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North Presbyterian Church 300 N. Forest Rd.
Williamsville, NY 14221
January 8, 2017 – 10:45 a.m.
WE GATHER TO WORSHIP GOD
Gathering Time Hymn 147 The First Nowell (vs. 3-5) Hymn 151 We Three Kings of Orient Are
Greeting, Welcome, and Opportunities for Discipleship Welcome to our guests and visitors! As a church of hospitality we invite you, if you feel comfortable, to introduce yourself at this time. We are glad you are here. We hope you will fill out the welcome pad (found in the pew holder) to help us get acquainted. We also invite you to join us in the Dickinson Room for coffee hour following worship. Everyone—please silence your cell phones.
Prelude Prelude on “Puer nobis nascitur” LeBegue
Call to Worship The magi come from many places, following a star. We come to worship, and the star sheds light on our lives. The magi brought gifts to offer the child. We, too, bring gifts—ourselves, our hopes, our dreams. Shepherds and magi—the meek and the mighty—all were welcome in Bethlehem. We, too, come to Bethlehem and then return to our home rejoicing.
Invocation
*Hymn 152 What Star Is This, with Beams So Bright (During the singing of the hymn, please pass Joys & Concerns to center aisle.)
*Call to Confession
*Prayer of Confession We confess, God of Holiness and Mercy, that we sometimes choose the darkness when we need your light; that we carry a winter in our hearts when we need your warmth; that we carry a dose of acid in our souls when we need your cleansing; that we carry a burden of guilt on our backs when we need your release. Hear our prayer, O God, enlighten us, warm us, cleanse us and release us through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
*Silent Confession (A time for personal confession of sin)
*Assurance of Forgiveness Hear the good news!
God loves us. God forgives us.
*Response (Hymn 113, refrain) Gloria in excelsis Deo!
Gloria in excelsis Deo!
*Passing of the Peace Having received Christ’s peace, let us share it by turning to our neighbors and greeting them, saying “May the peace of Christ be with you!”
WE HEAR THE WORD OF GOD
Prayer for Illumination
Scripture Readings Isaiah 60:1-6 p. 690 Matthew 2:1-12 p.2
Hear what the Spirit is saying to the Church. Thanks be to God.
Sermon “No Senseless Journeys” The Rev. David Smith
WE RESPOND AND GIVE THANKS TO GOD
*Affirmation of Faith 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 Holy 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.
*Hymn 142 ‘Twas in the Moon of Wintertime Offering Offertory Anthem: Arise, Shine, for Your Light Has Come Bender
*Doxology (Hymn 133, Refrain) O come, let us adore him; O come, let us adore him; O come, let us adore him, Christ, the Lord!
Celebration of the Lord’s Supper The Invitation to the Lord’s Table
Prayers of Thanksgiving and the Lord’s Prayer The Lord be with you. And also with you.
Lift up your hearts. We lift them up to the Lord.
Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. It is right to give our thanks and praise.
It is right…the faithful of every time and place, singing:
Holy, Holy, Holy © 1986 by GIA Publications, Inc
In the fullness of time,. . . Great is the mystery of faith:
Christ Has Died © 1986 by GIA Publications, Inc
Gracious God, pour out your Holy Spirit … who teaches us to pray saying:
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.
Communion of the People Our Lord invites all who trust in him, and all who long to trust in him, to share in this meal, which he has prepared. Communion will be received by intinction. Please come up the center aisle and return down side aisles. (If your diet requires gluten-free bread, please indicate that to the servers and it will be brought to you.)
Prayer after Communion We give you thanks, eternal God, that you have fed us in this sacrament. Fill us with a vision of your new creation, where all may have life, and have it abundantly; through Jesus Christ, the bread of life. Amen.
WE DISPERSE TO SERVE GOD IN THE WORLD
*Hymn 150 As with Gladness Men of Old
*Charge
*Benediction
*Congregational Amen (Hymn 568) *Postlude How Brightly Shines the Morning Star J. Pachelbel
*Those who are able, please stand.
300 North Forest Road TODAY
Sunday, January 8 Communion
8:30am Worship/Chapel
9:30 Yoga in the Chapel
Adult Ed./Lib.
Adult Bible Study/RC
10:45 Worship/Sanctuary
Sunday school
Monday, January 9
11:00am Pastoral Care mtg./Lib.
6:30pm Mission Committee mtg./DR
7:00pm Property Committee mtg./RC
Tuesday, January 10
7:00pm Membership Committee
mtg./Lib.
Wednesday, January 11
10am-8:00pm EGA/WH
9:30am-1pm Musicale/Chapel, DR
7:30pm Sarah Circle/Soom home
Thursday, January 12
6:30pm Adult Handbells/S151
7:00 Girl Scouts/South Side
7:30 Adult Choir/Choir Room
Friday, Jan. 13-Sunday, Jan. 15
7th-12th grade retreat/ Camp
Duffield
Friday, January 13
10:00am Adult Education Committee
mtg./Lib.
Saturday, January 14
9am-12pm Church Work Time—all
welcome
8-11pm WCF/Chapel
Sunday, January 15
8:30am Worship/Chapel
9:30 Yoga in the Chapel
Adult Ed./Lib.
Adult Bible Study/RC
10:45 Worship/Sanctuary
NO Sunday school
Want to see more calendar events? Go to
https://northpresbyterianchurch.files.wordpre
ss.com/2011/03/january-2017.pdf. If you see
an error or want to add an event, please e-
mail [email protected].
EGA—Embroidery Guild
DR—Dickinson Room
FJC—Family Justice Center
FONP—Friends of Night People
Kit—Kitchen
LE3—Before and After School Program
Lib—Library
Ofc—Office
RC—Resource Center
WCF—Williamsville Christian Fellowship
WH—Westminster Hall
Yoga in the Chapel Started Today!
Join Olivia Ebsary, instructor, for seven weeks of “Yoga in the Chapel” beginning today at 9:30
a.m. If you missed it, plan to come next week! If you have a mat you are encouraged to bring
it along. This is offered free of charge for anyone, any age, and each class will last about 45
minutes. Everyone is invited, no matter your skill level. Classes are scheduled from January 8
to February 26. (Please note: there is no class on Sunday, January 29.
Prayer for Pastor Bill
Please keep Pastor Bill in your thoughts and prayers as he travels to Israel today. He will
return home on Thursday, January 19.
Adult Education: Sundays, 9:30 a.m. in the library
The New Year brings new resolutions and new programs. We will make an attempt to deal
with the issue of white privileges in our country and our churches. This is of course a difficult
and controversial topic. In an effort to consider feedback from you, we will remain open to
shaping the program to match the needs of the congregation.
We want to begin by listening to parts of a DVD by the Rev. William Barber given in August
2016 at Chautauqua to great acclaim. He is well known as leader of “Moral Mondays”, the
civil rights protests in North Carolina. However, we need to do more than just listen and
engage in a respectful, honest and faithful discussion in the church. Please help us
accomplish this by attending the upcoming adult education sessions.
“Road Less-Traveled Pilgrimage” Seminar Program Informational Meeting
Tonight
If you are interested in exploring the religion and culture of the Chagga people on
Kilimanjaro (for starters!), you may want to attend an informational meeting today at 6:00
p.m. at University Presbyterian Church, 3330 Main St., Buffalo. This exciting pilgrimage is
planned for July 5-15, and seminar leaders are Rev. Tracy Daub, pastor of University Pres.; her
husband, Timothy Wadkins, Ph.D., of Canisius; and Rev. Godrick Lyimo of Evangelical Lutheran
Church in Tanzania. Read more about this opportunity at
http://www.canisius.edu/dotAsset/bdd3771b-169d-464f-adbe-9ebf39c0d774.pdf and/or attend
tonight’s meeting.
Book Groups (meet in library)
10:00 a.m., January 18: Strangers in Their Own Land: Anger and Mourning on the American
Right by Arlie Russell Hochschild
1:00 p.m., January 25: Last Bus to Wisdom by Ivan Doig
Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday
The church office is closed on Monday, January 16, to celebrate this holiday.
Search for Session Member
The Nominations Committee is still seeking one member for the Elder’s class of 2020. The
duties of a Session member range from strengthening and nurturing the faith and life of the
Congregation to making decisions that affect the financial health and operation of the
Church. Meetings normally are held on the first Monday of each month and the term of
office is for three years. The principal requirement for office is a willingness to work in the
service of your faith. Please contact any of the following members of the Committee for
further information or to make your interest known: Joe Alber, Neil Arnold, Louise Cooper,
Sharon Dittmar, Warren Marcus, Mitch Roemer, or Marty Shafer.
Service Sunday 2017
If you would like to help plan another Service Sunday next year, please indicate your interest
to either Mary Beth Karr at [email protected] or to the church office at
Dress-a-Girl
Seamstresses, doll makers, ironers, cutters, and runners: come sew with us! We'll be meeting
in Westminster Hall Monday, January 23, from 4:00-8:00 p.m. Stay for the whole time or for as
long as you can. Please bring a salad ingredient for our build-a-salad supper. Dessert and
beverages will be provided.
Friends of Night People: January Update (servers needed)
On Tuesday, January 24, we will NOT be preparing the meal in our kitchen, but we WILL be
serving at 394 Hudson Street, Buffalo, at 4:00 p.m., and need volunteers. If you can help,
please contact Ann Eisenlord at [email protected] or 632-7487.
Special Schedule: Sunday, Jan. 29 Annual Meeting
8:30 a.m. Breakfast/Westminster Hall (Call the church office at 632-1330 with your
reservation.)
9:00 Annual Meeting/Westminster Hall
10:45 Worship Service/Sanctuary
Service of Light—Clarence Presbyterian Church
Join Clarence Presbyterian Church on Sunday, January 29, at 5:00 p.m., for the annual Service
of Light. This will be a very special candlelight service of evening prayer with an all-church
dinner following worship.
From Clarence: “Once again our youth will be providing an Italian dinner following the Service
of Light. Please support our youth and come enjoy a wonderful meal with your church family
friends. Tickets must be purchased in advance of the dinner and are as follows: Adult
Dinner/$12, Adult Gluten-free Dinner/$12, Child’s Dinner/$6. All dinners include pasta,
meatballs, salad, bread and dessert. Tickets may be purchased following worship starting
January 8. Cash and checks accepted.”
If you’re interested in attending the dinner, please contact Clarence church office or
North Church office one week in advance.
Mission Statement
Brought together by our shared faith in
Jesus Christ,
Called by God to live as faithful disciples,
Blessed by our diverse gifts and experiences,
We commit ourselves to:
Worship together,
Teach and learn from one another,
Nurture each other with care and love, and
Reach out in ministry and mission to
the world.
(Adopted by the Session June 5, 2006)
Preacher: Rev. David Smith Coordinator: Mitch Roemer
Liturgist: Duncan Hemink Pianist (10:45): Marlene Harrington
Pianist (8:30): Jane Cary Counters: Shirley Mazourek, Mike Kreppel
Nursery: Regina Koteras & Olivia McLeod Acolytes (10:45): Erin & Kaitlyn Parker
Ushers/Servers (8:30): Dorcas Alford, Gloria McDowell Greeters (10:45): Don & Charlotte Boyer
Ushers/Servers (10:45): Glenn & Karen Hopkins;
Chris & Sue D’Angelo
Visitors—You are important to us. Please fill out a visitor card and put it in the offering plate
if you wish to be contacted. You may also approach an usher—likely wearing a yellow ribbon
today—to find out more about North Church.
Ministers: The Congregation
Pastor/Head of Staff: The Rev. William T. Hennessy Director of Sacred Dance: Olivia Ebsary
Administrative Assistant: Cynthia Machamer Accountant: Karen Thomas
Facilities Coordinator: Mike Callaghan Childcare Supervisor: Regina Koteras
Director of Music, Organist: Marlene Harrington Webmaster: Tara Martin
Director of Music, Children & Youth: Marty Shafer Sunday School Administrator: Kimberly Will
Shared Youth Director: Mack Barker Musical Assistant: Kurt Ebsary
Elders (Session)
Clerk of Session: Sylvia Bigler
Class of 2017
Neil Arnold
Wendy Ayler
Chad Kahler
Diane Sprague
Class of 2018
Joe Alber
Ralph Doerzbacher
Bill Ervin
Carol Meyers
Chris Gunther
Class of 2019
Bill Clark
Sue D’Angelo
Shevaun Donelli O’Connell
Scott Marshall
Marsha Villano
Deacons
Moderator: Glenn Hopkins
Class of 2017
Mary Atwood
Karen Hopkins
Olivia Ebsary
Class of 2018
Glenn Hopkins
Viki Komjathy
Warren Marcus
Shirley Mazourek
Class of 2019
Connie Littlewood
Sheridan Skura
Carol Suckow
Sunday School
There is Sunday school today in the south and north basements.
