Pisgah Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church 3600 Linwood Road

Gastonia, North Carolina 28052

704-865-7611 www.pisgaharpchurch.org

Reverend Richard C. Lewis, Jr., Pastor

REACH UP: Worshiping, Sacrificially living, and Responding to

God’s grace in Jesus Christ. REACH IN:

Serving, Supporting, and Strengthening each other for life in Christ. REACH OUT:

Creating and Strengthening Relationships as witnesses for Jesus Christ.

August 11, 2019 10:30 AM

“Lord, You have been our dwelling place in all generations. Before the

mountains were brought forth, or ever You had formed the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting You are God.” PSALM 90:1-2

Let Us Worship… The Prelude

The Service of Welcome and Announcements

The Call to Worship “Where the Spirit of the Lord Is” Sanctuary Choir

*The Hymn of Praise “Come, Christians, Join to Sing” No. 225

The Celebration Hymnal

*The Invocation and The Lord’s Prayer

*The Gloria Patri The Celebration Hymnal No. 813

The Children’s Message

*The Hymn of Preparation “Standing on the Promises” No. 410

The Celebration Hymnal

The Presentation of God’s Tithes and Our Offerings The Prayer of Thanksgiving The Offertory The Doxology The Celebration Hymnal No. 815 The Affirmation of Faith The Apostles’ Creed

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

The Period of Prayer Silent Prayer Pastoral Prayer

Welcome... We are delighted that you have come to offer worship to the Lord Jesus Christ with us. We especially want to welcome all who visit, and ask that you please remember to sign the attendance register located in each pew. If you would like to be included in special email announcements and prayer requests by email, please include your email on the attendance register. If you are searching for a new church home, please contact the minister or any member of this congregation. We would be happy to answer any questions that you may have about Pisgah. Visit our website at pisgaharpchurch.org or on Facebook at Pisgah ARP Church.

General Information: ⚝ All children are invited to come to the front during the Gloria Patri for the Children’s Message. ⚝ Nurseries are provided during the service, and are located in the Elliott Center which is directly behind the church building. ⚝ Restrooms are located in the halls behind the pulpit. (Women-upstairs/Men-downstairs) Handicap accessible restroom is located through the sanctuary door behind the piano. ⚝ Ground level restrooms are also available in both buildings behind the sanctuary building.

We Welcome Our Visitors:

We were delighted to have Mary Jane Easler, Eli Patterson, Brianne Hoyle, Mary Shidagis, Ted

McCray, Debbie McCray, Carole Kontak and Abby Griffin

visiting with us last week.

The Anthem “We Will Keep Our Faith Alive” Sanctuary Choir

The Word of God Colossians 3:16a

Pew Bible Page 984

The Sermon “The Resident World” Rev. Richard C. Lewis, Jr.

The Hymn of Dedication “Wonderful Words of Life” No. 406 The Celebration Hymnal

*The Benediction

*The Choral Response “God Be With You” No. 232 **Choir and Congregation The Celebration Hymnal

*The Postlude *Congregation Standing

**The congregation is asked to sing the Choral Response with the choir Worship Announcements: Gus Anthony & Ken Howe

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2019 Pisgah ARP Directory www.pisgaharpchurch.org

Church Office 704-865-7611 Fax 704-865-7612 Pastor Rev. Richard C. Lewis, Jr. Vice Moderator of Session Henry Oates Clerk of Session Gus Anthony Christian Program Coordinator Robert Duran Church Secretary Sherry Frady Pisgah Weekday School Director Carole Newton Treasurer Ed Carson Financial Secretary Amanda Wingate Assistant Treasurer Jane Falls

The Session

Christian Education: Curtis Hopper-Chairman, (2022), Kevin Adams (2022), Stan Burris (2021) Personnel: Bryan Gamble-Chairman (2019), Claude Clark (2021), Henry Oates (2019) Program: Tom Forbes-Chairman (2020), Tom McCarthy (2022), Luther Clark (2023) Stewardship/Evangelism: Gus Anthony-Chairman (2020), Alan Teague (2021), Chris Spencer (2023) Worship: Robert Becker-Chairman (2020), Robbie Foy (2023), Ken Howe (2019) Vision: Henry Oates, Chairman (2019), Curtis Hopper (2022), Rev. Richard Lewis, Moderator

The Diaconate Stephen Powell, Chairman Jonathan Merrill, Vice-Chairman Kathy Spencer, Secretary

Class of 2019 Class of 2020 Class of 2021 Carolyn Ashworth Tim Crawford Robert Baysden Myra Carson Keith Holt Scott Jenkins Stephen Powell Jonathan Merrill Brian Ormand Dean Rosdahl Kay Robinson Katie Ratchford Barry Rubenstein Kathy Spencer Bob Teague

The Music Ministry Laradon Pilot, Director of Music Chris Spencer, President Sanctuary Choir Scott Barker, Pianist Bryan Gamble, Organist

Ushers

2019 2020 2021 Gus Anthony Franklin Boyd Bob Falls David Humphries Payton Clark Bill Hall Kathy Spencer Brian Ormond Everette Mooneyhan Doc Thompson Ed Pearson Henry Rosdahl Roger Whitley Stephen Powell

Pisgah Women’s Ministries Amanda Rubenstein, President Pat Powell, Secretary Anne Wiggins, Vice-President Myra Carson, Treasurer Barbara Oates, Past President

Directory pictures for those who have scheduled an appointment will be August 14.

August 15

6:30 PM

Elliott Center

Capital Campaign Committee Meeting August 17 @ 8:30 AM

Pisgah Community Club August 20 @ 11:30AM-Market Street

SUMMER IN THE GROVE AUGUST 21 5:30-7:30 PM This will be our final SUMMER IN THE GROVE 2019.

Invite family, friends, neighbors and co-workers to bring their families and

join us for this time of summer fun and fellowship. We will have our usual

hamburgers and hot dogs with all the trimmings. We plan to have exciting

activities for all ages. This is an evening of fun for your entire family!

Pisgah ARP Church Weekday School OPEN HOUSE

August 21 6 to 8 p.m.

Infants Toddlers Twos Threes Pre-K

Prospective families are invited to attend Open House

Tour the School

Meet Faculty and Staff

Learn about the Program

The Hope Circle will resume for the Fall on August 13. We will meet

Tuesdays at 8pm at varying members' homes. Please contact

Becca Duran for more details or to get involved!

~~Casual Sunday ~ ~

Breakfast 8:30 AM

Promotion Ceremony 9:30 AM

Elliott Center Fellowship Hall

Promotion Day will be held on Sunday, August 25. During the program all

those being promoted will be recognized. Also, this past year’s teachers will

be recognized and the teachers for the upcoming year will be announced.

Descendants of Samuel Pearson and James McKnight Hanna will hold their annual reunion at Pisgah A.R.P. Church, 3600 Linwood Road, Gastonia, N.C. on August 24,

2019 at 6:00PM. This year we would like to celebrate and pay tribute to those from Pearson/Hanna clans who have been married fifty or more years. We think this

milestone is something to celebrate and be proud of. If you, your parents, or grandparents have been married 50 years or more, lease send the information to Ann Teague, Historian, 4148 Graceway Drive Gastonia, N.C. by August 11,2019.

Thanks you for your support of the CAM food drive for July. It was

great to see our boxes full throughout the month. Although July is

our official month to stock the pantry, there are needs all year.

CAM is currently in need of the following items:

breakfast items (cereal, grits/oatmeal in individual packets, pancake mix, syrup)

canned tuna/chicken

toilet paper

paper towels

Again, thank you for your support of this ministry.

You Are Invited to a

Love Shower for Haaley Barnes

September 8 2:30-4 pm

Elliott Center Fellowship Hall

Pastor……………………………………Rev. Richard C. Lewis Jr. Church Office………………………………………..704-865-7611

3600 Linwood Road Gastonia, NC 28052

www.pisgaharpchurch.org Let us pray with you. Send prayer requests or inquiries

about Pisgah to: sherry @pisgaharpchurch.org

We Need Your Help Please submit information for the bulletin no later

than 12:00 noon on Thursdays. Thanks!

Church Office Hours … 8am-2:30 pm M, T, W, & Friday 8am-2:30 pm & 3:30pm–6:00pm

Opportunities for the Week:

Sunday 08/11/19 7:30 AM Deacons Meeting 9:30 AM Sunday School 10:00 AM Called Session Meeting 10:30 AM Worship

Tuesday 08/13/19

8:00 PM Hope Circle

Wednesday 08/14/19 Directory Pictures

Thursday 08/15/19

6:30 PM Men’s Fellowship

Saturday 08/17/19 8:30 AM Capital Campaign Meeting

Sunday 08/18/19 7:30 AM Session Meeting 9:30 AM Sunday School 10:30 AM Worship

Nursery Julie Mooneyhan

Anne Clark Children’s Church

08/11 Susan Jenkins Gail Jones 08/18 Tim Crawford Michele Crawford 08/25 Keith Holt Jennifer Holt

August Elder Greeters

Gus Anthony

Ken Howe

August Ushers Everette Mooneyhan

Bob Falls Kathy Spencer

Bill Hall Roger Whitley Dean Rosdahl

Tithes, Offerings & Disbursements August 04, 2019

General Fund Envelopes $10,460.33 Honorariums & memorials $ 45.00 Loose Offering $ 137.00 Total General Fund $10,642.33 Total General Fund Offerings YTD $248,468.58 Total General Fund Disbursements YTD $247,008.58 2019 Tithes & Offerings Goal is $8,796.54 per week. AM Worship attendance 148 Sunday School Attendance 97 Designated Gifts Cemetery Trust Fund $ 65.00 Bonclarken Cottage Fund $ 85.00 Use of Building $ 50.00 Total $ 200.00 Building Fund (BCIF) BCIF Envelopes $ 910.00 BCIF Sunday School Offering $ 43.00 Total $ 953.00 Total Building Fund Offerings YTD $10,850.55 Building Fund Disbursements YTD $19,090.38 Gifts received in memory of: Evelyn Carson

Church Members:

Mary Ann Clemmer

Gail Greene

Johnnie Henry

Mary Bell

Ron Boyd

Evelyn Spearman

Isabelle Hiatt

Elaine Burleson

Marie Brown

Nancy Boyd

Jennie Ormand

Kitty Anthony

Suzanne Elliott

Elaine Burleson

Chris Dula-military

Andy Dula-military

Roger Whitley

Jane Falls

Tom McCarthy

Friends & Family of Church Members: Cynthia Freeman– Kathy Gamble’s sister breast cancer joyful and full term pregnancy Tim Schaap– Amanda Rubenstein’s friends husband-cancer Ron Powell– Stephen Powell’s brother Cancer returned in lymph node Jackie Crawford-cousin of Fred Weaver Lung & brain cancer AJ Pass– – brother of Meghan Pass Carol Bone-Linda Mooneyhan’s sister– cancer/surgery Margaret Reynolds– friend of Paula Farmer, Myra Stewart, Jane Falls- melanoma Adam Kincaid-Sophomore Southpoint High– cancer Linda Hastings– Kathy Gamble’s sister- brain tumors

"The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few. Therefore pray earnestly to the

Lord of the harvest sot send out laborers into his harvest." (Luke 10:2b)

Please pray "2220"--that the Lord would raise up and help us to identify 2 potential

missionary candidates from each of our ARP churches by 2020.

Sermon Notes:

August 11, 2019 “The Resident World”

Rev. Richard C. Lewis, Jr. Colossians 3:16a

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