Worship begins when the first

person arrives. Please worship

silently through the prelude.

Bold text is read or sung

by the congrega�on.

*Please stand if able.

Idlewild welcomes children and

encourages them to par�cipate

in our en�re worship service.

Pick up a children’s worship

packet at the sanctuary door.

Originally cast as two eight-line

stanzas, this 19th century

paraphrase of Psalm 150 was

shortened slightly when it was

set to the present tune with

recurring Alleluias. The Welsh

tune is actually older than the

hymn text and bears a name

meaning “the church of

St. Mary.”

ASSEMBLE IN GOD’S NAME

THE GATHERING (8:30) THE REVEREND SARA DORRIEN-CHRISTIANS

(11:00) MS. SARAH WOLF

HANDBELL PEAL (11:00)

PREPARATION FOR WORSHIP

You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which

you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself,

“I have lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes

along.” You must do the thing you think you cannot do.

― Eleanor Roosevelt, You Learn by Living

PRELUDE

TRUMPET PASTORALE RICHARD E. FREY (B. 1945)

*CALL TO WORSHIP

Long before the dawn and as the first light shines;

Praise the Lord.

Throughout the day and in every season;

Praise the Lord.

As dusk approaches and well into the night;

Praise the Lord.

Sisters and brothers, praise the Lord.

The Lord’s name be praised.

*PROCESSIONAL HYMN NO. 33

“PRAISE THE LORD! GOD’S GLORIES SHOW” LLANFAIR

*CALL TO CONFESSION

SERVICE FOR THE LORD’S DAY IDLEWILD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

28TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME; OCTOBER 15, 2017

8:30 & 11:00 A.M.

*PRAYER OF CONFESSION

Gracious God, forgive us our sin.

Forgive us when our mercy extends only to our own.

Forgive us when we blame others for their poverty.

Forgive us when we live as if all that we have is ours

to do with what we want.

In your mercy, may we learn mercy.

In your justice, may we learn to live justly.

In your love, may we learn how to love...

(silent prayer and meditation)

Amen.

*ASSURANCE OF PARDON

*CONGREGATIONAL RESPONSE

*PASSING THE PEACE

The peace of Christ be with you.

And also with you!

PROCLAIM GOD’S WORD

GATHERING HYMN (11:00)

Leader: Though we are many, we are one fam’ly.

We are one body in your love.

Make us your people, people of Jesus,

Make us your people called by love.

In the presence of a holy God,

we become aware of the ways

we fall short of God’s best

hopes for us, and the ways we

have hurt others. We turn to

God in prayer, asking for

forgiveness.

We express gra�tude that

through God’s grace and

Christ’s giving of himself on the

cross we are forgiven and

restored to God and

one another.

We sing in thanksgiving for the

gi1s of forgiveness

and new life.

The Passing of the Peace is one

of the most ancient

responses in worship. Having

received Christ’s peace,

we pass it on.

We invite children to come to

the front at this �me.

Each week children bring

quarters to put in educa�on

s�cks, so that young girls

around the world might have

the opportunity for an

educa�on. Just $275 (1,100

quarters) provides scholarship,

supplies, and empowerment for

a young girl. As our children

come forward for the Time with

the Younger Church, please

pass them quarters to share.

TIME WITH THE YOUNGER CHURCH (11:00) THE REVEREND DR. STEPHEN R. MONTGOMERY

THE LORD’S PRAYER

BAPTISM (11:00) DR. MONTGOMERY

RONALD HENRY FRIZZELL, SON OF J.D. & EMILY FRIZZELL

(SAM & MELANIE STEWART, BAPTISM BUDDIES)

BAPTISM HYMN

“CHILD OF BLESSING, CHILD OF PROMISE” (verses 1 & 4)

Child of blessing, child of promise, Child of God, your loving Parent,

Baptized with the Spirit’s sign, Learn to listen for God’s call.

With this water God has sealed you Grow to laugh and sing and worship,

Unto love and grace divine. Trust and love God more than all.

BAPTISM PRAYER

WELCOME AND CELEBRATIONS DR. MONTGOMERY

*PROCLAMATION HYMN NO. 716

“GOD, WHOSE GIVING KNOWS NO ENDING” BEACH SPRING

PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION

OLD TESTAMENT LESSON JEREMIAH 32:1-3A, 6-15 (PAGE 726, OT, PEW BIBLE)

This is the Word of the Lord.

Thanks be to God.

SERMON TAKE THE NEXT STEP: DR. MONTGOMERY

A FOOLISH DEAL

(Fourth in a sermon series on “Take the Next Step,” our stewardship theme.)

The children lead the

congrega�on in The Lord’s

Prayer using “Forgive us our

debts as we forgive

our debtors.”

C3 is in the library for PK and JK

children. Children in senior

kindergarten and older are

welcome to come up for the

Time with the Younger Church,

then stay in the sanctuary for

the en�rety of the worship

service.

Before we can know God, God

knows us. Baptism, one of the

two sacraments of the

Presbyterian Church (USA), is in

response to the grace of God,

who calls us to be the people of

God. We welcome children and

adults into the fellowship of

faith. Parents, the

congregation, and children of

the church make promises to

guide, nurture and love the

baptized person.

Following the Time with the

Younger Church, PK and JK

children (three and four-year-

olds) may go to Children’s

Church Con�nued (C3). Parents,

please take your children out to

the hallway by the T.K. Young

Room and sign them in. Helpers

will escort them to the library.

Children two years old or

younger may go to the nursery

(Conference Room).

The text of Hymn No. 716 is

about stewardship. It was one

of about 450 submissions in a

search for such hymns

conducted by the Hymn Society

of America in 1961. These

words are well grounded by

their musical seFng, an early

American shape note tune

named for a Bap�st church in

Harris County, Georgia.

The sermon is a reflec�on on

the day’s scriptures, sugges�ng

implica�ons for our faith

and life.

.

We bring to God our

celebra�ons and cares, praying

for the world, the church and

those close to us.

Doxology literally means

“words of glory.” Doxologies

have long been used by Jews

and Chris�ans to praise God.

Here we honor and thank God

“from whom all blessings flow.”

RESPOND TO GOD’S WORD

MINUTE FOR STEWARDSHIP MS. MELISSA PEELER

TAKE THE NEXT STEP

PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE MS. DORRIEN-CHRISTIANS

PRESENTATION OF GIFTS, TITHES, AND OFFERINGS

OFFERTORY

(8:30) “IF WITH ALL YOUR HEART YE TRULY SEEK ME” (FROM ELIJAH)

FELIX MENDELSSOHN

William Compton, soloist

(11:00) “O THOU SWEETEST SOURCE OF GLADNESS” CHARLES WOOD (1866 – 1926) BASED ON A MELODY FROM THE GENEVA PSALTER

O Thou sweetest Source of gladness, light’s all lovely fountain head, Who, alike in joy and sadness, leavest none unvisited; Breath of Godhead, highest King, who upholding everything. Wilt uphold, with love undying—Hear, O hear me humbly crying.

From thy throne, as April shower, thou descendest, heavenly One, Freighted with thy sevenfold dower, from the Father, and the Son: Bring me noble Guest divine, God’s own blessings they are thine, Freely deal at thy good pleasure, fill me in abundant measure.

Save, uphold, and go before me, fainting, be my staff and rod: Dying, to new life restore me; buried, be my grave, O God. From the dust when I arise, come, exalt me to the skies, Where thou within realms supernal, feed thy saints with joys eternal. Amen. –Paul Gerhardt, trans. Johann Christian Jacobi

*DOXOLOGY

Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;

Praise Christ, all creatures here below.

Alleluia! Alleluia!

Praise Holy Spirit evermore;

Praise Triune God whom we adore.

Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!

*PRAYER OF DEDICATION MS. DORRIEN-CHRISTIANS

The invita�on to the Lord’s

Supper is extended to all who

desire to follow Christ,

remembering that access to the

communion table is not a right

conferred upon the worthy, but

a privilege given to the

undeserving who come in faith,

repentance, and love. Even one

who has doubts or whose trust

is wavering is invited to the

table in order to be assured of

God’s love and grace in

Christ Jesus.

A Lutheran pastor wrote this

hymn text in response to a

bishop’s leIer that said, “Our

mission is to touch the lives of

others with Christ’s love.” This

theme is made stronger by

recognizing that shared

purposes do not require the

denial of diversity but are

enriched by it.

THE SACRAMENT OF HOLY COMMUNION (8:30)

WORDS OF INVITATION

GREAT PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING

The Lord be with you.

And also with you.

Lift up your hearts.

We lift them to the Lord.

Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.

It is right to give our thanks and praise.

WORDS OF INSTITUTION

SHARING OF THE BREAD AND CUP

PRAYER

*RECESSIONAL HYMN NO. 733

“WE ALL ARE ONE IN MISSION” ES FLOG EIN KLEINS WALDVÖGELEIN

*BENEDICTION DR. MONTGOMERY

POSTLUDE

CHORALE PRELUDE ON CWM RHONDDA

PAUL MANZ (1919 – 2009)

WORSHIP NOTICES

The Sanctuary flowers are given today to the glory of God

and in honor of Lewie Donelson’s 100th birthday, by his

children: Janice Donelson Goddard, Lewis and Lin, and Lori

Daniel.

Camera and video use is not allowed during the worship

service. Please turn off your cell phone.

Members and guests, please indicate your presence on the

Friendship Roster this morning.

The 11:00 service is live at new.livestream.com/idlewild, or

search for “Idlewild” in the Livestream phone or Roku app. You

can also listen on WREC-AM 600 or at www.600wrec.com, or

use the iHeartRadio app.

If you need to step out of the sanctuary for any reason during

worship, you can watch the service on Livestream in the T.K.

Young Room.

Music is printed under Onelicense.net A-702280. VISITOR NOTICES

We welcome our visitors this morning. To learn more about

Idlewild, please speak to a clergy member at the sanctuary

door a5er the service, or call the church office during the week.

New members are received by the Session the 3rd Sunday of

each month at 10:30 a.m. in the Chapel. If you are seeking a

church home, we invite you to join the Idlewild family. Please

see a minister a5er the service, or call the church office at

726-4681 during the week.

Visit www.idlewildchurch.org for news, events and more. If

you’re not on the web, call the church office at 726-4681.

CONGREGATIONAL NOTICES

Refreshments are served in the T.K. Young Room after the

11:00 service. Please join in this time of fellowship.

Member in the hospital as of October 12: Mony Caldwell.

There are 126 members, family and friends attending NaCoMe

Fall Camp this weekend.

Donia Rachelle Wade will present a vocal recital on Monday,

October 23, at 8:00 p.m. at the University of Memphis Rudi E.

Scheidt School of Music. This is to fulfill part of the

requirements for a master of music degree. Donia is one of our

soprano secCon leaders as well as the children’s music leader

on Sunday mornings. You are invited to come and enjoy this

free program, with wonderful music of Bach, Vivaldi, Handel,

Dvorak, Poulenc, and more.

Sanctuary flowers are needed for November 19 and 26 and

December 31. If you would like to give flowers in memory or in

honor of a loved one, contact Buff Adams, 818-5567, 834-0479,

or mredbirds@gmail.com.

PASTORAL CARE & EVANGELISM

Unless otherwise noted, contact Anne Apple, 726-4681 ext. 18

or anne@idlewildchurch.org.

The Idlewild Gay-Straight ChristCare group will meet Sunday,

October 22, at 12:30. Everyone is welcome! (LocaCon TBD.)

Join us for Idlewild @ Muddy’s Midtown Tuesday, October 17,

6:00-7:00 p.m., for an informal gathering to discuss Idlewild

and how to connect (and have cupcakes!). For more info

contact Tina McMinn at Cna.mcminn@gmail.com.

Are you in the Sandwich GeneraCon? The new Sandwich

GeneraCon group will meet each Wednesday in November,

6:30–8:00 p.m. at Pyro’s on Union. Come and be in community

with others experiencing some of the joys, sorrows, challenges

and opportuniCes that occur when taking care of aging parents

and children/teenagers. The hope is to find a common chord by

sharing meaningful, profound and holy moments experienced

in the midst of mundane and difficult situaCons.

Lifeblood has reported that our blood drive came in at 100%

of their forecasted donaCons. There were 13 donaCons given

that morning, including one first Cme donor. This translates

into as many as 45 lives being saved. Thank you to all who

parCcipated.

Confidential prayer requests can be made by calling the prayer

chain, 683-6578, or by filling out a card from the literature rack.

CONGREGATIONAL CARE

“Therefore encourage one another and build one another up,

just as you are doing” (1Thessalonians 5: 11). BapCsm is a sign

of being engra5ed into the Body of Christ. When we celebrate

the sacrament of bapCsm, a bapCsmal tree is shared with the

family. The tree is rooted to earth and its canopy awed before

heaven. Our hope is that the bapCzed will be rooted to the

earth in discipleship and awed before heaven in a life of

ministry with Jesus Christ. We have deep graCtude for those

who nurture the trees from seed to sapling and to those who

deliver these bapCsmal gi5s.

CREATIVE PLAY AND RECREATION MINISTRY

Jacob Pierce, 725-4165 or jpierce@idlewildchurch.org.

Shari Gross, 725-4165 or sgross@idlewildchurch.org.

There will be fun and treats for kids of all ages at the Trunk or

Treat Halloween Carnival on Monday, October 30, in the

parking lot. In addiCon to trunks full of candy, there will be a

cakewalk, face painCng, carnival games and more! Dinner will

be served from 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. ($8 adults, $5 children). The

carnival is from 5:30 to 7:30. Children should wear their

Halloween costumes and bring a bag for treats. Grace-St.

Luke’s Episcopal Church is co-hosCng this event.

Dona8ons of bagged candy are needed for Trunk or Treat, as

well as cakes for the cakewalk. Volunteers are needed for

setup, carnival games, and cleanup. Sign-up sheets will be

available on Sundays in the T.K. Young hallway throughout

October. For more informaCon contact KaCe McLeod at

kmcleod901@gmail.com.

Mini-Jammers will be starCng up in January. We are looking for

volunteers from the congregaCon to coach teams this season.

If you would like some informaCon on how to get involved,

please contact Jacob Pierce at jpierce@idlewildchurch.org.

CHRISTIAN FORMATION

Unless otherwise noted, contact Rebekah Abel Lamar, 726-4681 ext. 46 or

rlamar@idlewildchurch.org.

CHILDREN’S MINISTRY

Unless otherwise noted, contact Caitlin C. Bomar, 726-4681 ext. 33 or

cbomar@idlewildchurch.org.

Sunday School Class Loca8ons

Two-Year-Old Class: Conference Room (Nursery)

PK/JK Class: Library

SK-2nd Grade Class: Strock Room

3rd-5th Grade Class: Starts with music in Choir Room, then

moves to the ChrisCan FormaCon Suite for class Third Sunday Ushering: Students in 3rd-5th grade are given the

opportunity once a month to help usher during worship. Today

we have Hayes and Ellen BurkeS helping with this responsibility

during the 11:00 service. We are so thankful for the ways

children lead us in worship! Please let Caitlin know if your 3rd-

5th grader is interested in helping usher.

MIFA Fall Family Service Day is Saturday, October 21, from

9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Help pack food for our elderly neighbors in

need. The service day is geared towards families with children

ages 6-13, but older and younger children are of course

welcome.

Many of the elderly neighbors MIFA serves through Meals on

Wheels lack either access to transportaCon or the resources to

shop for groceries to keep on hand at home. Beyond the

weekday hot meals MIFA serves those seniors, they also

periodically deliver shelf stable supplemental meals for them to

have as backup or in case of inclement weather. Please RSVP

no later than Oct. 16 to Dorothy McClure at

dmcclure@mifa.org.

Monthly Fellowship Opportunity for Families of SK-5th

Graders: A fellowship opportunity for families with at least one

child in SK-5th grade is held every month. This month’s

gathering will be hosted by John Feild on Saturday, October 21,

from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. at 1291 E Winchester Blvd., Collierville

38017. There is no agenda other than to build community with

one another amidst the busyness of raising children. Test out

your Halloween costume if you’d like, and kindly RSVP by

October 16.

Monthly Fellowship Opportunity for Young Families:

A fellowship opportunity for families with at least one child

who is JK (4 yrs. old) or younger is held every month. This

month’s gathering will be hosted by Whitney and Kevin

Getman on Saturday, October 28, from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. at

5665 Redding Road, 38120. This is a Halloween-themed

gathering, so come dressed in your costume! Older siblings are

welcome. Kindly RSVP by October 23.

Children’s Choir–The SK-2nd grade children’s choir, led by

Mary Jane Claassen, will be singing in worship on Sunday,

October 22. We hope you can come to show your support to

these children as they help lead us in worship by making a

joyful noise!

There will be fun and treats for kids of all ages at the Trunk or

Treat Halloween Carnival on Monday, October 30, in the

parking lot. In addiCon to trunks full of candy, there will be a

cakewalk, face painCng, carnival games and more! Dinner will

be served from 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. ($8 adults, $5 children). The

carnival is from 5:30 to 7:30. Children should wear their

Halloween costumes and bring a bag for treats. Grace-St.

Luke’s Episcopal Church is co-hosCng this event.

Dona8ons of bagged candy are needed for Trunk or Treat, as

well as cakes for the cakewalk. Volunteers are needed for

setup, carnival games, and cleanup. Sign-up sheets will be

available on Sundays in the T.K. Young hallway throughout

October. For more informaCon contact KaCe McLeod at

kmcleod901@gmail.com.

YOUTH MINISTRY

Unless otherwise noted, contact Frank Kelly, 337-0159 or

fkelly@idlewildchurch.org.

QUEST (grades 6-8) meets today from 5:15 to 6:30 for a picnic

at the Faughnan’s home (6425 Kirby Oaks Dr). Youth, bring

your own sack dinner and we’ll provide the s’mores, water to

drink, and blankets to sit on. There will be ping pong, corn

hole, etc. Youth are also welcome to bring other games.

BASIC (grades 9-12) will meet at the church from 6:00 to 7:30

for dinner and a fun acCvity.

ADULT MINISTRY

Unless otherwise noted, contact Rebekah Abel Lamar, 726-4681 ext. 46 or

rlamar@idlewildchurch.org.

ADULT SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASSES—OCTOBER 22

If you would like more detailed informa�on on Sunday

morning church school please visit www.idlewildchurch.org.

Chris8an Paren8ng of Young Children: Nurturing the Soul of

Your Family Living the Faith: Service Ideas for Children and

Families (Led by Sara Dorrien-ChrisCans)

20/20 (CAFE, 2nd Floor) The Medieval Church: Between

St. AugusCne and Thomas Aquinas (John Boughter, Dan

Dunaway and ScoS Moore)

Covenanters Class (Parlor) FeasCng on the Word (Led by Ben

Bledsoe and Charles Key)

Faith and Func8on & Timothy (Harlan Rm) The Social Gospel

(Led by Dr. Peter R. Gathje, Professor of ChrisCan Ethics at

Memphis Theological Seminary)

Praying with Scripture: The PracCce of LecCo Divina (Samaritan

Counseling Center) (Mary McIntosh)

Stephen (Session Room) The Grapes of Wrath by John

Steinbeck (Facilitated by Stephanie Rodda)

Young Adults (Steve Montgomery’s office, 31M) PracCcing Our

Faith: Discernment (Sarah Wolf) Coffee at 9:40, discussion

begins at 10:00.

YOUNG ADULT MINISTRY

Unless otherwise noted, contact Sarah Wolf, 726-4681 ext. 43 or

swolf@idlewildchurch.org.

The Young Adults will go see the Mississippi RiverKings play the

Birmingham Bulls on Saturday, October 21, at the Landers

Center (4560 Venture Dr., Southaven). The game begins at

7:00 p.m. Join us for an evening of fun and fellowship. For more

informaCon contact Sarah Wolf.

All women in their 20s–30s are invited to the YPW retreat,

November 3-5, at Pickwick Lake. Whether you have been a

church member for years or a visitor for weeks—we hope you

will attend. Leave from the church at 5:30 Friday afternoon;

return no later than 3:00 Sunday. Deadline to register is Nov. 1.

Cost of $50 covers meals, transportation and crafts. (Please do

not let finances be a hindrance! Assistance is available.)

Contact Sarah Wolf. Sign up at church today or visit

www.idlewildchurch.org/women.

OUTREACH MINISTRY

Unless otherwise noted, contact Sara Dorrien-Christians, 726-4681 ext. 42 or

sdorrien@idlewildchurch.org.

Outreach opportuni8es abound as we seek to reflect Christ’s

love in Memphis and beyond. Volunteers worship and enjoy a

hot meal with many who are homeless in our community at

MTAM every Thursday evening; tutors assist students with

reading and math at Idlewild Elementary School; helpers stuff

backpacks with weekend meals for students at Brewster;

gardeners work with neighborhood children to tend the

McMerton Gardens in Binghampton; mission leaders work with

partners in Ghana and Cuba to install and sustain clean water

systems and learn about one another; and a hospitality team

offers compassionate care to those seeking assistance and

prayer on Sunday morning. And this is just a sampling!

These ministries are sustained by those who present the

offering of their hearts and Cme. If you feel called to join in, or

are simply curious and want to learn more, don’t hesitate to

reach out. We’d love to plug you in somewhere or discern

where and how your gi5s and passions can best be used.

Please help support Juan G. Hall ministries in Cuba. In late

October, these requested supplies will be taken to the church

in Cardeñas. Thank you!

· Small and/or rechargeable flashlights

· Jewelry making supplies (clasps, beads, wire, elasCc, needles)

· Candle-making supplies (wicks and wax)

· OTC pain relievers

· Sponges

Help Needed! On Wednesday mornings, a faithful team of

Idlewilders meets at the Food Bank to stuff take-home boxes

for children at Brewster Elementary School. The boxes contain

enough food to get students who are food-insecure through

the weekend. Our volunteers are feeling stretched this season

and could use some extra hands. If you can commit to joining

them every other Wednesday from 9:00 to 10:30 a.m., they’d

love to have you. (They don’t pack boxes in the summer or

during school breaks.) If interested, please get in touch with

Erin Simpson, erintsimpson@gmail.com.

Midtown Legal Clinic will be Saturday, October, 21, from

10:00 a.m. unCl noon. Idlewild is hosCng the Midtown civil legal

clinic in collaboraCon with Memphis Area Legal Services.

Volunteer aSorneys and paralegals will offer advice and

counsel to members of our community who need assistance

with civil (not criminal) legal problems. What this means in

pracCcal terms is that individuals with civil, but not criminal,

legal problems will come in to Idlewild to meet with aSorneys

and paralegals for help. Common areas for legal advice include

housing issues, veterans issues, child support, child custody,

driver’s license revocaCons, expungements, debt collecCon

issues, wills, powers of aSorney, debt collecCon judgments,

bankruptcy, and consumer issues such as Ctle/payday loans. If

you are an aSorney or paralegal and want to volunteer, please

let us know soon! This does qualify for CLE hours. Volunteer

hours are 9:00 to 1:00 Saturday, October, 21. ASorneys and

paralegals contact David Bell, midtownlegalclinic@gmail.com;

lay volunteers contact Minna Glenn, minnat@comcast.net; all

other quesCons contact Bruce Webber,

brucewebber@earthlink.net Spread the word! For more details

about the clinic and how it works, visit

www.idlewildchurch.org/specialevents. This is not an

evangelical event. People of all faiths are welcome.

CANTATA

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 29

“EIN FESTE BURG” A MIGHTY FORTRESS IS OUR GOD

No hymn is more closely idenCfied with the Protestant

ReformaCon than “A Mighty Fortress Is Our God.” (It is No. 275

in our hymnal.) MarCn Luther himself created both words and

music for this hymn in the year 1529—and it is sCll one of the

most beloved hymns throughout the ChrisCan world. Even

Roman Catholics sing it! No composer of music for Protestant

worship is more revered than Johann SebasCan Bach, who

served several Lutheran churches in Germany during his career.

Among the many cantatas that Bach composed is an especially

beauCful one based upon this hymn. In celebraCon of the

500th anniversary of the Protestant ReformaCon, the Idlewild

Choir and soloists will be joined by orchestra in a performance

of this masterpiece during the 11:00 worship hour on

ReformaCon Sunday, October 29. MOVIE NIGHT AT IDLEWILD

Sunday, November 5, 4:00 - 6:00 p.m.

T.K. Young Room The award-winning film “Different Books, Common Word”

looks at what ChrisCans and Muslims have in common, rather

than what divides us. Both the Koran and the Bible teach

believers to love our neighbors. The movie features five

inspiring stories, including two from the Mid-South, that

demonstrate how some congregaCons and individuals are

finding common ground and seXng examples of interfaith

harmony. Small-group discussion will follow the film, and

children’s programming will be available.

KEEP OUR CHURCH IN YOUR PRAYERS

Each week we invite you to pray for our church.

This week’s prayers are for…

• For those at NaCoMe, that they are experiencing a

Cme of rest, connecCon and fun, and for safe

travels home.

• For Linkous ConstrucCon as they prepare to begin

demoliCon in the Jones Building in the next

few weeks.

• For the Children and Family Enrichment Center at

Idlewild as they conCnue to plan for ways to

support parents and develop plans for a new

preschool.

• For the Session as they meet this Wednesday,

October 18.

Sunday October 15

NaCoMe All-Church Camp

8:30am Worship Service, Chapel

8:30am Handbell Choir Rehearsal, Sanctuary

9:40am Sunday School

11am Worship Service, Sanctuary

12pm Young Adult Lunch, Away

5:15pm QUEST, Away

6pm BASIC, TK Young

Monday October 16

6:30pm Spirituality Leadership Group (Julie Markham),

Session Rm

Tuesday October 17

6:30am BASIC Prayer Breakfast, Panera Bread

10am PW Coordinating Team, Parlor

1pm PW Bible Moderators, Parlor

4:30pm Hope Circle, Session Rm

5pm Spiritual Leadership Group (Dennis Higdon),

Parlor

5:30pm Girl Scouts

6pm Adult Ministry, Session Rm

6pm Idlewild @ Muddy’s

6:30pm NA, TK Young

Wednesday October 18

9:30am Wednesday Morning Class, Harlan Rm

6:15pm Choir Section Rehearsal, Choir Rm

6:30pm Men in Mid-Life, Session Rm

6:30pm Session, Harlan Rm

7pm Adult Choir Rehearsal, Choir Rm

Thursday October 19

10am Thursday Morning Bible Study, Trezevant

5pm More Than A Meal Worship, Chapel

5:30pm More Than A Meal, TK Young

6:30pm AA Mee�ng, Conf. Rm

Saturday October 21

9am Legal Clinic

4pm SK-5th Grade Gathering, Away

7pm Young Adults, RiverKings Game

Sunday October 22

8:30am Worship Service, Chapel

8:30am Handbell Choir Rehearsal, Sanctuary

9:40am Sunday School

11am Worship Service, Sanctuary

12:15pm Mission Trip Mee�ng, Chapel

12:30pm Children’s Ministry, Parlor

12:30pm Gay-Straight Fellowship, Away

12:30pm Officer Training, Harlan Rm

5:30pm BASIC Mission Night, TK Young

THIS WEEK’S EVENTS

The calendar is online at www.idlewildchurch.org/fullcalendar.

NEW OFFICERS ELECT

At the congregational meeting last Sunday, the following

persons were elected to serve on the Session and Board of

Deacons, Class of 2020. Elders: Mike Bruno, Stan

Covington, Kevin Getman, Betsy Hood, Josh Lawhead,

Jenny Robertson, Amy Sharp, Kyle Veazey, Leigh Taylor

White, Sonny Charbonnet (youth), and Gentry Harwood

(youth). Deacons: David Bell, Sarah Brandon, Ted Cashion,

Dare Estok, Gabby Nelson, Betsy Gross, ScoS Moore, Emily

Mulqueen, A.J. Northrop, Amanda Ray, Linda Scholl, Susan

Taylor, Claire Kvande (youth), and Grant Young (youth).

MORAL MONDAYS IN MEMPHIS

Moral Mondays in Memphis is inspired by Dr. King’s work on behalf of poor people and the work of the New Poor People’s

Campaign being organized naConally by Repairers of the Breach. Spearheaded by the Museum’s NaConal MLK50 Clergy

ExecuCve CommiSee, which Steve Montgomery is a member, Moral Mondays is a three-part series of clergy-led

gatherings featuring disCnguished speakers and guided table talks on social jusCce issues. All as we prepare to

commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Rev. Dr. MarCn Luther King, Jr. in our city.

“The intent of Moral Mondays is coming together to explore the deep connecCons between shared religious faith

tradiCons and the moral values of jusCce, fairness and the eliminaCon of poverty, racism and extreme militarism,”

said Dr. Alvin O’Neal Jackson, Chair of the Museum’s NaConal MLK50 Clergy ExecuCve CommiSee.

Moral Mondays will kick off on Monday, October 16, from 6:15 to 9:00 p.m. at Mississippi Boulevard ChrisCan Church with

featured disCnguished speakers, the Reverend Dr. William Barber II, Pastor of Greenleaf ChrisCan Church in Goldsboro,

North Carolina; President and Senior Lecturer of Repairers of the Breach; and architect of Moral Mondays in North

Carolina.

Moral Mondays are two-fold: (Free and open to the public.)

October 16, 2017

Mississippi Boulevard ChrisCan Church, 70 North Bellevue

The Reverend Dr. William Barber II, speaker

TABLE TALKS, dinner and discussion

6:15p – 7:15 p.m.

Register at: mlk50.civilrightsmuseum.org

Mass Gathering, a service in the sanctuary featuring a disCnguished preacher

7:30 – 9:00 p.m.

Register at: mlk50.civilrightsmuseum.org

IDLEWILD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (USA)

1750 Union Avenue / Memphis TN 38104 / www.idlewildchurch.org

901-726-4681 / Recreation 725-4165

The mission of Idlewild Presbyterian Church is to pursue, personify, and

practice as Presbyterians the good news of reconciliation and salvation

in Christ through worship, education, fellowship, and outreach.

MINISTERIAL AND PROGRAM STAFF

Ministers: All the members of Idlewild Presbyterian Church

For staff phone numbers and emails visit www.idlewildchurch.org or call the church.

Stephen R. Montgomery

Pastor

Anne H.K. Apple

Associate Pastor for Pastoral Care

and Evangelism

Margaret Burnett

Associate Pastor/Executive

Director of CAFE

Rebekah Abel Lamar

Associate Pastor for Christian

Formation

Corinne Nienhuis

Parish Assistant

Stephen R. Haynes

Theologian in Residence

Barry Oliver

Director of Music Ministry

David Schnell

Music Asst. & Handbell Director

Caitlin C. Bomar

Director of Children’s Ministry

Frank Kelly

Director of Youth Ministry

Dara Bigger

Assistant Director of Youth Ministry

Sarah Wolf

Young Adult Ministry

Sara Dorrien-ChrisCans

Coordinator of Outreach Ministry

Shari Gross

Interim Director of Recreation

& Fellowship

Jacob Pierce

Interim Athletic Director

Doris Hurdle

Director of Operations

Henry B. Strock, Jr.

Pastor Emeritus