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W E L C O M E

FIRST TIME GUESTS are invited to stop at the Welcome Table in the Narthex as you leave to sign our guest register. Thank you for worshiping with us today and please join us again soon. CHILDREN’S WORSHIP BAGS AVAILABLE FOR CHILDREN 3 YEARS-5TH GRADE. A Young Disciple’s Guide to our Service of Worship has been created for children. This is a wonderful way to share in worship with your child! CHILDCARE IS AVAILABLE for all children through age four for our services of worship. Pagers are available for the family worshipping. COPIES OF THE ECCLESIA, our church newsletter, are available in both entrances to the Sanctuary. If you are a guest today, please take a copy and learn about the many opportunities at First United Methodist Church. HEARING AID DEVICES AND LARGE PRINT BULLETINS are available from the ushers.

No longer will you have the sun for light by day,

Nor for brightness will the moon give you light;

But you will have the Lord for an everlasting light,

And your God for your glory.

—Isaiah 60:19

T H E O R D E R O F D I V I N E S E R V I C E

May 14, 2017 The Fifth Sunday of Easter Eleven o’clock in the morning

GREETING

VOLUNTARY Pavane Maurice Ravel String Orchestra (1875-1937) INTROIT Chant: Conditor Alme Siderum

reator of the stars of night, thy people’s everlasting light, O Christ, thou Savior of us all, we pray thee, hear us when we call.

At the great name of Jesus now all knees must bend, all hearts must bow; All things celestial thee shall own, and things terrestrial, Lord alone. †PROCESSIONAL HYMN WEISSE FLAGGEN

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PRAYER OF CONFESSION (in unison)

ost merciful God, we confess that we have sinned against you in thought, word, and deed, by what we have done, and by what we

have left undone. We have not loved you with our whole heart; we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. We are truly sorry and we humbly repent, for the sake of your Son Jesus Christ, have mercy on us and forgive us; that we may delight in your will, and walk in your ways, to the glory of your Name. Amen. —Book of Common Prayer

WORDS OF ASSURANCE (responsively)

isters and brothers in Christ, the mercies of God are from everlasting to everlasting. Let us proclaim the Good News:

In Jesus Christ we are forgiven. Thanks be to God! RESPONSE, Choir and Congregation. A Celtic Alleluia

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THE LESSON—Psalm 113:1-3 Pew Bible Page 563 HOMILY The Reverend Dr. Mark Conforti

SUNRISE MASS (2007) Ola Gjeilo (b. 1977

Chancel Choir and String Orchestra Matthew Michael Brown, conductor

I. THE SPHERES

Kyrie eleison, Christe elesion, Kyrie eleison.

Lord have mercy. Christ have mercy. Lord have mercy.

I I. SUNRISE

Gloria in excelsis Deo. Et in terra pax hominibus bonae voluntatis. Laudamus te. Benedicimus te. Adoramus te. Glorificamus te. Gratias agimus tibi propter magnam gloriam tuam. Domine Deus, Rex caelestis, Deus Pater omnipotens. Domine Fili unigenite, Jesu Christe. Domine Deus, Agnus Dei, Filius Patris. Qui tollis peccata mundi, miserere nobis. Qui tollis peccata mundi, suscipe deprecationem nostram. Qui sedes ad dexteram Patris, miserere nobis. Quoniam tu solus sanctus. Tu solus Dominus. Tu solus altissimus, Jesu Christe. Cum Sancto Spiritu in gloria Dei Patris. Amen.

I I I. THE CITY

Credo in unum Deum, Patrem omnipotentem, factorem caeli et terrae, visibilium omnium et invisibilium. Et in unum Dominum Jesum Christum, Filium Dei unigenitum. Et ex Patre natum ante omni saecula. Deum de Deo, lumen de lumine, Deum verum de Deo vero. Genitum, non factum, consubstantialem Patri, per quem omnia facta sunt. Qui propter nos homines, et propter nostram salutem descendit de caelis. Et incarnatus est de Spiritu Sancto ex Maria Virgine. Et homo factus est.

Glory to God in the highest. And on earth peace to all those of good will. We praise thee. We bless thee. We worship thee. We glorify thee. We give thanks to thee according to thy great glory. Lord God, Heavenly King, God the Father almighty. Lord Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son. Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father. Who takes away the sins of the world, Thou who takes away the sins of the world, receive our prayer. Thou who sittest at the right hand of the Father, have mercy on us. For thou alone art holy. Thou alone art the Lord. Thou alone art the most high, Jesus Christ. With the Holy Spirit in the glory of God the Father. Amen.

I believe in one God, The Father Almighty Maker of heaven and of earth, And of all things visible and invisible. And I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ, The only begotten Son of God, Born of the Father before all the ages. God from God, light from light, True God from true God. Begotten, not made, Of one substance with the Father, By whom all things were made. Who for us and for our salvation came down from heaven. And was incarnated by the Holy Spirit Of the Virgin Mary. And was made man.

Crucifixus etiam pro nobis: sub Pontio Pilato passus et sepultus est. Et resurrexit tertia die, secundum Scripturas. Et ascendit in caelum, sedet ad dexteram Patris. Et iterum venturus est cum gloria, judicare vivos et mortuos, cujus regni non erit finis. Et in Spiritum Sanctum Dominum et vivif icantem, qui ex Patre Filioque procedit. Qui cum Patre et Filio Simul adoratur et conglorificatur, qui locutus est per Prophetas. Et unam sanctam catholicam et apostolicam Ecclesiam. Confiteor unum baptismain remissionem peccatorum. Et expecto resurrectionem mortuorum Et vitam venturi saeculi. Amen.

IV. IDENTITY AND THE GROUND

Sanctus, Sanctus, Sanctus Dominus Deus Sabaoth. Pleni sunt caeli et terra gloria tua. Osanna in excelsis. Benedictus qui venit In nomine Domini. Osanna in excelsis. Agnus Dei, Qui tollis peccata mundi, Dona nobis pacem.

Silence.

OFFERING

AT THE OFFERTORY ‘Nimrod’, from Enigma Variations Edward Elgar (1857-1934) †AT THE PRESENTATION, DOXOLOGY WITH ALLELUIAS LASST UNS ERFREUEN

raise God, from whom all blessings flow; Praise God, all creatures here below: Alleluia! Alleluia!

Praise God, the source of all our gifts! Praise Jesus Christ, whose power uplifts! Praise the Spirit, Holy Spirit! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!

†PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING

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Crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate, He suffered, and was buried. And on the third day he rose again, according to the Scriptures. He ascended into heaven and He sits at the right hand of the Father. He shall come again with glory To judge the living and the dead; And of his kingdom there will be no end. And I believe in the Holy Spirit The Lord and Giver of Life, Who proceeds from the Father and the Son Who together with the Father and the Son is worshipped and glorified, Who spoke to us through the Prophets. And I believe in one, holy, catholic, And apostolic Church. I confess one baptism for the remission of sins. I await the resurrection of the dead And the life of the ages to come. Amen.

Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God of Hosts. Heaven and earth are full of Thy glory. Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is He who comes In the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest. Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world, Grant us peace.

†RECESSIONAL HYMN HYMN TO JOY

†DISMISSAL WITH BLESSING VOLUNTARY Processional Grayston Ives (b. 1948)

†At these times, the congregation stands.

ABOUT THE MUSIC

SUNRISE MASS was commissioned in 2007 and premiered in

Oslo, Norway in November 2008. Ola Gjeilo (b. 1977)

considers himself a ‘symphonic’ composer, aiming as he does for a

lush, orchestral sound, and approaches his craft from a spiritual

perspective, intending to share universal and humanistic

experiences in the realm of his music. One need look no further

than the names of each individual movement of Sunrise Mass for an

illustration of how spirituality plays a role in his art. While the text

comes from the Ordinary of the Mass, Gjeilo gives each movement

a sub-title rooted in our world: The Spheres (Kyrie), Sunrise

(Gloria), The City (Credo), Identity (Sanctus) and The Ground

(Benedictus/Agnus Dei). While respectful of the Latin text,

Gjeilo’s overall vision lies within these titles and only loosely

relates to the meaning of the Latin. In so doing, he reveals a structure outside of the text; a

metaphysical journey from the Heavens to Earth.

Gjeilo writes of his opening movement The Spheres: “I wanted the musical evolution of the Mass to

go from the most transparent and spacey to something completely earthy and grounded, from

heaven to earth, so to speak. So in The Spheres, I used a kind of overlapping fade-in fade-out effect

to give a sense of floating in space, in darkness and relative silence, surrounded by stars and planets

light-years away.”

The second movement, Sunrise, opens orchestrally with a long solo for the first violins over

luscious, mostly major choral sonorities, warm and reassuring, like a hazy sun rising ever so slowly

over an early-morning horizon. The sopranos take up the violin melody, with the Gloria text.

Gjeilo has said he imagines this line as angels singing a subtle, dream-like incantation. As if from

deep within the earth, the lower three voices sing Et in terra pax. With excitement, the strings set

up a rapid moto perpetuo, over which the choir sings Laudamus te. The movement peaks as a regal

march with the choir’s stately intonation of Domine Deus, Rex caelestis and slowly comes full circle as

the sun sinks below the horizon with simple final a cappella Amen drifting into silence.

The City is based on the Credo text, which Gjeilo calls “the most powerful and assured text in the

mass. ‘I believe’ is a strong statement.” The music mirrors both this gravity and the hustle and

bustle of urban life with the strings in “a fast, unforgiving, and relentless accompaniment.” While

the men solemnly intone the opening Credo the women join the men, streaming powerfully

forward and eventually coming to a quiet resting place intoning Qui propter nos homines. This gives

way to the grave and jagged motif of the Crucifixus. Et resurrexit introduces the new mood of

optimism followed by urgent string tremolos dramatizing the compelling text in augmented note

values above the furious motion of the strings.

The final movement, Identity, reprises the opening motif of The Spheres, now sung on Sanctus.

Like the calm after a storm, Identity sets the scene for sunlight to burst through the clouds. It does

so in the reassuring, tender music of The Ground. Gjeilo comments, “The chorale, beginning at

Pleni sunt caeli… is the culmination of the Mass, and it’s called Identity & The Ground because I

wanted to convey a sense of having ‘arrived’ at the end of the Mass; to have reached a kind of peace

and grounded strength, after the long journey of the Mass, having gone through so many different

emotional landscapes.” The Mass ends with a hushed Dona Nobis Pacem; at first only the choir sings,

reverentially; then a beseeching solo violin joins in, and finally the whole ensemble, slowly and

quietly comes to rest on a widely spaced major chord, as if reaching across the length and breadth

of the earth for peace.

Gjeilo says of the Mass: “The music of the Sunrise Mass goes from dark and dreamlike, to more

emotional and dramatic, and eventually warm and grounded as a metaphor for human development

from child to adult, or as a spiritual journey. It is important to me that there is a positive evolution

in artistic expressions, to move everything forward, that it has the capacity to help bring us deeper

into ourselves rather than the other way. I really do think that’s the main point of art… to express a

deeper connection with something sacred; soul, or God, or nature, or whatever we perceive it as,

through art. And I always believed that gift should be used to uplift and remind ourselves of who

we really are and what’s truly important in our lives, whatever that may be.”

THOSE LEADING TODAY’S SERVICE

The Reverend Dr. Mark Conforti, Senior Pastor and Officiant

Mrs. Cindy Noell, Liturgist

Mr. Matthew Michael Brown, Director of Music and Organist

Chancel Choir and Soloists

String Orchestra

Violin I: Corine Brouwer, Jorge Ochoa, Marjie Sharpe

Violin II: Luci White, Emilia Sharpe

Viola: Christina Placilla, Catherine Box

Cello: J. Alexandra Johnston, Natalie Parker

Bass: Paul Sharpe

THE FLOWERS ADORNING THE CHANCEL ARE PRESENTED TO THE GLORY OF GOD

AND IN LOVING MEMORY OF NANCY EMERSON. GIVEN BY ELLEN EMERSON AND COLEMAN EMERSON.

THE ROSEBUD ADORNING THE ALTAR HONORS THE BIRTH OF

AVA SYDNEY OAKES, INFANT DAUGHTER OF MEGAN & JONATHAN OAKES AND GRANDDAUGHTER OF CINDY & SID OAKES.

THOSE SERVING TODAY ACOLYTES Nicholas Foote, Zach Johnson, Autumn Walser ALTAR GUILD Beverly Hartsell OUTSIDE GREETERS Hazel Kirk DOORSTEP VISITORS Sharon and Richard Smith USHERS Coleman Emerson, Barry Gainer, Julie Gainer, Steve Hatley, Ken Hollar, Dave McCoy, Bill Noell, Bill Osborne, Patty Paffrath,

George Shuler SECURITY Henry Buck and Neil Pierce NURSERY Pam Dixon and Martha Miller

THOSE SERVING NEXT SUNDAY, MAY 21

ACOLYTES Patrick Howard, Nicholas Peltz, Riley Peltz ALTAR GUILD Beverly Hartsell OUTSIDE GREETERS Hazel Kirk DOORSTEP VISITORS Karla Swanson USHERS Coleman Emerson, Barry Gainer, Julie Gainer, Steve Hatley, Ken Hollar, Dave McCoy, Bill Noell, Bill Osborne, Patty Paffrath,

George Shuler SECURITY Bob Roakes and Rob Roakes NURSERY Judy Beymer and Mellisa Conrad

Nurseries are available for newborn-4years of age.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Midweek at First Meal is at 5:30 pm in the Fellowship Hall. Reservations are required by Monday at 5:00 pm. This week’s menu: Donna’s Smothered Chicken, Rice, Green Beans, Renee’s Cole Slaw, and Chocolate Pie. FirstARTS presents Light and Life: A Gallery of Sunrises and Sunsets today-June 2. The art, presented by The Carolina Artist Guild, is for sale. 15% of proceeds benefit the Family Crisis Council of Rowan County, a mission our church supports. Senior Sunday is June 4: We will celebrate our High School seniors and recognize our college graduates, as well. If you are graduating this year, or you are the parent of a graduate, we want to hear from you. High School graduates are asked to submit a senior photo, name, and a brief bio (about 300 words) produced in Word to Jenni Fogt in the church office by May 21 in order to be included in the Senior Sunday bulletin. College graduates are asked to submit their name, their college, and the title of their degree. We do not want to miss the opportunity to celebrate our graduates. If you believe someone has been omitted, please contact jenni@fumcsalisbury.org. Are you in need of Prayer? The 16-member Prayer Team can be quickly reached by Beverly Poole. If you would like the prayer team ministry to add you to the Prayer List, please contact Beverly Poole at (704) 279-5189/ beverlylpoole@gmail.com.

OPPORTUNITIES TO SERVE

Celebrating Mother’s Day is a treasured tradition at Winston-Salem’s Arbor Acres. You have the opportunity to help someone in need by remembering someone you love. If you wish to support Arbor Acres which provides senior adults with continued care regardless of their personal financial circumstances, there are pamphlets including an envelop on the tables in the Narthex to give a loving donation to Arbor Acres. Summer Choir: Anyone interested in singing with the Summer Choir is asked to consider joining us for rehearsal each Sunday morning, beginning June 11 at 10:00 am. Music will be accessible, and the choir joyfully welcomes all! For more information, please contact Matthew Brown at matthew@fumcsalisbury.org.

SAVE THE DATE The St. John’s Men’s Chorus presents its twenty-second annual spring concert on Sunday, May 21st, at 4:00 pm at St. John’s Lutheran Church, downtown Salisbury. Since 1994, the Men’s Chorus has been directed by Rosemary Kinard, who will retire as its founding director following this concert. The chorus is accompanied by Janie R. Rollins. An offering for the Community Care Clinic will be received and childcare is provided. Chapel Fundraiser: Please join us for a salad and baked potato lunch along with a wonderful silent auction to benefit the chapel restoration June 4, immediately after the 11 o'clock worship service. The silent auction will take place from 9:30 am to 1:00 pm. Come see the chapel staged for a wedding so you can see the beauty of this lovely space.

Choral Evensong: The Chancel Choir offers A Service of Choral Evensong on Sunday, June 4 at 4:00 pm. We look forward to welcoming you to this beautiful service of sung evening prayer. Vacation Bible School is Coming! July 23-27 from 5:30 pm—8:00 pm. This year’s theme is Hero Central: Discover Your Strength in God. Age 3 years (restroom independent) through 5th grade. Register today through our church website link for VBS. www.fumcsalisbury.org

CHURCH CALENDAR

Sunday, May 14 Mother’s Day 8:30 am Worship Service—Nave 9:45 Sunday School 11:00 A Service of Music—Nave

Monday, May 15

6:00 Girl Scouts—Jr. High Classroom 7:00 Boy Scouts—Scout Room

Tuesday, May 16

10:00 am Staff Meeting—Harter Office Suite 2:00 pm Chrismon Class—Christian Forum Class 4:00 Pre-School Evening Program—Fellowship Hall 6:00 Autism Society Meeting—Rooms 108 & 104

6:15 Stephen Ministry

Wednesday, May 17 2:00 pm Deadline for Bulletin announcements 4:30 Choristers End-of-Year Celebration—Woodleaf Lanes 5:30 Midweek at First Meal—Fellowship Hall 6:15 The Casting Queens—Conference Room 6:30 Adult Bell Choir—Rehearsal Hall 7:30 Chancel Choir—Rehearsal Hall

Thursday, May 18 6:00 pm Church Council Meeting—Conference Room 6:30 M.O.M.S. 7:00 AA—108 8:00 Alanon—106

Friday, May 19

7:00 pm AA Mission Bridge—Parlor

Saturday, May 20

7:00 pm AA—108

Sunday, May 21 Confirmation Sunday 8:30 am Service of Worship—Nave 9:45 Sunday School 11:00 Service of Worship—Nave 5:30 Salisbury Youth—Fellowship Hall Club 45—Fellowship Hall