Worship Leaders Preacher: Children’s Message: Liturgist:

Worship Leaders
Preacher: Heath Rada, Moderator of the 221st General Assembly, PCUSA
Children’s Message: Ruth Sall
Liturgist: The Reverend Dr. Brent J. Eelman
Choir Director: John Sall
Men’s Group: Presbytones: George Bihn, Zene Colt, John Dean,
Bill Price, John Sall, Steve Seeholzer
Organist: Ethel Geist
Choir: Chancel Choir
We are glad you are worshiping with us and invite you to participate in
the ministry and service of Abington Presbyterian Church.
Presbyterian Women’s Prayer Chain The names of those in need of prayer who have asked for our prayers. If you have a request to be added or
removed from the Prayer Chain, please call Rev. Brent Eelman (215) 8874530. You may also write your prayer request on prayer request card and
place it in the offering plate on Sunday morning.
We request that cell phones and watch alarms be set in silent mode
while in the sanctuary.
For information regarding baptisms, weddings and funerals, please call
the Church Office at (215) 887-4530).
Ushers today are: Eric Gildner, Diana Duggan, Carolyn Koch, Gary
Koch, Charles Lane, Erma Yerkes.
Greeters today are: Cindy Nuss, Cindy Miller.
The flowers in front of the lectern are given by Eleanor Given in loving
memory of William H. Kelley, and Peter Given. The flowers in front of
the pulpit are given by Jane Garrison and family in loving memory of
her husband, Donald L. Garrison. We thank Don Brooks for delivering
the flowers.
In need of special prayers this week: Robert Bromley, Miriam Whitten,
Clem Brown, Julia Stewart (Sally and Lee Bowie’s grand-niece), Al Foster,
Lauren Pastore (granddaughter of Winifred and Joe Braim), Jeanne Norrie, Gloria and Ray Gotwals, Stewart Boerner, Christine Gotwals, Walter
Luce, Sharon Herbst, Shirley Palmer, Selene Bell (great-grand-daughter
of Doris Miller), Gina Miller (daughter-in-law of Ruth and Bill Miller),
Nan Harbison Connor, Jack Waite, Walter Boutcher, Linda Doyle, Emma
Shaubel, Laura Lafferty, Rebekah (friend of Cindi Willis).
The Spire is Lit on October 29th in memory of Walter R. Anders by his
family.
We offer special prayers for all the young men and women who continue to bravely serve our country in the U.S. Forces here and abroad.
During Today’s Worship: If you need assistance, please ask an usher
to assist you.
Child care for infants and toddlers is provided in the nursery (Rooms
110, 112). Travel through the door to the left of the chancel and down
the steps.
Children’s bulletins are available at each door.
Large-print bulletins and individual hearing devices are available in
the back of the sanctuary.
For Pastoral Care: To notify the church of an illness, hospitalization,
death, or to request prayer, contact a minister or call your Deacon or the
Church Office at (215) 887-4530.
We welcome to our pulpit the Moderator of the 221st General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church U.S.A., Heath Rada. Heath is a Ruling
Elder with a distinguished record of service to the church as an educator and leader. He is the former President of the Presbyterian School of
Christian Education, (now Union Presbyterian Seminary.) He has also
been a faculty member at Appalachian State University, and a guest faculty member at NOVA University, Brigham Young University, North
Carolina State University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He has served as a ruling elder in four different congregations
and has served twice as the Clerk of Session. He has also served his local congregations by teaching Sunday School and singing in the choir.
Heath has been honored as the First North Carolina Community Educator of the Year, the Humanitarian of the Year in Richmond VA, and
was the first Richmond Rotarian to receive the honorary Paul Harris
Fellowship.
Lectionary Lessons for today:
Deuteronomy 34:1-12; Psalm 90:1-6, 13-17; 1 Thessalonians 2:1-8;
Matthew 22:34-46
Lectionary Lessons for November 2
Joshua 3:7-17; Psalm 107:1-7, 33-37; I Thessalonians 2:9-13; Matthew 23:1-12
ABINGTON PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Founded 1714
1082 Old York Road, Abington, PA 19001
Phone: (215) 887-4530 Fax: (215) 887-5988 E-mail: beelman@apcusa.org
Web Site: www.apcusa.org
The Reverend Dr. Brent James Eelman, Head of Staff
The Reverend Jack Norrie, Minister of Visitation
The Reverend Diane J. Fitch, Associate Pastor
The Reverend Christine Bruce, Parish Associate
Ruth Ideen-Sall, B.M. Director of Children’s Choirs and Ministries
John Sall, M.M. Director of Music Ministries
G. Stanley Powell, Minister of Music, Emeritus
Ethel Geist, M.A. Organist
Janet Tebbel, Director of Handbells
Gary Koch, Business Manager
ORDER OF WORSHIP
October 26, 2014
th
30 Sunday in Ordinary Time
10:00 am
Loving God, you have given us so much. Give us again the assurance of your love and care, and fill us with grateful hearts and open
hands. Amen.
PRAYER BEFORE WORSHIP
A time for quiet preparation before worship
Gracious God, Your gifts surround us in all stages of our lives and in
all circumstances of our lives. Help us to trust you for what we need.
Help us to call on you for the strength we need for the tasks you call
us to, so that we are faithful to the end. Help us to give with joy. We
gather now to offer our worship to you. We bring our prayers and
praises, our open ears and our willing hearts. Amen
Mennonite Foundation of Canada
PRELUDE
Partita on “Praise, My Soul, the King of Heaven”
Robert Hobby
Theme I. Pastorale II. Voluntary IV. Two-Part Invention
V. Ornamented Chorale
A MOMENT FOR STEWARDSHIP
ASSURANCE OF PARDON (responsive)
PRESENTATION OF STEWARDSHIP COMMITMENTS
In the name of Jesus, I say to you: Our sins are forgiven.
All things are made new.
Doubt no more; Christ is with us always, in life, in death and in life
beyond death.
Thanks be to God! Amen.
* CONGREGATIONAL RESPONSE Glory Be to the Father Hymnal 581
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.
* SHARING OF THE PEACE
Greet one another with the sign of peace.
The peace of Christ be with you all.
And also with you.
CHILDREN’S MESSAGE
Children are dismissed to their Sunday School classes with shepherds following
the Children’s Message. Kindergarteners and first graders remain in worship.
LIFE AND WORK OF THE CHURCH
CALL TO WORSHIP
WORD
Blessing upon blessing
Showered upon us.
Amazing grace
Surprising us each day.
Startling sunsets
Lifting our spirits from weary commutes.
The laughter of children
Shaking the blues out of us.
A bountiful table
Reminding us daily of the need to be thankful.
Blessing upon blessing from a loving God,
Setting loose a song of praise.
*HYMN 624
I Greet Thee, Who My Sure Redeemer Art
After the proclamation of God’s Word, we respond by offering prayer and
returning our tithes and offerings.
SILENT CONFESSION
GATHERING
We gather to praise God, in God’s sanctuary, to rededicate our lives to the service
of God through music, spoken word and discipleship.
EUCHARIST
God’s Word is read and its message is proclaimed in
scripture, music and interpretation.
PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION
SCRIPTURE READING
Romans 8:29-39
ANTHEM
Take O Take Me As I Am
John Bell
This musical offering will be made as congregants present their
commitment cards.
DEDICATION OF STEWARDSHIP COMMITMENTS
OFFERTORY SENTENCE
OFFERTORY
The Church’s One Foundation
Warren Martin
This anthem was commissioned in 1964 for Abington Presbyterian Church’s
250th anniversary in celebration of God’s faithfulness in nurturing this
community upon the foundation of Christ.
* DOXOLOGY
The Church’s One Foundation
Hymnal 321 verse 1
The congregation is invited to rise and join the choir on verse 1
as our doxology.
The church’s one foundation is Jesus Christ her Lord.
She is his new creation by water and the word.
From heaven he came and sought her to be his holy bride.
With his own blood he bought her, and for her life he died.
* PRAYER OF DEDICATION AND LORD’S PRAYER
Bible NT Pg. 161
The Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
THE SERMON
Worshippers are invited to come forward and place their commitment
cards in the basket in front of the table.
“To Listen and to Love”
Heath Rada
Moderator of the 221st General Assembly, PCUSA
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom
come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day
our daily bread; and forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors;
and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is
the kingdom and the power and the glory, forever. Amen.
SENDING
* AFFIRMATION OF FAITH
TOULON
PRAYER OF CONFESSION (unison)
Generous God, you have given us so much. Give us one more
thing. Give us thankful hearts because we know our hearts can be
hard and cold. We often hold on when we should let go. We are
clutching when we should be spending, hoarding when we could
be generous, doubting when we should lean on faith. We are fearful instead of trusting in your everlasting care.
Open our hands and our hearts to the bounty of your love, which
cares for the flowers of the fields, the birds in the air, each child who
toddles, every parent who worries, every adult who struggles.
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.
After hearing and responding to God’s Word, we are prepared to go
into the world where we are called to live according to God’s will.
* HYMN 774
There Is Now a New Creation
STUTTGART
* CHARGE AND BLESSING
* POSTLUDE
Partita on “Praise, My Soul, the King of Heaven”
VI. Finale
Robert Hobby
Following the Postlude the children are invited to the Chancel to join Ethel Geist
in a presentation of “Dinosauria” narrated by Guy Rothfuss.
(Adults are also welcome to stay and listen.)