North Presbyterian Church 3 rd Sunday After Pentecost June 25, 2017 9:30 a.m.
WE GATHER TO WORSHIP GOD Prelude How Can I Keep from Singing? arr. Smith Greeting, Welcome, and Opportunities for Discipleship Welcome visitors! If you feel comfortable, please introduce yourself at this time. We are glad you are here. We hope you will fill out the friendship pad in the pew holder to help us get acquainted. Everyone please silence your cell phones. Call to Worship Come, let us sing for joy to the Lord; let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation. Let us come before God with thanksgiving and extol the Lord with music and song. Invocation *Hymn 267 Come, Christians, Join to Sing (Please pass Joys and Concerns to center aisle to be collected during the singing of the hymn.) *Call to Confession Hymn 415 (vs. 1) Come, Ye Sinners, Poor and Needy *Prayer of Confession Hymn 444 Forgive Our Sins as We Forgive *Silent Confession (A time for personal confession of sin) *Assurance of Forgiveness Hear the good news! God loves us. God forgives us. *Response Halle, Halle, Halle-luja! Halle, Halle, Halle-luja! Halle, Halle, Halle-luja! Halleluja! Halleluja! Hymn 591 (Refrain) *Passing of the Peace Having received Christ s peace, let us share it by turning to our neighbors and greeting them, saying May the peace of Christ be with you!
WE HEAR THE WORD OF GOD Prayer for Illumination Scripture Reading Matthew 10:24-39 p.10 Hear what the Spirit is saying to the Church. Thanks be to God. Hymn 726 The Summons (vss. 1 & 2) Sermon Cross Bearing Rev. William T. Hennessy Hymn 726 The Summons (vss. 3, 4, & 5) WE RESPOND AND GIVE THANKS TO GOD *Affirmation of Faith In life and in death we belong to God. Through the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit, we trust in the one triune God, the Holy One of Israel, whom alone we worship and serve. We trust in Jesus Christ, fully human, fully God. Jesus proclaimed the reign of God: preaching good news to the poor and release to the captives, teaching by word and deed and blessing the children, healing the sick and binding up the brokenhearted, eating with outcasts, forgiving sinners, and calling all to repent and believe the gospel. A Brief Statement of Faith Prayers of the People Offering This morning you are invited to bring your gifts forward as we sing Hymn 853, We Are Marching in the Light of God. *Prayer of Thanksgiving and The Lord s Prayer The Lord be with you. And also with you. Lift up your hearts. We lift them up to the Lord. Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
*Charge It is right to give our thanks and praise. and now we pray: 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. *Benediction WE DISPERSE TO SERVE GOD IN THE WORLD *Recessional Hymn 742 We Will Walk with God (Please continue to sing as you exit the sanctuary.) We will walk with God, my brothers; we will walk with God. We will walk with God, my sisters; we will walk with God. We will go rejoicing till the kingdom has come. We will go rejoicing till the kingdom has come. *Those who are able, please stand.
Calendar of Events/300 North Forest Road Sunday, June 25 9:30am Worship/Sanctuary 10:30 Adult Ed./Lib. Monday, June 26 4-8pm Tuesday, June 27 8:00am Lemonade hour/dr Dress-a-Girl/WH Prepare FONP/Kit. 9:00 Staff mtg./ofc. 4:30pm Serve FONP/Hudson St., Buffalo Wednesday, June 28 1:00pm 7:00pm Thursday, June 29 Book group/lib. 10:30-11:30am Interfaith Sunday, July 2 9:30am Mindfulness/Chapel Playgroup/Nursery Worship/Sanctuary 10:30 Adult Ed./Lib. Lemonade hour/dr Tuesday, July 4 Office closed Sunday, July 9 9:30am Worship/Sanctuary 10:30 Adult Ed./Lib. Lemonade hour/dr Monday, July 10-Friday, July 14 FANA Spanish Camp Want to see more calendar events? Go to https://northchurchwilliamsville.org/weekly-bulletinand-north-star/. If you see an error or want to add an event, please e-mail n.church@verizon.net. EGA Embroidery Guild DR Dickinson Room FJC Family Justice Center FONP Friends of Night People Kit Kitchen LE3 Before and After School Program Lib Library Ofc Office RC Resource Center WCF Williamsville Christian Fellowship WH Westminster Hall
Celebrate the Installation of Rev. Rami Al Maqdasi TODAY! You re invited to Rami s installation as pastor of First United Presbyterian Church, 19 W 4 th St., Dunkirk, today at 3:00 p.m. There will be a reception following. (Printed directions are available in the church office.) Thank You: Celebrating Youth Offering On June 4 we received the Celebrating Youth offering. Thank you for your generous contributions of $1,332! The ENERGY program for children in grades 1-6 meets at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Buffalo. Most of the children are from refugee families. The children receive a home-cooked meal, help with homework, tutoring, and love from a volunteer mentor. FLY, for middle school refugee students, is housed at Lafayette High School. Participants receive homework help, instruction in English, and tutoring in a setting that also helps them to adjust to life in a new country with a new language. Veterans Mission Project: Will You Help us Double Our Giving from Last Year? So far we have received just under $700 for the Veterans Mission Project. We are collecting through Independence Day. The project supports Willow Lodge on 9A, a 20-bed Community Living Center that focuses on hospice/palliative care and rehabilitation at the VA Hospital. Last year we raised $800; will you help us double our giving this year? (See insert) Our generosity helps the recreational therapist purchase treats spontaneously for the veterans, such as Tim Horton s coffee and donuts or pizza, as the need arises. We will be collecting monetary donations with which we will purchase gift cards for these items from Wegmans, Bocce Pizza, and Tim Horton s to brighten the day for our service men and women in Willow Lodge. There will be a Mission Committee representative with a veteran in the narthex after services on six Sundays to receive donations. Just look for the red, white, and blue. (If you write a check to North Church, please write Veterans Project on the memo line.) Read more about the veterans on pages 5 and 6 in the newsletter: https://northpresbyterianchurch.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/june-2017-north-star.pdf
From the Sunday School Administrator Our Sunday school program had a successful year. Students were fully engaged in learning from the Holy Bible. They have grown spiritually and fellowship wise. I would like to thank everyone at NPC for all of your loving support. Kimberly Will Join Sarah Circle on a Mission Project with Harvest House Bottles for Babies helps more than 5,800 children in our community. Beginning in mid-june there will be bottles available for you to take and fill with loose change and bring back to church by the beginning of November. Peace Pole Flower Pots Wanted: peace pole flowering containers to join one at the peace pole (formerly the labyrinth). Originally the plan was to plant a garden around the peace pole, but the deer and the need for constant care makes this idea not feasible at this time. Dress-a-Girl Seamstresses, doll makers, ironers, cutters, and runners: come sew with us! We'll be meeting in Westminster Hall Monday, June 26, from 4:00-8:00 p.m. Stay for the whole time or for as long as you can. Please bring a salad ingredient for our build-a-salad supper. Dessert and beverages will be provided. News from Friends of Night People In 2016 Friends of Night People served 138,842 meals! Largest month August with 14,945 Smallest and also shortest month February with 9,372 Average 11,510 What is North Church s share of all this? Prepared potatoes and baked chicken for about 250 meals per month or 7,810 meals per year Helped serve the same number of meals
Happens every month except December Who does it at North Church? 7 or 8 cooks (generally the same ones each month and don t ask their average age!) who cut, boil, and bake 100 lbs. of potatoes; 10 lbs. of onions, 20 pkgs. of chicken thighs (about 160) 2 people who deliver the prepared food to Friends 6 to 8 volunteer servers some from North Church, some who are not, of all ages; some come every month, some come only once in a while Everyone who contributes financially to North Church. This ministry costs about $200 a month. On behalf of Friends and the people it serves A GREAT BIG THANK YOU! Next Friends Meal: Servers Needed We need at least six people to go to Friends (FONP) on Hudson St. in Buffalo to serve the meal on Tuesday, June 27. Volunteers need to arrive between 4:30 and 5 and are finished about 7 p.m. Young people 14 ½ and older are welcome without a supervising adult; younger volunteers need to be accompanied by an adult. Contact Ann Eisenlord, 632-7487 or anneisenlord@roadrunner.com to volunteer. Hey Kids, Let s Go to Darien Lake! On Monday, August 7, children going into grades four, five, and six are invited to Darien Lake for the day. Lunch and park ticket for each student will be provided. This trip is provided from proceeds received from our fundraisers during the year. Those who plan to attend must RSVP by July 9 th to pre-teen coordinator Kim Will at kwill.npc@verizon.net. Summer Opportunity for Faith Formation and Bible Study for Adults Join us for Bible study in the New Testament book of Hebrews on one or more summer Sundays at around 10:30 a.m. in the library. We will hang our study around the topics in the 2017-18 PW/Horizons Bible Study Cloud of Witnesses, by Melissa Bane Sevier. Sevier s guide focuses on the topics of community and hope.
Bible study in the resource center The study of The Parables of Jesus will resume in the fall. Book Groups Everyone is welcome to come to a book group discussion. June 28, 1:00 p.m. A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles July 19, 10:00 a.m. Right Here, Right Now: The Buffalo Anthology by Jody K. Biehl Clothes to Nigeria If you have gently used clothes for warm weather, sneakers or shoes for men, women and children you would like to donate to the people of Nigeria, please bring them to the church throughout July. Azubike Kalu-Nwiwu will deliver them. Thank you. Interfaith Playgroup Babies and toddlers, with their caregivers, are invited to an Interfaith Playgroup on select Thursdays this summer. Join us in the nursery at North Church from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. on June 29, July 13 & 27; and August 10 & 24. No formal agenda is planned. Our goal is making friends among all of God's children. (Note: caregivers must stay with their children. This is not a drop-off activity.) Save the Date: Walk Off Hunger in Williamsville The Food Bank of WNY has announced its 10 th Annual Walk Off Hunger. It will be held from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. on Saturday, July 29, at Island Park in Williamsville. This fun, family-friendly event is hosted by Calvary Episcopal Church and Congregation Shir Shalom. Walk Off Hunger is a two-mile scenic walk through the Village of Williamsville and is followed by a festival full of children s activities, musical entertainment, bounce houses, raffles, food, and refreshments. All proceeds from Walk Off Hunger will benefit the Food Bank of WNY. Register at https://www.foodbankwny.org/event/10th-annual-walk-off-hunger/.
Minister: The Rev. William Hennessy Pianist: Marlene Harrington Lock-up: Ed Eisenlord Ushers: Bob & Norma Henderson; Rod & Ginny Bradley Coordinator: Bob Henderson Liturgist: Norma Henderson Greeters: Diana Shultz and Michelle Davis Counters: Bill Clark; Mike Kreppel Visitors You are important to us. Please fill out a visitor card and put it in the offering plate if you wish to be contacted. You may also approach an usher likely wearing a yellow ribbon today to find out more about North Church. Mission Statement Brought together by our shared faith in Jesus Christ, Called by God to live as faithful disciples, Blessed by our diverse gifts and experiences, We commit ourselves to: Worship together, Teach and learn from one another, Nurture each other with care and love, and Reach out in ministry and mission to the world. Ministers: The Congregation Pastor/Head of Staff: The Rev. William T. Hennessy Coordinator of Sacred Arts: Olivia Ebsary Administrative Assistant: Cynthia Machamer Accountant: Karen Thomas Facilities Coordinator: Mike Callaghan Childcare Supervisor: Regina Koteras Director of Music, Organist: Marlene Harrington Webmaster: Tara Martin Director of Music, Children & Youth: Marty Shafer Sunday School Administrator: Kimberly Will Shared Youth Director: Mack Barker Musical Assistant: Kurt Ebsary
Elders (Session) Clerk of Session: Sylvia Bigler Deacons Moderator: Glenn Hopkins Class of 2018 Joe Alber Ralph Doerzbacher Bill Ervin Carol Meyers Class of 2018 Glenn Hopkins Shirley Mazourek Garry Ostermeier Pam Ostermeier Class of 2019 Bill Clark Sue D Angelo Shevaun Donelli O Connell Scott Marshall Marsha Villano Class of 2020 Keith Alford Anselm George Warren Marcus Rob Powell Class of 2019 Karen Hopkins Connie Littlewood Sheridan Skura Carol Suckow Class of 2020 Cam Cowan Olivia Ebsary Irene Harbison Heather Randall No Sunday school until fall