SESSION Class of 2020 Class of 2021 Class of 2022 Steve Hohneker Rick Jacker Nancy Pienta Sarah Sayers Chuck Shattenkirk Moderator: Rev. Kathi L. Jones Clerk of Session: Sarah Sayers DEACONS Class of 2020 Class of 2021 Class of 2022 Laurae Hoffmann Melissa Barton Alicia Albertson Hertha Matuszek Judy Bury Rosalie Hemingway Moderator: Judy Bury Church Treasurer: Sandra Hohneker Assistant Treasurer: Vieve Gay Financial Secretary: Bill Ring First Presbyterian Church 3212 Church Street P.O. Box 267, Valatie, NY 12184 Church Phone – 518-758-9658 Pastor’s Phone – 518-755-2557 Church’s Email – [email protected]Pastor – Rev. Kathi L. Jones Pastor’s Email – [email protected]Organist – Ardelle Stewart Secretary – Naomi Handley Sexton – Nick Becker First Presbyterian Church Valatie, NY Where friends are made, faith is nurtured, service begins and All Are Welcome!
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SESSION
Class of 2020 Class of 2021 Class of 2022 Steve Hohneker Rick Jacker Nancy Pienta Sarah Sayers Chuck Shattenkirk
Moderator: Rev. Kathi L. Jones Clerk of Session: Sarah Sayers
DEACONS
Class of 2020 Class of 2021 Class of 2022 Laurae Hoffmann Melissa Barton Alicia Albertson Hertha Matuszek Judy Bury Rosalie Hemingway
Moderator: Judy Bury
Church Treasurer: Sandra Hohneker Assistant Treasurer: Vieve Gay Financial Secretary: Bill Ring
First Presbyterian Church 3212 Church Street P.O. Box 267, Valatie, NY 12184
6:00pm. Food Pantry Open 6:15pm. Scout Board of Review 7:00pm. Scout Committee
THURSDAY 2:00pm. Warm Up America! FRIDAY 5:00pm. Plant and Bake Sale Prep SATURDAY 8:00am. Plant and Bake Sale set-up 9:30am. Plant and Bake Sale, Books and Café Too
Looking Ahead – NEXT SUNDAY – May 19, 2019
Fifth Sunday of Easter 9:30am Sunday School last day
11:00am. Worship – Sunday School leading 12:15pm. Coffee and Fellowship
Birthdays This Week 12–Richard Armstrong 13– Sandy Hohneker
16-Elise Sayer
Minute For Mission: Presbyterian Heritage
Soon after Congress passed the 13th Amendment in 1865, officially ending slavery in the United States, the chaplain of Congress asked the Rev. Henry Highland Garnet to preach before the House of Representatives on Capitol Hill.
In many ways, Garnet was a logical choice for the Sunday worship service. The 50-year-old pastor of Washington, D.C.’s Fifteenth Street Presbyterian Church had escaped slavery as a child and grown up to become a leading abolitionist and orator. And yet Garnet was also an ardent and dedicated political activist who did not hold back when speaking out against injustice — no matter the audience.
Garnet’s sermon of Feb. 12, 1865, “Let the Monster Perish,” detailed stark truths about slavery’s lasting legacy and listed future steps needed for a just society, including full enfranchisement and education. Garnet said the work of emancipation is not complete until the “burdens of war and the blessings of peace are equally borne and enjoyed by all,” and asked the gathered Congressmen to see emancipation as an opportunity to live into their Christian faith and make manifest the love of justice seen in the Bible.
Though Garnet’s full vision of emancipation was not immediately realized, his ideas found expression in the 14th and 15th Amendments, which would enshrine wider citizenship and voting rights during Reconstruction. Those changes to the U.S. Constitution laid the groundwork for Civil Rights legislation in the mid-20th century and remind Presbyterians today of the enduring blessings of justice.
Last year, the 223rd General Assembly approved an overture recognizing “Reverend Henry Highland Garnet’s Prophetic Voice for Today.” Learn more about the overture at bit.ly/2Z0Zeq6.
Heritage Sunday is an annual day of celebration set aside by the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Download past bulletin inserts and learn more about Presbyterian history at history.pcusa.org/hs.
Presbyterian Historical Society
PRAYER OF CONFESSION (Unison) Taught by our culture to want everything, Comfort of the righteous, we confess an emptiness which sends us scurrying for more and more. We look and see folks whose lives seem richer and fuller than ours, and so are filled with lust and envy. We are convinced that peaceful waters offer us nothing, and so thirst for whitewater adventures in our lives. We listen to the silly promises of the world, turning away from the shelter you offer to us. Forgive us, Source of wonder and joy. Your goodness follows us around, so we can share it with everyone we meet along the journey. Your mercy shadows our every step, so we can find the way which you would have us live. We find rest in your heart, healing at your hands, and life together in Jesus Christ, our Lord, our Savior.
SILENT PRAYER FOR PERSONAL CONFESSION ASSURANCE OF PARDON RESPONSE 649 (v.1) Amazing Grace
Proclaiming the Word PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION (Unison)
Most loving God, please stir that part of our brain where hopes are renovated and visions created, that we may have a faith that is open to wherever you wish to take us. In the name of Christ Jesus. Amen.
EPISTLE LESSON Acts 9:36-43 (NT. pg. 125)
GOSPEL LESSON John 10:22-30
(N.T. pg. 102)
NOT FOR CHILDREN ONLY HYMN 324 For All the Faithful Women
MINUTE FOR MISSION SHARING OF JOYS AND CONCERNS PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE THE LORD’S PRAYER (sins, sin) OFFERING OF TITHES AND GIFTS *RESPONSE 711 (v.1) Lord of All Good *PRAYER OF DEDICATION Unison)
Loving God, whose promises to us find their fulfillment in Jesus Christ, grant us to walk in the way of peace, giving thanks for every blessing you send. Accept the work of our hands and all the gifts we dedicate to your service. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.
*HYMN 182 I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say *CHARGE AND BENEDICTION *PASSING THE PEACE (Responsively) The peace of Christ be with you. And also with you. Go in peace. Amen.
* * * * * * - indicates that all who are able, may stand. Lay leader today is Bill Ring. Greeting at the door this morning is Stark Jones.
2019 Birthday Offering of Presbyterian Women funds safe, healing space for women survivors of human trafficking
By Cheri Harper
Wings of Refuge in Iowa Falls, Iowa, is a 2019 Birthday Offering recipient.
Wings of Refuge provides a safe and healing space for women victimized
by human trafficking. One of their staff members shared this story:
Every other week the women attend a wellness group where they
learn to take back possession of their bodies. For far too long their
bodies did not belong to them, but instead to anyone who could pay
to use them. One afternoon, we got ready to go to the gym and
when we got there, each woman chose a machine to start on. One
woman found the leg press machine and started doing a few
repetitions. As she continued to increase the weight she was
pressing, a smile grew bigger and bigger on her face. The other
women crowded around to cheer her on and she surprised
everyone, herself included, when she maxed out at 380 pounds!
Within a few weeks, she could leg press the entire maximum
weight—400 pounds! After that day, she was excited to work out to
see what else her body could do, which strengthened her capacity to
see past her exploitation in other areas of her life. Instead of hating
her body, she realized that it could do amazing things. She realized
that strong is beautiful.
PW’s 2019 Birthday Offering grant will help fund a larger long-term safe
home at Wings of Refuge so more women will find restoration, identity,
community, opportunity and hope, and transition into independent living.
To learn more about Wings of Refuge, visit www.wingsofrefuge.net/.
Prayer for Mother’s Day
By Rev. Dr. Diane Moffett President and Executive Director of the Presbyterian Mission Agency,
Divine Creator, we welcome you into our sacred space. With open hearts, we usher in your presence and await the movement of your Holy Spirit. God of all mothers, stand with us as we celebrate those who have mothered, those who are mothering and those who will mother. Abide with us as we honor those who found ways to give life and nurture children even in the midst of the Middle Passage. Slavery. Jim Crow laws. Racism. And hatred that threatened to take away life before it was given. Stand by us as we acknowledge mothers who stand at the border seeking life for their children and families only to have those children snatched from their hands by cruel, callous laws that are indifferent to human suffering. Walk with us as we lift up mothers who are frail and in the final season of living. Mothers who have given more than they ever received. Mothers who have cared for, caressed and counseled us. Who have etched their mark upon our flesh. Mothers whom we grieve because they have died and their memory leaves us wanting … Comfort us as we remember mothers who are homeless and hopeless, who are locked up and locked out of their children’s lives because of Incarceration. Or mental disorders or self-imposed imprisonment that inhibits one’s ability to other. Like our earthly mothers, You have given us life and brought us forth to be a source of life and light in this world. You have blessed us with your merciful love Even when our behavior breaks your heart. Forgive our rebellious, wayward ways. Heal our lives and the planet in which we live. As we enter the celebration of Mother’s Day make us grateful for your unwavering Mercy. Love. Provision. Patience and Guidance. And help us to share the same with others. Amen.
Tending the nursery today is Laurae Hoffmann. Head usher for May is Gale Bury.
OUR CHURCH FAMILY
Wayne Austin Tina Coons
Mary and Charles Heermance Ricky Jacker
Laura Kinnicutt Geraldine and Bruce McCrum
Marc Petrie Chris Wells
Marie and Daniel Wloch
EXTENDED FAMILY, FRIENDS AND THE WORLD Bea and Henry Croteau, Marge’s friends
Caren Stewart Kayla, a preschool mother, with stage 4 cancer
Linda, Ardelle’s neighbor Rita, a friend of Vieve’s
Those who have lost loved ones Farmers during this planting season Immigrants, Migrants and Refugees
Iran Israel Syria
Venezuela The West Bank
Government leaders
ANNOUNCEMENTS
NURSERY CARE DURING WORSHIP is provided for infants and
children through the second grade. Parents are asked to take their child
(ren) to the nursery during the hymn just before the sermon. The nursery
is found through the door to the left of the pulpit, down the hall on the left.
Children who are in the third grade and older should remain in the
sanctuary with their families during the worship service.
THE ECUMENICAL FOOD PANTRY continues to meet a growing need
for cereals, jam, jelly and tuna. If you have any questions about the Food
Pantry or how you might get involved, speak with Dorothy Johnson or
Carol Matthews, our representatives on the Food Pantry Committee.
The May editions of the Upper Room and Our Daily Bread is available on
the table. Please take one to use during your personal devotions.
On Sunday May 19, the 2019 Birthday Offering will be collected. This is a
long standing project sponsored by the Presbyterian Women in the United
States. This offering will be used this year for 4 projects in the U.S. “Help
us to help others.”
CROP Walk 2019
Had a great day! Thank you to all
who continue to support this
wonderful cause! As always
thank you to our traditional
congregation members who
never miss the chance to stay
committed to our mission.
NEXT SATURDAY MAY 18 is our Plant and Bake Sale and Books and
Café too! Please help us make it a success by deciding what you
