Collingswood Presbyterian Church

January 19, 2014

30 Fern Avenue Collingswood, New Jersey 08108

Telephone: 856-854-4523 ♦ Fax: 856-854-4460 Website: 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, Church Secretary

Chris Keeley, Custodian

COLLINGSWOOD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH SERVICE FOR THE LORD’S DAY

January 19, 2014 2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time

ASSEMBLE IN GOD’S NAME

Silent Prayer

There is none like you, God of infinite patience.

You promise to listen to us, always.

You speak more words of hope and grace

and offer more acts of mercy and hope

then we can count. Be with us in this time of worship. 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 - “Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silent” - GTG #347

Chancel Choir

Call to Worship Leader: We wait patiently for our God. People: We will sing, we will sing new songs of the One who calls us here. Leader: We will not chase after other gods. People: We will sing, we will sing new songs of the One in whom we can trust. Leader: We will tell of all God has done for us. People: We will sing, we will sing new songs of the One whose salvation is for all.

*Hymn: “O For a Thousand Tongues to Sing” GTG #610 (verses 1-4)

*Prayer of Confession

Leader: Can you imagine a God who would rather forgive us than

punish us, who calls us 'my delight,' rather than chiding us

for being so foolish and wayward? This is why Jesus came,

so we might know of God's tender mercy toward us. Let us

confess our lives to the One who fills us with hope, as we

pray together, saying,

ALL: We try to stop Jesus from coming into our lives, Patient

God, for we know how disruptive he can be. He wants us

to preach the gospel with our lives, but we prefer to

complain how hard that is to do. He wants us to do what

is right, yet wrong-doing comes so easily for us. He

would like us not to give up until justice is done, but we

just don't seem to have the time.

We confess because we know we need to be forgiven by

you, Glory and Grace. Bathe us in the life giving waters

of your mercy so we can come up from the water, ready to

do good for others, to give you all the praise, to learn

justice, grace, and hope from your Servant, Jesus Christ.

*Words of Assurance

Leader: Sisters and brothers in Christ: Do not be anxious, do not

be timid. Trust and welcome the unconditional

forgiveness of God into your mind, and heart and soul.

We are a forgiven people with a future that makes even

the angels in heaven marvel and rejoice.

People: Thanks be to God.

*Congregational Response - “Lamb of God” Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world, Have mercy on us. Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world, Have mercy on us. Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world, Grant us your peace. Grant us your peace.

*Sharing of the Peace of Christ Leader: May Jesus, the Lamb of God, take away the sin of the world People: and grant us peace. Leader: Let us share that peace with one another

PROCLAIM GOD’S WORD

Children’s Sermon (Children Pre-K through 5th Grade may leave for Sunday School.)

Old Testament Lesson: Isaiah 49:1-7 (p. 665)

Psalm 40:1-11 (responsive) Leader: I waited and waited for some action; at last God bent down and heard me. People: I was pulled out of the pit of despair, lifted above the mud and slush. My feet were set on solid rock and I could walk with certainty.

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Leader: God has placed a new song in my mouth, put a new

melody on my tongue.

People: Many will be surprised by this and put their own lives

in God’s hands.

Leader: If you want to know true wealth, then it’s time to trust

God,

People: who does not favor the arrogant or those who chase

after vanities.

Leader: You have heaped grace upon grace, God, our very own

God.

People: The joys you plan and do for us cannot be matched

anywhere. If I tried to list and name them

all, they would blow the mind.

Leader: You do not look for sacrifices or offerings, but ears open

like windows to the truth.

People: Grand gestures and gifts are not required, it is enough

that I come to you, God. It’s as if the Scriptures were

written for me: “From the heart’s depths, I delight in

your will.”

Leader: I have published the gospel of liberation in the presence

of the great congregation.

People: You can see that I cannot keep quiet, you are well

aware of that, God.

Leader: I have not kept it all to myself, but spoken out for your

healing truth.

People: Your unfettered love is not kept under wraps, in the

congregation your true-love is known.

Leader: For you, God, have never held back, your mercy is

always there for me.

People: Your unfettered love and faithfulness will look after

me forever!

Translation by Rev. Bruce Prewer

*Hymn - “You, Lord, Are Both Lamb and Shepherd” GTG #274

Gospel Lesson: John:1:29-42 (p. 966)

Sermon: “Not a Child’s Game”

The Rev. Dr. Katherine G. Killebrew

WE RESPOND TO GOD’S WORD

*Affirmation of Faith: PCUSA Brief Statement of Faith

All: 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 this Jesus from the

dead, vindicating his sinless life, breaking the power of sin

and evil, delivering us from death to life eternal.

Offering

Musical Meditation

* Doxology - GTG #606

“Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;

Praise Him, all creatures here below;

Praise Him above, ye heavenly host;

Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.”

*Prayer of Dedication

Prayers of the People Leader: The Lord be with you People: And also with you. Leader: Let us pray. Prayers of Praise, Thanksgiving, and Intercession... 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, forever. Amen.

GO IN GOD’S NAME

*Hymn - “Rock of Ages, Cleft for Me” GTG #438

*Benediction

*Choral Response

*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.

for your service!

Reader: Richard Aylor Usher: Martha Jane Caldwell Bates

Fellowship Team: Louanna Sills

Flowers: The flowers today are given Marie & Bill Goulburn in

memory of Achsah Tatem and Beulah Tatem Green.

Sunday, January 19, 2014

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.

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

Sunday School: Children should follow Mrs. Kolecki out after the

Baptism. 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.

Last week we talked about how God knows us, blesses us and has great plans for us. This week we will be having an activity Sunday. We will be watching a “What’s in the Bible? with

Buck Denver” video and making decorations for the bulletin board. Please ask the children what they learned. You may pick your chil-dren up in Calvin Hall after service.

Please see Gretchen Kolecki, Director of Christian Education, to sign up to teach/help with the Sunday School Program. There is also a sign-up sheet outside the Director of Christian Ed.’s door. The dates available are: 2/9, 2/16, 2/23, 3/2…etc.

Facebook: Collingswood Presbyterian Church Sunday School.

There is Youth Group this week from 6:30pm-8pm. Please bring back your signed covenants. We are also collecting jeans for the

“Jeans for Teens” campaign. These jeans are for homeless teenagers so please ask friends and family if they have any jeans they can do-nate. Bring the jeans you are donating to youth group. PAC (Parent Advisory Committee) Meeting tonight 1/19 at 7pm. We will be discussing 30hr. Famine etc. Please come.

Please Support our Hoagie Sale. See the order form on the back of the Bulletin.

We are still in need of parents to sign up to bring in snack and to be a Parent helper when needed. Please sign up outside of Gretchen Kolecki, Director of Christian Ed.’s office door.

Facebook: Collingswood Presbyterian Youth Group

What’s happening at CPC this week?

Sun., 1/19 9:00 am - Bible Study 10:30 am - Worship & Sunday School 11:30 am - Fellowship - Lounge 6:30 - 8:00 pm - Youth Group 7:00 pm - PAC Meeting

Mon., 1/20 7:00 pm - Session Meeting

Wed., 1/22 11:00 am - Staff Meeting 5:30 pm - Beginner Handbell Choir 6:15 pm - Intermediate Handbell Choir 7:00 pm - Confirmation Class 7:30 pm - Adult Handbell Choir

Thurs., 1/23 7:00 pm - Choir practice

Sat., 1/25 8:30 am - Men’s Breakfast - Legacy Diner, White Horse Pike, Audubon

Sun., 1/26 9:00 am - Bible Study 10:30 am - Worship & Sunday School 11:30 am - Fellowship - Lounge 6:30 - 8:00 pm - Youth Group

WEEKLY COMMUNITY USE

Spring of Life Church: Sunday - 1:00 - 2:30 pm - Sanctuary 2:30 - 5:00 pm - Dining Room Wed. & Fri. - 8:00 - 9:30 pm - Jr. Rm.

Toddler Play Group Tue. & Wed. - 9:30 -11:30 am.

Cherry Hill Soccer Club Monday - 6:15 - 7:45 pm - Gym

Girl Scouts Thursday - 5:00 - 8:00 pm - Dining Rm.

Session & Deacons Reminder

Annual reports are due to the office now.

Please email to collspres@verizon.net.

The Annual Meeting will be held on February 2, 2014

The next Session Meeting will be held Monday, January 20, 2014

The next Deacon’s Meeting will be held Tuesday, February 3, 2014

There will be an Officers Training Session in March.

What is that Per Capita Envelope in my box of envelopes?

Many years ago, the Presbyterian Church wanted to be sure that anyone could come to the meetings of the General Assembly (national church), Synod, and Presbytery. They didn’t want to have an elitist church where only the wealthy landowners would meet to make decisions about the government of the church. So they established a small per member fee that each church would pay to the governing bodies so those meetings could pay for those gatherings. That was the beginning of per capita. Now per capita pays for legal costs, administrative costs of the national and regional offices, and still the meeting costs of those bodies. Because of per capita, our Presbyterian Church Mission pledge goes for mission work and not for administrative overhead, like many other organizations. Some people call it a tax, which it isn’t. Nor is it a “franchise fee.” It is our church’s commitment to make representation equal and administration costs low for mission ventures. We ask that each adult member and confirmand (not per family…per member) pay $40.00 in addition to your pledge. If you don’t, then our church has to dip into the money pledged for our work here at CPC. Won’t you please consider making this donation? Thanks! Your Stewardship and Finance Committee

Second Saturday Coffee House

“Soup & Sounds”

Saturday, February 8, 2014

6:30 - 9:00 pm

Collingswood Presbyterian Church 30 Fern Ave., Collingswood, NJ 854-4523

Break the Winter Chill!

Share Soup, Sounds, & Coffee Equal Exchange Coffee Sale

Adult & Children’s “Make a Valentine Craft” corner “Hymn Fest”

Sign-Up Forms in the Narthex for soup, talent & rideshare

Next Confirmation class dates Wednesday, January 22, February 5 & 19

7:00 - 8:00 pm

Flower Dedications - We are in need of flower dedications for the

following dates: January 26 and February 9, 16, 23

Please sign up using the book in the narthex or contact

Joan in the church office.

Host lunch with Richard!

Please offer to have Richard Aylor, our seminary

intern, be your guest for lunch on Sundays!

Available dates: Jan. 26, Feb. 9, 16, Mar. 1, 9, 16, 23, 30, Apr. 5

There is a sign up sheet in the back of the church or email Pastor Kate.

The Rev. Paul Stauning, former pastor at

CPC, passed away recently. Rev. Stauning

service at CPC in the 1950’s. A Memorial

Service will be held in his memory on

Friday, January 24 at 11:00 am at the Derry

Presbyterian Church, Hershey, PA.

Cards and condolences can be sent care of Timothy & Karen Stauning

at PO Box 205, Princeton, NJ 08542

KEEP IN YOUR PRAYERS...

Birthdays: James Woods, Samantha Fulton, Angela & Natalie Sperlunto,

Mason Wolfe, Joe Sperlunto,

Seminarians: Chris McNabb, Buzzy LeCluyse and Richard Aylor

Those who serve in government, our military personnel, & those who

work in other countries.

Our country, our president, and our leaders

Our troops in Afghanistan and around the world

Military personnel - Mark McCaulley, Jennifer Riippa, & Ben Sheldon

Kyle Stoy-- who is teaching ESL in Seoul, South Korea

Those in Care Facilities or at home Elizabeth Baggett Elsie Hak Robert Johnson Evelyn Plunkett Dorothy Varnum Jean Waitz Raymond Perry Harry Binder

Pray for Health and Wellness Ray Burns Michael Burns Sal Ferraro Sam Jang Do-Soon Joan Klacik Bob Lowden Ray Perry Carol Rowand Frank Griffin Frederick Bates Jay Sills Linda Hanson Judy Grantham Please pick up a prayer card in the narthex and mail it to these loved ones for whom we pray.

First Presbyterian Church of Gloucester Our PCUSA mission in Ireland

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.

HOAGIE SALE!! Pick Up on

Sunday, February 2

Proceeds will help offset the cost of the Mission Trips for the Youth.

Hoagies will be available after church (to take home or eat

during the Annual Meeting). Cost is $7.00. Pay when you

pick up by cash or check. Please fill out the order form

below and place it in the offering plate today. You can also

contact the church office at 854-4523 or collspres@verizon.net.

Deadline is Wednesday, 1/29/14.

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Hoagie Order Form

American Hoagies (include ham, salami, American cheese,

lettuce, tomatoes, oil, and oregano). Vegetarian Hoagies are

available with lettuce, tomato, and cheese. Hot peppers

available on the side at pick-up.

Name_____________________________________________

How many?

American Hoagies - WITH onions ____________

American Hoagies - NO onions ____________

Vegetarian Hoagies - ____________

Total # of Hoagies _____________

Amount due at pick-up ($7.00 each) $___________