July 10, 2016 8:15 & 10:00 AM PUTTING ON THE CLOTHING OF CHRIST As God s chosen ones, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience. Colossians 3:12 Our Mission: To trust in Jesus, love like Jesus, grow in Jesus, bring others to Jesus nurture and practice Christ-centered relationships that transform lives.
WELCOME TO BETHANY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Our goal is to nurture and practice Christ-centered relationships that transform lives. We are delighted you are worshipping with us. May you experience God s love in the worship, people and ministries of Bethany Presbyterian. Please sign the Fellowship Pad at the end of the pew and pass it on. A Nursery is adjacent to the Sanctuary and has a paging system available. A Cry Room with windows and speaker is at the rear of the Sanctuary. Second Hour (ages 2 &3) & Worship and Wonder (ages 4 2 nd grade) are available for younger children at the 10:00 AM Service. Coffee, cookies and fellowship are in the Welcome Center. The 6:00 PM Modern Service is in the Chapel. The Chiming of the Hour We Gather Before God The Welcome and News of the Church The Prelude Creation Sings the Father s Song Keith & Kristyn Getty / Stuart Townend All creation stand and sing. Fill the earth with songs of worship. The Call to Worship *The Hymn No. 9 Come, Let Us Praise the Lord *The Prayer of Confession Lord, I pray for the places in my relationships in which I need Your forgiveness and healing: my refusal to let go of anger or bitterness my quickness to judge my difficulty in listening to another my busyness and neglect of loved ones my pride which insists on winning my holding back of love and its expression Forgive me in Your grace, and renew me to be a reflection of your perfect love, O God. In Your Son s name. Amen. *Assurance of Pardon
Caring For One Another Flowers: The flowers are in loving memory of Harry and Ruth Aspinall, Tom s parents, from Tom and Carole Aspinall. Keep in Prayer: Roberta Gerstacker- cataract eye surgery at St. Clair Hospital on July 6 & 20 Karen Talerico in West Penn Hospital for observation. From the Church office 740 Washington Road, Bridgeville PA 15017 412-221-5132 * office@bethanypresby.org * www.bethanypresby.org Attendance for July 3, 2016 8:15 AM 57, 10:00 AM- 156, 6:00 PM- 32 Finance Report as of July 3, 2016 ($) 2016 YTD 2015 YTD +/- Contributions and investment income 286,000 278,468 7,532 General Fund Subsidies (transfers) 120,787 105,113 15,675 Total General Fund Income 406,787 383.580 23,207 Year to Date Budget 398,225 +/- Budget 8562 Thanks To Those Serving The Lord This Morning Ushers: 8:15 Beckie Price, Lee Restich, Richard Dotchin, Jaymi Neely 10:00 John Turnbull, Edgar Shaffer Worship & Wonder Mike & Jane Vennum 2 & 3 Year Olds Second Hour John & Becky Yanak Scrip Table Nikki O Brien, Carl & Tammie Suppo Nursery: 8:15 Jason & Richelle Sommerfield 10:00 Lynne Suchoza & Tara Krieger Staff Vacations During the next 2 months various staff members will be out of the office at different times due to summer vacations. Please call the church office if you need help from a particular staff member to make sure they are available before you make a trip into the office. The church office hours for the summer are Monday through Thursday 8:30 AM to 3:00 PM and Friday s 8:30 AM to 2:00 PM. Thank you.
Sunday, July 10 8:15 AM Worship 10:45 AM Worship 6:00 PM Modern Worship 7:00 PM Small Group Meeting Calendar and Events for the week Monday, July 11 Pray for Alan, Sharon, Joseph & Antonio Depaoli 6:15 PM PW Body Carpenter Workout 8:00 PM Men s Basketball Tuesday, July 12 Pray for Nicholas, Gretchen, Gunnar, Carson, & Mia DeRoss 7:30 PM Double Quartet Group Practice Wednesday, July 13 Pray for Helen DiGiovanni 7:00 PM Gospetality Practice Thursday, July 14 Pray for Gary DiDomenico, Heather Dempster, Madison, Collin, Allison & Dominic 9:15 AM Quilters 12:00 AM Thursday Knitters 7:00 PM AA Meeting Friday, July 15 Pray for Suellen & Alyssa Dillon Saturday, July 16 Pray for Lucille Dimit 7:30 AM Food Bank Sunday, July 17 8:15 AM Worship 10:00 AM Worship 6:00 PM Modern Worship 7:00 PM Small Group Meeting SAVE THE DATE: Annual Church Picnic on August 28th 2016 Theme: A Day at the Beach Splash Zones and Water Balloon Catapults and much more! Please bring bathing suits & towels for the kids!
News for the Body of Christ Bethany Presbyterian Church is sponsoring a new Cub Scout Pack. Join the fun and learn about scouting. Interested families may call at the church office. For information please call the church office at 412-221-5132 We are looking for someone to assist the Stewardship Team in defining a multichannel communication approach for Bethany Presbyterian Church. We recognize that people like to receive information and updates in different ways mail, social media, video, in person, etc. We have lots of great news happening at Bethany every day and want a way to share these blessings. If you are a Communications Major home for the summer or maybe a stay-at-home parent that has experience in this area, we are looking for your expertise to help us identify and build this program. This would be a great resume builder for a college student or a fun project for someone that has time to commit. Interested individuals should contact Pastor John Hamilton hamilton@bethanypresby.org or Barb Mours at barbara.mours@fisglobal.com for more details. Bethany Golden Oldies will gather on Thursday, July 21 st in Fellowship Hall at noon for their annual picnic. Won t you please join us for fun, food, friendships, fellowship, while sharing our faith together. Enjoy a variety of tasty food, good music and much laughter. Don t forget to wear something that is red, white or blue. The Oldies also have an overnight bus trip to Lancaster on September 27-28, to see Samson at the Sight and Sound Theatre and hear some good music at the American Music Theatre. Any age may join us. Seats are still available. Come with us You won t have to fight the traffic to see two excellent shows. Contact Judy Gardner for more information 412-279-1975. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ PIZZA and a Movie! July 27, 2016 at 6:30 PM Bethany Evangelism Team is presenting the movie War Room. From the award-winning creators of Fireproof and Courageous comes WAR ROOM, a compelling drama with humor and heart that explores the power that prayer can have on marriages, parenting, careers, friendships, and every other area of our lives. All are welcome. Come for pizza and fellowship, followed by the movie. Please call the church office by 7/24 with your reservation or sign up on the sign-up sheet (including number of children) in the Welcome Center in the Narthex. Babysitting provided.
Women of Bethany To all our sisters in Christ, Join Us on Tuesday, July 19 th, at 6:00pm in the Courtyard/Fellowship Hall for our Pot Luck Picnic. We will provide hot dogs, lemonade, games and fellowship and we would like you to bring you favorite picnic food to share. West Virginia Mission Emergency Requests As you know West Virginia has been hit with record breaking flooding and devastation. Bethany has been working in WV for several years, and we feel a personal connection to the people living in this region. We are asking the congregation and friends of Bethany to support an emergency food/supply drive during July. Since the flooding, the Summersville foodbank is the only foodbank operating right now. All the other foodbanks in and around that region have been washed out. Items that are desperately needed are non-perishable food items, basic paper products, toilet paper, bleach, and laundry soap. The plan is to deliver one load within the next two weeks and deliver another load when the Bethany team heads there on July 31 st. If you have any questions, PLEASE call Caroline Poiche at 412-498-1349. Your help is desperately needed Thank you note: While you are helping our friends in West Virginia, please don t forget about helping those living in our community who depend on the Bridgeville Area Foodbank too. WOMEN OF BETHANY SUMMER MISSION PROJECT We are again going to be providing lunches for 100 children at South Hills Interfaith Movement SHIM) Summer Program once a week for eight weeks in June and July and we need your help. Below is a list of items we will need every week. Small bags of chips or pretzels Cookies Money to purchase bread and fruit each week We need help on Wednesday s, July 13, 20, 27 and August 3 at 7:00 p.m. making the lunches. If you can help call Lynne Suchoza at 412-221-7484.
*The Response The 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 Children s Message We Give to God The Presentation of our Tithes and Offerings The Offertory O the Deep, Deep Love of Jesus with I Am Thine, O Lord Thomas J. Williams and William H. Doane Arranged by Mark Hayes and Larry Dalton *The Response Doxology Praise God from whom all blessings flow; Praise Him all creatures here below; Praise Him above ye heavenly hosts; Praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost. Amen. *The Prayer of Dedication The Pastoral Prayer and the Lord s Prayer *The Solo: How Deep the Father s Love for Us Stuart Townend - Ruth Doyle, Soloist We Listen to God s Word The Prayer of Illumination The Scripture Readings: Old Testament: Deuteronomy 5:16 New Testament: Colossians 3:12-17 Leader: The Word of the Lord. People: Thanks be to God. The Sermon Putting on the Clothing of Christ Pastor John Hamilton
We Respond to God s Word The Prayer of Commitment *The Affirmation of Faith (from Colossians 3:12-17) As God s chosen ones, holy and beloved, may we clothe ourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience. May we bear with one another and, if anyone has a complaint against another, forgive each other; just as the Lord has forgiven us, so we also must forgive. Above all, may we clothe ourselves with love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony. May the peace of Christ rule in our hearts, to which indeed we were called in the one body. May we be filled with thanksgiving And whatever we do, in word or deed, may we do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him. *The Hymn No. 358 Love Divine, All Loves Excelling *The Benediction *The Postlude For the Cause Keith & Kristyn Getty / Stuart Townend We go with joy to reap and faith to sow As many see and put their trust in the Son. Sermon Notes: What is the one big idea I got from today s message? Where in my life does this message speak most deeply? Most practically?