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

271 Years of Service In the Name of Christ

Sowing, GROWing, and Serving
1741 - 2012

GLORIA PATRI 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. DOXOLOGY 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.

Marion Williams 1966

Pittsgrove Presbyterian Church Daretown, New Jersey

358-1104 Dominic Mercado, Director of Music Margaret A. Powers, Organist Jill Stout, Secretary website: www.daretownpres.org

SERVICE FOR THE LORDS DAY January 8, 2012 Epiphany Sunday ORGAN PRELUDE Take Up Your Cross Lewis

*AFFIRMATION OF FAITH The Nicene Creed (see insert) *GLORIA PATRI (back cover of bulletin) CHILDRENS MESSAGE CHORAL ANTHEM In Remembrance of Me PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION FIRST LESSON Genesis 1:1-5 (p. 1) Mark 1:4-11 (p. 34-35)

WORDS OF WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS CHORAL INTROIT *CALL TO WORSHIP Leader: The wise men came from far in the east to see this child. People: We have come from east and west, north and south to see again the Christ who has been born. Leader: They brought him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. People: We bring the gift of our very selves, offering our lives to the one whose light shines in the darkness. Leader: They bowed down and worshiped him, recognizing God in human flesh. All: We worship the Christ-child, giving thanks to God for coming into our world. God is with us! Let us worship God! *HYMN #233G We Three Kings of Orient Are *PRAYER OF CONFESSION Merciful God, we give thanks that you have come to us and that your light shines around us. We acknowledge that there is still darkness in us and in our world. We confess that we have seen the light of your star and yet do not always follow where it leads. We want to offer our gifts to you and the world, but often we are reluctant to give. We confess that we have treasured that which is not precious in your sight and turned away from your most gracious gift. Lead us again by your guiding light into the light and love of Christ, in whose name we pray. Amen. *MOMENTS FOR SILENT, PERSONAL CONFESSION *ASSURANCE OF PARDON

SECOND LESSON

SERMON Elemental Explosions PRESENTATION OF TITHES AND OFFERINGS OFFERTORY The Open Bible *DOXOLOGY *PRAYER OF DEDICATION *HYMN #471G As the Deer SACRAMENT OF HOLY COMMUNION PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE AND THE LORDS PRAYER *HYMN #507G A Mighty Fortress Is our God (vs. 1 and 4) *BENEDICTION *CHORAL RESPONSE MOMENT FOR SILENT MEDITATION ORGAN POSTLUDE With Faith Renewed THE NICENE CREED Thomas Southbridge

We believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all that is, seen and unseen. We believe in our Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, eternally begotten of the Father, God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, of one Being with the Father. Through him all things were made. For us and for our salvation he came down from heaven: by the power of the Holy Spirit he became incarnate from the virgin, Mary, and was made human. For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate; he suffered and was buried. On the third day he rose again in accordance with the Scriptures; he ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and his kingdom will have no end. We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son. With the Father and the Son he is worshipped and glorified. he has spoken through the prophets. We believe in one holy, catholic and apostolic church. We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins. We look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen.

We come from different places in life, literally and figuratively, following the star to meet before the manger. Together, let us worship the newborn King. The The The The The elder for the month is Ed Forsman. deacon for the month is Katharine Lamb. trustee for the month is Bill Mueller. greeters are Oak and Jane Gandy. lay leader is Dave Ewart.

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 hearts. If you are visiting with us today we warmly welcome you and hope you have received a welcome packet. If you have a pastoral emergency please contact one of the elders. Dana Barrett and Lisa Headley can put you in touch with the ministers who are handling pastoral care. Dana can be reached at 609-364-7480 and Lisa at 856-4662275. You can contact Jill Stout, our secretary/treasurer at 358-1104 or jstout312@comcast.net. CHOIR PRACTICE Wednesday @ 7:30 pm PRAISE BAND PRACTICE Tuesday @ 7:30 pm DEACON and TRUSTEE MEETINGS Monday at 7:30 pm Deacons will meet in the upstairs lounge Trustees will meet in the social hall

Please welcome Rev. Dr. Debby Brincivalli, our Executive Presbyter, to the pulpit this morning. She was installed as the Executive Presbyter of West Jersey beginning July 2008. This position includes discerning the needs of and caring for the 64 churches, three immigrant fellowships, and their 12,000 members, as well as the 147 clergy within the 3,488 square miles of our bounds. Prior to accepting this position, Debby was pastor of the Presbyterian Church of Burlington, NJ for 23 years. She has been married to James Adcock for 22 years. Immediately following worship today, Rev. Brincivalli will be conducting a Town Hall meeting. She will be speaking about the process of choosing a new pastor and answer any questions that the members may have. Members are welcome to submit written questions ahead of time so that she can be prepared to answer them. Written questions can be submitted to any member of Session. Sunday School will not be held today, however, there will be a movie and snacks in the social hall for the children while the congregation meets upstairs. Sunday school will resume next Sunday, January 15. The next Ladies Lunch will be tomorrow, January 9th at noon. We will meet at Point 40 Diner. For more information or to RSVP, please contact Bertie Simkins at 358-0268. Check out our website for the weekly Bulletin and Insert.

Prayer Requests: Mary Radcliffe, Debbie Covey (Oak Gandys daughter), Judi Walker, Jack and Pat Barrett, Billy Cundey Jr. (friend of Chris Baum), Paul Headley, Ron Rudenolff and Joanne Riddell (friends of Dee & George Leptien), Sharon & Michael Hughes (friends of Kitty Lamb), Bruce and Teresa Monell, Brian Denny (friend of Jeanine Tindall), Peggy Kroeplin (Donna Strouds mother), Bill Williams, Eric Robertson (friend of Andrea Wood), Carol Barnhart (Cora Laytons daughter), John Baitinger (Marion Dwyers brother), Brenda (Hackett) Halls daughter, Jill (friend of Jane String), Dot Floyd, Bill Stratton (friend of Rick & Kitty Lamb), Lestor Sutton (friend of Jennifer Johnson) ), Robert Brown (Eric Williams father-in-law), Jason Bennett Jr. (friend of Jennifer Johnson), and Martin Hackett. We are still looking for a volunteer to be the Childrens Church Coordinator. This person would be willing to arrange the weekly volunteers that are needed each week for childrens church. Members of the CE team are available to help with planning lessons. This is an important ministry of our church and we want it to continue. See a member of CE if you can help, Dana Barrett or sign up on the sheet in the narthex. Fit To Serve will meet at 6pm this Tuesday, January 10th. Come out to exercise together! Call Dana with any questions 609-364-7480. Dont forget if you can volunteer one Sunday per month in the nursery please sign up on the sheet outside of the

The flowers this morning are presented in loving memory of Betty Gardner by Ralph Gardner and family.

nursery door. Please see Colleen Moore if you have any questions. The Annual Meeting will be held in February. We would like to have the reports ready for distribution two weeks in advance of the meeting and would like to start compiling them as soon as possible. Please turn in your annual meeting reports to the office by next Sunday, January 15. You can leave them in the basket upstairs outside of the nursery or in the holder on the office door. You can also e-mail them to Jill at jstout312@comcast.net or fax them to 358-8439. Thank you in advance! Save the Date: There will be a CROP Walk meeting held on Wednesday, January 18th in the social hall. All are welcome! The 2012 Flower Calendar Chart is now available. Please sign up! It is located on the wall outside of the upstairs lounge. The 2012 offering envelopes are available in the narthex. Please pick yours up today. Thank you in advance. Our Per Capita Apportionment for 2012 is due to the Presbytery by February. Our apportionment for this year will be $7,437. This equates to $37 per member (not per family). Any amount not covered by the membership must be paid out of the General Funds, so please help cover the cost. Please mark your check or envelope as Per Capita and place in the offering plate by January 29th. Thank you!

Ken Stroud is scheduled to preach on January 15th and Rev. Richard Merritt is scheduled to preach on January 22nd. The Missions of the Month for January are Disciples Pantry (Woodstown)/Peters Pantry (Elmer). Disciples Pantry is located at Asbury United Methodist Church in Woodstown and exists in our community to help feed the hungry. People are able to come and pick up food for themselves and their families. It is given freely and with Christs love. We support them through canned good drives, Crop Walk and Garden for God. Peters Pantry is located at Elmer United Methodist Church and also exists in our community to help feed the hungry. The Pantry is a food bank serving emergency needs, serving as a stopgap measure for someone awaiting public assistance and serving families that can not make it to the end of the month. Every client receives a standard order of food and a voucher for specific food items at the local grocery store. Please keep these ministries in your prayers. Our Facebook page can now be found at: Pittsgrove Presbyterian Church. Join our group page today! Join us for a prayer time every Sunday morning in the youth lounge before church at 9:20am. A lot of people do things for the church anonymously or that some of us just may not know about. For example, opening and closing the church on special events, decorating the sanctuary window sills, etc., etc. We would like to start compiling a list of these types of things. If you take part in events such as these please let Jill know.

We received a nice thank you note and picture from the Chapman family. If you would like to see it, it is on the bulletin board outside of the nursery.