SERVICE FOR THE LORD'S DAY First Presbyterian Church

Tallahassee, Florida

The Sixth Sunday after Pentecost

July 12, 2020

You are Invited to print this bulletin, or view it in a split screen on your computer.

Use it to help you take part in this “virtual” service of Lord’s Day worship.

The video of this service will be posted on our YouTube site: FPCTallahassee.

A link will also be posted on our website: www.oldirstchurch.org.

GATHERING

Voluntary LIEBSTER JESU, WIR SIND HIER, BWV 731 J. S. Bach

*Prayer of the Day

Almighty God, we thank you

for planting in us the seed of your Word.

By your Holy Spirit,

help us to receive it with joy,

and live according to it,

that we may grow in faith and hope and love;

through Jesus Christ our Lord,

who lives and reigns with you

in the unity of the Holy Spirit,

one God, forever and ever. Amen.

*Hymn 395 bulletin, p. 5 Blessed Jesus, at Your Word LIEBSTER JESU

*Prayer of Confession

Eternal God,

in whom we live and move and have our being,

whose face is hidden from us by our sins,

and whose mercy we forget in the blindness of our hearts:

Cleanse us from all our offenses,

and deliver us from proud thoughts and vain desires,

that with reverent and humble hearts

we may draw near to you,

confessing our faults,

confiding in your grace,

and finding in you our refuge and strength;

through Jesus Christ your Son.

Silence is kept.

*Kyrie Eleison Hal H. Hopson

Congregational responses are in bold print.

One of Bach’s several

organ preludes on the

tune of today’s opening

hymn.

The Prayer of

Confession and

Declaration of

Forgiveness are offered

from the baptismal font.

We believe that baptism

enacts and seals God’s

grace, offered freely to

all people.

Music: Hal H. Hopson (b.

1933), Musical Setting of

the Service for the Lord’s

Day © 2013 Birnamwood

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*Declaration of Forgiveness

*Gloria in Excelsis Hal H. Hopson

*The Peace

The peace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.

And also with you.

THE WORD

Prayer for Illumination

First Lesson Genesis 25:19-34

Psalm 119:105-112 Tone II.1

Antiphon sung first by the Cantor, thereafter by all and at [A]

105 Your word is a lantern to my feet * and a light upon my path.

106 I have sworn and am determined * to keep your righteous judgments.

107 I am deeply troubled; * preserve my life, O Lord, according to your word.

108 Accept, O Lord, the willing tribute of my lips, * and teach me your judgments.

109 My life is always in my hand, * yet I do not forget your law.

110 The wicked have set a trap for me; * but I have not strayed from your commandments.

111 Your decrees are my inheritance for ever; * truly, they are the joy of my heart.

112 I have applied my heart to fulfill your statutes * for ever and to the end. [A]

Second Lesson Romans 8:1-11

*Gradual Hymn 531 bulletin, p. 6 Seed, Scattered and Sown SEED SCATTERED

Gospel Reading Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23

Sermon

*Affirmation of Faith: The Apostles’ Creed Hymnal, Page 35 (front)

I believe in God, the Father almighty, Maker of heaven and earth,

and in Jesus Christ his only Son, our Lord;

who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary,

suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried;

he descended into hell; the third day he rose again from the dead;

he ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand

of God the Father Almighty; from thence he shall come to judge

the quick and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Ghost;

the holy catholic church; the communion of saints;

the forgiveness of sins; the resurrection of the body;

and the life everlasting. Amen.

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Gloria in Excelsis Deo

(“Glory to God in the

Highest”) is a hymn of

praise developed from

Luke 2:14 (sung by the

angels to the shepherds

announcing Christ’s

birth).

The reader offers a

phrase to mark the end

of each reading, such as,

The Word of the Lord, or

Holy Wisdom, Holy Word.

The assembly responds,

Thanks be to God.

The hymn sung

immediately before the

reading of the Gospel is

called the Gradual, or

Gradual Hymn, which

refers to the step (Latin gradus) from which

it was chanted in

medieval church practice.

After the reading of the

Gospel the reader says,

The Gospel of the Lord.

The assembly responds,

Praise be to you, O

Christ.

Various forms of the

Apostles’ Creed were used from the second

century onward.

Announcements

Prayers of the People

THE EUCHARIST

Offertory

Anthem Almighty God, Your Word Is Cast Roy Johnson

Almighty God, your word is cast like seed upon the ground,

now let the dew of heaven descend and righteous fruits abound.

Let not our selfishness and hate this holy seed remove,

but give it root in every heart to bring forth fruits of love.

Let not the world’s deceitful cares the rising plant destroy,

but let it yield a hundredfold the fruits of peace and joy.

*Prayer of Thanksgiving

The Lord be with you.

And also with you.

Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.

It is right to give our thanks and praise . . .

*The Lord’s Prayer Hymnal, p. 35 (front)

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.

SENDING

*Blessing

*Hymn 457 bulletin, p. 7 How Happy Are the Saints of God WAREHAM

*Charge

Go in peace to love and serve the Lord.

Thanks be to God. Alleluia!

*Voluntary LIEBSTER JESU, WIR SIND HIER, BWV 633, 634 J. S. Bach

Eucharist means

“Thanksgiving.”

Text: John Cawood

(1775–1852), alt.

Music: CALL STREET, Roy

H. Johnson (1933-2014)

© 1986 G.I.A.

Publications.

The Prayer of

Thanksgiving begins

with an exchange

between the minister and

people, called the Sursum

Corda, meaning “hearts

lifted.” This dialogue

dates to the 3rd century

or earlier.

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Brant S. Copeland, Pastor

Michael Corzine, Organist & Choirmaster

Christy Williams, Director of Christian Education

Dolores Ingraham, Emory Hingst, Leo Sandon, and Mary Vance, Parish Associates

First Presbyterian Church Phone 222-4504

110 North Adams Street Fax 222-2215

Tallahassee, FL 32301 www.facebook.com/oldfirstchurch

E-mail: office@oldfirstchurch.org website: www.oldfirstchurch.org

SERVING IN THE LITURGY

Presider and Preacher Brant S. Copeland

Readers Kate Kerr

Andra Copeland

Mary Vance

Cantor Jon Mathes

Choral Scholars Levi Gerke

Rachel Hillman

Jon Mathes

Allison Stokes

Organist & Choirmaster Michael Corzine

Videographer Carl Morse

Charge-givers Second Harvest Food Distribution Team

Announcements

The Offertory Anthem was composed by Roy H. Johnson, Organist & Choirmaster at St. John’s Episcopal Church, Tallahassee,

from 1960-1998, and is based on his hymn tune CALL STREET, composed for the Episcopal Hymnal 1982. The tune was named for

Tallahassee’s Call Street, which connected Roy’s two professional homes—the FSU College of Music, where he was Professor of

Theory and Composition, and St. John’s Church. It was sung and recorded by the choral scholars, each from his/her own home, via

the Apple Acapella application.

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The congregation of First Presbyterian Church is called to meet via Zoom on Sunday,

July 19, 2020, at 1:00 p.m. The purposes of the meeting are to:

1. Elect elders, trustees, and members of the Endowment Management Committee

and Nominating Committee.

2. Hear the report of the Pastor Nominating Committee and take action regarding its

recommendation to call the next pastor of First Presbyterian Church.

To see the list of nominees and to read a letter from Brant Copeland,

Please see the church website: www.oldfirstchurch.org.

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Text: and Music: Dan

Feiten (b. 1953), 1987

© 1987 International

Liturgy Publications.

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Text: David Gambrell

(b. 1972), 2009 © 2011

admin. Presbyterian

Publishing Corp.

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