First Presbyterian Church 4511 Sixth Avenue, Kearney, NE 68845 www.fpckearney.org (308) 234-4543 September 16, 2018 WORSHIP FOR THE LORD S DAY 10:30 AM Twenty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time *Please rise in body or spirit. Gathering in God s Name PRELUDE Meditation Flor Peeters WELCOME Nancy Tuma CHORAL INTROIT I Rejoiced When I Heard Them Say Bernadette Farrell Chancel Choir *CALL TO WORSHIP Jean Johnson, Liturgist May the peace of God rest upon your busy lives so that you may be quieted into prayer. May the love of God flow through your worship words that they may be alive with opportunities for service. May the grace of God seek out your every need and may the restless gospel set your hearts afire. Amen and Amen. *HYMN Open My Eyes, That I May See No. 451 *CALL TO CONFESSION *PRAYER OF CONFESSION God who loves us, you have always given us what we need, knowing our need even before we ask. You have taken care of us even when we could not care for ourselves. You have given us life and breath even when we forget to breathe in the beauty of our life. Why is it that we still doubt you? Why do we still go on our own way, rebelling against you? Why do we persist in doing everything our own way? God, we have hurt ourselves and others by being so fiercely independent and not being the Body of Christ. Give us enough courage to place our trust in you. Through the constant presence of the Spirit, we pray. Amen.
*RESPONSE OF PRAISE Lord for Mercy No. 576 Listening for the Word of God CHILDREN S TIME (Please sing the following while the children come forward.) *DECLARATION OF PARDON We are never alone. God walks with us, cares for us, and provides for all of our needs. God chooses to be in relationship with us even when we try to avoid having a relationship with God. This is the good news. God loves us. God gives us unasked for and undeserved grace. Thanks be to God. Amen. *RESPONSE OF PRAISE God of Great and God of Small Verse 1 No. 19 *SHARING GOD S PEACE PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION We give thanks, O God for the sacred stories of scripture. Nurture our imaginations, touch our feelings, increase our awareness, and challenge our assumptions as you bless our hearing of the word this day. Amen. FIRST READING Proverbs 1:20-33 This is the Word of God for the people of God. Thanks be to God! ANTHEM Write Your Blessed Name K. Lee Scott Write your blessed name, O Lord, upon my heart, there to remain so indelibly engraved that no prosperity, that no adversity shall ever, ever move me from your love. Be to me a strong tower of defence, a comforter in tribulation, a deliv rer in distress, and a faithful Guide to the courts of heav n through the many temptations and dangers of this life. O Jesu, my only Savior! Write your blessed name, O Lord, upon my heart, there to remain so indelibly engraved that no prosperity, that no adversity shall ever, ever move me from your love.
SECOND READING Mark 8:27-38 This is the Word of God for the people of God. Thanks be to God! SERMON MOMENT FOR REFLECTION "Human Thoughts" Responding to God s Grace *HYMN Though I May Speak No. 693 PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE LORD S PRAYER 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. CHORAL RESPONSE Amen Danish TITHES AND OFFERINGS OFFERTORY Though I May Speak English Folk Melody *PRESENTATION Praise God, From Whom All Blessings Flow No. 608 *PRAYER OF DEDICATION Great and Eternal God, we offer these gifts as a wonderous response to the love and grace that you have given to us. Our response to your gift cannot be contained within these envelopes or bowls, but includes everything that we have and that we are in this world. We give to you gratefully, happily, and joyfully everything that we are and have. Amen. *HYMN Lord, Speak to Me That I May Speak No. 722 *CHARGE AND BLESSING Sending in God s Love *CHORAL BENEDICTION For Everyone Born Murray/Mann *POSTLUDE O Praise Ye the Lord Colin Mawby We cordially invite you to join us for refreshments and fellowship every Sunday morning in the Family Life Center following the Worship Service. Pastor: Rev. Nancy Tuma Liturgist: Jean Johnson Acolyte: Addison Miller Greeters/Ushers: Josh Hofer, Pat Hild, Mary Kulhanek, Larry and Barb Meyer, and Tiffany Tarvestad Coffee Host(s): SIS (Sisters In Spirit) Study Group members Organist: Connie Moon Chancel Choir Director: Clayton Moyer Choir Accompanist: Sharon Rees Sound System Technician: Mark Nelson Nursery Attendants: Lynette Cobb and Madison Cobb The flower bouquets this morning are given by Jack and Pat Hild in celebration of Pat s birthday.
Our Members: Mike Bryson Bob & Kay Eckwert Allene Gimeson Kris Kouba and Family Gordon & Mary Jo Morrow For Our Prayers Mabel Patterson The Family of Jan Scriven Arnold Sivils Bob & Evelyn Vohland Our Friends of the Church: Christine Geuther (friend of Beth Miller) Dorothy Meyer (mother of Larry Meyer) Jacque Jacox (friend of Sally Bryson) Stephen Price-Gibson Cindy Malone (daughter of Vi Pimper) Ellen Sunnes (sister of Scott Matteson) Stephanie & Susan Bigg (friends of Gordon & Mary Jo Morrow) Kathy and Ben Fisher (niece of Dirk Shultz) David & Holly Hild (son & daughter-in-law of Jack & Pat Hild) Michael & Daisy Homan-Walker (grandson & wife of John & Shirley McCammond) JoHanna Lewis (daughter of Betty Lewis-Fisher) Bob & Ellen Rademacher (brother & sister-in-law of Earl Rademacher) Mia Sup (daughter-in-law of Craig & Sara Sup) Joni Tschetter (mother-in-law of Mike Sup) Our Loved Ones In Service To Our Country: Brian Adams Army Reece Nicol Air Force Danelle Nelson ANG Ryan Rowher Army Kristin Lindenstein-Shnell Air Force Greg Stevens Marines Our Presbytery and the Wider Church: O Neill First Presbyterian Church Sharon Rees, candidate for ministry Jouman, Erbil Province, Iraq Please help our Church office keep our prayer list current. Unless otherwise requested we will keep names on the prayer list for four weeks. THIS WEEK AT FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Sunday, September 16 9:15/9:30 am Adult/Youth Sunday School Classrooms 10:30 am Worship Service Sanctuary Following Service Coffee Fellowship Family Life Center 11:45 am In-Reach Committee Meeting Library 3:00 pm Rejoicing Spirit Service Family Life Center Monday, September 17 6:00 pm ARC Relationship Class Classroom 6:30 pm ARC Parenting Group Family Life Center 7:00 pm SIS Study Group Classroom Tuesday, September 18 10:00 am Staff Meeting Office 3:30 pm ARC TOPS Class Classroom 6:00 pm Fall Festival Planning Meeting Library 7:00 pm Session Meeting Library Wednesday, September 19 7:30 am Men s Bible Study Family Life Center 2:00 pm Martha Circle Classroom 6:00 pm PYSH Youth Group Youth Room 7:00 pm Chancel Choir Practice Sanctuary 8:00 pm Gloria Dei Bell Choir Practice Sanctuary Thursday, September 20 5:00 pm Jubilee Center Meal Kitchen/FLC 7:00 pm Kearney Women of Today Library Saturday, September 22 9:00 am PW Gathering FPC Lexington Sunday, September 23 9:15/9:30 am Adult/Youth Sunday School Classrooms 10:30 am Worship Service Sanctuary Following Service Coffee Fellowship Family Life Center
INFORMATION FOR VISITORS Welcome to First Presbyterian Church! We want you to feel comfortable and at ease in your surroundings. The following services are available to aid your comfort in worship. Please inform the ushers of your particular needs. o Nursery Staff will welcome your infants and toddlers. o Wireless hearing aids, large-print bulletins, and large-print Bibles o Children s bulletins, activity backpacks, and Bibles Please turn all cell phones and electronic devices to vibrate during the worship service! Visitors and members are urged to record your presence at worship on the friendship pads which are in the pews. Please include your address, phone number, email, and any other information you wish to share with us and acquaint yourself with those sharing the pew. Media Policy: If you would not like your or anyone in your family s photo taken or used in anything that the church does or produces, please contact Rose Miller or Pastor Nancy. Anyone wishing to unite with the church, please contact Rev. Tuma or church office. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US! WORSHIP SCHEDULE OFFICE HOURS 9:15/9:30 am Adult/Youth Sunday School Monday through Friday 10:30 am Worship Service 8:30 am to 5:00 pm Coffee Fellowship following Worship Minister: Every Member of This Church Rev. Nancy Tuma, Interim Pastor Sandy McKirahan, Music Director Rose Miller, Office Administrator Sharon Rees, Accompanist Clayton Moyer, Chancel Choir Director Connie Moon & Susan Wallace, Organists Angela Wright, Bell Choir Director Lynette Cobb & Madison Cobb, Nursery Tiffany Tarvestad, Website Coordinator Dennis Shultz, Custodian Web-site: www.fpckearney.org ANNOUNCEMENTS We welcome all visitors to worship this morning. We would like you to learn more about our church and give us a chance to make you feel at home. If anyone needs a ride to church on Sundays, please call the church office at 234-4543 so that we may arrange transportation for you. If you would like a CD recorded copy of the Sunday Worship Service, please call the church office at 234-4543. You may also listen to the sermon on the church s website, www.fpckearney.org. Parking Lot Drives. The Property and Grounds Committee requests the church members and visitors use the entrance drive and exit drive as they are posted on Sundays to avoid accidents. Like FPC On Facebook. Don't forget to "Like" us on Facebook! You can go to: https://www.facebook.com/firstpreskearney or search for First Presbyterian Church, Kearney, Nebraska. Mission of Change. The Mission of Change recipient of donations collected in September and October is the Kearney Public School Emergency Fund. Please keep donating all your coins (not just dimes). You must include your name with the coin total amount if you want your donation to be listed on your statement of giving. Equal Exchange Products. Check out the Equal Exchange Products available in the church office Coffee (Regular, Decaf, and Flavored), Tea (Breakfast, Chai, Decaf Rooibos), and Hot Cocoa. Why not consider giving a gift of Fair Trade products? Save Best Choice Barcode UPC Labels For Cash. Please save your Best Choice barcodes (UPC symbol) and bring them to the church where a collection box is located in the church office. Best Choice products are available at Apple Market and Boogaarts. Save General Mills Box Tops For Education. The Out-Reach Committee would like you to know that the Menaul School in Albuquerque, New Mexico, is collecting General Mills Box Tops for Education. This program helps them "buy" classroom supplies. Please put your Box Tops in the Best Choice collection box in the church office. 2018 Per Capita. Our per capita is $32.00 per member for 2018. This money goes to offset the administrative cost for the Presbytery, Synod and General Assembly which supports Presbyterian programs, missions, and ministries. COFFEE HOSTS NEEDED Please sign up on the chart by the Family Life Center doors.
REJOICING SPIRIT SERVICE Sunday, September 16-3:00 PM - Family Life Center Rejoicing Spirit Service is an inclusive worship service adapted to meet the needs of people with developmental and intellectual disabilities! Participants come from a variety of community churches while First Presbyterian hosts this monthly worship for the summer. Although the Rejoicing Spirits service is adapted to more readily engage people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, it remains inspiring and meaningful to everyone who attends. For more information, contact Pr. John Gosswein at pr.john.foc@gmail.com or call the Family of Christ Lutheran Church office at 236-7704. MARTHA CIRCLE BIBLE STUDY We are open to all women and our theme this year is God s Promise: I am With You. Books are available in the office for $10 each. We are working with the School Emergency Fund. They are looking for donated children and youth sizes of clothing without logos and pictures. They need sweat pants, socks, underwear, t-shirts, and all types of hygiene items and toiletries. Upcoming dates: September 19-2:00 pm - Circle meeting in Classroom 3 September 22 9:00 am PW Gathering, Lexington First Presbyterian Church 3RD ANNUAL GOLF TOURNAMENT United Campus Ministry Fundraiser September 22, 2018 Prairie Hills Golf Course Register to enter the 3rd Annual Golf Tournament as a fundraiser for the United Campus Ministry. The four person scramble will have a 10:00 am shotgun start with registration beginning at 9 am. Entry fee includes 18 holes, lunch and cart rental. Prizes will be three flights awarded and flag prizes. Brochures/Registration forms available on table by the church office. If you have any questions, please contact Pastor Laura Stubblefield at laura@ucmunk.org. GENERAL ASSEMBLY TALK Sunday, September 23-9:15 AM Exciting things are happening at the national and international levels of our Presbyterian denomination! Sharon Rees represented the Presbytery of Central Nebraska at the biennial meeting of the General Assembly in St. Louis, MO in June. She will share what she learned on Sunday, September 23 at 9:15 am. Come and hear about how Presbyterians worldwide are participating in the mission of God. FALL FESTIVAL PLANNING MEETING Tuesday, September 18 5:30 PM If you are a member of Session or Deacon, a committee chair of anything including our Sunday School teachers and youth programs or who helped out last year we would love to invite you to a meeting Tuesday evening, September 18 at 5:30 pm (please bring your dinner, although some snacks will be provided) to make sure we are doing all we can to have a successful Fall Festival. We want this to be a fun event with fellowship among our membership as well as other potential members. We will be done by the 7:00 pm session meeting. Please contact Ruth Smith at smithr123@charter.net or 620.481.6229 with any questions you might have. SAVE THE DATE TREASURED GOLDEN LEADERS CELEBRATION Sunday, September 30 PYSH (FISH) YOUTH GROUP Wednesdays, September 19 and September 26 6:00 PM PYSH [Presbyterian Youth and Senior High] Youth (5th Grade through High School) are meeting on Wednesdays, September 19th and September 26th, at 6:00 pm. Invite your friends! Join the FUN! SEPTEMBER MINISTRY OF COMPASSION KEARNEY PUBLIC SHOOLS EMERGENCY FUND The Ministry of Compassion in September is the School Emergency Fund for our schools. The purpose of this fund is for the school personnel to provide clothing and hygiene items as needed for school students of all ages. Your generosity enables us to be the hands and feet of Jesus as we reach out to those in need in our schools. The fund s immediate needs are: Socks (all sizes) Plain t-shirts (no picture or logo) Underwear Feminine hygiene products Sweat pants/shorts Cash for lice kits Toiletry items (bars of soap, lotion, tooth paste and brushes, shampoo/ conditioner) Many thanks for your thoughtfulness and generosity.