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Collingswood Presbyterian Church January 6, 2019 Epiphany of the Lord 30 Fern Avenue, Collingswood, New Jersey 08108 Telephone: 856-854-4523 Website: www.collingswoodpres.com E-mail: [email protected] William Powell, Director of Music Gretchen Kolecki, Director of Christian Education Janis Danielewicz, Secretary Paul Ciarrochi, Church Caretaker

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Collingswood Presbyterian Church

January 6, 2019 Epiphany of the Lord

30 Fern Avenue, Collingswood, New Jersey 08108

Telephone: 856-854-4523

Website: www.collingswoodpres.com

E-mail: [email protected]

William Powell, Director of Music

Gretchen Kolecki, Director of Christian Education

Janis Danielewicz, Secretary

Paul Ciarrochi, Church Caretaker

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COLLINGSWOOD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH SERVICE FOR THE LORD’S DAY

January 6. 2019 Epiphany of the Lord

ASSEMBLE IN GOD’S NAME

Morning Reflection

In beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God...What has come into being in

the Word was life, and life is the liberation and survival of all people. The Word shines in the midst

of oppression and violence did not extinguish us. ~John 1

Prelude Welcome and Announcements We welcome you in the name of our Lord, Jesus Christ! Please sign the guest book in the narthex so we can send you a welcome packet or fill out a yellow welcome card located in the pews. The card can be placed in the offer-ing place. Gathering of Prayer Concerns and Joys Please raise your hand to share your joys or concerns to be included in the prayers of the people this day. You may also write your concern on the pink sheets and hand to the Pastor. Please mail a prayer card from the narthex to your loved one. Centering Music - “Infant Holy, Infant Lowly” GTG #128 tune - w zlobie lezy All sing verse 2 ̀ (Please stand for items marked with an asterisk. GTG is the purple “Glory to God” hymnal. STF is the “Sing the Faith” smaller blue hymnal)

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Call to Worship Leader: In a world where silence and darkness linger. People: arise, shine, for the light has come. Leader: In a world where sadness and fear remain, People: the glory of the Lord has risen upon us. Leader: Let the nations and peoples, our sons and daughters, gather together. People: and give thanks for the abundance around us. All: Let us be radiant; let our hearts thrill and rejoice. Let us proclaim the incarnate Christ, the light of all. Let us worship God. *Hymn - “The First Nowell” GTG #147 tune - The First Nowell Prayer of Confession (unison) Epiphany God, waiting to be seen and known – forgive us for those times when submersion in unthinking routine has dulled our perception of your presence and thwarted its life-changing possibilities. You wait to comfort and restore – so forgive us those moments when pride or fear has restricted our openness to your Presence and impeded its healing possibilities. You wait to challenge and transform- so forgive us for those occasions when preoccupation with comfort and familiarity has stifled our response to your peace and subverted its radical possibilities. Epiphany God – bright Morning Star – may we see your light shining upon us now and open ourselves to embrace its possibilities, that by its illumination we might find different ways by which to journey onwards. Amen *Words of Assurance Leader: Friends, believe the god news; People: In Jesus Christ, we are forgiven.

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Psalm 72:1-7 (responsively) Leader: Give the king your justice, God, and your righteousness to a kings son. People: May he judge your people with righteousness, and your poor with justice. Leader: May the mountains yield prosperity for the people, and the hills, in righteousness. People: May he defend the cause of the poor of the people, give deliverance to the needy, and crush the oppressor. Leader: May he live while the sun endures, and as long as the moon, throughout all generations. People: May he be like rain that falls on the mown grass, like showers that water the earth. Leader: In his days may righteousness flourish, and peace abound, until the moon is no more. *Congregational Response “Good Christian Friends, Rejoice” GTG #132 Good Christian friends, rejoice with heart and soul and voice; now ye hear of endless bliss: Jesus Christ was born for this! He has opened heaven’s door, and we are blest forever more. Christ was born for this! Christ was born for this! *Sharing of the Peace Leader: The peace of Christ be with you. People: And also with you.

PROCLAIM GOD’S WORD Children’s Call - “Come All Ye Children” All children are invited to come play drums during the song

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Special Music - Christmas Hymn” tune - Hallelujah by L. Cohen Children’s Sermon Offering Prayer of Dedication Old Testament Reading - Isaiah 60:1-6 (pages 676-677) Hymn - “Angels, from the Realms of Glory” GTG #143 tune - Regent Square Please sing verses 3 & 4 New Testament Reading - Matthew 2:1-12 (pages 877-878) Sermon - “Complicated” Rev. Marianne Robbins

RESPONSE TO THE WORD

*Affirmation of Faith (unison) Nicene Creed We believe in one God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, and of all that is, seen and unseen. We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, be-gotten of the Father, God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, of one being with the Father through him all things were made; who for us and for our salva-tion, came down from heaven, and was incarnate by the Holy Spirit and of the Virgin Mary, and became truly human. For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate. He suffered death and was buried. On the third day he rose again according to the Scrip-tures, and ascended into heaven, and is seated on the right hand of the Father. He will come again with glory to judge both the living and the dead, and his kingdom shall have no end. (continued on next page)

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*Affirmation of Faith (continued) And we believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord and Giver of Life, who proceed from the Father and the Son, who with the Father and the Son is worshipped and glorified, who spoken through the prophets. We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church. We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins. We look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen. The Lord’s Supper Invitation to the Table The Great Thanksgiving:

Leader: The Lord be with you People: And also with you Leader: Lift up your hearts People: We lift them up to the Lord Leader: Let us give thanks to the Lord People: It is right to give our thanks and praise. Leader: It is truly right and our greatest joy…

And join their unending hymn singing, People: Holy, Holy, Holy! Lord God Almighty! Early in the morning our song shall rise to Thee. Holy, Holy, Holy! Merciful and mighty! God in three persons, blessed Trinity! Leader: Like your glory, may your holiness be eternal, God of

wind and flames.

The Words of Institution The Distribution of the Elements

Communion Hymn - “What Star is This, with Beams So Bright” (verses 1, 2) GTG #152 tune - Puer Nobis Nascitur

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Prayer after Communion

GO IN GOD’S NAME

*Hymn - “What Star is This, with Beams So Bright” (verses 3, 4) GTG #152 tune - Puer Nobis Nascitur *Choral Benediction *Postlude

Go Forward and Serve! Be a part of God’s work through CPC

Please join us in the lounge for

coffee and fellowship time.

Sunday, January 6, 2019 We would like to welcome our visitors. We are glad to have you here and hope you will feel as if you are among family. Children are welcome to remain in the service. There are activity bags and children’s bulletins available in the Narthex.

Large print bulletins and hymnals are available for your convenience. If you have difficulty hearing, personal amplifiers are available in the narthex.

PLEASE BRING THE HEARING AIDS BACK TO THE DEACON OF THE DAY.

We also provide a nursery for children– infants through age three (3). Our nursery worker is Jenny Calderone.

Our Children’s Church program for children ages Pre-K through 5th grade begins following the Children’s Sermon. They will return during communion.

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Thank you for your service!

Worship Leader: Carol Longmire Greeters/Ushers: Dennis, Gretchen, Tyler, Andrew & Jackson Kolecki Flowers: The flowers are given this week by Martha Jane In memory of loved ones.

201 Flower Dedications January 13th & 27th

are still available for flower dedications. Please sign up!

If you would like to reserve a special date to dedicate the flowers

which are used to decorate the Sanctuary in honor or memory of a loved one, use the book or contact Janis in the church office. The

cost is $20. Please make checks payable to: Collingswood Presbyterian Church

Rev. Marianne Robbins

Ministry Opportunity

Please consider becoming a part of a Prayer Chain within our congrega-tion, What do you need to do? Answer the phone, listen carefully to learn about the prayer concern. Lift the concern up in prayer and then call the next person on the list. If you are interested in hearing more about this ministry, please contact Urmila Malvadkar or the church

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Following Coffee Hour In the Lounge

Lead by Dan Graves

January 7 Worship Committee 7:00 pm January 14 Session Meeting 7:30 pm January 15 Healing & Wholeness 7:00 pm January 21 Mission Committee 7:00 pm January 23 Tea & Talk 1:00 pm

Noisy Collection Make a Joyful Noise unto the Lord!!

The children take this extra collection asking people

to put their change into the collection cans, the last Sunday of the month.

Each month the donation is given to a different cause.

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Sunday School: Today we will remain in service for Communion. Also, if you have a child in Sunday School, please join our Facebook page: Collingswood Presbyterian Church Sunday School.

Also, SAVE THE DATE for January 13, 2019 6:30pm. We will be watching “Won’t You Be My Neighbor” the Fred Rogers documentary. (Yummy snacks included). This event is open to EVERYONE.

If you have not done so already, please join our Youth Group Face-book Page: Collingswood Presbyterian Youth Group. It is a good way to keep in touch and up to date on youth group info and activities. YOUTH THIS MEANS YOU TOO!

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We want to thank everyone that donated to the "noisy change" collection last week which was for Heifer International. With your help we collected enough to purchase a Earth Gift Basket which includes a hive of bees and seedlings of trees. These items will pro-vide more efficient crop growth through pollination, prevent soil erosion, provide fodder for livestock, and contribute to a better en-vironment with cleaner air. Also, the benefits from the bees in this basket are twofold. The wax and honey they provide can be sold at market for extra income, and their pollination can create more and better fruits and vegeta-bles. As the tree seedlings grow, their roots prevent soil erosion and create shade for animals. Mother Nature would certainly appreciate this thoughtful gift. Your Mission Committee

Bulletin Announcements

If anyone has any information they wanted included in the bulletin, the information must be received in the Church Office

no later than 9:00 Wednesday

The Annual Meeting of the Congregation and Corporation of Collingswood Presbyterian Church is called for the purpose of

electing officers and nominating committee, approving the auditors report and any other business pertaining thereto and is scheduled for Sunday, February 3, 2019 after the worship

service.

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WHAT’S HAPPENING AT CPC THIS WEEK

Sun 1/6 8:45 am - Choir Practice 10:30 am - Worship Mon 1/7 7:00 pm - Worship Committee Wed 1/2 5:30 - 6:15 Advanced Youth Bell Choir Practice 6:30 - 7:15 Intermediate Choir Practice 7:15 pm Adult Bell Choir Practice Sun 1/13 8:45 am - Choir Practice 10:30 am - Worship WEEKLY COMMUNITY USE

Collingswood Insight Mediation 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Monday

Al-Anon 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Wednesday

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KEEP IN YOUR PRAYERS Those who serve in government, our military personnel, those who work in other countries, and our country, our president, and our leaders.

Those at home or in care facilities Robert Johnson

Eleanor Kelley

Prayer Requests Ray Burns Bob Burns Bob Marks David Kolecki Ruth Hanson Sal Ferraro Julia Kline Marion Mills Kathy Moran Dorothy Woods Bud Cartright Please pick up a prayer card in the narthex

and mail it to these loved ones for whom we pray.

Rev. Debby Brincivalli & Staff of West Jersey Presbytery

Wells Memorial Presbyterian Church, Avalon, NJ Our PCUSA mission in Armenia

Juan G. Hall Presbyterian Church, Cardenas, Cuba Njikob Presbyterian Church, Cameroon

If you are going into the hospital or would like a pastoral visit, please call or have a family member call the church office or one of the deacons or elders. If you don’t call, we are going to assume you don’t want a visit!

Please remember to fill out a new pink form. with each update for the prayer list.

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CHURCH STAFF AND OFFICERS - 2018

William Powell, Director of Music Gretchen Kolecki, Director of Christian Education

Janis Danielewicz, Church Secretary Paul Ciarrochi, Church Caretaker

Maryann Kelly, Bookkeeper THE SESSION

(Meets second Monday of the month at 7:30 p.m.) William Ostrem, Clerk of Session

Candace Lowden, President, Board of Trustees Barbara Bockmann, Financial Secretary & Treasurer

BOARD OF DEACONS

(Meets fourth Tuesday of the month at 7:00 p.m.) Moderator Vice-Moderator Secretary Treasurer

Class of 2018 Class of 2019 Class of 2020

William Ostrem Jennifer Giordano Shawn Ellis

Marta Jane Caldwell-Bates Lorrie Heuser Daniel Graves

Carol Longmire

Committees of Session Chair

Christian Education Carol Longmire

Finance and Stewardship

Mission and Outreach Martha Jane Caldwell-Bates

Personnel Dan Graves

Property Shawn Ellis

Worship and Arts Lorrie Heuser

Class of 2018 Class of 2019 Class of 2020

Dennis Kolecki Lilianna Stevens Susan Wilson

Karen Mazak Tom Wolfe

Joshua Wolfe Megan Standring

Peter Herzog

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Our Vision Statement (What we want to be)

We seek to become:

A church that witnesses to the community

and the world by sharing and demonstrating our relationship

with Christ.

A church that encourages all people to know God’s great love

revealed in Jesus Christ.

A church that faithfully listens for God’s will for our lives and

our community

A community of God that is an open, inviting, caring family of

faith where all are embraced, accepted and loved.

Our Mission Statement

(How we will accomplish this vision)

The Collingswood Presbyterian Church Congregation, as part of the

Christian Church, Presbyterian Church USA, is called to Worship and

Serve the Lord by:

Constantly seeking renewal through God’s Grace and Wisdom.

Welcoming and reaching out to all of God’s community.

Providing for education in Christian and Presbyterian principles

Ministering to everyone through community and worldwide

mission.

Sharing the Christian message as expressed in the Gospel.