FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF BROOKINGS, SOUTH DAKOTA
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October 20, 2019                                                                                             10:30 am
                                                                                                              * STAND IF ABLE
 
PRELUDE  “O Master, Let Me Walk with Thee”                       Gilbert Martin
 
WELCOME/ANNOUNCEMENTS
*GREETING ONE ANOTHER
 
*CALL TO WORSHIP                                                              
     Leader:  O God, you are righteous
          All: Transform us by your Word!
     Leader: Your judgments are upright
          All:  Transform us by your Word! 
     Leader: Your precepts are unforgettable
          All: Transform us by your Word!
     Leader: Give us understanding and we will live
          All: Re-form us, reconcile us, transform us by your Word!  Let us worship God.
 
*HYMN on the insert    “Thy Word”                         
 
*THE CONFESSION OF SINS
Gracious God, we find that our sins are too heavy to carry, too real to hide, and too deep to undo.  We know only through the sacrifice of Jesus Christ can we be set free from a past we cannot change; open to us a future in which we can be changed; and grant us grace to grow more and more in your likeness and image, through Jesus Christ, the light of the world.  Amen.
 
*ASSURANCE OF GOD’S LOVE AND FORGIVENESS
     Leader: Friends, believe this Good News, through the sacrifice of Jesus Christ and the grace of God we are forgiven.
          All:  Alleluia, Amen.
 
*RESPONSE #579     “Gloria Patri”
 
CHILDREN’S TIME                                                                       Bonnie Foster
 
SPECIAL MUSIC  “Just a Closer Walk with Thee”                           Donna Flint
              (Congregation will join singing the refrain after 2nd and 3rd verse)
 
SCRIPTURE READINGS                                                                     Linda Barnett
     Jeremiah 31:31-34                Psalm 119:97-104 (on insert, read responsively)
     2 Timothy 3:14-4:4              Luke 18:1-8
                        This is the word of the Lord.
                               Thanks be to God!
 
MESSAGE   “Response Ability”                             Robby Flint, Guest Speaker
 
*HYMN on insert  “Tell Me the Story of Jesus”
 
WORSHIPING GOD WITH OUR TITHES & OFFERINGS
Offertory    Prelude on “Slane”                                                      Gordon Young
                   *Please pass the Friendship Register*
            *Doxology #592                  *Prayer of Dedication
 
OUR TIME OF PRAYER & 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.
 
            Lord, for this joy, we give you thanks.
            Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer.
 
*HYMN #391   “How Firm a Foundation”
 
*THE BENEDICTION
 
POSTLUDE  Recessional on “St. Anne”                                        Gordon Young


                                                                                       ANNOUNCEMENTS
 
 NEED A RIDE TO CHURCH ON SUNDAY? If you need a ride to church, please contact a Deacon or speak to Ella Lane.
 
THIS WEEK AT A GLANCE (October 20-26)
SUNDAY                   Oct. 20     @ 1:00 PM     Youth Group
SUNDAY                   Oct. 20     @ 7:00 PM     Adult Bell Choir practice
TUESDAY                 Oct. 22     @ 9:00 AM     Coffee Group
TUESDAY                 Oct. 22     @ 1:00 PM      Prayer Quilt Group
WEDNESDAY           Oct. 23     @ 7:00 PM     Choir practice
THURSDAY              Oct. 24     @ 9:30 AM     Bible Study
FRIDAY                     Oct. 25            SD Presbytery Meeting
FRIDAY                     Oct. 25     @ 11:30 AM     Lunch Bunch 
 
PER CAPITA AMOUNT is $33.35.  If you have not done so, we would appreciate your donation.
 
THE SOUTH DAKOTA PRESBYTERY MEETING will be hosted by First Presbyterian Church on October 25th.  Work will range from planning meals and refreshments and facilities to setting up on the meeting day.  There are sign-up sheets on the volunteer bulletin board. Please contact Donna Flint if there are any questions.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                          60+ DINING:  Thank you to Nelda Holden, Ella Lane, Harold & Marge Poppen, and Julie Scubelek for delivering meals Oct. 21-Nov. 1.
 
THE NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTS will be handing out Halloween candy on October 26.  If you are interested in donating candy or money for candy, please read the poster on the bulletin board for more information.
 
WORLD COMMUNITY DAY: Church Women United will be celebrating World Community Day on Nov. 1, 2019 at the First United Methodist Church, 625-5th St, Brookings, at 2:00 p.m. in the church basement.  “The Time in Now! Resolve to Love” is the theme. World Community Day focuses on global peace and justice.  A regular offering will be taken to support the Church Women United programs.  Coffee and fellowship will follow the program.  All Christian women and men are invited to this gathering. 
 
BIRTHDAYS in October: Chad Broksieck, Jan Jones, Aaron Miller, Rozella Potthast, Donna Wilson, Michele Kemp, Maria Mason,    Mike McCann, Tami Watson, Maxine Dornbush, Rick Salonen
 
ANNIVERSARIES in October: David & Lee Peterson, Roger & Marvis Jenner, Kelly & Tami Watson
 
PRAYER CONCERNS Those with health concerns: Jan Jones, Paul & Shirley Rudolph, Jack & Alice Edge, Rozella Potthast, Bev Erdahl, Andrew L’Amour, Eliana Szabo, Delores Koepsell, John Peterson, Stephen & Carrie Van Buren, Lois Watson, Barb Borstad, Michele Kemp
 
Our homebound (or partially homebound) members: Barb Borstad, Henrietta Gohring, Don Hildebrandt, Nona Marshall, Helen Peterson, Cliff Rindels, Adele Sudlow, Dee & Lois Watson
 
 
                                                                   PSALM 119:97-104 (responsively)
Leader: Oh, how I love your law!  It is my meditation all day long.  Your commandment makes me wiser than my enemies, for it is always with me.
     All: I have more understanding than all my teachers, for your decrees are my meditation.
Leader: I understand more than the aged, for I keep your precepts.
     All: I hold back my feet from every evil way, in order to keep your word.
Leader: I do not turn away from your ordinances, for you have taught me.
     All: How sweet are your words to my taste, sweeter than honey to my mouth!
Leader: Through your precepts I get understanding; therefore I hate every false way.

 
                          All are invited to the coffee fellowship in the narthex following worship service.
 
IF DESIRING A VISIT: If you or a family member are in the hospital and you wish a visit, please contact the church office or any Deacon or Elder.  Due to privacy laws, the hospitals are not permitted to contact churches or reply to church’s inquires. If you know of anyone who needs or desires any other pastoral care, please also contact us.

First Presbyterian Church 
405 7th Avenue
Brookings, SD 57006
605.692.2416
presby@brookings.net
                            
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Worship with us Sundays at 10:30 a.m.


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  • Untitled
  • About
    • What We Believe
    • History
    • Staff
    • Job Openings
    • Resources
  • Worship
    • What to expect
    • Bulletins
    • Sermons
  • Connect
    • Newsletter
    • Kids & Youth
    • Adult Discipleship
    • Lay Leadership
  • Events
  • Calendar
  • Photos
  • Contact