GRACE COVENANT

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Awakening a Love for Christ in the Heart of Richmond

June 8, 2014 Pentecost 10:55 a.m.
Please fill out the communication card and place it in the offering plate during the offertory.
Please stand for these parts of the service.


WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS


WE GATHER TO GLORIFY GOD


PRELUDE
Little Prelude and Fugue in G Major Johann Sebastian Bach, 1685-1750


CALL TO WORSHIP (from The Worship Sourcebook) Virginia Hudson

One: The love of God has been poured into our hearts
through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us;
All: we dwell in him and he in us.
One: Give thanks to the Lord and call upon his name;
All: make known his deeds among the peoples.
One: Sing to him, sing praises to him,
All: and speak of his marvelous works.
One: Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God almighty
All: who was and is and is to come!






HYMN 129 (Blue Hymnal)
Come, O Spirit, Dwell Among Us Ebenezer
































Text: Janie Alford, 1979; Tune: EBENEZER 8.7.8.7 D, Thomas John Williams, 1890.








PRAYER OF CONFESSION (IN UNISON)

Most merciful God, we confess that we have sinned against you in thought, word, and
deed, by what we have done, and by what we have left undone. We have not loved you
with our whole heart; we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves.
In your mercy forgive what we have been, help us amend what we are,
and direct what we shall be, so that we may delight in your will and walk in your ways,
to the glory of your holy name. Through Christ, our Lord. Amen.

ASSURANCE OF PARDON

GLORIA PATRI 579 (Blue Hymnal) Greatorex

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.

At this time, children 9 years old and younger are invited to come to the front of the sanctuary with our volunteer leaders.
The children and their leaders will worship in the chapel.
They will be in "Children's Church" for the remainder of the morning and will meet parents in the social room.


WE HEAR THE WORD OF GOD


PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION Virginia Hudson

OLD TESTAMENT READING Joel 2:28-32 Holy Bible, p. 803 OT


NEW TESTAMENT READING Acts 2:1-21; 42-47 Holy Bible, p. 113 NT


SERMON The Spirit-Filled Life Bobby Hulme-Lippert

Music reprinted under OneLicense.net #A-715262.
WE RESPOND TO GODS WORD
HYMN 128 (Blue Hymnal)
On Pentecost They Gathered Munich

































Music reprinted under OneLicense.net #A-715262.
Text: Jane Parker Huber, 1981. Tune: MUNICH 7.6.7.6 D, Neuvermehrtes Meiningisches Gesangbuch, 1693.
APOSTLES CREED (IN UNISON)

I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth,

And in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord; who was conceived by the Holy Ghost,
born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and
buried; he descended into hell; the third day he rose again from the dead; he
ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty;
from thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Ghost; the holy catholic church; the communion of saints;
the forgiveness of sins; the resurrection of the body; and the life everlasting. Amen.

PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE AND THE LORDS PRAYER Itunu Adekoya, Deacon

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, for ever. Amen.

WE GIVE THANKS TO GOD

PRESENTATION OF TITHES, OFFERINGS, AND GIFTS

ANTHEM Howard Helvey, b. 1968
Anthem to the Trinity
Spirit of God, descend upon my heart.
This is my Fathers world, He shines in all thats fair.
This is my Fathers world, and to my listening ears
all nature sings, and round me rings the music of the spheres.
This is my Fathers world! I rest me in the thought of rocks and trees,
of skies and seas. His hand the wonders wrought.
Fairest Lord Jesus, Ruler of all nature! O Thou of God and man the Son!
Thee will I cherish, Thee will I honor, Thou my souls glory, joy and crown!
Spirit of God, descend upon my heart. Wean it from earth, through all its pulses move.
Stoop to my weakness, mighty as Thou art, and make me love Thee as I ought to love.

(The anthem continues; all stand and sing the Doxology with the Chancel Choir.)



DOXOLOGY 592 (Blue Hymnal) Old Hundredth

Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;
Praise Him, all creatures here below;
Praise Him above, ye heavenly host;
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.

PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING

WE GO FORTH TO LOVE AND SERVE

HYMN 235 (Red Hymnal)
Breathe on Me, Breath of God Trentham






Music reprinted under OneLicense.net #A-715262. Text: Edwin Hatch, 1886. Tune: TRENTHAM, S. M.; Robert Jackson, 1894.
BENEDICTION


CHORAL RESPONSE
Peace I Leave with You Amy Beach

Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you. Not as the world giveth
give I unto you. Let not your hearts be troubled.

POSTLUDE
Choral Song Samuel Sebastian Wesley, 1810-1876






Please join us in the Social Room following worship for refreshments and fellowship.


The flowers are given to the glory of God and in loving memory of
Donald L. Appich by his family.

PREPARATION FOR WORSHIP

Sunday, June 8, 2014


Those in whom the Spirit comes to live are God's new Temple. They are, individually and
corporately, places where heaven and earth meet.

- N. T. Wright

Holiness, as taught in the Scriptures, is not based upon knowledge on our part. Rather, it
is based upon the resurrected Christ in-dwelling us and changing us into His likeness.

- A. W. Tozer

Some things have to be believed to be seen.
- Madeleine LEngle















Welcome to Grace Covenant! We are grateful to have you join in worship with us this morning. We
are an historic Presbyterian church with a singular mission: to train grateful disciples of Jesus Christ who
are doing justice, loving mercy, and walking humbly with our God. May you be blessed through worship
and fellowship this morning.
Vision Statement

Through our faithful actions, we pray that God will lift up Grace Covenant as a blessing to
the city where He has placed it a bright beacon of His redemptive power, awakening a
love for Christ in the heart of Richmond.
- from our 2012 Vision Statement

Hearing Aids and Large-Print Hymnals are available from the ushers.

Our worship service is broadcast live from 11:00 AM until 12:00 Noon on WLES 590 AM and 97.7
FM and is streamed live on www.truthnetwork.com (Press Listen Live, then select Richmond.) For
podcasts, go to www.grace-covenant.org, click on Worship, then the pull-down Sermons Online
and select the Full Service, Sunday Sermons or Special Performances you wish to hear, arranged
chronologically. The podcasts are normally uploaded within an hour of the end-of-broadcast. Audio
CDs are available: just leave a note to the Radio Room in the Glass Office or call the main church office
(804) 359-2463. There is no charge for this service, but any contributions to The Radio Fund are
greatly appreciated and will help to assure the continuation of this ministry.

MUSIC NOTES

Johann Sebastian Bachs (1685-1750) Eight Little Preludes and Fugues continue to be popular pieces per-
formed by organists in spite of the fact that they were probably written by a minor composer of the
mid-eighteenth century. Even the title page of the only extant source for these pieces has a question
mark after J. S. Bachs name. The prelude opens with a brief overture in a French style before launching
into a toccata. The stately fugue of only two minutes in length builds as additional stops are drawn to cre-
ate a fuller sound.

Today is the Chancel Choirs last Sunday of the season. They will take a break during the summer
months and will return this September. Howard Helvey (b. 1968) serves as organist and choirmaster of
historic Calvary Episcopal Church in Cincinnati. His compositions have been featured on numerous re-
cordings, national television and radio broadcasts, in such eminent concert venues as New Yorks Carne-
gie Hall, the Walt Disney Concert Hall (LA), Chicagos Orchestra Hall, the Meyerson Symphony Center
(Dallas), the White House, the National Cathedral (Washington, D. C.), and many locations throughout
Europe and Asia. Todays anthem is a beautifully compiled trio of hymns that leads directly into the
singing of the Doxology.

The organ works of Samuel Sebastian Wesley (1810-1876) occupy a pivotal position in the history of
English organ music, straddling two eras. Musically, however, they point more to the future than to the
past and remind us not only that Wesley was a contemporary of Mendelssohn, but also that his ears
were receptive to everything he heard in the London of his youth. Wesley suffered a serious fracture of
his right leg which affected his compositions for the organ. The use of unexpected chords or sudden
shifts of key, and slowly rising bass lines, as heard in Choral Song, were attributed to Wesleys temporary
medical condition.
GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
Interested in becoming a member of Grace Covenant? Contact Reverend Bobby Hul-
me-Lippert at bobby@grace-covenant.org.

Deacons Fund - This fund assists members who are in financial need. Please contact
Bobby Hulme-Lippert to make a request. All requests are confidential.

VBS Registration has begun! Vacation Bible School will be June 14-18. Registration has
begun. Look for signups in the Narthex and the Glass Office. For additional questions or
if you want to volunteer, please contact Christopher Tweel at
christopher.tweel@upsem.edu.


Mini-Service Day! Saturday Morning, June 14
As you prep for VBS excitement, the Missions Committee invites you to carve out a little
time to reach out in service Saturday morning, June 14. We'll have two service opportuni-
ties. The first is an opportunity to help with a little spring/summer cleaning and arranging
over at STEP (Strategies to Elevate People -- www.steprichmond.org). The second is our
monthly trip out to Shalom Farms (www.shalomfarms.org). We will meet in the church
parking lot at 8:00 a.m. to head out to Shalom and be back to the church by 12:00 noon.
The time for STEP is still being determined, but it will be in the morning as well. Keep an
Grace Covenant Summer Music Ministry Schedule
June 15 Chuck Murphy, tenor Grace Covenant Chancel Choir
June 22 Anne OByrne, soprano Concert and Opera Irish Soprano
June 29 Dan Cook, baritone Grace Covenant Chancel Choir
July 6 Stephanie Auld, soprano Grace Covenant Chancel Choir
July 13 Tiffany Williams, flute George Mason University
Benjamin Williams, bassoon Peabody Conservatory
July 20 Dr. Lisa Edwards-Burrs, soprano Virginia State University
July 27 Kari Craig, alto Grace Covenant Chancel Choir
August 3 Pablo Talamante, tenor U. S. Army Chorus, Washington, D. C.
August 10 Dr. Michael Davison, trumpet University of Richmond
August 17 Christine Anderson, violin Richard Bland College
August 24 Handbell Quintet Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church
August 31 Vivien Chen and Chris Martin Piano and Organ Duets
eye out for updates. Please contact Nelson Reveley at 387-8094 or nmr2uf@virginia.edu if
you have any questions or would like to join in!

Nominees
Your input is needed by the Congregational Nominating Committee (CNC).
The CNC will meet on June 10 to begin creating a slate of nominees for the following of-
fices:
- Ruling Elder
- Deacon
- Congregational Nominating Committee
- Trustee

Your recommendations for nominees to each of these offices are wanted and needed so
that, with the Lord's guidance, the CNC can nominate those who can best lead our congre-
gation.
There are brochures describing the responsibilities and duties of each of these offices in
the Narthex and outside the glass office.
Please take the time to fill out one of the brochures of those you would like to recommend
for each of the positions.

The next PEOPLE Group event will be on Saturday, June 21, at 6:00 p.m. Sid Yates will
be hosting this event at his home here in Glen Allen. Please bring a main dish, appetizer,
vegetable, salad, or dessert to share (enough for 10 adults). We hope to see you there.

CHRISTIAN EDUCATION AND DISCIPLESHIP

Sunday School is held every Sunday from 9:30-10:30 a.m. The nursery crib room and
Sunday School are available for children age 2 and up.

Combined Adult Sunday School began on Sunday, June 1, in the Fellowship Hall. We will
look at a different Hero of the Faith each week. For Sunday, June 15, the hero is
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn and Tom Miller is teaching.

Wednesdays in June and July! Beginning this Wednesday, June 11, you are invited for a
backyard BBQ each Wednesday. Arrive anytime between 6:00 and 6:45 p.m. for burgers
and hotdogs. Stick around for either a Bible study or a book discussion that will end no lat-
er than 7:45 p.m. Please RSVP for the dinner portion to info@grace-covenant.org. Sug-
gested donation of a couple dollars.

1627 Monument Avenue Richmond, Virginia 23220 804-359-2463
Office Hours: Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Email: info@grace-covenant.org Website: www.grace-covenant.org Radio: WLES 590 AM

Pastor: Bobby Hulme-Lippert Bookkeeper: Martha Rubin
Director of Music: Christopher Martin Child Development Center Director: Nicole Williams
Administrative Assistant: Vanessa Strait Luke Woodcock: Seminary Intern
Christopher Tweel: Christian Education Coordinator for Children

June 11 Hulme-Lipperts house (2307 Floyd Ave.), Acts 2
June 18 VBS no BBQ this week
June 25 Bairds house (1704 Hanover Ave.) Reordered Love, Reordered Lives
July 2 Hulme-Lipperts house, Acts 4
July 9 Hulme-Lipperts house, Acts 5
July 16 Bairds house, The Prodigal God
July 23 Bairds house, The Prodigal God
July 30 Hulme-Lipperts house, Acts 9

You can purchase Reordered Love, Reordered Lives ($14) and The Prodigal God ($8) from the
church office. Even if you cannot complete the reading beforehand, you will still be able
to participate in the discussion. All are welcome!

CONGREGATIONAL PRAYER


Please pray for: Ainura Satterfields father, Sharshen, in Kyrgyzstan; Hannah Siboles
mother, Melanie; Ben Gordon; Loretta and Peter Albertis; Bob Brooks; Ann Pais
daughter-in-law, Jane Pais, with cancer; Susan Farrells grandmother Mary Lou (Uh-
Oh), and her father, Jim, facing health issues; Elizabeth Russells father, Dr. William
Russell; Wayne Caseys neighbor, Gerry, with leukemia; Rosie and George Turner; Dr.
Carl and Mrs. Jo McMillin; Steve Cobb and his family; Stuart Chapman, David Russell,
and Chris Pais, and all who are serving in our nations Armed Forces.

If you need to add a prayer to this list? Contact Jan Kessel - janlkessel@gmail.com.