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Collingswood Presbyterian Church
January 19, 2014
30 Fern Avenue Collingswood, New Jersey 08108
Telephone: 856-854-4523 ♦ Fax: 856-854-4460 Website: collingswoodpres.com
E-mail: collspres@verizon.net
The Rev. Dr. Katherine G. Killebrew, Pastor
William Powell, Director of Music
Gretchen Kolecki, Director of Christian Education
Joan Hafer, Church Secretary
Chris Keeley, Custodian
COLLINGSWOOD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH SERVICE FOR THE LORD’S DAY
January 19, 2014 2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time
ASSEMBLE IN GOD’S NAME
Silent Prayer
There is none like you, God of infinite patience.
You promise to listen to us, always.
You speak more words of hope and grace
and offer more acts of mercy and hope
then we can count. Be with us in this time of worship. Amen
Prelude
Welcome and Announcements We welcome you in the name of our Lord, Jesus Christ! Please sign the guest book in the narthex so we can send you a welcome packet.
Gathering of Prayer Concerns and Joys Please raise your hand to share your joys or concerns to be included in the prayers of the people this day. You may also write your concern on the pink sheets and hand to the Pastor. Please mail a prayer card from the narthex to your loved one.
Centering Music - “Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silent” - GTG #347
Chancel Choir
Call to Worship Leader: We wait patiently for our God. People: We will sing, we will sing new songs of the One who calls us here. Leader: We will not chase after other gods. People: We will sing, we will sing new songs of the One in whom we can trust. Leader: We will tell of all God has done for us. People: We will sing, we will sing new songs of the One whose salvation is for all.
*Hymn: “O For a Thousand Tongues to Sing” GTG #610 (verses 1-4)
*Prayer of Confession
Leader: Can you imagine a God who would rather forgive us than
punish us, who calls us 'my delight,' rather than chiding us
for being so foolish and wayward? This is why Jesus came,
so we might know of God's tender mercy toward us. Let us
confess our lives to the One who fills us with hope, as we
pray together, saying,
ALL: We try to stop Jesus from coming into our lives, Patient
God, for we know how disruptive he can be. He wants us
to preach the gospel with our lives, but we prefer to
complain how hard that is to do. He wants us to do what
is right, yet wrong-doing comes so easily for us. He
would like us not to give up until justice is done, but we
just don't seem to have the time.
We confess because we know we need to be forgiven by
you, Glory and Grace. Bathe us in the life giving waters
of your mercy so we can come up from the water, ready to
do good for others, to give you all the praise, to learn
justice, grace, and hope from your Servant, Jesus Christ.
*Words of Assurance
Leader: Sisters and brothers in Christ: Do not be anxious, do not
be timid. Trust and welcome the unconditional
forgiveness of God into your mind, and heart and soul.
We are a forgiven people with a future that makes even
the angels in heaven marvel and rejoice.
People: Thanks be to God.
*Congregational Response - “Lamb of God” Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world, Have mercy on us. Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world, Have mercy on us. Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world, Grant us your peace. Grant us your peace.
*Sharing of the Peace of Christ Leader: May Jesus, the Lamb of God, take away the sin of the world People: and grant us peace. Leader: Let us share that peace with one another
PROCLAIM GOD’S WORD
Children’s Sermon (Children Pre-K through 5th Grade may leave for Sunday School.)
Old Testament Lesson: Isaiah 49:1-7 (p. 665)
Psalm 40:1-11 (responsive) Leader: I waited and waited for some action; at last God bent down and heard me. People: I was pulled out of the pit of despair, lifted above the mud and slush. My feet were set on solid rock and I could walk with certainty.
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Leader: God has placed a new song in my mouth, put a new
melody on my tongue.
People: Many will be surprised by this and put their own lives
in God’s hands.
Leader: If you want to know true wealth, then it’s time to trust
God,
People: who does not favor the arrogant or those who chase
after vanities.
Leader: You have heaped grace upon grace, God, our very own
God.
People: The joys you plan and do for us cannot be matched
anywhere. If I tried to list and name them
all, they would blow the mind.
Leader: You do not look for sacrifices or offerings, but ears open
like windows to the truth.
People: Grand gestures and gifts are not required, it is enough
that I come to you, God. It’s as if the Scriptures were
written for me: “From the heart’s depths, I delight in
your will.”
Leader: I have published the gospel of liberation in the presence
of the great congregation.
People: You can see that I cannot keep quiet, you are well
aware of that, God.
Leader: I have not kept it all to myself, but spoken out for your
healing truth.
People: Your unfettered love is not kept under wraps, in the
congregation your true-love is known.
Leader: For you, God, have never held back, your mercy is
always there for me.
People: Your unfettered love and faithfulness will look after
me forever!
Translation by Rev. Bruce Prewer
*Hymn - “You, Lord, Are Both Lamb and Shepherd” GTG #274
Gospel Lesson: John:1:29-42 (p. 966)
Sermon: “Not a Child’s Game”
The Rev. Dr. Katherine G. Killebrew
WE RESPOND TO GOD’S WORD
*Affirmation of Faith: PCUSA Brief Statement of Faith
All: We trust in Jesus Christ, fully human, fully God. Jesus
proclaimed the reign of God: preaching good news to
the poor and release to the captives, teaching by word
and deed and blessing the children, healing the sick
and binding up the brokenhearted, eating with outcasts,
forgiving sinners, and calling all to repent and believe
the gospel.
Unjustly condemned for blasphemy and sedition, Jesus was
crucified, suffering the depths of human pain and giving his
life for the sins of the world. God raised this Jesus from the
dead, vindicating his sinless life, breaking the power of sin
and evil, delivering us from death to life eternal.
Offering
Musical Meditation
* Doxology - GTG #606
“Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;
Praise Him, all creatures here below;
Praise Him above, ye heavenly host;
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.”
*Prayer of Dedication
Prayers of the People Leader: The Lord be with you People: And also with you. Leader: Let us pray. Prayers of Praise, Thanksgiving, and Intercession... All: 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.
GO IN GOD’S NAME
*Hymn - “Rock of Ages, Cleft for Me” GTG #438
*Benediction
*Choral Response
*Postlude
Go Forward and Serve! Be a part of God’s work through CPC!
Please join us in the Lounge
for coffee and fellowship time.
for your service!
Reader: Richard Aylor Usher: Martha Jane Caldwell Bates
Fellowship Team: Louanna Sills
Flowers: The flowers today are given Marie & Bill Goulburn in
memory of Achsah Tatem and Beulah Tatem Green.
Sunday, January 19, 2014
Large print bulletins and hymnals are available for your convenience. If you have difficulty hearing, personal amplifiers are available in the narthex.
Parents, please pick up a worship activity bag for your children.
If you are a visitor, please sign the Fellowship Book in the narthex so we know you are here! Welcome!
Sunday School: Children should follow Mrs. Kolecki out after the
Baptism. You may pick your children up in Calvin Hall after service.
Nursery is for children aged birth to 3 years old. Our nursery work-
ers are Madeline Almand, Brie Lynch, and Natalie Sperlunto. Parents
are invited to sign-up in the nursery to come in and do an activity
such as a song, read a book, or other activity with the older nursery
children.
Last week we talked about how God knows us, blesses us and has great plans for us. This week we will be having an activity Sunday. We will be watching a “What’s in the Bible? with
Buck Denver” video and making decorations for the bulletin board. Please ask the children what they learned. You may pick your chil-dren up in Calvin Hall after service.
Please see Gretchen Kolecki, Director of Christian Education, to sign up to teach/help with the Sunday School Program. There is also a sign-up sheet outside the Director of Christian Ed.’s door. The dates available are: 2/9, 2/16, 2/23, 3/2…etc.
Facebook: Collingswood Presbyterian Church Sunday School.
There is Youth Group this week from 6:30pm-8pm. Please bring back your signed covenants. We are also collecting jeans for the
“Jeans for Teens” campaign. These jeans are for homeless teenagers so please ask friends and family if they have any jeans they can do-nate. Bring the jeans you are donating to youth group. PAC (Parent Advisory Committee) Meeting tonight 1/19 at 7pm. We will be discussing 30hr. Famine etc. Please come.
Please Support our Hoagie Sale. See the order form on the back of the Bulletin.
We are still in need of parents to sign up to bring in snack and to be a Parent helper when needed. Please sign up outside of Gretchen Kolecki, Director of Christian Ed.’s office door.
Facebook: Collingswood Presbyterian Youth Group
What’s happening at CPC this week?
Sun., 1/19 9:00 am - Bible Study 10:30 am - Worship & Sunday School 11:30 am - Fellowship - Lounge 6:30 - 8:00 pm - Youth Group 7:00 pm - PAC Meeting
Mon., 1/20 7:00 pm - Session Meeting
Wed., 1/22 11:00 am - Staff Meeting 5:30 pm - Beginner Handbell Choir 6:15 pm - Intermediate Handbell Choir 7:00 pm - Confirmation Class 7:30 pm - Adult Handbell Choir
Thurs., 1/23 7:00 pm - Choir practice
Sat., 1/25 8:30 am - Men’s Breakfast - Legacy Diner, White Horse Pike, Audubon
Sun., 1/26 9:00 am - Bible Study 10:30 am - Worship & Sunday School 11:30 am - Fellowship - Lounge 6:30 - 8:00 pm - Youth Group
WEEKLY COMMUNITY USE
Spring of Life Church: Sunday - 1:00 - 2:30 pm - Sanctuary 2:30 - 5:00 pm - Dining Room Wed. & Fri. - 8:00 - 9:30 pm - Jr. Rm.
Toddler Play Group Tue. & Wed. - 9:30 -11:30 am.
Cherry Hill Soccer Club Monday - 6:15 - 7:45 pm - Gym
Girl Scouts Thursday - 5:00 - 8:00 pm - Dining Rm.
Session & Deacons Reminder
Annual reports are due to the office now.
Please email to collspres@verizon.net.
The Annual Meeting will be held on February 2, 2014
The next Session Meeting will be held Monday, January 20, 2014
The next Deacon’s Meeting will be held Tuesday, February 3, 2014
There will be an Officers Training Session in March.
What is that Per Capita Envelope in my box of envelopes?
Many years ago, the Presbyterian Church wanted to be sure that anyone could come to the meetings of the General Assembly (national church), Synod, and Presbytery. They didn’t want to have an elitist church where only the wealthy landowners would meet to make decisions about the government of the church. So they established a small per member fee that each church would pay to the governing bodies so those meetings could pay for those gatherings. That was the beginning of per capita. Now per capita pays for legal costs, administrative costs of the national and regional offices, and still the meeting costs of those bodies. Because of per capita, our Presbyterian Church Mission pledge goes for mission work and not for administrative overhead, like many other organizations. Some people call it a tax, which it isn’t. Nor is it a “franchise fee.” It is our church’s commitment to make representation equal and administration costs low for mission ventures. We ask that each adult member and confirmand (not per family…per member) pay $40.00 in addition to your pledge. If you don’t, then our church has to dip into the money pledged for our work here at CPC. Won’t you please consider making this donation? Thanks! Your Stewardship and Finance Committee
Second Saturday Coffee House
“Soup & Sounds”
Saturday, February 8, 2014
6:30 - 9:00 pm
Collingswood Presbyterian Church 30 Fern Ave., Collingswood, NJ 854-4523
Break the Winter Chill!
Share Soup, Sounds, & Coffee Equal Exchange Coffee Sale
Adult & Children’s “Make a Valentine Craft” corner “Hymn Fest”
Sign-Up Forms in the Narthex for soup, talent & rideshare
Next Confirmation class dates Wednesday, January 22, February 5 & 19
7:00 - 8:00 pm
Flower Dedications - We are in need of flower dedications for the
following dates: January 26 and February 9, 16, 23
Please sign up using the book in the narthex or contact
Joan in the church office.
Host lunch with Richard!
Please offer to have Richard Aylor, our seminary
intern, be your guest for lunch on Sundays!
Available dates: Jan. 26, Feb. 9, 16, Mar. 1, 9, 16, 23, 30, Apr. 5
There is a sign up sheet in the back of the church or email Pastor Kate.
The Rev. Paul Stauning, former pastor at
CPC, passed away recently. Rev. Stauning
service at CPC in the 1950’s. A Memorial
Service will be held in his memory on
Friday, January 24 at 11:00 am at the Derry
Presbyterian Church, Hershey, PA.
Cards and condolences can be sent care of Timothy & Karen Stauning
at PO Box 205, Princeton, NJ 08542
KEEP IN YOUR PRAYERS...
Birthdays: James Woods, Samantha Fulton, Angela & Natalie Sperlunto,
Mason Wolfe, Joe Sperlunto,
Seminarians: Chris McNabb, Buzzy LeCluyse and Richard Aylor
Those who serve in government, our military personnel, & those who
work in other countries.
Our country, our president, and our leaders
Our troops in Afghanistan and around the world
Military personnel - Mark McCaulley, Jennifer Riippa, & Ben Sheldon
Kyle Stoy-- who is teaching ESL in Seoul, South Korea
Those in Care Facilities or at home Elizabeth Baggett Elsie Hak Robert Johnson Evelyn Plunkett Dorothy Varnum Jean Waitz Raymond Perry Harry Binder
Pray for Health and Wellness Ray Burns Michael Burns Sal Ferraro Sam Jang Do-Soon Joan Klacik Bob Lowden Ray Perry Carol Rowand Frank Griffin Frederick Bates Jay Sills Linda Hanson Judy Grantham Please pick up a prayer card in the narthex and mail it to these loved ones for whom we pray.
First Presbyterian Church of Gloucester Our PCUSA mission in Ireland
Juan G. Hall Presbyterian Church, Cardenas, Cuba Njikob Presbyterian Church, Cameroon
If you are going into the hospital or would like a pastoral visit, please call or have a family member call the church office or one of the deacons or elders.
If you don’t call, we are going to assume you don’t want a visit!
Please remember to fill out a new pink form.
with each update for the prayer list.
HOAGIE SALE!! Pick Up on
Sunday, February 2
Proceeds will help offset the cost of the Mission Trips for the Youth.
Hoagies will be available after church (to take home or eat
during the Annual Meeting). Cost is $7.00. Pay when you
pick up by cash or check. Please fill out the order form
below and place it in the offering plate today. You can also
contact the church office at 854-4523 or collspres@verizon.net.
Deadline is Wednesday, 1/29/14.
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Hoagie Order Form
American Hoagies (include ham, salami, American cheese,
lettuce, tomatoes, oil, and oregano). Vegetarian Hoagies are
available with lettuce, tomato, and cheese. Hot peppers
available on the side at pick-up.
Name_____________________________________________
How many?
American Hoagies - WITH onions ____________
American Hoagies - NO onions ____________
Vegetarian Hoagies - ____________
Total # of Hoagies _____________
Amount due at pick-up ($7.00 each) $___________