2021-22

• Kick-Off Sunday
• Sermon: focus on teaching about Jesus
• Mark 8:27-36
• Dedication of Chancel Furniture
• Dei Gloriam Handbell Choir meet at 9:40AM sharp(!) for hymn warmup
• Anthem: Hark, Ten Thousand Harps and Voices - Craig Courtney (#733)
• Hymn: God, We Love This Congregation! - Carolyn Gillette (Tune: Hymn to Joy)

9/15 First Ringers First Fall Rehearsal, 6PM (Choir Room Recordings)

9/16 One Voice First Fall Rehearsal, 6PM (Choir Room Recordings)

9/16 Dei Gloriam Handbell Choir First Fall Rehearsal, 6:30PM (Bell Room/Sanctuary)

• Sermon: being a servant, receive as a child
• Mark 9:30-42
• Anthem: HolyGrounds Praise Band

• Sermon: Living by Faith
• Scripture: Hebrews 11:1-4, 7-9, 23-25, 29-31; 12:1-2
• Anthem: Sanctuary Choir (Press Forward, Saints - Marvin Gardner/Vanja Watkins  - #713)

• World Communion Sunday
• Communion
• Sermon: Faith around the World
• Psalm 67; Matthew 28:16-20
• World Hymns
• Dedicate Hymnals, offer bookplates
• HolyGrounds Praise Band Accompanying World Hymns

• Pastor: Chris Mckee, Minister of Faith Formation
• Sermon: Living Stones
• Scripture: 1 Peter 2:4-10
• Organist: Larry Lathom 
• Opening Hymn: Alleluia, Alleluia! Give Thanks! - #240
• Anthem: I Sing the Mighty Power of God - #32, Vss. 1,3 (Dei Gloriam Chimes, Organ & Congregation) - VIDEO
• Hymn of Affirmation: My Hope is Built on Nothing Less - #353
• Doxology - #606
• Closing Hymn: Go, My Children, with My Blessing #547

• Ecclesiastes 3:1-8; Romans 8:22-28 
• Series: Half Truths
• Sermon: Half Truth #1 - Everything Happens for a Reason
• Anthem: HolyGrounds Praise Band

• FPC Ministry Fair
• Pastor: Rev. Paul F. Soderquist
• Sermon: Extraordinary Stewardship
• Scripture: Acts 4:32-37 
• Anthem: You Raise Me Up
           - Brendan Graham & Rolf Lovland,
             arr. Joel Raney
  Dei Gloriam Handbell Choir
  Cellist Ben Gerlach 

• Reformation Sunday/All Saints' Sunday
• Series: Half Truths
• Sermon: Half Truth #2 - God Won’t Give You More Than You Can Handle
• Ruth 1 or John 11:28-36
• Anthem: Press On (VIDEO)
          - Vanja Watkins, arr. Barlow Bradford
  Sanctuary Choir
  Glenn Bennett, Director
  Mark Ramsey, Organ
  Bea Towe, Piano 

• Communion
• Dedication Sunday
• Series: Half Truths
• Sermon: Half Truth #3 - God Helps Those Who Help Themselves
• Psalms 121:1-2; Romans 5:1-10
• Offertory: Always There (Jan Peterson, Soprano) - VIDEO 

• Series: Half Truths
• Sermon: Half Truth #4 - God Said It, I Believe It, That Settles It
• Jonah 3:1-10
• Anthem:  Meditation - William Melton (First Ringers)

• Christ The King/Reign of Christ Sunday
• Thanksgiving Sunday
• Sermon: The Radical Reign of Christ
• John 18:33-37, Psalm 93
• Anthem: Amazing Grace - arr. Joel Raney (Dei Gloriam Handbell Choir, Organ, Pianist Barb Walker, and Congregation)

November 22 Advent Decorating, 6:30 p.m.

• Advent I
• The angel appears to Zechariah
• Luke 1:5-25
• Anthem: Sanctuary Choir
• Glenn Bennett, Director
• Mark Ramsey, Organ
• Bea Towe, Piano

• Advent II
• Communion
• The angel appears to Mary
• Luke 1:26-37
• Anthem: HolyGrounds Band

• Advent III
• The angel appears to the shepherds
• Luke 2:8-18 
• Anthem: Angels, We Have Heard on High (First Ringers)

12/12 The Gospel According to Scrooge, 2PM, Sanctuary

• Advent IV
• Music Sunday: Celebrate the Day!
• Sanctuary Choir (with Glenn, Mark, Bea) - Virtual
• Sanctuary Choir and One Voice (Virtual)
• Hearts Hands and Voices: Silent Night 
• Dei Gloriam Handbell Choir: Fanfare for Christmas - Anna Laura Page 
• HolyGrounds Band:  Celebrate the Day (Relient K); It's Christmas - Chris Tomlin (Carol Medley with Congregation)
• Organ: Toccata on "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" - Diane Bish 

• Candlelight Communion Services of Lessons & Carols, 5:30 & 8PM
• The angel appears to Joseph
• Matthew 1:18-25  
• Sanctuary Choir (with Glenn, Mark, Bea) 
• Hearts Hands and Voices signing with Silent Night (8PM) 
• Dei Gloriam Handbell Choir (Fanfare for Christmas - Anna Laura Page)
• Communion: Ben Gerlach (O Come, O Come, Emmanuel - John Neale)

• Special Music: Masterpiece - Craig Patty, Brent Henderson (Erin Skarphol, Solo)
• Anthem: Sweet Little Jesus Boy - Robert MacGimsey (Jan Peterson, Solo) - VIDEO 

• Communion
• Anthem: How Great Thou Art (Heather McKee, Piano) 

• Anthem: Long Years Ago (Cortney Bever, Soprano) 

• Prelude: O God, Show Mercy to Us - arr. Tom Trenney
• Anthem: HolyGrounds Praise Band
• Closing Hymn: O God, Show Mercy to Us - #341

• Anthem: Sanctuary Choir

January 29 (Saturday), Worship with Combined Presbyteries, at FPC (9:45AM - NOTE NEW TIME!)

Opening Hymn: Come Sing, O Church, In Joy! - #305

Virtual Anthem: Peace Like a River - arr. Mary McDonald 

Bell Anthem: Capriccio - Kevin McChesney

Offertory: Joshua Fit de Battle - arr. Amanda Tero (Piano Trio: Barbara Walker, Bea Towe, Mark Ramsey)

Closing Hymn: God of Grace and God of Glory - #307

• Anthem: HolyGrounds Praise Band
• Offertory: Joshua Fit de Battle - arr. Amanda Tero (Piano Trio: Barbara Walker, Bea Towe, Mark Ramsey)

• Communion
• Anthem: Dei Gloriam Handbell Choir
• Communion Music: In Remembrance - Buryl Red (Sanctuary Choir) VIDEO (audio begin at David's signal, video fade in after the second silence)

•  The Fabulous Blackwood Quartet in Worship, 10AM

• Anthem: Interlude No. 1 - Matthew Robertson (First Ringers)

• Celebrating Black History Month with Special Music/Message from Gospel Pianist Derek Rushing and Vocalist Audrey Rushing
• Opening Hymn (Derek, Organ; Mark, Piano): Holy, Holy, Holy! Lord God Almighty! - #1, Vss. 1, 4
• Scripture: Psalm 98:1-7
• Anthem/Sermon: "A Musical Retrospective on the African American Journey in America" (see insert)
• Closing Hymn: All Hail the Power of Jesus' Name - #263

• March 2 (Wednesday)
• Communion
• ASH WEDNESDAY SERVICE
• 7PM, Sanctuary
• Hymn: Because I Knew Not When My Life Was Good (Insert)
• Pilgrim's Chorus, from Tannhäuser  - Richard Wagner

• Communion
• Prelude: HolyGrounds Praise Band
• Opening Hymn: with Band
• Anthem: Song of Peace (Dei Gloriam Handbell Choir)
• The Lord's Prayer - Albert Hay Malotte (Sanctuary Choir VIDEO)
• Offertory: People of Joy (Dei Gloriam)
• Closing Hymn: with Band
• Benediction Response: Glory to God, Whose Goodness Shines on Me (Dei Gloriam, Band, and Congregation)

• Women's Sunday
• Organist: Alice Edwards
• Anthem: Organist ________ and Pianist Bea Towe
• Solo: Soprano Jan Peterson (Video)
• Children's Sermon: Anita Ramsey
• Mary, Did You Know? (Guitarist & Vocalist Karen Rudin, Pianist Barb Walker, Vocalist Anita Ramsey)

• Organist: Larry Lathom
• Anthem: God of Grace, God of Life - Sharon Elery Rogers (First Ringers)  

• Worship in the Courtyard
• Anthem: HolyGrounds Praise Band

• Communion
• Opening Hymn: Holy, Holy, Holy! Lord God Almighty! - #1
• Scripture
• Anthem: Psalm 86:11 "I Will Walk in Thy Truth" - Judy Hunnicutt (First Ringers) - split screen camera/scripture
• Sermon
• Hymn of Affirmation (tune: Morecambe) - Here, O my Lord, I see thee face to face; here would I touch and handle things unseen, here grasp with firmer hand eternal grace, and all my weariness upon you lean.  This is the hour of banquet and of song; this is the heav'nly table spread anew. Here let me feast and, feasting, still prolong the brief bright hour of fellowship with you.
• Communion: The Lord's Prayer (Sung by the Congregation)
• Offertory: Jan Peterson (Via Dolorosa - Billy Sprague and Niles Borop)
• Closing Hymn: Here I Am, Lord - #69

• 5:30 p.m. - 75th Anniversary Celebration Hors d'Oeuvres, Program & Dessert  
• String Quartet, including Alice & Norm Peterson’s granddaughters, Lorelei Barker, Violin & Kirsten Alexander, Cello
• Tom Sitzler, Bass-Baritone (Alleluia! - Ferdinand Hummel; The Lord Is My Light - Frances Allitsen)
• Organ Solo 

• Palm Sunday 
• 75th Anniversary Worship Celebration of First Presbyterian Church, Mesa!
• Prelude I: Processional in D - Jeremy Bankson
• Prelude II: Band
• Opening Hymn: All Glory, Laud, and Honor - #196 (with Dei Gloriam, setting arr. Cynthia Dobrinski)
• Prayer of Confession/Assurance of Pardon
• Anthem: Alleluia, Sing to Jesus - arr. Mark Hayes (Tom Sitzler, Bass-Baritone)
• Children's Sermon
• Scripture
• Anthem: O Clap Your Hands - Robert Lau (Sanctuary Choir)
• Sermon
• Song of Affirmation: Band
• Call to Prayer: "Prayer", from Nightsongs - H. Leslie Adams (Tom Sitzler, Bass-Baritone)
• Pastoral Prayer/The Lord's Prayer
• Anthem: Sound the Trumpet - Henry Purcell (Dr. Glenn Bennett, Tenor; Tom Sitzler, Bass-Baritone)
• Call to Offering 
• Offertory: Dei Gloriam Handbell Choir
• Doxology (Lasst uns erfreuen)

Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;

Praise God, all creatures here below: Alleluia! Alleluia!

Praise God for all that love has done;

Creator, Christ, and Spirit, One.

Praise the Spirit, Holy Spirit! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!

• Prayer of Dedication 
• Closing Hymn: Hosanna, Loud Hosanna - #197
• Benediction 
• Benediction Response: Glory to God, Whose Goodness Shines on Me (Dei Gloriam, Band, and Congregation)

Glory to God, sing glory to God,

whose goodness shines on me,

And to the Son, whose grace has pardoned me,

And to the Spirit, whose love has set me free.

As it was in the beginning,

is now and ever shall be. Amen.

World without end, without end. Amen. 

World without end, without end. Amen. 

World without end, without end. Amen.

As it was in the beginning,

is now and ever shall be. Amen.

©2008 LovedIntoBeing Music, Choral Arrangement

©2013 Used by Permission, www.paulvasile.com

• Postlude: Trumpet Tune in C - David Lasky

• 7PM Worship in the Sanctuary
• Communion
• Prelude: De Profundis ("Out of the Depths") - Keith Chapman
• Sanctuary Choir: A Service of Darkness - Dale Wood
• Opening Hymn: Ah, Holy Jesus - #218, Vss. 1,2,4,5 

• Easter
• Communion
• Prelude I: Crown Him with Many Crowns - arr. Joel Raney
• Prelude II: 
• Praise Band: Best News Ever, Forever (We Sing Halleluia), Mighty to Save, 
• Opening Hymn: Jesus Christ Is Risen Today! - #232 
• Scripture I
• Anthem: Sanctuary Choir (One Faith, One Hope, One Lord - Craig Courtney)
• Scripture II
• Sermon
• Communion Music: God So Loved the World - John Stainer (Hearts, Hands, and Voices) - mp3 
• Offertory: To God Be The Glory - arr. Hart Morris (Dei Gloriam Handbell Choir)
• Doxology: 
• Benediction Response: My Redeemer Lives (with congregation, organ, and band)
• Postlude: Jesus Shall Reign - arr. David Cherwien

• Youth Sunday 
• Anthem: 

• Prelude II: I Lift My Eyes Up - Brian Doerksen
• Anthem: Marchin' On Up - Robert Lowry/Isaac Watts (Dr. Glenn Bennett, Tenor) 

• Mother's Day
• Anthem: I'm Gonna Sing - Spiritual, arr. Marc Douglas (NEW) (Sanctuary Choir)  

• Anthem: Prelude, from Second Suite for Handbells - Michael Helman (First Ringers)

• Presbyterian Heritage Sunday
• Anthem: Praise The Lord - Georg Frideric Handel (#235) (Sanctuary Choir)
• Offertory: Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing - arr. Arnold Sherman (Dei Gloriam Handbell Choir) (Strauss) 

• Memorial Day Weekend
• Anthem:  

• Communion
• Pentecost Sunday
• Anthem: The Majesty & Glory of Your Name - Tom Fettke (#599) (Sanctuary Choir & Video, Director Glenn Bennett, Organist Mark Ramsey, Pianist Bea Towe)

• Trinity Sunday
• Organist: Barb
• Anthem: Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee - arr. Fred Bock (Barbara Walker, Organ; Bea Towe, Piano)

• Father's Day
• Organist: Barb
• Song of Affirmation: A Simple Song, from Mass - Leonard Bernstein (Dr. Glenn Bennett, Tenor; Barbara Walker, Accompanist)

• Anthem: What a Friend We Have in Jesus - Joseph Scriven (Karen Rudin, Soprano - VIDEO)

• Communion
• Independence Sunday

• Communion

• Anthem: Summer Ensemble

• Presbytery, The Big Event (August 27-28)