Trinity United Church of Christ

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1 Trinity United Church of Christ Reverend Fred Walthour, Interim Manchester Street Glen Rock, Pennsylvania Church Office: (717) Church Website: southernyorkcounty.com/churches/trinity Sunday School from 9:00 to 10:00 a.m. Worship at 10:15 a.m.

2 Trinity United Church of Christ Manchester Street Glen Rock, Pennsylvania 25 th Sunday After Pentecost November 26, 2016 (We will be using the BLUE hymnals) *Those who are able, please stand GREETINGS, ANNOUNCEMENTS, AND PRAYER CONCERNS PRELUDE CALL TO WORSHIP (responsive) Receive with joy the calm and quiet of worship. Come with hope to this celebration of salvation. Surely our God will speak to us here. We come, thirsty for springs of living water. Come, as stewards of God s mysteries. Gather as servants of Jesus Christ. Surely Christ will feed us with living bread. We will be clothed with garments of righteousness. Be ready to receive more than you can ask. Be ready to give more than you thought you had. God will equip us with everything we need. We will learn how to live in God s realm. *OPENING HYMN Rise Up, O Men of God! 380 *INVOCATION (unison) You know everything we need, O Heavenly Parent. Come among us to calm our worries, and help us to put first things first. Remind us of our covenant with you, and show us how to live by it. We want to seek first your realm of righteousness. We intend to lay aside all that blocks our trust in you, for you are more than we can imagine. Feed us here, and clothe us with your truth so we, in turn, may be a blessing to others. Amen. *HYMN OF PRAISE Praise Ye the Lord, the Almighty Praise ye the Lord, the Almighty, the King of creation! O my soul, praise Him, for He is thy health and salvation! All ye who hear, now to His temple draw near; Join me in glad adoration! CHILDREN S TIME (The children may leave for Children s Church.) SERVICE OF DEDICATION Family of Shirley McCullough: We present this Automated External Defibrillator to the glory of God and in loving memory of Shirley McCullough.

3 Members of Trinity: We gratefully receive this gift out of the kindness and love you have for Trinity UCC. PRAYER OF DEDICATION HYMN OF PRAISE (continued) Praise ye the Lord! O let all that is in me adore Him! All that hath life and breath, come now with praises before Him! Let the Amen sound from His people again: Gladly for aye we adore Him. SCRIPTURE READING Old Testament Exodus 35: 1-9, 20-21, 29 Pew Bible P. 72 New Testament Acts 8:14-24 Pew Bible P. 892 SERMON God Doesn t Want Your Money OFFERTORY INVITATION We give because God has given to us. God has given himself in sincere love for our benefit. God desires that what we give to him is also the sincere offering of our love. May the devotion we offer, the time we dedicate, and the gifts we give represent our full commitment to Christ. OFFFERING OFFERTORY *OFFERING RESPONSE We Give Thee But Thine Own 538 *PRAYER AND THE LORD S PRAYER *CLOSING HYMN Take My Life and Let It Be 393 *COMMISSION (responsive) Go forth in confidence that God remembers you. God is with us wherever we go. Live your lives in a continuing relationship of prayer. There is a word for us in every situation. Amen. *BENEDICTION AND CHORAL AMENS *CHIMES *POSTLUDE CCLI# MINISTERS INTERIM PASTOR ORGANIST SECRETARY SEXTON THE PEOPLE FRED WALTHOUR GWEN TROUT VICTORIA WAUGH DALE SMITH

4 We welcome everyone to this morning s worship and pray God s blessing upon each of us. If you are visiting, you are invited to sign our guest register or a visitor s card in the pew racks. Those serving in worship: (Today) (Next Week) Acolyte Bradley Todd Sara Spurlock Lay Reader Bruce Bauman Deb Bauman Greeters Lucille Waugh & Joyce McCullough Donald Day family Ushers: Wanda Waugh (bulletins), Jon Dubbs, Lisa Dubbs, Ronald Stine Birthdays this week: Ben Wetzel (today) and Kim McCourry. Happy birthday! Attendance and Offering Report Sunday, November 19, 2017: Attendance 77 Current Expenses $1, Benevolence $ Improvement $19.00 Prayer List: The congregation of Trinity UCC, our friends and loved ones, our shut-ins, our military personnel and their families, our Search Committee and candidates, Taylor Bubb, Brooks Case, Vicky Cramer, Earl Dubbs, Regina Engler, Janice Fritz, Gloria Good, Chris Goodling, Sarah Givler, Aaron Hartlaub, Emma Hitner, Tchina Joseph, Don Kilburn, Taylor Laughman, Pam Lentz, Isabell Malick, Kim Markle, Kathleen McDaniels, Karen McKenzie, Helen & Lamar Rohrbach, Nora Rohrbaugh, Amy Smith, Sue Stallard, Shari Taylor, Dick Wagner, Bob Yeater. This week at Trinity: Today: o Last day to order Christmas poinsettias. o Deadline to purchase Women of Trinity Christmas Dinner tickets. Monday, November 27: o Cherub Choir Rehearsal at 7 PM o Junior Choir Rehearsal at 7:20 PM Tuesday, November 28: Caring for Members meeting at 2 PM. Wednesday, November 29: Senior Choir Rehearsal at 7 PM. Next Sunday, December 3: o 9AM Sunday School for all ages o 10:15AM Traditional Worship for the First Sunday of Advent. o Annual Congregational Meeting after worship.

5 Announcements: Operation Christmas Gift: We are currently accepting donations of new or gently used toys, books and clothing. On selected dates in November and December, we will open a store at 32 Water Street in Glen Rock. Families who find themselves needing a little boost this Christmas season will be invited to come in and shop for Christmas gifts for their families at no cost. If you would like to participate through item donations, cash donations, Wal-Mart/Target gift cards, or the gift of your time, please contact Immanuel UMC at (717) Annual Congregational Meeting Sunday, December 3 rd immediately after worship. Agenda will include election of officers and adoption of the 2018 budget. Last year our shut-ins really appreciated the Christmas cards they received from so many people in our congregation. The Caring for Members Committee has decided to follow that same procedure this year. A decorated bag, labeled with each shut-in s name, will be placed on the table in the rear of the sanctuary starting today. You will have until Sunday, December 17 to bring in your Christmas cards for the shut-ins. That day December 17 the Caring for Members Committee will collect the bags and deliver them to each shut-in. The Women of Trinity Christmas Dinner is Wednesday, December 6 th at 6PM. See Ellen Dougherty today for tickets. Adults are $10, children 12 and under are free but require a reservation. The Sunday School s mitten tree is up in the hallway! We are collecting children s gloves, mittens, scarves, ear muffs, small toys, small or medium-sized stuffed animals, and Wetzel s gift cards. Monetary donations may be given to Bob Nicklow to purchase a larger Wetzel s gift card.