Suffolk Christian Church Twenty-Third Sunday After Pentecost Founders Day Our Mission is to go and make disciples of Jesus Christ by sharing God s grace, love, and forgiveness. Because we love Christ we worship. Because we believe in His grace we disciple. Because we follow His commandments we serve. Worship 11:00 a.m. Sunday, November 1, 2015 Please enter into a spirit of prayer and meditation as the Prelude begins. Prelude This is My Father s World (Mercer) Mary Huber, Organist Carmen Halley, Pianist Chiming of the Hour Greetings and Welcome *Congregational Introit In All Things Give Him Thank s #789 And in all things give Him thanks, And in all things let your gratitude shine through. And in all things give Him thanks, For He has given all things unto you. *Call to Worship Psalm 33:1-5 Leader: Shout for joy in the Lord, O you righteous! Praise befits the upright. People: Give thanks to the Lord with the lyre; make melody to him with the harp of ten strings! Leader: Sing to him a new song; play skillfully on the strings, with loud shouts. People: For the word of the Lord is upright, and all his work is done in faithfulness. All: He loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of the steadfast love of the Lord. *Hymn of Praise Go d of Our Father s #809 *Confession of Faith The Apostles Creed 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 Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried. He descended into hell. The third day He arose again from the dead. He ascended into heaven, and sits at the right hand of God the Father Almighty. From thence He shall come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic* church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen. *Meaning universal ; the church in every place and time *Gloria Patri Mission Moment Founders Day Offertory Surely the Presence (W olfe) *Doxology *Unison Offertory Prayer O merciful God, your hand is always open to satisfy the needs of every living creature. Make us ever thankful for your loving providence, and grant that we may be faithful stewards of your bounty. We pray this through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. The Sacrament of Baptism Insert Call to Prayer Pastoral Prayer & Response Choral Anthem Table of Grace (Parks) Chancel Choir Scripture Lesson Deuteronomy 8:11-18 (Pew Bible pg. 132 ) The Word of the Lord: Thanks be to God! Sermon R em em b er Rev. Halley The Sacrament of Holy Communion *Hymn of Dedication Lo r d, Dism iss Us With Thy Blessing #237 *Benedicti o n *Postlude Praise to the Lord, the Almighty (W ilson) Mary Huber, Organist When the postlude begins, please greet the worshipers around you *Please stand as you are able Welcom e to Suffolk Christian Church! May the love of God bless you in this time with us. We invite you to worship with us again next week. If you are a guest today, please fill out a guest card and place in the offering plate. Care and Concern Outreach Ministry - Please complete a card, located in pew holder, to identify any needs of our members and place it in the offering plate. The Sacram ent of Holy Com m union is open to all. Please hold both elements when served and we will partake of each together.
***Serving This Sunday*** Greeters Before Worship: Nancy Pichel - Sanctuary entrance Kim Parr - Balcony entrance Deacons Delivering CDs: Cheryl Griffin, Jennifer Worrell Early Worship Deacon: Corky Harry Acolyte: Maggie Copeland Audio Technician: Jim Goben Ushers: Robert Abernathy, Joseph Briggs, Robert Whitmore William Bailey, Joseph Jones, Bryce Jones Substitutes: Bob James, P. J. Fowler, Jimmy Fanny Jim Goben, Kenny Griffin, Calvin Jones Junior Ushers: Maggie Copeland, Annie Copeland, Hannah Fleming House of Worship: Kirk Alexander (today) Joan Harrell (next week) Counters: Harden Barnett, Bill Shumate Care/Concern Volunteer: Margaret Saunders (539.9182) Children s Church: No Children s Church today Beginners Workers: April Fleming, Phœbe Bilby Nursery Workers: Logan Masters, Julia McBride Greeters After Worship: Rev. Halley - North exit Betty & Curtiss Johnson - Side exit Robert Bangley - Front exit Worship on the Lord s Day Sunday, Novem ber 1, 2015 11:00 a.m. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Stewardship Report We Are Walking By Faith Dimes for Missions...$698.10 October Mission Offering - Western Tidewater Free Clinic... $183.00 November Mission Offering - Genevieve Shelter Actual income to date: $291,449.63 Actual expenses to date: $298,345.39 Sunday, October 25, 2015 Sunday School......78 8:45 am Worship Service...29 11 am Worship Service...115 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Website: www.suffolkchristian.org Pat Hawn (webmaster@suffolkchristian.org) Suffo lk Ch ristian Ch urch Rev. Michael D. Halley, Pastor 216 North Main Street Suffolk, Virginia 23434 757-539-9182
You are welcome to participate in any of the following activities at Suffolk Christian. Please call the contact person or the church office if you need more information. This week at Suffo lk Ch ristian Ch urch Sunday 8:45 am Early Worship Nov. 1 9:30 am King s Ringers (Sean Bilby, 539.8930) 10:00 am Sunday School 10:30 am Child of God Choir (Sara Keene, 657.9201) 11:00 am Worship Service Monday 1:00 pm Afternoon Circle - Saints Alive Nov. 2 Center (Jane Marie Dailey, 483.4220) 7:30 pm Evening Circle at the home of Janet Nemish (Elaine Abernathy, 934.1422) Tuesday 2:00 pm Saints Alive (Carmen Halley, 539.3922) Nov. 3 3:30 pm Church Staff Meeting (Pat & Jim Mann, 539.1751; Stephanie Remy, 285.5708) 7:00 pm Tuesday Evening Beth Moore Bible Study, Children of the Day Conference Room Wednesday 10:00 am Wednesday Morning Beth Moore Nov. 4 Bible Study, Children of the Day - Conference Room 6:30 pm Christian Education Board (Bennett McBride, 242.4243) 7:30 pm Narcotics Anonymous Meeting Thursday 9:30 am Thursday Crafters - Library Nov. 5 (Priscilla Bunch, 539.8930) 10:30 am Salvation Army Soup Kitchen (Pat Bristow, 539.3832; June Hood, 539.3898) 7:00 pm Chancel Handbell Choir (Sean Bilby, 539.6485) 7:00 pm Men s Chorus (Rev. Bob Crute, 771.4044) 7:30 pm Chancel Choir rehearsal (Janet Rock, 925.5777) Friday 11:30 am Suffolk Meals on Wheels Delivery Nov. 6 (Deliverers:) Cheryl & Kenny Griffin (Cheryl Griffin, 934.1724) Saturday 8 am - 3 pm FALL BAZAAR (Priscilla Bunch, 539.8930) Nov. 7 Sunday Twenty-fo urth Sunday after P entecost Nov. 8 Veter an s Day Sunday 8:45 am Early Worship 9:30 am King s Ringers (Sean Bilby, 539.8930) 10:00 am Sunday School 10:30 am Child of God Choir (Sara Keene, 657.9201) 11:00 am Worship Service 12-12:30 pm Children/Youth Christmas Musical Practice (Sara Keene, 657.9201) 5:00 pm Fundraising Dinner for Our Missionaries in Haiti: the Surber Family See insert. Tickets are $10 each and $5 for children 12 and under. ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Nov. 15 Nov. 22 Com ing Events Laity Sunday [The Operation Christm as Child Sam aritan s Purse shoeboxes are now available for pickup in the south foyer. Your filled shoeboxes are due back in the church by Sunday, November 15. Bring fruit this Sunday to fill fruit bags for shut-ins and hospitalized 5:00 pm Thanksgiving Dinner Dec. 13 12 noon Christmas Luncheon in Fellowship Hall followed by the play It s a Wonderful Life at the Suffolk Cultural Arts Center. $20 each. (Evelyn Jones, 539.7264)
Novem ber 1, 2015 In the Hospital (Obici) - Gin Staylor (Obici) - Barbara Whitmore (sister-in-law of Robert Whitmore) (Hospital in NYC) - Warren Sexton (Hospital - ICU) - Patsy Morris Vance (friend of Eloise Byrd) (Obici Hospital) - Charlie Babb (cousin of Priscilla Bunch) (Riverside Hospital - ICU) Chris Hathaway (husband of Penny Hathaway, step-sister of Katelyn Herek) Prayer Concerns Barbara Kayes - at home... Glynn Writtenberry - at home... Andy Topping... Debbie Spivey... Jenny Smith... Rachel Bradshaw... Bobby Johnson... Tom & Grace Garner-Atkins... Dorothy Bober... Herbert Briggs... Debra Carr... Steve Redd... Muriel Shumate... Carter Ferguson... Jane Pritchard... Kitty Martin... Tom Ashcraft Ongoing P rayer Dylan Lilley - mission trip to Ghana, Africa with AgriCorps (nephew of Becky Bradshaw) David & Dot Darden... Forrest Cathey & Mary Jane Cathey...Milton Liverman (friend of Jim Thorsen) Our Co llege Students Austin Babb, University of Alabama; Meghan Babb, Louisiana State University; Jay Baines, Jr., Virginia Wesleyan College; Rebecca Bangley, Old Dominion University; Kasey Banton, Tidewater Community College; Matthew Bradshaw, University of Virginia; Courtney Buchanan, Tidewater Community College; Christine Comer, Belmont University; Neal Davis, Tidewater Community College; Mollie Edick, East Carolina University; Olivia Elliott, University of South Carolina; Kyle Griffin, Virginia Commonwealth University; Shannon Griffin, Old Dominion University; Ashley Heuberger, Lynchburg College; Jacob Holland, Ferrum College; Bryce Jones, The University of Virginia College at Wise; Michelle Martin, Tidewater Community College; Connor Munn, Longwood University; Kaylor Nash, Radford University; Bracey Parr, George Mason University; Margaret Parr, Christopher Newport University; Chase Phillips, Tidewater Community College; Blair Ritter, James Madison University; Jennifer Saunders, James Madison University; Nicholas Smith, Elon University; Will Wyatt, University of Virginia. Our Missionaries Joyce & Jim White, Scripture Memory Mountain Mission, Emmalena, Kentucky Christine & Chris Surber, Supply & Multiply, Haiti Katy Johnson, Amman, Jordan Deployed Cris Beutler (son-in-law of one of Cheryl Ashcraft s co-workers) Lt. Edward G. Chalkley (grandson of Nancy & Milton Chalkley) LCPL Langdon Conklin, USMC (grandson of Jack & Eloise Byrd) Extended Fam ily & Friends Prayer Concerns a patient who is a bone marrow recipient... Becki Sacra (Evelyn & Calvin Jones niece)... Bill Calkins (cousin of Jane Arthur and Jim Dailey)... Judy Burris (friend of Janet Rock)... Brian Ringgold (the husband of Terry McGahee s niece)... Fred Allen Bunch (brother of Eloise Byrd)... Sandy Parker (website submission October 19, 2015)... Kim Rogge (mother of Michael Rogge)... Karen Hemstreet (mother of Jessica Rogge)... Rick Pearce (son of Riddick Pearce & nephew of Judy Eure)... Dianette Ferguson (wife of Rev. Joseph J. Ferguson)... Brandon Lutman (son of close friends of Nancy & Marcy Pichel)... Virginia & Des de Souza (friends of Susanne and Michael Reid)... Craig Kirby (brother of Lynne Copeland)... George Lazarus (neighbor of Lynne & Tim Copeland)... Jessica Reichley (daughter of one of Cheryl Ashcraft s co-workers)... Steve Triston & Celena Rose... Brad Hemstreet (father of Jessica Rogge)... Judy Welch (friend of Floyd & Judy Twiford)... Edna Earl Carter (sister of Eloise Byrd)...Doris Bailey (sister of Margaret Saunders)... Louise Bradshaw (mother of Mary Lou Bradshaw)... Brenda Kizer (family friend of the Worrell s)... Robert Ascher (brother of David Ascher)... Judy Ascher (sister-in-law of David Ascher)... Steven Burton (cousin of Elaine Abernathy)... Patsy Smith (friend of Jim Thorsen)... Joanna Bates (sister of Betty Johnson)... Martha Rekni (friend of Anne Potter)... Barbara Rice (friend of Nancy & Marcy Pichel)... Clark Thompson and Patrick Annas (friends of Jim Hancock, Mills Staylor, Glenn Ellis, Linda Culliton)... Phil Gibbs (brother of Joyce Ralph and father of Gretchen Jones)... Harvey Parker (brother of Margaret Herring & Sarah Burford)... Martha Britt (sister of Margaret Herring & Sarah Burford) Sk illed Care (Kindred Rehabilitation & Health Center) Doris Gardner (aunt of Priscilla Bunch) (Autumn Care) Patricia Griggs (Lake Prince Woods) Louise Boone, Howard Boone (Consulate Health Care, Windsor) S. A. Pylan Hom e Bound Shirley Crump, Nancy Fulgham, Dorothy Judkins, Margaret Ramsey, Rita Redfern, Vernon Taylor, Margaret Herring Assisted Living (Kindred) Marjorie Wilkinson; Nancy Chalkley (Village at Woods Edge) Pete Kidd (Chesapeake Place) Millie Strickland
The Flowers on the Altar are in Loving Memory of Our Son Steven Brenwalt given by Curtiss and Betty Johnson The Flowers on the Pedestal are in Loving Memory of Emmett Rawles, Jr. given by Marilyn Rawles Tonkin The Flowers on the Chancel Pedestal are in Loving Memory of Jane Traylor given by her Son and Daughter The wreaths are in remembrance of the anniversary of our church and in loving memory of our former pastors, the Rev. Dr. William Brock Wellons and the Rev. Dr. William W. Staley. At noon, the wreaths will be taken by our youth fellowship to Cedar Hill Cemetery to place on their graves. Deuteronomy 8:11-18 New International Version (NIV) Be careful that you do not forget the Lord your God, failing to observe his commands, his laws and his decrees that I am giving you this day. Otherwise, when you eat and are satisfied, when you build fine houses and settle down, and when your herds and flocks grow large and your silver and gold increase and all you have is multiplied, then your heart will become proud and you will forget the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery. He led you through the vast and dreadful wilderness, that thirsty and waterless land, with its venomous snakes and scorpions. He brought you water out of hard rock. He gave you manna to eat in the wilderness, something your ancestors had never known, to humble and test you so that in the end it might go well with you. You may say to yourself, My power and the strength of my hands have produced this wealth for me. But remember the Lord your God, for it is he who gives you the ability to produce wealth, and so confirms his covenant, which he swore to your ancestors, as it is today. The Word of the Lord: Thanks be to God!
#809 God of Our Fathers, Whose Almighty Hand In You our fathers put their trust; they trusted and You delivered them. Psalm 22:4 God of our fathers, whose almighty hand Leads forth in beauty all the starry band Of shining worlds in splendor through the skies, Our grateful songs before Thy throne arise. Thy love divine hath led us in the past; In this free land by thee our lot is cast; Be thou our Ruler, Guardian, Guide, and Stay, Thy Word our law, Thy paths our chosen way. From war s alarms, from deadly pestilence, Be thy strong arm our ever sure defense; Thy true religion in our hearts increase; Thy bounteous goodness nourish us in peace. Refresh Thy people on their toilsome way. Lead us from night to never-ending day; Fill all our lives with love and grace divine; And glory, laud and praise be ever Thine! Text: Daniel C. Roberts; Music: George W. Warren In the Public Domain #237 Lord, Dismiss Us with Thy Blessing May Your blessing be on Your people. Psalm 3:8 Lord, dismiss us with Thy blessing; Fill our hearts with joy and peace. Let us each, Thy love possessing, Triumph in redeeming grace. O refresh us, O refresh us, Traveling thro this wilderness. Thanks we give and adoration For Thy gospel s joyful sound; May the fruits of Thy salvation In our hearts and lives abound. Ever faithful, ever faithful To Thy truth may we be found. Text: John Fawcett, altered; Music: Tattersall s Psalmody, 1794 In the Public Domain