welcome

Thank you for coming to First Presbyterian

Church of Orlando this morning! We worship
together as a church family in four services
on Sundays: Traditional worship in the
Sanctuary at 8:30am and 11am, and
Genesis worship in Lee Fellowship Hall
at 9:45am and 11am. If youd like to
learn more about this church, visit
our Legacy Room adjacent to the
Sanctuary, or visit fpco.org/guest.

save the date

May 6, Young at Heart luncheon and fellowship

with guest speaker Michael Perkins, Orange County
History Center. Lunch is $8. RSVP to Maddy Vilar at
407.423.3441 x1159 by Monday, May 2nd.

May 8, Second Sunday Social, after church. Enjoy free

coffee and welcome new members.

May 15, Hymn Sing, 1:30pm -3pm. Request your

favorite hymns and well sing them. This will be great!!

May 23, Registration opens for Upward Basketball

& Cheerleading Camps. July 11-15, 1pm-4pm. 5yrs-6th
Grade. Details coming soon.

May 22, Collecting Items for Compassion Corner:

Coffee, socks, sugar, creamer, deodorant, and more
is needed. See fpco.org/bring for the full list.

May 29, Memorial Day Weekend worship schedule:

Genesis 9:45am and Traditional 11am only.

June 5, Summer Choir is open! Sing with us this

summer. Four Sundays only (and rehearsals). Save the
Date.

June 5, Psalms sermon series begins. Explore Gods

hymn book with us during this 13-week series.

Vacation Bible School, register now at fpco.org/vbs.

Dont miss out on Jonah! A Whale of a Tale, July 11-15.
$45 per child.

families at first pres

First Pres has three rooms to help young families on
Sunday mornings: one nursing room for mothers & infants,
next to the Prayer Room, between the Sanctuary and Lee
Fellowship Hall, and a second nursing room for mothers &
infants, on the 1st floor of Clayton Life Center next to the
elevators.
In addition, we have a Family Room for infants, children and
dads :-) , also on the first floor of Clayton Life Center.
All three rooms have a live television feed from the worship
services.

MAY 1, 2016

congregational care

As a caring body of believers, please remember in your

prayers those recently hospitalized or recuperating at
home: Sue Mathews and Garry Mosley.
To be added to our prayer list call the Pastoral Care office
at 407.423.3441 x1455, or submit an online prayer request
at fpco.org/prayerrequest.

generosity
Stewardship Report as of April 24, 2016.

PARTICIPATION
IN GIVING

48.4%
MARCH 2016

Because we believe participation (and not a dollar amount)

is key in our giving, we are now reporting our churchs
giving participation percentage weekly.
Our financial numbers will appear on a monthly basis for
continued transparency in budgeting.
Give easily and securely online from your smartphone at
fpco.org/mobile.

parking at first pres

Part of making our church a welcoming place for guests
is to make our campus as accessible as possible.
The good news is, the church shares ownership in a parking
garage across the street, and helps to maintain it so you can
easily find free parking every Sunday and during the week.
We leave street and on-campus parking for visitors, seniors
and those who need extra accessibility to the buildings.
If you are a church member and would like to purchase
a parking card for the church garage for $10, please stop
by the lobby desk at Edington Ministry Center during
the week.

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF ORLANDO

address
phone
online

106 East Church St., Orlando Florida 32801

407.423.3441
fpco.org /firstpresorlando /fpcorlando

genesis worship
Welcome
The Sacrament of Baptism (9:45)
S
Katherine Kate Joy Kleppe, born April 29, 2015,
daughter of Kim and Tommy Kleppe.
Prayer for Illumination
*Scripture Reading

Dr. David Swanson

Acts 20:25-35

At the conclusion of our scripture reading, the leader will say,

This is the word of the Lord. The congregation is invited to
respond, Thanks be to God.

Message

Givers, Not Receivers

Assisting in Worship: Rev. Jack Peebles and Wil Brown.

(Give securely on your smartphone at fpco.org/mobile)

NOTES

traditional worship
Easter Sunday seems like a long time ago. We are
reminded in Scripture that Jesus remained on earth
spending time with people after His resurrection. If
we keep in the same sequence of time, His ascension
and bodily return to heaven would occur this coming
Thursday. He left from the Mount of Olives just east
of Jerusalem. Matthew records that when they saw
him [Jesus], they worshiped him, but some doubted.
Does that strike you as odd? They were looking at the
risen Lord, with wounds in His hands and feet and
yet they still doubted? How could that be? Doubting
never changes the facts. We are free to doubt God, but
it changes nothing about history and reality. There
will always be people who doubt what is right in front
of their noses. We continue to celebrate and worship
the risen, ascended Lord who has graciously given
us forgiveness of sin, unconditional love, direction
and purpose in life, in this world and in the world to
come. We repeat the good news, as the anthem says,
Til Christ, my God is crowned as King and all the earth shall
own Him Lord!
- Dr. Dan Sharp

(Please silence all phones and electronic devices.)

GATHERING
Prelude

Prelude in Eb minor
j.s. bach

Welcome
Organ Meditation (8:30)

*Call to Worship (8:30)

Improvisation
josiah armes

Greet the Dawning

bryan jeffery leech

*Processional Hymn of Praise

Jesus Christ Is Risen Today

hymn no. 295

Psalm 100

*Ascription of Praise
Organ Praise
Pastoral Report
*Passing of the Peace
Call to Prayer

I Need Thee Every Hour

Pastoral Prayer
Scripture

I Chronicles 29:6-20

Confirmation (11:00)

THANKSGIVING
Thanksgiving Through Tithes and Offerings
*Doxology
Duke Street
*Prayer of Commitment
(Give securely on your smartphone at fpco.org/mobile)

Anthem of Affirmation

And All the Earth Shall Own Him Lord

c. hubert parry

Chancel Choir

PROCLAMATION OF GODS WORD

Prayer for Illumination

*Scripture Reading

Dr. David Swanson

Acts 20:25-35
pew bible p. 788

*At the conclusion of our scripture reading, the leader will say,
This is the word of the Lord. The congregation is invited to
respond, Thanks be to God.

Message

Givers, Not Receivers

RESPONSE
*Hymn of Generosity

God, Whose Giving Knows No Ending
hymn no. 572

*Invitation and Charge
*Benediction
*Choral Response

Postlude

Omega Amen
daniel sharp

Fugue in C major
j.s. bach

* All who are able are invited to stand.

Assisting in Worship: Dr. Case Thorp, Dr. Daniel Sharp, and
organist Josiah Armes.

2016 CONFIRMANDS
John Raymond Blastic
Taylor Matthew Bodine
Benjamin Foster Brackett
Charles Joseph Brackett IV
Charles MacGregor Clendenin
Hannah DeGrace
Kaylin Marie Djoko
Thomas Cole Eastwood
Daley Austin Fosgate
Calvin Frazier
Nicholas Nelson Giglio
Beckett Burns Gimenez
Landon Grant Gimenez
Jonathan Cole Gullikson
Bella Rosemary Hewitt
Watson Hewitt
Kaia Jackson James
Kendall Grace Judy

Bennett Walker Junod

Joshua Kagrise
Margaret Olivia Lee
Sophia Elaine Lyons
Andrew William Neumann
Ellis Cowan Parker
David Phillips
Joshua E. Seabrook
Jensen Renee Seidl
Emma Sinns
Jackson Starkey
Jackson Robert Tagman
Jackson Taylor
Sydney Taylor
Charles S. Thorp IV
Ava Elizabeth Thigpen
Jennifer Lee Vais
Michael Waldrop, Jr.
Lily Kate Bonn Whittaker

2016 STUDENT MINISTRY CONFIRMANDS

Cheston Chet Wright Elmer
Hilary Knapp

Thomas TJ Lamont Lee II