Summerville Presbyterian Church 407 S. Laurel St. Summerville, SC 29483 January 14, 2018 A SERVICE FOR THE WORSHIP OF GOD Eight forty-five and Eleven fifteen o clock Services Welcome Minute for Mission Ashley Heslop Prelude Largo Edward Elgar Silent Prayers Candle Lighting Invocation *Call to Worship: Leader: Listen, friends! God is speaking! People: God's voice whispers to us in the stillness. Leader: All creation proclaims the glory of the Lord. People: It thunders across the skies. It breaks out from the heavens. Leader: Listen! God is speaking! God also speaks through the Word. People: That Word took on flesh to make God known to us. The Word is truth and life. The Word proclaims the promises and purposes of God. *Hymn #411 (blue hymnal) Arise, Your Light Has Come William H. Walter *Prayer of Confession: Merciful God, we confess that we do not know how to pray. We speak too much and listen too little. We are uncomfortable with silence and impatient in waiting. Far too often we are more concerned with listing our needs and wants than in discovering Your will for our lives. Forgive us, we pray, when we are selfish, lazy, hard of hearing or less than honest in our moments with You. By Your grace, teach us to pray so that we may come to know the heart of Jesus in fresh and living ways this day. In His name we pray. *Silent Prayer *Kyrie Eleison Lord have mercy upon us. Christ have mercy upon us. Lord have mercy upon us. *Assurance of Pardon *Gloria Patri
Children s Song God is so Good God is so Good, God is so good, God is so Good, he's so good to me. Children s Message *The Lord s Prayer All children are invited to join children s worship following the Lord s Prayer. Children five and under are invited to go to the nursery. *Hymn # 272 (blue hymnal) God of the Sparrow Carl F. Schalk Old Testament Reading: I Samuel 3: 1-18 Morning Prayer *Gospel Reading: Mark 8: 11-21 Sermon: Running on Spiritual Auto Pilot Rev. Mike Shelton *Apostles Creed (Traditional) (blue hymnal) #14 Offertory (8:45) Leaning On The Everlasting Arms Anthony J. Showater (11:15) Christians, We Have Met to Worship/Come, Christians, Join to Sing arr. Joseph M. Martin *Doxology #592 (blue hymnal) *Offertory Prayer *Hymn #267 (blue hymnal) All Things Bright and Beautiful =English Melody *Charge and Benediction *Choral Response Amen Greek *Postlude Largo George F. Handel *Congregation please stand Opportunities to Worship, Fellowship & Serve This Week at SPC: * Childcare provided Sunday, 14th Praise Team Music Practice at 8 am in the gym Traditional Worship Services at 8:45 am & 11:15 am in the sanctuary* SonRise Contemporary Service at 8:45 am in the gym*
No Youth Sunday Night Monday, 15th Bridge at 10 am in Lanneau Hall Bell Rehearsal at 6 pm in the bell room Tuesday, 16th Prayer Shawl Group at 10 am in Lanneau Hall Finance Team Meeting at 6 pm in the church office Jewel Tones Rehearsal at 7:30 pm in the choir room Wednesday, 17th Men s Bible Study at 6:30 am at Panera Bread Kindred Spirits Bible Study at 10 am in Bo s office Salt Shakers Covered Dish Dinner at 6:30 pm in Lanneau Hall Choir Practice at 7:30 pm in the choir room Thursday, 18th PrimeTimers Potluck at 12 pm in Lanneau Hall Praise Team Music practice at 6 pm in the sanctuary Men s Over 40 Basketball at 7:30 pm in the gym Friday, 19th No Events Scheduled Signup in the Bell Vestibule to donate the flowers for a Sunday this year! All of February is open. Annual Corporation and Congregation Meeting Please plan on attending our Annual Corperation and Congregation Meeting, January 28 th at 10:50 am in the sanctuary. We will present our corperaton agenda, our ministry Teams will give their reports and we will present the budget for 2018. Thank you for your participation! WORSHIP Children's Sermon Volunteers are Needed! Giving the children's sermon is a great and easy way to bring the message home for our children and to bond with them! Volunteers typically serve once every 1-2 months. If you feel called to help in this way, contact Diane Burden at 843-789-9757 or dianepburden@gmail.com. FELLOWSHIP The Monthly Ladies Luncheon will be held at 11:30 am, January 25th at The Little Cottage Community Café located at 106 Doty Avenue, Summerville. Please respond to Claudette Young at 843-991-1057 or claudettemarieyoung@yahoo.com. The Presbyterian Women s Annual Tea will be held in Lanneau Hall on Sunday, February 4th, from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. All women of the congregation and guests are welcome to attend. Pig Pickin January 27th 6:30 pm: Hurry, hurry get your Pig Pickin tickets now. Tickets are on sale now Sundays between services or during the week in the church office. The price is $8 for adults and $4 for children.
PrimeTimers: We will start the year off with a FREE LUNCH! Yes, FREE...compliments of The Village. We will learn of all the new happenings, eat a little, enjoy some fellowship, and pray together on January 18, 2018 at noon in Lanneau Hall. Please use the Simple Signup so that we are able to set up for all who would like to come. Salt Shakers will begin their spring season on January 17th with a covered dish dinner at 6:30 pm in Lanneau Hall. Then we will split up into smaller groups to meet in local restaurants for February, March, April and May. Come out to see old friends and make new ones as we enjoy food and fellowship together. Please use the Simple Signup to let me know if you can attend on January 17th. Call or email Merrilyn Long for more information 843-871- 3834 or merrilynrlong@gmail.com. Service Blanket Sunday: Summerville Presbyterian Church will be celebrating Church World Service Blankets+ Sunday on Sunday, February 4, 2018. Blankets have many uses in time of need. Ten dollars will buy a blanket that can be used to keep you warm. A blanket can also be used as a tent, a suitcase, a table, and a bed. Thank you for your support of Church World Service Blankets+ Program. Home of Hope s Mission is to provide a safe shelter, food, support services and an avenue to self -sufficiency for homeless men in our community. SPC is providing ministry support for the Low Country Home of Hope through listening and being available for them, and providing some meals. Needs List: New bath towels, masking tape, laundry detergent, bleach, mop heads, large 50 gal. garbage bags, cold medicine (various kinds), VaporRub. NURTURE Vases Needed: Please bring in your old vases (medium sizes are needed most) for Congregational Care to be able to send flowers to those in need of cheer. You can drop them off at the church office anytime. Calling all Knitters and Crocheters (and those who would like to be): The Nurture Ministry Team will be hosting a fellowship and informational gathering of all those who either are currently making or would like to begin making: prayer shawls for our brothers and sisters in Christ, hats for Hands of Christ, and/or newborn hats for MUSC. Our first gathering will be held on Tuesday, January 16, 2018 at 10 am in Lanneau Hall. If you are interested in joining this fellowship group, please complete the Simple Signup. Support Finance: The offerings along with monies received for the use of facilities and the total expenses for the twelve months of 2017 are: Receipts $ 717,770.00 Expenses $ 710,242.00 Overage $ 7,528.00 The current balance in the endowment fund is $251,526. Please contact the Church office if you would like any additional information on our Church finances. Thank you. 2018 Family Tithing Envelope boxes are available to pick up today in Lanneau Hall. CONNECTIONS
Stewardship Update: To date, only 187 families/individuals have responded by turning in pledge cards. These pledges total $601,024. The budget for this current year is $757,505, meaning that the budget for 2018 is in danger of being considerably less than that of 2017. If we are to grow as a church, if we are to carry out our dreams for the future of SPC, we each must do our part and pledge our financial resources to support the work that God has called us to do. SPIRITUAL GROWTH Sunday School Teachers are Needed! Feel called to teach and just need a little help getting started? Here is the job for you! We need one teacher for each of our Youth and Elementary classes. Please contact Sarah at summervillepreskids@gmail.com or by text if you are interested! MUSIC Children's Choir to begin Sunday, January 28th and continue through March 18th at 4 pm in the Choir Room. All Children 5 years to 5th grade are invited to join us as we prepare music for Worship and learn to have fun with music. Hope to see you there! NEW DATE for SPC Town Hall and Information Meeting Sunday, January 21 st 10:00 in the Gym As the Session of Summerville Presbyterian Church plans for 2018, the Elders want to share information with you about the needs of the church and to hear your thoughts and ideas on some topics under consideration. The Personnel Team will discuss current and future staff needs. The Property team will brief you on our church s most immediate infrastructure needs, predictions of future needs, and the possible costs facing us over the next several years to update, replace, and repair these areas. Lastly, the Spiritual Leadership Team will share a presentation on a church-wide strategic planning process that we d like to begin this year. This program, sponsored by the Presbyterian Foundation, has successfully assisted other churches with financial and strategic planning. It will involve all ages and all parts of our church as we think about such questions as Who are we as a church? Where are we headed and where do we want to go? How can we honor Christ and serve His people better? There will only be time for a few questions on each topic in order to respect our one-hour time limit. Information sheets will be distributed at the meeting with space to provide additional thoughts and questions you may have. You can also input your suggestions to the following e-mail address. sessionspc@gmail.com. Your comments will be considered by Session. See You There! CHILDREN Mark Your Calendars! Joy Kids new kickoff date is January 28th at 5pm in Lanneau Hall, and will be built around our children's requests for our church. Signup sheets are located on the SPC Kids bulletin board, outside the SPC Kids classroom, and in the front office. Children s Pajama Sunday will take place February 11th, during all services. Avoid one step of the morning routine and bring the kiddos in their jammies! VBS In January? Not quite, but we are already gearing up! If you have any river or rafting gear you can lend us for decoration purposes during the week of June 25-29, 2018, please contact Sarah by email or text. The items don't need to be delivered until mid-june, but decor planning is already underway. Items will not be used by children during the week. If you are not getting Children's Ministry emails and would like to be on the list, please let Sarah know!
YOUTH Nativity Helpers: I would like to thank everyone who helped with the setup and take down of the nativity scenery and to the youth advisors who assisted in directing, and of course all of our participants. No Youth Sunday Night Tonight: Due to the Martin Luther King Holiday, we will not have YSN tonight. We will pick back up next week, January 21st from 5 pm - 7 pm for Youth Parent Night. Youth Parent Night is next week, January 21st from 5 pm - 7 pm in the gym. This will be a night to review the upcoming semester, summer, and have discussions about changes, upcoming fundraisers, and general trip information/signup. Winter Trip Youth Parent Meeting is January 21st from 7 pm - 7:30 pm in the gym. All youth attending the winter trip need to come with at least one parent to this meeting. Paperwork will be sent out this week along with payment information. Please look for that email from Rachael Danforth. Youth Adviser Luncheon is January 21st from 12:30 pm - 2 pm in the church office. Lunch will be provided. We will be discussing the upcoming semester, changes being considered, and discuss new ideas for the youth program. College Ministry Adopt a College Student Program will begin again the second week of February, so please keep an eye for boards to be put back up in Sunday School rooms this week.