SERVICE FOR THE LORD'S DAY Third Sunday after the Epiphany January 21, 2018 WELCOME & ANNOUNCEMENTS THE GATHERING 10:15 a.m. Elder Jack Crews *GLORIA PATRI No. 579 THE WORD FIRST READING Jonah 3: 1-10 PRELUDE By the Grace of God Giamanco CHILDREN S TIME Alan Luton BRINGING IN THE LIGHT OF CHRIST *CALL TO WORSHIP Psalm 62: 5-8 Leader For God alone my soul waits in silence, PEOPLE FOR MY HOPE IS FROM HIM. Leader God alone is my rock and my salvation, PEOPLE MY FORTRESS, I SHALL NOT BE SHAKEN. Leader On God rests my deliverance and my honor; PEOPLE MY MIGHTY ROCK, MY REFUGE IS IN GOD. Leader Trust in him at all times, O People; pour out you heart before him; PEOPLE GOD IS A REFUGE FOR US. *HYMN Praise Ye the Lord, the Almighty No. 482 PRAYER OF CONFESSION Leader As the people of Nineveh heard Jonah s call; PEOPLE LET US REPENT OF OUR WICKEDNESS AND TURN TO YOU. Leader Your steadfast love is reaching out to us even now; PEOPLE TO HEAL OUR BROKEN LIVES AND FALLEN WORLD. Leader Give us ears to hear, and eyes to see; PEOPLE THAT YOUR MERCY IS FOR ALL PEOPLE; FOR EVERY GENERATION. Leader We cannot earn your forgiveness Lord; PEOPLE SO WE TRUST IN YOUR GRACE AND LEAN NOT ON OUR OWN UNDERSTANDING. Silent Reflection ASSURANCE OF PARDON Leader Hear the Good News of the Gospel, PEOPLE IN JESUS CHRIST, WE ARE FORGIVEN. *HYMN This Is My Father s World No. 293 SECOND READING Mark 1: 14-20 SERMON Fishing Reverend Mark Gaskill PASTORAL PRAYER OFFERTORY THE RESPONSE There Is A Redeemer *DOXOLOGY AND PRAYER OF DEDICATION No. 592 SENDING *HYMN To God Be the Glory No. 485 *BENEDICTION * RESPONSE Song of Hope No. 432 TAKING THE LIGHT OF CHRIST INTO THE WORLD * THE PEACE Leader: May the grace and peace of Christ be with you. PEOPLE: AND ALSO WITH YOU. *POSTLUDE Postlude in D North Leave in peace to serve our Lord and one another. *Please stand if able.
SERVICE FOR THE LORD'S DAY Third Sunday after the Epiphany January 21, 2018 WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS PREPARE YOUR HEART 8:00 a.m. Elder Sandy Webb PRELUDE By the Grace of God Giamanco *CALL TO WORSHIP Psalm 62: 5-8 Leader For God alone my soul waits in silence, PEOPLE FOR MY HOPE IS FROM HIM. Leader God alone is my rock and my salvation, PEOPLE MY FORTRESS, I SHALL NOT BE SHAKEN. Leader On God rests my deliverance and my honor; PEOPLE MY MIGHTY ROCK, MY REFUGE IS IN GOD. Leader Trust in him at all times, O People; pour out you heart before him; PEOPLE GOD IS A REFUGE FOR US. *HYMN Praise Ye the Lord, the Almighty No. 482 PRAYER OF CONFESSION Leader As the people of Nineveh heard Jonah s call; PEOPLE LET US REPENT OF OUR WICKEDNESS AND TURN TO YOU. Leader Your steadfast love is reaching out to us even now; PEOPLE TO HEAL OUR BROKEN LIVES AND FALLEN WORLD. Leader Give us ears to hear, and eyes to see; PEOPLE THAT YOUR MERCY IS FOR ALL PEOPLE; FOR EVERY GENERATION. Leader We cannot earn your forgiveness Lord; PEOPLE SO WE TRUST IN YOUR GRACE AND LEAN NOT ON OUR OWN UNDERSTANDING. Silent Reflection ASSURANCE OF PARDON Leader Hear the Good News of the Gospel, PEOPLE IN JESUS CHRIST, WE ARE FORGIVEN. RECEIVE THE WORD FIRST READING Jonah 3: 1-10 SECOND READING Mark 1: 14-20 SERMON Fishing Reverend Mark Gaskill THE SACRAMENT PRAYER AND WORDS OF INSTITUTION DISTRIBUTION OF THE ELEMENTS (Intinction) Communion in the Presbyterian Church is open. All who profess faith in Jesus Christ are welcome to the Lord s Table. The ushers will ask you to come forward in groups to form a semi-circle around the Communion Table. After taking a piece of bread, dip it in either the wine (first chalice) or grape juice (second chalice) and eat. PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING WITH THE LORD S PRAYER *BENEDICTION *Please stand if able. SENDING Leave in peace to serve our Lord and one another.
All children are welcome here, but we know that a fussy baby is much louder to a parent s ears than to any of ours. If you have need: We have a nursery down the main stairs and to the left. It is staffed with volunteers, who will gladly care for any little ones who show up at the beginning of the service. If there are none, the volunteers will come up to the sanctuary, the nursery room will remain available. There is also a diaper change station in the Nursery and in both downstairs restrooms. We have a speaker in the narthex so that you DIY soothers can listen while you walk the little ones around. Except on communion Sundays, there is Children's church for ages 4 through grade 2. When there is Children's church, children will be dismissed after the Children's Time part of the service. Worship Service Notes ANNOUNCEMENTS NEW MEMBER CLASS We will be receiving new members soon! We have a confirmation class all ready to join, and now would be a good time for any adults who would like to join our Church to do so. If you have been attending and would like learn about becoming a member, please talk to Rev. Mark ASAP. ANNUAL CONGREGATIONAL MEETING The Annual Meeting of the GSPC congregation will be held Sunday, January 28, 2018, at 11:30 a.m. All members are encouraged to attend. The Annual Reports packet will be available on January 21 st. The call for the meeting is below: Call to order with prayer Clerk certifies that there is a quorum and that the call was in order. Elect three members (Not on current Session) to serve on the Nominating Committee for Calendar Year 2018. Elect one alternate. Present the Report on the 2018 Financial Campaign. Approve any changes to the Pastor s 2018 Terms of Call as recommended by the Personnel Committee and approved by the Session. Present the Calendar Year 2018 Operating / Program Budget. Present the Report of Activities of Calendar Year 2017 from the Pastor, Clerk, Program and other Committee Chairs. Meeting as GSPC, INC. Any Business as needed. Adjournment with prayer. Immediately following the Congregational Meeting the Youth Group will be selling hot dogs to support their mission project. Read more about Shelia Chepkemoi on the display board in the fellowship hall. GSPC Care List as of January 15, 2015 Please pray for the following people. They would enjoy cards & phone calls too. Those Hospitalized or in Nursing/Rehab Facilities: Peg Kreibel Sage Point Betty Pacheo Gini Peterson Fenwick Landing John Williams Genesis La Plata Those who mourn: Pat Harris and sons Joshua and Zachary and families at the passing of Jon. Memorial Service will be Saturday, Jan. 27 th, at 1 PM at GSPC. Family and friends at the passing of Helen Posthuma. YOUTH GROUP MEETINGS & ACTIVITIES Youth Group will meet tonight at 6 pm here at church. February meetings are February 4 th mini golfing at Scary Strokes in Waldorf 3:30-5:00 PM; and February 18 th regular meeting at 6 PM. NEWSLETTER DEADLINE Any and all items for the February edition of the Messenger (newsletter) need to be e-mailed to gspc@comcast.net by next Sunday, Jan. 28 th. DO YOU KNOW POWERPOINT? We are looking for a few volunteers to help arrange power point slides for the 10:15 worship service. If you are comfortable with powerpoint and would be able to take a turn helping put the announcements, song lyrics and such into order, please consider volunteering. We also need people who would be willing to run the display (mostly via clicker) during the service. There will be more detail about these volunteer needs in the February newsletter. Announcements continued on next page.
POINT IN TIME SURVEY The annual survey of people experiencing homelessness in our area happens Wed., January 24. Lifestyles gathers all sorts of relief supplies to distribute to people in need during this process. If you have or are willing to procure any of the items on the list below, please consider doing so. You can bring items to be donated to Church Sunday and we will get them to Lifestyles on Monday. You can also drop things off directly at Lifestyles any time before next Wednesday, and monetary donations are always accepted. The Point In Time survey is an important day, so please consider going the extra mile for this one. FIRST READING JONAH 3: 1-10 The word of the LORD came to Jonah a second time, saying, 2 Get up, go to Nineveh, that great city, and proclaim to it the message that I tell you. 3 So Jonah set out and went to Nineveh, according to the word of the LORD. Now Nineveh was an exceedingly large city, a three days walk across. 4 Jonah began to go into the city, going a day s walk. And he cried out, Forty days more, and Nineveh shall be overthrown! 5 And the people of Nineveh believed God; they proclaimed a fast, and everyone, great and small, put on sackcloth. 6 When the news reached the king of Nineveh, he rose from his throne, removed his robe, covered himself with sackcloth, and sat in ashes. 7 Then he had a proclamation made in Nineveh: By the decree of the king and his nobles: No human being or animal, no herd or flock, shall taste anything. They shall not feed, nor shall they drink water. 8 Human beings and animals shall be covered with sackcloth, and they shall cry mightily to God. All shall turn from their evil ways and from the violence that is in their hands. 9 Who knows? God may relent and change his mind; he may turn from his fierce anger, so that we do not perish. 10 When God saw what they did, how they turned from their evil ways, God changed his mind about the calamity that he had said he would bring upon them; and he did not do it. SECOND READING MARK 1: 14-20 14 Now after John was arrested, Jesus came to Galilee, proclaiming the good news of God, 15 and saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God has come near; repent, and believe in the good news. 16 As Jesus passed along the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and his brother Andrew casting a net into the sea for they were fishermen. 17 And Jesus said to them, Follow me and I will make you fish for people. 18 And immediately they left their nets and followed him. 19 As he went a little farther, he saw James son of Zebedee and his brother John, who were in their boat mending the nets. 20 Immediately he called them; and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men, and followed him.
We are pleased that you have chosen to worship with us today. There are fellowship pads at the end of the row, please pass them, and sign them, so that you can learn the names of those who are sitting near you and so that they can know yours as well. Provide other information as desired. After the service, talk to old friends and meet some new ones. We have snacks and coffee downstairs. We have a platform lift for anyone who doesn t do well with stairs, see an usher for assistance. Please be mindful that as we prepare for worship we are entering sacred space and sacred time. Please turn off cell phones and refrain from using other electronic media. The flowers on the Retable this morning are in loving memory of Anna Hall, mother of Georgia Henry. Today's Volunteers: Greeters: Le Cress Roorda (8:00), Kriebel Family (10:15); Acolyte: Brendan Ellison; Ushers: Doug Ellison and Jack Crews (10:15); Readers: Sandy Webb (8:00), Bettie Dillon and Herb Reigel (10:15); Nursery Volunteers: Laura and Mary Ellison; Children s Church: Christine Chinault and Ron Banks; Coffee Hour: Lori Gibson TODAY Worship Service at 8:00 a.m. Sunday School at 9:00 a.m. Worship Service at 10:15 a.m. Hummingbirds at 11:45 a.m. Youth Group at 6:00 p.m. THIS WEEK Mon. (Jan. 22): No Crafters today Crafters will resume in Feb. 2018 Tues. (Jan. 23): 9:30 a.m. Women s Bible Study Saturday (Jan. 27): 1:00 p.m. Memorial Service for Jon Harris COMING SOON Congregational Meeting on Sunday, January 28 th at 11:30 Chili Cook-Off on Sunday, February 4 th at 11:30 GOOD SAMARITAN PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Reverend Mark W. Gaskill Post Office Box 925, Waldorf, Maryland 20604-0925 (301) 645-4134 / (301) 843-1335 E-mail: gspc@comcast.net Website: GoodSamPC.org Twitter: @GSPresbyChurch SESSION MEMBERS (CLASS) Grover Baldwin (2019) Jack Crews (2019) Holly Banks (2018) Jon Friedmeyer (2018) Margaret Beigel (2019) John Holmes (2020) Jill Buntz (2019) Megan Howell (2020) Loann Burian (2020) Stephen Lehrter (2020) Liz Carroll (2018) Jack Tuttle (2018)