Tools For Living-Do Not Worry

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1 Order of Worship for BETHANY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH PORTLAND, OR A p r i l 6, Sermon on the Mount: Tools For Living-Do Not Worry Matthew 6: We are a Stephen Ministry Church

2 S e r v i c e f o r t h e L o r d s D a y *Stand as you are able * Be Still, My Soul # 712 WELCOME * Passing of the Peace of Christ OFFERINGS OF PRAISE * Everlasting God bulletin, p 3 * The Wonderful Cross bulletin, p 6 OFFERINGS OF OUR GIFTS TO GOD * O Bless the Gifts # 817 CHILDREN S MOMENT (children ages preschool through 3rd grade may leave for Children s Church in the CE building, Room # 2, or remain in worship.) PSALM 46 The Master s Hand ANTHEM Chancel Choir; Ben Strever, drums MATTHEW 6:25-34 Tools for Living - Do Not Worry Rev. Dr. Andrew Lindahl PREPARATION OF OUR HEARTS Confession of Faith Apostle s Creed In Remembrance # 461 SACRAMENT OF THE LORD S TABLE Invitation Distribution We partake of the bread together and the cup individually * The Lord s Prayer (sung) #631

3 B e t h a n y E v e n t s f o r t h e W e e k Sunday April 6 9a 10a 11a Sunday School All Ages CE Building Worship Sanctuary Coffee Fellowship Fellowship Hall Stephen Ministry A-1 Tuesday April 8 10a 6:30p 7:30p BPW Board Meeting Library Hand Bell Choir Music Room Men s Bible Study Offsite Chancel Choir Music Room Wednesday April 9 7p Women of the Spirit Offsite Thursday April 10 9:30a 7p Esther Circle Library OutReach Fellowship Hall North Trustees Fellowship Hall South Saturday April 12 7:30a 10a 11:30a 4p Men s Breakfast Offsite Easter Egg Hunt Activity Center Quilting/Knitting CE 3&4 Open Gym Activity Center Bob Moe Memorial Service Sanctuary Sunday April 13 9a 10a 11a 11:30a Sunday School All Ages CE Building Worship Sanctuary Coffee Fellowship Fellowship Hall Deacons CE Building, Room 1

4 ANNOUNCEMENTS Welcome to Bethany We are glad that you joined us for worship this morning. Whether you are looking for a church home or are with us as a visitor, we welcome you. Please ask an usher for a welcome packet that will let you know more about our mission and regular activities. Fellowship Hour Hosts: Carol, Janet, Debbie Flowers: Gail Hamilton in celebration of Brian Hamilton s Birthday! Bethany Presbyterian Women SATURDAY EVENT: SPRING GATHERING/DAY Of COMFORT 9:30-1:00 We will gather for continental breakfast, followed by experiences with flower arranging, watercolor painting, a dessert demo and recipe followed by lunch. There will also be an inspirational message, a video, singing and time to visit with friends and get to know others that you may see only briefly on Sundays. When: Saturday, April 26th 9:30-1:00 Where: Fellowship Hall Cost: Free Will Offering Reservations: Signup at Signup Central today April 13 Bring your friends and neighbors for a day of fun and fellowship. FOOD BANK: Two weeks ago a one month s worth of donations was taken to the Food Bank 65 pounds of food and $20. Thank you for helping your Washington County neighbors through these difficult times. The April item is cereal (unfrosted). The monthly food items are suggestions to give you some idea of what is needed; it is not intended to limit what you donate to just those items. Please check the expiration dates on food that you donate. Food that is past the expiration date or very close to expiring will have to be thrown away. If you would rather donate cash put it in an envelope marked Food Bank or make a check payable to the Oregon Food Bank and put it in the offering plate Telephone Directory Corrections Please make the following corrections to your new directory: Rita Burt s phone number should be Ruth Von Hollen has a new address and phone # : nd Ave #104 Forest Grove, OR / Fellowship Hour Needs You! We need people to help with fellowship time after church. If you enjoy eating the treats, please help us out by taking a Sunday to share with others. Treats do not need to be fancy. Popcorn, store bought cookies, crackers and cheese, veggies or fruit all work well. It is the FELLOWSHIP that counts. Please sign up on the sheets in Sign Up Central and help us fill in our weeks for Spring! Order Your Easter Pastries It is almost upon us Easter and the annual Easter Breakfast and Roll Bake! You will find in the bulletin for the next few weeks the order form for pastries. We will be baking these the day before Easter for you to pick up on Easter morning and take to your party or dinner! These all freeze GREAT and can be enjoyed for months to come.

5 All profits will be used for two things this year. First, half of it will go to our continued support of the Hearts and Hands Mission in Kunming, China. Hearts and Hands is the mission that trains people in the deaf community for jobs, teaches them Mandarin sign language and outreaches to them through Christ. It is a thriving and growing mission. The other half will go to help scholarship youth to attend Family Camp in September. We want to include ALL our Bethany youth on this wonderful weekend and these funds will help make that happen! Please turn the form in to Jody Jones, Alana Mapes or Amanda Jones or put it in an envelope in the offering plate. Almond Crescent Rolls - light fluffy sweet rolls bursting with an almond butter filling and topped with almond glaze; Blue Ribbon Cinnamon Rolls - as the name indicates they have won many a blue ribbon at County and State fairs...are either frosted or caramel gooey nuts or no nuts, plain or raisin; Cheese Swirl Rolls - are a soft white dough that is rolled out Cinnamon roll-style and filled with a medley of cheeses, then baked and glazed with a drizzle of light butter; Savory Herb Rolls - light rolls flavored with herbs and a hint of garlic. Fill out the order form on the back of this bulletin and give it to Alana Mapes or Jody Jones along with your payment. The orders will be available for you to pick up in freezer bags on Easter morning. ALL the proceeds go to help two very worthy missions in Yunnan, China. Please sign up now...or call us for more info! Easter Breakfast Please plan to attend our annual Easter breakfast with your family and enjoy our fresh baked rolls, egg casseroles, fruit, juice and coffee. This annual tradition will be held on Sunday, April 20th, in the Activity Center from 8:30am (or whenever the Sunrise Service ends in the Sanctuary) until 9:45am. We would love to have you attend. The cost will be a donation to two recipients this year: the Hearts and Hands Mission in China, and a Youth Fund to help pay for Family Camp in September. Bring the crowd and enjoy! A Call For Cooks! Do you like to cook??? Come and help us on Saturday April 19th as we prepare for our Easter breakfast on April 20th. We will be baking rolls, making egg casseroles, prepping fruit and setting tables. Many hands make light work! We will begin at 7:00 AM for the hearty souls, but please let Alana Mapes or Jody. We will be baking until about 4:00p. We have jobs for all ages 8 to 98! Contact details available from the office. Maundy Thursday Service, April 17th, 7:00PM Mark your calendar for this Holy Week Event. On the night of His betrayal, Jesus shared His last Passover meal with His disciples, during which, He gave us the new commandment (mandate; maundy) to love one another as I have loved you. (John 13:34) We hope you will join us on Thursday, April 17th, at 7:00pm, in the Bethany Presbyterian sanctuary for this Holy Week worship service; a biblicallybased re-enactment of the Last Supper followed by Holy Communion. Do this in remembrance of me. (Luke 22:19)

6 One Great Hour of Sharing Our One Great Hour of Sharing gifts support ministries of disaster response, refugee assistance and resettlement, and community development that help people find safe refuge, start new lives and work together to strengthen their families and communities. The Presbyterian Hunger Program receives 36 percent of undesignated gifts, while Self-Development of People and Presbyterian Disaster Assistance each receives 32 percent. One Great Hour of Sharing Offering will be collected on Easter Sunday April 20. Special envelopes will be handed out next week with the bulletin on Palm Sunday. Thank you for your faithful giving. Easter Egg Hunt Volunteers Needed We re approaching Easter and it s time for our annual egg hunt! We need volunteers TODAY to help stuff eggs and also next Saturday, Apr 12 to help with the hunt. If you re able to donate a little time for either or both of these events, please sign up at Sign Up Central in Fellowship Hall. Holy Week Events Saturday Egg Hunt 10:00a April 12 Palm Sunday Svc 10:00a April 13 Maundy Thursday Svc 7:00p April 17 Good Friday Prayer Vigil April 18 Easter Sunday April 20 Sonrise Svc 8:00a Breakfast 8:45a Worship Svc 10:00a Are you hiding your musical talents? Won t you volunteer to provide special music one of the 15 Sundays this summer while the choirs take a well-deserved break? Contact music director, Joyce Alexander. Contact details available at the office. Youth Update The youth group would like to sincerely thank those of you that participated in the progressive dinner. They enjoyed getting to know all of you! In the next couple of weeks the youth will be having a clothing drive for the Transition Center Project. We will be collecting new and used men's clothing of all sizes, however, they have a particular need for larger sizes (XL-XXXL). New undergarments would also be appreciated. A wicker trunk will be available to collect items in the Fireside Room through Easter Sunday. Thanks for your continued support! The youth is also in need of some items for our Sonrise service if anyone has the following to lend us: A draw string purse A few large spike type nails A large easily seen but lift-able stone a small silver pitcher Upcoming youth events - On April 17th we will meet in the church parking lot at 5:30 pm. We will go out to get frozen yogurt before returning to the church for the 7:30 pm Maundy Thursday service. As always, youth in 6th grade and up are welcome to join us for any youth event. Please RSVP to Amanda and Loren Jones and feel free to contact them with any questions. Bob Moe Memorial Service Bethany family: Please join the Moe family in the sanctuary Saturday April 12th at 4:00 pm for a memorial service for Bob Moe. A dinner reception will follow at Rock Creek Country Club. If you plan to attend the reception, please RSVP by calling or ing Dawn and Tim Moe. Contact details available at the office Hearts & Hands Items For Sale Look for Jody Jones in Fellowship Hall; she ll be selling at cost, items made by Hearts & Hands members to benefit their ministry in China. All proceeds go directly to the Hearts & Hands Ministry. Bethany Book Club s April Selection More Things in Heaven and Earth: A Novel of Watervalley by Jeff High Tucked away in the rolling Tennessee countryside is the charming community of Watervalley, whose inhabitants are quirky and captivating and more surprising than you might expect

7 Update from the APNC The Pastor Nominating Committee has been meeting regularly and we have completed the Ministry Information Form (MIF) which explains who we are and what type of associate we need at Bethany. The committee has been through a training session with the Executive of the Presbytery of the Cascades, and has had careful guidance by our Presbytery liaison. Session and Presbytery have approved our MIF. We will soon be receiving Personal Information Forms from applicants. Quilting / Knitting Class Meets Quilts & Shawls will meet on Sat April 12 - from 9:30am to 1:00pm in CE Room 3&4. Prayer Vigil Sign-up Look for the sign-up sheet for the Good Friday Prayer Vigil. They re located in the narthex. Prayer slots run all day in 30 minute increments. There will be lists of prayer needs available to help you focus during your prayer time if you wish. Otherwise the time is yours to pray, sing, or whatever brings you into the Lord s presence in a prayerful way. L e a d i n g i n W o r s h i p : Pastor: Worship Assistant: Welcome: Children s Moment: Audio: Video: Music Director: Organist: Pianist: Ushers: Fellowship Hour: Rev. Dr. Andrew Lindahl Fred Peterson Ken King Janet Mills Bernie Mayer Brian Hamilton Joyce Alexander Dr. Susan Chan Launa Zurbrugg Jim & Carol McCann Carol Faber Janet Smith Debbie Von Hollen Alana Mapes Flowers: Communion Servers: George Blanton Dinah Chadwick Molly Hall Gail Hamilton Craig Johnson April Strever Praise Team: Anita Mayer, guitar April Strever, rhythm instr. Ben Strever, drums Launa Zurbrugg, piano Steve Blanton Jerry Jones Deirdre Layzell Shannon Kennedy Emily Wirsig Cassandra Bergstrom Nancy Pierce

8 BETHANY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH MISSION STATEMENT We are called to live a life centered in Christ. We share the Good News of salvation with our neighbors. We care for others. We dare to grow in understanding God's Word. We invite all to know and follow Christ. Church Staff Pastor Rev. Dr. Andrew Lindahl Music Director Joyce Alexander Organist Dr. Susan Chan Treasurer Nancy Pierce Office Administrator Bruce Fiebach Custodian Melinda King Wedding Coordinator Jody Jones Memorial Coordinator Merica Fooks AUTHENTIC INTERGENERATIONAL WORSHIP Welcome to Bethany! We strive to create a worship experience that is welcoming to all. We worship and give thanks to our loving God with all age groups in mind as we use the best of both traditional and contemporary elements in our worship.

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