*The Hymn #529 Lord of the Living (Presby Hymnal) The Offertory Invitation We are here today because of the choices made by those who came before us. They chose to give their time, their talents, their resources, and their lives in service to the Lord. They chose to share their faith. Inspired by their example and Christ s call, let us bring before the Lord our tithes and offerings. Please sign and pass the Friendship Registers located at the end of your pews. Thank you! The Offertory Blest Are They Chancel Choir *The Congregation Sings in Response #2081 Thank You, Jesus Al-le-lu-ia! A-men! *The Prayer of Dedication (In Unison) Loving God, we offer these gifts and our lives to your service. May they be used to continue your ministry of mercy, hope, and healing, here and throughout the world. Amen. The Church Goes Forth to Serve *The Closing Hymn #526 For All the Saints (Presby Hymnal) *The Benediction *The Benediction Response Amen Chancel Choir *The Postlude ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~Welcome to Saint Andrews~ The Church Nursery is available for children through kindergarten age 201 E. Jefferson Street, Butler, PA 16001 Phone: (724) 287-4777 Website: www.standrewsupc.org Email: office@standrewsupc.org January 18, 2015 Remembrance Sunday 10:30 AM The Church in Preparation The Prelude The Lighting of the Candles Lily Hawks Welcome and Announcements Exchange of Greetings The Introit How Lovely, Lord, How Lovely Chancel Choir The Call to Worship Jessica White Leader: God is our refuge and our strength, a very present help in trouble. People: Therefore, we will not fear, Leader: Though the earth should change, People: Though the mountains shake in the heart of the sea. Leader: The Lord of Hosts is with us; People: The God of Jacob is our refuge. (Portions of Psalm 46) The Opening Prayer (In Unison) Eternal God, you lead your people like a loving shepherd, guiding us through the different seasons of life. Sometimes, our paths lead to pastures of abundant growth and joy. Sometimes, we travel through valleys made desolate by sorrow and loss. But wherever we travel, you are with us comforting us, leading us, loving us. Speak to us in this time of worship, Lord. Help us to sense your caring presence. Help us to trust in your boundless grace and steadfast love. Amen. *The Opening Hymn #666 Sing with All the Saints in Glory (STTL) (Ushers will collect prayer requests. Please pass them to the side aisles.) *The people will rise in body or spirit
The Prayer of Confession (In Unison) Merciful God, you ask us to join in the great race of faith, but we are not always the runners you call us to be. Weighed down by sin, we limp rather than sprint. Distracted by other goals, we wander off course. Forgive us, Lord. Release us from all that encumbers and slows our steps. Empower us to freely and joyfully run the course that you have set before us, through the grace of Christ. Amen. A Time of Silent Confession The Assurance of Pardon The Congregation Sings in Response Gloria Patri Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost, as it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. Amen. The Church in Proclamation The Scripture Reading John 14: 1 6, 25-27 N.T. Page 108 Hebrews 12:1-2 N.T. Page 226 Leader: The word of the Lord. People: Thanks be to God The Anthem Precious Lord, Take My Hand Chancel Choir The Message to Young Christians Denise Hawks The Congregation Sings in Response #2150 Lord, Be Glorified In our lives, Lord, be glorified, be glorified. In our lives, Lord, be glorified today. The Sermon A Cloud of Witnesses Rev. Merry Meloy The Hymn #364 I Sing a Song of the Saints of God (Presby Hymnal) The Church Responds *The Affirmation of Faith - Apostles' Creed (In Unison) 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. Recognition of Those Who Have Died The Litany of Christian Hope: Leader: Listen, I will tell you a mystery! We will not all die, but we will all be changed, In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye. People: For this perishable body must put on imperishability, And this mortal body must put on immortality. Leader: Then the saying that is written will be fulfilled: Death has been swallowed up in victory. People: Where, O Death, is your victory? Where, O Death, is your sting? Leader: The sting of death is sin, And the power of sin is the law. People: But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Leader: Jesus says: People: Do not let your hearts be troubled, And do not let them be afraid. Leader: For I am the resurrection and the life. Those who believe in me, even though they die, will live, People: And everyone who lives and believes in me Will never die. (Portions of 1 Corinthians 15, John 14, & 11) The Prayers of the People and Lord s Prayer Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen.
This Week at 9:15 AM Sunday School 10:30 AM Worship 11:30 AM Nurture Team 6:30 PM Session Next Sunday, January 18, 2015 Remembrance Sunday Monday, January 19, 2015 Tuesday, January 20, 2015 Wednesday, January 21, 2015 5:00 PM Community Dinner Meridian 8:00 PM Narcotics Anonymous 6:15 PM Canticleer Ringers 7:30 PM Chancel Choir Thursday, January 22, 2015 Friday, January 23, 2015 Saturday, January 24, 2015 10:00 AM Beaver Butler Presbytery 5:00 PM Chili Cook- Off Next Sunday, January 25, 2015 3 rd Sunday after Epiphany 9:15 AM Sunday School 10:30 AM Worship with Communion 11:30 AM Congregational Meeting Reports for Sunday, January 11,, 2015 2011 Budgeted Operating Income to Date (Envelopes): $ 6,730.77 Operating Income (Envelope Giving) to Date: $ 5,095.00 Deficit: $ 1,635.77 Worship Attendance for January 11, 2015: 51 Worship Leadership Ushers: Travis Grossman Matthew Stalker Karen Pressler Nicholas Ripper Acolyte: Lily Hawks Next Week: Andrew Ripper Liturgist: Jessica White Next Week: Thalia McGrady Children s Sermon: Denise Hawks Next Week: Janice King Children s Church: None Next Week: Lori Haughey Flower Delivery: Barb Hutchison Next Week: Chuck King Open the Church: Susan Race Next Week: John Ripper Close the Church : Esther Radvinski Next Week: Susan Moon The Flowers today are given by Kathy Ditch in memory of William and Mary Julius. Prayer Requests can be made by using the purple prayer request cards found in the pew racks. Pass your requests to the center aisle during the Opening Hymn. They will be distributed to our Prayer Team to be included in this week s prayers. Restrooms: From the front of the sanctuary, use the left entrance (by the piano) and follow the hallway to the right. The restrooms are down the hall on the left. From the rear of the sanctuary, turn left and go downstairs. The restrooms are at the end of the hallway. Child Care: The Church Nursery is available for children through kindergarten age. To find the nursery, please go to the left front entrance of the sanctuary and follow the hallway to the right. The nursery is on the left. If your child would like to be rocked during worship, a rocking chair is available on the left side of the sanctuary. Children s Church is offered on the 2 nd and 4 th Sundays of the month for everyone in kindergarten through 4 th grade. It begins after the children s message and runs through the end of worship. When Children s Church is not offered, children are invited to remain in worship with their families or go to the nursery, which is open to anyone through 2 nd grade on those Sundays. Annual Congregational Meeting The Annual Congregational Meeting will be held next Sunday, January 25, 2015 following worship. Be sure to pick up a copy of the Annual Report in the narthex today.
Communion Next Sunday We will celebrating the Lord s Supper together during worship next Sunday, January 25th. Please plan to join us. New Adult Ed Series: Revelation Revealed Join us for a fresh look at the last book of the Bible the famous (or infamous) "Revelation to John." This book has led some people to near insanity and others to a profound realization of God's saving grace. It has provided the seed for doomsday books, movies and sermons as well as inspiring music and children's stories, Some people refuse to read it, while others base their lives and religion on it as if it were the only book in the Bible. So what can we make of it? With Rev. Jim Campbell as our guide, we will try to set the book in its historical context and gain a greater understanding of the author s purpose. From there, we will explore what it can teach us today. Rev. Campbell has noticed that much of Revelation is written as a fantastic picture book but the pictures are in words, paragraphs and chapters. Often these word pictures are difficult to imagine so we will be looking at artists' renditions of some of the images. Though some of the pictures would be rated R for violence, we will end up singing halleluiah just in time for the upcoming Easter season. Our study will run through February 8 th. We meet at 9:15 in the church library. There s a seat waiting for you! Happy Birthday to: January 22 Patty Walters January 22 Barbara Gallagher January 23 Chuck King Alternative Gift Fair THANK YOU Thank you to everyone for making the Youth s Alternative Gift Fair a huge success. The theme this year was Home Health Hunger, with the Youth selecting a variety of alternative gifts. Thanks to your generosity, $1,418.72 was raised to purchase the following gifts: HOME HUNGER HEALTH 1 Box of Nails 8 Meals 4 Clinic Visits 2 School Kits 2 Sets of Farming Tools 1 Mosquito Net 2 Kitchen Kits 10 Feed a Refugee Family 4 Sets of Vaccinations 5 Boxes of for a Week 2 Water Purification Shingles 8 Fruit Tree Seedlings Tablets 7 Ten Chicks 3 Shares of a Well 3 Feed 10 People at a 1 Rainwater Catch System Soup Kitchen 3 Honey Bees 4 Family of Chickens 1 Goat 2 Seedlings & Tools for a Garden Thank you again for your support of Saint Andrews Youth and the charities that benefited from the Alternative Gift Fair: Habitat for Humanity, Presbyterian Mission & ELCA Mission. New Flower Calendar for 2015 Would you like to donate the chancel flowers for one or more worship services? The Flower Calendar for 2015 is in the narthex. Please sign up for a Sunday or two. Don t forget to tell us if the flowers are in honor or in memory of someone, or if they are to commemorate an important date. The flowers you donate are yours to take home after the worship service, or you may leave them and a Deacon will take them to one of our homebound members. The cost is $40. Thank you!
8 th Annual Chili Cook-Off Join us for a Mid-Winter Warm Up at 201 E. Jefferson Street, Butler Saturday, January 24, 2015 5 pm 7 pm Vote for your favorite chili made by various local restaurants and chefs Tickets are $6 Presale or $10 At the Door * Family Entertainment *Bake Sale * Basket Auction Ticket price includes admission, sampling of chilis, and entertainment. Benefits: and Operation Spay Neuter of Butler County In Loving Memory of Members and Loved Ones Who Died in 2014 Anna Anderson David C. Douthett Diana Ellison George Mike Eyth Carmen Freeman Mary Freeman Don Gall Judy Gregson Ruth Hill Sarah Moore Mary Jeanne Mullen Dr. Helga Nallathambi Patricia O Day Paul Perry, Jr. Joseph Radvinski, Sr. William Bill Sheavly Donald Snodgrass