THE THIRTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST - AUGUST 22, 2021 - 508 WEST DAVIS STREET BURLINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA 27215 - First ...
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AUGUST 22, 2021
THE THIRTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
508 WEST DAVIS STREET
BURLINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA 27215
www.fpcburlington.org
336-228-1703The congregation is G ATHERING A ROU ND TH E W ORD
invited to reflect
silently during the MUSIC FOR PREPARATION
Music for Pastorale on Psalm 23 Percy Whitlock (1903-1946)
Preparation
as a time of prayer CALL TO WORSHIP
and meditation. Come, walk in green pastures.
We follow the Shepherd.
Please join in reading Come, lie down in green pastures.
aloud those parts of
We trust the Shepherd.
the service printed in
bold.
Come, dine at the table of abundance.
We are fed by the Shepherd.
Come, dwell in God’s house.
We live in the Shepherd’s care.
When this symbol (*)
precedes an element *PROCESSIONAL HYMN – NO. 801
of the service, please
The Lord’s My Shepherd, I’ll Not Want CRIMOND
rise in body or spirit.
*CALL TO CONFESSION
We lay before God
our own sins, *CORPORATE PRAYER OF CONFESSION
the sins and The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want.
brokenness of our But, O Lord, we are consumed with wanting more.
fellow worshipers, He makes me lie down in green pastures;
the church universal,
he leads me beside still waters; he restores my soul.
and the world.
But, O Lord, other pastures seem greener.
The waters aren’t always still.
Our souls still thirst.
He leads me in right paths for his name’s sake.
O Lord, we long to be led by you,
though we may complain along the path.
Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I fear no evil;
for you are with me; your rod and your staff — they comfort me.
And yet, O God, we do sometimes fear.
May we feel your presence,
your comfort and your forgiveness anew.
You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies;
you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.
O God, sometimes we refuse to sit down at your table.
Forgive us and help us to see your overflowing mercy.
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life,
and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord my whole life long.
Forgive us, God, and lead us into your house.
*SILENT PRAYER OF CONFESSION*CONGREGATIONAL RESPONSE
Lord, Have Mercy Upon Us (Kyrie Eleison) John Weaver (1937-2021)
The astoundingly
*ASSURANCE OF PARDON good news of our
reconciliation to
*CONGREGATIONAL RESPONSE God through Jesus
Christ frees our
Glory to God! GELOBT SEI GOTT
tongues to sing
mighty praise to
God.
We exchange
*PASSING THE PEACE, LOVE, AND JOY OF CHRIST TO OTHERS reconciling words
The peace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with you. and gestures
And also with you. among the people
of God.
WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
LISTENING FOR THE WORD
A TIME WITH CHILDREN
PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION
We listen for what
OLD TESTAMENT READING: Psalm 23 Large Print Pew Bible, page 617 God is saying to
Pew Bible, page 501 God’s people
The Word of the Lord. through scripture,
Thanks be to God. song, and sermon.ANTHEM
My Shepherd Is Lord Harrison Oxley (1933-2009)
Chancel Choir
My Shepherd is Lord, I have all I need,
giving me rest in green and pleasant fields,
reviving my soul by finding fresh water,
guiding my ways with a shepherd’s care.
Though I should walk in death’s dark valley,
I will fear no evil with you by my side,
your shepherd’s staff to comfort me.
You spread your table in sight of my foes,
anoint my head, my cup runs over;
you tend me with love always loyal.
I dwell with the Lord as long as I live.
OLD TESTAMENT READING: Exodus 17:1-7 Large Print Pew Bible, page 79
Pew Bible, page 64
The Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
SERMON: “Life is a Highway” Rev. Taylor Barner
R ES P ONDING TO T HE W O RD
Our response to ANTHEM
hearing God’s Psalm One Hundred Robert Roth (b. 1928)
Word includes
Chancel Choir
singing and saying
what we believe.
O be joyful in the Lord, all ye lands:
serve the Lord with gladness,
and come before his presence with a song.
Be ye sure that the Lord he is God;
it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves;
we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.
O go your way into his gates with thanksgiving,
and into his courts with praise;
be thankful unto him and speak good of his Name.
For the Lord is gracious, his mercy is everlasting;
and his truth endureth from generation to generation.
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.
*AFFIRMATION OF FAITH - from A Brief Statement of Faith
Offering plates are We trust in God,
located in the
whom Jesus called Abba, Father.
narthex. Please feel
In sovereign love God created the world good
free to place your
offering in the and makes everyone equally in God's image
plate as you leave male and female, of every race and people,
worship today. to live as one community.
But we rebel against God; we hide from our Creator.
Ignoring God's commandments,we violate the image of God in others and ourselves,
accept lies as truth,
exploit neighbor and nature,
and threaten death to the planet entrusted to our care.
We deserve God's condemnation.
Yet God acts with justice and mercy to redeem creation.
In everlasting love,
the God of Abraham and Sarah chose a covenant people
to bless all families of the earth.
Hearing their cry,
God delivered the children of Israel
from the house of bondage.
Loving us still,
God makes us heirs with Christ of the covenant.
Like a mother who will not forsake her nursing child,
like a father who runs to welcome the prodigal home,
God is faithful still.
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PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE
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.
BEARING THE WORD INTO THE WORLD
CHARGE AND BENEDICTION
God blesses and
sends us in
*RECESSIONAL HYMN – NO. 187 mission to the
Savior, Like a Shepherd Lead Us BRADBURY world.
*VOLUNTARY
Toccata from Plymouth Suite Percy Whitlock (1903-1946)
Taylor Barner, M. Div., Associate Pastor for Student Ministries
J. Patrick Murphy, M. Mus., Organist-Choirmaster
Charlotte Nance-Allbright, M.A, C.C.E., Director of Christian Formation and Education
Stephanie Williams, liturgist
Ben Vincent, acolyte
Oliver Adams, cruciferAn n o u n c e m e n t s A Warm And Cordial Welcome is extended to all who worship with us this Sunday. We hope in this service you will encounter the living Christ and experience the warmth of our caring family of faith. Offering plates are located in the narthex. Please feel free to place your offering in the plate as you leave worship today. If you are not receiving the weekly e-newsletter, please feel free to pick up a copy today in the narthex and then contact the church office to be added to the weekly email list. Cover Art: First Presbyterian Church Steeple, Pat Scheible. Chancel Flowers are given to the glory of God and in loving honor of Mary Lou Massie’s birthday (September 15) given by Keith Massie. Music Notes: Music texts and impressions, along with streaming music, are provided with permission from One License, License #A- 715495. All rights reserved. Live Telephone Worship To listen to the worship service, simply call 888-969-5508 at 10:00 a.m. each Sunday. You will also be given an option of receiving a weekly call prior to each worship service. Please help us and pass this information along to any church member or community member who would benefit from this opportunity. Live Video Streaming Service: Boxcast will not only stream to our website at 10:00 a.m. on Sunday mornings, but also to our Facebook page. The service will be available to view on our website and on the FPC Facebook page. Pastoral Care Information If you have a personal emergency, hospitalization, or pastoral care need, please call the church office. If it is after office hours or on the weekend, you may call the minister on call: 8/20-8/22 Taylor Barner (412-613-0835). Church Office Open: The church office is open with the staff and clergy physically present. The hours of operation will be from 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Monday-Thursday, and from 8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. on Fridays. Masks are required for entry into the building. Church Nursery is available! Our youngest disciples (infants through 5 years old who have not yet started Kindergarten) are welcome to spend time in our tender loving childcare during the 10:00 a.m. worship service. Childcare providers will be ready to receive children at 9:30 a.m. in Room 101. Masks required for all adults. Please provide snacks (no peanut products), drink, diapers, wipes, etc. Contact our Director of Christian Formation and Education callbright@fpcburlington.org or 336-228-1703 x 223 for more information about nursery care, COVID protocol, or directions to the nursery room. Small Group Inside Gatherings and Meetings may take place in person Monday – Thursday, 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. and Monday – Wednesday, 5:00 – 8:00 p.m. for meetings of less than 20 people. Each meeting must be scheduled with Kathleen Seagroves in the church office and all established protocol followed that includes social contacting. Masks are required. The Youth Slideshow is back again! Join us tonight in Calvin Hall at 5:00 p.m. to catch a glimpse of what the youth groups have been up to this past year! We will also be sharing new and important information for the 2021-2022 school year as well so youth families are highly encouraged to attend. We will not be holding dinner this year. A Zoom option is available. Contact Taylor Barner for more information. Hope to see you there! Presbyterian Women All women of the church are invited to join Presbyterian Women for the coming year. It is an opportunity to enjoy fellowship, Bible study and develop friendships. The Circles meet monthly, September through May and we have several events throughout the year. Today after the 10:00 a.m. service, a table will be located on the front lawn where you can pick up your Bible study book and yearbook. You may go through the drive through to pick yours up as well. Presbyterian Women will be available to answer any questions if you are interested in joining. We hope to see you either on the front lawn or in the drive through today. If you are not able to come that morning, let your circle chair know. “All are Welcome!” on Sunday, August 29 to our Annual Festival Day Event 10:00 a.m. “All are Welcome” to Worship together in the Sanctuary & Backpack Blessings 11:00 a.m. “All are Welcome to the Big Table” event on the front lawn including: lunch (chicken or vegetarian), a mission project for children in the Morrow Town Community, a Welcome All activity to fellowship with your church family and friends, live music, and field day games for everyone. Come and bring friends! All are welcome! Please RSVP ASAP as there is only space available for 10 more meals. Use this QR code and note if you prefer chicken or vegetarian in the "comments to RSVP." See our Director of Christian Formation and Education for more information. Contemplative Ministry “Monday Morning Quiet Moments”: Look for “Quiet Moments” each Monday in August in your in-box or on the church website or Facebook page. These short, guided meditations will lead you into a few moments of quietness, putting you in touch with the Divine, grounding you in the presence of God and bringing God’s love into the center of your being. As you prepare for the week that unfolds, take a moment to be still and know…
Annual Andrews Elementary Supply Drive: Shh! School is just around the corner but don’t remind the students and teachers!
It is time for our annual collection of school supplies for Andrews Elementary. Our gifts of requested supplies frees up money so the
school can buy more educational supplies. Requested items: Black Dry erase markers, Gallon size Ziplock bags, standard size Band-
Aids, Kleenex. Thank you FPC for all you do for Andrews Elementary. They feel so blessed to have our support.“
Feed the Hungry Food Collection: Our church can still reach out to help those in need by donating food. Collection boxes are
located outside the church entrance adjacent to the main parking lot and all you have to do is drive by and drop off your food
donation. Thanks for doing whatever you can!
Civil Rights and Racial Justice Trip: You are invited to join a group of 20 people from the Burlington area to learn more deeply
about our country’s history of racial terror in an effort to understand the ways that racism manifest itself today, to be on holy ground
where Civil Rights activists risked (and many gave) their lives to move our country towards greater racial equity in many forms, and to
grow together in our personal and collective commitment towards antiracism within the Christian faith and in our community. The
group will leave Burlington around 7:00 a.m. on Tuesday, November 9 and will return around 9:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 13.
The trip will cost no more than $450.00 plus the cost of food. This price includes the cost of transportation, lodging, and admission/
guides for the sites we will visit. (*Note: The $450 cost is based on double-occupancy hotel rooms. Single occupancy can be arranged
and will cost approximately $300 more. Every participant must be fully vaccinated for Covid-19 at least two weeks prior to the trip.
Travel will take place in two 15-passenger vans and will be together in a group for most of the trip. A $200 per person deposit is due
immediately. Checks payable to First Presbyterian Church Burlington (with “Alabama trip” in the memo line) can be mailed or dropped
by 508 West Davis Street, Burlington, NC 27215.Please contact Loy Campbell at either loyannecampbell@gmail.com 540-250-2446 if
you have additional questions.
Footsteps of Paul Trip: A trip to Turkey and Greece has been planned for October 16-31, 2022 by Dr. Ron Shive. The trip is
limited to 20 people. Please contact the church office for more information.
Men of the Church Oyster Roast & BBQ: We will gather on Saturday, October 30, at Hugh Cummings’s Farm (2609 Pitts Road,
Elon) at 5:00 p.m. to watch college football and at 6:00 p.m. enjoy Hugh Cumming’s steamed oysters and Phil Langley’s BBQ. We will
conclude the evening around 7:30 p.m. Bring a pair of gloves and shucking knife if you have one. You will greatly enjoy the time
together and can’t beat the cost — $10 for oysters, BBQ, and beer and soft drinks! If you have questions, call Jerry Bailey (336- 270-
1442) or Hugh Cummings (336-260-8071). Call the church office (336-228-1703) to make your reservation.
Reminders about worship service protocol from the FPC COVID-19 Re-Entry Task Force.
In an effort to help mitigate the spread of COVID-19, please:
1) Masks are required.
2) Select a seat in the pews marked by the green crosses; please sit in family groups toward the ends of the pews.
3) Sign in using the pew register and pass it to others to sign in. Tear the completed sheet off and leave it on top of the register for
ushers to collect.
4) Exit from the side aisles after the service has ended. Please do not exit through the center aisle.
5) Go all the way outside to Lemonade on the Lawn to spend time visiting with others and greet the pastors. Please do not
congregate inside the sanctuary or narthex.Calendar
August 22-26
Sunday, August 22
9:00 a.m. Sunday School for Adults — Calvin Hall
9:45 a.m. Session meets for prayer — Board Room
10:00 a.m. In-Person and Live-Streamed Worship Service — Sanctuary
11:00 a.m. Presbyterian Women’s Material Pick-Up
5:00 p.m. Annual Youth Slideshow — Calvin Hall
Tuesday, August 24
8:00 a.m. Lectio Divina Meditation Group Meets via Zoom
10:00 a.m. Staff Meeting — Room 203
Wednesday, August 25
8:00 a.m. Mediation Group Meets via Zoom
10:30 a.m. Dough Devotions for Youth — Skid’s (S. Church St. location)
5:30 p.m. ReEntry Team Meets via Zoom
Thursday, August 26
10:00 a.m. Prayer Shawl Ministry Gathers — Room 201
Staff Directory
Ron Shive, Pastor and Head of Staff Kathleen Seagroves, Church Office Administrator
rshive@fpcburlington.org kseagroves@fpcburlington.org
336-228-1703 X214 336-228-1703 X213
336-263-1884 (cell)
Jane Cunningham, Communications Coordinator
Taylor Barner, Associate Pastor for Student Ministries jcunningham@fpcburlington.org
tbarner@fpcburlington.org 336-772-5063
336-228-1703 X216
412-613-0835 (cell) Boyce Bishop, Building Superintendent
bbishop@fpcburlington.org
Carrie Tuttle, Parish Associate for Pastoral Care 336-228-1703 X222
Family Medical Leave
ctuttle@fpcburlington.org
336-708-0451 (cell) Daria Hedrick, Director, Child Development Center
cdc@fpcburlington.org
Patrick Murphy, Organist — Choirmaster 336-226-7055
pmurphy@fpcburlington.org
336-228-1703 X218 Eddie Lee Lipscomb, Buildings and Grounds Member
336-228-1703X222
Charlotte Nance-Allbright
Director of Christian Formation and Education Robert Jeffers, Buildings and Grounds Member
callbright@fpcburlington.org 336-228-1703 X222
336-228-1703 X223
Tracy Barker, Part-Time Administrative Assistant
reception@fpcburlington.org
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