Sunday Morning Worship Service
January 20, 2008
TO OUR GUESTS – During the next months (likely until at least the end of 2008), as our campus renovation project takes place, we will be sharing facilities and services with our next-door neighbors - Kingston United Methodist Church. The bulletin you see here nearly every week will reflect the congregations' combined Sunday service and the announcements that are related to Bethel.
Kingston United Methodist Church and
Bethel Presbyterian Church
Second Sunday of Epiphany
January 20, 2008
GATHERING AND GREETING OF GOD’S PEOPLE
Praise Chorus: There’s a Sweet, Sweet Spirit
#398 Presbyterian Hymnal # 334 Methodist Hymnal
There’s a sweet, sweet Spirit in this place, and I know that it’s the Spirit of the Lord;
There are sweet expressions on each face, And I know they feel the presence of the Lord.
Sweet Holy Spirit, Sweet Heavenly Dove, Stay right here with us, Filling us,
Filling us with Your love; And for these blessings We lift our hearts in praise.
Without a doubt we’ll know that we have been revived When we shall leave this place.
Chiming of the Hour
Call to Worship
Leader: We worship the God who inhabits our world and indwells our lives.
People: We need not look up to find God; we need only look around: within ourselves,
beyond ourselves, into the eyes of another.
Leader: We need not listen for a distant thunder to find God; we need only listen to the music
of life, the words of children, the questions of the curious, the rhythm of a heartbeat.
People: We worship the God who inhabits our world and who indwells our lives.
Opening Prayer
We turn to You often, O God, as we seek through prayer to find the meaning of life. Sometimes it’s a fervent prayer in the midst of serious mediation, but more often it’s a fleeting prayer on the run. We pray for patience when there are too many things to be done. We pray that You will awaken us to hear the cries of the poor, the homeless, the broken-hearted. Help us to redirect more of our resources to clothe the naked and feed the hungry. Mold us, O God, and open our hearts and minds to be willing vessels of Your Holy Spirit. Amen.
*Hymn of Praise Great Is Thy Faithfulness
# 276 Presbyterian Hymnal (Verses 1 & 3) # 140 Methodist Hymnal
*Call to Confession:
When we are in bondage, God offers to set us free. When we are poor, God in Christ identifies with us and offers us riches money cannot buy. When we are lonely and discouraged, the Holy Spirit is our Comforter, pointing us beyond ourselves. Everyone who calls on God, our Creator and Redeemer, for help will be saved. Let us together seek the healing only Christ can provide.
*Prayer of Confession:
O God, our God, we celebrate the new life which You have given us. We are experiencing broken lives being made whole, old wounds of alienation healing over, and tired spirits being rejuvenated with new vision. Gracious God, we are so grateful for the purpose and possibilities You have placed before us. Yet, there are times when doubts overcome hope, cynicism replaces dedication, the world’s values have captured us more than Your values. Forgive us for those times, we pray. Help us let go of the past, that we might move joyfully into a new future, a future that points to Your love and justice . . . (Silent confession)
Lord have mercy upon us,
Christ have mercy upon us,
Lord have mercy upon us.
*Assurance of Pardon:
Leader: In Christ, we are given new life.
People: The old is gone away, the new is before us.
Leader: In Christ we are freed to live more fully in the present.
People: Our future is open, in the living love of our Redeemer! Thanks be to God!
Anthem “Twenty Third Psalm” Soloist: Laura Dailey
Old Testament Lesson: Psalm 40: 1-11
Epistle Lesson: I Corinthians 1: 1-9
Time with the Children Rev. Sue Lynn Johnson
*Gospel Lesson: John 1: 29-42
Sermon “You Count…” Rev. Patricia Harvey
RESPONSE TO THE WORD
A Covenant Prayer of Recommitment to Justice
Leader: You are our servant God, and we would be Your serving people.
People: O God, Our Sustainer, search our hearts and reveal to us our sinfulness, all the ways that we contribute to injustice and to self-destroying bondage. Give us deep courage to find the true path of your way, ready to give our very selves as living sacrifices for your will. We have heard Your calling. Hear us now as we make our pledge.
Leader: You are our God and we are your people. We pledge ourselves now to pursue relentlessly that living, breathing justice which transforms persons and peoples. To Your will for justice we recommit ourselves and pledge ourselves, our funds, our actions. Through Christ Jesus we pray. Amen.
*Hymn of Dedication Open My Eyes
# 324 Presbyterian Hymnal #454 Methodist Hymnal
Prayers of the People and the Lord’s Prayer
Introduction to Offering
Offering
*Doxology
*Prayer of Dedication
SENDING
*Hymn of Blessing I Come With Joy
# 507 Presbyterian Hymnal (Verses 1,4,5) # 617 Methodist Hymnal
*Charge
*Benediction
*Congregational Response
God be with you until we meet again:
Loving counsels guide, uphold you,
With a Shepherd’s care enfold you:
God be with you until we meet again.
*Postlude
*All who are able please stand.
The flowers on the Altar are given to the Glory of God and in
honor of Gerald and Mamie Lay’s 62nd wedding anniversary.
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Elements of today’s liturgy are taken from: Touch Holiness: Resources for Worship and The Words of Martin Luther King, Jr., Coretta Scott King
~ two communities of faith coming together,
for fellowship, study and service . . .
seeking God’s peace, justice and love ~
“Wherever we taste the truth God is there” St. Augustine
TO OUR GUESTS, we extend a warm welcome from Kingston United Methodist and Bethel Presbyterian Churches. We have covenanted together for 2008 to share in worship, fellowship, study and service. We invite you to participate in signing the Friendship Folders (Green for Methodist – Blue for Presbyterian), adding your address and phone number and please note if you would like to receive a church newsletter or a pastoral call. When we pray the Lord’s Prayer, we say “sins…sin against us” rather than “debts...” or “trespasses…”; prayer requests can be noted on the cards provided in the pew racks, please put those in the offering plates and both churches will be notified of your request. A team of Pastors will be available to pray with you after worship (in the front chancel area). We are glad you are with us. Please worship with us again!
| Kingston United Methodist Church |
Bethel Presbyterian Church |
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Rev. Donald Morris – Pastor
Rev. Sue Lynn Johnson – Congregational Care
Regina Little – Program Director
Music Ministry – Wayne Duggin |
Rev. Marc Sherrod – Pastor
Rev. Pat Harvey – Parish Associate
Debbie Hyder – Parish Nurse
Laura Walker – Music Ministry |
| Worship Leader–Kingston UMC |
See an usher for a children’s activity bulletin.
Nursery available birth – 4 years
Wheelchair Access into KUMC
For anyone needing wheelchair access into the KUMC sanctuary or rooms on the sanctuary level, a ramp is available on the Kentucky Street side of the main church building, along with multiple handicapped parking spaces. Once you go up the ramp and into the side door, enter the hallway, then turn left, and you will enter near the front of the sanctuary. For events in the fellowship hall, the driveway between the sanctuary building and the parsonage goes around to the rear of the fellowship hall and a ground level entrance; there are parking spaces, several of which are marked handicapped parking.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
At Home
Doris Barber, Dot and Al Davis, Gene Pierce, Anne Robertson,
Marci Smith, Tom and Helen Roostee, Marnie Shields
Jamestown: 851 Lawnville Road, Kingston 37763
Louise Pickel Room 209
Mac Robbins Room 305
Anne Smith Room 312
Wellington Place: 1098 Bradford Way, Kingston 37763
Joan Pemberton Room 306 B
Jan Parker Room 107
Baptist Healthcare: 700 Williams Ferry Rd #45, Lenoir City 37771
Evelyn Waldrup Room 42
Rockwood Healthcare: 5580 Roane State Highway, Harriman 37748
Roberta Cash Room 132 B
Margaret True Room 212 B
Harriman Healthcare: 240 Hannah Road, Harriman 37748
Ruby Hunter Room 305 A
NHC Oakridge: 300 Laboratory Road, Oak Ridge 37830
Wanda Carter Room 212
Elmcroft Assisted Living: 8024 Gleason Dr. Knoxville 37919
Shirley Lumpkins Room 202
In the Hospital – Edith Miles Room 475
St. Mary’s Medical Center
900 E. Oak Hill Ave.
Knoxville, TN 37917
The Annual Congregational Meeting will be in the KUMC Fellowship Hall on January 27th.
The purpose of the meeting is to elect three members of the congregation to the nominating committee, to vote on the Pastoral Terms of Call and to hear a report on the status of our new building. Written reports from church committees will be available. Session members will provide light refreshments. No lunch will be provided.
Bethel sympathy is extended to Marilyn Harris and family. Marilyn’s mother passed away on January 7th. In memory of Marian Wohlleber, please send donations to:
1st Presbyterian Church
902 S. Walnut St.
Mt. Pleasant, IA 52641
or
Alzheimer’s Association
Eastern Tennessee Chapter
2200 Sutherland Ave. Suite H102
Knoxville, TN 37919
Loaves & Fishes, 2008 Experience, sponsored by The Presbytery of East Tennessee will be April 4-5, 2008, at Rivermont Presbyterian Church in Chattanooga, TN. Workshops, Music, Fellowship, something for everyone. Catch a new vision for your life, your church, and God’s world!
Maryville College will sponsor Stories of Faith & Struggle from South Africa, at MC Alumni Gym in Maryville on February 4 – 6, 2008. Our bulletin board outside our church office has more details.
Studies begin the week of February 10th, 2008. Other Studies are being planned to fit the needs and desires of the participants. We are also looking for people to host Lenten Small Groups. Please let Pat Harvey know if you would be interested. Booklets and Registration Forms are in the Narthex.
Radical Renovation – Thursdays, 1:00 pm.
That the World May Know: On the Death and Resurrection of Jesus the Messiah – Sunday Morning, 9:30 am.
Pilgrim Road: A Benedictine Journey Through Lent – Sunday Evening – 7:00 pm – Bethel Hosting.
Courtesy of Bethel’s Parish Nurse and volunteers, blood pressures will be taken between 9:30 am and 10:30 am every Sunday morning. The blood pressure station will be to the right of the “breeze way” as you come in the room beside the KUM church office. If you would like to volunteer to help take blood pressures, please call Deb Hyder, Tuesday thru Thursday 9:00 am to 3:30 pm at 376-6340.
The Presbytery of East Tennessee and Concord Presbyterian Church invite you to the
Installation of The Rev. David Jackson Webster on Sunday, January 20th, 2008, at 4:00 P.M. at Concord Presbyterian Church, 11000 Second Drive, Concord, TN 37934.
A reception will follow the service.
Please fill out a prayer card and place in the offering plate if you have a prayer concern. If you have a particular concern you want mentioned to the whole congregation, please call (preferably) one of the pastors or see them before the worship service.
There will be a meeting of Parish Life on Tuesday, January 22th, at 6:00 pm with the Design & Development Committee to discuss questions regarding Bethel’s kitchen plan.
THIS WEEK'S EVENTS
| Sunday |
Jan 20 |
Worship at KUMC
Children’s Choir Practice at KUMC Annex
Sunday School
Acolyte Training w/Parents In KUMC Annex
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8:30 A.M.
8:30 A.M.
9:30 A.M.
9:30 A.M.
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Worship |
10:30 A.M. |
| Monday |
Jan 21 |
Seniorcize
Christian Education Meeting
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9:00 A.M.
7:00 P.M.
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| Tuesday |
Jan 22 |
Parish Life Meeting
Session
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6:00 P.M
7:00 P.M.
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| Wednesday |
Jan 23 |
Seniorcize
Bell Choir Practice
Choir Practice
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9:00 A.M.
6:00 P.M.
7:00 P.M.
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| Thursday |
Jan 24 |
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| Friday |
Jan 25 |
Seniorcize |
9:00 A.M. |
| Saturrday |
Jan 26 |
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| Sunday |
Jan 27 |
Worship at KUMC
Children’s Choir Practice at KUMC Annex
Sunday School
Worship
Annual Congregational Meeting
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8:30 A.M.
8:30 A.M.
9:30 A.M.
10:30 A.M.
After Worship
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