First Presbyterian Church
                                                                             Brookings, SD
                                                                  5th Sunday after Pentecost
                                                                             June 23, 2024   
 
 
PRELUDE  Meditation on “How Great Thou Art”, arr. John Carter
 
WELCOME and ANNOUNCEMENTS
 
CALL TO WORSHIP 
The God who first heard the morning stars sing never forgets the cry of the afflicted.
     You, O God, have not forsaken those who seek you.
The God who set the limits of the seas remains a stronghold for the oppressed.
     You, O God, have not forsaken those who seek you.
Come, let us thank God for steadfast love, for all God’s mighty works.
 
PRAYER OF THE DAY
 
*OPENING HYMN #14 (red) For the Beauty of the Earth
 
*CALL TO CONFESSION and *PRAYER OF CONFESSION 
O Christ whose voice brought peace to the waves, we pray for a glimpse of your peace in our lives. When all around us has given way to chaos, ground us in your presence. When the struggle for justice seems endless and we grow tired,
refresh us by your mercy. Help us to see that you are in the boat with us, even when we are certain that it is sinking. Forgive us when we doubt the power of your grace, O Lord, and make us agents of your reign.
 
*ASSURANCE OF PARDON
 
*GLORIA PATRI (on screen)
  
CHILDREN’S SERMON
  
PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION
Loving God, by your Holy Spirit, open our minds and our hearts, that as the Scriptures are read and your Word is proclaimed, we may be led into Your truth and taught Your will.  We pray this in Jesus' name, Amen.
 
 SCRIPTURE READING
1 Samuel 17:(1a, 4-11, 19-23) 32-49
Psalm 9:9-20
2 Corinthians 6:1-13
Mark 4:35-41
 
SERMON    Be Still                   Elizabeth Fox, Pulpit Supply
 
*HYMN OF RESPONSE   #821 (red) My Life Flows On
 
*AFFIRMATION OF FAITH  
The life, death, resurrection, and promised coming of Jesus Christ has set the pattern for the church’s mission. His human life involves the church in the common life of all people. is service to men and women commits the church to work for every form of human well-being. His suffering makes the church sensitive to all human suffering so that it sees the face of Christ in the faces of persons in every kind of need. His crucifixion discloses to the church God’s judgment on the inhumanity that marks human relations, and the awful consequences of the church’s own complicity in injustice. In the power of the risen Christ
and the hope of his coming, the church sees the promise of God’s renewal of human life in society and of God’s victory over all wrong. The church follows this pattern in the form of its life and in the method of its action. So to live and serve is to confess Christ as Lord.
 
PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE AND THE LORD’S PRAYER
 
OFFERING OF OURSELVES AND OUR RESOURCES
 
*DOXOLOGY (on screen)
 
*CLOSING HYMN  #700 (red) I’m Gonna Live So God Can Use Me
 
CHARGE AND BENEDICTION
 
POSTLUDE   Song for All Saints, Mary McDonald
 
 
 
PRAYER REQUESTS
Concerns: John E, Roger J, Lee P, Bob F
 Our homebound or in care members: Richard and Dolores C, Bob F (Pat caregiver),  Bob & Jan J, Delores K, Darwin L (Jeanne caregiver), Bob O (Nancy caregiver), Rose P, Joyce R, Steve VB, Dee W (Please reach out and call) 
 This Week’s Prayer Families: Delores K, Andrew & Beth L, Ella L
 
 
ANNOUNCEMENTS
 
·        TUESDAY MORNING COFFEE GROUP at 9:30ish AM at First Lutheran Mission Coffee House. 
·        THURSDAY MORNING BIBLE STUDY at 9:30 AM in the FPC Center Meeting Room.
·        SAVE THE DATES: 
o   July 14-worship service held at Pioneer Park during Brookings Summer Arts Festival, 9:00 AM (no service in sanctuary)
o   August 5- serve at the Harvest Table
o   August 18- potluck after the worship service