For he will hide me in his shelter... January 26, 2014 in the day of trouble... Psalm 27:5 Ministers: All Members of the Church Rev. Andrew R. Hart, Pastor Mrs. Kathleen Andresen, Youth Director Mr. Kenneth Friese, Director of Music Mrs. Diane Starost, Director of Youth Choir 125 Main Street, Huntington, NY 11743-6902 Phone: 631.427.2101 Fax: 631.427.2116 Podcast: www.ofcchurch.podbean.com www.oldfirstchurchhuntington.org
ENTER SILENTLY WAIT PRAYERFULLY WORSHIP REVERENTLY AND EXPECTANTLY Let all the earth keep silent before him Please silence all pagers and cell phones O R D E R O F W O R S H I P January 26, 2014 3rd Sunday after Epiphany Prelude Improvisation K. Friese Welcome and Announcements Introit The Gathering Call to Worship: Leader: I waited patiently for the Lord; People: He turned to me and heard my cry Leader: He lifted me out of the mud People: He put a new song in my mouth All: Let us worship God Opening Prayer *Hymn My Hope is Built on Nothing Less No. 379 Children s Sermon Call to Confession Gary Lorentzson Prayer of Confession Loving God, we give thanks for those who brought us to know you, our families and friends who have told us of your love and grace, that we might have faith ourselves. We confess that we are often hesitant to share our faith with others. You call us to look for signs of your presence all around us, and yet we are shy to point out the signs of your work in the world. You challenge us to share the good news of Jesus Christ, yet we are afraid to speak of what we believe. Help us, O God, to be better evangelists for the sake of the gospel, and for the sake of the world. Amen. Prayer of Confession (silent) Assurance of Pardon Summary of The Law Gloria Patri No. 579
Prayer of Illumination The Word First Lesson Isaiah 9:1-14 O.T.p.638/P.780 Anthem Psalter Psalm 27:5-13 O.T.p.503/P.619 Second Lesson 1 Peter 1:13-25 N.T.p.232/P.282 Sermon The Big Picture Rev. Andrew Hart The Response *Hymn God, You Spin the Whirling Planets No. 285 Pastoral Prayers and Lord s Prayer Gathering of Tithes and Offerings Offertory *Doxology No. 592 *Offertory Prayer Affirmation of Faith Apostles Creed (traditional) I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord; who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead and buried; he descended into hell; the third day he rose again from the dead; he ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead. I believe in the Holy Ghost; the holy catholic church; the communion of saints; the forgiveness of sins; the resurrection of the body; and the life everlasting. Amen *Hymn God Be With You Till We Meet Again No. 540 *The Passing of the Peace *The Benediction Postlude *Those who wish to stand may do so.
The flowers this morning are given to The Glory of God In Our Prayers Pray at every opportunity in the Spirit (Ephesians 6:18) This list is prepared each Wednesday at Noon. Please notify the office of names to be included. Charla Bolton (former OFC member), Paige Burkeholder & Family (Melissa Terc s sister & family), April Chung (friend of OFC), Regina Conzelmann (member), Jimmy Correll (Ellen s husband), Kerry Degnan (member), Lee & Gail Forker (Melissa Terc s parents), Benjamin Hart (Pastor s son), Janet and Bill Higby (former OFC members), Else Haddock (member), Pat Horner (member), Esther Molfetta (mother of Rose High Esteem Workshop speaker), Priscilla McGuire (member), Kim Myers (member), Desire Nyende (Peg Weigers Ugandan grandchild), Frances Templin Olson (sister of Winifred Templin Slater), Jim Perry (member), Robert and Cindy Raynor (Brett s parents), Rebecca Raynor (Brett s sister), Dan Rooker (Laure McKenna s brother), June & Norman Ritchey (members), Jim Schubauer (member), Peter and Daphne Storey (members), Ruth Terc (John Terc s mother), Diane Walker (member), Grace Youngquist (member) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. (Romans 12:12 - New International Version NIV)
We warmly welcome and greet all who have joined us for worship this morning. There is nursery care provided during our worship services each week. Please join us for Hospitality Hour, sponsored by our Board of Deacons, in the Parish Hall after worship. To get to the Parish Hall, please leave the sanctuary by the door in the front of the church, turn right and go down the hall. If you are currently seeking a church home and would like more information about Old First, please fill out the tear off form in the announcement section of the bulletin and place in offering plate or see the pastor. The Deacons invite you to send greetings to our homebound members, by signing the specially prepared letters at our table in the Parish Hall. If you have any special needs, please alert an usher. Our sanctuary is handicapped accessible. Large print hymnals are available as well as personal PA receivers for those with hearing disabilities. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sanctuary Flowers The flowers that grace our Sanctuary during Sunday worship are donated by church members or friends of Old First. Often these flowers are delivered to our homebound members to brighten their day. If you would like to give flowers in honor or memory of someone special, or to celebrate a special occasion, please sign up on the sheet in the front hallway, or contact the church office.
Old First Presbyterian Church 125 Main St., Huntington, NY. 11743 Phone 631-427-2101 Fax 631-427-2116 I/We would like further information about: Prayer Requests Membership Christian Education and Youth Programs Music Programs Community Outreach and Support Please have the Pastor contact me Name: Address: Many hands make light work!! If anyone is available Thursday afternoon or Friday mornings to help out in the Church Office; or if anyone is available the last Wednesday of each month and would like to help with putting together the Weathervane, please contact the Church Office. Thank you for your assistance and continued support. Please submit all information and announcements for the Sunday Bulletin by Wednesday of each week at the latest. Either e-mail - (preferred method in MS Word) cheriecornell@oldfirstchurchhuntington.org or office@oldfirstchurchhuntington.org or drop off at church office. Thank You. Thank you. Cherie Cornell Phone: E-mail: Please fill out, tear off, and leave in offering plate. If you are not receiving e-mail updates, please let the church office know. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Also, If you do not want to receive a paper copy of the Weathervane so we can reduce postage cost, please let the office or me know. Thanks. Blessings, Andy
Give GGGGGG...always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. (Ephesians 5:20) Community Food Council Any and all donations are greatly appreciated. Items in particular need this month are Macaroni & Cheese and Jelly. Thank you for your generous donations. PRESBYTERIAN WOMEN GIVING If you would like to contribute to the missions that Presbyterian Women support, you may use the envelopes in the pews. Please mark PW on the envelope and on your check make check payable to the Presbyterian Women. With our blessings and thanks, PW of Old First Church. COATS FOR HEROES Coats are desperately needed for our veterans. If you have any gently used winter coats that you are no longer wearing, please consider donating them to our veterans. Bring your coats in and leave them in the AA Room. For further information, please see Andy. Thank You.
ATTENTION: All moderators, committee chairs, and ministries!!! The 2013 Annual Reports are due by February 2nd, 2014 Please submit to the Church Office either by e-mail in word format to: cheriecornell@oldfirstchurchhuntington.org or drop them off at the Church Office. Thank you. Gather GGGGGGGGGGG For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I among them. (Matthew 18:20) Gift of Life Mission Trip Come and listen to James LaMantia share his experience with the Gift of Life Program. This November he and medical personnel traveled to Haiti to provide medical care for children. A discussion and slide show will show us the great work this organization is doing. Do join us for this remarkable mission work. Sunday, February 9, 2014, Fiske Room, 11:30-12:30 PM. There will be a PW Board meeting Tuesday, February 4th 9:30am Refreshments, 10:00am Meeting Begins. Circle 1 Meets Tomorrow Monday, January 27th, at 7:30pm in the Fiske Room Ephesians Bible study will begin again in February on Mondays, at 10am in the Fiske Room. All are welcome. Please bring your Bibles and your questions.
Grow GGGGGGGGG Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it. (Proverbs 22:6 - KJV) PLEDGE ENVELOPES Old First Church Mission Thrift Store VOLUNTEERS NEEDED Members from our congregation We are always looking for more volunteers to work - AM shift is - 11:00am to 1:30pm PM shift is - 1:30am to 4:00pm If you have any time to volunteer, please call Cynthia @ 516-780-2185. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ We are open Tues., Thurs., & Fri. from 11am to 4pm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BOGO Fridays 1-4pm Buy 1 item - Get 1 item Free!!! and Sundays 11am to 12 noon for the congregants. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Look for our Flyer on the Church s Bulletin Board ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ We still accept all donations when we are open Please note that there are still many boxes of Pledge Envelopes that need to be claimed. If you haven't yet picked up you pledge envelopes, please stop by the table in the hallway just outside the north end of the Sanctuary. If you do not see a box with your name, please let the Church Office know and one will be provided for you. LENDING LIBRARY BOOK CART Books available during coffee hour on Sunday mornings. During the week, this cart can be found in Room101. Take a book, return it or replace it with another. Happy Reading!
Youth Program News I hope that everyone survived the snow this week and is staying warm Please continue to bring in your soup- go OFC!!! To go along with our soup theme we will be reading Stone Soup and discussing how God always provides for us! We will also have cooking lessons and will be making pasta the last week of January. Please remember that the youth are having a bake sale on February 9th There will be a sign-up sheet in Parish Hall if anyone is interested in baking. Following the bake sale we will be having a get together for youth. We will either have lunch and games or go sledding and have popcorn and hot chocolate depending upon weather. Please check the bulletin for information on a bowling night in the near future. Furthermore, we are in the process of planning the 2nd Annual Fashion/Talent Show. Please join me on February 2nd immediately following service to begin to plan. Best Regards, Katie Youth Council Our next Youth Council Meeting will be February 2nd after service. All are welcome to join us. We will be discussing a Bake sale for February 9th to help the Deacons with the cost of the Thanksgiving Baskets. Katie
Sunday, January 26-2014 (3rd Sunday after Epiphany) 9:30a Prayers (Fiske Room) 10a Worship 10a Sunday School 11a Thrift Store (congregants only) 6:45p AA Monday, January 27-2014 7a-6p The Learning Center 9:15a WC Gentle Bends (102) 10a-12p WC Aging & Saging 7:30-9p NA 7:30-9P PW Circle 1 Tuesday, January 28-2014 7a-6p The Learning Center 10a-12p WC Writers Group (101) 11a-4p Thrift Store 1:00p AA Wednesday, January 29-2014 7a-6p The Learning Center 9:15a WC Gentle Bends (102) 5-5:30p Kids Choir 5-7p Kids/Youth Club 5:30-6p Youth Choir 6:30-8:30p Sr. High Youth Group (205) 7:15p AA Weekly Events Calendar 7:30p BS Troop 32 (Gym) Thursday, January 30-2014 7a-6p The Learning Center 9:30a Quilting (101) 11a-1p WC Workshop (Sharing Our Lives) 11a-4p Thrift Store 5-9:30p Giant Steps (102) 6-9p Kaplan 8:00p NO Choir Rehearsal Friday, January 31-2014 7a-6p The Learning Center 9-11:30a Al Anon (101) 9:45a PW Circle 6 Crafts (Craft Room) 11a-4p Thrift Store Saturday, February 1-2014 Sunday, February 2-2014 (4th Sunday after Epiphany) 9:30a Prayers (Fiske Room) 10a Worship Service 10a Sunday School 11a-12p Thrift Store 11:30a Outreach (Fiske Room) 11:30a Confirmation Class (101) 11:30a Youth Council (Youth Room) 6-10p Kaplan 6:45p AA May the Peace of God be with you and Have a Blessed Week.