“To Glorify God

& EnJoy Him Forever.”

PROCLAMATION

PRESBYTERIAN

CHURCH

God’s Purposes in our Suffering Rev. Ben Falconer—officiating

Rev. Ken Wendland — preaching

Morning Worship, p.2 — 11 a.m.

August 21, 2016

Church News, p. 9

Evening Worship, p.6— 6 p.m.

______________ Rev. Jeremy Johnson —preaching

Mr. Mike Harnish —assisting

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MORNING WORSHIP

Preparation for Worship: Meditation and Prayer

Prelude Ryan Kelly Musical Selection

Welcome and Announcements

Silent Meditation

CALL TO WORSHIP*

From Joel 2

PRAYER OF INVOCATION*

HYMN OF PRAISE AND ADORATION*

Praise, My Soul, the King of Heaven Hymn No. 76

DECLARATION OF FAITH*

The Apostles’ Creed

I believe in God the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth. I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, and born of the virgin Mary. He suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried; he descended into hell. The third day he rose again from the dead. He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of God the Father Almighty. From there he will come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.

HYMN*

Hail to the Lord’s Anointed Hymn No. 311

Songs used with permission. CCLI 660322 All Scripture references, unless otherwise noted, taken from ESV©

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CORPORATE CONFESSION OF S IN

Congregation reads in unison. Almighty God, we acknowledge and confess that we have sinned against you in thought, word, and deed; we have not loved you with all of our heart, soul, mind, and strength; we have not loved our neighbor as ourselves. Deepen within us our sorrow for the wrong we have done, and the good we have left undone. Lord, you are full of compassion and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy; there is always forgiveness with you! Restore to us the joy of your salvation; bind up that which is broken, give light to our minds, strength to our wills, and rest to our souls. Speak to each of us, and let your word abide with us until it has wrought in us your holy will.

ASSURANCE OF PARDON

Hebrews 6:19-20

We have this as a sure and steadfast anchor of the soul, a hope that enters into the inner place behind the curtain, where Jesus has gone as a forerunner on our behalf, having become a high priest forever after the order of Melchizedek.

HYMN OF ASSURANCE*

What Wondrous Love Is This Hymn No. 261

WORSHIP IN G IVING

Record of your Presence Please sign the blue attendance pad found in the pew back in front of you, pass it down the pew for everyone to sign and then return it to the end of the pew from which it was passed.

“O Rest in the Lord” from Elijah Felix Mendelssohn

Suzanne Grant, erhu; Ryan Kelly, piano

OFFERTORY HYMN*

Gloria Patri Hymn No. 735

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PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING FOR THE OFFERING*

READING THROUGH THE B IBLE

Psalm 89:19-37, p.495 in the pew Bible; Elder Mike Harnish leads Congregation will read the even numbered verses.

HYMN*

Great Is Thy Faithfulness, v.1 Hymn No. 32

CHILDREN’S MESSAGE

Rev. Ben Falconer

There will be no Children’s Church today. Children, ages 4-7—return to the pews. Nursery and Toddler Care is available.

HYMN*

God Moves in a Mysterious Way Hymn No. 128

PASTORAL PRAYER OF INTERCESSION

SERMON SCRIPTURE

2 Corinthians 4:7-12, p. 965 in the pew Bible

SERMON

Rev. Ken Wendland

God’s Purposes in Our Suffering

Notes

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HYMN OF RESPONSE*

Lift High the Cross, vv.1, 3 Hymn No. 263

BENEDICTION*

Postlude

Ryan Kelly

Foll owing the ser vice, Elder M ike Harni sh will be a vai l ab le

to pra y with you at the front of the san ctuar y.

If you ha ve a pa stor a l need during the week,

ple ase cont act the church office, 610 -52 0- 9 500.

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EVENING WORSHIP

Prelude

Ryan Kelly, organ

Welcome and Announcements

Record of your Presence If you have not done so TODAY, please sign the blue attendance pad found in the pew back in front of you, pass it down the pew for everyone to sign and then return it to the end of the pew from which it was passed.

CALL TO WORSHIP*

Deuteronomy 10:17, 20-21

PRAYER OF INVOCATION*

HYMN OF PRAISE AND ADORATION*

O Come, My Soul, Bless the Lord Hymn No. 6

PRAYER OF CONFESSION

HYMN*

Blest the Man that Fears Jehovah (from Psalm 128), vv.1-3 Hymn No. 717

SCRIPTURE READING

Philippians 2:5-8, Ephesians 5:25

Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her.

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HYMN*

Blest the Man that Fears Jehovah (from Psalm 128), vv.4-5 Hymn No. 717

WORSHIP IN G IVING

Offertory Ryan Kelly, piano Musical Selection

SERMON SCRIPTURE

1 Peter 3:7, p. 1,015 in the pew Bible

Likewise, husbands, live with your wives in an understanding way, showing honor to the woman as the weaker vessel, since they are heirs with you1 of the grace of life, so that your prayers may not be hindered.

SERMON

Rev. Jeremy Johnson

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Notes:

HYMN*

Savior, Teach Me, Day by Day Hymn No. 652

COMMUNION

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INVITATION TO THE LORD’S SUPPER

We welcome you to our Communion service this evening and invite to the table all those who believe in Jesus Christ and are members in good standing in a Bible-believing church.

It is our custom to hold the elements and commune together.

*If you have not yet embraced Jesus Christ by faith, we invite you to reflect on one of the following prayers.

Prayer for those searching for Truth:

Lord Jesus, you claim you are the Way, the Truth, and the Life. Please guide me by your Holy Spirit and open my heart and mind to receive the life you promise. Give me grace to repent of my sin and trust in your perfect sacri-

fice on my behalf. Teach me what it means to faithfully follow you as Lord. Amen.

Prayer of Faith:

Lord Jesus Christ, I confess that I am sinful. I have sinned by thought, word, and deed. But through your sacrifice I am loved and accepted by my heavenly Father. Thank you for paying my debt on the cross and for taking the

punishment I deserve. I turn from my sins and trust in you as my living Savior and Lord. Amen.

Words of Institution & Distribution of Bread and Wine

Ryan Kelly Musical Selection

CLOSING HYMN*

Jesus Paid it All Hymn No. 308

BENEDICTION*

Postlude

Ryan Kelly

Gluten-free communion wafers are available for congregants who desire to take them during the Communion Service. You can find them in a box on the windowsills in the back of the sanctuary.

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News

Women’s Ministry Kick-off—Friday, September 9, 7:00 pm

Do Not Be Conformed

All women (high school age and up) are invited to the Fall Kick-off which will take place in the Lower Level on Friday, September 9 at 7:00 pm. You’ll hear about what’s in store for the women of Proclamation and their friends in the coming year. Please sign the list on the narthex table if you plan to attend.

Save the Date for the PPC Missions Conference – October 14th-16th

Are you looking for a way to get involved in the missions program at Proclama-tion? Would you like to get to know the missionaries better? Missionaries are often away from Christians and seldom have the opportunity to simply gather with Christians as friends for encouragement. The Missions Committee is looking for volunteers to assist the weekend of the Missions Conference in the following areas:

-To gather some friends together to host a missionary for a meal Friday night, 10/14 -Assist setting up the missionary display tables Friday -Create decoration and set up for the Saturday meal -Assist with the Saturday evening catered meal -Clean up after the Saturday evening meal

Please respond to Pam Hallman at pam@proclamation.org if you are interested in help-ing in one of these areas.

Transformed—Women’s Regional Conference—September 30-October 1

All women (high school age and up) are encouraged to join us as we seek to be Trans-

formed through studying Romans 11:33-12:2 together. Registration deadline is Septem-

ber 16. High school girls in our Youth Group can go for free. Please contact Annette Hunsaker for information.

Register on-line: www.pcacdm.org/transformed2016/transformed-philadelphia/

Women in the Word: A Workshop– October 28-29

Women in the Word: A Workshop serves the church by helping women study Scripture in a way that is informed, reasoned, and reverent — strengthening both those who teach and those who study on their own. In large group sessions and interactive study groups, this annual two-day event focuses on women helping women interpret, apply, and pre-sent the Bible to others.

This year’s topic is “Change the Lens, Change the View: How Concentric Contexts Help Us Understand and Apply Scripture”. It will be held at Calvary Presbyterian Church in Willow Grove. To register, go to www.wrfnet.org/womenintheword. Workshop bro-chures are on the narthex table.

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New Books added to our Resource Room

Stop by our Resource Room (across from the Parlor) to check out two titles that have been added to the shelves: Resisting Gossip by Matthew Mitchell (mentioned by Ben Fal-coner in a recent sermon) and A Praying Life by Paul Miller. Suggested donation is shown and envelopes are provided.

Children’s Church in recess until September 4th

We will not be offering Children’s Church for the 4-7 year olds starting August 14th through September 4th. Our purpose is two-fold: (1) to give the ministry team four weeks off for revitalization and (2) to prepare our 4-7 year olds for the blessings and components of corporate worship. We will still offer child care for infants (Nursery, Room 151) and 2 & 3 year olds (Toddlers, Room #149) during the 11:00am worship ser-vice. If you have any questions, please see Dave Moneymaker.

Add or Update a Picture in the Church Directory?

If you’d like to place your picture for the first time or an updated picture in the Church Directory, please send it via e-mail to Pam in the church office (pam@proclamation.org). If you don’t have access to e-mail, send a photograph which she can scan and return to you.

Delaware County Pregnancy Center Annual Walk For Life—September 24

Delaware County Pregnancy Center is having its annual Walk For Life on Saturday, Sep-tember 24th at Ridley Creek State Park. Our goal is to raise $30,000. We are forming a team from Proclamation called the Proclamation Lifesteppers, with the goal of raising 10% of that amount. Are you able to get sponsors and walk with us? If not, are you able to sponsor a walker? Please see Chuck Frick for details or call him at 610-872-6787.

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Wednesday nights, starting this fall

Big changes are coming to Wednesday nights this fall! To minister to PPC families and help them participate in church activities on a central night, a number of adjustments have been made to the church’s activities schedule.

A new catered dinner will be offered for everyone at the church starting September 21st and concluding May 17th. Families can count on a quality and inexpensive hot meal that parents don’t have to prepare! Dinner will be $5 per person, $20 max for families. We hope you’ll plan to join the fel-lowship over food between 5:30-7 p.m. in the fall!

Girls of Grace will return to Wednesday night, and children’s music ac-

tivities will also move to Wednesday night before Boys of the Bible, Girls of Grace, and Youth Group—so that families can come and participate on just one night of the week. Childcare will be provided the entire evening, and all activities will dismiss at 8:30 so that parents can even attend Adult Choir while their kids are in children/youth activities.

5:30-7 p.m. Dinner for families

5:30-6:15 p.m. Soli Deo Gloria handbells

6-7 p.m. Children’s and Youth music

7-8:30 p.m. Boys of the Bible Chancel Choir Girls of Grace Refinery Youth Group Women’s Bible Study (2nd & 4th week, begins 9/14)

Childcare provided 5:30-8:30

Our first dinner will be September 21st – mark your calendars!

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Girls of Grace Volunteers Needed

We are desirous of putting together a leadership team of six women for the Girls of Grace ministry. This ministry will re-launch on Wednesday evening, September 21st and run weekly through May 17, 2017. If you are interested in nurturing young ladies, Grades 1-5, please contact Dave Moneymaker in the church office.

Bakers Needed!

We have a request to provide yummy home-made desserts for Haverford College Chris-tian Fellowship meetings held on Monday nights. This will be so easy! Drop off your item on Sunday mornings. If you are interested, please contact Caroline Fijan cfijan@gmail.com, or

484 678 6262.

CityTeam

* Food items needed

Would you add one or more of the following items to your grocery list this week for CityTeam? There is a need this month for: pork & beans, baby food & cereal, pasta & pasta sauce, canned tuna, canned or bag beans (all types), jelly, canned fruit, rice (small box or bag). Bring the item(s) to our Donations Room. Thank you! Note: There’s a handy grocery list on the narthex table to keep on hand

* Back to School Fair

Help is needed to pack the school bags or help with the Back to School Fair on Sat. Aug. 27th. If you’d like to volunteer, please contact Dominic at 610-525-7468. Thank you!

Opportunities for Service

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Prayer Needs

Our Church Family

Jeni Hartley, Elie Haupt, Ron & Paula Hayes, Judy Heringslake, Roger & Genie Herrell, Mike & Carol Holmes, John & Elizabeth Hornick

Those Serving in the Military

Andrew Fijan—North Carolina, Elizabeth Josephson – Ft. Bragg, NC, Rob Martin—VA, Peter Mitchell—Oklahoma, Mark Daniel Mitchell—Tennessee, Tim Wik—Pittsburgh

Andrea and Emanuela Artioli, Coram Deo Ministry, Italy

Since 1997, Festivaletteratura is one of the most awaited Italian cultural events of the year. It is a five-day meeting with authors, readings, guided tours, shows and concerts. What a wonderful opportunity for a small church in town. Andrea and his team are preparing to spend twelve days sharing the gospel to their town and those visiting for the Literature Festival. From September 1st-12th, Coram Deo Publishing will have a stand at the national event where they’ve had over 100,000 visitors in past years. They are planning to sell Christian books and Bibles. They have asked Operation Mobilization for 10 men to be available to speak to people about Jesus and pray for them and for the town. Pray for the details to come together for this large undertaking for the small church. Pray that God will provide the budget of $8,000 for this event.

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ELDERS

Rev. Ben Falconer Moderator

Dan Apostolu

Jim Browne

Dan Correnti* (2017)

Mike Cuzzolina* (2019)

Jerry Giosa

Mike Harnish* (2018)

Roger Herrell

Charlie Hunsaker* (2019)

Joe Kempf

Jeff Kiesel

Don Klingen* (2018)

Jerry Kunze* (2019)

James Kurth

Dominic Mattioni* (2017)

Fran McGowen* (2018)

Dave Moneymaker

Jim Rogers* (2017)

*Denotes Elders Currently on Session

DIACONATE

David Josephson, Treasurer

Brian Korty, Secretary

Hiro Nakagawa

Don Reinhart

Bill Rumberger

Keith Superdock, Chair

Matti Vertti

Ron Votto

Tyler Weaver

STAFF

Senior Pastor ............................................................................................................ Rev. Ben Falconer

Interim Pastor of Visitation ................................................................................... Rev. Chris Keidel*

Pastor of Youth and Young Adults .................................................................. Rev. Jeremy Johnson

Pastor of Japanese Ministries ...................................................................................... Rev. Kisup Lee

Director of Christian Education & Small Group Ministries ................... Mr. David Moneymaker

Director of Music ........................................................................................................ Dr. Ryan Kelly*

Director of Children’s Music .................................................................... Mrs. Kelly Leibensperger*

Church Administrator ................................................................................................ Mr. Jim Browne

Media Services ............................................................................................................. Michael Harris*

Administrative Assistants .................................................................................... Mrs. Pam Hallman

Mrs. Annette Hunsaker

Mrs. Dawn Kemp*

Mrs. Yoshie Lee (to Japanese Ministry)

Custodian (Night)..................................................................................................... Mr. Nate Hoover

Minister Emeritus ..................................................................................................... Dr. Peter Lillback

* Part-time

Church Staff & Leadership

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We are always happy to have you with us and to enjoy your fellowship. If you have questions, please feel free to speak with one of our pastors or one of our elders. To help us learn how we might serve you, please fill out the Visitor Card in the pew back and drop it in the offering basket or leave it at the Welcome Desk.

Childcare While children of all ages are warmly welcomed in our worship service, for your comfort and con-venience, we have childcare (Nursery and Toddler) available during the Sunday School hour and during the worship service and a “crying room” for families with nursing infants and/or active babies located in the right rear of the sanctuary. Children seven years of age and younger are invit-ed to Children’s Church for which they’ll be dismissed immediately after the Children’s Message.

Pink Prayer Request Forms Proclamation's staff and elders are happy to lift your concerns and praises to the Lord in their prayers. Please note that the pink prayer request forms have been moved from the pew backs to the narthex table. You can place your completed form in the box on the table, place it in the offer-ing plate or hand it to one of our deacons. You are also welcome to contact Pam in the church office by phone or e-mail and she will convey your message to the staff and elders.

Recordings Audio CD or DVD recordings of today’s sermon and adult Sunday School classes are available for a small donation ($3/$5). You may order at the media table located in the Resource Room (across from the Parlor) immediately following the 11 am service, and pick up the following week (usually). If you desire a recording from a prior week, use the order forms that are availa-ble on the table.

Today’s sermon message will be available for playback online starting tomorrow at the church website www.proclamation.org. You can find the sermon under “Sermons” on the homepage. For more recordings, click on “Sermons & Talks” under the “Media” heading in the main menu.

Staff member on call: Today—Jeremy Johnson (254-717-7466)

Visiting with Us Today?

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9/9 Women’s Fall Kick-off

Friday, September 9, 7:00—9:00 pm, Lower Level

9/11 Ministry Fair

Sun. September 11, 9:30—10:30 am, Christian Ed Bldg.

9/21 Family Night @ Proclamation begins

Wed. September 21, 5:30 pm dinner, Fellowship Hall

9/30- Regional Women’s Conference

10/1 Friday-Saturday, Sept. 30-Oct. 1, Proclamation Church

Next Sunday— August 28

Morning Worship

Michael Oh, Exec. Dir. of the Lausanne Commit-tee for World Evangelization will preach.

Evening Worship

Ben Falconer’s message will be “The Eyes of the Lord are on the Righteous” (1 Peter 3:8-12).

Today

10:00am Sunday Morning Prayer 10:30am Fellowship Time 11:00am Morning Worship 12:30pm Japanese Congregation Lunch 6:00pm Evening Worship Service

Monday 12:00pm Staff Lunch 6:30pm Session Meeting Tuesday 7:00am Women’s Prayer Conference Call 11:00am Staff Prayer & Meeting 6:30pm Young Adult Fellowship

Saturday

9:00am Men’s Bible Study

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