SUNDAY, MAY 30, 2021 | 11:00 AM WORSHIP *Congregation, please stand if you are able. WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS SPECIAL RECOGNITION Skip Yingling, Certified Church Musician PRELUDE “Bring Him Home” - arr. Al van der Beek, Jon Schmidt, and Steven Sharp Nelson Chad Hammer, cello; Skip Yingling, piano This piece, as arranged by The Piano Guys, was “Dedicated to families who sacrifice to preserve freedom.” CALL TO WORSHIP Leader: There are different gifts, People: but the same spirit who gives them. Leader: There are different ways of serving God, People: but the same Lord who is served. Leader: God works through different people in different ways, People: But the same God whose purposes are achieved through them all. Leader: Each one is given a gift by the Spirit, People: To use for the common good. Leader: Together we are the body of Christ, People: and individually members of him. *HYMN NO. 331 (VS. 1, 3 & 4) “God of the Ages” - NATIONAL.HYMN James Canty, trumpet; Chad Hammer, cello PRAYER OF CONFESSION God our light, we humble ourselves before you, having refused many of your gifts. You invite us to taste that you are good; we cultivate tastes for lesser things. You call us to be living stones, build into a spiritual house; we disobey your word, and stumble upon the foundation you provide. Forgive us, God of mercy. Let your face shine upon us again, that we may grow into your gift of salvation, and serve you with grace and gratitude. Amen. (Please continue with silent prayers of confession.) ASSURANCE OF PARDON Leader: Children of God, hear the good news: By grace, God’s free gift of love, our sins are forgiven. People: But we do not deserve and cannot earn that love. Leader: Such is the nature of God’s grace. Children of God, Believe the good news: In Jesus Christ your sins are forgiven.
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SUNDAY, MAY 30, 2021 | 11:00 AM WORSHIP*Congregation, please stand if you are able.
PRELUDE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . “Bring Him Home” - arr. Al van der Beek, Jon Schmidt, and Steven Sharp Nelson Chad Hammer, cello; Skip Yingling, piano
This piece, as arranged by The Piano Guys, was “Dedicated to families who sacrifice to preserve freedom.”
CALL TO WORSHIP Leader: There are different gifts, People: but the same spirit who gives them.Leader: There are different ways of serving God,People: but the same Lord who is served.Leader: God works through different people in different ways, People: But the same God whose purposes are achieved through them all.Leader: Each one is given a gift by the Spirit,People: To use for the common good.Leader: Together we are the body of Christ, People: and individually members of him.
PRAYER OF CONFESSION God our light, we humble ourselves before you, having refused many of your gifts. You invite us to taste that you are good; we cultivate tastes for lesser things. You call us to be living stones, build into a spiritual house; we disobey your word, and stumble upon the foundation you provide. Forgive us, God of mercy. Let your face shine upon us again, that we may grow into your gift of salvation, and serve you with grace and gratitude. Amen. (Please continue with silent prayers of confession.)
ASSURANCE OF PARDON Leader: Children of God, hear the good news: By grace, God’s free gift of love, our sins are forgiven. People: But we do not deserve and cannot earn that love. Leader: Such is the nature of God’s grace. Children of God, Believe the good news: In Jesus Christ your sins are forgiven.
SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM Today Nic & Marissa Maria will present their son, Maddox Gray Maria, born September 24, 2020, to God in the Sacrament of Baptism.
HYMN NO . 486 (VS . 1 & 2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . “Child of Blessing, Child of Promise” - Kingdom Child of blessing, child of promise, baptized with the Spirit’s sign, With this water God has sealed you unto love and grace divine.
Child of love, our love’s expression, love’s creation, loved indeed! Fresh from God, refresh our spirits, into joy and laughter lead. SCRIPTURE SENTENCES STATEMENT PRAYER BAPTISMAL QUESTIONS THE BAPTISM PRAYER HYMN NO . 486 (VS . 3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . “Child of Blessing, Child of Promise” - Kingdom Child of joy, our dearest treasure, God’s you are, from God you came, Back to God we humbly give you; Live as one who bears Christ’s name.
*DOXOLOGY: HYMN NO. 606 . . . . . “Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow” - OLD HUNDREDTH
PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE 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.
*HYMN NO. 330 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .“Our Help Is in the Name of God the Lord” - OLD 124TH James Canty, trumpet; Chad Hammer, cello
PASTORAL CONCERNS Please remember these church members in your prayers:
HOLD THAT THOUGHT... Milestones
Promoted to the Church Triumphant CECIL BRANDON | MAY 21, 2021
“Because I live, you shall live also.”
Several significant accomplishments are in my thoughts today. First, there are two staff members that have reached milestones which we are celebrating . Skip Yingling recently completed the process of becoming a Certified Church Musician within our denomination. This recognition comes after a couple of years, and many steps, of working toward this goal . We are most proud of Skip, giving thanks for all that he means to the life of our church. How blessed we are to have him lead us in music in so many creative ways.
The other staff member to be recognized this week is our beloved Kathleen Wilder. Unbelievably, Kathleen has now served our church and its senior pastors for twenty-five years! There is no doubt that she has brought more joy to our members than we will ever know . Her caring and compassionate attitude touches
TODAY AT FPC
PASTORAL CONCERNS Please remember these church members in your prayers:
ASSISTING TODAY
FPC MUSIC& SOUND
INSTRUMENTALISTS
YOUTH LITURGIST
ACOLYTES
USHERS AMBASSADORS
EMBRACE HOSPICE: Chuck MedcraftHOME: Ellie McCue
Rev. Dr. John C. Brearley, Rev. Nathan D. See, Rev. Judith L. Cettei
Director of FPC Chancel Choir | Dr. Tim KochDirector of Music Ministries | Skip YinglingOrganist | Denise Cromer // Jody Boykin | Sound Tech
Chad Hammer, cello; James Canty; trumpet
Chad Caudle
Margaret Smith and Austin Scratcher
Tom Nace, Henry Harrison, Paul Niles, Bob Moore, B.J. Thomas B.J. Thomas, Gloria Dupree
In service to the greater Presbytery, Rev. Christa Brewer is filling the pulpit today at First Presbyterian Church in Sumter and Dr. Charles Elliott is filling the pulpit today at Celebration Presbyterian.
ADULT EDUCATION HOURHOLD THAT THOUGHT... Milestones
everyone who is graced by her presence. It has been my pleasure to work with Kathleen on a daily basis for the last eight years. Like you, I am truly amazed at the work she does, and the spirit in which she does it . May we be blessed by her gifts for many years to come!
Peace,
John
Promoted to the Church Triumphant CECIL BRANDON | MAY 21, 2021
“Because I live, you shall live also.”
UPCOMING EVENTS & ACTIVITIES CHURCH OFFICE: 843-448-4496
THANK YOU!from Jonathan Roberts
A sincere thank you to all who helped make last week’s Youth Sunday such a memorable experience for all. It was a super busy day for our Youth as we got started at 8:00 AM with church and went until 8:00 PM with our MudBowl activities! Congrats to the Confirmation Class and our amazing group of
Seniors who both made this Sunday so very special. I am grateful for a church that realizes the importance of faith in all of our Youth and am especially appreciative for the chance given to our Youth to
lead worship last week. God is good!
SOUTH STRAND MEN’S BREAKFAST All are invited to join us for breakfast on Thursday, June 10th at 9:00 AM at the Holiday Inn, 16th Ave N, on the beach in Surfside Beach. Rev. Nathan See & Skip Yingling will discuss “rethinking worship during the pandemic“.Women are invited to join us. Come on out and re-meet your neighbors.
The beautiful flowers placed in the Sanctuary are given to the glory of God and in memory of Richard (Dick) Steele by Dorothy Steele.
Three rosebuds have been placed on the communion table in honor of:Oliver Troy Burgess born April 14, 2021
Oliver is the son of Gregory and Melanie Burgess and grandson of Denise and David Cromer.
Seth David Matthews born May 12, 2021 Seth is the son of Nick and Suzie Matthews and grandson of Denise and David Cromer.
Edith-Banks Winstead born May 17, 2021 Edith-Banks is the daughter of Hannah and William Winstead and granddaughter of Bob and Cindy Gordon .
FLORAL ANNOUNCEMENT
J1/INTERNATIONAL STUDENT DINNER International students are again headed to our community for seasonal work and the “All Nations Cafe” is a ministry housed in the Seacoast Vineyard Church that seeks to welcome and feed these students at different times throughout the summer. Our church has signed up to provide the meal on Tuesday, June 8th and we will need a good group of volunteers to help us serve the meal that evening. The commitment will be from 6:00-9:00 pm that day and we would love to have you be a part of our team.
Interested in serving? Want to help but can’t be there that day and want to make cookies or brownies? Email Nathan at [email protected]
NEW DIRECTIONS MEAL SERVING Did you know that before March of last year, members of First Presbyterian would cook a meal for the residents of the New Directions Men’s shelter each and every Wednesday? All year long, a rotation of five different teams from our church would take turns cooking and serving up to 140 meals a night. Although our church continued our support throughout the pandemic by donating food for the meal, our consistent Wednesday cooking had to pause. Over the last few months some of our volunteers have returned and we have been slowly organizing people to sign back up so that we can work to resume serving each Wednesday.
That being said, we would love to invite you to be on one of our teams who cook a meal once every 4-5 weeks. As the weather gets nicer and the numbers of vaccinated people increase, many of us are looking to get out of the house and try something new. If a new opportunity of cooking for and serving others is something that interests you, please email me at [email protected]. We’d love to have you serve with us on one of our teams!
PRESCHOOL June 14-17
This week is for children aged 3 and 4 years (children must have turned 3 by August 2020 to participate). Kindergarten students from
the Growing Tree Class of 2021 are invited to participate in this week’s VBS.
ELEMENTARY June 21-24
This week is for children aged Kindergarten through 5th Grades.
