Welcome

We’re glad YOU found us. Let us be brave to worship in a new way and uphold the church and each other in prayer.

Participants in Worship Rev. Dr. Lisa Hansen Rev. Dr. Steve Wiebe Rev. Hyosub Lee Phil Burns Liturgist Fried Wilson Music Leadership Dr. Timothy Howard, music director and organist/pianist Kirk Choir Quartet: Judith Siirila Paskowitz, Bonnie Snell Schindler, Jonathan Mack, Michael Daniels Trinity Choir Kayla Kim, director Carol Choir and Rainbow Choir Vena Luthey and Nora de la Torre, directors SLM Music Leaders Rolando Hernandez Christian Hernandez

Pasadena Presbyterian Church Embracing Diversity. Building Unity. Following Christ to Serve the World.

Reformation Sunday 20th Sunday after Pentecost October 25, 2020 10:00 A.M.

Prelude Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750) Healey Willan (1880-1968)

Welcome and Announcements

Call to Worship

One: (in Spanish) Loving Lord, we come into Your presence to worship and praise You, filled with the Holy Spirit and speaking in many languages about Your deeds and powers. All: We are here to embrace the diversity of our community. One: (in Korean) We come here today gathered from many places throughout the city and the world. One body, one faith, and one Spirit proclaiming one Lord. All: We are here to build unity. One: May our worship today be a witness to the kind of unity that comes only through Christ, our Lord. All: Help us to follow Christ to be a witness to the world. Amen.

Opening Hymn A Mighty Fortress is Our God

Pasadena Presbyterian Church 585 E. Colorado Blvd. Pasadena, CA 91101 (626) 793-2191 OFFICE HOURS: For the safety of our staff, the church office will be closed to the public until further notice. If you need to contact a staff person please email them or call the church office and leave a message. If you are unable to reach the church for a pastoral concern please call Pastor Lisa at (703) 638-8027.

Prayer of Confession

Gracious God, you have called us to be a new community in Christ, and yet we remain divided. Forgive us our fear, anxiety, prejudice, and misunderstandings. Strengthen our common bonds and deepen our resolve to promote the unity of your church. Amen.

Silent Prayer

The Gift of Forgiveness

One: People of God, all of us together have received God’s mercy in Christ. All: In Jesus Christ, we are forgiven, redeemed, and made to

be a community united in faith. Thanks be to God!

Confessional Response Trust in the Lord Ruth Elaine Schram

Prayer for Illumination Scripture Romans 3:19–28, Matthew 22:34–40

Sermon “Always Reforming” Affirmation of Faith

I believe that the Son of God through his Spirit and Word, out of the entire human race, from the beginning of the world to its end, gathers, protects, and preserves for himself a community chosen for eternal life and united in true faith. And of this community I am and always will be a living member. (The Heidelberg Catechism, Q & A 54)

Anthem Love Divine Bob Chilcott (b. 1955) Prayers of the People 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.

Offering If you wish to give you can give at www.ppc.net/paypal or via our regular online giving at ppc.net and we thank you!

Twyla Paris (b. 1958)

Prayer of Dedication

Lord of life, you promise abundant life to all who live together in Christ. We offer these gifts as a sign of our desire to share our resources for the common good and building of your kingdom. We humbly as that you use them to strengthen our unity and deepen our witness and healing presence in this needy world. Amen.

Offertory Anthems He Leadeth Me Mary Mc Donald (b. 1956) The Lord is My Shepherd

Closing Hymn O for a Thousand Tongues to Sing

Greeting and Blessing

Benediction

Postlude Improvisation on “Azmon”

PPC IS A UNIQUE COMMUNITY OF BELIEVERS who worship together and separately (now virtually) in English (ELM), Korean (KLM) and Spanish languages (SLM). You can find our worship services online on YouTube.com (do a YouTube search for “Pasadena Presbyterian Church”). WELCOME VISITORS Though we now must practice safety and not worship in person, PPC is a thriving congregation with many opportunities to “meet” together. For more information on PPC and its many ministries, check out our websites at ppc.net (ELM), weppc.org (KLM) and ppcmusic.org. Find us on Facebook and Instagram! Or, give us a call at (626) 793-2191 and ask us how to get connected at PPC!

CONGREGATIONAL MEETING TODAY AT 3:00 PM SIGN-IN AT 2:45 PM There will be a called ZOOM meeting of the Congregation for the purpose of voting on the renewal of Pastor Steve Wiebe's contract. You will need to register ahead of time to be able to attend the meeting virtually. The meeting will be moderated by Rev. Dr. Lisa Hansen, Senior Pastor/Head of Staff. Once you submit your registration, the Zoom invite link will appear on the screen. You will also instantaneously receive an email (with the email address you provided) containing the Zoom invite as well. To register, click HERE.

CHILDREN AND YOUTH EVENTS Fall Fun Family Night October 30, 6:30 - 8 PM All children, youth and their families are invited to join a fun virtual get together. Leaders are preparing special packages to be mailed or home delivered to our children/youth for that event. What to expect? games, prizes, messages, songs. Invite a friend! Email David, Arlette, or Christian for more information. Staff email addresses are located on the bottom of this page. TAPESTRY FALL RETREAT WITH THE SAN GABRIEL PRESBYTERY November 6 - 8 Middle and High school students are invited to join this virtual retreat. More info will be given soon. YOUTH FELLOWSHIP (YOUTH NIGHTS) Wednesdays @ 7:00 PM Theme of the month: A New Normal Join us every Wednesday night via Zoom for a time of praise, prayer, and learning about God. All middle school and high school students are invited to join our youth virtual meeting. Invite friends! For more information, please email Christian Hernandez or Arlette Razafimanantsoa. VIRTUAL SUNDAY SCHOOL FOR ELM/SLM CHILDREN AND YOUTH SUNDAYS 11:00 AM for elementary school kids (NEW TIME TODAY ONLY) Contact Arlette or Christian for more information. CHILDREN’S CHOIR REHEARSALS RESUME SUNDAYS AT 9:00 AM

If you have kids or know children (ages 3 to 15) who love to sing, Carol Choir and Rainbow Choir have resumed rehearsals – Zoom style. Children will enjoy singing an array of songs as well

as enjoy fun, non-rehearsal activities as well. Vena and Nora created Fun Choir Bags with lots of goodies for every child participating (see picture). They will deliver to your home (distanced, of course). Rehearsals will be via Zoom every Sunday at 9:00 AM. This is a perfect fun outlet for kids during this pandemic time. Email Vena or Nora for details.

• Jil Sheldon • Strefan Fauble • Paul Howard • Vena Luthey • Stewart Gomez • For all who suffer due to the pandemic and racial unrest. For all front-liners who give aid and caring to those afflicted with Covid-19. For those who suffer depression and loss during this time.

We ask for continued prayer for: Cindy Aragon, April Bradley, Gary Brainerd, Melody Cave (daughter of Sharon Beckwith), Rhoda Cocca, Edith Cox, Arlene Deen, Mary Ditzel (sister of Karen Kiser), Carolyn French, Keum Dong Hong (grandmother of Amy Kim), David Khoo, Gloria Kinsler, Rigoberto Lopez, Shirley McCulloch, Mary Mellema, Manuela Pro, Thanh Scrivener, David Silva (son of Manuela Pro), Barbara Simmons, Gary Toebben, Refugio Valles STAFF EMAIL ADDRESSES:

Lisa Hansen lisa.hansen@ppc.net Steve Wiebe steve.wiebe@ppc.net Hyosub Lee hyosub.lee@ppc.net Kathy Stokes kathy.stokes@ppc.net Timothy Howard timothy.howard@ppc.net Anita Protich anita.protich@ppc.net Arlette Razafimanantsoa arlette.raza@ppc.net Christian Hernandez christian.hernandez@ppc.net David Kim dotorey@gmail.com Ana Gan anaegan007@yahoo.com Vena Luthey vena_luthey@pacbell.net Nora de la Torre norajuliette@yahoo.com + + +

Media/Online Team: Marshall Switzer, Joel Mellema, Miguel Benitez, Ron Hughes, Linda Hooke, Christian Hernandez, Kathy Nixon, Timothy Howard We invite everyone to join us in online worship on Sunday (for their respective language ministry and usual worship time):

ELM services can be viewed in a number of ways: On the Arroyo channel (Charter Spectrum cable TV channel 32 in Pasadena, AT&T U-Verse cable TV channel 99-Pasadena in the rest of L.A. County, Pasadena Media's Roku, Amazon Fire TV and Apple TV apps. - Online at https://www.pasadenamedia.org/channel/arroyo/ - ELM YouTube channel - ELM Facebook Page

SLM w0rship streaming (10:00 A.M.): SLM Facebook page SLM YouTube Channel

KLM worship streaming on their YouTube page (Noon):

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MISSION AND CONGREGATIONAL MINISTRIES

PPC Friends: Friendships developed across the language ministries.

Contact: Steve Wiebesteve.wiebe@ppc.net

Local Mission: Projects and support for the needs of community members.Contact: Laura Monteros

Take6: Weekly evening meal on Thursday for community members in need. Contact: Steve Wiebe steve.wiebe@ppc.net

Presbyterian Women: Monthly Bible Study Contact: Carol Kaufman Kathy Wareham

Green & Greener: Gardening/beautifying the campus when needed. Contact: Steve or Meg Morrison

EDUCATIONAL MINISTRIES ELM/SLM Children and Youth: Sunday afternoon; Wednesday evenings and special events Arlette Razafimanantsoa arlette.raza@ppc.net andChristian Hernandez christian.hernandez@ppc.net

KLM Children and Youth: Sunday afternoons and special events; Korean School Contact: David Kim dotorey@gmail.com

Pasadena Presbyterian Church ELM-English; KLM-Korean; SLM-Spanish Language Ministries

WORSHIP COMMITTEES

ELM: Carol KaufmanUshers, hospitality, etc.KLM: Junghyun KimSLM: Maria Cacarnakis

WORSHIP SERVICES In-house Schedule

English-Language Ministry: Rev. Dr. Lisa Hansen lisa.hansen@ppc.net10:00 A.M. SanctuaryTraditional service with Kirk Choir

Korean-Language Ministry Rev. Hyosub Lee, Ministry Associate hyosub.lee@ppc.net12:00 Noon in the Sanctuary Lunch following in Fellowship Hall7:30 P.M. Wednesdays, Chapel6:30 A.M. Saturdays, Chapel

Spanish-Language Ministry10:00 A.M. Worship in Chapel Ana Gan, coordinator

Evening Worship Myron Oakes 6:30 P.M. Gamble Lounge Meal 7:30 P.M.

ELM Adult Education: Classes held on Sundays and special times of the year; Bible and book studies throughout the year; Advent and Lent studies Contact: Gene Terpstra

KLM Small Groups (Cell groups) Meet weekly for fellowship, sup-port and education.Contact: Rev. Hyosub Lee hyosub.lee@ppc.net

CARING MINISTRIESDEACONS: All Deacon ministries provide the care and compassion ministries of the congregation.

ELM DEACONS: Tamara Abhari, Melinda Ayers, Suzanne Bruins, Mark Burns, Mark Gates, Amy Kim, Lisa Quinn, Charles Searls, Jil Sheldon, Donna Wheeler, Thea van Amersfoot

KLM DEACONS: Yichan Chung, Sohyang Han, Yohan Ko, Junghyun Kim, Sarah Jeon,

SLM DEACONS: Abraham de Leon, Gabriela de Leon, Maria Espinosa, Fernando Espinosa, Sandra Monroy,

ELM Congregational Care Team: Contact: Carol Brainerd

All Youth Educational Encouragement Committee: Awarding scholarships for graduating high school seniors Contact: Mark Gates

SLM Music leadership: Praise music - Sunday mornings Rolando and Christian Hernandez

Children’s ChoirsCarol Choir: - Vena Luthey vena_luthey@pacbell.net Rainbow Choir - Nora de la Torre norajuliette70@gmail.com

Ukelele,Guitar, Piano Lessons: Nora de la Torre and Vena Luthey

Van Etten Handbell Choir (adults) Genesis Ringers & Angelus Ring-ers (youth): F. Thomas Simpson ftsimpson@aol.com

Friends of Music Committee: Concert series October–June for the public, Special holiday concerts Anita Protich anita.protich@ppc.net

Music at Noon Concerts: Free 1/2 hour concerts every Wednesday throughout the year. Anita Protich, director

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(626) 793-2191ppc.net

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STAFFRev. Dr. Lisa Hansen, Senior Pastor/ Head of StaffRev. Dr. Steve Wiebe, (Foundation, Intercultural minis-tries, administration)Rev. Hyosub Lee, Ministry Associate (KLM)Dr. Timothy Howard, Music Director and Organist Ana Gan, SLM CoordinatorArlette Razafimanantsoa and Christian Hernandez, co-leaders for SLM/ELM Christian Ed for Children/YouthKathy Stokes, Church Administrator (facilities, rentals, custodian coord.)Anita Protich, Music Administrator, Communications/Publications & Design, Website, (office volunteer coord.) Vena Luthey, Carol Choir DirectorNora de la Torre, Rainbow Choir Children Choir DirectorsJudith Siirila Paskowitz, Bonnie Snell Schindler, Jonathan Mack, Michael Daniels, Kirk Choir Section Leaders F. Thomas Simpson, Van Etten Handbell Choir, Angleus and Genesis Ringers DirectorCustodians: Omar Elias, Steve Paschall (handyman), Juan Perez 10/1/20

ADMINISTRATIVE MINISTRIES

SESSION: Rubi Benitez, Ted Bruins, Maria Cacarnakis, Daniel Chang, Ernest Dow, Sungsoo Han, Jon Haskett, Al Juarez, Young San Kim, Carol Kaufman, Laura Monteros, Myron Oakes, Marsha Rood, Lilly Valdivia, Fried Wilson

TRUSTEES: Sungsoo Han, Marsha Rood, Mark Wareham, Alex Khoury, Al Juarez

MUSIC

Dr. Timothy Howard, Director of Music and Organist timothy.howard@ppc.net

ELM Kirk Choir: Traditional choir - Sundays at 10:00 A.M. and special events through the year. Anita Protich anita.protich@ppc.net

KLM Trinity Choir: Traditional choir - Sundays at Noon Kayla Kim, director

J-Tune Praise Band: KLM Sunday noon worship Jeongwon Yoon, director

PPC takes seriously its obligation to both ministry and personal safety in the face of COVID-19. While in-person worship is suspended, we offer online worship opportunities in all three PPC languages every Sunday at our usual worship service times. Go to PPC.NET to find links to all these pages:

English Language Ministry (Sundays at 10:00 A.M.) On the Arroyo channel (Charter Spectrum cable TV channel 32 in Pasadena, and online at pasadenamedia.org/arroyo) On the ELM YouTube channel and on the ELM Facebook PageSpanish Language Ministry (Sundays at 10:00 A.M.) On the SLM Facebook Sunday Worship pageKorean Language Ministry (Sundays at 12:00 noon)On the KLM YouTube channel

Pasadena Presbyterian Church

PPC’s Historical Banners in the Sanctuary

The brown banner - with the arch at the top -

stands for The Apostles’ Creed, an almost

legendary confession based on Roman baptismal

services of the second century A.D. The arch

commemorates the catacombs where early

Christians took refuge; the fish or ICTHUS was

their secret recognition sign; the Agnus Dei or

Lamb of God represents the resurrection; and

the keys and cross stand for the Apostle Peter,

first leader of the Church. The cross is upside

down because Peter, according to tradition, was

martyred by being crucified upside down.

The green banner - with the big triangle in the

middle - represents The Nicene Creed which

took 318 fathers of the church 36 years to figure

out, possibly because the Emperor Constantine

was picking up the tab. It is a more specific

version of the Apostles' Creed and the earliest

creed officially accepted by both Greek and

Roman orthodoxy. The cross, which is also a

sword, commemorates Constantine, who gets

credit for being the first Christian emperor,

although he was baptized on his deathbed. He

did claim that Jesus came to him in a dream,

holding a sign in his hands and saying "in hoc

signo," or "in this sign conquer". The sign is

supposed to have been the Chi Rho, that

combination of P and X which appears on the

banner and is a monogram of the word for

Christ in Greek. Constantine used the Chi Rho

on his banners, etc., and he conquered. The

dove descending is the Holy Spirit; the hand is

the hand of God, completing the Trinity.

The Scots Confession is represented by the

dark blue banner with the Celtic Cross, the

symbol of our denomination, which John Knox

dashed off in four days in 1561. It make lively

reading, since John was highly indignant about

Mary, Queen of Scots, and he make some very

snide remarks about the Catholic Church. This

banner displays the tartan of the St. Andrew's

cross and is of the Hamilton clan in honor of the

first Scots martyr. (A tartan is a pattern; a plaid

is a garment using a specific pattern.) On the

Bible at the top are the Greek letters Lamda and

Theta, which stand for Logos Theos or Word of

God. John Knox felt the Bible contained

everything to be said on the subject of religion,

so if you can read, you don't need a priest.

The red banner is an eye-catching color and

represents The Heidelberg Catechism, or

Everything You Are Supposed to Know About

God in Case They Ask You, as written under the

sponsorship of Elector Frederick III of Germany

in 1563. One could do worse than memorize

some of those answers, for many years a

required task of children. The tablets of the Ten

Commandments distinguish this banner as a

reminder of a typically Presbyterian doctrine:

you do not obey the Ten Commandments to get

to heaven. Whether you get to heaven or not is

God's business. You obey Him in gratitude for

what He has already given you: His love, His

grace and His understanding of imperfect you.

The Second Helvetic Confession of 1566 is

the light blue banner. Helvetia is what the Swiss

call Switzerland, and this confession was written

by Henrich Bunninger of Zurich, who was a close

friend of John Calvin during the Geneva

experiment in theocracy. Look for the edelweiss

to remind you of Switzerland. The quite realistic

heart in a hand is John Calvin's personal symbol;

the lamp of knowledge represents his doctrine

that education and logic are vital to Christian

faith. The Second Helvetic Confession is a rather

cozy and homey item (unlike Calvin) which

expounds on marriage, divorce, child raising and

a lot of other practical problems, some of them

rather quaint.

The purple banner is a particular beauty, which

is ironic since it represents The Westminster

Confession, dourest document of all the

confessions. This confession, the most influential

in American Protestant history, is what helped to

give Puritanism a bad name. It was written in

England in 1646 by a committee. Few things

written by committees read well. Here you have

it all: the All-Seeing and All-Judgmental Eye of

God and the complete authority of the Bible.

(The letters are Alpha and Omega, the first and

last letters in the Greek alphabet - the Word of

God as the Beginning and the End.) The

Westminster Confession propounds the doctrine

of the Elect in all its peculiar detail. Church

fathers revised the Confession in 1903 to allow

all infants who died into heaven, elect or not;

and again in 1953 to present marriage as

something more than a procreational business

arrangement. In 1967, they gave up tinkering

with it and wrote a new confession.

The beige banner - or ash-colored as a symbol

of those who died in the fires of World War II -

is fairly obvious as representing the triumph of

the Church over totalitarianism, specifically

Nazism. The Theological Declaration of

Barman was the only official German church

document in opposition to Hitler's concept that

every institution exists to serve the State.

Although it was criticized at the time, and since,

for not going far enough, no educational or

scientific institution in Germany went as far. It

was influential enough to cause the martyrdom

and death of those who signed it. Its

"traitorous" message: the Church exists to sere

Jesus Christ.

The Confession of 1967 is represented by the

turquoise banner. This is a document all

Presbyterians should read and of which all

Presbyterians can be proud. The theme of the

Confession is reconciliation, of all humanity with

each other as brothers and sisters, and of the

individual with God. The sun, moon and stars

remind us of the space age; the reaching hands

of many colors represent the aspirations of all

nations and races; the globe is our spaceship,

Earth, surmounted by the rainbow of hope

(which is also a sign of God's covenant with

humankind - see Noah and the ark). The Celtic

cross is made of macramé, in itself symbolic of

our ancient heritage. The earliest examples of

macramé come from several thousand years

ago, and yet it was a craft craze in the 1960's.