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THE APOSTLES CREED

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,

Suffered 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

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost;

As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end.Amen. Amen.

DOXOLOGY

Praise God from whom all blessings flow; Praise him, all creatures herebelow; Praise him above, ye heavenly host:

Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.

271 Years of Service

In the Name of ChristSowing, GROWing, and Serving

1741 - 2012

Pittsgrove Presbyterian Church

Daretown, New Jersey358-1104

Dominic Mercado, Director of Music

Margaret A. Powers, Organist

Jill Stout, Secretary

website: www.daretownpres.org

Marion Williams 1966

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SERVICE FOR THE LORDS DAY

March 25, 2012

ORGAN PRELUDE Lenten Prayer Broughton

WORDS OF WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

CHORAL INTROIT I Saw The Light Praise Band

*CALL TO WORSHIP (Genesis 1; Isaiah 9; John 3, 8; Matthew 27)

Leader: In the Beginning, darkness was upon the face of the deep.People: The People who walked in darkness, have seen a great

light!

Leader: But we loved darkness, instead of the light.People: Jesus said, I am the Light of the World!.

Leader: But again, darkness came over the whole land.

All: Let us walk in the Light of Gods illuminating love!

*HYMN #91G Christ, Whose Glory Fills the Skies

*PRAYER OF CONFESSIONEven before Your Creation, O God, there was darkness! And then

You created Light, and called it Good! But we confess that we tendto stay in the darkness, to hide our sinful natures and tendencies.

Forgive our lives in the timid shadows, and bring us into the full and

emboldening Light of Your Resurrected Son, our Lord and Savior,even Jesus Christ. Continue to hear us as we confess and pray to

You in these moments of Lenten Season silence.

*MOMENTS FOR SILENT, PERSONAL CONFESSION

*ASSURANCE OF PARDON

*AFFIRMATION OF FAITH The Apostles Creed

(back cover of bulletin)

*GLORIA PATRI (back cover of bulletin)

CHILDRENS MESSAGE Anne Skinner

CHORAL ANTHEM Holy Are You, Lord of Sorrow

PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION

FIRST LESSON John 3:16-21 (p. 94)

SECOND LESSON Ephesians 5:8-14 (p. 194)

SERMON Stillin the Dark?

*HYMN #272G Go to Dark Gethsemane

PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE AND THE LORDS PRAYER

PRESENTATION OF TITHES AND OFFERINGS

OFFERTORY On Eagles Wings (Psalm 91)

Rev. Paul Tuttle, guitar

*DOXOLOGY

*PRAYER OF DEDICATION

*HYMN This Little Light of Mine (see insert) Rev. Tuttle, guitar

*BENEDICTION

*CHORAL RESPONSE

MOMENT FOR SILENT MEDITATION

ORGAN POSTLUDE Little Toccata Curtis

SERVICE NOTES:

(*) indicates when to stand

(G) refers to our green hymnal Worship & Rejoice

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The Missions of the Month for March are Sharon & GlenGeraghty and Compassion International.

Sharon & Glenn Geraghty are striving to bring Gods work tothe inner city. They work with young people and families whoare their neighbors by meeting peoples physical, emotional

and spiritual needs. They have recently moved to Chester,PA to continue their work with World Impact. Please keepthem and their children, Morgan and Micah, in your prayersas they continue their ministry.

Compassion International is the other ministry of themonth. Compassion Sunday is March 18th. When you sponsora child you plant a seed of hope in the heart of animpoverished boy or girl in a developing country.

Sponsorship provides educational, social and health benefitsthrough a local church in the community where the childlives. The child will be involved in Christian teaching andlearn that Jesus deeply loves him or her. Please keep theseministries in your prayers.

There are 12 assisted listening devices available for peopleto better hear the worship service. They are located in abasket in the narthex. CD copies of our worship service are

also available every Sunday in the narthex.

All Christmas decorations will be removed from thecemetery today. Thank you.

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This Little Light of Mine

This little light of mine, Im gonna let it shine;

This little light of mine, Im gonna let it shine;Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine. (3x)

Welcome to worship. As we near Good Friday and Easter,its good to gather together and encourage one another.

The elder for the month isLisa Headley.The deacon for the month is Faye Crispin.The trustee for the month is John Richman.The greeters are Jill, Cole & Caden Stout.The lay leader is Ruth Williams.

Mission Statement:In the Name of Christ: Sowing, GROWing, and Serving.

Vision Statement: We are GROWing,Growing in Faith,

Reaching others for Christ,Offering opportunities for mission,Worshipping the Lord with our whole hearts.

If you are visiting with us today we warmly welcome you!If you have a pastoral emergency please contact one ofthe elders. Dana Barrett and Lisa Headley can put youin touch with the ministers who are handling pastoralcare. Dana can be reached at 609-364-7480 and Lisa at

856-466-2275.You can contact Jill Stout, oursecretary/treasurer at 358-1104 orjstout312@comcast.net.

CHOIR PRACTICE Wednesday @ 7:30 pmPRAISE BAND PRACTICE Tuesday @ 7:30 pmSESSION MEETING Tuesday @ 7:30 pm

Sr. and Jr. high youth groups will meet tonight from

6-7 pm.

mailto:jstout312@comcast.netmailto:jstout312@comcast.net

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Please welcome Rev. Paul Tuttle to the pulpit this morning.Rev. Tuttle is a north New Jersey native who has recentlyretired from our PCUSA, having served almost 40 years in 14local churches, including as an intentional Interim Pastor atPitman, Salem, Carneys Point, and Janvier churches of ourPresbytery, as well as churches in Ohio and the Philadelphiaarea. Rev. Tuttle attended Roanoke College, Va. andPrinceton Theological Seminary. He and his family have livedin Glen Mills, Pa. for over 20 years, and currently is active atTrinity Presbyterian Church, Wilmington, Delaware. He is ahistory buff, a genealogist, and has played the acousticguitar all his life!

A Congregational Meeting has been called by Session for

today following worship. The purpose of this meeting is toelect a Deacon to fill one year of an unexpired term. -RuthWilliams, Clerk of Session

It is time to order Easter Lilies (cost $8.00). Pleasecontact Judy Gardner (358-7431) to order by April 1.

CROP Walk, Sunday, April 29th from 2 4 pm.Registration begins at 1 pm. Our goal is to have 50

walkers from our Church participate. If you raise $100, youwill receive a t-shirt and will know you were part of a greatcommunity interfaith effort! Please see Stephanie Ale orJane Gandy to pick up your envelope today.

The next CROP Walk meeting will be Wednesday, April18th at 7:30 pm.

The flowers this morning are presented in loving memory of

family and friends by Jane McGill & family.

Prayer Requests: Mary Radcliffe, Debbie Covey (OakGandys daughter), Judi Walker, Jack and Pat Barrett, BillyCundey Jr. (friend of Chris Baum), Paul Headley, RonRudenolff and Joanne Riddell (friends of Dee & GeorgeLeptien), Sharon & Michael Hughes (friends of Kitty Lamb),Bruce and Teresa Monell, Brian Denny (friend of JeanineTindall), Peggy Kroeplin (Donna Strouds mother), EricRobertson (friend of Andrea Wood), Carol Barnhart (CoraLaytons daughter), John Baitinger (Marion Dwyers brother),Brenda (Hackett) Halls daughter, Jill (friend of JaneString), Dot Floyd, Bill Stratton (friend of Rick & KittyLamb),Lestor Sutton (friend of Jennifer Johnson) ), RobertBrown (Eric Williams father-in-law), Jason Bennett Jr.(friend of Jennifer Johnson), Marion Dwyer, Jeff Simpkins,

and Erma Jarman.

Local food banks such as Disciples Pantry inWoodstown and Peters Pantry in Elmer continue to be inneed of items. We are now collecting donations such aspeanut butter, jelly, tuna, cereals, pasta, sauce, soups, mac-n-cheese, rice and any canned good. Please leave yourcontribution in the box marked in the narthex and we will

make sure it gets there. Thank you in advance for yourgenerosity!

CONGREGATIONAL LIFE COMMITTEE:The Congregational Life Committee is seeking additionalmembers to help plan our churchs fellowship activities forthe year. If you would like to be part of this group or havesuggestions for activities, please contact Bertie Simkins(856-358-0268).

Check out our website for the weekly Bulletin and Insert.

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Lenten OpportunitiesInvite a Friend Sunday runs every Sunday through Easterand of course onward! During this Lenten Season instead ofgiving something up why not try doing something differentlike praying faithfully for a friend who does not know Christor who has a great need. Plan on inviting them to worshipsome time during the Lenten season. We would love to host

your neighbors, relatives and friends in worship. Pleasemake sure you introduce them to others in the church.

Next Sunday, April 1st is Palm Sunday. There will be anEaster Egg hunt for the children following a shortenedSunday school lesson. It will be held in the ballfielddepending upon the weather. Please start bringing in your

plastic filled eggs nowthere is a basket in the narthex tocollect them. There are also empty eggs that you can takeand fill. Small candies, pennies, stickers or the like would begreat fillers. Everyone is welcome to attend.

April 5th, Maundy Thursday, we will gather for a covereddish meal at 6:30 pm followed by worship and communion at7:30 pm. Rev. Richard Merritt will be preaching. If you can

bring something for the meal please use the sign up sheet inthe narthex.

April 8, Easter Sunrise Service with Aldine UnitedMethodist Church will be held at the Old Church at 6 am.Pastor Mike Chapman will be preaching. We will be hostingthe breakfast following worship service in the social hall.

Easter Morning Worship Service, 10 am. There will notbe Sunday School classes this day.

Easter Breakfast: It is our year to host the breakfastfollowing the Easter Sunrise Service with Aldine UnitedMethodist Church. Therefore, volunteers are needed tohelp prepare the breakfast by making or donating abreakfast item as designated on the sign-up sheet located inthe narthex. Volunteers to help serve and clean up are alsoappreciated. The Deacons really want to encourage ourmembers to join us in this time of fellowship. If you wouldlike, this is a great opportunity to invite a family member ora friend to share our faith and love in Christ. If you areplanning to attend or have any questions please let DonnaNeill (609-233-7722) or any member of the Deacons know.Thank you so much for your generosity and help.

Finance UpdateAs of February 29 the benevolence and tithes totals are:

Benevolence $ 3,376.00Tithes $15,932.86

If at any time, anyone would like additional informationplease do not hesitate to contact Ed Forsman. Let us thankthe Lord for his blessings and continue to be faithful in our

giving of resources, time and talents.

Join us for a prayer time every Sunday morning in theyouth lounge before church at 9:20am.

Sunday School classes are available for all ages, childrenand adults. Classes begin after worship, approximately 11:30and runs until 12:15 pm. We would love to have you join us!

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At times we need people to fill in as lay leader. If you areinterested, please let Dana Barrett know.