WALLACE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH! 205 West Main Street " Wallace, North Carolina 28466! (910) ! Visit our Website:

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1 The congregation is asked to remain silent during the prelude as a time of prayer and meditation. "Baptism is the sign and seal of incorporation into Christ. In Baptism, we participate in Jesus' death and resurrection. In Baptism, we die to what separates us from God and are raised to newness of life in Christ. PCUSA Directory for Worship WALLACE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 205 West Main Street " Wallace, North Carolina (910) Visit our Website: We support Presbyterian Church (USA) mission co-workers, Rev. Dustin and Sherri Ellington, in Lusaka, Zambia, Africa. Please silence your cell phones. August 30, 2015 THE SERVICE FOR THE LORD S DAY GATHERING OF GOD S PEOPLE Prelude Welcome and Announcements *All who are able may stand. 11:00 A.M. (During this time the friendship pads are passed to be signed.) Minute for Mission Elder Dottie Obenour Congregational Care Ministry Team Choral Call to Worship Celebrate Saylor Celebrate, come celebrate. Join in as God s people in worship and singing. Celebrate, come celebrate. Rejoice as we witness His love. As we follow the path of life, may His strength be shown. Celebrate, come celebrate His loving us as His own. Opening Sentences Elder Dottie Obenour Leader: How are we to live as God s beloved children? All: We are to have attitudes and actions of compassion and justice. Leader: How are we to live as neighbors with one another? All: We are to put on the garments of love and peace. Leader: Let us come before the Lord in gratitude for all we have been given. All: Let us live our praise in deeds of loving kindness. *Hymn #401 Here in This Place GATHER US IN

2 Today s Prayer of Confession is adapted from From beyond the farthest hills, an online worship resource. *Responsive Prayer of Confession (based on Colossians 3:12-17) Leader: You are God s people, God s saints, God s beloved community. Clothe yourselves, therefore, with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience with one another. All: Christ, work in our hearts. Help us to love others as generously as you love us. Leader: Be tolerant of one another. Be forgiving when someone offends you or treats you wrongly. Just as Christ has forgiven you, so you must forgive one another. All: Christ, work in our hearts. Help us to forgive others as freely as you have forgiven us. Leader: Clothe yourselves, above all, with love, which will join you together in perfect unity. You have been called to be one body; therefore, let Christ s peace govern your hearts. All: Christ, work in our hearts. Help us to live in perfect unity with all whom you have called into your church. Leader Gratefully make room for Christ s Word to live in your heart. Challenge one another to live up to Christ s teachings, and learn wisdom from one another. All: Christ, work in our hearts. Help us to live a truly Christlike life. Help us to be teachable. Leader: Sing to God with grateful hearts Give thanks to God in the name of Jesus. Whatever you say or do, do it in the name of the Lord Jesus. All: Christ, work in our hearts. Help us to live in a spirit of grateful abundance. Help us to live in a way that worthy of your name. Amen. *Responsive Assurance of Pardon (based on Colossians 2:13-14) Leader: Hear the good news: God has made us alive together with him when he forgave us all our trespasses, erasing the record that stood against us with its legal demands. All: This God set aside, nailing it to the cross. In Jesus Christ, therefore, we are forgiven. Thanks be to God *Gloria Patri Hymn #581 Glory Be to the Father PROCLAIMING GOD S WORD 5TH SUNDAY BUILDING OFFERING Children s Sermon Special Music Meditation Marco Beltrami Elizabeth Sills, piano

3 "As many of you as were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ. There is no longer Jew or Greek, there is no longer slave or free, there is no longer male and female; for all of you are one in Christ Jesus." Galatians 3:27-28 Prayer for Illumination Speak, Lord. We are listening. Plant your Word down deep within us. Speak Lord, we are listening. Show us your way. Amen. Epistle Lesson Elder Dottie Obenour 1 Corinthians 13:1-13 +Page 934 Hymn #693 Though I May Speak GIFT OF LOVE Epistle Lesson Colossians 3:1-17 +Pages 957, 958 Sermon A Dress Code for Christians Dr. Philip K. Gladden A Time for Reflection Pastoral Prayer with The Lord s Prayer GIVING THANKS TO GOD Presentation of Tithes and Offerings Offertory *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. *Prayer of Dedication 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.

4 This hymn is frequently used as an expression of Christian fellowship, especially at the conclusion of the Lord s Supper. *Hymn #306 Blest Be the Tie That Binds DENNIS *Benediction *Choral Benediction Amen SCHUBERT Amen, amen, amen. Amen, amen. *Postlude *All who are able may stand. +The page number in the pew Bible.

5 Sunday, August 30 9:40 am Opening Assembly 10:00 am Sunday School 11:00 am Worship/5th Sunday Building Offering Tuesday, September 1 6:30 am Coffee in Room 304 7:00-7:30 am SonRise Worship 7:00 pm Presbyterian Men-Oak Plain Presbyterian Church Wednesday, September 2 10:00 am Bible Study, Room 304 7:30 pm Choir Practice, Music Room WEEKLY CALENDAR NOTES AND ANNOUNCEMENTS " This morning we receive our 5th Sunday Building Offering. This offering helps to underwrite the maintenance expenses for our physical plant which provides space for our worship and ministries. Thank you for your support. " Presbyterian Men will meet on Tuesday, September 1 at 7:00 p.m. at the Oak Plain Presbyterian Church for supper and a program. All men are welcome. " Please join the minister for a Bible study on Psalm 19 on Wednesday, September 2 at 10:00 a.m. in Room 304 (across from the Music Room). " Come join us for a Barbecue Supper on Saturday, September 19, at 6:00 pm. $ Tickets will be required. Get your ticket from Dottie Obenour or any member of the Congregational Care Committee. NURSERY GREETERS 08/30: Andrea Casteen & Nettie Batchelor 08/30: Gary & Joyce Ange 09/06: Harriet & Charley Farrior 09/06: Graham & Sandra Phillips Opening Church Building: August 16-31: Clay Blue Blue Fred Burroughs, Leader Bill Walters Blake Wallace Greg Maready Susan Walters YOUTH WORSHIP LEADERS 08/23: Ellie Carone & Anna Grace Carr 08/30: Madelyn Coombs & Mary Kellan Creech Mary Ayres, recovering from knee surgery, Bill Blalock family, Myree Bland, Avalee Bowman- The Oaks at Mayview, Raleigh, Buddy Brinkley family, Tammy Callahan-(Frankie Coleman s daughter, stroke) Warren Cavenaugh, Brain Tumor, Ronnie Cox-Pastor Watha PFWB Church, Joe Dormagen (Verlie Wells son-in-law), Lee Giddings- (Heart Cath June 1, NHRMC) Lee Giddings, River Landing front gate attendant, recovery from open heart surgery, Herman Hardy, Ozelle Kennedy-(Joell Parker s Grandmother), SPC William Krupitzer-(nephew of Linda Burroughs), Wright Lanier family, Pippa Larsen-one year old diagnosed with AAL, a form of leukemia, (friends of Nick & Lee Baker), Bruce & Barbara Lyon (Jim Sills mother and her husband; Mr. Lyon had a stroke), Sharon Moore, Glenn Powell, Ann Quinn, (Mary Carone s sister)-cancer, Judy Robinson, Cheryl Siddens- cancer, Emily Taylor- (Grace Carter s niece from Chesapeake, VA) cancer, Mimi Tarleton, Kelsea Webster, Verlie Wells-Rosemary, Members and friends in the armed services: Jason Payne.

6 5th Sunday Building Offering August 30, 2015 This offering is used to help maintain in good condition the facilitiesthat faithful church members have left for our use as we seek to serve Jesus Christ in our community and beyond. Thanks for your support MARK YOUR CALENDARS Kirkwood Sunday September 13, :00 am Coffee, juice, doughnuts, fellowship 11:00 am Worship/Vesper Area with Communion 12:00 noon Lunch in Dining Hall Relaxation, Recreation, Fellowship after Lunch Lunch Menu: Fried Chicken, Mashed Potatoes/Gravy, Green Beans, Side Salad, Biscuits, Cake Lunch cost is $12 per person. Please complete the reservation form and return to the church office by Sunday, September 6. KIRKWOOD SUNDAY LUNCH RESERVATION September 6, 2015 NAME # of plates: Total cost: