Boulevard Presbyterian Church

Boulevard Presbyterian Church

Worship On The Lord’s Day

July 11, 2021 10:00 A.M.

7th Sunday after Pentecost

*please stand, if able PRELUDE “People, Get Ready” Curtis Mayfield

Text: Curtis Mayfield © 1964 Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (Admin. by CURB | Word Music Publishing). Remaining portion is unaffiliated. Reprinted under CCLI License # 34075

People get ready, there’s a train a comin’ You don’t need no baggage, you just get on board.

All you need is faith to hear the diesels hummin’ Don’t need no ticket, you just thank the Lord.

People get ready for the train to Jordan. It’s picking up passengers from coast to coast. Faith is the key, open the doors and board ‘em:

There’s hope for all among those loved the most. Thank the Lord. Thank the Lord.

“This Train Is Bound for Glory!” (VBS 2021!)

Text: Gospel song. Public domain.

This train is bound for glory, this train! This train is bound for glory, this train! This train is bound for glory: All aboard! We’re on a journey.

This train is bound for glory, this train!

This train is bound for glory, this train! This train is bound for glory, this train! This train is bound for glory; God’s our Rock, our firm foundation!


This train is bound for glory, this train! This train is bound for glory, this train! This train is bound for glory; Jesus made a place in heaven for me!


WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS *CALL TO WORSHIP

Leader: God has given us this beautiful earth and all that grows and runs upon it. People: Thanks be to God! Leader: God has given us breath to live and spirit to sing. People: Thanks be to God! Leader: God has gathered us into a community of care and worship. People: Let us worship God with love, thanksgiving, and praise. *CONGREGATIONAL HYMN “I Will Call Upon the Lord” (VBS 2021!)

Text: Michael O'Shields © 1981 MCA Music Publ., A.D.O. Universal Studio (Admin. by Universal Music Publishing Group). Sound III, Inc. (Admin. by Universal Music Publishing Group).

Reprinted under CCLI License # 34075.

I will call upon the Lord who is worthy to be praised! So shall I be saved from my enemies.

I will call upon the Lord.

The Lord liveth! And blessed be the Rock and let the God of my salvation be exalted! The Lord liveth! And blessed be the Rock and let the God of my salvation be exalted!

Signs and Wonders

OFFERING OUR BROKENNESS TO GOD

Leader: Trusting in God’s grace, let us confess our sin and our need for God. People: Most holy and most merciful God, in your presence we face the brokenness of our

nature and the ways we have sinned both in doing what is wrong and in failing to do what is right. You alone know how often we wandered from your way, wasted your gifts, and underestimated your love.

Have mercy on us, O God, for we have broken your requirements for justice and overlooked opportunities for compassion. Humble us with your truth and raise us by your grace that we may more nearly be the people of Christ and witnesses to your love.

(time for silent confession) Amen. Leader: Friends, believe the good news, People: in Jesus Christ we are forgiven!

RECEIVE GOD’S HEALING AND SHARE GOD’S PEACE

Leader: The peace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with you. People: And also with you. Please symbolically share the peace of Christ with those around you.

RESPONSE “Wash, O God, Your Sons and Daughters”

Text: Ruth C. Duck © 1989 The United Methodist Publishing House (Admin. by Music Services, Inc.). Reprinted under CCLI License # 34075.

Wash, O God, your sons and daughters, newborn creatures of your womb. Number them among your people, raised like Christ from death and tomb.

Weave them garments bright and sparkling; compass them with love and light. Fill, anoint them; send your Spirit, holy dove and heart’s delight.

CHILDREN’S MESSAGE

SCRIPTURE Ephesians 5:8-14

SCRIPTURE John 9:1-41

SERMON “A Change of Heart” Rev. Charlotte O’Neil

ANTHEM “He Turned the Water Into Wine” Johnny Cash

He turned the water into wine. He turned the water into wine. In the little Cana town the word went all around that

He turned the water into wine.

Well, He walked upon the Sea of Galilee. He walked upon the Sea of Galilee. Shouted far and wide, He calmed the raging tide and

Walked upon the Sea of Galilee.



He healed the leper and the lame. He healed the leper and the lame. He said, “Go and tell no man,” but they shouted it through the land that

He healed the leper and the lame.

He fed the hungry multitude. He fed the hungry multitude. With a little bit of fish and bread they said ev’ry one was fed.

He fed the hungry multitude.



AFFIRMATION OF FAITH from the Brief Statement of Faith, PC (U.S.A.)

In life and in death we belong to God. Through the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit, we trust in the one triune God, the Holy One of Israel, whom alone we worship and serve. We trust in Jesus Christ, fully human, fully God. Jesus proclaimed the reign of God: preaching good news to the poor and release to the captives, teaching by word and deed and blessing the children, healing the sick and binding up the brokenhearted, eating with outcasts, forgiving sinners, and calling all to repent and believe the gospel.

OFFERING and DOXOLOGY “Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow” 606 Text: Thomas Ken. Public domain.

Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; praise him, all creatures here below; praise him above, ye heav'nly host; praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.

SHARING OUR HEARTS WITH GOD Following each petition, God’s people respond:

Leader: Loving God, People: Hear our 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.

*CONGREGATIONAL HYMN “This Little Light of Mine” (VBS 2021!)

Text: Spiritual. Public domain.

This little light of mine, I’m gonna let it shine. This little light of mine, I’m gonna let it shine. This little light of mine, I’m gonna let it shine: Let it shine! Let it shine! Let it shine!

Everywhere I go…

*BENEDICTION

Leader: Go out into the world in peace; Women: have courage; Men: hold on to what is good; Leader: return no one evil for evil; Women: support the weak; Men: help the suffering; Leader: honor all people. POSTLUDE “Everywhere I Go” (VBS 2021!)

Text: Jason Ingram | Paul Mabury | Tim Timmons © All Essential Music (Admin. by Essential Music Publishing LLC) Letsbebeautiful (Admin. by Essential Music Publishing LLC) Oceans Away Music (Admin. by Essential Music Publishing LLC)

Open Hands Music (Admin. by Essential Music Publishing LLC) So Essential Tunes (Admin. by Essential Music Publishing LLC) Reprinted under CCLI License # 34075

Everywhere I go on this road, high and low, where I go, I go with You. So I won’t be afraid. This my hope, come what may. Where I go, I go with You; Where I go, I go with You.

There’s a spirit I cannot contain. There’s a spirit I cannot contain. The same power that raised Jesus up from the grave;

The same spirit I cannot contain.

Your breath upon these bones, Your fire in my soul; Your kingdom is my home and I don’t walk alone.

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Worship Leaders: Allyson Engdahl, Stefanie Osborne

Elder of the Month: Melissa Schmidt

CALENDAR Sunday, July 11 10:00 am Worship: Sanctuary In-person and live-streamed on Facebook 11:30 am Children’s Zoom Class 5:30 pm Vacation Bible School Monday, July 12 5:30 pm Vacation Bible School Tuesday, July 13 5:30 pm Vacation Bible School Wednesday, July 14 5:30 pm Vacation Bible School Thursday, July 15 5:30 pm Vacation Bible School Sunday, July 18 10:00 am Worship: Sanctuary In-person and live-streamed on Facebook 11:30 am Children’s Zoom Class 4:30 pm YWCA Dinner Delivery

Attendance, July 4, 2021: 40

Please call the church office at 614-486-0267 to include someone on this Prayer List.

Prayers for Joy and Concern Eva Hills – recovery from stroke (Steve and Martha Hills’ daughter-in-law) Aunt Irma and Jennique – recovery from car accident (Mike Hamilton’s 90-year-old aunt and cousin) Debbie – recovery from surgery (Sally Neff’s daughter) Norma Kibbey – in rehab recovering from blood clot Wilmadeen Rieser – healing well and at home! (Mike McKinney’s mother) Kendrick Sledge Torbey – very high-risk pregnancy Gwen Jackson – receiving chemotherapy Terri Randal – cancer has recurred (Bill Bell’s friend) Larry and Sue Bame – surgery/dementia support (Merri Bame’s parents) David Grimm – recovery from broken femur and hip surgery (at home) Wilmadeen Rieser – at Bridgeport Health Care Center (West Virginia) (Mike McKinney’s mother) Bill Frase – recovery from chemotherapy and radiation Nickie Evans ‒ reconstructive surgery (mother of Maggie Evans on this list) Pat Rieve ‒ received kidney transplant! Karla Holton ‒ treatment for lung cancer (Charmaine Hamilton’s friend) Grace Parks ‒ shingles Louise and Roy Sawatzky ‒ health concerns (Denise Sawatzky’s parents) Spencer Schalip ‒ medical concerns (Charmaine Hamilton’s brother) Amelia Hamilton ‒ diagnosed with Friedreich's Ataxia (Charmaine and Mike Hamilton’s granddaughter) Tim Parks ‒ Parkinson’s disease (Jim Parks’ son and Grace Parks’ brother) Maggie Evans ‒ cancer (teenage friend of the Hamilton’s) Dan Hooley ‒ heart issues Levi Hooley ‒ ear issues Terry McFadden ‒ Allen Oakwood Correctional Cathy Mills ‒ Brooksdale Assisted Living (Carol McFadden’s friend) Jerry Braun ‒ cancer (Mike McKinney’s brother-in-law) Tim McLane ‒ continuing health issues (Mikie Bowles’ brother) Mark Nelson ‒ for healing, comfort, and peace (Mikie’s Bowles son-in-law) Prayers for Our Special Care List Barbara Frautschi ‒ Westminster Thurber Evelyn Hannaway ‒ Friendship Village of Dublin Brita and Norman Knapp ‒ at home Paul McCalla ‒ Westminster-Thurber Assisted Living Betty Sikking ‒ at home

Boulevard Presbyterian Church 1235 Northwest Boulevard, Grandview Heights, OH 43212

614-486-0267 Fax: 614-486-2342 Email: [email protected] / website: www.blvdchurch.org

Staff Interim Pastor: Rev. Charlotte O’Neil Music Coordinator: Mary Ann Stephens Office Manager: Carol Fry Preschool Administrator: Mikie Bowles

Flowers today are given to the glory of God and in celebration of David and Jane Conner’s 36th wedding anniversary (7/13).

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The next Celebration of the Lord’s Supper will be August 1.

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Announcements July Newsletters can be found by the Northwest doors, on the table in the Lounge, and on the website: www.blvdchurch.org. Donate Flowers to Beautify the Sanctuary on Sunday Mornings

If you would like to donate flowers to beautify our Sanctuary on Sunday mornings, please pick up one of the yellow envelopes labeled “Offering for Flowers.” The envelopes are available from the usher’s desk in the Lounge or the church office. Complete the information on the envelope, enclose your check or cash, and either put it in the offering plate on Sunday or mail it to the church office. The cost of an arrangement was raised this year to $35.00. The arrangements may be picked up following the service. You can also donate anonymously and flowers will be

ordered for Sundays that have not been designated.

Community Event

Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” July 29, 30, & 31 — 7:00 pm

Grandview Carriage Place Players Performances held by McKinley Shelter House, 1661 Goodale Blvd, 43212

For more information contact John Heisel at Carriage Place Rec Center (614-645-3715)

On-Going Contributions and Projects Plastic Bags for Plarn Mats Plarn is the name for plastic yarn made from plastic grocery bags. Carol Fry, our church secretary, has been making plarn mats for the homeless for many years. The mats are 3’ x 6’ and are taken to NNEMAP for distribution. The many advantages to the plarn mats are they are bug-proof, water-proof, and insulating. They are also a little bit “squishy” and provide a much nicer surface for a bed than cardboard or the ground. Each mat uses 500-700 bags, keeping a LOT of bags out of the landfill, and the little bits of the bags that are cut off can still be recycled! There is a trash can/recycle bin in the Lounge for plastic bags to be donated to this mission. Carol only uses the “crinkly” grocery bags. Target, Kroger, Meijer, Giant Eagle, Dollar General, Walmart—all of these are good for mats. “Stretchy” plastic bags that are similar to trash bags or extra thick plastic bags like Arbys or Wendys can all be taken to the recycling bins at Giant Eagle. At this time, please do not bring all the bags you may be storing at home, just what you have collected during the week. If there is enough interest and help, you may be able to donate your extra bags in the future. Linda Wilton is helping Carol by cutting up bags so Carol can spend her time crocheting. Carol and Linda are hoping that a few other people would like to help out by cutting up bags once or twice a month. Feel free to contact Carol in the church office for more information on the bags and construction of the mats. Please contact Linda Wilton (614-486-4233) if you would like to be a part of the “Cut-Up Crew” and take part in Cut-Up Days. We Collect Pop Tabs

The pull tabs collection was begun through the Presbyterian Women’s Group. Even though the PW was disbanded, Linda Mahoney continues to encourage collecting aluminum pull tabs for the Ronald McDonald House at Children’s Hospital. To date we have contributed approximately 75 pounds. The profits they receive from recycling them are used to offset various expenditures of the house. We currently have a large collection house in the Lounge. A large house is also in the

Fellowship Hall. Hopefully this captures participation from the groups that utilize this area during the week. There are also small houses on each floor of Thurber Tower. We can provide you a small house for individual home use. It may seem small but it all adds up and is greatly appreciated.

Layette Project Helps New Parents in our Community Linda Wilton continues to coordinate the collecting of items for the Layette Project through Church Women United that provides basic baby needs to parents that don’t have the resources to provide for their little ones. You can help by donating supplies for needy families in our local community. Most needed items: • Baby clothing from newborn up to one year, new or gently used. • Small bottles of lotion, shampoo, powder. • Small containers of wipes.

Please, no large economy sizes of bottles or wipes. (All items are placed in a single paper bag for the new parents and large bottles take up space for other needed items.)

Church Women United in Columbus and Franklin County is a Christian interdenominational movement that was formed in 1915. It has continued to address the many needs of women and children and provided a voice for the voiceless. Please bring your items to church and drop them off in the wicker basket in the Narthex or contact Linda Wilton at 614-486-4233. Thank you for your generosity. Use Your Amazon Purchases to Benefit Boulevard Presbyterian Church

Boulevard receives a 0.5% charitable donation based on the price of all eligible purchases made through Boulevard’s link on Amazon Smile. You can use the link at the bottom of Boulevard’s webpage (blvdchurch.org): Support Boulevard Presbyterian Church / Shop at smile.amazon.com or google Amazon Smile to

support Boulevard in your shopping. And now you can donate from the Amazon app! Support Boulevard When You Shop at Kroger Swipe your Plus Card and Boulevard earns a percentage of your total! We currently have only 10-14 households regularly taking advantage of this opportunity to easily support Boulevard’s many important missions. Sign up online at: https://www.kroger.com/account/enrollCommunityRewardsNow/

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