A WARM WELCOME TO

AUGUST 26, 2018 | TWENTY-FIRST SUNDAY ORDINARY TIME

Welcome to the church! Join us in worship, fellowship, learning, and outreach.

Please locate the friendship pad in your row, sign it, and pass it to your neighbors.

The ushers and pastors are here to help you. Feel free to ask a question.

TODAY’S MESSAGE

{ } “DO YOU HAVE PLEONEXIA?” BY REV. DR. WAIN WESBERRY

JOIN US THIS WEEK @ FIRST PRESBYTERIAN!

►You might want to know about…

“and It Was Good” Summer Sunday School for Adults concludes as we welcome Jimmy Orth, Executive Director of the St. Johns River Keepers. Come for coffee at 9:30 and stay for the presentation. All adults are invited to JTH next Sun-day for a preview of all fall classes being offered. Breakfast snacks will be served.

1st Café: Our menu this Wednesday features Tacos pre-pared by the youth of the church. Once a month our youth serve this popular menu at Hope House. Come and enjoy their favorite meal and learn about their mission trip to Beth El, a farm workers ministry, located in Waimauma, FL. Dinner in JTH at 5:30, program at 6:15. Nursery and Mission ‘n Mo-tion for children available at 6:15p.m. in the Compass.

PresbyBells Openings: Would you like to experience the joy of ringing handbells? We need you. Come to a ringing workshop on August 29 at 4:30pm in the bell room behind the sanctuary. Contact Linda Laine at linlaine@bellsouth.net

First Presbyterian Book Discussion Group : The Book Dis-cussion Group will meet August 27th at 11:30 in the church library. We will be discussing "Dreamland: The True Tale of America's Opiate Epidemic" by Sam Quinones. Please con-tact Sue Wolford for more details or to RSVP. 908-400-9461 or swolford@comcast.net

Neighbor to Neighbor (now N2N) is relaunching and we need you! If you have a need for assistance with light home repairs, yard work, minor household tasks (changing lightbulbs, rearranging furniture, retrieving items from the attic etc.) or specialized projects (small plumbing or car-pentry needs), please contact a member of the N2N team or the church office. If you are interested in volunteering to help with these types of projects, please sign up in Jim Thomas Hall at the welcome center. The planning team will call you when they have a need. The team members are: Dave Sturges, Tom Rowan, Jan Turk, Barb Kent, and Teri Cun-ningham.

Fall Meet & Eat!! Today is your last chance to sign up for the Hospitality Committee’s newest opportunity to for fellowship and food around the table. Fill out the form in the bulletin and drop in the offering plate or at the Info desk in Jim Thomas Hall. A “Reveal” Pizza Party will take place on Monday, September 10 at 6pm to introduce everyone to their dinner group for September - Decem-ber dinners. Folks will see that it is “Easy as (pizza) Pie” to host/coordinate a dinner!!! After dinner, each group will exchange contact information and determine who will host each month. Please RSVP to churchoffice@1stpres-fb.com or call 261-3837 with the total number of pizza eaters by September 9.

FPU @ FPC What if you were following a plan for your money that you KNEW worked? You can take control of your money, get out of debt, and create a plan for your fu-ture. Dave Ramsey's 9-week Financial Peace University is coming to FPC, beginning Sunday, September 9th at 6:00 pm in the Compass Conference Room. Childcare will be provided. Space is limited, so follow this link for more in-

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Grandparenting with Purpose Catherine Jacobs is a grandmother who has developed “Seven Keys” for becom-ing a life-changing grandparent in the 21st century. Join us as Catherine Jacobs leads a workshop on grandparent-ing with purpose. The workshop begins with a Candlelight Ceremony and Dinner at 5:30 pm for $5 per person, Tues-day, September 11th, at St. Peters Episcopal Parish. Then, September the 12th, the workshop continues with a ninety-minute program at 10 am in Burns Hall. This ministry event is hosted by St. Peter’s Episcopal Parish and First Presbyteri-an Church of Fernandina Beach. Please contact the church office to register for this program. 904-261-3837 or churchoffice@1stpres-fb.com

Chancel Choir The Chancel Choir will resume regular rehearsals this Wednesday Aug. the 29th from 6:30 - 8:00 pm in the Compass multipurpose room. All are welcome!

Friends of the Church

Our Church Family

Ben Isaac

Fred Armstrong

Polly Hord

Anita Gardiner

Carolyn Coggins

Ken Williams

Barb Kent

Kasey Sapp

Martha Ratchford

David Sturges

Susan Rodriguez and family

Eliza Young

Lynn Hicks

Matt Showalter

Nick Clark

Erika Zimmerman

Jackie Wilking

Gene Sovereign

Louise Bowers

Pamp McKendree

Reg Parsons

John and Patsy Hawley

John Pruitt

Mary Catherine Buyck

Jake Michaelis

Kathy Johnson

Diana Neumann

Sarah Piotila

Lauren Braddock Fellows

Maria Quinn

Barbie Coyne

Jennifer Welshhans

Cali Smolarsky

Michaela Rugullies

Eric Katigbak

Tammy Olive

Tom Carless

Bob and Mary Williams

Joan Averett

Maria Page

►Join us in praying for…

Sunday, August 26 Monday, August 27

8:15am

9:30am

9:50am

Nursery in The Compass

Coffee & Doughnuts (Endowment )

Sunday School for adults in Jim Thomas

Hall, Children (The Compass) Youth (The

Anchor)

11:30am

Book Discussion Group (Library) Dreamland: The True Tale of America's Opiate Epidemic" by Sam Quinones

Tuesday, August 28 Wednesday, August 29

10:00am

10:00am

Staff Meeting

Women’s Prayer Group in JTH

4:30pm

5:30pm

6:15pm

6:30pm

Presbybells Workshop

1st Café

Youth Mission Presentation

Choir

Thursday, August 30 Friday, August 31

RSVP for Youth Mental Health First Aid on September 29th. For more information, see the bulletin insert.

Have a safe and restful Labor Day week-end

Gathering Around the WORD PRELUDE:

GREETINGS & PASSING OF THE PEACE

MINUTE FOR MISSION: Stephen Ministry Leader Training

CALL TO WORSHIP:

LEADER: Those who trust in their riches will wither, but the righteous will flourish like green leaves.

PEOPLE: We gather to praise the Lord, casting our hope in God rather than material things.

LEADER: The greedy bring ruin to their households, but the one who detests bribes will live.

PEOPLE: God is generous to us, abounding in steadfast love. We turn away from greed towards God!

LEADER: A good name is more desirable than great riches; to be esteemed is better than silver or gold.

PEOPLE: In worship we exalt the good name of God and our Savior Jesus Christ.

▲ HYMN OF PRAISE #26: “EARTH AND ALL STARS”

▲ Confessing Our Sin LEADER: In worship we sing to God a new song, and now we turn to God in prayer confessing our sins:

PEOPLE: Gracious God, you are an abundant giver. You create life, set the planets in motion, and

provide for us the rhythms of creation to experience your power. Forgive us for all the ways

we ignore your creative power and abuse your creation. Through Jesus Christ, you give your

very self to the world. Christ lived to show us how to love and died at the hands of sinful

people. You raised Jesus to new life for us. Lord, have mercy on us for all the ways we

misunderstand Jesus and his saving love. With the Holy Spirit, you give hope, wisdom, and

peace. Lord, have mercy for all the ways we miss the Spirit’s work. Remove the burden or

our sins and grant us the generous gift of forgiveness. Amen. ~ Silent Prayers ~

▲ HYMN OF GRATITUDE: #582 “GLORY TO GOD, WHOSE GOODNESS SHINES ON ME”

▲ ASSURANCE OF PARDON:

LEADER: God’s mercy is from everlasting, a generous gift of grace for all who genuinely seek it.

PEOPLE: We seek the healing power of God’s grace and thank God for it today.

LEADER: Friends, believe the good news of the gospel: in Jesus Christ our sins are forgiven!

PEOPLE: Glory to God our Creator. Glory to Jesus our Redeemer. Glory to the Spirit our Sustainer!

TIME WITH YOUNG DISCIPLES:

PRAYER: God the Father bless us. God the Son help us. God the Spirit keep us, now and evermore.

Children in Kindergarten-3rd Grade are invited to participate in Children’s Church

following the Time with Young Disciples at 11a.m.

Rev. Julie Jensen

▲ HYMN OF PREPARATION: #826 “LIFT HIGH THE CROSS”

SERMON: “Do You Have Pleonexia?”

“Take care! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; for one’s life does not consist in

the abundance of possessions” (Luke 12:15).

PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE AND THE LORD’S PRAYER

OFFERTORY INVITATION

OFFERTORY

The flowers were given today by Suzanne Maute in loving memory of her son, Ryan Tubbs.

Following the Word

The WORD Proclaimed

▲ HYMN OF SENDING: #331 ”GOD OF THE AGES, WHOSE ALMIGHTY HAND”

Rev. Dr. Wain Wesberry

Peg Grainger 8:30, Malcolm Noden 11:00

Andrea Bairas 8:30, Roger Martin11:00

Rev. Dr. Wain Wesberry

▲ CHARGE AND BLESSING:

▲ POSTLUDE:

PRAYER OF ILLUMINATION

LESSON #1: Psalm 84 (page 543)

LESSON #2: Luke 12:13-21 (page 74)

LEADER: The Word of the Lord. PEOPLE: Thanks be to God!

ANTHEM: “King of the World” by S. Mizell, N. Grant & B. Mizell

Rev. Julie Jensen

Rev. Dr. Wain Wesberry

Soloist: Scott Tinman

▲ PRAYER OF DEDICATION AND DEDICATION OF PRAYER SHAWLS

▲ INVITATION TO DISCIPLESHIP

▲ AFFIRMATION OF FAITH: (from the Heidelberg Catechism)

Q. 1. What is your only comfort, in life and in death?

A. That I belong – body and soul, in life and in death – not to myself but to my faithful Savior, Jesus Christ, who at the cost of his own blood has fully paid for all my sins and has completely freed me from the dominion of the devil; that he protects me so well that without the will of my Father in heaven not a hair can fall from my head; indeed, that everything must fit his purpose for my salvation. Therefore, by his Holy Spirit, he also assures me of eternal life, and makes me wholeheartedly willing and ready from now on to live for him.

Responding to the Word

Rev. Julie Jensen

▲ HYMN OF GRATITUDE: #605 “PRAISE TO GOD THE FATHER”

Rev. Julie Jensen

Tom Rowan

First Presbyterian Church is a Stephen Ministry Congregation in the Presbyterian Church (USA)

Rev. Dr. Wain Wesberry, Pastor Rev. Julie A. Jensen, Associate Pastor

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