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The Presbyterian Church
BASKING RIDGE, NEW JERSEY FOUNDED CIRCA 1717
August 8 and 9, 2015
Vacation Bible School Celebration Weekend
God has the power to provide. God has the power to comfort.
God has the power to heal. God has the power to forgive.
God has the power to love us forever.
We warmly welcome you to worship at The Presbyter ian Church in Basking Ridge. We pray that you will be encouraged in your journey of faith and drawn closer to God by your experience with us.
Amplification Headsets So that all may enjoy the worship service, sound amplification headsets are available from the ushers for those who need assis-tance with hearing.
Children and Families Childcare for infants and children under age 3 is available in the church nursery during our Sunday morning service. Pagers are used to contact parents during the worship service when necessary.
Oak Table Service We believe that worship nurtures children and that children enrich our worship life together. If your children become restless in worship, please feel free to quietly move around with them or join them on the carpet for young children behind the seating area.
Sunday Worship Service 9:30 am Nursery care is available for children under 3 years old. There is no Sunday School today so all children may enjoy the Vacation Bible School worship service.
Online Sermons Recorded audio sermons from most Sundays are available on the church website at www.brpc.org. To access, click on the Ser-mons link under Worship and Music on the main menu.
Welcome
Who Does God Call Us to Be? We are a vibrant, warm and welcoming community of faith. Those who worship here come from a diverse range of backgrounds and would describe themselves in a rich variety of ways.
We acknowledge our doubt, our struggles, and that we are all quite human and imperfect and that we are each at a unique place on our faith journey.
We find our unity, our common identity, in Jesus Christ and together we seek to joyfully worship God and energetically minister to the needs of the world on God’s behalf.
We gather in anticipation of being transformed by the power, purpose and presence of God among us, and go forth equipped to love God and neighbor more deeply and more whole-heartedly.
We believe that faithful leadership of a church requires being open to new possibilities, tak-ing risks and learning from mistakes as we try again.
Honoring the past, we are convinced that God calls us to a new future.
~The Opening Paragraph of Vision 2017 of the Presbyterian Church in Basking Ridge
*Those who are able are invited to stand.
Order of Worship
Saturday Evening
5:00 p.m. - Westminster Hall
August 8, 2015 oak table service
(Please prepare prayerfully for worship and be sure all cell phones are turned off.)
PRELUDE
GREETING AND CALL TO WORSHIP
*GATHERING SONGS Everlasting God
Open the Eyes of My Heart HYMN 452
OPENING PRAYER
SCRIPTURE 2 Corinthians 1:4, 9:8, Psalm 147:3 Nehemiah 9:17, John 3: 15
MESSAGE Conquering Challenges with God’s Power
OFFERING
SPECIAL MUSIC Faith by Jay Stocker
PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE
THE LORD’S PRAYER (unison)
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.
*CLOSING SONG All My Hope
CHARGE AND BENEDICTION
If your children become restless in worship, please feel free to quietly move around with them or join them on the carpet for young children behind the seating area.
Order of Worship
9:30 a.m. ~ Sanctuary
August 9, 2015 vbs celebration sunday
(As the prelude begins, please prepare prayerfully for worship and be sure all cell phones are turned off.)
PRELUDE
INTROIT Come Into God’s Presence
GREETING
*GATHERING SONGS My God Is Powerful
Do Lord PRAYER OF ADORATION Rev. Dennis W. Jones
PRAYER OF CONFESSION
Lord, you are a God who keeps promises. In our prayers and songs we say that we want to be Christians, but then we forget our promises. Our actions do not match up with our words. We say mean things to other people, we hurt their feelings, we think of ourselves first, and, worst of all, we ignore you. Lord, forgive us and hear our prayer for Jesus’ sake. Amen.
SILENT REFLECTION AND CONFESSION OF SIN
ASSURANCE OF PARDON
*RESPONSE OF PRAISE We Are Forgiven HYMN 447
We are forgiven. We are forgiven. Thanks be to God. Thanks be to God.
We are forgiven. We are forgiven. Thanks be to God. Thanks be to God.
*THE PEACE
Leader: Since God has forgiven us in Christ, let us forgive one another. The peace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.
People: And also with you.
Leader: I invite you to turn and greet one another with a sign of Christ’s peace.
WORDS OF WELCOME
PASSING OF THE WELCOME PADS
SCRIPTURE LESSONS 2 Corinthians 1:4, 9:8, Psalm 147:3 Sarah Celentano Nehemiah 9:17, John 3: 15
Leader: This is the Word of the Lord.
People: Thanks be to God.
TESTIMONIALS Conquering Challenges with God’s Power
Jessica Creedon, Gabrielle Obregon, Jacqueline Obregon
PRESENTATION OF TITHES AND OFFERING Dr. Maureen Paterson
OFFERTORY Faith by Jay Stocker
*DOXOLOGY HYMN 606
Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; Praise God all creatures here below; Praise God above, ye heavenly host; Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.
*PRAYER OF DEDICATION
PRAYERS OF THANKSGIVING AND INTERCESSION
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.
*CLOSING HYMN I Sing the Mighty Power of God HYMN 32
*BENEDICTION
*POSTLUDE Helmsley by Thomas Olivers
Thanks to all the VBS children, leaders and volunteers for leading worship and sharing their VBS experiences with us!
The Rosebuds on the Communion table are in celebration of the births of Ryan Edward and Timothy Stephen on July 30, sons of Liz and Todd Sell, grandsons of Jeff and Jane Sell.
flowers
The Flowers on the Piers this morning are given to the glory of God:
~ By Dotty Dameo, in loving memory of Rocque on his 80th birthday.
~ By the Reichenbach Family, in loving memory of Janet Reichenbach, on what would have been her 85th birthday on August 10.
The flowers that grace our sanctuary each week are gifts from members of the congregation. Flowers may be given in memory or in honor of someone or to celebrate an occasion. There are two pier openings on August 16, 23 and 30. If you would like to donate an arrangement, please contact Debbie Schaub at 908-507-3844; e-mail address, [email protected].
Our Greeters today are Jean Aurhammer and Charles and Virginia King. Join us for Lemonade in the shade of the Oak Tree hosted by Rudy and Barbara Hyzer.
Church Family
Blessed Are the Dead Who Die in the Lord
Van Tuyl Boughton
United with this Congregation September 28, 1975
Entered the Church Triumphant August 1, 2015
A Memorial Service was held at Fellowship Village on Saturday, August 8.
Loving Tribute Stop by the church house to see the extensive collection of memorabilia from the life of Nor-man Nelsen in the church house display case. We are grateful to Evelyn Drake, for all the time and love that she put into making this dedication, which includes items of interest from Norm’s time at Princeton University, his years in the US Navy and some of his collection of poetry. Stop by and enjoy this loving tribute! If you have art work or a collection you would like to share, please contact Janet Bentley in the church house, 766-1616 ext. 18.
Artist of the Month
We Need You! Voices and instruments are needed to help lead us in worship in the coming weeks and months, both on Saturday evenings and Sunday mornings. If you play and/or sing and are middle school age through adult, this is a great opportunity to connect with Chris Fortin, our Director of Music Ministries, to see how you might contribute your creative gifts as part of the Body of Christ. Previous experience and some proficiency preferred. Strings, woodwinds, brass, per-cussion, guitars, solo vocalists, choristers, ringers, keyboards! Please reach out to [email protected], or call 908-953-9809. You’ll be glad you did!
Music Ministries
Joan Eichhorn Bobby Ford Meghan Fox Betsy Fryling Joanne Howell Amanda Hughes Emily Jones Elizabeth Ku Nancy Kuhn Stephanie Kuhn Allen Melick Joanna Messineo Liz Messineo
Emma Nelson Rose Nelson Sadie Nelson Al Obregon Gabrielle Obregon Natalie Pardo Kaylie Petras Emma Petronella Anne Pinto Katie Pinto Margaret Pinto Will Pinto James Protopapa
Gregor Rankine Avery Roseavar Alex Ryder Andrew Ryder Daniel Ryder Herb Ryder III Katie Ryder Elizabeth Strona Suzanne Van Loon Kevin Ward Peter Ward Susan Ward Violette Ward
Carl Barta Ruth Bashe Ashley Bastow Isabella Beaudry Madison Beaudry Ted Beaudry Hanna Celentano Sarah Celentano Olivia Cicchetti Jessica Creedon Rachel Creedon Becky Creswell Vanessa Dresner
Children and Family Ministry
Catch the Spirit at BRPC this year! Spirit and Little Spirit Start September 22 Spirit and Little Spirit are our mid-week programs of music and Christian education for chil-dren ages 3 years to grade 5.
Little Spirit: children aged 3 through kindergarten meet Tuesdays from 4-4:30 p.m. Spirit: children in grades 1-5 meet Tuesdays from 4-5:30 p.m. Please contact Jackie Obregon or Beth Donley for more information or to sign up.
Thanks to all our VBS leaders and volunteers for their work, time and dedication and for being a part of this very special program for our children!
Ridge Oak Senior Housing Wait List Applications Available Wait list applications for Ridge Oak’s rent subsidized studio/efficiency, 1 and 2 bedroom smoke-free senior housing apartments are available through Friday, August 28th. Appli-cants must be 62 or older and income cannot exceed $48,800 for a single or $55,800 for two persons. Applications are available on the website www.ridgeoak.org or via the rental of-fice at 150 Manchester Dr., from 9 am - 4:30 pm weekdays or by calling 908-221-0266. Wait list will be created on a first come first served basis. Completed applications must be received via the US mail only by Friday, September 4th and will be date and time stamped prior to placement on the wait list.
Senior Housing
Acting Director of Ministries to Youth & Young Adults Our church seeks an enthusiastic, inspiring leader who feels a calling to lead the religious and spiritual development of youth and young adults. Gifted candidates should have demon-strated experience that reflects spiritual depth, biblical knowledge and a theological founda-tion and will be expected to focus on the following core activities:
Proactively and creatively identify and execute opportunities to connect with youth in their daily lives and engage them in developing deeper, meaningful relationships with peers, loved ones, and God.
Serve as team leader to adult volunteers to support, equip, and engage them effectively in ministry.
Collaborate with church staff to represent and engage youth and young adults in effec-tive church program development and execution.
Reporting to the Pastor/Head of Staff and offering a competitive salary with benefits for an expected 30 hour commitment per week, this interim position has the potential to develop into a longer-term position. Please contact us at: Youth Search Committee, The Presbyteri-an Church in Basking Ridge, 1 E. Oak St., Basking Ridge NJ 07920, attn. Theresa Creedon, or email [email protected] to submit a cover letter and resume.
Youth Ministries
Upcoming Youth Events
All Middle School students who will be in grades 6-8 in the fall are invited to join us for a Pool Party at the home of Roger and Claire Pratt on Wednesday, August 19 from 4-7 p.m. Dinner will be served. Please RSVP online at brpc.org or by calling the church house 766-1616.
All Middle School and Senior High Youth are invited to join us as we visit Skyzone Trampo-line Park in Pine Brook, NJ on Sunday, August 30! We will leave the church at 1:30 p.m. and return by 5 p.m. Cost is $25. Please sign up online at brpc.org or by calling the church house at 766-1616. In addition, Skyzone will need a waiver signed by your parents. Waivers can be found on the website of Skyzone Trampoline Park and there is also a link from our website.
Opportunities to Give and Serve
Prayers on the Patio Join us on Mondays at 7:00 p.m. and/or Thursdays at 9:00 a.m. for Prayers for our world, our community, and ourselves. We meet on the Parlor Patio of the Church House each week (or the Parlor in bad weather). Call Maureen Paterson for more information.
Lemonade in the Shade Please consider volunteering to host a time for fellowship this summer after the 9:30 a.m. Sunday service to serve Lemonade in the Shade of the Oak Tree. To volunteer, contact Jean Wadsworth, 908-766-0620 or email [email protected].
Interfaith Hospitality Network—Next Hosting Week—9/6-13 Please mark your calendars that our IHN families will be with us from Sunday, September 6th through Sunday, September 13th. Sign-ups will begin August 15th
online or at church. Any questions contact Joan Eichhorn at 350-3110.
God’s Co-Op Pantry We are collecting Canned Tuna for God’s Co-Op Pantry for the month of Au-gust. Please bring your donations to the Church House and thank you for your ongoing and generous support!
Thanks to Our Gardening Angels Thank you to Betsy Fryling, Gail Iglesias, Mary Lynn Norris and Anne Pinto the Gardening Angels who responded to our request for help maintaining our beautiful church property. For the weeding, watering, pruning and "beautifying" they are doing, THANK YOU!!!!
The center that administers the IHN program is seeking a Board Member to serve as Treasurer to oversee the network’s financial issues and reporting. The standard term is 2 years and staff/book-keeping resources are already in place utilizing Quick-Books. For more information, please contact Renee Farrell/Executive Director, 98 West End Ave., Somerville, NJ 908-704-1920 .
Mission Opportunity at E-Port—August 22 from 9:30 a.m. – 3 p.m. Join us to help paint classrooms at the Elizabethport Presbyterian Center in Elizabeth. This mission partner serves some of the most at-risk children and their families in Elizabeth. Our goal is to help the center paint four classrooms during the summer break. All materials will be provided. Please contact Ellen Greenhorn to sign up at [email protected] or call the Church office. Carpooling will be an option and we encourage all recent workcamp par-ticipants to come along and extend that mission experience close to home! If you have questions please contact Maureen Paterson at 908-766-1616 ext 11.
Sermon Notes
Artwork of Little Presbyterians
Weekly Calendar The Presbyterian Church One East Oak St., Basking Ridge NJ 07920
908.766.1616 FAX: 766.4450
e-mail: [email protected] - www.brpc.org Pastor & Head of Staff Rev. Dennis W. Jones ......................... ext. 15
Associate Pastor
Dr. Maureen Paterson ......................... ext. 11
Parish Associate Rev. Bruce E. Schundler
Director of Ministries to Children Jacqueline Obregon. ........................... ext. 14
Tree House Director Jennifer Nowack. ............................. 221-1619
Director of Music Ministry Chris Fortin ..................................... 953-9809
Director of Children’s Music Ministry Beth Donley ................................... 953-9809
Church Administrator & Treasurer Janet Bentley ...................................... ext. 18
Assistant Treasurers Liz Messineo ..................................... ext. 21
Nancy Kuhn ........................................ ext. 21
Pastoral Administrative Asst. Cara Burchett ...................................... ext. 19
Church Administrative Asst. Pam Smith .......................................... ext. 12
Receptionist Michelle Berger ................................... ext. 10 Communications Coordinator Gary Ingram ....................................... ext. 13
Sexton Staff Peter O’Connor .................................. ext. 16 David Brownlee
Ministers
All the People
Clerk of Session Tina Bramel
President of Trustees Tom Fitzsimons
Moderator of Deacons Addie Gundlach
SUNDAY—AUGUST 9
Worship, 9:30 am ............................. Sanctuary Lemonade and Fellowship, 10:30 am Patio
MONDAY—AUGUST 10
Pantry Committee, 1:00 pm ............. Library Prayers on the Patio, 7:00 pm .......... Parlor Patio Fellowship Council, 7:30 pm ........... Library TUESDAY—AUIGUST 11
WEDNESDAY—AUGUST 12
Spiritual Form. Comm., 7:00 pm ..... Geneva Room Cemetery Heritage Comm., 7:30 pm Cemetery Youth & Young Adult Min., 7:30 pm Youth Center
THURSDAY—AUGUST 13
Prayers on the Patio, 9:00 am……… Parlor Patio
Recovery Solutions, 7:00 pm……… Parlor
FRIDAY—AUGUST 14
Halsey Memorial Service, 3:00 pm.. Sanctuary
SATURDAY—AUGUST 15
Oak Table Service, 5:00 pm ............. Westminster Hall
BRPC Summer Worship @ 5 and 9:30
5:00 PM Saturday in Westminster Hall
9:30 AM Sunday in the Sanctuary
*Summer Worship schedule concludes
September 13.
*Oak Table Service on Saturdays happens each weekend except for
Labor Day and Fall Kick Off Sunday weekends.
