NOVEMBER 11, 2018 THE CHURCH AT WORSHIP 9:30 11:00.m. Gring PRELUDE Vritions on n Americn Hymn Tune Gordon Young LIFE IN THE CHURCH Rev. Rogers (9:30) Rev. Serford (11:00) FAITH IN ACTION Fourth Fifth Grders Cot Drive CALL TO WORSHIP Rev. Buckley (9:30) Rev. Prks-Pitt (11:00) One: We re God s hoehold, crfted by rchitect cretion: All: our herts shelter for outcst; our hs open to strnger. One: We re God s people, creted in divine imge: All: to tell ors God s love, to fer mercy s freely s we hve received it. One: We re God s children, clled to give ourselves: All: chosen to serve lost lonely, gifted to minister to hurting world. * HYMN 356 Come, Thou Fount Every Blessing nettleton PRAYER FOR FORGIVENESS Her brokenness our lives, precio God. We cover our ers so we cnnot her cries those in need, or you urging to respond. We rh toger to defend every issue tht mtters to, but quickly disperse when you would cll to be your holy people. We shout s loud s we cn to cheer on our sports tems, but cn mnge only whispers when it comes to shring good news. Forgive, our everlsting Lord, do not hold our sins ginst. We ly grments our foolishness t your feet, so you might clo in grce hope. We would feed on spiritul food which flows from your hert so we might be strong enough to follow Jes s he leds in Wy, Truth, Life.
SILENT CONFESSION ASSURANCE OF GOD S FORGIVENESS * PASSING OF THE PEACE You re invited to shre signs with one nor pece we experience s God s people. Greet one nor sying, The pece Christ be with you, respond, And lso with you. * CONGREGATIONAL RESPONSE Glory be to Fr, to Son, to Holy Ghost; As it ws in beginning, is now, ever shll be, world without end. Amen. Amen. This is Hymn 579. Procliming PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION Shron Sheldon (9:30) Michele Derr (11:00) OLD TESTAMENT READING 1 Smuel 7:7 13 This is Word Lord. Thnks be to God. PRESENTATION OF CHILDREN S BIBLES (9:30) Cindy King Bec Torres-Dvenport Children prents, plese come forwrd to receive your Bible s your nme is clled st on chncel steps for litny. Children receiving Bibles tody re: Louis Pinney Cowen Cllie Lrson Crwford Finnley Hwk Dubin Drew Alexer Groves In An-Sen Hle Vivin Ruth Lict Oskr Wytt Slchow McArthur Nthlie Normn Gwen Eryn Richert Chloe Morgn Rink Alexr Grce Strs Andrew Pul Wrner Willim Cssidy Wood Litny for Presenttion Bibles One: Children, we give ech you Bible inscribed with your own nme. Will you red it study it so you lern wys God spoke to people in pst speks to tody, so you know Jes s your most importnt friend? Children: I will red study Bible so I grow in knowing God Jes. One: Prents, God hs given you primry responsibility for your children s eduction in fith. Will you red Bible with your children s mens helping m to know Jes Christ s friend Lord, underst wys tht Christin fith guides decisions in dily life, s mens shring your fith with m?
Prents: We will red Bible shre our fith with our children. One: People church, t bptism children we promise to tell m God s love, to help m underst Christ s comms, to strengn fmily ties within hoehold God. Are we willing to renew this promise? Congregtion: We renew our promise to children ir fmilies to tell m good news gospel, to help m know ll tht Christ comms, by our fellowship to strengn ir fmily ties with hoehold God Everyone in pryer: God love cre, thnk you for your word in Bible ctively lived in humn lives through ges pst in world tody. Through reding studying Bible, through prying worshiping, help to know you to know wht we re to do to be your fithful people, following Jes Christ our Lord. Amen. NEW TESTAMENT READING 1 Peter 2:1 10 This is Word Lord. Thnks be to God. SERMON A Hoe Living Stones Rev. Dr. Rodger Nishiok * HYMN 416 Christ Is Mde Sure Foundtion westminster bbey WELCOME Rev. Serford (9:30) Rev. Koenig-Reinke (11:00) WELCOME OF NEW MEMBERS (9:30) Elder Mrit Servis Joining church tody re Anne Andr, Dorothy Gtes, Lind Koos, Beth Nissen, Keith Phillips, Srh Phillips, Srh Reinhrdt. Hymn Welcome 438 Blest Be Tie Tht Binds dennis Blest be tie tht binds our herts in Christin love: The fellowship kindred minds is like to tht bove. OFFERING OF TITHES AND GIFTS Offertory Tresures in Heven Joseph Clokey * Doxology Prise God, from whom ll blessings flow; Prise God, ll cretures here below; Prise God bove, ye hevenly host; Prise Fr, Son, Holy Ghost. Amen. * Pryer Dediction Responding
PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE AND THE LORD S PRAYER Our Fr who rt in heven, hllowed be thy nme. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on erth s it is in heven. Give this dy our dily bred; forgive our debts, s we forgive our debtors; led not into tempttion, but deliver from evil. For thine is kingdom power glory, forever. Amen. Sending HYMN Let Us Build Hoe two oks Plese remin seted while choir sings stnz 1 n st to sing stnzs 2 4. C7 & b 4 4 & b œ 1 Let 2 Let 3 Let 4 Let 5 Let ( D ) F sfe - strong wine, wood vi - & b how to s ly sions F œ. ( A ) C ú. live, true, whet; stone herd C j hoe hoe hoe hoe hoe to ( Em ) ( A7 ) Gm C7 œ herts lern drem God s pece live words with - to reign j Word in - œ. plce ll bn hel loved F B b C love proph love hs ll cn - ets is will re ( D ) ( Bm7 ) F Dm7 for tice - - y ve J œ dwell spek, found rech nmed, in be ir sints chil - God s chil - dren dre - quet hll on ho - strength-en, serve tre - sured, tught ( G ) ( D ) B b F ú. give. new. meet. known. Word. Built Here Here Here Built Dm œ ll words w - - yond songs œ dren to ly œ cn re ter, ( Em ) ( A ) Gm C F # ( m ) ( Bm ) Am Dm œ. tell seek ground tech, climed J œ hopes drems cross shll st love God, out - cst ters cries s through ( Em ) ( A ) Gm C & b œ ú ( D ) F œ. vi - sions, rock fith wit - ness s sym - Je - s, is re - veled strng - er ber im - lugh - ter, pryers fith j œ bol in ge vult time songs God s God s ( G B b ) ú. grce; grce; spce; fce; grce; here here s s we let let this Text Mic: Mrty Hugen, 1994 GIA Publictions, Inc. OneLicense.net #A-720542.
* CHARGE AND BENEDICTION * CONGREGATIONAL RESPONSE Plese sing stnz 5 Let Us Build Hoe. * POSTLUDE Vritions on n Americn Hymn Tune: Allegro con fuoco Gordon Young * Plese rise in body or spirit. Those prts service worship in which congregtion prticiptes in word or song re noted in bold type. Hering-ssistnce devices lrge-print bulletins hymnls re vilble from hers. Welcome to ll! Plese know tht ll, including visitors newcomers, re invited to shre in life church. A full description church events is online t www.firstpresbyterin.org. If you hve questions, plese visit Welcome Center, jt outside Socil Hll. Greeting you re tody re Sue Rigterink Dinne Snting. The Church Office is stffed by Robin Agnew. Greeters re Crine Kendll Nelly Petrock (9:30) Shron Sheldon John Dwn Pnkopf (11:00). Sound system volunteers re Bryn Mgnon (9:30) Roger Hsio (11:00). Ushers re Bill Atin Nncy Fox (8:00); Bill Atin (hed), Len Rezmierski (cptin), Joe Schmidt, Den Gilchrist, Krl Olson-Bellfi, Omer Bellfi, Keith Molin, Els Dick Stuber (9:30); Bill Atin (hed), Crter Hodgson (cptin), Peggy Hodgson, Brry Jenette Swrtz, Joe Kren Cox (11:00). The pryer tem is vilble for those desiring pryer in Hillegonds Chpel fter 9:30 11:00 services. Pryer tem members re Annette Frser Crol Fletcher (9:30) Rlph Winter Crole Hendrickson (11:00). Following 8:00 service minister is vilble for pryer t Communion Tble. Nothing is discsed more prcticed less thn pryer. Anonymo Chncel flowers re given in loving birthdy memory Nncy Deromedi by her mom, Kthleen Skinner. TODAY S EVENTS Worship is t 8:00 in Monteith Hll, t 9:30 11:00.m. in Snctury. Rdio Worship is brodcst t 11:00.m. on WAAM (1600 AM) on web (www.wmrdio.com). We welcome Rev. Dr. Rodger Nishiok, Director Adult Eductionl Ministries t Villge Presbyterin Church in Pririe Villge, Knss. Dr. Nishiok leds in Forming Fith for All, n event for church leders, prents, fmilies, young people, dults. We welcome ll to Socil Hll t 4:00 p.m. for Eight Trends Chnging Chllenging 21st Century Church. Dinner ($10 per person) tble converstions will follow t 5:00 p.m. The event concludes with Growing Fith tht Mtters, 6:00 8:00 p.m. Join for Cfee Hour in Socil Hll immeditely following 9:30.m. worship service. Child-friendly, penut-free purchsed sncks re vilble for children. The ckes t Cfee Hour tody re in honor our
children who re receiving Bibles. Cookie bkers re John Dwn Pnkopf Brb Crlisle. Children s Ministry Opportunities: Childcre Sundy School clsses re held for crib through fifth grders t 9:30.m. Childcre is vilble for preschoolers t 11:00.m. Worship ctivity totes By Hs ctivity bskets re vilble t entrnces to Snctury for children ttending worship t 11:00.m. Children s Choir reherses 10:30 10:55.m. in Room 300. Children s Choir will reherse every Sundy when Sundy School is scheduled. There will be no rehersls on Fmily Sundys. Youth Ministry Opportunities: All youth grdes 6 12 re invited to join for our scheduled youth progrmming. Everyone is welcome! Munch Mingle begins t 9:20.m. in Youth Room on Lower Level. Sundy School Confirmtion clsses meet t 9:30.m. Adult Eduction Opportunities: The Bible @ 9:30 meets in French Room/Librry. Rev. Ed Koster is presenter. This yer s me is The Bible Speks to You bout Importnt Ides. All re welcome for study robt discsion. First Friends meet in Monteith Hll t 9:30.m. First Friends is self-directed dult group tht fers sfe, supportive gring to discs religio spiritul topics. In November group explores Eboo Ptel s book Embrcing Interfith Coopertion. Exploring Fith meets in Curtis Room t 11:00.m. for How Fith Grows in Seculr Culture. Presenters re Rev. Buckley Dine Hockett. ANNOUNCEMENTS Living God s Love - Stewrdship Updte: As November 5, 281 pledges totling $937,036 hve been received. This represents 55.1% our $1,700,000 gol. If you hve not turned in your pledge yet, First Pres still needs you help s we begin plnning 2019 budget. Thnk you for Living God s Love through ministries First Pres! The Stephen Ministry Continuing Eduction Series invites ll to Demystifying Role Spiritulity in Pin Mngement, podcst interview, with Dr. Amy Wcholtz, PhD, in Monteith Hll, tomorrow, November 12, 7:00 8:00 p.m. Mture Singles meet for dinner this Fridy, November 16, t Knight s Resturnt, 2324 Dexter Avenue, t 5:30 p.m. All re welcome. The Annul Interfith Thnksgiving Celebrtion sponsored by Interfith Round Tble Wshtenw County is next Sundy, November 18, t 7:00 p.m., t Bethlehem United Church Christ, 423 S. Fourth Street. All re welcome.
Lef Rking Dy is this Sturdy, November 17, 8:00.m. to noon. All genertions come toger for Wshtenw Diry doughnuts, hot drinks, to mke our church grounds beutiful. Contct Fcilities Mnger Adrin Prundeneu if you hve questions. Presbyterin Women meet this Wednesdy, November 14, welcome ll women to ttend. Men re welcome to ttend progrm lunch. Bible Study is in Lewis Room, 9:30 10:30.m. A biness meeting follows from 10:45 11:00.m. This month s progrm, A Stined Glss History, begins in Monteith Hll t 11:00.m. Lunch ($7) follows in Socil Hll. The fourth fifth grde Sundy School clsses re sponsoring collection gently ed winter clothing (cots, sweters, hts, gloves). Collection boxes cn be found ner Welcome Center, Church Office, fourth grde clssroom on third floor until November 18 when items will be donted to Mt. Crmel Bptist Church. The Story Slm is Coming! Mic stories round me Christms will be shred on December 9, t 4:00 p.m., in Snctury, with Strolling Reception to follow. We re looking for people who re willing to shre five minute story. You do not hve to memorize it. If you enjoy The Moth or or kinds story slm events, this is chnce to shre meningful stories with your church fmily. Contct Rev. Rogers, mrogers@firstpresbyterin.org, if you re interested. Limited spots remin. Plese join for service wholeness heling in Monteith Hll on Wednesdy, November 14, t 7:00 p.m. As ntion, s church, within our fmilies, personlly, we re bering burdens, wounds, griefs. Christ clls toger for service pryer, mic, silence, medittion, s we seek God s heling love. This service is open to ll. College Students, UKirk@UMich, our undergrdute Cmp Ministry, invites you to join for ny our weekly, FREE events. The French Room (Librry) is vilble from 10:30.m. to noon ech Sundy for sncks studying. Et with t our College Lunch on Sundys t noon (meet in Welcome Center fter 11:00.m. service). Tke study brek with Cfee Crew on Mondy fternoons, 1:00 5:00 p.m., in Legue. Hve fithful converstion t our Smll Group on Wednesdys t 8:00 p.m., lso in Legue. Wnt to tlk with jt one or two? We would love to tke you out to cfee or lunch her more bout your life! For more informtion, including informtion bout our on-cmp Yog clsses our Spring Brek trip to Puerto Rico, contct Revs. Buckley, Koenig-Reinke, McGown t cmp@firstpresbyterin.org. Follow on Instgrm: @UKirkUMich.
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH STAFF Robin Agnew, Administrtive Assistnt Reverend Blir Buckley, Resident Minister GJ Frye, Peer Minister for Youth Ministry Lis Hddrill, Technology Coordintor Dr. Pul Hebig, Interim Orgnist Almer Hrris, Mintennce Specilist Dr. Richrd Ingrm, Interim Director Mic Ministries Mry Jones, Publictions Coordintor Cindy King, Administrtive Assistnt/Children s Eduction Assistnt Reverend Eric Koenig-Reinke, Resident Minister Essie Koenig-Reinke, Youth Ministries Coordintor Dve Lett, Finnce Assistnt Reverend Evns McGown, Cmp Ministries Coordintor Kellie McInchk, Interim Children s Choir Director Ann Miller, Finnce Mnger Reverend Dorothy Prks-Pitt, Resident Minister Adrin Prundenu, Fcilities Mnger Lind Robinson, Office Mnger Reverend Meliss Anne Rogers, Associte Pstor Reverend Jy Serford, Associte Pstor Simon Suboski, Interim Youth Choir Director Sy Tlbott, Wellness Coordintor/Prish Nurse Bec Torres-Dvenport, Coordintor Children s Eduction Fmily Ministry 1432 Wshtenw Avenue Ann Arbor, MI 48104 734-662-4466 info@firstpresbyterin.org www.firstpresbyterin.org