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SERVICE FOR THE LORD'S DAY First Presbyterian Church
Tallahassee, Florida
The Sixth Sunday after Pentecost
July 12, 2020
You are Invited to print this bulletin, or view it in a split screen on your computer.
Use it to help you take part in this “virtual” service of Lord’s Day worship.
The video of this service will be posted on our YouTube site: FPCTallahassee.
A link will also be posted on our website: www.oldirstchurch.org.
GATHERING
Voluntary LIEBSTER JESU, WIR SIND HIER, BWV 731 J. S. Bach
*Prayer of the Day
Almighty God, we thank you
for planting in us the seed of your Word.
By your Holy Spirit,
help us to receive it with joy,
and live according to it,
that we may grow in faith and hope and love;
through Jesus Christ our Lord,
who lives and reigns with you
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, forever and ever. Amen.
*Hymn 395 bulletin, p. 5 Blessed Jesus, at Your Word LIEBSTER JESU
*Prayer of Confession
Eternal God,
in whom we live and move and have our being,
whose face is hidden from us by our sins,
and whose mercy we forget in the blindness of our hearts:
Cleanse us from all our offenses,
and deliver us from proud thoughts and vain desires,
that with reverent and humble hearts
we may draw near to you,
confessing our faults,
confiding in your grace,
and finding in you our refuge and strength;
through Jesus Christ your Son.
Silence is kept.
*Kyrie Eleison Hal H. Hopson
Congregational responses are in bold print.
One of Bach’s several
organ preludes on the
tune of today’s opening
hymn.
The Prayer of
Confession and
Declaration of
Forgiveness are offered
from the baptismal font.
We believe that baptism
enacts and seals God’s
grace, offered freely to
all people.
Music: Hal H. Hopson (b.
1933), Musical Setting of
the Service for the Lord’s
Day © 2013 Birnamwood
Publications (admin.
Morningstar Music
Publishers, Inc.) Used by
permission. Reprinted
under OneLicense.net
*Declaration of Forgiveness
*Gloria in Excelsis Hal H. Hopson
*The Peace
The peace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.
And also with you.
THE WORD
Prayer for Illumination
First Lesson Genesis 25:19-34
Psalm 119:105-112 Tone II.1
Antiphon sung first by the Cantor, thereafter by all and at [A]
105 Your word is a lantern to my feet * and a light upon my path.
106 I have sworn and am determined * to keep your righteous judgments.
107 I am deeply troubled; * preserve my life, O Lord, according to your word.
108 Accept, O Lord, the willing tribute of my lips, * and teach me your judgments.
109 My life is always in my hand, * yet I do not forget your law.
110 The wicked have set a trap for me; * but I have not strayed from your commandments.
111 Your decrees are my inheritance for ever; * truly, they are the joy of my heart.
112 I have applied my heart to fulfill your statutes * for ever and to the end. [A]
Second Lesson Romans 8:1-11
*Gradual Hymn 531 bulletin, p. 6 Seed, Scattered and Sown SEED SCATTERED
Gospel Reading Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23
Sermon
*Affirmation of Faith: The Apostles’ Creed Hymnal, Page 35 (front)
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.
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Gloria in Excelsis Deo
(“Glory to God in the
Highest”) is a hymn of
praise developed from
Luke 2:14 (sung by the
angels to the shepherds
announcing Christ’s
birth).
The reader offers a
phrase to mark the end
of each reading, such as,
The Word of the Lord, or
Holy Wisdom, Holy Word.
The assembly responds,
Thanks be to God.
The hymn sung
immediately before the
reading of the Gospel is
called the Gradual, or
Gradual Hymn, which
refers to the step (Latin gradus) from which
it was chanted in
medieval church practice.
After the reading of the
Gospel the reader says,
The Gospel of the Lord.
The assembly responds,
Praise be to you, O
Christ.
Various forms of the
Apostles’ Creed were used from the second
century onward.
Announcements
Prayers of the People
THE EUCHARIST
Offertory
Anthem Almighty God, Your Word Is Cast Roy Johnson
Almighty God, your word is cast like seed upon the ground,
now let the dew of heaven descend and righteous fruits abound.
Let not our selfishness and hate this holy seed remove,
but give it root in every heart to bring forth fruits of love.
Let not the world’s deceitful cares the rising plant destroy,
but let it yield a hundredfold the fruits of peace and joy.
*Prayer of Thanksgiving
The Lord be with you.
And also with you.
Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
It is right to give our thanks and praise . . .
*The Lord’s Prayer Hymnal, p. 35 (front)
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.
SENDING
*Blessing
*Hymn 457 bulletin, p. 7 How Happy Are the Saints of God WAREHAM
*Charge
Go in peace to love and serve the Lord.
Thanks be to God. Alleluia!
*Voluntary LIEBSTER JESU, WIR SIND HIER, BWV 633, 634 J. S. Bach
Eucharist means
“Thanksgiving.”
Text: John Cawood
(1775–1852), alt.
Music: CALL STREET, Roy
H. Johnson (1933-2014)
© 1986 G.I.A.
Publications.
The Prayer of
Thanksgiving begins
with an exchange
between the minister and
people, called the Sursum
Corda, meaning “hearts
lifted.” This dialogue
dates to the 3rd century
or earlier.
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Brant S. Copeland, Pastor
Michael Corzine, Organist & Choirmaster
Christy Williams, Director of Christian Education
Dolores Ingraham, Emory Hingst, Leo Sandon, and Mary Vance, Parish Associates
First Presbyterian Church Phone 222-4504
110 North Adams Street Fax 222-2215
Tallahassee, FL 32301 www.facebook.com/oldfirstchurch
E-mail: [email protected] website: www.oldfirstchurch.org
SERVING IN THE LITURGY
Presider and Preacher Brant S. Copeland
Readers Kate Kerr
Andra Copeland
Mary Vance
Cantor Jon Mathes
Choral Scholars Levi Gerke
Rachel Hillman
Jon Mathes
Allison Stokes
Organist & Choirmaster Michael Corzine
Videographer Carl Morse
Charge-givers Second Harvest Food Distribution Team
Announcements
The Offertory Anthem was composed by Roy H. Johnson, Organist & Choirmaster at St. John’s Episcopal Church, Tallahassee,
from 1960-1998, and is based on his hymn tune CALL STREET, composed for the Episcopal Hymnal 1982. The tune was named for
Tallahassee’s Call Street, which connected Roy’s two professional homes—the FSU College of Music, where he was Professor of
Theory and Composition, and St. John’s Church. It was sung and recorded by the choral scholars, each from his/her own home, via
the Apple Acapella application.
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The congregation of First Presbyterian Church is called to meet via Zoom on Sunday,
July 19, 2020, at 1:00 p.m. The purposes of the meeting are to:
1. Elect elders, trustees, and members of the Endowment Management Committee
and Nominating Committee.
2. Hear the report of the Pastor Nominating Committee and take action regarding its
recommendation to call the next pastor of First Presbyterian Church.
To see the list of nominees and to read a letter from Brant Copeland,
Please see the church website: www.oldfirstchurch.org.
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Text and music: Public
Domain
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Text: and Music: Dan
Feiten (b. 1953), 1987
© 1987 International
Liturgy Publications.
Reprinted under
OneLicense.net #A-
711109
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Text: David Gambrell
(b. 1972), 2009 © 2011
admin. Presbyterian
Publishing Corp.
Reprinted under
OneLicense.net #A-
711109
Music: Public Domain