The Day of Pentecost

First Presbyterian Church

Tallahassee, Florida May 31, 2020

SERVICE FOR THE LORD'S DAY

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 KOMM, GOTT SCHÖPFER, HEILIGER GEIST, BWV 631 J. S. Bach (Come, God Creator, Holy Ghost )

*Call to Worship Acts 1:8

You will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you,

and you shall be my witnesses to the ends of the earth.

The love of God has been poured into our hearts Romans 5:5

through the Holy Spirit that has been given to us.

*Hymn 279 Bulletin, page 7 Come Holy Spirit, Heavenly Dove EBENEZER

*Prayer of the Day: Litany for Pentecost

Holy 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!

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 be transformed.

Come, Holy Spirit!

True and only Light, from whom comes every good gift:

Send your Spirit into our lives with the power of a mighty wind.

Open the horizons of our minds by the flame of your wisdom.

Loosen our tongues to show your praise,

for only in your Spirit can we voice your words of peace

and acclaim Jesus as Lord. Amen.

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Cover art: Giotto (c. 1267-1337) Pentecoste, 1299 Congregational responses are in bold print.

Bach’s prelude on Martin Luther’s arrangement and

paraphrase (1525) of the 9th

century Latin Pentecost

hymn Veni Creator Spiritus

(Glory to God 278)

*Prayer of Confession

Almighty God,

you poured your Spirit upon gathered disciples

creating bold tongues, open ears,

and a new community of faith.

We confess that we hold back the force of your Spirit among us.

We do not listen for your word of grace,

speak the good news of your love,

or live as a people made one in Christ.

Have mercy on us, O God.

Transform our timid lives by the power of your Spirit,

and fill us with a flaming desire to be your faithful people,

doing your will for the sake of Jesus Christ our Lord.

Silence is kept.

*Kyrie Eleison John Weaver

*Declaration of Forgiveness

*Gloria in Excelsis Bulletin, page 8 John Weaver

*The Peace

The peace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.

And also with you.

THE WORD

Prayer for Illumination

First Lesson Acts 2:1-21

Response Minuet in G major J. S. Bach

Second Lesson 1 Corinthians 12: 3b-13

*Gradual Hymn 285 Bulletin, page 9 Like the Murmur of the Dove’s Song BRIDEGROOM

*Gospel Lesson John 20:19-23

Sermon

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: John Weaver ©

1990. All rights reserved;

used by permission of

the composer.

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.

*Affirmation of Faith: The Nicene Creed Hymnal, Page 34 (front)

We believe in one God,

the Father, the Almighty,

maker of heaven and earth,

of all that is, seen and unseen.

We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ,

the only Son of God,

eternally begotten of the Father,

God from God, Light from Light,

true God from true God,

begotten, not made,

of one Being with the Father;

through him all things were made.

For us and for our salvation

he came down from heaven,

was incarnate of the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary

and became truly human.

For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate;

he suffered death and was buried.

On the third day he rose again

in accordance with the Scriptures;

he ascended into heaven

and is seated at the right hand of the Father.

He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead,

and his kingdom will have no end.

We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life,

who proceeds from the Father and the Son,

who with the Father and the Son

is worshiped and glorified,

who has spoken through the prophets.

We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic church.

We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins.

We look for the resurrection of the dead,

and the life of the world to come. Amen. Announcements

Prayers of the People

THE EUCHARIST

Offertory

Hymn 284 Bulletin, page 10 Holy Spirit, Come to Us TUI AMORIS IGNEM

Sung three times in Latin or English

*Great Prayer of Thanksgiving

The Lord be with you.

And also with you.

Lift up your hearts.

We lift them to the Lord.

Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.

It is right to give our thanks and praise . . .

The Nicene Creed is a

4th century statement of

faith shared by most

Christian denominations.

Eucharist means

“Thanksgiving.”

The Great Prayer

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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Sanctus Bulletin, page 11 John Weaver

Memorial Acclamation Bulletin, page 11 John Weaver

Amen Bulletin, page 11 John Weaver

*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.

*The Breaking of the Bread

Communion of the People

If you have prepared your own elements of bread and wine,

please partake as they are offered onscreen.

Post-Communion Prayer

Gracious God,

may we who have received this sacrament

live in the unity of your Holy Spirit,

that we may show forth your gifts to all the world.

We ask this in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.

SENDING

*Blessing

*Hymn 506 Bulletin, page 12 Look Who Gathers at Christ’s Table! COPELAND

*Charge

Go in peace to love and serve the Lord.

Thanks be to God. Alleluia!

*Voluntary KOMM, HEILIGER GEIST, HERRE GOTT BuxWV 667 Dieterich Buxtehude (Come, Holy Spirit, Lord God)

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Sanctus means “Holy.”

This acclamation recalls

the angels’ song in Isaiah

6:3.

The Memorial

Acclamation comes from the Liturgy of St.

James, the oldest

surviving liturgy of the

Christian Church.

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: office@oldfirstchurch.org website: www.oldfirstchurch.org

SERVING IN THE LITURGY

Presider and Preacher Brant S. Copeland

Readers Sue Safford

Jodee Dorsey

Ruben Diaz

Jane Diaz-Atkinson

Beverley Booth

Timothy Hoekman

Carla Connors

Daniel Hoekman

Charge-givers Corinne and Ilsa Bruno

Prayer for Illumination Children's Church School Class

Cantor Rachel Hillman

Choral Scholars Levi Gerke

Rachel Hillman

Jon Mathes

Allison Stokes

Organist & Choirmaster Michael Corzine

Pianist Palmer Corzine

Videographer Carl Morse

Announcements

The closing hymn today was sung and recorded by the four choral scholars, each from his/her own home, via the Apple

Acapella application.

Before joining the virtual worship service, please prepare bread and wine (juice) for the Sacrament of the Lord’s

Supper.

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Text: Isaac Watts (1674-

1748), 1707, alt.

Music: ST. AGNES, John

Bacchus Dykes (1823-

1876), 1866, alt.

Gloria in Excelsis

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Music: John Weaver ©

1990. All rights reserved;

used by permission of

the composer.

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Text: Carl P. Daw, Jr. (b. 1944) © 1982 Hope Publishing Co. Reprinted under OneLicense.net #A-711109 Music: BRIDEGROOM, Peter Cutts (b. 1937) © 1982 Hope Publishing Co. Reprinted under OneLicense.net #A-711109

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Text: Taizé Community,

1998.

Music: TUI AMORIS IGNEM, Jacques Berthier, 1998. (1872-1958), 1906

Text and music © 1998

Reprinted under

OneLicense.net #A-

711109

Sanctus

Memorial Acclamation

Amen

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Music: John Weaver,

© 1985, 1987, 1978. All

rights reserved. Used by

permission of the

composer.

Text: Thomas Troeger (b.

1945), 2000, © 2002

Oxford University Press

Reprinted under

OneLicense.net

#A-711109.

Music: COPELAND,

Michael Corzine (b.

1947), © 2000

This text celebrates the

radical hospitality that

characterizes Christ’s

welcome, which

transcends time and

reaches in all directions

(Matthew 8:11 / Luke

13:29). Saints of old are,

like us, people in need of

forgiveness, and the

response to such pardon

is “thanks and praise.”

—Carl P. Daw, Jr. from

Glory to God No. 506

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