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 Fantasie for Solo Violin in B-Flat Telemann RICK DOLAN, VIOLIN

* HYMN 139 Come, Thou Almighty King Italian Hymn

WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

CALL TO CONFESSION

PRAYER OF CONFESSION

God our Savior, we come to you knowing that we are sinners and do not make good choices. We know the right thing to do, yet end up acting in wrong ways. We regret that we have wasted much energy on things that are worthless in your eternal scheme. Rescue us from the folly of our choices. Enfold us in your healing, restoring love. Grant us an awareness of the beauty of your ways, and enable us to walk in that beauty. Through Jesus Christ we pray.

  LIVE  boldly 

  SHARE  boundlessly 

  GROW  community 

  BUILD  God’s world 

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN

CHURCH OF ENGLEWOOD

July 9, 2017 Eleven o’clock

FOURTEENTH 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.

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 383 My Faith Looks Up to Thee Olivet

THE WORD

PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION

FIRST LESSON Zechariah 9:9-12

ANTHEM A Simple Song (from “Mass”) Bernstein SANDRA RUGGLES, SOPRANO

SECOND LESSON Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30

SERMON “Change” Rev. Richard S. Hong

THE OFFERING

OFFERTORY Pie Jesu (from “Requiem”) Al Fedak SANDRA RUGGLES, SOPRANO; RICK DOLAN, VIOLIN  

* 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 441 I Love Thy Kingdom, Lord St. Thomas

* BENEDICTION

POSTLUDE Basse et Dessus de Trompette Clerambault

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 MUSIC

Georg Philipp Telemann (1681- 1767) was four years Sebastian Bach’s senior. He was the Leipzig Town Council’s first choice to be cantor of the Thomaskirche, a position which eventually went to Bach as, if it is to be believed, about the third runner-up. The deal proved to be a boon to Telemann, who got a considerable raise in salary at Hamburg. Telemann was famous for his ability to play a number of instruments exceptionally well. Consequently, his music is some of the most idiomatic of any composed in his era, and seems, even in its most complex and technical passages, to fit perfectly within the scope of its intended instrument. The Twelve Fantasies for Violin without bass (1735) were geared toward the domestic market. They exploit the possibilities of the solo violin including double and triple stops and string crossings that imply polyphonic writing not otherwise possible on a melody instrument. Louis-Nicolas Clérambault (1676 –1749) was a French musician, best known as an organist and composer. He was born, and died, in Paris. Clérambault became the organist at the church of the Grands-Augustins and entered the service of Madame de Maintenon. After the death of Louis XIV and Guillaume-Gabriel Nivers, he succeeded the latter at the organ of the church of Saint-Sulpice in Paris. American composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990) was conductor of the New York Philharmonic and composer of “West Side Story.” He was commissioned to write “Mass” for the opening of the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC in 1971. New Jersey native Alfred Fedak (b. 1953) is currently director of music at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Albany. His many choral compositions are frequently heard in American churches.

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TODAY’S SCRIPTURE READINGS

Zechariah 9:9-12 (NRSV) Rejoice greatly, O daughter Zion! Shout aloud, O daughter Jerusalem! Lo, your king comes to you; triumphant and victorious is he, humble and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey. 10He will cut off the chariot from Ephraim and the war horse from Jerusalem; and the battle bow shall be cut off, and he shall command peace to the nations; his dominion shall be from sea to sea, and from the River to the ends of the earth. 11As for you also, because of the blood of my covenant with you, I will set your prisoners free from the waterless pit. 12Return to your stronghold, O prisoners of hope; today I declare that I will restore to you double. Matthew 11:16-19,25-30 (NRSV) “But to what will I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling to one another, 17‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we wailed, and you did not mourn.’ 18For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, ‘He has a demon’; 19the Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Look, a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ Yet wisdom is vindicated by her deeds.”

25At that time Jesus said, “I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and the intelligent and have revealed them to infants; 26yes, Father, for such was your gracious will. 27All things have been handed over to me by my Father; and no one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and anyone to whom the Son chooses to reveal him. 28“Come to me, all you that are weary and are carrying heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. 29Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”

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WELCOME TO OUR WORSHIP

Today’s Ushers are: Beneranda Baez, Captain

Nelson Baez Sara Lee Patience Okorie Beverly Rhinehart Our Lay Assistant this morning is Carol Schulzrinne. Carol has been a member of First Presbyterian Church since moving to NJ in 1996 with her husband, Henning, and son, Nathan. Ilta, her daughter, was born in 1997 and was baptized on Pentecost. She participated in a parenting group started by Dorothy VanderWerf for several years while Nathan and Ilta played with the other children. She has taught Sunday School, from pre-school through middle school, assisted with Vacation Bible Camps, and led the Friday afternoon After School program for a couple of years. As an elder, she has been the chair of Christian Education and Worship and Music Committees. For 8 months she was the interim Christian Education Coordinator until Felicia Arrigoitia was hired and welcomed her energetic leadership. She assists as a member of the offering counting teams. Now she is appreciates the opportunity to grow in faith with the Women's Study Group. Professionally she is trained as a Rehabilitation Counselor and has worked with adults with development disabilities and mental health conditions in Cincinnati, Ohio where she grew up and in Holyoke, MA, near Amherst where she and Henning first lived after marrying in 1988. She is an active volunteer in the community and has taught ESL, been a co-chair of the Home and School Association, and now works with Leonia's UN International Day of Peace and related school projects.

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 Diane Christian. Please join us in the Chapel for coffee and cookies. Thank you Diane for this ministry of food and friendship! Today and Sunday, July 23, during Coffee & Conversation look for the table marked AGE-FRIENDLY CONVERSATIONS & RESOURCES. Join Charlene Niland and Dorothy VanderWerf for resources in Bergen County available for seniors and for adults of all ages. Younger adults with senior parents are also invited. Join us for informal discussion sponsored by the Care Ministries! STOP at the Information Centers in Elmore Hall or in the Chapel for Offering Envelopes, Spark Hope Gala flyer, and Age-Friendly resources.

UPCOMING MEETINGS DEACON MEETING is on Sunday, July 16 at 9:45 am in the East Room.

UPCOMING SPARK HOPE LOVES GUACAMOLE: SAVE THE DATE JULY 17 What to eat on a Monday night in mid-July when you don’t feel like cooking? How about joining your FPC family and friends at Blue Moon Mexican Café? ANYONE who brings in a special flyer that day will count towards a donation that Blue Moon will make to our Spark Hope Campaign!! What? You will be on vacation that week – No Worries – purchase an online gift card through a special link and there is still a 20% donation. More info later on how to get your flyer. For more information see Bruce Forshee or email bruceforshee@gmail.com.

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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