November 18, 2012
STEWARDSHIP Month
10:00am
ANTHEM:
Preparing for Gods Word
ORGAN PRELUDE: All Thanks and Praise to God!
Kremser-Cruger CHORAL INTROIT Praise Band: Trading My Sorrows
Every Day Is A Gift From the Lord Duet: Jennifer Gardner & Ted White
*CALL to WORSHIP O give thanks to the Lord God, and call on His name; Let us make known his deeds amongst all the peoples. Let us glory in Gods holy name; Let the hearts of those who seek the Lord- rejoice! Ascribe to the Lord the glory due His name, Let us bring an offering, and come before Him. Come, let us joyously worship the Lord God in holy splendor ! *HYMN #5G Halle, Halle, Hallelujah *CALL TO and PRAYER of CONFESSION We are always hungry, O Lord God, and take our daily food for granted. But we often ignore the spiritual nourishment that is even more important. Forgive us when we neglect the feeding of our souls, silencing the thanksgiving that ought to be on our lips daily. Help us to use wisely the food for physical strength, and to feed our souls through regular communion here in this church that we may become healthy, mature Christians. We pray this through Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior, in whose name we now confess silently... *ASSURANCE of PARDON and *GLORIA PATRI *AFFIRMATION of FAITH- Apostles Creed (back)
PRAYER for ILLUMINATION OUR SCRIPTURES THIS WEEK: Isaiah 53: 1- 6 (p. 683-684) Mark 8: 27-38 (p. 8) SERMON: Borrowing Those Divine Things ! --Rev. Tuttle
Ashamed of Jesus ?
Responding to Gods Word
*HYMN #687G All Things Are Yours! SHARING Our Joys & Concerns PRAYERS of the PEOPLE - Our Lords Prayer (debts) CHORAL RESPONSE: #490G PRESENTATION of TITHES and OFFERINGS OFFERTORY: Now Thank We All Our God *DOXOLOGY and *PRAYER of DEDICATION *HYMN #14G Now Thank We All Our God! *BENEDICTION and *HYMN #359G- Praise Band SEATED for SILENT REFLECTION ORGAN POSTLUDE: Come, Ye Thankful People
St. Georges Windsor (*) indicates when to stand (G) refers to our Green hymnal Worship & Rejoice
Cruger
Hearing Gods Word
A WELCOME and ANNOUNCEMENTS
Childrens Time: SHhhhh !
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.
O give thanks to the Lord God, and call on His name; Let us make known his deeds amongst all the peoples. Glory in Gods holy name; Let the hearts of those who seek the Lord- rejoice! Ascribe to the Lord the glory due His name, Let us bring an offering, and come before Him. Come, let us worship the Lord in holy splendor!
--1 Chronicles 16
Pittsgrove Presbyterian Church Daretown, New Jersey (856) 358-1104
Rev. Paul Tuttle, Interim Pastor Dominic Mercado, Director of Music Margaret A. Powers, Organist Jill Stout, Secretary website: [Link]
Dear Pittsgrove Presbyterian Family of Faith
The Missions of the Month for November are Atlantic City Rescue Mission and Friends of Jean Webster. Please keep these ministries in your prayers. Friends of Jean Webster is located at The First Presbyterian Church on Pennsylvania Avenue in Atlantic City. Jean Webster was formally a chef in the casinos in Atlantic City. She saw so many homeless eating out of the garbage that she decided to do something about it. She started feeding them out of her home and eventually moved to the First Presbyterian Church. Jean and her friends serve 300400 guests per day five days per week. Much of the food is donated by the casinos. Jean likes to call her kitchen the house of happiness and anyone who comes in is a guest. No one is ever turned away and all the staff is volunteer. Jean says she is just following Gods orders. I just rely on God. Its like the loaves and the fishes. He never lets me go dry. AC Rescue Mission is a nonprofit, Christian social service ministry that has been helping the poor and the homeless in southern New Jersey since 1964. They supply support to men, women and families such as meals, counseling, shelter, recovery programs for addictions and housing and job placement assistance. There are 12 assisted listening devices available for people to better hear the worship service. They are located in a
Lets get to the heart of Your Stewardship literally!
Throughout the last weeks in the Bible Study of the Gospel of Mark, Jesus is constantly referring to the condition of the disciples hearts! They were hardened... dead... lifeless... uncaring and unfeeling... and since in ancient times people thought the very center of a persons thoughts and feelings pumped from their hearts (they didnt know humans have a brain!), Jesus must have been extremely frustrated that his very first dozen disciples might never fully understand and therefore pass on properly his teachings and preachings. Well, how about today?... We disciples at Pittsgrove Presbyterian Church? How are our hearts?... lifeless? or burning!... barely beating? or racing with vitality!... carefree? or convicted!... Enclosed is a variety of material meant to quicken the pulse of our individual Stewardship as we approach the 2013 New Year. I hope you will look over this material as you and your family review our varied ministries here at the church. Consider giving some of your time for something new on the calendar; take seriously member Tom Neills thoughts about the biblical mandate to tithe your households income; and at least reimburse the church a Per Capita of $38.50 for each active membership in your household. For all of this literally gets to the heart of our Faith! And Jesus said to them: Take heart! ... it is I, do not be afraid!
--Mark 6:50
Fearless in Christ Jesus, Pastor Paul Tuttle Thanksgiving 2012
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
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, burning hearts.
In Gods presence there is fullness of joy
(Psalm 16:11, NRSV).
Let us enter into Gods presence with praise and prayer to hear his word and experience joy together.
If you are visiting with us today we warmly welcome you! Please feel free to contact Rev. Paul Tuttle with any questions or pastoral needs. Rev. Tuttle can be reached at This months Officer Leaders: elder, Lisa Headley; deacon, Karen DuBois; trustee, Bill Mueller; The greeters this morning are Kurt & Diane Reichert. Our liturgist is Kurt Reichert. Nursery Coordinator, Victoria Neill Junior and Senior High Youth Groups will meet tonight from 5-6 pm in the social hall. If you have any questions please contact Tom Neill (609-457-5954). The Thanksgiving Eve Service will be held at our church this Wednesday evening November 21st at 7:30 pm. SESSION MEETING- Monday @ 7:30 pm in the manse the Pastor cell:(856) 305-4421, or revtutt@[Link]. You can contact Jill Stout, our secretary/treasurer at (856) 358-1104 or jstout312@[Link].
Mission Statement:
Mike Chapman will be preaching. We will share in communion together and there will be special music by the Aldine Church Choir. The Deacons will be spreading Gods love during the Thanksgiving season. They are putting together a complete meal for families in the area who are in need. If you are able to donate one of the following items please turn it in to the box in the narthex or a member of the Deacons today. Items needed: turkeys, canned veggies, sweet potatoes, boxed stuffing, cranberry sauce, rolls, and dessert. A Hanging
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Flowers this morning are presented in loving memory of Rodney and Marian Hitchner given by Dallas & Anne Skinner & family.
If one member rejoices or suffers, all members rejoice or suffer together! --1 Corinthians 12:26
Prayer Requests: Debbie Covey (Oak Gandys daughter), Jack Barrett, Billy Cundey (friend of Chris Baum), John Baitinger (Marian Dwyers brother), Brenda (Hackett) Halls daughter, Jill (friend of Jane String), Robert Brown (Eric Williams father-in-law), Leroy Skinner, Tom Buckingham, David Sickler, Stanley Prickitt (Kitty Lambs father), Lee & Georgia Williams, Charlie Hitchner, Sara Williams (Lee Williams Jr.s wife), and Billy Robbins.
of the Greens is being held on Sunday,
December 2 following Sunday School from 12:15 pm to approx. 1:30 pm. All congregation members are invited to stay and help decorate the church for the Christmas Season. There will be a Healing Service held next Sunday, November 25th. Anyone who is in need of physical, emotional or spiritual healing is invited to come forward for the laying on of hands by the elders and anointing with oil. This will be a great opportunity for folks to share testimonies about what God has done or is doing in their lives or in the lives of others that they know.
Please note: There is a notebook in the narthex to write down prayer requests. Rev. Tuttle will utilize this information during the time of our prayers. Please include the individuals name and address if possible. Finance Update: 2011/2012 - YTD Income Comparison of Tithes and Benevolence: Jan 1Nov. 11, 2011 Benevolence Tithes $ 17,257.19 (YTD)* $ 90,908.35 (YTD) Jan 1Nov. 11, 2012 $17,999.00 (YTD)* $87,172.36 (YTD)
*Note: Benevolence totals do not include special services such as Maundy Thursday, One Great Hour of Sharing, etc.
If at any time, anyone would like additional information please do not hesitate to contact Ed Forsman. Let us thank the Lord for his blessings and continue to be faithful in our giving of resources, time and talents.
Presbytery Meeting 7 pm on Tuesday, November 20th, 4 pm at the Moorestown Presbyterian Church. Rev. Tuttle & Ed Forsman plan to attend.
