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. 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.

271 Years of Service In the Name of Christ

Sowing, GROWing, and Serving
1741 - 2012

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 15, 2012 CHORAL ANTHEM Soon and Very Soon ORGAN PRELUDE Just As I Am WORDS OF WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS CHORAL INTROIT *CALL TO WORSHIP Leader: God calls us by name, and we answer, Here I am! People: God calls us by name, and we say, Speak, for your servant is listening. Leader: Let us worship the God who claims us, and calls us, All: and sends us forth as children of blessing and promise. *HYMN #344G I Have Decided to Follow Jesus *PRAYER OF CONFESSION Gracious God, you invite us to follow you, and we question your motives. You invite us to come and see, but we criticize and judge. Forgive our skepticism. Forgive our unwillingness to trust and to join you. Forgive us, we pray, that we might follow you, and share in the wonder-filled work you are doing in the world. *MOMENTS FOR SILENT, PERSONAL CONFESSION *ASSURANCE OF PARDON *AFFIRMATION OF FAITH The Apostles Creed (back cover of bulletin) *GLORIA PATRI (back cover of bulletin) CHILDRENS MESSAGE Bradbury PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION FIRST LESSON Isaiah 53:1-12 (p. 683-684) SECOND LESSON Philippians 2:1-15 (p. 196)

SERMON How Can It Be? *HYMN #595G Theyll Know We Are Christians PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE AND THE LORDS PRAYER PRESENTATION OF TITHES AND OFFERINGS OFFERTORY Come, Christians, Join to Sing *DOXOLOGY *PRAYER OF DEDICATION *HYMN #94G Shout to the Lord *BENEDICTION *CHORAL RESPONSE MOMENT FOR SILENT MEDITATION ORGAN POSTLUDE Celebration for Trumpet SERVICE NOTES: (*) indicates when to stand (G) refers to our green hymnal Worship & Rejoice Thygerson McDonald

Welcome to the pulpit this morning, Elder Ken Stroud. He is currently serving on Session and is Chair of our Mission Committee. He and his wife, Donna, own The Way Station in Glassboro, NJ. We welcome Ken to the pulpit this morning. 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 Ruth Williams.

Sr. and Jr. high youth groups will meet tonight from 6-7 pm. There will be a CROP Walk meeting held this Wednesday, January 18th in the social hall. All are welcome! Next Sunday, January 22, Rev. Richard Merritt will be preaching. Please welcome him. We are beginning to revise the church directory. There are two copies in the narthex. If you could take a minute to review your information it would be greatly appreciated. We hope to have the revised directory completed by the end of January or the beginning of February. Super Bowl Sunday Hoagie Sale: Everyone needs a hoagie or two or 5 or 10 on Super Bowl Sunday, right? Well, if you would like to have a delicious hoagie (Italian, turkey or roast beef) see Dana Barrett, Jill Stout, or Donna Neill along with any of the youth going on the mission trip. Put your order in today or phone Dana during the week (609-364-7480). Cost is $6 per hoagie and pick up is on Sunday, February 5th until 1 pm in the social hall. Order deadline is Friday, February 3 and order forms are located in the narthex. Proceeds will benefit the youth group mission trip. Thank you for your support! The 2012 Flower Calendar Chart is now available. Please sign up! It is located on the wall outside of the upstairs lounge. Jill will be out of the office on Monday, January 16. She will return on the Tuesday, the 17th.

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 MISSION MEETING Monday at 7:30 pm

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. Fit To Serve will meet at 6pm this Tuesday, January 17th. 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 nursery door. You can also sign up for Childrens Church on the sign up sheet in the narthex. Please see Colleen Moore or Dana Barrett if you have any questions. On occasion, we will be looking for volunteers to do the childrens sermon during worship. If you are interested in helping with this, please let Dana, Lisa or Bertie know.

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 today. 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! 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! Marian Dwyer will celebrate her 96th birthday this coming Saturday, January 21st! If you would like to send her a card or give her a call the contact information is: PO Box 518, Charlestown, MD 21914, (443)-693-3013 In these hard economic times, The Board of Deacons would like to offer their help. They are available to pray with you or for you. If there is a financial need, the Deacons may also be able to assist you with this matter. Whatever the need, physical, financial or otherwise, please dont hesitate

The flowers this morning are presented in loving memory of George Kline by Glenn & Elaine Myers.

to contact any Deacon, Elder or Jill Stout (church secretary). The Deacons are here to serve, listen and help. 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. Join us for a prayer time every Sunday morning in the youth lounge before church at 9:20am. 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 now be found at:

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