July 15, 2012 8:15 and 10:00 o clock Sermon: Daniel Dream Catcher Thomas said, Lord how can we know the way? Jesus said to him, I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life. John 14:5-6 Our Mission To trust in Jesus love like Jesus grow in Jesus bring others to Jesus.
WELCOME TO BETHANY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Enter this Church not as a stranger, but as a guest of God. May the blessings of God rest upon you, both in your coming in and your going out. We are delighted to have you in worship. We ask that you please sign the Fellowship Pad at the end of the pew. For your convenience, we have a warm and loving nursery adjacent to the sanctuary, complete with an available paging system. We also have a Cry Room at the back of the Sanctuary (near the usher s table) on the pulpit side with windows and a speaker so that you can see and hear the service. If you have any questions or need literature regarding the life of Bethany Presbyterian Church, please visit the Welcome Center, located next to the sanctuary. Please remember to turn off cell phones before worship. Thank you. ORDER FOR THE PUBLIC WORSHIP OF GOD THE CHIMING OF THE HOUR WE GATHER BEFORE GOD THE WELCOME AND NEWS OF THE CHURCH THE PRELUDE Beautiful Savior D. Wood Please take time during the Prelude to meditate & prepare for worship. THE CALL TO WORSHIP *THE HYMN NO. 87 Come, Christians, Join to Sing *THE PRAYER OF CONFESSION (Unison) Lord, Your love is greater than anything we can imagine, Your grace mightier than anything we can invent, Your artistry more magnificent than anything we can design. Forgive us for shrinking You down to our size, for not trusting the scope and power of Your love. 2
CARING FOR ONE ANOTHER: Please let us know if you are going into the hospital, having surgery or will be an outpatient. Also, let us know when you return home. In the Hospital as of July 13: Lois Lewis Presbyterian Clare Arison St. Clair Discharged: Mary Bressanelli Brennen Humble Charles Wolstoncroft Remember in Prayer: Cliff & Betty Durocher Eileen Douglas Zach Noel (Shirley Ellis grandson) Loebig & Farrer Families Nancy Sherman (Alice Sherwin s sister) The Bonosky Family James Vokoun, age 8 (Jean Roemer s grandson) Rebecca Hayes Ward Marilyn Di Ilio James Jenkins Alice Deaton (Bonnie Hendershot s friend) Mary Eichler (Paul s mother) Mackenzie Briggs Deena Bortz (Shirley Ellis granddaughter) Scott and Candy Gearhart (SuEllen Dillon s brother & sister-in-law) Those dealing with fires out west Sympathy of the congregation is extended to the family and friends of Elnorma Beardshall who died July 5, 2012. The Blue Fellowship of Prayer Request Cards are for those having a prayer request, interested in being a part of this group, or wanting more information. Respite Care: Did you know that your church family can cook a meal, shop, drive or just visit for a few hours to give your family or caregiver a break. We are not a permanent or long term solution but we can help. For information or to volunteer please call Margie Smith at 412-221-3730. The flowers are given as follows: One vase in honor of Karalee and Frank Nelson s Anniversary from Aunt Eda; One vase in memory of Pap, Nezzarrano Bruni, from the Poiches; The centerpiece is in memory of Lawrence & Almeta Rankin from daughter Janet Rankin. NEWS FOR THE BODY OF CHRIST We welcome John Henninger back to the organ following his vacation. Hearing Devices: There are personal hearing amplification devices that are available to use anywhere in the sanctuary. They are a small unit, similar in size to a smart phone. If you are interested in using one, please see one of the ushers.
Commissioned This Morning: Junior High Youth and Adults going on a mission trip to Pikeville, KY, July 15 th thru the 20 th are: Sam Hartnett Gabby Sharp Jake Kundra Max Nagy Toby Trotta Hope Trotta Tori Valcovic Tyler Summers Matt Fricker Jack Crawford Brittany Lytle Margaret Stewart Presbyterian Women going to the PW Churchwide Gathering in Orlando, FL, July 18 th thru the 22 nd are: Barb Crawford Bonnie Eichler Lynne Suchoza Carolyn Garretson Rhonda Blosser Becky Yanak Please keep them and the Gathering in your prayers. Baptism dates for 2012: July 29 September 30 November 25 Call the Church Office to request a date for Baptism. Communion dates for 2012: August 5 September 16 October 7 December 2 Children wanting to receive Communion must first talk with the pastors. Call the pastor to make an appointment. Summer Worship is held at 8:15 and 10:00 a.m. thru September 2 nd. Our fall schedule resumes September 9 th. No Sunday School. Have a safe and happy summer and remember to worship with us as often as you can. Child care available. Items to be picked Pictures on the Welcome Center Counter Please sign for them Darlene Duffy Brian Ghelarducci David Gibson Varvara Golias Scott Miller Lee Restich Carol Rossa Patricia Slack Mark Romanelli Kevin Strouse Richard Tessmer Mackenzie Smith Newsletter articles for August are due by Monday, July 16 th. The Next New Members class is scheduled for November 4 th. We look forward to personally meeting you at that time. If you are interested in joining the Family of God here at Bethany please note this on the Fellowship Pad along with your name, address and phone number or fill in the red card in the pew and drop it in the offering plate. 4
VOLUNTEERING.. it does the soul good. Family Promise August 5 12 September 30 Oct. 7 November 18 25 contact Dan Wolfe 412-835-0930 or Bonnie Eichler 412-977-7883 New Wilimington Missionary Conference One day trip Friday, July 27 contact Rich Ralston 412-221-0672 Produce 2 People Saturday, August 4 (must be at least 12 years old) contact Cathy Schulz 412-915-8154 West Virginia Mission Trip August 5-11 contact Caroline Poiche 412-498-1349 Sunday, June 28 th, Reverend Joan Stewart from the West Virginia Mission Workcamps was here to speak. I have been in touch with the Reverend and they in the Montgomery/Sommersville area are still trying to recover from the storms of past weeks. Many areas are still without power and food banks have been depleted. The West Virginia mission team would like to collect staple food canned goods such as Mac & Cheese, pasta, sauce, peanut butter, tuna, hamburger helper, etc. We will be handing out plastic shopping bags to be filled. We will have a list with some suggestions attached to the bags. We would like to pass these bags out to those of our Bethany family who would like to help in a big way, but cannot go with us to West Virginia. We will collect them from Sunday July 22 nd thru our departure date of Sunday August 5 th. During our mission trip from August 5 th through Saturday August 11 th the team will deliver these items to area food banks and those in need. Monetary gifts will also be accepted. Checks can be made payable to Bethany Presbyterian Church with WV Trip on the memo line. If you have any question, please contact Caroline B. Poiche at 412-220-9784. Thank you and God bless. Malawi Partnership Hosting September 15 25 (flyers in Welcome Center) contact Carl Suppo 412-257-4152 Adult Tapestries of Life Orphanage Mission Trip November 10 17 contact Cathy Schulz 412-915-8154 Fellowship of Prayer participants can pick-up their updated prayer lists from Carolyn Garretson who will be in the Welcome Center. Parking for Sunday Services The Property Team asks that we reserve the front row spaces near the entrance for the elderly, for those with special needs and for visitors. Those who may have a greater need than others just might get discouraged from attending church because they have to walk so far.
5 Bethany MOPS Summer Playdate Schedule Pack a lunch and bring the kids to the MOPS summer playdates! There are no MOPS meetings in the summer, but we'll be gathering to let the kids play while us moms catch up a bit. You don't need to be a member of MOPS to attend. Playdates are Thursdays at 10:30 a.m., and will be cancelled in the event of rain. July 19 - Municipal Park - Upper St. Clair July 26 - Scott Park August 2 - Cook School Park August 9 - Cecil Park August 16 - Municipal Park - Upper St. Clair August 23 - Scott Park August 30 - Cook School Park Need Scrip? Stop at the Welcome Center after worship or at the office during the week and purchase a card(s) for Home Depot, KMart, Wal-Mart, Lowes, Target, and many more cards are available. How about going out to eat after a busy day we have cards available for several restaurants. We even have cards for BP and Sunoco for vacation trips. You can also purchase Giant Eagle and Shop n Save cards. This is the easiest fundraiser you will ever participate in because it doesn't cost you anymore than you already spend. Thank you for supporting the mission work of the church through this program. 8:15 Niki Ciaramella Thanks Thanks once again to my church family. Your cards, hugs and words of comfort and support have helped me more than you could know. This most recent loss of my mother is one of the hardest any of us go through. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for being Jesus with skin on. Sincerely, Dianne Fiorentini We feel Bethany is blessed to have so many caring people. So many have sent us cards and are keeping us in their prayers. It is helping us cope with what we are going through now. Thanks. Cliff & Betty Durocher Bethany Preschool is currently accepting applications for our 2012-2013 school year. Our school provides a loving and nurturing, learning environment. There are openings in our three and four year old classes. For more information or to schedule a tour of our school, please call Director, Mrs. Johnson at 412-276-0892. Keep in prayer: Rev. Kay Day, the missionary who works in Malawi, Africa, will be arriving to the United States today, for a 3 month stay. Please keep her in your prayers, as she has traveled for about 32 hours straight, and will be dealing with jet lag, and most likely some culture shock. Thank you.
6 Golden Oldies will meet Thursday, July 19 th at 4:00 p.m. in Fellowship Hall for a picnic dinner. Don t forget your non-perishable food bank item/s. Bethany Red Hats It's time for our picnic again. We will do it "HAWAIIAN STYLE" on Saturday July 28th at 11:30 in Fellowship Hall. Vergie Flickinger will show us some of her Hawaiian moves!! Vergie grew up in Hawaii and still stays there during the winter months. Bring your favorite dish for all enjoy. RSVP Marlene at comet246@peoplepc.com or 412-592-9100. FROM THE BETHANY CHURCH OFFICE Sunday, July 8 Attendance 8:15 91 10:00 196 Finance Report as of July 8 2012 Budget 776,373 Year to Date Budget 409,964 Year to Date Income 413,581 2011 Year to Date income 400,922 THIS WEEK AT BETHANY Sunday July 15 (I Corinthians 5:1-13) Pray for Alan, Sharon, Joseph & Antonio DePaoli Junior High Youth leave for Mission Trip to Pikeville, KY 8:15 A.M. Worship Sanctuary 10:00 A.M. Worship Sanctuary 4:00-7:00 All Church Picnic Chartiers Park (see Community Events) Monday, July 16 (I Corinthians 6:1-20) Newsletter Articles Due Pray for Nicholas, Gretchen, Gunnar, Carson & Mia DeRoss Tuesday, July 17 (I Corinthians 7:1-40) Pray for Helen DiGiovanni 9:15 A.M. Staff Meeting Rev. John s Office 9:30 A.M. Family Promise Staff Meeting Room 245 7:00 P.M. Pack lunches for SHIM Kitchen 7:30 P.M. Quartet Practice Chapel Wednesday, July 18 (I Corinthians 8:1-13) Pray for SuEllen & Alyssa Dillon 6:45 P.M. Bethany Red & Bethany Blue McLaughlin Park Thursday, July 19 (I Corinthians 9:1-27) Pray for Lucille Dimit 9:15 A.M. Quilting Room 144 10:30 A.M. MOPS Upper St. Clair Municipal Park 12:00 P.M. Thursday Knitters Room 240
7 Friday, July 20 (I Corinthians 10:1-33) Pray for Victor & Max DiPietro Junior High Youth return from Mission Trip to Pikeville, KY Saturday, July 21 (I Corinthians 11:1-34) Pray for Alice Donaldson 7:30 A.M. Food Bank Packing Room 159 8:30-12:00 Food Bank Distribution Room 159 4:30 P.M. Harry & Dolores Stefanski Renewal of Vows Sanctuary Sunday July 22 (I Corinthians 12:1-20) Pray for Annie, Sean & Amanda Doty 8:15 A.M. Worship Sanctuary 10:00 A.M. Worship Sanctuary COMMUNITY EVENTS Furniture and Appliance Donations Family Promise guest families are moving from our shelter program back into housing of their own and need these gently-used items: Twin Mattresses Twin Box Springs King Mattress & Box Spring Dressers/Chests of Drawers Gas Dryer Electric Dryer Gas Stove Coffee Tables Large Dining Table & 10 chairs Lamps & Lampshades Moving Helpers Needed! Homeless children and their families are moving into new housing and you can help! Family Promise is seeking volunteers who are willing and able to help move furniture and boxes for Family Promise guest families. When a family is moving out, we contact the volunteers on our list to see who is available to help. The more, the merrier since only a few helpers are needed at a time, the more volunteers on the list, the fewer times you ll be asked to step up to help! We re also looking for volunteers, with a truck or able to drive a large van, to help pick-up furniture donated for our families. If you can help with these projects, contact Laura Vincenti at 724-229-1129 or 412-921-2916 or lvincenti_familypromiseswpa@comcast.net.
8 Brother, can you spare a blanket or pillow? Our Family Promise ministry to homeless children and their parents needs our help! They were blessed with the funding enabling them to retire their worn-out rollaway beds and invest in inflatable air mattresses, offering a more comfortable bed for the guest families and less of a strain on our volunteers who do the set-up. To facilitate this transition, we are collecting new and gently-used twin size blankets of all weights, and NEW standard size pillows. We also need 5-6 more twin sheet sets. To make your donation, please contact Dan Wolfe or Lynne Suchoza thru the church office. Thank you for helping to make our guests more comfortable during their time of crisis. All Church Picnic sponsored by the Bridgeville Ministerim at Chartiers Park on Sunday, July 15 th from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. Hamburgers, Hot Dogs, Paper Products & Beverages provided. Bring a side dish or dessert plus lawn chairs. Adult Mentors Needed: South Hills Interfaith Ministries is in need of adults (ages 21+) for their new mentoring program. Mentors will work with middle and high school refugee youth in small groups at SHIM s Family Assistance Center in Whitehall. Responsibilities will include facilitating discussions, helping with activities and community service projects and serving as positive role models for the students. Mentors are asked to commit 2 hours each week (6:30 pm to 8:30 pm) on Wednesday or Thursday. For more information or to get involved, contact Casey Rich at 412/885-0284, ext. 7 or crich@shim-center.org THANKS TO THOSE SERVING THE LORD THIS MORNING Lay Readers: 8:15 Dawn Williams-Zabicki 10:00 Joan Kundra Ushers: 8:15 Amy Ramage, Jaymi Emanuelson, Ginny & Eric Millerschoen 10:00 Bill & Libby Just, Ed & Meredith Stewart Fellowship Greeters: 8:15 Ushers 10:00 Fred & Debbie Gossic Good News Greeters: 8:15 Claudia Ziegler 10:00 Debbie Perkins, Kim Hartnett Nursery 8:15 Judy Vietmeier 10:00 Jenny Smith, David Krieger Two, Three & Four Year Olds Room 149 Kathryn Martinec Four Year Olds thru 2 nd grade Children s Worship & Wonder 10:00 Renee Rusko, Sandy Bellas, Sarah Paviol Welcome Center 8:15 Ed VanEman 10:00 Mike Suchoza
9 CHURCH STAFF Dr. John Hamilton, Senior Pastor Rev. Robbie Ytterberg, Associate Pastor John Henninger, Director of Music Kim McCann, Financial Accountant Tim Michel, Office Administrator Matt Fricker, Youth Director Janet Marlett, Secretary Bill Stephan, Facility Supervisor hamilton@bethanypresby.org robbie@bethanypresby.org henninger@bethanypresby.org finance@bethanypresby.org michel@bethanypresby.org fricker@bethanypresby.org marlett@bethanypresby.org custodian@bethanypresby.org Jenny Smith, Sunday School / Worship Nursery Coordinator Patty Johnson, Week-day Pre-School director 412-206-0166 Web site www.bethanypresby.org Church Phone 412-221-5132 Fax Number 412-220-9107
10 Forgive us for living as though You are irrelevant, incompetent and impotent. Help us to trust in You with our very lives and begin to see with Your God-sized vision. In Your Son's name. Amen. Rev. Dr. John G. Hamilton *THE ASSURANCE OF PARDON *THE RESPONSE HYMN NO. 734 Gloria Patri WE GIVE TO GOD THE VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL PRESENTATION 10:00 Please sign the Fellowship and return it to the center aisle THE CHILDREN S MESSAGE THE PRESENTATION OF OUR TITHES AND OFFERINGS THE OFFERTORY Just A Closer Walk With Thee Karalee Nelson Soprano *THE RESPONSE HYMN NO. 34 Doxology *THE PRAYER OF DEDICATION THE COMMISSIONING OF OUR JUNIOR HIGH MISSION TEAM 8:15 When Isaiah heard the voice of the Lord saying, Whom shall I send? And who will go for us? He answered God by saying, Here am I. Send me! You also have responded to God's call to go and serve in His name, bringing the good news of Jesus Christ with you as you go. Question Will you dedicate yourself to serving the Lord through your service in Kentucky as you trust in Jesus, love like Jesus, grow in Jesus, and bring others to Jesus?
11 THE COMMISSIONING OF PW GOING TO CHURCHWIDE GATHERING 10:00 We remember that before Jesus' ascension, on one occasion, while He was eating with them, He gave them this command: Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait for the gift my Father promised, which you have heard me speak about. For John baptized with water, but in a few days you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit." Now we send you to go and wait on the Holy Spirit as you lead our Presbyterian Women into the future God has planned. Question Will you dedicate yourself to serving the Lord through your service at The PW Conference as you trust in Jesus, love like Jesus, grow in Jesus, and bring others to Jesus? WE LISTEN TO GOD S WORD THE PASTORAL PRAYER AND THE LORD S PRAYER THE SCRIPTURE READINGS: Lay Reader Old Testament: Daniel 2:1-19 From the Message New Testament: John 14:5-7, 25-27 See page 1675 in pew Bible L: The word of the Lord P: Thanks be to God *THE PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION HYMN NO. 482 Sanctuary Lord, prepare me to be a sanctuary, Pure and holy, tried and true; With thanksgiving, I ll be a living sanctuary for you. THE SERMON Daniel Dream Catcher Rev. John Hamilton WE RESPOND TO GOD S WORD *THE PRAYER OF COMMITMENT *THE HYMN NO. 502 Be Thou My Vision *THE BENEDICTION
*THE POSTLUDE Postlude *All who are able and willing, please stand 12 A. Cooke