Collingswood Presbyterian Church June 15, 2014

30 Fern Avenue, Collingswood, New Jersey 08108

Telephone: 856-854-4523 ♦ Fax: 856-854-4460

Website: www.collingswoodpres.com

E-mail: collspres@verizon.net

The Rev. Dr. Katherine G. Killebrew, Pastor

William Powell, Director of Music

Gretchen Kolecki, Director of Christian Education

Joan Hafer, Secretary

Chris Keeley, Custodian

COLLINGSWOOD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH SERVICE FOR THE LORD’S DAY

June 15, 2014 Trinity Sunday

ASSEMBLE IN GOD’S NAME

Silent Prayer

Righteous God, we seek your Word, in humility,

recognizing our powerlessness to fulfill our high intentions by ourselves.

Like children, who much depend on others for their well-being,

we come to you for spiritual nourishment and freedom from bondage to sin

and death. In this time of worship may we find life and true peace. Amen

Prelude

Welcome and Announcements

We welcome you in the name of our Lord, Jesus Christ! Please sign the

guest book in the narthex so we can send you a welcome packet.

Gathering of Prayer Concerns and Joys

Please raise your hand to share your joys or concerns to be included in

the prayers of the people this day. You may also write your concern on

the pink sheets and hand to the Pastor. Please mail a prayer card from

the narthex to your loved one.

Centering Music - “Gather Us In” STF #2236

*Please stand for items marked with an asterisk.

Call to Worship Leader: Come together, disciples of Jesus who dwell in the shadow of the Most High. People: God is our refuge and fortress. We not fear the daytime threats or nighttime terror. Leader: God promises to keep you wherever you go. There is nowhere that you can go that God is not. People: Surely God is in this place. This is the house of God and the gate of heaven. Leader: Let us worship God.

*Hymn - “Glorious Things of Thee are Spoken ” PH #81

*Prayer of Confession Leader: All of us share in the sin of humankind that separates us

from God, others, and our own best selves. Let us once again seek that gift of grace as we remember and renounce our failure. All: Forgive us, O God for making our lives too busy to include you. We forget to say thank you for quiet miracles of your constant presence and creativity. We hurt others with our words and our actions. We forget that others depend on us for attention and guidance. Help us to be better friends, partners and parents. Forgive us for our lack of faith and our commitment to you, O God. In Jesus name we pray, Amen.

*Assurance of Pardon Leader: As a father loves his children, so does God love the creation. People: Longing to be in relationship with His children, God sent his Son for our forgiveness, Leader: Friends believe the good news,

People: In Jesus Christ we are forgiven.

*Sharing of the Peace

Leader: The peace of Christ be with you.

People: And also with you.

PROCLAIM GOD’S WORD

Sacrament of Baptism

Statement on Baptism

Presentation of Shawn Ryan Ellis for Baptism and Membership

Profession of Faith

*Apostles’ Creed (unison) I believe in God, the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth,

And in Jesus Christ His only Son our Lord; who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried; He descended into hell; the third day He rose again from the dead; He ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from thence He shall come to judge the quick and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Ghost; the holy catholic church; the communion of saints; the forgiveness of sins; the resurrection of the body; and the life everlasting. Amen.

Prayer

Baptism Prayer & Laying on of Hands

Welcome Shawn Ryan Ellis to God’s Family!

(Children in Pre-K-5th grade will leave for Sunday School and can be picked up in Calvin Hall following the service. )

Special Music - “Let There Be Peace“ Men’s Choir

Keith Haines, Bob Marks, Will Powell, Paul Young

Old Testament Lesson: Proverbs 4: 1-4,10-18 (page 576)

Psalm 89:15-37 (responsive) Leader: By the word of the Lord the heavens were made, and all their host by the breath of his mouth. People: He gathered the waters of the sea as in a bottle; he put the deeps in storehouses. Leader: Let all the earth fear the Lord; let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him. People: For he spoke, and it came to be; he commanded, and it stood firm. Leader: The Lord brings the counsel of the nations to nothing; he frustrates the plans of the peoples. People: The counsel of the Lord stands for ever, the thoughts of his heart to all generations. Leader: Happy is the nation whose God is the Lord, the people whom he has chosen as his heritage. People: The Lord looks down from heaven; he sees all humankind. Leader: From where he sits enthroned he watches all the inhabitants of the earth— People: he who fashions the hearts of them all, and observes all their deeds. Leader: A king is not saved by his great army; a warrior is not delivered by his great strength. The war horse is a vain hope for victory, and by its great might it cannot save. People: Truly the eye of the Lord is on those who fear him, on those who hope in his steadfast love, to deliver their soul from death, and to keep them alive in famine.

*Hymn - “Of the Father’s Love Begotten ” GTG #108

Gospel Lesson: Luke 15:11-32 (p. 953) Sermon: “Heavenly Father, Earthly Dad ”

The Rev. Dr. Katherine G. Killebrew

RESPONSE TO THE WORD

Offering

“How do we follow Jesus? We try to live our lives as he did – the example of the perfect steward. Stewardship is discipleship. It is the care and use of all that we have been given by God and

is often explained in terms of talent, treasure and time.”

Musical Offering

*Doxology #606 “Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; Praise Him, all creatures here below; Praise Him above, ye heavenly host; Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.”

*Prayer of Dedication

Prayers of the People Leader: The Lord be with you. People: And also with you. Leader: Let us pray,

Leader: On this day we recognize our fathers and stepfathers, those who have nurtured and guided us in our lives. People: We thank You, O God, for those who have been fathers to us. Leader: We honor our grandfathers, our uncles and brothers, those who have demonstrated love and care to us in our lives. People: We thank You, O God, for those who have been like fathers to us.

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Leader: We appreciate our teachers, leaders and pastors, who

have been both male and female, but we especially honor

those who have extended fatherly tenderness and love in

our lives in our past and present.

People: We thank You, O God, for those who have fulfilled a

fatherly role in our lives.

Leader: Loving God, You have been both Mother and Father to us.

Abba, Father, we remember how Jesus called out to You on

earth, recognizing that You are closer to us than our earthly

parents. Your love and care for us are felt in the ways we

are loved and cared for by others. We thank You for all the

male figures in our lives who have shared Your love with

us. We ask that You guide and nurture new fathers and

fathers-to-be. We seek Your forgiveness for fathers who

have fallen short, for models of fatherhood that were

limiting rather than embracing, for that is not Your model.

You are our ever-loving Parent, Father of us all. Grant Your

wisdom to all fathers and fatherly figures to love their

children as You have loved Your children.

People: We thank You, O God, for fatherhood and mother

hood, for the blessing of parents in our lives.

Leader: Abba, Father, we pray with those who are mourning the

loss of fathers today, and for those whose fathers were

absent or abusive. Ease their pain on this day, loving

God. May they know Your embrace, and that You are

more than Father or Mother to us–You are the all-

loving, all-caring Parent, Creator of heaven and earth,

who knows the hairs on our heads.

People: We thank You, O God, that You are always with us,

that You will never leave us or forsake us.

Please join us downstairs to

dedicate our newly renovated gym!

Leader: We thank You for this day, and ask that You bless all of

Your children with Your love, as a wonderful father

loves their child.

All: 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, for ever. Amen.

GO IN GOD’S NAME

*Hymn: “This Is My Father’s World” GTG #370

*Benediction

*Postlude

Go Forward and Serve! Be a part of God’s work through CPC!

If you are a visitor, please sign the Fellowship Book in the narthex so we know you are here!

Sunday, June 15, 2014

Large print bulletins and hymnals are available for your convenience. If you have difficulty hearing, personal amplifiers are available in the narthex.

Parents, please pick up a worship activity bag for your children. Please return the bags to the narthex after the service.

PLEASE BRING THE HEARING AIDES BACK TO THE DEACON OF THE DAY.

Welcome!

for your service!

Reader: Linda Herzog

Deacon of the Day: Tom Wolfe

Greeter: Erica Werner

Fellowship Hosts: Louanna Sills & Dawn Norton

Flowers: the flowers today are given by Linda & Rich Herzog in

honor of their 25th anniversary.

Sunday School: Children should follow Mrs. Kolecki out after the Baptism. You may pick your children up in Calvin Hall after the ser-vice.

Nursery - Thank you to our nursery workers Madeline Almand, Brie Lynch, and Natalie Sperlunto. Today is there last day working in the nursery until fall. The nursery will be open with A/C and you can volunteer to work the nursery this summer, but, there will be no paid staff. If you are interested in helping in the nursery please sign up on the sheet on the door in the nursery

What’s happening at CPC this week?

Sun., 6/15 10:30 am - Worship & Confirmation

11:30 am - Fellowship - Lounge

6:30 - 8:00 pm - Youth Group

Mon., 6/15 7:00 pm - Grow Group - Haddon Hts.

Tue., 6/17 11:00 am - Grow Group - Audubon

7:00 pm - Presbytery Meeting - Marlton

Wed., 6/18 11:00 am - Staff Meeting

7:00 pm - Personal Committee

Thurs., 6/19 7:00 pm - Grow Group - “Is Heaven for Real?” CPC

Sun., 6/22 10:00 am - Worship in the Park

11:00 am - Family Picnic

6:30 - 8:00 pm - Youth Group

WEEKLY COMMUNITY USE

Spring of Life Church:

Sunday - 1:00 - 2:30 pm - Sanctuary

2:30 - 5:00 pm - Dining Room

Wed. & Fri. - 8:00 - 9:30 pm - Jr. Rm.

Toddler Play Group

Tue. & Wed. - 9:30 -11:30 am.

Girl Scouts

Wednesday - 6:00 - 7:30 pm - Jr. Rm.

Thursday - 5:00 - 8:00 pm - Dining Rm.

Last week the children remained in service to partic-ipate in Youth Sunday. The children did a wonder-ful job! Today the children will come out and work on a craft for Father’s Day. If we could have some

mom’s come out to help that would be great! This is the last day of actual Sunday School. The rest of June and July will be activity Sundays.

Up Coming Events:

VBS: July 6th-10th 6-8pm. Ages 4 years old - entering 5th grade. Please complete a registration sheet for your child. The reg-istration sheet is in the back of the bulletin. A small fee for VBS is $5 per child ($10 per family max).

If you would like to volunteer to help with VBS please see Gretchen Kolecki

Please see Gretchen Kolecki, Director of Christian Education to sign up to help with Activity Sundays.

Also, if you have a child in Sunday School, please join our Facebook page:

Collingswood Presbyterian Church Sunday School.

THERE IS NO YOUTH GROUP TONIGHT.

Thank you to all the youth and their

parents for making Youth Sunday a success.

****We still need your final Massanetta Springs Deposits. Please send those in ASAP.*****

Up Coming Events:

Trip to New York City for Youth and Adults grade 8 and above July 2. Meet at CPC at 8AM

If you have not done so already, please join our Youth Group Facebook Page:

Collingswood Presbyterian Youth Group.

Session Highlights

Summer worship service hours will begin on June 22 for the

service in Knight Park – service starts at 10:00.

Shawn Ellis was joyfully accepted into membership. He will be

baptized on June 15.

Bell tower repairs are ongoing.

The property committee is working on an energy saving

program to reduce energy consumption and cost.

We look forward to hosting the IHOC overnight in 2015 – from

March 22 through April 2.

We are continuing to explore a community outreach program

for after school care.

CPC is making plans to host the January 2015 West Jersey

Presbytery meeting

Donations for the following items are needed for VBS:

5 cases of bottled water 3 bags of pretzels

3 dozen unfrosted cupcakes 3 bags of marshmallows

6 containers of white frosting 2 boxes of raisins

4 boxes of Graham Crackers 2 large containers of Gold

Fish Crackers

KEEP IN YOUR PRAYERS...

Birthdays: Kurt & Kelly Schuehler, Carol Fulton, Amy Henderson-Riley

Anniversaries: Kpana & Nicole Will, Rich & Linda Herzog, Glen & Karen

Schuehler

Seminarians: Chris McNabb, Buzzy LeCluyse and Richard Aylor Those who serve in government, our military personnel, & those who work in other countries. Our country, our president, and our leaders Our troops in Afghanistan and around the world Military personnel - Jennifer Riippa Kyle Stoy-- who is teaching ESL in Seoul, South Korea

Those at home or in a care facilities

Elizabeth Baggett Harry Binder Robert Johnson

Dorothy Varnum Jean Waitz Art Dickol

Pray for Health and Wellness

Ray Burns Sal Ferraro Judy Grantham

Frank Griffin Sam Jang Do-Soon Bob Lowden

Carol Rowand Jay Sills Darla Hartman

Rich Smith The Stone Family Colleen Ellis

Jeffrey Patterson Lizzy Scotland Bob Whenna

Carol & Steven Salmon

Please pick up a prayer card in the narthex and mail it to these loved ones for whom we pray.

Presbyterian Church of Ocean Heights

Our PCUSA mission in Madagascar

Juan G. Hall Presbyterian Church, Cardenas, Cuba

Njikob Presbyterian Church, Cameroon

If you are going into the hospital or would like a pastoral visit, please call or have a family member call the church office or one of the deacons or elders.

If you don’t call, we are going to assume you don’t want a visit!

Please remember to fill out a new pink form. with each update for the prayer list.