Westminster Presbyterian Church

 

January 31, 2010                                          11:00 a.m. Worship

 

                                                   

PRELUDE                                  Here I Am, Lord           arr. Carter                                             

 

WELCOME, COMMUNITY CONCERNS                         Hugh Robertshaw, Worship Leader                                                   

Please sign the Red Friendship Book along the inside aisle of your pew, and pass on to the person beside you. Please tear off the attendance sheet and place it in the offering plate.    

 

WESTMINSTER GREETING

                                                                                                                                                      

CALL TO WORSHIP                                           Children’s Choir

 

                                                 

PRAYER OF CONFESSION (in unison)

 

Eternal God in whom we live and move and have our being, your face is hidden from us because of our many failures, and we forget your mercy because of blindness of our hearts. We ask you to cleanse us from all the things that offend you.  Deliver us from the pride of our hearts and our vain desires.  May we receive your presence in humility by confessing our faults.  Continue to be our shelter from the storm and our strength in all things, through Jesus Christ we pray.  Amen.

 -Adapted from the Book of Common Worship (First Order Evening Worship)

 

ASSURANCE OF PARDON 

 

*HYMN                                  I Know Whom I Have Believed                                        #493

 

TIME WITH CHILDREN                                                                                      Rachel Henry

4 year-old through 3rd grade are invited to Children’s Church in the Chapel

 

PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION                             

 

ANTHEM                                  This is the Day:  Rejoice!                        arr. Brown

 

SCRIPTURE LESSON                                                    Galatians 5:16-26 (page 1251)

 

SERMON            Living As A Child Of Promise:  Producing       Dr. Jonathan Lovelady

 

HYMN                          Be Thou My Vision                                                    #532

 

OFFERING

 

OFFERTORY                                Amazing Grace                                              arr. Held

 

*DOXOLOGY                                                 

 

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.

 

*AFFIRMATION OF FAITH           

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. Unjustly condemned for blasphemy and sedition, Jesus was crucified, suffering the depths of human pain and giving his life for the sins of the world. God raised this Jesus from the dead, vindicating his sinless life, breaking the power of sin and evil, delivering us from death to life eternal. 

-From a Brief Statement of Faith.

 

*HYMN                                  Leaning on the Everlasting Arms                        #609

*BENEDICTION                  

 

*POSTLUDE                     Give To Our God Immortal Praise                              arr. Held

 

*Those able please stand.

 

Our Infant and Toddler Nurseries are available for all children up to 4 years of age and are located

at the bottom of the stairwell leaving the Narthex.

 

Parts of the service are used with permission, CCLI License 2602455.

 

The flowers on the altar are given today by the McDow family in memory of Tim McDow on his birthday.

 

Please be in prayer for the following individuals:                    

            Lt. Col. Chris Snider             Nell Cross                              Lena Robertson                     Janet Lonas                            Jim Deacon                MaryAnn March and Family                       

The Witness Ministry would like to let the congregation know that if you desire to make a donation for Haitian Relief through Westminster, you may do so through the Presbyterian Disaster Assistance program.  PDA is working in cooperation with their ecumenical partners on the ground to provide emergency food, water, shelter and medical supplies. You may donate through our church in one of the following ways:

with cash by placing your donation in a plain envelope and marking it on the outside for "Haitian Relief/PDA" 

* by check made out to Westminster Presbyterian Church, noting "Haitian Relief/PAD" on the memo line

*You may also donate directly on the website www.pcusa.org/pda.

 

Westminster Preschool Registration:  Registration for the 2010-2011 school year will be held on Monday, February 1st, at 8:30 a.m. in the Preschool Office for Church Members, current students, and past patrons.  There is a 10% discount for church members enrolled in the program.  Contact Betty Chase, Preschool Director, at 943-6772, for more information.

 

Game Night on February 20: The Christian Discipleship Ministry is having a Game Night on Saturday, February 20th, from 6pm - 9pm (or so).  Pizza and snacks will be provided. Stay tuned for more information.

 

Children's Church:  We need more teachers for Children's Church.  Each Sunday we have children's church during the 11:00 am service.  This is a time for the kids, kindergarten through 3rd grade, to learn about God, Jesus, and the Bible.  But we need more teachers.  If you are interested in helping please contact Nathan Luedtke (540-256-7410, nathan@luedtke.us) or Edwin Lancaster (540-943-3165, rockfishgap@yahoo.com.)

                       

A Note of Appreciation

We would like to express our appreciation for the kindnesses shown to our family at the time of Jennie’s death.  The flowers, cards, calls and food from our church family have lifted us up.  We are especially thankful for the wonderful meal served after the memorial service.  Thank you to all of you for your support.

 

Love, the Caulkins Family

 

2010 Offering Envelopes are available for you to pick-up in the Colonnade.  Don’t see your envelope, but would like one?  Contact the Church Office, 942-1145.

 

Children’s Choir:  A children's choir will meet on Wednesday evenings from 6:30 - 7:00.

All children, K-5, are welcome. See Paige Edwards for more information.

 

Flower sign-up:   The sign-up sheet is located in the Narthex.  Please call

Lynn Anderson, 942-3123, to make arrangements for the type of flowers you would like.   Arrangements are $35.00 to $40.00.  The Flower Centre will bill you directly.  Notify the

church office if you place flowers in honor or memory of someone, or for a special occasion.

 

SUPERBOWL SUBS

 

Our youth group, SWOOSH, will be selling sub sandwiches after church on Superbowl Sunday, February 7th.  Each sub ordered is only $5.  Subs will be ready for pick up in the Fellowship Hall after both services.  Please use a separate order form for each different type of sandwich ordered.  Additional forms are available in the Narthex, the Colonnade, the foyer of the Chapel, and the Church Office.  Your support of the youth is greatly appreciated.  Contact Lisa Lovelady with any questions, 942-9430.

 

February 7, 2010

Worship Leader:  Edwin Lancaster

Nursery Volunteers:  Riley Lowe

Children’s Church:  Nathan and Julia Luedtke

 

Happy  Birthday

 

January 1            Jeff Loomis

January 2            Irene Southall

                           Fran Gorsuch

January 3            Ben Blevins

                            Julianna Lincoln

January 5            Anita Jones

January 7            Joanne Swanda

January 10          Malcolm Russell

January 12          Bill White

                           McCauley Vailes

January 13          Alice Rannie

                           Olga Dagys

January 14          Dorothy Conner

                           Maxine Tucker

January 16          Mike Meadows

                           Virginia Tierney

                           Carlton Dickens

January 17          Amy Collins

                           Faison Dana

January 18          Shirley Buerlein

                           Sam Overton

January 19          Andrew Kearney

January 20          Steve Yancey

January 21          Edwin Lancaster

January 22          Patricia Denton

                           Sandi Padgett

January 23          Mac Jones

                           Tracy Russell

                           Brix Birckner

                           Bill Hutton

January 25          Kathy Robertshaw

January 27          Janet Coiner

January 28          Jerry Spooner                       

January 29          Megan Dixon

January 30          Andy Shifflett

                           Luke Bryant

January 31          Bill Hall

                           Bernadine Cochrane

                    

                            Ed Sutton

                        

 

 

                     

 

                         

 

                          Marc Steck

March 19           Becky Gorsuch

                          Nancy McDow

                          Chuck Vailes

March 22           Curtis Foltz

March 23           Richard Foltz

                          Lowell Lemons

March 26           Ina McCormick

March 29           Ann Collier

March 30           Jennie Caulkins        

 
WESTMINSTER CALENDAR     

 

Today -                6:00 p.m.      Bell Choir Practice

                            6:00 p.m.      Youth Group

                            7:00 p.m.      Hearts of Praise

 

Monday-            10:45 a.m.       Bell Choir Practice

                          12:00 p.m.      Dutch Treat Luncheon at Purple Foot

                            6:30 p.m.      Scouts

                           

Tuesday-              9:00 a.m.       Staff Meeting

                            6:45 p.m.      Scouts

 

Wednesday-         6:00 p.m.      Shifflett Bible Study

                            6:30 p.m.      Children’s Choir

                            7:00 p.m.      Choir Practice

 

Thursday-            7:00 p.m.      Refuge Practice

                            7:00 p.m.      Property Meeting

 

Friday-               10:00 a.m.       Sewing Circle

                            4:00 p.m.      Birthday Reservation

 

Saturday-             6:00 p.m.      Scouts Banquet

                         

Sunday-                9:30 a.m.       Red Door Service

                            9:45 a.m.       Sunday School

                          11:00 a.m.       Worship Service

                            6:00 p.m.      Bell Choir Practice

                            6:00 p.m.      Youth Group

                            7:00 p.m.      Hearts of Praise