UPCOMING EVENTS

October 5 Men’s Breakfast Begins October 6 Gr iffon Str ing Quar tet Per forming Dur ing Worship/Casserole Cook-off October 8 2 for 2 at the U October 7-10 Feed My Starving Mobile Pack October 12 Gr iffon Str ing Quar tet Concer t October 25-27 Fall Camp at Pilgr im Center

NEW CONCERNS

Gene Reynolds; John Shockey, Lynne Shober ’s brother; Ascher Gunderson, cousin of Lisa Olson; Cindy Bayless; Nancy Blashka. Pantry Prayer Concerns: J im’s son; prayer for healing; prayer for brother, Brian who has cancer; Susan, eye surgery; Luisa Ramirez; Linda Van Pay; Marian Alvarez; See Mova; Jonnie House; Ray; Lester; Paula; prayer for strength from God for a baby.

ONGOING CONCERNS

Henry Akerboom, Autumns Promise; Ginney Amen, Woodside Oaks; Josh Arcand, Dave and Lisa Solper ’s son-in-law; Kim Bouchard, friend of Donna Jansen; Allen Collins, Manor One; Marje Crowl; Johnny and Tracie Davis, home; Loren Dunn, home; Stephanie Fahringer, home; Colleen Fisher, fr iend of Stephanie Fahr inger ; Vic Halloran, home; Marjorie Holmes; Irma Lyon, home; Ben and Rita Mach, home; Mike McCarthy, son of Bev and John Wood; Eugene “Bud Maes, father -in-law of Jean Maes; Derek Morrissey, great grandson of a friend of Donna Jansen; Mary Nackers, home; Theda Nero, home; Ginny Nixon, home; CJ Olson, deployed; Kathryn P., fr iend of Donna Jansen; Iner Osgood, home; Richard Parkinson, home; Pat Piaskowski, home; Cathy Rennells, home; Joan Reynolds, Oak Park Memory Care; Rosa, Connie Greenawald’s cousin; Sherry, Lisa Solper ’s friend; Pat Tomson, friend of the Jansens; Marilyn Van Langendon, Grancare Nur sing Center ; Karen Walker, home; Keith Wallace; Jim Weise, home; Peggy Wolfe, Renaissance; Uraba Presbytery and churches in Colombia, South America; the churches in Gnozdovo and Yartsevo, Russia.

CALENDAR FOR THE WEEK Tuesday, October 1 Staff Meeting 9:45 a.m. Patcee Bucher Paint Class 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, October 2 Youth Group 6:30 p.m. Thursday, October 3 Building and Grounds Committee 5:30 p.m. Stephen Ministers 6:00 p.m. Choir Rehearsal 6:30 p.m. Saturday, October 5 Men’s Breakfast and Bible Study 9:00 a.m. Sunday, October 6 Choir Rehearsal 8:45 a.m. Worship/World Wide Communion 10:00 a.m. Griffon String Quartet Performing Peace and Global Witness Offering Received No Sunday School Casserole Cook-off 11:00 a.m.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

This morning we welcome, Pastor Tom Willadsen, preaching and Jason Pues, organist. Next Sunday, October 6, Nancy Siewert will be preaching. Special music will be provided by the Chancel Choir, Ryan Louie (cello), and Blakeley Menghini (viola).

The alley door and the front door will be locked when worship begins. Someone will be at the front door for 20 minutes after worship begins. After that time, there will be no admittance. We appreciate your cooperation with this change.

A big thank you to everyone who donated to the Preble Park Window

Campaign. We have not only reached our goal of 80%, we reached over our goal of $5,500 with $6,050. Thank you to the committee for diligently working on this project.

Known hospitalized this past week are Gene Reynolds at Bellin and Cindy Bayless, who is at Aurora Medical Center in Grafton.

A silver clip earring with dangles and a pearl and stone clip earring were

found in the sanctuary. If either of these is yours, please contact the office. There are sign up sheets for readers and greeters for the last quarter of

2019 on the bulletin board in the hallway. Please feel free to sign up. Our transition team is: Chairperson Kirke Ryder, Amy Wittman, Jane

Bies and Wes Michael. Please pray for them as they work with Presbytery staff to plan next steps for pastoral leadership.

Green is the liturgical color for “regular time” and during “regular time”,

Christians should be reading their bible to study and learn how to be a Christian. Loni McCormick will lead The Commoner’s to provide a bible study group where we can learn. If you are interested in working on your bible reading and Christian practices and would like to join in, contact Loni TODAY! Cell phone: 920-655-8258; Home phone: 920-434-1424;

email: pmccormick1@new.rr.com The Christian Education Committee is hosting a Casserole Cook-off

luncheon following worship on October 6. If you have an award winning casserole, enter it and you could be the next Casserole King or Queen of First Presbyterian Church. Please sign up on the bulletin board in the hallway so we have an idea how many there will be. See the Christian Education Committee for questions.

On World Communion Sunday, October 6, we will receive the Peace & Global Witness Offering. This offering supports peacemaking and builds ministries of reconciliation in local communities and around the world. 25% of the offering stays with our congregation to be used for these purposes. Thank you for giving to this special offering of the PC(USA).

The Outreach Committee is sponsoring 2 for 2 at the U on October 8. There is a sign up sheet on the Outreach bulletin board. Items needed are: fruit, vegetables and desserts, as well as volunteers.

Are you ready to have some fun, and make a difference at the same time? Then plan to volunteer for the Feed My Starving Children Mobilepack event in Green Bay! The Mobilepack will be held Monday, October 7 through Thur sday October 10, and there are eight differ ent times to volunteer. The event will be held at Green Bay Community Church, and is open to young and old alike. Sign up today. FMSC Committee members will be available after church to pass out information and help you register. If you haven’t packed or volunteered before, this is the year to see what all the excitement is about. Please consider helping in this great cause.

The Griffon String Quartet will hold a concert at First Presbyterian on

October 12 at 7:00 p.m. There is more infor mation on the bulletin boards in the hallway.

September 29, 2019 10:00 A.M.

Bold indicates congregational participation *Indicates congregation standing, as you are able.

WELCOMING

GATHERING WELCOME MINISTRY OPPORTUNITIES AND ANNOUNCEMENTS PRELUDE Variations on Hyfrodol -- Paul Manz

LIGHTING OF THE CHRIST CANDLE Mary Ginnebaugh *CALL TO WORSHIP………………………………………..Mary Ginnebaugh The God of steadfast love calls us together. We are gifted by God’s promised presence. God names us and gathers us as one body; God inclines an ear to us and hears our prayers. God leads us to face ourselves and our potential; God prompts us to wrestle with our fears. We come to hear God’s Word once more; we come to praise and worship our God of grace and glory. Let us worship God. *PRAYER OF THE DAY…….……………………………….Mary Ginnebaugh Eternal God, help us to measure our time, in faithful generosity, that your will be done, your kingdom come, for life everlasting, in Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. *HYMN #307………………………………."God of Grace and God of Glory" CALL TO CONFESSION………………………………………Mary Ginnebaugh PRAYER OF CONFESSION (unison) ………….…………...Mary Ginnebaugh God, we don’t have much to confess. For we are not so much prodigal sons and daughters who have squandered a fortune as we are elder sons and daughters, dutiful, faithful, and true. But God, we are perplexed by the extravagance of your mercy, surpassing every human standard of fairness. We are resentful and angered by your goodness to those who always need to be bailed out of trouble. We confess not deeds of mischief, but the dangerous feelings of resentment, jealousy, and the refusal to forgive and feel joy. God, forgive our invisible caustic sins. Free us to love generously, without calculation. Amen. SILENT PRAYER OF CONFESSION WORDS OF ASSURANCE *RESPONSE IN SONG #614 Great are you, Lord: you are holy and just; by your power we trust in your love. Great are you, Lord: you are faithful and true; by your mercy you prove you are love. Great are you, Lord, and worthy of glory! Great are you, Lord, and worthy of praise. Great are you, Lord. We lift up our voice; We lift up our voice: Great are you, Lord! Great are you, Lord!

*THE PEACE Jesus said: “As the Lord has forgiven us, let us also forgive one another.” The peace of the Lord Jesus be with you. And also with you. We exchange signs of peace. (children leave for Sunday School)

NOURISHING

INTERGENERATIONAL CHOIR “Child of the King”

PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION (unison)………………………Mary Ginnebaugh God of the Prophets, by the power of the Holy Spirit speak your Word to us, and seal it within us, that we may heed your call. Amen. FIRST READING………………………………………………...Luke 15:1-10, pg. 78 Psalm 91: A RESPONSORIAL SETTING

Refrain / Vs. 1-4 / Refrain / Vs. 5-6 / Refrain / Vs. 14-16 / Refrain SECOND READING……………………………………………Luke 15:11-32, pg. 78 This is the Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God. SERMON Reverend Thomas Willadsen *THE APOSTLES’ CREED, pg. 17 *HYMN #435………….………...…………..."There’s a Wideness in God’s Mercy" MINUTE FOR MISSION FOR THE PANTRY Mary Ginnebaugh PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE THE LORD’S PRAYER, pg. 35 INVITATION TO THE OFFERING………………………………..Mary Ginnebaugh OFFERTORY MUSIC Simple Gifts -- Gerald Held *RESPONSE #710 “We Lift Our Voices” We lift our voices; we lift our hands; we lift our lives up to you: we are an offering. Lord, use our voices; Lord, use our hands; Lord, use our lives; they are yours: we are an offering. All that we have, all that we are, all that we hope to be, we give to you, we give to you. We lift our voices; we lift our hands; we lift our lives up to you: we are an offering; we are an offering. *PRAYER OF DEDICATION………………………………..Mary Ginnebaugh

SENDING *HYMN #22……..…………..…………………………."God of the Sparrow" *CHARGE *BENEDICTION *POSTLUDE Thanks Be To Thee: G.F. Handel

WORSHIP LEADERS

Reader: Mary Ginnebaugh Audio: Kathleen Ford Lock Up: Finance and Administration Committee Ushers: Bill Klass and Harland Merrell Nursery: Judy Exl Organist: Jason Pues Accompanist: Rose Schumacher Greeters: Esther Weise and Nancy Hedge

WELCOME

We welcome families with children and infants to worship. Worship bags with activities are available for children in the narthex. If your child becomes uncomfortable during worship, please feel free to leave the sanctuary and return at an appropriate time. Our nursery is room 207.

Assistive Listening Devices are available for the hearing impaired. We have two kinds: ear speakers and neck loops (for T-coil compatible hearing aids). Speak to the audio person for help.

We ask guests (and members) to sign our friendship pad. Guests please include your address and phone number. If you are sitting at the end of your pew, please tear off the sheet and place it in the collection plate. We greatly appreciate your assistance.

Stewardship Notes

The Pantry requests spaghetti sauce for the month of September and if you wish, spaghetti for the month of October. Please place the items in the shopping cart in the back of the church. Improve your giving management by giving online. Those who wish to set up an account should go to the “giving history profile” tab at the top of our website page. Visitors can use the QR code here to make a one-time donation.