Look to the Rock! Dr. Liam Goligher

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1 To all who are spiritually weary and seek rest; to all who mourn and long for comfort; to all who struggle and desire victory; to all who sin and need a Savior; to all who are strangers and want fellowship; to all who hunger and thirst after righteousness; and to whoever will come this church opens wide her doors and offers her welcome in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ. M O R N I N G W O R S H I P Look to the Rock! Dr. Liam Goligher E V E N I N G W O R S H I P A New Commandment Dr. Liam Goligher November 1, 2015

2 M O R N I N G W O R S H I P 9 : 0 0 / 1 1 : 0 0 A M Prelude Peace Medley arr. K. Laudermilch Peace, Perfect Peace Peace, perfect peace in this dark world of sin? The blood of Jesus whispers peace within. Eternal Life Lord, make me an instrument of Thy peace. Where there is hatred, let me sow love; Where there is injury, pardon; where there is doubt, faith; where there is despair, hope; Where there is darkness, light; where there is sadness, joy. O Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled as to console; To be understood as to understand; to be loved as to love. For it is in giving that we receive; It is in pardoning that we are pardoned; it is in dying that we are born to eternal life! Wonderful Peace What a treasure I have in this wonderful peace, buried deep in the heart of my soul; So secure that no power can mine it away, the years of eternity roll. Peace, peace, wonderful peace, coming down from the Father above. Sweep over my spirit forever, I pray, in fathomless billows of love. Peace, Perfect Peace It is enough; earth s struggles soon shall cease, And Jesus, call us to heaven s perfect peace. On Christ, the Solid Rock (Trinity Hymnal 521) My hope is built on nothing less than Jesus blood and righteousness. I dare not trust the sweetest frame, but wholly lean on Jesus name. On Christ, the solid rock, I stand. All other ground is sinking sand. Call to Worship W. B. Bradbury/arr. S. Sacks Westminster Brass * Doxology (Trinity Hymnal 731) Old Hundredth Praise God from Whom all blessings flow; praise Him, all creatures here below; Praise Him above, ye heav nly host; praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen. * Confession (from The Book of Common Prayer) Almighty and most merciful Father, we have erred and strayed from Your ways like lost sheep. We have followed too much the devices and desires of our own hearts. We have left undone those things which we ought to have done; and we have done those things which we ought not to have done; and there is no health in us. But You, O Lord, have mercy upon us. And grant, O most merciful Father, for Jesus sake, that we may hereafter live a godly, righteous and joyful life, to the glory of Your Name. Amen. * The Gospel s Assurance of Pardon * Invocation * Hymn 302: Come, Christians, Join to Sing Madrid Responsive Reading Psalm 119:65 80 (page 513) * Gloria Patri (Trinity Hymnal 734) Gloria Patri (Meineke) Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost; as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen, Amen. * Congregation standing

3 * 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. Pastoral Prayer Announcements Living Church Thanksgiving Offering * Hymn 647: How Sweet the Name of Jesus Sounds St. Peter (In the 11:00 service, Praisemakers, ages 4 5, may go to B2; Praisemakers Plus, grades 1 2, may go to B1.) * Offering Prayer Offertory: O God, My Faithful God (Trinity Hymnal 602) O God, my faithful God, true fountain ever flowing, Without Whom nothing is, all perfect gifts bestowing: Give me a healthy frame, and may I have within A conscience free from blame, a soul unstained by sin. J. S. Bach/arr. L. Carlson Westminster Brass Scripture Reading Isaiah 51 (page 611) Sermon Series: The Gospel According to Isaiah Dr. Liam Goligher Look to the Rock! Isaiah 51 (page 611) Prayer * Hymn 343: Christ Is Made the Sure Foundation Westminster Abbey * Benediction Postlude: Sing Praises, Ye Faithful (from Cantata No. 172) J. S. Bach/arr. D. Rotermund Westminster Brass I N T E R C E S S O R Y P R AY E R Intercessors are available for prayer each Sunday at 12:30 PM to listen and provide prayers of spiritual comfort, solace and support. All are welcome. Go down the stairs from the Narthex or the door to the left of the pulpit or take the elevator to the B level and meet near Catacombs rooms C5 and C6. Look for team members wearing red tags. * Congregation standing

4 E V E N I N G W O R S H I P 6 : 1 5 P M Soli Deo Gloria I Sing the Mighty Power of God I sing the mighty power of God, that made the mountains rise, That spread the flowing seas abroad, and built the lofty skies. I sing the wisdom that ordained the sun to rule the day; The moon shines full at His command, and all the stars obey. 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. There s not a plant or flower below, but makes Thy glories known; And clouds arise and tempests blow, by order from Thy throne; While all that borrows life from Thee is ever in Thy care; And everywhere that man can be, God is present there. I sing the great and mighty power of God! With What Shall I Come? With what shall I come before the Lord? What could I bring to offer Him as I humbly bow down? Unworthy in His holy presence, I offer Him a contrite heart. With what shall the Lord be truly pleased? What offering have I to give the One Who gave His Son? Unworthy in His holy presence, I offer Him a contrite heart. When I see the sacrifice He made, And when I think about the price He freely paid, I bring Him all I can, and what I bring, I give with love and joy to my King! Were the whole realm of nature mine, that were a present far too small. Love so amazing, so divine, demands my soul, my life my all. I bring my all! Prayer Lord, in this hour of tumult, Lord, in this night of fears, Keep open oh, keep open my eyes, my heart, my ears. Not blindly, not in hatred, Lord let me do my part, Keep open, oh keep open dear Lord, my eyes, my mind,my heart! arr. A. Page arr. R. Schram D. Guion Hear Thou my pleading, hear Thou my prayer! Lord, Lord, hear Thou my pleading! Lord God, hear Thou my pleading, hear Thou my prayer.

5 How Great Thou Art Oh Lord my God! When I in awesome wonder, Consider all the worlds Thy hands have made, I see the stars, I hear the rolling thunder, Thy power throughout the universe displayed. Then sings my soul, my Savior God to Thee; how great Thou art! And when I think that God, His Son not sparing, Sent Him to die, I scarce can take it in; That on the cross, my burden gladly bearing, He bled and died to take away my sin. When Christ shall come with shout of acclamation, And take me home, what joy shall fill my heart! Then I shall bow in humble adoration, and there proclaim, My God, how great Thou art! Amazing Grace Amazing grace! How sweet the sound that saved a wretch like me. I once was lost, but now am found, was blind but now I see. Twas grace that taught my heart to fear, and grace my fears relieved. How precious did that grace appear the hour I first believed. The Lord has promised good to me, His word my hope secures; He will my shield and portion be as long as life endures. Through many dangers, toils and snares, I have already come. Tis grace hath brought me safe thus far, and grace will lead me home. When we ve been there ten thousand years, bright shining as the sun, We ve no less days to sing God s praise than when we ve first begun. arr. C. Courtney arr. M. Hayes Sharon Neff, soprano S O L I D E O G L O R I A Soli Deo Gloria is a motto that has been used since the time of the Protestant Reformation. It is the culminating phrase of five Solas and means Glory to God Alone. Recognizing that all glory belongs to God and that we, even at our best, are but instruments of His grace, is the true, Christian world-life view. Such was the perspective of the great church musician Johann Sebastian Bach ( ), who regularly began his compositional work, whether sacred or secular, by writing JJ (Jesu, juva Jesus, help me ) on the first page of a manuscript and sdg at the end. Since 1995 we have employed this phrase as the title of our fifteen-minute musical prelude to evening worship. SDG affords musicians (singers and instrumentalists alike) the opportunity to give back to God from the gifts He has given them. At the same time, the music is intended to encourage the congregation and to be a public testimony of our desire as musicians to honor Him with our musical offerings. This even extends past vocal music with sacred text to the untexted beauty of instrumental music, which can also be offered to the glory of God. Through the doctrine of common grace, such music demonstrates for us not only the skill of the player, but also the creative genius with which Godhas endowed so many composers, whether or not they were conscious of this gift or were intentional in their use of it for His glory.

6 6 : 3 0 P M Welcome Call to Worship Invocation * Hymn 15: Stand Up and Bless the Lord Carlisle * Prayer of Confession O God our holy Lord, we are guilty of pride and unbelief, of failure to find Your mind in Your Word, of neglect to seek You in our daily lives, of many shortcomings in the way we live. We ask for Your forgiveness for all our sins. Subdue our weaknesses and selfishness. Do not let us be mastered by them, but rule over us in liberty and power, granting us grace to love as You have loved us. We thank You for Your wisdom and love, for putting us into the furnace to refine our gold and remove our dross. Deliver us from every evil habit, everything that dims the brightness of Your grace in us and prevents us from taking our deepest delight in You. In Jesus name we pray, Amen. * The Gospels Assurance of Pardon Titus 3:4 6 ESV But when the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared, he saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit, whom he poured out on us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior. * Doxology (Trinity Hymnal 733) Lasst uns erfreuen Praise God from Whom all blessings flow; Praise Him, all creatures here below: alleluia, alleluia! Praise Him above ye heav nly host, Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost: Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia! Prayer of Preparation God s Word Read John 13:31 35 (page 900) * Hymn 597: Though I May Speak of Bravest Fire Gift of Love * Offering Prayer Offertory: Abide With Me arr. G. Martin Abide with me; fast falls the eventide; the darkness deepens; Lord, with me abide! When other helpers fail and comforts flee, help of the helpless, O abide with me. I need Thy presence every passing hour; what but Thy grace can foil the tempter s power? Who, like Thyself, my guide and stay can be? Through cloud and sunshine, Lord, abide with me. I fear no foe, with Thee at hand to bless; ills have no weight, and tears no bitterness. Where is death s sting? Where, grave, thy victory? I triumph still, if Thou abide with me. Hold Thou Thy cross before my closing eyes; shine through the gloom and point me to the skies; Heaven s morning breaks, and earth s vain shadows flee; in life, in death, O Lord, abide with me. Amen. Tenth Church Choir * Congregation standing

7 Sermon Series: That You May Believe Dr. Liam Goligher A New Commandment John 13:31 35 (page 900) Prayer * Hymn 353: I Love Thy Kingdom, Lord St. Thomas * Benediction Postlude T H E S H O R T E R C AT E C H I S M, circa 1647 One of the documents that explains what our church and denomination believe is known as the Shorter Catechism. We are including in the bulletin a series of questions and answers dealing with some of the essential doctrines of our faith. Question 30: How doth the Spirit apply to us the redemption purchased by Christ? Answer: The Spirit applieth to us the redemption purchased by Christ, by working faith in us, and thereby uniting us to Christ in our effectual calling. P R O J E C T O F T H E M O N T H : T H A N K S G I V I N G O F F E R I N G For he himself is our peace, who has made us both one and has broken down in his flesh the dividing wall of hostility. When Paul wrote Ephesians, a new epoch was breaking in God s plan of redemption. Now, God continues to work reconciliation between all races through Christ. At Tenth and in our denomination, we desire to tangibly strengthen churches the world would describe as divided or walled off from our fellowship. This month, when you give to the Thanksgiving offering, you will strengthen the gospel ministry of Epiphany Fellowship in Camden and in Philadelphia. Ours sisters and brothers are working diligently for the advance of the Kingdom. Let s bless them as they bless us in their efforts to reach these areas. To contribute, please make your check payable to Tenth Presbyterian Church with November Project of the Month on the memo line and place it in the offering plate or the oak boxes at the Sanctuary entrances. * Congregation standing

8 TENTH PRESS NOVEMBER 1, 2015 The News Is Reliably Good! By Matt M, Global Partner in West Africa In our men s fellowship group, I listened to godly Christian men recounting spine-tingling ghost stories from our village. Not long after, my Hausa Christian brother was struggling with an illness, and he gave in to the surrounding culture and accepted the witchdoctor s remedy; he drank the ink of Quranic verses. At a recent dedication of a church member s new house on the edge of the village, the pastor prayed at length for protection against the spirits in the wilderness. And just this month, Maimouna, who has confessed Christ and seen remarkable improvement in her HIV associated cancer through chemotherapy and anti-retrovirals, took a step backwards. She declined further chemotherapy treatment, noting that her relatives were pressuring her to go back to relying on witch-doctor charms. For me, with my scientific/biomedical doctor s framework, these very cultural temptations do not feel compelling. But for my brethren in Hausa culture, fear of the darkness, the demons, and death is vivid. By emphasizing our strong deliverer, the book of Romans affirms repeatedly that the news we have is indeed good. I have been studying Romans this month in preparation for a Romans Project seminar for church leaders coming up on November 26. Each participant must have read Romans 20 times and written it out once. But I am also examining the book as a study in power, Christ s power, because of the preoccupations of the culture that surrounds me. Christ s power is foregrounded most prominently through emphasizing his power over death, right from 1:4. [He] was declared to be the Son of God in power according to the Spirit of holiness by his resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord. Christ s warrior credentials are validated by his conquest of that demonic stronghold, death itself. Romans 8 acknowledges the futility, the bondage to decay, and the labor pains of this present world, but Satan and his agents are ultimately impotent. Neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord (Romand 8:38 39). Paul does not fear the darkness amidst a cultural backdrop of idols, false gods, and demonic spirits. Despite man s turn to creeping things (1:23), God s invisible attributes, his eternal power and divine nature (1:20) remain unchallenged. Romans 9 reminds us of Pharaoh and the Exodus, in which the ten plagues showed God s mastery over each of the major deities of Egypt. God affirmed that Pharaoh (with all the magicians at his back), had simply been raised up, that I might show my power in you, and that my name might be proclaimed in all the earth (9:17). In chapter 14, Paul addresses food which, apparently, has been sacrificed to demons. He is not afraid of any residual demonic power that such food might harbor. It cannot challenge the supremacy of him who died and lived again, that he might be Lord both of the dead and of the living (14:9). Finally, in chapter 16 we are reminded that the God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet (v. 20). It is entirely fitting that Paul should conclude his theological magnum opus with the fulfillment of God s Edenic promise that the Messiah would crush the serpent s head. Christ is stronger than Satan and every demon. Christ is stronger than every alternative power source. Certainly, as Westerners, we might not be going to witch doctors, or afraid of ghosts. But we have other idols that we are trying to manipulate to achieve well-being, whether it is money, education, religiosity, or any other created thing. Deeply ingrained in our human sin nature is the desire to use God, or whatever spiritual or non-spiritual powers there might be, to achieve our own ends (Philip Steyne, Gods of Power). This describes the primitive Hausa, as well as the sophisticated Philadelphian. But in reality, Christ is our victorious, omnipotent, engaged, and reliable covenant Lord. We do not need to hedge our bets, or wonder if another master might have been more rewarding. The news is reliably good because Christ has sure dominion (Romans 6:9). The work of Matt and Tara among a least-reached people at a hospital in West Africa, along with our other global partners, is funded by the Outreach budget.

9 TENTH NEWS WELCOME We are delighted to have you worship with us. Please stop at our welcome center in the narthex (Spruce Street lobby). Information is also available at tenth.org and in the Delancey lobby. Between morning services, we invite you to Reception Hall for light refreshments. Serving on the platform: 9:00 AM Deryck Barson (WTS student), Pat Canavan; 11:00 AM Jerry McFarland, Gavin Lymberopoulos; 6:30 PM Bruce McDowell, Gethin Jones (WTS student/tcn intern) Please do not bring food or drinks into the Sanctuary. Post and find ads for events, housing, jobs, services and more at tenth.org/classifieds. See similar information on bulletin boards near the 17th Street exit between Reception Hall and the Delancey lobby. Large print bulletins and hymns are available in the narthex they are in white binders. Hearing assistance devices and large print Bibles are also available nearby. Please return all of these to the same location after use. An American Sign Language interpreter is present at evening services at the sanctuary front (18th Street side). Parking in the Liberty Place garage is free to you with a chaser ticket. Please park there to free the streets for neighbors, bikers, and those with mobility issues. Pick up chaser tickets immediately after Sunday worship service in Reception Hall (near water fountain after the morning services, at nursery desk after evening services). The garage has entrances between Market and Chestnut Streets on both 16th and 17th Streets. More details are at tenth.org/parking. When using street parking on Spruce and Pine, please remember to use your mirrors and watch for bikers in the bike lane as you pull in and as you open your doors. The discounted parking rate for churches is $6 at the Penn Garage (1700 South Street); please stamp your ticket in the Narthex or Delancey lobby. If you have a smart phone, download the Church Life app and have the church directory and calendar with you all the time. Log in with the same username and password as you do for AccessTenth. Members/regular attenders who have not already used AccessTenth can sign up for a login if your is in our database (use quick link, upper right at If you do not have an address in our database, send your address to Elizabeth at ecarlson@tenth.org to add it. TODAY S EVENTS Please join the Biblical Approach to Healthcare Issues adult Bible school class today at 9:00 AM in Fellowship Hall East. Dr. Joe Bushra will discuss preventative medicine. On November 8, Dr. Joshua Uy will be discussing death and dying. Tenth College Fellowship s Bible school class meets in 1716 Spruce, 2 Rear, at 9:15 AM for breakfast, 9:30 AM for study. Gavin will be teaching on Colossians 2: Tenth International Fellowship (TIF) meets for worship on Sundays at 11:00 AM in Fellowship Hall. Contact tif@ tenth.org with questions. Today s 12:30 prayer intercessors in the Catacombs prayer rooms are Sabita Balgobin, John Hahalyak, and Signe Spragins. Find them near Catacombs room C6. The whole church is invited to Equip, a luncheon today that is designed to prepare Tenth to acknowledge Jesus before neighbors, family, and co-workers as the Spirit leads. Join us as we eat, study God s word, and talk about sexuality. Go to 1710 Spruce, first floor, after the 11:00 service. We will be finished by 2 PM. The church library is open in both C1 and C4 in the Catacombs 10:25 10:55 AM. UPCOMING EVENTS Prayer dinners on November 3 will be held in parishes, 6:30 8: 0 PM (pizza served at 6:30), at these locations: Parish 1: 1710 Spruce; contact at Parish 2: Westminster Seminary; contact Jerry at jmcfarland@tenth.org. Parish 3: Bruce and Anne McDowell s house; contact Bruce at bmcdowell@tenth.org. Parish 6: Covenant Presbyterian Church, Cherry Hill, NJ. Last names beginning A L, please bring salad or side; last names beginning M Z, please bring dessert. RSVP to Sarah TIF Parish: Philadelphia House; contact Enrique at eleal@tenth.org.

10 Healthcare professionals and students are invited to join Medical Campus Outreach as we carpool to the Global Missions Health Conference in Louisville, KY, November 5 7. Housing is arranged at no cost through MCO. Lauren at mco.smi.tenth@gmail.com if you want to join us. A memorial service for Rose Keshishian will be held at Tenth on Saturday, November 7, 11:00 AM. A reception will follow. Get the latest news with Eye on Africa, a press conference-style affair on Saturday, November 7, 7:00 PM. Daystar University founder Don Smith, along with Gavin Lymberopoulos, director of outreach, will discuss tough questions and talk about Don s decades of service in Kenya. This event helps kick off Is the News Good?, this year s Annual Global Outreach Conference, which runs November Register for conference events in Reception Hall today or at tenth.org/goconference. Are you looking for ways to serve our global partners and the greater Tenth family? The Global Outreach Conference needs volunteers for its events November Kitchen crew, set-up, serving, and clean-up help is appreciated, as well as folks to host global partners. Contact Kari at krandall@tenth.org or x240 for details. Tenth Business Network meets November 8, 9:00 AM in 1716 Spruce, 2 Rear. Join them as they confer on practical needs and issues they face as business people and continue their discussion of Tim Keller s Every Good Endeavor (continental breakfast provided). ACTS Ministries needs cooked turkeys or turkey breasts for its thirtieth Thanksgiving Community Dinner. Please sign up in the mail room or see Deaconess Mimi Warburton at the Diaconate station in the Narthex. Bring the carved turkey to the Fellowship Hall kitchen before 11:00 on November 8. Parish 5 has an opportunity to serve our homeless neighbors at next Sunday s Community Dinner. Help is needed with food preparation and hosting in Fellowship Hall after the 11:00 service. Contact David at dapple@ tenth.org or x224. Every foreign correspondent needs help getting the story out. As part of the Annual Global Outreach Conference, meet our global partners and see firsthand how to support them better. Join us at 9:00 AM, November 8 and 15, at 1710 Spruce. Light breakfast will be served. For more information, contact Kari at krandall@tenth.org or x240. The deadline is November 8 for registering for a women s weekend November with Nancy Guthrie. Go to sovgracenj.org for information and to sign up. The Berzinskys invite all University City Bible studies to join them on Wednesday, November 11, when global partner John Kempen will speak. Please them at berzinsky@aol.com with the number planning to attend. All are welcome to join Bridge Builders for its third- Sunday luncheon and fellowship on November 15, 1:00 PM, in Fellowship Hall East. Ben Hutton will bring a message on A Display of God s Love for You (Philippians 2:5 11), as part of our series on God s Passion for His People. It s a great way to spend a Sunday afternoon. Jesus, the Great Deacon and Dealing with Con Artists are two of the workshops at Tenth s Mercy Training on Saturdays, December 5 and 19, 9:00 AM 12:30 PM (no cost to Tenth members). This is a great learning opportunity for individuals and small groups. Register with David at dapple@tenth.org. The next infant baptism will be on December 13. Sign up by December 6 contact Elizabeth at ecarlson@ tenth.org. Tenth has Bible studies throughout the metropolitan area. Pick up a parish flyer in our lobbies to learn the small group Bible study contact for each area. Join Bruce McDowell and Enrique Leal for prayer on Wednesdays, 5:30 6:00 PM, in 3 West. Join the West Philadelphia International Students Christian Fellowship (ISCF), a TIF ministry, for weekly Saturday dinnertime fellowship at 6:30 PM at Woodland Presbyterian Church, 42nd and Pine Streets. Contact Enrique at eleal@tenth.org or x223. OPPORTUNITIES Seventy percent of international students never see the inside of an American home during their time here. Let s change that statistic. Host an international for Thanksgiving dinner by signing up at tif@tenth.org or contacting Enrique at x223.

11 ACTS Nursing home needs a regular preacher for its second Sunday nursing home ministry. Contact David at dapple@tenth.org. Do you have a heart for mercy ministry? ACTS Ministries (Tenth Mercy) has opportunities in its homeless and nursing home outreaches. Contact David at dapple@tenth.org Arch Counseling Services provides fee-based counseling services in Center City Philadelphia counseling@2200archcs.org or The Philadelphia Access Center, one of our Metro Outreach partners, provides social services and counseling services for men, women, married couples, and young adults. For information, please visit philaccess.org or call PRAISE GOD FOR The marriage of Tim Smoker and Kelsey Pfeifer on October 31. PRAY FOR Carol Shover Blackwell and her family as they mourn the death on October 21 of her husband, David Michael Blackwell (76). Bruce and Janet Chambers and their family; Bruce s dad died October 21 at age 93. He was a World War II vet. Johnnie Smith and her family; her mother Lelia Otelia Blesset-Medford died October 28. Services will be held at Tenth on November 6 at 11:30 AM (viewing begins at 10:30 AM). A reception will follow interment. Nick Lamelza s mother as she recovers from injuries from a fall. Members who have ongoing health needs: Clare Arnesen, Bob Caldwell, Marjorie Calvanico, Marion DeHoff, Paul Graves, Cyndy Hunt, Wally Jones, Lois Palumbo, Temmie Pearson, Ginny Strable, Howard Vos, and Saundra Wiggins. Members serving in the military: Justin Buffington, James C, Edward Dawson, Christopher Hala, JD Hala, James Kenis, Rusty Pfeifer, and Elijah Riggs. Contact Dot at dboersma@tenth.org or x233 with others to add. Those of our congregation who are seeking employment. Check at tenth.org/classifieds or our 17th Street stairwell bulletin boards for housing and employment opportunities. ACTS Thursday Bible study at Our Brother s Place homeless shelter. The women who graduated this past week from the vocational program for formerly trafficked women in Ghana. Pray for their soap, batik, or baking businesses to prosper, and for their spiritual growth. OPERATIONS If you do not currently have a set of numbered offering envelopes and would like them for 2016 or if you give in other ways and no longer use envelopes, please Elizabeth at ecarlson@tenth.org. The trustees report the following giving totals as of October 25, 2015: Outreach (YTD) Church Ministry (10/25/15) Church Ministry (YTD) Building (YTD) 2014 Giving 619,846 35,252 1,466, , Giving 583,838 32,703 1,405, ,850 The Project of the Month offering as of October 25 is $7,270.

12 17th & Spruce Streets S E N I O R M I N I S T E R Dr. Liam Goligher M A I L I N G A D D R E S S 1701 Delancey Street Philadelphia, PA p f welcome@tenth.org M I N I S T E R S Dr. Bruce McDowell, Global Outreach Dr. Jerry McFarland, Senior Associate Rev. Carroll Wynne, Pastoral Care M I N I S T R Y D I R E C T O R S Dr. David Apple, Mercy Patrick Canavan, Administrator; Chr. Ed. Colin Howland, Organist/Music Rev. Enrique Leal, Internationals Gavin Lymberopoulos, Metro Outreach Dora Phan, Jr/Sr High Kimberly Wynne, Nursery E L D E R S PA R I S H 1 : C E N T E R C I T Y/ S P H I L A Frank Harder Bob Sharrar PA R I S H 2 : N P H I L A / N S U B U R B S Steve Bachman David Fiori Nasrat Ghattas Dan Kunkle Paul Shultes PA R I S H 3 : W P H I L A / W S U B U R B S Bob Kempf PA R I S H 4 : M A I N L I N E Patrick Canavan Paul Grant Clive Stockdale PA R I S H 5 : S W S U B U R B S / D E L A W A R E Dave Collins Bert Fink George McFarland PA R I S H 6 : N E W J E R S E Y Daryl Bird Andrew Fletcher Jim Hala Russ Pfeifer S E R V I C E S N E X T W E E K 9:00/11:00 AM: Morning Worship Dr. Donald K. Smith God s Direction for Mission (Isaiah 58:1 32) 6:15/6:30 PM: Soli Deo Gloria/Evening Worship Dr. Donald K. Smith This Thing Called Love (Ephesians 3:14 21) C H R I S T I A N E D U C AT I O N Nursery care is available during all services. For Adult/Youth/ Children s Bible School opportunities, see our Bible School brochure available in our lobbies, or visit our website at tenth.org. D I R E C T I O N S A N D S U N D AY PA R K I N G An Attending Services placard, which is available in our lobbies, must be placed on the front dashboard of your car for parking in permitted areas on the street. See the parking map on the placard. The main reduced-rate garage is between 17th and 18th on South Street. Parking lot tickets must be stamped in the Narthex or Delancey Lobby. Free parking is available on Sundays in the Liberty Place Garage (north of Chestnut Street, from 16th to 17th Street). Free chaser tickets are available in Reception Hall after services. See tenth.org/parking for all parking details and directions. R E S O U R C E S Explore the church and our ministries at tenth.org. At the site, you may view services live, as well as past services. Tenth members and regular attendees may also link to the church s database using the AccessTenth link from the home page. The church library is open between morning services, 10:30 11:00, in Catacombs rooms C1 and C4. A B O U T T E N T H We are a congregation of the Presbyterian Church in America adhering to the authority of Scripture and confessing the doctrine contained in the Westminster Standards. Tenth was founded in 1829, its present structure was designed by John McArthur Jr., and built in The interior was redesigned by Frank Miles Day in More information about history and architecture is at tenth.org/history.