UNITED
Yardville , NJ 08620
(609)
585-5770
(609)
585-5674 fax
February 28, 2010
WELCOME
Welcome!
You have come to hear the Word of God, and you shall hear it read and preached.
But we hope that by hearing it, you will also meet the Word of God, the Living
Word, Jesus, our Master and Savior. And we pray that you will leave our church
equipped to serve him more faithfully and effectively.
SERVICE FOR THE
LORD’S DAY
February 28, 2010
PRELUDE “Sarabande” Handel
PRAYER
HYMN “Change My Heart, O God” Sing the Faith 2152
Change my heart, O God, make it ever
true.
Change my heart, O God, may I be like
you.
You are the Potter, I am the clay.
Mold me and make me, this is what I
pray.
Change my heart, O God, make it ever
true.
Change my heart, O God, may I be like
you.
WE COME TO WORSHIP
GOD
CALL TO WORSHIP
Leader: God
says “Come down to the potter’s house, and there I will let you hear my word.”
People: “You,
Lord, are our Father. We are the clay,
you are the potter; we are all the
work of your hand.” (Isa 64:8) Leader:
The clay is so fragile; we are all so
vulnerable and breakable. Our creator has infinite
patience for working with such earthen vessels.
People: “You, Lord, are our
Father. We are the clay, you are the
potter; we are all the work of your
hand.” (Isa 64:8) Leader: We are safe in the potter’s hand. The potter’s gentle touch can transform the
mud into beauty and restore
brokenness to wholeness. People:
“You, Lord, are our Father. We are the clay, you are the potter; we are
all the work of your hand.” (Isa 64:8)
*HYMN “Love
Divine, All Loves Excelling” 376
CALL
TO CONFESSION
PRAYER
OF CONFESSION
O Artistic and Imaginative Potter, we are clay formed
by your hands, we are fired in the kiln of your love, you make us ready vessels
promising to fill us with your Living Love, your water of life, and your holy
word. You’ve formed us ready to receive,
open and empty. You gave us and give us
life, yet we live in ways that scratch our glaze, or crack our forms, until
we’re chipped and broken, leaking love, lacking true life. Forgive us, O God,
if we misused this gift of life and love you have given us. Repair us, make us whole again, that we might
be for you, your humble earthen vessels.
Amen.
SILENT PRAYER
ASSURANCE OF PARDON
*GIVE GLORY TO GOD “Hear
the Good News of Salvation” 355
Hear the good news of salvation: Jesus died to show
God’s love.
Such great kindness!
Such great mercy! Come to us from
heaven above.
Jesus Christ, how much I love You! Jesus Christ, You save from sin!
How I love You!
Look upon me. Love me still and
cleanse within.
WE HEAR GOD’S WORD TO US
PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION
EPISTLE READING Pgs. 1005-1006 2
Corinthians 4:6-9
6 For it is the God who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,”
who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of
God in the face of Jesus Christ.
7 But we have this treasure in clay jars, so that it may be made
clear that this extraordinary power belongs to God and does not come from
us. 8 We are afflicted in every way, but not
crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair;
9 persecuted,
but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed.
A TIME WITH CHILDREN Rev. Jean Pinto
(After “A Time With
Children,” parents are invited to take their children who are 5 or under to the
Nursery.)
ANTHEM (11:00 am) “Jesus Walked This
OLD
TESTAMENT
Pg. 666 Jeremiah 18:1-6
26a Then God said, “Let us make humankind in our image, according to
our likeness;
27c male and female he created them.
7 then the Lord God
formed man from the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the
breath of life; and the man became a living being.
18 The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord: 2 “Come, go down to the potter’s house, and
there I will let you hear my words.” 3 So I went down to the potter’s house, and
there he was working at his wheel. 4 The vessel he was making of clay was
spoiled in the potter’s hand, and he reworked it into another vessel, as seemed
good to him.
5 Then the word of the Lord
came to me: 6 Can I not do with you, O house of
SERMON Rev. John Milne
MOMENT
FOR QUIET REFLECTION
*HYMN “Take My Life” 391
Joys and concerns may be
written on the pew cards and given to the ushers during this hymn. They will be
shared during the prayers of the people, unless you mark them confidential.
WE RESPOND TO GOD’S WORD
*AFFIRMATION
OF FAITH—The Brief Statement of Faith
We
trust in Jesus Christ, fully human, fully God.
Jesus proclaimed the reign of God preaching good news to the
poor and release to the captives teaching by word and deed
and
blessing the children, healing the sick and binding up the
brokenhearted, eating with outcasts, forgiving sinners, and calling all
to repent and believe the gospel. Unjustly condemned for blasphemy and sedition
Jesus was crucified suffering the depths of human pain and giving his
life for the sins of the world. God
raised Jesus from the dead, vindicating his sinless life, breaking the power of
sin and evil, delivering us from death to life eternal. Amen.
PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE AND LORD’S PRAYER
CONGREGATIONAL
RESPONSE
Hear our prayer, O Lord,
Hear our prayer, O Lord.
Incline Thine ear to us, and
grant us Thy peace.
WE PRESENT TO GOD OUR GIFTS AND OFFERINGS
OFFERTORY “Jesus Paid it All” Mason
*WE GIVE PRAISE AND THANKS TO GOD (tune # 455)
Praise God from whom all
blessings flow; Praise Him all creatures here below;
Alleluia, Alleluia. Praise Him above ye heav'nly host; Praise
Father Son and Holy Ghost.
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! © Public Domain
*PRAYER TO DEDICATE OUR GIFTS
Thank you, God, for the privilege of giving. We have received so much! Now it is a joy to share. All we have belongs to you. You empower our
earning and the use of the treasures we possess. We want to do good with everything we have
received. Bless today’s offering and
tomorrow’s spending with insight, compassion, and responsible stewardship. May our giving reflect your generosity toward
us. Amen.
*HYMN “Spirit of the Living God” 322
*WE
RECEIVE GOD’S BLESSING
POSTLUDE “March in Dl” Handel
*Those
who are able may stand.
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The flowers
today are given by Pat Anthony in memory of loved ones.
Greeters & Ushers: (8:30 am)
Tom Zeyack and Gina Efaw
Greeters & Ushers:
(11:00 am) Don and Carolyn LaCrosse
and Mary Van Dyke
UPCOMING EVENTS
February 28th – March 7th
Sunday—February
28th: 8:30 am Worship
9:45 am Sunday School
11:00
am Worship
5:00 pm Youth Group
Monday—March
1st: 7:00 pm Member Care Committee
Tuesday—March
2nd: 9:00 am UPW Coordinator’s Meeting
10:30
am
12:00
noon UPW Luncheon
Wednesday—March 3rd: 7:00
pm Stewardship Ministry Team-Finances
Thursday—March 4th:
9:30 am TASK
7:30 pm Choir
Sunday—March
7th: 8:30 am Communion Worship
9:45 am Sunday School
11:00
am Communion Worship
5:00 pm Youth Group
There are large print
bulletins and listening devices available.
Please see an usher if you need this service.
Childcare is
available during the 11 a.m. service for infants through kindergarten age
children.
Easter
cantata rehearsals are on Thursdays at 7:30 pm.
The choir will sing the cantata "At the Ninth Hour" on Palm
Sunday, March 28, 2010 at the 11 a.m. worship service. This year's Easter cantata
is based on the Gospel of Mark and it is a retelling of the last week of
Christ's life from Palm Sunday to Easter morning.
The
UPW is compiling a cookbook. Please
submit your favorite recipes to Carolyn Reynolds, Jan Oliver, Barbara Kavalek
or Lois Dixon by March 28th.
The cookbook will be on sale and is a project to commemorate our 5th
anniversary as United Presbyterian Church in October.
On
March 2nd, the UPW will have a Coordinator’s Meeting at 9:00 am and
their Bible Study and meeting at 10:30 am followed by a luncheon at 12:00
noon. The luncheon will be at the church
and will be hoagies, dessert, and beverages.
There will be a sign up sheet on the table in the narthex to register if
you are coming to the luncheon so we will know how many hoagies to
purchase. All women of the church are
invited to attend.
The Survivors (55 and
over group) will be going on
March 10th for lunch to The Dublin Square, Rt.130N. in Bordentown. We
will meet in the church parking lot at 11:30 a.m. with a 12:00 p.m.
luncheon reservation. All seniors and their friends are welcome to
participate in this event. Please call Rita Peterson 259-7256 or email ritapete@optonline.net
for your reservation. Come join the Survivors for an afternoon of fun,
fellowship and great food.
During the next two months,
the Adult Bible Class will be tackling two major topics: 1) Growing
Like Jesus in 2010: How did the Son of God grow as a man? How does
this guide our own growth as men and women? 2) A video series on The
Prayers of Jesus: Is God really like a stern judge or a cranky
neighbor? What's the key to having our prayers answered? If you
could secretly tape Jesus praying, what would you hear? What's all this
have to do with Monday morning? Join us in the Bertolet Lounge on
Sundays at 9:45 a.m.
CALLERS NEEDED
Member Care is in
need of people who would be able to make phone calls once a month to members of
our church. This is part of a new
endeavor begun last year by Nurture/Member Care committee. All that is required:
Receive a list of 10-15 families
Call them once a month
Meet only once for info on this
responsibility
No monthly meeting required
A Cluster leader will call you
periodically to see how you are
The
best part: God will be smiling!!!
Prayerfully
consider and call Kathy Thewes at:
291-0477
The
Women's Book Club
will meet on Tuesday, March 23rd at 7:00 pm in the Bertolet Lounge. We
will be discussing Jamie Ford's historical fiction, HOTEL on the CORNER of
BITTER and SWEET. The story is about a Chinese American, Henry Lee,
who had befriended a Japanese American girl before she was sent to an
internment Camp during World War II. Years later, Henry revisits the
sacrifices he has made for his family, for love, for country. All women
who enjoy books and fellowship are invited to join us. Our April read
will be OLIVER KITTERIDGE by Elizabeth Strout.
Congratulations
to Joe and Nikki Scharnitz on the birth of their daughter, Laura Rose Scharnitz
on February 18, 2010.
Congratulations to Matthew and Lisa Luna on the birth of their
daughter, Cassidy Angelina Luna on February 1, 2010.
INVITATION
TO CHRISTIAN DISCIPLESHIP
You are invited to make a
commitment to follow Jesus Christ as Lord of Life, or to renew your commitment
as a Christian Disciple. Please speak to
the pastor who will talk and pray with you.
If you are looking for a church home we invite you to join this family
of faith and service. This is a caring
congregation, open to all. Please let us
know how we can serve you.
CHURCH STAFF
Ministers: All the members of the Congregation
Co-Pastor: Rev. John H.
Milne (799-7271) jacmilne@comcast.net
Co-Pastor: Rev. Jean B. Pinto
(737-8011) jeanbpinto@comcast.net
Pastor Emeritus: Rev. Terry E. Fouse
Organist: Michael Mraz
Choir Director: Marilyn Machmer
Church Secretary: Betty Reinert
Custodian: Bob Matlack
Custodian: Jack Hoff
Prayer Chain: Daytime: Carol Heberling (298-2594); Betty Reinert
(585-5770)
Evening: Gail Fouse
(585-3248); Joyce Vaughn (888-1187)
OUR
CONGREGATION IN MISSION
Because of your stewardship
commitment, the United Presbyterian Church is supporting the ministries of:
v
The Presbyterian
Church (
v
Presbyterian
Homes of N.J.
v
Mobile Meals of
v
v
InterVarsity (Eric Oliver)
v
v
v
Presbyterian Camp
at Johnsonburg
v
v
Phoebe’s Pantry
v
Womanspace
v
Homefront
v
Trenton Area
Campus Ministries