“A house of prayer for all people, aspiring to be as inclusive as the love of God”

The Church at Litchfield Park

WE HAVE GATHERED AS A FAMILY OF FAITH Ninth Sunday after Pentecost

July 21, 2013 8:00 a.m.

The Church at Litchfield Park, aspiring to be as inclusive as the love of God, welcomes everyone who comes to the doors of this House of Prayer for all People.

CHIMES PRELUDE “How Great Thou Art” arr. Weber WELCOME, REGISTRATION and ANNOUNCEMENTS PASTORAL PRAYER LORD’S PRAYER 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. HYMN “I Sing the Mighty Power of God” No. 128 (Verses 1 & 2) SPECIAL MUSIC “On My Knees” Nicole Mullen

Karla Cornell, soloist SCRIPTURE READING Luke 10:38-42

SERMON “Which is More Important?” Rev. Roger Withee HYMN “Take Time to Be Holy” No. 656

(Verse 1, 2 & 4)

OFFERTORY “Pie Jesu” Andrew Lloyd Weber Sally Collender, soprano & Karla Cornell, alto

“DOXOLOGY” No. 815

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“His Name is Wonderful” No. 118 “His name is Wonderful, His name is Wonderful, His name is Wonderful,

Jesus my Lord; He is the mighty King, master of everything, His name is Wonderful, Jesus my Lord. He’s the great Shepherd, the Rock of All Ages, almighty God is He; bow down before Him, love and adore Him; His name is Wonderful, Jesus, my Lord.”

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BENEDICTION POSTLUDE “Postlude in Classical Style” Gordon Young

LUKE 10:38-42 (NIV) “As Jesus and his disciples were on their way, he came to a village where a woman

named Martha opened her home to him. She had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet listening to what he said. But Martha was distracted by all the preparations that had to be made. She came to him and asked, ‘Lord, don’t you care that my sister has left me to do the work by myself? Tell her to help me!’ ‘Martha, Martha,’ the Lord answered, ‘you are worried and upset about many things, but few things are needed—or indeed only one. Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her.’”

CONGREGATION PLEASE STAND (AS YOU ARE ABLE) **Assisted Hearing devices and large print hymnals are available for use during

traditional services. Please contact an usher if you would like to use one of these.

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WE HAVE GATHERED AS A FAMILY OF FAITH Ninth Sunday after Pentecost

July 21, 2013 9:15 a.m.

The Church at Litchfield Park, aspiring to be as inclusive as the love of God, welcomes everyone who comes to the doors of this House of Prayer for all People.

CHIMES WELCOME, REGISTRATION and ANNOUNCEMENTS PRELUDE “How Great Thou Art” arr. Weber BRINGING IN THE LIGHT CALL TO WORSHIP: L: Christ calls his church to be in ministry. Sometimes that ministry involves busy activity. Other times it means quiet meditation. P: We have been involved in both. But we get upset when others avoid the difficult tasks that must be done. L: Perhaps we misinterpret the ministry Christ is asking for, just as Martha did when she became upset with Mary, who would not help her. P: We need to understand more about the ministry Jesus is asking of us so that we may serve according to his will, not ours. HYMN “I Sing the Mighty Power of God” No. 128 CONFESSION OF THE CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY Prayer of Confession: (In Unison)

Forgive us, Father, for trying to minister on your behalf without understanding what the ministry is you are asking of us. We are geared to be busy people and tend to feel that only busyness accomplishes your will. Lead us in new understanding of what it means to be in ministry. Give us the ability to know when to be in meditation, and when to be in motion. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.

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PASTORAL PRAYER LORD’S PRAYER 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.

SPECIAL MUSIC “On My Knees” Nicole Mullen

Karla Cornell, soloist SCRIPTURE READING Luke 10:38-42

(Page 3) SERMON “Which is More Important?” Rev. Roger Withee HYMN “Take Time to Be Holy” No. 656

(Verse 1, 2 & 4) OFFERTORY “Pie Jesu” Andrew Lloyd Weber

Sally Collender, soprano & Karla Cornell, alto “DOXOLOGY” No. 815 “His Name is Wonderful” No. 118 “His name is Wonderful, His name is Wonderful, His name is Wonderful,

Jesus my Lord; He is the mighty King, master of everything, His name is Wonderful, Jesus my Lord. He’s the great Shepherd, the Rock of All Ages, almighty God is He; bow down before Him, love and adore Him; His name is Wonderful, Jesus, my Lord.”

BENEDICTION POSTLUDE “Postlude in Classical Style” Gordon Young

CONGREGATION PLEASE STAND (AS YOU ARE ABLE)

**Assisted Hearing devices and large print hymnals are available for use during traditional services. Please contact an usher if you would like to use one of these.

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Contemporary Worship Service Ninth Sunday after Pentecost

July 21, 2013 10:45 a.m.

The Church at Litchfield Park, aspiring to be as inclusive as the love of God, welcomes everyone who comes to the doors of this House of Prayer for all People.

CALL TO JOIN IN WORSHIP “Everlasting God” Brown and Riley Contemporary Choir

WELCOME & OPENING PRAYER PRAISE OF CONGREGATION “Standing on the Promises” Kelso Carter

SCRIPTURE READING Luke 10:38-42

(Page 3)

SERMON “Which is More Important?” Rev. Roger Withee PRAISE OF CONGREGATION “Here I Am To Worship” Tim Hughes PASTORAL PRAYER OFFERTORY “Annie’s Song” John Denver

Paul Darling, soloist PRAISE OF CONGREGATION “My Redeemer Lives” Reuben Morgan BENEDICTION

CONGREGATION PLEASE STAND (AS YOU ARE ABLE)

**Assisted Hearing devices are available for use during the service. Please contact an usher if you would like to use one of these

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Announcements for July 21, 2013

PULSE YOUTH GROUP

Pulse Youth Group will resume meeting on Sunday, July 28th at 5:00 p.m. Please be in prayer for our youth and leaders on the mission trip to Grand Rapids.

CHILDREN IN CHURCH

Sunday, August 4th, will be “Children in Church”. The youth will be in charge of all three services. Come and enjoy the worship service.

FOOD DRIVE

Please bring in your canned goods for the Agua Fria Food Bank. Starting today, the Sunday school classes are hosting a canned food drive for our mission trip to the food bank. We will collect food through Sunday, August 18th. Food can be dropped off in the boxes in front of

the sanctuary or the Sunday school rooms. Our hope is to collect at least 750 pounds of food!

MISSION TRIP FOR 3RD

– 5TH

GRADERS

We will be heading to the Agua Fria Food Bank on Saturday, August 24th. We will replenish the shelves with food we have collected. Kids in grades 3rd – 5th who want to attend this mission trip, please sign up in Souers Hall. Permission slips are due Sunday, August 18th. If you have any questions, please see Pastor Kerri.

Take time to check out what’s happening… Children in Church Faith and Family Night

Food Drive Membership Orientation

3rd – 5th Grade Mission Trip Thrift Shop

Teachers Wanted Women’s Fellowship

School Outreach New Attendance Forms

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Willing to help out or assist in our children’s ministries? We can always use help with nursery care, preschool classroom, K-2nd grade classroom, and 3rd–5th grade classroom. If you would like to help out, please see the sign-ups in Souers Hall or talk to Pastor Kerri.

SCHOOL OUTREACH

Come serve kids of our community at Western Sky Middle School. For each of the district’s early release dates, we will provide snacks, tutoring, games, and other activities for students from 1:50 – 4:00 p.m. There are 13 Fridays throughout the school year when we will be offering this program. Come for one Friday or as many as possible! If you are

interested in helping, please sign up in Souers Hall. If you have questions, please see Pastor Kerri.

FAITH AND FAMILY NIGHT

Friday, September 13th, at 6:40 p.m. is Faith and Family night: D-backs vs. Colorado Rockies at Chase Field. The concert after the game will be performed by Jeremy Camp! The tickets, which are for Section 209, Insight Level, Club Reserve seats, cost $45. This price includes $10 in D-Bucks, which can be used towards concessions or team store purchases. Please sign up and pay for your tickets TODAY.

MEMBERSHIP ORIENTATION

Interested in joining the church or learning more about us? New Member Orientation will resume on September 15th immediately following the 9:15 a.m. service in Fireside Room South.

THRIFT SHOP

The Thrift Shop is now ready to start accepting your donations. Please call Monica Sproull at (623) 935-2656 or Millie Ezell at (623) 935-3953 to schedule a drop off time. Remember when donating that all pieces need to be there and in working order and that clothing should have no stains or rips. Thank you.

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Circle 6… Come join Circle 6 for a Dutch-treat family outing at Peter Piper Pizza, 1463 N Dysart Rd., Avondale, TODAY at noon. All young women, with or without kids, are invited for this time of fellowship. If you are coming or need more information, please contact the following: Kristi Kohser at (623) 262-2946 or klk326@nau.edu; or Chris Martin (623) 979-8503 or chrismartinaz@cox.net. Come and bring a friend. Circle 5… Circle 5 welcomes all women to our summer dinner fellowship meetings. If you don’t feel like dinner, then please feel free to purchase a beverage or maybe just dessert. On July 25th we will meet at the Caballero Grill (1800 N Litchfield Rd, Goodyear). Starting at 6:30 p.m. Please RSVP to Marcy Clement at meclement14@gmail.com or Chris Martin at chrismartinaz@cox.net so we can give the establishment a count. Newcomers are always welcome. We look forward to seeing you!

NEW ATTENDANCE REGISTRATION FORMS

Have you noticed the new registration pads at the end of each pew? Please complete and pass down the row. We are asking you check the service you are attending; forms are being collected only after third service to expedite set up for 9:15 and 10:45 services.

Also, if you would like to receive the prayer chain requests, please check the “Add to Prayer Chain” box. To receive by email on days we have prayer requests, you will need to include your email address. To receive by the Phone Tree, please fill in your home phone number.

If you have a family prayer request for the pastor or prayer chain, fill out the prayer card in the pew holder and place it in the offering plate.

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Please call the church office at (623) 935-3411 to change or update this list.

JULY/AUGUST PREACHING SCHEDULE

July 28 8:00 a.m., 9:15 a.m. & 10:45 a.m.

Worship Service Rev. Dale L. Hopely, Jr.

Aug 4 8:00 a.m., 9:15 a.m. & 10:45 a.m.

Communion Worship Service Rev. Kerri Sandusky

Aug 11 8:00 a.m., 9:15 a.m. & 10:45 a.m.

Worship Service Rev. Dale L. Hopely, Jr.

Aug 18 8:00 a.m., 9:15 a.m. & 10:45 a.m.

Worship Service Rev. Dale L. Hopely, Jr.

Aug 25 8:00 a.m., 9:15 a.m. & 10:45 a.m.

Worship Service Rev. James Butler

SSgt Kristen Allen A1C Robert Grotefend Shirley Parks

MAJ Travis Allen CW3 Brian Hall Lt Dan Pauley

Lt Col Shawn Anger Capt Damon Juarez HTFN Deacon Price

EO Matthew Barton PFC Jay W. Klement, II MK1 Robert Rodriguez

MAJ Joe Bemis PFC Ralph Lawson MAJ Brendan Rowe

1st Sgt Christopher Cameron Kyle P Lee Lt Col Doug Seymour

MAJ Douglas Charters SSgt Tommy Little 2nd Lt R Jacob Stucky

2nd Lt Taylor Clarke CM3 Ryan McElhaney SSgt Derek Adrian Urban

SPC Anthony Collier Capt Hank McKibban DOD Civilian Derek Urban

Lt Col Lyle Dawley Phillip Miller, Seal Team Capt Brad Walgren, Chaplain

Capt Malia DuMont SFC Donald S. Montgomery SSgt Margaret Wilson

PFC Cody Fridley PV2 John Mulquin, Jr. 2nd Lt Jacob Zalewski

Lt Col Mike Gantt SFC Lance Otzmann PFC Daniel Zimmer

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Calendar for the Week of July 21, 2013

Today, 7/21/2013

COFFEE FELLOWSHIP - In Souers Hall before and after worship INFORMATION TABLE - In the breezeway and in front lawn area before and after worship 8:00 a.m. – WORSHIP SERVICE in Sanctuary 8:00 a.m. – NURSERY (Newborn-2 years old) 9:15 a.m. – WORSHIP SERVICE- in Sanctuary 9:15 a.m. – NURSERY (Newborn-2 years old) 9:15 a.m. – PRE-K SUNDAY SCHOOL (3-4 year olds) in Classroom 2 9:15 a.m. – SUNDAY SCHOOL (K-5th grades) in Classroom 3 & 4 10:45 a.m. – WORSHIP SERVICE in Sanctuary 10:45 a.m. – NURSERY (Newborn-2 years old) 10:45 a.m. – PRE-K SUNDAY SCHOOL (3-4 year olds) in Classroom 2 10:45 a.m. – SUNDAY SCHOOL (K-5th grades) in Classroom 3 & 4

Monday, 7/22/2013 12:00 p.m. – ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS in Watt House

Tuesday, 7/23/2013 12:00 p.m. – ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS in Watt House 12:30 p.m. – BELL TOWER CREW in Zieske Hall

Wednesday, 7/24/2013 12:00 p.m. – ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS in Watt House

Thursday, 7/25/2013 6:00 p.m. – ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS in Watt House 6:00 p.m. – CONTEMPORARY CHOIR in Choir Room 8:00 p.m. – RN RECOVERY GROUP in Watt House

Friday, 7/26/2013 12:00 p.m. – RN RECOVERY GROUP in Watt House

1:00 p.m. – WOMEN’S FELLOWSHIP KNITTING/CROCHET GROUP in Zieske Hall 6:30 p.m. – ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS in Watt House 8:00 p.m. – ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS in Watt House

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The Church at Litchfield Park 300 N. Old Litchfield Road Litchfield Park, AZ 85340

Phone: (623) 935-3411 Fax: (623) 935-0560 Web: www.churchatlitchfieldpark.org Email: info@churchatlitchfieldpark.org

The Ministers of this Church are its members

Assisting them are:

Rev. Dale L. Hopely, Jr., Senior Pastor

Rev. James Butler, Executive Pastor

Rev. Kerri Sandusky, Associate Pastor Rev. Judson Souers, Pastor Emeritus

Mona McCash, Organist Emerita

ASSISTING IN WORSHIP TODAY

SENIOR PASTOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rev. Dale L. Hopely, Jr. EXECUTIVE PASTOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rev. James Butler ASSOCIATE PASTOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Rev. Kerri Sandusky GUEST PASTOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rev. Roger Withee ORGANIST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Debra Weber LITURGIST. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nancy Oreshack USHERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8:00 a.m. . . . . . . . . . . .Joyce Story, Coral Lewis, Judi Greer, Bill Todd 9:15 a.m. . . . . . . . . .Wally & Diane Piehl, Mary Trejbal, Grace Luciani 10:45 a.m. . . . Jane Holdcroft, Ron Smith, Carol O’Connor, Derek Urban ACOLYTES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9:15 a.m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Steven Albertson, Dylan Fagundes NURSERY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8:00 a.m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Chris Benoit, Jackie Bomgardner

9:15 a.m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Chris Benoit, Jackie Bomgardner 10:45 a.m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chris Benoit, Jackie Bomgardner