ST. PAUL LUTHERAN CHURCH Morgantown, WV (304) 599-0620 stpaulmorgantown.org The Rev. Gerald R. Kliner, Jr. Organist– Robert Kleeb Choir Director– Beth Dameier A warm welcome to all worshipping here today, especially our guests. If you are a visitor please sign our guest book/visitor card in the narthex. The Co nfess ion of S t. Pe te r J a n u a r y 18, 2015 Gathering Hymn: LBW 177 By All Your Saints in Warfare vv.1, 4, 10, 3 Psalm: LBW p.221 Psalm 18:1-20 Hymn of the Day: LBW 503 O Jesus, I Have Promised Communion Hymn: LBW 333 Lord, Take My Hand and Lead Me Sending Hymn: LBW 406 Take My Life, That I May Be Serving Today Lay Assistant Matt Sampson Nursery Faith Riegel Acolytes Rachel Sampson Rachel Shockley Ushers Bill Graham Logan Cushing Counters Connie Toffle Lisa Moherman Lector Brenda Stiles The flowers today are given by Bill and Nancy Atwell in thanksgiving for the blessing of their church family Announcements: Our worship books are available in a large print format. Please ask an usher if you would like one. Annual meeting of the congregation will be held after worship today. We welcome Martha Meyer as our organist today. The Piecemakers are need of new or gently used sheets; please see Renate with questions. Offering envelopes for 2015 are now available. Please pick them up in the narthex following worship. A new calendar year has begun. To maintain your status as a voting member of the congregation, please fill out a communion record card and place in the offering plate. Please submit items for the February newsletter to the church office by tomorrow, January 19th. CHOIR ANTHEM “High On the Rock” by Dana Mengel First Reading: Acts 4:8-13 Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to the authorities, “Rulers of the people and elders, if we are questioned today because of a good deed done to someone who was sick and are asked how this man has been healed, let it be known to all of you, and to all the people of Israel, that this man is standing before you in good health by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead. This Jesus is ‘the stone that was rejected by you, the builders; it has become the cornerstone.’ There is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among mortals by which we must be saved.” Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John and realized that they were uneducated and ordinary men, they were amazed and recognized them as companions of Jesus. Psalm 18:1-20 LBW p.221 Second Reading: 1 Corinthians 10:1-5 I do not want you to be unaware, brothers and sisters, that our ancestors were all under the cloud, and all passed through the sea, and all were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea, and all ate the same spiritual food, and all drank the same spiritual drink. For they drank from the spiritual rock that followed them, and the rock was Christ. Nevertheless, God was not pleased with most of them, and they were struck down in the wilderness. Gospel: Matthew 16:13-19 Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?” And they said, “Some say John the Baptist, but others Elijah, and still others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” Simon Peter answered, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.” And Jesus answered him, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah! For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father in heaven. And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it. I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.” THIS WEEK AT ST. PAUL (January 18 - 25) Sunday 1/18 — Sunday School Communion Service Annual meeting of the congregation, potluck dinner Tuesday 1/20 — Bible Study Jesus Over Java (Suncrest Panera) Wednesday 1/21 — Choir Friday 1/23 — Piecemakers Sunday 1/25 — Sunday School Communion Service Confirmation 10:00 am 7:30 pm 7:00 pm 10:00 am 9:00 am 10:00 am 6:00 pm THIS WEEK AT THE CHAPEL Sunday 1/18 — Mass Compline Wednesday 1/21 — Sext Thursday 1/22 — HSC Luncheon Catechism for Collegians Compline 7:00 pm 9:00 pm 12:00 noon 12:00 noon 8:30 pm 9:45 pm 9:00 am 10:00 am