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Old Testament Lesson: Isaiah 40:21-31
Leader: This is the Word of the Lord.
People: Thanks be to God.
Trinity Presbyterian Church
Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
FEBRUARY 8, A.D. 2015
11:00 A.M.
“For All That Is”, John Thornburg/Taylor Davis
Choral Anthem
** When the prelude begins, please join in quiet meditation **
“Let us go on to the neighboring towns, so that I may proclaim the message there also; for that is what I came
out to do.”
– Mark 1:38
We Gather as God’s People
Chiming of the Hour
Welcome and Announcements
Minute for Ministry
The Passing of the Peace
[Please complete and pass the Friendship Register]
The Beardsley Education Fund
Erika McGilley
We Worship God
Fuga III
Prelude
Introit
“Sing to God with Joy and Gladness”
Call to Worship [responsive]
Leader: Have we not known? Have we not heard?
People: Has it not been told to us since the beginning?
Leader: Those who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength;
People: they shall mount up with wings like eagles;
Leader: they shall run and not be weary;
People: they shall walk and not faint.
*Hymn No. 649 “Amazing Grace, How Sweet the Sound”
A Moment for Children
(Children under grade 3 are invited to kids’ worship in room 203; children will return to the
Sanctuary at the end of the sermon.)
Receiving of New Members
Silent Meditation and Assurance of Pardon
*Congregational Response
No. 582 “Glory to God, Whose Goodness Shines on Me”
Ben Keefer, Rod and Sharon Nunnelee, Jorja Ursin
New Testament Lesson: Mark 1:29-39
Leader: This is the Word of the Lord.
People: Thanks be to God.
Letter from Capernaum
Sermon:
Dwight Christenbury
(Please join in a brief period of silent prayer and reflection)
Meditation on the Word
*Hymn No. 170 “You Walk along Our Shoreline”
*Affirmation of Faith
(p. 35 of Hymnal)
The Apostles’ Creed
Sharing of Joys and Concerns
Prayers of the People and the Lord’s Prayer
The Presentation of Tithes and Offerings
Offertory
*Doxology
Alle Menchen müssen sterben, Karow
Praise God, from whom all blessings flow
Praise Christ, all people here below;
Praise Holy Spirit evermore
Praise Triune God, whom we adore. Amen.
Call to Confession
Prayer of Confession [in unison]
God, you are everlasting,
the creator of all that is.
Your understanding is beyond measure.
We confess to you that we have
sinned against you and our neighbors.
In your compassion, forgive us,
for we place our hope in your steadfast love.
Chancel Choir
(Page 607 of Hymnal)
*Prayer of Dedication
(vv. 1, 4, 5)
*Hymn of the Month: No. 315 “In the Midst of New Dimensions”
*Charge and Blessing
*Choral Response
“Arise, Your Light Is Come”
Toccata Festiva, Ritter
Postlude
* Stand, or remain seated.
...a growing church of commitment, caring, and celebration!
TRINITY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
900 Blythe Street, Hendersonville, North Carolina 28791
828-692-6114 Church Office: [email protected] Pastor: [email protected]
www.trinitypresnc.org facebook.com/trinitypresnc
Church Office Hours, Monday-Friday, 8:30 am - 4:30 pm
Trinity Preschool Hours, Monday-Friday, 8:30 am - 11:30 am
Ministers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Pastor.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Associate Pastor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Parish Visitor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Church Secretary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Choir Director and Organist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Soprano Section Leader. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Alto Section Leader. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bass Section Leader. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tenor Section Leader. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Percussionist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Hendersonville Community Music Center Director. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Custodian.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Deacons
Moderator: Jane Presseau
2015
Carol Danilin
Helen Dearborn
Carol Gillespie
Priscilla Karvonen
Pat Penn
Donna Thompson
2016
Donna Dalton
Sally Kitts
Barbara Nichols
Jane Presseau
Don Widmayer
2017
Vivian Emme
Bev Luzadder
Pat Norris
Sandi Russell
Shannon Slater
All the Members
The Rev. Dr. J. Mark Stanley
The Rev. Dwight Christenbury
Lynn Moore
Bettye Young
Stephen Klein
Nana Griffin
Beth Pensiero
Frank Burzio
Andrew Hiler
Rob Tolleson
Andrew Hiler
Jim Norris
Elders
Clerk of Session: Duane Johnson
2015
Ron Dalrymple
Marian Lowry
Duane Johnson
Sue Robinson
Robert Smith
2016
Tom Bridges
Bill Campbell
Harry Hankla
Tim Kuykendall
Cynthia Moser
2017
Bob Forsythe
Nancy Kisner
Bob Kitts
Jeanine Noble
Jan Prichard
We are grateful to the following persons for their contribution to today's service:
USHERS: Jim Kisner, Shannon Slater, Harold Nicholls and Barbara Nichols
LITURGIST: Jim Norris
GREETERS: Glenn and Linda Walker
FLOWERS: The flowers in our sanctuary today are given by Jay Barr in love to the world.
NURSERY CARE GIVERS: Erica Castaneda, Tammy S. Smith, Meredith MacNish
This congregation welcomes you no matter who you are or where you come from. We are
Christ's people and this is Christ's place with its doors wide open. If you are passing through,
Godspeed. If you are looking for a worship home, stay with us. We invite visitors to join us,
but most of all, to return often.
CHILDCARE: Room 201; 8:30 to Noon - for Birth to Three-years-old.
HEARING AIDS: Hearing aids to assist the hearing impaired are available from the ushers.
WHEELCHAIR: A wheelchair to assist the physically disabled is available from the ushers.
Remember the Church in your will.
2015 will bring a few changes as to how we do The Weekly Prayer People. Each week
we will include the names of several church members in the bulletin and in the monthly
Tidings. We ask that you include these people in your prayers. If you would like to call or
send a note you can get their address and phone number from the church directory. By
naming several people each week everyone in the congregation will be mentioned during the
year. As new members join the church their names will be added that year.
Carole Ball, Jean Gach and Irene Robertson
PRAYERS OF CONCERN/JOY: Sympathy: For Mark’s Mother, Margaret Pyle and
Mark’s family. Her husband (Mark’s step-father) died Wednesday; Hospital: Phyl Blair;
Home: Sharon Mitchell, Pat Dienst, Jeanine Noble, Don Osterberg, Carolyn Erickson, Don
Widmayer, Joe Gernoske, Gene Kirkley, Elaine de Werff, Vic McAnallen, Carl Christiansen,
Betty Morrison, Sandy Kehoe, Nancy Drechsler, Connie Moore, Gene Carman, Dorothy
Stewart, Nancy Yost, Dottie Ward, Bill and Juliette Blakely, and all of us suffering from
chronic pain; Assisted Living: Betty Miller (The Bridge); Jane Norris, Lillis Brackett, Doris
Erickson, Irene Robertson, Mary Bell, Dorothy Schorr, and Beneta Polley (Carolina Village
Care Center); Virginia Kenney (Spring Arbor West); Ruth Enloe (Cherry Springs);
Rehabilitation, Nursing: Rick Beardsley (HH&R), Jim and Merritt Roach (The Lodge of
Mills River), George Kehoe, (Eckerd Living Center, Highlands); Audrey White (The
Laurels); Marie Johnson and Evie Butler (Carolina Village Med Center); Mabel Malsbary
(Givens Health Center); Others: Jay and Lorrie Pelc (family of Carole Ball), Bob Daley
(brother of Cynthia Moser - infection in hip), David Smith (Carol Danilin’s son), Carla
(daughter of Ruth and Jim Mills) in hospice care, Mark’s mother in Virginia (health issues),
and Don Cunningham, brother of Sarah Thibodeau. We keep in prayer our missionaries
serving overseas and all sisters and brothers at our partner church, Fuente de Vida. We also
pray for all those with scheduled outpatient surgeries or just not feeling well.
OUR VISITORS LAST SUNDAY: Ashley Collins, Eric McAnallen, Diocles Wells, Missy
and John Kuykendall, Rod and Sharon Nunnelee, Char and Larry Wojcik, David Allen, Jorja
Ursin, Ben Keefer, Landen and James Gailey, Brooklyn Stover, Hannan Boersma, Sherry
Holmes, Carol Holmes, Ray and Phyllis Wolfe and Robbi Garrison. Please welcome our
visitors.
THE OUT-TO-LUNCH BUNCH: The Out-to-Lunch Bunch is going to O’Charley’s today.
Join Myrl Jean Hughes after the eleven o’clock service. Next week we will be going to
Square Root with Don Shimon. Give Don a call (696-2360) by noon on Saturday if you
would like to join us. Visitors are welcome - please notify the host(s) prior to the lunch.
LECTURE AND RESPONSE CLASS: SURPRISED BY HOPE CONTINUES TODAY.
The Lecture and Response Class continues today with a six-part video discussion series
entitled Surprised by Hope: Rethinking Heaven, the Resurrection, and the Mission of the
Church. The series features video presentations by the renowned scholar and pastor N. T.
Wright.
WHO ARE WE? Our Wednesday Night Live study series continues this Wednesday,
February 11. Mark leads us through an exploration of the creeds and confessions of the
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). This series will delve into some of the basic questions of
faith: Who are we? What do we believe as a church? How do my personal beliefs
intersect–and not intersect–with the faith of the church? Join us for dinner at 5:30 and the
conversation at 6:30. Next Wednesday, February 18, 6:30 p.m.: Ash Wednesday worship
service.
FLOWER CALENDAR: There are still open dates on the flower calendar. Be sure to sign
up for that special Sunday.
END OF YEAR ESTIMATE OF GIVING STATEMENTS... Please help us save on
postage. The end-of-year statements are now available in the front narthex. Please go by
and pick up yours today.
BRING A CAN WHEN YOU CAN: The Pantry Focus for February is beef stew, crackers,
cereal, fruit juice and powdered milk. Non-perishable food items are always welcome, as
well as personal care items such as shampoo, soap, toothbrushes, toothpaste, deodorant,
disposable razors and women’s hygiene products. Local Missions Ministry will deliver the
food and hygiene items. Monetary donations are always appreciated. Clothing, linens, etc.,
may be taken directly to I.A.M. (The Clothing Closet needs warm clothing including sweat
shirts, sweat pants, socks, and shoes and boots in all sizes, including children’s sizes. At this
time we are very short on blankets and there is a great need for them.)
Attendance for February 1: 8:30 A.M. - 60; 11:00 A.M. - 140; - total of 200
_ TRINITY PARISH NOTES - FEBRUARY 8 _
Calendar for the week of February 8 - 15
Today
8:30 A.M.
9:45 A.M.
Worship Service
Learning Hour
Adults:
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Sunday - 02/15
11:00 A.M.
12:00 P.M.
12:30 P.M.
8:30 A.M.
9:00 A.M.
3:30 P.M.
4:30 P.M.
6:30 P.M.
9:45 A.M.
12:00P.M.
5:30 P.M.
6:30 P.M.
7:30 P.M.
3:30 P.M.
8:30 A.M.
9:45 A.M.
11:00 A.M.
12:00 P.M.
Lecture and Response: Surprised by Hope, session 5
Issues and Concerns: Today: January/February issue of
Presbyterians Today. Next Sunday, February 15 We will
continue the discussion of the January/February issue.
(Room 207)
Hashing It Out. (Lounge)
Lectionary Class: Lectionary-based Bible study (Trinity
Room)
New Horizons: Book Discussion (Library)
Children and Youth:
• Music Ensemble: All ages, 9:45-10:00: (Room 106)
• Preschool and Elementary: Age 3 to Grade 3 (Room
103)
• Tweens: Grades 4 and up (Room 101)
• Youth: The Gospel According to Harry Potter
(Family Room)
Worship Service
Trinity Thirty
Rebekah Circle
New Member Subcommittee
Staff Meeting
Deacons Meeting
Worship Ministry Meeting
Session Meeting
Esther Circle
Local Missions Ministry
Wednesday Night Live Meal
Wednesday Night Live Program (Creeds and Confessions)
Choir Rehearsal
“Jubilee” Task Force
Worship Service
Learning Hour
Worship Service
Trinity Thirty