Welcome Visitors! Thank you for worshipping at Christ Presbyterian Church.

It is our hope that you will be inspired and blessed by the music

and sermon. We look forward to seeing you again.

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Welcome Families to Christ Church!

For those of you with very small children (up to age 3) our Nursery is open and available to you in our lower level. Our caring volunteers are ready and willing to watch over your child while you are in service this morning. You can worship with peace of mind as all parents are given a pager so

you can be contacted at a moment’s notice should your child need you. An usher is able to help direct you if you need assistance.

Thank you for worshiping with us this morning. I look forward to meeting you and your child. Jennifer George, Children’s Ministry Director

REFLECTIONS & INSTRUCTIONS ON COMMUNION

� Communion is a time for quiet celebration. Please refrain from talking with neighbors as others are in thankful prayer.

� Holy Communion is a gift from God to all of God’s people. It does not belong

to one particular church or denomination. At Christ Presbyterian Church everyone who confesses Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior is encouraged to come to the table.

� Appropriate responses to receiving both bread and cup include:

a. “Thanks be to God” b. “Amen” c. “Glory be to God”

� You are encouraged to remember God’s call to be part of the covenant people

and a citizen in the Kingdom of Heaven (your baptism) by dipping your hand in the baptismal font as you come forward.

� You are welcome to receive Communion as a couple, family, and/or as friends

gathered. If you have a family member who is in the choir, they can join you as you come forward.

� You are encouraged to sing during Communion. The choir will lead in singing

meditative hymns. � As you return to your seat you are encouraged to continue singing, devote

yourself to prayer, or meditate on the cross.

The Order For Morning Worship Fourth Sunday After Epiphany

* Those who are able please stand; if rising and si�ng is difficult for you, then please remain seated. Please silence all electronic devices prior to the worship service.

Large print copies of the hymns are available in the Narthex or from an usher.

February 2, 2014 Ten-Thirty O’Clock

PREPARING FOR WORSHIP

Meditation and Preparation for Worship “Chanson” from Suite Antique John Rutter

Dianne Williams, flute

Welcome

ASSEMBLE IN GOD’S NAME

Call to Worship (unison) What does the Lord require of you, Micah 6:8 but to do justice, love kindness, and walk humbly with God?

*Hymn in Procession No. 307 “God of Grace and God of Glory” *Prayer of Adoration (unison) Redeeming God, you come to us in Christ Micah 6:8; 1 Corinthians 1:18-31; to rescue us from slavery and lead us Matthew 5:12 out of captivity. Guide us by the wisdom of the cross, and show us how to live a life of justice, love, and blessedness. Amen.

GIVE PRAISE TO GOD

Call to Confession

Prayer of Confession (unison)

God, I have not done what is blameless and right, Psalm 15:2-4

nor spoken truth from the heart with love.

I do not keep your word,

and when I participate in gossip,

my words and deeds cause pain.

Forgive me by the power of your mercy,

that I might stand in the goodness of Christ

and walk in the light of his love. Amen.

Kyrie (sung by all) Hymn No. 602 “Holy Lamb of God”

Declaration of Forgiveness

Leader: Hear the good news!

The saying is sure and worthy of full acceptance,

that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners.

People: He himself bore our sins

in his body on the cross,

that we might be dead to sin,

and alive to all that is good.

Leader: I declare to you in the name of Jesus Christ,

you are forgiven.

Unison: Amen.

*The Peace

Leader: Since God has forgiven us in Christ, let us forgive one another.

The peace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.

People: And also with you.

(The people may exchange with one another,

by words and gesture, signs of peace and reconciliation.)

During the Passing of the Peace, children are invited

to walk to the front for their message.

LISTEN FOR GOD’S WORD READ AND PROCLAIMED

Message for Children

Prayer for Illumination

Old Testament Reading Micah 6:1-8 What Does the Lord Require

Leader: The Word of the Lord. Pew Bible page 757

People: Thanks be to God. Large Print Pew Bible pages 1060-1061

*Hymn No. 70 “What Does the Lord Require of You?” Singing line #1, then #2 and #3; then repeat all three in canon as cued by the leader.

Gospel Reading Matthew 5:1-5

The Beatitudes

Leader: The Gospel of the Lord. Pew Bible page 785

People: Thanks be to God Large Print Pew Bible pages 4-5

Sermon Getting a “Jesus Attitude” Rev. David L. de Vries

Then he began to speak to them, saying . . .”

OUR RESPONSE TO THE WORD *Affirmation of Faith The Nicene Creed page 34 Offertory

Anthem “The Beatitudes” (Matthew 5:3-12) Arvo Pärt

*Doxology—Hymn No. 606 OLD HUNDREDTH *Prayer of Dedication (unison) We thank you, God, that you have blessed us Matthew 5:1-12 with an abundance of gifts for the flourishing of your world. May this offering of our life and labor reveal your love as we seek to share your promised reign with all creation. Amen. *Invitation to the Lord’s Table *Hymn No. 504 (stanzas 1 & 2) “We Come as Guests Invited” *The Great 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: Eternal God, holy and mighty, it is truly right and our greatest joy to give you thanks and praise, and to worship you in every place where your glory abides. You laid the foundation of the earth, and the heavens are the work of your hands. They shall perish, but you shall endure. You are always the same and your years will never end.

People: You made us in your image and called us to be your people, but we turned from you, leaving sin and death to reign.

Leader: Still you loved us and sought us. In Christ your grace defeated death and opened the way to eternal life.

So therefore we praise you, joining our voices with the heavenly choirs and with all the faithful of every time and place, who forever sing to the glory of your name:

*Sanctus (sung by all) Thomas Pavlechko Permission granted: © St. James Music Press 2008

Leader: You are holy, O God of majesty, and blessed is Jesus Christ, your Son, our

Lord.

People: Revealing your love, Jesus taught those who would hear him, healed those who believed in him, received all who sought him and lifted the burden of their sin. We glorify you for your great power and love at work in Christ.

Leader: Remembering all your mighty and merciful acts, we take this bread and this cup from the gifts you have given us, and celebrate with joy the redemption won for us in Jesus Christ. Accept this our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving as a living and holy offering of ourselves, that our lives may proclaim the one crucified and risen. Great is the mystery of faith:

People: Christ has died, Christ is risen, Christ will come again.

Leader: Gracious God, pour out your Holy Spirit upon us and upon your gifts of bread and cup, that the bread we break and the cup we bless may be the communion of the body and blood of Christ. By your Spirit unite us with the living Christ and with all who are baptized in his name, that we may be one in ministry in every place.

People: Through Christ, with Christ, in Christ, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, all glory and honor are yours, eternal God, now and forever. Amen.

Breaking of The Bread and Pouring of The Cup

The Closing Prayer, Prayers of the People, and the Lord’s Prayer

RE-ENTRY INTO THE WORLD TO SERVE THE LORD

Being Christ’s Church

(During the Offering, please sign the Friendship Pad found in your pew and return it toward the center aisle, noting names of those with whom you are worshiping.)

*Hymn in Procession No. 804 “Rejoice, Ye Pure in Heart!”

*Benediction Choral Response Harold W. Friedell

Day by day, Dear Lord, of thee three things I pray: To see thee more clearly, Love thee more dearly, Follow thee more nearly, Day by day. (attr., Richard of Chichester)

*Organ Voluntary “Praise the Lord with Drums and Cymbals” Sigfried Karg-Elert *Greeting One Another

For anyone wishing confidential individual prayer, immediately following the service

a member of the Stephen Ministry will be available in the Chapel.

The flowers in the Chancel vases are given to the Glory of God from Don and Rhoda Hart.

The Cathedral Hour today is made possible by the Mr. and Mrs. Alvin J. Gibbs Endowment.

Liturgist: Melinda Andrews

Acolytes: Dinah Ward (Crucifer), Riley Hudson (Acolyte), Jordan Miller (Acolyte), Mya Miller (Bible Bearer)

Acolyte Master: Scott McCahan

Preparing for Next Week

Scripture Readings for February 9, 2014 Isaiah 58:1-12; Psalm 112:1-10; 1 Corinthians 2:1-16; Matthew 5:13-20

Consider: What does it mean to have the mind of Christ, and how do I live with the mind of Christ in my daily activities? If I let my light shine, what will others see in me? Will others see Jesus? Will they give glory to God?

Sunday Morning Adult Classes 9:15-10:15am

The Library Class is working on the book of James by John McArthur.

Contemporary Issues and Biblical Thought Adult Class meets in the Quilting Room and will be studying a book by James W. Moore entitled, Attitude Is Your Paintbrush, It Colors Every Situation.

The Parlor Class is studying from the Present Word: 2/2—Hear and Do the Word led by

Paul and Barb Batchelder; 2/9—Treat Everyone Equally led by Betsy Smith; 2/16—Show

Your Faith by Your Works led by Fred Bohse; 2/23—Control Your Speech led by Jim Smith.

Intergenerational Bible Study Class in the Upper Room (on the second floor above

the Parlor): Mike Ophardt leads the discussion.

Westminster Class: February 2-March 2: John David Geib—”Angels.”

Sunday Worship Enhanced by a “Visiting” Piano

For two Sundays in February we will be treated with the sonorous beauty of a 7’ Steinway grand piano that will be in our sanctuary for morning worship on the 9th and 16th, since we are renting it for the afternoon concert by Dianne Williams and Brent Schloneger. It will be used for special anthem accompaniments, some congregational singing, and for inspiring solo pieces before and after worship (preludes and postludes).

For those who would like to stay afterwards on the 9th, there will be a 20-minute lecture-demonstration of the grand piano, led by David J. Kienzle and Heather Cooper, following the postlude. This will give listeners an opportunity to experience and understand more about the quality of the instrument, and the extent to which a piano such as that is so well suited to the acoustical properties of our large sanctuary.

Concert for Flute and Piano

Sunday, February 9, 2014 ◦ 4:00 pm

Featuring Dianne Williams (performing with her 14-karat gold flute) and

Brent Schloneger (performing on a specially selected Steinway grand piano),

“Ivory & Gold” will warm your heart and soul with some of the duo’s favorite clas-

sical pieces, including a sultry Carmen Fantaisie by Bizet, Clair de Lune and Syrinx

by Debussy, inspiring portions of John Rutter’s Suite Antique, an uplifting Sonata

by Otar Taktakishvili, and classic piano solos by Beethoven & Brahms.

Featuring 3 different flutes (“goldie” and a piccolo and an alto

flute) taking turns in combination with the warmth, breadth,

strength, and resonance of a large concert-grand piano – this

concert offers memorable sonorities from classic favorites.

Suggested donation: $10 to $15 @ intermission.

Daily Graces ~ CPC Rhythms of Worship and Discipleship The Week of February 2-8, 2014

Using Sunday’s Order of Worship, we enter into worship and prayer every day of the week. We worship together…separately.

The Call to Worship The Prayer of Adoration (Followed by silence) The Prayer of Confession (Followed by silence) The Assurance of Pardon Scripture Readings (Worship texts for Sunday, February 8)

Monday: Isaiah 58:1-12 Tuesday Psalm 1112:1-10 Wednesday 1 Corinthians 2:1-16 Thursday Matthew 5:13-20 Friday Isaiah 58:1-12 Saturday Psalm 112:1-10

Silent Meditation and Prayer (Listening for God’s voice in Scripture and silence) Prayers of the People (Lifting others before God) Prayer of Dedication

Becoming Familiar With Holy Scripture If you wish to become more familiar with the Bible and the best known stories of scripture, read The Christmas Story (Matthew 1-2; Luke 1-2).

Brent Schloneger Dianne Williams

23rd ANNUAL AUCTION!

A night of great food, fabulous auction items, sensational socializing and all for a good cause - KIDS!

WHEN? Friday, April 4th, 2014

Doors open at 5:45 and ends when we are done having fun!

WHERE? Christ Presbyterian Church Westminster Hall

WE NEED YOUR HELP to send over 100 children to Camp Wakonda this year. We can do this through your generous donations that support the Camp Wakonda scholarship fund and program.

We need your help to support this wonderful cause of providing a Christian camping experience to all children.

You can help us by donating: * New items—used in kitchen, camping, household appliances, pictures, artwork, electronics, jewelry, toys, items for pets, etc.

* Dinners—restaurant gift certificates, casseroles for a year/every other month, monthly bread donation, monthly pie donation, jelly of the month, etc.

* Vacation Getaways—places you visit, places you own, weekly/weekend or single night “getaways”

* Tickets to cultural, sporting events, or children theme venues

* Cash is always appreciated

* Acts of service—paint a room, babysit a child, spread mulch, clean for a day, etc.

To donate an auction item, fill out the form below and drop it off or mail to the Church office.

Please Print: Monetary Donation: __________________

Item or Service Donated: ____________________________________________________

Estimated Retail Value: ______________ Check if anonymous donation: ____________

Donor Name: ______________________ Phone Number: ________________________

Address: _________________________________________________________________

Donation Description: _______________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________

Name of person to be contacted for additional information or to complete arrangements:

Name: ____________________________ Phone Number: _____________________

Deadline for donations to be printed in program will be Monday, March 24. All tangible items donated must be brought to the Church office no later than Wednesday, April 2.

If you have questions, please contact either Stephanie Werren, at 330-494-9679 or Julia Frankland at 330-453-5932.

Thank you in advance for your support of the auction!

ACTIVITIES FOR THE WEEK OF FEBRUARY 2

TODAY 8:00 am Worship Service—Chapel 9:00 am Fellowship—Westminster Hall 9:15 am Children/Youth/Adult Sunday School Classes 10:15 am- 11:30 am Infant Nursery (ages 0-2) –Room L4 10:30 am Worship Service—Sanctuary 10:45 am Kids’ Church 12:00 noon Pick up pre-ordered soup & subs 12:00 noon Elders & Deacons gather for Homebound Communion 6:00-10:00 pm Youth Super Bowl Party @ Jennie George’s

TUESDAY 9:15 am Endowment Meeting—Library 9:30 am Bible Study—Parlor 1:00 pm Staff Meeting WEDNESDAY 4:30 pm Wednesday Choirs Rehearsal 7:00 pm Deacons Meeting—Westminster Hall 7:00 pm Stephen Ministry Supervision—Parlor THURSDAY 7:00 am Men’s Bible Study—Westminster Hall 7:15 pm Chancel Choir Rehearsal

SATURDAY 8:30-10:00 am Food Ministry Breakfast—Westminster Hall SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 9 8:00 & 10:30 am. Worship 9:15 am Children/Youth/Adult Sunday School Classes 10:45 am Kids’ Church 11:30 am After Church piano demonstration—Sanctuary 4:00 pm Piano & Flute Concert—Sanctuary ~ Reception to follow in Westminster Hall 4:30-5:30 pm Confirmation Class 6:00-8:00 pm Youth Group

Don’t forget to pick up your pre-ordered soup & subs today immediately following the 10:30am service. There will also be limited amounts of soup & subs to purchase

if you did not place an order. Please see Jennie George.

Weather/Building Related Closings In the event of church services/activities being cancelled due to inclement weather, the closing

will be announced on the local television stations, WKYC-TV3; NewsChannel 5. You may also

check the websites: www.wkyc.com; www.newsnet5.com; or www.fox8.com.

A Congregational Meeting has been scheduled for Sunday, February 16,

immediately following the 10:30am worship service to approve the 2014 Terms of

Call for Rev. Dave de Vries. Quorum is 73.

A reminder… Either at home or on the road,you can listen to the 10:30 service on WHLO 640 AM, or log on your computer to www.640whlo.com

GMG—Kindermusik (Wednesday) 9:30-10:15am Village 10:45-11:30am Our Time 12:00-12:45pm Imagine That! 4:30-5:15pm Melody, Mallets-More 5:30-6:15pm Young Child 2 6:30-7:15pm Young Child 4

GMG—Kindermusik (Thursday) 9:30-10:15am Our Time 10:45-11:30am Village 12:00-12:45pm Imagine That! 4:30-5:15pm Our Time 5:30-6:15pm Imagine That!

Christ Presbyterian Church

530 Tuscarawas Street, West, Canton, Ohio 44702 330-456-8113 cantoncpc.org

cpcoffice@cantoncpc.org

Christ Presbyterian Church exists to glorify God, lead people to a

saving relationship with Jesus Christ,

build one another up in spiritual maturity, and send out servants to share the Good News in word and deed.

Christ Presbyterian Church Staff Ministers: The People of Christ Church Senior Pastor: Rev. David L. de Vries Parish Associate: Rev. Eldon Trubee

Director of Music & Organist: David J. Kienzle Specialist in Music for The Young Child: Deborah Garren

Director of Youth Ministry: Jon Mathewson Director of Children’s Ministry: Jennifer George Director of Outdoor Ministries: Chris Harmsen

Business Administrator/Assistant Treasurer: Donald R. Weltlich Financial Assistant/Secretary: Diane J. Nave

Administrative Assistant to the Senior Pastor/Secretary: Caryn G. Smith Custodians: Kurt A. Gottschick & Ron Pelger