University
Presbyterian
Church
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
January 18, 2015
Second Sunday after Epiphany
8:30 and 11:00 a.m.
THE GATHERING
The congregation is asked to use the time of the Voluntary
as a period of silent prayer and preparation.
THE ORGAN VOLUNTARY
O Gott, du frommer Gott
Sigfrid Karg-Elert
O God, Thou Faithful God
SILENT PRAYER OF PREPARATION
Thanks be to You, O God,
that we have risen this day
to the rising of life itself.
Renew us this day in the image of Your love.
O great God, grant us Your light.
O great God, grant us Your grace.
O great God, grant us Your joy,
that we may live in gladness and peace. Amen.
1877-1933
WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
(Please sign the Worship Register and pass it on to your neighbor.)
*OPENING SENTENCES
Psalms 24:1; 51:15
One: The earth is the Lord’s and all that is in it,
All: the world, and those who dwell therein.
One: O Lord, open our lips,
All: and our mouths shall proclaim Your praise.
*HYMN 641 “When in Our Music God is Glorified”
Engelberg
*PRAYER OF CONFESSION
Almighty God,
we confess before You and in the presence of Your people
that we have sinned in thought, word, and deed.
We have separated from You and from one another,
and our lives are fragmented and empty.
We pray for Your mercy and forgiveness.
Deliver us from fragmentation,
and give us the courage to amend our lives.
Help us, in turning to You,
to find our true identity and our genuine unity.
Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
*Silent Confession
*Kyrie Eleison
Arr. David N. Johnson
*Declaration of Pardon
*The Peace
Leader:
The peace of Christ be with you.
People:
And also with you.
(The congregation is invited to exchange the peace of Christ
with one another, greeting each other with the words,
“The peace of Christ be with you,” or simply, “Peace.”
The response is, “And also with you.”)
*Response of Praise
(Hymnal, 641)
Let every instrument be tuned for praise!
Let all rejoice who have a voice to raise!
And may God give us faith to sing always: Alleluia!
THE WORD
TIME WITH CHILDREN
(Children, three-years old through third-graders, are invited to
join the minister on the steps for Time With Children.)
PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION
OLD TESTAMENT READING
1 Samuel 3:1-10
p. 247
(Children’s Bible, pp. 318-319)
GOSPEL READING
John 1:43-51
pp. 92-93
(Children’s Bible, p. 1227)
One:
All:
SERMON
The Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
“Come and See”
Robert E. Dunham
*AFFIRMATION OF FAITH
from A Declaration of Faith, 1977
Christ calls us to be disciples.
In forming his people and sending them into the world
Jesus called individuals to be disciples.
They were to share the joy of his companionship,
to understand and obey his teachings,
and to follow him in life and death.
We confess that Christians today are called to discipleship.
Life shared with Christ and shaped by Christ
is God’s undeserved; gift to each of us.
It is also God’s demand upon every one of us,
never perfectly fulfilled by any of us.
Forgiven by God and supported by brothers and sisters,
we strive to become more faithful and effective
in our daily practice of the Christian life.
*HYMN 432
“How Clear Is Our Vocation, Lord”
Repton
THE THANKSGIVING
OFFERING OF SUBSTANCE AND LIFE
Offertory Sentence
At the Offering,
A Voluntary (8:30)
John James
d. 1745
A Carol (11:00)
Herbert Howells
1892-1983
Here is the little door.
Lift up the latch; O lift!
We need not wander more,
but enter with our gift.
Our gift of finest Gold,
Gold that was never bought nor sold;
Myrrh to be strewn about his bed;
Incense in clouds about his head;
all for the Child that stirs not in His sleep,
but holy slumber holds with ass and sheep.
Bend low about His bed: for each he has a gift!
See how his eyes awake, lift up your hands! O lift!
For Gold, he gives a keen-edged sword
(defend with it Thy little Lord)!
For incense, smoke of battle red.
Myrrh for the honoured happy dead.
Gifts for His children, terrible and sweet,
Touched by such tiny hands and oh! such tiny feet.
~ Words, Frances Chesterton, 1869-1938
*Doxology
Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;
praise God, all creatures here below;
praise God above, ye heavenly host;
praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.
CONCERNS AND CELEBRATIONS
PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE
(closing with the Lord’s Prayer, Traditional, Hymnal, p. 35)
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.
THE SENDING
*HYMN 741
“Guide My Feet”
Guide My Feet
*CHARGE AND BENEDICTION
*CHORAL AMEN (11:00)
William Smith
1603-1645
*ORGAN POSTLUDE
*Those who are able, please stand.
Welcome to the Fellowship of University Presbyterian Church
IN GRATEFUL RESPONSE to the grace of God, this community of Christ’s
Church gathers regularly for worship, study and discernment, and then disperses to
carry the love of Jesus Christ into the community and the world beyond these
walls. We invite you to lend your own gifts and abilities to our journey of faith
together at University Presbyterian Church.
OUR WORSHIPPING FAMILY OF FAITH INCLUDES CHILDREN of all ages.
Through our excellent childcare program, Sunday morning care is available during
both worship services for infants, toddlers and preschool children, who will be
welcomed by our trained nursery staff and parent volunteers. Infants are welcome
to remain in the Sanctuary with parents; however, the parlor (located alongside the
narthex) is a wonderful place for parents to calm an anxious baby. A special part of
our morning service is the Time with Children, when they are invited to join the
pastor on the chancel steps for a message that connects the worship of the day with
their unique understanding. If children are new to this experience of coming
forward, parents can join them. After the Time with Children, parents of those four
years and younger are invited to take their children downstairs to the nurseries
(through the door nearest the baptismal font) for stories and activities.
DURING THE 11:00 A.M. WORSHIP SERVICE, UPC offers Godly Play for
kindergarteners and four-year-olds. This is a time of storytelling and creative play,
teaching children the stories of our faith, the practices of worship and the sacred
language used in worship and faith formation. Following the Time with Children,
kindergarteners and four-year-olds will go with the Godly Play Assistant (exiting
through the door near the pulpit) to the Godly Play room on the first floor near the
Youth Center. Younger children exit through the door near the parking lot and font.
If children are new to the program, parents are welcome to walk them downstairs.
WE WELCOME AND EMBRACE ALL CHILDREN and strive to provide skilled
caregivers to accommodate any special needs. Please contact the Staff Associate
for Children’s Ministries, Nancy Myer, at [email protected] or (919) 929-2102 if
there is anything we can do to enhance the Sunday morning experience for your
entire family.
Worship Notes
WORSHIP LEADERSHIP TODAY: Preacher: Bob Dunham, Pastor. Liturgists:
Anna Pinckney Straight, Associate Pastor; Kate Fiedler Boswell, Associate Pastor
for Adult Ministries. Organist: Thomas Brown, Minister of Music.
ASSISTING IN WORSHIP TODAY: At 8:30: Elder in the Narthex: Scott
Singleton. Greeters: Bart and Vicki Phillips. Ushers: Len and Susan Strobel
(captains), Tom and Judy Warburton. At 11:00: Deacon in the Narthex: Alison
Bevin. Greeters: Chuck, Christie, Chad, Nicholas and Jonathan Osborne. Ushers:
Chip (captain), Shannon and Will Sudderth, Bill and Amy Whitley. Handicapped
Parking Assistant: Rob Reda.
Worship Notes
AS A COURTESY TO OTHERS, please turn off or silence all cellular phones,
pagers, and other electronic devices for the duration of worship.
THIS MORNING’S 11:00 OFFERTORY ANTHEM is the first choral work of
Howells ever published. Frances Chesterton, the wife of the poet and writer G.K.
Chesterton, created the text in 1918 as a song sung by the mysterious Magi who
visit the Christ-child with their strange gifts. In the second verse, the words make
oblique reference to World War One, which ended in November of that year. The
printed score says that the setting was made in September 1918, but Howells’
friend Harold Darke claimed that it was composed ‘…in the kitchen of a friend’s
house one Christmas Eve [1918?], amid the bustle and excitement of preparing a
Christmas dinner.’
NEW MEMBERS RECEIVED LAST SUNDAY: Donald and Lucy McMillan, 105
A Todd St., Carrboro, NC 27510 [16]; Ellie Lamb, 204 Cedar Pond Lane, Chapel
Hill, NC 27517 [24]; Joe and Betty Anne Cook, 1048 Fearrington Post, Pittsboro,
NC 27312 [20]. (Neighborhood assignments are designated within brackets).
IN EACH OF THE CHILDREN’S WORSHIP BAGS there is a copy of A Children’s
Guide to Worship. The book introduces the church mouse and his church family. The
church mouse takes part in worship from Prelude to Postlude and for Baptisms and
Communion. This book is offered so that children—and those worshiping alongside
them—can more fully experience and understand worship at UPC.
TODAY’S CHURCH SCHOOL LESSON for Grades 1-12 will be based on 1
Samuel 3:1-20. We encourage you to talk with your children about this passage.
HANDICAPPED PARKING SPACES are set aside on Sunday directly in front of
the church on Franklin Street and in the first four spaces in the church lot. Please
reserve these spaces for those with handicap parking permits.
LARGE PRINT BULLETINS AND HYMNALS and portable hearing devices are
available every Sunday in the narthex.
LECTIONARY READINGS FOR NEXT SUNDAY: Jonah 3:1-5, 10; Psalm 62:512; 1 Corinthians 7:29-31; Mark 1:14-20.
THE WORSHIP BULLETIN, along with the weekly calendar, announcements and
church newsletter, are posted on the church Website at www.upcch.org.
University Presbyterian Church Program Staff
Robert E. Dunham, Pastor
Anna Pinckney Straight, Associate Pastor
John Rogers, A ssociate Pastor for
Campus Ministry
Kate Fiedler Boswell, A ssociate Pastor
for Adult Ministries
Thomas Brown, Minister of Music
Kim McNeill, Staff Associate for
Youth Ministries
Nancy Myer, Staff A ssociate for
Children’s Ministries
Beth Auman Visser, Director of
Children’s and Youth Choirs
Missionaries
The Rev. Dr. Karla Koll, Costa Rica
The Rev. Jo Ella Holman, The Caribbean
Two mission co-workers, The Middle East
University Presbyterian Church is affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
and is a Stephen Ministry Congregation.
209 E. Franklin St P.O. Box 509 Chapel Hill, NC 27514 (919) 929-2102
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Welcome to University
Presbyterian Church
News and Opportunities
January 18, 2015
THE CHURCH HAS A NEW Wi-Fi network, UPC-Guest.
The password to join this network is “welcome!”
Presbyterian Youth Connection (PYC)
TONIGHT AT PYC we’ll explore what Paul meant when
he said we are all one in Christ. How can we be one
body when we each have different opinions and
thoughts about our faith? How do we foster unity in a
world where individuality is valued? All 6th-12th graders are invited to join in the conversation from 6-8 p.m.
in the Fellowship Hall. Bring $5 for dinner. Please email
Kim McNeill, Staff Associate for Youth Ministries, at
[email protected] for more information about PYC.
TODAY IS THE DEADLINE to sign up for the Middle
School Washington, DC Service Trip (March 29 April 1). This trip includes outings to points of interest
in the city, but focuses on poverty-related issues such as
hunger, shelter and personal care. It will be a wonderful
mix of fun and important work! We will serve in soup
kitchens, host a person who is or was homeless for supper and conversation and learn how our country is managing the needs of the homeless in our midst. We stay in
the basement of the Church of the Pilgrims (PCUSA) on
bunk beds. This trip blasts middle schoolers out of their
comfort zones and into a time of service and renewal.
The cost of $200 is due today. Please email Kim
McNeill, Staff Associate for Youth Ministries, at
[email protected] if you have any questions.
Church Office Volunteers Needed!
THE CHURCH OFFICE NEEDS volunteers for the first and
third Friday afternoon of the month! The shift is 12:304:30. If you’re interested in this service to the church,
you can volunteer for one or both. Responsibilities include welcoming visitors, answering the phone and simple clerical tasks. If you’re available, or if you’d like to
volunteer as a substitute instead, call Shelley Adams at
(919) 942-2525. Thank you!
Montreat Worship and Music Conference
MONTREAT WORSHIP AND MUSIC CONFERENCE (June
21 - 27, 2015) is open to all active UPC choir members
that will be rising fourth graders to graduating seniors.
What a great conference to enjoy the fellowship, music
and worship in the beautiful setting of Montreat, NC!
The conference registration fee is due by February
15. If you’re planning to go to Montreat Worship and
Music this summer, let Beth know and she will register
you. The sooner the better for class selections! Large
groups must register for the conference together online.
For more information, contact Beth Auman Visser at
[email protected].
Women’s Retreat Planning Meeting
MARK YOUR CALENDARS for the fifth annual women’s
retreat (April 24 - 26)! Please contact Kate Fiedler Boswell if you would like to be a part of the planning process ([email protected]). The first planning meeting
for the retreat will be this Thursday, January 22, at 11:00
a.m. in Vance Barron Hall. We hope to see you there!
Children’s, Junior and Youth Choirs
THE YOUTH CHOIR (grades 6-12) will rehearse today from 5
- 6 p.m. in Vance Barron Hall. Check your emails for your
rehearsal calls this week. The FULL cast and tech crew are
called on Saturday, January 24, from 3 - 6 p.m. Please contact Beth at [email protected] for more information.
THE JUNIOR CHOIR (grades 2-6) will rehearse today from
4:15 - 4:55 p.m. in Vance Barron Hall. The Junior Choir
will sing next in worship on February 8 at 11 a.m. All God’s
Children Got a Place in the Choir! Join us! Please contact
Beth at [email protected] for more information.
THE CHILDREN’S CHOIR (grades K-2) ) will rehearse
today from 3:45 - 4:10 p.m. in Vance Barron Hall. The
Children’s Choir will sing next Sunday, January 25, at
11 a.m. worship. See you at rehearsal today! Please contact Beth at [email protected] for more information.
TICKETS FOR COTTON PATCH GOSPEL, the Youth Choir’s
2015 Dinner Theatre Production, go on sale TODAY in
the church office between worship services and following the 11 a.m. service. Performance dates are February
5, 6 and 7, 2015. The Thursday, February 5, show is free
and no food will be served. The performances on Friday,
February 6, and Saturday, February 7, will be catered by
Diane Dodge of Home on the Range Catering, and the
cost is $15 for adults and $10 for children ten years and
younger. The musical will be accompanied by the bluegrass band Big Fat Gap. Get your tickets early for this
wonderful retelling of Jesus’ life set in rural Georgia.
Tickets will also be on sale next Sunday, January 25,
and Sunday, February 1. For more information, contact
Beth Auman Visser at [email protected].
Faith Forward Update
AS OF DECEMBER 31, members have committed a total of
$3,474,302 in pledges, plus an additional $242,261 in non
-pledged support, bringing our total to $3,716,563 toward
our goal of $4.2 million. We have received actual contributions of $3,116,364. New pledges are encouraged and
welcome, as are non-pledged gifts. There are two ways
to make a pledge. Visit www.upcch.org and click “Faith
Forward
Capital
Campaign”
from
the
left side of the homepage, or you may go to
www.upcch.org/info/capital_campaign.html. Then, click
“Pledge Online,” fill-in your information and click
“Submit pledge.” You may also contact the church office at (919) 929-2102 and request to be mailed a pledge
card. Simply fill out the card, sign it and return it to University Presbyterian Church, PO Box 509, Chapel Hill
NC 27514-0509, c/o Finance Office. Thank you!
Adult Education Classes: Today, 9:45-10:45
Connections: This class featur es Holy L and
Revealed, video lectures by Dr. Jodi Magness, an
archeologist and religion professor at UNC. Today:
Caesarea Maritima—Harbor and Showcase City.
Facilitators: Lee and Myrah Scott. Location: Vance
Barron Hall. *W e look forward to welcoming Dr. Jodi
Magness for a lecture next Sunday, January 25. This
session will meet in the Fellowship Hall and start
promptly at 9:45 a.m. Please join us!
Feasting on the Word: This class expands our
understanding of the lectionary scripture for each
Sunday. This curriculum is coordinated with the
children’s ministry planning. Today: 1 Samuel 3:1-20.
Facilitator: Bob Dunham. Location: Room 139.
Faith Issues in Literature: Featur ing Bar bar a Br own
Taylor’s book, Home By A nother W ay, this class will
explore Taylor’s sermons through the church calendar.
Today: “Miracle on the Beach.” Facilitators: Kelly Ross
and Kate Fiedler Boswell. Location: Terrace Room.
Family Matters - Building Moral Intelligence: This
class features the book The Seven Essential V irtues that
Teach Kids to Do the Right Thing, by bestselling author,
Michele Borba. These virtues are empathy, conscience,
self-control, respect, kindness, tolerance and fairness.
Gain a new understanding of moral intelligence for our
children through study of this indispensable book for
parents and grandparents. We will understand, evaluate
and inspire our children (or grandchildren) with the
seven essential virtues which comprise moral
intelligence. Facilitator: Jim Schultz. Location: Stephen
Ministry Room.
Vacation Bible School
MARK YOUR CALENDAR for UPC Vacation Bible
School! Our theme this year will be Message Received:
Hearing God’s Call. VBS will be June 29 - July 3, 2015.
Registration will begin on February 15. Please join us!
Announcement from the Larger Community
VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED on Saturday, January 24, to
counsel participants in the community project “A Gift to
Your Family: Advance Health Care Planning,” hosted by
the North Carolina Bar Association Health Law Section.
This is a free, hands-on clinic that helps participants
learn about and prepare advance health care planning
documents, including health care powers of attorney,
living wills, advance directives (bring a photo ID) and
end-of-life care. The event will be held from 10:00 a.m.
to 2:00 p.m. at the Community Family Life and Recreation Center at Lyon Park (1309 Halley Street, Durham).
If you’re interested in volunteering or participating, register for the event at www.agifttoyourfamily.org. Please
contact Andrea Bradford at [email protected] if you
have any questions.
This Week and Next at University
Presbyterian Church
Sunday, January 18
8:30 & 11:00 Worship Services
(nursery care provided in Room 134)
9:45-10:45 Sunday School for all ages
3:45-4:10
Children’s Choir: Vance Barron Hall
4:00-5:00
UPC worship service: Carol Woods
4:15-4:55
Junior Choir: Vance Barron Hall
5:00-6:00
Youth Choir: Vance Barron Hall
6:00-8:00
PYC: Fellowship Hall, Youth Center,
Garden Room
Monday, January 19
7:00-8:30
Church Office closed: MLK Day
Stephen Ministry: Stephen Ministry Room,
Youth Center, Garden Room
Tuesday, January 20
4:00-5:00
4:30
7:00-9:00
PYC Service Event: TABLE
Bulletin announcement deadline
Dinner Theater rehearsal: Fellowship Hall
Wednesday, January 21
7:15-9:15
Chancel Choir: Fellowship Hall
Thursday, January 22
11:00-12:00 Women’s Retreat Planning Meeting:
Vance Barron Hall
5:30-8:00
PCM Dinner and Program: Terrace Room
7:00-8:00
UPPC Committee: Youth Center
7:00-8:00
Adult Education Committee: Parlor
7:00-9:00
Dinner Theater rehearsal: Fellowship Hall
Saturday, January 24
3:00-6:00
Dinner Theater rehearsal: Fellowship Hall
Sunday, January 25
8:30 & 11:00 Worship Services
(nursery care provided in Room 134)
9:45-10:45 Sunday School for all ages
3:45-4:10
Children’s Choir: Vance Barron Hall
4:00-6:00
Youth Choir Picture Day: Parlor,
Fellowship Hall
4:15-4:55
Junior Choir: Vance Barron Hall
6:00-8:00
PYC: Fellowship Hall
Tuesday, January 27
7:00-9:00
Dinner Theater rehearsal: Fellowship Hall
Remember, there is FREE parking at the Rosemary Street
parking deck on Sundays until 2:00 p.m.
919) 929-2102
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