www.pcmorristown.org will never perish. No one will snatch He came to Jesus by night and said to him, Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God; for no one can do these signs that you do apart from the presence of God. John 3:2 NRSV Creating Pathways to Discover New Connections in Christ March 16, 2014 The Second Sunday in Lent
Welcome to Our Church We are a historic church, part of a historic denomination, and we celebrate this history while exploring ways to bring passion and freshness to our worship and congregational life. Join us as we seek to discover Fresh Traditional ways to proclaim, gather, and nurture, all toward continuing Jesus Christ s earthly ministry of building God s Kingdom. Please join us for coffee and fellowship in the narthex at the back of the church hosted today by Diana Gulick after the service. Visitor s Information brochures are in the stands at the entrances to assist you in finding your way around our campus. Visiting with Children? Activity materials for young worshipers are in the drawers of the literature chests in both vestibules. Infant and child care is provided during the service in Howard House, the building to the right of the sanctuary. Restrooms: Please accompany children (under age 10) to the restrooms. (Located through the left door by the bell tables.) Special Needs? Feel free to ask ushers and greeters for assistance if you have any questions or special needs. Large print bulletins and hearing assistance devices are available from the ushers in the narthex at the back of the church. Social Connection Instructions: To connect to WiFi on your Smartphone, go to settings and then to WiFi in the menu and select PCM1733. To Check-in on Facebook, write a status as normal. Below the text box is a selection of icons. The check icon is the upside-down tear drop. Select that, and a list of nearby locations will popup. Select our church, and it will be added to your status as a location check-in. Please come again We invite you to join us in worship at The Presbyterian Church on Sunday at 9:15 and 11:00 a.m. A noon Worship Service is held on Wednesdays in the Chapel next door to the Sanctuary. Parking is available behind the church. More information on our Church, our programs and schedules is available on our website www.pcmorristown.org Text printed with permission, CCLI #2247504 2 Cover photo by Bruce Frazier
Celebration of Worship March 16, 2014 Social Media Sunday 10:00 a.m. * If you are able, please stand. We Gather Together As we gather together and prepare our hearts for worship, take a moment to connect to WiFi and Check-in on Facebook or Foursquare. Instructions are on the page to the left. Checking in is a simple way to share about PCM with others online. Our hashtag for Social Media Sunday is #pcmorristown. VOLUNTARY O wie selig seid ihr doch J. Brahms Ryan Kennedy, organ (1833-1897) *CALL TO WORSHIP (responsively) The Reverend Dr. David J. Smazik Leader: I lift up my eyes to the hills from where will my help come? People: Leader: People: Leader: People: Leader: People: My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth. He will not let your foot be moved; he who keeps you will not slumber. He who keeps Israel will neither slumber nor sleep. The Lord is your keeper; the Lord is your shade at your right hand. The sun shall not strike you by day, nor the moon by night. The Lord will keep you from all evil; he will keep your life. The Lord will keep your going out and your coming in from this time on and forevermore. *HYMN 667 When Morning Gilds the Skies Laudes Domini When morning gilds the skies my heart awaking cries: Alike at work and prayer, to Jesus I repair: 3
Does sadness fill my mind? A solace here I find, Or fades my earthly bliss? My comfort still is this, Let Earth s wide circle round I n joyful notes resound: Let air and sea and sky, from depth to height reply: Be this, while life is mine, my canticle divine: be this the eternal song through all the ages long: CONFESSION AND PARDON PRAYER OF CONFESSION (Unison) John May God of great mercy, we confess that we have sinned against you. We bless what we should curse and curse what we should bless. We trust our own righteousness and forget your gift of grace. Forgive us, by your steadfast love. Create a clean heart within us, teach us your holy way, and restore the joy of salvation; through Jesus Christ our Lord. KYRIE - Hymn 575 Lord, Have Mercy setting: Pardini Lord have mercy upon us, Christ have mercy upon us; Lord have mercy upon us. SILENT PRAYER 4
ASSURANCE OF PARDON Leader: The mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting. I declare to you, in the name of Jesus Christ, we are forgiven. People: May the God of mercy, who forgives us all our sins, strengthen us in all goodness, and by the power of the Holy Spirit keep us in eternal life. *RESPONSE TO FORGIVENESS Hymn 581 Glory Be to the Father Gloria Patri Glory be to the Father, and to the son, and to the Holy Ghost: As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, word without end. Amen, amen *PASSING OF THE PEACE We Are the Church Gathered If you have a phone or device and would like to take a picture, please take a moment to take a picture with your neighbor and share with your friends. Hashtags: #selfiesunday and #pcmorristown A TIME WITH YOUNG CHRISTIANS Alexandra Mead THE SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM Presented for baptism are Emma Jane Landolt, daughter of Amanda and Dennis Landolt Jacob William Hummer, son of Amber and Gregory Hummer PRESENTATION BY THE ELDER QUESTIONS TO THE FAMILY AND THE CONGREGATION THANKSGIVING OVER THE WATER THE BAPTISM WELCOME Let us welcome the newly baptized. Alexandra Mead All: With joy and thanksgiving we welcome you into Christ s church to share with us in his ministry for we are all one in Christ. 5
RESPONSE (from Hymn 498, Child of Blessing) Kingdom Child of blessing, child of promise, Baptized with the Spirit's sign, With this water God has sealed you unto love and grace divine. Child of God, your loving Parent, learn to listen for God's call. Grow to laugh and sing and worship, trust and love God more than all. We Remember Our Own Baptisms When we are baptized, we are baptized into God s family and the Church. Take a moment on Facebook or Twitter to say what Baptism means to you and what this congregation has meant to you. #pcmorristown PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION (Unison) John May Guide us, O God, by your Word and Spirit, that in your light we may see light, in your truth find freedom, and in your will discover your peace; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. FIRST SCRIPTURE READING: Genesis 12:1-4a (Old Testament, page 9) This is the Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God! PSALM Total Praise (Psalm 121) setting: Smallwood The Chancel Choir Lord, I will lift my eyes to the hills knowing my help is coming from You. Your peace You give me in time of the storm. You are the source of my strength, You are the strength of my life. I lift my hands in total praise to You. SECOND SCRIPTURE READING: John 3:1-17 (New Testament, page 88) This is the Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God! We Receive God s Word As we prepare to hear God s Word read and proclaimed, we invite you to engage with Rev. Smazik s sermon through Facebook and Twitter. You can post interesting things you hear or questions you have. #pcmorristown SERMON Face Time Dr. Smazik 6
*HYMN 683 Lord of All Hopefulnesss Courtney Lord of all hopefulness, Lord of all joy, whose trust, ever childlike, no cares could destroy, be there at our waking, and give us, we pray, your bliss in our hearts, Lord, at the break of the day. Lord of all eagerness, Lord of all faith, whose strong hands were skilled at the plane and the lathe, be there at our labours, and give us, we pray, your strength in our hearts, Lord, at the noon of the day. Lord of all kindliness, Lord of all grace, your hands swift to welcome, your arms to embrace, be there at our homing, and give us, we pray, your love in our hearts, Lord, at the eve of the day. Lord of all gentleness, Lord of all calm, whose voice is contentment, whose presence is balm, be there at our sleeping, and give us, we pray, your peace in our hearts, Lord, at the end of the day. MOMENT FOR MINISTRY: Sandy Relief Marnie Kaller and Mickey McDonnell GREETING/OFFERING OURSELVES AND OUR GIFTS TO GOD (Please sign and pass the friendship pad, found in the pew, to the person next to you. Offering envelopes and prayer request cards are located in the pew pockets for your convenience. You may Tweet a prayer request or place a card in the collection plate.) We Pray for One Another Take the opportunity to share your prayer requests through Facebook or Twitter. We will share these requests during the Prayers of the People. Hashtags: #DirecttoGod and #pcmorristown OFFERTORY Sound Over All Waters Paul Halley The Chancel Choir Michele Yampolsky, soprano (b. 1952) Sound over all waters, reach out from all lands, the chorus of voices, the clasping of hands; Sing hymns that were sung by the stars of the morn, sing songs of the angels when Jesus was born. The dark night is ending, and dawn has begun. Arise hope of the ages, rise like the sun. All speech flows to music and all of our voices are one. The dark night is ending and dawn has begun. Blow, bugles of battle, the marches of peace; east, west, north, and south, let the strong quarrel cease; Sing songs of great joy that the angels began, Of glory to God and of good will to man. * DOXOLOGY Wareham 7
*PRAYER OF DEDICATION PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE THE LORD S PRAYER 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. *HYMN 742 We Will Walk with God Sizohamba Naye We will walk with God, my brothers; we will walk with God. We will walk with God, my sisters; we will walk with God. We will go rejoicing till the Kingdom has come. We will go rejoicing till the Kingdom has come. *BENEDICTION We Go Forth to Serve Before you leave the sanctuary this morning, we encourage you to Tweet or Facebook what you will take with you from the service. #pcmorristown VOLUNTARY Praise to the Lord, the Almighty Kevin McChesney The Ringers on the Green (b. 1963) We welcome Matthew Willis, saxophonist, to our service of worship. Our Technology Help Desk is open during the Fellowship Hour. 8
Participating in the service today are the Reverend Dr. David J. Smazik and Elder John May. Alexandra Mead is the Director of Christian Education. Matthew Webb is the Director of Music. Ryan Kennedy is the Organ Scholar. GREETING: Mary and Rich Albright, and Nan and Vern Verhoef USHERING: Nicky Fraebel, head usher, Lisa and Jack Fraebel, Nancy Niemann, and Benson Wang. THE FLOWERS in the sanctuary are given in memory their mothers, Lee Hilles Wertheim and Mary Breen Fraebel, by Lisa and Jack Fraebel. 9
OPEN MEETINGS THIS WEEK: For a full schedule of meetings, go to our website. Sunday, March 16 Office closed 10:00 a.m. Worship with Baptism Social Media Sunday 11:15 p.m. Recorder Consort 11:15 p.m. Ringers on the Green 4:00 p.m. Collage Concert: Music of the Senses Monday, March 17 1:30 p.m. Tax Assistance Tuesday, March 18 8:00 a.m. Small Group (P. Clark) 5:00 p.m. Lenten Study - McDonnell 7:30 p.m. Chancel Choir Wednesday, March 19 7:00 a.m. Small Group (M. Kaller) 9:00 a.m. AAA 10:30 a.m. Bible Study 12:00 p.m. Worship 4:00 p.m. W! 4:00 p.m. JAM 4:15 p.m. Ekklesia 4:30 p.m. Bel Melodia Choir 5:00 p.m. Lenten Study - Williams 5:05 p.m. Bel Canto Choir 5:30 p.m. Koinonia 6:05 p.m. Tower Singers/Ringers 7:15 p.m. Cantus Choir Thursday, March 20 1:00 p.m. Lenten Study - A. Mead 1:45 5:00 p.m. Tax Assistance Friday, March 21 9:30 a.m. Volunteers (Tower Tidings) 2:00 p.m. Senior Yoga 7:00 p.m. High School Lock-in Saturday, March 22 Office closed 8:30 a.m. Lenten Study Verhoef 9:00 a.m. Abiding Hope Lenten Study 9:00 a.m. Tai Chi 10:00 a.m. Christian Yoga 6:30 p.m. Seder Dinner Sunday, March 23 Office closed 9:15 a.m. Church School 9:15 a.m. Sunday Morning Seminar 9:15 a.m. Worship 11:00 a.m. Worship 12:15 p.m. Recorder Consort 12:15 p.m. Ringers on the Green 4:00 p.m. Faith on Film The Presbyterian Church in Morristown Sanctuary and Chapel: 57 East Park Place, Parish House and Offices: 65 South Street, Morristown, NJ 07960 (973) 538-1776 www.pcmorristown.org 10
The Presbyterian Church in Morristown Sanctuary and Chapel: 57 East Park Place, Parish House and Offices: 65 South Street, Morristown, NJ 07960 (973) 538-1776 www.pcmorristown.org 11