Christ Church,
| ||
 |
09-13-09 |
|
|
|
|
September 13, 2009
Bulletin
Order of Worship
9:30 a.m. – Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
| Meditative Reflection | |||||||||||||||||||||||
He is the happiest, be he king or peasant, who finds peace in his home. |
|||||||||||||||||||||||
– Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe |
|||||||||||||||||||||||
Home is where life makes up its mind. It is there – with fellow family members –we hammer out our convictions on the anvil of relationships. It is there we cultivate the valuable things in life, like attitudes, memories, beliefs, and most of all, character. |
|||||||||||||||||||||||
– C.R. Swindoll |
|||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ringing of the Church Bell | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prelude | Improvisation on Softly and Tenderly Jesus Is Calling | THOMPSON | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Hymn # 281 | Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah | CWM RHONDDA | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Call to Worship | Ann Marie Remus | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prayer of Invocation | Ann Marie Remus | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Scripture Reading | Genesis 12: 1-7 | Eunice Couselo | |||||||||||||||||||||
| A Story for Children | Rev. Julie Yarborough | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| (The 2 and 3-year-olds may leave for Sunday school at this time.Church Mice Choir for children pre-K through 1st grade may leave at this time.) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hymn # 275 | God of Our Life | SANDON | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Passing of the Peace | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcements, Joys and Concerns | Rev. Yarborough | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Silence & Prayer | Rev. Caroline Dean | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lord’s Prayer (“debts/debtors”) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Our Father, who art in heaven, |
|||||||||||||||||||||||
| Invitation to Sharing | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Doxology | OLD 100TH | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Praise God from whom all blessings flow; |
|||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Children pre-K through 7th grade may leave for Sunday school at this time.) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Scripture Reading | Matthew 22: 36-40 | Rev. Charles Rush | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sermon | “A Meaningful Life” | Rev. Rush | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Hymn # 438 | Blest Be the Tie That Binds | DENNIS | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Benediction | Rev. Charles Rush | ||||||||||||||||||||||
ACOLYTE FOR 9:30 AM: Julian Rupkey
GREETERS: Ann Marie Remus and Eunice Couselo
USHERS FOR 9:30 AM: The MacMillan FamilyWelcome! Visiting today? Please complete a Visitor Card and drop into the offering plate and join us for fellowship after today's service.
The flowers today are given
by The Bunting Family
in memory of Virginia Enmeier.
The third white candle on the altar Is lit in hope of world peace.
No matter who you are, or where you are on life's journey, you're welcome here.
LATE BREAKING ANNOUNCEMENTS
(More announcements are in the monthly newsletter, available in the narthex)
Here is today’s Sunday school schedule:
2-3 year olds – Room B-202
Pre-K & K – Room B-203
1st and 2nd graders – The Prophet’s Playhouse (B-210)
3rd and 4th graders – The Welcome Table (B-214)
5th graders – Creation Corner (B-206)
6th and 7th graders – Lile Hall (C-105)
8th thru 12th graders – Stay in Worship
The Board of World Fellowship will hold its first meeting of the year on Tuesday, September 15th, at 7:30 PM at 7 Club Drive, Summit.
Cookout for Parents, Youth, Confirmands and anyone who is interested in working with youth this year! TODAY! Sunday Sept. 13th from 6:00-8:00 at Caroline Dean's House (next door to the church). Bring a 2-liter soda, side and lawn chair.
*First Middle School Meeting of the Year on
Sunday Sept. 20th from 6:30-8:00.
*Middle School Parent's Meeting during youth on
Sunday Sept. 20th from 6:30-7:30.
*High School and Middle School Large Group Youth on
Sunday Sept. 27th from 6:30-8:00.
We need your help! At the end of the youth cookout on September 13th (all youth, parents and youth volunteers are invited!), we need a few strong men/youth to help us move the rug and a few things out of the basement room in order to make room for other donated items. So if you have time, let us know at the cookout so that we can take a few guys over to help clean out the basement. Thanks!
PeaceWorks Nicaragua container shipment Saturday, Oct.3 -- Please bring donations to the church parking lot 9-11:30 a.m. -- the earlier, the better. Your gifts help our partner organizations in Nicaragua. They are eagerly anticipated and hugely appreciated. Please start gathering what you may have on hand: summer clothes and shoes, linens and towels, kitchen and garden items, baby goods, toys, sports equipment, school and office supplies. Place in boxes with lightly attached, removable labels stating the contents. Special requests this time: TV set(s), ping pong table, volleyball net, team uniforms, baby cribs, school notebooks, colored pencils, printer paper, and -- admittedly a long shot -- cartridge for an HP Laser Jet C4092A printer! For early pickup or other help, call Marilyn Devroye or Dan Ocone.
Apartment Needed: Franklin Gonzalez is looking for a three bedroom apartment in Summit or New Providence. Please contact him.
Habitat for Humanity Fundraiser: "Raise The Roof" will be held on October 4, 2009 from 4:00 - 7:00 pm at the Grand Summit Hotel. Mayor Jordan Glatt has volunteered to be the Honorary Chair. Tickets are $75/pp. (They are 100% tax deductible.) We would like to encourage the congregation to attend. The contact for the congregation is Jane Johanson at ,. Invitations and reply cards are also available on the table in front of the church office. Anyone who wants to attend and mail their checks in directly would do so to Blair Schleicher Bravo at Morris Habitat for Humanity, 102 Iron Mountain Road, Suite H, Mine Hill, NJ 07803
|
Sunday September 13 Twenty-fourth Sunday In ordinary time |
Choir Practice – Sanctuary Worship Church Mice – Barnwell Hall Coffee Hour – Barnwell Hall Genesis Choir – Sanctuary Canticle Singers – Lile Hall Youth Cookout – 57 NE Ave. |
8:30 am 9:30 am 9:45 am 10:30 am 10:45 am 11:00 am 6:00 pm | |
| | ||
| Ministers | All Members of the Church | |
| Senior Minister | The Rev. Dr. Charles T. Rush | |
| Associate Minister | The Rev. Julie Yarborough | |
| Director of Music | Holly Chatham | |
| Children’s Handbell Choir Director | Mrs. Jeanne Fellows | |
| Administrator | Cheryl Levy | |
| Housekeeping | Mrs. Rocio Restrepo & Mr. Juan Restrepo | |
An Open and Affirming Congregation
An interdenominational fellowship affiliated with
The United Church of Christ and
American Baptist Churches, USA
561 Springfield Avenue, Summit, NJ 07901
Telephone: 908-273-5549
Fax: (call)
Website: ChristChurchSummit.org
Email: