St. Thomas Reformed Church

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1 St. Thomas Reformed Church St. Thomas, U. S. Virgin Islands Founded 1660 July 29, 2018 All are Welcome In the name of our Lord, Jesus Christ

2 Tenth Sunday After Pentecost The liturgical color today is green representing the growth and mission of the Church! We Gather In God s Presence... Prelude Music (Please take time to prepare for worship and silence electronic devices) Greeting and Ministry Updates Introit Let Everything That Hath Breath Clark Michael Barr, trumpet Call to Worship Our help is in the name of the Lord who made heaven and earth! Amen! We come to worship God, and we sing a chorus of Hallelujahs in the highest of the heavens. We glorify the Living Lord. We come to pray with joy and blessedness, praising all of God s wondrous acts of grace and mercy. We worship the Living Lord. We come to sing and make music in praise of God! Music that is celestial and sublime; music that is beyond description, the music of joyful praise! We praise of the Living Lord. Amen. Prayer Hymn # 15 Rejoice, You Pure in Heart MARION Verses 1-4 Call to Confession Unison Prayer of Confession How can we look at this world and not sing of your praises, O God? The beauty and majesty of the world is overpowering! Yet we have a tendency to take all that you do for us for granted. Forgive us when we treat the world with callous indifference, using its resources carelessly and with little regard to the future. You, O Lord, have given to us all that we need. You have blessed us with the witness of Jesus Christ who came so that we might learn how you would have us live, in honor and peace. Forgive us. Heal our hearts and spirits. Make us fully aware of all our blessings and our responsibilities. Give us again a spirit of joy in serving you. For we offer this prayer 2 in Jesus name

3 Response How Great Are You, Lord DeShazo Musical Offering Anthem of Praise Smallwood Dance Ministry/Penny Woods, soloist Children s Message *Hymn #33 How Great Thou Art O STORE GUD 3

4 ...To Hear God s Word... Scripture Psalm 150 P 572 Message One Final Hallelujah!...And Respond with Gratitude Offering Offertory Hallelujah Cohen Now I've heard there was a secret chord That David played, and it pleased the Lord But you don't really care for music, do you? It goes like this, the fourth, the fifth The minor fall, the major lift The baffled king composing Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah Your faith was strong but you needed proof You saw her bathing on the roof Her beauty and the moonlight overthrew you She tied you to a kitchen chair She broke your throne, and she cut your hair And from your lips she drew the Hallelujah You say I took the name in vain I don't even know the name But if I did well, really what's it to you? There's a blaze of light in every word It doesn't matter which you heard The holy or the broken Hallelujah I did my best, it wasn't much I couldn't feel, so I tried to touch I've told the truth, I didn't come to fool you And even though it all went wrong I'll stand before the Lord of Song With nothing on my tongue but Hallelujah 4

5 *Doxology Pastoral Prayer & the Lord s Prayer *Hymn How Great Is Our God Tomlin The splendor of the King, clothed in majesty Let all the Earth rejoice, all the Earth rejoice Our God is wrapped in light, and darkness tries to hide And trembles at the voice, trembles at the voice How great is our God, sing with me How great is our God, and all will see How great, how great is our God From age to age God stands, and time is in God's hands Beginning and the end, beginning and the end The Godhead, three in One; Creator, Spirit, Son The Lion and the Lamb, the Lion and the Lamb Name above all names Worthy of all praise My heart will sing How great is our God *Benediction.Depart in peace 5

6 GIVING THANKS: Leading Worship Today: Ministers: All the people of the church Preaching: Pastor Jeff Neevel Music: Chanelle Schaffer, Amy, David & Rachel Himes, Tate DeWalt, David & Tama McConnell, Phoebe Smith-Charles, Yolanda Thorpe and Penny Woods Dance: Camille McKayle-Stolz, Rev Rebecca McDonnell and Amber Knight Greeters: Adam, Vicky, Greg and Gabriel Christian Usher: Dr. Adam Flowers Audio: Steve Marsella and Henry Ong Summer Camp 2018 wraps up this week with Camp Olympics on Thursday and our closing program Friday. THANK YOU to our awesome staff for another blessed season Camp Director: Brittany Bryan Teachers Arts and Crafts: Amy Stewart-Himes Music: Tama McConnell Recreation: Tate DeWalt Swim: Rachel Himes Bible: Roxanne Whitfield-Rhymer Counselors Red Fish: Sonrisa O Neal Purple Fish: Christian Flowers Green Fish: Gregory Christian Yellow Fish: Amber Knight Jr. Counselors: Hope Flowers, TJ Flowers, Eliana Lima and Diego Villegas Swim Staff: Imanie Wilkinson, Jikelle Michale and Nalani Figueroa Helper: Arianna Richards Today Pastor Jeff concludes the 5-week sermon series on the Psalms. Next week Elder VP Malcolm Schweizer will begin a series on the Vision, Mission, Values and Goals of STRC as discerned from the consistory/staff retreat last week. Please tune in for these very important messages about our exciting future in ministry! St. Thomas Reformed Church Vision: We are a church community dedicated to loving God by inviting others into a growing relationship with Jesus Christ; and by serving one another. Salvation Army Helpers: Joe Tulis, Mac Davis, Linda Gidley, Tom Baily and Edye Ciaccia 6

7 TODAY 9:00-9:45 a.m. 10:00 a.m. 10:20 a.m. CALENDAR Café in the Pavilion Sunday Worship Activity Time Tues., July 31 11:30-1:00 p.m. Salvation Army Lunch Sat., Aug 4 11:00-2:30 p.m. Bethlehem House Lunch Sun., Aug 5 9:00-9:45 a.m. 10:00 a.m. 10:20 a.m. Café in the Pavilion Communion and Sunday Worship Activity Time Next Week s Lectionary Scripture Readings 2 Samuel 11:26-12:13; Psalm 51:1-12; Exodus 16:2-4,9-15; Psalm 78:23-29; Ephesians 4:1-16; John 6:24-35 Prison Ministry If you would like to be involved in our prison ministry, visiting and leading Bible studies every Monday night at 6pm in the local jail, please contact Gabriel Villegas (gjvillegas@yahoo.com) or Dave Haddow (davidjhaddow@yahoo.com). Activity Time leaders are needed for the remaining summer Sundays. Please sign up on the back table for a Sunday and spend some quality, faith-filled fun time with the children of our church (10 and under) during one Sunday. Lesson plans and activities are already planned and will be sent to you! Thank you to our Activity time leaders for today: Isabelle Villegas and Hannah Clements. PRAYER REQUESTS THIS WEEK*: -Benjamin Salas -Prison Ministry *If you would like prayers added to our Sunday prayer list please contact Pastor Jeff at mail@stthomsreformedchurch.org or call the church office at STRC Church APP available! Includes the morning bulletin and scripture passages. Download free and follow STRC on your smartphone! Also, send your prayer requests directly to Pastor Jeff! The nursery located in the Bakery Square annex is open to children 3 years and under. Bathrooms are in the undercroft and inside the gate going to Bakery Square. 7

8 Music & Arts Updates Welcome & Thanks This morning we welcome back guest organist David McConnell. He holds degrees from Westminster Choir College, Temple University, and the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music. David is the Minister of Music at Immanuel United Church of Christ in Reading, PA; and teaches at both Alvernia University and Pennsylvania University. Additionally, he founded Vox Philia Chamber Choir and Berks Sinfonietta Chamber Orchestra, both of which are highly respected performance groups in Reading. STRC Staff Pastor: Rev. Jeffrey Neevel Minister of Music & Arts: Chanelle Schaffer Executive Office Administrator: Dawn Wheatley Comissiong Retreat Center Coordinator: Maria V. Gomez Christian Maintenance Supervisor: Charles Edwards Security: Carl Griffin & John Paul Sperlich Website Manager and Graphic Designer: Phyllis Carrozza Contact Information Office Phone Street Address 2105 Crystal Gade # 5 St. Thomas, VI Mailing Address PO Box St. Thomas, VI Website: mail@stthomasreformedchurch.org STRC APP free from itunes and Google Play Like us on Facebook: 8