WE GATHER AS GOD S PEOPLE Please listen meditatively to the prelude to prepare yourself for worship

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1 Isaiah 41:10 THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH of WYOMING. CONNECTING with GOD, EACH OTHER & the WORLD REFORMATION & CONSECRATION SUNDAY. OCTOBER 30, 2016 Welcome, Visitors! We are so glad that you have joined us for worship today. Please take a moment to let us know who you are by writing your name and info in the Friendship Pad. If you need a hearing-enhancement device, a large-print hymnal, or a Children s Worship Kit, please see an usher. WE GATHER AS GOD S PEOPLE Please listen meditatively to the prelude to prepare yourself for worship PRELUDE 8 a.m. Henry Limouze, piano 11 a.m. In Faith and Peace Sharon Elery Rogers; Wyoming Ringers CHIMES WELCOME and ANNOUNCEMENTS INTROIT The Lord Reigns Dale Wood WE WORSHIP OUR GREAT GOD *CALL TO WORSHIP (unison) O God, we gather together in Your presence with expecta on, hungry for an encounter with You, eager to hear Your Word. Open our eyes and ears to the presence of Your Holy Spirit. May the seeds of Your Word sca ered among us this morning fall on fer le soil. May they take root in our hearts and lives, and produce an abundant harvest of good words and deeds. We pray this in the name of Jesus Christ, our teacher and our Lord. Amen! *Please stand if able. (con nued on next page)

2 *HYMN 260 A Mighty Fortress Is Our God (8 a.m., first and last verses; 11 a.m., all) *PRAYER of CONFESSION (responsive) One: The Divine Gardener cannot sow seeds of jus ce and peace where there is nothing but hearts of dry, hard rocks. Many: We confess that our hearts may need lling and the digging out of the deeply rooted sins that crowd out seedlings planted with divine compassion. One: God of steadfast love, you change bi er tears of remorseful hearts with raindrops of mercy, Many: Now let us germinate a new life, growing with integrity! One: God of steadfast love, you change the cold shame of contrite hearts with sun rays of mercy: Many: Now let us sprout a new life, growing with honesty! One: God of steadfast love, you change the stony edges of repentant hearts into landscapes of mercy, Many: Now let us branch out into new life, growing with generosity! *ASSURANCE of FORGIVENESS *GLORIA PATRI 579 *PASSING of the PEACE CHILDREN S SERMON ANTHEM One Faith, One Hope, One Lord PRAYER for ILLUMINATION WE LISTEN TO GOD S WORD Craig Courtney; Brian Huhtala, trumpet SCRIPTURE READING Mark 4:1-9 Again he began to teach by the lake. Such a large crowd gathered around him that he got into a boat on the lake and sat there while the whole crowd was on the shore by the lake. He taught them many things in parables, and in his teaching said to them: Listen! A sower went out to sow. And as he sowed, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured it. Other seed fell on rocky ground where it did not have much soil. It sprang up at once because the soil was not deep. When the sun came up it was scorched, and because it did not have sufficient root, it withered. Other seed fell among the thorns, and they grew up and choked it, and it did not produce grain. But other seed fell on good soil and produced grain, sprou ng and growing; some yielded thirty mes as much, some sixty, and some a hundred mes. And he said, Whoever has ears to hear had be er listen!

3 *HYMN 435 We All Are One in Mission (8 a.m., first and last verses; 11 a.m., all) SERMON God s Bad Marketing Rev. Dr. Edward Goode WE RESPOND TO GOD S GRACE CALL for the OFFERING OFFERTORY Lord, Keep Us Steadfast in Your Word *HYMN 233 Blest Are the Uncorrupt in Heart (8 a.m., first and last verses; 11 a.m., vv. 1, 2, 5) PRAYERS of the PEOPLE THE LORD S PRAYER CONSECRATION of OUR GIFTS *DOXOLOGY HYMN 592 (sing twice) 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 *CHARGE & BENEDICTION *CHORAL RESPONSE Go Into the World POSTLUDE A Mighty Fortress Is Our God WE DEPART TO SERVE Johann G. Walther Dale Wood Franklin Ashdown The Flowers Were Given by Joanne Sanders and her family in loving memory of Hazel and Ed Sanders and Marie and Adam La anner.

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5 PRAISE THIS WEEK CANCER CONTINUED PRAYER REMEMBERING FOR PRAYER Valley Concert Opera Program Stewardship Campaign and Support for PCW JoAnne Gorenflo - hospice care at Bodmann Janis Fisk - scans for cancer, Kevin s mother Tim Kask - Colon cancer, Gorbys friend Lydia Karlo - hit by car, broken leg/vertebrae Anne Hernandes - brain cancer, Paul Miller s daughter Officers - Jeff Van Fossen, Elder Janie Murphy, Deacon Church Staff - Debi Haines, Multimedia Marion Moody - Sadell Bradley s mother Charlie Shipe - stage-4 cancer, tumor shrinking Jewel Bradley - Rev. Bradley s mother Adam Miller - Hodgkin s lymphoma Helen Yates - ovarian cancer, broken hip Doug Holland - young man with brain cancer For Our Confirmands: Jacob Cooley, Audrey Hatcher, Sarah Schaefer, Jake Vanatsky George Hufford - rehab at Evergreen Winnie Petree - broken hip, Bodmann Jan Kramig - home hospice care Jim Snow - Alzheimer s/cancer Leah Lewis - recovering from stroke Betty Duncan - comfort and peace Tim Cummings - long-term illness Steve and Angela Sena - recovery Corbin Maupin - health concerns Otto Warmbier - release from North Korea Prayers for presidential election and our world Pastoral Discernment Team Bill Sprague - home care Craig Coleman - for continued healing Cindy Robinson - recovery from surgery Our Missionaries - Benadums, Cambodia The Myhres, Kenya Muriel Sperduto, wife of former pastor Ted Sperduto, died October 26th. Please remember their children In prayer. THE BIBLE in a YEAR October 30 Jeremiah 22-23; Titus 1 October 31 Jeremiah 24-26; Titus 2 Nov 1 Jeremiah 27-29; Titus 3 Nov 2 Jeremiah 30-31; Philemon 1 Nov 3 Jeremiah 32-33; Hebrews 1 Nov 4 Jeremiah 34-36; Hebrews 2 Nov 5 Jeremiah 37-39; Hebrews 3

6 ANNOUNCEMENTS Today is Consecra on Sunday! This is the Sunday that we have set aside to bring our "Es mate of Giving" or "Financial Pledges," dedica ng them before the Lord as an act of thanksgiving and worship to our Lord Jesus Christ, who has given us everything. Our giving is an important part of our spiritual development and Chris an discipleship. Our giving is also an important means for funding the many PCW ministries that have made such an important difference in so many lives within our community and beyond. We encourage every member to dedicate me before the Lord in prayer, to give from the heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion but as a joyful act of worship, for God loves a cheerful giver. "Now to him who by the power at work within us is able to accomplish abundantly far more than all we can ask or imagine, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all genera ons, for ever and ever. Amen." (Ephesians 3:20-21) Wyoming Faith Communi es Open Sanctuaries on Elec on Day: As we have all experienced the divisiveness of this elec on season, several of the faith communi es of Wyoming would like to offer places to pray, be silent, and look forward beyond this season. On Elec on Day, November 8, Valley Temple, Wyoming Bap st Church, St. James of the Valley Catholic Church, Ascension Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, Friendship United Methodist Church, and Wyoming Presbyterian Church will be opening their sanctuaries and chapels to the community to simply come and be present with others, to pray, or simply to be silent a er all the noise of the elec on. The spaces will be open from 8 a.m.-8 p.m., on November 8, and all are welcome to any of the sanctuaries. Interested in Joining PCW? If you are interested in learning more about what it means to be a member of PCW, we will be se ng up a me to meet to talk through just that important decision. If you are interested, please contact Sue Moriarty ( or moriarty@fuse.net, or Pastor Ed ( or edwardgoode@pcwyoming.org, and we'll get a me set for us to meet. Thank you!!! Thanksgiving Basket Project! Join in with six other churches to share your blessings with 300 needy families in our community. For more info please call Kevin Helser, Here are three ways you can help: 1. Contribute toward the purchase of baskets - $50/basket 2. Join us for a fun morning of assembling the baskets on Sat., Nov. 19, 9:00 a.m.- noon at Northminster Presbyterian Church 3. Deliver 3-5 baskets to local families (names, maps, etc. provided) 10 a.m. Adult Ed, Founders Room: America s struggle with racism begs for our response as Chris- ans. A group of excellent and diverse speakers will help our group explore this topic. Oct. 30, Covert Racism: Rodney Coates, Dir. of Black World Studies at Miami University Nov. 6, Racism in Cincinna, Louis Arnold, Faith Ini a ve Liaison for the Cincinna Police Dept. Nov. 13, Making the Church on Earth Look More Like the Churches in Heaven, Oneya Okuwobi, Dir. of Mosaix, a mul -racial church leadership network in Cincinna. Super Wednesday Goes Italian! Come for delicious spaghetti and meatballs with salad and garlic bread on Wed., Nov. 2, 5:45-6:30 p.m. $8, adults/children under 12, free. Molto deliziosa!

7 In Honor of the Zuidemas Ministry a lovely Alaskan Blue Cedar tree has been planted on the side of the church facing Wyoming Avenue. Thank you, Fritz and Terri Naeve. A en on All People Who Love Babies, Toddlers, and Pre-schoolers! We need your help in the nursery. Please consider signing up to help care for our li le angels in the nursery. The sign-up sheet can be found in the Gathering Area. Middle-School and High-School Students are invited to The Underground on Saturday, November 5th, for a night of games, food, and fun and a concert from na onal recording ar st and all-around cool guy, Trip Lee. If you would like to carpool, please meet us at PCW at 7 p.m.! Middle-School and High-School Students are also invited to Knox Presbyterian Church on Sun., Nov. 6, to reflect on and respond to racism. We will play games, eat dinner, and engage in a very meaningful conversa on. This event is from 4:30-7:30 p.m., and we will meet at PCW at 4 p.m. to carpool. Adult chaperones are needed, so if parents are interested in a ending, please let Adam Hayden know. Body Talk Presenta on at The Healing Space: Discover what BodyTalk is all about and how it can help improve your life on Wed., Nov. 2, 7-9 p.m. To register or for more info, Katherine Ebacher at or call Address Update: George Hufford s address is now 1010 Evergreen Ridge Dr., Cincinnati, OH A Communica on About Our Communica ons Director: Linda Crank has blessed us for the last five years as our Communica ons Director through her gi edness, her graciousness, her deep faith, and the beauty she brings to all she does. Linda has received a tremendous opportunity to re re from PCW and begin to focus on her pain ng full- me. If you have never seen some of her art, she is tremendously gi ed, and it is exci ng that she will be able to pursue her passion with all of her me and energies. She will be with us likely through the end of this year (and possibly into early 2017) as Personnel begins searching for her replacement and to provide some me for overlap and training with a new person coming in. We'll share more on this transi on as Personnel begins interviewing candidates and discerning the next steps for this posi on. In the mean me, please take some me to thank Linda for all she has shared (and will con nue to share in the coming months) and the ways that she has blessed the ministry of Christ through PCW.

8 Sunday, October 30 8:00 a.m. Traditional Worship 9:00 a.m. Contemporary Worship 9:30 a.m. NLCC Bible Study 10:00 a.m. Adult Ed, Founders Room 10:15 a.m. Adult Class, Rm :00 a.m. Traditional Worship 11:00 a.m. NLCC Worship Monday, October 31 7:45 p.m. Boy Scouts Tuesday, November 1 7:30 a.m. Men s Bible Study 9:15 a.m. Prayer & Bible Study 10:30 a.m. Staff Meeting 2:00 p.m. Organ Practice 7:00 p.m. Narcotics Anonymous CALENDAR for THIS WEEK Sunday, November 6. All Saints Sunday 8:00 a.m. Traditional Worship 9:00 a.m. Contemporary Worship 9:30 a.m. NLCC Bible Study 10:00 a.m. Adult Ed, Founders Room 10:15 a.m. Adult Class, Rm :00 a.m. Traditional Worship 11:00 a.m. NLCC Worship Wednesday, November 2 7:30 a.m. Owen Study Group 5:45 p.m. Super Wednesday dinner 6:30 p.m. NLCC Bible Study 7:00 p.m. Visions Band Rehearsal Thursday, November 3 8:30 a.m. Thursday Morning Bible Study 4:00 p.m. Organ Practice 6:00 p.m. NLCC Band Rehearsal 6:30 p.m. Chancel Choir Rehearsal 7:00 p.m. Girl Scout Troop Friday, November 4 6:15 a.m. Bible Study, Library 9:00 a.m. Writing Group Saturday, November 5 1:00 p.m. Organ Practice STAFF Rev. Dr. Edward Goode, Lead Pastor, x. 106 Rev. Lisa Bernheisel, Interim Assoc. Pastor, x. 105 Ron Stoerker, Administrator/Finance, x. 103 William Seale, Director of Music Janet Mangels, Organist Tom Haines, Director of Visions Music Adam Hayden, Youth Ministry, x. 102 Linda Crank, Dir. of Communications, x. 101 Debi Haines, Multimedia Specialist Bob Feeback, Maintenance Manager Mary Knott, Custodian Stacy Akers, Director of Preschool, x. 110 Jenny Whaley, L&L Office Manager, x. 109 Office Hours Mon.-Thurs., 8-1; Fri., 8-11 a.m. Church Phone: (513) WiFi Info: Username: WPCGuest Password: WyomingPC