*Call to Worship from The Iona Abbey Worship Book, pg. 49 First Presbyterian Church We rejoice to be God’s chosen, not through virtue, work or skill, but because God’s love is generous unconformed to human will. Clarksburg, West Virginia And because God’s love is restless like the surging of the sea, Broadcast Live on on WPDX 104.9 FM Rev. John F. Koerner We are pulled by heaven’s dynamic to become, not just to be. We rejoice to be God’s chosen, to be gathered to God’s side May 2, 2021 Ten Forty-Five Not to build a pious shrine or be steeped in selfish pride; but to celebrate the goodness of the One who sets us free CELEBRATING OUR PRESBYTERIAN AND SCOTTISH from the smallness of our vision to become, not just to be. ERITAGE H We rejoice to be God’s chosen, to align with heaven’s intent, The Thirtieth Annual Kirkin’o’the Tartans to await where we are summoned, and accept where we are sent. We rejoice to be God’s chosen and amidst all that we see, to anticipate with wonder that the best is yet to be. If after Kirk ye rise and flee we' all seem cauld and still to ye. The one that's in the seat with ye is stranger here than ye, maybe. All here have got their fears and cares, add ye your soul unto our prayers, Be ye our angel unawares. (Scottish Blessing used for the Kirkin’o’the Tartans) Prelude “Candler” Scottish Melody arr by Shakley The Grand Procession The Crucifer ~ Hannah Burnett The Acolytes ~ Hannah Burnett & Gia Corsini The Ministers ~ The Rev’d. John F. Koerner and The Rev’d. Bruce Macbeth Pipe Major Carl Henson The Procession of Choir, Flags, Banners, Clans and Tartans Introit “A Celtic Prayer” by Leavitt vocal solo by Dawn Woodburn *The Peace of Christ The peace of Christ be with you. And also with you. Welcome, Announcements 1 2 "The Lord's My Shepherd" is in common metre and it is most commonly sung to the hymn tune Crimond, named after Crimond Church in the Aberdeenshire town of Crimond in Scotland. First Scripture Reading 1 Corinthians 15:1-10 It is thought that this tune was composed by Jessie Seymour Irvine, daughter of Rev. Alexander The Word of the Lord Irvine, minister of the Crimond Parish. Jessie was a keen musician and was undergoing training Thanks be to God as an organist at the nearby town of Banff. According to some accounts, she composed the tune in 1871 as an exercise for a composition class and it was first performed at evening worship at Second Scripture Reading John 20:19-31 Auchterless Parish Church. Dissatisfied with her own harmonisation, she asked David Grant, a The Word of the Lord musician from Aberdeen, to reharmonise it for her. Thanks be to God ( See back page) Sermon “The Power of Belief ” Rev. Bruce Macbeth Prayer of Confession (Adapted from Scottish Reformer John Knox’s Liturgy of 1560) *Declaration of Faith ( from the Scots Confession of 1560) Let us pray With our mothers and fathers in the faith, let us say what we believe: Almighty God, we are unworthy to come into your presence, because of our We confess and acknowledge one God alone, many sins. We do not deserve any grace or mercy from you, if you dealt with to whom alone we must cleave, us as we deserve. We have sinned against you, O Lord, and we have offended whom alone we must serve, you. And yet, O Lord, as we acknowledge our sins and offenses, so also do we whom only we must worship acknowledge you to be a merciful God, a loving and favorable Father, to all and in whom alone we put our trust. who turn to you. And so we humbly ask you, for the sake of Christ your son, to Who is eternal, infinite, immeasurable, show mercy to us, and forgive us all our offenses. Forgive the sins of our youth, incomprehensible, omnipotent, invisible; and the sins of our old age. By your Spirit, O God, take possession of our One in substance and yet distinct in three persons, hearts, so that, not only the actions of our lives, but also the words of our the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost. mouths, and the smallest thought of our minds, may be guided and governed by By whom we confess and believe all things in heaven and earth, you. Through Jesus Christ our Lord, to whom, with you and the Holy Spirit, be visible and invisible, all honor and glory, now and forever. Amen. to have been created, to be retained in their being, Assurance of Pardon and to be ruled and guided by his inscrutable providence The mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting. for such end as his eternal wisdom, goodness, and justice have appointed, and I declare to you, in the name of Jesus Christ, you are forgiven. to the manifestation of his own glory. Alleluia! Amen! Special Music “Celtic Laud” Dawn Woodburn Prayer for Illumination 4 3 *Gloria Patri + Glory be to the Father, and to the Son and to the Holy Ghost! The Great Lament “Amazing Grace” Pipe Major Carl Henson As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. Amen. *The Kirkin´o´th´ Tartans and the Rededication of the Families Prayers of Intercession Gathering of Tithes and Offerings *The Kirkin´ Liturgy The Gathering Bring to God the names of every family and clan and people. Bring to God the Tartans, the symbols of family heritage, Offertory “Brother James Air” Scottish Melody MAROSA Arr by Shackley the symbols of God’s grace, and the symbols of God’s future. *The Doxology + On behalf of every family and all the clans represented, Praise God from whom all blessings flow, we raise up to God every symbol and Tartan in gratitude for our heritage Praise Him all creatures here below, and in thanksgiving for our redemption in Jesus Christ. Praise Him above ye heavenly hosts. We pray God’s blessing on those who serve in the Name of Christ. Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost! Amen. We pray God’s salvation for those who do not know our Savior. *Prayer of Dedication Speak aloud the names of your families (Scottish or not), Speak them now!… (please say aloud the names) The Church Triumphant Speak for the names of your clan and Tartan. Speak them aloud, now!… (please say aloud the names) The Reverent Reading of the Names of those Members who have entered the Church Triumphant since last Heritage Sunday Let us pray. Lawrence P. Woods 7-22-2020 Eternal God, our Lord and Sovereign, Donna Smith 10-18-2020 Bless the names and symbols of our families and clans. Josephine Eckert 12-10-2020 Remind us that no matter what our heritage from the boundaries of humanity, Prayer of Thanksgiving for the Communion of Saints1 we are the work of your hand and the breath of your Spirit. (Book of Common Worship, Church of Scotland, 1662) In Jesus Christ, you have called us by name! We belong to you! Lord God, with thankful hearts we remember before Thee all Thy saints who As we bear our names and wear the symbols of our clans, have entered into rest, especially those with whom we have had communion send us forth in your power to live as your faithful people, here, and whom Thou hast called to the closer communion that awaits the to work for peace, to declare your mercy, faithful within the veil. Keep us united with them in one fellowship of spirit, and to proclaim the good news of salvation. and at the last gather us together with them into the joy of Thy heavenly We give ourselves to you, in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen kingdom; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who taught us to pray: Our Father, who art in heaven. 5 6 This hymn was written by Robert Grant. (b. Bengal, India, 1779; d. Dalpoorie, India, 1838) Of Scottish ancestry, Grant was born in India, where his father was a director of the East India Company. He attended Magdalen College, Cambridge, and was called to the bar in 1807. He had a distinguished public career as Governor of Bombay and as a member of the British Parliament. He was influenced in writing this text by William Kethe’s paraphrase of Psalm 104 in the Anglo-Genevan Psalter (1561). Grant’s text was first published in Edward Bickersteth’s Christian Psalmody (1833) with several unauthorized alterations. In 1835 his original six-stanza text was published in Henry Elliott’s Psalm and Hymns. *Charge and Benediction Numbers 6:24-26 As did our ancestors in the faith before us, go in peace to love and serve the Lord. We go to love. We go to serve. May the peace of God, which passes all understanding, keep your hearts and minds in the knowledge and love of God, and of God’s Son Jesus Christ our Lord; and the blessing of God almighty, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, be with you always. Amen! *The Procession Outward “Scotland the Brave” Carl Henson Postlude “Laudation” By Martin Resources Used in the Liturgy: 1. From the Book of Common Order, Church of Scotland 1662 as quoted by “The Oxford Book of Prayer,” Edited by George Appleton, (Oxford University Press, 1985) pg. 244. 2. Iona Abbey Worship Book, (Wild Goose Publications, Glasgow, Scotland, 2001) Carl S Henson, was raised in the Parkersburg area and served in the US Coast Guard.