hickman presbyterian church
HICKMAN PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH “Serving God, Each Other and the Community” Third Sunday after Epiphany January 21, 2018 10:30 a.m. GATHERING AROUND THE WORD PRELUDE TOLLING OF THE BELLS WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS The Lord be with you. And also with you. CHORAL INTROIT
“Alleluia”
*CALL TO WORSHIP One: All: One: All:
(based on Psalm 62:6-8, CEV) Gary Lesoing God alone is the mighty rock that keeps us safe, He is the fortress where we feel secure! God is that mighty rock where we find safety. We will trust in him always!
*OPENING HYMN “How Firm a Foundation”
Purple Hymnal No. 463
RESPONSE “Be Thou My Vision” Vs. 1 No. 382 “Be Thou my Vision, O Lord of my heart; Naught be all else to me, save that Thou artThou my best thought, by day or by night, Waking or sleeping, Thy presence my light.”
SECOND LESSON Mark 1:14-20 N.T. Page 33 The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.
(Printed by permission CCLI# 1307397)
*AFFIRMATION OF FAITH (in unison) Jesus announced the coming of God's kingdom and its hidden presence in the midst of the world's kingdoms. He taught his disciples to seek God's kingdom first. We believe Christ gives us and demands of us lives in pilgrimage toward God's kingdom. Our confidence and hope for ourselves and other people do not rest in the powers and achievements of this world, but in the coming and hidden presence of God's kingdom. Christ calls each of us to a life appropriate to that kingdom: to serve as he has served us; to take up our cross, risking the consequences of faithful discipleship; to walk by faith, not by sight, to hope for what we have not seen. (from A DECLARATION OF FAITH, 1977)
ASSURANCE OF PARDON (based on Psalm 62:8, 11 CEV) One: Trust God, my friends, and always tell him each one of your concerns. All: God is our place of safety. We will place our trust in him! One: I heard God say two things: “I am powerful, and I am very kind.” All: Thanks be to our God who keeps us safely in his love! *RESPONSE
“Gloria Patri”
No. 623
MORNING MESSAGE
“Changing Allegiance” Rev. Dr. Alan Brehm
ORDINATION & INSTALLATION OF ELDERS & DEACONS
*HYMN
*SHARING THE PEACE OF CHRIST
MORNING PRAYERS Pastoral Prayer The Lord’s Prayer (debts and debtors)
UNISON PRAYER OF CONFESSION Mighty and merciful God, you have called us to be your people and claimed us for your kingdom. We confess that we have not lived up to our calling. We have been captivated with our activities and have avoided your call to repent and believe. Lead us from our own concerns that we may follow your way. As you have chosen us and claimed us, give us new strength to choose Christ's way in this world. Make us faithful witnesses to the good news of your kingdom among us. Amen.
UNISON PRAYER OF ILLUMINATION Saving God, source of our lives, your Word is full of power and glory. Pour out your Holy Spirit upon us so that we may receive your grace and live as your beloved children; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
SILENT PRAYERS OF CONFESSION
CHORAL ANTHEM
PROCLAIMING THE WORD
FIRST LESSON Psalm 62:5-12 O.T. Page 498 The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God. “What Brings Us Together”
“O for a World”
PRAYER RESPONSE
Purple Hymnal No. 372
“Hear Our Prayer”
THE WORSHIP OF GOD IN TITHES AND OFFERINGS OFFERING Offertory * Response “Doxology” No. 625 * Prayer of Dedication of our Tithes & Offerings *CLOSING HYMN “In My Life Lord, Be Glorified” Purple Hymnal No. 468
*BENEDICTION *CHORAL BENEDICTION POSTLUDE *Please stand, if able.
“Amen”
Pastor: Rev. Dr. Alan Brehm Choir Director: Dawn Jackson Organist: Sheryl Parde Pianist: Marcia Huenink Administrative Assistant: Cheryl Scott Nursery Tender: Torey Dudley Ushers: Bryon Bratt, Sue Hartman, Bruce Kuster, Karen Best Greeters: Marjorie Moser, Janis Dymacek
Thank you for worshipping with us today! Visitors, please take a moment to look at the HPC brochure in the pew racks. We'd love to get to know you! Please fill out the info, tear off and place it in the offering plate. Also, registration pads are in each pew along the center aisle. Please sign and pass along to your neighbor. Then once it reaches the end of the pew, pass the pad back so everyone can know who they are worshipping with.
Pastor Alan's Contact Information: Church: (402) 7922800, Cell: (832) 865-9354, Address: 4641 Old Cheney Rd. #9, Lincoln, 68516, Email: [email protected] You can also text Pastor Alan and friend him on Facebook. Copies of Pastor Alan's sermons are available on the table outside of the sanctuary. Listen to past sermons online at www.Hickmanpresbyterian.org/sermons HPC Programs and Activities
(most programs take place during the school year) Sunday School for Children, Youth & Adults Sundays, 9:30 a.m. Sunday Morning Worship Sundays, 10:30 a.m. Youth Club & Confirmation Classes (Grades 2-8) Wednesday Evenings, 6:15 p.m. Wednesday Night Suppers Wednesdays, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Bell Choir Wednesdays, 6:00 p.m. Chancel Choir Wednesdays, 7:00-8:00 p.m. Men’s Bible Study Wednesdays, 8:15 p.m. Presbyterian Women Monthly Circle Meetings & Activities Prayer Chain Email your prayer requests to [email protected] or call Katie Zabel @ 402-318-8189
Other Programs and Activities
Activity bags for Little Worshipers (available from the ushers) These bags have been provided for your child to use during worship. We hope they will help make worship a more enjoyable and fulfilling time for you and your child. You are welcome to take the bag home with you. Financial Report as of December 31, 2017 YTD Operational Revenue: $250,493.05 YTD Operational Expenses: $255,954.75 General Fund Balance: 19,400.07
Joys & concerns of our Church Family - Joslyn Grotrian, Ofelia Duran, Betty Ann Heckman, Bob Hoig, Ben Hein, Monique Grotrian, Kellie James, Joie Snook, David Dykmann, Deverne Malchow, Helen Jahn, Janis Dymacek. Please call the church office if you would like to include someone in the prayer concerns or joys.
Welcome to Hickman Presbyterian Church
Boy Scout Troop #64 Cub Scout Pack #64 Girl Scouts Senior Diners
Contact Information Telephone E-Mail Address Website
Weekly Meetings Weekly Meetings Weekly Meetings Wednesdays, 11:30 a.m.
402-792-2800 [email protected] www. hickmanpresbyterian.org
HPC is on Facebook!! You can find us at www.facebook.com/Hickmanpresbyterian Click on the “Like” button to stay informed of HPC events and activities HPC now has a guest network. If you bring your smart phone, Ipod, Ipad, etc. you can access wireless network here at church. You may do that to access your Bible app. To log on, go to the network - HPC Network Guest. The password is Sunday16 (capital S on Sunday.)
300 East Third St. Hickman, Nebraska 68372
HPC Announcements The Annual Meeting of the Congregation is today. The purpose of the meeting is to receive 2017 church reports and transact the general business of the church. A potluck dinner will take place following worship today & the meeting will follow at 12:30 pm. Copies of the 2017 Annual Report are on the table outside of the sanctuary. Next Sunday, January 28th is Crisis Offering Sunday. Your designated offerings for the Crisis Fund are used for members of the church and the community who need assistance with utility bills and everyday living expenses. Wednesday Night Supper Menu - Supper is served from 5:30-6:30 pm. This is a fun time to enjoy good food and fellowship for the whole family. Feel free to invite friends and neighbors. The menu for this Wednesday is sliders/ pulled pork sandwiches, chips, relishes, mountain dew dumplings. Please pick up your offering envelopes on the table in the Fellowship Hall. Pledges/Financial & Time Commitments: If you have not had the opportunity to bring your pledge and Time & Talent commitments yet, you may put it in the offering plate anytime or mail it to the church office (P.O. Box 468). There are pledge envelopes on the table outside of the sanctuary if you need one. Thank you for your faithful stewardship & commitments of your time for 2018. You still have the opportunity to purchase a new “Glory to God” hymnal(s) to honor or to memorialize the special people in your life. Order forms are available on the table outside of the sanctuary. There is also the opportunity to contribute to the Projection Edition that enables us to project the songs on the big screen. Orders & payment may be put in the offering plate or turned into the
Church Office. Women’s Day Circle will meet this Tuesday, January 23rd at 1:30 pm here at the church. All women are invited to attend. 2018 Per Capita is $40 per member. Per Capita is part of the glue that holds Presbyterians together. Per Capita is a set amount of money per member that congregations pay to the larger Presbyterian Church (USA). You can use offering envelopes in the pew racks (designate Per Capita) or mark your check “Per Capita” in the memo line and put in the offering plate. Thank you! Get your gift cards here at HPC through our Scrip Program. You can find order forms on the table outside of the sanctuary or contact the Church Office, Rhonda Weatherby, or John Miller if you have questions. THIS WEEK’S BIRTHDAYS Gage Snook 24th Riane Hicks 26th Carter Densmore 24th Penha Lesoing 27th Happy Birthday to all of you, and many more to come! THIS WEEK’S UPCOMING EVENTS Monday 22nd Girl Scout Mtg. 6:30 pm Boy Scout Mtg. 7:00 pm Tuesday 23rd Day Circle Mtg. 1:30 pm Wednesday 24th Senior Diners 11:30 am Supper 5:30-6:30 pm Bell Rehearsal 6:00 pm Youth Club/High School Bible Study/Confirmation 6:15 pm Choir Rehearsal 7:00 pm Thursday 25th Session Mtg. 7:00 pm Friday 26th Boy Scout Overnight Event 7:00 pm Sunday 28th Crisis Offering Sunday Sunday School 9:30 am Worship 10:30 am
“Alleluia”
*CALL TO WORSHIP One: All: One: All:
(based on Psalm 62:6-8, CEV) Gary Lesoing God alone is the mighty rock that keeps us safe, He is the fortress where we feel secure! God is that mighty rock where we find safety. We will trust in him always!
*OPENING HYMN “How Firm a Foundation”
Purple Hymnal No. 463
RESPONSE “Be Thou My Vision” Vs. 1 No. 382 “Be Thou my Vision, O Lord of my heart; Naught be all else to me, save that Thou artThou my best thought, by day or by night, Waking or sleeping, Thy presence my light.”
SECOND LESSON Mark 1:14-20 N.T. Page 33 The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.
(Printed by permission CCLI# 1307397)
*AFFIRMATION OF FAITH (in unison) Jesus announced the coming of God's kingdom and its hidden presence in the midst of the world's kingdoms. He taught his disciples to seek God's kingdom first. We believe Christ gives us and demands of us lives in pilgrimage toward God's kingdom. Our confidence and hope for ourselves and other people do not rest in the powers and achievements of this world, but in the coming and hidden presence of God's kingdom. Christ calls each of us to a life appropriate to that kingdom: to serve as he has served us; to take up our cross, risking the consequences of faithful discipleship; to walk by faith, not by sight, to hope for what we have not seen. (from A DECLARATION OF FAITH, 1977)
ASSURANCE OF PARDON (based on Psalm 62:8, 11 CEV) One: Trust God, my friends, and always tell him each one of your concerns. All: God is our place of safety. We will place our trust in him! One: I heard God say two things: “I am powerful, and I am very kind.” All: Thanks be to our God who keeps us safely in his love! *RESPONSE
“Gloria Patri”
No. 623
MORNING MESSAGE
“Changing Allegiance” Rev. Dr. Alan Brehm
ORDINATION & INSTALLATION OF ELDERS & DEACONS
*HYMN
*SHARING THE PEACE OF CHRIST
MORNING PRAYERS Pastoral Prayer The Lord’s Prayer (debts and debtors)
UNISON PRAYER OF CONFESSION Mighty and merciful God, you have called us to be your people and claimed us for your kingdom. We confess that we have not lived up to our calling. We have been captivated with our activities and have avoided your call to repent and believe. Lead us from our own concerns that we may follow your way. As you have chosen us and claimed us, give us new strength to choose Christ's way in this world. Make us faithful witnesses to the good news of your kingdom among us. Amen.
UNISON PRAYER OF ILLUMINATION Saving God, source of our lives, your Word is full of power and glory. Pour out your Holy Spirit upon us so that we may receive your grace and live as your beloved children; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
SILENT PRAYERS OF CONFESSION
CHORAL ANTHEM
PROCLAIMING THE WORD
FIRST LESSON Psalm 62:5-12 O.T. Page 498 The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God. “What Brings Us Together”
“O for a World”
PRAYER RESPONSE
Purple Hymnal No. 372
“Hear Our Prayer”
THE WORSHIP OF GOD IN TITHES AND OFFERINGS OFFERING Offertory * Response “Doxology” No. 625 * Prayer of Dedication of our Tithes & Offerings *CLOSING HYMN “In My Life Lord, Be Glorified” Purple Hymnal No. 468
*BENEDICTION *CHORAL BENEDICTION POSTLUDE *Please stand, if able.
“Amen”
Pastor: Rev. Dr. Alan Brehm Choir Director: Dawn Jackson Organist: Sheryl Parde Pianist: Marcia Huenink Administrative Assistant: Cheryl Scott Nursery Tender: Torey Dudley Ushers: Bryon Bratt, Sue Hartman, Bruce Kuster, Karen Best Greeters: Marjorie Moser, Janis Dymacek
Thank you for worshipping with us today! Visitors, please take a moment to look at the HPC brochure in the pew racks. We'd love to get to know you! Please fill out the info, tear off and place it in the offering plate. Also, registration pads are in each pew along the center aisle. Please sign and pass along to your neighbor. Then once it reaches the end of the pew, pass the pad back so everyone can know who they are worshipping with.
Pastor Alan's Contact Information: Church: (402) 7922800, Cell: (832) 865-9354, Address: 4641 Old Cheney Rd. #9, Lincoln, 68516, Email: [email protected] You can also text Pastor Alan and friend him on Facebook. Copies of Pastor Alan's sermons are available on the table outside of the sanctuary. Listen to past sermons online at www.Hickmanpresbyterian.org/sermons HPC Programs and Activities
(most programs take place during the school year) Sunday School for Children, Youth & Adults Sundays, 9:30 a.m. Sunday Morning Worship Sundays, 10:30 a.m. Youth Club & Confirmation Classes (Grades 2-8) Wednesday Evenings, 6:15 p.m. Wednesday Night Suppers Wednesdays, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Bell Choir Wednesdays, 6:00 p.m. Chancel Choir Wednesdays, 7:00-8:00 p.m. Men’s Bible Study Wednesdays, 8:15 p.m. Presbyterian Women Monthly Circle Meetings & Activities Prayer Chain Email your prayer requests to [email protected] or call Katie Zabel @ 402-318-8189
Other Programs and Activities
Activity bags for Little Worshipers (available from the ushers) These bags have been provided for your child to use during worship. We hope they will help make worship a more enjoyable and fulfilling time for you and your child. You are welcome to take the bag home with you. Financial Report as of December 31, 2017 YTD Operational Revenue: $250,493.05 YTD Operational Expenses: $255,954.75 General Fund Balance: 19,400.07
Joys & concerns of our Church Family - Joslyn Grotrian, Ofelia Duran, Betty Ann Heckman, Bob Hoig, Ben Hein, Monique Grotrian, Kellie James, Joie Snook, David Dykmann, Deverne Malchow, Helen Jahn, Janis Dymacek. Please call the church office if you would like to include someone in the prayer concerns or joys.
Welcome to Hickman Presbyterian Church
Boy Scout Troop #64 Cub Scout Pack #64 Girl Scouts Senior Diners
Contact Information Telephone E-Mail Address Website
Weekly Meetings Weekly Meetings Weekly Meetings Wednesdays, 11:30 a.m.
402-792-2800 [email protected] www. hickmanpresbyterian.org
HPC is on Facebook!! You can find us at www.facebook.com/Hickmanpresbyterian Click on the “Like” button to stay informed of HPC events and activities HPC now has a guest network. If you bring your smart phone, Ipod, Ipad, etc. you can access wireless network here at church. You may do that to access your Bible app. To log on, go to the network - HPC Network Guest. The password is Sunday16 (capital S on Sunday.)
300 East Third St. Hickman, Nebraska 68372
HPC Announcements The Annual Meeting of the Congregation is today. The purpose of the meeting is to receive 2017 church reports and transact the general business of the church. A potluck dinner will take place following worship today & the meeting will follow at 12:30 pm. Copies of the 2017 Annual Report are on the table outside of the sanctuary. Next Sunday, January 28th is Crisis Offering Sunday. Your designated offerings for the Crisis Fund are used for members of the church and the community who need assistance with utility bills and everyday living expenses. Wednesday Night Supper Menu - Supper is served from 5:30-6:30 pm. This is a fun time to enjoy good food and fellowship for the whole family. Feel free to invite friends and neighbors. The menu for this Wednesday is sliders/ pulled pork sandwiches, chips, relishes, mountain dew dumplings. Please pick up your offering envelopes on the table in the Fellowship Hall. Pledges/Financial & Time Commitments: If you have not had the opportunity to bring your pledge and Time & Talent commitments yet, you may put it in the offering plate anytime or mail it to the church office (P.O. Box 468). There are pledge envelopes on the table outside of the sanctuary if you need one. Thank you for your faithful stewardship & commitments of your time for 2018. You still have the opportunity to purchase a new “Glory to God” hymnal(s) to honor or to memorialize the special people in your life. Order forms are available on the table outside of the sanctuary. There is also the opportunity to contribute to the Projection Edition that enables us to project the songs on the big screen. Orders & payment may be put in the offering plate or turned into the
Church Office. Women’s Day Circle will meet this Tuesday, January 23rd at 1:30 pm here at the church. All women are invited to attend. 2018 Per Capita is $40 per member. Per Capita is part of the glue that holds Presbyterians together. Per Capita is a set amount of money per member that congregations pay to the larger Presbyterian Church (USA). You can use offering envelopes in the pew racks (designate Per Capita) or mark your check “Per Capita” in the memo line and put in the offering plate. Thank you! Get your gift cards here at HPC through our Scrip Program. You can find order forms on the table outside of the sanctuary or contact the Church Office, Rhonda Weatherby, or John Miller if you have questions. THIS WEEK’S BIRTHDAYS Gage Snook 24th Riane Hicks 26th Carter Densmore 24th Penha Lesoing 27th Happy Birthday to all of you, and many more to come! THIS WEEK’S UPCOMING EVENTS Monday 22nd Girl Scout Mtg. 6:30 pm Boy Scout Mtg. 7:00 pm Tuesday 23rd Day Circle Mtg. 1:30 pm Wednesday 24th Senior Diners 11:30 am Supper 5:30-6:30 pm Bell Rehearsal 6:00 pm Youth Club/High School Bible Study/Confirmation 6:15 pm Choir Rehearsal 7:00 pm Thursday 25th Session Mtg. 7:00 pm Friday 26th Boy Scout Overnight Event 7:00 pm Sunday 28th Crisis Offering Sunday Sunday School 9:30 am Worship 10:30 am
