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Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church Asheville, North Carolina
www.gcpcusa.org
June 14, 2015 – 10:30 am
“The grace of God means something like: Here is your life. You might never have been, but you are because the party wouldn't
have been complete without you.”
― Frederick Buechner
Prelude Concerto in G (allegro) J. S. Bach Introit Praise to the Lord, the Almighty Hugo Distler * Call to Worship
On this day, we gather with thanksgiving in our hearts. For God's love is ever constant in our lives. On this day, we would talk of all that is ours. Grace upon grace has been poured into our lives. On this day, we would speak of what we believe. We will sing glad songs for all that God has done.
* Hymn 386 Come, Worship God (Psalm 95) O QUANTA QUALIA * Call to Reconciliation
* Litany of Confession God of love, comfort your people this day: we confess the emptiness of our souls, which sends us searching for all those things which cannot nourish us. Our restless longing for the goods of the world fill us envy. Our belief that still waters are stagnant causes us to thirst. Our trust in hollow promises turn us away from you. Forgive us, Goodness Incarnate. Call us back from our wayward lives, so we may find rest in the stillness of your gentle heart; we may find healing from your scarred hands; we may find that life for which we yearn, together in you and through Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior. Amen.
* Assurance of Forgiveness
This is the good news: God will walk with us in every moment, God will fill us with goodness and mercy, God will bring us home to live forever. Anointed with grace and forgiveness, our lives overflow with love for all people. Thanks be to God. Amen.
* Response (Please repeat as directed)
* Passing of the Peace The Peace of Christ be with you. And also with you.
Faith Sharing with Children Prayer for Illumination
New Testament Philippians 2:1-‐11 The Word of the Lord Thanks be to God!
Gospel Luke 14:1,7-‐14 The Word of the Lord Thanks be to God!
Sermon “RSVP” Kristy Farber Silent Meditation * Hymn 377 I Want to Walk as a Child of the Light HOUSTON * Affirmation of Faith (from the United Church in Canada)
We are not alone, we live in God's world. We believe in God: who has created and is creating, who has come in Jesus, the Word made flesh, to reconcile and make new, who works in us and others by the Spirit.
We trust in God.
We are called to be the Church: to celebrate God's presence, to live with respect in Creation, to love and serve others, to seek justice and resist evil, to proclaim Jesus, crucified and risen, our judge and our hope.
In life, in death, in life beyond death, God is with us.
We are not alone. Thanks be to God. Amen.
Our Life Together (Please sign the Friendship Pad located in your pew) Defibrillator Megan Shook
Choir Recognition Offering (Please place prayer cards in the offering plate for the Prayers of the People) Prayer of Dedication Offertory Anthem My Soul's Been Anchored in the Lord Moses Hogan
* Doxology
Prayers of the People
Each section of the prayer will conclude: “God, in your grace” Please respond: “Hear our prayer”
The Lord’s Prayer
Our Father, who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name, Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, On earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors; and lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power,
And the glory, forever. Amen * Hymn 770 I’m Gonna Eat at the Welcome Table WELCOME TABLE * Charge and Benediction
Postlude Concerto in G (Presto) J.S. Bach
(For some, the Postlude serves as festive music to accompany their going back out into the world. Others prefer to remain seated and listen. Please be mindful of these different needs as you depart. Thank you!)
* Please Stand in Body or Spirit.
We gather to worship God who is larger than all our imagination! We encourage all persons to sing the gender nouns and pronouns
they prefer in referring to God.
Our Life Together…
Thank You! Head Usher: Beth Kissling | Liturgist: Susan Meade
The flowers that decorate our sanctuary this morning are given by the members of the choir to honor Marty Dean upon her retirement from 44 years of service to the Chancel Choir. Staff Transitions As the Session and congregation have been discussing over the past two months, there a many changes going on with the staff of the church. The Personnel Committee and Session have thought through the process and we want to try and outline as carefully as possible how members can get whatever they need from the church as needs arise.
Please look for a document explaining everything on both the credenzas next to the sanctuary, or in the Information Station. Also find this information in our Thursday Weekly News email. If you are not currently signed up to receive this weekly email, please contact Gihani Isaacs (Communication Coordinator) to add your name to the list. Welcome to Cam Murchison who begins a role with us today as part of our transition. Cam will be in worship with us from time to time and will be working with the Session and staff to help guide the transition. Cam is a long time friend of our congregation and we look forward to him getting to know this congregation on a deeper level and for you all to get the chance to know him.
Serve Pritchard Park Breakfast Ministry | NEXT Sunday, June 21 Volunteers & Donations Needed! We are in need of several volunteers and donations for this month’s Pritchard Park Breakfast Ministry. Please take a look at the sign-‐up sheet in the narthex to see if you can help fill some gaps. Or contact Jane Lee Vondette at 505-‐2003 or [email protected]. Thank you!
Marketplace AD (VBS) Desperately Needs Volunteers! June 22 -‐ 25 | 9:00 AM -‐ 12:00 PM We are in desperate need of shopkeepers to volunteer for Marketplace Vacation Bible School. We need adult and youth volunteers. This is a fun job, that you can do 1, 2, 3 or all 4 days. You will be helping kids in the shops with crafts, games or trying food. Everything you need will be explained and given to you and it is so much FUN! Please contact [email protected] as soon as possible if you can help!
Care Prayer List [We are happy to pray for anyone who is in need. Concerns will stay on this list for a month unless we hear otherwise. Please keep us updated.] Jerusalem Church elders | deacons | congregation; Frank Wilson (Martha Kisiah's nephew); Linda Albin (Les & Susan Stradley's friend); Matt Lyles (Fred & Heather Hudson's friend); JoDell Hawthorne (Donna Robertson's cousin); Frances Buchanan (Brian Buchanan's mother); Michael Siburt (Anna Jarvis' son-‐in-‐law); Dorothy LaRue Sloane (Donna Robertson's cousin); Natalie DeVito (Karen Rohls' daughter); Bubby Crawford (Starla Schnurbusch's sister-‐in-‐law's father); Natalie Taggert ( Kay Cole's friend); Terry Churchfield (Susie Churchfield's brother); Heath & Peggy Rada (Moderator of the PCUSA General Assembly); Barrett & Ali Payne (Commissioned to Columbia Seminary); Mark & Heather Merritt (Commissioned to Columbia Seminary); Richard Simons (Gerry Simons' son); Pam Morrell (Penny Ponder's daughter); Tricia & Steve Minnick (Mary Lou Nash's friends); Kimo Hyatt (Keaton Hill's father); Al Williams; Sandy Jividen; Janet Bondurant; Jack & Betty Smith; Lorraine Formato; Dana Victor Little; Mimi Aldridge; Bettie Pritchard; Sarah Harwell; Mary Ellen Horne; Susan Stradley; Donna Robertson; Carly Stein; Debby Lee; Alva Bennett; Robin Gaiser; P. Diane Chambers; Bill de Groot Sympathies extended to Keaton Hill and family on the death of her grandmother, Betty Cleaveland; Congratulations to Barbara Boyd on the birth of her grandson, on June 6, in Germany. Wetlands Water Park (Jonesborough, TN) | Monday, August 10 | 6:00 – 8:00 PM $10/person; $40/Family max | (children ages 3 and under are FREE) | Scholarships available upon request | RSVP by Saturday, August 1 to Nancy Grace Covenant is renting out Wetlands Water Park and you are invited! Toddlers, children, youth, adults -‐ come and play with us! Wetlands is about an hour from GCPC and has a great zero entry pool, lazy river, toddler water slides and a few bigger slides as well. Invite your friends, because Grace Covenant will have the whole place to ourselves! You can go early and enjoy Jonesborough or meet at the church to carpool/caravan. Please see our web site under CARE to learn more! Grace Covenant’s Annual Congregation Retreat | Sunday, September 12 Montreat, NC | Rev Dr. Willie Jennings-‐Retreat Leader (Associate Professor of Theology and Black Church Studies at Duke Divinity School) | Camping/Lodging available all weekend. Please see our web site under GROW or the Thursday Weekly News email to download a registration form, or pick a hardcopy from the Information Station.
Grow 2015 Summer Women’s Memoir Series | Wednesdays | 7:00 PM | Library Join us for a series of book talks focusing on memoirs written by people of faith. Hosted by Kristy Farber, Heather Gast, and Rebecca Gurney, and open to all women of the church. One copy of each book can be found in the newly revamped library annex upstairs in the Memorial Garden Overlook. Please pre-‐read the books to ensure lively discussion but come either way!
June 17 | A Severe Mercy | Sheldon Vanauken July 15 | Brown Girl Dreaming | Jacqueline Woodson August 12 | Jesus Land | Julia Scheeres
Parable Godly Play Lessons Sundays, June 21 through July 26 | 10 AM | Sanctuary In conjunction with our summer parable sermon series, we will be doing Godly Play lessons that go along with the week's parable before worship June 21-‐July 26. This is the wonder-‐filled curriculum we will be doing for our preschool through elementary school next year. Preschool through adults are welcome! Godly Play Curriculum | Preschoolers-‐5th Grades Information Session | August 28-‐29 As many of you are aware, we are moving to the Godly Play curriculum next year with our preschoolers through fifth graders. This wonder-‐filled program has many opportunities for participation including storytellers, snack helpers and door keepers. We would love for you to consider where you may fit in! On August 28-‐29, we will be hosting a Godly Play trainer at GCPC where you can learn all about the curriculum. If you are interested or want more information, please contact Heather at [email protected]. Summer Choir Opportunity | Sing In Worship! We need your help. Starting next Sunday our Chancel Choir will begin their much-‐deserved summer break. However, worship continues throughout the summer and we need individuals to help us lead singing in worship. Our summer choir is a brand-‐new endeavor and is open to all children youth and adults. We will meet each Sunday morning at 9:00 a.m. in the Sanctuary and prepare something musical to share in worship. Come join us at 9:00 a.m. in the sanctuary any Sunday you're in town and add your voice to the joyful noise!
Next Sunday, June 21, 2015 Worship Service at 10:30 AM
Summer Courtyard Fellowship at 11:30 AM
Sermon: “Pray to Lose” by Kristy Farber Scriptures: Luke 11:1-‐13
CALENDAR Sunday 14 10:30 AM Worship – Choir appreciation 11:30 AM Summer Courtyard Fellowship 4:00 PM Worship at Westminster Pres. (15 Overbrook Pl.) Tuesday 16 9:00 AM Prayer Group Wednesday 17 7:00 PM Summer memoir series Fri-‐Sun 19-‐21 Camping trip to Briarbottom Campground Sun-‐Fri 21 -‐ 26 Montreat Music conference
21 Pritchard Park 10:30 AM Worship 11:30 AM Deacons 11:30 AM Summer Courtyard Fellowship 4:00 PM Worship at Westminster Pres. (15 Overbrook Pl.) -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ God Welcomes All by John Bell. (c) 2008 GIA/Iona Community WGRG. All Rights Reserved. Reprinted with permission under copyright license: Onelicense.net A-‐724337