Order of Service 5.1.11

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First United Presbyterian Church2nd Sunday of Easter

M a y 1 , 2 0 1 1O p e n H e a r t s , O p e n M i n d s , O p e n D o o r s

(*Please stand in body or in spirit)

Thought for Meditation: The peace of the Lord be with you. Jesus died that all may henceforth havelife. The peace of the Lord be with you. He sent forth his people to serve. The peace of the Lord bewith you. Jesus said his people would receive Gods Spirit. The truth of the gospel is contained in the

peace of God.

We Gather In Gods NamePRELUDE

Words of Welcome and Signing of Friendship Pads

Please add your name to the pad you will find at the end of each pew and pass it along your row so that we

can know each other by name.

*Call to Worship From Psalm 16

I say to the Lord, You are my Lord; I have no good apart from you.I bless the Lord who gives me counsel; in the night also my heart instructs me.Therefore my heart is glad, and my soul rejoices; my body also rests secure.

You show me the path of life. In your presence there is fullness of joy.

Let us worship God!


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*Hymn Christ is Risen

Text: Brian Wren Music: Polish Carol Text 1986, Hope Publishing Co.; arr. 1987, CRC Publications

A Litany of Assurance

By Gods great mercy we have been born anew to a living hope through Christs resurrection from thedead.This Jesus God raised up, and of that we are all witnesses.We have an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading.This Jesus God raised up, and of that we are all witnesses.By Gods power we are guarded through faith for a salvation to be revealed in the last time.This Jesus God raised up, and of that we are all witnesses.The trials you may suffer are so that your faith may prove itself worthy of all praise, glory, and honorwhen Christ is revealed.This Jesus God raised u and of that we are all witnesses.


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As the outcome of your faith you obtain the salvation of your souls.This Jesus God raised up, and of that we are all witnesses.

Thanks be to God; in Jesus Christ, we are witnesses!

*Peace

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

Worshippers are invited to greet one another with the words,The peace of Christ be with you.We Proclaim Gods Word

Time for Children

Children may now leave for church school.

Anthem Florie Parmelee, Flute Soloist

Prayer of Illumination

Scripture Lessons

Lesson from the Acts of the Apostles Acts 2:14a, 22-32 N.T. page 119Lesson from the Epistle 1 Peter 1:3-9 N.T. page 232Lesson from the Gospels John 20:19-31 N.T. page 115

Sermon Wanting Proof

*Hymn In the Bulb There is a Flower


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Text and Music: Natalie Sleeth, 1986 Text and Music Copyright 1986 Hope Publishing Co.

Affirmation of Faith The Nicene Creed (Traditional)

We believe in one God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, and of all things visibleand invisible;

And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son of God, begotten of the Father before allworlds, God of God, Light of Light, Very God of Very God, begotten not made, being of one

substance with the Father by whom all things were made; who for us men, and for oursalvation, came down from heaven, and was incarnate by the Holy Spirit of the Virgin Mary, andwas made man, and was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate. He suffered and was buried,and the third day he rose again according to the Scriptures, and ascended into heaven, andsitteth on the right hand of the Father. And he shall come again with glory to judge both thequick and the dead, whose kingdom shall have no end.

And we believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord and Giver of Life, who proceedeth from the Fatherand the Son, who with the Father and the Son together isworshipped and glorified, who spokeby the prophets. And we believe one holy catholic and apostolic church. We acknowledge one

baptism for the remission of sins. And we look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life ofthe world to come. Amen.

We Respond to Gods WordOffering Our Gifts and Ourselves

Offertory


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*Response # 591 Praise God, From Whom All Blessings Flow OLD HUNDRETH

*Prayer of Dedication

You promise your peace through the gift of your Son. Alive with your Spirit, O God, we are sentforth to serve. We offer you now the first fruits of our labor. Accept them and use them inaccordance with your desires. Amen.

The EucharistThe Invitation

Great Prayer of Thanksgiving & The Lords PrayerThe Lord be with you.And also with you.Lift up your hearts.We lift them to the Lord.

Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.It is right to give our thanks and praise.It is truly right

Our Father

Distribution of the Elements


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Communion Hymn Hallelujah! We Sing Your Praises HALELUYAH!PELO TSARONA

Text and Music: South African; tr. And arr. Freedom is Coming, 1984 Copyright1984 Utryck, admin. Walton Music Corp.

Prayer after Communion

God, you have provided the true bread from heaven, your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. Grantthat we who have received the Sacrament of his body and blood may abide in him and he in us,that we may be filled with the power of his endless life, now and forever. Amen.

We Go in Gods Name*Hymn - #118 The Day of Resurrection ELLECOMBE


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*Charge and Blessing

Postlude

All are invited to remain for a time of fellowship and refreshment.

The Presbyterian Committee on Congregational Song has requested that First United be a periodic testing site for hymnsand songs that are being considered for inclusion in the new Presbyterian Hymnal that is being developed. In the Bulb

there is a Flower and Hallelujah, we sing your praises were sent to us by the Committee.

The flowers this morning are given to the glory of God and in celebration of Rachel Kerr's 18th birthday(April 30) from her mom and sister.

Todays reader: Gavin Crobok

Upcoming Readers:May 8 Bill JaffarianMay 15 David Lanoue

May 22 Karen HarpeMay 29 Sue Steele

Next Weeks Sermon Topic:May 8Remembering Scriptures: Acts 2:14a, 36-41; Psalm 116; 1 Peter 1:17-23; Luke 24:13-35

Prayers of the People April 24, 2011

Please pray Jackies granddaughter, Meggin, who is having pain in her legs and the doctorscannot find the cause

Please pray for Judy Moyer, Bill and their son Rick as they go through this time of losing Judysbrother Burt on Easter.

Please pray for Sue Connellys cousin, Marge OConnor, as she goes through cancer treatments

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Welcome To First United! It is a joy that you have chosen to enrich this worshipping community withyour presence this morning. We hope you find a spiritual home here, a place of love, support andservice. Following worship, you are cordially invited to gather with the community for a time ofrefreshment and conversation in Fellowship Hall.

Special Thanks to our Coffee Hour Hosts for May!

May 1 The Roof Task Force

May 8 Jennifer Nelson

May 15 Joan Rogers

May 22 NEEDS A HOST!May 29 Bonnie Kerr

Please sign up and share in creating our fellowship time. Questions? Call or write Don Lutz 283-6920

AROUND TOWN AND AT FUPC!

TODAY- Informational Congregational Meeting - There will be an informational congregationalmeeting held directly after the church service.


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The Rensselaer County CROP walk will be held TODAY, starting at the TAUM offices (392 SecondSt., Troy - at 2nd and Jackson). The walk raises money for the Rensselaer County Food Pantries andfor Church World Service Programs, including disaster relief. Registration is at 12:30 and the walkbegins at 1:30. Any interest in walking? See Martha Juenger to pick up a pledge sheet. If youwouldnt like to walk but WOULD like to make a pledge to this great cause, you may catch us in thefellowship hall after the service today. FUPC usually raises $1000 - lets try and surpass that goal!!!

Meal Coordination for the EadiesAs many of you know, Betsy Eadie is dealing with kidney failure and will soon begin dialysis. She isprobably a candidate for a transplant, but finding a donor is a very large challenge. An associate ofhers is beginning the process of coordinating offering the Eadies' help, particularly meals. Her nameis Jennifer Hurd. Jenn's contact information is: [email protected] or 518-283-5187. She prefersemails but phone calls are fine. Be aware that any phone messages will be returned, but may takea day or two. Jenn also has a resource that offers meal ideas and recipes for the diet restrictions thataccompany this health issue.

CAPITAL REGION THEOLOGICAL CENTER NEWS-Empathy in Action: Intro to Pastoral Care, w/ Rev.William Grosch, M.D., Lynnwood Reformed,Begins September 8, A Lay Theological Education Program 20-hour course. $250; $200 to audit.Reg. deadline: August 23, 2011.

-Canoeing Through Creation, w/ Rev. Kent Busman, Mon, Sept. 12- Thurs. Sept. 15, Camp Fowler,Get away into the beautiful Adirondacks for hiking, canoeing, and theological reflection on the care ofGods good creation. $300; Reg. deadline: Aug. 24.Register online at www.capitalrtc.org or by phone at 518-462-2470. Check out our website forinformation on these and many other courses available in 2011. Scholarships and group discountsavailable for most classes; please contact us for an application.

Bible Study Every Wednesday Night at 6:30: Bible Study conducted by Interim Pastor JacquelynPinkowski in the Rose Room. The focus will be on the scriptures for the following Sundays scripturelessons.

MUSIC NEWS!A Troy Night Out Event: Katelyn Steele in Concert. Friday, May 27, 7 pm. Ms. Steele will present avariety of selections, repeating her senior recital as a voice major at the College of St. Rose. Her clear,full tones fill our space, making this a concert not to be missed! Admission is free with donationsaccepted.

3nd Annual Troy Music Day Camp. Do you want to introduce your child to the world of music in afun-filled environment? Or perhaps you want to strengthen your childs already-developed musicalfoundation? Troy Music Day Camp is for you! This camp, which runs at First United from June 27 July 8 (two weeks this year!), will give your child a variety of fun-filled learning experiences associatedwith music such as singing, dancing, introductions to a variety of instruments and composers, field

trips, guest musicians, and more. The camp is open to children entering grades 1-6. The program dayruns from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., with extensions to 7:45 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. If you are interested inregistering, please pick up a registration brochure at church or go to www.unitedprestroy.org to find adownloadable form there.

FAITH EDUCATION NEWS!

CHILDRENS FAITH EDFaith Ed classes for children will be held May 1, 8, and 22 after the childrens message during worshiptime.Godly Play classes will be held for children, ages 3-5. Children ages 6 and over will be involved inThe Great Commission worksho rotation. All children are invited to artici ate.


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Hygiene KitsThe children of the church invite you to participate in helping them put together hygiene kits, as a wayto reach disaster survivors and those in need, with the hope of Christ. This program is encouraged byPresbyterian Disaster Assistance through Church World Service. We are collecting the following itemsfor the kits: bar of soap (bath size in wrapper), toothbrush in original packing, washcloth, wide toothcomb, nail clipper(no metal files or emery boards), hand towel 16x18 (no fingertip or bath towels)and 6 bandages. We will also need one gallon size zip lock bags to pack the kits in. There is a

basket in Fellowship Hall for you to leave these items. Anything that you can contribute will be muchappreciated.

ADULT EDUCATIONMay 8th - Please join us in the Rose Room after worship on May 8 for a closer look at bumper stickers- Honk if you love Jesus. That is one of the oldest religious bumper stickers around. You probablyhad some reaction to it, and it may or may not have resulted in tooting your horn. Miriam Parmelee,John Buckley and Don Drew will facilitate this adult education opportunity. We will explore how wereact to religious slogans not only seen on bumper stickers, but everywhere. Remember John 3:18?What do you think about when you see a Jesus fish on a car? How about a Darwin fish? How about

OPEN HEARTS, OPEN MINDS, OPEN DOORS?

FUPC Remains a NUT FREE FACILITY: First United has been a Nut Free Building for quite sometime. It is especially important as a new child has joined Unity Sunshine Pre-School that has anAIRBORNE NUT ALLERGY TO ALL TYPES OF NUTS. Please continue to be mindful that the pre-school uses our kitchen. Thank you for your support in keeping the building a safe environment for thechildren who use our facility.Prayers of the People There is a prayer journal at the back of the sanctuary where you may recordprayer requests to be included during the prayers of the people.

Wear A Name Tag as a sign of warm welcome for newcomers. If you do not have one, or need areplacement, please make a note on one of the bright orange flyers at the rear of the sanctuary.

The Deacons thank those who are contributing $1 each week to the work of the Deacons. It is greatlyappreciated as we work to help others. You can either use the gold & white envelope on the credenzain the back of the fellowship hall or make a special designation in your pledge envelope for thisimportant Deacons fund.

Parking for Worship is available in the large lot behind the Gurley Building at the corner of SixthAvenue and Fulton Street or in the small lot on the corner of Fifth Avenue and Fulton Street and alsoalong Fifth Avenue. Please note: The parking spaces in the alley on the Grand Street side of thesanctuary are private parking spaces that belong to Franklin Plaza. Please do not park there.

FUPCs parking lot (Monday Friday) if you visit the church during business hours, please do NOT

park in the parking lot! Our parking spaces are reserved for the staff of FUPC and its tenants from 8:30am until 5 pm Mon. through Thurs.

For families with children: Childcare during worship for children through age 4 is available in thenursery located between the sanctuary and the Fellowship Hall. Please pick your child up as you leavethe sanctuary for fellowship and refreshments.

Food Donations for the Troy Larger Parish: There is always a basket for food donations for the TroyLarger Parish Food Pantry on your way into church. And if you would rather, cash buys more food fromthe Regional Food bank. Empty your change into the jars at either sanctuary door.


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Bulletin Announcements: Reminder- All announcements for the bulletin should be submitted to thechurch office by 9 AM Wednesday each week. Announcements will be highlighted by the reader inworship, but there will not be time for individuals to make announcements during worship. If anannouncement does not make it into the bulletin, please speak to the reader before worship so that heor she may include it in the oral announcements for that day.

Newsletter Announcements: The deadline for submission to the Vision Newsletter is the 17th ofevery month.

About the Nicene CreedIn the first three centuries, the church found itself in a hostile environment. On the one hand, it grappledwith the challenge of relating the language of the gospel, developed in a Hebraic and Jewish-Christiancontext, to a Graeco-Roman world. On the other hand, it was threatened not only by persecution, butalso by ideas that were in conflict with the biblical witness.

In A.D. 312, Constantine won control of the Roman Empire in the battle of Milvian Bridge. Attributinghis victory to the intervention of Jesus Christ, he elevated Christianity to favored status in the empire."One God, one Lord, one faith, one church, one empire, one emperor" became his motto.

The new emperor soon discovered that "one faith and one church" were fractured by theologicaldisputes, especially conflicting understandings of the nature of Christ, long a point of controversy.Arius, a priest of the church in Alexandria, asserted that the divine Christ, the Word through whom allthings have their existence, was created by God before the beginning of time. Therefore, the divinity ofChrist was similar to the divinity of God, but not of the same essence. Arius was opposed by thebishop, Alexander, together with his associate and successor, Athanasius. They affirmed that thedivinity of Christ, the Son, is of the same substance as the divinity of God, the Father. To holdotherwise, they said, was to open the possibility of polytheism, and to imply that knowledge of God inChrist was not final knowledge of God.

To counter a widening rift within the church, Constantine convened a council in Nicaea in A.D. 325. A

creed reflecting the position of Alexander and Athanasius was written and signed by a majority of thebishops. Nevertheless, the two parties continued to battle each other. In A.D. 381, a second councilmet in Constantinople. It adopted a revised and expanded form of the A.D. 325 creed, now known asthe Nicene Creed.

From the Book of OrderDirectory for WorshipAbout Communion

W-2.4003 ThanksgivingIn the Lords Supper the Church, gathered for worship, a. blesses God for all that God has done

through creation, redemption, and sanctification;b. gives thanks that God is working in the world and in the Church in spite of human sin;c. gratefully anticipates the fulfillment of the Kingdom Christ proclaimed, and offers itself in obedientservice to Gods reign.


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WEEKLY CALENDAR

Sunday, May 1

10:00 AM Worship Fellowship Hall

11:00 AM Refreshments Fellowship Hall

11:30 PM Congregational Meeting Fellowship Hall

7:30 PM NA Group Meeting Fellowship Hall

Tuesday, May 3

3:45 PM Troy Childrens Chorus Rose Room

6:30 PM Human Resources Meeting Rose Room

Wednesday, May 4

6:30 PM Bible Study Rose Room

Thursday, May 5

4:30 PM Worship Committee Rose Room

7:00 PM Chancel Choir Rehearsal Rose Room

Saturday, May 7

10:00 AM AA Meeting 2ndFloor

Sunday, May 8

9:00 AM Chancel Choir Rehearsal Fellowship Hall

10:00 AM Worship Fellowship Hall11:00 AM Refreshments Fellowship Hall

11:30 AM Adult Education Rose Room

7:30 PM NA Group Meeting Fellowship Hall


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The First United Presbyterian Church of Troy

1915 Fifth Avenue, Troy, New York 12180

Phone: (518) 272-2771 / Fax: (518) 266-9483

E-mail: [email protected] / www.unitedprestroy.org

Office hours Monday thru Thursday, 9 AM to 2 PM

Where People with Differences Unite in Christ

Our Mission Statement

Together, we worship God through Christ and explore all dimensions of life in the Spirit;To demonstrate Gods inclusive love, we seek to heal wounds and care for Gods creation;

To serve God in the world, we work for peace and justice.

Our Statement of Inclusive Ministry

We invite all people of every background, condition, and orientationinto the full fellowship, ministry and mission of Gods Good News in Jesus Christ.

All who join the church are extended the full privileges of membership,are challenged to lead lives of Christian discipleship,

and are eligible to be considered for church office.First United Presbyterian Church Officers for 2011, 2012 & 2013

The SessionModerator - The Reverend Jacquelyn Pinkowski

Class of 2011: Debbie Brown, Sue Steele, Courtney Savaria, Karen HarpeClass of 2012: John Buckley, Pat Carlson, Peg Drew, Chandlee Gill

Class of 2013: David Lanoue, Bonnie McCaig, Dan Rogers, Trudi Wybourn

The Board of DeaconsClass of 2011: Martha Juenger, Don Lutz,

Marsha Mintz-Botsford, Pat RudebushClass of 2012: Bob Harrington, Bonnie Kerr, Carol Harrington, Claudia Schwendeman

Class of 2013: Shirley Bowes, Steven Paul Bowes II, Dana Parker, Shirley StreetPastor: Jacquelyn Pinkowski

Minister of Music: Maury A. Castro

Coordinator of Educational Ministries: Leslie M. Kelly

Financial Analyst: Carlie DAnnunzio

Administrative Assistant: Carla Fisk

Troy Childrens Chorus Accompanist Intern: Maria Elmer

For pastoral emergencies call (518) 279-7401 or (406)794-9360

or email [email protected]

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