CHIMING OF THE HOUR AND WELCOME

SILENT PRAYER OF PREPARATION You Holy, triune God, all that is, all that was, and all that ever will be belongs to you alone.

You have spoken to us through your Word made flesh. Now guide us into the truth by the gift of your Holy Spirit,

so that we may glorify you forever and ever. Amen.

PRELUDE FOR ORGAN Fugue in E-flat Major (BWV 552/2/a) Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

This great fugue often has been described as representative of the Trinity due to its being comprised of three sections (section one heard here; section three will be heard as the postlude), being set in the key with three flats, and having a total number of measures divisible by three. It also has been called the “St.

Anne” fugue because the opening motif is that which also is used in the tune “St. Anne” (to which we often sing “Our God, Our Help in Ages Past”).

CALL TO WORSHIP (Psalm 8) Pastor: O Lord, our Sovereign, how majestic is your name in all the earth!

People When I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars that you have

established;

Pastor: what are human beings that you are mindful of them, mortals that you care for them?

People: Yet you have made them a little lower than God, and crowned them with glory and honor.

Pastor: O Lord, our Sovereign, how majestic is your name in all the earth!

All: Let us worship God.

HYMN (Page 6) Holy, Holy, Holy! Lord God Almighty! Nicaea

PRAYER OF THE DAY

CHILDREN’S MESSAGE

EPISTLE LESSON 2 Corinthians 13:11-13

after each reading: Reader: The Word of the Lord. People: Thanks be to God.

GOSPEL LESSON Matthew 28:16-20

SERMON “Get Proximate” Dr. Miller

AFFIRMATION OF FAITH – from The Confession of Belhar

We believe in the triune God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, who gathers, protects and cares for the church

through Word and Spirit. This, God has done since the beginning of the world and will do to the end.

We believe that Christ's work of reconciliation is made manifest in the church as the community of

believers who have been reconciled with God and with one another; that unity is, therefore, both a gift and

an obligation for the church of Jesus Christ; that through the working of God's Spirit it is a binding force, yet

simultaneously a reality which must be earnestly pursued and sought: one which the people of God must

continually be built up to attain; that this unity must become visible so that the world may believe that

separation, enmity and hatred between people and groups is sin which Christ has already conquered, and

accordingly that anything which threatens this unity may have no place in the church and must be

resisted…”

HYMN (Page 7) When People Die by Hatred Llangloffan

CALL FOR THE OFFERING (Click here to give.)

SUNDAY, JUNE 7, 2020

TRINITY SUNDAY

WORSHIP at 10:00 a.m.

THE SACRAMENT OF HOLY COMMUNION INVITATION TO THE LORD’S TABLE

THE GREAT 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.

God of our weary years, God of our silent tears, you have brought us this far along the way. In times of

bitterness you did not abandon us, but guided us into the path of love and light.

In every age you sent prophets to make known your loving will for all humanity. The cry of the poor has

become your own cry; our hunger and thirst for justice is your own desire.

In the fullness of time, you sent your chosen servant to preach good news to the afflicted, to break bread with

the outcast and despised, and to ransom those in bondage to prejudice and sin.

Praise to you, Lord Jesus:

Dying you destroyed our death, rising you restored our life. Lord Jesus, come in glory.

Remembering, therefore, his death and resurrection, we await the day when Jesus shall return to free all the

earth from the bonds of slavery and death. Come, Lord Jesus!

Send your Holy Spirit, our advocate, to fill the hearts of all who share this bread and cup with courage and

wisdom to pursue love and justice in all the world. Come, Spirit of freedom!

Join our prayers and praise with your prophets and martyrs of every age that, rejoicing in the hope of the

resurrection, we might live in the freedom and hope of your Son. Through him, with him, in him, in the unity of

the Holy Spirit, all glory and honor is yours, almighty God, now and forever. Amen.

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.

BREAKING OF THE BREAD AND POURING OF THE CUP

COMMUNION OF THE PEOPLE With whatever “elements” you may have where you are, please take part in Communion.

MUSIC FOR ORGAN We Shall Overcome Spiritual; arr. William F. Smith, 1986

PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION Loving God, you graciously feed us, who have received these holy mysteries, with the bread of life and the

cup of eternal salvation. May we who have received this sacrament, be strengthened in your service; we who

have sung your praises tell of your glory and truth; we who have seen the greatness of your love see you face

to face in your kingdom. For you have made us your own people by the death and resurrection of your Son

our Lord and by the life-giving power of your Spirit. Amen.

HYMN (Page 8) God, Whose Giving Knows No Ending Beach Spring

CLOSING LITANY Holy God, we cry out to you as we grieve the brokenness of our world. We place our trust in you, that you

will hear our prayers, with mercy and tenderness. Take our fear, our anger, our frustration and our weary souls.

Embolden us as your disciples to share the love of Jesus Christ in these days. It is in the bold confidence of this

love that:

We pray for peace –

Not with easy words that make no demands, but the peace of the cross,

Where we bear agony in love, overcoming divisions,

Being we the bridges of love in Christ.

Where enmity and fear give place to forgiveness.

We pray for hope –

A hope that springs from resurrection, not founded on human solutions,

But the hope that is in the One who has and will come again.

We pray for power –

The power to endure the long night of waiting, that we may be faithful to the end,

The power to be unmoved when evil appears triumphant and the battle for truth seems lost,

The power to love when hate explodes into violence and we are tempted to see violence as the only way,

The power to start building again when all we trusted in is crashing around us,

We pray for courage –

The courage to be a pilgrim people traveling into the unknown in the confidence that the way is known

to God,

The courage to be the body of Christ, so that all who sorrow may know the love of Christ through us.

Amen. (Adapted by Sara Lisherness from the Presbyterian Church of Ireland - found in Who Do You Say that I Am?

World Alliance of Reformed Churches)

POSTLUDE FOR ORGAN Fugue in E-flat Major (BWV 552/2/c) Johann Sebastian Bach

In this, the concluding section of this fugue, Bach combines all three motifs: The “St. Anne” motif, developed in section one;

a “running-note” figure that is the basis of section two; and a “gigue” that is introduced at the beginning of section three!

TIME FOR GREETING Following the conclusion of the postlude, all participants will be given

the opportunity to unmute themselves and to greet one another.

In Memoriam

Sally Olmsted Weeks, on June 2

The chancel flowers are given to the glory of God.

THIS WEEK

Monday, June 8 9:30 a.m. Monday Morning Bible Discussion via Zoom – contact Dan Love

7:00 p.m. Personnel Committee via Zoom

Tuesday, June 9 1:00 p.m. Tuesday Afternoon Women’s Discipleship Group via Zoom – contact Alicia Baldwin or Courtney Bennett for the link. A new study on the Book of Esther begins. Wednesday, June 10 10:00 a.m. High School Youth Group Instagram Devotional 3:30 p.m. High School Youth Group Check via Zoom - contact Rev. JP 5:30 p.m. Middle School Connection via Zoom - contact Rev. JP Thursday, June 11 8:00 p.m. Contemplative Worship online Saturday, June 13 10:00 a.m. Women’s Bible Study via Zoom

GENERAL NOTICES

Our e-mail prayer group is going strong. Please join us in our ministry of prayer for others. Or if you have a prayer request, please do not hesitate to contact mailto:rpcprayers@gmail.com.

CELEBRATING OUR GRADUATES Please join us in celebrating our graduates! We are creating a group video through VidHug to congratulate them and need your help. To add your own video wishes (10-60 seconds long), please visit the following link:

https://app.vidhug.com/rpc-congrats-to-our-seniors/rkThgTFqU/record. The website walks you through the uploading process, and it even includes Rev. JP’s video as an example. All video submissions are due by Wednesday, June 10.

Thank you for supporting our graduates as they begin the next step of their journeys!

ONLINE GIVING Online donation options are available on the RPC Website Giving page. Click here to donate. Please contact Maida Robinson at mrobinson@ryepc.com, if you have any questions or need assistance. Many thanks for your continued generosity and support of the church!

RPC PRAYER WALL As a way to connect to one another and to God throughout this time, you are invited to make prayer requests known on the RPC website Prayer Wall (click here). Together we continue to pray for all those in need throughout this ordeal. All can share anonymously, but please keep in mind that it is a public forum.

RYE-BASED EFFORT TO HELP OTHERS If you’re feeling healthy and safe, and are eager to find a way to HELP OTHERS during this unsettling time, we have a simple, Rye-based effort that could really use your help!

RPC Church Member, Molly Howson, has been raising funds the past two months to provide Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to frontline healthcare workers. While the volume of requests is slowing down, there is still a need for gowns, sanitizer and masks at a number of local hospitals and nursing homes. Any contribution helps. If you would like to donate, you can Venmo Molly Howson PPE for Frontline Workers @molly-howson or donate through Go Fund Me at FundTheFront: PPE Supplies for Frontline Workers organized by Molly Howson.

UPDATE: RESULTS ON PREVIOUS RYE-BASED EFFORTS Sew Happy—Made and Delivered Masks to Area Medical Personnel: We are finished. 12,500 masks made and raised $15,000 for Feeding Westchester!

Collect Donations to Deliver Meals from Local Restaurants to Medical Staff Members: After starting what was expected to be only a few donations, we were able to raise over $33,000. Nineteen different hospitals all over Westchester, the Bronx, and NYC, local first responders, and even a few families dealing with Covid-19 received lunches or dinners. The overwhelming response from the community has been nothing short of amazing. The local restaurants are beyond thankful and we hope that we have done enough to help them make it through this unprecedented time.

Congratulations and thank you to both of these community undertakings!

BABY BUNDLE DRIVE - Welcoming New Babies – Helping New Parents with Open Door Family Medical Center

The risks and challenges of bringing a new baby into the world are amplified during this stressful time, especially for low-income families. From Mother’s Day to Father’s Day, we invite you to help a new family and honor mothers, fathers and babies everywhere by donating to Baby Bundles (Formerly Baby Box; due to sanitary concerns the bassinet box is on hold now.) Donating is easy – click on the Open Door Amazon Wishlist link and select from the baby items needed. You can order a single item, any amount or mix, or an entire bundle. Amazon ships directly to Open Door, where the staff will assemble bundles and deliver to the families. Please make sure to

include your name and contact information so Open Door knows who to thank. Shop, donate AND make an impactful difference for vulnerable new babies and parents in our community. Thank you.

To learn more about the Baby Bundle program, please contact Jane Levy, Manager of Volunteer Programs at jlevy@odfmc.org.

BIBLE & HYMNAL SUNDAY – JUNE 14

Families of 1st graders and high school seniors are invited to come by the church on Sunday, June 14, to receive their bibles from our pastors! We are also handing out hymnals that day to the 6th graders graduating from the Children's Choir! We will be stationed at the back of the church near the entrance to the nursery school. Please use the Milton Rd. entrance. To keep everyone healthy and safe, we are

asking everyone to stay in their cars and wear masks. Also, to keep up with social distancing guidelines, we will hand out bibles and hymnals based on the following schedule using last names:

2:00-2:30 p.m. - A-H / 2:30-3:00 p.m. - I-P / 3:00-3:30 p.m. - Q-Z

If you are unable to pick up your bible or hymnal that day, please let Rev. JP know (click here). We can figure out an alternative way to get your bible or hymnal to you.

The Sesquicentennial Service Challenge

2020 marks the sesquicentennial of our sanctuary. 150 years of people coming in and going out through the doors of our beautiful sanctuary. People come in to find their faith strengthened and renewed as we worship together. People then go out in service to the world beyond our doors.

The Mission and Outreach Committee invites you to join your fellow disciples of Rye Presbyterian Church in the 2020 Sesquicentennial Service Challenge!

The goal: at least 150 minutes of service from every member for every month of 2020. With 1052 members, that would mean the total number of services minutes for 2020 would be 1,893,600!

Please know that ANY volunteer service you do either with the church or in the community COUNTS. If you are giving the gift of your time, it counts. When logging your minutes, you can group your minutes together. You don’t need to log each activity separately. Simply total your

minutes and then list, as briefly as possible, what activities you did. The two things we are tracking are total number of minutes (not hours), and the variety of activities that people are involved in as they give the gift of their time by volunteering.

Minutes logged thus far: 160,540

TO LOG YOUR MINUTES, GO TO: https://ryepc.com/150

TUESDAY AFTERNOON WOMEN’S DISCIPLESHIP GROUP

1:00 p.m., via Zoom

Esther: A Woman of Strength and Dignity by Charles R. Swindoll.

We will meet via Zoom –

please contact Alicia Baldwin or Courtney Bennett for the link.

Permission to reprint music in this Order of Worship and to livestream it obtained

from ONE LICENSE License #A-725535.

When People Die by Hatred

Text: © 2016 by Carolyn Winfrey Gillette. All rights reserved.

We Shall Overcome

Music arr. © 1989 The United Methodist Publishing House (admin. The Copyright Company, Nashville, TN).

All rights reserved. International copyright secured. Used by permission.

God, Whose Giving Knows No Ending

Text © 1961, ren. 1989 The Hymn Society (admin. Hope Publishing Company, Carol Stream, IL 60188).

All rights reserved. Used by permission.

Holy, Holy, Holy! Lord God Almighty! Nicaea

Text: Reginald Heber, 1827; alt.

Music: John B. Dykes, 1861

God, Whose Giving Knows No Ending Beach Spring

Text: Robert L. Edwards, 1961; alt.

Music: from The Sacred Harp; 1844; harm.