Pentecost Sunday
May 24, 2015
First Presbyterian Church
Santa Fe, New Mexico
208 Grant Avenue
505.982.8544
www.fpcsantafe.org
[email protected]
Worship & Study
—Sundays 9:45–10:45
Hospitality
First Presbyterian Church is an inclusive,
reconciling congregation which welcomes into
its worship and full membership all persons who
profess faith in Jesus Christ regardless of race,
age, gender, disability, sexual orientation, or
economic status.
We are delighted you joined us today and invite you
to register your presence with us on the friendship
sheets. On Sundays Parking can usually be found
in the Santa Fe County lot behind the church and
at metered parking without charge.
Childcare available all morning and children’s
classes between services on the second floor.
Ask the ushers if you have questions, need a
Hearing Assistance Device, or would like a Large
Print Version of the service.
Get Involved in the Life of the Church: Have
questions about the church or what Presbyterians
are all about? Gatherings are held monthly on the
second Sunday after each service. Contact the
church office (982.8544) for more information
about the gathering or about how to become
involved in the church.
Counseling by arrangement with the Pastoral
Counseling Center (988.4131). Medicare and
most insurance accepted or sliding scale fees
negotiable.
Gun Epidemic, a three-week series on gun violence in America, begins today in
Pope Hall West and will be presented by New Mexicans for Gun Safety, a grassroots
nonprofit begun in Santa Fe after the Sandy Hook shooting and includes several
members of our congregation. On May 24 we look at the situation we find ourselves
in today as a state and a country. May 31 will continue the conversation and feature
a film highlighting some of the issues in-depth. June 7 focuses on several ideas and
hopeful solutions which are addressing gun violence.
The Opera Class also begins today in the Chapel and continues for five weeks,
discussing each of the works in the upcoming Santa Fe Opera season. This Sunday
presenter David Ingalls focuses on The Daughter of the Regiment by Gaetano
Donizetti. Marie was found as a baby on the battlefield and brought up by the French
21st Infantry Regiment. Go see this sparkling musical comedy, sung in French with
English dialogue. You’ll hear vocal pyrotechnics and tunes you’ll think you recognize
even though you’ve never heard them.
—Weekdays
Religion & Science Discussion 1 and 3 Mondays at 7:00PM, Rendon Room
Morning Prayer Wednesdays at 7:00AM, McFarland Chapel
Taizé Service Thursdays at 5:30PM, Westminster Presbyterian Church, 841 W
Manhattan Ave
Spanish Bible Study Saturdays 9:00–10:00AM—Rendon Room.
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Fourth Sunday Our marvelous Deacons and Prayer Shawl
Knitters share the following with us every fourth Sunday:
Blood Pressure Checks in the Library between services provided today by Dr.
Lynn Bickley.
Bienvenidos Bags are collected full of food for the Bienvenidos Outreach
program.
The Prayer Shawls are blessed. The congregation is invited to see the colors
and feel the warmth and comfort the shawls provide. If you know of someone
in need of a shawl, please contact Gay Hill (983.7279) or Betty Kersting
(982.4548).
Adult Education Upcoming
Join Adrienne Pieroth as she leads us in four weeks of SEED
(Simple, Easy Every Day) Meditation. A certified teacher of
the SEED method, Adrienne has been practicing meditation for
over 20 years and believes in this non-denominational practice
involving body and breath awareness. The class will have an
introduction to meditation, including a discussion of Christianity’s
rich tradition of contemplative prayer, itself a form of meditation.
Adrienne will introduce the practices of mindfulness, walking
meditation, lovingkindness meditation and contemplative prayer.
Please consider this exciting opportunity to begin or build upon
your spiritual practice. A book on the general concepts of SEED
meditation as well as a journal are required for this course and will
be provided for $10. Sign up with David Mason in the church lobby
between services today.
Opera Class on May 31—Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi
A hunchbacked jester serves a corrupt court from which he tries
to protect his daughter, his only love. Haunted by a curse, he
unwittingly brings about his daughter’s self-sacrificial death. This is
one of the ten most popular operas in the repertoire because of its
overwhelming drama as well as its well-known tunes.
Opera Class on June 7—Salome by Richard Strauss
Strauss took Oscar Wilde’s shocking play portraying erotic
obsession and made it, using vivid symphonic tone colors, into a
landmark of early twentieth-century music drama. For the story, see
Mathew 14:3-11 and Mark 6:17-28, but what we’ll see on stage is
updated, more Freudian than biblical.
Announcements
The Summer Schedule remains the same as the rest of the year:
8:30 and 11:00 worship with adult education from 9:45–10:45. The
one thing that does change is the location for the 8:30 MorningSong
service. That service will be in the Rooftop Garden beginning next
Sunday, May 31, provided the weather cooperates.
Prayers and Praise
Names of those to pray for will be listed for four weeks unless
otherwise requested. Notify the church office 982.8544 or office@
fpcsantafe.org with your joys and concerns.
We remember Dave Grayson today with the chancel flowers
given by Tom & Leah Paalman. We hold the Grayson family in our
thoughts and prayers.
We grieve with Gerald and Pat Heggen on the death of their sonin-law Randal W. Cave on May 17 in Ottertail, Minnesota.
Continue to pray for Connie Austin, Gay Hill,Tony Herrera and
Karen— friends of Jim and Pauline Toevs, Joe Armbruster, and Lolly
Bair.
Pray for our partners in ministry: the Church of the Holy Faith
and the Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis; the Sagua La Grande
Church—our brothers and sisters in Cuba; and Westminster
Presbyterian Church.
Deacon on call:
Dorothy K. 424.8174 (May 22–June 6)
Pentecost Offering
Today is Pentecost Sunday; a day we honor with our Pentecost
Offering gifts that will support the Youth focused programs of The
Presbyterian Church (USA). It funds the Young Adult Volunteer
Program, giving youth opportunities to serve in underprivileged
communities here and abroad. The program provides training and
support for young Presbyterians to share their lives for a year with
those less fortunate. 40% of what we give to this offering will be
used here in Santa Fe to support the Community Soccer Program.
Calendar
For a full listing of
events, visit www.
fpcsantafe.org or see the Weekly Calendar on the white board.
Fill out suggestions for events for the 150th anniversary celebrations
on the attached form and put them in the Idea Bank on the lobby
table for the 150th Task Force. Next meeting May 13 at noon; new
participants always welcome.
The Children and Youth Team has begun a new program to enable
the adults of the church to connect more closely with our children.
The idea is for an adult to “adopt” one child to get to know better
through the year. You would send a note or card once a month.
Remember how excited you were as a child when the mail came and
there was something for you—with only your name on it! Think of the
holidays and the birthday month and this becomes really easy. Once
you get to know the child a bit and find out what they are interested
in, perhaps you can go see them in a sports activity or school play.
Our kids are involved in so many activities outside of church that
this is also a good way to connect. Please contact any of the C&Y
team to express your interest—Gayle Lomax, Janis Gonzales, Melissa
Mitchell, Catherine Bremer, Liz Hinds, or Cindy Piatt.
Connections
Rev. Dr. Harry Eberts III, Pastor
x11
harry@
Mary Jo Lundy, Parish Visitor x10 (leave msg)
Linda Raney, Director of Music
x16
lraney@
Anne Liley, CDC Director
x20
preschool@
Krista Peterson, Office Manager
x10
office@
Bill Adrian, Facilities Manager
501.3453
facilities@
Cindy Piatt, Kids’ Community Coord. x13
kidscommunity@
clerk@
Margaret Dean, Clerk of Session x10 (leave msg)
Betty Kersting, Membership
x13
membership@
Archives
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archives@
E-mail addresses are all @fpcsantafe.org
May 24, 2015 11:00AM
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Those who are able may stand
The moments before worship are a transition from “getting here” to “being here.” Take the
opportunity to listen to the prelude and quiet one’s mind and become open to the spirit.
God Calls Us
PRELUDE
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HYMN 289
WELCOME AND
CALL TO WORSHIP
bold in unison
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Dryden Liturgical Suite, op 144 (1981)
by Vincent Persichetti
On Pentecost They Gathered
The Day of Pentecost is here:
the day when the flames of faith
dance in our hearts.
The Day of Pentecost is here:
the day when our babbling speech
becomes the Good News for the world.
The Day of Pentecost is here:
the day when compassion
is seared into our souls.
The Day of Pentecost is here:
let the people of God rejoice. Alleluia!
CANDLELIGHTING
PRAYER OF CONFESSION
bold in unison
RESPONSE 294
ASSURANCE OF PARDON
bold in unison
RESPONSE 583
Spirit of the Living God,
dance with us on this day.
Come, Whirlwind of Wonder!
Sing to the groaning of creation.
Come, still small voice of Hope!
Enflame us with your passion for justice.
Come, Liberator of the Least!
Purify us of our grasping greediness.
Come, Advocate of selfless living!
Silence our gossiping tongues.
Come, Harmony of God’s Heart!
Within Our Darkest Night
Wind of God, blow through us;
Fire of God, burn within us;
Tongue of God, speak to us
on this day of renewal and birth. Amen.
Glory to God
God Renews Us
SCRIPTURE READING
Ezekiel 37:1-14
New Revised Standard Version, pg 806
ANTHEM
Chancel Choir
Creator Spirit
by Robert Powell
SCRIPTURE READING
Acts 2:1-13
MESSAGE
Rev. Dr. Harry Eberts III
Dem Bones Gonna Rise Again
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HYMN 285
OFFERING AND OFFERTORY
Barbara Roush, mezzo soprano
RESPONSE 722
vs. 5, words printed at right
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New Revised Standard Version, pg 119
Like the Murmur of the Dove’s Song
Still, Still with Thee
by John Ness Beck
♫ O use me, Lord, use even me,
just as you will, and when, and where
until your blessed face I see,
your rest, your joy, your glory share.
PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE
AND THE LORD’S PRAYER
God Sends Us on Our Journey
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PASSING OF THE PEACE
752 in the hymnal,
words at right
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HYMN 282
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♫ Dona nobis pacem, pacem. Dona nobis pacem.
Come Down, O Love Divine
BLESSING
POSTLUDE
Come Holy Spirit
by Marcel Duruflè
The service of worship concludes after the postlude. The music can be enjoyed and this
time can be used for prayer. You may remain seated or depart quietly.
Serving today
Officiant:
Rev. Dr. Harry Eberts III
Liturgist:
David Mason
Music Director:
Linda Raney
Choir Accompanist: David Solem
Portions of today’s liturgy are by Thom Shuman.
Worship coordinators
Worship Chair:
Ushers:
Liturgists:
Liturgical Arts:
Communion:
Outreach:
Chris Haynes
Sarah Miller
Jane Alexander
Jane Stringfellow
Malissa Haslam
Bruce Black