place them in the offering plate or hand to an usher. Your prayers are confidential.

Childcare Nursery director Chelley Breemes and our First Aid/CPR-certified caregivers are enthusiastic to care for children up to age 3, from 8:30 am to noon each Sunday. There is one-on-one attention given to each child in a nurturing, safe environment. The children’s wing is located on the main floor of the church.

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May 31, 2020 - Pentecost Sunday

Greetings and Announcements Prelude + Call to Worship Isaiah 40: 28-31 Leader: Have you not known? Have you not heard? The Lord is the Everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of earth. People: He does not faint or grow weary; his understanding is unsearchable. He gives power to the faint, and strengthens the powerless. Leader: Even youths will faint and be weary, and the young will fall exhausted; but those who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength. People: They shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint. Leader: Let us worship our Living and Loving God. Amen. Hymn 305 Come Sing, O Church, in Joy! Darwall’s 148th Prayer of Confession and Aspiration (Psalm 51:10) Creator God, we long to have a sense of your Spirit. Too often we can feel as if we are “too full” or saturated. We may struggle to be fully present. We confess that our mind and heart can feel buried under the weight of the world, our to-do lists and relational worries. How we long to clean house, spiritually. We can feel the longing of the Psalmist who implores for a “clean heart with a new and right spirit.” As we confess what disappoints and leads to regret, may a weight be lifted. May we experience space filled by the rushing of the Spirit calling us to unity. Receive this prayer as we offer the silent prayers of our hearts. Amen. Response to the Confession (10:30) Hymn 341 O God, show mercy to us, and bless us with your grace; and cause to shine upon us the brightness of your face.

Declaration of Pardon + Invitation to Our Children Christ Before Me St. Patrick’s Breastplate

Christ before me, Christ behind me, Christ beside me, Christ within me, Christ in the face of those who love me.

Spirit Box (10:30) Ochel Family

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Prayer of Illumination

Hebrew Scripture Reading: Song of Solomon 8:5-14 - Pew Bible - OT Page 627 (NLT) Leader: The Word of the Lord. People: Thanks be to God. Hymn 800 Sometimes a Light Surprises Salley Gardens + Epistle Reading: 1 Corinthians 13:8-13 Pew Bible - NT Page 175 (NLT) Leader: The Epistle of God’s Word. People: Thanks be to God. + Gloria Patri (10:30)

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost. As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

Sermon Loving God and the Nuances of Approach Leslie King, D. Min. + Affirmation of Faith - Page 35 of Hymnal Apostles’ Creed (Traditional) This creed, spoken together, allows us to feel, summarily, the major movement of the gospel. Speaking it allows us to be cradled in the elements of the gospel that give us the most comfort. Equally, it allows us to ponder and wonder about elements that are more challenging to understand. Our recitation of it is not a call to uniformity and conformity. Rather, it is a call to continue to explore our mysterious gospel for the ministry and mission of First Presbyterian Church.

Offering (10:30)

Offertory

+Doxology

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.

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+ Prayer of Thanksgiving and Intercession As followers of the Risen Lord, we are bold to pray:

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. + Charge + Benediction + Response Hymn 288 Spirit of the Living God Living God

Spirit of the living God, fall afresh on me. Spirit of the living God, fall afresh on me. Melt me; mold me; fill me; use me. Spirit of the living God, fall afresh on me.

Postlude

+ Please rise in body or in spirit.

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Sunday, May 31 Leslie King Preaching

8:30 am Chapel Service - Zoom

9:15 am All Sunday School classes will be held on Zoom Adult Formation - Sharing the Care Children’s Summer Sunday School Covenant Class 10:30 am Traditional Presbyterian Service - Zoom 4:00-6:00 Congregational Life - Great Depresh on Zoom

Monday, June 1 5:30 pm Diaconate Meeting - Zoom

Tuesday, June 2

2:00 pm Children’s Story Time Kathryn Delk will read a story to children on Facebook Live

Thursday, June 4 July Tower Deadline

2:00 pm Children’s Story Time Pastor Leslie will read a story to children on Facebook Live

Saturday, June 6 Hidden Common Ground - Zoom

Sunday, June 7 Leslie King Preaching

8:30 am Chapel Service - Zoom

9:15 am Summer Sunday School begins Adult Formation - Sharing the Care Children’s Summer Sunday School Covenant Class Adult Combined Sunday School 10:30 am Traditional Presbyterian Service - Zoom

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FIRST PRES NEWS Upcoming:

Give us a Text! Simply text 73256 and in the body of the message type fpc1855. You can also click on the give tab on our website at www.firstpreswaco.org. For those giving online, you may now choose to offset the cost (1%-3%) incurred by the church when using your credit card to make a pledge or donation.

Selfies for Realm: Please submit pictures of you and your family.

Sanctuary Flowers scheduling will resume when regular public worship resumes.

Registration for Summer Sunday school has begun. We will start off the lessons on Zoom today and hope to see you in person later in the summer. The topic for the summer is Candy, and we will be talking about specific types of candy and how we can relate some of their characteristics to stories we can learn from people in the Bible. It’s going to be SWEET! Please register for all Sundays that your child will be in attendance so that we can get candy to you in time for the lesson. Registration link: https://kideventpro.lifeway.com/myEvent/?id=55549

Congregational Life invites you to a Sunday afternoon matinee of the Great Depresh by comedian Gary Gulman. We’ll be viewing the movie and then debriefing. Zoom Event will be posted closer to the time. Thanks to Christine Barnes for facilitating the discussion after we view the 90 minute film. Bring your popcorn and treats as we digest really important comedy! Our second Body, Mind, and Soul Camp will be virtual this year! Join us from 10-11am Monday, June 15 through Friday, June 19 for mindfulness practices with yoga exercises and a Bible lesson. Please sign up through the following link so that we know who to expect and can forward the zoom information to you. Contact Kathryn at dce@firstpreswaco.org for more information. https://kideventpro.lifeway.com/myChurch/?id=34837

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH - WACO, TEXAS 1100 Austin Ave. - Waco, TX 76701 - 254.752.1665 - www.firstpreswaco.org Church Office Hours: 9:00 -12:00 and 1:00 - 5:00 Sunday Services 8:30 AM (Weekly Communion) and 10:30 AM (Morning Worship)

Pastor - Leslie King Associate Pastor - Dee Dee Carson

Staff

Pastor Leslie King, D. Min. (lking@firstpreswaco.org) Director of Christian Education Kathryn Delk (dce@firstpreswaco.org) Director of Music Jan Bodine, M.M. (music@firstpreswaco.org) Chancel Choir Director Randy Umstead, D.M.A. (chancelchoir@firstpreswaco.org) Organist Becky Ward, M.M. (music@firstpreswaco.org) Accompanist (8:30 am service) Jessica Assink (Jessica_assink@baylor.edu) Christian Music Educator Lauren Crandon (lauren_crandon1@baylor.edu) Bookkeeper and Data Coordinator Laura Streetman (office@firstpreswaco.org) Administrative Assistant Lucinda Peeples (officeassist@firstpreswaco.org) Nursery Coordinator Chelley Breemes (bigcatz2000@yahoo.com) Parish Assoc. for Gerontology Jim Ellor, D. Min. Ph. D. (james_ellor@baylor.edu) Parish Nurse Ginger Green, R.N. (greenthumb4u@yahoo.com) Audio Team Jason Dalrymple, Ryan Joyner, Jamie Karney, Amanda Lassetter Care to the Building Cristina Gutierrez de Garcia

Organizational Officers

Clerk of Session Eric Robinson Church Treasurer, Asst. Treasurer Mark Harren (mharren@pbhcpa.com), Donna Black First Presbyterian Church Foundation Chuck Weaver, President, Charles Stern, Carol Miller, Mike Morrison, Kris Olson Sanctuary Guild Sarah Lieber Sanctuary Flowers Elinor Davis, Linda Easter , Margaret Hawes

Session Committee Members Administration Committee Char lie Olson, Phil Hering Christian Education Committee Craig Clarkson, Callie Carruth-Harper, Lily Coffman Congregational Life Committee Greg Palm, Karl Stottlemyre, Eric Coffman, Michael Poor Facilities Committee George Holmes, Rock McNair , Dan Francis Finance Committee Roane Lacy, Joe Stubenrauch, Melanie Millar Outreach Committee Mark Jaynes, Scott Wagner, Holly Joyner, Carol Miller Personnel Committee Lisa Weaver, Bob Lott, Carol Barrett, Coretta Pittman Worship Committee Sharon Stern, James Switzer, Doug Waddill, Bill Beaty, Amy Goodman

Diaconate Committee Members

Diaconate Moderator Kris Olson Diaconate Secretary Jamie Jackson Agape Committee Ginger Green, Anita Karney, BG Coulter Connect 4 Us Committee Karenna Malavanti, George Ahrens, Toni Portacci-Redmer, Michelle Plaskett Power of the Pen Mary Lynn Klingman, Shannon Field Prayer Committee Co-chairs Pastor King, Laura Munn, Linda Reed Stork Committee Jerry Barrett, Mike McPhee, Katherine Ehlers, John Kerley Ushering Coordinator John Baker, Mackenzie Anderson Welcome Committee Diane Tisdale, James Hill, Ruth Kuhns, Brad Willis