University
Presbyterian
Church
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
February 15, 2015
Transfiguration of the Lord
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
Jehan Alain
Litanies
1911-1940
SILENT PRAYER OF PREPARATION
O God of mountaintops and valleys,
of steep climbs, moments of glory,
and stark descents into valleys of need:
go with us on this day’s journey, we pray,
and equip us to sense both Your glory and Your grace.
In Christ’s name we pray. Amen.
WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
(Please sign the Worship Register and pass it on to your neighbor.)
PRESENTATION OF GOD AND ME AWARD (11:00)
Monty Swafford
*OPENING SENTENCES
Psalm 99:9
One: Extol the Lord our God, and worship on God’s holy mountain,
All: for the Lord our God is holy.
*HYMN 32
“I Sing the Mighty Power of God”
Ellacombe
*PRAYER OF CONFESSION
God of compassion,
in Jesus Christ You reveal the light of Your glory,
but we turn away,
distracted by worldly ambitions and selfish plans.
We confess that we speak when we should listen,
act when we should wait,
or wait when we should act.
Grant us wisdom to live in Your light,
and to follow the way of Your beloved Son,
even when the way is steep and difficult. Amen.
*Silent Confession
Arr. David N. Johnson
*Kyrie Eleison
*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, 32)
There’s not a plant or flower below but makes thy glories known.
And clouds arise, and tempests blow, by order from thy throne,
while all that borrows life from thee is ever in thy care,
and everywhere that we can be, thou, God, art present there.
THE WORD
SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM (11:00)
Statement of Baptism
Presentation of the Child
Questions to the Parents
Affirmation of the Congregation
James Marler Johnson
James, with joy and thanksgiving we welcome
you into Christ’s church, for we are all one in
Christ. We promise to love, encourage, and
support you, to share the good news of the Gospel
with you, and to help you know and follow Christ.
Prayer
Administration of the Sacrament
Welcome to the Child
Response
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
Exodus 34:29-35
p. 81
(Children’s Bible, p. 106)
NEW TESTAMENT READING Mark 9:2-9
p. 44
(Children’s Bible, p. 1165)
One:
All:
SERMON
The Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
“Another Climb”
Robert E. Dunham
*AFFIRMATION OF FAITH
from A Declaration of Faith, 1977
We are certain that Jesus lives.
He lives as God with us,
touching all of human life with the presence of God.
He lives as one of us with God.
Because he shares our humanity
and has bound us to himself in love,
we have an advocate in the innermost life of God.
We declare that Jesus is Lord.
His resurrection is a decisive victory
over the powers that deform and destroy human life.
His lordship is hidden.
The world appears to be dominated by people and systems
that do not acknowledge his rule.
But his lordship is real.
It demands our loyalty and sets us free
from the fear of all lesser lords who threaten us.
We maintain that ultimate sovereignty
now belongs to Jesus Christ
in every sphere of life.
Jesus is Lord!
He has been Lord from the beginning.
He will be Lord at the end.
Even now he is Lord.
*HYMN (see back)
“Lord, Your Mountain Looms Before Us”
Ebenezer
THE THANKSGIVING
OFFERING OF SUBSTANCE AND LIFE
Offertory Sentence
At the Offering,
Dialogue sur les grands jeux (8:30)
François Couperin
1668-1733
An Anthem (11:00)
Randall Thompson
1899-1984
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia…. Amen.
*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 666 “O Splendor of God’s Glory Bright” Puer nobis nascitur
*CHARGE AND BENEDICTION
*CHORAL AMEN (11:00)
Charles Villiers Stanford
1852-1924
*ORGAN POSTLUDE
*Those who are able, please stand.
Welcome to the Fellowship of University Presbyterian Church
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 in the Sanctuary, but the parlor is a
wonderful place to calm an anxious baby. A special part of our 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.
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.
If your child is about to turn four, we invite you to contact Nancy Myer
at [email protected] or Leslie Moye at [email protected] to see if your child
may be ready for Godly Play.
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:
Kate Fiedler Boswell, Associate Pastor for Adult Ministries; Anna Pinckney
Straight, Associate Pastor; John Rogers, Associate Pastor for Campus Ministry.
Choir Director and Organist: Thomas Brown, Minister of Music.
ASSISTING IN WORSHIP TODAY: At 8:30: Deacon in the Narthex: Linda
Lane. Greeters: Steve and Rita Scroggs. Ushers: Eric and Annette Munson (captains),
Jim and Rachel Harshaw. At 11:00: Elder in the Narthex: Sam Leaman. Greeter:
Carroll Scott. Ushers: Brian Curran (captain), Sarah, Kirk and CC Owen, Carolyn
Karpinos and Bill Newell. Handicapped Parking Assistant: John Anderson.
THE SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM is being administered this morning to James
Marler Johnson, son of Andrew and Leslie Johnson (brother to Tyler and Samuel).
James was born on July 15, 2014. The banner was made by Presbyterian Women.
TODAY’S CHURCH SCHOOL LESSON for Grades 1-12 will be based on Mark
9:2-9. We encourage you to talk with your children about this passage.
THIS MORNING’S ORGAN VOLUNTARY offers Litanies, the best-known
composition of Jehan Alain, who was born 104 years ago earlier this month, on
February 2, 1911. Jehan was an organ student of Marcel Dupré and was one of the
most promising composers of an impressive generation that included Maurice
Duruflé and Olivier Messiaen. His short but important career as composer began in
1929 when Alain was eighteen and lasted ten years until the outbreak of WWII.
His untimely death on June 20, 1940, ironically just two days before the FrancoGerman armistice, surely robbed the world of much great music from his pen. His
organ music was greatly informed by the house organ his father Albert build for
their Paris home. After Albert’s death in 1971, the organ feel into disuse; a Swiss
organist mounted a plan to have the organ restored for posterity on the proviso it be
granted historical status. French organ politics being what they are, that request
was denied. Soon after, the organ somehow found its way to Switzerland, its many
parts hidden under boxes of strawberries on several trucks, where it was restored
and renewed. It now stands in the Institute Jehan Alain, a charming 17th-Century
building in Romainmôtier, a village about an hour north of Geneva. (It was my
great pleasure to see and play this organ during my 2012 sabbatical.) Litanies is
one of the most popular pieces in the modern French repertoire. It is a musical
representation of a Litany, a form of repetitive prayer, in which the theme is
repeated with greater and greater intensity. Three weeks after Litanies was
completed, Jehan’s sister died in a climbing accident while rescuing him from
danger. It was after this tragic event that Jehan wrote the following
dedication:“W hen the Christian soul in distress no longer finds words to implore
God’s mercy, it repeats ceaselessly the same invocation with a vehement faith.
Reason has reached its limit: Faith alone pursues its ascension.”
HOW WOULD YOU COMPLETE THE SENTENCE: I would like to hear a
sermon about__________? The pastors are planning for a summer sermon series
addressing such questions. We won’t promise to take on every subject everyone
names; we only have twelve Sundays, after all. But we’d like to hear from you as
we plan for the summer. Please send us your requests (via email, snail mail or a
note in the offering plate) by March 1.
NEW MEMBERS RECEIVED LAST SUNDAY: Catherine Campos, 105 Dove
St., Carrboro, NC 27510 [16]; Liz Tiller [19]; Peter and Ginny Page, 136 Cedar
Breeze Ln., Chapel Hill, NC 27517 [24]. (Neighborhood assignments are
designated within brackets).
WE INVITE YOU TO JOIN US on Ash Wednesday, February 18, at 7:30 p.m. in
the Sanctuary, as we mark the traditional beginning of the season of Lent, with
worship and the imposition of ashes.
WORSHIP NEXT SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 22, will be led by UNC undergraduate
students who are active in Presbyterian Campus Ministry (PCM). Following the
11:00 a.m. service, the PCM board invites students and their families to stay for a
delicious lunch in the Fellowship Hall. We hope you will join us.
THE WORSHIP BULLETIN, along with the weekly calendar, announcements and
church newsletter, are posted on the church Website at www.upcch.org.
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: Genesis 9:8-17; Psalm 25:110; 1 Peter 3:18-22; Mark 1:9-15.
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
February 15, 2015
Vacation Bible School Registration
THIS YEAR’S THEME FOR Vacation Bible School (June
29 - July 2) will be Message Received: Hearing God’s
Call. Registration begins today! You may r egister
and pay online. The registration forms for participants
and volunteers are on the UPC Website
(www.upcch.org). Click the “Education” tab and then
“Vacation Bible School.” VBS is open to all children
ages 3 years - rising 5th grade and is held at New Hope
Camp and Conference Center (9 a.m. - 12 p.m.). Cost is
$40 per child ($80 maximum per family). Scholarships
are available. If you have questions, please contact Nancy Myer at [email protected] or Tracy Lovelady at
[email protected].
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.
The registration fee is due today! If you’r e planning
to go to Montreat Worship and Music, let Beth know
and she will register you. Large groups must register for
the conference together online. For more information,
contact Beth Auman Visser at [email protected].
UPC Book Drive
THE UPC BOOK DRIVE starts today (through March 1).
The books we collect will be donated to Book Harvest
(www.bookharvestnc.org), a nonprofit that collects children’s books for children in need. Book collection bins
are located at the Henderson St. entrance, in Room
228 and in the Parlor. We need books for all ages,
especially board books and picture books for the youngest readers. To volunteer or to learn more, contact UPC
Local Outreach Committee Chair Bart Phillips at
[email protected] or Kaarin Huffman of the Adult
Education Committee at [email protected].
Children’s, Junior and Youth Choirs
THE YOUTH CHOIR (grades 6-12) will rehearse today
from 5 - 6 p.m. in Vance Barron Hall. The Youth Choir
is preparing music for Youth Sunday, March 15. Now is
a great time to join this choir! 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 has begun working on their spring musical, The
Sailor’s Bible, by Allen Pote and Tom Long. The Sailor’s Bible performances will be May 1 and May 3. The
Junior Choir will sing next in worship on March 22 and
29. Now is a great time to join this choir! 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 begin discussing and starting to
learn the music for their spring musical, The Sailor’s
Bible, by Allen Pote and Tom Long. Today the choir will
receive a CD of the musical. The Children’s Choir sings
next in worship on March 8 and 29. Now is a great time
to join this choir! Please contact Beth at
[email protected] for more information.
Ushers Needed
USHERS ARE NEEDED for the 11:00 worship services on
Sunday, February 22. If you can help out, please contact
Brian Curran at (919) 360-0086.
Donations for UPPS
UPPS WILL HOLD A SILENT AUCTION at our upcoming
Winter Carnival at the end of February. 100% of proceeds
from the auction will go into our Scholarship Fund, which
is used to make preschool possible for families with limited finances. We would gratefully accept any donations
of auction items, such as game or performance tickets, gift
cards or other goods and services. Please contact Ellen
Parker ([email protected]) if you would like to find
out more about donating an item for the auction.
Presbyterian Youth Connection
TONIGHT IS A HIGH SCHOOL ONLY NIGHT at PYC. All
9th-12th graders are encouraged to attend as we begin
making plans for our Youth Sunday. We’ll meet in the
Fellowship Hall at 6 p.m. Pick-up is in the parking lot at
8 p.m. Don’t forget to bring $5 for dinner. Please contact
Kim McNeill at [email protected] for more information
about joining in the fun and fellowship at PYC.
Daily Lenten Text
LOOKING FOR A LENTEN DISCIPLINE that you can do on
the go? Sign up for UPC’s daily Lenten text messages.
Each day of Lent, subscribers will receive a text picture
that presents a question designed to generate a lively
discussion about faith and the role faith plays in our
lives. Each picture contains a Lent related vocabulary
word or phrase, its definition, a scripture reference and a
question for further reflection. This is an easy way to
bring meaningful Lenten practices into our busy lives
and can provide a daily focus for children, youth and
adults. To sign up, text the message “@upcch” to the
number 81010. Following the welcoming messages, you
will receive one message per day during Lent. Your text
message rates will apply.
Adult Education Classes: Today, 9:45-10:45
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: Mark 9:2-9.
Facilitators: Bob Dunham and Anna Pinckney Straight.
Location: Terrace Room.
Faith Issues in Literature: Featuring the poetry of Mary
Oliver found in New and Selected Poems, Volume One.
Facilitators: Nancy Benjamin, Ruth Moose and Kelly Ross.
Location: Stephen Ministry Room.
Connections: Dementia and Alzheimer’s - Finding
Comfort in Knowledge, Faith and Hope: This class
will explore brain changes associated with normal aging,
Alzheimer’s disease and other types of dementia. Each
class will have a specific focus and will be led by an
expert in the field. Topics will include the most recent
research on causes and treatment options; practical
advice and resources for loved ones and caregivers; a
theological perspective on dementia and healthcare; a
discussion of the film Iris; and preventative measures to
keep aging minds sharp and healthy. Today: “What’s
New and What’s True in Alzheimer’s Disease?”
discussion with James Burke, M.D., PhD, Professor of
Medicine and Director of the Memory Disorders Clinic
at Duke. Facilitators: UPC Mental Health Taskforce.
Location: Vance Barron Hall.
Women’s Retreat Registration
JOIN US FOR THE fifth Annual Women’s Retreat, Pray,
Eat, Love, from Friday, April 24, 6:00 p.m., through
Sunday, April 26, 1:00 p.m. in Ocean Isle Beach, NC.
This year we’ll head to the beach, with time to walk
along the water or take a dip in the private pool. Our
leader will be Deb Guess, a full-time jewelry and mixed
media artist, producing artwork for galleries and teaching in the Soul Whispers Arts studio. Register online at
http://goo.gl/VKoSlM or through paper forms available
in the church office. Scholarships are available. Please
contact Kate Fiedler Boswell at [email protected] or
(919) 929-2102, ext. 130, with questions. This retreat is
designed to remind us that God speaks to us during the
pauses of our lives; when we “retreat,” we are honoring
the God-given gift of Sabbath. Register today!
General Announcement
THIRD THURSDAY TABLE, February 19: UPC members
assist in preparing and serving lunch and dinner at the
IFC Community Kitchen (100 W. Rosemary St.) on the
third Thursday of each month. Would you like to
participate in this local outreach opportunity? Circle 5 of
Presbyterian Women invites you to join them on
February 19 from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; for details, call
Betty Hutton at (919) 942-6174. For information about
helping with dinner, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., contact Jane Darter
at (919) 929-9820 or [email protected]
Announcements from the Larger Community
MEDITERRANEAN DELI IS HOSTING an event for TABLE
next Sunday, February 22, from 6 - 8 p.m. All of the
proceeds from the event will benefit TABLE. Enjoy an
evening of delicious food, wine and beer, and participate
in a silent auction. Bid on an assortment of wonderful
items for additional purchase, and help feed local kids!
TABLE’s mission is to provide healthy, emergency food
aid every week to hungry children living in Chapel Hill
and Carrboro, NC and now serves kids in preschool,
elementary school and middle school (ages 3 - 14 years).
To purchase a ticket to this event for $40, please visit
www.tablenc.org/med-deli or call (919) 636-4860.
THE ORANGE COUNTY DEPARTMENT ON AGING is hosting a Faith-Based Aging Symposium on March 5 from
2:00 - 5:30 p.m. at the Central Orange Senior Center in
Hillsborough. The topic will be “Aging Well Together:
What the Faith Community Can Do.” In addition to
workshops discussing topics like dementia, caregiver
support, transportation, depression, social isolation, suicide and aging in place, the keynote speaker will be
Gary Gunderson, Vice President of Faith and Health
Ministries at Wake Forest Baptist Health. The event is
free, but please RSVP by February 25. If you would like
to join Anna Pinckney Straight in attending, please contact her at [email protected] or (919) 929-2102.
THE FAITH CONNECTIONS ON MENTAL ILLNESS Fifth Annual Conference will be held on Friday, April 10, 2015
from 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. at St. Thomas More Catholic
Church in Chapel Hill. Register for $25 by March 20, 2015
($35 after that). To learn more and register online, go to
www.faithconnectionsonmentalillness.org, or call (919)
967-5403 for a mail-in registration form. FCOMI is an
inter-faith coalition of faith communities whose mission is
working with all faith communities to welcome, include,
support, educate and advocate for individuals and families
who are living with mental illness.
This Week and Next at University
Presbyterian Church
Sunday, February 15
8:30 & 11:00 Worship Services
(nursery care provided in Room 134)
9:45-10:45 Sunday School for all ages
12:00
The Chimes content deadline
12:00-1:00 Haiti Mission Team meeting: Room 139
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
Tuesday, February 17
2:00-3:00
4:30
7:00-8:00
Memorial Garden meeting: Room 139
Bulletin announcement deadline
Stewardship Committee:
Vance Barron Hall
Wednesday, February 18
7:30-8:30
8:30-9:30
Ash Wednesday Service: Sanctuary
Chancel Choir: Vance Barron Hall
Thursday, February 19
5:30-8:00
7:00-8:00
PCM Dinner and Program: Terrace Room
Adult Education Committee:
Vance Barron Hall
Sunday, February 22
8:30 & 11:00 Worship Services
(nursery care provided in Room 134)
9:45-10:45 Sunday School for all ages
12:00-1:00 PCM Lunch: Fellowship Hall
3:45-4:10
Children’s Choir: Vance Barron Hall
4:00-5:00
Children’s and Youth Ministry Committee:
Room 139
4:15-5:45
Junior Choir: Vance Barron Hall
5:00-6:00
Youth Choir: Vance Barron Hall
6:00-8:00
PYC: Fellowship Hall
Monday, February 23
7:00-8:15
PCM Board: Terrace Room
Tuesday, February 24
4:30
4:30-6:30
Bulletin announcement deadline
Building Committee: Room 139
Wednesday, February 25
7:15-9:15
Chancel Choir: Vance Barron 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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