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1 Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church Asheville, North Carolina October 7, 2018 World Communion Sunday Hymn Festival "Give us the courage to enter the song." ~ Marty Haugen, Here in This Place

2 GOD S PEOPLE GATHER Bell Peal Prelude How Can I Keep from Singing? Robert Lowry 19 th Century American Gathering Hymn 401 Here In This Place GATHER US IN American/Catholic Folk Tradition Stanza One: All Stanza Two: Low Voices (tenors and basses) Stanza Three: High Voices (sopranos and altos) Stanza Four: All * Call to Worship In the midst of our busy lives, God calls us to community. In the rush of work, family, and our friends, God calls us to community. With those who are lovely and those who are difficult, God calls us to community. With those who are known and with those who are strangers, God calls us to community. With people all around the world, God calls us to community. * Choral Procession Come All You People Uyai Mose Zimbabwe/World Council of Churches * Hymn 35 Praise Ye the Lord, the Almighty LOBE DEN HERREN German Lutheran 17 th Century

3 GOD S PEOPLE SPEAK TRUTH Psalm of Grace Psalm 51:1-4, Reflection Samantha Gonzalez-Block * Kyrie Russian Orthodox * Assurance of Forgiveness * Response Presbyterian/20 th Century

4 * Passing of the Peace The Peace of Christ be with you. And also with you. Our Life Together (Please sign the pad located in your pew) GOD S PEOPLE PROCLAIM Sung Proclamation Shumayela arr. Dalene Hoogenhout and Kenney Potter South African Folk Song Shumayela ivangeli! Come let us preach the Gospel! Psalm of Faith Psalm 63:1-8 Reflection Heather Ferguson GOD S PEOPLE REMEMBER Hymn 532 Sheaves of Wheat UNA ESPIGA Spanish Hymn Stanza One: Spanish Ensemble Stanza One: English All Sing Stanza Two: English Pulpit Side and Chancel Choir Stanza Three: English Piano Side and Balcony Stanza Four: English All Sing Psalm of Gratitude Psalm 146 Reflection Sacrament of the Lord's Supper Prayer of Thanksgiving The Lord be with you. And also with you. Lift up your hearts. We lift them to the Lord. Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. It is right to give God thanks and praise! Marcia Mount Shoop

5 The Lord s Prayer The Bread And The Cup 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. Communion is by intinction. Come to one of the stations as directed by ushers. Return to your pew by the outside aisles. You may also be served in your pew. All bread is gluten-free. Music During Communion Anthem Let Us Talents and Tongues Employ arr. Bradley Ellingboe Amber Cook, flute; Andy Barnett, drums Jamaican Folk Melody Hymn 544 Bless the Lord BLESS THE LORD Taize/France Prayer After Communion GOD S PEOPLE RESPOND Grace Shares Omar Bolivar Offering (Please place prayer cards in the offering plate. Staff will pray for them this week.) Offertory Simple Gifts arr. Jari A. Villanueva Early American/Shaker Hymn

6 * Doxology Psalm of Dedication Psalm 100 Reflection Richard Coble * Hymn 547 Go, My Children, with My Blessing AR HYD Y NOS Welsh Melody * Charge (Children will be invited to come forward and help take the remaining Communion elements out for a life-giving purpose) * Sung Benediction Hymn 746 Thuma Mina (Send Me, Jesus) THUMA MINA South African Freedom Song * Postlude Sing Hallelujah, Praise the Lord Bechler Moravian Hymn Bless the Lord 1984 and Jacque Berthier, GIA Publications, Inc. All rights reserved. Used by permission. OneLicense.net. License #A (For some, the Postlude serves as festive music to accompany their going back out into the world. Others prefer to remain seated and listen. Please be mindful of these different needs as you depart. Thank you!) * Please Stand in Body or Spirit. We gather to worship God who is larger than all our imaginations! We encourage all persons to sing the gender nouns and pronouns they prefer in referring to God.

Our Life Together Thank You! 8:15 Head Usher: Rick and Beth Philipsen 10:45 Head Usher: Cathy Froehlich Deacon of the Week: Matt Stradley, email: stradley55@yahoo.

7 Our Life Together Thank You! 8:15 Head Usher: Rick and Beth Philipsen 10:45 Head Usher: Cathy Froehlich Deacon of the Week: Matt Stradley, Thank you to Roger and Susan Meade for the flowers that decorate the sanctuary this morning given in grateful memory for the life of their son, Joshua Edward Meade. Piano Recital - Solomon Eichner TODAY, October 7 3:00 PM Sanctuary Dr. Solomon Eichner, acclaimed pianist and Professor at University of Mount Olive, will perform a free recital including works of Brahms, Faure, Debussy, Paderewski, and Chopin. Creating Sanctuary Extending the Table TODAY, October 7 after church Narthex The Creating Sanctuary Team (CST) invites you to extend the Communion table on the first Sunday of each month by writing our congressional delegation about how we are called as Christians to respond to specific topics relating to immigration. CST will provide pen and paper; congressional addresses; a list of relevant topics; and relevant information about each topic from the PCUSA Office of Immigration. We hope this monthly opportunity will enable each of us to educate ourselves more fully about the complex immigration crisis and to respond as people of faith who are called to live faithfully in support of others. Creating Sanctuary Team Meeting Sunday, Oct :45 AM Garden Rm PART (Power & Race Team) The Racial Justice Book Club Thursday, Oct. 11 *7:00 PM Jerusalem Room For October, we are reading I'm Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness by Austin Channing Brown. (*Note new time) Serve Room In The Inn (RITI) October 28 November 4 GCPC RITI returns to Grace Covenant at the end of October! There are only 3 Sundays to sign-up before their arrival. The sooner we fill the slots, the better prepared we are to host the women. There are so many ways to help with this important ministry. Please sign up in the narthex or online at Pritchard Park Breakfast Ministry Sunday, October 21 Sign ups in narthex!

8 The Pritchard Park breakfast is an outreach ministry shared by other area churches. Our congregation supplies breakfast in downtown Asheville to feed the hungry on the third Sunday of every other month. Look for Cathy Byers and the sign up table in the narthex today for ways in which you can help! Grow The Spirituality of Parenting Sundays 5:00 6:00 PM October 14 - November 4 Fellowship Hall (*Childcare provided) Can the every day mundane practices of parenting actually be spiritual practices? Do our lives with children bring us opportunities to practice our faith in new ways? In this class we will explore how parenting (across generations and within communities) helps us learn about ourselves, our humanity, and our Creator. We will also investigate ways to infuse our lives with new practices that enhance our capacity to notice and honor the sacred trust of caring for and living with children. We invite all congregants, of all seasons of life, to come and share your experiences and learn about parenting as a spiritual practice. Bible Study Wednesdays 11:00 AM Garden Room Join the pastoral staff to read and study our sermon texts for Sunday. No preparation needed; just come ready to open scripture and discuss! Care GCPC 20s/30s Gathering: "Well Played Board Game Café" Monday, October 8 7:00 PM 58 Wall St. Let the games begin! If you are in your twenties or thirties, you are invited to gather with great people! GCPC will cover the $5 game fee and there is food for purchase. Questions? Contact Samantha sgblock@gcpcusa.org. 2 nd Wednesdays Fellowship Dinner Wednesday, October 10 6:00 PM GCPC Fellowship Hall We are excited to announce 2 nd Wednesday (of the month) Dinners! Take a break from cooking and make some space for connecting with your church community. The meal will be catered, and these events are intergenerational. (No childcare). RSVP to Sherrie, smeehan@gcpcusa.org, by 12:00 pm on the Monday before so we can have a rough estimate. But, if you forget to RSVP we hope you'll still come! Youth News Youth Group "AYM/Creation Care Mission Earth Day" TODAY, October 7th 12:00-6:30 PM Meet/pick up at GCPC parking lot Looking forward to this great day of caring for the earth! If you would like to register last minute, see Samantha after church to see if there are any free spots. SAVE THE DATES: Sunday, October pm ROCK CLIMBING at Climbmax! Saturday, 11/3 Sunday, 11/4 Senior High Camping Trip Friday, 11/9 Sunday, 11/11 Middle School Camp Grier Trip

9 Next Sunday s Education for All Ages 9:15 AM Adult Education Fall Term September 16 November 18 Digging In: Women of the Old Testament Jerusalem Room This class will offer a fresh look at some of the women in the Old Testament who may have unfairly been the recipients of negative press. Many of these women have been portrayed as failures: evil, irrational, unfaithful. Could this be due to an effort to reaffirm the structures of patriarchy in spite of Jesus' explicit affirmation of women? *Next week, we will be covering Jezebel. Facilitators: Barbara McLean and Jamie Lloyd The Improv: God at the Movies and Theater Fellowship Hall You sit down in your favorite theater, and Jesus walks up and asks to share your popcorn. You think, What is God doing here at the movies? In this intergenerational class, Senior high youth and adults will be exploring how movies and plays can deepen or change how we understand our lives and our faith. A list of titles can be found on our website. For information or to host a screening, reach out to Richard or Samantha. *Next week, we will be covering The Laramie Project (play, NR). We will be watching next week s film, The Laramie Project, on Wednesday, October 10 at 7 PM in the sanctuary. Facilitators: Richard Coble and Samantha Gonzalez-Block Pressure Points: Connecting Mass Incarceration and Forced Deportation: A Faithful Conversation about Justice Choir Room Members of two active groups in our congregation, PART (Power and Race Team) and CST (Creating Sanctuary Team), will co-facilitate a 10-week series to explore "Capital J" Justice. We ll explore connections and commonalities between issues of power and race, mass incarceration, immigrant detention, and forced migration. The discussion-based class will utilize a variety of resources, including segments of two films, Healing Justice and The Genesis of Exodus. We ll examine and reflect on how we, as followers of Jesus, can interrogate U.S. practices, laws, and systems while bringing theology into the realm of social justice. Facilitators: PART and CST CHILDREN & YOUTH EDUCATION [Contact Heather or Samantha] Toddlers (ages 2-3) God Loves Me 9:15 10:15 AM Toddler Room (downstairs, Children s Center) Preschool/Kindergarten (ages 4-5) Godly Play 9:15 10:15 AM Preschool Sunday School Room (downstairs, Children s Center) Elementary (grades 1-3) Godly Play 9:15 10:15 AM Temple Room (upstairs) Elementary (grades 4-5) CONNECT 9:15 10:15 AM Indie Room (upstairs) Middle School (grades 6-8) 9:15-10:15 AM Middle School Classroom, (upstairs) Senior Highs (grades 9-12) 9:15-10:15 AM Fellowship Hall, (downstairs) *Nursery care is available throughout Sunday morning beginning at 8:10 am.

10 Prayer List [Concerns will stay on this list for a month unless we hear otherwise. Please keep us updated.] Iglesia Jerusalem congregation; Sherry Harcke (Les Stradley s friend); Pat Cocke (Les Stradley s friend); Glen Russell (Robin Gaiser s brother); Francis Miller (Nancy Miller s son); Steve and Joanna Bowman (Mike Fleenor s brother-in-law and sister); Nancy and Richard Schaadt (Donna Robertson s sister and brother-in-law); Dagmar Peguero-Olinger (mother of Mary Craig s friend); Shaketia Simpson and children (Habitat for Humanity partner family); Jon Breen (Daniel Breen s uncle); Pam Morrell (Penny Ponder s daughter); Buster Fipps (Amber White s stepfather); Hettie Lou Garland; Dot Holladay; Teresa Stern; Betty Smith; Madge Francis; Margaret Rada; Steve Dykes; Amanda Pressley; Marty Johnson and Gabe Boehm Our sympathy and support are extended to Mark Clevenger and family, following the death of his mother. Please keep the family in your prayers. Next Sunday, October 14, 2018 Worship services at 8:15 & 10:45 AM Education Hour (for all ages ) at 9:15 AM Sermon: Threads, Needles, and Camels by Richard Coble Scriptures: Amos 5:6-7, 10-15; Mark 10:17-31

11 CALENDAR Sunday 7 8:15 AM Worship 9:15 AM Education Hour (for all ages) 10:45 AM Worship 12:00 PM AYM/CCA Mission Earth Day - Youth 3:00 PM Piano Recital Solomon Eichner 5:00 PM Children s Choir Monday 8 6:00 PM Enneagram Gathering 7:00 PM 20s/30s Group Gathering Tuesday 9 9:00 AM Prayer Group 6:15 PM Building & Property Comm. Mtg. Wednesday 10 10:00 AM Knit and Knatter (Knitting Group) 11:00 AM Bible Study 5:30 PM Stewardship Mtg. 6:00 PM 2 nd Wednesday Dinner 7:00 PM the Movies The Laramie Project 7:00 PM Chancel Choir Thursday 11 7:00 PM Racial Justice Book Club Fri. Sun Wisdom in the Woods Retreat Friday 12 10:00 AM Enneagram Gathering Sunday 14 8:15 AM Worship 9:15 AM Education Hour (for all ages) 10:45 AM Worship 11:45 AM Creating Sanctuary Team Mtg. 12:00 PM Biltmore Choir Rehearsal 5:00 PM Youth Group 5:00 PM Children s Choir 5:00 PM Spirituality of Parenting Class

Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church Asheville, North Carolina

Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church Asheville, North Carolina www.gcpcusa.org September 9, 2018 "My life flows on in endless song; above earth s lamentation, I hear the clear, though far-off hymn that hails