PROCLAMATION

PRESBYTERIAN

CHURCH

Morning Worship — 11 a.m.

August 6, 2017

Lead Us Not into Temptation Rev. Jeremy Johnson— preaching

Evening Prayer Service — 6 p.m.

COLOSSIANS 3:5-11

Putting Sin to Death Rev. Ken Wendland — preaching

“To Glorify God

& Enjoy Him Forever”

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MORNING WORSHIP

Prelude Ryan Kelly, organ

Welcome and Announcements Silent Meditation

CALL TO WORSHIP*

From Psalm 46:10-11

PRAYER OF INVOCATION*

HYMN*

Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence Hymn 193

DECLARATION OF FAITH*

The Nicene Creed

We believe in one God, the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth; of all things visible and invisible. And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God, begotten of his Father before all worlds, God of God, Light of Light, very God of very God, begotten, not made, being of one substance with the Father; by whom all things were made; who for us and for our salvation came down from heaven and was incar-nate by the Holy Spirit of the virgin Mary, and was made man; and was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate; he suffered and was buried; and the third day he rose again according to the Scriptures, and ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of the Father; and he shall come again, with glory, to judge both the living and the dead; Whose kingdom shall have no end.

And we believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord and giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son; who with the Father and the Son together is worshiped and glori-fied; who spoke by the prophets; and we believe in one holy catholic and apostolic church; and we acknowledge one baptism for the remission of sins; and we look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen.

Congregation stands.

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CONFESSION OF S IN

Romans 6:14-15 For we know that the law is spiritual, but I am of the flesh, sold under sin. I do not understand my own actions. For I do not do what I want, but I do the very thing I hate.

ASSURANCE OF PARDON

Romans 8:1-2

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.

Compassion Fund Offering In addition to collecting a General Offering, on the first Sunday of each month we collect a Compassion Fund offer-ing. Our deacons distribute these offerings to those in particular need. Please place offerings in separate envelopes and mark “General” or “Compassion” as appropriate.

Ryan Kelly, organ Musical Selection

HYMN*

Doxology Hymn 733

PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING FOR THE OFFERING*

READING THROUGH THE B IBLE

Psalm 119:81-96, p.515 in the pew Bible; Elder Mike Harnish Congregation will read the even numbered verses.

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HYMN*

Jesus, Lover of My Soul Hymn 508

There will be no Children’s Church today. Nursery and Toddler Care is available.

PASTORAL PRAYER OF INTERCESSION

SERMON SCRIPTURE

Colossians 3:5-11 p. 984 in the pew Bible

SERMON

Rev. Ken Wendland

Putting Sin to Death Notes

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HYMN*

More Love to Thee, O Christ Hymn 649

COMMUNION

Invitation to the Lord’s Supper

As the bread and cup are passed, please hold the elements so that we may commune together.

Words of Institution & Distribution of Bread and Wine

Ryan Kelly, piano

HYMN*

Jesus! What a Friend for Sinners!, vv. 1-2 Hymn 498

BENEDICTION*

Postlude Ryan Kelly, organ

F o l l o w i n g t h e s e r v i c e E l d e r M i k e H a r n i s h w i l l b e a v a i l a b l e

t o p r a y w i t h y o u a t t h e f r o n t o f t h e s a n c t u a r y .

I f y o u h a v e a p a s t o r a l n e e d d u r i n g t h e w e e k ,

p l e a s e c o n t a c t t h e c h u r c h o f f i c e , 6 1 0 - 5 2 0 - 9 5 0 0 .

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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Prayer Service—Lead Us Not Into Temptation

Meditation on “Lead Us Not Into Temptation

Small Group Prayer for children and young people

Small Group Prayer for adults & parents

Small Group Prayer for retirees and seniors

Evening Prayer Service

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Pizza after Prayer—Tonight

Following our prayer service, we will have pizza in the yard (weather permitting) so that we can continue our fellowship over a simple dinner together.

All Church Picnic—Saturday, August 26, 3:00 – 7:00 p.m.

Location: Garrett-Williamson Estate, 395 Bishop Hollow Rd, Newtown Square (www.garrettwilliamson.org) All are invited to a fun afternoon with your Proclamation church family. We’ve reserved this beautiful picnic area which has a big pavilion, sport fields and restrooms. Food and beverages will be provided. What you can bring – lawn chairs, games for adults and kids (e.g. ladder ball, bean bag toss, frisbee). This is a rain or shine event. Leah Ford is our picnic coordinator; she’ll need help setting up and cleaning up. Sign-up in the narthex today! Teams for a softball game are being organized; if interested contact Ryan Kelly (ryan@proclamation.org).

Please Pardon our Appearance

We are in the process of “sprucing up” the narthex over the next few weeks.

Fine Arts Camp @ Calvary OPC

Calvary Orthodox Presbyterian Church in Glenside, PA invites children entering Kindergarten through grade 8 to their Summer Fine Arts Camp. Campers will learn about the elements of sing-ing while playing games and exploring various genres from sacred and spirituals to broadway and folk songs. Music classes each day will involve a variety of instruments and include solfegge singing and notation. The choir portion of the day will include elements of the music and singing classes, culminating in an end of the week concert. Music will be led by Joseph & Rebekah Wag-goner; dance instructor, Jenn Sallade, will coordinate with the choirs to teach basic dance and cho-reography. A “Mommy and Me” class will be held each day for mothers of young children (lap ba bies through preschool welcome) . For more informa t ion , v is i t : www.waggonermusicstudio.com

Church Member needs transportation to worship services

We are looking for volunteers to take John Linton to and from church on Sundays. He lives in the Drexelbrook apartments in Drexel Hill (75-01 Drexelbrook Drive). Please call John at 484-222-1573 if you are able to help. Thank you!

Children’s Church in recess until September 3

We will not be offering Children’s Church for the 4-7 year olds from July 30 to August 27. Our purpose is two-fold: (1) to give the ministry team five weeks off for revitalization and (2) to pre-pare 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 service. If you have any questions, please see Dave Moneymaker.

News

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CityTeam Backpack Donations

At this time of year, CityTeam prepares backpacks filled with school supplies for over 2,200 un-derprivileged children in Chester, PA. CityTeam would appreciate monetary donations as they are able to purchase items wholesale and the backpacks will be uniform and age appropriate. A $35 donation will supply one child but any amount is appreciate. Please make your checks paya-ble to CityTeam and mark them “Back-to-School.” Give your donation to Dominic Mattioni or put it in his mailbox located in the Deacons’ Nook. If you prefer, you can donate online (www.cityteam.org/backpack-donate/)

If you want to donate backpacks and supplies, please put them in the CityTeam section of the Donations Room by August 13th. Help is also needed to pack the bags or help with the Back to School Fair on Sat. Aug. 19th. If you’d like to volunteer, please contact Dominic at 610-525-7468. Thank you!

CityTeam—grocery 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: baby food (Stages 1 & 2), mac & cheese, canned tuna, peanut but-ter & jelly, soups, canned beans (kidney, black & lima), pasta & pasta sauce, ground coffee and laundry detergent. 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.

Christian Education

Summer Sunday School at Proclamation

Between July 2 and September 3, there will be no Sunday School classes for Kindergarten through Senior High. Childcare for infants and toddlers will be available during the worship service.

Adult Sunday School Class

August 6, 13, and 20 Teacher: Dr. Ryan Kelly Sing with Understanding: The History of Post-Reformation Hymn Singing

Location: Room 243/245

August 27 From Pilgrims to Pariahs: Religious Freedom in a Post-Christian Nation Follow-up Q&A with Jon Christman Location: Room 243/245

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Our Church Family

Roger & Genie Herrell, Mike & Carol Holmes, John & Elizabeth Hornick, Charlie & Annette Hun-saker, Bill Hyland, Jibu Idicula, Ian & Karen Ivey

Those Serving in the Military

Andrew Fijan—Savannah, GA, Elizabeth Josephson – Fort Bragg, NC, Rob Martin—VA, Peter Mitchell—Oklahoma, Mark Daniel Mitchell—Tennessee, Tim Wik—Pittsburgh

Rick and Wendy Gray, RUF International, University of Delaware

"Can you find me a group like yours at my new university?" This question was posed to me by a precious Middle Eastern student as we said good-bye earlier this month. He appreciated the friendships forged through RUF-I at UD. But more importantly, this young man expressed much interest in the life and teaching of Jesus. Last week, at RUF Summer Staff Training, I learned RUF International is now ministering on 14 U.S. campuses. So more groups like ours at UD can indeed be found!

On July 1st I led our annual trip to Longwood Gardens. We had a fun day exploring the beautiful grounds, flowers, and fountains. Trips are a great way to reflect God's love to the nations and grow gospel friendships. Also, this has been a month of comings and goings. After becoming a Christ-follower at UD, a dear graduate scholar returned to China. The next week I picked up an-other scholar from the airport who just flew back from China. He likes "learning about the Bible" through RUF-I!

The Lord is blessing our Summer English Conversation Class with about 30 to 40 participants each week. We also have a good balance between international friends and native English-speaking volunteers. A new Bolivian scholar even made a profession faith in Christ! The Spirit can powerfully use even a simple conversation with our global guests.

For Praise and Prayer:

* Thank God for my Middle Eastern friend, and pray he will find a group like ours. * Pray the returning Chinese scholar finds a church and the arriving one finds Christ. * Praise God for the Chinese wedding, and pray He waters the gospel seed sown. * Thank the Lord for blessing conversation class, and pray for the Bolivian scholar. * Pray for God to navigate and work during our August 12th trip to Annapolis, MD. * Ask the Lord to help me live in intimate and ongoing communion with Him.

Prayer Needs

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Church Staff & Leadership

STAFF

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

Assistant Pastor .................................................................................................... Rev. Ken Wendland

Pastor of Visitation ................................................................................................... Rev. Chris Keidel

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

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

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

Director of Women’s Ministries ...............................................................................Ms. Sara Keiper*

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

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

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

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

ELDERS

Rev. Ben Falconer Moderator

Dan Apostolu

Jim Browne

Dan Correnti* (2018)

Mike Cuzzolina* (2019)

Jerry Giosa

Mike Harnish* (2018)

Roger Herrell

Charlie Hunsaker* (2019)

Joe Kempf

Jeff Kiesel* (2020)

Jerry Kunze* (2019)

James Kurth

Dominic Mattioni

Fran McGowen* (2018)

Dave Moneymaker* (2020)

Jim Rogers

Bob Sidor* (2020)

*Denotes Elders Currently on Session

DIACONATE

David Josephson, Treasurer

Brian Korty, Secretary

Mike Martin

Hiro Nakagawa

Bill Rumberger

Keith Superdock, Chair

Matti Vertti

Ron Votto

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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.

Families with Young Children Children are a gift to the Church and are warmly welcome at Proclamation. Before worship on Sundays, children of all ages are invited to attend graded Sunday School classes from 9:30-10:30 a.m. They may also recite their suggested memory verses, catechism questions, and hymns at 9:20 before classes begin. Classroom assignments are posted in the Education Wing. Nursery is availa-ble during the Sunday School hour for infants and toddlers.

We welcome even the littlest ones in our worship services. We know children’s needs vary by fam-ily and age, so we offer nursery during morning worship for children up to 2 years old. We have a “nursing/cry room” at the rear of the sanctuary for parents who need to attend to active infants, and we have screens showing the service in the slate hallway. While we encourage children to at-tend all of worship, we also offer the opportunity for children ages 4-7 years old to be dismissed mid-service for a children’s worship time led by our Christian Education Director, Dave Money-maker.

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 two weeks later (usually). If you desire a recording from a prior week, use the order forms that are available 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 on Call: Today— Chris Keidel (610-710-1053)

Job Postings

Please see the bulletin board in the 1st floor hallway in the Education Building for various job post-ings.

Visiting with Us Today?

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Today

9:00 a.m. Prayer for the Church 9:30 a.m. Adult Sunday School Class 10:30 a.m. Fellowship Time 10:55 a.m. Announcements/Sanctuary 11:00 a.m. Morning Worship 11:00 a.m. Japanese & Korean Worship 6:00 p.m. Evening Prayer Service 7:00 p.m. Pizza after Prayer Monday

6:30 p.m. Session Meeting

Tuesday

10:00a.m. Staff Prayer/Meeting 7:30 p.m. Women’s Summer Gathering Saturday

9:00a.m. Men’s Bible Study

This Week at Proclamation

Next Sunday— August 13

Sunday Morning Prayer—9:00 a.m. in the Parlor

Adult Sunday School Class— 9:30 a.m. in Room 243/245

Morning Worship: Ken Wendland’s message will be taken from Colossians 3:12-17

Evening Worship: Ben Falconer’s message will be taken from Titus 2:11-15