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FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH A community-minded congregation living out the love of Christ as we serve one another with humility, gentleness, and patience through God’s grace.

KIRKIN’ O’ TH’ SERVICE October 27, 2019

RECOGNIZING THOSE WHO HAVE ENTERED THE CHURCH TRIUMPHANT 2018-2019

Harold Messick Prettyman April 11, 2019

Anna Adams Carson June 7, 2019

Bertie Lee Lotts Hammer July 12, 2019

Betty Lee Huff July 23, 2019

Virginia Brown Quillen August 8, 2019

Arlene Tait Moren September 13, 2019

11TH & Wayne Avenue John Phillip Crickenberger September 20, 2019 Waynesboro, Virginia (540) 949-8366 Betty Jean Barksdale September 30, 2019 Website: www.firstpresway.org Email: [email protected] Rosalie Martin Baylor Boyd October 9, 2019

Lawrence Edward “Buddy” Bear October 15, 2019 CELEBRATION OF WORSHIP (Text may be found in Hymn 797) PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION October 27, 2019 11:00 a.m. – Kirkin’ o’ th’ Tartan SECOND SCRIPTURE LESSON Joel 2:23-32 p. 741 PRELUDE Dundee

WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS SERMON What’s Your Sign? Rev. George W. Chapman, III

INTROIT Highland Cathedral *AFFIRMATION OF FAITH : from The Heidelberg Catechism, Question #1 Leader: What is your only comfort, in life and in death? THE KIRKIN’ O’ TH’ People: That I belong—body and soul, in life and in death—not to myself but to my faithful Savior, Jesus Christ, who at the cost of his own blood has fully paid for all my sins and has completely freed me from PROCESSIONAL the Brave the dominion of the devil; that he protects me so well that without the will of my Father in heaven not a Piper: Denise Robinson hair can fall from my head; indeed, that everything must fit his purpose for my salvation. Therefore, by

THE BLESSING OF THE TARTANS his Holy Spirit, he also assures me of eternal life, and makes me wholeheartedly willing and ready from now on to live for him. Amen.

CALL TO WORSHIP (adapted from Psalm 65) *HYMN 726 Will You Come and Follow Me Kelvingrove Leader: Praise is due to you, O God, in Zion; to you all flesh shall come. When deeds of iniquity overwhelm us, you forgive our transgressions. PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE & COMMEMORATION OF THE SAINTS Happy are those whom you bring into your courts. Responsive Reading (adapted from Isaiah 40) People: By awesome deeds you deliver us, you are the hope of the ends of the earth. Leader: Have you not known? Have you not heard? Leader: You established the mountains; you are girded with might. The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. You silence the roaring of the seas and the tumult of the peoples. He does not faint or grow weary; his understanding is unsearchable. You visit the earth and water it; you provide the people with grain, blessing its growth. People: He gives power to the faint, and strengthens the powerless. The pastures of the wilderness overflow, the hills gird themselves with abundance. Leader: Even youths will faint and be weary, and the young will fall exhausted; People: The meadows and valleys sing together for joy. but those who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength, they shall mount up with wings like eagles. MORNING PRAYER People: they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint. * HYMN 45 I to the Hills Will Lift My Eyes Dundee Prayer of Thanksgiving

PRAYER OF CONFESSION (attributed to Scottish clergyman and reformer , 1513-1572) Reading of the Names Gracious God, our sins are too heavy to carry, too real to hide, and too deep to undo. Forgive what our With our families gathered, including our family in Christ, let us remember with gratitude those lips tremble to name and what our hearts can no longer bear. Set us free from a past that we cannot change; Saints of our congregation who proceeded us to Heaven since October 2018. open to us a future in which we can be changed; and grant us grace to grow more and more in your likeness Special Music Dark Island and image, through Jesus Christ, the light of the world. Concluding Prayer & The Lord’s Prayer SILENT PRAYER OFFERING ASSURANCE OF PARDON Offertory *PASSING OF THE PEACE *Doxology Leader: May the Peace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. *Prayer of Dedication

People: And also with you. * HYMN 649 Amazing Grace Amazing Grace (Please take a few moments to greet those around you.)

*GLORIA PATRI 581 *CHARGE & BENEDICTION

*RECESSIONAL FIRST SCRIPTURE LESSON Luke 18:9-14 p. 853 Leader: This is the Word of the Lord. *Please stand, if able. People: Thanks be to God! ANTHEM We Cannot Measure How You Heal Ye Bank and Braes , typically wearing their own tartan and also wearing the tartans of , Clan MacDonald, or the Northern tartan , typically wearing their own Scottish clan tartan The Johnson family, typically wearing the tartans of Clan Gunn, Clan Johnston or Clan MacDonald. The Jones family, typically wearing a Welsh tartan The Kelley family, typically wearing the Clan MacDonald tartan and also the tartan of the Irish Clan O'Kelley

Clan Kennedy, typically wearing their own Scottish tartan and also typically wearing various Irish County tartans or the Irish Ancestral Ties Associated with the First Presbyterian Church, Waynesboro. National tartan In Scotland, Clans have their own tartan, signifying they are a collective group of people usually, but not The Kent family, typically wearing the Clan tartan. always, bound by blood and headed by a Chieftain to whom they owe allegiance. Families are (a group of The King family, typically wearing the tartans of Clan MacGregor or Clan Colquhoun families, many with common ) allied to a Chieftain, usually by geography and marriage. The Kline family, typically wearing the tartan In Ireland, tartans are typically worn to show ties to a geographical area rather than allegiance to a The Lawrence family, typically wearing the Clan Maclauren tartan particular Chieftain. This is because Ireland had many kings. The Laughlin family, typically wearing the Irish County Clare tartan In , there are only a few tartans and they are associated with a handful of families. In the modern The Leech family, typically wearing the tartans of Clan MacDonald, Clan Macbeth, or Clan Macleod. era, the national Welsh Tartan is typically worn. The Lendrum family, an ancient family from Turriff, typically wearing a family tartan instead of that of a Clan Chieftain The remaining Celtic nations - Isle of Man, Brittany () and Galicia (Spain) - do not have a tartan typically wearing their own Scottish clan tartan tradition. However, all six Celtic nations have a tradition of bagpipes. Clan MacBeth, typically wearing their own Scottish clan tartan The MacLennan family, typically wearing the tartan of

Clan MacFarlane, typically wearing their own Scottish clan tartan Ancestral Ties Associated with the First Presbyterian Church, Waynesboro Clan Mcelrath, typically wearing their own Scottish Tartan and the Northern Ireland Ulster tartan The McGann family, typically wearing the Irish County Armagh tartan The Ayers family, typically wearing the tartan The Molony family, typically wearing the Irish County Clare tartan The Balderson family, a Borders Region family, ancestors being Celtic "Strathcylde Britons", typically wearing the modern The Morris family, typically wearing the tartan Scottish Heritage tartan , typically wearing their own Scottish clan tartan The Bare family, a Borders Region family, ancestors being Celtic "Strathcylde Britons", typically wearing the modern Scottish Clan Napier, typically wearing their own Scottish clan tartan Heritage tartan The Phillips family, typically wearing a family Welsh Tartan and also the tartan of Clan MacDonnell of Keppoch The Bennett family, a Borders Region family, ancestors being Celtic "Strathcylde Britons", typically wearing the modern The Powell family, typically wearing the tartan of the Irish Clan O'Carroll and also the Welsh National tartan Scottish Heritage tartan The Quillen family, typically wearing Irish County Antrim tartan The Berry family, typically wearing the Clan Forbes tartan The Seaton family, typically wearing the tartan Clan Boswell, typically wearing their own Scottish clan tartan The Smith family, generally Anglo-Saxon but also an ancient Celtic family originally allied with and entitled to , typically wearing their own Scottish clan tartan wear that tartan Clan Brown, typically wearing their own Scottish clan tartan The Spence family, typically wearing the Scottish and Irish National tartans The Bryant family, typically wearing the Irish National tartan and less frequently, the Welsh National tartan The Thomas family typically wearing the Clan MacTomas tartan and sometimes the Thomas family Welsh tartan The Callaway family, typically wearing the Clan MacFarlane tartan The Trimble family, typically wearing the tartan. Turnbull was originally Clan Rule but the name was , typically wearing their own Scottish clan tartan changed by royal decree as an honor The Carson family, typically wearing the tartan The Ure family, an ancient family seat from the region of Scotland, probably affiliated with Clan Campbell Clan Cheyne (Cheney), typically wearing their own Scottish clan tartan The Weems Family, typically wearing the Clan Macintyre tartan The Cook family, typically wearing the tartan The Williamson family, typically wearing the tartans of the Clan Gunn, or Clan MacFarlane The Coon family, typically wearing the tartan The Wilson family, typically wearing the Scottish National tartan Clan Craig, typically wearing their own Scottish clan tartan Clan , typically wearing their own Scottish clan tartan The Cummins family, typically wearing the Welsh national tartan

Clan Cunningham, typically wearing their own Scottish clan tartan

Clan Curry, typically wearing their own Scottish clan tartan Thank you to the readers, musicians, and organizers who made this day special. The Daggy family, typically wearing the MacNab tartan , typically wearing their own Scottish clan tartan and also the tartans of Clans Chattan or MacGregor The Davis family, typically wearing the Clan Davidson tartan and also a family Welsh Tartan The Dixon family, typically wearing the tartan The Doyle family, typically wearing the Irish County Leinster tartan The Dunn family, typically wearing the Irish County Meath tartan The Elder family, typically wearing the Clan Mackintosh tartan The Griffith family, typically wearing a Welsh tartan The Hanna family, typically wearing the tartan The Harper family, typically wearing the Clan Lennox tartan The Harris family, typically wearing a family Welsh tartan Elders: Calendar Class of 2020 Class of 2021 Monday, October 28 Colleen Cash Christian Education Mike Cunningham Outreach 11:00 AM Session Retreat Steve Doherty Property & Maintenance Mark Henderson Budget & Finance Wednesday, October 30 Joyce Tipton Worship Linda Sandquist Outreach 6:00 PM Bible Study Room 212 7:00 PM Choir Rehearsal Class of 2022 Friday, November 1 Joan Berry Congregational Care 12:15 PM First Friday Concert with light lunch Bruce Bosselman Administration-Preschool Jen Jones Mission Sunday, November 3 8:45 AM Early Communion Service Barksdale Room Deacons: 9:45 AM Adult Sunday School Barksdale Room Class of 2020 Class of 2021 Class of 2022 9:45 AM Children’s Sunday School Room 204 Jean Droughman Terry Crickenberger Holly Bennett 10:00 AM Choir Rehearsal Sanctuary Sandi Henderson Joe Earhart Susan Johnson 11:00 AM Worship Service Sanctuary

Cynthia Hoover Anne Epes Mary Scott Today 3:00 PM Eric Ruske Concert in the Sanctuary Kevin Henkel Bob Miller Bill Pannill Thank you to Denise Robinson for “piping” for our Worship Service today. Trustees: First Friday Concert November 1, at 12:15, light lunch provided Bill Bare Burnie Powers Anne Wood Food Bank Needs: Personal Care Items Treasurer: Warner Sandquist Prayers for Health and Other Concerns: Clerk of Session: Betsy Ruehl Kings Daughters Nursing & Rehab: Carol Barksdale The Legacy: Eloise Morris CHURCH STAFF Shenandoah Nursing Home: Rubye Schwab Rev. George W. Chapman, III Pastor, [email protected] Baldwin Park: Lily Tichenor Mrs. Colleen Cash, Administrative Assistant, [email protected] Stuarts Draft Retirement Center: Mary & Holly Frost Mr. Roger Daggy, Director of Music, [email protected] Summit Square: Aileen Kennedy, Ray & Ruth Quillen, Lillian Hryshkanych Mrs. Kimberlea Daggy, Music Associate, [email protected] Home: Dick Huff, Nancy Garber, Mary Ultee, Bobbie Poland, Mr. Michael Griffith, Maintenance Edie Lawrence, Mike Cunningham, Betty Dixon Mr. Craig Cavanaugh, A/V Technician Friends and Family: Kaiser family (Anne Harris), Andy & Jean Robeson, Wanda Braden, Lucy Colbert, Charlie Mrs. Caroleia Strandburg, Custodian Fairchilds, Steve Dowdy (Cunninghams), Jennifer Eskridge (Sandy Bellamy), Nancy Vilain (Jen Jones), Danny Smith Nate and Karalyn Rudin, Child Care Attendants (Nancy Hypes), Carolina Obando (Jen Jones), Josh Scott (Anne Vest), Jennifer & Charlotte Sergeant (Kathy Brown), Emily Bardeen (Sandi Henderson), Sara Verwymeren (Hashagens), Kathy Doyle (Cindy & Rodger Doyle), Peter Johnson, Lawrence Maddox, Joan Blazek, Glenn Fields, Sr. (Jen Jones) Military: Jeremiah Henderson