OVERBROOK PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
The Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost
October 19, 2014
10:30 AM
Notes on Today’s Service
We are glad you are worshiping with us this morning! If you are a
visitor, we invite you to fill out a card in the pew rack and place it in
the offering plate.
Childcare is available during the service. Worship is for all ages, but
should your infant or preschooler become restless during worship,
there is excellent childcare provided in our nursery.
Worship kits for children are available at the front entrance to the
Sanctuary.
Large print bulletins are available. Please speak to one of the
ushers if you have special needs. Enlarged copies of the hymns for
each Sunday are included in the large print bulletins.
Leading worship this morning: The Rev. Wallace W. Bubar, pastor;
Buck Scott, worship leader; Toffer Mihalka, Tenor; The Overbrook
Choir; and Dennis Elwell, Minister of Music.
Acolyte: Daniel Biedermann
Healing & Wholeness participants: Amarilis Stricker, Caroline
Skinner, Lori Mason, Davorka Sabljak, and LoisAnn Furgess-Oler
Ushers: Robert Harden, Jr., Bob DeCray, Aimerie Scherluebbe, Will
Schick, Trudy Sheau, and Kevin Trindade
The chancel flowers are given to the glory of God by Peggy
Boatwright and family in memory of parents Minnie and Anthony
Lewis.
Deacons delivering flowers: Jason Sheau and Mike Rottinger.
Please silence all cell phones during the worship service.
Thank you.
 = All who are able, please stand.
GATHERING
PRELUDE
Lord, Keep Us Steadfast in Thy Word
Dietrich Buxtehude
Psalm—Prelude, Op. 32, No. 2
Herbert Howells
Based on Psalm 37: 11; But the meek shall inherit the land,
and delight themselves in abundant prosperity.
Remembering Herbert Howells’ birthday, October 17, 1892
CHORAL INTROIT
How Lovely Is Your Dwelling Place
John Worst
 CALL TO WORSHIP
Psalm 84
How lovely is your dwelling place,
O LORD of hosts!
My soul longs, indeed it faints for the courts of the LORD;
my heart and my flesh sing for joy to the living God.
Even the sparrow finds a home,
and the swallow a nest for herself,
Where she may lay her young, at your altars,
O LORD of hosts, my King and my God.
Happy are those who live in your house,
ever singing your praise.
Happy are those whose strength is in you,
in whose heart are the highways to Zion.
As they go through the valley of Baca
they make it a place of springs;
the early rain also covers it with pools.
They go from strength to strength;
the God of gods will be seen in Zion.
 HYMN, NO. 393
ES FLOG EIN KLEINS WALDVÖGELEIN
O Day of Rest and Gladness
PRAYER OF THE DAY
Righteous and gracious Lord,
You reveal to us the way of goodness and life.
Teach us humility,
that we may trust in your power, and not our own,
and make us ever grateful;
In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.
CANTICLE, NO. 399
THEMBA AMEN
God Welcomes All
GREETING
Beloved of God: Grace, mercy, and peace be with you all.
And also with you.
WORD
OLD TESTAMENT READING
The Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
Jeremiah 14:7-10, 19-22
pew Bible, p. 673
ANTHEM
Heinrich Schütz
The Pharisee and the Tax Collector
The Overbrook Choir
Jesus said unto them: Two men went to the temple to pray.
The one was a Pharisee, a moral and righteous man.
The other was a tax collector, despised by everyone.
The Pharisee stood there and prayed with piety.
But the tax collector moved off, would not lift up his eyes to heaven.
They beat upon their breasts, loudly saying:
I give thanks to thee, God, that I am not as other men are.
Thieves and rogues! Extortioners! Adulterers!
Or even as this tax collector.
I always fast two days a week, and give a tenth of all I possess.
Lord, be merciful to me.
I say to you: This man went back home justified rather than the other.
They who exalt themselves, they shall be humbled.
But all who humble themselves, they shall be exalted.
TIME WITH CHILDREN
Deb Rottinger
Following the Time with Children, children Pre-K through Grade 1
may depart to Sunday School. Older children and youth will remain
in the service until the Exchange of Peace.
GOSPEL READING
The Gospel of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
SERMON
Luke 18:9-14
pew Bible, p. 76
The Rev. Wallace W. Bubar
“We Are All Beggars”
 HYMN, NO. 703
ST. CATHERINE
Jesus, Thy Boundless Love to Me
 AFFIRMATION OF FAITH
United Church of Canada
We are not alone; we live in God’s world.
We believe in God:
who has created and is creating,
who has come in Jesus, the Word made flesh,
to reconcile and make new,
who works in us and others by the Spirit.
We trust in God.
We are called to be the Church:
to celebrate God’s presence,
to live with respect in Creation,
to love and serve others,
to seek justice and resist evil,
to proclaim Jesus, crucified and risen,
our judge and our hope.
In life, in death, in life beyond death, God is with us.
We are not alone. Thanks be to God.
HEALING AND WHOLENESS
CELEBRATIONS AND CONCERNS
PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE
Lord, hear us:
Lord, graciously hear us.
LAYING ON OF HANDS AND ANOINTING WITH OIL
Those desiring the laying on of hands and anointing with oil may
come forward, and kneel or bow. If you have special prayer
requests, please share them with one of the ministers or deacons.
You are invited to join in our prayer for healing and wholeness:
Spirit of the living God, present with us now,
Enter you—body, mind, and spirit—
And heal you of all that harms you.
PRAYER
God, our Creator,
we are held in your everlasting arms.
Jesus, our Savior,
we are healed by your wounded hands.
Holy Spirit, our Comforter,
we are surrounded by your peace. Amen.
EXCHANGE OF PEACE
The peace of Christ be with you.
And also with you.
During the Exchange of Peace,
children and youth grades 2-12 may depart to Sunday School.
OFFERING
OFFERTORY
Felix Mendelssohn
I Will Sing of Thy Great Mercies (St. Paul)
Toffer Mihalka, Tenor
 DOXOLOGY, NO. 606
 PRAYER OF DEDICATION
OLD HUNDREDTH
SENDING
 HYMN, NO. 819
FINLANDIA
Be Still, My Soul
 BENEDICTION
 CHORAL BENEDICTION
Twofold Amen
POSTLUDE
Postlude: “Alleluia!”
Anonymous
Clement Loret
125th Anniversary Celebration
125th Anniversary Celebration - Dinner & Program
Saturday October 25, 6:00 to 10:00 PM, at the church. Tickets:
$50. Tickets are available following the service until Sunday,
October 19. Please make checks payable to Overbrook
Presbyterian Church.
Worship Service & Reception
On Sunday, October 26, at 10:30 AM, we will have a celebratory
anniversary worship service involving all four pastors, and with
The Rev. Floyd Churn preaching. A special anthem will feature
the Overbrook Choir, the Overbrook Junior Choir, the
Overbrook Westminster Handbell Choir, trumpet, and piano.
Afterwards, enjoy a reception hosted by the 125th Anniversary
Committee.
If you can assist us with set-up, decorations, ticket sales, etc. or
for more information, please contact Keedra Carroll (215-3563224, [email protected]) or Edelene Carroll, (215-2225790, [email protected]).
Welcome to Overbrook Presbyterian Church
Sunday School schedule for children and youth:
• 10:45 AM: Students in PreK-1st grade will leave following the
Time with Children
• 11:20 AM: Students in 2nd-12th grades will leave during the
Exchange of Peace
• 11:30 AM: Students in PreK-1st grade are picked up following
the worship service in their classrooms
• 12:00 PM: Students in 2nd-12th grades will be dismissed
Note: Neither Sunday School nor Adult Forum will be in session on
Heritage Sunday, October 26. The regular Christian Education
schedule will resume on November 2.
Please join us immediately following worship for Coffee Hour in
the Wistar Morris Room. Hosts: Peggy Boatwright & family.
Next Sunday, October 26: The Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost.
Heritage Sunday. Scripture readings: Psalm 96, Matthew 22:34-40.
Preaching: The Rev. Wallace W. Bubar. Worship leader: Keedra
Carroll. Acolyte: Amanda Duckworth. Coffee Hour: 125th Anniversary
Committee. Flowers given by: The Baker family. Deacons delivering
flowers: Vince Gilhool and Elizabeth Mendoza.
Coffee Hour Hosts. The sign-up chart is in the Wistar Morris
Room. We are in need of hosts for November and December.
Contact Amarilis Stricker (484-343-0679) with questions.
A note to parents about Coffee Hour. We welcome children and
youth playing in the Fellowship Hall during Coffee Hour. Parents,
please be sure that children are supervised while they are playing,
and that they know to stay off of the stage. This will help to
ensure everyone’s safety. Thank you.
Parking on Sunday mornings. Please remember if the church
parking lot becomes extremely crowded, you can park in the
Overbrook Train Station lot. It is just a three-minute stroll along
City Avenue, and SEPTA allows free parking on weekends, no
payment or permission required.
Coming up at Overbrook Presbyterian Church
Sunday, October 19
Monday, October 20
Tuesday, October 21
Wednesday, October 22
Thursday, October 23
Saturday, October 25
Sunday, October 26
11:30 AM
12:00 PM
12:00 PM
12:00 PM
3:00 PM
6:00 PM
12:00 PM
10:00 AM
5:00 PM
10:30 AM
11:00 AM
6:30 PM
8:00 PM
9:00 AM
6:00 PM
9:15 AM
10:30 AM
11:30 AM
Coffee Hour
New Members & Inquirers Class
Christian Education Comm.
Nominating Comm.
Mendelssohn’s Elijah
AAUW Evening with a Speaker
Urban/Suburban Book Group
Bible Study
Mission & Outreach Comm.
Heavenly Harvest Meal
125th Anniv. Planning Comm.
Handbell Choir Rehearsal
Choir Rehearsal
Farmers Market
125th Anniv. Dinner & Program
Junior Choir
Worship
Coffee Hour & Reception
New Members & Inquirers Class. Sundays, October 19, November 2,
& November 9, 12:00 to 1:30 PM, in McMillan Chapel. Lunch is
provided. Childcare is available. RSVP to Wallace Bubar at 215-8772744 or [email protected].
Mendelssohn’s Elijah. Today, at 3:00 PM. To begin Overbrook
Church’s 125th Anniversary, The Overbrook Choir, and Gordon Turk,
Organist, will present Felix Mendelssohn’s monumental oratorio,
ELIJAH. Daniel Lickteig, baritone, sings the title role with the other
members of The Overbrook Quartet performing additional arias.
Dennis Elwell, Minister of Music, conducts. The concert is free.
American Association of University Women. AAUW Philadelphia
Branch presents “Evening with a Speaker,” Monday, October 20, in
McMillan Chapel. Registration begins at 5:30 PM, and the
presentation at 6:00 PM. Guest speaker: Rev. LoisAnn Furgess-Oler.
Rev. Furgess-Oler worked for many years as an oncology nurse
practitioner before becoming an ordained Presbyterian minister. She
is interested in ministering to terminal patients, exploring the nature
of suffering, and the spiritual and existential issues experienced at
the end of life. For more information or to RSVP, contact Davorka
Sabljak at 215-205-0764 or [email protected]. Tickets: $10 each.
Urban/Suburban Book Club. Tuesday, October 21, 12:00 PM, at Bryn
Mawr Presbyterian Church. This month’s selection: The Orphan Train,
by Christina Baker Kline. This is a book club of diverse membership
involving members of several Presbyterian Churches, including
Overbrook. For more information, contact Alyce Marsh at 215-4727886.
Bible Study Group. Every Wednesday, 10:00 to 11:30 AM, in McMillan
Chapel. Led by Wallace W. Bubar. Fall study: The Book of Revelation.
Heavenly Harvest Meals at Calvin’s Kitchen. Every Thursday, 10:30
AM, at Calvin Presbyterian Church, 60th and Master Streets.
Volunteers are needed to prepare and serve a healthy and nutritious
meal for our neighbors in West Philadelphia. Contact Elizabeth
Cosgriff at [email protected] for more information.
Overbrook Farms Farmers Market. Every Saturday, from 9:00 AM to
1:00 PM, in the church parking lot. Be sure to stop by to get the first
and freshest produce right from the growers. The market is
operated by The Food Trust.
Adult Forum. Sunday mornings, 9:15 AM, in McMillan Chapel.
November series: “One Film, One Overbrook.” No Adult Forum on
Sunday, October 26.
Book Drive. During October, the Mission & Outreach Committee will
sponsor a collection of new and gently used books suitable for all
ages, as well as composition notebooks and pencils -- to be donated
to Mighty Writers. (www.mightywriters.org) Some of the books,
especially SAT study manuals, will be used for their teaching
programs. Others will be given to students and parents to take home
and enjoy. Bring your donations to the Church Office, marked for
Mighty Writers. Keep in mind, these are books for family reading, so
please no old text books or anything that you wouldn’t want to read
yourself.
All Saints Sunday Photographs. This year for All Saints Sunday
(November 2), worshipers are invited to bring a photograph of a
loved one who has died within the past twelve months. These
photographs will be arranged in the Sanctuary for the worship
service. Pictures should be in a frame (preferably with a stand), and
no larger than 8”x10”. Please drop your picture off in the Church
Office in the designated basket by Thursday morning, October 30.
Installation Service for The Rev. Susan Tindall. Our former Director
of Christian Education will be formally installed as Associate Pastor of
her new church on Saturday, November 8, at 4:00 PM, at College Hill
Presbyterian Church, 501 Brodhead Street, Easton PA. If you are
interested in attending or carpooling up to Easton, please contact
Wallace Bubar at 215-877-2744 or [email protected].
Narberth Community Theatre Benefit Performance for Overbrook
Presbyterian Church. Wednesday, November 12, 7:30 PM. Featuring
“Aida: The Musical,” by Elton John and Tim Rice. Buy your tickets
during Coffee Hour or at the door. All the proceeds from this
performance go to Overbrook Presbyterian Church.
CHURCH STAFF
The Rev. Wallace W. Bubar
Pastor
The Rev. David K. McMillan
Cheryl Desmond
Pastor Emeritus
Office Manager
Dennis Elwell
Earlene Ford
Minister of Music
Financial Secretary
Margene Biedermann
Leonard Robbins
Junior Choir Director
Custodian
THE OVERBROOK QUARTET
Iris Fairfax
Toffer T. Mihalka
Soprano
Tenor
Lois Babbitt
Daniel Lickteig
Mezzo-Soprano
Baritone
OVERBROOK PRESCHOOL & KINDERGARTEN
Melissa D’Amelio
Director
OVERBROOK
PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH
6376 City Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19151
Phone: 215-877-2744 610-642-1051
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.overbrookpresb.org