Youth Sunday. Sunday Morning Worship. Early and Late Services March 18, Finding direction by following Jesus.

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1 Finding direction by following Jesus. Sunday Morning Worship Early and Late Services March 18, 2018 Second Presbyterian Church 214 Mountain Avenue, SW Roanoke, VA PASTORAL STAFF Dr. George C. Anderson Senior Pastor The Rev. Elizabeth N.H. Link Associate Pastor for Christian Education The Rev. Rachel C. Thompson Associate Pastor for Youth and Young Adults Dr. William R. Klein Pastor Emeritus Large-print copies of services and hymnals may be requested from an usher. Cover art by Cate Duckwall, 12th Grade. Youth Sunday

2 We thank all the youth, choirs, and musicians for their part in these services. Youth Participants Ann Foust Bailey Sarah Bell *Rebecca Bivens Isabel Blackshaw *Campbell Bloomfield Grayson Bloomfield Madalyn Cook Sophie Crawford Ann Ashley Daniel Chase Daniel Lauren Daniel *Austin Dickson Kaitlyn Dickson *Cate Duckwall Matthew English Connor Erwin Alex Hammond Allison Hammond Abby Kepley Caroline Kepley *Alex Loftin Lillie Mitchell Caroline Moore Elizabeth Moore Alex Mutter Kayla Mutter Andrew Sharpe EB Smeltzer Caroline Smith Philip Smith Shelby Stanley *Everett Ward Silvia Wardell Trevor Waters Hannah Wheeler *High School Seniors Youth Choir Members Ann Foust Bailey Amelia Beamer Allison Hammond Ellen Mikkelson Caroline Moore Alex Mutter Hannah Wheeler Youth Instrumentalists Sophie Crawford, Clarinet Connor Erwin, Trombone Elizabeth Moore, Tuba Hannah Wheeler, Baritone March 18, 2018 Worship at 9:00 and 11:00 A.M. Youth Sunday Gathering Music Now We Join In Celebration David Cherwien Prayer of Preparation Holy God, we hear your call in many ways. Guide us and help us listen for your voice. Welcome and Announcements (11:00 a.m.) Introduction/New Members Carol and Tom Worley Ann Lawson Prelude He Leadeth Me Gilmore-Bradbury Youth Instrumental Ensemble Call to Worship Leader: We have gathered to listen for the voice of God. Leader: We have gathered to respond to the call of God. Leader: We have gathered to do the will of God. Leader: With open ears and open hearts, let us worship the living God! *Hymn No. 475 *Invocation The Lord s Prayer Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing Glory to God, p. 35 (using debts, debtors) A Time for Children (11:00 a.m.) Children, Worship, and Wonder children (4k-1st grade) are excused to CWW after Children s Time. A Time for Confession Call to Confession Prayer of Confession (in unison) Loving God, you are faithful and forgiving and good. But sometimes we doubt your presence. Sometimes we hold grudges, we act in selfish ways. We re not always true to who you ve made us to be. Forgive us for turning away from your good path. When we stray, lead us back home. In the silence, we tell you the truth... Response Congregation sings together: Jesus, remember me Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom. Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom. Assurance of Pardon s*gloria Patri (Hymn No. 581) *Affirmation of Faith Lord, you have always given bread for the coming day; and though I am poor, today I believe. Lord, you have always given strength for the coming day; and though I am weak, today I believe. Lord, you have always given peace for the coming day; and though of anxious heart, today I believe. Lord, you have always kept me safe in trials; and now, tried as I am, today I believe. Lord, you have always marked the road for the coming day; and though it may be hidden, today I believe. Lord, you have always lightened this darkness of mine; and though the night is here, today I believe. Lord, you have always spoken when time was ripe; and though you be silent, today I believe. *Hymn No. 100 (11:00 a.m.) My Soul Cries Out with a Joyful Shout Concerns The Morning Prayer The Presentation of God s Tithe and Our Offerings ** Call to the Offering Offertory We Are Walking in the Light of God/Siyahamba Youth Choir South African Ritual of Friendship (Please sign the Friendship Pad, pass it along to others in your pew, then return it to center.) *Doxology (Hymn No. 606) *Prayer of Dedication Anthem Here I Am, Lord Daniel L. Schutte Youth Group Piano Accompanist ~ Kristen Smith Prayer for Illumination Scripture Reading I Samuel 3:1-10 Old Testament, p. 241 Mark 1:9-11 New Testament, p. 33 Leader: The Word of the Lord. People: thanks be to god! Senior Sermons *Hymn No. 300 *Charge and Benediction We Are One in the Spirit Cate Duckwall, Austin Dickson Response Blessed Assurance Crosby-Knapp Youth Instrumental Ensemble Postlude Trumpet Voluntary Jeremiah Clarke * Please stand in body or spirit FEEDING AMERICA SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA CoMMunitY SoLutionS Center Job training ProgrAM: Student SChoLArShiP Fund The Service and Outreach Committee chose to dedicate March s plate offering to assist in providing a culinary scholarship to help launch a student from poverty toward a food service career. More details are on the insert. On Sunday, March 4, $ was given towards this effort. On March 11, $ was added to bring the total to $1, Affirmation of Faith From Common Prayer: A Liturgy for Ordinary Radicals by Shane Claiborne and Jonathan Wilson- Hartgrove. Bulletin Cover Art Senior Cate Duckwall has traveled to the Dominican Republic with the Bibles & Bricks trip for the past two summers. The cover art is a portrait of one of the friends she made on those trips. The Bibles & Bricks trip has had a significant impact on Cate s understanding of calling and vocation, and art has been a meaningful aspect of her experience of faith. Thank you, Cate, for sharing your artistic talents with the church. **

3 Flowers Flowers are given with love and in grateful appreciation for the splendid youth of our church the future of the church who joyfully participate in today s Youth Sunday; and for the adult advisors, mentors, and teachers who have helped prepare them for this day. Thanks be to God! Sympathy Sympathy is expressed to our seminary intern, William Rick Ball on the loss of his wife, the reverend M. Sylvia ball, Pastor of Sweet Union Baptist Church of Roanoke, VA. She died March 8, and left a loving family both at home and church to mourn her loss. Her funeral was held yesterday, March 17, at Sweet Union Baptist Church, and another memorial will take place Friday, March 23, 7:00-9:00 p.m., at Mount Sinai Baptist Church in Washington, DC.... Sympathy is extended to Babs and Don Smith and Missy and Eddie Smith on the loss of their father, donald george Smith, Sr., who died March 7, new Arrivals Philip and Linda Coulter are blessed with a new granddaughter, Aubrey Claire Coulter, born to Christopher and Karolina Coulter of Roanoke, VA, on March 13, 2018, who now have a family of three little girls.... Nancy Gray and David Maxson welcome twin grandchildren, Colin bedford gray and noah oliver gray, who were born Sunday, March 11, 2018, at 32 weeks, so they will be in NICU for 4-6 weeks. They are the sons of Paul and Erin Hoffman Gray, who live in Washington, DC.... Congratulations to Ashley Goin and John Michael Flannagan of Roanoke, VA, on the arrival of Camden hayes Flannagan; he was born March 14, GROUP MEETINGS AND EVENTS - AvAiLAbLe FLoWer date - The following dates are available for anyone who would like to sponsor flowers in the Sanctuary on June 3 and June 17. Please contact Denise Revercomb to see if the dates are still open; call or revercomb@cox.net. ChiLdren, WorShiP, & Wonder (CWW): Pre-K-1St grade, third FLoor During the Sunday school year, ages pre-k through first grade enjoy a special time of worship and wonder at CWW. Following the Children s Time or Baptism at the 11:00 a.m. worship service, children are excused to the Children s Worship Center on third floor. Program coordinator: Alice Light, alicelight.va@gmail.com. This week s storyteller is Sarah Cocowitch, and greeter is Morgan Morris. Our March 18 lesson - Jesus the King. ChiLdren'S And Youth MuSiC - Children's Choir consists of up to three choirs and rehearses on Sundays from 5:00-6:15 p.m. with dinner in the fellowship hall and rehearsals following in the Children's Music s. ~ Preschool (age 4 by ) / Kindergarten Choir ~ 1st & 2nd Grade Choir ~ 3rd-5th Gr. Choir ~ Montreat Worship & Music Conference - June 24-30, 2018: For children, youth, and adults! If you are interested in participating as a musician or a chaperone, please let me know! kristenkaysmith2012@gmail.com ~ Children's Choir rehearses as usual for Palm Sunday, March 25 ~ Children's Choir is off Palm Sunday and Easter Sunday and resumes April 8 new opportunity At SeCond - Second Presbyterian Church is pleased to announce a new opportunity for the position of Media and Communications Specialist. This person will head all components of communication and marketing. As a centralized part of the ministry, the media and communications specialist will help convey the church s vision. Qualifications sought include excellent communication skills in writing and visual arts design and demonstrated experience across multiple touchpoints: Websites, Print, Promotions, Social Media (including Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter), Video, Worship Arts, Brand Management and Media Relations. A complete job description is available online at ( or at the welcome desk in Kirk Hall. Interested candidates should their résumé or LinkedIn profile to 2PCSearchCommittee@gmail.com. Noon Lenten Services (In the Chapel) and Holy Week Services (In the Sanctuary) March 21: Preacher: David Henry Liturgist: Rachel Thompson Palm Sunday March 25 9:00 and 11:00 a.m. (Sanctuary) Second Presbyterian Church, Roanoke, VA Maundy thursday with Communion March 29 at Noon (Chapel) The Rev. Rachel C. Thompson, Associate Pastor for Youth and Young Adults, Second Presbyterian Church; Roanoke, VA good Friday March 30 8:00 p.m. (Sanctuary) This will be a special service of readings, music, and silence. easter Sunday April 1 9 and 11 a.m. (Sanctuary) Second Presbyterian Church; Roanoke, VA Feeding AMeriCA SouthWeSt virginia CoMMunitY SoLutionS Center Job training ProgrAM: Student SChoLArShiP Fund The Service and Outreach Committee has chosen to dedicate March s plate offering to assist in providing a culinary scholarship to help launch one student from poverty toward a food service career. Scheduled to open in early June, Feeding America Southwest Virginia s new Community Solutions Center on Melrose Avenue, NW, will prepare and distribute fresh meals for hundreds of hungry children each day. It will also house a job training program in culinary arts for students to prepare for a career in the growing food services industry. In addition to getting experience providing daily meals for the Solutions Center clients, the students of the job training program will receive instruction which will help them prepare for certification as ServSafe Managers. The cost of the 12-week training program is $2,000 per student, which includes the cost of educational materials, uniforms, shoes, cutlery, student aid (as needed), and instructional expense. WrAPPing it up! At the time of Elizabeth s baby shower in January, she requested that we present the option of collecting new board books (for ages birth to 3) to donate to Turn the Page. This local charity collects and donates these books to infants who are receiving care at Carilion Memorial Hospital's NICU. Thanks to you who responded. Boxes are available in the front office. We will be wrapping up the collection on March 31. ~ Submitted by shower co-host, Christal Pearson.

4 Youth Sunday Rehearsal in the Sanctuary Kairos Worship: καιρός 6:00-6:30 p.m., Wednesday Evenings in Lent There is an ancient Greek word for finding or making space in our lives. It is a word that means the right or opportune moment. This word, kairos (καιρός), has been used over the centuries to describe time for spiritual reflection, and even, to put it simply, God s time. For six Wednesdays during Lent, we invite you to explore worship in a new way. Join us for Kairos Evening Worship. Kairos evening Worship (6:00-6:30 p.m.): March 21: Worship with Communion, Luke 22:7-22 Kairos evening Study (6:40-7:30 p.m.): March 21: Class will meet CALLing ALL gals Movie night! - As a follow-up from our 2017 Girlfriends in God GALS Retreat, we would like to invite all girlfriends to join us for the viewing of Fried Green Tomatoes. During our retreat we concentrated on the relationships we develop with the women in our lives and how those relationships reach beyond traditional friendships in that we find God in our girlfriends. Along with Bible Scripture, scenes from the movie Fried Green Tomatoes were described to illustrate this relationship during our retreat. We want to renew these images by briefly recapping our retreat discussion and then watch the movie with our girlfriends. Please join us, whether you were able to come to the retreat or not or, if you would just like an evening watching a great movie with a bunch of girlfriends! Popcorn will be served! When: Friday, March 23, 2018, at 6:00 p.m. Where: Second Presbyterian Church s Intersection (Youth House) RSVP to Cindy Waters at cindezz@cox.net or , if you are able to join us! Youth Fellowshipping at The Intersection SAve-the-dAte vacation bible SChooLS Morning vbs: July 23-26, 9:00 a.m.-12:00 noon Children ages 4k-5th grade are invited to join us as we discover how the ordinary becomes extraordinary with God. We will explore scripture and meet people from the Bible who used what they had to produce something amazing, and how we, too, are a part of this ongoing story of faith. Come with your heart, mind, and imagination to participate in the creative life of God! Check upcoming Sunday bulletins for information regarding registration. If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Elizabeth Link (elizabeth@spres.org). Registration will begin after Easter! evening vbs: June We hope you will save-the-date for this summer s annual Evening VBS! Our guest speaker will be dr. Christopher edmonston, pastor of White Memorial Presbyterian Church in Raleigh, NC. Stay tuned for our Evening VBS brochure with more details for the week. evening vbs Schedule: Sunday, June 10: 6:00-8:00 p.m. with dinner Monday-Wednesday, June 11-13; 6:30-7:45 p.m. with refreshments A children s theater program will also be available, free of charge, thanks to a gift from the Trent Fund. Registration for the children s program will begin this spring. (Childcare will also be available in our church nursery upon request.)

5 the Week Ahead today, March 18 YOUTH SUNDAY 9:00 AM Worship Service, Sanctuary 9:30 AM Meet & Greet, Kirk Hall 10:00 AM Church School 11:00 AM Worship Service, Sanctuary 12:15 PM Nurturing Spirit & Faith Planning, Hospitality 5:00 PM Children s Choir Dinner & Rehearsal 5:00 PM Christian Education Committee, Trent 5:00 PM Parenting Book Study, Reading Monday, March 19 5:30 PM Service and Outreach Committee, Reading 7:00 PM AA - The Missing Link, Trent 7:00 PM Al-Anon Family Group, Klein tuesday, March 20 9:30 AM Staff Meeting, Reading 12:00 PM Contemplative Prayer Group, Congregational Care Office 5:30 PM Kairos Music Rehearsal 7:00 PM PW Circle the home of Ann Lawson Wednesday, March 21 12:00 PM Bulletin Article Deadline 12:00 PM Lenten Worship Service, Chapel 5:30 PM Worship and Music Committee, Trent 6:00 PM Kairos Evening Worship, Kirk Hall 6:40 PM Kairos Evening Study, Session thursday, March 22 8:30 AM Legacy Giving, Reading 9:30 AM Bible Study, Trent Staff Administrator Mark B. Wigginton Choir Director Dr. Jeffrey Sandborg Organist Marianne Sandborg Children s and Youth Music Director Kristen Smith Coordinator of Shared Ministries Ann Lawson Parish Associate for Visitation The Rev. M. Ellen Anderson, BCC Parish Associate for Visitation The Rev. David A. Dickerson, D.Min. Seminary Intern (Part-time) Deacon Rick Ball trustees Mary Ann Johnson William J. Lemon George A. McLean, Jr. Missionaries National: Beth-El Farmworker Ministry; Wimauma, FL Local: Presbyterian Community Center; Roanoke, VA 1:00 PM Discipleship Class, Trent 4:00-6:00 PM Media and Communications Search Comte., Hospitality 7:30 PM Chancel Choir Rehearsal Friday, March 23 12:00 PM Stewardship, Reading 6:00 PM GALS Gathering Get-Together/Movie, The Intersection this Sunday ushers 9:00 a.m.: Isabel Blackshaw; Abby Kepley; EB Smeltzer; Lillie Mitchell (youth); Jennifer Powell, head usher 11:00 a.m.: Rebecca Bivens; Grayson Bloomfield; Andrew Sharpe; Shelby Stanley (youth); Betty Lesko, head usher greeters At 9:00 a.m: Caroline Kepley, Trevor Waters; at 11:00 a.m., Alex Loftin. greeters before Sunday School Suzanne and Lynn Avis tower Cindy Smith Parking Lot Janet and Bob Miller Youth Sunday flowers were arranged by seniors Cate Duckwall and Rebecca Bivens, with Stacy Potter. POP CONFIRMATION RETREAT@CAMP BETHEL, MARCH Sunday, March 25 3:30-5:30 PM Media and Communications Search Committee, Hospitality The deadline for Second Sheet submissions is the second Wednesday of the month prior to the next month s issue. Library of sermons in text and/or audio are on the church website: Take a look at the Second Presbyterian Preschool and the Children s Garden website: or call them at Please silence your cell phones during all worship services. Chairs of Church Committees Bill Durham, Clerk Susan Lancaster, Asst. Clerk Shelley Lyons, Christian Education Maria Hammond, Congregational Life Manly Aylor, Finance Joe Miller, Treasurer Kelly Speas, Vice-Treasurer Betty Lesko, Nominating Ron Ayers, Personnel Matt Prescott, Property Anna McLean, Service and Outreach Cynthia Lawrence, Stewardship John Frank, Worship and Music Elders - Class of 2017 Ron Ayers Manly Aylor Jim Baynton Bill Durham, Clerk Maria Hammond Cecil Kelley Shelley Lyons John Shoulders MEMBERS OF THE SESSION OF SECOND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Roanoke, Virginia Elders - Class of 2018 Allison Bloomfield Paul Bryan John Frank Allen Glover Bob Groth Susan Lancaster, Asst. Clerk Cynthia Lawrence Cindy Smith Elders - Class of 2019 Jack Avis Rhesa Bailey Rick Harvey Betty Lesko Kirk Ludwig Anna McLean Mary Phillips Jennifer Powell