Northeastern Presbyterian Church

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1 Elders Mack Burnell James Haggins Angela Hemphill Pamela Jackson Shirley Logan Felicia Lightfoot Nachee Miller Shawn Thomas Clarence Wade Charles Barber, Clerk Church Officers Deacons Phyllis Adkins Carol Fleming Helen Felton Madlyn Fisher Jordan Gessesse Lilla Midgette Rita Newton Blossom Roach Robert Robinson Antoinette Spriggs Lauren Spriggs Randall Timbers Katrin Jones, Moderator usda.gov Trustees Lillian Berry Iris Burnell Jeffery Carr William Douglas Ernest Harris William Hymes, Jr. Arthur Slade, II Helena Slade Elise Whyte James Williams Patricia Young Eliot Johnson, President D. Jenkins, Vice President 2112 Varnum Street, NE, Washington, DC Telephone: (202) Fax: (202) Website: Church Music Staff Director, Chancel Choir/Organist - Dr. Laddie Bell Director/Pianist, Celestial Choir - Rev. Rosemarie Jones Director, Youth/Cherub Choir Mrs. Michelle Williams Pianist, Youth/Cherub Choir - Ms. Jennifer Allen Pastor s Information Cell Phone: Home Phone: nancyethornton@gmail.com Address: th Street, NE, Washington, DC Office Phone: May 15, :00 a.m. Worship Service The Rev. Nancy E. Thornton, Pastor

2 Pia Matthews 6112 Teaberry Way Clinton, MD (240) Mrs. Mary Charlotte Smoot 3103 Viceroy Avenue- Forestville, MD (301) Mrs. Edna Hymes -515 Cannon Road, Silver Springs, MD Deacon Faye Waters 1732 Buchanan St., NE, Washington, DC (202) Deacon Harold Henderson Manor Care-1801 Metzerott Rd- Rm 229 Adelphia, MD (301) THE DAY OF PENTECOST We at extend to every person a Christ-inspired welcome. As a family of Christians we strive to reflect God s unconditional love for everyone. We recognize the blessings of diversity and celebrate the uniqueness of all who worship here. We welcome all people in the life of our congregation. We are happy to have you here! Prelude Choral Introit Choir Greetings **Invocation **We stand with our hearts or our postures Do Not Enter SOZ refers to the Songs of Zion hymnal WE GATHER AS GOD'S PEOPLE IN PRAISE AND PRAYER "Almighty God of Our Fathers" - Will James The Chancel Deacon Phyllis Adkins 710 Hamlin Street, NE Washington, DC (202) Mr. Edmund Annor nd Street, NE, - Wash., DC (202) Ms. Arline Chisholm 1260 Raum Street, NE, Wash., DC (202) Ms. Shelia Dixon 350 Galloway Street, NE - Unit 105 Wash., DC Mrs. Ethel Farrior 700 Constitution Ave., NE, Wash., DC Mrs. Connie Fortune th Street, NE, Wash., DC (202) Ms. Vivian Hayes- Hayes Health Care Ctr. Dr., #234 Bowie, MD 20716, (301) Ms. Jacqueline Hamlin 1709 Otis Place, NE, Wash., DC (202) Ms. Valencia Hawkins th Place, NE Washington, DC (202) Mrs. Mary Hinton 9250 Edwards Way Dr., #106 Adelphia, MD (301) Mrs. Beatrice Hyatt 6100 Sargent Road, #112 Hyattsville, MD (301) Mrs. Sadie Johnson 4810 Eastern Avenue, NE Washington, DC (202) Ms. Claudia Mallory Russell Avenue, #7 Mt. Rainier, Md (301) Mrs. Beatrice O Bryant nd Street, NW Washington, DC (202) Mr. James Page, Jr th Place, Hyattsville, MD (301) Mr. Nathan Price Parkway Court Hyattsville, MD (301) Mrs. Iris Rogers LaSalle Rd., Rm 18 Hyattsville, MD (301) Desk Mrs. Verelle Webster 5000 NH Burroughs Ave., NE - #531 Washington, DC Mrs. Minnie White Sunrise Sr. Assisted Living New Hampshire Ave., #214, Silver Spring MD Ms. Ethelyne Wilkes 1217 Tuckerman Street, NW Washington, DC (202) Mrs. Eleanor Wood 1712 Buchanan Street, NE Washington, DC (202) Family Mr. John Darden 3001 Queens Chapel Rd, #225, Mt Rainier, MD (Barbara Ross- Darden) Mrs. Maggie E. Dodson 5858 Eastern Avenue, NE, Washington, DC (202) (Mother of Shirley Dodson and Doretha Elmore) Ms. Sylvia Matthews Signature Health Care Memphis, TN (Aunt to Amanda Sargent) Mr. Wilbert Samuel Winston Salem, NC (Brother of Hasker Samuel) Ms. Rhonda Jackson 2216 Alice Avenue, #202, Oxon Hill, MD (Cousin to Miriam Pegram Ms. Berlinda Stanback 3509 Holloway South, Upper Marlboro, MD (Niece to Charlotte Smoot) Karen Lee Hanover Parkway, #101- Greenbelt, MD, (Randall Timbers Fiancé) Our Thoughts & Prayers are with Northeastern Members: Mrs. Stacey Brown University of Maryland Hospital, Baltimore, Md. Mr. Robert Robinson 4438 South Dakota Ave, NE Washington, DC (202) NORTHEASTERN PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH VISION STATEMENT As we rely on God s guidance, the vision of Northeastern Presbyterian Church is to fulfill the command of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, to

3 Many: One: Many: It feels like fire burning within! It feels like uncontainable joy! It feels like fire burning within! It is fire burning within! We are on fire and the world can't put it out! *Hymn #67, SOZ I Surrender All Prayer Of Confession 1- Hazel Ward, 2- Louise Mikell, 6- Jacqueline Cook, 7- Sylvia Samuel, 15- Joseph Witherspoon, 18- Sydnae Becton, 23- Shirley Wilson, 24- Stacey Brown, 26- Tommy Brown, III, Arlene Leggett, 30- Cynthia Gervais If your birthday is not listed contact the church office One: We come to God quiet in faith and doubting our worth, but we have done nothing that isn t as old as the sun. Let us come before our Lord today exhaling the sins that we have been holding for too long. O Spirit of life, we have become stagnant. We get stuck in corners and drop ourselves into still inaction, or we roar through and become destructive, upsetting the world around us and leaving chaos in our wake. May we learn your gentle, loving and energy- giving ways. We have not spoken in ways to reach out to and give life to others but instead cut them down and silenced their worth. We have been self- conscious and not lived fully into your wishes for us. Forgive us. Help u be led by your Spirit and be your children. Amen. - Silence is kept - Congratulations Congratulation to Beverley R. Wheeler, she received The Alumni Distinguished Service award from Carnegie Mellon University Alumni Association Board of Directors on Friday May 13, Clarence Wade will be inducted to the Hall of Fame at Laurinburg Institute. He currently serves on the Board. His mother, Marie C. Wade, her sons: Henry, Colwell and Clarence, all attended. One: God s Good News Many: Announcements Dear ones know that even as you are, you are being forgiven. Feel the movement of the Spirit within you, calling you to be more than who you are. I declare to you: in the name of Jesus Christ you are forgiven. Praise be to God! Welcome to our Visitors **Call to Worship One: I feel something in this place! Many: It feels like fire burning within! One: It feels fresh and exciting! **Passing the Peace #114, SOZ Ain t Dat Good News? One: May the peace of Christ be with you! Many: And also with you!

4 Response #304, Hymnal Loves Me Invitation to the Offering WE EXPERIENCE GOD'S WORD Jesus Because God first loved us, we are made to love one another. For the sake of the life of the world, offer yourselves, your time, and your possessions as signs of love. Offertory "Hear Me, Redeemer" - Henry Mollicone The Chancel Choir **Doxology #592, Hymnal **Prayer of Dedication Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow Holy One, you have given yourself to us in Creator, in Christ, in the Spirit. We now give back to you: this money that seems so little; this worship that seems so small; these words that never quite get it right. Receive what we offer and transform it by the power of your Spirit into: enough money, sufficient praise, worthy words for proclaiming and enacting your peace, justice, and love in the world. Amen. Anthem "We Walk By Faith" - Jan Sanborn The Chancel Choir CHILDREN S MESSAGE Prayer for Illumination Pastor Nancy Holy Wisdom, you are the pillar of fire that leads us into each new moment of our lives. By the power of your Spirit, settle now into our hearts and illumine your will; through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen. INTERPRETATION AND STEWARDSHIP COMMITTEE (GGC) Today Northeastern donate funds to the "Pentecost Offering" in support of our greatest assets, "Young People Ministries." Envelopes are provided in the programs/pews for your convenience. Please be generous in your support. Northeastern will retain 40% of funds collected to support local programs for children at risk. The Stewardship Committee would like to say thanks for your support. THE NORTHEASTERN SAINTS BOWLING LEAGUE is seeking bowlers for its upcoming season. The League is a group of Christian bowlers who come together each Monday for an evening of fun, fellowship and bowling. If you are interested in joining us or know of someone who is please contact: Benjamin Glenn, Thelma Jones or Glynis Pegram- Higgs. THE CHURCH OFFICE is updating the Church directory. The updated contact information forms will be available in the Narthex. Please fill out the form and place it in the church office mailbox in the Breezeway. THE SOCIAL CONCERNS COMMITTEE needs you! The Social Concerns Committee is establishing a donation drive for several selected charities. Each selected month(s), the committee will choose an item(s) of particular need and give the accumulated items to local organizations in need. The item(s) selected for May 2016 distribution are washcloths and soap, and the designated organization is the COALITION FOR THE HOMELESS. A donation box has been placed in the Narthex. All donated items specifically designated for the submitted months are welcome. Thank you. TUESDAY MORNING BIBLE STUDY: We are studying the Book of Acts on Tuesday mornings. This book is the first written history of the Christian church. The life of the early church is recorded: introduction to the beginning of the church, the church in Jerusalem, the church scattered into Palestine and Syria and the church advancing to the end of the earth. Please join us. SUNDAY, JUNE 12, 2016 IS MEN S DAY AT NORTHEASTERN. In preparation for this special day, the Men s Chorus will rehearse at 6:30 pm on Thursdays, May 26, June 2, and June 9, Men, we need your support! Each rehearsal will last about one hour. Thank you. Announcements

5 Scripture Readings: WOMEN S DAY Worship Sunday, May 22, 2016 Speakers: Miriam Pegram Arnicia Downing Blossom Roach Cherie Young Becton Wear your Crown (Sunday-Go-To Meeting Hat) And join in praising God for Christian Women! Genesis 11:1-9, p.8, Pew Bible Left: Left: Left: Acts 2:1-21, p.885, Pew Bible When the day of Pentecost came they were all together in one place. Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in othe tongues as the Spirit enabled them. Now there were staying in Jerusalem, God fearing Jews from every nation under heaven. When they heard this sound, a crowd came together in bewildermen because each one heard them speaking in his own language. Yeshua huh ha Mashiach Hebrew Jesús es el Señor (hezoos es el senyor) Spanish Jesus ist der Herr (yeazus- ist- der- hair) German Jesus is die Here (yesus- us - dee- heera) Afrikaans Jesus är Herre (Yesus er herre) Swedish Jesus é o Senhor (Yesus e o Senyor) Portuguese Isus ye Gospod Bulgarian/Russian yessua howa el rab Arabic Jesus is Lord! English What's going on here? They're drunk on cheap wine. That's when Peter stood up and, backed by the other eleven, spoke out with bold urgency: Fellow Jews, all of you who are visiting Jerusalem, listen carefully and get this story straight. These people aren't drunk as some of you suspect. They haven't had time to get drunk it's only nine o'clock in the morning. This is what the prophet Joel announced would happen: "In the Last Days," God says, "I will pour out my Spirit on every kind of people: Your sons will prophesy, also your daughters; Your young men will see visions, your old men dream dreams. When the time comes, I'll pour out my Spirit on those who serve me, men and women both, and

6 they'll prophesy. I'll set wonders in the sky above and signs on the earth below, blood and fire and billowing smoke, the sun turning black and the moon blood- red, before the Day of the Lord arrives, the Day tremendous and marvelous; and whoever calls out to me for help will be saved." Jesus is Lord! Jesus is Lord! Jesus is Lord! John 14:7-17 (25-27), p. 877, Pew Bible One: This is the Word of the Lord. Many: Thanks be to God! Liturgist: Kathy Cuff Greeters: Mrs. Ruby Webb and Deacon Carol Fleming Join us for Vacation Bible School at Northeastern! June 27 July 1, 2016 Sermonic Selection Renfro Message Mrs. Patricia Pastor Nancy Thornton WE RESPOND TO GOD S WORD *Song of Affirmation #316, Hymnal Breathe on Me, Breath of God Prayers of the People The Prayer That Jesus Taught WE GO FORTH TO LOVE AND SERVE GOD AND NEIGHBOR **Hymn #400 Pues Si Vivimos/When We Are Living **Charge and Blessing Choral Benediction (Please Be Seated until after the Postlude) Put Vacation Bible School on your summer calendar. Theme JOY IN JESUS Everywhere! All the Time! Dates June 27 July 1, 2016 Time 5:30 to 8 pm, opening with devotion and a light meal Ages Pre- K 12, young adults & adults Activities Arts, Crafts, movement, music and Bible study and discussions of how Jesus brings joy into all our lives We need Volunteers to teach and support the VBS in other ways Your attendance every evening Your children and grandchildren, nieces, nephews, and their friends and neighbors in attendance Your prayers for a spirit- filled event. Contact the church office: (202) , 2112 Varnum Street NE, Washington DC Postlude: LECTIONARY: ACTS2:121; GENESIS 11:1-9; PSALM 104:24-34, 35B; ROMAN 8:14-17 OR ACTS 2:1-21; JOHN 14:8-17 (25-27)