Worship May 27, 2018 10:30 a.m. Ou r Mission: Gro wing in Sp irit Living as D isciple s Se rving God s World Preparation for Worship Love is patient; love is kind; love is not envious or boastful or arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice in wrongdoing, but rejoices in the truth. It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never ends. I Corinthians 13:4-8a We Gather in God s Name Prelude Fugue in C Major Bach Ray Freeman, Organist Welcome and Announcements Passing of the Peace Leader: People: The peace of the Lord be with you. And also with you. Please pass the friendship register! Please stand if you are able.
Call to Worship One: Many: One: Many: One: Many: Welcome, friend and stranger Welcome, honored guest. We gather as a community to worship God, To be reminded of God s goodness, To be reminded of the call to be a part of that goodness. Let us worship God. Hymn #699 Fill My Cup Prayer of Confession Eternal Splendor, Light of light and God of gods, You have shone upon us and we have seen your glory, shining in the face of Jesus Christ our Lord. Bathed in your light, our faith and our communal life are shown to be shrouded and tarnished. We have not loved you with our whole heart and mind and strength; we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. Yet, in your great mercy you forgive what we have been. We pray that you now will amend what we are and direct what we shall be, that we may henceforth walk in your light, delight in your will, and reflect your radiance, to the glory of your holy name. Amen. Assurance of Forgiveness Leader: People: The mercy of the Lord is from everlasting unto everlasting. As far as the East is from the West, so far has God removed our transgression from us. In the name of Jesus Christ, we are all forgiven. Thanks be to God. Response #284 Holy Spirit Come to Us We Proclaim God s Word Anthem Seek the Lord Larson Summer Choir Children s Message (No Bridges to Worship today.) 2 Scott Peterson
Hymn #314 Christ Be Our Light Scripture Galatians 5:16-26 Sermon Opening the Vault Rev. Dr. Ben Trawick We Respond to God s Word Teacher Recognition Sharing Our Tithes and Offerings Offertory Response #609 Oceans (Where Feet May Fail) John and Katie Machado Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow Prayer of Dedication Pat Ferrell Prayers of the People and the Lord s Prayer We Depart To Serve God Parting Hymn #712 As Those of Old Their Firstfruits Brought Benediction Postlude Processional Stanley Ray Freeman, Organist The flowers in the sanctuary were dedicated by Judy Fitton In Memory of Nelson s Birthday Your Greeters today were The Millers: Eric and Lauren, and Maren, Aubrey, Paxton, and Levi 3
SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHER RECOGNITION Children and Youth Sunday School Teachers and Music Leaders Nancy Machado (Elder) Cindi Bryant Ed Bryant Kathy Giese Kim Hatfield Greta Tosi Miller Penny Newsome Tim Stryker Jennifer Neel Virginia Bouchard Adult and Young Adult Sunday School Teachers Nelson Thurman (Elder) Bob Bouchard Judy Crooks Kathy Drinkard Kim Hatfield Caroline Hayes Philip Spiess Greg Suess Susan Wilder Tim Wilder Susan Wisseman ANNOUNCEMENTS and CHALLENGES TO SERVE Memorial Day Closing. The office will be closed on Monday, May 28. If you have an urgent call, leave a message for Pastor Ben. He will return your call. Summer Choir Begins. Chancel Choir rehearsals have ended, and we look forward to Summer Choir providing us with uplifting anthems during the months ahead. If you like to sing, come to the Choir Room at 9:50 on Sunday mornings. We learn the anthem for the day, similar to what Men s Chorus does. No robes, come as you are, and praise God in song. We are also looking for soloists and ensembles for the Offertory. Please contact Scott Seifried if you are willing. From the Grace A/V Team. We deeply apologize for the technical difficulties that occurred during the sermon last Sunday. We have determined that the issue was the computer s not having enough memory and essentially freezing for unknown reasons. Accordingly, we have taken steps to upgrade our equipment, as well as establishing a protocol to avoid further distracting screen displays. Study Hall. Come to the Library for a snack, and peace and quiet to study. We are open the week of Senior exams (excluding Memorial Day) - 5/29 through 5/31, and for Underclass exams - 6/4-8 + 6/11-12. Hours: After school until 5:00. Nablus Youths to Tri-Cities Work Camp. Nablus youths will be visiting us from July 28 to July 31. Contact the Fords or Maria Clayton if you can help. If you can donate to airfare, see gofundme on the Grace Facebook page and on the E-News. EVENTS Robinson Trombone Choir - May 30, 7:30 p.m. An annual tradition at Grace, this concert features Robinson High School students, directed by Greg Freeman. They will provide an evening of solo and ensemble music for trombone. Come celebrate the achievements of these young musicians and their instructor. 4
Dominion Brass and Mission Presentation - June 3, 5:00 p.m. This concert is hosted by the Mission Committee and will provide an opportunity to learn about Clementina s Kitchen and our sister church s upcoming youth visit from Nablus. Great music, dedicated musicians, and free-will offering for two Grace missions. ECHO Fundraiser - Thursday, June 7. Please go to ECHO s Facebook page for a flyer to present at Coal Fire Restaurant, 9276 Old Keene Mill Road, Burke. 20% of proceeds go to ECHO. Electronic or paper flyers are both acceptable. Iftar at Ezher Bloom Mosque - Monday, June 11, 6:15 p.m. We leave from N. Parking for our annual visit to the Institute of Islamic & Turkish Studies, where we participate in a tour of the mosque and the sharing of the Iftar meal after sunset. Joyful Ringers and Silver 5 Brass Quintet in Concert - June 17, 7:00 p.m. For over 40 years, you ve heard the Joyful Ringers bring joy to the holidays and beauty to worship. They join The Silver 5 Brass Quintet to present old favorites, and new toe-tappers. For Greenspring residents, the Grace bus will pick you up. Board of Directors Update May 2018 Pastor Ben appreciated Verizon s efforts in cleaning out the ant colony to restore phone and internet service earlier in the week. The church was offline for two days. The office has a new copier that has the same capabilities as the old one. The replacement was done at no cost to the church. All of the electrical panels in the church have been replaced. There is some brick work yet to be done around the panels. This was to meet insurance requirements to upgrade the panels from known faulty panels. Thank you to all for your patience and cooperation. The next step will be to install emergency exit lights. New doors for the Tower entrance and N. Parking will be installed at the end of the month. These doors will be ADA compliant to allow for handicapped/wheelchair entrance. Preschool classrooms will also get new doors to the outside playground. In a continuing effort to reduce operating costs and our environmental impact the lights in the Family Room will be transitioned to LED lights in the near future. Repairs to the basketball hoop in S. Parking are awaiting replacement of the universal replacement kit (evidently not part of this universe). Rob Gold and Scotty Anckner are getting additional parts to restore the backboard to service. The Corporation meeting on May 20 elected Nick Amatuzzi and Erik Hawkins to fill the vacancies of Scotty Anckner and Kent Ford. If you have suggestions, comments, or questions you can contact the Board at gpcbod@gmail.com. The next meeting of the Board will be Saturday, June16, 2018, in the church library at 8:30 a.m. All are welcomed to attend. 5
6 Please Pray For... Members: Jean Ackor, Cameron Buckley, Peggy Freeman, Clara Gipson, Barbara Lawson, James Lawson, Liz Lincoln, Bob McClelland, Kristie Mulhollem, Lynn Muys, and Linda Patterson. Former Member: Darwin Gregory Grace Preschooler: Scarlet Wesche Our Missionaries: The Honduras Home Team, Pastor Selvin (Honduras), and Doug Dicks (Jerusalem). The Mothers of: Veronica Crump, Meg Rogers (Beth), Hiede Sowdon, Dave Treasure (Hilda), and Dwight Yarbrough (Verla). The Step-Mother of: Donna Lucas (Jackie). The Fathers of: Scott Anckner (Dick, and Scott s mother), and Nancy Machado (Jim). The Husband of: Donna Lucas. The Daughters of: The Bouchards (Anna), Rich and Kathy Calahan (Lynn), and Bob and Valerie Patrick (Molly). The Brothers of: Steve Gretsuk (John), Linda Patterson (Arthur), and Peter Smith (George). The Sisters of: Coleen Austin (Coetta), Clara Gipson (Anna), Penny Newsome (Susan). The Sister-in-Law of: Claire Manger (Bev). The Nephew of: Claire Manger (Edward). The Cousins of: Donna Lucas (Angela) and Valerie Patrick (Virginia). The Friends of: Craig and Judy Crooks (Liz), Kim Gretsuk (Nancy), Linda Hitchens (CJ and Leon), Cheri and Lauren Weaver (Kate), and Becky and Dwight Yarbrough (Randy). Kristie s Meal Train: www.mealtrain.com/trains/mn7kv, or call Rachel Amatuzzi or Nicole Balkind. Housecleaning, please PayPal Melissa Shaw at melissagilliamshaw@gmail.com. Scarlet s Meal Train: https://mealtrain.com/5y8m1z in contributing to Scarlet s play-basket. Thank you for your warm response
7 This Week s Calendar For complete details, including locations and descriptions of events, please visit www.gracepresby.org; or call the Church Office, 703-451-2900. Exterior Door Work 7:00 p.m. Joyful Ringers 8:00 p.m. Outside Group Memorial Day Holiday The Office is closed today Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun 28 29 30 31 June 1 2 3 Exterior Door Work 10:00 a.m. Outside Group 1:00 p.m. Bunco 2:30 p.m. Study Hall 7:00 p.m. APNC? p.m. Brass Rehearsal 2:30 p.m. Study Hall 7:30 p.m. Robinson Trombone Choir 2:30 p.m. Study Hall? p.m. Brass Rehearsal 2:30 p.m. Study Hall 9:00 a.m. Session Retreat Grad Breakfast 9:50 a.m. Summer Choir 10:30 a.m. Worship 11:45 a.m. Honduras Home Team 5:00 p.m. Mission & Dominion Brass Concert WE ARE VERY GLAD YOU CHOSE TO WORSHIP WITH US TODAY! PLEASE SIGN OUR FRIENDSHIP REGISTER SO THAT WE CAN GREET YOU BY NAME AND CALL ON YOU IF YOU WISH. WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO SHARE PRAYER REQUESTS. You may do so by completing prayer cards found in the pews and placing them in the offering plate. TRUST YOUR CHILDREN TO OUR NURSERY CARE AND CHILDREN S LEADERS & TEACHERS. We provide childcare for infants through 3-year-olds in the Nursery (Rooms 3 & 5), and Sunday School for 4-year olds and up. All children are welcomed in Sunday School and Worship, even if they fidget! Worship Bags are available in the Narthex with crayons, books, and activity sheets for young children. After the Children s Message, children have their own worship downstairs. When worship ends, 3s and 4s will be in Room 3, and older children in Room 14. Please pick children up before meeting in Wester Hall for a time of fellowship. GRACE INSIGHTS - LEARNING ABOUT PRESBYTERIANS AND GRACE CHURCH. Classes for those who want to learn more about our denomination, our church, and our mission form throughout the year. If you would like to attend a new member class or have interest in learning more about Grace, please speak to one of our pastors or contact Elder Joe Miller, jsmeda@hotmail.com. PLEASE ASK ANYONE FOR HELP OR DIRECTIONS!
PA STORS BEN TRAWICK Pastor Office Hours: Mon.-Thurs., 9:30 am - 2:00 pm 703-451-2900 ext. 2 ben@gracepresby.org SUSAN WISSEMAN Associate Pastor Office Hours: Tues.-Fri., 9:30 am - 3:00 pm 703-451-2900 ext. 3 susan@gracepresby.org O F FI CE STA FF YVETTE MOY Aging With Grace Director Office Hours: Mon.-Thurs., 9:00 am - 3:00 pm 703-451-2900 ext. 4 aging@gracepresby.org VIRGINIA BOUCHARD Office Manager Office Hours: Mon.-Thurs.: 9:00 am - 4:30 pm Fridays: 9:00 am - 3:30 pm 703-451-2900 ext. 1 manager@gracepresby.org S E S S I ON Coleen Austin Care Ministries Cindi Bryant Human Resources Ed Bryant Nominating/Stewardship David Retherford Missions Maria Clayton Preschool Kim Hatfield Youth Ministry John Machado Communications Nancy Machado Children s Discipleship Joe Miller Evangelism M U SIC STA F F SCOTT SEIFRIED Music Director sseifried@yahoo.com RAY FREEMAN Organist/Pianist/ Accompanist rayfreeman1029 @gmail.com JIM DUNSTAN Joyful Ringers Director moonmanjimd @hotmail.com VERONICA CRUMP Treasurer vlcrump@gmail.com BOARD OF DIRECTORS Scott Anckner Craig Crooks Kent Ford, Chairman Rob Gold Scott Rogers Peter Smith E-mail: gpcbod@gmail.com G RACE P RESB YTE RIAN CHURC H 7434 BATH STREET SPRINGFIELD VIRGINIA 22150 703-451-2900 WWW.GRACEPRESBY.ORG OFFICE HOURS: MON-THU 9:00-4:30; FRI 9:00-3:30 WE ARE CLOSED ON FEDERAL HOLIDAYS. FOR ONLINE MEMBER DIRECTORY: SEARCH FOR INSTANT CHURCH DIRECTORY APP ENTER YOUR E-MAIL AND PASSWORD: 7434Bath 8 Pat Ferrell Michael Phillips John Sowdon Nelson Thurman Worship Finance Fellowship Adult Discipleship Greta Miller, Clerk Ben Trawick, Moderator Session and Board contact information is posted in the church office and on the church website. G RACE WEEKDAY P RE SC HO OL The Preschool is a Christian-based ministry and developmental program for children aged 2 to 4. Classrooms are designed as learning centers, offering students a unique hands-on learning adventure. Call the Preschool for information or a tour. Registration is open for next Fall. JUDY PHILLIPS Preschool Director HOLLY COOK Administrative Assistant 703-451-3314 preschool@gracepresby.org