Our Celebration of Worship February 14, 2016 ~ First Sunday in Lent

Paxton is a Stephen Ministry Church

WE GATHER IN GOD'S NAME

PRELUDE “My Faith Looks Up to Thee” arr. Powell “You Are the Way; to You Alone” arr. Lovelace “O Master, Let Me Walk With Thee” arr. Wood OUR LIFE TOGETHER MUSIC INTERLUDE “Thy Word Is a Lamp unto My Feet” Paxton Chimers Smith

GIVE PRAISE TO GOD

CALL TO WORSHIP Psalm 150 Praise the Lord! Praise God in his sanctuary; praise him in his mighty firmament. Praise him for his mighty deeds; praise him according to his surpassing

greatness. Praise him with trumpet sound; praise him with lute and harp. Praise him with tambourine and dance; praise him with strings and pipe. Praise him with clanging cymbals; praise him with loud crashing cymbals. Let everything that breathes praise the Lord. Praise the Lord! . * HYMN 370 “This Is My Father’s World” * PRAYER OF CONFESSION

God of glory, you sent Jesus among us as the light of the world, to reveal your love for all people. We confess that our sin and pride hide the bright-ness of your light. We turn away from the poor; we ignore cries for justice; we do not strive for peace. In your mercy, cleanse us of our sin, and baptize us once again with your Spirit, that, forgiven and renewed, we may show forth your glory shining in the face of Jesus Christ. Amen.

(Pause for a moment of silent confession)

* ASSURANCE OF PARDON Hear the Good News. In Jesus Christ we are forgiven. Praise God. Amen.

* GLORIA PATRI (Hymnal Page 581)

TO CELEBRATE THE FAMILY OF FAITH

CHILDREN’S MOMENT SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM

* PASSING OF THE PEACE The peace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. And also with you. MORNING PRAYER/THE LORD'S PRAYER

TO HEAR GOD'S WORD PROCLAIMED

FIRST LESSON Deuteronomy 26:1-11 (OT Page 180) This is the word of the Lord. Thanks be to God. ANTHEM “My Faith Looks Up to Thee” O. D. Hall, Jr.

Adult Choir ~ Merideth Staudenmaier, Piano

THE GOSPEL READING Luke 4:1-13 (NT Page 61) This is the word of the Lord. Thanks be to God. SERMON “Tempted and Trusting” Pastor Green HYMN 166 “Lord, Who Throughout These Forty Days” * APOSTLE’S CREED MINUTE FOR MISSION “One Great Hour of Sharing” Janice Hutchison

TO OFFER OUR GIFTS AND DEDICATE OUR LIVES

PRESENTATION OF OFFERINGS OFFERTORY “In the Cross of Christ I Glory” arr. Lau * DOXOLOGY

* PRAYER OF DEDICATION

TO GO REJOICING IN GOD'S NAME * RECESSIONAL HYMN 546 “Lord, Dismiss Us with Your Blessing” BENEDICTION CHIMER RESPONSE “May the Love of the Lord” Lim POSTLUDE “God Is My Strong Salvation” arr. Smith

+ + + THE LECTOR this morning is Elder Bill Gough. Bill is a member of the Property Man-agement Ministry.

THANK YOU FOR VISITING WITH US TODAY! We are happy to share this Sun-

day with you and hope you come back soon! Please fill out the yellow card and be sure to include your name, address, and phone number for our records. If you are interested in membership at Paxton Church, please indicate this when the friendship folder is passed or speak to the Pastor or Lector following worship. THE USHERS joyfully serving the month of February: James Runk, Captain; Bob Frank, Tom Clark, Norm Daniels, Dave Elder, Rebecca Haner, John Palmer, William Sanford, Michael Trephan. TODAY Pastor Green will greet at the south door. The lector will greet at the porch door and an usher will greet at the parlor door.

THE CHANCEL FLOWERS this morning are placed in loving memory of Nedra L. Putt, by her husband, Barry and daughter, Kirsten. BEING BAPTIZED this morning is Madeleine August Heimberger, daughter of Kristoffer and Susan (Collins) Heimberger.

HEARING DEVICES are available on the table as you enter the sanctuary through the parlor door. Please see an usher if you need assistance.

Paxton Presbyterian Church 3500 Sharon St., Harrisburg, PA

561-0510 ~ www.paxtonchurch.org ~ office@paxtonchurch.org

ONE GREAT HOUR OF SHARING One Spirit ~ Different Gifts

Help us begin to fill our OGHS basket with your gifts to others. Our goal for 2016 is $6,000 and we need you to reach it. Each present will represent $100 in donations.

Thank you for your “GIFT”.

Jerry Davies Nino Giambrone

Jan Gough Louis Robertson Pam Robertson

Bert Wood

PAXTON PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 3500 Sharon St., Harrisburg PA 17111

(717) 561-0510—Fax: 561-4052

Website: www.paxtonchurch.org Email: office@paxtonchurch.org

Ministers ~ All Members

Happy Barber Norm Daniels Dave Elder

Erin Giambrone Bill Gough

Rebecca Haner Doug Hitz

SESSION MEMBERS

Bryrony Baer Laurie Bassler Nan Bonnet Jim Bruce

Linette Burd Gail Burfeind

Niki Corl

BOARD OF DEACONS Richard Peiffer (Moderator)

We are a Stephen Ministry Church For confidential referral, or if you are inter-ested in becoming a Stephen Minister please contact a leader.

STEPHEN LEADERS

Helen Heidelbaugh Beth Lancione*

Jane Rising Jane Sanford

* deceased

STEPHEN MINISTERS

Carol Anderson LaVerne Collins Susan DeRemer

Karen Herrold Cheryl Holtzman Janice Hutchison Annette Kilpatrick

Bill LaDieu Donna Leaver Nancy Lengler

David McPherson Steve Miller Jack Moore Gary Myers

Kathy Woodbridge

Dave Holt Jay Kealey

Don Laughery John Moyer Lisa Pletz

Jason Skrinak Merideth Staudenmaier

Erika Hanes (Clerk of Session)

WEEKLY CALENDAR Sun 14 9:00 Church School 10:00 Worship 10:45 Angel Rehearsal 11:00 Sunday Snacks Book Share 6:30 Youth Fellowship Mon 15 Church Office Closed Tues 16 10:00 Staff Meeting 6:00 Food Bank Wed 17 6:45 Men’s Fellowship Breakfast 9:30 Sewing 6:30 Lenten Dinner 7:30 Worship 8:00 Session Thur 18 6:15 Bells 7:30 Adult Choir Sun 21 9:00 Church School 9:30 Blood Pressure Screening 10:00 Worship 11:00 Sunday Snacks

Paxton Church Staff

Pastor, The Reverend John W. Green Director of Music, Richard Fowler

Organist, Jeanne Bruce Alleluia and Angel Choirs Director, Kathie Zimmerman

Assistant and Accompanist of Children’s Choirs, Beckie Blazi Chimers Director, Cindy Green

Christian Education Administrator, Jo Jacoby Office Staff, JoAnn Snyder, Judy Frankford

Treasurer, Larry Kilpatrick Church Historian, Ron Wix

Wedding Coordinator, Peg Elder Custodian, Mary Bowers

PRAYER SQUARE As Christians we are called to pray for everyone in a difficult time of life. To protect the pri-vacy of those for whom we are praying we ask that permission be received before a name is placed for prayer request. We will keep the names in the Prayer Square for two weeks. If you would like them to be included longer, please call the church office or submit another prayer request.

Please keep the following members of Paxton in your prayers: Dale Williams, John Greenwood, Donna Leaver, Jean Herrold, Jack Moore, George Taylor, Nino Giam-brone, Annabelle Case, Kris Scott, Chuck Cain, Ed Steckbeck, Jack Dando, John Moyer, Elwood Wertz

February 7 - Krista Baer, Bob Wertz, Gail Phillipy, Virginia Toomey, Warren Hoffman, Kathi Prefontaine, Rob Hess, Kenneth Imler, Ken McPherson, Pat Wiley, Jackie Win-borne February 14—Nancy Snavely Each week we will be praying for our brothers and sisters in Christ within our Pres-bytery. This week we are praying for the Second Presbyterian Church in Carlisle.

The Deacons will be collecting Pasta, Pasta Sauce, Jello

during the month of February the Ecumenical Food Pantry.

(Please check the dates on the cans, the Food Pantry will not accept expired items.)

PAXTON PRESBYTERIAN NURSERY SCHOOL

The nursery school is accepting registrations for the 2016-2017 school year for chil-dren ages 2, 3, & 4 years of age. Registration forms are located on the literature rack in the entry hallway. If you have any questions please see Judy Frankford.

LENTEN DINNERS

Wednesday, February 17 is still open for someone or a group to volunteer to pro-vide a Lenten meal. It can be as simple as soup and salad or sandwiches. Please contact the church office if you would like to volunteer.

Candy eggs are here!

Homemade candy eggs are available at the table near coffee central. Peanut butter (milk or dark chocolate) and coconut cream eggs are $1.25 each; a bakers dozen for $15. A limited number of

orange and raspberry eggs are $1 each. Proceeds from the sale will go toward debt reduction.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!

Paxton Church has a commitment to provide food servers over the noon hour at Downtown Daily Bread on the second, third and fifth Thursdays of the month. Deacon Linette Burd is our new DDB coordinator. If you are able to vol-unteer please place this form in the offering plate, call the church office or Linette, 558-8991. It is very important that we keep our commitment to this worthwhile mission. You can volunteer for one day or as many as you like. Your help is needed! Name:___________________________________________________ Contact Info:_____________________________________________________

2016 Paxton Softball Team News

The 2016 softball season will be upon us soon! The season starts at the end of April. Games are played mainly on Tuesday and Thursday evenings. We are part of a fun, friendly, yet competitive league with players Of all skill levels. So, if you like to be active and play slow -pitch softball Paxton is your team! We are looking for additional players to bolster our roster. If you, your son or daughter, grandson or granddaughter (ages 14 and up) are interested in playing on the team, please contact Tom Nichter, Diana Robertson or Rich Lengler or talk to any of our players. We also have slots for non-Paxton players (your neighbor, co-worker, friend, etc.) who are wel-come to join the team. However there are a limited number of openings for non-Paxton affiliated teammates. Contact Tom for details. I look forward to hearing from you! Coach Tom

PRESBYTERIAN WOMEN OF PAXTON

Presbyterian Women are comprised of ALL women of the church. We are collecting dues during the months of January and February. The monies received help to finance Presbytery ministries, Santa Shop, Valentine's Day, Mother's Day cards, Sew-ing Circle, the Fall Tea and many other things. Please consider contributing your dues to Presbyterian Women. Make the check payable to PW of Paxton or put cash in one of the envelopes in the Gathering Room addressed to PW of Paxton. Thank you so much for helping us in our efforts to support women in our church and in our community.

Presbyterian Women will be selling Easter photo cards beginning February 21 through Palm Sunday. The cards show the Easter flower tree from our sanctuary last year. The cards are $2.50 a piece. The monies raised go toward Presbyterian Women’s many activities. We will also have a variety of other note cards on sale along with the Easter cards.

CHRISTIAN EDUCATION

“SOCC IT TO ME” is a new newsletter for the churches of the Presbytery of Carlisle, as a member of the committee I will be putting the newsletter in the literature rack for your viewing. Check out the February issue, I’ve included an article about our

annual cookie sale.

Children’s Church School started Lenten Lessons today and will continue thru March 13. Palm Sunday we will have our

annual Easter Egg Hunt at 9 am.

SOUPER BOWL OF CARING 2016 WAS A GREAT SUCCESS...We collected $320 and 70 cans of food which will go to the Ecumenical Food Pantry. Thank you to all the Youth volunteers who helped collect the food and money and all the people of Paxton who donated to help feel the less fortunate.

PRAYER NOTES SERMON THOUGHTS

SERMON HELP “Challenged to Care”

Five Bible stories about the burden and joy of caring for others.

It is clear throughout the New Testament that Jesus Christ calls upon his followers to care for other people. As simple and basic as that may sound, it can be incredibly irksome and confusing to put into practice. To extend Christian care to a person or group of people can be challenging. Join us on Wednesday evenings at our 7:30 worship service as we look at

five stories that reveal the complexity and richness of extending Christian care.

February 17 The Good Samaritan

February 24 The Prodigal Son

March 2 Zacchaeus

March 9 The Rich Man and Lazarus

March 16 Mary and John

24 HOURS THAT CHANGED THE WORLD

Experience the final day in the life of Jesus Christ by Adam Hamilton.

This will be our Lenten Series starting on February 14 and ending March 13. It will be held in the Kirker’s Room at 9am on Sundays. Everyone is invited to “Commit to 40 days of re-

flection” based on Jesus’ final day. See Jo Jacoby for more details.