DEEPLY ROOTED IN FAITH (* for those able to stand)

PRELUDE

WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

CHORAL INTROIT

THE COMING OF THE HOLY SPIRIT Acts 2:1-11 (pg. 159, NT)

* PROCESSIONAL HYMN Come, O Spirit PH #127

LITANY FOR PENTECOSTHoly Spirit, Creator, in the beginning you moved over the waters.From your breath all creation drew life.Without you, life turns to dust.Come, Holy Spirit!

Holy Spirit, Counselor, by your inspiration, the prophets spoke and acted in faith.You clothed them in power to be bearers of your Word.Come, Holy Spirit!

Holy Spirit, Power, you came as fire to Jesus’ disciples;you gave them voice before the rulers of this world.Come, Holy Spirit!

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May 27, 2012 Pentecost ⋅ Memorial Sunday

First Presbyterian Church encourages people to live their lives faithfully, daily, where they are, and with what they have been entrusted, to the glory of God.

Our mission is to let our light shine and be beacons of hope, equipping people for life in the world.

(Litany continued)Holy Spirit, Sanctifier, you created us children of God;you make us the living temple of your presence;you intercede within us with sighs too deep for words.Come, Holy Spirit! Holy Spirit, Giver of life,you guide and make holy the church you create;you give gifts—the spirit of wisdom and understanding,the spirit of counsel and fortitude,the spirit of knowledge and piety,the spirit of the fear of the Lord,that the whole creation may become what you want it to be.Come, Holy Spirit

PRAYER OF ILLUMINATION

SCRIPTURE READING 1 Corinthians 12:3b-13The Word of the Lord. (pg. 233, NT)Thanks be to God.

CHILDREN’S TIME Deb Shetlar

(Children may now be seated with their parents orthose five and younger may leave for the nursery.)

ANTHEM

SERMON "The Greatest Gift" Jim Hawley

*HYMN Spirit of God STF #2117

CHOOSING TO LIVE IN HOPE

AFFIRMATION OF FAITH (unison)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.

The same Spirit who inspired the prophets and apostles rules our faith and life in Christ through Scripture, engages us through the Word proclaimed, claims us in the waters of baptism, feeds us with the bread of life and the cup of salvation, and calls women and men to all ministries of the Church.

In a broken and fearful world the Spirit gives 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 oth-ers for justice, freedom, and peace.In gratitude to God, empowered by the 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!

PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE AND THE MEMORIAL PRAYER

THE OFFERING THE OFFERTORY Prayer of the Children

(Please sign the Act of Friendship pad and pass it down the pew)

* DOXOLOGY PH #592Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; praise Him all creatures here below;praise Him above, ye heavenly host; praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost. Amen.

THE INVITATION TO THE TABLE

PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING (responsive)Leader: The Lord be with you.People: And also with you.Leader: Lift up your hearts.People: We lift them to the Lord.Leader: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.People: It is right to give our thanks and praise.

THE BREAKING OF THE BREAD

THE COMMUNION OF THE PEOPLE

PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION

* HYMN Come Down, O Love Divine PH #313

* CHARGE AND BENEDICTION Congregational Response PH #322

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

Welcome! We are delighted for your presence in worship today. If you do not have a church home, we hope you will consider becoming a part of this church! Please come to the parlor for refreshments and fellowship following worship.

The carnation in the chancel is in memory of Harry Garrison who died May 19.

Tan “Prayer Request” Cards are used for prayer requests. As requests are received, the Board of Deacons will offer prayers. Blue “We Care” Cards are for messages of care to persons of the congregation. Cards are available in the pew racks. Please place the cards in the offering plate. Hospitalized/Dismissed: Barbara Long, Will Shadwick

The "Welcome Table" just inside the south entrance is an act of hospitality brought to you by the Evangelism Committee! Using our already assigned greeters, one set is stationed at the welcome table, while the second set greets at the south entry into the sanctuary. If you are interested in greeting at the welcome table (or volunteering for any other Sunday opportunity!), let the church office know. We always need a helping hand!

Volunteers will be decorating for VBS after worship today...feel free to lend a helping hand! See Deb Shetlar for more information!

Please plan to attend worship next Sunday! FPC children will sing VBS songs and celebrate their time together strengthing their relationship with God and each other! We will also celebrate the many volunteers that make our Children's Christian Education program work, as well as say goodbye to our longtime Director of Children's CE Deb Shetlar. Don't miss this special Sunday!

COMING UP THIS WEEK:Monday, May 28:

FPC is closedTuesday, May 29:

VBS 9:00-12:00pmCares & Concerns, Hope Rm, 1:30pmPersonnel, 3:30pm

Wednesday, May 30:VBS 9:00-12:00pmLectionary Class, Hope Rm, 10:00amWorship will return next Wed, June 6 at 7:00 pm!!

Thursday, May 31:VBS 9:00-12:00pmNewsletter mailed, Conf Rm, 10:30am

Friday, June 1:VBS 9:00-12:00pmVBS PIZZA PARTY! 1:00pm

Sunday, June 3: VBS SUNDAY!Sunday School - 9:00 am Lectionary Class, Hope Rm (adults) Real Faith, Youth Room (mid & sr high youth) Sunday School, 3rd Flr (children k-5)Worship, Sanctuary, 10:15am Cherubs & Children Sing CE Volunteer Recognition

FOR YOUR INFORMATION: • FPC’s Nursery, located on the second

floor, is available for infants and chil-dren ages 5 and younger.

• FPC encourages children ages 6 and older to attend worship. Worship bags for children of all ages are located in the lobby.

• Large print hymnals are available in the back of the sanctuary

• Amplified hearing aid devices are avail-able from an usher

• PH=Presbyterian Hymnal, STF=Sing the Faith Hymnal

SUNDAY VOLUNTEERS:Candlelighter: Melissa LidgetCoffee Hosts: Chris & Abbey RupeGreeters: Jim, Jamie & Aaron Hawley Pete & Rita PetersonUshers: Amy & Blake Blackim Family Jan Carr Bill & Jane Grammer FamilyManor Bus Driver: Jerry ExlineFlower Deliverer: Jimmie LewisWorship Service Recorder: J.R. Lidgett

Lead Pastor: Jim Hawley Discipleship & Congregational Care Pastor: Tom Reid Associate Pastor of Youth & Mission: Austin AshenbrennerMusic Director: Richard KoshgarianOrganist: Angie Koshgarian

First Presbyterian Church: 308 S 8th St Salina, KS 67401 785-825-0226

Visit www.fpcsalina.org for recorded worship services, current events and more!

COMING UP THIS WEEK:Monday, May 28:

FPC is closedTuesday, May 29:

VBS 9:00-12:00pmCares & Concerns, Hope Rm, 1:30pmPersonnel, 3:30pm

Wednesday, May 30:VBS 9:00-12:00pmLectionary Class, Hope Rm, 10:00amWorship will return next Wed, June 6 at 7:00 pm!!

Thursday, May 31:VBS 9:00-12:00pmNewsletter mailed, Conf Rm, 10:30am

Friday, June 1:VBS 9:00-12:00pmVBS PIZZA PARTY! 1:00pm

Sunday, June 3: VBS SUNDAY!Sunday School - 9:00 am Lectionary Class, Hope Rm (adults) Real Faith, Youth Room (mid & sr high youth) Sunday School, 3rd Flr (children k-5)Worship, Sanctuary, 10:15am Cherubs & Children Sing CE Volunteer Recognition

FOR YOUR INFORMATION: • FPC’s Nursery, located on the second

floor, is available for infants and chil-dren ages 5 and younger.

• FPC encourages children ages 6 and older to attend worship. Worship bags for children of all ages are located in the lobby.

• Large print hymnals are available in the back of the sanctuary

• Amplified hearing aid devices are avail-able from an usher

• PH=Presbyterian Hymnal, STF=Sing the Faith Hymnal

SUNDAY VOLUNTEERS:Candlelighter: Melissa LidgetCoffee Hosts: Chris & Abbey RupeGreeters: Jim, Jamie & Aaron Hawley Pete & Rita PetersonUshers: Amy & Blake Blackim Family Jan Carr Bill & Jane Grammer FamilyManor Bus Driver: Jerry ExlineFlower Deliverer: Jimmie LewisWorship Service Recorder: J.R. Lidgett

Lead Pastor: Jim Hawley Discipleship & Congregational Care Pastor: Tom Reid Associate Pastor of Youth & Mission: Austin AshenbrennerMusic Director: Richard KoshgarianOrganist: Angie Koshgarian

First Presbyterian Church: 308 S 8th St Salina, KS 67401 785-825-0226

Visit www.fpcsalina.org for recorded worship services, current events and more!

TO THE GLORY OF GODand

IN GRATEFUL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT,we recognize and dedicate these gifts to the First Presbyterian Church Memorial Fund

Since May 29, 2011, gifts to the Memorial Fund have been received by the church. Gifts have been given in memory of:

Elda Adams

Troy Carroll

Robert Frederick

Verna Freeman

James Geisendorf

Marlana Hogarty

Norman Morrow

Keith Palmer

John Shaver

Billie Winkler

TO THE GLORY OF GODand

IN GRATEFUL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT,we recognize and dedicate these gifts to the First Presbyterian Church Memorial Fund

Since May 29, 2011, gifts to the Memorial Fund have been received by the church. Gifts have been given in memory of:

Elda Adams

Troy Carroll

Robert Frederick

Verna Freeman

James Geisendorf

Marlana Hogarty

Norman Morrow

Keith Palmer

John Shaver

Billie Winkler

These materials are from the Feasting on the Word Lectionary Class held on Wednesdays @ 10 am and Sundays @ 9am.

More materials can be found online at: www.fpcsalina.org/ministries/adults

These materials are from the Feasting on the Word Lectionary Class held on Wednesdays @ 10 am and Sundays @ 9am.

More materials can be found online at: www.fpcsalina.org/ministries/adults

5© 2012 Westminster John Knox Press

AdultResource Sheet 1

Focus on Acts 2:1–21

Acts 2:1–21Ps. 104:24–34, 35bRom. 8:22–27John 15:26–27;

16:4b–15

MAY 27, 2012

WHAT is important to know? — From “Exegetical Perspective,” Michael H. Floyd

This passage describes the impact of the Holy Spirit’s coming in two phases, first on the assembled disciples (Acts 2:1–4) and then on the gathering crowd (Acts 2:5–21). The occasion for the assembly of the disciples is the festival of Pentecost or Weeks, celebrated fifty days following the festival of Passover. Pentecost, originally a harvest festival, eventually came to commemorate the giving of the law at Sinai. The Spirit’s manifestation as wind and fire recalls similar images of God’s presence and activity in creation, exodus, and covenant making.

WHERE is God in these words? — From “Theological Perspective,” Donald K. McKim

Theologically, the Christian church begins to take shape when the Holy Spirit fills those who believe in Jesus as the Messiah, enabling them to proclaim the gospel and to witness to the Christ “to the ends of the earth” (Acts 1:8). The church emerges by the Holy Spirit, who dramatically establishes a fellowship of faith, calling believers into the household of God to be witnesses to what God has done in Jesus Christ for the purposes of salvation. The church is the place where this new fellowship begins to take shape as it recognizes the gifts of the Spirit in and for all people.

SO WHAT does this mean for our lives? — From “Pastoral Perspective,”

Kristin Emery Saldine

The story of Pentecost is not meant to be a benchmark of what the church should look like on any given Sunday. Rather, it seeks to communicate how important the church is and how inseparable it is from Christ. Every year, on the Day of Pentecost, we are reminded of who we are as a church, what we proclaim, and the source of that proclamation. Pentecost sums up the gospel with simplicity and audacity: Jesus Christ offers salvation to all, and the church exists to proclaim it.

NOW WHAT is God’s word calling us to do? — From “Homiletical Perspective,”

G. Lee Ramsey Jr.

Significant in this text is the radical social equality of those who receive the Holy Spirit. This becomes even clearer as the story in Acts unfolds. Old and young, women and men, slave and free all receive the power of God to prophesy, see visions, and dream. Occasionally God anoints big dreamers who with their lives and words paint upon a global canvas, renewing visions for human community. But God also anoints ordinary believers like the ones who sit in the pews. They too see visions and dream dreams that can move the church and its surrounding community a little closer to the “Lord’s great and glorious day” (v. 20).

5© 2012 Westminster John Knox Press

AdultResource Sheet 1

Focus on Acts 2:1–21

Acts 2:1–21Ps. 104:24–34, 35bRom. 8:22–27John 15:26–27;

16:4b–15

MAY 27, 2012

WHAT is important to know? — From “Exegetical Perspective,” Michael H. Floyd

This passage describes the impact of the Holy Spirit’s coming in two phases, first on the assembled disciples (Acts 2:1–4) and then on the gathering crowd (Acts 2:5–21). The occasion for the assembly of the disciples is the festival of Pentecost or Weeks, celebrated fifty days following the festival of Passover. Pentecost, originally a harvest festival, eventually came to commemorate the giving of the law at Sinai. The Spirit’s manifestation as wind and fire recalls similar images of God’s presence and activity in creation, exodus, and covenant making.

WHERE is God in these words? — From “Theological Perspective,” Donald K. McKim

Theologically, the Christian church begins to take shape when the Holy Spirit fills those who believe in Jesus as the Messiah, enabling them to proclaim the gospel and to witness to the Christ “to the ends of the earth” (Acts 1:8). The church emerges by the Holy Spirit, who dramatically establishes a fellowship of faith, calling believers into the household of God to be witnesses to what God has done in Jesus Christ for the purposes of salvation. The church is the place where this new fellowship begins to take shape as it recognizes the gifts of the Spirit in and for all people.

SO WHAT does this mean for our lives? — From “Pastoral Perspective,”

Kristin Emery Saldine

The story of Pentecost is not meant to be a benchmark of what the church should look like on any given Sunday. Rather, it seeks to communicate how important the church is and how inseparable it is from Christ. Every year, on the Day of Pentecost, we are reminded of who we are as a church, what we proclaim, and the source of that proclamation. Pentecost sums up the gospel with simplicity and audacity: Jesus Christ offers salvation to all, and the church exists to proclaim it.

NOW WHAT is God’s word calling us to do? — From “Homiletical Perspective,”

G. Lee Ramsey Jr.

Significant in this text is the radical social equality of those who receive the Holy Spirit. This becomes even clearer as the story in Acts unfolds. Old and young, women and men, slave and free all receive the power of God to prophesy, see visions, and dream. Occasionally God anoints big dreamers who with their lives and words paint upon a global canvas, renewing visions for human community. But God also anoints ordinary believers like the ones who sit in the pews. They too see visions and dream dreams that can move the church and its surrounding community a little closer to the “Lord’s great and glorious day” (v. 20).

© 2012 Westminster John Knox Press 6

AdultResource Sheet 2

MAY 27, 2012

Pentecost Backgrounds

Today we celebrate Pentecost as a festival of the church. The roots of Pente-cost predate the events of Acts 2, as Pentecost was one of three major pil-grimage festivals in Judaism (see Exodus 34:22–23). The gathering of Jewish pilgrims accounts for the detail in Acts 2 of “devout Jews from every nation under heaven” being in Jerusalem.

What did Pentecost celebrate?

The name “Pentecost” is derived from the Greek pre�x pente- meaning “�ve” or “�fty.” According to Deuteronomy 16:1–17, this festival (sometimes called

“Festival of Weeks”) took place �fty days after Passover. It marked the completion of the grain harvest that came in late spring. Some see in the symbolism of harvest in the Jewish festival a metaphor for the “harvest” of those gathered into the church on the Acts 2 day of Pentecost.

Yet another tradition associated with Pentecost in later Judaism is the giving of the Law on Mount Sinai and thus the creation of a new “covenant” community. Listen to the insight of Donald McKim on this connection to the church’s celebration of Pentecost:

The law was meant to express God’s will and guide the people of Israel. So now, with the giving of the Spirit on Pentecost, the church receives God’s Spirit to guide and help and indwell the people of God as they seek to live out God’s will, known in Jesus Christ.

—Excerpted from Donald K. McKim, Theological Perspective on Acts 2:1–21, Feasting on the Word,

Year B, Volume 3 (Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox Press, 2009), 6.

Pentecost proclaims that God’s Spirit gathers in covenant community all who respond to the call to follow the Christ by faith, through grace, with love.

© 2012 Westminster John Knox Press 6

AdultResource Sheet 2

MAY 27, 2012

Pentecost Backgrounds

Today we celebrate Pentecost as a festival of the church. The roots of Pente-cost predate the events of Acts 2, as Pentecost was one of three major pil-grimage festivals in Judaism (see Exodus 34:22–23). The gathering of Jewish pilgrims accounts for the detail in Acts 2 of “devout Jews from every nation under heaven” being in Jerusalem.

What did Pentecost celebrate?

The name “Pentecost” is derived from the Greek pre�x pente- meaning “�ve” or “�fty.” According to Deuteronomy 16:1–17, this festival (sometimes called

“Festival of Weeks”) took place �fty days after Passover. It marked the completion of the grain harvest that came in late spring. Some see in the symbolism of harvest in the Jewish festival a metaphor for the “harvest” of those gathered into the church on the Acts 2 day of Pentecost.

Yet another tradition associated with Pentecost in later Judaism is the giving of the Law on Mount Sinai and thus the creation of a new “covenant” community. Listen to the insight of Donald McKim on this connection to the church’s celebration of Pentecost:

The law was meant to express God’s will and guide the people of Israel. So now, with the giving of the Spirit on Pentecost, the church receives God’s Spirit to guide and help and indwell the people of God as they seek to live out God’s will, known in Jesus Christ.

—Excerpted from Donald K. McKim, Theological Perspective on Acts 2:1–21, Feasting on the Word,

Year B, Volume 3 (Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox Press, 2009), 6.

Pentecost proclaims that God’s Spirit gathers in covenant community all who respond to the call to follow the Christ by faith, through grace, with love.

items needed:back packspink erasersred & black ink pensno. 2 pencils boxes of 24 crayonshand sanitizerreams of paperkleenex

Please bring your items to the church on or before VBS Sunday, June 3!

A Mission Project!

Salina’s Annual Back to School Fair will be held this summer to benefit local children and families. The Fair provides free services and entertainment to families that receive free or reduced lunches. Valuable and basic services such as medical screenings, haircuts, and school supplies, are provided.

The goal is to collect 500 items total...and we need the entire con-gregation to help! There is no limit to the number of items you may bring; monetary contributions will be accepted.

items needed:back packspink erasersred & black ink pensno. 2 pencils boxes of 24 crayonshand sanitizerreams of paperkleenex

Please bring your items to the church on or before VBS Sunday, June 3!

A Mission Project!

Salina’s Annual Back to School Fair will be held this summer to benefit local children and families. The Fair provides free services and entertainment to families that receive free or reduced lunches. Valuable and basic services such as medical screenings, haircuts, and school supplies, are provided.

The goal is to collect 500 items total...and we need the entire con-gregation to help! There is no limit to the number of items you may bring; monetary contributions will be accepted.

Adults:Lectionary Class - Wednesdays at 10:00am and Sundays at 9:00am

Mid & Senior High Youth:Summer Youth Group - Sundays at 6:30pm Real Faith - Sundays at 9:00am

Small Groups:Coffee Group - 2nd Thursday at 10:00am and 4th Thursday at 3:00pm

Summer Soul-stice Women’s Group - Tuesdays listed at 9:30amContact Tom Reid if you will need childcare! June 5: Come enjoy (via YouTube) a funny, sweet, ever so inspiring graduation

speech given by Kelly Corrigan (author of The Middle Place) delivered to the 8th grade graduates of the Hamlin School (2011). Then let’s reflect on our own 8th grade years and share our dreams/advice for current 8th grade girls. Led by Melinda Jett and Pam Harrell.

June 19: “The Power of Relationships - Essential Elements of Connection” drawing upon the growing body of research in neurobiology, this interactive ses-sion will explore the benefits of being in relationships, and focus on the key aspects of relationships that soothe the brain. Led by Paula Fried.

July 3: Snap, Crackle , POP! Get ready for some “fireworks” by meeting with thenew editor and publisher of the Salina Journal, Olaf Frandsen. Hear what he’s thinking, discuss some of the current “hot” topics, and find out what he thinks makes for front page news in Salina, KS.

Men’s Groups are currently meeting, contact Tom Reid to start a new one!

Worship:Sundays at 10:15amWednesdays at 7:00pm

Summer Schedule!

Adults:Lectionary Class - Wednesdays at 10:00am and Sundays at 9:00am

Mid & Senior High Youth:Summer Youth Group - Sundays at 6:30pm Real Faith - Sundays at 9:00am

Small Groups:Coffee Group - 2nd Thursday at 10:00am and 4th Thursday at 3:00pm

Summer Soul-stice Women’s Group - Tuesdays listed at 9:30amContact Tom Reid if you will need childcare! June 5: Come enjoy (via YouTube) a funny, sweet, ever so inspiring graduation

speech given by Kelly Corrigan (author of The Middle Place) delivered to the 8th grade graduates of the Hamlin School (2011). Then let’s reflect on our own 8th grade years and share our dreams/advice for current 8th grade girls. Led by Melinda Jett and Pam Harrell.

June 19: “The Power of Relationships - Essential Elements of Connection” drawing upon the growing body of research in neurobiology, this interactive ses-sion will explore the benefits of being in relationships, and focus on the key aspects of relationships that soothe the brain. Led by Paula Fried.

July 3: Snap, Crackle , POP! Get ready for some “fireworks” by meeting with thenew editor and publisher of the Salina Journal, Olaf Frandsen. Hear what he’s thinking, discuss some of the current “hot” topics, and find out what he thinks makes for front page news in Salina, KS.

Men’s Groups are currently meeting, contact Tom Reid to start a new one!

Worship:Sundays at 10:15amWednesdays at 7:00pm

Summer Schedule!