VANCE MEMORIAL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 905 National Road, Wheeling, West Virginia 26003 Church Telephone: (304) 232-0980 Fax: (304) 232-0982 vancechurch.org Communion Sunday Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost World Communion Sunday Peace & Global Witness Offering Pentecost [June 4] to Reign of Christ [November 26] Matthew s Experience of Jesus October 01, 2017 10:00 a.m. Lectionary Selections of Scripture this Sunday: Exodus 17:1-7 ~ Psalm 78:1-4; 12-16 Philippians 2:1-13 ~ Matthew 21:23-32 The MISSION of Vance Memorial Presbyterian Church (USA) is to proclaim the Good News of Jesus Christ with everyone through Worship, Prayer, Education, Fellowship, and Mission Outreach. 1
Gathering around God s Word HYMN PRELUDE Our God, Our Help in Ages Past, PH 210 CHIMES GREETINGS and ANNOUNCEMENTS Please sign and pass the fellowship pad to the inside aisle. CALL to WORSHIP responsively What a day for celebration! What a day to rejoice and sing! The Spirit of God is with us this day. God has invited us to be with him as we celebrate! Bring your hearts and minds before God. We are filled with hope and joy because we know God s love and grace. We worship and commune as The One Body of Christ this day! OPENING HYMN of PRAISE Trust and Obey, CH 571, vv. 1,3,5 CONFESSION and time of Self-examination unison ~ from Exodus 17:1-2, Matthew 21:30 & Philippians 2:2-8 Almighty God, we have been wandering in the wilderness of sin. We have complained in the face of your mercy. We have been selfish and conceited in the face of your sacrifice. We have not done your will. Teach us humility. Teach us gratitude. Infuse your spirit into our beings so that we might be reconciled to you. We are seeking to be in Jesus name Hear, now, our personal confession SILENT PRAYER of CONFESSION And all of God s children say: Amen! SUNG ASSURANCE I Surrender All, CH 596, vv. 1 & 4 PASSING the PEACE of CHRIST May the Peace of Christ be with you! And also with you! SONG of PREPARATION Make Us One, CH 418 2
Encountering God s Word PRAYER for ILLUMINATION unison ~from Philippians 2:3 O God, fill us with your Spirit and humble our hearts so that we can hear your Word. Amen. CHILDREN S MESSAGE Being a Good Yo-Yo Pastor John The ANTHEM One World, One Communion Words and Music by Pepper Choplin SCRIPTURE FOR THE DAY Matthew 21:23-32, NRSV page 23-24 in the New Testament in our pew Bibles 23 When Jesus entered the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came to him as he was teaching, and said, By what authority are you doing these things, and who gave you this authority? 24 Jesus said to them, I will also ask you one question; if you tell me the answer, then I will also tell you by what authority I do these things. 25 Did the baptism of John come from heaven, or was it of human origin? And they argued with one another, If we say, From heaven, he will say to us, Why then did you not believe him? 26 But if we say, Of human origin, we are afraid of the crowd; for all regard John as a prophet. 27 So they answered Jesus, We do not know. And he said to them, Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things. 28 What do you think? A man had two sons; he went to the first and said, Son, go and work in the vineyard today. 29 He answered, I will not ; but later he changed his mind and went. 30 The father went to the second and said the same; and he answered, I go, sir ; but he did not go. 31 Which of the two did the will of his father? They said, The first. Jesus said to them, Truly I tell you, the tax collectors and the prostitutes are going into the kingdom of God ahead of you. 32 For John came to you in the way of righteousness and you did not believe him, but the tax collectors and the prostitutes believed him; and even after you saw it, you did not change your minds and believe him. This is the Gospel of Messiah Jesus. Thank you, Lord Jesus! 3
COMMUNION MEDITATION The Upside of Giving Up Rev. John Oerter Responding to God s Word CALL and OFFERING Peace & Global Witness Special Offering* OFFERTORY HYMN in Preparation for Communion We Are An Offering, CH 678 DOXOLOGY The SACRAMENT of HOLY COMMUNION ~ World Communion ~Invitation to the Lord s Table ~Prayer of Consecration of the Bread and Cup The Lord's Prayer CH 631 ~Receiving the Bread and Cup Gluten-free elements are available upon request. Choral Meditation In the Breaking of the Bread Joseph M. Martin ~Prayer of Thanksgiving and Dedication Taking God s Word out, into our Worlds CLOSING HYMN May the God of Hope Go with Us, GtG 765 BENEDICTION BENEDICTION RESPONSE Reprise, GtG 765 POSTLUDE Please stand if able. PH=Presbyterian Hymnal (Blue); CH=Celebration Hymnal (Red) GTG=Glory to God (screen or insert) 10:00 a.m. Service of Worship regularly broadcast over WKWK-FM 97.3 4
10:00 a.m. Service of Worship regularly broadcast over WKWK-FM 97.3 *A gift to the Peace & Global Witness Offering enables the church to promote the Peace of Christ by addressing systems of injustice across the world. Individual congregations are encouraged to utilize up to 25% of this Offering to connect with the global witness of Christ's peace. Mid councils retain an additional 25% for ministries of peace and reconciliation. The remaining 50% is used by the Presbyterian Mission Agency to advocate for peace and justice in cultures of violence, including our own, through collaborative projects of education and Christian witness. Your local or mid-council portion of the Peace & Global Witness Offering could be contributed toward to the Freedom Rising fund for African American males. Lectionary Texts for Next Sunday s Service: 18th Sunday after Pentecost October 08, 2017 @ 10:00 a.m. Exodus 20:1-4,7 ~ Psalm 19 Philippians 3:4b-14 ~ Matthew 21:33-46 Prayers for use beyond our walls: Morning Prayer New every morning are your mercies, Lord. Your steadfast love stayed with me through the night and greets me as I rise this day. This morning, I remember and give thanks for parents and grandparents, for teachers and friends in generations past who showed your love and told your stories to me. I pray that I will also share this faith with a new generation so that our praise of you continues forever. I will not be idle today, but will find a way to do whatever work you set before me with a glad and generous heart. In Jesus name, I pray. Amen. Evening Prayer Here at the close of the day, O God, I come to you with open hands to receive the gift of your grace with a thankful spirit. If there is in me any trace of anger or resentment left over from the day, from some slight, big or small, real or imagined, blow it away with the breath of your peace. In the lengthening shadows of evening, comforted by a softer light in stars and moon, quiet within me the duties and cares of the day now past, enabling me to rest in you. In your holy name, I pray. Amen. 5
2017 CHURCH DIRECTORY Clerk of Session...Julie Squibb President of the Board of Deacons...Russ Green Church Treasurer...Paul Limbert Chairperson of Building and Property Commission...Ted Owens Chairperson of Christian Education Commission...Jill Flanagan Chairperson of Worship & Music Commission...Howard Monroe Chairperson of Missions Commission...Carol Obermann Chairperson of Personnel Committee...Beth Ann Dague Chairpersons of Hospitality...Sue Abraham, Rowena Baker, Carol Myers Chairperson of Finance Committee..... Jeremy McCamic Chairperson of Nominating Committee..Scott Winters Chairperson of Stewardship Committee...Jay Frey Chairperson of Strategic Planning Committee...Jay Frey, Phil Polack Moderator of Presbyterian Women...Virginia Dulany SESSION 2017 2018 2019 Jill Flanagan Jay Frey Beth Ann Dague Jeremy McCamic Howard Monroe Ted Owen Phil Polack Carol Obermann Geri Sloane Bettie Steele vacancy Scott Winters DEACONS 2017 2018 2019 Diane Crowl Kathy Hannan Ann Bopp Russ Green Michael Hires Marjorie Easton Janet Hart Louise Limbert Carol Myers Amy Mead Joanne Winters Karen Seabright Congregational Nominating Committee for 2017 Elder Scott Winters (chair), Elder Geri Sloane, Deacon Michael Hires, Penny Kenamond, Jeanne Finstein and Danna Tyska MISSION PERSONNEL of OUR DIRECT CONCERN Caleb & Claire (Seabright) Bermudez ~ MINISTERS of the CHURCH: ALL MEMBERS ~ The PASTOR and CHURCH STAFF Rev. John Oerter ~ Transitional Pastor Jane Schockey ~ Church Administrator/C.E. Director Deborah Podolski Breiding ~ Organist and Choir Director Russ Brown ~ Head Custodian Jay Carenbauer ~ Custodian Evan Smith ~Sound, Lighting & Visual Coordinator 6