Hillsborough Presbyterian Church 102 West Tryon Street Post Office Box 717

Hillsborough, N. C. 27278 919-732-3131

www.hillsboroughpres.org YouTube Channel

ORGANIZED 1816

To those who seek the joy of sharing

in worship and praise; to those

who seek to know and serve the Lord,

our Church opens wide its doors.

ORDER OF WORSHIP

Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time

June 21, 2020

11:00 AM

Reverend Marguerite Sirrine, Interim Pastor Scott Schlesinger, Organist/Choir Director JoAnn Harrison, Secretary

Gathering of the People

Prelude Variations on "No, Not One" by Jon Spong

Welcome and Opening Prayer

Praise of God

Call to Worship (From Genesis 12)

One: Now the LORD said to Abram:

Many: ‘Go from your country and your kindred and your father’s house to the land that

I will show you.

One: I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you, and make your name great, so

that you will be a blessing.’

All: Praise the Lord!

* Hymn No. 816 If Thou But Trust in God to Guide Thee

Confession of Sin

Call to Confession

Silent Individual Confession

Prayer of Confession (responsive)

One: Holy God, you have guided us through a wilderness time of transition.

Many: And we have seen manna from heaven.

One: Sometimes we were not sure who to trust, and yet you made your presence known.

Many: We have seen signs and wonders, revelations of the Spirit.

One: Yet Lord, we confess that at times the wilderness got the better of us.

Many: The Mission Study didn’t solve all the church’s problems and took a long time.

Some of us missed a beloved pastor and didn’t connect with the new one. We

disconnected from people with whom we had long associated.

One: The wilderness has tested us; you have tested us; and now we confess that we are

sometimes your people and sometimes not.

All: Yet you are the cloud by day and the pillar of fire by night. Forgive us, our light

and our salvation. Give us grace that we might be grace, and blessings that we

might be a blessing. Amen.

Assurance of Pardon: Isaiah 43:19

I am about to do a new thing;

now it springs forth, do you not perceive it?

I will make a way in the wilderness

and rivers in the desert.

Sharing of God’s Word

Prayer for Illumination

Scripture Reading Exodus 39:32a, 43; 40:32-38 (p. 87)

Conversation with the Children Ann Sebesan

Scripture Reading I Corinthians 13:8-13 (p. 175)

Leader: This is the Word of the Lord.

People: Thanks be to God.

Sermon In the End Rev. Marguerite Sirrine

Response to the Gospel

* Hymn No. 693 Though I May Speak

Prayers of the People and The 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.

The Offering

Offertory Variations on "No, Not One" by Jon Spong

* Hymn of Dedication No. 606 Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow Old One Hundredth

Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; praise God, all creatures here below;

Praise God above, ye heavenly host; praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost. Amen.

* Prayer of Dedication

*Affirmation of Faith from 2 Corinthians 5:17-20b (in unison)

So if anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation: everything old has passed away; see,

everything has become new! All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ,

and has given us the ministry of reconciliation; that is, in Christ God was reconciling the world

to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting the message of

reconciliation to us. So we are ambassadors for Christ, since God is making his appeal through

us. Amen.

Go Forth to Serve

Invitation to Share and Serve

* Hymn No. 361 O Christ, the Great Foundation

* Charge and Benediction

* Postlude Variations on "No, Not One" by Jon Spong

Variations on "No, Not One" by Jon Spong. Copyrighted (1993) and published by H.W. Gray Publications. All rights

reserved. Used by permission.

“If Thou but Trust in God to Guide Thee”, Text: Georg Neumark, 1641; trans. Catherine Winkworth, 1855, 1863, alt.

Music: Georg Neumark, 1641. All rights reserved. Used by permission.

“Though I May Speak”, Text: Hal H. Hopson, 1972. Music: English folk melody; adapt. Hal H. Hopson, 1972. Text and

Music © 1972 Hope Publishing Company. All rights reserved. Used by permission.

“Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow”, Text by Thomas Ken, 1695, 1709; Music: Genevan Psalter, 1551. All rights

reserved.

“O Christ, the Great Foundation”, Text: Timothy T’ingfang Lew, 1933; trans. Mildred A. Wiant, 1966. Music: Samuel

Sebastian Wesley, 1864. Text © 1977 Chinese Christian Literature Council Ltd. All rights reserved. Used by permission.

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Permission to podcast/stream the music in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE, License #A-731198.

CHURCH NOTES

June 21, 2020

WELCOME VISITORS! We welcome you to Hillsborough Presbyterian Church and to this live-

stream service. We are truly pleased that you have chosen to worship with us today because we believe

that everyone who enters these doors is God’s guest. We welcome all to be part of our community of

faith, and participate in any of our activities and events.

We invite you to join us on Sundays for our Live Stream Worship:

11:00 AM Traditional Worship – with organ music

The FLOWERS are shared today to the glory of God and in honor of the amazing blessing that

Marguerite Sirrine has been to Hillsborough Presbyterian Church, and to wish Marguerite and Mark

every happiness as they move into the next phase of pastoral care.

Assisting in Worship today:

Liturgist and Conversation with Children: Ann Sebesan

Leading Music: James and Lisa Watts

Video: Martin and Judy Brown

Hosting Lemonade on the Zoom: Kathy Remington

Join us for Lemonade on the Zoom at 12:15 on Sunday mornings! Would you like to host Lemonade

on the Zoom? Please drop us a note in the church office and we’ll add you to the schedule. We will get

the information to you that is needed for your host Sunday!

As we move forward our plan is that HPC staff will work mostly from home with visits to the church

office on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons. Phone messages will be checked daily. You can email

Scott or JoAnn at their usual email addresses.

The Youth Group will meet on Wednesday evenings in June from 6:00 – 7:30 PM. Questions? See

Eric Cathey.

We will be collecting our 2020 Pentecost Offering through the end of June. The Pentecost Offering

unites us in a church-wide effort to support young people and inspire them to share their faith, ideas

and gifts with the world. One effort our offering supports is the “Educate a Child, Transform the World

Initiative.” This effort works with partners in the United States and worldwide to provide quality

education to children. Sixty percent of our offering supports programs like this from the Presbyterian

Mission Agency. We want to draw attention to the Jason and Jessica Evans Memorial Scholarship.

Jessica Evans was an active member of the HPC Youth Group before she and her brother were

tragically killed. The other forty percent will be used to provide scholarships for needy children at New

Hope Camp and Conference Center through the Jessica Evans Scholarship. Please, if you can, give

generously. To give online, click on the EasyTithe button on the HPC website. Click “Denominational

Outreach” from the first dropdown list and “Pentecost Offering” from the second. Enter your amount.

You can also email your offering to PO Box 717, Hillsborough NC, 27278. We appreciate your

support of our church and our denomination as it seeks to witness to Christ in new ways.

The Youth Group will meet on Wednesday evenings from 6:00 – 7:30 PM. Questions? See Eric

Cathey.

Linda Jaubert will be offering a Zoom group discussion on Wednesday evenings at 7:30 pm, based on

the Lectionary lessons that our Sunday School Class uses. We will be reading the scripture passages

that we will be discussing, and encourage you to have your bibles with you to refer to. To participate in

the class please be in touch with Linda. She will forward instructions for connecting to this Zoom

event!

The deadline for the July edition of “The Church Mouse” will be Monday, June 22 at 1:00 PM.

Please get articles and calendar events to the church office (hpchurch@hillsboroughpres.org.

Community Outreach will meet via Zoom on Tuesday, June 23rd at 7:00 PM. Questions? See Jane

McIver.

The Emergency Preparedness Commission will meet via Zoom at 6:30 PM on Thursday, June 18.

Questions? See Sam Nesbit, Alicia Gonzalez, Martin Brown or Marc Fowler.

Sign up and share with your Church the joy of an anniversary, a special occasion, or memorialize

someone important to you through our 2020 FLOWER CHART. You can email the church office if

you’d like to provide flowers for a Sunday morning hpchurch@hillsboroughpres.org. You can drop off

your flowers on Saturday or if you order from Flower Patch they will deliver to HPC for you. (Open

dates: June 28th and July 19 and 26)

WAYS TO SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITY

Orange Congregation In Mission (OCIM)

Needs include: Non-perishable goods such as canned vegetables, jelly, mayonnaise, canned fruit or

applesauce, pasta sauce, tuna, beef stew, rice, crackers, personal care items, soap, shampoo, and

toothpaste.

If you prefer you can send monetary donations for Orange Congregations In Mission at: ocimnc.org or

by mail at 300 Millstone Drive, Hillsborough, NC 27278.

Department of Social Services (DSS):

DSS is collecting non-perishable food at their main building on Mayo St. (The old Walmart building).

If you prefer, you can send monetary donations for the Department of Social Services at: Orange

County Food Drive or by mail at 113 Mayo St. Hillsborough, NC 27278 and indicate "Food Drive" in

the memo line.

If you can, please support our neighbors in need by giving generously in the coming weeks. Questions:

call Jane McIver.

Check out our HPC WEB PAGE at www.hillsboroughpres.org – click on any event on our calendar

page for details! You will also find the monthly newsletter and Sunday bulletin posted on this

webpage! A great way to keep up with what’s happening at HPC!

In an emergency or to share a concern, please

contact the church office, 919-732-3131. You may also

contact the Clerk of Session, Kathryn Remington.

THIS SUNDAY: June 21

For Marguerite’s last Sunday, we will hear passages specially picked

for the occasion: Exodus 39:32a, 43; 40:32-38;

I Corinthians 13:8-13

Lectionary Readings: Genesis 21:8-21; Psalm 86:1-10, 16-17;

Romans 6:1b-11; Matthew 10:24-39

11:00 AM Live Stream Traditional Worship (YouTube)

12:30 PM Lemonade on the Zoom

Mon – 1:00 PM July “Church Mouse” Deadline

Tue – 7:00 PM Community Outreach Committee (Zoom)

Wed - 6:00 PM Youth Group

7:30 PM Adult Sunday School (Zoom)

Thu – 6:30 PM Emergency Preparedness Commission (Zoom)

Volunteers:

Liturgist and Children’s Sermon: Ann Sebesan

Lemonade on the Zoom Host: Kathy Remington

Flowers: James and Lisa Watts

Video: Martin Brown, Judy Brown

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NEXT SUNDAY: June 28

Lectionary Readings: Genesis 22:1-14; Psalm 13;

Romans 6:12-23; Matthew 10:40:42

11:00 AM Live Stream Traditional Worship (YouTube)

12:30 PM Lemonade on the Zoom

Volunteers:

Guest Preacher: Rev. Dr. Tom Harris

Liturgist: Rich Erdosy

Children’s Sermon: Joe Crane

Lemonade on the Zoom Host: TBD

Flowers: TBD

Video: Martin Brown, Judy Brown