January 10, :15 and 10:45 AM Communion Sunday. If I Only Had Time

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1 January 10, :15 and 10:45 AM Communion Sunday If I Only Had Time Our Mission To trust in Jesus love like Jesus grow in Jesus bring others to Jesus

2 WELCOME TO BETHANY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Enter this Church not as a stranger, but as a guest of God. May the blessings of God rest upon you, both in your coming in and you re going out. We are delighted to have you in worship. We ask that you please sign the Fellowship Pad at the end of the pew. We have nursery adjacent to the sanctuary, complete with an available paging system. We also have a Cry Room at the back of the Sanctuary (near the usher s table) on the pulpit side with windows and a speaker so that you can see and hear the service. Please turn off cell phones and pagers before worship. Thank you. The Chiming of the Hour We Gather Before God The Welcome and News of the Church The Prelude 8:15 How Brightly Shines the Morningstar P. Manz 10:45 In the Bleak Midwinter John Hamilton, soloist *The Call to Worship *The Hymn no. 84 O God, Our Help in Ages Past The Children s Message We Give to God The Giving of our Tithes and Offerings The Offertory 8:15 In the Bleak Midwinter John Hamilton, soloist 10:45 I Want to Walk as a Child of the Light K.Thomerson The Response The Doxology Praise God from whom all blessings flow; Praise Him all creatures here below Praise Him above, ye heavenly hosts; Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.

3 CARING FOR ONE ANOTHER: Please let us know if you are going into the hospital, having surgery or will be an outpatient. Also, let us know when you return home. Let Us Pray: The sympathy of the congregation is extended to member Becky Lewis and the extended Lewis family on the death of Lois Lewis, a life-time member who passed away on January 5, Flowers: The flowers in memory of my parents Donald & Virginia O Connor, from Clare Arison. FROM THE BETHANY CHURCH OFFICE 740 Washington Road, Bridgeville PA office@bethanypresby.org Attendance for January 3, :15 AM - 70, 10:45 AM - 194, 6:00 PM-35 Christmas Joy Offering Totals: $3, Noisy Offering / Haiti: $ Presbytery Christmas Joy: $1,299 Carnegie Fire Support: $1,299 THANKS TO THOSE SERVING THE LORD THIS MORNING Ushers: 8:15 Beckie Price, Lee Restich, Richard Dotchin, Tom Harold 10:45 Rusty & Zachary North, Bill & Sarah Paviol Worship & Wonder Debbie Hayes & Sara Sunderlin 2 & 3 Year Olds Second Hour Anita Myers Scrip Table Andrea Prohaska Nursery: 8:15 Janice Ralston 10:45 Lynne Suchoza & Tara Krieger Communion: 8:15 Joe Brickner, Amy Ramage, Domenic & Caroline Poiche 10:45 Mike Barish, Doug Bovard, Melanie Bedner, Ruth Doyle, Dave Oliver, Barb Mours, Maxine Berton, Karl Salvini, Sharon Salvini, Bill Paviol

4 Calendar and Events for the week Sunday, January 10, 2015 Communion Sunday Pray for Gerrie Tschudi 8:15 AM - Worship 9:30 AM Sunday School 10:45 AM Worship Monday, January 11 Pray for John Turnbull 9:30 AM Preschool 5:30 PM Upward Basketball Practice 6:00 PM Upward Cheerleading Practice 6:15 PM PW Body Carpenter Workout 7:00 PM Session Teams 4:30 PM BYG Jr. High 6:00 PM Modern Worship 7:15 PM BYG Sr. High Tuesday, January 12 Pray for Jan, Tammy, Lynn, Devin, Jordan & Brayden Underwood 5:00 PM LOGOS 6:00 PM Upward Cheerleading Practice 7:00 PM Bethany Youth Ringers, Upward Basketball Practice 7:15 PM PW Meeting Wednesday, January 13 Pray for Joseph & Emma Underwood 9:30 AM Preschool 5:30 PM Upward Basketball Practice 7:00 PM Choir Practice Thursday, January 14 Pray for Lois Underwood 9:15 AM MOPS, Quilters 12:00 AM Thursday Knitters 5:30 PM Upward Basketball Practice 7:00 PM AA Meeting 7:30 AM - Dartball Friday, January 15 Pray for Stanley & Ruth Underwood 9:30 AM NO Preschool Saturday, January 16 Pray for Naomi Unghajer 7:30 AM Food Bank Sunday, January 17 Upward Commissioning 8:15 AM Worship 4:30 PM BYG Jr. High 9:30 AM Sunday School 6:00 PM Modern Worship 10:45 AM Worship 7:15 PM BYG Sr. High 12:30 PM Confirmation Class Group Meeting

5 News for the Body of Christ Please check the boxes in the narthex for your Christmas Cards through the Christmas Card Exchange from your fellow church members. Celebrate and share God's love with your church family! Alter Flowers for 2016 Please contact Jill in the church office at any time during the year if you would like to have flowers. Many dates are still available. To all volunteers working with children under the age of 18: Session has set a deadline for the required Pa. State Volunteer Background certificates as December 31 st 2015 at Bethany. You will not be able to work with children if the required certifications are not on file. Volunteer binders containing detailed information and instructions are available at the church office or by request at volclear@bethanypresby.org Communion Instruction for Children/Youth If your school-aged child or youth has not partaken of Holy Communion and you feel they might be ready, then contact one of the pastors. John or Robbie can offer instruction as well as answer any questions you or your child/youth may have. This may be especially helpful for children who are no longer leaving the worship service to go to Worship and Wonder but are participating through the end, which includes the celebration of Communion on those particular Sundays. Interested? Please contact a pastor to schedule a time to get together. The Missionaries going to Haiti later this month are collecting Peanut Butter and brown sugar to distribute. There is a box for donations near the nursery in the Welcome Center. Haiti is currently under a severe drought and is at risk for famine. Thank you.

6 Bethany Presbyterian Church will be hosting the IF: Gathering in April The IF: Gathering seeks to gather, equip, and unleash this generation of women to live out God s calling on their lives. We are a generation of women that believes God at His Word that He called us to our places and will use us for His glory and for the good of His people. Our goal is to make the name of Jesus great in and through the women of our church, neighborhood, & city. The world around us feels like it is crumbling and almost nothing seems certain, until we look to Jesus and see that our Hope is very clear and certain. He didn t just give us salvation Jesus is our salvation and the example of what it means to live in the fullness of grace and truth. What the world needs is His redemption, the very redemption and hope that lives inside of us. Rather than shrink back, it is time to love like Jesus loved, serve like Jesus served, pray like Jesus prayed, and pursue holiness like Jesus pursued it. This April 8th and 9th, join this global gathering of women across denominations, generations, and cultures as we come together in the name of Jesus. Please visit to register. Please contact Mandy Evans at for more information Bethany MOMSnext Are you a mom of a school-age child interested in connecting with other moms? If so, MOMSnext is for you! As a part of MOPS International, MOMSnext connects moms all over the world to a community of women, in our own neighborhoods, who meet together to laugh, cry and embrace the journey of motherhood. MOPS and MOMSnext groups are rallying women to be more honest, to feel more equipped and to find our identity by journeying along-side one another. Bethany MOMSnext will begin a new season at Bethany Presbyterian Church. Please join us for an information gathering night on Sunday, January 24, 2016 at 7:15pm in the Welcome Center. Light refreshments will be provided. Bring a friend and come check it out! The Bethany Youth Ringers will begin rehearsing this Tuesday, January 12 from 7:00 until 7:30 pm in the choir room. We would love to have some new ringers join us this year. Please consider serving the Lord through this ministry of music.

7 The Prayer of Dedication We Listen to God s Word The Prayer of Illumination The Scripture Readings Old Testament Psalm 90 page 929 New Testament Matthew 6:25-33 page 1505 Leader: The Word of the Lord. People: Thanks be to God. The Sermon If I Only Had Time Pastor John The Hymn No. 349 Seek Ye First Seek ye first the kingdom of God and its righteousness, and all these things shall be added unto you Allelu, alleluia! The Invitation The Sacrament of Holy Communion The Prayer of Confession and Consecration The Words of Institution Distribution of the Elements Each person is asked to hold the bread until all have received it. We will then partake of it together, signifying our unity as the Body of Christ. Each person is asked to drink the juice as soon as he or she receives it, signifying the personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Meditate on our Lord and His sacrifice as soon as the elements are received. The Prayer of Thanksgiving and The Lord s Prayer

8 We Respond to God s Word *The Affirmation of Faith: The Apostles Creed I believe in God the Father, Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth. And in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord; Who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate; was crucified, dead and buried. He descended into hell. The third day he rose again from the dead and ascended into heaven, and sittith at the right hand of God the Father Almighty, from thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead. I believe in the Holy Ghost, the holy catholic church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen. *The Hymn I ll Fly Away Some bright morning when this life is over, I'll fly away To that home on God's celestial shore, I'll fly away I'll fly away oh glory, I'll fly away (in the morning) When I die hallelujah by and by, I'll fly away When the shadows of this life have gone, I'll fly away Like a bird from these prison walls I'll fly, I'll fly away Oh how glad and happy when we meet, I'll fly away No more cold iron shackles on my feet, I'll fly away Just a few more weary days and then, I'll fly away To a land where joys will never end, I'll fly away *The Benediction *The Benediction Response God Be With You Tomer Postlude How Brightly Shines the Morningstar J. Pachelbel