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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 Second Sunday of Lent February 25, 2018

Prelude

Chiming of the Hour

Welcome and Announcements

The Passing of the Peace

Praeludium and Fugue in D-Moll Bach

Choral Introit Let the Whole Creation Cry Hintze/Bach

GATHERING TO WORSHIP GOD

Call to Worship

O come, let us worship and bow down;

Let us kneel before the Lord, our Maker

The hour is coming and is now here.

In spirit and truth, let us worship God.

Invocation

IN PRAISE AND THANKSGIVING

*Hymn Holy, Holy, Holy #138

Call to Confession

Prayer of Confession

Lord, you know who we are. You know everything we have done. We thirst for things

that will never satisfy us. We commit ourselves to things that will never last. We worship

things that will never bring salvation. Still, you offer us the gift of living water. Still, you

offer us the gift of eternal life. Forgive us, O Lord, and give us this living water, so that

we may never thirst again. Amen.

SILENCE (In the silence pray for forgiveness of personal sin).

Declaration of Forgiveness

Hymn In the Cross of Christ I Glory #84

PROCLAIMING GOD’S WORD

Prayer of Illumination

The Old Testament Reading

The Gospel Reading

Psalm 22:23-31

Mark 8:31-38

Choral Anthem Come and Kneel at the Cross Price/Besig

Sermon THE JESUS WAY Reverend Benton

RESPONDING TO THE WORD OF GOD

Prayers of the People and the Lord’s Prayer

(After each intercession please respond: “Hear our 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

I Gave My Life for Thee

Bliss/Rogers

#591

*Prayer of Thanksgiving and Dedication of Gifts

*Hymn When I Survey the Wondrous

Cross

#101

*Charge and Blessing

Choral Response

Postlude Postlude in C Cappellen

*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!

Growing Young readers: join us in the Harper Center at 4:00 PM today as we gather to discuss chapters 2-3. If you haven’t read the book, but want to join the conversation, please do! Copies are still available in Jenny’s office. 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 Je-sus. This past week our Tuesday Bible Study group turned our attention to a new book. Join us this week as we continue in the Acts of the Apostles. We meet each Tuesday morning at 10:00 AM in the church library. 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 to-gether 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 certi-fied 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 re-sponse. The intent is to provide the best possible response to medical emergencies. If you are willing to share your medical and first response skills, please email Heather at fpcsecretary11@gmail.com. We will also add this information to your profile in the church database. The Presbytery’s Spring Middle School Retreat is quickly approaching! We will gather at Camp Kirkwood March 10-11 with youth from across the Coastal Carolina Presbytery. Students in 6th-8th grades can register now with a $55 payment. See Jenny for details. Registration is due by February 26. 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 February 25th

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!

February 26: John Burrus February 27: Allison Burrus

February 28: Dean Wilkinson March 1: Jane Baker, Matthew Phillips

March 3: Katie Berliner

OUR PRAYER LIST

AT HOME: Clyde Womble, Harold York, Tony Quick, Ben Ciliberto, Betty Wimble, 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).

CALENDAR

Sunday:

9AM: Contemporary Service

10AM: Sunday School

11AM: Traditional Service

12PM: Worship Committee

4PM: Growing Young book discussion

5PM: Youth Group

Monday:

8-2PM: Walking Track

Tuesday:

8-2PM: Walking Track

10AM: Bible Study

Wednesday:

8-2PM: Walking Track

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