THE GATHERING

The service of worship begins with the prelude; quiet is requested as you enter the sanctuary and prepare for worship. In the spirit of Christian fellowship, we invite you to wear a name tag which is available from the greeters. As a community that prays with and for one another, we invite you to share your joys and concerns by using the prayer cards available from the ushers. Those parts of the Service of Worship in which the congregation participates in word or song are noted in bold type. Please stand as you are able.

PRELUDE Fantasia on “Engelberg” Searle Wright

* HYMN 371 Lift High the Cross Crucifer

* CALL TO WORSHIP: (from Psalm 51)

Leader: You desire truth in the inward being;

People: Therefore teach me wisdom in my secret heart.

Leader: Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean;

People: Wash me, and I shall be purer than snow.

Leader: Hide your face from my sins, and blot out all my iniquities.

People: Create in me a clean heart, O God, and put a new and right spirit within me.

INTROIT James Rivers

O come, let us sing unto the Lord. Let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation. O sing with the trumpet, with the harp and the voice of a psalm. Let us sing. Amen.

WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

CALL TO CONFESSION

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FIRST PRESBYTERIAN

CHURCH OF ENGLEWOOD

September 11, 2016 Eleven o’clock

TWENTY-FOURTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

PRAYER OF CONFESSION

Merciful God, your love is so broad that it enfolds all people. We know you despair when people lose their way in life. Help us be mindful of the times when your mercy sought us out as we were lost. Help us remember the times when your love picked us up. Help us renew our determination to seek out the lost and to love them unconditionally as Jesus did. This we pray in the name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

PRAYERS OF SILENT AND INDIVIDUAL CONFESSION

WORDS OF ASSURANCE

Leader: Friends, believe and proclaim the Good News: in Jesus Christ, love breaks through hatred, hope breaks

through despair, life breaks through death.

People: In Jesus Christ, we are forgiven, loved, and set free. Thanks be to God! Amen.

* CONGREGATIONAL RESPONSE Gloria Patri

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost; As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen, Amen.

* EXCHANGE OF PEACE

Leader: Let us open our hearts to one another as Christ has opened his heart to us, and God will be glorified.

People: The peace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with you.

(Exchange Signs of Reconciliation and the Peace of Christ with your neighbor - e.g., “The Peace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with you.”

Response - “And also with you.”)

+ Children leave for Church School. Youth remain in Worship. +

THE WORD

PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION

FIRST LESSON Exodus 32:7-14

* HYMN 387 Savior, Like a Shepherd Lead Us Bradbury 

SECOND LESSON Luke 15:1-10

SERMON “Grumbling” Rev. Richard S. Hong

* NICENE CREED

We believe in one God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisible;

And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God, begotten of the Father before all worlds, God of God, Light of Light, Very God of Very God, begotten, not made, being of one substance with the Father by whom all things were made; who for us men, and for our salvation, came down from heaven, and was incarnate by the Holy Spirit of the Virgin Mary, and was made man, and was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate. He suffered and was buried, and the third day he rose again according to the Scriptures, and ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of the Father. And he shall come again with glory to judge both the quick and the dead, whose kingdom shall have no end.

And we believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord and Giver of Life, who proceedeth from the Father and the Son, who with the Father and the Son together is worshiped and glorified, who spoke by the prophets. And we believe one holy catholic and apostolic church. We acknowledge one baptism for the remission of sins. And we look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen.

THE OFFERING

OFFERTORY God of Music, Guide Our Song Daniel Kantor

God of music, guide our song; move within each beating heart. Make our singing pure and strong; fill each voice, in every part. God of music, guide our song.

Sing, O God, so we can hear! Make your guiding presence known. In our confidence and fear let us never sing alone. God of music, guide our song.

We are called to sing and shout joining all creation’s cry, psalms that voice our trust and doubt as we groan, or laugh, or sigh. God of music, guide our song.

God of music, be our song: melody and harmony. This is where our hearts belong: lifted, singing constantly. God of music guide our song.

* THE DOXOLOGY Old Hundredth

Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; Praise God all creatures here below. Praise God above, ye heavenly host. Creator, Son and Holy Ghost. Amen.

PASTORAL PRAYER

THE CELEBRATION OF THE LORD’S SUPPER

THE INVITATION

THE GREAT PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING

Pastor: The Lord be with you. People: And also with you. Pastor: Lift up your hearts. People: We lift them to the Lord. Pastor: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.

People: It is right to give our thanks and praise. Pastor: Eternal and ever-living God...

. . . who forever sing to the glory of your name.

SANCTUS 568 (choir and congregation) Weaver

Pastor: Holy God, in Your mercy . . .

. . . Let us proclaim the mystery of faith:

People: Christ has died, Christ is risen, Christ will come again.

Pastor: We take this bread and wine and joyfully celebrate this Holy Sacrament. ... And now, with the confidence of the children of God, let us pray:

People: 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.

THE SACRAMENT OF THE LORD’S SUPPER

Listen! I am standing at the door, knocking; if you hear my voice and open the door, I will come in to you and eat with you, and you with me. —Revelation 3:20

All who trust in Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior are invited to participate in this celebration.

BREAD: To be taken individually, symbolic of your personal commitment to God through Jesus Christ. For those who are gluten-sensitive, the cups on each paten (bread plate) contain gluten-free crackers.

CUP: Please wait until all are served, symbolic of your corporate belonging together in the body of Christ. Grape juice is the fruit of the vine used in our celebration of the sacrament.

COMMUNION There’s a Quiet Understanding Tedd Smith

PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION

THE SENDING OUT

* HYMN 264 When in Our Music God Is Glorified Engelberg

* BENEDICTION

CHORAL AMEN

POSTLUDE Toccata John Weaver

Our worship ends with the conclusion of the Postlude. (It is the custom of our church to remain seated. Those who wish to leave may do so.)

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NOTES ON TODAY’S MUSIC

M. Searle Wright (1918-2004) began his musical life as a theatre organist before studying with T. Tertius Noble at St. Thomas Church. He was organist at St. Paul’s Chapel of Columbia University in the 1950s and 60s before assuming a professorship at Binghamton University. He is a past president of the American Guild of Organists. Daniel Kantor, in addition to being a composer, musician and graphic designer, was marketing director for Coda during the launch of the popular Finale software. Tedd Smith (b. 1927) was born Edward Russell Smith, but he has always been known as

Tedd. Born in London, Ontario, Canada, he came to the States and became an American citizen. As pianist for The Billy Graham Crusades for some thirty-five years, he traveled the world with Mr. Graham, participating in most all of his meetings. He was educated at The Royal Conservatory of Music (Toronto), The University of Minnesota, and the Catholic University (Washington, DC). With the Hope Publishing Co., he published nineteen different keyboard collections, most of which are still in print. Tedd lives today in Anacortes, WA, with his wife, Thelma. John Weaver (b.1937) is one of the leading concert organists and teachers of his generation. A student of Alexander McCurdy, he became the head of the organ department at the Curtis Institute and the Juilliard School. He founded the Bach Vesper series at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in New York before moving on to a 35-year career at Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church. He had produced significant recordings of the major organ works and his compositions are heard in churches throughout the U.S.

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TODAY’S SCRIPTURE READINGS

Exodus 32:7-14 (NRSV) The LORD said to Moses, “Go down at once! Your people, whom you brought up out of the land of Egypt, have acted perversely; 8they have been quick to turn aside from the way that I commanded them; they have cast for themselves an image of a calf, and have worshiped it and sacrificed to it, and said, ‘These are your gods, O Israel, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt! 9The LORD said to Moses, “I have seen this people, how stiff-necked they are. 10Now let me alone, so that my wrath may burn hot against them and I may consume them; and of you I will make a great nation.” 11But Moses implored the LORD his God, and said, “O LORD, why does your wrath burn hot against your people, whom you brought out of the land of Egypt with great power and with a mighty hand? 12Why should the Egyptians say, ‘It was with evil intent that he brought them out to kill them in the mountains, and to consume them from the face of the earth’? Turn from your fierce wrath; change your mind and do not bring disaster on your people. 13Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, your servants, how you swore to them by your own self, saying to them, ‘I will multiply your descendants like the stars of heaven, and all this land that I have promised I will give to your descendants, and they shall inherit it forever.’“ 14And the LORD changed his mind about the disaster that he planned to bring on his people.

Luke 15:1-10 (NRSV) Now all the tax collectors and sinners were coming near to listen to him. 2And the Pharisees and the scribes were grumbling and saying,

“This fellow welcomes sinners and eats with them.” 3So he told them this parable: 4“Which one of you, having a hundred sheep and losing one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness and go after the one that is lost until he finds it? 5When he has found it, he lays it on his shoulders and rejoices. 6And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and neighbors, saying to them, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep that was lost.’ 7Just so, I tell you, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who need no repentance. 8“Or what woman having ten silver coins, if she loses one of them, does not light a lamp, sweep the house, and search carefully until she finds it? 9When she has found it, she calls together her friends and neighbors, saying, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found the coin that I had lost.’ 10Just so, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.”

WELCOME TO OUR WORSHIP

Ushers for this Sunday’s service are: Beneranda Baez, Captain Nelson Baez Patience Okorie Beverly Rhinehart Candida Urena Today’s Communion Servers are: Andres Bello Paula Hyun Linda Moats Barbara Ryder Our Lay Assistant this morning is Diane Christian. She has been a member of FPC since 1999. Diane chairs the Mission Committee, is a member of the Stewardship Committee and is an Elder. She teaches English at the Dwight Englewood School, where she has been a member of the faculty for over 25 years. Diane lives in Nyack, New York, and she loves reading and making jewelry in her spare time. The FLOWERS today are dedicated to the glory of God in loving memory of Won Hee Kim, given by Akira, Jung Eun (Nicole), Gabriel, and Benjamin.

The Elders: Richard Bennett, Peter Bigler, David Bishop, Diane Christian, Linda Farrell, Ulah Fields, T.K. Lau, Kyung Lee, Carolyn Milne, Paul Platek, Jill Strawbridge Bello, Robert Ryder, Carol Schulzrinne, Phil Tamis, Candida Urena. Clerk of Session: Sandy Bishop Moderator: Reverend Richard Hong. The Session consists of the Moderator, the Elders, and the Clerk of Session. The Deacons: Alan Aluska, Bruce Forshee, Rosetta Forshee, John Fraser, Akira Fujitsuka, Audrey Harrison, Linda Heitner, Emily Kahn, Joshua Kahn, Nicole Kim, Kate Matsuda, Sara Lee, Charlene Niland, Beverly Rhinehart, Jeff Spady. Co-Moderators: Paul Kang & Caridad Schweizer Staff: Reverend Richard Hong & Dorothy VanderWerf

ANNOUNCEMENTS

This week’s COFFEE & CONVERSATION is coordinated by FPC Labyrinth Committee. Thank you! Visit the INFORMATION CENTER and pick up an Updated PARISH DIRECTORY, SEPTEMBER NEWSLETTER, Five Wishes in 3 languages, Prayer Cards, Prescription Discount cards, Life Line brochures, and SIGN-UPS for: Summer Reading Reviews on September 22 and the Pumpkin Patch unloading on October 8. Today is a DAY OF REMEMBRANCE for all those affected on 9/11. Take time to walk the LABYRINTH on the LAWN just outside to meditate and pray for peace. DEACONS, please prepare your invites in the Church Library. INTERESTED IN JOINING FPC? Membership is simply your affirmation that this is your church home for this season of your life. If this sounds right for you, please come to meet with Rev. Hong and some members of the Session in the East Room today, either at 12:30 p.m. (after the morning service) or 5:00 p.m. (prior to Crossroads). FPC MEETUP FOR FAMILIES OF KOREAN CHILDREN: Sunday, September 18 from 12:15 - 1:15 p.m. upstairs in the FPC Art Loft. FPC is blessed to have a growing number of parents and children that celebrate the Korean culture. Join us Sunday 9/18 directly after worship upstairs in the Art Loft for snacks, a story and a craft led by FPC parent and teacher Jenni Choi. This FPC MeetUp is a great place to meet other church parents of Korean children and talk about the unique challenges that can arise while raising a family in New Jersey and staying close to Korean values and culture. Head right up to The Art Loft after 11 a.m. worship and we encourage you to bring a friend that day. RSVP to Jenni Choi at jroh888@yahoo.com for the total number in your group and we’ll have age-appropriate snacks for the family. TRIENNIUM TALKBACK: NEXT SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 18TH Join us after 11 a.m. worship for a special Talkback during Coffee & Conversation. We'll hear from FPC teens Emily, Paloma and Cielo as they share details from this summer's Presbyterian Leadership Camp 'Triennium' that brought thousands of Presbyterian teenagers together to Indiana. An FPC WOMEN'S CONNECT GROUP is expanding and inviting interested women who are part of the FPC community to join them

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 150 EAST PALISADE AVENUE, ENGLEWOOD, NJ 07631

(201) 568-7373 www.englewoodpres.org

* * * * * * * * ALL MEMBERS OF THE CHURCH - MINISTERS THE REVEREND RICHARD S. HONG - PASTOR

THE REVEREND KELLIE ANDERSON-PICALLO - DIRECTOR OF MISSION STRATEGY DR. DAVID MACFARLANE - ORGANIST AND CHOIRMASTER DOROTHY VANDERWERF - DIRECTOR OF CARE MINISTRIES FELICIA ARRIGOITIA - FAMILY MINISTRIES COORDINATOR

DANIELLE DE LAURENTIS - OFFICE MANAGER MARY STEVENS - BOOKKEEPER JOHN REYNOLDS - CUSTODIAN

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Monday evenings. This group gathers weekly to grow spiritually, support and encourage one another and share their experiences. They invite all women to join them for this fall’s study session which will be a video series called Follow by Rev. Andy Stanley. Join them for their “kick-off” meeting on Monday, 9/12, at 7 p.m. in the East Room. Meetings will take place every Monday from September through November at 7-8:45 p.m. in the East Room. Please contact: caryschweizer@gmail.com 201.780.3655 cell. Come on Thursday, September 22 at 10 a.m. to sit back and relax with a cup of coffee and goodies to hear or share BOOK REVIEWS of some favorite SUMMER READING led by Ruth Levy and Dorothy VanderWerf. Yes, the PUMPKINS are coming again! The truck from New Mexico will be delivering them at 8 a.m. on Saturday, October 8...takes about 25 volunteers to unload in 1 hour. Will you be one of them? Sign-up at the Information Center. UPCOMING SPARK HOPE EVENTS: Spark Hope is FPC’s 3-year campaign to raise money and grow community partnerships for FPC’s fire recovery.

Thursday October 6th, 7 p.m. in Elmore Hall: The Blue Chip Chorus of Bergen County will hold a Benefit Concert and all proceeds go to FPC Spark Hope. To support this great concert and for information on purchasing Benefit Tickets please see Ken Stevens or email kste59@verizon.net.

Saturday October 15th, 11 a.m.–1:30 p.m. in Elmore Hall: PumpkinFest, Join FPC for this annual favorite pumpkin event. Be sure to invite family and friends to this annual pumpkin-carving at FPC. This year’s PumpkinFest features activities in support of FPC Spark Hope fundraising and includes a Kidzmusik concert and a Magic Show! Have a question or want to volunteer? Email Co-Chair Cary Schweizer at caryschweizer@gmail.com.