T�� D������ P��� ������ C�����

S������ ��� �� L���’� D�� Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time

June 18, 2017

(*) indicates the congregation will stand if able

We Gather in God’s Name

P�� !�!"#$% F$� W$�()#

God is a comedian playing to an audience too afraid to laugh. — Voltaire

O �%#%2 A%")�4( Rorate Caeli Desuper Paul Caldwell and Sean Ivory Didn't My Lord Deliver Daniel Moses Hogan

All anthem texts can be found starting page 6

W�?@$4�

C!?? "$ W$�()# based on hymn #665, a paraphrase of Psalm 116

L: What shall we render to the Lord; what shall our offering be, for all the gracious benefits God has bestowed on us? P: Within God’s house, the house of prayer, our souls shall bless the Lord, and praises to God’s holy name, we’ll sing in one accord.

*HG4% #14 “For the Beauty of the Earth”

C!?? "$ C$%M�((#$% based on Genesis 18:9-21

L: The mystery of God brings the promise of life, but we doubt the Spirit’s power to overcome death. The resurrection of Jesus Christ, the Son, reveals that nothing is impossible with God. Let us offer our confession and receive new life.

P�!G�� $M C$%M�((#$% (unison) based on Genesis 18:1-8, Romans 5:3-5

God of mystery and surprise, we confess that we do not know how to look for you. We do not sense your nearness, and if there are angels among us, we are unaware. We do not show the hospitality to strangers that Abraham showed to you. We do not trust that our hardships can be transformed by your Spirit. O Covenant-keeper, forgive us. Let us laugh with joy because your grace has made peace among us. Send us out with this good news so that others will also receive your blessing; through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.

(time for silent confession)

*A((S�!%@� $M P!�T$% !%T P!((#%2 ")� P�!@�

L: God takes joy in us and wants us to take joy God. So that we might laugh together and enjoy each other’s company, God frees us from guilt and shame by forgiving all that might keep us apart. Sisters and brothers, know that you are forgiven and be at peace. P: Thanks be to God! L: And as God’s joyful people, let us exchange signs of reconciliation and friendship. May the peace of Christ be with you. P: And also with you!

*G?$�#! P!"�# #581

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost; As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen, amen.

P!�#() L#M� & C$%2��2!"#$%!? A%%$S%@�4�%"(

God’s Word Is Proclaimed

P�!G�� M$� I??S4#%!"#$% (unison)

God of redemption, summon us to Sarah’s joy and Abraham’s wonder, as we open our hearts and minds to the surprises you’ve created in the Word written and the Word proclaimed. Amen.

W$�T F$� OS� Y$S%2�(" D#(@# ?�(

B?�((#%2 based on 1 John 4:4, 7

Little children, you are from God…. Beloved, let us love one another, because love is from God.

(Infants and small children are dismissed to the care of the nursery staff. Older children are invited to remain and worship.)

N�[ T�("!4�%" R�!T#%2 Romans 5:1-5 (NT p.)

L: The word of the Lord. P: Thanks be to God.

O?T T�("!4�%" R�!T#%2 Genesis 18:1-15 (OT p. )

L: The word of the Lord. P: Thanks be to God.

S��4$% Nay, But Thou Didst Laugh Rev. Mike Wilson

We Respond to God’s Word

A%")�4 Always Coming Home Joan Szymko Maggie Chafee, cello

P�!G�� $M I%"��@�((#$%, P�!G��( $M ")� P�$ ?� & T)� L$�T’( P�!G�� (people read bold)

Let us pray for the needs of the world, saying, Gracious God, hear our prayer.

God of all goodness, we give thanks for the newness you give each of us every day. We thank you for your surprises, for the people you put in our paths to show us new dimensions of your faithfulness. Gracious God, hear our prayer. We give you thanks for all people of faith, for churches everywhere, for the differing insights into your will offered and proclaimed by many teachers to guide and refresh your people. Gracious God, hear our prayer. We thank you for all nations, for racial and ethnic differences, for the variety of languages, foods, and lands you have created. Mold us into people who praise you for the marvels you set before us. Help us not to fear distinctions but to embrace them as your gifts. Gracious God, hear our prayer. Soften us, Lord, so that we are able to enter into others’ pain. When we are healthy, make us grateful. When we are in need, help us to receive the care of others. Gracious God, hear our prayer. We pray for those who suffer: for those who have no home, for all who lack enough food, for people who have no work or work that is not life-giving, for all who live in fear, and for all who hunger for peace and do not know where to turn. Gracious God, hear our prayer. We pray for all the needs we name now, silently or aloud. . . . [Here you may say aloud your individual prayers and petitions] Gracious God, hear our prayer. Fill us, O God, with your power. Make us whole so that we journey with complete faith.

Into your hands we commend all who need our prayers, trusting in your compassion, through Christ Jesus, our Savior who taught us to pray…

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.

O $�"S%#"G M$� G�%��$S( G#`#%2

OMM��"$�G A%")�4 When I Close My Eyes Jim Papoulis Maggie Chafee, cello

*D�a$?$2G #609 “Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow”

*P�!G�� $M T)!%b(2#`#%2 !%T D�T#@!"#$% (unison)

Lord of all creation, we offer with thanksgiving what is not ours but what we have received from you. Bless these gifts for the sake of our sisters and brothers in this world. Let your word of abundant life go out into all the lands, bringing food and forgiveness, in Jesus’s name. Amen.

We Seal God’s Word Upon Our Hearts And Bear It Into the World

*HG4% #20 All Things Bright and Beautiful

Choral Benediction The Lord Bless You John Rutter

C)!�2� !%T B�%�T#@"#$% L: Let all God’s people say, P: Alleluia, Amen!

C?$(#%2 V$?S%"!�G Psalm XIX Benedetto Marcello

Song and Anthem Texts

Rorate Caeli Desuper

Roráte caéli désuper, et núbes plúant jústum. Ne irascáris Dómine, ne ultra memíneris iniquitátis: ecce cívitas Sáncti fácta est desérta: Síon desérta fácta est: Jerúsalem desoláta est: dómus sanctificatiónis túæ et glóriæ túæ, ubi laudavérunt te pátres nóstri.

Translation:

Drop down from above, and let the clouds rain justice. Do not be angry, O Lord, neither remember iniquity: behold, the city of the Holy One is made void,

Zion is made void: Jerusalem is desolate: The house of Your sanctuary, and of Your glory, the place where our fathers praised you.

Didn’t My Lord Deliver Daniel

Deliver Daniel, deliver Daniel, Didn't my Lord deliver Daniel, And why not every man?

He deliver'd Daniel from the lion's den, Jonah from the belly of the whale, And the Hebrew children from the fiery furnace, And why not every man?

The wind blows east and the wind blows west, It blows like the judgment day, And ev'ry poor soul that never did pray Will be glad to pray that day.

I set my foot on the Gospel ship, And the ship, it begin to sail, It landed me over on Canaan's shore, And I'll never come anymore.

Always Coming Home

Please bring strange things. Please come bringing new things. Let very old things come into your hands. Let what you do not know come into your eyes. Let desert sand harden your feet. Let the arch of your feet be the mountains. Let the paths of your fingertips be your maps and the ways you go be the lines on your palms.

May your mouth contain the shapes of strange words. May you smell food cooking you have not eaten. May the spring of a foreign river be your navel. May your soul be at home where there are no houses. Walk carefully, well loved one, walk mindfully, well loved one, walk fearlessly, well loved one. Return with us, return to us, be always coming home.

When I Close My Eyes

When I close my eyes then I can see When I close my eyes I'm alive When I close my eyes then I can see And I am not afraid

When I try to see the reasons why If I ever could understand When I find the hope to let me try And I am not afraid

Take me to the river Take me to the sea Climb the highest mountain And go there with me

When I close my eyes then I can see And I am not afraid Now I am learning The magic within me And that is the reason I'm standing so tall Deep in my heart is a voice that is speaking If I keep believing then I will not fall

Take me to the river Take me to the sea Climb the highest mountain And go there with me

Take me where the wind blows Take me to the sun Take me to a river that flows to the sea

When I try to see the reasons why If I ever could understand I would find the hope to let me try And I am not afraid

Summer Sunday School for All Ages — Underway

Sunday School in June and July will have a new look! We will gather all ages together in the Fellowship hall to learn about worship using art, conversation and fellowship. Next Sunday, June 25 intergenerational Sunday School continues as we explore Confessions, Assurance of Pardon and Passing the Peace in All About Worship. No Sunday School on July 2 (but we’re still having church!) — Enjoy the holiday weekend! Would you like get involved in the planning or bring refreshments for our special summer sessions? Talk with Tom Byl or Suzie Lane.

Milwaukee Children’s Choir

The Milwaukee Children’s Choir is Southeastern Wisconsin’s premier youth choir. Since 1994, Milwaukee Children’s Choir has been delighting audiences and providing children, ages 5-18, with exceptional choral music education and performance experiences that foster creativity, personal expression and social growth.

Rachel Beeksma, Associate Artistic Director Catherine Fettig, accompanist

The Lord Bless You

The Lord bless you and keep you; The Lord make His face to shine upon you To shine upon you and be gracious And be gracious unto you The Lord bless you and keep you The Lord lift up the light of His countenance upon you And give you peace, and give you peace

Touring Choristers

Elena Ciancaglini Henry Dizard Emily Eklund Kalijah Gincer Maddie Gilbert Lindsey Hladio Tatiana Kazik Brendan King Ronnie Match Katherine Mendez Andreea Petculescu Carl Plichta Linnea Plichta Nathan Roska Brigitte Schlomer Mallory Schramka Moira Wigderson

Join us every Sunday...

after worship at the coffee pot in the narthex for interesting conversation and light refresh-ments. A good way to meet the pastor and make new friends at DPC.

Meal Help Needed!

Take a meal and meet baby Caroline! The Byl family is in need of some assistance as they adjust to life in the fast lane with three youngsters.

Baby Caroline, just few weeks old, is the newest addition to the family. If you'd like meet her and help out by taking a meal to the Byls, sign up by going to the "Take Them A Meal" calendar: https://goo.gl/aYPPhs

Take Yourself Out to the Ballgame, Part II: The Second Inning!

Please join your DPC friends at the Sounds baseball game next Tuesday night. Be at the ticketing gate by 6:15 p.m. where we will purchase tickets together. Look for Claire Armbruster and Jeff Koontz at the gate. If you would let us know in advance that you're planning to attend, we will know to look for you. The first 2,000 patrons will receive a Jimmy Buffett Beach Towel! To take advantage of the night's promotion, it's best to be there early! Tickets are $10 or $15 each--depending on which section we sit in. Food and

beverage are "on your own". RSVP: clairearmbruster@gmail.com by Tuesday at 5:00pm.

Nursery Notes

Our youngest disciples enjoy mornings in the nursery with loving caregivers and healthy snacks. Volunteering for either role is helpful to the children and their adult leaders. Check out these links to share your gifts. Volunteer for childcare in the nursery: tinyurl.com/dpcnursery Volunteer to bring snacks for the nursery children: tinyurl.com/dpcsnacks DPC is searching for a new childcare provider for our nursery. If you know someone we should consider, please share their name and contact information with Suzie at suzielane@dpchurch.com or 615-406-4915. If you have questions or ideas for children's ministry, contact Suzie at suzielane@dpchurch.com or 615-406-4915.

Parking

Parking for Sunday worship is in the Premier lot at 147 4th Ave. N.

You must come down 4th from Church Street. Parking in this lot is complimentary from 7:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Parking vouchers are necessary to exit the lot without having to pay. To get one, just ask one of our greeters.

Our Ministries Last Week

Saturday Breakfast Ministry

157 people were served a nutritious, hot breakfast on June 10.

11:00 Worship Service Attendance Adults:68, Children:6

Tuesday Noon Bible Study 4 people gathered for lunch, fellowship, and Bible Study.

Wednesday Lunch Ministry 222 people enjoyed lunch in a warm and friendly environment.

Community Assistance Fund 29 people received assistance from the com-munity assistance fund this week.

Visitors and Tourists 13 vistors came to view the sanctuary during the week.

Schedule of Weekly Events

Monday, June 19 11:30 AA Meeting – Parlor 1

Tuesday, June 20 11:30 AA Meeting – Parlor 1

Wednesday, June 21 Noon Lunch served to Nashville’s homeless and urban poor

Thursday, June 22 11:30 AA Meeting – Parlor 1

Friday, June 23 11:30 AA Meeting – Parlor 1

Saturday, June 24 8:30 Breakfast served to Nashville’s homeless and urban poor

Sunday, June 25 9:00 Morning Brew — Morning Brew Lounge 9:30 Adult Choir Rehearsal 9:45 Christian Education — all ages 11:00 Worship — the Sanctuary

Assisting in worship and hospitality today are:

Paul & Vickie Coffin — greeters and refreshments Jewly Hight — liturgist Michael Korak and Jack Henderson — offering counters And next week:

Denny & Glenda Harris — greeters and refreshments Alison Letcher — liturgist Justin Near and Claire Armbruster — offering counters

Our Mission Gathering in the heart of Nashville, we are a community of disciples of Jesus Christ. We seek the welfare of the city as we seek the kingdom of God. We are an historic church working to be a welcoming and inclusive congregation. Together we actively share God's grace and love through worship, education and service, and through being an active voice in promoting justice and peace in our community and the world.

Our Values and Ethos We believe that every person is a beloved child of God.

Our welcome extends to everyone, whatever your economic circumstances, your faith background, your racial or ethnic identity, your sexual orientation or gender identity, or your political affiliations.

As a diverse community we seek to intentionally embody God's radically inclusive and transformative love for everyone. With love and grace, we are called as a community to grow together as a voice for justice and peace — each as we are, with our unique human stories of joy and struggle.

SESSION 2017 Rev. Mike Wilson, Moderator Betsy Bahn, Clerk Jeff Koontz, Treasurer Class of 2017 Class of 2018 Class of 2019 Tom Byl Cary Gibson Chuck Cardona Michael Arwood Michael Korak Jack Henderson Ridley Wills II Justin Near Claire Armbruster

THE CHURCH STAFF Rev. Mike Wilson, Pastor Paulino Jarquin, Facilities Manager Dena Swoner, Office Manager Dr. William Taylor, Organist/Choir Director Suzie Lane, Children’s Education Director

THE DOWNTOWN PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 154 5TH AVE North, NASHVILLE, TN 37219

(615) 254-7584; FAX (615) 254-4741 Where Passion Meets Action In Downtown Nashville!

Check us out at: www.dpchurch.com

or scan this QR code