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God’s spirit, given by Christ, flows through us as living water God’s spirit, given by Christ, flows through us as living water God’s spirit, given by Christ, flows through us as living water to wash, heal, and satisfy. to wash, heal, and satisfy. to wash, heal, and satisfy.

As a congregation we become a fountain, sharing this living water with others.As a congregation we become a fountain, sharing this living water with others.As a congregation we become a fountain, sharing this living water with others.

Blessed with God’s love and grace, we celebrate gifts of diversity. By JesusBlessed with God’s love and grace, we celebrate gifts of diversity. By JesusBlessed with God’s love and grace, we celebrate gifts of diversity. By Jesus

Christ’s example, we welcome, in love, all who rejoice and worship with us.Christ’s example, we welcome, in love, all who rejoice and worship with us.Christ’s example, we welcome, in love, all who rejoice and worship with us.

*Please stand, in body or in spirit. Text printed in bold italics to be read in unison

Prelude Chiming of the Hour Welcome

Introit (Hymn 127, vs 4)

Hail, the heaven born Prince of Peace! Jesus the light of the world. Hail, the Sun of Righteousness! Jesus the light of the world. We’ll walk in the light, beautiful light. Come where the dew drops of mercy shine bright. O shine all around us by day and by night. Jesus the light of the world.

*Call to Worship

We have seen the rising star: The mystery of the age is revealed. The nations will come in wonder To sing the praise of the Lord.

*Hymn 152 What Star Is This, with Beams So Bright

*Call to Confession

*Prayer of Confession

God with us, we confess that we have not embraced your love. You have searched for us, and yet we hide from you. You have lavished us with blessing, and yet we treasure earthly things. Forgive us, loving God. Shine on us with grace and glory and reveal to us your promise: good news of great joy in Jesus Christ our Lord.

(time for silent confession) And let God’s people say: Amen.

*Assurance of Pardon

*Sung Response, Hymn 447 We Are Forgiven

*The Peace of Christ

Since God has forgiven us in Christ, let us forgive one another. The peace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. And also with you. Let us share the peace of Christ with one another.

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FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

A Congregation of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)

January 5, 2014

Second Sunday after Christmas

Anthem O Splendor of God’s Glory Bright Martin

Time with the Children Anna Thomas Children, second grade and younger, are invited to remain for the rest of the service or go to activity time in the education building.

Hymn 151 We Three Kings of Orient Are

First Reading Ephesians 3:1-12

Second Reading Matthew 2:1-12

Sermon Go and Search Daniel Tipton

*Affirmation of Faith (from a portion of the PC(USA)’s A Brief Statement of Faith)

We trust in God the Holy Spirit, everywhere the giver and renewer of life. The Spirit justifies us by grace through faith, sets us free to accept ourselves and to love God and neighbor, and binds us together with all believers in the one body of Christ, the Church. In a broken and fearful world the Spirit give us courage to pray without ceasing, to witness among all peoples to Christ as Lord and Savior, to unmask idolatries in Church and culture, to hear the voices of peoples long silenced, and to work with others for justice, freedom, and peace. In gratitude to God, empowered by the Holy Spirit, we strive to serve Christ in our daily tasks and to live holy and joyful lives, even as we watch for God’s new heaven and new earth, praying, “Come, Lord Jesus!” Amen.

Call to Prayer , Hymn 698 Take, O Take Me as I Am

Prayers of the People - with 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.

Offering of God’s Tithes and Our Gifts

*Doxology Hymn 607 Old Hundredth

*Prayer of Dedication

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*Hymn 150 As with Gladness Men of Old

*Charge and Benediction

*Congregational Response (see insert) Irish Blessing

May the road rise to meet you, may the wind blow at your back, May the sun shine warmly on your face; May the rain fall softly on your field; And until we meet again, May God hold you in the palm of His hand. Amen.

Postlude

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+ + + + + Today’s flowers are given by Anna George Dobbins to the glory of God.

WELCOME GUESTS!

We are glad you are here! You are invited to join us for refreshments in the Fellowship Hall

(behind the sanctuary) following worship. If you would like to know more about First Presbyterian

Church, please let us know. Talk with the pastor or give us a call (483-1318). Again, welcome!

Things to know—The nursery is located on the first floor of the Education Building.

Hearing assistance units and children’s bulletins are available from the ushers.

Sunday worship services can be accessed online at fpcor.org. For recordings of the

Today’s worship volunteers Liturgist: Jim Tonne

Time with Children: Anna Thomas

Activity Time: Tiffany Murray, Luke Holt

Sound Guild: Dale Hadden

Ushers: Richard Alexander, Priscilla Campbell,

Irene Darko, Anna Hoppestad, Bonnie Murray,

Shirley Sauls, Jim Tonne

Counters: Priscilla Campbell, Fred Haywood

Flowers: Anna George Dobbins

Fellowship hosts: Judy Greeson, Shirley Knight

Opening & Closing: Mike Hilliard, Dave Mullins

We welcome Daniel Tipton with us in worship

today. Daniel is no stranger to our church, having

served as director of youth from January 2009

through August 2010. He was under the care of

our church when he attended Louisville Presbyte-

rian Theological Seminary in Louisville, Ky

where he earned his Master of Divinity last May.

Currently, he serves as a chaplain at the UT

Medical Center in Knoxville.

Nativity scenes in the narthex—Thank you to

all who have loaned their nativity scenes for the

beautiful display we have enjoyed throughout the

Advent season. And thank you to Karen Pence

for her arrangement of the display. Karen is pre-

paring the next display for the narthex, so we ask

all those who shared their nativity scenes to

please pick them up today following worship.

Mark your calendars—Baby Shower Next

Sunday! Anne Marie and Jack Benton are ex-

pecting their first child in mid-February. FPC

will host a baby shower next Sunday, January 12

during fellowship time. To welcome baby James

Franklin “Jim” Benton into our church family,

we encourage gifts in the form of cash or gift

cards to Babies-R-Us or Wal-Mart.

The next health lunch will be Thursday,

January 16 at noon in Rm. 102. Naseem Saadia,

MD, Infectious Disease Specialist with Oak

Ridge Internal Medicine Associates, will speak

on “The Battle Against Infection: How Our

Bodies Protect Us.” The program is free and

open to the public. Lunch is $5. Please call the

church office at 483-1318 for reservations. Come

and bring a friend!

Christmastide Choral Festival—This evening

at 6:00 p.m. at Grace Covenant Church, the First

Presbyterian Church choir will join with choirs

from five other area churches to celebrate the

beautiful music of the Christmas season. The

festival is open to all. Grace Covenant is located

at 320 Robertsville Road here in Oak Ridge.

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CALENDAR FOR THE WEEK January 5-12, 2014

Sun. 1/5 Second Sunday after Christmas 9:00 a.m. Sunday School (Early Bird Class)

9:00 a.m. Choir Rehearsal

10:00 a.m. Worship

11:15 a.m. Sunday school

5:00 p.m. *PYC

Mon. 1/6

12:00 p.m. Men’s lunch (Shoney’s)

6:00 p.m. Boy Scouts (Fellowship Hall)

Tues. 1/7 12:15 p.m. Centering Prayer (Sanctuary)

5:30 p.m. AA (Rm. 100)

Wed. 1/8

11:30 a.m. Al Anon (Rm. 100) 6:00 p.m. Worship committee (Rm. 6)

Thurs. 1/9

7:00 p.m. Choir Rehearsal

LGBT Bible study (Rm. 6)

Fri. 1/10

7:30 p.m. Chinese Bible Study (Fellowship Hall)

Sat. 1/11

Sun. 1/12 Baptism of Christ 9:00 a.m. Sunday School (Early Bird Class)

9:19 a.m. Choir Rehearsal

10:00 a.m. Worship

11:05 a.m. Benton Baby Shower

11:15 a.m. Sunday school

5:00 p.m. *PYC

*PYC Presbyterian Youth Connection

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Celebrations this week:

Birthdays

1/5 Syd Murray

1/9 Sandra Edwards

1/11 Dick Philippone

Remember those who are . . .

in healthcare and

retirement communities:

Anna Kathryn Atkinson

Oris Bullock

Carol Coker

Leslie Cowan

Oakley Crawford

Katherine Dillon

Margaret Hunt

Lois Lacy

Ruth Reeve

Homebound:

Sandra Edwards

Lillian Lafferty

Dick & Kay Lord

Margaret Phares

Jo Rennich

Announcements for the Sunday bulletin should be submitted by Wednesday afternoon.

Looking Ahead . . .

1/12 Benton baby shower

1/19 Farewell reception for Jinny Dunlap (She moves to Massachusetts in Feb.)

1/26 Lasagna dinner & Annual

Congregational Meeting

Evening Light & BYOB Bible study

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Sunday school classes—

Sundays, before worship:

9:00 a.m. Early Bird Class

(Rm. 6, Sanctuary bldg.)

A cup of coffee, meaningful

discussion, and a study of

Ecclesiastes this winter.

Teachers: Sue Byrne and Mike Hilliard.

Classes for adults, after worship:

11:15 a.m.

Traditional Bible study (church parlor)

Teachers: Ted Atkinson and Jim Wessel

Social justice class (Rm. 102, Activities bldg.)

Biblically based discussion of timely topics.

Teacher: Dale Hadden

11:30 a.m.

Caring group (Rm. 100., Activities bldg.)

A small group approach to responding prayer-

fully to the needs of the congregation.

Teacher: Peggy Terpstra

Classes for children & youth, after worship:

11:15 a.m.

Preschool (Ages 2-4)

Taught in the nursery (downstairs, Education

building) by Anne Marie Benton,

Debbie Bostick, and Daniele Jaques

Elementary (K through 2nd grade)

Taught on the second floor of the Education

building by Teresa Fulcher, Donna Hoppestad,

and Janet Swift

Intermediate (3rd through 6th grade)

Taught in Rm. 101 (Activities building) by

Kathy Carney-Layendecker, Pete Johnson, and

Mary Mullins

Youth (7th through 12th grade)

Taught in Rm. 200 (Activities building) by

Anne Backus, Margaret Ann King, and

Dallas Stults

Youth opportunities—

Presbyterian Youth Connection

(PYC) Meets most Sundays from

5:00-7:30 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall.

PYC is back in action tonight at 5:00 p.m. in the

Fellowship Hall. See you there!

If you wish to donate flowers for worship,

please sign up on the flower chart on the

fellowship hall bulletin board.

The next middle school

movie night is this Friday,

January 10 at 6:00 p.m. in Rm. 102. Come watch

National Treasure, and

share some pizza and pop-

corn with friends.

The guitar workshop continues

its hiatus through the holidays

and will resume meeting in a

week on Tuesday, January 14 at

6:30 p.m. Looking forward to

seeing everyone in the new year!

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Sharon Youngs Pastor Anna Thomas Dir. of Music

Jim Allen Organist Meg Tonne Parish Nurse

Adrienne Pyle Office Manager Bobbie Peters Nursery Omer Breeden Sexton Meghan Cadmus Nursery

P.O. Box 6106 Oak Ridge, TN 37831 (865) 483-1318 fpcor.org Located at the corner of Lafayette and Oak Ridge Turnpike Church Office Hours: 8:30 - 11:30 a.m.—12:30 - 4:30 p.m.

First Presbyterian Church—A PC(USA) Congregation

Your Prayer Chain

First Presbyterian Church has a prayer group ready to lift up your needs in prayer.

In times of illness, the group prays for healing and for God to work through doctors

and nurses, trusting the sick to God’s love and care. Prayers for healing are always

appropriate because God is a God of miracles. In many circumstances prayers are

needed for God’s peace, mercy, and direction, and the trust to know that no matter

what happens God is present and at work. If you have a need, please make your

requests known to Shirley Sauls at 220-9935 or shirleym09@comcast.net. All

requests are kept confidential within the prayer group.

A note from Pastor Sharon—Thank you for

your continued prayers for my recovery from

knee surgery December 27. At this point, the

plan is to be back sometime around the mid-

dle of January. I'll be camping out in room 6

until I can navigate the steps up to the office.

I'll be back leading worship on January 19.

In the case of a pastoral emergency while

I’m out, please contact our parish nurse,

Meg Tonne. You can call the church office

(483-1318) or Meg directly (591-0018).