August 11, 2019

T here are people in the world so hungry that God cannot appear to them

except in the form of bread.

-Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi

Welcome to Worship at New Hope Our Sunday worship stems from the Presbyterian branch of the Jesus movement, and you’ll find much of

what you need to participate in this bulletin. If you’re unfamiliar with these traditions, you can also simply let the prayers of the community carry you forward. There is no wrong way to come to God in prayer.

We’re glad you’re here. During Today’s Worship We welcome back to our worship today, violinist, Margret Heyl. Margret studied at Ithaca College, New York and the Hartt School of Music in Connecticut. She has been a member of the Cedar Rapids, Iowa Symphony and the Bach Society and Bach at the Sem orchestras in St. Louis. She teaches at the Webster Community Music School and at a private studio in West St. Louis County. Children are especially welcome in our worship services, because faith is formed by the practices that shape it. Red worship bags for young children (non-readers) and blue bags for older children (readers) may be found on the wall outside the sanctuary. An usher will help you locate one. If you would like a worship bag with your child’s name of it, you may fill out a request form found in the Outreach & Information Center in the narthex or call the church office (936.2200). Parents who pre- fer child care will find the nursery (infant—Pre-K) in Room 204 (main level). Worship Feast, an experience to help elementary-age children develop awareness of God’s presence and openness to mystery through a variety of prayer practices, is available during the service. Chil- dren who wish to participate may be dismissed after the children sing. They will exit by the side (north) door and be escorted to the lower-level. Preparing for worship...Please silence cell phones upon entering the sanctuary. The need may arise for you to exit the service early. If so, please refrain from exiting during prayers, reading of scripture and choral anthems. Natural and appropriate exit points are during congregational hymns or sung responses. Your courtesy is appreciated. Also, as a kindness to fellow worshipers, please do not take flash photos during the worship service. Large-print bulletins and hearing enhancement equipment are available for ease of worship. An usher will be happy to assist you. At the close of worship, please return the unit to the sound booth at the rear of the sanctuary. The Eucharist (the Lord’s Supper, Holy Communion) is celebrated weekly at New Hope, and is open to all the baptized. The Lord’s Supper and Baptism are inseparable. If you feel called by the Holy Spir- it to meet Christ in Communion, we believe that you are also being called to Baptism. We will not turn anyone away from the Lord’s Table, but we do invite you to speak to the pastor or a member of the Session about Baptism as soon as possible. Following worship, we invite you to a time of coffee & conversation (or tea) in the narthex. Flowers: To the glory of God and in celebration of their 35th anniversary, given Kirk & Deb Garten. Ushering for today’s worship: Craig Clarke, Kirk Garten, Bill & Linda Judd, Kristin Judd, Debbie McDanel, Joe Seidler. Liturgist: Elder Terry Martinez Sound Booth: Julie Nowakowski Last Sunday’s Attendance: 164

If You Are New to New Hope Information about our church can be found at the Outreach & Information Center in the foyer.

New Hope Cares For pastoral care and to notify the church of illness, hospitalization, or death, please contact the church office at 636/936.2200 (lbrown@nhpres.org). To arrange for home-bound Communion, contact Pastor James at cqjames@nhpres.org or 936.2200 x.11.

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ORDER OF SERVICE FOR THE LORD’S DAY Ninth Sunday after Pentecost

August 11, 2019 10:15 a.m. THE GATHERING

As the people gather, worshipers greet one another, welcoming newcomers.

Please silence electronic devices.

CALL TO WORSHIP +GREETING & ANNOUNCEMENTS

PRELUDE The Lord’s Prayer Albert Hay Malotte

Margret Heyl, violin arr. William Kroll

Prayer of Preparation This prayer is offered as an aid to help worshipers center the heart and mind for worship.

Giver of life,

every day you rain down manna from heaven

so that we can eat the bread of angels.

Turn our complaints into gratitude,

that we, as a church,

may mature into the body of the risen Christ

given for the life of the world. Amen.

+*DOXOLOGY (Glory to God 606) OLD 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.

*OPENING SENTENCES & GATHERING PRAYER Give thanks to the Lord, for God is good. Ps. 118:1

God’s steadfast love endures forever.

Jesus said: I am the bread of life. John 6:34-35

Give us this bread always.

...through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord.

Amen.

+*HYMN 81 Glorious Things of Thee Are Spoken AUSTRIAN HYMN

*THE CONFESSION

Merciful God, we confess

that we have not followed your way.

You show us the wrong we have done,

yet we point fingers at others.

You offer us the bread of heaven,

yet we hunger for the things of earth.

Forgive us, God of grace.

Speak your truth to us in love,

so that we may return to you in peace,

and grow more and more in grace;

through Jesus Christ our Lord. Worshipers may reflect on this prayer and offer personal confession in silence.

DECLARATION OF FORGIVENESS

...In the name of Jesus Christ, we are forgiven.

Amen.

THE PEACE Greet those around you with: “The peace of Christ be with you,” responding, “And also with you.”

+RESPONSE OF PRAISE Glory to God, Paul Vasile Whose Goodness Shines on Me

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THE WORD

PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION

FIRST SCRIPTURE READING Exodus 16: 2-4, 9-15

EPISTLE READING Ephesians 4: 1-16

*THE GOSPEL

THE ACCLAMATION CELTIC ALLELUIA

GOSPEL READING John 6: 24-35

SERMON Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread Fourth in a series on the Lord’s Prayer

In silent prayer and reflection you may renew the covenant into which you are baptized. If you would like

to learn more about this sacrament, Pastor James would welcome the opportunity to speak with you about it.

PRAYERS OF INTERCESSION

THE EUCHARIST OFFERING OF OURSELVES & OUR GIFTS

OFFERTORY MUSIC Softly and Tenderly arr. Phillip Keveren

SACRAMENT OF THE LORD’S SUPPER

THE INVITATION

THE GREAT PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING & THE LORD’S PRAYER The Lord be with you.

And also with you.

Lift up your hearts.

We lift them up to the Lord.

Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.

It is right to give our thanks and praise.

Holy God,

you alone are holy,

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you alone are God.

The universe declares your praise:

beyond the stars;

beneath the sea;

within each cell;

with every breath.

We praise you, O God.

Generations bless your faithfulness:

through the water;

by night and day;

across the wilderness;

out of exile;

into the future.

We bless you, O God.

We give you thanks for your dear Son:

at the heart of human life;

near to those who suffer;

beside the sinner;

among the poor;

with us now.

We thank you, O God.

...the prayer continues…

Praise to you, Lord Jesus:

Dying you destroyed our death,

rising you restored our life.

Lord Jesus, come in glory.

...the prayer continues…

Blessing, praise, and thanks to you, holy God,

through Jesus Christ,

by your Spirit,

in your church without end.

Amen.

Let us pray for God’s rule on earth, as Jesus taught us.

Our Father, who art in heaven,

hallowed be thy name,

thy kingdom come, thy will be done,

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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

COMMUNION OF THE PEOPLE Coming to the Table—Ushers will invite worshipers to the Lord’s Table by rows. All the baptized may come to the Table at the center and return by the outside aisles.

Receiving the elements—You may take the bread, dip it into the chalice and partake of both to- gether (intinction), or you may partake of the bread first, and then proceed to partake of the juice separately from the tray of individual cups.

Gluten-free bread is available in the glass dish at both stations.

COMMUNION MUSIC Pavane pour une Infante Défunte Maurice Ravel

arr. Koen Dejonghe

PRAYER AFTER THE MEAL

THE SENDING *HYMN 714 God of the Fertile Fields ITALIAN HYMN

*BLESSING & CHARGE

*POSTLUDE

*All who are able may stand. +Those arriving may be seated.

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Parking Lot Banners

The new banners on the light poles in the upper and lower parking lots were inspired by

a conversation the Session had earlier this spring.

Along with loving God, loving our neighbor (as an expression of our love for God) is

the greatest commandment. The Jewish Torah commands love of neighbor (Leviticus

19:18), and the Gospel points back to it to highlight which of all the commandments is the

greatest (Matthew 22:34-40); (Mark 12:28-34); (Luke 10:27).

The specific wording on the banners was composed by

Jadon Hartsuff, an Episcopal priest in Washington, D.C. By

naming the specifics, we see just how challenging and im-

portant this commandment really is. Yet, these words are

also meant to transcend any particular political ideology

and get at the heart of what it is to live by faith. So our Ses-

sion has adopted them to remind us of who we are called

to be. As we seek to live into our congregation’s founding

vision of bringing “new hope” to all people, we believe

these banners will continue to challenge each of us to put

flesh and blood on our goal of “welcoming and including

all” so that together we might reflect the great diversity of

God’s creation that is all around us and learn something

about God from those who are different from us. That,

above all, is a large part of what it is to be Church.

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In response to the “Love Your Neighbor” light pole banners in the parking lot, our ruling elders on

the Session will be sharing their reflections on what this means to them and how they are being

challenged to live into this love commandment.

“Love Your Neighbor who doesn’t pray like you.”

Prayer is a very personal time, a time for us to talk to God and thank Him for all our bless-

ings and a time to ask His favor. Jesus denounced, in Matthew 6:5-7, praying as a way of

gaining respect of those around us as we pray. Even our prayers in the community of the

church are private prayers between God and us. We may all be saying the same words,

but it is our mental state that makes each word we say a conversation with God.

Having said this, let's look at a couple of examples of those who do not pray as we do:

Speaking in Tongues frequently comes to mind when discussing prayer and its various

forms. Speaking in tongues is believed to be a Gift of the Holy Spirit and The Holy Spir-

it develops it as you speak the “tongue" from when the Spirit first gives you the gift. It may

just sound like a bubbling up of strange sounds but those sounds are a prayer language

and to build you up in The Spirit. In 1 Corinthians we read: Follow the way of love and

eagerly desire spiritual gifts, especially the gift of prophecy. For anyone who speaks in a

tongue does not speak to men but to God. Sam Storm writes in 10 Things you should

know about speaking in tongues: “The Holy Spirit personally crafts or creates a special and

unique language that enables a Christian to speak to God in prayer, praise, and thanksgiv-

ing. This gift is not a human language that one might encounter in some foreign country,

but a Spirit-empowered capacity to speak meaningful words that are only understood by

our Triune God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit"

Muslims are required to pray 5 times a day with strict rules for when and how they are

to pray. Prayer for a Muslim involves uniting mind, soul, and body in worship; so a Mus-

lim carrying out these prayers will perform a whole series of set movements that go with

the words of the prayer. Just as we read in Matthew above, the Qur’an says: Woe to those

who pray, but are unmindful of their prayer, or who pray only to be seen by people.

(Qur’an 107:4-6). those who pray, but are unmindful of their prayer, or who pray only to

be seen by people

Hmmmm, see the common theme here. Prayer is a uniting of the mind and body with

God. It takes a different form but it is same throughout the world—man talking to God.

How can we not Love the man who praises God

-Jerry Dyer

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WORSHIP RESOURCES

Prayer of Preparation, Feasting on the Word: Worship Companion, Year B, Vol, 2 (Louisville: Westminster

John Knox Press, 2015), 109.

Doxology, Text and music in the public domain.

Prayer of Confession, Call to Worship: Liturgy, Music, Preaching & the Arts, Vol. 51.1, 130.

"Glory to God, Whose Goodness Shines on Me." TEXT: Trad. liturgical text, adapt. Paul M. Vasile, 2008. MU-

SIC: Paul M. Vasile, 2008. Text adapt. and music ©2008 Paul M. Vasile. Used by permission.

“Celtic Alleluia.” Words: Traditional liturgical text. Music: Fintan O’Carroll and Christopher Walker, ©1985,

1996, OCP. All rights reserved. Reprinted under One License #A-726483.

Eucharistic Prayer (Great Prayer of Thanksgiving), the Book of Common Worship, Presbyterian Church (USA)

(Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press, 2018), 128-129.

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PRAYERS

for Healing & Wholeness Nancy Chik (friend of Kathy Gibbs)

Kee Groshong (cousin of Susan Petrowsky)

Rick Koonley Marcia Becher (friend of Jim & Debbie Phillips) Bryan Craven (nephew of Linda Dencker) Sarah Hutton (former member of New Hope) Gary Arnold (grandfather of Quinn, Rory, & Peyton Marshall)

Bob Turner (brother of Marianne Thiel) Mary Powers Lance Keune (brother-in-law of Jim & Connie Pettit) Marty Spann (friend of Ruth Irvine)

Roberta Fitch (mother of Jody Romkey)

Bill Werber (brother of Ann Schmid) Lauren Pennington (niece of Greg Newman) Karen Schrieser (friend of Debbie McDanel)

Bill Morgan (nephew of Ann Wienstroer) Dawn Schaumberg (friend of Ruth Irvine) Rhonda Dyer Katherine Buxton (mother of Barbara Newman) Marilynne Counts Ken Jordan (friend of Jim & Connie Pettit)

Ray Rasche (father of Todd Rasche)

Erin Murphy (daughter-in-law of Pat & Robin Murphy) Lisa Adams (daughter of Marilyn Pavia)

Allen Rudolph Patricia Rothermich (friend of Barbara Lynn) Jason Murphy (son of Patrick & Robin Murphy)

Greg Newman Hilary Stokes (daughter-in-law of Wynn & Katie Ward)

Susan Phillips Viennia Goorey (niece of Martha Lamey)

Casey Fisher (friend of Paul & Martha Hacker) Neil Harger (friend of Paul & Martha Hacker)

Trish Hawley (co-worker of Barbara Newman)

Larry Vilmer (friend of Paul & Martha Hacker)

Steve Thomas (cousin of Vicky Koonley)

Lyndia Bernabe (friend of Marilynne Counts)

Marion Sanders (grandmother of Marion Hamilton)

Steve Hanson (uncle of Marion Hamilton)

Kim Ballard (aunt of Marion Hamilton)

Clarence Siebert (friend of Paul & Marty Hacker)

Frances Fleschert (granddaughter of Jim & Debbie Phillips)

Michael Ray Carole Cassetta (mother of Rick Cassetta) Harley Steiner (uncle of Connie Pettit) Carole Pearson (friend of Donna Huffman)

Nancy Coacher (friend of Nancy Seals)

Jared Antle (nephew of Shari Mahon) Louise Howell (friend of Ruth Reilly) Melissa Robin Irvine (daughter of Bill & Ruth Irvine)

Betty Reed (friend of Barbara Newman) Arnold Sanders (grandfather of Marion Hamilton)

Marsha Hanson (step-mother of Marion Hamilton)

Alexandra Riordan (granddaughter of Wynn & Katie Ward)

Dan Riordan (son-in-law of Wynn & Katie Ward)

Violet Koehler (mother of Elaine Barbee and Ruth Connor)

Phyllis Wamsley (cousin of Barbara Lynn)

Mary Fritz (friend of Jim Pettit)

Joyce Denkman Hannah Shroyer (great-grandchild of Allen & Carolyn Rudolph)

Rev. Len Aurich (step-father of Connie Pettit)

Michael McCallister (cousin of Laura Eikmann) Dona Holmes (mother of Gay Spears)

Barbara Clarke Burton (sister of Craig Clarke) Bob Mudrovic

for the Grieving Kirk Garten on the death of his aunt, Janet Edge (July 25)

Linda Dencker on the death of her friend, Mary McConkey (July 24)

for the World & its People victims of the shooting in Dayton, OH victims of the shooting in El Paso, NM victims of the shooting in Gilroy, CA victims of the school shooting in CO victims of the flooding in the Midwest

of Joy and Thanksgiving for the birth of Charlotte Anne Grundy, granddaughter of Jack & Tracy Grundy (July 5)

for those Deployed Levi Root (nephew of Bill Lamey)

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Striving to welcome and include all, worship God,

grow in Christian faith, serve others,

and be God’s love in the world.

The Rev. Dr. Christopher Q. James, Pastor Dr. Gay Holmes Spears, Director of Music Ministries

Laura Meinert, Office Manager

Session

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2019

Jerry Dyer

Kirk Garten

Bill Lamey

Alyssa Murray

Sue White

2020

Paul Hacker

Lynn Harmon

Terry Martinez

Julie Nowakowski

Jim Phillips

2021

Camellia Callahan

Ruth Irvine, Clerk of Session

Margo Van Mill

Patrick Tilk

Stan Whiteley

2019

Sharon Barnes

Mark Besselman

Robert Dencker

Carolyn Doerr

Linda Judd, Moderator

2020

Sue Dittmar

Barbara Lynn

Robin Murphy

Todd Rasche

Joe Seidler

2021

Rhonda Dyer

Donna Huffman

Greg Marshall

Connie Pettit

Mary Waltman