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*DOXOLOGY

Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;

Praise Him, all creatures here below;

Praise Him above ye heavenly host.

Praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost. ~ Amen

PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE AND 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.

GOING FORTH TO MINISTER

*CLOSING HYMN “O for a World“ [386]

*BENEDICTION

*SUNG BLESSING [464, V3]

Mortals, join the happy chorus

Which the morning stars began;

Love divine is reigning o’er us,

Joining all in heaven’s plan.

Ever singing, march we onward,

Victors in the midst of strife,

Joyful music leads us sunward

In the triumph song of life.

*POSTLUDE “Piece d’Orgue ” by Jacques Nicolas Lemmens

Alejandro Alumbreros

*Please stand as you are able.

Bold type indicates text to be spoken by the congregation.

Bold italic type indicates songs to be sung by the congregation.

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN STAFF — JOYFULLY SERVING

ALL OF US - Ministers

REV. DR. MARK MCDONOUGH - Bridge Pastor

ALEJANDRO ALUMBREROS - Organist & Choir Director

NANCY BUCK - Handbell Choir Director

DORIS DESCHLER - Financial Secretary

DODIE KERKMAN - Sexton

SHELLEY MAURER - Church Secretary

MARK PAFFRATH - Music Leader

PEGGY TAYLOR - Parish Nurse

January 20, 2019 9:30AM

“When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would

hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and

could say, 'I used everything you gave me.’”

~ Erma Bombeck

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WE GATHER TO WORSHIP

WELCOME & ANNOUNCEMENTS John Brooke

Welcome! Whoever you are, wherever you come from and whatever you have

done or failed to do, welcome to this place where we celebrate the love of God

and are inspired by the hospitality of Jesus Christ. May you find God’s love,

peace and grace as we worship together.

(Please use this time to sign and pass the blue attendance pads.)

As we listen to the beauty of the music in this sacred place of

Sanctuary, let us silently prepare ourselves for worship.

PRELUDE “Praeludium” by J. S. Bach

Alejandro Alumbreros

One: The Lord be with you.

All: And also with you.

*CALL TO WORSHIP

One: Let us meet God in this gathering.

All: We gather together to praise God, to offer our hopes, to hear again

God’s call, to strengthen our faith.

One: God calls us to honor all persons, be kind to our neighbors, and to praise

God’s holy name.

All: Let us worship God.

*OPENING HYMN “Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee“ [464, vv 1&2]

PRAYER OF THE DAY

CALL TO CONFESSION

PRAYER OF CONFESSION

All: Faithful God, we confess that we have not always been faithful to you.

Your requirements of us have been to do justice, love kindness, and

walk humbly with you. Yet, we conform to the often lower standards

of our world and forget the demands of your call to us.

Steadfast God, give us the strength to be the people you have created

and called us to be: a holy people abounding in steadfast love and

justice. ~ Amen

(Let us continue to pray in silence.)

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*ASSURANCE OF PARDON

One: Hear the good news!

Anyone who is in Christ is a new creation.

The old life has gone; a new life has begun.

Know that you are forgiven and be at peace.

Know that the Spirit of the risen Christ inspirits you and rejoice.

All: Alleluia! Amen!

*SONG OF PRAISE [404, v1]

Precious Lord, take my hand,

Lead me on, help me stand;

I am tired, I am week, I am worn;

Through the storm, through night,

Lead me on to the light;

Take my hand, Precious Lord,

Lead me home.

PROCLAIMING THE WORD

PRAYER OF ILLUMINATION

HANDBELL CHOIR “Blessed Assurance” arr/Cynthia Dobrinski

SCRIPTURE Mark 4:1-34 [N.T. p. 38]

SERMON “A Holy Unsettling”

Rev. Dr. Mark McDonough

RESPONDING TO THE WORD

MUSIC FOR REFLECTION “Reflection” by Alejandro Alumbreros

PASSING THE PEACE

One: The peace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.

All: And also with you.

*SONG OF RESPONSE “Called as Partners in Christ’s Service” [343]

OFFERING/OFFERTORY “A Mighty Fortress Is Our God ” by Martin Luther

Alejandro Alumbreros

OFFERING PRAYER

All: We bring you only what is yours, Creator God, that you might use this

offering and the giver for the building up of your kingdom and the

glory of your name. ~ Amen.

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Please pray for John Brooke, Peggy

Wagner, Jen Seversen, Peggy Taylor,

Darrell Sutton, Nancy Tobias, Nancy

Ritter, Bill Blandford, Ed Hunt, David

& Cathy Perkins, Larry Cardwell, Mary

Jane Johnston.

As they go through difficult times, we

ask for continued prayers for all who

have lost loved ones, including the

family of Dave Menefee—brother-in-

law of John Reitsma.

Prayers for Sandy—friend of Kathi

Wilson, Shawn—friend of Denise

Park, Anita—mother of Georgia

Herrera, Mary—sister of Carrie

Massey, Christi—friend of Music &

More, Evie—granddaughter of

Bill & Lissy Blandford, Autumn—

granddaughter of Bev Eifert, Lucille—

mother of Diane Lehmann.

Continued prayers for our military—

Kyle Sondergaard, Lt. Col Jay Brooke,

Chad Lawrence, Jordan Smith, Mary

Workman.

And healing prayers for all those indi-

viduals going through rough times—

emotionally, physically or spiritually.

Announcement:

Help Requested! The DAYTIME CIRCLE will meet on Tues., Jan. 29th

to get the February newsletter ready for mailing and also to pack

up dishes from the Ihrman Hall kitchenette. We’ll start at 10:00AM

with the work on the dishes and do the newsletters afterwards

(probably around 12:30PM

). We would appreciate some help with

this, especially with the lifting and packing of the dishes. If you

can assist with either of these tasks, just come down to the

church on that Tuesday. Treats and coffee will be available.

As stated in earlier announcements, the dishes will be left out in Ihrman Hall, in

case anyone is interested in taking some of them. After two weeks they will be

transported somewhere.

Thank you!

from Leah and Ginny

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Welcome to this sanctuary.

Welcome to this time of worship and wonder.

Welcome to this family of faith.

Welcome to First Presbyterian Church

We’re glad you’re here today and pray that your experience

with us in worship is both challenging and uplifting!

9:30AM

—Worship

Fellowship and Purposeful Education

discussion to follow in the Chapel

Bridge Pastor

Rev. Dr. Mark McDonough

pastormark@firstpresracine.org

Our ushers are located at each door and would be happy to assist

you in any of your needs today—including directing you to Ihrman

Hall after today’s worship or helping you find the washroom.

If you are interested in receiving our weekly Evotional, along with

news about what’s going on in the church, call 262.632.1686

or email the office at: office@firstpresracine.org

For more information about First Presbyterian Church, we invite you to

visit our website. There you will find out the ways to keep in touch,

how we live our faith, our different partnerships and so much more.

Our website address is: www.firstpresracine.org

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January 20, 2019

Rev. Dr. Mark McDonough

LITURGIST: John Brooke

GREETERS: Leah Fisher, Mary Lou Schuler

USHERS: Larry Dickerson, Sharon Campbell, Jeff Leavell, Jen Seversen

PERK-N-POUR: Bev Eifert, Elaine Jacobson

PLEASE JOIN US FOR WORSHP AT 9:30AM

NEXT SUNDAY, JANUARY 27TH

Sun., Jan. 20 9:30AM

10:35AM

Worship

Fellowship and

Purposeful Education discussion

(Chapel)

Mon., Jan. 21 5:30PM

to 8:30PM

Racine Kiwanis Youth Symphony

(Chapel, Parlor and Ihrman Hall)

Tue., Jan. 22 10:30AM

Staff Meeting

Wed., Jan. 23 12:00PM

5:00PM

–7:00PM

9:00PM

–3:00AM

Brown Bag Bible Study (Ihrman Hall)

Food Pantry

Point in Time / Continuum of Care

Thu., Jan. 24 2:00PM

–4:00PM

Food Pantry

Fri., Jan. 25 Newsletter Deadline

Please mark your calendars—on Sunday, January 27th,

directly following worship, we will have annual meeting.

There will be a potluck lunch to follow, hosted

by the Deacons. Sign-up in Irhman Hall.

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On Sun., Feb. 10th

, the MISSION COMMITTEE

will be holding their annual Chili Cook Off

Fundraiser. All proceeds will go to our

neighbors: Family Services of Racine.

The sign-up sheet is in Ihrman Hall.

For January, First Pres Book Club will be reading Botany of Desire by

Michael Pollan. The book explores the topic of a plant’s eye-view of the

world, and how humans and plants share some commonalities.

We will meet at Ginny Holle’s on Fri., Jan. 25th

at 12PM

, for

a light lunch followed by our book discussion. You

will need to get your own copy of this book.

WED., JAN. 23RD

Third Wednesday Team

THURS., JAN. 24TH Third Thursday Team

WHAT’S NEEDED?

Cereal!!

Prep & Serve

Tues., Feb. 5th

This Friday the 25th

, is the

deadline for submitting an

article, schedule or notice

for February’s newsletter.