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God’s spirit, given by Christ, flows through us as living water God’s spirit, given by Christ, flows through us as living water God’s spirit, given by Christ, flows through us as living water to wash, heal, and satisfy. to wash, heal, and satisfy. to wash, heal, and satisfy.

As a congregation we become a fountain, sharing this living water with others.As a congregation we become a fountain, sharing this living water with others.As a congregation we become a fountain, sharing this living water with others.

Blessed with God’s love and grace, we celebrate gifts of diversity. By JesusBlessed with God’s love and grace, we celebrate gifts of diversity. By JesusBlessed with God’s love and grace, we celebrate gifts of diversity. By Jesus

Christ’s example, we welcome, in love, all who rejoice and worship with us.Christ’s example, we welcome, in love, all who rejoice and worship with us.Christ’s example, we welcome, in love, all who rejoice and worship with us.

*Please stand, in body or in spirit. Text printed in bold italics to be read in unison

Prelude Chiming of the Hour Welcome

Introit (Hymn 312, vs. 1 and 4)

Take us as we are, O God, and claim us as your own. As once you chose to tell your love in human flesh and bone, So let our lives be used to make your saving purpose known.

Give us to the world you love as light and salt and yeast, That we may nourish in your name the last, the lost, the least, Until at length you call us all to your unending feast.

*Call to Worship Praise the Lord! Happy are those who fear the Lord and greatly delight in God’s commandments. They rise in the darkness as a light for the upright; they are gracious, merciful, and righteous. For the righteous will never be moved; they will be remembered forever. Their righteousness endures from generation to generation.

*Hymn 667 When Morning Gilds the Skies

*Call to Confession

*Prayer of Confession

Almighty God, we are quick to ask for your judgment against others, while being slow to acknowledge the sin in our own lives. We worship you with our lips, but dishonor you with our actions. We pray for an end to the suffering in the world, yet we do not practice compassion and generosity toward others. Have mercy on us, Lord. Give us hearts of integrity and determination, that we might shine forth the light of your salvation, through Christ our Lord. (time for silent confession)

And let God’s people say: Amen.

*Assurance of Pardon

*Sung Response Hymn 447

*The Peace of Christ

Since God has forgiven us in Christ, let us forgive one another. The peace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. And also with you. Let us share the peace of Christ with one another.

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FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

A Congregation of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)

February 9, 2014

Fifth Sunday after Epiphany

Anthem Look Who Gathers at Christ’s Table! Corzine

(Hymn 506; please sing vs. 4 with choir)

Time with the Children Ronnie Griffin Children, second grade and younger, are invited to remain for the rest of the service

or go to the nursery (downstairs in the education building).

First Reading Isaiah 58:1-9a

Second Reading Matthew 5:13-20

Sermon Bucket List Sharon Youngs

*Affirmation of Faith (adapted by members of FPC)

We believe in God, the Father Almighty, and in Jesus Christ, His Son, our Lord, and in the Holy Spirit. We seek to know God's will, to walk in God's ways, and to proclaim the Gospel to all people, by our lives as well as by our words. We work and pray for the progress of knowledge, the promotion of justice, the reign of peace, and the realization of human unity in our time. And we look with faith for the triumph of righteousness in our community and in our world. Amen.

Offering of God’s Tithes and Our Gifts

*Doxology and Prayer of Dedication

The Sacrament of Holy Communion

Communion Hymn 515, vs. 1-4 I Come with Joy

Invitation to the Lord’s Table

Great Prayer of Thanksgiving

The Lord be with you. And also with you. Lift up your hearts. We lift them up to the Lord. Let us give thanks to the Lord. It is right to give our thanks and praise. Bright shining God, inner light of all faithful souls….who forever sing their hymns to proclaim the glory of your name: Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might, heaven and earth are full of your glory, hosanna in the highest. Blessed is the One who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest. On the night when he was betrayed, Jesus took bread….Therefore we proclaim the mystery of faith: Christ has died. Christ is risen. Christ will come again. By your Spirit bless this bread and this cup….we praise you now and forever, O Eternal Light. Amen. Our Father, which art in heaven…. (hymnal pg. 35)

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Breaking of the Bread, Pouring of the Cup

Sharing of the Elements

(Communion is served by intinction today. You are invited to come forward, receive a serving of bread, dip the bread into the chalice, and then eat the bread. Gluten-free bread is available upon request.)

Ave Maria Schubert

Prayer after Communion

For the nourishment we have received at this Table, we give you thanks, O God. May the strength we receive from this meal sustain us in all that we do to be salt of the earth and light of the world; through Christ we pray. Amen.

*Hymn 767 Together We Serve (choir sing vs. 1, all sing vs. 2-4)

*Charge and Benediction

*Congregational Response Hymn 515, vs. 5

Together met, together bound by all that God has done, We’ll go with joy, to give the world the love that makes us one, The love that makes us one.

Postlude

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+ + + + + Today’s flowers are given by Peggy Gregory to the glory of God

and in memory of her mother, Nancy Brock Wilson.

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WELCOME GUESTS!

We are glad you are here! You are invited to join us for refreshments in the Fellowship Hall

(behind the sanctuary) following worship. If you would like to know more about First Presbyterian

Church, please let us know. Talk with the pastor or give us a call (483-1318). Again, welcome!

Things to know—The nursery is located on the first floor of the Education Building.

Hearing assistance units and children’s bulletins are available from the ushers.

Sunday worship services can be accessed online at fpcor.org. For recordings of the worship

service, please contact the church office.

Today’s worship volunteers Liturgist: Karissa Stewart

Time with Children: Ronnie Griffin

Activity Time: Bonnie Murray, Kate Fulcher

Special Music: Aaron Colverson, violin,

Peggy Terpstra, clarinet

Sound Guild: Don Spong

Ushers: George Darko, Louise Dunlap, Carolyn

Krause, Dave Mullins, Walt Porter, Jack Russell

Counters: Bill Bostick, Walt Porter

Flowers: Peggy Gregory

Fellowship hosts: Candice & Dennis Strickler

Opening & Closing: Anne Backus, Dennis Strickler

There will be a reception for Karissa Stewart, our

new Director of Youth and Children’s Ministries,

following worship today in the Fellowship Hall.

Please take a few minutes to welcome her before

heading to your Sunday school class.

A special offering for Blanket Sunday will

be received today in worship. For more than 60

years, Church World Service has worked in part-

nership with local communities and churches like

ours to help eradicate hunger and poverty around

the world. By giving to this fund, blankets, tents,

food and other emergency supplies along with

tools, seeds, and literacy training. Please make

your checks payable to First

Presbyterian Church and

indicate “blanket Sunday”

on the memo line.

A Prayer Tree—In the narthex you will find

paper hearts with ties for you to write prayers on

and hang on the prayer tree there. Prayers for

healing, of joy, gratitude, petition, peace. Prayers

for others, yourself, our church, those near and

those far away. Prayers for children, family,

friends, and neighbors, and for those without

family, friends or neighbors. Lift them all to God.

The next Health luncheon is Thursday,

February 20 at noon in Rm. 102. Donald Jones,

M.D., an anesthesiologist, will present “Pain

Management.” The program is free and open to

the public. Lunch is available for $5. Please call

the church office at 483-1318 for reservations.

This Communion Sunday, please consider

a gift to the Minister's Discretionary Fund,

used by the Pastor for emergency and pas-

toral needs of church members and others in

our community. The needs are especially

great due to the cold weather. Make checks

to First Presbyterian Church and indicate

"MDF" on the memo line.

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CALENDAR FOR THE WEEK February 9-16, 2014

Sun. 2/9 Fifth Sunday after Epiphany 9:00 a.m. Sunday School (Early Bird Class)

9:19 a.m. Choir Rehearsal

10:00 a.m. Worship

11:05 a.m. Reception for Karissa Stewart

11:15 a.m. Sunday School

5:00 p.m. *PYC

Mon. 2/10

12:00 p.m. Men’s lunch (Shoney’s)

12:30 p.m. Women’s lunch (Dean’s)

6:00 p.m. Boy Scouts (Fellowship Hall)

Tues. 2/11 10:00 a.m. CC&O committee (Rm. 6)

Prayer shawl ministry

12:15 p.m. Centering Prayer (Sanctuary)

5:30 p.m. AA (Rm. 100)

6:30 p.m. Guitar workshop (Fellowship Hall)

Wed. 2/12

11:30 a.m. Al Anon (Rm. 100)

7:00 p.m. Prop. & Maint. committee (Rm. 102)

Thurs. 2/13

4:00 p.m. HR committee (Rm. 6)

6:00 p.m. Finance committee (Rm. 102)

7:00 p.m. Choir Rehearsal

LGBT Bible study (Rm. 6)

Fri. 2/14

6:00 p.m. Middle school movie night (Rm. 102)

7:30 p.m. Chinese Bible Study (Fellowship Hall)

Sat. 2/15

Sun. 2/16 Sixth Sunday after Epiphany 9:00 a.m. Sunday School (Early Bird Class)

9:19 a.m. Choir Rehearsal

10:00 a.m. Worship

11:15 a.m. Sunday School

12:15 p.m. Worship volunteer training

2:30 p.m. *PYC (see note on pg. iii)

*PYC Presbyterian Youth Connection

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Celebrations this week:

Birthdays

2/9 Adrienne Pyle

2/13 Jim Tonne

2/14 Gene Ice

Remember those who are . . .

in healthcare and

retirement communities:

Anna Kathryn Atkinson

Oris Bullock

Carol Coker

Leslie Cowan

Oakley Crawford

Katherine Dillon

Margaret Hunt

Lois Lacy

Ruth Reeve

Homebound:

Sandra Edwards

Lillian Lafferty

Dick & Kay Lord

Margaret Phares

Jo Rennich

Announcements for the Sunday bulletin should be submitted by Wednesday afternoon.

Looking Ahead . . .

2/20 Health Luncheon

2/21 Middle school movie night

2/23 J. Herbert Nelson preaching

Evening Light; BYOB study

2/28 PET Youth Summit

3/5 Wednesday dinners resume;

Ash Wednesday service

3/22 All-church workday

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Sunday school classes—

Sundays, before worship:

9:00 a.m. Early Bird Class

(Rm. 6, Sanctuary bldg.)

A cup of coffee, meaningful

discussion, and a study of First and Second Peter.

Teachers: Sue Byrne and Mike Hilliard.

Classes for adults, after worship:

11:15 a.m.

Traditional Bible study (church parlor)

Teachers: Ted Atkinson and Jim Wessel

Social justice class (Rm. 6)

Biblically based discussion of timely topics.

Teacher: Dale Hadden

11:30 a.m.

Caring group (Rm. 100., Activities bldg.)

A small group approach to responding prayer-

fully to the needs of the congregation.

Teacher: Peggy Terpstra

Classes for children & youth, after worship:

11:15 a.m.

Preschool (Ages 2-4)

Taught in the nursery (downstairs, Education

building) by Anne Marie Benton,

Debbie Bostick, and Daniele Jaques

Elementary (K through 2nd grade)

Taught on the second floor of the Education

building by Teresa Fulcher, Donna Hoppestad,

and Janet Swift

Intermediate (3rd through 6th grade)

Taught in Rm. 101 (Activities building) by

Kathy Carney-Layendecker, Pete Johnson, and

Mary Mullins

Youth (7th through 12th grade)

Taught in Rm. 200 (Activities building) by

Anne Backus, Margaret Ann King, and

Dallas Stults

Youth opportunities—

Presbyterian Youth Connection

(PYC) Meets most Sundays from

5:00-7:30 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall.

PYC meets tonight at 5:00 p.m. for dinner,

followed by Bible study and thought-provoking

discussions about God, Jesus, and the Church.

Next Sunday, February 16 we’ll leave from the

church at 2:30 p.m. for Battlefield Knoxville for

an afternoon of laser tag. Plan to be picked up at

the church at 5:00 p.m.

Last chance to register for

Youth Summit—Any youth in-

terested in attending the Presby-

tery of East Tennessee Youth

Summit February 28-March 2 in

Gatlinburg need to complete their registration

today.

If you wish to donate flowers for worship,

please sign up on the flower chart on the

fellowship hall bulletin board. The cost of

flowers is $30 (checks payable to

First Presbyterian Church).

The next middle school

movie night is Friday,

February 21 at 6:00 p.m. in Rm. 102. We’ll watch

Meet the Robinsons. Free

pizza and popcorn, too …

Bring your friends!

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Women’s lunch—The women of First Presbyterian will gather for lunch at Dean’s

Restaurant in Jackson Square on Monday, February 10 at 12:30 p.m. Dean’s will be

contributing a portion of the day’s profits to ADFAC.

Important note—The Property & Maintenance Committee meets this Wednesday,

February 12 at 7:00 p.m. in Rm. 102. If you are a member of that committee, please

make plans to attend. Thank you.

Music Directors’ Concert—Next Sunday, February 16, at 4:00 p.m. at Oak Ridge

Unitarian Universalist Church. Music directors of six churches present their favorite

music that you are not likely to hear in church.

Spring Concert rehearsal—the FPC Chancel Choir, the choir of First United

Methodist, and members of the Knoxville Symphony will present a concert on Sunday,

May 18 featuring Sunrise Mass by Ola Gjeilo. The first of seven Sunday afternoon

rehearsals will be February 23 from 2:00-4:00 p.m. at FUMCOR. Check with Anna

to get your scores. Come join in singing this beautiful music!

ADFAC Crisis Cupboard—FPC will continue to collect toiletries and

household items for the ADFAC Crisis Cupboard through February as the

needs are great. The crisis cupboard supplies household and toiletry items

that cannot be purchased with food stamps, such as soap, toothpaste, and shampoo, as well as toilet tis-

sue and laundry detergent. Disposable diapers (especially medium and large sizes), are also needed.

Please place your donations in the collection box in the narthex. Cash donations are also welcome.

Make your check payable to the church and note “ADFAC Crisis Cupboard” on the memo line.

Sharon Youngs Pastor Anna Thomas Director of Music

Jim Allen Organist Meg Tonne Parish Nurse

Karissa Stewart Director, Children & Youth Adrienne Pyle Office Manager

Omer Breeden Sexton Bobbie Peters Nursery

Meghan Cadmus Nursery Anne Marie Benton Nursery

P.O. Box 6106 Oak Ridge, TN 37831 (865) 483-1318 fpcor.org Located at the corner of Lafayette and Oak Ridge Turnpike Church Office Hours: 8:30 - 11:30 a.m.—12:30 - 4:30 p.m.

First Presbyterian Church—A PC(USA) Congregation