269 Years of Service

In the Name of Christ

Sowing, GROWing, and Serving
GLORIA PATRI
1741 - 2010
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.

Marion Williams 1966

Pittsgrove Presbyterian Church

Daretown, New Jersey
358-1104

Rev. Dr. Julia Pizzuto-Pomaco, Pastor

Dominic Mercado, Director of Music
Margaret A. Powers, Organist
Jill Stout, Secretary

website: www.daretownpres.org
 SERVICE FOR THE LORD’S DAY CHILDREN’S MESSAGE
November 7, 2010 “This Is the Day” (Hymn #652G)

CHORAL ANTHEM “We Come To Your Table Lord”

ORGAN PRELUDE “Bread and Wine” Blake
PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION
WORDS OF WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
FIRST LESSON Psalm 8 (p. 492)
CHORAL INTROIT
SECOND LESSON Luke 7:36-50 (pgs. 66-67)
*CALL TO WORSHIP SERMON “Hanging With the Right Crowd”
Leader: We will exalt you, O God our Sovereign, and bless
your name forever and ever. PRESENTATION OF TITHES AND OFFERINGS
People: Every day we will bless you and praise your name.
Leader: Your reign is everlasting; your dominion endures OFFERTORY “Offertoire” Clarke
throughout all ages.
All: O Lord, you are faithful in all your words, and merciful in *DOXOLOGY
all your deeds.
*PRAYER OF DEDICATION
*HYMN #94G “Shout to the Lord”
*HYMN #559G “Here I Am, Lord”
*PRAYER OF CONFESSION
Gracious Lord, You call us to faithful living, giving ourselves to SACRAMENT OF HOLY COMMUNION
you and to one another after the example of Jesus. Yet sin prevents
us from following your directions. We pursue our own goals, PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE AND THE LORD’S PRAYER
worship our own gods, and place our hope in things that cannot
last. Wash us anew. Forgive us again. Give us the courage to hear *HYMN #393G “Blest Be the Tie That Binds”
your call and the faith to follow where Christ leads. Amen.
*BENEDICTION
*MOMENTS FOR SILENT, PERSONAL CONFESSION
*CHORAL RESPONSE
*ASSURANCE OF PARDON
MOMENT FOR SILENT MEDITATION
*AFFIRMATION OF FAITH – The Nicene Creed
(see insert) ORGAN POSTLUDE “Rigaudon” Purcell

*GLORIA PATRI (back cover of bulletin) SERVICE NOTES:

(*) indicates when to stand
(G) refers to our green hymnal “Worship & Rejoice”
 Welcome to worship. Today we recognize with appreciation
THE NICENE CREED all who have served or are currently serving in our nation’s
We believe in one God, military.
the Father, the Almighty, The elder for the month is Verna Iredell.
maker of heaven and earth, of all that is, seen and unseen.
The deacon for the month is Joyce Guiliano.
We believe in our Lord, Jesus Christ, The trustee for the month is Steve Quirk.
the only Son of God, The greeters are Oak and Jane Gandy.
eternally begotten of the Father, Lay leader is Carol Quirk.
God from God, Light from Light,
true God from true God, Mission Statement:
begotten, not made, In the Name of Christ: Sowing, GROWing, and Serving.
of one Being with the Father.
Through him all things were made. Vision Statement: We are GROWing,
For us and for our salvation Growing in Faith,
he came down from heaven:
Reaching others for Christ,
by the power of the Holy Spirit
he became incarnate from the virgin, Mary, and was made Offering opportunities for mission,
human. Worshipping the Lord with our whole hearts.
For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate;
he suffered and was buried. If you are visiting with us today we warmly welcome you
On the third day he rose again and hope you have received a welcome packet. Please
in accordance with the Scriptures; feel free to contact Pastor Julia with any questions or
he ascended into heaven pastoral needs. Pastor Julia can be reached at 358-1104
and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, or [email protected]. You can contact Jill Stout, our
and his kingdom will have no end. secretary/treasurer, in the office or at [email protected].

We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord the giver of life, PRAISE BAND PRACTICE – Tuesday @ 7:30 pm
who proceeds from the Father and the Son. CHOIR PRACTICE – Wednesday @ 7:30 pm
With the Father and the Son he is worshipped and glorified. TNT – Tuesday 6-8pm
he has spoken through the prophets.
DEACON, TRUSTEE & SESSION MEETINGS –
We believe in one holy, catholic and apostolic church. Monday @ 7:30 pm
We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins.
Deacons will meet in the upstairs lounge
We look for the resurrection of the dead,
and the life of the world to come. Amen. Session will meet in the youth lounge
Trustees will meet in the social hall
Today, following worship service, will be a Congregational Prayer Requests: Mary Radcliffe, Debbie Covey (Oak
Meeting for the purpose of discussing our finances. Gandy’s daughter), Judi Walker, Jack Barrett, Billy Cundey
Jr. (friend of Chris Baum), Paul Headley, Juele Pizzuto
Don’t forget – TNT continues this Tuesday night, (Pastor Julia’s mom), Ron Rudenolff and Joanne Riddell
November 9th beginning with a light meal at 6 pm. (friends of Dee & George Leptien), Sharon & Michael Hughes
6:30-7:30 Programs-Adults (Alpha), Youth & Children (friend of Kitty Lamb), Jean Johnston (Patrick Sheehan’s
7:30-8:00 Contemporary Worship grandmother), Bruce and Teresa Monell, Carl Whestel
Please let Pastor Julia know if you can help with TNT and (friend of Andrea Wood), Sarah Transue (student of Elaine
there is also a sign up sheet in the narthex if you are willing Myers), Brian Denny (friend of Jeanine Tindall), Peggy
and able to prepare a light meal for one Tuesday Night Kroeplin (Donna Stroud’s mother), Brad Davis, Martha
Together. We hope to see you there! McClendon (wife of Pastor Bruce of Elmer Presbyterian), Bill
Williams, Debra Floyd, Loula Dolbow (Dottie Robbins’
The next Ladies’ Bible Study will be tomorrow, November mother), Eric Robertson (friend of Andrea Wood) and
8th at 10am. We will be continuing our discussion of Paul’s Clarence Robinson.
letter to the Philippian church. You don’t have to have
attended last month to join us this month. Bring a friend and We received a very nice thank you card from Kim Hitchner
all your questions! Let’s learn and fellowship together. We and family. If you would like to read it, it is located on the
meet in the upstairs lounge and everyone is welcome. bulletin board outside of the nursery.

The next Ladies Luncheon will be tomorrow, November 8th, Operation Christmas Child (“shoebox gifts”), a Samaritan’s
12 noon at Michael’s Diner and Restaurant located at 719 Purse project is one of our fall Sunday School mission
S. Broadway, Pennsville. For more information or to RSVP projects. Look for pamphlets on how to pack a box that will
please contact Bertie Simkins (358-0268). be sent to a needy child. Instructions and labels are also
available on the church website. Boxes will be due by next
Saturday, November 20th will be the Church Yard Clean- Sunday, November 14th. See Samantha Ewart with any
up Day. In addition to picking up leaves, we plan to trim questions.
the hedge in front of the manse, clean gutters on the church
and caulk some areas outside of the building. Please reserve The Youth Group is now selling beautiful 2011 calendars.
this morning to help prepare our grounds for the winter. Only $6 will get you a very nice gift for someone (or
Everyone who is able is encouraged to attend! Many hands yourself) and also support our youth. Please ask any youth
make light work. group member or pick one up for $6 in the narthex or by the
adult lounge. Thank you!
Disciple's Pantry in Woodstown continues to be in need of We are already beginning to plan our next youth mission
boxed items such as cereals, pasta, mac-n-cheese, & rice. trip! Youth and adults are invited to attend our 2011
They are gathering anything available in a can: vegetables, mission trip where we will be heading to Johnstown, NY. The
fruit, baby food, spaghetti sauce, soups, tuna, pork & beans, week of July 23rd will be spent working on homes for people
canned meat such as Spam, Turkey, Stew, etc. Peanut in need while we grow in our faith. If you are interested in
butter & jelly is also needed as well as toilet paper. Dried attending this trip please see Pastor Julia by November 14th.
milk is welcome but must be in “individual” serving sizes to
make distribution easier and more equal. Please leave your Once again cookie dough is available for sale. It will be
contribution in the box marked in the narthex and we will available for pick up on November 20th (in time for
make sure it gets there. This is one way we can make a Thanksgiving & Christmas cookies). If you would like to
difference by helping needy people in our area. Thank You purchase some please see the order sheet in the narthex or
to those who have already generously contributed money. contact one of our youth or a member of our mission team,
Ed, Kurt or Dana. Orders and payments are due no later
168 Hours of Prayer – 7 Days, 7 Churches, TODAY than November 13th.
Join us in prayer from noon on November 7th to noon on
A little bit of Johnstown history includes that “in the
November 8th. We will be uniting with Woodstown,
1800s it was a major center for tanning leather and by the
Woodbury, Wenonah, Gibbstown and several other churches
1900s was the glove-making capital of the world. The
to blanket our area in prayer. Seven churches will
production of gloves brought in many other industries and
participate, each taking one 24 hour time slot over seven
offered a plethora of jobs to residents. Fulton County hit
days! We have been given noon on the 7 th through noon
its high time during World War II, which demanded a large
tomorrow.
supply of military gloves.

Our Annual Stewardship Campaign begins today. Be Since World War II, the economy of Johnstown has
listening for inspiring stories and opportunities to pledge declined. The production of gloves has largely been
your time, talents and resources to the ministry of our outsourced to other countries, where the cost of production
church. Talk to Pastor Julia or Kurt Reichert with is significantly lower. Few glove companies still exist in
questions. Johnstown and the economy has suffered because of it.”

The flowers this morning are presented in loving memory of

Andy Smith’s Birthday by Kitty & Rick Lamb and family.
Bible Reading Challenge ...It is never too late to start!! The Missions of the Month for November are Atlantic
Begin reading your Bible now. Pastor Julia has challenged all City Rescue Mission and Friends of Jean Webster. Please
of the members of our church to be reading the Word of keep these ministries in your prayers.
God daily, even the children. At the Birthday Party for
Jesus (December 5th) prizes will be given out for regular Friends of Jean Webster is located at The First
readers and the Sunday School class with the average Presbyterian Church on Pennsylvania Avenue in Atlantic City.
highest reading will receive a super, duper ice cream party Jean Webster was formally a chef in the casinos in Atlantic
(your choice of flavors and toppings). City. She saw so many homeless eating out of the garbage
that she decided to do something about it. She started
There are 8 assisted listening devices available for people to feeding them out of her home and eventually moved to the
better hear the worship service. They are located in a First Presbyterian Church. Jean and her friends serve 300-
basket in the narthex. Please return the devices to the 400 “guests” per day five days per week. Much of the food
basket at the conclusion of worship. If you look for a device is donated by the casinos. Jean likes to call her kitchen the
and they are all taken please let the office know. We want to “house of happiness” and anyone who comes in is a “guest”.
have enough available for everyone who needs one. CD No one is ever turned away and all the staff is volunteer.
copies of our worship service are available every Sunday in Jean says she is just following Gods orders. “I just rely on
the narthex. God. It’s like the loaves and the fishes. He never lets me go
dry.”
Join us for a prayer time every Sunday morning in the youth AC Rescue Mission is a nonprofit, Christian social service
lounge before church at 9:20am. ministry that has been helping the poor and the homeless in
southern New Jersey since 1964. They supply support to
Next week, Pastor Julia will be away on study leave. Joan men, women and families such as meals, counseling, shelter,
Spangler will be our guest speaker. She is a graduate of recovery programs for addictions and housing and job
Palmer Seminary, a long time Presbyterian member, lay placement assistance.
leader and is a children’s librarian. She is a candidate in the
Presbyterian Church USA and hopes to receive a call within There are copies of today’s hymns in larger print on the
the next year. She has been on many mission trips and just table in the narthex.
recently returned from China. She will be sharing some of
her experiences with us next Sunday. Please welcome her Check out our website for the weekly Bulletin and Insert.
and her husband, Don.
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