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July 19, 2020

How strange that we should ordinarily feel compelled to hide our wounds when we are all wounded! Community requires the ability to expose our wounds and weaknesses to our fellow creatures.

It also requires the ability to be affected by the wounds of others... But even more important is the love that arises among us when we share, both ways, our woundedness.

~ M. Scott Peck

THE SERVICE OF THE LORD’S DAY July 19, 2020 10:30 AM

CENTERING OURSELVES FOR WORSHIP

PRELUDE Aria on a Chaçonne Joel Matinson Esther Lee, piano Words of Welcome

Thank you for joining us today. We hope that today’s service will be meaningful for you. You can always visit us at our website for the latest happenings and information.

https://www.rolandparkchurch.org/ If this is your first time with us, you can email Pastor Mark

to introduce yourself and learn more about the congregation: pastor@rolandparkchurch.org

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*CALL TO WORSHIP inspired by Psalm 62

Our souls wait in silence; our hope rests in God our rock our salvation our refuge. We will not be shaken. In this time of worship, we pour out our hearts because we trust in God’s steadfast love.

*HYMN #790 In Silence My Soul Thirsts MY SOUL THIRSTS (Scroll down for lyrics and music…)

CALL TO CONFESSION

In this time of confession, we are invited to consider how we live as followers of Christ – to look at our decisions and our actions straight on, and to hold them up to the example of Christ, and to make amends. In this time of silence, and in our prayer together, let us look at our lives. We pray, first in silence.

PRAYER OF CONFESSION

Holy God, Creator of all that is, Donor of Grace, and Giver of Life: Hear our prayer. There are chasms in our lives, deep valleys that separate us From one another and from You. We confess that we have allowed those rifts to grow, For fear of admitting our part in the separation, For fear of being rejected when we reach out. You call us to a reconciled life, to healed relationships, To a wholeness with each other and with You. Mend us, we pray, and make us new creations Through the power and love of Christ, in whose name we pray. Amen.

ASSURANCE OF GOD’S LOVE

We do not have to have it all figured out. We do not have to be right all the time. We only need to let God’s grace work on us; to let it soften and reshape us. We are molded in community and into community, where the basis of unity is not our conformity, but the love of God for all. My salvation is that I am loved by God no more and no less than my worst enemy. Thanks be to God! Amen.

TIME FOR ALL GOD’S CHILDREN SOLO Great Is Thy Faithfulness FAITHFULNESS Fatima Petersen, soloist PRAYER FOR UNDERSTANDING GOD’S STORY Lamentations 3: 1-3, 17-32; 5: 1-3, 19-22

I am one who has seen affliction under the rod of God’s wrath; he has driven and brought me into darkness without any light; against me alone he turns his hand, again and again, all day long. My soul is bereft of peace; I have forgotten what happiness is; so I say, “Gone is my glory, and all that I had hoped for from the Lord.”

The thought of my affliction and my homelessness is wormwood and gall! My soul continually thinks of it and is bowed down within me. But this I call to mind, and therefore I have hope: The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases, his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. “The Lord is my portion,” says my soul, “therefore I will hope in him.” The Lord is good to those who wait for him, to the soul that seeks him. It is good that one should wait quietly for the salvation of the Lord. It is good for one to bear the yoke in youth, to sit alone in silence when the Lord has imposed it, to put one’s mouth to the dust (there may yet be hope), to give one’s cheek to the smiter, and be filled with insults. For the Lord will not reject forever. Although he causes grief, he will have compassion according to the abundance of his steadfast love. Remember, O Lord, what has befallen us; look, and see our disgrace! Our inheritance has been turned over to strangers, our homes to aliens. We have become orphans, fatherless; our mothers are like widows. But you, O Lord, reign forever; your throne endures to all generations. Why have you forgotten us completely? Why have you forsaken us these many days? Restore us to yourself, O Lord, that we may be restored; renew our days as of old— unless you have utterly rejected us, and are angry with us beyond measure.

One: For the Word of God in Scripture, For the Word of God among us, For the Word of God within us, All: Thanks be to God.

MESSAGE Space for Honesty and Healing Pastor Mark *HYMN #372 O For a World AZMON (Scroll down for lyrics and music…)

ORDINATION AND INSTALLATION OF OFFICERS

PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE

During the prayer there will be a time for you to give voice to your own prayers, after which the leader will say, “Lord, in your mercy,” or “Lord, we give thanks,”

and the entire congregation responds, “Hear our 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.

OFFERING

Everyone has something to offer. Just your joining with us today is an offering of yourself to our communal worship. If this is your first time with us, we want to hear from you. Please let us know your

name and how best to contact you after today’s service. You can do this in the Zoom chat room, by commenting on the Facebook Live Stream or by emailing Pastor Mark directly:

pastor@rolandparkchurch.org. Pastor Mark or one of our leaders would love to be in touch with you in the coming days. Anyone is able to offer prayers. You can offer prayer requests in the chat room or on the Facebook Live Stream. Additionally, we invite you to visit the prayer request page on our website

any day of the week: https://www.rolandparkchurch.org/care/prayer-concern-request/. Finally, you can offer your monetary gifts to support the mission and ministry of our congregation. To give online, you can visit the giving page on our website to make a one time or recurring gift. If you prefer to give by check you can send it in to 4801 Roland Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21210. We thank you for joining us today and offering your voice, prayers and presence to our gathering.

*Doxology

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*Prayer of Dedication *HYMN #762 When the Poor Ones EL CAMINO AURELIA (Scroll down for lyrics and music…)

*CHARGE

IN OUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS TODAY We look to our Lord for strength and healing. We look to each other to see our Lord in action. We remember all those in harm’s way, those recovering from natural disasters, refugees and people in conflict, and facing new challenges. Among our church family: the friends and loved ones of Darryl Fritze (Wayne Fritze’s brother), Austin and Darlene George, the sister and niece of Holden McAleer and their family, Joan Buttner, Kent Moore, Claudia Neely Tiebout, Sharon Halm, Sandy Budd (daughter-in-law of Margaret Budd), the friends and loved ones of Sam Macfarlane, Jack Ordeman and his family, the community of Roland Park and David & Danny Guillaume along with the staff and children of Kay Papa Nou & Unity House.

IN PREPARATION FOR NEXT SUNDAY

July 26, 2020 10:30 AM Worship

Scripture: Ruth 2: 1-20 and 4: 9-17 Message: Welcoming Immigrants

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CHURCH STAFF

Mark W. Hanna, Pastor pastor@rolandparkchurch.org Phillip Collister-Murray, Director of Music pcollister@towson.edu Esther Lee, Organist estherlee1010@gmail.com Shayla Redfearn, Director of Christian Education dce@rolandparkchurch.org Jennifer Ronald, Director of Church Relations office@rolandparkchurch.org Caroline Mapp, Bookkeeper bookkeeper@rolandparkchurch.org Tony Mason, Custodian custodian@rolandparkchurch.org

BOARD OF ELDERS BOARD OF DEACONS

Jean Brune (2021*) Tiffany Abraham (2021**) Jackie Capecci (2022**) David Bauer (2022**) Mary Carey (2020*) Beth Bishop (2020**) Laura Cochran (2020*) Carol Bishop (2020*) Julie Evans (2021*) Connie Gardiner (2020*) Phoebe Evans Letocha (2021*) Amy Hanna (2022*) Amy Lutzky (2022**) Clay Langlotz (2020*) Jim Lyall (2021**) Richard Letocha (2021*) Neil McAslan (2022**) Daniel Martin-Minnich (2022**) Neil McCabe (2022**) Kathy Matava (2022**) Andy Miller (2020*) Holden McAleer (2021*) Ginny Rutherford (2020*), Clerk Bill Olsen (2021**) Mark W. Hanna, Moderator Nelson Murphy, Treasurer YOUTH DEACONS

* indicates 1st term, ** 2nd term Audrey Hanna, Nathan Letocha, Zach Lutzky & Annelise Olsen

ROLAND PARK PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH ADDRESS OFFICE HOURS WEBSITE 4801 Roland Avenue Monday-Thursday 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m. RolandParkChurch.org Baltimore, MD 21210 Friday 9 a.m.- Noon PHONE EMAIL FOLLOW US 410.889.2001 office@rolandparkchurch.org @RolandParkPC

An inclusive and welcoming congregation of the Presbyterian Church (USA) and the Presbytery of Baltimore.