Celebrating the Lord’s Work in the Dominican Republic Mr. Jeremy A. Johnson—preaching

“To Glorify God

& EnJoy Him Forever.”

PROCLAMATION

PRESBYTERIAN

CHURCH

July 20, 2014

Rejoice in the Lord Rev. Allen D. Curry—preaching Rev. David B. Garner—assisting

Morning Worship, pg . 3 — 11 a.m.

Evening Worship, pg. 7 — 6 p.m.

Church News, pg. 9

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The Lord’s Day Sunday, July 20, 2014

Welcome to all who have come to worship the Lord today. If you are a visitor, thank you for be-ing with us. If you have questions about Proclamation, please let us know so we can address them.

A special welcome to those from Christ the King Presbyterian Church who are joining us for our evening service. We are glad to have you here and pleased that together we can rejoice in God’s blessing on our young people as they report on their mission trip to the Dominican Republic.

I hope all of you who are here for the morning service will come back again this evening. This evening’s service will be different. We will hear from the young people from Christ the King and Proclamation about how they served the people in Juan Tomas in the Dominican Republic. I am looking forward to hearing about the trip. My reason is not just because I won’t be preaching. This evening is special for our youth and for us.

It is special for us because we will have the opportunity to hear about how God worked through the ministry of those from our churches in a different culture. Hearing about how God works should excite us. It is easy to forget that God not only calls us to service but also blesses us in ser-vice. This evening we will have a good reminder of that.

The service should be special for our youth as well. They will be able to testify to the ways God used them in serving him. There is something satisfying about being able to show how God works in our lives. Our youth had that experience in the Dominican Republic and now they are sharing with us all so we can have it as well.

We live in a world where youth culture is thought of as different and isolated from the way of life of the majority. Some complain about the way young people behave and others worry about it. Tonight we can rejoice that God allowed our youth to serve the Lord Jesus by serving others. Re-member to thank the young people for their service and to thank God for giving them the oppor-tunity.

After the service this morning Elder Jim Rogers will be available to pray with you and to answer questions about Proclamation.

***Please take a moment to silence all electronic devices. Also, there are large print Bibles and hearing assist devices available in the narthex. We ask visitors and members alike to sign the ‘Friendship Pad’ as it is passed down the row. As the pad is passed back along the row, I encourage you look at the names. Then you can greet one another by name.

Welcome

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CHRIST ’S RETURN

When the Lord Jesus returns he will do so in the same way as he went up into heaven. (Acts 1:11). Jesus’ return will be bodily and he will be seen. He will usher in great changes as he judges the living and the dead. In your worship today remember that God’s people don’t fear Christ’s return, but they long for it and the marvelous trans-formation it will bring. What we do in worship anticipates what we will do after Christ returns. Try to cultivate the mindset the Apostle John calls for in Revelation 22:20: “Come, Lord Jesus.”

MORNING WORSHIP

Preparation for Worship: Meditation and Prayer Ryan Kelly Musical Selection

Welcome and Announcements

Ministry Moment Dominic Mattioni for CityTeam

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.

PRAYER OF INVOCATION*

CALL TO WORSHIP*

Psalm 96: 11-13

Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice; let the sea roar, and all that fills it; let the field exult, and everything in it! Then shall all the trees of the forest sing for joy before the LORD, for he comes, for he comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world in righteousness, and the peoples in his faithfulness.

Songs used with permission. CCLI 660322 All Scripture references, unless otherwise noted, taken from ESV©

* Those who are able please stand.

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HYMN OF ADORATION AND PRAISE*

The Mighty God, the Lord Hymn No. 316

DECLARATION OF FAITH*

The Nicene Creed, p. 846 in the Hymnal

CONFESSION OF S IN

1 John 2: 9-11

Whoever says he is in the light and hates his brother is still in darkness. Whoever loves his brother abides in the light, and in him there is no cause for stumbling. But whoever hates his brother is in the darkness and walks in the darkness, and does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.

ASSURANCE OF PARDON

1 John 3: 1-3

See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are. The reason why the world does not know us is that it did not know him. Beloved, we are God's children now, and what we will be has not yet ap-peared; but we know that when he appears we shall be like him, because we shall see him as he is. And everyone who thus hopes in him purifies himself as he is pure.

HYMN OF ASSURANCE*

One Day He’s Coming Hymn No. 327

WORSHIP IN G IVING

Ryan Kelly Musical Selection

OFFERTORY HYMN*

Doxology Hymn No. 731

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PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING FOR THE OFFERING*

READING THROUGH THE B IBLE

Psalm 141, p. 522 in the pew Bible; Elder Jim Rogers Congregation will read the even numbered verses.

PRAYER OF DEDICATION

for the Vacation Bible School Volunteers

Rev. Allen D. Curry

Children, ages seven (7) years and younger, may be dismissed to Rooms 147 & 149 for Children’s Church.

PASTORAL PRAYER OF INTERCESSIO N

SERMON SCRIPTURE

Philippians 4: 4-8, p.982 in the pew Bible

SERMON

Rev. Allen D. Curry

Rejoice in the Lord Introduction

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1. Rejoice

2. Make known your gentleness

Conclusion

HYMN OF RESPONSE*

Rejoice, the Lord Is King Hymn No. 310

BENEDICTION*

Postlude

Foll owing the ser vice, Elder J im R ogers wi ll be a vai la bl e

to pra y with you at the front of the san ctuar y.

If you ha ve a pa stor a l need during the week,

ple ase cont act the church office, 610 -52 0- 9 500.

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EVENING WORSHIP

Preparation for Worship: Meditation and Prayer Ryan Kelly Musical Selection

Welcome and Announcements

Record of your Presence If you have not done so TODAY, 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.

Welcome and Prayer of Invocation Rev. Allen D. Curry

Hymn Holy, Holy, Holy!, #100 in hymnal

Trip Report Christina Superdock

Miriam’s Song—Kiswahi (a Kenyan hymn) DR Team, see pg.8

Testimonies Molly Harnish, Ingrid Stahl, Tad Lyon, Maria Thankachan

Prayer of Thanksgiving Rev. Eric Huber

Worship in Giving

Scripture Reading: 2 Corinthians 5: 1-10 Adam Bemiller

Hymn How Great is Our God, see pg. 8

Sermon Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:11-21

Sermon Jeremy Johnson

Hymn Shout, for Blessed Jesus Reigns, #369 in hymnal

Benediction

Postlude

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How Great is Our God

The splendor of a king, clothed in majesty Let all the earth rejoice

All the earth rejoice

He wraps Himself in light, and darkness tries to hide And trembles at His voice

Trembles at His voice

How great is our God – sing with me How great is our God – and all will see

How great, how great is our God

Age to age He stands, and time is in His hands Beginning and the end Beginning and the end

The Godhead Three in One—Father, Spirit and Son

Lion and the Lamb Lion and the Lamb

How great is our God – sing with me

How great is our God – and all will see How great, how great is our God

Name above all names , worthy of all praise

My heart will sing How great is our God

Name above all names, You're worthy of all praise

And my heart will sing How great is our God

[3x]

How great is our God – sing with me How great is our God – and all will see

How great, how great is our God

Kiswahi

Tembea na Yesu Amen X 3 Halleluya Amen

Walk with Jesus Amen X3 Halleluya Amen

Ona Yesu Amen X 3 Halleluya Amen

Look at Jesus Amena X 3 Halleluya Amen

Cheza na Yesu Amen X 3 Halleluya Amen

Dance with Jesus Amen X 3 Halleluya Amen

Musifuni Yesu Amen X 3 Halleluya Amen

Praise Jesus Amen X 3 Halleluya Amen

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Special Evening Worship Service—Tonight

Members of Christ the King P.C. will join us tonight at our evening worship service to hear from the Youth Missions Team about their trip to the Dominican Republic. Come and celebrate God’s blessings!

Celebration at Aix-en-Provence, France—September, 2014

The Huguenot Fellowship is pleased to announce a double celebration at Aix-en-Provence on September 13, 2014. First the Seminary at Aix, Faculté Jean Calvin, will mark its 40th Anniversary and secondly, they will celebrate the completion of the first stage of the funding for the James Montgomery Boice Chair of Practical Theology. Trip brochures can be found on the narthex table. There is also information regarding two-day trip visits from Aix to sites of great historical signifi-cance to the Huguenots.

New Address for Stu & Marion Sacks (as of July 21)

246 Orchid Court, New Holland, PA 17557

New e-mail address: shmah246@gmail.com

Women in the Word: A Workshop– October 10-11

This workshop is for women interested in strengthening their personal Bible study skills and women who are teaching the Bible. It will be held at Calvary Presbyterian Church in Willow Grove. To register, go to www.wrfnet.org/womenintheword or e-mail Cathy Bryan at womeninthewordinfo@gmail.com. Workshop brochures are on the narthex table.

Childcare during our Evening Worship Service

Please consider the opportunity to serve the youngest of our church family through Sun-

day Evening Childcare—caring for children approximately ages 2 to 5 years old starting at 5:50pm. If you are interested or have any questions please contact Mary Moser (mary@majormosermusic.com or 575-649-8798.) Thank you so much for your consideration of this much needed service. Let all you do be done in love. (I Corinthians 16:14)

CityTeam—Food 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: peanut butter and jelly, pasta and pasta sauce, canned tuna, fruits & vegetables, baby food (Stages 1 & 2). Bring the item(s) to our Donations Room and place them on the shelf marked CityTeam. (There’s a handy grocery list on the narthex table.) Thank you!

Opportunities for Service

News

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Prayer Needs

Our Church Family

Elie Haupt, Hayes Family, Genie & Roger Herrell, Carol & Mike Holmes, Elizabeth & John Hornick, Annette & Charlie Hunsaker, Joshua Jacobs

Those Serving in the Military:

Rob Martin—VA, Tim Wik—Pittsburgh, Peter Mitchell—Texas, Elizabeth Josephson –Bremerton

Beyongseob and Kyungsoon Han, Mission to the World, Japan Please remember our VBS in prayer too. Currently we have able 50 children registered. Please pray that the whole camp, from the preparation to the last day of the camp, will be a picture of the gospel and a blessing to everyone involved.

Due to the lack of parking spaces available around the church building, up until now most visi-tors have had to park in a lot farther away. However, a company right next to us has gone out of business and now we have open parking spots. We are planning to rent the lot for VBS and other summer ministries, but in the future hope to purchase it as it would make access to the church much easier. Please pray that our budget will allow it and all needs will be met.

Preliminary Financial Report Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2014

Consolidated Budget

Actual Budget Variance

Offerings $ 2,213,802 $ 2,240,164 $(26,362)

Miscellaneous Income $ 40,161 $ 8,000 $ 32,161

Total Income $ 2,253,963 $ 2,248,164 $ ( 5,799)

Expenses $ 2,295,190 $2,248,164 $ 47,026

Net Income $ (41,227) 0 $ (41,227)

2013-2014 Goal: $ 260,000 Year to Date Offerings: $ 264,587

Financial Report

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PASTORAL STAFF

Interim Senior Pastor ....................................................................................................... Rev. Allen Curry

Pastor of Teaching ........................................................................................................ Rev. David Garner

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

Director of Christian Education .......................................................................... Mr. Dave Moneymaker

Interim Director of Music ............................................................................................ Dr. Roger Cocking

Director of Youth Ministries ...................................................................................... Mr. Jeremy Johnson

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

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

Church Leadership

ELDERS

Rev. Allen Curry Moderator

Dan Apostolu

Jim Browne

John Boyer

Dan Correnti* (2017)

Mike Cuzzolina* (2016)

Jerry Giosa* (2015)

Mike Harnish* (2015)

Roger Herrell

Joe Kempf

Jeff Kiesel

Don Klingen* (2015)

Jerry Kunze* (2016)

James Kurth

George Mackenzie* (2016)

Dominic Mattioni* (2017)

Fran McGowen

Dave Moneymaker

Jim Rogers* (2017)

Joe Roskos

Jack Templeton

*Denotes Elders Currently on Session

DEACONS & DEACONESSES

Pam Coath

Rich Conte

Judie Cocking

David Josephson Treasurer

Beth Kempf

Hiro Nakagawa

Matt Roberts Chairman

Bill Rumberger

Lauren Starr

Keith Superdock

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Childcare: While children of all ages are warmly welcomed in our worship service, for your comfort and convenience, we have childcare (Nursery and Toddler) available during the Sunday School hour and during the worship service and a “crying room” for families with nursing infants and/or active babies located in the right rear of the sanctuary. Children seven years of age and younger are invited to Children’s Church.

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 the following week (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 web-site www.proclamation.org. You can find the sermon under “Recent Sermons” on the homepage. For more recordings, click on “Sermons & Talks” under the Resources & Media” heading in the main menu.

Note: Our weekly Prayer Request sheet can be found in the rack behind the Welcome Desk.

Sunday

9:00am Prayer for the Church

9:30am Sunday School for all ages 10:30am Fellowship Time

11:00am Morning Worship 12:30pm Japanese Congregation Lunch

6:00pm Evening Worship Monday—Thursday 9:00 am—12:15pm Vacation Bible School Thursday 6:30pm Youth BBQ (Jeremy & Rachel’s

home)

Friday

9:00 am—2:00pm VBS 12:30pm VBS Cook-in Saturday 9:00am Men’s Bible Study

Next Sunday, July 27

Morning Worship Allen Curry’s message will be “High Minded, Part 2” (Philippians 4: 1-9)

Evening Worship Allen Curry’s message will be “Do you leap into church?” (Acts 3: 1-10)

This Week at Proclamation

Sunday Morning Prayer for Our Church 9:00 am to 9:30 am ● Parlor

Note: Because there will be no Sunday School classes during the month of August, our weekly Sunday morning Prayer Time for Our Church will take place from 10:00 to 10:30 am.

General Information