Trinity Presbyterian Church Consecration Sunday

Old Testament Lesson: Psalm 49:1-12
Leader: This is the Word of the Lord.
People: Thanks be to God.
Trinity Presbyterian Church
Consecration Sunday
NOVEMBER 9, A.D. 2014
11:00 A.M.
** When the prelude begins, please join in quiet meditation **
“The land of a rich man produced abundantly. And he thought to himself, ‘What should I do?...’”
– Luke 12:16-17
We Gather as God’s People
Chiming of the Hour
Welcome and Announcements
The Passing of the Peace
[Please complete and pass the Friendship Register]
Voluntary 5 in G, William Walond
“Bless All Who Trust in God”
Introit
Call to Worship [responsive]
(adapted from Psalms 24 and 100)
Leader: The earth is the Lord’s and all that is in it,
People: the world and those who live in it.
Leader: So, make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth.
People: Worship the Lord with gladness;
come into God’s presence with singing.
New Testament Lesson: Luke 12:13-21
Leader: This is the Word of the Lord.
People: Thanks be to God.
Presentation of Estimates of Giving
*Hymn No. 716 “God, Whose Giving Knows No Ending”
Prayer of Consecration
*Affirmation of Faith
The Apostles’ Creed (Traditional)
Prayers of the People and the Lord’s Prayer
Call to Confession
*Doxology
Prayer of Confession [in unison]
Almighty God, you have given us many blessings and trusted us with many opportunities to
serve you. We are grateful to be your people and are anxious to discern your will for our lives.
But we must confess, O Lord, that we have not been nearly as hospitable or generous toward
you and others as you are toward us. We have not been good stewards of all that you have
given to our care. Forgive us, Lord, and challenge us to exercise better stewardship of your
kingdom’s treasure in the days ahead. All this we pray in the name of Christ Jesus our Lord.
Amen.
*Prayer of Dedication
No. 582 “Glory to God, Whose Goodness Shines on Me”
(Page 35 of Hymnal)
Sharing of Joys and Concerns
*Hymn No. 14 “For the Beauty of the Earth”
*Congregational Response
Rev. Dr. Donald G. Scofield, Jr.
“Everything a Gift”
The Presentation of Tithes and Offerings
Offertory
Silent Meditation and Assurance of Pardon
Chancel Choir
A Moment for Children
(Children under grade 3 are invited to kids’ worship in Room 203; children will return to the
Sanctuary at the end of the sermon.)
Sermon:
We Worship God
Prelude
“Keep Your Lamps”, arr. Andre Thomas
Choral Anthem
Schmücke dich, O liebe Seele, Brahms
No. 709 “God, We Honor You”
(Hymn of the Month)
*Hymn No. 757 “Today We All Are Called to Be Disciples”
*Charge and Blessing
*Choral Response
“Love the Lord Your God”
Prelude & Fugue in B Flat, Bach
Postlude
* Stand, or remain seated.
...a growing church of commitment, caring, and celebration!
TRINITY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
900 Blythe Street, Hendersonville, North Carolina 28791
828-692-6114 Church Office: bettye@trinitypresnc.org Pastor: jmstanley1@msn.com
www.trinitypresnc.org facebook.com/trinitypresnc
Church Office Hours, Monday-Friday, 8:30 am - 4:30 pm
Trinity Preschool Hours, Monday-Friday, 8:30 am - 11:30 am
Ministers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Pastor.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Associate Pastor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Parish Visitor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Church Secretary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Choir Director and Organist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Soprano Section Leaders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bass Section Leader. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Percussionist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Hendersonville Community Music Center Director. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Custodian.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Deacons
Moderator: Jane Presseau
2014
Jane Cartledge
Beverly Luzadder
Sandi Russell
Shannon Slater
Sarah Thibodeau
2015
Carol Danilin
Helen Dearborn
Carol Gillespie
Priscilla Karvonen
Pat Penn
Donna Thompson
2016
Donna Dalton
Sally Kitts
Barbara Nichols
Jane Presseau
Don Widmayer
All the Members
The Rev. Dr. J. Mark Stanley
The Rev. Dwight Christenbury
Joe Gernoske, CLP
Bettye Young
Stephen Klein
Nana Griffin and Beth Pensiero
Frank Burzio
Rob Tolleson
Andrew Hiler
Jim Norris
Elders
Clerk of Session: Edie Clark
2014
2015
Mel Bringle
Ron Dalrymple
Edie Clark
Marian Lowry
Bob Forsythe
Duane Johnson
Bob Kitts
Sue Robinson
Jan Prichard
Robert Smith
Hannah McCullough - Youth Elder
2016
Paul Bennett
Tom Bridges
Harry Hankla
Cynthia Moser
Tim Kuykendall
We are grateful to the following persons for their contribution to today's service:
USHERS: Jim and Nancy Kisner, Shannon Slater and Barbara Nichols
LITURGIST: Sue Osterberg
GREETERS: Ron and Gayle Hoverson
FLOWERS: The flowers in our sanctuary today are given by Jay Barr in celebration of family
birthdays.
NURSERY CARE GIVERS: Erica Castaneda, Tammy S. Smith, Meredith MacNish
This congregation welcomes you no matter who you are or where you come from. We are
Christ's people and this is Christ's place with its doors wide open. If you are passing through,
Godspeed. If you are looking for a worship home, stay with us. We invite visitors to join us,
but most of all, to return often.
CHILDCARE: Room 201; 8:30 to Noon - for Birth to Three-years-old.
HEARING AIDS: Hearing aids to assist the hearing impaired are available from the ushers.
WHEELCHAIR: A wheelchair to assist the physically disabled is available from the ushers.
Remember the Church in your will.
CHRISTMAS TEA: Put the Christmas Tea on your calendar! Thursday, December 11 at
2:00 p.m. the PW Christmas Tea will feature a music program provided by Tom Bridges and
Andrew Hiler as well as fellowship and a lovely tea. Cost will be $6 and reservations will
begin later this month. Each table will have a center decoration created by volunteers.
Seeing all the different table decorations is a highlight of the tea. All Trinity women and
their guests are invited to join us for a celebration of the season.
_ TRINITY PARISH NOTES - NOVEMBER 9 _
Calendar for the week of November 9-16
Today
Consecration Sunday
HELP FOR THE HOMELESS: You will have the opportunity to help the homeless youth
of Henderson County again this year at the PW’s Christmas Tea. We will be accepting your
contribution of unused and unopened personal grooming items such as soap, shampoo,
conditioner, deodorant, hair spray, toothpaste, toothbrushes, combs, brushes, body lotion,
shaving creme, after shave lotion, and razors. It would help us if you could place your items
in a ziplock bag. Or, you may choose to make a donation. If so, please make your check
payable to TCPW and designate homeless youth on the item line. Cash should be placed in
an envelope and marked Homeless Youth. The support from Trinity has been fantastic in
past years. We appreciate all you have given to, and your concern for, the homeless youth
of our county. Questions? Contact Sarah Thibodeau Sthibod567@aol.com or 698-8679.
FEED THE KIDS: Feed the Kids need more prep cooks. If you are interested in helping
one Friday morning about every six weeks here at Trinity, contact Priscilla Karvonen (8905091) or Mary Louise Forsythe (684-0643). A Food Safety Class is required (one hour)
before assisting.
ADVENT MEDITATIONS DUE.... this Friday, November 14. Please don’t be late!! Call
the Forsythes (684-0643) or email (mlbforsythe@gmail.com).
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Sunday -11/16
9:45 A.M. Learning Hour
Issues and Concerns: “Discuss the October issue of
Presbyterian Today: The Healing Church” (Room 207)
Hashing It Out. (Lounge)
Lectionary Class: Lectionary-based Bible study
(Trinity Room)
New Horizons: Book Discussion (Library)
NOOMA: Grade 8-12 (Family Room)
Children and Youth:
• Music Ensemble: All ages, 9:45-10:00: (Room 106)
• Preschool and Elementary: (Room 103)
• Tweens/Youth: Grades 4 and up (Room 101)
11:00 A.M. Worship Service
12:00 P.M. Consecration Luncheon
12:30 P.M. Rebekah Circle
8:30 A.M. New Member Subcommittee
9:00 A.M. Staff Meeting
10:00 A.M. Trinity Preschool Board
3:30 P.M. Deacons Meeting
4:30 P.M. Worship Ministry Meeting
6:30 P.M. Session Meeting
9:45 A.M. Esther Circle
7:30 P.M. Choir Rehearsal
8:30 A.M. Worship Service
9:45 A.M. Learning Hour
11:00 A.M. Worship Service with Trinity Preschool
12:00 P.M. Trinity Thirty
Attendance for November 2: 8:30 A.M. 61 - 11:00 A.M. - 140; - total of 201
TPC PRAYER PERSON(S) FOR THE WEEK: (Each week a different member [person
or family] agrees to have the congregation offer special prayers on their behalf.) Consider
calling these persons and telling them you will be praying for them.
Bob and Ellen Jones
621 Laurel Lake Drive, B-219, Columbus, NC 28722
PRAYERS OF CONCERN/JOY: Home: Shirley Bakstad, Harold Gilbert, Janet Baker,
Vic McAnallen, Stan Dienst, Carl Christiansen, Sue Leaverton, Jim Roach, Art Wayboer,
Susan Mangrum, Betty Morrison, Sandy Kehoe, Rick Beardsley, Nancy Drechsler, Connie
Moore, Gene Carman, Dorothy Stewart, Nancy Yost, Dottie Ward, Bill and Juliette Blakely,
and all of us suffering from chronic pain; Assisted Living: Betty Miller (The Bridge); Ruth
Sampson, Lillis Brackett, Doris Erickson, Irene Robertson, Mary Bell, Dorothy Schorr,
Beneta Polley, and Evie Butler (Carolina Village Care Center); Virginia Kenney (Spring
Arbor West); Rehabilitation, Nursing: George Godsey (Carolina Village Rehab); George
Kehoe, (Brian Center-no visitation); Audrey White (The Laurels); Jane Loveless, Ruth Enloe
(Life Care); Marie Johnson (Carolina Village Med Center); Mabel Malsbary (Givens Health
Center); Others: Janis Roberts (sister of Karen Jackson), David Smith (Carol Danilin’s son);
Cynthia Gaughan (several family issues), Carla (daughter of Ruth and Jim Mills) in hospice
care; Mark’s mother in Virginia (health issues); Lorrie Pelc (Carole Ball’s daughter) and Don
Cunningham, brother of Sarah Thibodeau. We keep in prayer our missionaries serving
overseas and all sisters and brothers at our partner church, Fuente de Vida. We also pray for
all those with scheduled outpatient surgeries or just not feeling well.
OUR VISITORS LAST SUNDAY: Ben Hockenberry, Eleanor Spivey, Angela Sides,
James and Jamie Newman, Joseph and Joyce DeFranco, Minoo Farzadi, Lee Smith, Sarah
Burnham, Andy Twitchen, Kate Noland, Mike Twitchen, Linda Plaster, Art Wayboer,
Margie Coleman, Karla Mensah, David Allen and Rod and Sharon Nunnelee. Please
welcome our visitors.
THE OUT-TO-LUNCH BUNCH: We hope you have signed up to attend the Celebration
Luncheon today immediately following the service at eleven o’clock. Next week we will be
going to The Inn on Church with Jack Caylor. Give Jack a call at (697-5049) before noon
on Saturday if you would like to join us.
TIME TO RE-LINK... your Harris Teeter VIC card - Together in Education #4415 and
your Ingles Tools for Schools #11016. HELP TRINITY PRESCHOOL!
EVENTS YOU WILL WANT TO PUT ON YOUR CALENDAR: On Sunday,
November 23, the annual HCCU sponsored Thanksgiving service will be held at First
United Methodist Church at 7:00 p.m. Pastor Mark will be preaching. And, on Sunday,
November 30, the Messiah “Sing” will be held at Trinity at 3:00 p.m. If you will be
participating, please arrive at 2:00 and bring your own music and paper clips.
BRING A CAN WHEN YOU CAN: It’s that time - I.A.M. needs Thanksgiving fixins’.
On the list is hams, turkeys, turkey breasts, chickens, instant mashed potatoes, pie fillings,
pie crusts, cake mixes, cranberry sauce, stuffing mix, canned yams and peas. Local Missions
Ministry will deliver the food contributions. Of course any non-perishable food and personal
hygiene items are always welcomed. Monetary donations are also appreciated. Clothing,
linens, etc., may be taken directly to I.A.M.
JAZZ VESPERS RETURNS: Jazz Vespers returns on Thursday evening, November 20,
at 7:00 p.m. with music provided by the talented pianist and vocalist Rockell Scott, along
with her trio featuring bassist Shannon Hoover and drummer Phill Bronson. Join us for
another exploration of spiritual contemplation through prayer and silence, light and shadow,
and the poignant rhythms of jazz music.
APOCALYPSE? NOW? Continuing next Sunday, November 16, during the Learning
Hour (9:45-10:45), Dwight Christenbury is leading a special Lecture & Response series on
the book of Revelation and other apocalyptic literature of the Bible. There’s a lot of crazy
and disturbing stuff going on in the world today; can any of it be located in biblical
prophecies - or is there a better way of interpreting Revelation?
FEEDING THE FLOCK: Trinity Food Care is a deacon-directed program in which
members of Trinity are invited to provide short-term assistance to Trinity friends during
illness or after surgery. A supply of frozen entrees and soups are prepared by volunteers in
our congregation and are kept in the church kitchen. If you are willing to be a cook, please
sign up on the sign up sheet in the narthex. When the freezer needs to be re-supplied, you
will be called to see if it is a convenient time for you to prepare a meal. If you have any
questions about the program, call Barbara Nichols at 693-4374 or Jane Presseau at 698-4317.
You will receive written step-by-step directions. The deacons thank you for your gracious
help in making this vital program possible. Your meal will be a culinary hug!