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Collingswood Presbyterian Church August 31, 2014
30 Fern Avenue, Collingswood, New Jersey 08108
Telephone: 856-854-4523 ♦ Fax: 856-854-4460
Website: www.collingswoodpres.com
E-mail: [email protected]
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
August 31, 2014 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time
ASSEMBLE IN GOD’S NAME
Silent Prayer Here I am again, Lord, wandering amidst your world,
looking for you. Rise up in my heart again. Show me your way and your truth and the life.
Walk with me and open my eyes. Amen.
Hymn Sing
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 - “Thou Art Worthy” STF# 2041 Thou art worthy, thou art worthy, thou art worthy O Lord,
to receive glory, glory and honor, glory and honor and power.
For thou has created, hast all things created;
thou hast created all things.
And for thy pleasure they are created; thou art worthy, O Lord.
(*Please stand for items marked with an asterisk. GTG is the purple “Glory to
God” hymnal. STF is the “Sing the Faith” smaller blue hymnal)
Call to Worship
Leader: We are here.
All: In this place where we experience God’s love, in this
place where we practice loving each other.
Leader: We are here.
All: Some of us have returned from a distant country. Some
of us have snapped out of our preoccupations.
Leader: At least for now we are here.
All: We are home.
*Hymn - “There’s a Wildness in God’s Mercy” GTG #435
*Prayer of Confession
ALL: Merciful God, we confess that we have strayed from your
ways. Like the Prodigal Son, we have wasted our inheritance.
You gave us the earth for our home, but we squander earth’s
resources and hoard its bounty. You gave us neighbors to
love, but we pursue selfish ambitions. You gave us the
commandments that lead to human flourishing, but we break
your law and forsake your love. Forgive us our sin and bring
us to repentance. Draw our wandering hearts back to you
that we may find freedom in obedience to your love. Through
Christ our Lord we pray. Amen.
Feasting on the Word – Worship Companion,
edited by Kimberly Bracken Long
Silence is kept
*Musical response - “You Are the Lord, Giver of Mercy” GTG #437
You are the Lord, giver of mercy!
You are the Christ, giver of mercy!
You are the Lord, giver of mercy!
*Sharing of the Peace
Leader: The peace of Christ be with you.
People: And also with you.
PROCLAIM GOD’S WORD
Children’s Sermon
(All children are to remain in service.)
Musical Offering - “ God is Good All the Time” Peggy & Keith Haines
by Don Moen and Paul Overstreet
Psalm 23 (unison)
ALL: The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want. He makes
me lie down in green pastures; he leads me beside still
waters; he restores my soul. He leads me in right paths
for his name’s sake.
Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I fear
no evil; for you are with me; your rod and your staff—
they comfort me.
You prepare a table before me in the presence of my
enemies; you anoint my head with oil; my cup
overflows. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me
all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of
the Lord my whole life long.
*Hymn - “Amazing Grace, How Sweet the Sound” GTG #649 Gospel Lesson: Luke 15:1̀1-32 (p.953)
Sermon: “Family Legacies “
The Rev. Wanda Sevey
RESPONSE TO THE WORD
*Affirmation of Faith *Apostles’ Creed (unison)
All: 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.
Offering
“ O God, it is so simple to give money, even when we have little to share. But it’s difficult to put ourselves in the offering plate.
That seems to be giving too much. Is that what you’re really asking for? Is it the only way we can ever claim our true selves and find the
fulfillment you intended for us? Please answer us, God! Amen.” Musical Meditation
*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. Prayers of Praise, Thanksgiving, and Intercession. 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: “To God Be the Glory“ GTG# 634
*Benediction
* Organ Response
*Postlude
Go Forward and Serve!
Please join us in the lounge for iced tea, lemonade and fellowship
HELP WANTED - looking for a few strong men to help Barry Longmire
move some pews after service today. Can you help?
If you are a visitor, please sign the Fellowship Book in the narthex so we know you are here!
Sunday, August 31, 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.
for your service!
Reader: Jeff Hirt
Deacon of the Day: Lorrie Heuser
Greeters & Ushers : Karen Mazak
Fellowship Hosts: Louanna Sills & Dawn Norton
Flowers: the flowers today are given by CPC to the Glory of God.
Sunday School: There will be NO more activities this summer during
Sunday School Time. Children will REMAIN in service.
Nursery - There or NO nursery workers today. The nursery will be open with A/C and you can volunteer to work the nursery this sum-mer, 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., 8/31 10:00 am - Worship
11:00 am - Fellowship - lounge
Mon., 9/1 Labor Day - OFFICE CLOSED
Tue., 9/2 7:00 pm - Deacon’s Meeting
Wed., 9/3 11:00 am - Staff Meeting
Sun., 9/7 10:00 am - Worship
11:00 am - Fellowship - lounge
WEEKLY COMMUNITY USE
Spring of Life Church:
Sunday - 1:00 - 2:30 pm - Sanctuary
Wed. & Fri. - 8:00 - 9:30 pm - Jr. Rm.
REMINDER: Your church does not close for the summer.
We especially need your presence, your prayers,
your talents, and your financial support during this
“vacation” time. Also, please don’t forget to send
in your pledge before you leave for vacation!
There will be no more activities this summer
during Sunday School Time. Children will
REMAIN in service. There are coloring sheets
and activity sheets in the bags in the Narthex. Sunday school will
resume on Rally Day September 14, 2014.
Please see Gretchen Kolecki, Director of Christian Education to sign
up to help with Sunday school in the fall of 2014.
Also, if you have a child in Sunday School, please join our Facebook page:
Collingswood Presbyterian Church Sunday School.
Youth Group will resume on September 14, 2014.
6:30- 8:00 pm We will meet our New Seminarian,
Noha Khoury at that time.
Stay tuned for a Parents/Youth planning meeting in August, to plan
next year’s activities and fundraisers.
If you have not done so already, please join our Youth Group Facebook Page:
Collingswood Presbyterian Youth Group.
It is a good way to keep in touch and up to date on youth group info
and activities. YOUTH THIS MEANS YOU TOO!
Session Highlights
Andy Wilson is serving the church as custodian while Chris
Keeley is out during his surgery and four week recovery. Thank
you Andy, and prayers to Chris for a speedy recovery!
Mark it on your calendar: Rally Day will be September 14th!
Don't miss the Pancake Breakfast to start the day at 9:00! Our
new Seminarian, Noha Khoury, will begin her work with us
and the Youth group starts that night.
Stewardship Campaign – excited to have the Pony Express
kicked-off on October 19th and will culminate on November
2nd.
The Property committee qualified through the State of NJ for a
free energy assessment for our heating usage. We will be using
a new electric provider that will give us a reduction in costs as
well.
Pastor Kate is working with other Presbyterian churches in the
area to offer combined "Grow Group" Bible studies starting in
October.
We have pulled over $40,000 from our reserve funds for our
operating expenses for the first half of this year. We need every
one to support our church financially. Grace is free but church
ministry isn't!!!
Please check the flower book in the Narthex and sign up to dedicate the flowers in the church to honor, or in memory of, a loved one.
Flowers are needed for 9/28, 10/5, & 10/12,
FROM YOUR DEACONS
Its summertime and the kids are home from school…that
means no more school lunches. St. Paul’s Food Pantry
has a tremendous need for cold cereal, tuna, canned
meat, peanut butter, jelly and mayonnaise. PLEASE HELP!
Wanda Sevey served as pastor of the Delanco Presbyterian Church for ten years. Now she serves as a Relationship and Family Therapist
and serves individuals, couples and families who are looking for ways to strengthen their relationships through all kinds of chang-es. She is the Director of the New Jersey Office of Council for Rela-tionships in Voorhees and is an adjunct instructor in the Marriage and Family Therapy Program at Thomas Jefferson University. She still loves to preach, teach and lead worship and is always thankful when she has the opportunity to do so.
Handbell rehearsals resume.
Wednesday, September 17
Intermediate Youth - 5:30; Advanced Youth - 6:15;
Adult Memorial Choir - 7:30
RALLY DAY Next Sunday, September 14 !!!
Worship at 10:30 am
Pancake Breakfast - 9:30 am
Don’t forget to come early and join us for our annual Rally Day treat - breakfast prepared with love by your deacons.
Registration for Sunday School
Sunday School: We are very excited about the new Sunday School year starting!!! Sunday School is available for ages Preschool -5th grade. Sunday School begins after the Children’s Sermon. Parents can pick up their Children in Calvin Hall after church service.
Regular Sunday School will begin on September 21nd. We will con-
tinue to break the classes down as we did last year. We will have a
pre-reader group that will be Preschool – Kindergarten; the name for
that group will be the Sheep. Our next group will be 1st and 2nd grade;
that group will be known as the Shepherds. The oldest group for Sun-
day School will be 3rd – 5th grade; they will be known as the Disciples. We will be using a new version of our curriculum entitled Shine. We will also be doing some seasonal crafts and activities again this year. Please ask your little ones about “What they learned in Sunday School” to continue the conversation at home…You can also share what you “learned” at church, too!
BE SURE TO LOOK AT ALL OF THE DISPLAYS AND SEE HOW
YOU CAN BECOME MORE ACTIVE AT CPC!!
KEEP IN YOUR PRAYERS
Birthdays: June Lattimore, Martha Jane Caldwell-Bates, Nadine Vogel, Linda Herzog, Timothy Brown Anniversaries: Lois & Sydney Noyes Seminarians: Chris McNabb. Richard Aylor, and Noha Khoury
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 Dottie Strewski
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 Rachel Minnick Steven Salmon Marion Mills Fred Heuser Chris Keeley
Please pick up a prayer card in the narthex and mail it to these loved ones for whom we pray.
Rev. Debby Brincivalli & Staff of West Jersey Presbytery Memorial Presbyterian Church of Wenonah
Our PCUSA mission in Netherlands 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.
CHURCH STAFF AND OFFICERS - 2014 The Rev. Dr. Katherine G. Killebrew, Pastor
William Powell, Director of Music Gretchen Kolecki, Director of Christian Ed Joan Hafer, Church Secretary Chris Keeley, Custodian
Maryann Kelly, Bookkeeper
THE SESSION
(Meets second Monday of the month at 7:00 p.m.) Melissa Corso, Clerk of Session
Candace Lowden, President, Board of Trustees Barbara Bockmann, Financial Secretary & Treasurer
BOARD OF DEACONS
(Meets first Tuesday of the month at 7:00 p.m.) Lorrie Heuser, Moderator Tom Wolfe, Vice-Moderator Karen Mazak, Secretary Martha Jane Caldwell Bates, Treasurer
[Terms begin Feb 1 of each year or upon Ordination/Installation] Rev. 7/1/14
Class of 2014 Class of 2015 Class of 2016
Keith Haines Mike Amato Jennifer Giordano
Melissa Corso Jeff Hirt
Candace Lowden Karen Schuehler
Committees of Session Chair
Christian Growth Keith Haines & Karen Schuehler
Finance and Stewardship Jeff Hirt
Mission and Outreach Moderator
Congregational Life Jennifer Giordano
Memorial Candace Lowden
Personnel Melissa Corso
Nominating Candace Lowden
Property Mike Amato
Worship and Arts Moderator
Class of 2014 Class of 2015 Class of 2016
Lorrie Heuser Louanna Sills Tom Wolfe
Jane Trent Martha Caldwell-Bates Jean Harle
Erica Werner Karen Mazak Richard Herzog
Our Vision Statement (What we want to be)
We seek to become:
A church that witnesses to the community and the world by sharing and demonstrating our relationship with Christ.
A church that encourages all people to know God’s great love revealed in Jesus Christ.
A church that faithfully listens for God’s will for our lives and our community
A community of God that is an open, inviting, caring family of faith where all are embraced, accepted and loved.
Our Mission Statement (How we will accomplish this vision)
The Collingswood Presbyterian Church Congregation, as part of the Christian Church, Presbyterian Church USA, is called to Worship and Serve the Lord by:
Constantly seeking renewal through God’s Grace and Wisdom.
Welcoming and reaching out to all of God’s community.
Providing for education in Christian and Presbyterian principles
Ministering to everyone through community and worldwide mission.
Sharing the Christian message as expressed in the Gospel.
