Sunday, February 18, 2024 - First Sunday of Lent
CCLI Copyright License 1030652 Size A Streaming License 20686773 Size A (Disclosure: First Presbyterian Church, and its members, do not own any rights to the music played during this service, nor do they receive any royalties for using these pieces. Our license allows us to use the songs we list that are in the “Glory to God, The Presbyterian Hymnal”) We thank you for viewing our 1st Sunday in Lent, Sunday, February 18, 2024, service. We pray that you feel God’s love around you as watch our service, and please, if you can, come join us in person some Sunday. Our interim pastor, Rev. Charles S. Freeman, began our service by welcoming everyone and then asked everyone to welcome each other by a friendly hand shake and good morning. After a few moments, everyone then sang our welcoming song, “Sanctuary,” which is in our Glory to God hymnal, # 701. As you can see, we are small in membership but enjoy fellowship with each other, and would love to welcome visitors or new members, and we would love to have young faces join with their parents. Our liturgist this Sunday is Val DeFever who then reminded everyone of the activities happening in the church this week. Our congregation sang the following hymns from our hymnal, “Glory to God, The Presbyterian Hymnal” (used with permission): 166 “Lord, Who throughout These Forty Days” 410 “God Is Calling through the Whisper” The congregation also sang “Then Jesus came from Nazareth” text by Charles Spence Freeman, February, 2024, after Mark 1:9-15; Music: Tune KINGSFOLD, English Country Songs, 1893; harmonization Ralph Vaughan Williams, 1906 Our choir sang “Jesus, Come to Me” by Jay Althouse. Our choir members are: (left to right, top to bottom) Jeff Shaw, Scott Petersen, Ray Rothgeb, Priscilla Petersen, and Donna Rothgeb. Our organist played the following songs: Prelude: “My Heart Fills with Longing” (“O Sacred Head, Now Wounded”) Chorale Prelude BWV 727, Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), Hymn Tune: Hans Leo Hassler (17th Century) Offertory: “Free Improvisation – Michael Clabough Postlude: Organ Chorale BWV 721, Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach, Hymn Tune: Anonymous, 15th century Our scriptures were as follows: Psalm Reading: Psalm 25:1-10 Gospel Reading: Mark 1:9-15 Pastor Charles’ message was entitled “Waters and Wilderness (and Wild Beasts).” We thank you for watching our service, and we pray you are blessed by this service. If you would like to attend our regular Sunday morning worship services, we meet at 10:00 a.m. June through August, and 10:45 a.m. September through May (CST). Any and all are welcomed to join us in worship. First Presbyterian Church 201 S. 5th Street P.O. Box 612 Independence, KS 67301 (620) 331-0241 Our Pastor is Interim Pastor Rev. Charles S. Freeman Visit our website at: http://fpc-indy-ks.org/ Visit us on Facebook at: First Presbyterian Church, Independence, Kansas / indyfirstpresbyterian . Our office hours are Monday through Thursday, 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. and closed on Fridays. OUR MISSION STATEMENT: Because of God’s grace, love, and gift of His Son, Jesus Christ, we worship, witness, teach and serve. THE LORD'S PRAYER: "Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be they 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." We celebrate communion the first Sunday of each month. All in attendance are invited to participate in communion as we practice open communion. For communion, our custom is to partake of the bread as it is passed, and hold the cup of grape juice until all have been served. We offer gluten free bread at the center of the communion tray. You need not be a member of FPC, or any Presbyterian Church, to commune during the service as we practice open communion.
