Worship begins when the first

person arrives. Please worship

silently through the prelude.

Bold text is read or sung

by the congrega�on.

*Please stand if able.

Idlewild welcomes children and

encourages them to par�cipate

in our en�re worship service.

Pick up a children’s worship

pack at the sanctuary door.

This hymn text was created for

the celebra�on of the 50th

anniversary of the Shadyside

Presbyterian Church in

Pi&sburgh, Pennsylvania, by its

pastor. He wrote these words

especially for this tune,

originally composed for John

Henry Newman’s text, “Lead,

Kindly Light.”

ASSEMBLE IN GOD’S NAME

THE GATHERING (8:30) THE REVEREND DR. STEPHEN R. MONTGOMERY

(11:00) THE REVEREND MARGARET BURNETT

HANDBELL PEAL (11:00)

PREPARATION FOR WORSHIP

“Christ is the love incarnate that casts out fear. As sure as Christ is Christ

a real Christian breaks down barriers among groups at home, among the

churches, in the communities, and to the ends of the earth.”

Strengthening the Spiritual Life, Nels F.S. Ferré

PRELUDE CIACONNA IN E MINOR DIETRICH BUXTEHUDE (1637-1707)

*CALL TO WORSHIP

Teach us, O Lord, your statutes.

Give us understanding, that we may keep your law

and observe it with our whole heart.

In your righteousness, O Lord,

Give us life. Let us worship God together.

*PROCESSIONAL HYMN NO. 686

“GOD OF OUR LIFE” SANDON

SERVICE FOR THE LORD’S DAY

IDLEWILD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

6TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME; FEBRUARY 12, 2017

8:30 & 11:00 A.M.

*CALL TO CONFESSION

*PRAYER OF CONFESSION

You call us into relationship and ask that we obey your commandments.

You invite us to walk in your ways.

But our hearts turn away, and we are led astray.

You invite us to choose life and to walk humbly with you,

But we allow people and things, fears and weaknesses,

pride and judgment to get in the way.

(silent prayer and meditation)

In Christ’s name we pray. Amen.

*ASSURANCE OF PARDON

*CONGREGATIONAL RESPONSE

“WHAT DOES THE LORD REQUIRE OF YOU?”

(All sing together with repeat.)

*PASSING THE PEACE

The peace of Christ be with you.

And also with you!

In the presence of a holy God,

we become aware of the ways

we fall short of God’s best

hopes for us, and the ways we

have hurt others. We turn to

God in prayer, asking for

forgiveness.

We express gra�tude that

through God’s grace and

Christ’s giving of himself on the

cross we are forgiven and

restored to God and

one another.

We sing in thanksgiving for the

gi0s of forgiveness

and new life.

The Passing of the Peace is one

of the most ancient

responses in worship. Having

received Christ’s peace,

we pass it on.

PROCLAIM GOD’S WORD

GATHERING HYMN (11:00)

“CHILD OF BLESSING, CHILD OF PROMISE” (verses 1 & 2)

Child of blessing, child of promise, Child of love, our love’s expression,

Baptized with the Spirit’s sign, Love’s creation, loved indeed!

With this water God has sealed you Fresh from God, refresh our spirits;

Unto love and grace divine. Into joy and laughter lead.

TIME WITH THE YOUNGER CHURCH (11:00) THE REVEREND REBEKAH ABEL LAMAR

THE LORD’S PRAYER

BAPTISM (11:00) DR. MONTGOMERY

ADDISON ELIZABETH BREWER, DAUGHTER OF ZACH & GINA BREWER

BAPTISM HYMN

“CHILD OF BLESSING, CHILD OF PROMISE” (verses 3 & 4)

Child of joy, our dearest treasure, Child of God, your loving Parent,

God’s you are, from God you came. Learn to listen for God’s call.

Back to God we humbly give you: Grow to laugh and sing and worship,

Live as one who bears Christ’s name. Trust and love God more than all.

BAPTISM PRAYER

WELCOME AND CELEBRATIONS DR. MONTGOMERY

*PROCLAMATION HYMN NO. 668

“GOLDEN BREAKS THE DAWN” LE P’ING

PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION THE REVEREND ANNE H.K. APPLE

CHOIR ANTHEM

JUBILATE DEO BENJAMIN BRITTEN (1913 – 1976)

O be joyful in the Lord, all ye lands:

Serve the Lord with gladness and come before his presence with a song.

Be ye sure that the Lord he is God: it is he that hath made us and not we ourselves;

We are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.

O go your way into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise.

Be thankful unto him, and speak good of his name.

For the Lord is gracious,

his mercy is everlasting: and his truth endureth from generation to generation.

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. –Psalm 100

OLD TESTAMENT LESSON DEUTERONOMY 30:15-20 (PAGE 186, OT, PEW BIBLE)

This is the Word of the Lord.

Thanks be to God.

We invite young children to

come to the front at this �me.

The children lead the

congrega�on in The Lord’s

Prayer using “Forgive us our

debts as we forgive

our debtors.”

Following the Time with the

Younger Church, children PK-SK

may go to C3, while those two

years old or younger may go to

the nursery. Parents, please

take your children out to the

hallway, by the T.K. Young

Room, and sign them in.

Helpers will escort them to

Room 203W in the Jones

Building. If you have babies,

toddlers or two-year-olds, you

will take them to the nursery

area (2nd floor east, Jones

Building).

Before we can know God, God

knows us. Baptism, one of the

two sacraments of the

Presbyterian Church (USA), is in

response to the grace of God,

who calls us to be the people of

God. We welcome children and

adults into the fellowship of

faith. Parents, the

congregation, and children of

the church make promises to

guide, nurture and love the

baptized person.

In ways reminiscent of

the imagery of

Lamenta�ons 3:22–23,

this popular Chinese hymn text

of “Golden Breaks the Dawn”

skillfully layers short phrases to

create a picture of the dawning

day as a context for affirming

God’s mercies and for seeking

God’s protec�on and provision.

The tune name means

“happy peace.”

Copies of this anthem by

Benjamin Bri&en were given to

the Idlewild music library in

memory of Dr. Laurence

Kinney. Dr. Kinney was one of

the saints of Idlewild and of

Rhodes College. A professor at

then-Southwestern, and one of

the most popular Sunday school

teachers at Idlewild, he did

more than just about anyone to

help shape the character of the

college. His mo&o was “With

the privilege of educa�on

comes the responsibility to

serve,” and today many

colleges—and even secondary

schools, now make service a

vital part of their curriculum,

thanks to Dr. Kinney.

The sermon is a reflec�on on

the day’s scriptures, sugges�ng

implica�ons for our faith

and life.

Throughout �me the Ten

Commandments, established by

God and given to the ancient

people of Israel, have been used

in Reformed worship to shape

Chris�an iden�ty. As

Presbyterians we believe that

God’s law is established as a

personal rela�onship.

Obedience to the law is about

rela�onship with God, not

simply a ma&er of adherence to

law for its own sake. God’s law

is given to God’s people who

have been freed from the

oppression and slavery; freed

for lives shaped in obedience

to the love of God.

.

We bring to God our

celebra�ons and cares, praying

for the world, the church and

those close to us.

SERMON MS. APPLE

WHAT DOES THE LORD REQUIRE OF YOU? CHOOSE LIFE

(Third in the series “What Does the Lord Require?”)

RESPOND TO GOD’S WORD

*AFFIRMATION OF FAITH DR. MONTGOMERY

We believe in God, who gave Moses the Ten Commandments and said,

“I am the Lord your God

who brought you out of the land of Egypt,

out of the house of slavery:

You shall have no other gods before me.

You shall not make for yourself an idol.

You shall not make wrongful use of the name of the Lord your God.

Remember the Sabbath day and keep it holy.

Honor your father and your mother.

You shall not murder.

You shall not commit adultery.

You shall not steal.

You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.

You shall not covet what is your neighbor’s.

We believe that the Ten Commandments are the law of God

and our guide for faith and practice.

PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE

PRESENTATION OF GIFTS, TITHES, AND OFFERINGS

OFFERTORY

(8:30) “MY HEART EVER FAITHFUL” J. S. BACH

Donia Rachelle Wade, soloist

(11:00) “HOLD ME, ROCK ME” BRIAN TATE

Hold me, rock me, calm and easy.

Hold me, rock me, deep and wide.

Hold me, rock me, in your arms,

O, I got a home on the other side.

Some day, gonna cross that river.

Some day, gonna set out on my own.

Don’t know where my journey leads,

but I’ll keep on walkin’ till I get me home.

My life is a runnin’ river

flowin’ from the mountains to the distant sea.

I’ve known many hills and valleys,

but when I reach that ocean, I’ll be free.

–based on lyrics from traditional spirituals

Doxology literally means

“words of glory.” Doxologies

have long been used by Jews

and Chris�ans to praise God.

Here we honor and thank God

“from whom all blessings flow.”

The invita�on to the Lord’s

Supper is extended to all who

desire to follow Christ,

remembering that access to the

communion table is not a right

conferred upon the worthy, but

a privilege given to the

undeserving who come in faith,

repentance, and love. Even one

who has doubts or whose trust

is wavering is invited to the

table in order to be assured of

God’s love and grace in

Christ Jesus.

“If Thou but Trust in God to

Guide Thee” is a tes�mony of

experience. The original seven-

stanza German hymn text

(based on Psalm 55:22) and its

tune were created by the

author/composer at the age of

twenty in thanksgiving for

finding employment many

weeks a0er being le0 almost

penniless following a robbery.

“Rubrics” is a

liturgical suite for organ. Each

movement of the suite is based

upon instruc�ons (rubrics) to

the services in The Book of

Common Prayer. This energe�c

toccata is the finale to the suite

and gives affirma�on to the

words of the Prayer of Great

Thanksgiving. The people

respond “Amen” (“So be it!”).

Let the works of jus�ce,

kindness, and humility begin.

*DOXOLOGY

Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;

Praise Christ, all creatures here below.

Alleluia! Alleluia!

Praise Holy Spirit evermore;

Praise Triune God whom we adore.

Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!

*PRAYER OF DEDICATION DR. MONTGOMERY

THE SACRAMENT OF HOLY COMMUNION (8:30)

WORDS OF INVITATION

GREAT PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING

The Lord be with you.

And also with you.

Lift up your hearts.

We lift them to the Lord.

Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.

It is right to give our thanks and praise.

WORDS OF INSTITUTION

SHARING OF THE BREAD AND CUP

PRAYER

*RECESSIONAL HYMN NO. 816

“IF THOU BUT TRUST IN GOD TO GUIDE THEE” WER NUR DEN LIEBEN GOTT

*BENEDICTION MS. APPLE

POSTLUDE THE PEOPLE RESPOND “AMEN” (FROM “RUBRICS”) DAN LOCKLAIR (B. 1949)

WORSHIP NOTICES

The Sanctuary flowers are given today to the glory of God and

in memory of Jimmy Collier, by Ginger and Dabney Collier.

Camera and video use is not allowed during the worship

service. Please turn off your cell phone.

Members and guests, please indicate your presence on the

Friendship Roster this morning.

The 11:00 service is live at new.livestream.com/idlewild, or

search for “Idlewild” in the Livestream phone or Roku app. You

can also listen on WREC-AM 600 or at www.600wrec.com, or

use the iHeartRadio app.

Music is printed under Onelicense.net A-702280.

VISITOR NOTICES

We welcome our visitors this morning. To learn more about

Idlewild, please speak to a clergy member at the sanctuary

door a1er the service, or call the church office during the week.

New members are received by the Session the 3rd Sunday of

each month at 10:30 a.m. in the Chapel. If you are seeking a

church home, we invite you to join the Idlewild family. Please

see a minister a1er the service, or call the church office at

726-4681 during the week.

Visit www.idlewildchurch.org for news, events and more. If

you’re not on the web, call the church office at 726-4681.

CONGREGATIONAL NOTICES

Member in the hospital as of February 8: Dana Burke>.

The blood drive is 8:30–12:30 this morning in the gym. If you

don’t have an appointment, you can s@ll give!

Soups On! Stay for lunch today and help support Youth

Ministry. For $8 you get soup (tomato bisque, potato, or taco

chili), salad, bread, cookies and beverages. There’s mac-n-

cheese for the kids. Lunch is from 12:00 to 1:15 in the

T.K. Young Room.

Giving sanctuary flowers is a special way to honor a loved one.

If you would like to give flowers, please contact Buff Adams at

818-5567, 834-0479 or mredbirds@gmail.com.

PRESBYTERIAN WOMEN

Hope Circle, a new Presbyterian Women group, meets

4:30–5:30 p.m. Tuesday, February 14, in Room 303W. The

group will discuss care op@ons for the elderly. Moderated by

Ka@e Cole, with guest speaker Kathryn Feinstone. Everyone is

welcome.

PASTORAL CARE & EVANGELISM

Unless otherwise noted, contact Anne Apple, 726-4681 ext. 18

or anne@idlewildchurch.org.

Confidential prayer requests can be made by calling the prayer

chain at 683-6578, or by filling out a card from the literature

rack.

CONGREGATIONAL CARE

“Do you love me? Tend my sheep…” (John 21:16) Twice

yearly, Idlewild hosts an area blood drive. Blood drives are vital

to our community, and this is a way we can give back to the

area and support this par@cular need. The blood drive is today,

8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the gym. “What can I give him, poor

as I am? What can I give him, give him my heart…”

CHRISTIAN FORMATION

Unless otherwise noted, contact Rebekah Abel Lamar, 726-4681 ext. 46 or

rlamar@idlewildchurch.org.

Common Table sugges9ons are requested for upcoming

discussions. Send us your ideas! There are sugges@on boxes in

the office and narthex. The Adult Ministry Commi>ee looks

forward to any and all sugges@ons.

YOUTH MINISTRY

Unless otherwise noted, contact Frank Kelly, 337-0159 or

fkelly@idlewildchurch.org.

QUEST (6th-8th grades) meets 4:30-5:30 today at Billy

Hardwick’s All-Star Lanes (1576 S. White Sta@on). Bring $6.50

for bowling and shoes (youth will pay individually). Dinner is

not provided.

BASIC (9th-12th grades) dinner club meets tonight from 5:30 to

6:30 at McAlisters Deli near Paradiso (580 S. Mendenhall).

Bring money for dinner.

ADULT SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASSES—FEBRUARY 19

If you would like more detailed informa�on on Sunday

morning church school please visit www.idlewildchurch.org.

Chris9an Paren9ng of Young Children: Nurturing the Soul of

Your Family (304W) Connec@ng to Our Community: More Than

A Meal (Led by Chad Braddock)

Class 20/20 (305W) Josephus: The Outsider (John Boughter and

Sco> Moore)

Covenanters Class (Parlor) Feas@ng on the Word (Charles Key

and Ben Bledsoe)

Faith and Func9on (Harlan Rm) A Provoca@ve Presenta@on of

the New Testament (The Rev. Dr. Mitzi Minor, Mary Magdalene

Professor of New Testament, Memphis Theological Seminary)

Praying with Scripture: The Prac@ce of Lec@o Divina (114E)

(Mary McIntosh)

Stephen (306W) A Man Called Ove, by Fredrik Backman

(Natalie Hoepp)

Timothy (Harlan Rm) Class meets with Faith and Func@on

Young Adults (303W) The Bible: Back to Basics (Sarah Wolf)

Coffee at 9:40; discussion begins at 10:00

CHILDREN’S MINISTRY

Unless otherwise noted, contact Caitlin C. Bomar, 726-4681 ext. 33 or

cbomar@idlewildchurch.org.

Children’s Church Con9nued (C3) We need four adults every

Sunday to make C3 possible and are asking every parent to

volunteer at least once per semester. Volunteers work in pairs

and are provided with a lesson and supplies. If you are able to

sign up or want more informa@on, please contact Caitlin

Bomar. Today’s C3 volunteers are Gwen McLaughlin, Alison

Bridgforth, and Emily and Ma> Mulqueen.

VBS 2017 will be June 12-15 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. All

rising PK-3rd graders are invited. Stay tuned for more

informa@on on registra@on. Please contact Caitlin Bomar at

cbomar@idlewildchurch.org with any ques@ons.

MAD Camp (Make a Difference Camp) will be June 12-15, from

9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. for rising 4th and 5th graders. Students

will be involved in fun, crea@ve, hands-on mission projects

through which they will learn about the importance of serving

God and God’s people. Stay tuned for more informa@on on

registra@on. Please contact Caitlin Bomar at

cbomar@idlewildchurch.org with any ques@ons.

RECREATION MINISTRY

Jacob Pierce, 725-4165 or jpierce@idlewildchurch.org.

Shari Gross, 725-4165 or sgross@idlewildchurch.org.

Baseball coaches are needed for the spring season. Please

contact Jacob if you are able to help with this important

ministry.

The annual Fat Tuesday pancake supper is February 28 at 6:00

in the T.K. Young Room. Put on your purple, gold and green and

join us for food, fun, and fellowship at the annual pancake

dinner. There will be ac@vi@es for kids, and answers to all of

your Fat Tuesday ques@ons. (Do you know what Mardi Gras

means? Why do we throw beads?) Cost is $8 adults, $5

children, family max $25. No childcare.

Join the group at the Winter Jam concert Saturday, February

25, at the FedEx Forum. The concert is appropriate for all ages.

Cost is $10 per person, pay at the door. Meet at the church at

4:00, then the group will leave at 4:30 to get in line. Doors open

at 6:00, and sea@ng is first come. If you want to go, please

contact Shari Gross by Friday, February 24. Find out more

about Winter Jam concerts at h>p://2017.jamtour.com.

OUTREACH MINISTRY

Unless otherwise noted, contact Margaret Burne&, 726-4681 ext. 19 or

margaret@idlewildchurch.org.

Metropolitan Inter-Faith Associa9on (MIFA), one of our 2017

grant recipients, serves over 50,000 people each year,

suppor@ng the independence of vulnerable seniors and families

in crisis. Its senior programs, including Meals on Wheels, help

clients remain independent. For families, there are emergency

services, emergency shelter placement, homelessness

preven@on, Rapid Rehousing, and the College Offers

Opportuni@es for Life (COOL) program. MIFA is the only full-

service agency in Memphis that provides assistance with rent,

mortgage payments, u@li@es, and food on an ongoing basis.

Our church’s grant monies are used specifically for Meals on

Wheels. Addi@onal ways for individuals to help include:

delivering birthday and Christmas gi1 bags to seniors, providing

items for baby care and adult care packages, and volunteering

to deliver meals. If you would like to help, please contact Linda

Marks at lmarks@mifa.org.

DONATIONS NEEDED FOR CUBA

On March 11, members of the congrega@on will head to

Cardenas, Cuba, for a fellowship mission with our partner

church, Juan G. Hall Presbyterian. Access to supplies is VERY

limited in Cuba—so our team will be taking several suitcases

filled with items much needed by the JGH community. Can you

help? Below is a list of needed items. Drop donated goods at

the office. Gracias!

∗ Fever reducers/pain relievers (children and adult)

∗ Mul@-vitamins (children and adult)

∗ Office supplies

∗ School supplies

∗ Cra1 supplies

∗ Used costume jewelry

∗ Memphis memorabilia (for bingo prizes)

∗ Collapsible canes

∗ Microphones, mike stands and electrical cords

∗ Nylon guitar strings and clarinet reeds

∗ Board games (new or gently used)

Sunday February 12

8:30am Blood Drive, Gym

8:30am Handbell Choir Rehearsal,

301W

8:30am Worship Service, Chapel

9:40am Sunday School

11am Worship Service, Sanctuary

12pm Soup’s On!, TK Young

12:30pm CAFE Retreat, Strock Rm

12:30pm Children’s Ministry, Parlor

12:30pm Cuba Mee�ng, Conf. Rm

4pm AAU Basketball Prac�ce, Gym

4:30pm QUEST, Away

5:30pm BASIC, Away

Monday February 13

12:30pm Pickleball, Gym

1pm Natural Spirituality, Parlor

5pm Basketball Prac�ces, Gym

6pm Adult Ministry, CE Office

6:30pm Evangelism, Conf. Rm

Tuesday February 14 6:30am BASIC Breakfast, Panera

Bread

4:30pm PW Hope Circle, 303W

5pm Basketball Prac�ces, Gym

5pm Worship & Music, Parlor

6:30pm Women’s ChristCare Group,

303W

6:30pm NA, TK Young

Wednesday February 15

9am Women’s Outreach Group,

Parlor

9:30am Wednesday Morning Study,

303W

1pm Pickleball, Gym

5pm Basketball Prac�ces, Gym

6pm Po&ery, 104W

6:15pm Sec�on Rehearsal, Choir Rm

6:30pm Session, Harlan Rm

7pm Adult Choir Rehearsal, Choir Rm

Thursday February 16

9:30am Kitchen Table Bible Study,

Away

10am Thursday Morning Bible Study,

303W

5pm Basketball Prac�ces, Gym

5pm More Than A Meal Worship,

Chapel

5:30pm More Than A Meal,

TK Young

6:30pm AA Mee�ng, Conf. Rm

Friday February 17

1pm Pickleball, Gym

5pm Basketball Prac�ces, Gym

6pm Waltzing, TK Young

Saturday February 18 8:30am Basketball Games, Gym

Sunday February 19

8:30am Handbell Choir Rehearsal,

301W

8:30am Worship Service, Chapel

9:40am Sunday School

10:30am New Members, Chapel

11am Worship Service, Sanctuary

12:30pm Lenten Group Facilitator

Training, 303W

4pm AAU Basketball Prac�ce, Gym

6pm QUEST, 106W

6pm BASIC, Wrenn Rm

THIS WEEK’S EVENTS For more informa�on visit www.idlewildchurch.org/fullcalendar.

LENTEN LECTIONARY GROUPS

REGISTER TODAY!

Lenten Lec@onary Groups are small groups which meet in

homes around the city to engage scripture through

reflec@on, prayer, and discussion. As in past years, these

groups will focus on the scripture texts for the coming

Sunday’s worship service; however, this year there will be

more @me for group discussion of the texts.

Lenten groups will meet for five weeks during the season of

Lent, from the week of March 5 through the week of April 2.

There will be a number of loca@ons and @mes to choose

from so that members can easily find a group that fits their

schedule.

Registra@on con@nues online and in the hallway outside the

sanctuary today (a1er 8:30 worship and before and a1er

11:00 worship). Join your Idlewild community as we journey

to the cross during the holy season of Lent, drawing closer

to God and to one another through scripture and prayer.

IDLEWILD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (USA)

1750 Union Avenue / Memphis TN 38104 / www.idlewildchurch.org

901-726-4681 / Recreation 725-4165 / Children’s Center 725-7941

The mission of Idlewild Presbyterian Church is to pursue, personify, and

practice as Presbyterians the good news of reconciliation and salvation

in Christ through worship, education, fellowship, and outreach.

MINISTERIAL AND PROGRAM STAFF

Ministers: All the members of Idlewild Presbyterian Church

For staff phone numbers and emails visit www.idlewildchurch.org or call the church.

Stephen R. Montgomery

Pastor

Anne H.K. Apple

Associate Pastor for Pastoral Care

and Evangelism

Margaret Burnett

Associate Pastor for Outreach

Ministry

Rebekah Abel Lamar

Associate Pastor for Christian

Formation

Corinne Nienhuis

Parish Assistant

Denton McLellan

Parish Associate

Walt Tennyson

Parish Associate

Stephen R. Haynes

Theologian in Residence

Barry Oliver

Director of Music Ministry

David Schnell

Music Asst. & Handbell Director

Caitlin C. Bomar

Director of Children’s Ministry

Frank Kelly

Director of Youth Ministry

Dara Bigger

Assistant Director of Youth Ministry

Shari Gross

Interim Director of Recreation

& Fellowship

Jacob Pierce

Interim Athletic Director

Sarah Wolf

Young Adult Ministry

Latrice Toombs

Children’s Center Executive

Director

Doris Hurdle

Director of Operations

Henry B. Strock, Jr.

Pastor Emeritus

WELCOME TO IDLEWILD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

Whether you are visi@ng for the first @me, or are a long@me

member, we are blessed to have you with us.

You will no@ce that our vision statement begins and ends

with “Idlewild Presbyterian Church is a community in

which....all who enter might find a home.”

We take these words seriously. We strive to be a

community as diverse and hospitable as God’s kingdom.

We don’t all look or act alike; God knows we don’t all think

alike. We don’t all read the Bible the same way. We bring

different ques@ons, and we carry different burdens. But

every Sunday, we worship together as one.

In this grand old church, we do Sunday morning in some

pre>y tradi@onal (very Presbyterian!) ways. We study the

teachings and the ac@ons of Jesus. We sing many of the

same hymns our grandparents sang. Yes, in our preaching

and our prayers, (and many of our newer hymns!) we

wrestle with the challenges of the modern world. I hope

your heart will hear something personal and relevant this

morning—a word of comfort, a spur to ac@on, a call to a

deeper rela@onship with God.

A1er the 8:30 service, join us for Sunday School. There are

lots of op@ons. A1er the 11:00 service, s@ck around. Come

to the fellowship hall for some punch or a cup of coffee.

Introduce yourself to one of our clergy. There are tons of

opportuni@es here to feed your soul and expand your spirit.

Try one out. You never know—you just might be home!

Joyfully,

Pastor Steve Montgomery