Collingswood Presbyterian Church February 22, 2015 30 Fern Avenue Collingswood, New Jersey 08108 Telephone: 856-854-4523 Fax: 856-854-4460 Website: collingswoodpres.com E-mail: collspres@verizon.net The Rev. Dr. Katherine G. Killebrew, Pastor William Powell, Director of Music Gretchen Kolecki, Director of Christian Education Janis Danielewicz, Church Secretary Chris Keeley, Custodian
COLLINGSWOOD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH SERVICE FOR THE LORD S DAY February 22, 2015 1st Sunday in Lent ASSEMBLE IN GOD S NAME Silent Prayer O God, you are infinite, eternal and unchangeable, glorious in holiness, full of love and compassion, abundant in grace and truth. Your works everywhere praise you, and your glory is revealed in Jesus Christ our Savior. Therefore we praise you, blessed and holy Trinity, one God, forever and ever. Amen. Welcome and Announcements We welcome you in the name of our Lord, Jesus Christ! Please sign the guest book in the narthex so we can send you a welcome packet. Gathering of Prayer Concerns and Joys Please raise your hand to share your joys or concerns to be included in the prayers of the people this day. You may also write your concern on the pink sheets and hand to the Pastor. Please mail a prayer card from the narthex to your loved one. Centering Music - O Lord Have Mercy GTG#578 Chancel Choir (Please stand for items marked with an asterisk. GTG is the purple Glory to God hymnal. STF is the Sing the Faith smaller blue hymnal)
Call to Worship Leader: Let us worship God People: God sent Christ into the world not to condemn the world, but that the world might be saved through him. Leader: God is a refuge and a strength a very present help in trouble. People: Let us worship God with all our heart mind and strength. Amen *Hymn: The Lord is God GTG #63 *Prayer of Confession Leader: If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. But if we confess our sins, God who is faithful and just will forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. In humility and faith let us confess our sin to God. ALL: Merciful God, we confess that we have sinned against you in thought, word, and deed, by what we have done, and by what we have left undone. We have not loved you with our whole heart and mind and strength. We have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. In your mercy forgive what we have been, help us amend what we are, and direct what we shall be, so that we may delight in your will and walk in your ways, to the glory of your holy name. *Assurance of Pardon Leader: The mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting. I declare to you, in the name of Jesus Christ, you are forgiven. People: May the God of mercy, who forgives all our sins, strengthen us in all goodness, and by the power of the Holy Spirit keep us in eternal life. Amen
*Response - O Lord Have Mercy GTG #578 (choir will sing through once, then congregation shall sing) O Lord, have mercy; O Lord, Have mercy; O Lord, have mercy, have mercy on us, O Christ, have mercy; O Christ, have mercy; O Christ, have mercy, have mercy on us. *Sharing of the Peace of Christ Leader: The peace of Christ be with you. People: And also with you. Children s Sermon PROCLAIM GOD S WORD Anthem - Andante by GF Handel Viola and Piano duet by Marjorie Miller & Will Powell (Children and youth up through 5th grade may leave for Sunday School.) Old Testament Lesson: Exodus 3:7-12 and 4:10-12 Psalm - 25:10-10 (Responsive) This is from the Book of Common Worship (p. 636) Leader: To you, O LORD, I lift up my soul; my God, I put my trust in you; let me not be humiliated, nor let my enemies triumph over me. People: Let none who look to you be put to shame; let the treacherous be disappointed in their schemes. Leader: Show me your ways, O LORD, and teach me your paths.
People: Lead me in your truth and teach me, for you are the God of my salvation; in you have I trusted all the day long. Leader: Remember, O LORD, your compassion and love, for they are from everlasting. People: Remember not the sins of my youth and my transgressions; remember me according to your love and for the sake of your goodness, O LORD. Leader: Gracious and upright are you, O LORD; therefore you teach sinners in your way. People: You guide the humble in doing right and teach your way to the lowly. Leader: All your paths, O LORD, are love and faithfulness to those who keep your covenant and your testimonies. *Hymn - Take my Life GTG #697 New Testament: 1 Corinthians 12:1-11 Sermon: Spiritual Gifts: But Who Am I Noha Khoury, Seminary Intern WE RESPOND TO GOD S WORD Offering The Christian life is marked by the offering of one s self to God to be shaped, empowered, directed, and changed by God. In worship, God presents us with the costly self-offering of Jesus Christ. We are claimed by Christ and set free. In response to God s love in Jesus Christ we offer God our lives, our gifts, our abilities, and our material goods, for God s service. PCUSA Book of Common Worship Musical Meditation - Prelude in C Major by JS Bach Viola & Piano duet Marjorie Miller & Will Powell
*Doxology GTG #606 Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; Praise Him, all creatures here below; Praise Him above, ye heavenly host; Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen. *Prayer of Dedication Prayers of the People Leader: The Lord be with you People: And also with you. Leader: Let us pray. Prayers of thanksgiving, intercession, petition, and the Lord s Prayer. All: 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, for ever. Amen.
GO IN GOD S NAME *Hymn - Every Time I feel the Spirit GTG #66 *Benediction *Choral Response *Postlude Please join us in the Lounge for coffee and fellowship time.
Sunday, February 22, 2015 Large print bulletins and hymnals are available for your convenience. If you have difficulty hearing, personal amplifiers are available in the narthex. Parents, please pick up a worship activity bag for your children. Please return the bags to the narthex after the service. PLEASE BRING THE HEARING AIDS BACK TO THE DEACON OF THE DAY. for your service! Worship Leader: The Rev. Dr. Katherine G. Killebrew Deacon of the Day: Karen Mazak Greeters : The Pizzutillo Family - Peter, Keemia, Pocket, Bastion, Phelan, and Raphael Flowers: Given by Will & Kirstin Powell In memory of William & Ada Rogers If you are a visitor, please sign the Fellowship book in the narthex so we know you are here! Please join us for coffee fellowship in the lounge. Sunday School: Children should follow Mrs. Kolecki out after the Children s Sermon. You may pick your children up in Calvin Hall after the service. Nursery is for children aged birth to 3 years old. Our nursery workers are Madeline Almand, Brie Lynch, and Natalie Sperlunto. Parents are invited to sign-up in the nursery to come in and do an activity such as a song, read a book, or other activity with the older nursery children.
Sunday School: Last week in Sunday School we finished our Moses leading his people through the Red Sea craft. Please ask your children about what we discussed in Sunday School. Today in Sunday School we will be discussing Lent and what it means to us, and how we can be more like Jesus. We will also make a craft to help us remember ways to be more like Jesus. Please ask your children about what we discussed in Sunday School We are in need of Sunday School Helpers. Please see Mrs. Kolecki if you would like to help. All dates are open to help the children with a craft. Also, if you have a child in Sunday School, please join our Facebook page: Collingswood Presbyterian Church Sunday School. Youth: There IS Youth Group this week. Please get your $25 to Mrs. Kolecki ASAP. Thank you to all those who donated jeans for the Teens for Jeans campaign again this year. We dropped off 2 huge garbage bags full of jeans. The jeans will be donated to teens in homeless shelters. I have 20% off Aereopostale coupons as a thank you from them. Please see me to claim your coupon. Please, go on to the Collingswood Presbyterian Youth Group Facebook page to see the pictures of our individual reasons why we are here. This week we will decide why we are here as a youth group and what our mission is. Please sign up to bring snack and as a parent helper through the link for SignUp Genius that was emailed to all parents. If you have not done so already, please join our Youth Group Facebook Page: Collingswood Presbyterian Youth Group. It is a good way to keep in touch and up to date on youth group info and activities. YOUTH THIS MEANS YOU TOO!
The Deacon's are asking for the your assistance. As you know, the homeless men from the IHOC program will be here next month for two weeks and we are in need of some non-perishable food items, laundry items, a large teapot, and a toaster. The signup sheet is in the Narthex. Please consider donating one or two of the items on the list. As always, thank you for your time and consideration. Martha Jane, Deacon The choir is rehearsing on Sundays now! To help make it easier for new people to join, we are rehearsing from 9-10 am before the service. You do not need to read music to be a part, only a love of singing Gods Word! In addition, a singing technique class will be run on Thursdays in the Bell room from 7:30 to 8:30. This class is open to anyone and you do not need to belong to the choir. Please consider being a part of our great music tradition at CPC! Woodworkers needed! We need to make screens for all of our Calvin Hall windows. We have a model and can give you materials. Also if you know places where we can get radiator covers let us know. See Barry Longmire for details. Dorothy Striewski Room 1003 Rohrer Towers 1 25 Wynnewood Avenue Haddon Township, NJ 08108 856-854-0831
Making Good Marriages Stronger You have done everything for the kids, spend all your energy on your job and home, cared for your neighbors, isn t it time to take care of you and your marriage? When we take relationships for granted, we look around and suddenly they are gone. Spend some time this Lent and make your relationship with your spouse stronger. What are the Biblical principles to sustain our relationships? Collingswood Presbyterian Church offers a four week course taught by Wanda Sevey, M. Div. LMST, Director of the New Jersey Council for Relationships and marriage therapist. Thursdays February 19 March 12, 2015 7-8:30 pm $25.00 registration fee (includes child care and reading materials) Sign up by emailing collspres@verizon.net or call 856 854 4523
Last year CPC participated in It Takes A Village: Feed My Starving Children at First Presbyterian Church in Haddonfield. CPC contributed money and volunteers to pack on April 12th, 2014. Over 800 other volunteers packed 163,000 meals! Pretty amazing! This year the goal is 225,000 meals. So many children benefit from this food, and we can all be part of the effort to help them. So set aside two dates to help. This is a very worthy charity that you can help make a difference doing and/or contributing to within the next two months. Before we can pack this coming April, money must be raised to purchase the meals ingredients. The largest fundraiser is a Messiah Sing-Along to which you are cordially invited. Join singers, music lovers, and friends who just love to hum along in a memorable, musical afternoon at the 3rd annual Feed My Starving Children Messiah Sing-Along hosted by First Presbyterian Church in Haddonfield on Sunday, March 8, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. Sing-Along participants will join soloists Kelly Leibensperger, Maren Montalbano, Perry Brisbon, and Justin Hopkins and be accompanied by an all-star orchestra of musicians from ensembles including the Philly Pops and the Curtis Institute of Music. Each Messiah Sing-Along participant will play a role in the fight against hunger. The $20 registration fee covers the cost of 90 meals to be packed at the Feed My Starving Children packing event on April 17 18. Register now at www.haddonfieldpres.org. For more information, please contact Karen Mazak at 856-979-8419. The second date is, of course, April 18. Volunteer to pack food at the Haddonfield Middle School. More information will follow or contact Karen Mazak.
WHAT S HAPPENING AT CPC THIS WEEK? Sun., 2/22 Thurs., 2/26 Fri., 2/27 Sat., 2/28 Sun., 3/1 9:00 am - Choir Practice 10:30 am - Worship 11:30 am - Fellowship Time - Lounge 3:00 pm - Officer Training 11:00 am - Staff Meeting 6:00 pm - Confirmation Class 7:00 pm - Marriage Class 7:00 pm - Personnel Committee 30 Hour Famine - Woodbury Presbyterian Church 30 Hour Famine - Woodbury Presbyterian Church 9:00 am - Choir Practice 10:30 am - Worship 11:30 am - Fellowship Time - Lounge WEEKLY COMMUNITY USE Spring of Life Church: Sunday - 1:00-2:30 pm - Sanctuary (& nursery) 2:30-5:00 pm Dining room Wed. & Fri. - 8:00-9:30 pm - Jr. Rm. Toddler Play Group Tue. & Wed. - 9:30-11:30 am. - Nursery Girl Scouts #30113 - Wed. - 6:00-7:45 pm - Jr. Dept. Crew Club - Monday to Friday 5:00 am to 7:00 am and 3:30 pm to 5:30 pm
KEEP IN YOUR PRAYERS Birthdays: Mark Standring, Wayne Miller, Barry Longmire, Joyce Motson Richard Maylath Anniversaries: Linda & Paul Young Seminarians: Chris McNabb, Richard Aylor, and Noha Khoury Those who serve in government, our military personnel, & those who work in other countries. Our country, our president, and our leaders Military personnel - Jennifer Riippa Jessica Lowden - working in Ghana Those at home or in a care facilities Elizabeth Baggett Harry Binder Robert Johnson Dorothy Varnum Eleanor Kelley Jean Waitz Pray for Health and Wellness Ray Burns Frank Griffin Sam Jang Do-Soon Bob Lowden Carol Rowand Jay Sills Darla Hartman Rich Smith Kristin Schell Bob Whenna Rachel Minnick John Gardiner Marion Mills Doris Bockmann Sal Ferraro Jean Fink Jane Heinle Cindy Kielbania Diane Blakesley Lori Hunter Hazel Stecklair Carolyn Moffett Please pick up a prayer card in the narthex and mail it to these loved ones for whom we pray. Rev. Debby Brincivalli & Staff of West Jersey Presbytery First Presbyterian Church of Cedarville, Cedarville, New Jersey Our PCUSA mission in Slovakia Juan G. Hall Presbyterian Church, Cardenas, Cuba Njikob Presbyterian Church, Cameroon If you are going into the hospital or would like a pastoral visit, please call or have a family member call the church office or one of the deacons or elders. If you don t call, we are going to assume you don t want a visit! Please remember to fill out a new pink form.
Our Vision Statement (What we want to be) We seek to become: A church that witnesses to the community and the world by sharing and demonstrating our relationship with Christ. A church that encourages all people to know God s great love revealed in Jesus Christ. A church that faithfully listens for God s will for our lives and our community A community of God that is an open, inviting, caring family of faith where all are embraced, accepted and loved. Our Mission Statement (How we will accomplish this vision) The Collingswood Presbyterian Church Congregation, as part of the Christian Church, Presbyterian Church USA, is called to Worship and Serve the Lord by: Constantly seeking renewal through God s Grace and Wisdom. Welcoming and reaching out to all of God s community. Providing for education in Christian and Presbyterian principles Ministering to everyone through community and worldwide mission. Sharing the Christian message as expressed in the Gospel.