Collingswood Presbyterian Church

May 22, 2016

30 Fern Avenue Collingswood, New Jersey 08108

Telephone: 856-854-4523 Website: collingswoodpres.com

E-mail: collspres@verizon.net

COLLINGSWOOD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH SERVICE FOR THE LORD’S DAY

May 22, 2016 Trinity Sunday

ASSEMBLE IN GOD’S NAME

Silent Prayer Awesome God, your creative power, your glory and holiness are beyond our imagining, yet, you chose to reveal yourself in the person of Jesus Christ, who graciously showed us the

human face of your love. He stretched our imaginations once more over the lengths he was prepared go to demonstrate the depth of your love for us. And, as if that was not enough, you breathe new and everlasting life into our very beings, through the power of your Spirit. Triune God, Source of

our lives, we worship and adore you . Amen

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 - “Life Every Voice and Sing” GTG # 339 tune - Lift Every Voice Chancel Choir

(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)

Call to Worship Leader: Does not wisdom call, and does not understanding raise her voice? People: On the heights, beside the way, at the crossroads she takes her stand; Leader: beside the gates in front of the town, at the entrance of the portals she cries out: People: To you, O people, I call, and my cry is to all that live. *Hymn - “Here in This Place” GTG #401 tune - Gather Us In

*Prayer of Confession (Unison) Your ways are not our ways, O Lord, nor our ways yours, so we should not presume to understand that you the Creator, could have come in the flesh for us. Give us the humility to accept what we, unaided, cannot easily grasp. We admit that we are tempted to look upon Jesus as a mere teacher of ethics. We have not yet accepted that when he walked among our fore bearers in faith, that he was us in the flesh. We fail to notice your spirits leading. We mistake our own enthusiasm for the sprits work. Purify our thinking so that your full power may be the transforming energy of our lives. We ask this through Jesus’ name. Amen *Words of Assurance *Congregational Response - STF #2193 (sing twice) Lord, listen to your children praying, Lord, send your Spirit in this place; Lord, listen to your children praying, send us love, send us power, send us grace. *Sharing of the Peace of Christ

Leader: The peace of Christ be with you. People: And also with you.

PROCLAIM GOD’S WORD

Children’s Sermon (Children in Pre-K and up will follow Mrs. Kolecki out for Sunday School and can be picked up in Calvin Hall) Anthem - Memorial Handbell Choir

Old Testament Reading - Isaiah 6:1-8 (page 624)

Epistle Lesson - Romans 5:1-5 (page 1027) *Hymn - “Come Down, O Love Divine” GTG #282 tune - Down Ampney *Gospel Lesson - John 16:12-15 (page 984) Sermon - “Getting the Trinity Right” Rev. David Cassie

WE RESPOND TO GOD’S WORD

*Affirmation of Faith - Glory to God Hymnal - page 37

Offering “Tod has placed all things under our feet. That

responsibility to care for all creation calls for our daily commitment to reach out helping hands. We celebrate that commitment in our offering.

As we dedicate the fruits of our labor we also consecrate all the work we do to God’s

purposes for the earth and its people.”

Musical Meditation - “God Is Calling through the Whisper” GTG #410 tune - Djos Esta Aqui Chancel Choir Prayer of Dedication Prayers of the People Leader: Let us call on the name of the Lord, our Savior, saying: O Lord, send forth your Spirit, People: and renew the face of the earth… Leader: All these things we pray in the power of your Holy Spirit and in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, our sure hope of salvation who taught us to pray saying:

All: 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, for ever. Amen.

GO IN GOD’S NAME

*Hymn - “God in Grace and Make Disciples” GTG #296 tune - Wondrous Light *Benediction *Choral Response *Postlude

Please join us in the Lounge

for coffee and fellowship time.

Sunday, May 22, 2016 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.

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

Thank you for your service!

Worship Leaders: Candace Lowden Deacon of the Day: Rich Herzog Greeter/Ushers: Carol & Barry Longmire Flowers: Given today by Peggy & Keith Haines In memory of Peggy’s father, Ray Beck

Sunday School: Children should follow Mrs. Kolecki out after the Children’s Sermon. You may pick your children up in Calvin Hall after service.

Nursery is for children aged birth to 3 years old. Our nursery work-ers are Madeline Almand, Brie Lynch, and Natalie Sperlunto. Parents are invited to sign-up in the nursery to come in and do an activity such as a song, read a book, or other activity with the older nursery children.

If you are a visitor, please sign the Fellowship book in the nar-thex so we know you are here! Please join us for coffee fellow-ship in the lounge.

2016 Flower Dedications June 12th & 26th

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

THANK YOU REV. DAVID CASSIE

The Rev. David G. Cassie is the former Executive Presbyter of the Presbytery of West Jersey (PCUSA). He and his wife, Dhyan, an Audiologist, were mis-sionaries in Honduras and Mexico. In México they were involved in Church Planting with the Presbyterian Border Ministry. They also served in Hondu-ras with the Christian Commission for Development (CCD: La Comisión Cristi-ana de Desarrollo), where Dave taught rural and urban pastors in CCD’s theo-logical extension program, while Dhyan worked in CCD’s Health Division, training rural health workers in the prevention of hearing disorders. Dave has had a long relationship with the Presbyterian and Reformed Church of Cuba and was part of a Presbyterian Board of Pensions team that went there to do research to identify Presbyterians whose Pensions had been em-bargoed by the US Government. He is presently helping the Cuban Presbyter-ian Church preserve its historical documents. Dave was part of the West Jer-sey Presbytery team sent to Cuba to install two water purification plants. Dave is committed to the transformation of persons and congregations through local and international mission outreach.

May 24th Deacon’s Meeting May 30th Memorial Day - Office Closed June 4th Youth Group Car Wash June 5th 1st Communion Sunday June 7th Preschool Advisory Board June 12th Youth Sunday June 13th Session Meeting June 26th VBS begins June 28th Deacon’s Meeting

Leading us in worship May 22nd Rev. David Cassie May 29th Rev. Virginia Leopold

Youth Sunday, June 12th

We will be honoring our graduates (high school and above) on

Sunday, June 12. We would like to list their names in the bulletin, the school & degree of graduation. Please send names to the office by June 6. (This includes adults too!!)

Please keep Tony Tumminia in your prayers

St. Mary's Center Room 148-B

210 St. Mary's Drive Cherry Hill, NJ 08003

This week we will be learning about Ecclesiastes 3. We will be working on an activity and banners for Youth Sunday. Please see Mrs. Kolecki if you would like to help. You can sign up to help outside the Christian Edu-

cation Director's office. Also, if you have a child in Sunday School, please join our Face-book page: Collingswood Presbyterian Church Sunday School.

Youth Group will be TONIGHT at 6:30-8pm. Come with your ideas for Youth Sunday!!

There is no seminarian this year so please see Mrs. Kolecki about signing up to help with Youth Group and to bring snack.

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 activi-ties. YOUTH THIS MEANS YOU TOO!

Session Highlights

Lorrie Heuser will look into having the church archives stored at the Presbyterian Historical Society. This will potentially free up another room for use by the preschool.

Session continues to talk with candidates for the interim pastor

position. The 2015 Session minutes were approved without exception at the

April 30 presbytery minutes review. Carlee Aversa, Giavonee Aversa, and Emma Standring were con-

firmed on May 15.

WHAT’S HAPPENING AT CPC THIS WEEK

Sun 5/22 9:00 am - Choir Practice 9:00 am - Book Study Group 10:30 am - Worship 6:30 pm - Youth Group Tues 5/24 7:00 pm - Deacon’s Meeting Wed 5/25 5:30 pm - Bell Choir Practice Sun 5/15 9:00 am - Choir Practice 9:00 am - Book Study Group 10:30 am - Worship 6:30 pm - Youth Group WEEKLY COMMUNITY USE Kaleidoscope Kids Preschool 8:15 to 12:30 Monday - Friday Girl Scouts Troop 30113 6:15 - 7:30 pm 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month Spring of Life Church

Sunday - 1:00 - 2:30 pm - Sanctuary (& nursery) 2:30- 5:00 pm Dining room Wed. & Fri. - 8:00 - 9:30 pm - Jr. Rm.

KEEP IN YOUR PRAYERS

Birthdays: Caryl Maylath, Layla Occasion, Gus Corso, Scott Banko, Jessica Lowden Floyd Seminarians: Chris McNabb Pray for Susan Berklebach as she awaits the birth of her new baby Those who serve in government, our military personnel, & those who work in other countries. Our country, our president, and our leaders Jessica Lowden - working in Ghana

Those at home or in care facilities Art Moffett Harry Binder Robert Johnson

Dorothy Varnum Eleanor Kelley

Pray for Health and Wellness Rev. Katherine Killebrew Mr. Zido Ray Burns Sal Ferraro Marion Mills Juliana Kline Barbara Miner Ruth Hanson Donald Sharp Jay Sills Michael Arizzi 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 First Presbyterian Church of the City of Cape May, Cape May, NJ

Our PCUSA mission in France 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 - 2016 William Powell, Director of Music Gretchen Kolecki, Christian Ed

Janis Danielewicz, Church Secretary Paul Ciarrochi, Church Caretaker

Maryann Kelly, Bookkeeper

THE SESSION

(Meets second Monday of the month at 7:00 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.)

Karen Mazak, Moderator Susan Wilson, Vice-Moderator Megan Standring, Secretary Dennis Kolecki, Treasurer

* Youth Deacon 1 year

Class of 2016 Class of 2017 Class of 2018

Jennifer Giordano Candace Lowden Mike Amato

Jeff Hirt Carol Longmire William Ostrem

Karen Schuehler Lorrie Heuser

Committees of Session Chair

Christian Education Karen Schuehler, Carol Longmire

Finance and Stewardship Jeff Hirt

Mission and Outreach Lorrie Heuser, Deacons

Memorial Candace Lowden

Personnel Jennifer Giordano

Nominating Candace Lowden

Property Mike Amato, William Ostrem

Worship and Arts Lorrie Heuser

Class of 2016 Class of 2017 Class of 2018

Tom Wolfe Susan Wilson Louanna Sills

Jean Harle Megan Standring Karen Mazak

Richard Herzog Jack Standring* Dennis Kolecki

Kelly Schuehler*

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.