Christ Presbyterian Church

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1 Christ Presbyterian Church 530 Tuscarawas Street, West, Canton, Ohio cantoncpc.org Christ Presbyterian Church exists to glorify God, lead people to a saving relationship with Jesus Christ, build one another up in spiritual maturity, and send out servants to share the Good News in word and deed. January 25, 2015

2 Welcome to Christ Church! Thank you for worshipping at Christ Presbyterian Church. It is our hope that you will be inspired and blessed by the music and sermon. We look forward to seeing you again. For those of you with very small children (up to age 3) our Nursery is open and available to you in our lower level. Our caring volunteers are ready and willing to watch over your child while you are in service this morning. You can worship with peace of mind as all parents are given a pager so you can be contacted at a moment s notice should your child need you. An usher is able to help direct you if you need assistance. Family Worship Supplements are available at the front of the sanctuary. Children come forward for the Children s Message. After the prayer, children in Kindergarten 7 th grade may go to the Chapel for Kids Church and children ages 3 5 may go downstairs for Kids Church. All children are to be picked up in the lower level. Thank you for worshiping with us this morning. The Order For Morning Worship Third Sunday in Ordinary Time January 25, 2015 Ten-Thirty O Clock * Those who are able please stand; if rising and si ng is difficult for you, then please remain seated. Please silence all electronic devices prior to the worship service. Large print copies of the hymns are available in the Narthex or from an usher. ASSEMBLE IN GOD S NAME Introit Anonymous (ca. 1600) This is the day which the Lord hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it. Choral Meditation Hymn No. 410 God Is Calling through the Whisper Welcome & Worship Notes Call to Worship Leader: With Simon and Andrew, we follow Jesus, People: learning how to fish for people. Leader: With James and John, we follow Jesus, People: proclaiming the good news of God. Leader: Let us worship God together.

3 *Hymn in Procession No. 65 Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah *Prayer of Adoration (unison) Loving God, in Jesus Christ you drew near to us, calling us to repent and believe the good news. Teach us to follow him, fishing for people casting our nets far and wide, mending people, healing relationship and dismantling systems of oppression, so that all may see the fulfillment of your realm; through Christ, who leads us to the river of life. Amen. Call to Confession Prayer of Confession (unison) God our Creator, we confess that we are broken, sinful creatures. You call on us to change our lives, yet we do not heed your warning. You give us good news to share, yet we remain stubborn and silent. Forgive us, God of grace. Help us to repent and follow you, bearing witness to the good news that your holy realm is near; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Kyrie (sung in English by all) Hymn No. 579 Lord, Have Mercy (please stand) *Declaration of Forgiveness Leader: Hear the good news! The saying is sure and worthy of full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners. People: He himself bore our sins in his body on the cross, that we might be dead to sin, and alive to all that is good. Leader: I declare to you in the name of Jesus Christ, you are forgiven. Unison: Amen.

4 *Response Hymn No. 581 Glory Be to the Father Children are now invited to walk to the chancel steps for the Message. LISTEN FOR GOD S WORD READ AND PROCLAIMED Message for Children Children come forward for the Children s Message. After the prayer, children in Kindergarten 7 th grade may go to the Chapel for Kids Church and children ages 3 5 may go downstairs for Kids Church. All children are to be picked up in the lower level. Prayer for Illumination Old Testament Reading Jonah 3:1-5, 10 God sends Jonah to Nineveh Leader: The Word of the Lord. Pew Bible page 753 People: Thanks be to God. Large Print Pew Bible page 1054 Psalter Psalm 62:5-12 Pew Bible page 458 All join in singing the refrain: Robert Batastini Epistle Reading 1 Corinthians 7:29-31 The present world is passing away; let go of earthly attachments. Leader: The Word of the Lord. Pew Bible page 930 People: Thanks be to God. Large Print Pew Bible page 207 *Hymn No. 721 Lord, You Have Come to the Lakeshore Gospel Reading Mark 1:14-20 Jesus calls four fishermen: Simon, Andrew, James, and John. Leader: The Gospel of the Lord. Pew Bible page 812 People: Thanks be to God Large Print Pew Bible pages Sermon Rev. David L. de Vries Ice Fishing... Or... What About My Reputation? But Jonah set out to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the Lord.

5 OUR RESPONSE TO THE WORD *Affirmation of Faith The Apostles Creed: page 35 Prayers of the People and the Lord s Prayer Offertory Anthem Aria from St. John Passion Johann Sebastian Bach Jean Burnquist, soprano I follow Thee also with joyful footsteps, nor stray from Thy sight, my life and my light. O hasten my way and cease not, I pray, to spur me and draw me, to lead me, to call me each new day. *Doxology: Hymn No. 606 OLD HUNDREDTH *Prayer of Dedication (unison) When I was in trouble, I called out to the Lord. And he answered me. When I was deep in the place of the dead, I called out for help. And you listened to my cry. Some people worship the worthless statues of their gods. They turn away from God s love for them. But I will sacrifice a thank offering to you. And I will shout with thankful praise. I will do what I have promised. I will say, Lord, you are the one who saves. (from Jonah 2:2 & 8-10, NIV) RE-ENTRY INTO THE WORLD TO SERVE THE LORD Being Christ s Church (Please sign the Friendship Pad found in your pew and return it toward the center aisle, noting names of those with whom you are worshiping.) *Hymn in Procession No. 757 Today We All Are Called to Be Disciples *Charge and Benediction Choral Response Day by Day Harold Friedell Organ Voluntary on Hymn No. 757 Alfred Fedak *Greeting One Another For anyone wishing confidential individual prayer, immediately following the service a member of the Stephen Ministry will be available in the Chapel.

6 AT REST: Helen E. Scott January 13, 2015 The flowers in the Chancel vases are given in loving memory of Mr. Alvin J. Gibbs from the Gibbs Trust Investment Fund. The Cathedral Hour today is made possible by the Louella Williams Endowment. Liturgists: Dave Hudson & Elder Chris Burt Acolytes: Jordan Miller (Crucifer), Hannah Kemper (Acolyte), Thomas Rice (Acolyte), Kalina Kling (Bible Bearer) Acolyte Master: Scott McCahan Preparing for Next Week Scripture Readings for February 1, 2015 Deuteronomy 18:15-20; Psalm 111; 1 Corinthians 8:1-13; Mark 1:21-28 Consider: The people see that Jesus teaches with power (not as the scribes!), A new teaching with authority! Do you see, and acknowledge Jesus claim and authority over your life? In what ways do you submit to his teaching and his authority? Luncheon for Mission West 2015 TODAY A er church in Westminster Hall Chili and Baked Potato Bar Dona on Chili Carry Out Available No RSVP - We are coun ng on you being there!

7 Daily Graces CPC Rhythms of Worship and Discipleship The Week of January 25-31, 2015 Using Sunday s Order of Worship, we enter into worship and prayer every day of the week. We worship together separately. The Call to Worship The Prayer of Adoration (Followed by silence) The Prayer of Confession (Followed by silence) The Assurance of Pardon Scripture Readings (Worship texts for Sunday, February 1) Monday: Deuteronomy 18:15-20 Tuesday: Psalm 111 Wednesday: 1 Corinthians 8:1-13 Thursday: Mark 1:21-28 Friday: Deuteronomy 18:15-20 Saturday: Psalm 111 Silent Meditation and Prayer (Listening for God s voice in Scripture and silence) Prayers of the People (Lifting others before God) Prayer of Dedication Becoming Familiar With Holy Scripture If you wish to become more familiar with the Bible and the best known stories of scripture, read Parables of the Good Samaritan & Lost Son (Luke 10, 15). Sunday Morning Adult Classes ~ 9:15-10:15 a.m. The Library Class is studying the Apocrypha. Contemporary Issues and Biblical Thought Adult Class meets in the Quilting Room and is studying a book by James W. Moore entitled, The Power of a Story. The Parlor Class is studying from the Present Word: 1/25 We Pray for One Another, led by Jim Smith Intergenerational Bible Study Class in the Upper Room (on the second floor above the Parlor): Mike Ophardt leads the discussion. The Westminster Class: January 25 ~ Dr. Keith Lloyd, Kent State Professor of Bible, Ethics, and Rhetoric, will teach. All are welcome. Beginning in February, Dr. Greg Linville, will lead the class: Discovering Mentoring and Leadership Principles for the 21st Century: A Study of Acts. All are welcome.

8 Congregational Greeting Cards As an outreach to our congregational family, we will have 2 cards each week in Cloister Hall on a podium for the family to sign. Please stop in Cloister Hall and sign the cards this week for: Bill & Lorraine Murphy & Family (Thinking of You) & Doris Walters (Thinking of You). Save The Date: Friday, April 10, 2015 To Follow the Road Home To the Camp Wakonda Auction at Christ Presbyterian Church Westminster Hall We are currently collecting donations for the auction. For questions & donations please contact Katie Miller: klinxmiller@gmail.com or Wopila! That is thank you in Lakota! Thank you for all you have done to help the people of the Porcupine Presbyterian Church. As you start to fill your 2015 calendar with dates and commitments for the future, please consider joining the Mission West Team. We already are planning on making the trip to South Dakota : July 12th July 18th ( If you fly) July 11th July 21st ( If you drive) Listen to that still small voice that might be sending you to join us! It is a life changing mission!

9 What does it mean to love ourselves and others as God loves us? This day long, mul genera onal, all church event is an opportunity to discover, indulge, and express ourselves as a community of faith. There will be moments of quiet reflec on, thought provoking presenta ons, challenging discussions, worship, and ac vi es for all ages. If you register before February 19 th the cost is $10 for adults and $5 for children. A er that day and including the day of the event the cost is $15 for adults and $10 for children. Cost includes lunch, snacks, and materials. For full details, schedule for the day, and registra on informa on go to or pick up a registra on form at the informa on kiosk or the office. STEPHEN MINISTRY Training Update Here is what our Stephen Ministers are studying this week. Continue to pray for them as they near the completion of their initial training. Session Seventeen Supervision: A Key to Quality Christian Care (Part 1) Stephen Ministers receive twice-monthly supervision once they begin providing care, and this is the irst of two sessions on this important topic. Supervision ensures that Stephen Ministers provide the best care possible, yet is done in a way that keeps the identity of the care receiver and details of his or her situation con idential.

10 The Mission Ministry is asking you to save the Boxtops for Education icons that are on various items that you purchase. Check everything you purchase for this icon. When you cut it out you have to get the name, Boxtops for Education, as well as the 10 cent value. Also please watch for expiration dates. For special deals and coupons please open Box Tops for Education on your computer and see if you can use these products. Always check expiration dates. Check weekly for new opportunities. The Allen School staff is very excited that we are joining them in this venture. Anyone want to match the amount we raise in 2015???? I will be happy to talk about how a match can be made and how more than one person can participate. Call Bette Maier, , to discuss. Please put your icons in a marked envelope in the collection plate or drop them off at the Church office. We will accept as many or as few that you can contribute. The Mission Ministry is looking for new members. We meet for about an hour on the fourth Tuesday at 7:00 p.m. in the Parlor. If you have questions about what we do and how we do it, please call Bette Maier, or emaier@neo.rr.com to discuss. PATHS (Partners Against Trafficking Humans Stark) is sponsoring a Dine to Donate at Quaker Steak and Lube on Monday night, January 26 th from 5 9pm. Fliers are on the kiosk and one is needed to get the discount for PATHS. Weather/Building Related Closings In the event of church services/activities being cancelled due to inclement weather, the closing will be announced on the local television stations, WKYC-TV3; NewsChannel 5. You may also check the websites: or REMINDER: The 2015 Per Capita Communicant Apportionment is set at $28.68 per member. Your assistance in donating to help defray the cost to the church will be greatly appreciated. Please indicate on your check for the 2015 apportionment. PLANNING AN EVENT, CLASS, MEETING, OR GATHERING AT CPC? Please let the church office know of your plans so that the church calendar can be up-dated and accurate. Bible study teachers, ministry chairs, special event leaders please call Caryn as soon as you set up a meeting/event time and date. She will check the church calendar for you to make sure the building is open and that room is available. Also, remember that evening meetings need to be scheduled when custodial help is available. With enough advanced notice we can arrange for custodial coverage.

11 ACTIVITIES FOR THE WEEK OF January 25 TODAY 8:00 am Worship Service Chapel 9:00 am Fellowship Westminster Hall 9:15 am Children/Youth/Adult Sunday School Classes 9:15 am- 11:30 am Infant Nursery (ages 0-2) Room L4 10:30 am Worship Service Sanctuary 11:45 am Mission West Luncheon Westminster Hall 1:00 pm Confirmation Class 6:00-8:00 pm Youth Group TUESDAY 9:30 am Bible Study Parlor 11:45 am Stephen Leaders Meeting 1:00 pm Staff Meeting 5:30 pm Stewardship Meeting 7:00 pm Mission Ministry Parlor WEDNESDAY 8:00-10:45 am Food Ministry 4:30 & 5:30 pm Wednesday Choirs Reh. 5:30-7:30 pm Stephen Ministry Training Parlor 6:00-7:00 pm All Church Retreat Planning Upper Room THURSDAY 7:00 am Men s Bible Study Westminster Hall 7:15 pm Chancel Choir Reh. A reminder Either at home or on the road,you A reminder can listen to the 10:30 Either service at home on WHLO or on the 640 AM, road,you or log on can your listen computer to the 10:30 to service on WHLO 640 AM, or log on your computer to GMG Kindermusik (Wednesday) 9:30-10:15am Village 10:45-11:30am Our Time 12:30-12:45pm Imagine That! 1:00-1:45pm Imagine That! 3:30-4:15pm Young Child 1 4:30-5:15pm Melody, Mallets & More 5:30-6:15pm Young Child 1 6:30-7:15pm Young Child 3 GMG Kindermusik (Thursday) 9:30-10:15am Our Time 10:45-11:30am Our Time 12:00-12:45pm Imagine That! SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 1 ~ Communion 8:00 am Worship Service Chapel 9:00 am Fellowship Westminster Hall 9:15 am Children/Youth/Adult Sunday School Classes 9:15 am- 11:30 am Infant Nursery (ages 0-2) Room L4 10:30 am Worship Service Sanctuary Christ Presbyterian Church Staff Ministers: The People of Christ Church Senior Pastor: Rev. David de Vries Parish Associate: Rev. Eldon Trubee Director of Music & Organist: David Kienzle Specialist in Music for The Young Child: Deborah Garren Director of Youth Ministry: Jon Mathewson Director of Children s and Family Ministries: Jennifer George Director of Outdoor Ministries: Chris Harmsen Business Administrator/Assistant Treasurer: Donald Weltlich Financial Assistant/Secretary: Diane Nave Administrative Assistant to the Senior Pastor/Secretary: Caryn Smith Custodians: Kurt A. Gottschick & Ron Pelger Mission Co-Worker in Thailand: Esther Wakeman Elders of Christ Presbyterian Church Kevin Anderson Alice Bailey Terri Bate Chris Burt Scott McCahan Pam Moretta Edith Ophardt Christy Paumier James Smith

12 Clive Driskill-Smith, organ & Joseph Gramley, percussion Sunday, February 15, :00 pm At Christ Presbyterian Church, Canton, Ohio Co-sponsored by the Gibbs Music Fund of Christ Church Percussion and organ, a somewhat surprising combination with a surprisingly pleasing sound, now has its own duo of performers. Clive Driskill -Smith, the young English organist sensation, has teamed up with the young American percussion virtuoso Joseph Gramley, Professor of Music at the University of Michigan, and director of the university s famed Percussion Ensemble. Clive Driskill-Smith is one of the leading organists of his generation. Hailed as a ʺstar of a new generationʺ (Evening Standard), critics have praised his ʺblazing techniqueʺ and ʺunbelievable virtuosityʺ (American Guild of Organists) and described his performances as ʺintensely movingʺ and ʺtruly breathtakingʺ (Organo Pleno Melbourne). Multi-percussionist Joseph Gramley is a charismatic performer who radiates energy and a magnetic stage presence. As The Post and Courier in Charleston, SC described a Spoleto Festival appearance, ʺGifted percussionist Joseph Gramley, playing a formidable ba ery of instruments, required athletic as well as musical ability to manage this one man band... the overall effect was a ention-grabbing and memorable.ʺ He has appeared frequently and recorded with famed cellist, Yo-Yo Ma. From Copland s Fanfare for the Common Man to Holst s The Planets, and wonderful variety in between, the Christ Church chancel area with be filled with percussion instruments around the organ console: marimba, vibraphone, glockenspiel, tam-tam, cymbals, snare drum, crotales, bass drum, wind chimes, and timpani. If your imagination cannot fathom all of that, and if you want a preview of this extravaganza: please check out their web link: h p:// Israel and the Holy Land February 14-24, 2016 Christ Presbyterian Church is going to Israel! Leading our pilgrimage to the Holy Land are Pastor Dave de Vries; Rabbi John Spitzer, former pastor of Temple Israel in Canton, and currently the Director of Walsh University s Jewish-Catholic Studies Institute; and Dr. John David Geib, Dean of The Logos Institute and former Professor of Biblical Studies at Malone University. Thirty-one people have already registered for the trip, and we are fast approaching the upper limit for number of participants. The tour includes visits to Tel Aviv, Galilee, and Jerusalem, including stops at many biblical sites such as the Sea of Galilee and the Garden of Gethsemane. We will also visit places of significance to the Israeli people including the Holocaust Memorial Yad Vashem. In addition to the 11-day/9-night tour of Israel and the Holy Land, there is an optional extension to Eilat and Petra, February 24-26, To learn more, check info on the trip website at or contact Nancy Irving at / nbirving@gmail.com.