Sunday Morning Worship Service
June 4, 2006
TO OUR GUESTS, we extend a warm welcome. We invite you to participate in signing our Friendship Folder, adding your address and phone number if you'd like to receive our church newsletter or a pastoral call. When we pray the Lord's Prayer at Bethel, we say "sins...sin against us" rather than "debts..." or "trespasses..."; during "a time for sharing" we welcome prayer requests from the congregation. On first Sundays each month, all who put their trust in Christ and who have received baptism in any Christian church are invited to share his sacred meal. We are glad you are with us. Please come again.
Bethel Presbyterian Church
Pentecost Sunday
June 4, 2006
11:00 a.m.
GREETING, WORDS OF WELCOME, RITUAL OF FRIENDSHIP AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
The love of God has been poured into our hearts
through the Holy Spirit that has been given to us.
PRELUDE
CALL TO WORSHIP
Leader: Just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ.
All: For in the one Spirit we were all baptized into one body.
Leader: We are men and women.
Females: We are one body.
Leader: We are from around the corner and across the city.
Males: We are one body.
Leader: We are rich and poor.
Females: We are one body.
Leader: We are visitors and members of this church
Males: We are one body.
Leader: And we all drink of the one Spirit, which is Christ.
All: Let us worship our loving God!
PRAYER OF THE DAY
*HYMN #319 Spirit
*CALL TO CONFESSION
*UNISON CONFESSION OF SIN
Almighty God, you sent the promised power of the Holy Spirit to fill disciples with willing faith and turn timid souls into bold witnesses. Yet we resist the force of your Spirit. We have been slow to serve you and reluctant to declare your good news. We have served the spirit of fear more than the Spirit of Christ. God, have mercy on us. By your Spirit purify our lives. Inflame us with a desire to do your will and to be your faithful people, joined in unity with all who serve you through Jesus Christ. Amen.
*DECLARATION OF FORGIVENESS
The mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting. I declare to you, in the name of Jesus Christ, you are forgiven. May the God of mercy, who forgives you all your sins, strengthen you in all goodness, and by the power of the Holy Spirit keep you in eternal life.
Thanks be to God! In Jesus Christ we are forgiven. Amen.
*CONGREGATIONAL RESPONSE Gloria Patri Hymn #578
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost;
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
*PASSING OF THE PEACE
Since God has forgiven us in Christ, let us forgive one another. The peace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. And also with you.
ANTHEM
SCRIPTURE READING Acts 2:1-21
SERMON Beyond Boundaries Rev. Marc Sherrod, ThD
DEDICATION OF TITHES AND OFFERINGS
*DOXOLOGY AND PRAYER OF DEDICATION Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow Hymn #592
Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; Praise Him, all creatures here below;
Praise Him above, ye heavenly host; Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.
*AFFIRMATION OF FAITH – Apostle’s Creed (Traditional) Hymnal Page #14
I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, And in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord; who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried; he descended into hell; the third day he rose again from the dead; he ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead. I believe in the Holy Ghost; the holy catholic church; the communion of saints; the forgiveness of sins; the resurrection of the body; and the life everlasting. Amen.
*HYMN #322 Spirit of the Living God Living God
INVITATION TO THE LORD’S TABLE
GREAT THANKSGIVING AND THE LORD’S PRAYER
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.
Let us pray.
COMMUNION OF THE PEOPLE
PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION
*HYMN #126 Come, Holy Spirit, Heavenly Dove St. Agnes
*CHARGE AND BENEDICTION
*CONGREGATIONAL RESPONSE Breathe on Me, Breath of God Hymn #316
Breathe on Me, Breath of God,
Fill me with life anew
That I may love what Thou dost love,
And do what Thou wouldst do.
*POSTLUDE
*All who are able may stand.
Bethel offers Sunday school for children and four educational opportunities for adults at 9:45 A.M.
Childcare for babies and preschool age children is offered at 11:00 A.M.
Restrooms are located in our Educational Building on the first floor and the lower level.
Ushers can provide activity sheets for children and large print hymnals if needed.
The Ushers today are Frank & Marilyn Harris.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
We will be receiving the Pentecost offering today, which goes to assist ministries of children at risk. Forty percent of this offering will be designated by the session for a local ministry and the rest will support the PCUSA’s efforts to address issues affecting children.
Bethel will be having our Annual “Birthday Salad Luncheon,” on June 6 at 12:00 noon in the Fellowship Hall. Bring a salad and join us.
There will not be Bible Study this Wednesday, June 7, due to the vacations of many in the class. Class will resume next Wednesday, June 14.
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Doris Barber, Sue Carter, Al & Dot Davis, Bram Hyder, Bettie Shenk, Justin Trivette, Angela Wilson
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THIS WEEK'S EVENTS
| Sunday |
June 4 |
No Youth Group |
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| Monday |
June 5 |
Seniorcize |
9:00 A.M. |
| Tuesday |
June 6 |
Birthday Salad Luncheon
Circle II
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12:00 P.M. 1:30 P.M.
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| Wednesday |
June 7 |
Seniorcize
No Bible Study
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9:00 A.M.
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| Thursday |
June 8 |
Worship Meeting |
7:30 P.M. |
| Friday |
June 9 |
Seniorcize |
9:00 A.M. |
| Sunday |
June 11 |
Youth Group |
2:00 P.M. |
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| Attendance Last Week – 92 |
| Average Attendance in 2006 – 105 |
| Undesignated Offering |
$1,002.20 |
| Building Fund |
$678.82 |
| Youth Mission Trip |
$479.00 |
| Miss Dot Hunger Fund |
$60.00 |
| Hands of Mercy Food Bank |
$10.00 |
| TOTAL |
$2,230.02 |
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A WEEK OF GRACE
Below is an excerpt from the journal of Grace School in Kenya, which is on-line at www.graceministries-limuru.org/journal.html. Bethel provides financial and other assistance to the school, and a week’s portion of the journal is usually in our bulletin on the 1st Sunday of the month. In addition to the school, some of the other ministry capacities in which Samuel Wambugu, the school’s administrator, serves are discussed in this week’s entry. Contact Joe Coen or any member of the Mission Outreach Committee for more information about Grace School.
Author: Samuel Wambugu
Saturday, May 27, 2006 at 11:50 A.M. (Limuru time)
WEEK ENDING MAY 27TH 2006.
The week was very busy for me (Samuel) cruising across Kenya to do site visits. I was able to visit three projects Monday, Wednesday and Friday. It was difficult sit in a bus for eight hours with very little space to spread the legs and on getting to the destinations my feet would be swollen. The whole Mission had a very deep internal satisfaction when I got to places and found needy looking women and children waiting for me with an expectation that I was a solution to their dilemma. I felt ashamed inside me because I knew that mine was a simple task of responding to questions that the Presbyterian Committee on SDOP needed to know in order to make a funding decision. I did not have an answer to the screaming needs of these Lords people. I am thankful to God that so far I have done six visits out of seven. I am now compiling a report using slow frustrating word processor, but that is the way things run here. There is a saying to this that “There is no hurry in Africa.” Mirriam is of immense help as I do the report writing. She was also out of School for three days Tuesday-Thursday doing her National Accounts examinations. She is a very gifted and cooperative lady and I thank God for her.
Things at Grace went on well under the able leadership of Jane, the head teacher. We are wonderfully gifted in human resources and it is our desire that we give every member of Grace both the children and the teachers an enabling atmosphere, encouragement and support to exploit the potential that God has given each of us.
Thank you to many of you who read the journal and writes to us words of encouragement.
The Church (Community Presbyterian Church cpc) is also doing well. Last week I had a very bad chest that could not allow me to preach. Elder Gad preached and did wonderful exposition sermon on the text of the Rich Fool.
The Pastoral work to the HIV/AIDS groups is beginning to take shape. We have Ann a Secretary to People living AIDS and two weeks ago the Chairperson of the group came to our Church and received Jesus as His Savior. We are at a cross road of not knowing how God wants us to minister to this discriminated group. We are taking care for the Orphans at Grace School; how then do we go to take care for the adults. The Lord knows and we are waiting for his leading.
God bless and have a pleasant week.
Samuel
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