The Presbyterian Church in Leonia ORGANIZED 1899

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1 The Presbyterian Church in Leonia ORGANIZED 1899 AN INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY OF FAITH August 13, GOD IS CALLING US TO LET OUR LIGHT SHINE BEFORE OTHERS, SO THAT THEY MAY SEE AND GLORIFY GOD. Matthew 5:16 The Rev. Dr. Leah Fowler, Pastor, Renée Guerrero Harris, Organist/Choir Director Patricia Major, Church Administrator

2 10 nd Sunday after Pentecost 24 August :30 a.m. Preparing for Worship Please silence cell phones. An asterisk (*) in the bulletin means please stand if you are able. Speak in unison at the bold face areas. Newer English speaker? English copies of the sermon are available from the ushers to help you follow along. LARGE-TYPE editions of the Hymnal are available from the ushers, as well as Chinese/English, Spanish/English, Korean/English and Japanese/English Bibles. Nursery care is available in the room adjacent to the rear hallway. Kindergartners to fourth graders remain in worship through the children s sermon; they then may go to the activity period. Parents may also sit with restless children in the Tower room, which is located off the rear of the sanctuary. Children are welcome to remain for the entire service. GATHERING MUSIC INTROIT Members may request songs from the Hymnal. GREETING Rev. Dr. Leah Fowler Gathering as God s People *CALL TO WORSHIP My house shall be called a house of prayer for all people, says the Lord. Thanks be to God. God has forgiven us and drawn us close, reconciling us through Jesus Christ, who has lavished upon us the fullness of be blessed Holy Spirit. With glad and grateful hearts, praise the Lord! *INVOCATION *HYMN---see next pages 2

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5 CALL TO CONFESSION PRAYER OF CONFESSION God is here, Christ is present, and the Holy Spirit surrounds you. But we have turned our eyes to the challenges of this life, lost our focus on God and are sinking in sin. You can begin again. Imagine a new way of being. We have cast aside our dreams to maintain the familiar. We have cast aside the dreams of others, fearful of what they might mean. God loves you; Christ will lift you from the waves of doubt and the Holy Spirit will rescue you from currents of insecurity and alienation. In these moments of quiet reflection confess to God all that separates you from God and one another. (Moment of Silence) ASSURANCE OF PARDON Take heart, do not be afraid. Everyone who calls upon God s name will be saved. We are forgiven. Thanks be to God! HYMN #701 Lord Prepare Me Lord prepare me to be a sanctuary, Pure and holy, tried and true. With thanksgiving, I ll be a living Sanctuary for you. Passing of the Peace Listening for God s Word to Us 5

6 PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION Bless our feet, holy one, that in hearing the word read and proclaimed, our feet may lead our response, proclaiming Jesus good news and offering joy to those we meet. Amen. A READING FROM THE EPISTLES Romans 10:5-15 (page 160 or page 194) A READING FROM THE GOSPELS Matthew 15:21-28 (page 17 or page 20) The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God. CHILDREN S SERMON SONG OF RESPONSE #741 Guide My Feet Guide my feet, while I run this race (3x s) For I don t want to run this race in vain I m your child, while I run this race (3x s) For I don t want to run this race in vain. SERMON Beautiful Feet Rev. Dr. Leah Fowler Responding to God s Word *HYMN #754 Help Us Accept Each Other THE WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS SHARING OF OUR TITHES AND OFFERINGS 6

7 *DOXOLOGY Praise God from whom all blessings flow; Praise God all people here below; Praise God above ye heavenly host; Praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost! Amen. *PRAYER OF DEDICATION Old Hundredth PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE AND THE LORD S PRAYER [You are welcome to say the Lord's Prayer (and any prayers) in your native language.] 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. Going Forth in Dedication and Service *HYMN # 702 Christ Be Beside Me *THE CHARGE and BENEDICTION How beautiful are the feet of you who bring good news! You have been raised with Christ. Do the work of Christ in the world: extend a hand to those in need, speak up for those others would cast aside, build bridges of reconciliation, strengthen bonds of community, and extend the invitation of life, community and purpose to others knowing that the God who created you, the Christ who redeems you and the Spirit who empowers you will be with you this day and ever more. Amen. Our liturgist, Suzanne Broffman and our reader, Kazuko Abe are helping lead our worship this morning. The art on the bulletin cover is Jesus Walks on Water by Laura James. USHERS: Jihyan Kim, Oduri Ko COUNTERS: Diane Borer GREETER: Laura Collins 7

8 We welcome all visitors in the name of Jesus Christ. We invite you to sign the guest register in the entry room and to join us for lemonade in the entry room following the service. Readings for Sunday August 20, 2017 Genesis 45:1-15; Psalms 133 Romans 11:1-2a, 29-32, Matthew 15:(10-20) USHERS August 20: August 27: September 3: COUNTERS August 20: August 27: September 3: September 10: Roberta Toolen Roberta Toolen Roberta Toolen, Pete Shanno Hyung Shim, Fumio Ito Ginny Brown Fumio Ito, David Voreacos Ginny Brown, Jonathan Phillips CALENDAR FOR THE WEEK Tuesday, 8/14/2017 Wednesday 8/16/2017: Thursday 8/17/2017: 7:30 p.m. Retreat Planning Committee 7:30 p.m. Al-Anon Meeting BEACH ADVENTURE (rain date-8/21/17) 7:00 p.m. Bottles & Badges 7:30 p.m. Prayer Group-The Terrells ENTIRE CHURCH PROPERTY TO BE CLOSED-AUGUST 19-26, 2017 DUE TO ASBESTOS REMOVAL ON PREMISES Next Sunday 8/20/2017: 10:30 a.m WORSHIP AT CONGREGATION ADAS EMUNO, 245 BROAD AVENUE LEONIA 8

9 9 ANNOUNCEMENTS PLEASE MAKE NOTE THE ENTIRE CHURCH PREMISES WILL BE CLOSED TO ALL PERSONS AND ORGANIZATIONS BEGINNING AUGUST 19 THROUGH AUGUST 26. THE CHURCH PROPERTY WILL BE HAVING ABSESTOS REMOVAL THROUGHOUT THE BUILDING. NO PERSONS WILL BE ADMITTED ON THE CHURCH PREMISES DURING THIS TIME. ALL OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED. WORSHIP WILL BE HELD NEXT SUNDAY, AUGUST 20 TH AT 10:30 AM, AT CONGREGATION ADAS EMUNO, 254 BROAD AVE. IN LEONIA. BEACH DAY Join us for sand, sun, and surf as we squeeze the best out of summer before it slips away! We will meet at the church at 8:30 a.m. to carpool to Ocean Grove for the day. If you are interested in joining us, please see Nancy Salvati so we can figure you in our carpool. Rain date is Monday August 21 st. GET CONNECTED! There is a draft directory in a binder on the Ark. Please check your name in the directory, and make any changes in red ink. Susan has copies available as they are now; for an edited version, please secreteryleonia@gmail.com. Even better, sign on to Breeze so that the church directory follows you wherever your phone goes! For a tutorial on how to use Breeze, see Pastor Leah- she will even come to your home to help. Also, the church wifi for the main floor has been fixed; for password, please see Pastor Leah. CHURCH RETREAT It's the best church time you'll have outside of the building! Don't miss this fun-filled weekend where worship, fellowship and friendship collide (in a good way!) Mark your calendars NOW for Saturday, September 9 - Sunday, September 10 at Camp Johnsonburg. There's babysitting for the kids, reflection for the adults, free time if you want it, family time if you don't, outdoor fun time if you want it, extra worship time if you don't. Please see Betsy Voreacos or her at betsyvoreacos@aol.com to sign up OR pick up one of the blue registration sheets on the Ark.

10 ADULT CHURCH SCHOOL FALL :30 AM How Did the Church Begin? Studying the Book of Acts and some of the Epistles You can just imagine the lonely and bewildering feeling that came up on the 11 disciples after Jesus ascension. Now they were on their own! Alone and in charge. But alone and in charge of what? We know what happened: the Christian church was formed and in the following centuries it spread across Western Europe, North Africa and went to places in the East. But how? The Book of Acts tells us the story of how the band of 11 became an international following. Paul the only person to meet Jesus after his ascension became a driving force. He wrote the first books of the New Testament the Epistles before the four Gospels were written. Paul was a one-man salesforce who went everywhere and defined even for us today who a Christian is. The class will meet Sunday morning weekly at 9:30 am beginning on September 17th. We will as a group read the Book of Acts, refer to maps and other material, and on occasion take breaks leaving Acts to read parts of Paul s Epistles, so that we understand to whom and for what purpose these small books of the New Testament were sent. Did you know that the Book of Acts was written by Luke and is really a continuation or a second part of the Book of Luke? Plan to join us weekly, if you are able, or occasionally when you are able to be at church at 9:30am. All are welcome. 10

11 IN MEMORIAM In 2006 Hyunae Lim came to our church first as a student in our ESL program and then as a regular church participant with her husband, Sung-woo Han. Born in 1975, Hyunae Lim grew up in Seoul, Korea where she attended So-mang Church and earned undergraduate and master's degrees at the Seoul National University. She was a registered pharmacist and became a senior clinical associate at Eli Lilly, Korea. Hyunae married Sung-woo Han in 2006 and moved to the United States. She attended the ESL class taught by Phyllis Sharpe here at our Church. We remember Hyunae as a young woman of uncommon intellectual and artistic accomplishment. She was fun loving, outgoing, wise, beautiful, and articulate, warmhearted and loved life. She was very excited at having been accepted into the PhD program in Pharmaceutical Sciences at SUNY Buffalo for the fall of Hyunae Lim died in her apartment from a sudden illness in April She was survived by her husband. She was also survived by her parents, one sister and one brother in Seoul, Korea. Prior to returning to Korea her husband provided money for planting a tree in her memory. The tree was planted after church at a memorial service on April 24, This week a memorial plaque to Hyunae Lim was placed next to this tree of remembrance. Please visit the tree and memorial plaque on the church lawn. 11

12 CHURCH OFFICE: Fort Lee Road, Leonia, NJ Web Site The Rev. Dr. Leah Fowler, Office Administrator, Patricia Major, 12