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

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1 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 September 28, 2014 WORSHIP FOR THE LORD S DAY 10:30 A.M. 16 th Sunday after Pentecost *All rise in body or spirit. Preparation for Worship O God, you pour out the Spirit of grace and love. Deliver us from cold hearts and wandering thoughts, that with steady minds and burning zeal we may worship you in spirit and truth. Amen. PRELUDE O God, Our Help in Ages Past Roger C. Wilson WELCOME Greeting and Announcements Welcoming One Another Stephen Price-Gibson CHORAL INTROIT From the Rising of the Sun Gerry Fitzpatrick Chancel Choir *CALL TO WORSHIP Psalm 34:3 Sharon Swett, Liturgist O praise the Lord with me, let us exalt God s name together. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. And also with you. Let us worship God. *HYMN Fairest Lord Jesus No. 630 *CONFESSION AND PARDON Trusting in God s grace, let us confess our sin: God our redeemer, we confess that we remain captivated by sin. We promise to serve you, then we fail to do your will. We pretend to follow you, then we go our own way. Forgive us; liberate us! Let us be no longer bound by sin, but released, restored, set free to worship and serve you in freedom; through Jesus Christ our Lord. *Sung Response Lord, Have Mercy upon Us No. 575 Here the good news! Romans 14:7-9 We do not live to ourselves, and we do not die to ourselves. We belong to Christ, the Lord of the dead and the living. In the name of Jesus Christ, we are forgiven! Thanks be to God! *Response Of Praise Glory to God No. 585

3 CHILDREN S TIME Presentation of Bibles to 3rd Graders Carter Cobb Hewitt Moyer Lynette Cobb ANTHEM River in Judea arr. John Leavitt Oftentimes I dream of music, of the river that freely flows. And it sings a song sweeter than honey, one everybody knows. Late at night I hear it singing then again when I wake at dawn. And it fills me up with hope and goodwill, the will to go on. There is a river in Judea that I have heard of long ago. And it s a singing, ringing river that my soul cries out to know. THE WORD I believe it keeps on trav lin but it rests on the Sabbath day. And the time when it pauses in stillness, I almost hear it pray. When I m weary and down-hearted, how I long for the song it sings, For the calm within its gentle blue, the peace it brings. There is a river in Judea that I have heard of long ago. And it s a singing, ringing river that my soul cries out to know. May the time not be too distant when we meet by the river, meet by the shore. Til then dream of that wonderful day as we sing once more. There is a river in Judea that I have heard of long ago. It s a singing, ringing river that my soul cries out to know. Hallelujah! Prayer for Illumination Let us pray. O God, by your Spirit tell us what we need to hear, and show us what we ought to do, to obey Jesus Christ our Savior. Amen. First Reading Exodus 17:1-7 Red Pew Bible, O.T., pg. 64 Gold Pew Bible, O.T., pg. 83 The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God! Psalm Psalm 78: Open Your Ears, O Faithful People No. 453 Gospel Reading Matthew 21:23-32 Red Pew Bible, N.T., pg. 23 Gold Pew Bible, N.T., pg. 31 The Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, O Christ. Sermon "UNFAIR! *HYMN Rock of Ages, Cleft for Me No. 438 *AFFIRMATION OF FAITH 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 the saints; the forgiveness of sins; the resurrection of the body; and the life everlasting. Amen. 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 Franz Schubert TITHES AND OFFERINGS Offertory Morning Litany Lani Smith

4 *Presentation Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow No. 608 Liturgist: Sharon Swett Acolytes: Kennedy Cobb and Brian Barua Greeters/Ushers: Leonard and Sue DeBrie, Judy Rothenberger, Bob and Evelyn Vohland, and Lissa Woodruff Coffee Hosts: Christian Education Committee Chancel Choir Director: Clayton Moyer Organist: Susan Wallace Accompanist: Sandy McKirahan Sound System Technician: Josh Hofer Nursery Attendants: Kelsey Cobb and Madison Cobb The flower bouquets today are given by John and Shirley McCammond in honor of our parents. September 21, 2014 Church Attendance: 93 Dimes for Mission: 70 *Dedication Prayer Let us pray. Blessed are you, God of all creation; through your goodness we have these gifts to share. Accept and use our offering for your glory and for the service of your kingdom. Amen. *HYMN Come, Labor On No. 719 *BLESSING Hebrews 13:20, 21 *CHORAL BENEDICTION Step by Step David Strasser *POSTLUDE Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah Lani Smith We cordially invite you to join us for refreshments and fellowship every Sunday morning following the Worship Service in the Family Life Center. ORGAN RECITAL A Celebration of the Rededication of the Organ Sunday, September 28 2:00 pm St. Luke s Episcopal Church (24th Street & 2nd Avenue) Dr. Marilyn Music, Organist Reception following the concert KITCHEN MEAL COORDINATOR(S) NEEDED Kitchen coordinators are needed to organize the meal served on Wednesday night during the Wednesday Night Life (WNL) program. The meal will be served between 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm. The WNL program will start on October 1st and finish on November 19th. Please call Heidi Cobb at to offer to organize one week s meal. 90TH BRITHDAY CELEBRATION OPEN HOUSE Everyone is invited to an Open House Celebration for Elmer Holzrichter s 90th birthday on Saturday, October 25th at 819 West 24th Street from 2:00-5:00 pm. Please come enjoy the art work and to share a piece of cake.

5 SPREADING THE WARMTH It is that time of year again to think about Spreading the Warmth for those in need of warm clothing or other needed supplies for the cold season rapidly approaching. There will be an area in the Narthex to bring your donations, and monetary gifts can be left with Rose in the church office. We will be donating everything to The S.A.F.E. Center again this year. PEACE & GLOBAL WITNESS OFFERING What you ve known as the Peacemaking Offering has been transformed into the Peace & Global Witness Offering. This new Offering will have a greater global reach, more significant impact, and bring peace to people through Christ. The Peace & Global Witness Offering is received during the Season of Peace, which ends on World Communion Sunday. Our church will retain 25 percent of the Offering we receive and the Mission Committee decided the 25% of this year s offering will be donated to the Samaritan Loan Fund. The Samaritan Loan Fund helps people in need in our community. Join us on October 5 th as our church celebrates World Communion Sunday and as we commit to being instruments of the peace we find in Christ. Come ready to give generously to the Peace & Global Witness Offering WOMEN S BIBLE STUDY NEWS Thanks for your mission outreach in September for the School Emergency Fund, sweat pants, underwear, and cash gifts. It will be deeply appreciated. Let us also remember the school staff and students in our prayers in their important work also. Our mission emphasis in October will be the Salvation Army. They would welcome any gifts of canned vegetables, peanut butter, jelly, mac and cheese, and baby items: no tear shampoo, lotion, wash cloths, and diapers, any size but newborn. Dates to remember are October 8 October 21 Lesson Two Preview Bible Study 10:00 a.m. 1:30 p.m. Classroom Classroom WEEKLY WOMEN S BIBLE STUDY Monday Nights -- October 6 December 8 7:00 pm First Presbyterian Church Classroom 3 The Weekly Women s Bible Study that meets on Monday nights at 7:00 pm will be starting a new series on October 6th through December 8th. We will be studying the DVD series Uppity Women of the Bible Janet Pickens had lead a study on this a few years back, so whether you want to re-visit or visit these women for the first time Please join us! No book is required for this study. If you need a ride, please call Georgia Byrn at Taize Worship Service Sunday, October 19, :00 p.m. A TAIZE Worship Service will be held the Second Sunday of each month The TAIZE Community was first developed in Taize, France by Brother Roger Shutz in the 1940 s with an ecumenical group of church people from all over the world. It is from this community that TAIZE worship has come. Our faith begins and ends in worship; yet so often our worship can be submerged in a welter of instruction, edification and moral exhortation. In many churches on a Sunday morning there is little opportunity for corporate quiet, for reflection, for focusing in on the God who speaks to us in the silence of our hearts. The great contribution made by the TAIZE Community has been the popularization of a more contemplative approach to worship. TAIZE worship includes candlelight, prayers, readings, soft music, and silence. The service is very meditative and offers a wonderful opportunity to be silent and center on the Lord. The service is open to the entire community. Come as you are and bring your friends.

6 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 7 th of October 2014! 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 To give a child a CASA is to give them a voice. To give them a voice is to give them hope, and to give them hope is to give them the world. ~Pamela Butler, former CASA child. HONEY SUNDAY November 2, 2014 If a group (i.e. Youth Group, Sunday School class) or other church members who would like to sell honey after a church service during the weekend of November 2 nd, then please call The Arc office at (308) to make arrangements. Volunteers from UNK and area high schools will be helping The Arc of Buffalo County with its 50th annual Honey Sunday Drive on the afternoon of Sunday, Nov 2 nd in Kearney. Your $6 donation helps support the many programs the Arc offers for children and adults with developmental disabilities and their families. (The honey is fresh, pure Nebraska honey from Smitty Bee.) If volunteers miss your home there will also be honey available outside Wal-Mart on the following weekends. The Arc of Buffalo County is a non-profit organization for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families. The Arc s mission is to advocate for the rights of citizens with developmental disabilities and their families. The Arc is committed to helping people they serve to choose and realize their goals of where and how they live, learn, work, and play. The Arc of Buffalo County provides developmental disability information, advocacy, networking, and respite. WEDNESDAY NIGHT LIVE FELLOWSHIP Opening Night October 1, 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 Kid s Time Activity Schedule October 1st GaGa Ball & Parachute October 8th Yo-Yo Tricks with Bill Ballou October 15th Kickball/Sports games October 22nd Bible Game/Bingo October 29th Scavenger Hunt November 5th Craft Night November 12th Karaoke November 19th Sardines Game & Thanksgiving Party Come and Join the Fun!

7 WNL ADULT CLASS There will be two very special four-week programs for adults, from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. The first program will be Keywords in World Religions, Part I: Eastern Religions, taught by Stephen Price-Gibson. We will seek to gain an insider s perspective on the ancient traditions of Confucianism, Taoism, Hinduism and Buddhism. Each session will enter the world-view of one tradition through one keyword, and we will make connections to our American culture and Christian faith through clips from popular American movies that illustrate the keyword under discussion. Part One of Keywords in World Religions will be offered October 1, 8, 15 and 22. Part Two: Western Religions (Judaism, Christianity and Islam) will be offered during Wednesday Night Live in January. Guaranteed to be informative and fun! The second program will be The Spirituality of the Art that Moves Us, taught jointly by John McKirahan and Stephen Price-Gibson. All of us love certain pieces of art. It may be DaVinci s Last Supper, or Picasso s Guernica, or the statue of the seated president at the Lincoln Memorial, one of Frederick Remington s western sculpture, or a painting or sculpture that you don t know if anyone else knows about. John McKirahan will bring his collection of images and his wealth of insight to help us explore what it is in each of these images that speaks to us so deeply. The working assumption is that as human beings we are, as we learn at the beginning of the Bible, made in God s image, and that human creativity is always an expression of our resemblance to our Creator God. Friends are as welcome to come to the adult classes. So bring them along for supper and for a great time for fun and growing in faith. PRIME OF LIFE Our next Prime of Life event will be held Sunday, October 19, 2014 at 6:00 pm. Prime of Life is a social group that meets the third Sunday of the month at the church for a light dessert, a delightful program, and wonderful fellowship. An open invitation is extended to everyone of the mature age of 55 and older to join in. Each month s hosts are responsible for RSVPs, devotions, serving a light dessert, a short program and clean up. A free will donation is taken; the money is used to reimburse the hosts or it is put in a fund to be donated at the end of the year to some entity to be voted on by the group. Our Members: Marlene and Lloyd Andrews Darrell Barnes Ralph Beam Danelle Nelson and children Kathy Gappa Don and Allene Gimeson Pat Hild Susan Ingram For Our Prayers Kitty Leibhart Bill & Kay Lindsay and Family Helen Marshall Gordon Morrow Tommy & Relena Myers and Family Marda Sheen Ken and Marilyn Whittaker Gary Zaruba Our Friends of the Church: Cliff Entz (brother of Annabelle Wells) Verda Mueller (grandmother of Lynette Cobb) Kathryn Felten (friend of Mary York) The Family of Bill Nelson Cycelie Gustafson and children Jay Saul (brother of Peggi Jenkins) Susie and Abraham Hernandez Kathy and Phil Shade Darci Kuhnal (niece of Suzie Hankins) Gail Stover (cousin of Lyn Shaffer) Tammy May (friend of Pat Hild) Rich Vohland (son of Bob & Evelyn Vohland) Don Moseman (grandfather of Lynette Cobb) Dave McConnell and Family (nephew of Ken Shaffer) Louise Schwartz (grandmother of Danelle Nelson) Kaylea Speckmann (friend of Richard & Patricia Elliott) Our Loved Ones In Service To Our Country: Brian Adams-Army Crystal Jacobson-USAF Danelle Nelson-ANG Jason Keen-USAF Thomas Gibson-USAF Kristin Lindenstein-USAF Gary Haines-USAF Ryan Rowher-Army David Hild-Guard Greg Stevens-USMC Amy Jacobson-Guard Linda Youberg-Navy Our Presbytery and the Wider Church: Stuart Community Presbyterian Church Bill Nottage-Tacey, serving Hastings First Please help our Church office keep our prayer list current. Unless otherwise requested we will keep names on the prayer list for four weeks.

8 ANNOUNCEMENTS 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 Person of the Fall selected by the Worship and Music Committee is Dirk Shultz. Dirk has faithfully served this congregation for the past eight years with the cassette recording ministry. Dimes for Mission. The Mission Committee has designated United Campus Ministry at University of Nebraska-Kearney the recipient of the Fall (September-November) Dimes for Mission. Please keep donating those 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. Some Best Choice products excluded are aluminum soda cans, aerosol cans, and cigarettes. 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. The school is a project that we have donated Dimes for Mission to in the past. One of our former members, Ima Stapleman, worked for the school for a period of time. Please put your Box Tops and Campbell s labels in the Best Choice collection box in the church office. Wanted: Coffee Hosts for The Congregational Life Committee Needs YOUR Help! 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. THIS WEEK AT FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Sunday, September 28 9:00 a.m. Sunday School All Church 10:30 a.m. Worship Service Sanctuary 3rd Graders Bible Presentation Following Service Coffee Fellowship Family Life Center Monday, September 29 7:00 a.m. Men s Bible Study Family Life Center Tuesday, September 30 10:30 a.m. Staff Meeting Pastor s Office 6:45 p.m. Girl Scout Troop #900 Classroom Wednesday, October 1 5:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. WNL Meal Time Family Life Center 5:30-6:15 p.m. WNL Kid s Time All Church 6:00-7:00 p.m. WNL Adult Class Classroom 6:15-6:45 p.m. Bells of Praise Practice Sanctuary 6:15-7:00 p.m. 6th-12th Grade Youth Group Youth Room 7:00 p.m. Chancel Choir Practice Sanctuary 8:00 p.m. Gloria Dei Bell Choir Practice Sanctuary Thursday, October 2 4:00 p.m. Mission Committee Meeting Library Saturday, October 4 8:00 a.m. PEO Brunch Family Life Center Sunday, October 5 Peacemaking Offering -- CROP Walk Offering 9:00 a.m. Sunday School All Church 10:30 a.m. Worship Service with Communion Sanctuary Following Service Coffee Fellowship Family Life Center 4:00 p.m. Presbytery Listening Session Wood River