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Worship begins when the first
person arrives. Please worship
silently through the prelude.
Bold text is read or sung
by the congrega�on.
*Please stand if able.
Idlewild welcomes children and
encourages them to par�cipate
in our en�re worship service.
Pick up a children's worship
pack at the sanctuary door.
Commissioned for the
dedica�on of a renovated
worship space in Aus�n, Texas,
this text is one of the few to
devote a%en�on to how
customary church features
facilitate worship. The tune was
composed in war�me Britain to
replace a Haydn tune tainted by
Nazi associa�ons.
ASSEMBLE IN GOD’S NAME
THE GATHERING (8:30) THE REVEREND ANNE H.K. APPLE
(11:00) THE REVEREND MARGARET BURNETT
HANDBELL PEAL
PREPARATION FOR WORSHIP
“The whole point of a church is to embrace others in their differences and
finitude, as God has embraced us in ours.... Only by sticking to our
convictions and sticking with each other, inadequate as we all may be, can
we hope to become anything like the body of Christ, given in truth and
love for the life of the world.” –Barbara Wheeler.
PRELUDE CHORALE PRELUDE ON SLANE CRAIG PHILLIPS (B. 1961)
*CALL TO WORSHIP
As the Creator and the Savior are one,
May we all be one.
So that the world may see Christ,
May we all be one.
So that the nations will know the love of God for them,
May we all be one.
As the body of Christ for the sake of the world,
May we all be one.
*PROCESSIONAL HYMN NO. 409
“GOD IS HERE!” ABBOT’S LEIGH
SERVICE FOR THE LORD’S DAY
IDLEWILD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
CONFIRMATION SUNDAY
7TH SUNDAY OF EASTER; MAY 8, 2016
8:30 & 11:00 A.M.
*CALL TO CONFESSION
*PRAYER OF CONFESSION
Creator God, by your design we are whole people, yet we deny this gift
of wholeness when
we have been willing to be entertained but not changed;
We have allowed our insights to harden into clichés;
We have seen our youth as “the future of the church,”
but not as valuable members of the church today;
We have called on you only to hear the sound of our own voices;
Forgiving God, who makes community from the raw materials
of our lives, teach us the humility to learn from those who know
a true rejoicing.
Restore to us wholeness through the Oneness we have in your Son,
our risen Savior, Christ Jesus.
(period of silent prayer and meditation)
Amen.
*ASSURANCE OF PARDON
*CONGREGATIONAL RESPONSE
*PASSING THE PEACE
The peace of Christ be with you.
And also with you!
In the presence of a holy God,
we become aware of the ways
we fall short of God’s best
hopes for us, and the ways we
have hurt others. We turn to
God in prayer, asking
forgiveness.
We express gra�tude that
through God’s grace and
Christ’s giving of himself on the
cross we are forgiven and
restored to God and
one another.
We sing in thanks for the gi, of
forgiveness and new life.
The Passing of the Peace is one
of the most ancient
responses in worship. Having
received Christ’s peace,
we pass it on.
PROCLAIM GOD’S WORD
GATHERING HYMN (11:00) “ALLELUIA, ALLELUIA! GIVE THANKS”
Refrain: Alleluia, alleluia!
Give thanks to the risen Lord.
Alleluia, alleluia!
Give praise to his name.
Jesus is Lord of all the earth.
He is the King of creation. (Refrain)
TIME WITH THE YOUNGER CHURCH (11:00) MS. BURNETT
THE LORD’S PRAYER
BAPTISM (11:00) MS. BURNETT
THE REVEREND DR. HORACE K. HOUSTON JR.
ANNA LANE LOCKARD, DAUGHTER OF JAKE AND RUTH LOCKARD
BAPTISM HYMN
“CHILD OF BLESSING, CHILD OF PROMISE” (verses 1 & 4)
Child of blessing, child of promise, Child of God, your loving Parent,
Baptized with the Spirit’s sign, Learn to listen for God’s call.
With this water God has sealed you Grow to laugh and sing and worship,
Unto love and grace divine. Trust and love God more than all.
BAPTISM PRAYER
WELCOME AND CELEBRATIONS
THE REVEREND DR. STEPHEN R. MONTGOMERY
*PROCLAMATION HYMN NO. 300
“WE ARE ONE IN THE SPIRIT” THEY WILL KNOW WE ARE CHRISTIANS
PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION DR. MONTGOMERY
GOSPEL LESSON JOHN 17:20-26 (PAGE 111, NT, PEW BIBLE)
This is the Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
SERMON JESUS’ FINAL PRAYER DR. MONTGOMERY
We invite young children to
come to the front at this �me.
The children lead the
congrega�on in The Lord’s
Prayer (using “Forgive us our
debts as we forgive
our debtors”).
Following the Children’s Time,
three-year-olds through senior
kindergartners may go to C3.
Parents, please take your
children out to the hallway, by
the T.K. Young Room, and sign
them in. Helpers will escort
them to Room 203W in the
Jones Building. If you have
babies, toddlers or two-year-
olds, you will take them to the
nursery area (2nd floor east,
Jones Building).
Before we can know God, God
knows us. Baptism, one of the
two sacraments of the
Presbyterian Church (USA), is in
response to the grace of God,
who calls us to be the people of
God. We welcome children and
adults into the fellowship of
faith. Parents, the
congregation, and children of
the church make promises to
guide, nurture and love the
baptized person.
A parish priest at St. Brendan’s
on the South Side of Chicago
was very involved in the local
1960s, Civil Rights movement
and needed something for his
youth choir to sing at
ecumenical, interracial events.
Finding nothing, he wrote “We
Are One in the Spirit” in a
single day.
The sermon is a reflec�on on
the day’s scriptures, sugges�ng
implica�ons for our faith
and life.
.
Our Confirma�on Ministry
serves ninth graders who
explore bap�smal promises and
discern their faith in Jesus Christ
by studying the Trinity in
scripture, fellowship,
and prayer.
Throughout the spring, weekly
lessons were built on Gardner’s
theory of mul�ple intelligences.
The ministry began at the font,
with a blessing offered between
a confirmand and mentor in the
hope that the rela�onal nature
of a bap�zed life would be
emphasized.
While a%ending a service at
Temple Israel, the youth were
challenged by Rabbi Greenstein
to “know who and whose” they
were as God’s beloved. The
apex of the process was an
overnight retreat, when
statements of faith were
wri%en and ac�vi�es shared
with mentors. A profound
moment happened as mentors
shared with confirmands a
response to the prompt, “These
are the five fundamentals by
which I live my life …”
Please take �me to study the
string art crosses, made by the
confirmands, on the stage in
the T.K. Young Room today.
Each journey and life of faith is
woven together differently, yet
grounded in the saving life,
death and resurrec�on of Jesus
Christ. The cross is a symbol
that points us to God’s mystery
and saving love. Inscribed on
the back of these string art
crosses are hopes and
expecta�ons for a life of faith
wri%en by parents, mentors,
and confirmands.
Our gra�tude goes to the
confirmands, mentors, teaching
team and families who take this
commitment seriously.
Confirmand Wendell Henson
will be confirmed at
a later date.
RESPOND TO GOD’S WORD
SERVICE OF CONFIRMATION (11:00)
Bailey Bennett, Andrew Calkins, Sonny Charbonnet, Henry Coffield, Anders
Croone, Sara Fraser, Gentry Harwood, Claire Kvande, Audrey McKinnon, Sam
Nelson, Josephine Redd, Baker Springer, Mia Wilson, and Grant Young
STATEMENT OF CONFIRMATION MINISTRY MS. APPLE
MR. GIB WILSON
*AFFIRMATION OF FAITH THE CONFIRMATION CLASS OF 2016
Who is God?
Where does God come from?
Is there only one God?
Is God even real?
It is difficult to give ourselves up to One we have never seen.
Jesus is extraordinary.
He died on a cross and three days later he rose from the dead.
Jesus listens to us.
He forgives us and performs miracles.
Jesus leads us to be strong and courageous.
When we slow down and search with our eyes and hearts,
even though we have questions, we can have faith
and put our trust in God.
God is peace, calm, and security.
God, the Creator, is somehow able to be by our sides, all the time.
God is generous, merciful, and divine.
God, the Helper, connects with everyone, every day.
God comforts, guides, and encourages us.
God trusted people to follow Jesus and to have faith in God's plan.
God is many things, and we are God’s children.
Sometimes, when everything seems perfect, God shifts our lives
in unimaginable ways.
God sends us the Advocate.
The Holy Spirit is a representation of hope, a first spark of pure life.
The Holy Spirit gives to us the capacity for kindness, understanding,
and cooperation.
The Holy Spirit helps us to notice the details and to love when it is hard.
The Holy Spirit helps us to be surrounded by God's love,
These ques�ons mirror those
asked at bap�sm.
We bring to God our
celebra�ons and cares, praying
for the world, the church and
those close to us.
The Holy Spirit gives us the knowledge that God is with us always.
The Holy Spirit sends us to share God's peace with all.
In faith, we trust in one triune God. Amen.
CONFIRMATION QUESTIONS MR. FRANK KELLY, MS. LAURA RUSSELL,
& MS. MARY TAYLOE
Do you profess your faith in Jesus Christ?
Confirmands: I do, with God’s help.
Do you renounce evil, and affirm your reliance on God’s grace?
Confirmands: I do, with God’s help.
As you continue along your journey of faith, will you do your best to
participate actively and responsibly in the worship and mission of Jesus
Christ, being a faithful member of his church? Will you use your God-
given gifts to make a difference in God’s world?
Confirmands: I will, with God’s help.
GIFT OF THE STOLES MS. CATHERINE BERGER
BLESSING MS. BURNETT & DR. MONTGOMERY
May the Lord bless you and keep you. Remember you are God’s beloved.
May the Lord make His face to shine upon you.
May the Lord give you comfort and peace. Remember you are Christ’s own.
May the Lord challenge and convict you, guard and guide you
through the Power of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
“CHILD OF BLESSING, CHILD OF PROMISE” (verses 2 & 3)
Child of love, our love’s expression, Child of joy, our dearest treasure,
love’s creation, loved indeed! God’s you are, from God you came.
Fresh from God, refresh our spirits; Back to God we humbly give you:
into joy and laughter lead. Live as one who bears Christ’s name.
PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE MS. APPLE
PRESENTATION OF GIFTS, TITHES, AND OFFERINGS
OFFERTORY
(8:30) HIER IST DAS RECHTE OSTERLAMM (FROM THE CANTATA “CHRIST LAY IN THE BONDS OF DEATH”) J. S. BACH
Hier ist das rechte Osterlamm, Here is the true Easter lamb
Davon Gott hat geboten, that God has offered,
Das ist hoch an des Kreuzes Stamm which high on the tree of the cross
In heißer Lieb gebraten, is roasted in burning love,
Das Blut zeichnet unsre Tür, whose blood marks our doors,
Das hält der Glaub dem Tode für, which faith holds in front of death,
Der Würger kann uns nicht mehr schaden. the strangler can harm us no more.
Halleluja! Alleluia!
George Ensminger, soloist
Larry King (not, that Larry
King!) was Organist and
Director of Music at Trinity
Church, Wall Street in New York
City for 21 years. Trinity has one
of the finest professional choirs
in the country, yet Larry chose
to delegate the directorship of
this world-class ensemble to his
associate so that he could
devote himself to conduc�ng
Trinity’s volunteer family choir,
a community which he loved.
It is for the family choir that he
wrote this seJng of
1 John 3:17-23, with its tender
message to love one another.
Doxology literally means
“words of glory.” Doxologies
have long been used by Jews
and Chris�ans to praise God.
Here we honor and thank God
“from whom all blessings flow.”
The invita�on to the Lord’s
Supper is extended to all who
desire to follow Christ,
remembering that access to the
communion table is not a right
conferred upon the worthy, but
a privilege given to the
undeserving who come in faith,
repentance, and love. Even one
who has doubts or whose trust
is wavering is invited to the
table in order to be assured of
God’s love and grace in
Christ Jesus.
Based on Christ’s
great commission
(Ma%hew 28:19–20), this text
was wri%en for a convoca�on
of Emmanuel College in
Toronto, the largest theological
school of the United Church of
Canada, a denomina�on
formed by the union of
Methodists, Congrega�onalists,
and Presbyterians.
(11:00) “LET US LOVE IN DEED AND TRUTH” LARRY KING (1932 – 1990)
If anyone has the world’s goods, and sees a neighbor in need, yet closes the heart against
him, how does God’s love abide in him? Let us not love in word or speech, but in deed and
in truth: By this we shall know that we are of the truth: We have confidence before our
God, and we receive from God whatever we ask, because we keep the commandments, and
do what pleases God. And this is that commandment, that we should believe in God’s Son,
Jesus Christ, and love one another. –I John 3:17–23
*DOXOLOGY
Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;
Praise Christ, all creatures here below.
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Praise Holy Spirit evermore;
Praise Triune God whom we adore.
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
*PRAYER OF DEDICATION MS. APPLE
THE SACRAMENT OF HOLY COMMUNION (8:30)
WORDS OF INVITATION
GREAT PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING
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.
WORDS OF INSTITUTION
SHARING OF THE BREAD AND CUP
PRAYER
*RECESSIONAL HYMN NO. 295
“GO TO THE WORLD!” SINE NOMINE
*BENEDICTION DR. MONTGOMERY
POSTLUDE CHORALE PRELUDE ON DEO GRACIAS CRAIG PHILLIPS (B. 1961)
WORSHIP NOTICES
The Sanctuary flowers are given today to the glory of God in
honor of the life of Richard Wellington Hussey from Brooks,
Ka�e, Margie, Gracie, Hannah, Mar�n Jr., Eliza and Lilly Hussey.
Camera and video use is not allowed during the worship
service. Please turn off your cell phone.
Members and guests, please indicate your presence on the
Friendship Roster this morning.
The 11:00 service is live at new.livestream.com/idlewild, or
search for “Idlewild” in the Livestream phone or Roku app. You
can also listen on WREC-AM 600 or at www.600wrec.com, or
use the iHeartRadio app.
Music is printed under Onelicense.net A-702280. CONFIRMATION SUNDAY
Congratula.ons to the 15 youth who are being confirmed
today.
Our confirmands are (listed with their mentors): Bailey Benne9
(Elizabeth Alrtuz), Andrew Calkins (Andrew Falls), Sonny
Charbonnet (Ted Cashion), Henry Coffield (Nate Taylor), Anders
Croone (Ellis Hadad), Sara Fraser (Sarah Bourland), Gentry
Harwood (David Simpson), Wendell Henson (Jonathan Jones),
Claire Kvande (Becky Taylor), Audrey McKinnon (Lola
McCrarey), Sam Nelson (Jamie Linkous), Josephine Redd (Beth
Moore), Baker Springer (David Rhodes), Mia Wilson (Lucy
Cummings), Grant Young (Jason Hood). Congratula�ons,
confirmands!
We offer special gra�tude to all parents, teachers, mentors and
friends who have walked with these youth thus far on their
faith journeys. We thank this year’s confirma�on teaching
team: Anne Apple, Frank Kelly, Eric Miller, Laura Russell, Mary
Tayloe, and Gib Wilson.
The confirmands’ stoles were made and given to them by the
Presbyterian Women.
VISITOR NOTICES
We welcome our visitors this morning. To learn more about
Idlewild, please speak to a clergy member at the sanctuary
door aBer the service, or call the church office during the week.
New members are received by the Session the 3rd Sunday of
each month at 10:30 a.m. in the Chapel. If you are seeking a
church home, we invite you to join the Idlewild family. Please
see a minister aBer the service, or call the church office,
726-4681, during the week.
Visit www.idlewildchurch.org for news, events and more. If
you’re not on the web, call the church office at 726-4681.
CONGREGATIONAL NOTICES
Refreshments are served in the T.K. Young Room after the
11:00 service. Please join in this time of fellowship.
There are no members in the hospital as of May 4.
Today marks the conclusion of Margo Richardson’s internship
at Idlewild. Soon to graduate from Rhodes College, Margo has
spent the past year discerning her call to ministry, chaperoning
youth, and serving various outreach ministries. We are deeply
grateful for her ministry with and among us. Please keep Margo
in your prayers as she enters Columbia Theological Seminary
this summer.
A potluck lunch will be held on Pentecost Sunday, May 15,
following the 11:00 worship service in the gym. Volunteers are
needed to help set up and break down. Food sign-up is today.
For more informa�on contact Shari Gross at sgross@
idlewildchurch.org. There will be ac�vity sta�ons for kids. Even
if you can’t bring anything, please bring yourself.
We are united in the Spirit when we pray for our brothers and
sisters in Christ in our Presbytery and around the world. This
week we pray for Grace Presbyterian Church in Bartle9.
Sanctuary flowers are needed for July 17 and 24. If you would
like to give flowers in memory or in honor of a loved one,
contact Buff Adams, 818-5567, 834-0479, or mredbirds@
gmail.com.
PASTORAL CARE & EVANGELISM
Unless otherwise noted, contact Anne Apple, 726-4681 ext. 18
The Idlewild Gay-Straight ChristCare group will meet on
Sunday, May 22, at 1:00 at the home of Mar�n Donaldson
(3760 Northwood Dr.). Lunch will be potluck. Please bring
appe�zers, sides, salads and desserts if you can. If you decide
at the last minute, please come anyway. Everyone is welcome!
Confidential prayer requests can be made by calling the prayer
chain at 683-6578, or filling out a card from the literature rack.
CONGREGATIONAL CARE
Follow me… and be a part of our caring church community.
There are many ways to extend a helping, loving hand to
members of the congrega�on and the community. For
instance, you can par�cipate in ac�vi�es offered by the
Congrega�onal Care Commi9ee, such as:
•Card Ministry (sending cards to members)
•Care Partners (being a suppor�ve presence to
a member in need of loving care)
•Prayer Ministry (praying for the needs of the congrega�on)
•Be a blood donor (par�cipate in the twice-yearly
blood drive)
Thank you to those of you who have “followed” and found a
way to share your giBs with others.
RECREATION MINISTRY
Unless otherwise noted, contact Jacob Pierce, 725-4165 or
[email protected]. or Shari Gross, 725-4165 or
Head to St. Louis for the annual baseball trip July 23–24. See
the Cardinals take on the Dodgers Saturday night and Sunday
aBernoon. Stay at the Sheraton Westport Chalet Hotel. Cost is
$250 for a double room, $204.50 for a single, and includes
lodging, �ckets and transporta�on. Deposit of $100 is due at
registra�on. The bus is limited to 14 passengers. (If you provide
your own transporta�on, the cost will be reduced.) Please sign
up no later than May 16 so �ckets can be purchased. For details
and to sign up contact Carol Good at 726-4681 or
CHRISTIAN FORMATION
Unless otherwise noted, contact Rebekah Abel Lamar, 726-4681 ext. 46 or
YOUTH MINISTRY
Unless otherwise noted, contact Frank Kelly, 337-0159 or
QUEST (6th-8th grades) and BASIC (9th-12th grades) will not
meet today.
CHILDREN’S MINISTRY
Unless otherwise noted, contact Elizabeth Houston, 726-4681 ext. 33 or
Next Sunday, all children will be learning about Pentecost (Acts
2:1-4). This exci�ng story tells about the birthday of the church.
The Cherub Choir will sing in the 11:00 service on Pentecost
Sunday.
Remember to sign up for Surf Shack VBS! This is for children
who are age three to the rising fiBh grade. You can go online at
idlewildchurch.org or pick up a form here at church. VBS is June
13-16 from 9:00 to noon each day. Older children in rising first
grade to fiBh grade can also sign up with the recrea�on office
for Yoga Camp from noon to 2:30 each day. Yoga camp costs
$50. There is no charge for VBS or MAD camp. Margaret
Burne9 and Anne Bradley Thomas are planning some exci�ng
outreach projects for MAD camp for children who are in rising
4th and 5th grades. VBS is s�ll in need of helpers for that week.
We also would like to ask for snacks for the VBS volunteers for
the week of VBS. People are so kind to send in cookies, fruit,
chips and dip and other yummy things.
ADULT SUMMER SERIES
The summer Sunday school series begins May 22, with a new
topic and speaker each week. Most classes do not meet during
the summer. Join us each week in the T.K. Young Room at 9:40
a.m., and pick up a summer brochure in the hallway.
ADULT SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASSES—MAY 15
If you would like more detailed informa�on on Sunday
morning church school please visit www.idlewildchurch.org.
Chris.an Paren.ng of Young Children, (304W) (Led by Dr.
Earle Donelson, Licensed Psychologist at the Samaritan
Counseling Center.)
Class 20/20 (305W) The Gospel of Mark: Chapter 2 (Led by
John Boughter and Dan Dunaway)
Faith and Func.on (Harlan Rm) The Agnos�c Advisor,
Surprising Thoughts of Ecclesiastes (also called Qoheleth) on
the Meaning of Life (Led by Dr. Steve McKenzie, Professor of
Old Testament/Hebrew Bible, Rhodes College)
Praying with Scripture: The Prac�ce of Lec�o Divina (114E)
(Led by Mary McIntosh)
Stephen (306W) Under the Glacier by Halldór Laxness
(facilitated by Susan Callison and Jim Cole)
Young Adults (303W) The Five Love Languages (Led by Kris�n
Wesco9 )
OUTREACH MINISTRY
Unless otherwise noted, contact Margaret Burne%, 726-4681 ext. 19 or
World Relief Memphis (WR Memphis), one of our 2016 grant
recipients, partners with about 20 churches and 200
volunteers. It is the only rese9lement agency in Memphis
assis�ng refugees from numerous countries, including Somalia,
Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan, Nepal, Congo and Sudan. Most
refugees in Memphis live primarily in Binghamton and Raleigh
and are assisted with housing, school enrollment, job
placement, English classes and other social services. About 80%
of the world’s refugees are women and children. WR Memphis
expects to receive 200-250 new refugees this year, while
con�nuing to serve those already here. WR Memphis also
serves interna�onal vic�ms of human trafficking and those in
need of immigra�on legal services. Dona�ons of home
furnishings, supplies and toiletries are always needed. For
addi�onal informa�on, visit worldreliefmemphis.org.
Please join us in praying the Prayers of the People in a special
way. Each Thursday, More Than A Meal (MTAM) guests write
prayers to be prayed aloud. Many of these prayers are posted
on the bulle�n board on the first floor ramp. You are invited to
take one and commit to that prayer each day for a week. New
ones are posted each week, so please check oBen and pray
alongside our MTAM friends.
Class of 2017
Buff Adams
Catie Jane Berger
Delois Cunningham
Andrew Falls
Will Gibbons
Forrest Gross
Kathy James
Bob Spencer
Joellyn Sullivan
Nancy Toma
Cheryl Westlake
Class of 2016
Catherine Berger
Chad Braddock
Molly Glover
Jenny Haddad
Nan Hawkes
Mark Jones
Drew Kofahl
Lisa Martin
Josh Poag
Will Presley
Donna Rhodes
Scott Sherman
Ramey Bourland, youth
Elizabeth Roehm, youth
2016 RULING ELDERS
Class of 2016
Laurie Barbee
Carol Bishop
Susan Elliott
Melissa Grimes
Jim Harwood
Jason Hood
Jamie Linkous
Drew Taylor
Barry White
Meredith Hood, youth
Margie Peeler, youth
Class of 2017
Lynda Freeland
Dennis Higdon
Bob Llewellyn
Cindy Moore
Sarah Prosser
Mitchell Redd
Tom Roehm
Anne Bradley Thomas
Jess Wesberry
Class of 2018
Will Adams
Debbie Brooks
Alan Glenn
Katie McLeod
Julie Markham
Jamie Moore
Kristen Murphy
Mary Muscari
Betty Nelson
Julie Raines
Nate Taylor
Ben Wescott
Class of 2018
Doug Alrutz
Jeff Emerson
Alyce Haynes
Karen Matthews
Pat Neely
John Pickens
Thad Rodda
Jan Wardle
Bruce Webber
2016 DEACONS
Angela Hamblen & Frank Kelly
You have shared in our lives with your friendship, care and love.
It is with joy that we
REQUEST THE HONOR OF YOUR PRESENCE
AT OUR WEDDING
Saturday the Fourth of June
Two Thousand Sixteen
One o’clock in the Afternoon
at
Idlewild Presbyterian Church
With Deep Gratitude
Confirmation Sunday, May 8
8:30am Worship Service, Chapel
9:40am Church School
11am Worship Service, Sanctuary
11am Confirmation Sunday, Sanctuary
4pm AAU Basketball, Gym
Monday May 9
1pm Enrichment at Idlewild
1pm Natural Spirituality, Parlor
5:30pm DCM Search Committee, 306W
6pm AAU Basketball, Gym
6:30pm Evangelism, Conf. Rm
Tuesday May 10
6:30am Youth Prayer Breakfast, Panera Bread
5:30pm Worship & Music, Parlor
6pm AAU Basketball, Gym
6:30pm Narcotics Anonymous, TK Young
Wednesday May 11
12pm Building Committee, Harlan Rm
1pm Pickle Ball, Gym
4:30pm Greek, Away
5:30pm AAU Basketball, Gym
5:30pm Budget & Finance, 306W
6pm Pottery, 104W
6:30pm Women’s ChristCare, 303W
7pm Adult Choir Rehearsal, Choir Rm
Thursday May 12
2pm Trezevant Communion
3pm PreK & K Yoga, TV Rm
4pm Elementary Yoga, TV Rm
5pm More Than A Meal Worship, Chapel
Thursday May 12 (cont.)
5:30pm More Than A Meal, TK Young
6pm AAU Basketball, Gym
6:30pm Young Adult Men Fellowship, Central BBQ
6:30pm AA Meeting, Conf. Rm
Friday May 13
12pm Hutchison School Graduation Rehearsal, Sanctuary
1pm Pickle Ball, Gym
7:30pm Contra Dance, TK Young
Saturday May 14
9am Presbytery Meeting, Cordova Pres. Church
1pm T-ball Clinic, Rhodes College
1pm AAU Basketball, Gym
Pentecost Sunday, May 15
8:30am Worship Service, Chapel
9:40am Church School
10:30am New Members, Chapel
11am Worship Service, Sanctuary
11am Cherub Choir Sings
11am Cuba Commissioning, Sanctuary
12pm Church Potluck, Gym
12pm Cuba Planning Meeting, Wrenn Rm
12pm NaCoMe Meeting, Conf. Rm
12:30pm Christian Formation, Parlor
4pm AAU Basketball, Gym
THIS WEEK’S EVENTS
More informa�on at www.idlewildchurch.org/fullcalendar.
IDLEWILD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (USA)
1750 Union Avenue / Memphis TN 38104 / www.idlewildchurch.org
901-726-4681 / Recreation 725-4165 / Children’s Center 725-7941
The mission of Idlewild Presbyterian Church is to pursue, personify, and
practice as Presbyterians the good news of reconciliation and salvation
in Christ through worship, education, fellowship, and outreach.
MINISTERIAL AND PROGRAM STAFF
Ministers: All the members of Idlewild Presbyterian Church
For staff phone numbers and emails visit www.idlewildchurch.org or call the church.
Stephen R. Montgomery
Pastor
Anne H.K. Apple
Associate Pastor for Pastoral Care
and Evangelism
Margaret Burnett
Associate Pastor for Outreach
Ministry
Rebekah Abel Lamar
Associate Pastor for Christian
Formation
Corinne Nienhuis
Parish Assistant
Denton McLellan
Parish Associate
Walt Tennyson
Parish Associate
Stephen R. Haynes
Theologian in Residence
Barry Oliver
Director of Music Ministry
David Schnell
Music Asst. & Handbell Director
Elizabeth Houston
Director of Children’s Ministry
Frank Kelly
Director of Youth Ministry
Dara Bigger
Assistant Director of Youth Ministry
Shari Gross
Interim Director of Recreation &
Fellowship
Jacob Pierce
Interim Athletic Director
Sarah Wolf
Young Adult Ministry
Latrice Toombs
Children’s Center Executive
Director
Cheryl Ward
Kindergarten Director
Doris Hurdle
Director of Operations
Henry B. Strock, Jr.
Pastor Emeritus
Margo Richardson
Outreach Ministry Intern
THE CONFIRMATION CLASS OF 2016
