Welcome to First Presbyterian Church. We are glad to provide a

virtual worship service for this Sunday. Type the following in your

internet browser address bar: www.clarionfirstpresby.org/worship

and scroll down the page to the photo of our church and click the

“Play.”

At First Presbyterian Church our mission is to worship, grow, and

serve as followers of Jesus. From our youngest to our oldest, we seek

to worship God in our actions, grow in God’s love, and serve God’s

people in our community and around the world. We hope that when

regular worship resumes, you will come join us so we may personally

extend a warm welcome. If you have any questions or particular

needs during the church closure, please feel free to contact Pastor Paul

Abell at the church office at 226-8145 between 9 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.,

Monday thru Thursday. You may also email him at

pastorpaul@clarionpresyb.org.

For more information visit our website at www.clarionpresby.org.

Find us on Facebook! (First Presbyterian Church of Clarion)

Radio Broadcast-WWCH 1300AM and 94.1 FM every third Sunday

of the month at 11:00 a.m.

Video recordings of sermons may be viewed by clicking the

“Sermons” link on our home page at www.clarionpresby.org or a

phone app is available at sermon.net (look for First Presbyterian

Church—Clarion.) You can also choose to listen to an audio version.

Simply pick the option that works best for you.

Pastor: Rev. Paul W. Abell, Jr.

Time with Children: Robin Sharp

Pianist: Bonnie Champion

Choir: Cindy & Jeff Kapp, Jeff Deitz, Bonnie

Champion, and Debra Owens

Ongoing thanks to those who help create our video worship service

each week. This church family’s sense of community, love for one

another, and faith helps us stay connected.

WORSHIP NOTES WELCOME VISITORS

ANNOUNCEMENTS

A gift to the Pentecost Offering helps the church encourage, develop,

and support its young people, and also address the needs of at-risk

children. Please prayerfully consider a gift to this fund now through

this week. Make checks payable to First Presbyterian Church. You

may designate your gift as “Pentecost Offering” on the memo line.

Emergency bags of food are available at the church between 10:00

a.m. and 2:00 p.m. on Thursdays. We gave away 30 bags this week!

This will be an ongoing event. Monetary donations are still being

accepted to help fund this effort. Send donations to First Presbyterian

Church, 700 Wood Street, Clarion, PA 16214 with “food bags” in the

memo.

Today is Pentecost & Heritage Sunday—recognizing our members

who have been here 50 or more years and celebrating the birth of the

church through the descent of the Holy Spirit upon Jesus’ disciples. An

insert listing those members is in the bulletin. The traditional brunch is

postponed until we can again met together in a large group.

Although the church is “closed,” it’s ministry is not. Thank you for

mailing in your pledges and offerings weekly so that our ministry

continues.

Church Office Hours During COVID-19 Closure: Monday through

Thursday, 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.; closed Friday. The Pastor is on site

during those times if you have questions or concerns. Call 226-8145 or

email pastorpaul@clarionpresby.org for Pastor Paul.

Envelope Contributions $4900.00

Miscellaneous Cash Contributions $0.00

Total Contributions $4900.00

CCC Food Donations $2305.00

Rental Income Head Start $1245.00

Total Deposit $8180.00

DEPOSIT SUMMARY* 5/26/2020

MEMBER CARE

Please pray for:

Members with known health concerns: Pat Steward, Ruth Showers, Fred

Port, Jim Young, Dorothy Jean Foreman, Herb & Dee Thrush, Kevin Roth, Kathy Larimer, Rick Beggs, and Ruth Ann Minich.

Our family and friends in need of prayer: Kyle Skarada; Shirley McKinley’s

nephew, Kenneth Daughtery Jr.; John McKinley’s great-nephew, David Mahle; Marianne Reynolds’ parents, Robert & Alice Davis;

former treasurer, Jennifer Hurrelbrink; Bonnie Champion’s brother, Randy Gibson; Norma Kooman’s son-in-law, Jamie Lake; and Doug Bills’ sister, Michelle Bills.

And all of those serving in the US Military including members and friends

of our own faith family.

Caring Caller members of the week: Please remember Norma

Stroup, Highland Oaks at Water Run, Rm. 101, 300 Water Run Rd.,

Clarion, PA 16214.

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Day of Pentecost

Heritage Sunday May 31, 2020

We come together to worship, grow, and serve as disciples of Christ.

700 Wood Street, Clarion, PA 16214

814-226-8145

churchoffice@clarionpresby.org

www.clarionpresby.org

WELCOME, VISITORS.

We are glad you are here. Please fill out a Welcome

Card so that we can get to know you better.

Please join in reading or singing those parts of the

service printed in bold.

When this symbol

precedes an element of the

service, please rise in body or spirit.

We Gather in God’s Name

Prelude Spirit of God, Descend Upon My Heart Anderson

Welcome and Announcements

Passing of the Peace

The peace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you,

And also with you.

Call to Worship Wind of God, who awakened creation and stirred dry bones to life —

sweep through this social distancing and enliven

our worship wherever we are staying safe.

Wind of God, who descended as tongues of

flame and gave birth to the church —

sweep through this space and ignite our hearts.

Wind of God, who guides our ministry and equips us for service —

sweep through this space and empower our

witness for you.

Hymn No. 407 Spirit Divine, Attend Our Prayers Text: Andrew Reed, 1829

Music: Johann Cruger, 1647

Spirit divine, attend our prayers, and make this house your home.

Descend with all your gracious powers. O come, great Spirit, come!

Come as the light. To us reveal our emptiness and woe.

And lead us in those paths of life where all the righteous go.

Come as the fire and purge our hearts like sacrificial flame.

Let our whole soul an offering be to our Redeemer’s name.

Come as the dove and spread your wings, the wings of peaceful love.

And let the church on earth become blest as the church above.

Spirit divine, attend our prayers. Make a lost world your home.

Descend with all your gracious powers. O come, great Spirit, come!

Call to Confession

God has promised that everyone who calls on

the name of the Lord shall be saved. Therefore, let us call upon the Lord, confessing our sins.

Prayer of Confession Breathe on me, Breath of God; fill me with life anew, (Hymn No. 286, v. 1) That I may love what thou dost love, and do what thou wouldst do.

For using the gifts of your Spirit for selfish gain

instead of using them for the common good,

forgive us, O God.

For using the gifts of your Spirit for selfish gain instead of using them for the common good,

forgive us, O God. For thinking too little of ourselves, not trusting That you have given us gifts for your service,

forgive us, O God. For believing some of the gifts to be better than

Others, ignoring how we each build up the Body of Christ,

forgive us, O God.

Come, Holy Spirit, heavenly Dove, with all thy quickening powers; Hymn No. 279, v. 4) Come, shed abroad a Savior’s love, and that shall kindle ours.

Assurance of Forgiveness Sisters and brothers, God offers forgiveness of

our sins and the grace of repentance. Accept

God’s grace, repent of your sin, and be restored to abundant life.

Gloria Patri

We Share God’s Word

Time with the Children Robin Sharp

Prayer for Illumination

Almighty God, for the power of your Holy Spirit, speak to us in the language of our hearts, that

we may hear your Word with understanding

and answer your call with confidence. Amen.

Scripture Readings John 7:37-39 (pg. 100)

Acts 2:1-4 (pg. 119)

Message Rev. Paul W. Abell, Jr.

“You Ask Us to Wait?!”

We Give Thanks to God

Hymn No. 286 (vs. 2-4) Breathe on Me, Breath of God Text: Edwin Hatch, 1878

Music: Robert Jackson, 1888

Breathe on me, Breath of God, until my heart is pure,

Until with thee I will one will, to do and to endure.

Breathe on me, Breath of God, till I am wholly thine,

Until this earthly part of me glows with thy fire divine.

Breathe on me, Breath of God, so shall I never die,

But live with thee the perfect life of thine eternity.

GLORIA PATRI 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

Prayer of Thanksgiving

Affirmation of Faith The Apostles’ Creed

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.

Call for the Offering and Prayer of Dedication

Doxology

Prayers of the People and the Lord’s Prayer

We Go Forth to Serve

Hymn No. 494 Jesus Thou Joy of Loving Hearts Text: Ray Palmer, 1858

Music: Henry Baker, 1854

Jesus, thou joy of loving hearts, thou fount of life, thou light of all,

From the best bliss that earth imparts we turn, unfilled, to heed thy call.

Thy truth unchanged hath ever stood; thou savest those that on thee call;

To them that seek thee thou art good, to them that find thee, all in all.

We taste thee, O thou living bread, and long to feast upon thee still;

We drink of thee, the fountainhead, and thirst our souls from thee to fill.

Our restless spirits yearn for thee, where’er our changeful lot is cast,

Glad when thy gracious smile we see, blest when our faith can hold thee fast.

O Jesus, ever with us stay; make all our moments calm and bright.

O chase the night of sin away; shed o’er the world thy holy light.

Charge and Benediction

Postlude Come, O Spirit, Dwell Among Us Williams

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DOXOLOGY 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.

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.