Collingswood Presbyterian Church

March 3, 2013

30 Fern Avenue, Collingswood, New Jersey 08108

Telephone: 856-854-4523 ♦ Fax: 856-854-4460

Website: www.collingswoodpres.com

E-mail: collspres@verizon.net

The Rev. Dr. Katherine G. Killebrew, Pastor

William Powell, Director of Music

Gretchen Kolecki, Director of Christian Education

Joan Hafer, Secretary

Chris Keeley, Custodian

COLLINGSWOOD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH SERVICE FOR THE LORD’S DAY

March 3, 2013 3rd Sunday in Lent

ASSEMBLE IN GOD’S NAME

Silent Prayer

O God, we come to your holy temple, not for what we can gain,

but to honor your name, not that others may think well of us,

but that we may pour out our thanksgiving. Alert us to your presence

and make yourself known to us in ways we cannot mistake.

In Jesus’ name, Amen.

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.

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

(*Please stand for items marked with an asterisk.)

Call to Worship

Leader: When our pockets are empty, God allows us to purchase

what we need, charging it to grace's account.

People: God thinks differently than we do.

Leader: When our souls are parched, God hands us a glass of

living water.

People: God's ways are different from ours.

Leader: When we grow weary of searching, God takes our hand

and leads us home.

ALL: We hold our empty lives out to the world, begging to

be filled to the brim with all that will only disappoint

us. Yet you would grace us with living waters, which

never run dry. We lie awake at night from the

insomnia of our stress, whispering of our fears. Yet

you would lullaby us with your love which never ends.

*Hymn: “When I Survey the Wondrous Cross” PH #101

*Call to Reconciliation

Leader: Gifted beyond measure,wwe grumble that we don’t

have enough. Seeking to get our own way, we do not

see the way God wants to forgive us and restore us to

new life. In this season of reflection and repentance, let

us turn to the One who waits for us with hope.

*Unison Prayer of Confession

ALL: We continue to be tempted, Faithful God. We are

blessed with gifts to use for others,b but we want to

keep them for ourselves. We easily notice the mistakes

of those around us, but do not want to look in the

mirror at our lives. We turn our desires into idols, so

we do not have to recognize how they can damage us.

Forgive us, Steadfast God. Fill the poverty of our

spirits with the richness of your grace; feed our selfish

hunger with the bread of compassion for the world;

pour the living waters of Jesus Christ, our Lord and

Savior, into our hearts until they overflow with love.

Silence is kept.

*Words of Assurance Leader: God is faithful. God's love is an eternal bargain which will not be broken,G God’s grace is the gift which will not be taken back. People: Such abundant mercy, such extravagant grace! Thanks be to God, we are forgiven. Amen.

*Congregational Response - “Lord, Have Mercy Upon Us” PH #574

*Sharing of the Peace Leader: The peace of Christ be with you. People: And also with you.

PROCLAIM GOD’S WORD

Children’s Sermon (Children in Prek-2 grade will leave for Sunday School. Children in 3rd

grade and above will stay in Church for Communion )

Anthem - “I’m So Glad Jesus Lifted Me” Chancel Choir

Old Testament Lesson: Isaiah 55:1-9 (p.671)

Psalm 63:1-8 (responsively)

Leader: O God, you are my God, I seek you, my soul thirsts for

you; my flesh faints for you, as in a dry and weary land

where there is no water.

People: So I have looked upon you in the sanctuary, beholding

your power and glory.

Leader: Because your steadfast love is better than life, my lips

will praise you.

People: So I will bless you as long as I live; I will lift up my

hands and call on your name.

Leader: My soul is satisfied as with a rich feast, and my mouth

praises you with joyful lips

People: when I think of you on my bed, and meditate on you

in the watches of the night;

Leader: for you have been my help, and in the shadow of your

wings I sing for joy.

People: My soul clings to you; your right hand upholds me.

*Hymn: “Ah, Holy Jesus” PH #93

Gospel Lesson: Luke 13:1-9 (p.950)

Sermon: “Life Lines: Not off the Hook Yet”

The Rev. Dr. Katherine G. Killebrew

RESPONSE TO THE WORD

*Affirmation of Faith - Nicene Creed We believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all that is, seen and unseen.

We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, eternally begotten of the Father, God from God, Light from Light, begotten, not made, of one Being with the Father; through him all things were made. For us and for our salvation, he came down from heaven, was incarnate of the Holy Spirit and 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 in accordance with the Scriptures; he ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and his kingdom will have no end.

We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son, who with the Father and the Son is worshiped and glorified, who has 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.

Offering

These gifts express our gratitude for your lavish outpouring of love in Jesus Christ and your generous provision for all our needs. We dedicate our tithes and offerings for use in the fields that are ripe for harvest. May this money, along with our words and deeds, make an effective witness to Jesus Christ

as the Savior of the World. Amen.

Prayer of Dedication

Hymn: ”Here, O Our Lord, We See You Face to Face” PH #520

The Lord’s Supper

Invitation Prayer of Thanksgiving

Leader: The Lord be with you. People: And also with you. Leader: Lift up your hearts. People: We lift them to the Lord. Leader: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. 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, (Hymn #581)

People: Holy, Holy, Holy Lord, God of power and might

Heaven and Earth are full of your glory Hosanna in the highest Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord Hosanna in the highest!

Leader: Blessed are you, O Lord Most high… (Prayers of intercession, petition and the Lord’s Prayer)

The Words of Institution

The Distribution of the Elements (Please hold the elements until all have been served.)

The Bread - please join in singing “Taste and See” STF #2267

The Cup - please join in singing “Bless the Lord” STF #2013

Prayer after communion (unison) Carry with you today the wisdom and strength that the world calls foolish and weak. Jesus Christ, the power and wisdom of God, is our refuge and our strength. Amen.

Please join us in the lounge for coffee and fellowship time.

GO IN GOD’S NAME

*Hymn: “What Wondrous Love is This?” PH #85

*Benediction

*Choral Response

*Postlude

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

Sunday, March 3, 2013

Welcome to the fellowship of Jesus Christ! Large print bulletins and hymnals are available for your convenience.

If you have difficulty hearing, personal amplifiers are available in the narthex.

Parents, please pick up a worship activity bag for your children. Please return the bags to the narthex after the service.

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for your service! Reader: Buzzy LeCluyse

Deacon of the Day: Louanna Sills

Fellowship Hour Hosts: Jane Trent

Flowers: The flowers today are given by Keith & Peggy Haines in

honor of their 7th wedding anniversary on March 4th.

Sunday School:

Children in Prek-2 grade will be leaving for Sunday School and can be

picked up in Calvin Hall following service. Children in 3rd grade and

above will stay in Church for Communion.

Youth:

Confirmation Students remain in worship and should complete a

Worship Reflection Sheet (located in the Narthex).

If you are a visitor, please sign the Fellowship Book in the narthex so we know you are here! Welcome!

What’s happening at CPC this week?

Sun., 3/3 9:00 am - 10:00 am - Bible Study

10:30 am – Worship and Sunday School

11:30 am - 4:00 pm - Youth Group trip to Aquarium

11:45 am - Inquirer’s Class

Mon., 3/4 7:00 pm - Session Meeting

Tues., 3/5 6:00 - 6:30 - Contemplative Worship

6:30 - 7:00 - Soup Supper

7:00 - 8:00 - Study

7:00 - Deacon’s Meeting

Wed., 3/6 11:00 am - Staff Meeting

5:30 - 6:15 pm - Beginner Handbell Choir

6:15 - 7:30 pm - Advanced Handbell Choir

7:00 - 8:00 pm - Confirmation Class

7:30 - 8:30 pm - Adult Handbell Choir

Thurs., 3/7 7:00 pm - Choir Practice

Sat., 3/8 8 - 10 am - Flap Jack Breakfast at Applebee’s

Sun., 3/10 9:00 am - 10:00 am - Bible Study

10:30 am – Worship and Sunday School

11:45 Fellowship Time

6:30 pm - Youth Group

WEEKLY COMMUNITY USE

Spring of Life Church:

Sunday - 1:00-5:00 pm

Wed. & Fri. - 8:00 - 9:30 pm JR

Collingswood Crew Club:

Mon. - Fri. 5:30 - 7:00 am & 3:30 - 5:00 pm,

Saturday - 8:00 - 10:00 am

Toddler Play Group:

Tues. and Wed. - 9:30 - 11:00 am

Girl Scout Meeting : Thurs., 3/7 5:00 - 8:00 pm

Girl Scout Leaders Meeting: Thurs., 3/7 7:30 - 9:30 pm

Children in Pre-K-2nd grade will be leaving for Sunday School and can be picked up in Calvin Hall following service. Children in 3rd grade and above will stay in Church for Communion. This week the children will be

studying Mark 9:33-50, how the Disciples were arguing about who was the greatest and how Jesus taught them that anyone who wants to be first must be the servant of ALL.

Last week, the children studied Mark 7:24-30, how Jesus traveled to the re-gion of Tyre, and how he helped a Gentile woman’s daughter, teaching us that God’s love is for EVERYONE!

**We are in need of Sunday School teachers for April, May, & June** Please see Gretchen Kolecki if you would like to help.

**We need helpers for the Easter Egg Hunt** Please see Gretchen Kolecki if you would like to help.

**We are in need of WRAPPED Easter candies for the Easter Egg Hunt**

If you would like to donate some, please leave the candy in/or outside Gretchen Kolecki’s office. Thank you for your kindness.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ There is youth group right after Church today. Today, the youth are going to Adventure Aquarium. We will

meet in the dining hall after church for lunch and then head to the aquari-um. Cost is $15 per person. We will return about 4:00 to the church. The Youth will be in the Narthex after service selling tickets for the Flap Jack Breakfast which is on Saturday, March 9, 2013, at the Audubon Ap-plebee’s. Tickets are $5 for kids and $8 for adults.

Breakfast includes: pancakes, scrambled eggs, sausage, orange juice and coffee.

Lenten Schedule

Tues., Mar. 5th, 12th, & 19th

6:00 pm Contemplative Prayer Service

6:30 pm Soup Supper in Lounge

7:00 pm Study on “The Gospel

According to the band U2”

Mar. 24: 10:30 AM - Palm Sunday Service

Mar. 28: 7 PM - Maundy Thursday Service

Mar. 31: 10:30 AM - Easter Sunday Service

TRAIN TO BE A LAY CHAPLAIN: Collingswood Manor, a United Methodist Assisted Living Community, located at 460 Haddon Ave., Collingswood, is offering training for laity to be a supplement to its hospice caring of dying residents. The ministry is known by the acronym: NODA - No One Dies Alone, and is led by the chaplain, Rev. Dr. Richard Leaver. He will be offering, free of charge, a seven week course for you to learn the skills of pastoral care for the dying. If you feel called to venture into such a ministry, please contact the chaplain at (856) 854-4331, extension 305, for an application. Each session will be 2 hours. We will meet in the Conference Room at 10:00 a.m. each Wednesday beginning March 27 through May 1, with a Consecration service on May 12 at 2:00 p.m.

A special thank you to the congregation for all the cards and prayers wishing me a speedy recovery. Carolyn Moffett

Feeding our Souls: Prayer, Supper, and Study

Tuesdays: Feb. 26 - Mar. 19

Join us for some quiet time in Calvin Hall Tuesday nights from 6:00 – 6:30pm for contemplative prayer. Taize music and guided written medi-tation will be available. Afterward, we will be having a lite soup supper in the lounge from 6:30 to 7:00pm. Sign up for supper in the back of the church or speak with Pastor Kate. Stay from 7:00 to 8:00 pm for the conversation about the intersection of contemporary music of the band U2 and our faith.

The Gospel According to U2 In the life and work of the Band U2, author Greg Garrett argues that belief, communion, and so-cial reign supreme. One can trace throughout their music a wrestling with belief and faith, thanks in large part, as Garrett repeatedly reminds us, to their experiences of

having been burned by organized religion. Their music becomes a place where many people can turn for consolation and inspiration be-cause, Garrett claims, they are asking the deeper questions that plague the wider society. Garrett shows us that U2 embodies the realization that belief in a higher power and community with fellow travelers on the journey is all pointless if we’re not working to make the world a better place…living a commit-ment to social justice. He cites their involvement with numerous social justice organizations, especially Bono’s well-known commitment to Africa. In 2006, lead singer, Bono, traveled to Louisville, Kentucky and met with leaders of the Presbyterian Church at the National Offices to advocate for those suffering from AIDS, particularly in Africa. (Pick up the article on the back table at church.)

Sunday, March 3 2:30 pm “Messiah” Sing-a-long

Haddonfield Presbyterian Church Benefits: Feed My Starving Children Cost: $20.00 per person

“Feed My Starving Children is a non-profit Christian or-ganization committed to feeding God’s children hungry in body and spirit. The approach is simple: children and adults hand-pack meals specifically formulated for malnourished children. The organization then ships the meals to nearly 70 countries around the world.” Go to http://messiahsingalonghaddonfield.eventbrite.com/#

to register your voice part or if you are “just humming along and do not need a score.”

Enjoy a short stack for a tall cause!

The CPC Youth Group is holding a Flap Jack Breakfast

at the Audubon Applebee’s. Come out and support

our youth group and enjoy a delicious breakfast.

Saturday, March 9

8:00 am - 10:00 am

Tickets are $5 for kids and $8 for adults.

Breakfast includes: pancakes, scrambled eggs, sausage,

orange juice and coffee.

KEEP IN YOUR PRAYERS...

Birthdays: Doris Bockmann, Becca Genghini, George Rafferty, Stacy Lagakos, Ramond Burns Anniversaries: Keith & Peggy Haines Those who serve in government, our military personnel, & those who work in other countries: Our country, our president, and our leaders Our troops in Iraq and Afghanistan and around the world CPC Military personnel -- Mark McCaulley and Jennifer Riippa

Those in Care Facilities or at home Elizabeth Baggett Mabel Cordier Elsie Hak Robert Johnson Evelyn Plunkett Dorothy Varnum Jean Waitz

Pray for Health and Wellness Michael Arizzi Sarah Babb Michelle Burnham Bud Damon Paul Dorety Charlie Dunlevy Peter Fagan Jack Fagan Sarah Ginter Frank Griffin Max Gureki Lorrie Heuser Brooke Hankins Sara Ann Kronrot Tony Lazorko Bob Lowden Joann Marion Charlie Musumeci Toni Piles Jay Sills Sam Jang Do-Soon Melissa & T.J. Fazzio Claire Johnston Pat Lepore Richard Pozniak Bree Donovan Sage Carfagno Beth’s father Sheilla Dashcow Clair Joan Klacik Erica Werner Bob Marks Laura Campbell Woods Dorothy Woods Shirley Majuri John Hodson Please pick up a prayer card in the narthex and mail it to these loved ones for whom we pray.

Our Partners in Mission

Friendship Community Church of Sicklerville Our PCUSA mission in Belarus

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.

CHURCH STAFF AND OFFICERS - 2013 The Rev. Dr. Katherine G. Killebrew, Pastor

William Powell, Director of Music Gretchen Kolecki, Director of Christian Ed Joan Hafer, Church Secretary Chris Keeley, Custodian

Maryann Kelly, Bookkeeper

THE SESSION

(Meets second Monday of the month at 7:00 p.m.) Melissa Corso, Clerk of Session

Bob Marks, President, Board of Trustees Barbara Bockmann, Financial Secretary & Treasurer

BOARD OF DEACONS

(Meets first Tuesday of the month at 7:00 p.m.) Lorrie Heuser, Moderator Martha Jane Caldwell, Vice-Moderator Jane Trent, Treasurer Richard Herzog, Secretary

[Terms begin Feb 1 of each year or upon Ordination/Installation] Rev. 2/9/12

Class of 2014 Class of 2015 Class of 2016

Robert Marks Keith Haines Mark Standring

Lorraine Brown Melissa Corso Abby Murray

Jeff Hirt Candace Lowden

Committees of Session Chair

Christian Education Keith Haines

Finance and Stewardship Bob Marks

Membership and Church Life Lorraine Brown

Church, Society, and Mission Abby Murray

Outreach Candace Lowden

Memorial Karen Mazak

Personnel Melissa Corso

Nominating Melissa Corso

Property Mark Standring

Worship and Arts Moderator

Class of 2014 Class of 2015 Class of 2016

Carol Fulton Lorrie Heuser Louanna Sills

Janette Martinez Jane Trent James Burns

Richard Herzog Erica Werner Martha Jane Caldwell

Natalie Sperlunto

Easter Plants Order

I would like to order:

___ Purple Hyacinth @ $12.50 each ___ Yellow Daffodil @ $12.50

___ Pink Tulip @ $12.50 each ___ Lily @ $9.00 each

The bulletin should read:

___ I would like to take my plant(s) with me after the service.

___ I would like my plant(s) to be given to a shut-in.

Given of __________________________________________

By ___________________________________________________________

In Memory

In Honor

Easter Plants 2013

We will once again be offering Easter plants to be purchased in memory or

in honor of a friend or loved one. The plants will be used to decorate our

sanctuary on Easter Sunday. At the conclusion of the service you may take

your plant with you or you can leave it for the Deacons to distribute to shut

-ins.

The cost of each plant is $12.50 except for Easter Lilies, which are $9.00

each. Please return your order along with a check marked payable to

Collingswood Presbyterian Church – Easter Plants, to the church office,

30 Fern Avenue, Collingswood, NJ 08108, or place it in the offering plate

no later than Sunday, March 24, 2013.

Given of __________________________________________

By ___________________________________________________________

In Memory

In Honor

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