THE GATHERING

The service of worship begins with the prelude; quiet is requested as you enter the sanctuary and prepare for worship. In the spirit of Christian fellowship, we invite you to wear a name tag which is available from the greeters. As a community that prays with and for one another, we invite you to share your joys and concerns by using the prayer cards available from the ushers. Those parts of the Service of Worship in which the congregation participates in word or song are noted in bold type. Please stand as you are able.

PRELUDE Blessed Jesus, At Thy Word Johann G. Walther Chorale Variations

* HYMN 478 Praise, My Soul, the King of Heaven Lauda Anima

WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

CALL TO CONFESSION

PRAYER OF CONFESSION

Gracious God, too often we live by the flesh, following those desires that control us. Too often we live for ourselves, focused on climbing the ladders of success, popularity, and wealth. Too often we live alone, believing we have no need to share love and hope with those around us. Yet you have adopted us as your children, forgiving us and granting us your grace and joy. Lead us by the Spirit, that we might follow Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior, in whose name we pray.

  LIVE  boldly 

  SHARE  boundlessly 

  GROW  community 

  BUILD  God’s world 

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN

CHURCH OF ENGLEWOOD

July 23, 2017 Eleven o’clock

SIXTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

PRAYERS OF SILENT AND INDIVIDUAL CONFESSION

WORDS OF ASSURANCE

Leader: Friends, believe and proclaim the Good News: in Jesus Christ, love breaks through hatred, hope breaks

through despair, life breaks through death.

People: In Jesus Christ, we are forgiven, loved, and set free. Thanks be to God! Amen.

* CONGREGATIONAL RESPONSE Gloria Patri

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, Amen.

THE SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM

* WORDS OF INSTITUTION

* THE APOSTLES’ CREED (in unison)

I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth. And in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord; who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried; he descended into hell; the third day he rose again from the dead; he ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead. I believe in the Holy Ghost; the holy catholic church; the communion of saints; the forgiveness of sins; the resurrection of the body; and the life everlasting. Amen.

QUESTIONS OF INTENT

PRAYER

THE BAPTISM OF KINSLEY ELIZABETH TIERNEY

RESPONSE Hymn No. 493 Dearest Jesus, We Are Here, vs. 1

Dearest Jesus, we are here, gladly your command obeying. With this child we now draw near in response to your own saying that to you it shall be given as a child and heir of heaven.

PRAYER

Pastor: Eternal God, we praise you for calling us to be a servant people ... Jesus Christ our Lord, to whom we give honor and glory forever.

People: Remind us of the promises given in our own baptism, and renew our trust in you. Make us strong to obey your will, and to serve you with joy; for the sake of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

PRESENTATION OF BIBLE

TIME WITH CHILDREN

+ Children and Youth leave for Church School. +

* EXCHANGE OF PEACE

Leader: Let us open our hearts to one another as Christ has opened his heart to us, and God will be glorified.

People: The peace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with you.

(Exchange Signs of Reconciliation and the Peace of Christ with your neighbor - e.g., “The Peace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with you.”

Response - “And also with you.”)

* HYMN 282 If Thou but Trust in God to Guide Thee Wer Nur Den Lieben Gott

THE WORD

PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION

FIRST LESSON Genesis 28:10-19

ANTHEM The Call Vaughn Williams EMILY MCSPADDEN, MEZZO-SOPRANO

SECOND LESSON Matthew 13:24-30,36-43

SERMON “Positive” Rev. Richard S. Hong

THE OFFERING

OFFERTORY Panis Angelicus César Franck EMILY MCSPADDEN, MEZZO-SOPRANO  

* THE DOXOLOGY Old Hundredth

Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; Praise God all creatures here below. Praise God above, ye heavenly host. Creator, Son and Holy Ghost. Amen.

PASTORAL PRAYER & 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.

THE SENDING OUT

* HYMN 415 Come, Labor On Ora Labora

* BENEDICTION

POSTLUDE Fugue in A Minor Louis Niedermeyer

Our worship ends with the conclusion of the Postlude. (It is the custom of our church to remain seated. Those who wish to leave may do so.)

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TODAY’S SCRIPTURE READINGS

Genesis 28:10-19 (NRSV) Jacob left Beer-sheba and went toward Haran. 11He came to a certain place and stayed there for the night, because the sun had set. Taking one of the stones of the place, he put it under his head and lay down in that place. 12And he dreamed that there was a ladder set up on the earth, the top of it reaching to heaven; and the angels of God were ascending and descending on it. 13And the LORD stood beside him and said, “I am the LORD, the God of Abraham your father and the God of Isaac; the land on which you lie I will give to you and to your offspring; 14and your offspring shall be like the dust of the earth, and you shall spread abroad to the west and to the east and to the north and to the south; and all the families of the earth shall be blessed in you and in your offspring. 15Know that I am with you and will keep you wherever you go, and will bring you back to this land; for I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.” 16Then Jacob woke from his sleep and said, “Surely the LORD is in this place—and I did not know it!” 17And he was afraid, and said, “How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven.” 18So Jacob rose early in the morning, and he took the stone that he had put under his head and set it up for a pillar and poured oil on the top of it. 19He called that place Bethel; but the name of the city was Luz at the first. Matthew 13:24-30,36-43 (NRSV) He put before them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven may be compared to someone who sowed good seed in his field; 25but while everybody was asleep, an enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and then went away. 26So when the plants came up and bore grain, then the weeds appeared as well. 27And the slaves of the householder came and said to him, ‘Master, did you not sow good seed in your field? Where, then, did these weeds come from?’ 28He answered, ‘An enemy has done this.’ The slaves said to him, ‘Then do you want us to go and gather them?’ 29But he replied, ‘No; for in gathering the weeds you would uproot the wheat along with them. 30Let both of them grow together until the harvest; and at harvest time I will tell the reapers, Collect the weeds first and bind them in bundles to be burned, but gather the wheat into my barn.’”

36Then he left the crowds and went into the house. And his dis36Then he left the crowds and went into the house. And his disciples approached him, saying, “Explain to us the parable of the weeds of the field.” 37He answered, “The one who sows the good seed is the Son of Man; 38the field is the world, and the good seed are the children of the kingdom; the weeds are the children of the evil one, 39and the enemy who sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the age, and the reapers are angels. 40Just as the weeds are collected and burned up with fire, so will it be at the end of the age. 41The Son of Man will send his angels, and they will collect out of his kingdom all causes of sin and all evildoers, 42and they will throw them into the furnace of fire, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. 43Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Let anyone with ears listen!

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WELCOME TO OUR WORSHIP

Today’s Ushers are: Ken Stevens, Captain

Sheila Chen Patience Okorie

Our Lay Assistant this morning is Joanna O'Donovan. Joanna is a Missouri native who moved to NYC in 2001 before moving to New Jersey in 2002. Joanna worked for the Shubert Organization for 5 years before returning to school to become a high school math teacher. She has been teaching at Memorial High School in West New York, NJ, for the past 8 years. Joanna became a member of FPC in 2011. She lives in Cliffside Park with her husband, Kevin, and two children, Nolan (6) and Emily (4). Today we are honored to celebrate the Baptism of Kinsley Elizabeth Tierney, born July 22, 2016 to Brandon and Jennifer Tierney in Englewood, NJ. The Candle on the table celebrates the birth of Faya van der Eijk, born July 19 to Menno and Elma van der Eijk. We welcome today’s Guest Organist, Anita Bontekoe.

The Elders: Richard Bennett, Peter Bigler, David Bishop, Diane Christian, Eunice Dartey, Bruce Forshee, Akira Fujitsuka, Paul Kang, Kyung Lee, Carolyn Milne, Paul Platek, Jill Strawbridge Bello, Robert Ryder, Phil Tamis, Candida Urena. Clerk of Session: Sandy Bishop Moderator: Reverend Richard Hong. The Session consists of the Moderator, the Elders, and the Clerk of Session. The Deacons: Alan Aluska, Hung-En Sung, Sheila Chen, John Fraser, Linda Heitner, J.B. Holderness, Nicole Kim, Sara Lee, Kate Matsuda, Lizzy Palo, Beverly Rhinehart, Jean Rohloff, Michael Smolen, Jeff Spady, Lois Strauss. Co-Moderators: Rosetta Forshee & Caridad Schweizer Staff: Reverend Richard Hong & Dorothy VanderWerf

COMING UP THIS WEEK This week's COFFEE & CONVERSATION is coordinated by David and Sandy Bishop. Please join us in the Chapel for coffee and cookies. Thank you David and Sandy for this ministry of food and friendship! Today, join us at Coffee & Conversation at a table marked AGE-FRIENDLY CONVERSATION & RESOURCES with Charlene and Dorothy. Bergen County is rich with resources and the Care Ministries wish to share them our members who are SENIORS, but also with young Adults who have Senior Parents. Stop in for these informal discussions. What are FIVE WISHES? Is it a LIVING WILL? Did you know that 120 businesses give SENIOR DISCOUNTS? We'’ll give you

a list. Have you heard of AUTUMN YEARS magazine? We have copies. Are you planning on DOWN-SIZING, or RIGHT-SIZING?? "Aging is winter for some people, but for those who are wise and optimistic, it is the happy and fruitful time of harvest. So long as one continues to be amazed, one can delay growing old." STOP at the Information Centers in Elmore Hall or in the Chapel for Offering Envelopes, a July Newsletter, Spark Hope Gala flyer, and Age-Friendly resources. VBC HELPER AND VOLUNTEER MEETING - Time to strategize! If you would like to help out, please join our meeting Tuesday, July 25, at 7 pm in the Meeting Room! ITEMS NEEDED FOR VBC...Do you have any of these at home? Paper towel tubes, toilet paper tubes, Paper towels, Spray bottles (empty, cleaned out), Wet wipes for cleaning hands, Gadgets and gizmos—PVC pipe, gaskets, gears, canning lids, hub caps, plastic wheels, foil, buttons, stick on gems, bottle caps, Masking tape, Duct tape, Oil pastels, Black lights, Blindfolds (airline sleep masks work really well, or old bandanas), Old cookie sheets or 9x13 baking pans (will be used for painting), Magnets, Small packages of tissues , unopened, Band-Aids, lollipops, Old battery toothbrushes (must still move), Cardboard, cereal boxes cut open, Shiny stickers, shimmery items, Old CDs, double sided, minimal labels, Large cardboard boxes, Smaller cardboard boxes, like diaper boxes, Egg cartons, Empty yogurt cups, Plastic lids, Straws, flexible straws, Foil sheets, Paper plates, large and small, Pipe cleaners, Plastic toy tools, Cheap magnifying glasses, Googly eyes, Small mirrors/compacts, Colored beads, Colored pompoms, Robot claws (toy), Clothes pins, Old Slinkys, Old tennis balls, Kitchen timers, Empty soda bottles, Empty milk bottles.

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 150 EAST PALISADE AVENUE, ENGLEWOOD, NJ 07631

(201) 568-7373 www.englewoodpres.org

* * * * * * * * ALL MEMBERS OF THE CHURCH - MINISTERS THE REVEREND RICHARD S. HONG - PASTOR

THE REVEREND KELLIE ANDERSON-PICALLO - PARISH ASSOCIATE DR. DAVID MACFARLANE - ORGANIST AND CHOIRMASTER FELICIA ARRIGOITIA - DIRECTOR OF FAMILY MINISTRIES

DOROTHY VANDERWERF - DIRECTOR OF CARE MINISTRIES DANIELLE DE LAURENTIS - OFFICE MANAGER

BETH MORRISON - OFFICE ASSOCIATE ANALIA BROWN - BOOKKEEPER

GARIN KASSIS - CUSTODIAN

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