COMING SOON

SAVE THE DATE

There will be a Congregational Meeting on October 26
at 11am worship service to approve terms of call for our
pastors and hear from our Pastor Nominating Committee.
Whohoo!
Learn more about what its like to be a part of this
covenant community! Director of Discipleship Scarlett
Stewart will be hosting First Step, a 30-minute overview
of life at First Pres this morning after the 11:00am worship
services. Join us in the in the Legacy Room on the rst
oor of the Edington Ministry Center. Its a great chance
for you to ask questions and wed love to meet you in
person.
Thank you for coming to First Presbyterian Church of
Orlando this morning! So glad youre here. We worship
together as a church family in four services on Sundays:
Traditional worship in the Sanctuary at 8:30 and 11am,
and Genesis worship in Lee Fellowship Hall at 9:45am
and 11am. If youd like to connect and learn more about
this church, stop by our Legacy Room adjacent to the
Sanctuary, or you can sign in at fpco.org/guest.
NEXT WEEK
November 2: ARISE Commitment Sunday, a family
worship Sunday. Worship together in the Sanctuary at
8:30am & 11am.
Fun Fair is coming!
Our Weekday School is
hosting their annual Fun
Fair & Silent Auction on
the lawn, November 8.
Small people can enjoy
the bounce house, pony
rides (!), games, face
painting and Chick-l-A
while parents bid in the
silent auction for goodies.
Tickets are $12 and free if
youre under 24 mos. At
weekdayschoolorlando.org
NEXT STEP
The Christ School is a
great resource for families
here at First Pres. Theyre
hosting a Kindergarten
Chat on November 6, a
chance for parents to ask
questions and learn more
about transitioning and
kindergarten readiness.
November 13 is The Christ
School Open House, an
opportunity for parents
to learn more about the
school and how to enroll.
thechristschool.org
October 19, 2014
GENEROSITY
Stewardship Report as of October 12, 2014.
Tithes & Oferings This Week Fiscal YTD
Budgeted $120,662 $1,460,381
Received $99,254 $1,515,205
Surplus/(Decit) ($21,408) $54,824
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FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF ORLANDO
address 106 East Church St., Orlando Florida 32801
phone 407.423.3441
online fpco.org /rstpresorlando /fpcorlando
CONGREGATIONAL CARE
As a caring body of believers, please remember in your
prayers those recently hospitalized or recuperating at
home: Woody Woodman and Gray Williams.
Our sympathy to Jesse and Katie Grace Miller on the
death of his father, John Miller, October 11.
To be added to our prayer list call the Pastoral Care ofce
at 407.423.3441 x1455, or submit an online prayer request
at fpco.org/prayerrequest.
ARISE AND BUILD
NOVEMBER 2
As we look at our future together, consider
your part in the story of this church family. Many faithful
believers have come before you and made a place for
you to come to know God, learn about, and worship Him.
Pray about how you will make a place for future believers
by giving back through ARISE AND BUILD.
November 2 is our chance to bring our Commitment
Cards forward as a church family and celebrate all
that God has done and will do in our future, and we
each have a chance to participate. You can pick up a
Commitment Card in the lobby of the Edington Ministry
Center this morning.
Welcome Video
ARISE AND BUILD Testimony Tami Kaiser
To Hear Gods Word
Prayer for Illumination Dr. David Swanson
*Scripture Reading Nehemiah 8:1-12
The Secret To Our Strength
Assisting in Worship: Scarlett Stewart and Luke Domeck.
1. Why is it that we tend to stray from God when things
are going well in our lives? What is it that makes us draw
closer to God when times are hard?
2. Why is it difcult for us to acknowledge how much
we need Gods grace? In your own words, describe the
diference between joy and happiness. Can you be joyful
when your circumstances are tough? How?
STUDY QUESTIONS & NOTES
The opening hymn is one of the grand hymns in
Christendom. One of the many hymns translated from
German by Catherine Winkworth in the mid-1800s.
Joachim Neander lived but 30 years (1650-1680), dying
of tuberculosis. It was during this illness that he wrote
our opening hymn. Knowing this fact gives much more
impact to the second line of the rst verse, O my soul,
praise him, for he is thy health and salvation. Even
though his grandfather, great-grandfather, and great-
great-grandfather had been preachers, Joachim was
a sarcastic and rebellious youth. In fact, when he was
twenty, he went to church with some friends to mock
the worshipers. The message of the minister, however,
convicted him and Joachim was converted to Christianity
and later became the assistant preacher at that very
church. You will nd Reformed theology in this hymn, as
Neander was one of the rst Protestant hymn writers in
the Calvinist strain. Let the Amen sound from his people
again is a great phrase and comes at the climax in the
melody line, a wonderful example of wedding text and
tune. - Dr. Dan Sharp

(Please silence all phones and electronic devices.)
GATHERING
Prelude Adagio in E major
FRANK BRIDGE
Welcome Video
Organ Meditation Improvisation
JOSIAH ARMES
*Call to Worship All People of God
DON FONTANA
*Processional Hymn of Praise
Praise to the Lord, the Almighty
HYMN NO. 71
*Ascription of Praise
Organ Praise
Pastoral Report



*Passing of the Peace
St. Paul always greeted with the words, The peace of God be
with you. This is an appropriate way to greet fellow brothers
and sisters in Christ, and so we say, The peace of the Lord be
with you and respond, And also with you. We then pass this
greeting of peace to one another. At the passing of the peace
we should earnestly desire Gods peace upon each person we
greet.
Call to Prayer Gbemi Yesu - Yoruban Prayer Song
Beh-mee Yeh-soo (Lift me, Jesus)
Pastoral Prayer
ARISE AND BUILD Testimony Tami Kaiser
The Sacrament of Baptism
S Anders Kathleen Eliason, born January 6, 2014,
daughter of Mary Beth & Eric Eliason. (8:30)
S Braden David Scordato, born April 10, 2014,
son of Colleen & Ryan Scordato. (11:00)
Charge to Congregation
Song of Commitment Take Their Life and Let It Be
HYMN NO. 466
THANKSGIVING
Thanksgiving Through Tithes and Oferings
*Glory Be to the Father HYMN NO. 733
*Prayer of Commitment
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Anthem of Rejoicing Sing to God with Gladness
FLOR PEETERS
Chancel Choir
PROCLAMATION OF GODS WORD
To Hear Gods Word
Prayer for Illumination Dr. David Swanson
*Scripture Reading Nehemiah 8:1-12
PEW BIBLE P. 347-348
The Secret To Our Strength
RESPONSE
*Hymn of Response Church of God, Elect and Glorious
HYMN NO. 541
Invitation and Charge
*Benediction
*Choral Response Amen on St. Anne
EUGENE BUTLER
Postlude Praise Be To God
CAMIL VAN HULSE
* All who are able are invited to stand.
Assisting in Worship: Rev. Becky Davis, Dr. Dan Sharp, and
organist Josiah Armes.
Visual Arts: The owers on the pedestals are given to the
glory of God in honor of the marriage of Kendall Yvonne Fox
& Wilson Bates Handler, October 18 and in memory of her
grandparents, Dr. & Mrs. George Herbert Kendrick and Mr.
Howard Tall Fox.
The owers on the Communion table are given to the glory
of God in memory of Diane Edeneld, by David & Denise
McKinney.
ARE YOU PRAYING?
Our ARISE AND BUILD Prayer Team has created
two ways for you to connect with our church
family as you pray for Gods vision for the future of our
church.
Sign up to pray for a specic need on a specic
day at ariseandbuild.org. Choose your day and pray
during your devotional time, with your family or with
your small group. Our Prayer Room will be open from
8am-5pm, Monday to Friday if youd like to gather
there to pray.
Write a word or message of prayer on our Prayer
Wall, adjacent to the Prayer Room in the Hallway
behind the Sanctuary. This is a special place to
encourage others and ofer praise to God during this
season, and we hope youll participate!
YOUR
ARISE AND BUILD
CONTRIBUTION
Everyones participation is the key to our success.
So how might ARISE AND BUILD break down
nancially for each church family or giver?
100% PARTICIPATION
BY THE NUMBERS
ANNUALLY $938
MONTHLY $78
HOW IT BREAKS DOWN
WITH 100% PARTICIPATION
WHAT DOES THAT LOOK
LIKE IN REAL LIFE?
WEEKLY $19
DAILY $2.57
$19 = 4 LATTES A
WEEK PLUS TIP
$19 = TACO TUESDAY
FOR FOUR
$78 = 2 MOVIE
DATES A MONTH
$78 = UNEXPECTED
CART ITEMS
PRAY about Gods vision for this church family and your place
in it. ASK GOD what your commitment to ARISE AND BUILD
will look like, in addition to your regular tithe. BRING your
card to worship on November 2! ARISEANDBUILD.ORG