Current Bulletin - White Memorial Presbyterian Church

The Service of the Lord’s Day
First Sunday in Lent
Youth Sunday
February 22, 2015
8:15, 9:30 & 11:00 a.m.
WE GATHER TO WORSHIP
Greeting
One: The peace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.
All: And also with you.
One: Let us prepare for worship.
(8:15 & 9:30) Maribelle Scoggin; (11:00) J. D. Allen
Preparation for Worship
God of the covenant, as the forty days of deluge swept away the world’s corruption and watered new beginnings of righteousness and life, so in the
saving flood of Baptism we are washed clean and born again. Throughout these forty days, unseal within us the wellspring of your grace, cleanse our
hearts of all that is not holy, and cause your gift of new life to flourish once again. Grant this through Jesus Chris our Redeemer, who lives and reigns
with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever. Amen.
Prelude - Our God
Chris Tomlin
Youth Band
Christian Welcome and Announcements
(8:15 & 11:00) Abigail Livengood; (9:30) Neil Peterson
Please pass the Friendship Register to your neighbor; include all requested information.
*Processional - Back Home
Andy Grammer
Youth Band
Call to Worship
(8:15) Reid Sutton; (9:30) Carter Bunn; (11:00) Emilie Hoke
One: God has called each of you by name. You are a blessed group, children of God, and loved. God has given you this
group of people to learn together in Christ’s name. Together we will praise our maker for the blessings God has given
us. Come and worship!
All: Let us come and worship and offer our praise to God!
*Hymn 177 - You Are Mine
*Call to Confession
YOU ARE MINE
(8:15 & 9:30) Emily Pittman; (11:00) Lillian Brimberry
*Prayer of Confession
God, we know we do not always trust you and follow the path you have set out for us. We are not always strong and
brave. Help us to have the courage to put our lives and our futures in your hands. Lead us to glorify you, our God,
and find your joy and peace. Amen.
*Assurance of Pardon
(8:15 & 9:30) Anna Elizabeth Helton; (11:00) Jaxson Stocks
*Passing of the Peace
*Response Hymn 695 - Change My Heart, O God
First time: Confirmation Class; Second time: All
CHANGE MY HEART
WE PROCLAIM GOD’S WORD
New Testament Lesson - Romans 15:7-13
pew Bible, p. 153
(8:15) Caroline Barnard; (9:30) Blake Schrum; (11:00) Jackson Montgomery
Anthem - Christ Has Broken Down the Wall
Mark A. Miller (pub. 2011)
Christ has broken down the wall. Let us join our hearts as one. Christ has broken down the wall. We’re accepted as we are. Through
God’s love all is reconciled. We’re accepted as we are. Cast aside your doubts and fears. Peace and love, freely offered here. Cast
aside your doubts and fears. We will tear down the walls! We will tear down every wall! God has called us, one and all. Christ has
broken down the wall.
Youth Choir; Kelly Gold, director; Lora Zinsmeister, accompanist
Old Testament Lesson - Joshua 1:1-9
pew Bible, p. 185
(8:15) Cameron Baird; (9:30) Neil Peterson; (11:00) Grace Biddell
(11:00) A Time with the Younger Church
Mary Gray Davis, Lindsay Mallard, Amelia Anne Marsh
Children will remain in the sanctuary for the entire worship service.
Sermon - Faithfulness and Courage
(8:15) Sarah Carr Barnes, Nina Barnett, Chandler Freeman, Olivia Joyner
(9:30) Betsy Reade Creech, Annie Morse, Anne Pollack, Madison Riley
(11:00) Augusta Brook, Madeline Haneline, Thomas Montgomery, Anna Rawls
WE RESPOND TO GOD’S WORD
*Hymn - Holy is the Lord
Brooklyn Tabernacle
The Youth Band will sing the verses. The congregation is invited to join in the chorus.
Holy is the Lord God Almighty.
The earth is filled with his glory.
Holy is the Lord God Almighty.
The earth is filled with his glory.
The earth is filled with his glory.
Prayers of the People and The Lord’s Prayer
(8:15) Wes Stroud; (9:30) Eli White; (11:00) Sara Valtonen
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.
Presentation of Tithes and Offerings
(8:15) Stephanie Ferguson; (9:30) Press Brown; (11:00) Chris Roe
Offertory - How He Loves
Offertory Response - Hymn 726, stanza 5
Lord, your summons echoes true when you but call my name.
Let me turn and follow you and never be the same.
In your company I’ll go where your love and footsteps show.
Thus I’ll move and live and grow in you and you in me.
KELVINGROVE
*Affirmation of Faith
(8:15) Lizzie Tollison; (9:30) Reilly Grant; (11:00) Will Minton
We trust in God, whom Jesus called Abba, Father. In sovereign love God created the world good and makes
everyone equally in God’s image, male and female, of every race and people, to live as one community.
But we rebel against God; we hide from our Creator. Ignoring God’s commandments, we violate the image of
God in others and ourselves, accept lies as truth, exploit neighbor and nature, and threaten death to the planet
entrusted to our care. We deserve God’s condemnation. Yet God acts with justice and mercy to redeem creation.
In everlasting love, the God of Abraham and Sarah chose a covenant people to bless all families of the
earth. Hearing their cry, God delivered the children of Israel from the house of bondage. Loving us still, God
makes us heirs with Christ of the covenant. Like a mother who will not forsake her nursing child, like a father
who runs to welcome the prodigal home, God is faithful still.
With believers in every time and place, we rejoice that nothing in life or in death can separate us from the love of
God in Christ Jesus our Lord.
WE GO IN GOD’S NAME
*Hymn - All in All
You are my strength when I am weak.
You are the treasure that I seek.
You are my all in all.
Seeking you as a precious jewel,
Lord to give up, I'd be a fool,
You are my all in all.
(Chorus) Jesus, Lamb of God, worthy is Your name.
Jesus, Lamb of God, worthy is Your name.
Taking my sin, my cross, my shame,
Rising again, I bless your name.
You are my all in all.
When I fall down, you pick me up.
When I am dry, you fill my cup.
You are my all in all.
(Chorus)
*Charge and Benediction
(8:15) Olivia Joyner; (9:30) Madison Riley; (11:00) Anna Rawls
*Congregational Response - All in All, chorus
*Chiming of the Trinity
Greeters: 9:30 - Caitlin Fountain, Charlie Queen, Sam Corkey, Nate Albertson, Jack Godwin; 11:00 - Maggie Montgomery, Joey
Burroughs.
Ushers: 8:15 - Rollings Freeman, lead, Kitch Joyner; 9:30 - Taylor Fountain, lead, Jackson Queen, Jennings Glenn, Caroline Grace
Barnhill, Will Hardesty; 11:00 - Jack Jurney, lead, Michelle Day, lead, Rainey Brewer, Abigail Robertson, Grey Thompson.
Service Assistants: 8:15 - Braeden Brockschmidt; 9:30 - Emmy Whitford; 11:00 - Jack Ashby
Shuttle Drivers: Varner Olmstead, Tim Canning.
Treasure’s Assistants: Mark Goettsch, DeLanna Anderson.
Youth Band Members: Maribelle Scoggin, leader, Elizabeth Britt, Cameron Baird, Abigail Livengood, Caroline Barnard, Lillienne
Martin, Anne Elkins, Donavan Swintosy, John David Allen, Laura Boyd.
Get Your Mission Shares!
Mission Shares will be on sale today and March 1 after worship in Carol Copeland Courtyard and on the Point. You can also get them
at First Wednesday Spaghetti Supper on March 4. Thank you for helping support youth missions.
Children’s Teacher Workshop
Church School teachers of two-year-olds through fifth grade: please attend our Lenten Workshop today from 4:00-6:00 p.m. Bring
your calendars and RSVP to your coordinators. At 6:00, all teachers, childcare givers and their families are invited to the Appreciation
Dinner.
Christian Marriage Series
Two concurrent five-week series of classes entitled Christian Marriage, the Bible, and the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) will be
offered Sundays, February 22-March 2, from 9:30-10:30 a.m. in Geneva Hall and on Wednesdays, February 25-March 25, 7:00-8:00
p.m. in C200. We will study marriage in the Christian tradition, biblical passages and what the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) has said
on marriage, including the most recent action taken at the General Assembly in Summer 2014.
Poland Movie Night
Join us on Thursday, February 26, at 5:45 p.m. in Davidson Chapel for the Showing of WALESA: Man of Hope, a film about Lech
Walesa, the Nobel Peace Prize Winner and founder of Poland’s Solidarity Movement. The film focuses on the events that led to the
country’s revolution and the fall of Communism in the 1970’s. The film is in Polish with English subtitles and is 127 minutes long. A
discussion led by our Polish friends will follow. Contact Becca Valone at [email protected] with questions.
WELCOME TO
WHITE MEMORIAL
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, PC
(USA)
We are glad you are worshipping with
us. Visiting? Stop by the Welcome Table
in Jane Bell Gathering Space for
information, directions and a friendly
greeting. New members are received
after a three-hour Beginnings Class.
Visit whitememorial.org/join for details,
class dates and registration.
PASTORAL & PROGRAM STAFF:
Christopher Edmonston, Pastor
Cynthia Baggett, Dir. of Weekday
School
Laura Boyd, Dir. of High School
Ministry
Blake Daniel, Pastoral Resident for
congregational Ministry
Tracey Daniel, Associate Pastor for
Christian Education
Brock Downward, Dir. of Music
Emeritus
Gary Fulton, Associate Pastor for
Administration and Outreach
Lisa Hebacker, Associate Pastor for
Pastoral Care
Gloria Johnson, Associate Pastor for
Community Ministry
Lindsay Jordan, Dir. of Sr. Adult Care
Page King, Nursery Coordinator
Sujin Matthews, Interim Organist
Jill McElroy, Dir. of Middle School
Ministry
Emily Nelson, Communications Director
Linda Nunnallee, StepUp Director
Judy Pidcock, Parish Associate for
Senior Adult Ministry
Chip Pope, Associate Pastor for Youth
and Their Families
Art Ross, Pastor Emeritus
Katy Schafer, Interim Confirmation
Dir.
Lynn Springfield, Dir. of Elementary
Ministry
Martha Stevenson, Educator Emerita
Steven Thomason, Music Ministry
Intern
Agnes Vaglio, Dir. of Children’s Music
Gwen Whiteman, Director of Young
Children’s Ministry
Karl Zinsmeister, Director of Music
Pastor on call: 919-605-4593
THINGS TO KNOW:
- Shuttle buses run every Sunday at
five- to ten-minute intervals, 8:45 a.m. 12:15 p.m., from Carolina Place,
2626 Glenwood Avenue, across from
the Glenwood Shopping Center.
- Restrooms are located in the Luther
Building immediately behind the
sanctuary/Jane Bell Gathering Space.
- Childcare is available for children from
crib age to fours.
- Church School is offered for all ages at
9:30 a.m.
- Refreshments are served in Carol
Copeland Courtyard or in Pickard Hall
Calendar of the Week
Sunday, February 22 (Romans 15:7-13; Joshua 1:1-9)
Youth Sunday - All Services
9:00 a.m. - Youth Mission Shares (Courtyard/Patio)
9:30 a.m. - Christian Marriage Class (Geneva)
10:45 a.m. - Youth Strings Ensemble (L304)
4:00 p.m. - Church School Teacher Lenten Workshop (Geneva)
6:00 p.m. - Church School Teacher & Childcare Appreciation Dinner (Geneva)
Monday, February 23 (Ps. 85; Ruth 1:1-14; 2 Cor. 1:1-11; Matt. 5:1-12)
9:30 a.m. - Russia Sewing Group (C200)
noon - Grief Support (W400)
4:30 p.m. - T’ai Chi for Exercise (C200)
5:30 p.m. - T’ai Chi for Exercise (C200); Worship Committee (S300)
6:00 p.m. - Men’s Bible Study (Geneva)
6:45 p.m. - Disciple 4 (C301); Stephen Ministry Training (K302)
7:00 p.m. - Alcoholics Anonymous (C100); Jim Gale Bible Study (K307)
7:00 p.m. - John Bible Study (C303); Presbytery Commissioner Orientation (C204)
7:30 p.m. - Handbell Choir (S300)
8:00 p.m. - Adult Basketball (Pickard)
Tuesday, February 24 (Ps. 28; Ruth 1:15-22; 2 Cor. 1:12-22; Matt. 5:13-20)
7:30 a.m. - Men’s/Women’s Breakfast/Bible Study (Geneva/K100)
9:30 a.m. - God Talk (W400); Fit after Fifty (Pickard)
10:00 a.m. - Covenant Bible Study (C301)
5:30 p.m. - StepUp Co-Partner Training (C200)
6:00 p.m. - StepUp Life Skills (Geneva)
7:00 p.m. - Chancel Choir (S300); Weekday School Board Meeting (K302)
7:30 p.m. - Boy Scout Troop 395 (K303-K305)
Wednesday, February 25 (Ps. 125; Ruth 2:1-13; 2 Cor. 1:23-2:17; Matt. 5:21-26)
9:15 a.m. - Library Committee (W400)
9:30 a.m. - Living a Life of Balance (Off Site)
4:30 p.m. - Cherub Choir (L309); Joyful Noise Choir (L304); Carol Choir (S300)
5:15 p.m. - Wednesdays Together Dinner (Pickard)
6:00 p.m. - Yoga for Exercise (C100)
6:15 p.m. - Nursery for Worship w/Reservation (L102-104)
6:30 p.m. - Disciple 1 (K307); Disciple 2 (K301); Lenten Midweek Worship (Sanctuary)
6:45 p.m. - Young Adult Bible Study (C102)
7:00 p.m. - Nominating Committee (C200); Christian Marriage Class (C200)
8:00 p.m. - Al-Anon (C100)
Thursday, February 26 (Ps. 81; Ruth 2:14-23; 2 Cor. 3:1-18; Matt. 5:27-37)
8:30 a.m. - StepUp Jobs Class (C100)
9:30 a.m. - Lilies Bible Study (C301); Thurs. A.M. Bible Study (W400); T’ai Chi (C200)
10:00 a.m. - Christian Believer Class (K301)
10:45 a.m. - Keenagers: K-9 Police Dogs (K102)
11:50 a.m. - Nursery for Worship w/Reservation (L102-104)
12:10 p.m. - Lenten Midweek Worship (Sanctuary)
12:30 p.m. - Lenten Luncheon (Geneva)
1:00 p.m. - Koinonia (K301)
5:30 p.m. - Middle School Basketball Practice (Pickard)
5:45 p.m. - Poland Committee Film (Chapel)
6:00 p.m. - Weight Watchers (W400)
7:00 p.m. - Seasonal/Sanctuary Choir (S300); High School Basketball Practice (Pickard)
7:00 p.m. - Eclipsing Empire Series (C301)
7:30 p.m. - Webelo Scouts (K303-308)
Friday, February 27 (Ps. 6; Ruth 3:1-18; 2 Cor. 4:1-12; Matt. 5:38-48)
8:00 a.m. - StepUp Ministry Employment Workshop (C100)
9:30 a.m. - Fit after Fifty (Pickard)
11:00 a.m. - Walk Talk & Pray - Nurturing Newborns (K100)
8:00 p.m. - Alcoholics Anonymous (C100)
Saturday, February 28 (Ps. 100; Ruth 4:1-22; 2 Cor. 4:13-5:10; Matt. 6:1-6)
8:30 a.m. - Winter Retreat (Geneva); Church School Setup (L307-312)
9:00 a.m. - Communion Preparation (Sacristy)
2014-2015 Church School Teachers and Caregivers
Superintendents: Cissy and Grant Livengood
Assistant Superintendents: Hanna and Jim Compton
Classroom Management Support: Beth Van Nortwick
Special Friends Support: Jessica Wahler
High School Special Friends Coordinator: Lynne Sanders
Photographer: Julie Caviness
Church School Event Childcare Coordinator: Amy Kennemur and Brooks Jordan
9:30
Newborn Crib Nursery: Sunya Crofton, Coordinator
Jennifer Brock, Carey Harris, Susan Johnson, Betsy Morrison, Karen Riley
9:30
Crib Nursery: Mary Virginia Liles and Marcia Southerland, Coordinators
Karen Brockschmidt, Dorothy Crowder, Terri Dollar, Ashley Gibbons, Ashley Jennings, Ryan and
Heather Kraudel, Tiffany Lund, Susan Madison, Martha Marshall, Julie Mock, Mary Beth Rhoades,
Stephanie Roach, Jessica Vallecorsa, Anne Wagoner, Catherine White, Carol Willingham
9:30
Younger Toddlers: Duval Fisher, Coordinator
Lucy Fountain, Bryan Fox, Erin Goettsch, Sheryl Joyner, Amy and Brian Leden, Suzanne Pierce,
Parker and Seth Rumley, Karen Tinnesz
9:30
Older Toddlers: Brooks Jordan, Coordinator
Lu and Tricia Alexander, Mary Ammons, Betsy Balas, Robin and Jim Coats, Debbie Good, Gail
Gunnells, Sharon Gustafson, Mariah Malik, Kathleen Mayfield-Garcia, Ray Petrolino, Lydia Pickard,
Sally Umbdenstock, Vee Vee Vick, Stacey Williams, Heather York
9:30
Two Year-Olds: Nancy Hardison, Coordinator
Rebecca Anderton, Jessica Capps, Laura Ferguson, Gail Gunnells, Julie and Brad Kelly, Carol Lynn,
Carla Sevilla, Elizabeth Thompson
9:30
Three Year-Olds: Tricia Weston, Coordinator
Kristen and Robert Ange, Beth and Jonathan Broyles, Amanda Hayes and Lee Craven, Melissa and
Joe Graham, Heather and Scott Horton, Tracey and William Kimbrell, Leslie and John Mize, Steve
Parsons
9:30
Four Year-Olds: Walker Wilson, Coordinator
Cynthia Baggett, Kristye Brackett, Karen and David Hoover, Jennifer and Robbie Jones, Stan
Lambeth, Beth and Dan Spano, Anne and Justin Wallwork, Lynn Worley-Davis
9:30
Kindergarten: Jennifer Eastman, Coordinator
Brandon and Paul Baron, Kate and Heath Chapman, Carol and Mark Holt, Mandy and Brian Hoyle,
Susan Mulligan, Bea and Adam Perry, Brandy and Mark Vannoy, Parker and Rob Wright
9:30
First Grade: Kristi Wilson, Coordinator
Morgan Angley, Bryan Boyd, Miles Engell, Susan Fairlee, Allison Hajj, Todd Olson, Ashley
Robertson, Karen Wilson
9:30
Second Grade: Donna Thagard, Coordinator
Wendy Burkard, Tricia Goodson, Jerri Lemanski, Kim Peters, Ashley and Allan Pharr, Paige Phillips,
Carol and Tommy Wagoner, Kristy and Phillip Wood
9:30
Third Grade: Susan and Reed Fountain, Coordinators
Cheryl and Jay Bowman, Ansley and John Cella, Susan and Reed Fountain, Adora and Burke
Koonce, Tammy Peatross, Joelle and Brad Pemberton, Kristen and Matt Rittenmeyer, Amanda
Tueting
9:30
Fourth Grade: Nancy Thompson, Coordinator
Suzanna Beamish, Meg Ellis, Kathleen Liebowitz, Donna McCaskill, Laura and Paul McCoy, Kelly
Miller, Jordan Overcash, Elizabeth and Stephen Riddick, Tamara and Bobby Shatterly
9:30
Fifth Grade: Elizabeth Grovenstein, Coordinator
Mary Bossong, Elizabeth and John Grovenstein, Rene´ Hebacker, Diann Kearney, Julie Sandridge,
Rob Wyatt
9:30
Music Leaders
Twos: Pam Davis, Mary Ann Turner
Threes, Fours, & K: Will Garrabrant, Kathy Gurganious, Penn Holderness, David Millican
Grades 1-2: Mimi Bauer, Tracey Fountain Hall, Cheryl McLean, Georgia and Bill Schmidt, Agnes Vaglio
Grades 3-5: Kelly Gold, Kay Menius, Ann Brooke and Charles Raynal, Lora Zinsmeister
9:30
Church School Special Friends
Gracie Brown, Rachel Brown, Maggie Dell, Stephanie Ferguson, Anna Elizabeth Helton, Abigail
Livengood, Morgan Peterson, Sara Sanders, Sutton Ward
11:00
Crib Nursery: Julie and John Daly, Coordinators
Mary Clayton, Abby Collins, Laura Fischer, Lucy Fountain & Margaret, Keely Jackson, Emily and
Quincy King, Carol Orban, Jordan Overcash, Katy Smyth, Mary Willoughby
11:00
Toddlers: Katherine Wall, Coordinator
Susanne and Britt Barham, Kathryn Bell, Elizabeth & Charles, Elizabeth Brooks, Elizabeth Cooke,
Meg Groves, Steve Haneline & Madeline, Heather Horton, Ashley Hutchens, Blair and Wes Miller,
Ann and Harry Montgomery, Gregg and Liz Newton, Ashley Wood
11:00
Three’s and Four’s: Polly Jasmin, Coordinator
Cheryl and Jay Bowman & Ellie, Amelia, and Blythe, Sunya Crofton & Caroline, Emma and Lily, Jane
Elkins & Anne, Julia Hoke & Emilie, Terree Montgomery & Thomas
11:00
Children in Worship: Virginia Yopp, Coordinator
Melanie Biddell & Grace; Martha Funsten & Jennifer; Ann Hanley & Jack; Nancy Tannenbaum &
Ally; Ashlyn Whitford & Emmy
Youth Dinner and Silent Auction
Youth Ministry held its 3rd annual Dinner and Silent
Auction on February 6. The Dinner and Silent Auction helps
raise essential funds to bring youth on mission trips to places
such as Baltimore Appalachia, Charlotte and Western North Carolina to do the work of Christ. In addition to raising these funds,
the dinner allows fellowship together and an opportunity to celebrate our friendships as a church family. This year we raised
$15,000 for summer mission trips.
Thank you to everyone who helped prepare this event, donated
items and supported us by attending the dinner. We had over 50
youth volunteering their time and efforts to serve our
wonderful meal. Special thanks to our DSA Co-Chairs Laura
Clark and Julie Hardesty; Betsy Green and her team on
decorations; and the full DSA Committee for organizing the
meal and auction items. We also thanks our food service staff
for creating a delicious meal.
From left to right: DSA Check-in table (Michelle Jeutter with the Biddells), happy middle school youth preparing to
serve meals, middle school boys ready for work and friends enjoying dinner.
Youth Dinner and Silent Auction
Left to right: Salad anyone?; Beautiful
artwork by Linda Robinson Ben Owen, and
handmade t-shirt quilts by Karen Yount;
auction items for sports fans; beautiful table
décor by Betsy Green; Jill McElroy as our
raffle ticket seller extraordinaire for the
evening; Eccoaccent StoreAlls, scout box,
scarf and duffle bag for monogramming.