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1 ORDINATION & INSTALLATION OF ELDERS & DEACONS First Presbyterian Church 4511 Sixth Avenue, Kearney, NE (308) INFORMATION FOR VISITORS Welcome to First Presbyterian Church! We want you to feel comfortable and at ease in your surroundings. The following services are available to aid your comfort in worship. Please inform the ushers of your particular needs. Nursery Staff will welcome your infants and toddlers. Wireless hearing aids, large-print bulletins, and large-print Bibles are available from the ushers. Children s bulletins, activity backpacks, and Bibles are available from the ushers. Please turn all cell phones and pagers to vibrate during the worship service! Visitors -- Please take a sticker from the inside cover of the pew pad so that we may properly greet you after worship. Visitors and members are urged to record your presence at worship on the friendship pads which are in the pews. Please include your address, phone number and any other information you wish to share with us and acquaint yourself with those sharing the pew. We cordially invite you to join us for refreshments and fellowship every Sunday morning following the Worship Service in the Family Life Center. Anyone wishing to unite with the church, please let the Rev. Price-Gibson know. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US! WORSHIP SCHEDULE OFFICE HOURS 9:00 a.m. Sunday Church School Monday through Thursday: 10:30 a.m. Worship Service 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Coffee Fellowship following Worship Friday: 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Minister: Every Member of This Church Rev. Dr. Stephen Price-Gibson, Pastor Sandy McKirahan, Music Director Rose Miller, Office Administrator Sharon Rees, Accompanist Angela Wright, Bell Choir Director Kelsey Cobb, Nursery Coordinator Dennis Shultz, Custodian Madison Cobb, Nursery Attendant Connie Moon, Organist Susan Wallace, Organist Clayton Moyer, Chancel Choir Director Rona Newby, Website Coordinator Web-site: Presbyterian Church USA Presbytery of Central Nebraska Should you have a need for pastoral care, please contact Rev. Stephen Price-Gibson at or spricegibson@hotmail.com.

2 Preparation for Worship Faith is taking the first step even when you don t see the whole staircase. - Martin Luther King Jr. January 18, 2015 WORSHIP FOR THE LORD S DAY 10:30 A.M. 2 nd Sunday after Epiphany *All rise in body or spirit. PRELUDE Sacred the Body Colin Gibson WELCOMING Greeting and Announcements Persons of the Season Recognition Dean and Alma Gaeth Welcoming One Another Stephen Price-Gibson CHORAL INTROIT Rejoice! C. O. Beck Chancel Choir *CALL TO WORSHIP Psalm 95:1 Ann Young, Liturgist Come, let us sing to the Lord. Make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation. Let us worship God. *HYMN Lord, Prepare Me No. 701 First time: Choir only Second time: Choir and Congregation CHILDREN S TIME ORDINATION AND INSTALLATION OF OFFICERS RULING ELDERS Karen Diestler John Icenogle Rodger Payne Sara Sup DEACONS Leslie Abegglen Kit Alff Josh Hofer Beth Johnson Emily State ANTHEM I, The Lord of sea and sky, I have heard My people cry. All who dwell in deepest sin My hand will save. I, who made the stars of night, I will make their darkness bright. Who will bear My light to them? Whom shall I send? THE WORD Here I am Lord, Is it I Lord? I have hear You calling in the night. I will go Lord, if you lead me. I will hold Your people in my heart. I, the Lord of snow and rain, I have bourne my people s pain. I have wept for them, they turn away. I will break their hearts of stone, Give them hearts for love alone. I will speak My word to them, Who shall I send? Here I am Lord Prayer for Illumination Let us pray. God of mercy, grant that the Word you speak this day may take root in our hearts, and bear fruit to your honor and glory, for the sake of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. First Reading Habakkuk 2:18-20 The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God! Psalm Psalm 39:1-6, O Lord, you have searched me and known me. You know when I sit down and when I rise up; you discern my thoughts from far away. You search out my path and my lying down, and are acquainted with all my ways. Even before a word is on my tongue, O Lord, you know it completely. You hem me in, behind and before, and lay your hand upon me. Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is so high that I cannot attain it. For it was you who formed my inward parts; you knit me together in my mother s womb. I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; that I know very well.

3 My frame was not hidden from you, when I was being made in secret, intricately woven in the depths of the earth. Your eyes beheld my unformed substance. In your book were written all the days that were formed for me, when none of them as yet existed. How weighty to me are your thoughts, O God! How vast is the sum of them! I try to count them they are more than the sand; I come to the end I am still with you. Second Reading I Corinthians 6:19-20 The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God! Sermon "TEMPLE" *HYMN Sacred the Body No. 27 RECEPTION OF NEW MEMBER Sarah Traylor AFFIRMATION OF FAITH The Study Catechism Q. 13. When you confess the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ are you elevating men over women and endorsing male domination? A. No. Human power and authority are trustworthy only as they reflect God s mercy and kindness, not abusive patterns of domination. As Jesus taught his disciples, The greatest among you will be my servant. God the Father sets the standard by which all misuses of power are exposed and condemned. Call no one your father on earth, said Jesus, for you have one Father the one in heaven. In fact, God calls women and men to all ministries of the church. Gal. 3:28; Eph. 5:21 PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE Lord s Prayer Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen. Choral Response Amen C. O. Beck TITHES AND OFFERINGS Offertory Cantique Flor Peeters *Presentation God, We Honor You No. 709 *Dedication Prayer Let us pray: In the name and in the spirit of Jesus, we bring our gifts to you, O God. Help us to give with them a ready mind, a willing spirit, and a joyful heart. Amen. *HYMN In Christ There Is No East or West No. 317 *BLESSING

4 *CHORAL BENEDICTION Surely the Presence Lanny Wolfe (Choir and Congregation) Surely the presence of the Lord is in this place. I can feel his mighty power and his grace. I can hear the brush of angel s wings, I see glory on each face. Surely the presence of the Lord is in this place. *POSTLUDE Little Prelude in C J. S. Bach We cordially invite you to join us for refreshments and fellowship every Sunday morning following the Worship Service in the Family Life Center. Liturgist: Ann Young Acolytes: Kennedy Cobb and Brian Barua Greeters/Ushers: Dean Gaeth, Jill Hurt, Charlie and Bev Pickens, Janet Pickens, and Alan Rees Coffee Hosts: Earl and JoAnn Rademacher Chancel Choir Director: Clayton Moyer Organist: Connie Moon Accompanist: Sharon Rees Sound System Technician: Mark Nelson Nursery Attendants: Kelsey Cobb and Madison Cobb January 11, 2015 Church Attendance: 109 Dimes for Mission: 197 WOMEN S BIBLE STUDY NEWS In January, our mission emphasis will be The S.A.F.E. Center. They request hygiene items and all sizes of diapers. The families and staff and individuals also need prayer. Dates to remember are: January 20 Martha Circle 1:30 p.m. Classroom UNITED CAMPUS MINISTRY FUNDRAISER Sunday, January 25 9:00 am-1:00 pm Faith United Methodist Church, 1623 Central Avenue Faith United Methodist Church is having a Breakfast Fundraiser to benefit UNITED CAMPUS MINISTRY. This event will be Sunday, January 25, 2015 from 9 am to 1 pm downstairs in our Fellowship Hall, 1623 Central Avenue (free will donation). We look forward to seeing you and thank you for your support of this fine ministry! WEEKLY WOMEN S BIBLE STUDY Monday Nights -- January 5 - April 27 at 7:00 pm The Weekly Women s Bible Study will start a new course on Monday, January 5, 2015 at 7:00 pm and run through April 27. The new study is called Simple Devotion by Judy Brower. The study is described as: There are seven challenges common to most women. Hindrances. Roadblocks. Emotional strongholds. Spiritual hurdles that we minimize, avoid, or overtly fear. If we will take courage to face them, to stare them down, to bring them to Jesus, He will give us freedom. He will give us life. He will invite us into a truly simple version of devotion never imagined. The companion workbook prompts anyone seeking freedom from women s seven most common heart-hindrances to intimacy with Jesus. This is your invitation to press through an authentic process inviting you on a journey toward a simpler devotion. MEN S BIBLE STUDY The Men s Morning Bible Study meets every Monday morning at 7:00 a.m. After a light breakfast, we study and discuss the Bible passages and the study questions listed in the study guide. We try to finish by 8:00 a.m. so that those who are still working may join us as well. All men of the church are welcome to attend!! ANNUAL MEETING Sunday, February 1 Following 10:30 a.m. Worship Service

5 SCOTTISH HERITAGE SUNDAY SUNDAY, JANUARY 25TH A wee bit o Scotland will be returning to First Presbyterian Church in Kearney on January 25 in the form of a Kirkin of the Tartans worship service. We will celebrate our Scottish heritage as Presbyterians with Scottish music, a bagpiper, a beadle, Scottish attire, and following the service, a Ceilidh (a Scottish happening) with shortbread in the Family Life Center. The Kirkin of the Tartan service originated in the United States during the 1940s and was instituted by Peter Marsahll, minister of the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church in Washington D.C. Dr. Marshall began the ceremony as a special offering to aid Scots who were suffering the ravages of World War II. The presentation of the tartans symbolized the rededication of one s life to God s service, and affirms the Scottish roots of our Presbyterian heritage. Scots are asked to bring a piece of their clan tartan to be blessed. Those who are not Scots, please bring a swatch or token that represents your family to participate in the blessing. Whatever your heritage, however, all people are encouraged to come and celebrate our roots as a Presbyterian family of faith. Wear something plaid, if you are able. Bring your friends that are Scottish or Scots by contagion. Local Kearney leaders will be joining us as honored guests and their work in the community will be blessed to the glory of God. Invite your friends to join us in worship! PRIME OF LIFE Prime of Life Group does not meet in January so the next meeting is Sunday, February 15 at 6:00 pm. Look for further details in the February issue of The Chimes and Sunday bulletins. Prime of Life is a social group that meets at the church for a light meal, delightful program, and wonderful fellowship. We want to extend an open invitation to everyone of the mature age of 55 or older. Singles and couples are welcome PER CAPITA Our per capita is $29.80 per member for This money goes to offset the administrative cost for the Presbytery, Synod and General Assembly which supports Presbyterian programs, missions, and ministries. Our Members: Marlene and Lloyd Andrews Darrell Barnes The Family of Ralph Beam Ruth Davis Morris Epp Kathy Gappa Don and Allene Gimeson Susan Ingram Kitty Leibhart For Our Prayers Helen Marshall Gordon Morrow Tommy & Relena Myers and Family Danelle Nelson and children Judy Rothenberger Marda Sheen Evelyn Vohland Paulette Wagner Ken and Marilyn Whittaker Our Friends of the Church: Norman & Dorrie Alff (parents of Kit Alff) Dean Pearson (friend of Vi Pimper) Andy Alff (brother of Kit Alff) Jay Saul (brother of Peggi Jenkins) Jim Burford (friend of Mary Kulhanek) Kyle Schulz (friend of Lilly Family) Sue Coy (mother of Tiffany Tarvestad) Bill Schnuerle (uncle of LynnShaffer) Jessie Freeland (great niece of Mary Kulhanek) Tom Shultz (brother of Dennis Shultz) Susie and Abraham Hernandez Gail Stover (cousin of Lynn Shaffer) Darci Kuhnel (niece of Suzie Hankins) Ellen Sunnes (sister of Scott Matteson) Tammy May (friend of Pat Hild) Rich Vohland (son of Bob & Evelyn Vohland) Cindy Malone (daughter of Vi Pimper) Shirley Ann White (sister of Ken Shaffter) Barbara Ollenburg (sister of John Gustafson) Mary Phelps and Family (sister of Suzie Hankins) Our Loved Ones In Service To Our Country: Brian Adams-Army Jason Keen-USAF Danelle Nelson-ANG Kristin Lindenstein-USAF Thomas Gibson-USAF Ryan Rowher-Army Gary Haines-USAF Greg Stevens-USMC David Hild-Guard Linda Youberg-Navy Amy Jacobson-Guard Our Presbytery and the Wider Church: Stuart Davis, serving Ewing UM/PCUSA Bob Houser, Honorably Retired Please help our Church office keep our prayer list current. Unless otherwise requested we will keep names on the prayer list for four weeks.

6 SUNDAY SCHOOL Time: 9:00-10:00 a.m. Each Sunday Nursery is available for infants and toddlers ages three and under. Youth classes are held for children ages three and up. Gift cards valued up to $25 are given to youth with regular attendance and for bringing friends. Adults can choose from these classes. DVD Series/Current Issues Teachers John McKirahan & Charlie Pickens Seasons of the Spirit Teacher Steve Miller SYNOD SCHOOL 2015 A Future with Hope July 26-31, Buena Vista University, Storm Lake, Iowa WHAT IS SYNOD SCHOOL? Synod School is a special learning and personal enrichment experience for all ages. We seek to create an environment of hospitality, healing and hope. The week is designed for individuals and families, laity and clergy. Classes and activities are available for adults, youth and children some separately, some intergenerational. Come and grow in faith through action, relationships, and a centering of the spirit. Come for continuing education, for a special family experience, or for individual growth. Come to participate in a unique experience of Christian community, as we worship, study, play, and live together. Some Course Topics: Children of Abraham Scottish Presbyterian History Dyeing, Crocheting, Jewelry & other crafts The Civil War, Slavery and the Bible Seven Principles for a Successful Marriage Humor: Tool or Weapon Financial Wisdom History of Failure More Spirituality of Sheldon Cooper Basket Weaving Song Share, Singing & Handbells Ballroom & Folk Dance How the Bible Came to Be Zoroastriansim Unlocking the Secrets of Your Grill Sports, Recreation and Hobbies Visio-Divina: Bringing Camera and Christ Together Watch for course catalog and registration information coming in late February. WEDNESDAY NIGHT LIVE FELLOWSHIP Wednesdays -- January 21 through March 18 8 weeks of Fun and Faith 5:00-7:00 pm Light meal served 5:30-6:15 pm Kid s Time (1st-5th Grade) 6:00-7:00 pm Adult Class 6:15-6:45 pm Bells of Praise (2nd-5th Grade) 6:15-7:30 pm Youth Group (6th-12th Grade) 7:00-8:00 pm Chancel Choir Practice 8:00-9:00 pm Gloria Dei Bell Choir Practice Adult Class is Part Two: Keywords in World Religions (Judaism and Islam) will be offered during Wednesday Night Live on January 21, January 28, February 4, and February 11. Taught by Pastor Stephen and guaranteed to be informative and fun! February 18 will be the Ash Wednesday Service at 6:30 p.m. followed by Chancel Choir Practice and Gloria Dei Bell Choir Practice. There will be no other Wednesday Night Live activities. CONSIDER BECOMING A CASA VOLUNTEER CASA volunteers donate their time to act as the independent eyes and ears of the court, investigate in the field, and speak solely in the interest of the child. Volunteer Training is scheduled to start the 2nd of February 2015! The training consists of speakers from the community, curriculum set by National CASA, videos, hands on case training on a mock case and lots of question and answer time. CASA programs in Nebraska operate in compliance with the Nebraska Court Appointed Special Advocate Act (Nebraska Revised Statutes et seq). The CASA training will be held in Kearney during the evenings and one Saturday to get to the 30 hours required. In surveys, Judges find CASA volunteers to be very effective in a wide range of activities that support the court process. They find volunteers most effective in considering the best interests of the child and in monitoring the case. Volunteer input is most highly valued on issues related to placement, stability, permanence and safety of the children while in care. To volunteer call 308/ ext. 115.

7 ANNOUNCEMENTS In case of inclement weather, please listen to KGFW-AM Radio Station 1340 or watch NTV Channel 13 for church cancellation. Notice will be posted by 8:30 a.m. We welcome all visitors to worship this morning. We would like you to learn more about our church and give us a chance to make you feel at home. If anyone needs a ride to church on Sundays, please call the church office at so that we may arrange transportation for you. If you would like a tape recorded copy of the Sunday Worship Service, please call the church office at Persons of the Winter selected by the Worship and Music Committee are Dean and Alma Gaeth. Dean and Alma share their talents by helping with folding The Chimes newsletters each month, volunteering with Operation Christmas Child, preparing the candles for Christmas Eve service, and cleaning rooms. Dimes for Mission. The Free Help Clinic is the recipient of the Winter (December February 2015) Dimes for Mission as designated by the Mission Committee. Please keep donating your dimes. Equal Exchange Products. Check out the Equal Exchange Products available in the church office Coffee (Regular, Decaf, and Flavored), Tea (Breakfast, Green, Chai, Decaf Vanilla Rooibos), and Hot Cocoa. Why not consider giving a gift of Fair Trade coffee, tea or hot cocoa? Save Best Choice Barcode UPC Labels For Cash. Please save your Best Choice barcodes (UPC symbol) and bring them to the church where a shoebox is located in the church office. Best Choice products are available at Grand Central Apple Market. Save General Mills Box Tops For Education And Campbell s Labels For Education. The Mission Committee would like you to know that the Menaul School in Albuquerque, New Mexico, is collecting General Mills Box Tops for Education and Campbell's Labels for Education (UPC product code and Labels for Education coupons). This program helps them "buy" classroom supplies. Please put your Box Tops and Campbell s labels in the Best Choice collection box in the church office Coffee Hosts Chart. The Congregational Life Committee Needs YOUR Help! Wanted: Coffee Hosts for If you are one of the many who enjoy the coffee fellowship time after church, then WE WANT YOU! Please sign up on the chart in the narthex. The 2015 Coffee Host chart is and up by the Family Life Center entry Flower Chart. The new 2015 Flower Chart is up on the bulletin board by the church office. Please take a few moments to sign up to contribute flowers to glorify God s house on Sunday and to honor or celebrate your loved ones! THIS WEEK AT FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Sunday, January 18 Elder and Deacon Ordination/Installation 9:00 a.m. Sunday Church School All Church 10:00 a.m. Special Session Meeting Library 10:30 a.m. Worship Service Sanctuary Following Worship Service Coffee Fellowship Family Life Center Monday, January 19 7:00 a.m. Men s Bible Study Family Life Center 7:00 p.m. Women s Weekly Bible Study Classroom Tuesday, January 20 8:30 a.m. ARC Volunteer Training Classroom 10:30 a.m. Staff Meeting Pastor s Office 1:30 p.m. Martha Circle Bible Study Classroom 6:45 p.m. Girl Scout Troop #900 Classroom 7:00 p.m. SESSION MEETING Library Wednesday, January 21 8:30 a.m. ARC Volunteer Training Classroom 5:00-7:00 p.m. Wednesday Night Live Activities All Church 7:00 p.m. Chancel Choir Practice Sanctuary 8:00 p.m. Gloria Dei Bell Choir Practice Sanctuary Thursday, January 22 8:30 a.m. ARC Volunteer Training Classroom 5:00 p.m. Jubilee Center Meal Family Life Center Sunday, January 25 Scottish Heritage Celebration Sunday 9:00 a.m. Sunday School All Church 9:00 am-1:00 pm United Campus Ministry Fundraiser Faith Methodist Church 10:30 a.m. Worship Service Sanctuary Following Service Coffee Fellowship Family Life Center

First Presbyterian Church 4511 Sixth Avenue, Kearney, NE (308)

First Presbyterian Church 4511 Sixth Avenue, Kearney, NE 68845 www.fpckearney.org (308) 234-4543 INFORMATION FOR VISITORS Welcome to First Presbyterian Church! We want you to feel comfortable and at ease