April 21, :15 and 10:45 o clock. Revolution in the Heart

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1 April 21, :15 and 10:45 o clock Revolution in the Heart Unless a grain of wheat falls into the ground and dies, it remains a solitary grain. But if it dies, it bears much fruit. John 12:24 Our Mission To trust in Jesus love like Jesus grow in Jesus bring others to Jesus.

2 WELCOME TO BETHANY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Enter this Church not as a stranger, but as a guest of God. May the blessings of God rest upon you, both in your coming in and your going out. We are delighted to have you in worship. We ask that you please sign the Fellowship Pad at the end of the pew. For your convenience, we have a warm and loving nursery adjacent to the sanctuary, complete with an available paging system. We also have a Cry Room at the back of the Sanctuary (near the usher s table) on the pulpit side with windows and a speaker so that you can see and hear the service. If you have any questions or need literature regarding the life of Bethany Presbyterian Church, please visit the Welcome Center, located next to the sanctuary. Please remember to turn off cell phones before the beginning of worship. *All who are able and willing, please stand ORDER FOR THE PUBLIC WORSHIP OF GOD THE CHIMING OF THE HOUR WE GATHER BEFORE GOD THE WELCOME AND NEWS OF THE CHURCH THE PRELUDE 8:15 Fairest Lord Jesus arr. J. Innes 10:45 Two Resurrection Hymns R. Mallory Bethany Ringers Please take time during the Prelude to meditate & prepare for worship. THE CALL TO WORSHIP *THE HYMN NO. 294 Christ Arose! *THE PRAYER OF CONFESSION (in unison) Lord, we come to You, because we realize that You are the one who can fill dour deepest needs: In Your mercy, forgive us. In Your purpose, direct us. 2

3 CARING FOR ONE ANOTHER: Please let us know if you are going into the hospital, having surgery or will be an outpatient. Also, let us know when you return home. In the Hospital as of April 19: Anna Mae Kramer Mercy Discharged: Remember in Prayer Eileen Douglas Nancy Sherman (Alice Sherwin s sister) Lois Lewis Rebecca Hayes Ward Delphine Prohaska James Vokoun, age 8 (Jean Roemer s grandson) Makenzie Matthews (Phyllis Matthews granddaughter) Paula Padgelek Kane Hospital, Kane Blvd., Pittsburgh Rosemarie Brown Karen Harkins The Blue Fellowship of Prayer Request Cards are for those having a prayer request, interested in being a part of this group, or wanting more information. Respite Care Did you know that your church family can cook a meal, shop, drive or just visit for a few hours to give your family or caregiver a break. We are not a permanent or long term solution but we can help. For information or to volunteer please call Margie Smith at Sympathy of the Congregation is extended to Joe, Jayne, Nicole Ciaramella and Nadine Roy on the passing April 7 th of Jayne s mother, Jane Corcoran. NEWS FOR THE BODY OF CHRIST The flowers are presented as follows: One vase is in memory of my son Donald from his father. One vase is in memory of Paul Bonosky from Kathleen, Mark, Shannon & Christine. Communion dates: May 5 June 30 August 4 September 8 October 6 December 1 Children wanting to receive Communion must first talk with the pastors. Call the pastor to make an appointment. Baptism dates for 2013: June 9 August 11 Parents please call the church office to make arrangements. The Next New Member s Class will be held Sunday, October 6 th at 12:00 noon. If you are interested in being a part of the Family of God here at Bethany please meet in the Welcome Center. 3 Riley Karn

4 Communicants received this morning: Nicholas Aul Morgan Martinson Halie Ralston Matthew Colton Halie Pattison Victoria Segeleon Katie Doyle Kelli Pattison Gabriella Sharp Daine Lower Sarah Paviol Megan Schildt Jesse Marra Nathaniel Petrow Barry Treats Timothy Marra Matthew Price Tori Valcovic Joey Verduci Today is our Blood Drive from 7:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in Fellowship Hall. For those that made an appointment or already gave blood, Thank You! from all of the area patients in need. Your donation will save lives. If you were not able to make an appointment, but would like to help local hospitals by giving blood, please stop by after either service. Walk-ins are always welcome! West Virginia and Tapestries of Life Mission Trip Meetings: Anyone interested in joining the Tapestries of Life and/or West Virginia Mission Teams this year, please plan on attending an important meeting to learn about these wonderful places to serve. Join us Tuesday, April 23, at 7:04 p.m. in the Welcome Center. If you have any questions, please contact Caroline Poiche (West Virginia) at or Cathy Schulz (Tapestries) at Scrip: Stop by the scrip table and see what Scrip Cards we have on hand. We have cards for groceries, restaurants, department stores, Starbucks, gasoline, home remodeling, etc. This is easiest fundraiser you will ever participate in because it doesn't cost you anymore than you already spend. Spring is coming! Are You Interested in joining us??? Saturday, April 27th in the morning we will consider fishing either Little Chartier s Creek or possibly Pike Run. Upcoming, possible June 1st retreat and canoe float and fish spending Friday night at the Poiche camp near Franklin, PA, then take a canoe float down the Allegheny River from the boy scout camp north of Franklin to the pull out at fisherman s cove, just below Kennerdale, PA. All those interested are to contact Bill Paviol via at paviol@yahoo.com or his cell at or call the Church Office and leave your name, phone number and and we will pass the information on to him. Recital Bethany s own Michael Talerico, son of John and Karen Talerico, will be performing a recital at Bethany Presbyterian Church on Sunday, May 5 th at 4:00 p.m. There will be a free will offering benefiting the Bridgeville Area Food Bank. Michael will be joined by Armando, a baritone, and accompanied by Xuelai Wu. 4

5 Broom Up Bridgeville day is Saturday, April 27. The Deacons are looking for helpers to redd up around Bethany and Bridgeville. Please meet us at Bethany on Saturday the 27 th at 9:00 a.m. for a maximum of 1 or 2 hours of cleaning up & weeding around the outside of Bethany. If we have enough workers, some folks may volunteer to broom-up Triangle Park near the Bridgeville Historical Building (the train station) or anywhere else that will help make Bridgeville shine. Thanks, Dan Wolfe Upward I would like to say a very special Thank You from the bottom of my heart to everyone that has helped with Upward over the past 5+ years to make it the special ministry that it has become. From all the hours of sacrifice from my wife, Kelly, to the countless hours that I have spent at the church with Reilley, to all of the other folks that have made this a very special program to be a part of for me as well as the surrounding community. All of the Commissioners, volunteers, parents, families that have been touched by Christ through our hard work bringing it to Bethany deserve a big round of thanks as well. Everyone that was ever touched by Upward had as much to do with the success of the program as any one individual. One slogan of Upward is "Every Child is a Winner". The Bible tells us that we are all Children of God, so we are all winners when we donate our time and talents to a ministry like Upward. In closing, I just want to say that with Earl and Arnie taking over the Director roles along with the other commissioners that are staying on or changing places, Upward will continue to grow and serve our community. Thank you all, Mike Barish Guide Book & Directory The Guidebook Directory is in process so that Bethany members will have a free and up-to-date directory of all of our members contact information. We need each of you to: Check last year s Guide book directory or call the office for any changes in your contact information. We would like to add cell phone numbers and information where possible. Please double check your address with the office because some are incomplete, incorrect, or changed. (Please ask to have old addresses deleted.) The church office information will be what goes into the directory unless you request particular information be kept private. Please make sure it is up-to-date! We would like to have all corrections by April 30, Consider recommending a local business that your family patronizes, or family business advertisement for the directory. (The Guidebook is supported by these Ads and we would like also to support local member s business). Please call Jean Roemer at for general questions, the Bethany office for contact information changes, and Holly Opperman at for advertising query s and recommendations. 5

6 No matter what age, fear is like a bully. Either you conquer it, or it will conquer you! Bethany Presbyterian Church Sponsoring Conquer Your Fears! April 27, May 4, and May 11, a.m. until Noon This FREE, three- session seminar, conducted by Dr. John Mazzola, Doctor of Psychology, will include specific steps to get rid of such fears as fear of rejection, fear of failure, and fear of commitment, any of which can easily damage your future happiness in your levels of self confidence, your marriage, and your career. This program will help enable you to improve your levels of emotional closeness and communication with your Lord, no matter what your spiritual experiences have been in the past. The weekly sessions will include a question and answer period, refreshments, discussion groups, and a chance to meet and interact with new friends. For more information, call My New Life

7 Bridgeville National Day of Prayer sponsored by Bridgeville Ministerium The Bridgeville Ministerium cordially invites you to the first Annual Bridgeville Prayer Breakfast on the National Day of Prayer, Thursday May 2 nd at Bethany Presbyterian Church in Bridgeville from 7 a.m. to 8 a.m. Guest of honor and Congressional Representative, Tim Murphy, will present the opening address and then prayers for our community, our commonwealth, and our country will be led by local pastors and ministers from the Bridgeville Ministerium. A light breakfast and time of fellowship will follow. This important event is free and open to everyone in our community. Let s raise our hearts in prayer and our voices in unity! The Annual Bethany Golf Outing will be held Saturday, June 22 nd at Fort Cherry Golf Club. Contact Ed Stewart at to reserve your spot. The cost is $75 which includes a sit down dinner with prizes following the golfing. Vacation Bible School July 8 th to July 12 th, from 9 A.M. to 12 P.M. for kids 4 years old thru 8 th grade. Cost is $3 per child or $5 per family. Saddle up your horses and get on over to SonWest Roundup! Closing Roundup Friday, July 12 th at 6 PM Roundup Closing Program Dinner Line Dancing More details to follow FROM THE BETHANY CHURCH OFFICE Attendance: Sunday, April : : Finance Report: April 14, Budget 771,982 Year to Date Budget 227,203 Year to Date Income 222, Year to Date income 229,109 Sunday School Offering April Year to Date (offering is used to support four children in Haiti) 1, You may have noticed that the bulletin has recently reflected contributions as significantly behind budget. For years, we have determined our weekly income budget based on historical giving patterns. However, giving for 2013 has not followed historical giving patterns. After analyzing both actual 2013 and historical contributions, we have modified the year to date weekly contribution budget to more accurately reflect the expected timing of 2013 contributions. Please note that the annual income budget for 2013 is unchanged: we have only changed the allocation of the budget to specific weeks. Please don t hesitate to contact Kim McCann, Mark Wolstoncroft or a member of the Stewardship Team with any questions. 7

8 Amaze-ing Grace tee-shirts. The shirts are being sold for $12 and for every 4 shirts sold a family of 4 will be fed for a month. On the front of the shirt is a design with Amaze-ing Grace. The back quotes Romans 1:12 That we may be mutually encouraged by each other s faith. Shirts are available from Matt Fricker. Make checks payable to Bethany Presbyterian Church with shirt on the memo line. THIS WEEK AT BETHANY Sunday, April 21 (Psalm 140:1-13) Confirmation Sunday Pray for John, Grace & Bridget Schneider 7:30 A.M. 1:30 P.M. Blood Drive Fellowship Hall 8:15 A.M. Worship 9:30 A.M. Sunday School various rooms (see hall signs) 10:45 A.M. Worship Sanctuary 12:00 P.M. Junior High Pirates Game meet at the church 7:45 P.M. Senior High Youth Youth Lounge Monday, April 22 (Psalm 141:1-10) Pray for Martha Schultz 6:30 P.M. Session Meeting Room 245 Tuesday, April 23 (Psalm 142:1-7) Pray for Walter, Lisa & Stephanie Schultz 9:30 A.M. Tuesday Quilters Fellowship Hall 9:30 A.M. Staff Meeting Rev. John s office 7:04 P.M. Tapestries & WV Mission Trips Meeting Welcome Center 7:30 P.M. Senior High Bible Study Youth Room Wednesday, April 24 (Psalm 143:1-12) Pray for Cathy, Darryl, Amanda & Evan Schulz 7:00 P.M. Adult Choir Choir Room 8:00 P.M. Bethany Ringers Choir Room Thursday, April 25 (Psalm 144:1-15) Pray for William, Patricia, Nicole, Melinda & Sarah Schweitzer 9:00 A.M. MOPS Fellowship Hall 9:15 A.M. Quilting Room :00 P.M. Thursday Knitters Room 224 7:00 P.M. Discerning the Voice of God Bible Study Chapel 8:00 P.M. Adult Basketball 8

9 Friday, April 26 (Psalm 145:1-21) Pray for Marshall, Jackie, Lily & Brianna Scott 9:00 A.M. Broom Up Bridgeville Day meet at the church 9:30 A.M. Discerning the Voice of God Bible Study Chapel 12:00 P.M. Men s Luncheon Kings Restaurant 7:00 P.M. Year of the Bible Discovery Room 224 Saturday, April 27 (Psalm 146:1-10) Pray for Lorenzo, Heather, Lucia, Lorenzo & Lola Scrima 10:00 A.M. Conquer Your Fears by Dr. John Mazzola Welcome Center 10:00 A.M. Saturday Knitters Room 240 Sunday, April 28 (Psalm 147:1-20) New Members Received Pray for Michael, Connie & Tori Segeleon 8:15 A.M. Worship 9:30 A.M. Sunday School various rooms (see hall signs) 10:45 A.M. Worship Sanctuary 6:00 P.M. Junior High Youth Lounge 7:45 P.M. Senior High Youth Youth Lounge THANKS TO THOSE SERVING THE LORD THIS MORNING Lay Reader: 8:15 SuEllen Dillon 10:45 Ruth Doyle Ushers: 8:15 Domenic, Caroline & Tony Poiche, Jaymi Emanuelson 10:45 Mike & Connie Segeleon and Kevin & Melina Shildt Fellowship Greeters: 8:15 Ushers 10:45 Debbie Gossic Good News Greeters: 8:15 Claudia Ziegler 10:45 Fred Gossic Nursery 8:15 Eric & Pam Lawlor 10:45 Jennifer Smith, Jennifer Wallis 2 nd Hour 10:45 Angela Holzworth Worship & Wonder 10:45 Nikki & Jack O Brien, Paula Naples Welcome Center 8:15 Ed VanEman 10:45 Mike Suchoza Scrip Table Andrea Prohaska 9

10 Glorify Thy Name Father, we love you, we worship and adore you, Glorify thy name in all the earth Glorify thy name, Glorify that name, Glorify thy name in all the earth. Jesus, we love you Spirit, we love you CHURCH STAFF Dr. John Hamilton, Senior Pastor Rev. Robbie Ytterberg, Associate Pastor John Henninger, Director of Music Kim McCann, Financial Accountant Tim Michel, Office Administrator Matt Fricker, Youth Director Janet Marlett, Secretary Bill Stephan, Facility Supervisor Rick Ruffennach, Part-time Custodian Jenny Smith, Nursery Coordinator Patty Johnson, Week-day Pre-School Director Web site Church Phone Fax Number

11 In You wisdom, teach us. In Your hope, restore us. In Your power, heal us. In Your truth, correct us. And in Your spirit, fill us. Through Your Son we pray. Amen. *THE SILENT CONFESSION *THE ASSURANCE OF PARDON *THE RESPONSE Glorify Thy Name Page 10 THE CHILDREN S MESSAGE WE GIVE TO GOD THE PRESENTATION OF OUR TITHES AND OFFERINGS THE OFFERTORY Alleluia, Alleluia, Give Thanks to the Risen Lord Bethany Men s Ensemble *THE RESPONSE Doxology With Alleluias Praise God from whom all blessings flow; Praise Him all creatures here below; Alleluia, Alleluia Praise Him above, ye heavenly hosts; Praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost; Alleluia... *THE PRAYER OF DEDICATION THE ANTHEM Shifting Sands Judi Wolstoncroft Jeff Nowak 11

12 WE LISTEN TO GOD S WORD THE SCRIPTURE READINGS: Lay Reader Old Testament: Deuteronomy 6:4-9 Page 284 New Testament: John 12:20-26 Page 1671 L: The Word of the Lord P: Thanks be to God THE PRAYER OF ILLUMINATION THE SERMON Revolution in the Heart Rev. John Hamilton WE RESPOND TO GOD S WORD THE SERVICE OF RECEPTION OF NEW MEMBERS: 10:45 THE CONFIRMATION CLASS *THE HYMN NO. 123 Fairest Lord Jesus *THE BENEDICTION *THE POSTLUDE Christ is Arisen J. S. Bach Going Deeper: What is God saying to me in the Scripture and Sermon? How have I experienced God s presence in worship? 12