Lillington Presbyterian Church

16th sunday in ordinary time

July 18, 2010                                         11:00 A.M

Bill Goodnight, Pastor                   Don Waters, Director of Music

WE ASSEMBLE IN GOD'S NAME

Prelude

Welcome and Announcements

Personal Prayers of Preparation

WE ADORE AND CONFESS

Greeting:  The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.                      

And also with you.

The Psalm                                                                                                               Psalm 15 

O Lord, who may abide in your tent?  Who may dwell on your holy hill?

            [2] Those who walk blamelessly, and do what     

            is right, and speak the truth from their heart;

[3] who do not slander with their tongue, and do no evil to their friends, nor take up a reproach against their neighbors;

            [4] in whose eyes the wicked are despised,          

            but who honor those who fear the Lord;

who stand by their oath even to their hurt; [5] who do not lend money at interest, and do not take a bribe against the innocent.

[Unison]  Those who do these things shall never be moved.

Prayer: God of love, you adopted us as your children. Grant that we may pass through this world with such integrity that no one will have just complaint against us. At the end, may we inherit what has been prepared for us in heaven; through our Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.

*Hymn #138                              Holy, Holy, Holy! Lord God Almighty                            NICAEA

Call to Confession:      The proof of God’s amazing love is this: While we were sinners Christ died for us. Because we have faith in him, we dare to approach God with confidence. In faith and penitence, let us confess our sin before God and one another:          (Romans 5:8; Hebrews 4:16)

Prayer of Confession:

Dear God, we offer ourselves to you, aware that our sins are many.

Sometimes we go too fast. Sometimes we sit too still.

We wrorry about the wrong things and neglect what is important.

We struggle to find the right balance.Forgive us. Restore us.

Help us to find the right measures of worship and service,

of self-care and self-giving, of faith and hope and love,

as we seek to follow the example of Jesus. Amen.

Moment for Silent Prayer

Lord, have mercy. 

       Christ, have mercy.    Lord, have mercy.

Declaration of Pardon:                   (Ephesians  2:4, 5a, 6a, 8)

God, who is rich in mercy, out of the great love with which God loved us, even when we were dead through our sin, made us alive together with Christ and raised us up with him. For by grace you have been saved through faith, and this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God. Amen.

* Response #579                        Glory Be to the Father                           GLORIA PATRI

WE HEAR GOD'S WORD

Old Testament Lesson                                                                      Amos 8:1-12

Children's Message

Anthem                                                                                              Stories of Jesus

Epistle Lesson                                                                           Colossians 1:15-28

Gospel Lesson                                                                                 Luke 10:38-42

Sermon                                                                                                    Distracted?

*Affirmation of Faith:          from A Brief Statement of Faith

 In life and death we belong to God. Through the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ,

the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit, we trust in the one triune God, the Holy One of Israel, whom alone we worship and serve.

We trust in God, whom Jesus called Abba, Father.

In sovereign love God created the world good 

and makes everyone equally in God's image male and female,  

of every race and people to live as one community.

But we rebel against God; we hide from our Creator.

We deserve God's condemnation,

yet God acts with justice and mercy to redeem creation.

Loving us still,  God makes us heirs with Christ of the covenant.

Like a mother who will not forsake her nursing child,

like a father who runs to welcome the prodigal home, God is faithful still.

WE RESPOND TO GOD

Giving to Change the World

*Response #592                    Praise God, From Whom All Blessings Flow

Prayer of Dedication                                                         

Prayers of the People

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.

The Lord’s Prayer

*Hymn #411                             Arise, Your Light is Come!                           FESTAL SONG SM

WE GO FORTH IN GOD’S NAME

*Charge and Benediction

*Postlude                                         

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Scriptures Used This Morning

Amos 8:1-12

This is what the Lord God showed me--a basket of summer fruit. [2] He said, "Amos, what do you see?" And I said, "A basket of summer fruit." Then the Lord said to me,  "The end has come upon  my people Israel;  I will never again pass them by.   [3] The songs of the temple shall become wailings in that day,"  says the Lord God; "the dead bodies shall be many, cast out in every place. Be silent!"  [4] Hear this, you that trample on the needy, and bring to ruin the poor of the land,  [5] saying, "When will the new moon be over  so that we may sell grain; and the sabbath, so that we may offer wheat for sale?  We will make the ephah small and the shekel great, and practice deceit with false balances, [6] buying the poor for silver and the needy for a pair of sandals, and selling the sweepings of the wheat." [7] The Lord has sworn by the pride of Jacob: Surely I will never forget any of their deeds.   [8] Shall not the land tremble on this account,  and everyone mourn who lives in it,  and all of it rise like the Nile, and be tossed about and sink again, like the Nile of Egypt? [9] On that day, says the Lord God,

I will make the sun go down at noon, and darken the earth in broad daylight.   [10] I will turn your feasts into mourning,  and all your songs into lamentation;  I will bring sackcloth on all loins,  and baldness on every head; I will make it like the mourning for an only son,  and the end of it like a bitter day.  [11] The time is surely coming, says the Lord God,  when I will send a famine on the land;  not a famine of bread, or a thirst for water,  but of hearing the words of the Lord.   [12] They shall wander from sea to sea,  and from north to east; they shall run to and fro, seeking the word of the Lord,  but they shall not find it.

Colossians 1:15-28

He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation; [16] for in him all things in heaven and on earth were created, things visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or powers--all things have been created through him and for him. [17] He himself is before all things, and in him all things hold together. [18] He is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, so that he might come to have first place in everything. [19] For in him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell, [20] and through him God was pleased to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, by making peace through the blood of his cross.   [21] And you who were once estranged and hostile in mind, doing evil deeds, [22] he has now reconciled in his fleshly body through death, so as to present you holy and blameless and irreproachable before him-- [23] provided that you continue securely established and steadfast in the faith, without shifting from the hope promised by the gospel that you heard, which has been proclaimed to every creature under heaven. I, Paul, became a servant of this gospel.  [24] I am now rejoicing in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I am completing what is lacking in Christ's afflictions for the sake of his body, that is, the church. [25] I became its servant according to God's commission that was given to me for you, to make the word of God fully known, [26] the mystery that has been hidden throughout the ages and generations but has now been revealed to his saints. [27] To them God chose to make known how great among the Gentiles are the riches of the glory of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory. [28] It is he whom we proclaim, warning everyone and teaching everyone in all wisdom, so that we may present everyone mature in Christ.

Luke 10:38-42

Now as they went on their way, he entered a certain village, where a woman named Martha welcomed him into her home. [39] She had a sister named Mary, who sat at the Lord's feet and listened to what he was saying. [40] But Martha was distracted by her many tasks; so she came to him and asked, "Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me to do all the work by myself? Tell her then to help me." [41] But the Lord answered her, "Martha, Martha, you are worried and distracted by many things; [42] there is need of only one thing. Mary has chosen the better part, which will not be taken away from her."

                                       Worship Leaders

               Today, July 18                                      Next Week, July 25

North     Anne Howard, Michelle Pearson        North         James Cox, Katie Knodel

South      Peggy Christian, Debbie Smith       South  Carolyn Cox, Michael Knodel

Nursery                        Liz & Ron Hill         Nursery  Coleene Bethune, Michelle Pearson

Liturgist                     Steve Plummer    Liturgist                 Bill Tyson

Acolyte                      Joshua Gilchrist        Acolyte                         Ella Prince

Counters in July are Michelle Pearson & Al Bain (Marie Salmon, alternate)

Last week’s offering:

General Fund                        $1886.00

Capital Fund                             215.00

Special Construction                   90.00

Good Samaritan Fund               100.00

Sunday School                            49.20

Total                                      $2340.20

July’s Sunday School offerings will benefit Massanetta Springs.

Welcome, visitors!

Thank you for coming; please take a moment to complete a visitor’s card & drop it into the collection plate. All first-time visitors are invited to pick up a church mug in the vestibule. If you would like more information or would like to join our church, please speak to our pastor. Your presence has made today’s worship all the more fulfilling. A nursery is provided on the ground floor of our educational facility for infants & preschoolers.

Your gifts to make the new windows, doors, and sidewalk a reality prior to our anniversary celebration in October are greatly appreciated. Please write the appropriate designation on the memo line of checks to ensure funds going to the correct project.

The church is now on Facebook… add photos, videos, links and comments!

Vacation Bible School continues this Wednesday

with a focus on “Our God is awesome”….which He is! J 

Join us at 5:45pm for a meal, followed by activities, crafts, music, and lesson. Volunteers are needed for the NURSERY during VBS, Sign up on the sheet outside Bill’s office.  

Also, don’t forget to plan on the POOL PARTY Saturday, July 24 at the Hill’s house, 5:00pm.

You’re Invited to a Party for Mary Goodnight & Cameron Thomas

at the Atkins House  Thursday, August 5, 6-9pm.

Casual dress…food, beverages & music!

Please RSVP by Aug. 1 to Judy Crisp (514-0457, crisp.js79@yahoo.com) or Connie Weaver (384-1377).

It’s that time again…the 3^rd Annual Adam Gillette Memorial 5K Race will be held Saturday, Sept. 18 at 8am (the same day as Lillington’s Fall Festival). You can pre-register online at www.pre-reg.com (click on “running”) or contact Ellen at the church office.

Auditions for Heart of Harnett Playhouse’s fall production (Cat on a Hot Tin Roof) will be held at the old schoolhouse July 19-20 at 7pm. For more info call Joyce Gies, 893-6333 or see www.heartofharnettplayhouse.com.

From Church History:

Writer Strickland Gillilan was quoted in the April 28, 1940  bulletin: “Let the Sunday School cease long enough and it would take us a century to grow civilized enough to live together. Modern folks must not – cannot – go on living on the accumulated principle of our forebears. It is all right to use off the woodpile, but if we do not do our share of replenishing, our progeny will freeze.

                 Church Calendar, July 18-25

Sunday, July 18, 2010
	Event	Time
	Sunday School	10:00 AM
	Worship	11:00 AM
Monday, July 19, 2010
	Will McCormick
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
	Event	Time
	Chaliss Cline
	Weight Watchers	5:30 PM
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
	Event	Time
	VBS	5:45 PM - 8:00 PM
Saturday, July 24, 2010
	Event	Time
	Jordan Gilchrist, Hayley Roberson
	Pool Party @Hill's	5:00 PM
Sunday, July 25, 2010
	Event	Time
	Nicholas Tart, Jason Buie
	Sunday School	10:00 AM
	Worship	11:00 AM

PRAYER NEEDS

IN THE CHURCH:      Erin Tart         *Cherie Shaw    Ann Mewborn   Jeffrey Raynor           Golden Thomas         Imogene Holmes   Eloise Harrington        Shirlee Johnson                         Juanita Barr          Lotes Holmes              Eliza Paschal        Margarette Fields 

BEYOND THE CHURCH:  Virginia Swain          Pat Fletcher  Drew Woerner    John Denton    Keith Adams    Damien Hudson  

Jill Upshaw         Keeter Baggett Pope        Melinda Adams Autry

IN NURSING HOMES: * Universal Health Care Thedmon Tart   Brookfield:    Ada Stone, Dorah Tart, Jane McKinney   

Britthaven: Edna Newton     Liberty Commons:Margaret Eller         Morningside:Barbara Broadwell     

Mooresville: Donnie Senne     

June 27, 2010              13th sunday in ordinary time                11:00 A.M

LILLINGTON PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

William Goodnight                  Don Waters

Pastor                                   Director of Music

1101 8^th Street, P.O. Box 245, Lillington, NC 27546

893-3545    www.lillingtonpres.com

e-mail: church – lillingtonpres@embarqmail.com

pastor – wcg53@aol.com

WE ASSEMBLE IN GOD'S NAME

Prelude                                  

Personal Prayers of Preparation

Welcome and Announcements

The Recognition of the Presence of God’s Spirit (Lighting of Candles)

WE ADORE AND CONFESS

Choral Call to Worship                     Fill Me With Praises                                             see insert

The Psalm                                                                                                                      Psalm 77

I cry aloud to God, aloud to God, that he may hear me. [2] In the day of my trouble I seek the Lord;

in the night my hand is stretched out without wearying; my soul refuses to be comforted.

[11] I will call to mind the deeds of the Lord; I will remember your wonders of old.

[12] I will meditate on all your work, and muse on your mighty deeds.

[13] Your way, O God, is holy. What god is so great as our God?

[14] You are the God who works wonders; you have displayed your might among the peoples.

[15] With your strong arm you redeemed your people, the descendants of Jacob and Joseph.

[16] When the waters saw you, O God, when the waters saw you, they were afraid; the very deep trembled.

[17] The clouds poured out water; the skies thundered; your arrows flashed on every side.

[18] The crash of your thunder was in the whirlwind; your lightnings lit up the world;  the earth trembled and shook.

[19] Your way was through the sea, your path, through the mighty waters; yet your footprints were unseen.

[Unison] [20] You led your people like a flock by the hand of Moses and Aaron.

 Prayer:        God of the ages, by signs and wonders you established your ancient covenant, and through the sacrifice of your Son you confirmed the new covenant yet more wondrously. Guide your church to the land of promise, that there we may celebrate your name with lasting praise through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

*Hymn #420                                      God of Grace and God of Glory                         CWM RHONDDA

Call to Confession:  This is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel, says the Lord: I will put my law within them, and I will write it on their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. I will forgive their evil deeds, and remember their sin no more. In penitence and faith, let us confess our sins to almighty God:                                                                                                                (Jeremiah 31:33-34)

Prayer of Confession:

Merciful God, we humble ourselves before you today to confess the ways in which we have failed.

We have fallen short of your call to welcome all your children,

to include enemies and even those different than we are.

You have called us to give the cup of cold water to even the least,

but we look the other way. You know our hesitations God.

You know our fears and doubts and selfish ways.

Forgive us and give us courage to serve you in all our actions. Amen.

A Moment of Silent Prayer

Lord, have mercy.        Christ, have mercy.    Lord, have mercy.

Declaration of Pardon: The mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting. I declare to you, in the name of Jesus Christ, you are forgiven. May the God of mercy, who forgives you all your sins, strengthen you in all goodness, and by the power of the Holy Spirit keep you in eternal life.

            In Jesus Christ we are forgiven!  Amen!

* Response #579                               Glory Be to the Father                                           GLORIA PATRI

WE HEAR GOD'S WORD

Anthem                                     

Epistle                                                                                             Galatians 5:1, 13-25, p. 190 NT

Children's Message                                                                                              The Fruit of the Spirit

*Hymn #372                             Lord, I Want to Be a Christian                                         IRREGULAR

Gospel Lesson                                                                                            Luke 10:25-37, p. 71 NT

Sermon                                                                                                                Extra-Ordinary Time

*Affirmation of Faith:                   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.

WE RESPOND TO GOD

Giving to Change the World and Offertory

*Response #592 Praise God, From Whom All Blessings Flow

Prayers of the People      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.

The Lord’s Prayer

*Hymn #371                                             Lift High the Cross                                             CRUCIFER

WE GO FORTH IN GOD’S NAME

*Charge and Benediction

*Following the Light of God into the World

*Postlude_____________________________________________________________________

Worship Leaders

 Today, June 27     North:  Ed & Ann McCormick;     South:  Paul Hart, Rosie Johnson;    Nursery:     Mary Goodnight, Elaine Hayes; 

Liturgist:  Cornelia Stewart;            Acolyte:   C.J. Cline                  Next Week, July 4th    North:   Rupert & Brenda Langdon;

South:  Paul & Jennifer Phillips;  Nursery:     Jay, Melissa & Debbie Smith;   Liturgist::  Bob Beasley;      Acolyte:   Communion

Counters are Carma Baggett & Dorothy Pope (alternate, Jay Smith); in July, Michelle Pearson & Al Bain (Marie Salmon, alternate)

Your gifts to make the new windows, doors, and sidewalk a reality prior to our anniversary celebration in October are greatly appreciated. Please write the appropriate designation on the memo line of checks to ensure funds going to the correct project.

PLEASE JOIN US WEDNESDAY NIGHT AT 5:45PM  FOR DINNER & VBS!

Last week’s offering:

General Fund                       $2577.00

Capital Fund                             245.00

Special Construction Project    100.00

Sunday School                           64.75

Total                                     $2986.75

PRAYER NEEDS

IN THE CHURCH: *Cherie Shaw  *Martha Purdie  Ann Mewborn   Jeffrey Raynor   Erin Tart    Golden Thomas    Imogene Holmes   Eloise Harrington   Shirlee Johnson      Juanita Barr          Lotes Holmes          Eliza Paschal        Margarette Fields 

BEYOND THE CHURCH:  Virginia Swain   Pat Fletcher   Drew Woerner    John Denton    Keith Adams    Damien Hudson  

Jill Upshaw     Keeter Baggett Pope   Melinda Adams Autry

IN NURSING HOMES: Brookfield:Ada Stone, Dorah Tart, Jane McKinney   Britthaven: Edna Newton 

 Liberty Commons:Margaret Eller         Morningside:Barbara Broadwell      Mooresville: Donnie Senne     

             “Sylvia and I thank all of you who have shown such special support in response to my mother’s recent death. Your loving kindness, the cards, and the many other acts of compassion made her funeral a real celebration of love. She would have been very grateful, and so are we. Thank you again for your love and affection……Bill Goodnight”

            “Dear church, Thank you for all the kind deeds that you provided for our family during this time of my daddy’s illness and passing. My daddy loved this church because of the members past, present and future. I know he would be touched by the show of support you gave us during our time of grieving and celebrating. He would’ve certainly enjoyed the reception and meal after the service-- he loved people and for them to be happy and “meet and greet” one another. Betty, Lacey, Norman, Chally, C.J. and Maleigh thank all of you for your caring words, notes, food, flowers, and donations in Daddy’s name….Frankie Lewis.”

June 20, 2010                  11 o’clock service

12^th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Father’s Day

LILLINGTON PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

William Goodnight                  Don Waters

                                                    Pastor                    Director of Music

1101 8^th Street, P.O. Box 245, Lillington, NC 27546

893-3545    www.lillingtonpres.com

e-mail: church – lillingtonpres@embarqmail.com

pastor – wcg53@aol.com

(Office hours  are generally mornings, Monday-Friday)

Welcome, visitors!

Thank you for coming; please take a moment to complete a visitor’s card & drop it into the collection plate. All first-time visitors are invited to pick up a church mug in the vestibule. If you would like more information or would like to join our church, please speak to our pastor. Your presence has made today’s worship all the more fulfilling. A nursery is provided on the ground floor of our educational facility for infants & preschoolers.

WE ASSEMBLE IN GOD'S NAME

Prelude                                  

Personal Prayers of Preparation

Welcome and Announcements

The Recognition of the Presence of God’s Spirit

                             (Lighting of Candles)

WE ADORE AND CONFESS

Greeting:  The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.                       And also with you.

Responsive Reading                     from Galatians 3:23-29

Now before faith came, we were imprisoned and guarded under the law until faith would be revealed.

            Therefore the law was our disciplinarian until  Christ came, so that we might be justified by faith.

But now that faith has come, we are no longer subject to a disciplinarian,

            for in Christ Jesus (we) are all children of God through faith.

As many of you as were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ.

            There is no longer Jew or Greek, there is no longer slave or free,

there is no longer male and female; for all of (us) are one in Christ Jesus.

[Unison] And if (we) belong to Christ, then we are Abraham’s offspring, heirs according to the promise.

Prayer:        Father God, we rejoice today to be your children, as believers in Christ Jesus. Help us to share the reconciliation of the gospel with those around us, and keep us mindful of our inheritance in you with all the saints. Amen.

*Hymn #440 In Christ There is No East or West MCKEE CM

Call to Confession:                                     Hebrews 4:15-16

For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who in every respect has been tested as we are, yet without sin. Let us therefore approach the throne of grace with boldness, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need:

Prayer of Confession:

Creator God, you breathed the breath of life into every one of your children.

You know our every need and care for us faithfully.

Yet, we fail to follow your call and your guidance.

We lack courage to care for all people, those who differ from us,

those who demand too much, those who take up our time with petty concerns.

We are impatient with one another and carelessly

harm each other with quick and hurtful words.

Have mercy upon us for resisting new insights you offer

and new challenges you give to us.

Enlarge our world to include all your children.

In the name of Christ who lived and loved fully. Amen.

A Moment of Silent Prayer

Lord, have mercy. 

       Christ, have mercy.    Lord, have mercy.

Declaration of Pardon: Hear the good news!  The saying is  sure and worthy of full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners.                   (1Timothy 1:15)

            In Jesus Christ we are forgiven!  Amen!

* Response #579    Glory Be to the Father     GLORIA PATRI

WE HEAR GOD'S WORD

Anthem                                     Jesus, Have Thine Own Way

The Psalm                                                          Psalm 42

Children's Message                               Elisha, 1 Kings 19

*Hymn #293   This is My Father’s World  TERRA BEATA SMD

Gospel Lesson                                             Luke 8:26-39

Prayer for Illumination

Sermon                                            What is Your Name?

*Affirmation of Faith:                   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.

WE RESPOND TO GOD

Reception of New Member                            Josh Smith

Giving to Change the World and Offertory

*Response #592 Praise God, From Whom All Blessings Flow

Prayers of the People

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.

The Lord’s Prayer

*Hymn #466 O For a Thousand Tongues to Sing AZMON CM

WE GO FORTH IN GOD’S NAME

*Charge and Benediction

*Following the Light of God into the World

*Postlude

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.Scriptures Used Today

Psalm 42:1-11

As a deer longs for flowing streams, so my soul longs for you, O God.  [2] My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I come and behold the face of God? [3] My tears have been my food day and night, while people say to me continually, "Where is your God?" [4] These things I remember,  as I pour out my soul:  how I went with the throng, and led them in procession to the house of God,  with glad shouts and songs of thanksgiving,  a multitude keeping festival. [5] Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you disquieted within me?  Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, my help [6] and my God.  My soul is cast down within me; therefore I remember you from the land of Jordan and of Hermon, from Mount Mizar.  [7] Deep calls to deep at the thunder of your cataracts; all your waves and your billows have gone over me.  [8] By day the Lord commands his steadfast love, and at night his song is with me, a prayer to the God of my life. [9] I say to God, my rock,  "Why have you forgotten me? Why must I walk about mournfully because the enemy oppresses me?" [10] As with a deadly wound in my body, my adversaries taunt me,  while they say to me continually, "Where is your God?"  [11] Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you disquieted within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, my help and my God.

Luke 8:26-39

Then they arrived at the country of the Gerasenes, which is opposite Galilee. [27] As he stepped out on land, a man of the city who had demons met him. For a long time he had worn no clothes, and he did not live in a house but in the tombs. [28] When he saw Jesus, he fell down before him and shouted at the top of his voice, "What have you to do with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg you, do not torment me"-- [29] for Jesus had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. (For many times it had seized him; he was kept under guard and bound with chains and shackles, but he would break the bonds and be driven by the demon into the wilds.) [30] Jesus then asked him, "What is your name?" He said, "Legion"; for many demons had entered him. [31] They begged him not to order them to go back into the abyss.  [32] Now there on the hillside a large herd of swine was feeding; and the demons begged Jesus to let them enter these. So he gave them permission. [33] Then the demons came out of the man and entered the swine, and the herd rushed down the steep bank into the lake and was drowned. [34] When the swineherds saw what had happened, they ran off and told it in the city and in the country.  [35] Then people came out to see what had happened, and when they came to Jesus, they found the man from whom the demons had gone sitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed and in his right mind. And they were afraid. [36] Those who had seen it told them how the one who had been possessed by demons had been healed. [37] Then all the people of the surrounding country of the Gerasenes asked Jesus to leave them; for they were seized with great fear. So he got into the boat and returned. [38] The man from whom the demons had gone begged that he might be with him; but Jesus sent him away, saying, [39] "Return to your home, and declare how much God has done for you." So he went away, proclaiming throughout the city how much Jesus had done for him.

Worship Leaders

               Today, June 20                                 Next Week, June 27

North                      Ann & Ray Collins    North            Ed & Ann McCormick

South                   Jay & Melissa Smith    South  Ann Mewborn, Rose Johnson

Nursery       Brenda McLeod, Jennifer Phillips    Nursery Mary Goodnight, Elaine Hayes

Liturgist              Elizabeth Murchison     Liturgist             Cornelia Stewart

Acolyte                               Drew Bain    Acolyte                          C.J. Cline

Counters in June are Carma Baggett & Dorothy Pope (alternate, Jay Smith)

Last week’s offering:

General Fund                        $1805.39

Capital Fund                               95.00

Special Construction Project      75.00

Good Samaritan Fund              100.00

Sunday School                           40.00

Total                                     $2115.39

June’s Sunday School offerings will benefit CareNet of Harnett Co.

Volunteers have come forward to continue Sunday school for the children, while giving the regular teachers a summer break. Thank you to Judy Breeden (pre-K) and Elizabeth Murchison (K-3) for stepping in to fill a need. Thank you also to Al Bain for continuing to teach the 4-6^th grade class through the summer.

There will be a Lingering sponsored by the Strengthening Team after today’s service. Please plan to “linger” for a few minutes and enjoy the fellowship.

PRAYER NEEDS

IN THE CHURCH: Ann Mewborn       Jeffrey Raynor                  Erin Tart              Golden Thomas     Imogene Holmes   Eloise Harrington   Shirlee Johnson      Juanita Barr          Lotes Holmes          Eliza Paschal        Margarette Fields 

BEYOND THE CHURCH:  * Virginia Swain   Pat Fletcher   Drew Woerner    John Denton    Keith Adams    Damien Hudson   Jill Upshaw     

Keeter Baggett Pope   Melissa Adams Autry

IN NURSING HOMES: Brookfield:Ada Stone, Dorah Tart, Jane McKinney

Britthaven: Edna Newton                 Liberty Commons:Margaret Eller

Morningside:Barbara Broadwell      Mooresville: Donnie Senne     

Your gifts to make the new windows, doors, and sidewalk a reality prior to our anniversary celebration in October are greatly appreciated. Please write the appropriate designation on the memo line of checks to ensure funds going to the correct project.

T-shirts celebrating our Centennial anniversary are now available. Adult sizes cost $10; children’s are $5.

There are limited spaces available for Crossroads Born to Excel Camp this week. You may be able to register at 9am Monday morning – cost is $25 for the week, including two activity tracks, lessons, snacks, and t-shirt. 893-9754, 1301 Main Street. Camp runs 9am-12-pm Monday-Friday, with a special wind-up showcasing all activities on Friday evening.

The following items have been on the office desk for quite awhile and will be donated elsewhere or thrown away if not claimed by July 1 – 1 pair glasses, 1 set of keys, 1 silvertone chain, 1 leather NIV Bible.

Happy Father’s Day …the opportunity to honor and remember those special men in our lives. Please take your roses after the service today.

A truly rich man is one whose children run into his arms when his hands are empty.  ~Author Unknown

Father! – to God himself we cannot give a holier name.  ~William Wordsworth

Church Calendar, June 20 - 27

Sunday, June 20, 2010
	Event		Time
	Father's Day
	Sunday School		10:00 AM
	Worship and Lingering		11:00 AM
Monday, June 21, 2010
	Ashlyn Langdon, Bill Goodnight
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
	Event		Time
	Weight Watchers		5:30 PM
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
	Event		Time
	VBS		5:45 PM - 8:00 PM
Thursday, June 24, 2010
	Joe Adams, Jacob Hicks
Friday, June 25, 2010
	Anne Howard, Neill McKay Salmon
Saturday, June 26, 2010
	Phil Kraemer
Sunday, June 27, 2010
	Event		Time
	Sunday School		10:00 AM
	Worship		11:00 AM
	Session Meets		6:00 PM

If you have not already filled out the form from the Historical Committee (included with the May newsletter) please do so as soon as possible. If you need another form please call the church office. There are also some forms on the table outside Bill’s study.

Pastor………………………………..William C. Goodnight, Jr.

Music & Handbell Director………………...Donald E. Waters

Financial Manager……………………….……....Phil Kraemer

Administrative Assistant……………….……......Ellen Gillette

Sexton…………………………….….……….Elmon Pipkin, Jr.

Sound System Coordinators………John Wilbourne & Jacob Hicks

Sunday School Superintendent………...Duncan McCormick

THE SESSION

Moderator: William C. Goodnight, Jr.                  Clerk: Al Bain

 CLASS OF 2010              CLASS OF 2011            CLASS OF 2012

Al Bain                               Liz Hill                      Bob Beasley

Peggy Christian           Ann McCormick             Judy Breeden

Judy Crisp                     Paul Phillips                    Ann Collins

Winston Gilchrist             Jay Smith                    Mike Knodel

Bill Tyson                      John Wilbourne       Dianne Johnson

ACCOUNTABILITY TEAMS

Christian Education………..……….. Peggy Christian, Liz Hill

Strengthening…………………Ann McCormick, Dianne Johnson

Outreach……………...Judy Crisp, Bob Beasley, Mike Knodel, Liz Hill

Finance……………………..… Jay Smith, Al Bain, Judy Crisp

Property………..…Paul Phillips, Winston Gilchrist, Bill Tyson

Worship……………………….....John Wilbourne, Ann Collins

Trinity Sunday

May 30, 2010         11:00 a.m. service

Bill Goodnight, pastor                 Don Waters, music director

WE ASSEMBLE IN GOD'S NAME

Prelude                                                                   

Personal Prayers of Preparation

Welcome and Announcements

The Recognition of the Presence of God’s Spirit (Lighting of Candles)

WE ADORE AND CONFESS

The Psalm                                                                                                                           Psalm 8

Refrain

[1] O Lord our Lord, how exalted is your name in all the world!
            [2] Out of the mouths of infants and children your majesty is praised above the       heavens.
You have set up a stronghold against your adversaries, to quell the enemy and the avenger.

Refrain

            [3] When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the          stars you have set in their courses,
[4] what are human beings that you should be mindful of them? mortals that you should seek them out?

Refrain

            [5] You have made them but little lower than the angels; you adorn them with          glory and honor;
[6] you give them mastery over the works of your hands; you put all things under their feet: Refrain

            [7] All sheep and oxen, even the wild beasts of the field,
[8] the birds of the air, the fish of the sea, and whatsoever walks in the paths of the sea.
            [9] O Lord our Lord, how exalted is your name in all the world!

Refrain

Prayer: God Most High, in Jesus Christ you rule the world with righteousness and judge the nations with equity. Cast down the haughty and lift up the lowly. Make us compassionate to the needy that we may be close to Jesus Christ, our servant Lord.  Amen.

*Hymn #138                        Holy, Holy, Holy! Lord God Almighty!                                    NICAEA

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The Call to Confession:                                                                                                            1 John 1:9

If we confess our sins, God who is faithful and just will forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. Let you pray together a prayer of confession:

Unison Prayer of Confession:

God the Father, Son and Spirit, God of grace, love, and communion,
we confess that we have failed to love you with all our heart, soul, and mind;
and to love our neighbor as ourselves.
We ignore your commandments, stray from your way, and follow other gods.

Have mercy on us. Forgive our sin and raise us to new life

that we may serve you faithfully
and give honor to your holy name, even Jesus Christ. Amen.

A Moment of Silent Prayer

      Lord, have mercy.         Christ, have mercy.    Lord, have mercy.

The Declaration of Pardon:        

The mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting. I declare to you, in the name of Jesus Christ, you are forgiven. May the God of mercy, who forgives you all your sins, strengthen you in all goodness, and by the power of the Holy Spirit keep you in eternal life. Amen.

*Response # 579                           Glory Be to the Father                                            GLORIA PATRI

WE HEAR GOD'S WORD

Anthem                                                                                       Come and Find the Quiet Center

Old Testament Lesson                                                                    Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31, p. 590

Children's Message                                                                                                           Wisdom

Hymn #263                             Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise                                  ST. DENIO

Epistle Lesson                                                                                             Romans 5:1-5, p. 155

Gospel Lesson                                                                                             John 16:12-15, p.110

Sermon                                                                                                                       All the Truth

Affirmation of Faith:                                                                                   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.

WE RESPOND TO GOD

Giving to Change the World

*Response #592                 Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow             OLD HUNDREDTH LM

Prayers of the People and the Lord’s Prayer

*Hymn #562                              Eternal Father, Strong to Save                                          MELITA

WE GO FORTH IN GOD’S NAME

*Charge and Benediction

*Choral Response

*Postlude

                                                WORSHIP LEADERS

                         Today, May 30                                             Next Week, June 6

North Entrance              Ed Bain, Daisy Lasater   North Entrance              Dallas & Dorothy Pope

South Entrance                   Dave & Judy Shroats   South Entrance    John Wilbourne, Elaine Hayes

Nursery                Jennifer Phillips, Kay Swanson   Nursery                        Mary & Sylvia Goodnight

Liturgist                                           Anita Kiser   Liturgist                                  Winston Gilchrist

Acolyte                                      Jordan Gilchrist    Acolyte                                             Communion

                        Counters for May: Marie Salmon & Anne Howard (Janice Taylor, alternate)

Last week’s offering:

Gen. Fund       $1966

Capital Fund        315

Pentecost            102

Sunday School       43

Total              $2426

Father’ Day Roses: There are order forms in the vestibule, or you may call the church office

no later than Tuesday, June 1.

PRAYER NEEDS

IN THE CHURCH: Jeffrey Raynor        Erin Tart         

Ann Mewborn       Golden Thomas       Imogene Holmes Eloise Harrington  Shirlee Johnson      Juanita Barr        Lotes Holmes        Eliza Paschal          Margarette Fields 

BEYOND THE CHURCH:  Pat Fletcher Drew Woerner    Keith Adams    Damien Hudson   Jill Upshaw     

Keeter Baggett Pope   Melissa Adams Autry

IN NURSING HOMES:

Brookfield:Ada Stone, Dorah Tart, Jane McKinney, Frank Lewis               Britthaven: Edna Newton

Liberty Commons:Margaret Eller                                                          Morningside:Barbara Broadwell 

Mooresville: Donnie Senne                                                                   In Salisbury: Bonnie Goodnight

Our thoughts and prayers are with the family and friends of Martha Dickens, who passed away May 21,

and those of Jean Stout, who passed away May 27.

Church Calendar May 30 –June 6