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Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church Asheville, North Carolina www.gcpcusa.org November 15, 2015 – 10:30 am “Help" is a prayer that is always answered. It doesn't matter how you pray--with your head bowed in silence, or crying out in grief, or dancing. Churches are good for prayer, but so are garages and cars and mountains and showers and dance floors. Years ago I wrote an essay that began, "Some people think that God is in the details, but I have come to believe that God is in the bathroom.” ― Anne Lamott Prelude Fairest Lord Jesus arr. Pethel * Call to Worship Our souls wait in silence; our hope rests in God our rock our salvation our refuge. We will not be shaken. In this time of worship, we pour out our hearts because we trust in God’s steadfast love.

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GraceCovenantPresbyterianChurchAsheville,NorthCarolina

www.gcpcusa.org

November15,2015–10:30am

“Help"isaprayerthatisalwaysanswered.Itdoesn'tmatterhowyoupray--withyourheadbowedinsilence,orcryingoutingrief,ordancing.Churchesaregoodforprayer,butsoaregaragesandcarsandmountainsandshowersanddancefloors.YearsagoIwroteanessaythatbegan,"SomepeoplethinkthatGodisin

thedetails,butIhavecometobelievethatGodisinthebathroom.”

―AnneLamott Prelude FairestLordJesus arr.Pethel*CalltoWorship

Oursoulswaitinsilence;ourhoperestsinGodourrockoursalvationourrefuge.Wewillnotbeshaken.Inthistimeofworship,wepouroutourheartsbecausewetrustinGod’ssteadfastlove.

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* Hymn1 Holy,Holy,Holy!LordGodAlmighty! NICAEA *CalltoReconciliation * PrayerofConfession

Godofshadowsandlight,Godofhiddennessandrevelation,Forgiveuswhenwemissyou–whenweoverlookthelove,whenweturnourbacksonthehope,whenwegazetoointentlyatourselvesignoringtheblessedothersthatsurroundus.Forgiveus,God,andinyourinfinitegraceshineyourholylightorperhapssitwithusinthedark.Amen.

* AssuranceofForgivenessThisisthegoodnewswehavetodeclare:God leads us out of the shadows to walk in the light ofChrist.This is the word we have heard: our faithful Godforgivesusandraisesustonewlife.ThanksbetoGod.

* Response

* PassingofthePeace ThePeaceofChristbewithyou. Andalsowithyou.

FaithSharingwithChildren PresentationofHonoraryPresbyterianWomenLifetimeMembership PrayerforIllumination

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OldTestament 1Kings19:9-18 TheWordoftheLord ThanksbetoGod!Anthem BrotherJames'sAir GordonJacobs

OldTestament Isaiah40:27-41:1 TheWordoftheLord ThanksbetoGod!

Sermon “Hush” KristyFarber SilentMeditation* Hymn834 PreciousLord PRECIOUSLORD *AffirmationofFaith (fromIonaAbbeyWorshipBook)

Outofdeathcamelife,andGoddefeatedevil:anemptycrossandanemptytomb,anailmarkshownandapresenceknown.Outofsorrowcamejoy,andGodsenttheSpirit:cominglikefiretoallpeopleandages,comingtobirthinthewateroflife.Outofdifferencecameunity,andGod'speoplewerecalled:calledtoreceiveChristinbreadandwine,calledtobefreeinthepoweroflove.ForwhentheHolySpiritcomesuponus,wewillbefilledwithpower,andbewitnessesforChristtotheendsoftheearth.Amen.

OurLifeTogether(PleasesigntheFriendshipPadlocatedinyourpew) IntroducingNewMembers SalliePorter Phyllis&ScottEngels LonBechtel&JudyKeeler Lynne&RickNoble MatthewCox KatieSmith MelanieCurleeOffering(PleaseplaceprayercardsintheofferingplateforthePrayersofthePeople) PrayerofDedication Offertory BeThouMyVision arr.Whitworth

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* Doxology

PrayersofthePeopleTheLord’sPrayer

OurFather,whoartinheaven, Hallowedbethyname, Thykingdomcome,thywillbedone, Onearthasitisinheaven.

Giveusthisdayourdailybread;andforgiveusourdebts,

asweforgiveourdebtors;andleadusnotintotemptation,

butdeliverusfromevil.Forthineisthekingdom,andthepower,

Andtheglory,forever.Amen.*Hymn12 Immortal,Invisible,GodOnlyWise ST.DENIO* ChargeandBenediction Postlude TrumpetPiece W.Boyce

(Forsome,theVoluntaryservesasfestivemusictoaccompanytheirgoingbackoutintotheworld.Othersprefertoremainseatedandlisten.Pleasebemindfulofthesedifferentneedsasyoudepart.Thankyou!)

*PleaseStandinBodyorSpirit.

WegathertoworshipGodwhoislargerthanallourimagination!Weencourageallpersonstosingthegendernounsandpronouns

theypreferinreferringtoGod.

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OurLifeTogether… ThankYou!HeadUsher:BillGettys|Liturgist:JeffCurtis

ThankyoutoJeannetteWilliamsfortheflowersthatdecorateoursanctuary,giventotheGloryofGod,andinlovingmemoryofherhusband,Alandhersister,JeanGreinerandJean’shusband,John.

WewelcomeguestorganistScottCoatestoGraceCovenantthismorning.Scottisafree-lanceorganistandstudiedorganatAsburyUniversityinWilmore,Kentucky.

PrayerTreesIfyouwouldliketotakeamomentandwriteaprayerofhopeforourchurch,youmaycomeforwardduringthefirstorlasthymnandattachittoaprayertree.

GrowAdventEventandPotluck|December6|5-7PMOurAdventEventthisyearisdesignedfortheentirecongregationtoenjoyandexperiencetheseason.Bringadishtoshare(nodessertsplease-theyareprovided).Ifyoucanhelpsetupand/orwithcleanup,[email protected].

PresbyterianWomen’sAnnualChristmasCandleLightDinnerMonday,December7|6PM|FellowshipHallAllwomenofthechurcharecordiallyinvitedforfellowship,dinnerandentertainment.Signupinthenarthexafterchurch.Costis$15,whichgoestosupportDaysforGirlsInternational.Childcareisprovided.

2016WinterWomen’sMemoirSeries|Mondays|6:15PM|LibraryJoinusforaseriesofbooktalksfocusingonmemoirswrittenbypeopleoffaith.Pleasepre-readthebookstoensurelivelydiscussionbutcomeeitherway! Jan.11|StoriesofMyLife|KatherinePatterson Feb.15|TheNewYorkRegionalMormonSinglesHalloweenDance|ElnaBaker Mar.14|BreathingSpace:ASpiritualJourneyintheSouthBronx|HeidiNeumark

Women’sSpiritualRetreat|February4–7,2016|FollyBeach,SC|$140Getready!!!Our7thannualwomen'sretreatregistrationbeginsNOW!Thisgetawayisdesignedasaweekendofcontemplationandtogethernessforwomenages25-50ish.OurfocusthisyearisSpiritualPracticesforOrdinaryLife.Pleasevisitchurchwebsite,GROW,Women’sSpiritualRetreatandyouwillfindalinktotheregistrationform.RegistrationbeginsNOWandendsonJanuary10th.EarlyBirdregistration($10off)endsonDecember6th.

PresbyterianWomenCircle3|November17|7PMGraceHall|57GreenswellGloryDr.,BibleLeader-PamClarkson

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YouthNewsYouthGroupHarvestingDay|TODAY,SundayNovember15|2-5PMAnthonyCole’sFarm|Meet/Pick-upGCPCparkinglotLet’sGetReadytoHarvest!Todaywewillmeetat2PMinthechurchparkinglotandcarpooltoAnthonyCole’sfarm(1346NewfoundRd.,Leicester).BuzzDurhamwillguideusaswepickcabbageandpotatoesthatwillbedistributedtolocalfoodsheltersinAshevillenextweek.Wewillreturntochurchat4:30pmtoshareadinnerprovidedbytheUngertfamily.*AdultsinterestedinvolunteeringtodayorhelpingdelivertheharvestedfoodonMon.morningshouldcontactSamantha.

YouthMissionEducationTriptoNashville!!!Friday,January15–Monday,January18(MLKJr.Weekend)Thecostis$195andscholarshipsareavailableasneeded.PleasecontactNancy,[email protected],toregisterandsubmityour$50depositbyNovember,30th.*ParentandYouthNashvilleTripInformationSessionSunday,November22|4:30-5PM|GCPCFellowshipHallLearnmoreaboutourexcitingupcomingmissiontripbeforeyouthgroupnextSunday.ContactSamantha,[email protected],withanyquestions.

ServeTodayourElementarySchoolchildrendecoratedminiaturetreesforHospiceduringtheirServiceSundayEducationhourandouryouthwilldecoratesomeduringtheirtimetogethertonight.ThesetreeswillbeondisplayattheAshevilleOutletMallfromNovember20ththroughDecember14thuntiltheyaredeliveredtopatients.Thankyou,GCPCchildrenandyouth!

BackyardBBQ|VeteransRestorationQuarters|1stTuesdayoftheMonthForthepast7yearsateamfromGCPChascookedandservedahamburgersupperforveteransthefirstTuesdayofeachmonth.Youcanjointhemforoneeveningorlongterm.Aftercookingandserving,jointheveteransatthetabletosharethemeal.Reservationsarenotrequired.Comearound4:30andyouwillhaveajob.

RoomintheInn|December13-20OurnextRITIiscomingup!Ifyouwouldliketoparticipatenextmonth,pleasecontactSusanPresson(450-4145)orNanClarke(669-5728).

CarePrayerList[Wearehappytoprayforanyonewhoisinneed.Concernswillstayonthislistforamonthunlesswehearotherwise.Pleasekeepusupdated.]JerusalemChurchcongregationandPastorSearchCommittee;LindaAlbin(Les&SusanStradley'sfriend);JoDellHawthorne(DonnaRobertson'scousin);FrancesBuchanan(BrianBuchanan'smother);DorothyLaRueSloane(DonnaRobertson'scousin);NatalieDeVito(KarenRohls'daughter);Tricia&SteveMinnick(MaryLouNash'sfriends);SusieMoore(RayKisiah’ssister);LindsaeBecker(TylerAnder’sfriend);BrendaTaylor(FlorenceRiedesel’scousin);BobMcMillan(AshleyPark’sfather);IanCraig(MaryCraig’sson);GeorgeDowdle(KarenRohls’friend);SophiaAnderson(GinnieStevens’granddaughter);JoyceFox(GinnieStevens’sister);PamMorrell(PennyPonder’sdaughter);PierreGriffin(whowasastudentofsomeofour

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members);Heath&PeggyRada(ModeratorofthePCUSAGeneralAssembly);Barrett&AliPayne(ReceivedbyPresbyteryasaCandidateforMinistry);Mark&HeatherMerritt(CommissionedtoColumbiaSeminary);RichardSimons;JanetBondurant;Jack&BettySmith;MimiAldridge;MaryEllenHorne;SusanStradley;VirginiaBradley;LoisandDonaldDossey;HettieLouGarland;SarahHarwell;LisettedeGroot;ConnieJones;NancyQuick

WeofferourprayersandsupporttoMaryRhoadsafterthedeathofherbrother.

OursympathyandsupportareextendedtoDavidKemperandfamilyfollowingthedeathofhisstepfatheronNovember7th.Pleasekeeptheminyourprayers.

UpdatingandAccessingtheOnlineDirectoryForthenexttwoSundays(11/15and11/22)deaconswillbeinthenarthextakingphotosandupdatinginformationforourGCPCdirectory.Ifyoudon’thaveaphotographinthedirectory,pleasestopbytheirtableandhaveonetaken.Or,ifyouwouldrather,youcanemailaphotoofyourselforyourfamilytoAnnaLouise([email protected]).Onthatnote,ifyoudon’thaveaccesstothedirectory,orhavemisplacedyourpassword,youcanemailAnnaLouisetogainaccess.

GivingStatementsarehere!PleasepickupyourstatementattheInformationStation.Theywillremaininthislocationforaweek.Helpustokeeppostagedownbypickingthemup.Thanks!

NextSunday’sEducationforAllAges|9:15AMAdultEducationOffering|November1-22|9:15AM|FellowshipHallAsktheAnimals,CamMurchisonandCarolynCrowder

PressurePoints|LibraryThisclassexploresthornyissuesthatchallengeusinthe21stcenturychurch.Currently,PressurePointsisusingavideoseriesfrom‘LivingtheQuestions’entitled,TheJesusFatwah:LoveYourMuslimNeighborasYourself.

BibleStudy|SunroomNopreparationneeded.ForFall2015,wearestudyingthegospelofMark.

Journeys|JerusalemRoomTheJourneysclassdiscussesandanalyzeseverythingfromscripturaltexts,tohistoricalexpressionsoffaith,tocurrentwritings,withthegoalofbetterunderstandingourowncontemporaryfaithandtheactionstowhichitcallsus.

CHILDREN&YOUTHEDUCATION[ContactHeatherorSamantha]Preschool:TheArkandTheTempleElementary:10BestWays

MiddleSchoolAnexcitingmorningiscomingupnextweek!GinnieStevenswillbesharingabouttheNickel-A-MealHungerProgram,andtherewillalsobedeliciousbreakfasttreats.

SeniorHighsWhereintheworldisChrist?Thisyear,wearedivingintotheWiredWordcurriculum.EnjoybreakfastsnacksandgreatconversationwithAmyandSheryl!

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NextSunday,November22,2015WorshipServiceat8:30&10:30AM

EducationHourat9:15AM

Sermon:“GiveUsThisDay”byRebeccaGurneyScripture:Matthew6:25-34

CALENDARSunday 15 8:30AM Worship

9:15AM Educationhour10:00AM NewMembers10:30AM Worship11:30AM Deacons2:00PM YouthGroup5:00PM Children’schoirs

Tuesday 17 9:00AM PrayerGroupWednesday 18 11:00AM Biblestudy

6:00PM Handbellchoir7:00PM Chancelchoir

Saturday 21 8:30AM PresbyteryWNC,SMPTSunday 22 8:30AM Worship

9:15AM Educationhour10:30AM Worship4:30PM Youth/ParentMissionMeeting5:00PM YouthGroup5:00PM Children’schoirs