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University
Presbyterian
Church
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
February 8, 2015
Fifth Sunday after Epiphany
8:30 and 11:00 a.m.
THE GATHERING
The congregation is asked to use the time of the Voluntary
as a period of silent prayer and preparation.
THE ORGAN VOLUNTARY
Cornet Voluntary
SILENT PRAYER OF PREPARATION
Lord of fierce compassion,
You name the forces of death
in our hearts and institutions
and even in the holy places:
lift from us the canopy of fear
that feeds on repression
and pushes away
what it cannot abide;
go with us to dark and lonely places
where we can learn again
who we are called to be;
through Jesus Christ, the healer of creation.
William Walond
1725-1770
WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
(Please sign the Worship Register and pass it on to your neighbor.)
*OPENING SENTENCES
from Isaiah 40
One: Have you not known? Have you not heard?
All: The Lord is the everlasting God,
the Creator of the ends of the earth.
One: He does not faint or grow weary;
his understanding is unsearchable.
All: Those who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength,
One: They shall mount up with wings like eagles,
All: They shall run and not be weary,
they shall walk and not faint.
*HYMN 401
“Here in This Place”
Gather Us In
*PRAYER OF CONFESSION
God, You are everlasting,
the source of all that is.
Your understanding is beyond measure.
We confess to You that we have
sinned against You and our neighbors.
In Your compassion, forgive us,
for we place our hope in Your steadfast love.
*Silent Confession
*Kyrie Eleison
Arr. David N. Johnson
*Declaration of Pardon
*The Peace
Leader:
The peace of Christ be with you.
People:
And also with you.
(The congregation is invited to exchange the peace of Christ
with one another, greeting each other with the words,
“The peace of Christ be with you,” or simply, “Peace.”
The response is, “And also with you.”)
*Response of Praise
(Hymnal, 401)
Here in this place the new light is streaming;
now is the darkness vanished away;
see in this space our fears and our dreamings
brought here to you in the light of this day.
Gather us in, the lost and forsaken;
gather us in, the blind and the lame;
call to us now, and we shall awaken;
we shall arise at the sound of our name.
THE WORD
SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM (8:30)
Statement of Baptism
Presentation of the Child
Questions to the Parents
Affirmation of the Congregation
David Malcolm Sanford
David, with joy and thanksgiving we welcome you
into Christ’s church, for we are all one in Christ.
We promise to love, encourage, and support you, to
share the good news of the Gospel with you, and to
help you know and follow Christ.
Prayer
Administration of the Sacrament
Welcome to the Child
Response
A Spiritual (11:00)
The Junior Choir
Elva Small, piano
arr. Lynn Shaw Bailey
b. 1955
Is there anybody here who loves my Jesus? Anybody here who loves my Lord?
I want to know if you love my Jesus. I want to know if you love my Lord.
Peter on the sea, Peter, do you love my Lord?
Daniel in the lions' den, Daniel, do you love my Lord?
Gabriel, blow your trumpet. Gabriel, won't you blow your horn.
~ Traditional
TIME WITH CHILDREN
(Children, three-years old through third-graders, are invited to
join the minister on the steps for Time With Children.)
PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION
NEW TESTAMENT READING Mark 1:29-39
p. 35
(Children’s Bible, p. 1154)
One:
All:
The Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
SERMON
“Jesus’ Day Planner”
Anna Pinckney Straight
*AFFIRMATION OF FAITH
The Apostles’ Creed (Traditional)
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.
*HYMN 463
“How Firm a Foundation”
Foundation
ORDINATION AND INSTALLATION OF OFFICERS (11:00)
Statement of Purpose
Constitutional Questions
Laying on of Hands
Ordination Prayer
Charge
THE THANKSGIVING
OFFERING OF SUBSTANCE AND LIFE
Offertory Sentence
At the Offering,
Prière (8:30)
Jean Langlais
(Prayer)
An Anthem (11:00)
1907-1991
Stephen Paulus
Even before we call on Your name
To ask You, O God,
When we seek for the words to glorify You,
You hear our prayer;
Unceasing love, O unceasing love,
Surpassing all we know.
1949-2014
Glory to the Father,
And to the Son,
And to the Holy Spirit.
Even with the darkness sealing us in,
We breathe Your name.
And through all the days that follow so fast,
We trust in You;
Endless Your grace, O endless Your grace,
Beyond all mortal dream.
Both now and for ever,
And unto ages and ages,
Amen.
~ Words, Michael Dennis Browne, b. 1940
*Doxology
Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;
praise God, all creatures here below;
praise God above, ye heavenly host;
praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.
RECOGNITION OF NEW MEMBERS
CONCERNS AND CELEBRATIONS
PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE
(closing with the Lord’s Prayer, Traditional, Hymnal, p. 35)
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name, Thy
kingdom come, Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our debts, as
we forgive our debtors; and lead us not into temptation, but
deliver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom, and the
power, and the glory, forever. Amen.
THE SENDING
*HYMN 546 “Lord, Dismiss Us with Your Blessing” Sicilian Mariners
*CHARGE AND BENEDICTION
*CHORAL AMEN (11:00)
Charles Villiers Stanford
1852-1924
*ORGAN POSTLUDE
*Those who are able, please stand.
Welcome to the Fellowship of University Presbyterian Church
SUNDAY MORNING CARE is available during both worship services for infants,
toddlers and preschool children, who will be welcomed by our trained nursery staff
and parent volunteers. Infants are welcome in the Sanctuary, but the parlor is a
wonderful place to calm an anxious baby. A special part of our service is the Time
with Children, when they are invited to join the pastor on the chancel steps for a
message that connects the worship of the day with their unique understanding.
DURING THE 11:00 A.M. WORSHIP SERVICE, UPC offers Godly Play for
kindergarteners and four-year-olds. This is a time of storytelling and creative play.
Following the Time with Children, kindergarteners and four-year-olds go with the
Godly Play Assistant through the door near the pulpit to the Godly Play room on
the first floor. Younger children exit through the door near the parking lot and font.
WE WELCOME AND EMBRACE ALL CHILDREN and strive to provide skilled
caregivers to accommodate any special needs. Please contact the Staff Associate
for Children’s Ministries, Nancy Myer, at [email protected] or (919) 929-2102 if
there is anything we can do to enhance the Sunday morning experience for your
entire family.
THE WORSHIP BULLETIN, along with the weekly calendar, announcements and
church newsletter, are posted on the church Website at www.upcch.org.
Worship Notes
AS A COURTESY TO OTHERS, please turn off or silence all cellular phones,
pagers, and other electronic devices for the duration of worship.
WORSHIP LEADERSHIP TODAY: Preacher: Anna Pinckney Straight, Associate
Pastor. Liturgists: Kim McNeill, Staff Associate for Youth Ministries; John
Rogers, Associate Pastor for Campus Ministry. Junior Choir Director: Beth Auman
Visser. Choir Director and Organist: Thomas Brown, Minister of Music.
ASSISTING IN WORSHIP TODAY: At 8:30: Deacon in the Narthex: J udy
Warburton. Greeters: Nick, Allis, Kate and Jack Rodelli. Ushers: Eric and Annette
Munson (captains), Gus and Libby Conley. At 11:00: Elder in the Narthex: Debbie
Bevin. Greeters: Ken, Charlotte, Hunter, Luke and Garrett Pearce. Ushers: Brian
Curran (captain), Ann Merklein, Lee White, Julie Hogue and David White.
Handicapped Parking Assistant: Jesse Basnight, Jr.
THIS MORNING’S ORGAN MUSIC highlights the organ’s synergetic nature.
Each set (or rank or stop) of pipes in our Sanctuary organ produces a single, unique
tone (our Sanctuary organ contains 39 stops). When two stops are combined, their
two unique tones combine to produce a new, third sound (1+1=3). As more stops
are added, the resulting combinations continue to morph into still newer and more
complicated sounds. This morning’s Voluntary begins using just one stop (the
pipes in the façade at the top of the organ case); the second part of the Voluntary
features a sound unique to the organ called the Cornet (pronounced Kor-ney). The
Cornet is a collective sound composed of multiple ranks of pipes (each note sounds
six pipes each of a different pitch) which blend together to produce a complex,
piquant solo voice. The Cornet first appeared in the early Sixteenth-century in
Germany, and was known in the Netherlands and France soon there-after. The lush
sounds heard occasionally in the 8:30 Offertory were invented in France in the
Nineteenth century. This effect, called the V oix célèste (heavenly voice), is
produced by using two identical sets of pipes, with one tuned slightly sharp of the
other: the resulting ‘out of tuneness’ causes a gentle, undulating effect reminiscent
of the warmth of orchestral strings.
THE SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM is being administered this morning to David
Malcolm Sanford, son of Bill and Katie Sanford (brother to Clara). David was born
on August 14, 2014. The banner was made by Presbyterian Women.
TODAY WE ORDAIN AND INSTALL Christie Osborne as an Elder Class of 2017
and Lyn Billings as a Deacon in the Class of 2017 during the 11:00 a.m. service.
THE SILENT PRAYER OF PREPARATION is from Prayers for an Inclusive
Church by Steven Shakespeare. Used by permission.
THE PRAYER OF CONFESSION is reprinted by permission of Westminster John
Knox Press from Feasting on the W ord® W orship Companion. Copyright 2014.
ELDERS, SESSION FOLDERS ARE AVAILABLE in the church mailboxes. The
Session will meet on Thursday, February 12, at 7 p.m. in the Youth Center.
TODAY’S CHURCH SCHOOL LESSON for Grades 1-12 will be based on Mark
1:29-39. We encourage you to talk with your children about this passage.
HANDICAPPED PARKING SPACES are set aside on Sunday directly in front of
the church on Franklin Street and in the first four spaces in the church lot. Please
reserve these spaces for those with handicap parking permits.
LARGE PRINT BULLETINS AND HYMNALS and portable hearing devices are
available every Sunday in the narthex.
LECTIONARY READINGS FOR NEXT SUNDAY: 2 Kings 2:1-12; Psalm 50: 16; 2 Corinthians 4:3-6; Mark 9:2-9.
209 E. Franklin St P.O. Box 509 Chapel Hill, NC 27514 (919) 929-2102
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Welcome to University
Presbyterian Church
News and Opportunities
February 8, 2015
Ushers Needed
USHERS ARE NEEDED for the 11:00 worship services on
Sundays, February 15 and 22. If you can help out, please
contact Brian Curran at (919) 360-0086.
Second Sunday Lunch
THE CONGREGATION IS INVITED to Second Sunday Lunch
today, following the 11 a.m. service in the Fellowship
Hall. The Outreach Committee will host and provide the
main course of fried chicken and drinks. Those who attend
are asked to bring a vegetable dish, a salad or a dessert for
approximately 12 people. All new members, visitors and
students are welcome without contribution. Come enjoy
food and fellowship at church. All are welcome!
Presbyterian Youth Connection
PYC WILL MEET AGAIN on Sunday, February 15, 6 - 8
p.m. in the Fellowship Hall. Next Sunday is a High School
only night at PYC. All 9th-12th graders are encouraged to
attend as we begin our plans for Youth Sunday. Middle
Schoolers will meet again on Sunday, February 22. Email
Kim McNeill at [email protected] for more information.
Vacation Bible School Registration
THIS YEAR’S THEME FOR UPC Vacation Bible School (June
29 - July 2) will be Message Received: Hearing God’s Call.
Registration begins Sunday, February 15. You may
register and pay online, or find paper forms in the church
office. VBS is open to all children ages 3 years - rising 5th
grade and is held at New Hope Camp and Conference Center (9 a.m. - 12 p.m.). Cost is $40 per child ($80 maximum
per family). Scholarships are available. For questions or to
volunteer, contact Nancy Myer at [email protected] or
Tracy Lovelady at [email protected].
Presbyterian Women
ALL WOMEN OF UPC are invited to attend PW Circles:
Circle 1: Wed., Feb. 11, 7:00 p.m. Hostess: Tracy
Woody, 217 Lancaster Dr., 27517, (828) 713-6251
THANK YOU TO EVERYONE who purchased the first and
second reprinting of The Chapel Hill Cook Book from
1935. We appreciate your support of our effort. You
made it possible for the Presbyterian Women to give the
Pastor’s Discretionary Fund $2,000!
Montreat Worship and Music Conference
MONTREAT WORSHIP AND MUSIC CONFERENCE (June
21 - 27, 2015) is open to all active UPC choir members
that will be rising fourth graders to graduating seniors.
What a great conference to enjoy the fellowship, music
and worship in the beautiful setting of Montreat, NC!
The conference registration fee is due by next
Sunday, February 15. If you’r e planning to go to
Montreat Worship and Music this summer, let Beth
know and she will register you. The sooner the better for
class selections! Large groups must register for the
conference together online. For more information,
contact Beth Auman Visser at [email protected].
Women’s Retreat Registration
JOIN US FOR THE fifth Annual Women’s Retreat, Pray,
Eat, Love, from Friday, April 24, 6:00 p.m., through
Sunday, April 26, 1:00 p.m. in Ocean Isle Beach, NC.
This year we’ll head to the beach, with time to walk
along the water or take a dip in the private pool. Our
leader will be Deb Guess, a full-time jewelry and mixed
media artist, producing artwork for galleries and teaching in the Soul Whispers Arts studio. Register online at
http://goo.gl/VKoSlM or through paper forms available
in the church office. Scholarships are available. Please
contact Kate Fiedler Boswell at [email protected] or
(919) 929-2102, ext. 130. This retreat is designed to
remind us that God speaks to us during the pauses of our
lives; when we “retreat,” we are honoring the God-given
gift of Sabbath. Register today!
Faith Forward Update
AS OF JANUARY 31, members have committed a total of
$3,474,302 in pledges, plus an additional $242,461 in non
-pledged support, bringing our total to $3,716,763 toward
our goal of $4.2 million. We have received actual contributions of $3,141,795. New pledges are encouraged and
welcome, as are non-pledged gifts. There are two ways
to make a pledge. Visit www.upcch.org and click “Faith
Forward
Capital
Campaign”
from
the
left side of the homepage, or you may go to
www.upcch.org/info/capital_campaign.html. Then, click
“Pledge Online,” fill-in your information and click
“Submit pledge.” You may also contact the church office at (919) 929-2102 and request to be mailed a pledge
card. Simply fill out the card, sign it and return it to University Presbyterian Church, PO Box 509, Chapel Hill
NC 27514-0509, c/o Finance Office. Thank you!
Adult Education Classes: Today, 9:45-10:45
Connections: Today: Galilee—Setting of Jesus’s Life
and Ministry. Facilitators: Lee and Myrah Scott.
Location: Vance Barron Hall.
Feasting on the Word: Today: Mark 1:29-39.
Facilitator: Bob Dunham. Location: Room 139.
Faith Issues in Literature: Today: “Lenten Discipline.”
Facilitators: Kelly Ross and Kate Fiedler Boswell.
Location: Stephen Ministry Room.
Family Matters - Building Moral Intelligence: This
class features the book The Seven Essential V irtues that
Teach Kids to Do the Right Thing, by Michele Borba.
Facilitator: Jim Schultz. Location: Terrace Room.
TERM 4 OF ADULT EDUCATION CLASSES will take place
Sundays, February 15 - March 29. Classes will include
Feasting on the Word, facilitated by Bob Dunham
and Anna Pinckney Straight (Terrace Room); Faith
Issues in Literature, featur ing the poetr y of Mar y
Oliver found in New and Selected Poems, V olume One
and facilitated by Nancy Benjamin, Ruth Moose and
Kelly Ross (Stephen Ministry Room); Connections:
Dementia and Alzheimer’s - Finding Comfort in
Knowledge, Faith and Hope, explor ing br ain changes
associated with normal aging, Alzheimer’s disease and
other types of dementia and facilitated by the UPC Mental Health Taskforce (Vance Barron Hall).
UPC Book Drive
THE UPC BOOK DRIVE will run from February 15 to
March 1. The books we collect will be donated to Book
Harvest (www.bookharvestnc.org), a nonprofit that collects children’s books for children in need. Watch for the
book collection bins at the Henderson St. entrance, in
Room 228 and in the Parlor. We need books for all
ages, especially board books and picture books for the
youngest readers. To volunteer or to learn more, contact
UPC Local Outreach Committee Chair Bart Phillips at
[email protected] or Kaarin Huffman of the Adult
Education Committee at [email protected].
Children’s, Junior and Youth Choirs
THE YOUTH CHOIR (grades 6-12) will not rehearse today. See you next Sunday, February 15, from 5 - 6 p.m.
as we begin working on music for Youth Sunday, March
15, and our spring anthems. Now is a great time to join
this group of dedicated singers! Please contact Beth at
[email protected] for more information.
THE JUNIOR CHOIR (grades 2-6) will have an extended
rehearsal today from 4:15 - 5:45 p.m. in Vance Barron
Hall. The Junior Choir will receive their spring musical
CDs today and start a read-through of their musical, in
addition to working on their upcoming anthems. They
will also have a snack. Let Beth know if your child has
any food allergies. The spring musical will be performed
on May 1 and 3 in the Sanctuary. Please contact Beth at
[email protected] for more information.
THE CHILDREN’S CHOIR (grades K-2) will rehearse today
from 3:45 - 4:10 p.m. in Vance Barron Hall. Now is a great
time to join this energetic group of young singers! Please
contact Beth at [email protected] for more information.
Donations for UPPS
UPPS WILL HOLD A SILENT AUCTION at our upcoming
Winter Carnival at the end of February. 100% of proceeds
from the auction will go into our Scholarship Fund, which
is used to make preschool possible for families with limited finances. We would gratefully accept any donations
of auction items, such as game or performance tickets, gift
cards or other goods and services. Please contact Ellen
Parker ([email protected]) if you would like to find
out more about donating an item for the auction.
General Announcement
THIRD THURSDAY TABLE, February 19: UPC members
assist in preparing and serving lunch and dinner at the
IFC Community Kitchen (100 W. Rosemary St.) on the
third Thursday of each month. Would you like to
participate in this local outreach opportunity? Circle 5 of
Presbyterian Women invites you to join them on
February 19 from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; for details, call
Betty Hutton at (919) 942-6174. For information about
helping with dinner, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., contact Jane Darter
at (919) 929-9820 or [email protected]
Announcement from the Larger Community
THE ORANGE COUNTY DEPARTMENT ON AGING is hosting a free Faith-Based Aging Symposium on March 5,
2:00 - 5:30 p.m. at the Central Orange Senior Center,
Hillsborough. RSVP by February 25. If you’ like to join
Anna Pinckney Straight in attending, contact her at
[email protected] or (919) 929-2102.
This Week and Next at University
Presbyterian Church
Sunday, February 8
8:30 & 11:00 Worship Services
(nursery care provided in Room 134)
9:45-10:45 New members received: Room 228
9:45-10:45 Sunday School for all ages
12:00-1:00 Second Sunday Lunch: Fellowship Hall
3:45-4:10
Children’s Choir: Vance Barron Hall
4:00-5:00
UPC worship service: Carolina Meadows
4:15-5:45
Junior Choir: Vance Barron Hall
Monday, February 9
4:30-6:00
6:00-7:00
6:00-7:00
6:30-7:30
Local Outreach: Vance Barron Hall
Outreach: Vance Barron Hall
Administration Committee: Room 139
Deacons meeting: Youth Center
Tuesday, February 10
4:30
Bulletin announcement deadline
Wednesday, February 11
7:15-9:15
Chancel Choir: Vance Barron Hall
Thursday, February 12
5:30-7:00
5:30-8:00
7:00-9:00
Congregational Life Committee:
Youth Center
PCM Dinner and Program: Terrace Room
Session meeting: Youth Center
Sunday, February 15
8:30 & 11:00 Worship Services
(nursery care provided in Room 134)
9:45-10:45 Sunday School for all ages
12:00
The Chimes content deadline
3:45-4:10
Children’s Choir: Vance Barron Hall
4:00-5:00
UPC worship service: Carol Woods
4:15-4:55
Junior Choir: Vance Barron Hall
5:00-6:00
Youth Choir: Vance Barron Hall
6:00-8:00
PYC: Fellowship Hall
Monday, February 16
7:00-8:30
Stephen Ministry: Stephen Ministry Room,
Youth Center, Garden Room
Tuesday, February 17
4:30
Bulletin announcement deadline
Wednesday, February 18
7:15-9:15
Chancel Choir: Vance Barron Hall
Remember, there is FREE parking at the Rosemary Street
parking deck on Sundays until 2:00 p.m.
919) 929-2102
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