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 February 12, 2012 CHILDRENS MESSAGE ORGAN PRELUDE In the Stillness WORDS OF WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS CHORAL INTROIT He Has Made Me Glad Praise Band Peterson CHORAL ANTHEM I Need Thee Every Hour PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION FIRST LESSON Jeremiah 29:11-14 (p. 731)

*CALL TO WORSHIP Leader: Thanks be to God for this new day! All: Thanks be to God for the creation that surrounds us, for the gift of Gods presence as we worship, for strength to live boldly for the Lord. Thanks be to God for this new day! *HYMN #436G Grace Alone *PRAYER OF CONFESSION Our words are feeble as we come to you in prayer. Even though you are faithful to us, we too often forget you. You have lifted us up when we have fallen into despair. You have turned our tears into laughter and joy. You have protected us when we have been in danger. You will never move. Yet we move away from you. We turn away from your presence to seek the fleeting affirmation of others. We forget your name to clamor after prosperity at all costs. Turn us around again, that we might see your face, and receive your mercy. *MOMENTS FOR SILENT, PERSONAL CONFESSION *ASSURANCE OF PARDON *AFFIRMATION OF FAITH The Apostles Creed (back cover of bulletin) *GLORIA PATRI (back cover of bulletin)

SECOND LESSON SERMON *HYMN #664G Thy Word PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE AND THE LORDS PRAYER PRESENTATION OF TITHES AND OFFERINGS OFFERTORY Offertory in G *DOXOLOGY *PRAYER OF DEDICATION *HYMN #422G Amazing Grace! *BENEDICTION *CHORAL RESPONSE MOMENT FOR SILENT MEDITATION ORGAN POSTLUDE Hail to the Lords Annointed SERVICE NOTES: (*) indicates when to stand (G) refers to our green hymnal Worship & Rejoice Balcombe Anderson

The Mission of the Month for February is Family Promise (Salem County). The mission of Family Promise is to help homeless families achieve and sustain their independence. Family Promise is a non-profit organization that is committed to providing temporary overnight accommodations, meals, and assistance to homeless families. With the help of trained volunteers and support from religious congregations, civic organizations and local schools, FPSC reaches out to displaced families with compassion and acceptance. The network provides a safe haven to stay while they try to find affordable housing, social service, and/or permanent employment. This organization is also comitted to helping low-income families achieve lasting independence. Please keep this ministry 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 be found at: Pittsgrove Presbyterian Church Join our group page today!

There are copies of the Mission Focus Through the Year 2012 located in the narthex. Please feel free to take one. Pray for our missions throughout the year! Welcome, everyone, to the family of God! Greet one another in the fellowship of the Holy Spirit. The The The The The elder for the month is Ruth Williams. deacon for the month is Mary Ellen Snyder. trustee for the month is John Richman. greeters are Dot and Al Floyd. lay leader is Dana Barrett.

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! 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 856-466-2275. 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. David Bailey to the pulpit this morning. Rev. Bailey is a graduate of Western Maryland College with a B.A. degree. He received a Bachelor of Divinity and a Masters degree of Theology from Crozier Seminary (now Rochester Divinity School) and he is an ordained Methodist minister of the Greater New Jersey Conference. In 1964 he founded Ranch Hope, a home for troubled youth and continues today serving as Director of Development. Rev. Bailey was born and raised in Pennsgrove, NJ. He and his wife, Eileen, have two children and five grandchildren. Sr. and Jr. high youth groups will meet tonight from 6-7 pm. Today is the Annual Meeting of the Congregation of Pittsgrove Presbyterian Church. The meeting will begin after worship at approximately 11:30 a.m. in the sanctuary with the Rev. Jonathan Hoeldtke as moderator. Copies of the annual report will be available in the narthex after worship. Please feel free to take one. Ordination and installation of officers will be held next Sunday, February 19, 2012. The next Ladies Lunch will be held tomorrow, February 13th at noon. We will meet at Point 40 Diner. For more information or to RSVP, please contact Jean Williams at 358-8563.

The next CROP Walk meeting will be held this Wednesday, February 15th at 7:30 pm in the social hall. If you would like more information please see Stephanie Ale. 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. Save the Date: The CROP Walk is Sunday, April 29th from 2 to 4pm. We would like the congregation to be as involved as possible whether it is as a walker or a sponsor! This is an opportunity for our Church to work together for a great cause and help hungry people locally and around the world. Fit To Serve will now meet on Wednesday evenings at 6 pm. Come out this Wednesday, February 15th and exercise together! Please contact Dana with 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. February 22, 1012 is Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent. Although we will not be holding a service here this year, all are welcome to attend services at other local churches. The Woodstown Presbyterian Church will hold an Ash Wednesday service from 7 to 8pm, and the Elmer United Methodist Church will hold a service beginning at 7pm. Thank you to everyone who purchased a hoagie and helped our youth raise money for the mission trip! It was a huge success and we thank you for your support. We raised $240 thanks to your generous donations! We are beginning to think about our next newsletter and we need your help! We would like to mail it out early March so if you are willing to write an article please turn it in to Jill by February 26. You can e-mail her at jstout312@comcast.net or leave it in the basket outside of the nursery. Thank you in advance for your help. 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.

Please note that Rev. David Hoeldtke will preach next Sunday, February 19th and Rev. David Bailey will be preaching again on Sunday, February 26th. We now have our updated 2012 directory ready for everyone. Feel free to take a copy home with you. They are located in the narthex. Local food banks such as Disciple's Pantry in Woodstown and Peters Pantry in Elmer continue to be in need of items. We are now collecting donations such as peanut butter, jelly, tuna, cereals, pasta, sauce, soups, macn-cheese, rice and any canned good. Please leave your contribution in the box marked in the narthex and we will make sure it gets there. Thank you in advance for your generosity! Just as a reminder, on behalf of Compassion Internationals Water for Life program, I would like to thank everyone who contributed to purchase water filters. With your contribution, Compassion will send much needed water filters for safe drinking to areas around the world that have contaminated water. On mission Sunday, members of the congregation contributed enough for 9 filters!!! I will be working with this program until December of 2012. If anyone is interested in purchasing a filter, please see me. Thanks again and blessings!! Donna Stroud Thank you to all of our outgoing officerswe appreciate your service to the Lord! Thank you also to our incoming officerswe appreciate your willingness to give of your time to be the hands and feet of Jesus in Daretown and beyond. Please pray for all our Boards as we seek to follow Gods

plans for our lives and for our church. If you have any questions about the ministry of our church please be sure to ask one of our officers.

The flowers this morning are presented in loving memory of John Guiliano given by Joyce Guiliano.