September 15, 2013

Preparing for Gods Word

All-Church RALLY DAY

10:00am
Monk

Hearing Gods Word

A WELCOME and ANNOUNCEMENTS Childrens Rally Time ANTHEM: Here I Am, Lord

ORGAN PRELUDE: Abide With Me CHORAL INTROIT

*CALL to WORSHIP In James NT letter, he advices those early disciples by saying You do well when you complete the Royal Rule of the Bible: Love others, as you love yourself . But if we play up to only so-called important people, we go against the Golden Rule and stand convicted by it. You cant pick and choose in these things, my friends, by specializing in keeping one or two things in Gods law, and ignoring other laws. Come, let us love and serve all others, and worship together! For We are One: as We walk, as We work , as We praise, and as We Rally around our Lord, Jesus- Together! *HYMN #595G Theyll Know We Are Christians *CALL TO and PRAYER of CONFESSION Does merely talking about faith indicate that a person really has it? For instance, you come upon an old friend dressed in rags and half-starved and say, Good morning, friend! Be clothed in Christ Jesus! Be filled with the Holy Spirit! and walk off without providing so much as a coat, or a cup of soup where does that get you? Isnt it obvious that God-talk without God-acts is outrageous nonsense? Now hear us in silence, as we continue to confess to You *ASSURANCE of PARDON and GLORIA PATRI *AFFIRMATION of FAITH- Apostles Creed (back)

PRAYER for ILLUMINATION OUR SCRIPTURE THIS WEEK: 1 John 2 (excerpts) SERMON: Being Known ! --Rev. Paul Tuttle We know Jesus, if we obey His commandments!

Responding to Gods Word

*HYMN #388G O God in Whom All Life Begins SHARING Our Joys & Concerns PRAYERS of the PEOPLE- Our Lords Prayer (debts) PRESENTATION of TITHES and OFFERINGS OFFERTORY: Cantilena

Paxton

*DOXOLOGY(#544) and *PRAYER of DEDICATION *HYMN #549G I Love Your Kingdom, Lord *BENEDICTION and *CHORAL RESPONSE SEATED for SILENT REFLECTION ORGAN POSTLUDE: Lyons

Haydn

(*) indicates when to stand (G) refers to our green hymnal Worship & Rejoice

THE APOSTLES CREED I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth: And 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. 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.

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The

Annual Old Church Memorial Service

Sunday, September 29th beginning at 2 pm with pre-service music beginning at 1:45 pm.

Pittsgrove Presbyterian Church Daretown, New Jersey (856) 358-1104

Rev. Paul Tuttle, Interim Pastor Dominic Mercado, Director of Music Margaret A. Powers, Organist Jill Stout, Secretary Randy Beebe, Sexton website: www.daretownpres.org

Appalachian Trail: Steps of Faith

--preaching will be Jeff Simpkins --special music by our Praise Band.

The Mission of the Month for September is: International Mission Wycliffe Bible TranslatorsDenise Hoover (Philippines). Please keep this ministry in your prayers. Local food banks such as Disciples Pantry in Woodstown and Peters Pantry in Elmer continue to be in need of items. Items in need include canned potatoes, instant potatoes, rice, cereal, canned meats, canned fruit, peanut butter, jelly (strawberry), spaghetti sauce, pasta, soup, tea, etc. Please leave your contribution in the box marked in the narthex and we will make sure it gets there. If you would like to make a monetary donation you can use the white envelopes in the pews. Thank you in advance! A big Thank You to all of those who donated school supplies to Ranch Hope!! Items donated included 25 spiral notebooks, 16 composition notebooks, 128 pencils, 36 colored pencils, 78 color markers, 40 ballpoint pens, 12 file folders, several erasers, paper, 4 glue sticks, 2 hand pencil sharpeners and one hand calculator. These items will be greatly appreciated! There are 12 assisted listening devices available for people to better hear the worship service. They are located in a basket in the narthex. CD copies of our worship service are also available every Sunday in the narthex. Check out our website for the weekly Bulletin and Insert. Our Facebook page can be found at: Pittsgrove Presbyterian Church

Welcome to Worship! As we Rally Around...Our Music... Christian Education... Congregational Life... Deacons... and Trustees in Fellowship this morning! We rejoice to gather with long-term friends... and to meet new ones. This months Officer Leaders: elder, Kurt Reichert; deacon, Jill Stout; trustee, Oak Ale; Our liturgist is Jennifer Gardner. The greeters are Bill & Janine Mueller. Nursery Coordinator, Victoria Neill Mission Statement: In the Name of Christ: Sowing, GROWing, and Serving. Vision Statement: We are GROWing, Growing in Faith, Reaching others for Christ, Offering opportunities for mission, Worshipping the Lord with our whole, burning hearts. If you are visiting with us today we warmly welcome you! Please feel free to contact Rev. Paul Tuttle with any questions or pastoral needs. Rev. Tuttle can be reached at the Pastor cell (856) 305-4421, or revtutt@gmail.com. You can contact Jill Stout, our secretary/treasurer at (856) 358-1104 or jstout312@comcast.net.

PRAISE BAND Wednesday @ 7 pm CHOIR PRACTICE Wednesday @ 7:30 pm Today is Rally Day! It is time to Rally Back to Church for Fall worship and Fall programs. A covered dish luncheon, organized by the Congregational Life Committee, will immediately follow worship service. Come greet and enjoy fellowship with your whole Church family! Sunday School for all ages will begin next Sunday, September 22nd from 11:15 12:15. Children will meet in the social hall before being dismissed into classes. Classes are as follows: The Doves Class: ages 2-4 y ears with Anita Elwell The Lambs Class: Kindergarten 2nd grade with Joyce Guiliano & Melanie Richman The Lions Class: grades 3rd 6th with Lisa Headley & Darlene Kurman The Patriots Class: grades 7th 12th with Judy Gardner The adult class will meet in the upstairs lounge.

Our West Jersey Presbytery will be meeting 7 pm Tues. September 17th at the new church - Ocean Heights in Egg Harbor Township. Pastor Bible Study will start up this Thursday, September 19th from 9 -10 am in the manse. Welcome back!

The flowers this morning are presented in honor of Amy Elwells birthday by her family. Happy Birthday Amy!!

Prayer Requests: Debbie Covey (Oak Gandys daughter), Brenda (Hackett) Halls daughter, Jill (friend of Jane String), Tom Buckingham, David Sickler, Georgia Williams, Charlie Hitchner, Sara Williams (Lee Williams Jr.s wife), Thomas & Paula Hackett (Dick Hacketts brother and sisterin-law), Doris Miller, Stanley Prickitt, Margie Ware, Zoni Robinson (friend of Kitty Lamb), Diane Reichert, and Jean & Frank Johnston (maternal grandparents of Patrick Sheehan). Please note: There is a notebook in the narthex to write down prayer requests. Rev. Tuttle will utilize this information during the time of our prayers. Please include the individuals name and address if possible. Plans are being made to paint the social hall and downstairs hallway and volunteers are needed! If you are willing and able to help paint please let Michele Hitchner or Janie String know. Thank you in advance!

If one member rejoices or suffers, all members rejoice or suffer together! --1 Corinthians 12:26