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“To live by Faith, to be known by Love, and to be a voice of Hope.”
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF SANFORD TRADITIONAL WORSHIP SERVICE
SERVICE FOR THE LORD’S DAY
To Our Guests: First Presbyterian is a community of people gathering for worship, fellow-
ship, and service. We are pleased that you are with us today. We trust you will receive
warmth, compassion, hope, challenge, and encouragement. Please share your visit with us
by signing and completing the Visitor Information in the bulletin, and placing it in the offer-
ing plate when passed. To our congregation, if you notice a new face, please take a moment
to greet them and welcome them to First Presbyterian.
The Third Sunday of Lent March 4, 2018
Prelude
Chiming of the Hour
Welcome and Announcements
Mission Moment
The Passing of the Peace
Chanson Religioso Young
GATHERING TO WORSHIP GOD
Choral Introit Our God, to Whom We Turn Fritch/Bach
*Call to Worship
*Invocation
IN PRAISE AND THANKSGIVING
*Hymn Help Us Accept Each Other #358
Call to Confession (The water of baptism is poured as we remember our baptism of Christ.)
Prayer of Confession
Merciful God, how fickle we are; we sin against you without even knowing it. Cleanse us,
we pray, of any unknown sin, and save us from willfully ignoring your way. Let your
commandments rule and guide us. Forgive us for worshiping anyone or anything except
you; keep us faithful. Forgive us for failing to honor all our relationships—with those
closest to us and those who are distant neighbors. Help us to speak words of blessing and
kindness, rather than words that belittle or destroy. Turn us away from violence and
selfishness. Forgive us for thinking everything depends on our efforts and power, for you
are the God who made us, led us out of slavery, and has brought us into the community of
faith. Help us to depend on you alone and to rest in your peace. In Christ’s name we
pray. Amen.
SILENCE (In the silence pray for forgiveness of personal sin).
Declaration of Forgiveness
*Hymn Open My Eyes That I May See #324
PROCLAIMING GOD’S WORD
Prayer of Illumination
The Reading of the Psalter
The Gospel Reading
Pew Bible, page 498
Pew Bible, page 93
Psalm 19
John 2:13-22
Choral Anthem Great is thy Faithfulness Courtney
Sermon RIGHTEOUS ANGER Reverend Benton
RESPONDING TO THE WORD OF GOD
Prayers of the People and the Lord’s Prayer
Choral Response
*The Apostles’ Creed (Traditional)
I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ his
only Son our Lord; who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary, suf-
fered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead and buried; he descended into hell; the
third day he rose again from the dead; he ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the right
hand of God the Father Almighty; from thence he shall come to judge the quick and the
dead. I believe in the Holy Ghost; the holy catholic church; the communion of saints; the
forgiveness of sins; the resurrection of the body; and the life everlasting. Amen.
*Gloria Patri #579
Invitation to the Offering
Offertory
*The Doxology
God Lead Us Along
Young/Rogers
#591
*Prayer of Thanksgiving and Dedication
*Hymn O for a World #386
*Charge and Blessing
Choral Response
Postlude Postlude in C Smart
*Denotes points during the service when the congregation stands as able.
A nursery is available with trained nursery staff. Please see an usher if you need directions.
WELCOME TO FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
The flowers in the sanctuary are given to the Glory of God!
Our Koinonia Book Club will resume in March! Join us as we read Daring Greatly by Brene Brown. Books are available for $14 in Jenny’s office or at your favorite retailer. We’ll gather on March 27at 7pm at Bucky Holmes’ house to reflect on the book. Our church is hosting another Book Fair! This is a great opportunity to stock up on faith-filled books for the children in your life. Stop by the display in the colonnade to see some samples and get an order forms. Contact Jenny with questions. Orders will be returned before Easter. Easter Sunday is April 1. If you would like to purchase a lily plant, in honor or memory of someone the price is $12.50 and the deadline is Friday, March 23. Please use the lily envelope in your bulletin to place your order and then place your envelope in the offering plate or drop it off to Pat in the church office. A very special thank you to John Foushee at Big Bloomers for the donations of flowering plants. The four large containers just outside the sanctuary are now showing Spring colors! We do appreciate John’s generosity and the gift of beauty from our Creator. Thanks also to Emily Kelly for transforming the planters. Each Wednesday during Lent, we will gather at 7:00 PM in the chapel for a 30 minute service of prayer, word, and worship. Please join us as we journey to the cross with Jesus. If you have been waiting for that calling to serve the church in a very special way, your time has come. On Monday, March 5th, at 6:00 PM there will be a meeting in the Harper Center to form the Emergency Preparedness Committee. This group will work together to prepare our facility and congregation for medical, fire, weather, and security emergencies. We would like to see a good turnout for this meeting so that the planning can be divided into sub-committees. The church needs your help in making our family safer. We would like to compile a list of members who have medical training or are certified in CPR. This list would be shared with church staff, Elders, and Deacons to become familiar with our members who have experience in the medical field and first response. The intent is to pro-vide the best possible response to medical emergencies. If you are willing to share your medical and first response skills, please email Heather at [email protected]. We will also add this information to your profile in the church database. Youth parents, registration for summer camp trips is now open. Passport Kids (3rd through 5th graders) will be July 2-5, and Passport Camp (6th through 12th graders) will be July 8-13th. Please sign up in the church office. Sunday Worship Bulletins are now published on our church website!
CHURCH LIFE Week of March 4th
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!
March 4: Phyllis Brewer, Susan Tickle March 5: Laura Rosser
March 6: Paul Kelly March 7: Kristina Hubmer, Hamilton James
OUR PRAYER LIST
AT HOME: Harold York, Tony Quick, Ben Ciliberto, Janice Cox. PARKVIEW: Belva Oelrich, Laura Rosser, Gladys Weaver. OUR FRIENDS & FAMILY: Jan Morgan (Steve Morgan’s mother), Fran Thomas (Genie Morgan’s mother), Jody Cuevas (Audrey Cuevas’ husband) Tim Smith (Dowe Smith’s son) Danny Craig and family (Joan Suddarth’s brother) Jennifer McFad-den Cox (Cynthia & Julian Philpott’s daughter), Blake West (Katrina Johnson’s neighbor).
CALENDAR
Sunday:
9AM: Contemporary Service
10AM: Sunday School
11AM: Traditional Service
2PM: Session Meeting
5PM: Youth Group
Monday:
8-2PM: Walking Track
Tuesday:
8-2PM: Walking Track
10AM: Bible Study
Wednesday:
8-2PM: Walking Track
8:30AM: Staff Meeting
6/7:30PM: Choir Practices
7PM: Lenten Worship
Thursday:
8-2PM: Walking Track
Friday:
8-12PM: Walking Track
We recently signed up for Reach Alert, a mass voice and text message alert program, in order to communi-cate important events and information to you more quickly and effectively. As good as this service is, if you don’t register, we can’t share important in-formation with you. All you need to do is: Go to www.reachalert.com and
click on MY ACCOUNT. Select CREATE ACCOUNT. Follow the prompts and enter
your preferred contact information. Network Name: type FPC San-
ford (click on our name when it appears).
Select “member.”
If you do not have access to a computer or if you experience any
difficulty registering, please contact REACH Alert at (877) 307-9313.
VISITOR INFORMATION AND PRAYER CARD:
Welcome! Guests, please use this card to share your contact information with us so we can reach out to you. We
also invite everyone to use this card to share special prayer concerns. Detach this section and place it in the
offering plate, or give it to an usher or minister as you leave.
NAME/FAMILY MEMBERS:__________________________________________________________________
ADDRESS:________________________________________________________________________________
PHONE:__________________________________________________________________________________
EMAIL:__________________________________________________________________________________
PRAYER REQUEST:________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________
REMOVE A NAME FROM PRAYER LIST:_______________________________________________________
SESSION Moderator: Rev. Rick Martindale
Clerk: W.W. Seymour, Jr. Treasurer: Rick Paderick
Class of 2018 David Riddle Jr.
David Vann Russ Knight Susan King
Wanda Wazenegger
Class of 2019 Roy Cashion
Samantha Jeffries Bryson McAdams
Pam Patterson
Class of 2020 Joyce Kelly
Nancy Kimble Ronnie Lemon
Brad Marin Lee Thompson
DIACONATE Chairman: David Miller
Secretary/Treasurer: Renea Phillips
Class of 2018 Anita Slattery John Burrus David Miller
Joan Suddarth John Garris
Mary Proctor
Class of 2019 Phil Bruce
Alyce Clark Sharon Degon Julie Lemon
Renea Phillips Jeremy Thomas
Class of 2020 Bucky Holmes
Katrina Johnson Rudine Miller Suzanne Mills Randy Tyndall Jennifer Varga
I would like more information about the church. Send me the church e-newsletter.
OFFICE STAFF Pastor: Rev. Bruce Benton
Director of Youth and Education: Rev. Jenny Lee
Director of Music/Organist: David Almond Building Manager: Bennie Thompson
Bookkeeper: Pat Angel
Secretary: Heather Jopling CDC Director: Amy Cole
CDC Assistant Director: Karen Barnes