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FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHwww.fpcnorfolk.org
AUGUST 26, 2012
SPECIAL PRAYERS THIS WEEK:
Kenya Joy Home Creation Care Tip Persecuted Churches
Anastasia, 2 years old Try to buy products with the least amount of packaging. Myanmar (Burma)
FPC Missionaries: Rudy and Kate Miller serving in Kenya
FPC Local Missions: Shoulder 2 Shoulder and Men’s Ministry
Pastors at First Presbyterian Church:Jim Wood, Senior Pastor - [email protected]
Valena Hoy, Executive Associate Pastor - [email protected] Jim Gates, Associate Pastor of Evangelism - [email protected]
Permission to Rest!
(Permission to not hold back your competitive spirit!)
We hope you enjoy the summer games and hot dogsafter each service today!
Congratulations to the following who were elected into office during the Congregational Meeting last Sunday!
Office of Deacon – Class of 2015 Officer of Elder – Class of 2015 Board of Trustees
Dana Carroll Carolyn Buzek Hal Barge
Peggy Mackey Karen Campo
Deanna Nisbet Jim Dille
Emily Washington Ron Gates
Judy Zook Jeanne Perin
Jim Slaughter
Thanks to all who attended the meeting and voted!
SEEKING CHRISTFamily Worship Sunday - Next Sunday, September 2nd, is a Family Worship Sunday. Family Worship Prep begins on Saturday, September 1st, and today’s insert is designed to help your entire family prepare for this exciting time. There will be no Children’s Sunday School classes. We invite all our children to join us for worship next Sunday!
Shoulder2Shoulder Men’s Breakfast - Be sure to join us this Tuesday, August 28th, from 7:00 to 8:00 a.m. in First Hall for a full breakfast and great fellowship. Bring a friend! For more information or to register contact Mark Fulton at [email protected], 757-533-9650.
NEW Wednesday Morning Women’s Bible Study Starting September 5th - Join us from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. to study Nehemiah together! (Meeting in the Main Church. Childcare provided.)
SeniorsFIRST Birthday Luncheon Wednesday, September 5th - ALL ARE WELCOME! We’ll celebrate September birthdays, enjoy a delicious lunch and learn together! Our speaker, Bert Schmidt, CEO of WHRO Public Broadcasting, will present the program “What’s New at WHRO?” RSVP by calling 625-1697, signing up on the Connection Card or through the Online Registration at www.fpcnorfolk.org by Monday, Sept. 3rd.
Nursery Renovations - Thanks for your patience while our nursery undergoes minor renovations. Please bring your babies (birth to 23-month-olds) to the main Children’s Check-In located outside our main Preschool wing.
Children’s Sunday School Simplified - Beginning September 9th Praise Kids will meet at 9:30 and then Sunday School will be at 11:00. Visit the Welcome Desk or contact Hunter Johnston at [email protected] for more info.
SHARING HIS LOVEGo 2 Blocks! -1 Block Sunday school +1 Block Worship; please park 2 blocks away to make room for visitors.
Greeting our New Members - There will be a reception after each service today in the Armstrong Chapel to greet our newest members. Please stop by and introduce yourself!
Sunday School Teachers Needed - FPC Children’s Ministry needs Sunday School teachers beginning Sept. 9th for both the 9:30 and 11:00 worship hours. Contact Hunter Johnston at [email protected] for more information.
New Blog Coming September 1st: www.RememberHimblog.com - We all remember stories of when God has reached through time and space to reveal His compassion. We’re in the process of collecting stories, so if you would like to share yours, please contact [email protected].
PW (Presbyterian Women) Gathering: Saturday, September 8th - We will meet in First Hall from 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Childcare, breakfast and lunch will be provided. RSVP by email to [email protected] or on the Connection Card by August 29th. Don’t miss this time of fellowship, service opportunities and shopping sprees ladies!
SAVE THE DATE! ANNUAL ALL-CHURCH PICNIC - Sunday, September 16th from 4 to 7 p.m. at Talbot Hall
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHwww.fpcnorfolk.org
AUGUST 26, 2012
First Time Guests - Stop by the Common for a free copy of Donald Miller’s Searching for God Knows What
Free NIV Bibles - are available in the Loft for anyone who would like one.
Cross in The Common - A handmade cross will be added to the cross in The Common each time the Lord blesses us with a first-time guest. We celebrate that 533 first-time visitors have been with us in worship since 9.11.2011. Please remember to invite your friends to church. “...and day by day the Lord added to their number those who were being saved.” Acts 2:47
Pra•x•is
SERVICE FOR THE LORD’S DAY AUGUST 26, 201221st Sunday in Ordinary Time 8:30 and 11:00 a.m. in the Sanctuary
Welcome
Call to Worship: Psalm 96: 1-4
*Hymn: What a Friend We Have in Jesus #403
Prayer of Confession: Eternal God, in whom we live and move and breathe, deliver us from proud thoughts and vain desires, that with humble hearts we may draw near to You, confessing that we do not always declare Your glory and share Your marvelous works among all the people when we can. Help us hold fast to Your promises and cleanse us, O Lord, so that we may sing to You a new song through Jesus Christ our Redeemer.
Silent Confession
Confessional Response: Kyrie Kyrie eleison; Christe eleison; Kyrie eleison. Translation: Lord have mercy; Christ have mercy; Lord have mercy.
Assurance of Pardon: 2 Corinthians 7: 1
*Congregational Response to God’s Grace: Glory Be to the Father Gloria Patri #579
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost; As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end.
Amen, Amen.
Greeting and Connecting
Widening the Family Circle & Towel of Servanthood Welcome of New Members—John 13: 14-15
Apostles’ Creed Litany Do you believe in God, the Father Almighty? I believe in God, the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth.
Do you believe in Jesus Christ? I believe in Jesus Christ, His only Son our Lord; who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried; He descended into hell; the third day He rose again from the dead; He ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from thence He shall come to judge the quick and the dead.
Do you believe in the Holy Ghost? I believe in the Holy Ghost; the holy catholic church; the communion of saints; the forgiveness of sins; the resurrection of the body; and the life everlasting. Amen.
Anthem: What a Friend We Have in Jesus by Harold M. Best (For text, see Hymn 403)
Old Testament Reading: Exodus 33: 7-11, Page 79, O.T., NRSV
New Testament Reading: John 15: 1-17, Page 109, N.T., NRSV
The Preached Word: Permission to Rest Jim Wood
Presentation of Our Gifts
Offertory: Laudamus Te from “Gloria” by A. VivaldiClaudia Nachtigal and Joanne Whitaker, soprano
Translation: We praise Thee, we bless Thee, we adore Thee, we glorify Thee, Lord.
*Doxology and Prayer of Dedication 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.
Concerns and Prayers of Our Church Family
The Lord’s Prayer (in unison) 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 us our debtors; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom, and power, and glory, forever.
*Hymn: Amazing Grace, How Sweet the Sound #280
*An Invitation to Christian Discipleship
*Benediction and Congregational Response Celtic Alleluia: Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia
Flowers in the Sanctuary: To the Glory of God in loving memory of J. Carlisle & Gay Slaughter and John & Odell Carr, given by the James H. Slaughter Family.
(Please silence your digital devices.)
ENTERING INTO THE WORD
Songs of Praise and Prayer: Everlasting God
We Are Here to Worship
Greeting & Prayers Children through Grade 5 are invited to come forward to receive a
Children’s Worship Packet designed especially to involve them in worship.
Widening the Family Circle & Towel of Servanthood Welcome of New Members—John 13: 14-15
Apostles’ Creed
Songs: More Than a Friend
We Honor You
ENCOUNTERING THE WORD
Old Testament Reading: Exodus 33: 7-11, Page 79, O.T., NRSV
New Testament Reading: John 15: 1-17, Page 109, N.T., NRSV
The Preached Word: Permission to Rest Jim Wood
ENGAGING THE WORD AND THE WORLD
Offering Our Gifts & Prayers
The Lord’s Prayer (in unison)
Benediction and Song of Response: We Honor You — Reprise
CONTEMPORARY SERVICE AUGUST 26, 201221st Sunday in Ordinary Time 9:30 a.m. in First Hall
SUNDAY MORNING CLASSES AUGUST 26, 2012
For help finding a class for yourself or your child, please stop by the Welcome Center.
Children and Youth Sunday School
Children and Youth will be promoted to their new Sunday school classes on Sunday, September 9.
Bethlehem Babies Nursery 8:20am - 12:10pm: Nursery Renovations Underway - Thanks for your patience while our nursery undergoes minor renovations. Please bring your babies (birth to 23-month-olds) to the main Children’s Check-In located outside our main Preschool wing.
Little Lambs Sunday School 2-4 years old ~ 9:30 & 11:00am Check your child in at computers outside the children’s wing.
R.A.D.I.C.O.L Sunday School (Raising Awesome Disciples in Christ Our Lord) RADICOL children, ages kindergarten through fifth grade, will check in at the computers and begin worship at 9:30 in the Old Fellowship Hall with “Praise Kids”.
(In August there will be no 11:00 Children’s Sunday School classes. ALL are welcome to worship during the 11:00 service!)
Jr. and Sr. High Sunday School At 9:30, Junior and Senior High Sunday School will meet in the Catacombs, for the month of August.
Adult Sunday School 9:35 classesFirst Class - James (Northminster House)Basic Bible - Paul's Epistles (Rabbi Room, Main building)
11:05 classesThe Reason for God - Video Study of Tim Keller’s book (The Center)Journeyers Sunday School - Lessons from the Holy Land. 2nd & 4th Sundays (The Center)
In The Common Bibles & Sermon DVDs in The Loft, free for guests.
A Special Gift for Guests: First-time guests receive a copy of Donald Miller’s book, Searching for God Knows What, found on the table in The Common.
Program Staff:Andrew Callan, Minister of Administration - [email protected] Gates, Director of Family & Children’s Ministries - [email protected] Mackey Johnston, Director of Children's Ministries - [email protected] Kristine Rand, Director of Prayer & Spiritual Growth - [email protected]
Sheryl Wood, Mission Outreach Coordinator - [email protected]
