Trinity

Sunday, May 3rd, 2020

Trinity Presbyterian Church 630 Park Avenue

Prescott, Arizona 86303

(928) 445-4536

www.aztrinitypres.org

CHIMES The chimes call us to silent readiness.

PRELUDE Pavane Peter Warlock

PASTOR’S GREETING, INTRODUCTIONS, AND LIFE OF THE CHURCH

CALL TO WORSHIP Psalm 23 L: Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I fear no evil;

for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff—they comfort me. P: You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies;

You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. L: Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life. P: And I shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever. L: Let us worship God!

HYMN Come People of the Risen King Getty/Townend (See music in bulletin)

PRAYER OF CONFESSION “By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.” We are not always that willing to love one another, Especially when we decide that others have wronged us for whatever reasons. We hold grudges rather than confront our supposed aggressors. We talk about them rather than to them. As Judas betrayed Jesus we continue to deceive the risen Christ. When we partake of the Lord’s Supper the table is not yet spread with good will. Forgive our reluctance to humble ourselves and wash us anew with the waters of new life.

(Silence is kept for personal confession)

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DECLARATION OF PARDON L: As Jesus washed the disciples’ feet, we are washed anew with the waters of

our baptism. As we have died with Christ in a death like His, we shall arise to new life in a resurrection like His. Therein lies our assurance:

P: In Jesus Christ, we are forgiven!

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GLORIA PATRI Hymn #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.

PRESENTATION OF OUR TITHES, GIFTS, AND COMMITMENTS

DOXOLOGY Hymn #606 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.

SCRIPTURE READING: John 10:1-10 (NRSV, Pew Bible p. 872)

1 "Very truly, I tell you, anyone who does not enter the sheepfold by the gate but climbs in

by another way is a thief and a bandit. 2 The one who enters by the gate is the shepherd of

the sheep. 3 The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep hear his voice. He calls

his own sheep by name and leads them out. 4 When he has brought out all his own, he

goes ahead of them, and the sheep follow him because they know his voice. 5 They will not

follow a stranger, but they will run from him because they do not know the voice of

strangers." 6 Jesus used this figure of speech with them, but they did not understand what

he was saying to them. 7 So again Jesus said to them, "Very truly, I tell you, I am the gate

for the sheep. 8 All who came before me are thieves and bandits; but the sheep did not

listen to them. 9 I am the gate. Whoever enters by me will be saved, and will come in and

go out and find pasture. 10 The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that

they may have life, and have it abundantly.

SERMON Voice of the Thief Rev. Dr. Sue Marie Baskette

AFFIRMATION OF FAITH From a Declaration of Faith Presbyterian Church (USA)

Jesus was dead and buried, but God raised him from the dead. The risen Lord appeared to his followers. They recognized him as their Master who had been crucified. Before Jesus left them, he commissioned them to proclaim to all people the good news of his victory over death, and promised to be with them always.

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We are certain that Jesus lives. He lives as God with us, touching all of human life with the presence of God. He lives as one of us with God. Because he shares our humanity and has bound us to himself in love, we have an advocate in the innermost life of God. We declare that Jesus is Lord. His resurrection is a decisive victory over the powers that deform and destroy human life. His lordship is hidden. The world appears to be dominated by people and systems that do not acknowledge his rule. But his lordship is real. It demands our loyalty and sets us free from the fear of all lesser lords who threaten us. We maintain that ultimate sovereignty now belongs to Jesus Christ in every sphere of life. Jesus is Lord. He has been Lord from the beginning. He will be Lord at the end. Even now he is Lord.

HYMN #187 Savior, Like a Shepherd Lead Us BRADBURY (See music in bulletin)

SACRAMENT OF THE LORD’S SUPPER

PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING AND INTERCESSION, CONCLUDING WITH THE LORD’S PRAYER

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.

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PRAYERS FOR OUR CHURCH FAMILY (information as of 4/29/20):

Our friends Helen Boswell, Ryan Gastonguay and his mother, Karen on the death of Ryan's father, Mike, Dylan, Lauren and Parker Nordby,

Barbara Ore on the death of her brother, John,

Bob and Evelyn Reek, and Doug Rolland.

We consider it a privilege to pray for you. Names will be included above for 4 weeks and then removed unless we hear otherwise or the request is updated with Charlene (928-771-8845) or Donna (949-291-1741).

Trinity is so grateful for those of you who have continued with your giving. If you have not done so, please choose which method of giving best works for you and remain faithful with your

financial support. For your convenience you may continue to contribute by going to www.aztrinitypres.org, clicking on the "Giving (online donations)" tab, and scrolling down the page to the two-toned gold box. Click on the big "DONATE" button that will bring you to a page where

you can easily and securely enter your donation amount. For those of you who prefer to mail in your donations, you may do so. The office staff will

continue to process the U.S. mail as usual. 630 Park Ave, Prescott AZ 86303.

Pastor Sue Marie would like to thank you all for the blessings, well wishes, cards, and flowers that she received for her birthday last week. Your care and support mean so much!

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Community Cupboard Needs Your Help Please bring food donations directly to the Cupboard

at 313 W. Goodwin St. Open 2:30 - 4:30 Monday -Friday Especially needed at this time are canned meat,

peanut butter, canned fruit, & soup Food donations of any type are appreciated.

For money donations: Please write check or send cash to: Prescott Community Cupboard Food Bank (enclose a note)

Mail to: Kathie Tucker, Board Secretary 1085 N. Opal Dr.

Prescott, AZ 86303

A big thank you to Trinity and Connie P. for such a quick and impactful response to the needs of the Navajo Nation. Below is a recent update from Brad Monroe of Grand

Canyon Presbytery.

We are an Easter people, and it is marvelous to witness the way our churches are stepping forward “when required to accomplish that which has never been achieved.” It is

marvelous to witness the way folks in Grand Canyon have stepped forward to raise $40,000 (or more) in cash and in-kind donations for hunger relief on the Navajo Nation. It is marvelous to witness the way churches have sponsored “Drive through Blessings” that

have gone on for three hours. It is marvelous to witness the ferocity with which our churches on the front lines of justice advocacy have found new and creative ways to

protect our most vulnerable populations. It is marvelous to be the Church today—don’t ever let someone tell you otherwise.

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From the Stewardship Team…The Meaning of Stewardship

Jennifer Garber: Stewardship is a word that’s often misunderstood...it’s not just blessing the church with financial support. It also means sharing your time and spiritual gifts to connect with your church family and make a difference.

Barb Poland: The meaning of stewardship for me is my Time, Talents, and Gifts given to God through helping others and my giving of gifts to Trinity Presbyterian Church.

Donna Sprague: Because everything I have is Yours, I will seek Your glory in every financial decision. I want my generosity to result in gratitude and thanksgiving to You, not to me.

Carole Vandersteeg: Stewardship, to me, means supporting our church family and vibrant ministries while caring for our beautiful sanctuary and church campus.

Dwayne Warrick: Stewardship, to me, means cheerfully giving back for all the blessings I and my family have received by gifting my time, talent, at least a biblical tithe from our earnings, and a second tithe from our final estate. Tom Benson: Think of all the good things the Church does for each of us personally, for our community and the world. As a Christian realize that you are faithfully honoring God with your financial support of all those things. Greta Stromberg: Stewardship means to be a good steward of what God has blessed me with. I like the reference from Genesis “to serve the garden in which we have been placed.” Trinity is my spiritual garden to help tend and grow through my offerings of stewardship.

Lectionary readings for May 3rd, 2020, 4th Sunday of Easter Acts 2:42-47 (Pew Bible, p. 886)

Psalm 23 (pp. 435-436) 1 Peter 2:19-25 (pp. 984-985)

John 10:1-10 (p. 872)

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You are invited! Trinity’s Ruth Circle of Presbyterian Women is creating a woven wall hanging for the sanctuary. It will be displayed, bringing color and joy to our sanctuary, during various seasons of the church year.

The women are entering into a study called “Into the Light: Finding Hope through Prayers of Lament.” This is a study that takes a look at the Hope which is woven into our psalms and other words of Scripture. Hope and healing in our lives, when we are in the midst of difficult times and circumstances, is found as we turn to Scripture. Looking to our Scripture we discover that an approach to our journey of healing during exasperating situations is often begun with lament. “Hear the voice of my pleas for mercy, when I cry to you for help …” (Psalm 28:2). Lament leads us to remember God and God’s promise. Lament leads us to Hope. “As Christians, hope is not just an emotional response or an attitude of pie in the sky. Hope implies movement: both God’s inherent movement toward justice and our movement toward God.”1 The wall hanging will be crafted from submissions of material with a prayer, a quote, your favorite Bible verse, your own psalm or poetry to God, or other meaningful words. You may even simply submit material with nothing written in your own hand. Perhaps you would like to submit a piece of material that carries its own sentimental language quietly to God from your heart. Please know that the written words that you share on your fabric submission will not appear as readable text in the finished product. All writing will be blended into the weave and will become the invisible prayers, love, and words of faith with which it is made. If you would like to contribute to this woven wall hanging, please contact Mary B. via email at mrbrick1@cableone.net. She will be weaving our prayers together into a beautiful new tapestry. She asks that you leave the fabric in one piece so she can tear the material into the sizes needed for weaving the piece. The color and pattern on the fabric as well as the type of material are totally your choice. A great place to begin searching for a piece of material might be an old pillowcase or sheet.

1 From “Into the Light: Finding Hope through Prayers of Lament.” By P. Lynn Miller,

https://www.presbyterianwomen.org/product/into-the-light-finding-hope-through-prayers-of-lament/ , last accessed April

29, 2020.

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BIBLE STUDIES & FELLOWSHIP “Open my eyes, so that I may behold wondrous things out of your law.”~Psalm 119:18 (NRSV)

TRINITY 4KIDS is our program for children up to 5th grade. Jennifer is providing virtual Sunday School. If you have not been contacted by Jennifer for links to this ministry and would like to participate, please contact Jennifer Garber at aztrinitychildren@gmail.com or 928-445-4536, ext. 114.

IGNITE YOUTH: God does not call us to be “lukewarm” believers. He wants all of our hearts, all of the time. Let’s grow together and learn how to ignite our faith so that we can do our best to always be believers on fire for Christ. Open to all youth ages 6th grade through 18 years old. Kelsey has been continuing her Wednesday youth group meetings and Sunday school online. If you have not been contacted by Kelsey for links to her ministries, please contact Kelsey Claire at 928-445-4536, ext. 110 or aztrinitystudents@gmail.com.

INTERSECTIONS CLASS is currently studying and discussing the book, New Seeds of Contemplation by Thomas Merton. Merton uses the Gospel parable of the sower as a metaphor for the “sowing of seeds” meant to lead to an abundant harvest in the spiritual life of his readers. The book considers aspects of Christian contemplation in 39 short chapters or "seeds" covering a diverse range of topics. This class will be held Sunday mornings at 9:00 AM using the format Zoom Meeting just until we can meet again in person. If you would like to have the Zoom link sent to you for this ministry, please contact the church office at 928-445-4536 ext 113 or by email to aztrinityoffice@gmail.com.

FRIDAY WOMEN'S BIBLE STUDY FELLOWSHIP meets Fridays at 9:30 AM and will be meeting through Zoom Meeting until we can meet again in person. If you would like to have the Zoom link sent to you for this ministry, please contact the church office at 928.445.4536 ext 113 or by email to aztrinityoffice@gmail.com. Please consider joining us for fellowship, praise, prayer requests, and brief devotions. Feel free to join at any time; all women are welcome. Questions? Contact Kate at 267.981.3923.

SMALL GROUP MINISTRIES – Martha Circle, Ruth Circle, Prayer Team, Game Night, and the Prayer Shawl Group will all be meeting via the Zoom format, and we will keep you informed as to these meeting times. If you would like to be involved with one of these groups and may not already be on their list of participants, please contact the church office at 928-445-4536 ext 113 or email aztrinityoffice@gmail.com. We will make sure that you are sent a link in order to join.

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THIS WEEK’S ANNOUNCEMENTS

PENTECOST OFFERING: The Pentecost Offering unites us in a church-wide effort to support young people and inspire them to share their faith, ideas, and unique gifts with the church and the world. Psalm 71 testifies that a foundation of faith established during childhood helps ensure lifelong faith and service. Through the Pentecost Offering, you are nurturing the faith of those who are the church to come –children, youth, and young adults. You can give by indicating Pentecost Offering on a check to Trinity, text the word YOUNG to 56512, go to www.pcusa.org/pentecost, or call 800-728-7228 ext. 5047.

THE FRIDAY WOMEN’S BIBLE STUDY FELLOWSHIP would like to extend a special invitation to all the women of Trinity to join in on Friday mornings at 9:30 AM to their Zoom gathering online. If this stay at home order has found you with extra time or a need for social interaction and a spiritual lift, please consider joining this special group. Contact the church office at aztrinityoffice@gmail.com or call 445-4526 ext. 113.

PARKER NORDBY is now four months old! Please continue to cheer on sweet, little Parker as he gains strength and reaches important milestones on his journey to coming home which we pray will be very soon. If you haven’t seen the updates, go to https://parkernordby.wordpress.com/ and see his amazing progress.

THE UPPER ROOM publication for May/June has arrived. If you missed the drive-up times for picking up a copy and would still like one, please contact the office at 445-4536 ext. 113 or email aztrinityoffice@gmail.com and we can arrange a time for pick up.

LIKE OUR TPC FACEBOOK PAGE! The Outreach Team invites the Trinity family to go to our Trinity Presbyterian Church (TPC) Facebook page to like it! When in Facebook search, “@TrinityPrescottAZ” to find it and there you have options to like it, leave a comment, and/or share it with “friends.” This is a powerful tool to help us get the good word out about TPC.

COMMUNITY CUPBOARD NEWS: Thank you for your food and money donations. The money goes a long way because our buyer purchases items at a big discount for us. If you want to bring food please look for sales on canned fruit, canned meat, and peanut butter. These items are needed the most and cost the most for our buyer to purchase. Also, please continue to bring paper or plastic grocery bags and put them in the Community Cupboard box in the hallway outside the church office. THANK YOU!

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CARE TEAM MISSION STATEMENT: To foster caring relationships within our church family as we hold each other up in prayer, encourage one another with phone calls, greeting cards, prayer shawls, home and hospital visits as well as acts of kindness for those in need such as bringing over a meal, help with grocery shopping or giving a ride to a medical appointment. YOUR MISSION "If you choose to accept it": is to let us know if you need

our assistance!! Contact the church office: 445-4536 ext. 113, Charlene: 771-8845 or 273-6093, or Charlie: 925-0057.

PER CAPITA - As Presbyterians, we agree to participate in the life of the wider church by serving Presbytery, Synod, and General Assembly. One of the ways we do this is through

our Per Capita apportionment which is how we mutually share the cost of coming together to discern the Spirit's leading for the future. Each member is responsible for their share of this cost. The Presbytery of Grand Canyon approved the 2020 Per Capita apportionment at $37.35 per member. Per Capita gifts should be made payable to Trinity and will be forwarded on to the Presbytery.

PASTOR SUE MARIE'S EMAIL: When corresponding with Pastor Sue Marie by email please double check what email address you are using. Please use the aztrinitypastor1@gmail.com address. There is another email address being used that is no longer active. Using an address other than the aztrinitypastor1@gmail.com will result in lost correspondence - and we do not want that happening. Thank you so much for your attention to this issue.

THE PRAYER SHAWL MINISTRY meets the second Thursday of each month, at 1:00 PM in The Family Room at church. Join us if you knit or crochet or would like to learn! Contact Charlene (928-771-8845) if you would like to receive a prayer shawl; we present them to our members who are welcoming a new baby, graduating high school, turning 90, or feel in need of the comfort of a prayer shawl.

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We have experienced and shared love and support among our community, but we know many are struggling in ways that we may not realize. During these fluid times if you or

someone you know is in need, please refer to the information below on the Arizona COVID Rental Payment Assistance Relief Program.

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The Sunday Service is available on our website at www.aztrinitypres.org

Music printed in the bulletin is used by permission. CCLI License # 3025701

Trinity Presbyterian Church

630 Park Avenue

Prescott, Arizona 86303

(928) 445-4536

www.aztrinitypres.org

If you are hospitalized, please contact us, or have a loved one

contact us at (928) 445-4536.

The hospital will not contact us independently.

Many thanks for your consideration.