Bulletin for July 14

Serve…

“Making a Difference in Jesus Name!”

Otisville – Mt. Hope Presbyterian Church

July 14, 2019

8:30 AM & 9:30 AM

Church Office 386-3851, Email: OtisvillePres@hvc.rr.com

Cell Phones and Tablets Welcome

Don’t forget to silence your phones during worship. Thank You

Text-To-Give message “give” to (347) 830-7281!

Church app is at https://tithely.app.link/Otisville-Mt-Hope-Presbyterian-Church

Bulletin is Online https://bulletinsatomhpc.blogspot.com

Worship recorded at https://www.youtube.com/user/Otisvillepres

Remember to put otisvillepres@hvc.rr.com in your address book!

our service is on Facebook Live each Sunday at 9:30am.

Prelude

Time of Silence

“In this quiet moment, Jesus speak to me. Fill my heart with Thy love
divine, Your power let me see.”

Call to Worship

L: O sing to the Lord a new song!

P: Sing to the Lord, all the earth!

L: Sing, and give praise to God’s name!

P: Tell the glad news of salvation from day to day!

Hymn 38 Ye Servants of God

Silent Prayer of Confession

Sung Response & Assurance of Pardon

“Lord have mercy upon us. Christ have mercy upon us. Lord have mercy upon us.”

Glory to the Father

“Glory be to the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Ghost; as it was in the beginning is now and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.”

An Affirmation of Faith (unison)

This is the good news which we received, in which we stand and by which we are saved; that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day; and that he appeared to Mary, then to the twelve, and to many faithful witnesses. We believe he is the Christ, the Son of the Living God. He is the first and the last, the beginning and the end, he is our Lord and our God. Amen. 

Sharing of Joys and Concerns & Prayers of the People

The Lord’s Prayer

"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.”

Anthem                                                                                              

Scripture                                                                                         Acts 6:1-7

Sermon                                                                                               “Service”

Hymn 633 Open Our Eyes, Lord

Congregational News              Come to a Microphone to speak!

The Offering – give online at https://tithe.ly/give?c=52802

Offertory Prayer

Offertory                                                                                         

Sung Response

“We give Thee but Thine own, whate’er the gift may be. All that we have is Thine alone, a trust O Lord from Thee.”

The Peace

L    God sent the world his only Son. Since God loved us so much,
we too should love one another.

P:   Let us love one another, since love comes from God.

L:   The Peace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.

P:   (to each other) The Peace of Christ be with you.

Hymn 355 There’s a Wideness in God’s Mercy

Benediction

Sung Response

May the Lord, Mighty God, bless and keep you forever; Grant you peace, perfect peace, courage in every endeavor. Lift your eyes and see his face, and his love forever. May the Lord, risen Lord, bless and keep you forever.

Postlude

#omhpc #tiedyechurch #comesharemypew

#empowerkidsotisville #empoweringthenextgenerationforchrist

Summer Hours for Worship

Worship will be at 8:30am & 9:30am in July

Worship will be at 9:30am only in August and September 1

7/21	Acts 7:54-60	Stoned
7/28		Jim Eggleton Preaching
8/04	Acts 8:4-25	Spirited/Communion
8/11	Acts 8:26-40	Opportunities
8/18	Acts 9:1-19	Chosen
8/25	Acts 10:1-29	Confused
9/01	Acts 10:30-48	Amazed

Today's Worship Details

·       Greeters: Riley Granger and N’Senga Kinzonzi

·       Readers: N’Senga Kinzonzi

·       Flowers are $15 per vase or $30 for 2. Envelopes are at the back of the church. Call 386-3851 or contact Jen at secretary.otisvillepres@gmail.com

Church Office Hours

·       Monday & Thursday 11:30am–3:30pm.

Nursery Care

·       Thank you to Donna deJong for being our adult volunteer for 11AM services starting in September!! If you would like to be Donna’s backup please find her and give her your number, or contact Kelly Dolson or Jen D’Esposito to get on our sub list.

Church App

·       https://tithely.app.link/Otisville-Mt-Hope-Presbyterian-Church

Church Email News each week

·       Sign up at https://mailchi.mp/hvc/otisvillepres

Photo Release

·       All church activities may be taped or photographed for church use. Entry into our facilities and participation in our activities constitutes permission. Thank you for your support.

Summer Music

·       Interested musicians should contact Sue Conklin ASAP.  

EMPOWERkids

·       “EMPOWERkids helpers” are still needed in EVERY CLASSROOM and for behind the scenes help. Contact Jen to share your skills and talents 201-888-7101/jenespo7@gmail.com

Deacons

·       Need jam and/or jelly for the food pantry

·       Invite you to buy one or two of the store brand vinyl shopping bags each time you shop and give them to the deacons in preparation for the Thanksgiving baskets

Be the church… wherever you are!

This summer as you travel and visit with family and friends, remember, you are the church, you’re not missing church!

 

Triennium News – Today until July 14

·       Now - July 14^th - Bottle Deposit Collection—Drop your clean, empty cans/plastic bottles in the containers in the Fellowship Hall. This is a great way to recycle your cans after those great graduation and summer parties that you have coming up. Please no glass.

·       And from now until July 14^th, when they will be commissioned to go by the church, there will be special envelopes or give at Tithe.ly https://tithe.ly/give?c=52802

·       July 14^th - Brunch and Cake/Summer Desert Auction (called by our very own Joe Miedema) following the 9:30 worship service! The auctions are always lots of fun! Tickets for the brunch are $10 and all proceeds from the brunch and auction will go to support the trip.

·       Following Triennium, the group will be sharing their experiences with the congregation. Thank you for your support!!

Community Yard Sale – August 3

·       Otisville’s Annual Community Yard Sale will be held on August 3^rd .The church will not be holding a sale inside the building this year. However, church families are welcome to set up their own sale in the Orchard St. parking lot behind the Christian Education Building. If you are interested, please contact Candy Burnett.  The parking lot will be put on the Yard Sale map if we have people interested.

Night Out Against Crime – August 6

·       Chief Paul Rickard let me know today that the MHPD is doing a “Night Out Against Crime” on Tuesday August 6, and wondered whether we wanted to put up a booth that night (it is also a concert night at the Town Park). Father Mike said Holy Name is in. Do we want to be? If so, a planning team is needed ASAP!

Rachel’s Elephant-Proof Garden

·       The Youth Group’s help at Pierson’s Farm for the Farm to Fork Fondo bicycle tour resulted in $550 for Rachel’s elephant-proof garden in Namibia.

·       Additional gifts can be made by check made out to OMHPC and directed to Rachel’s Garden or at Tithely: https://tithe.ly/give?c=52802

New Teams

We are looking for a couple of folks willing to help with some ideas and making them happen (dream big, scale back) for this fall! You in?

·       A Creative Team

·       A Welcome Team

·       A Communication Team

·       A Graphics Team

·       A Small Groups Team

·       A Safety Team

Because this fall will be focused around preaching/teaching about Old Testament “Heroes” we need folks who can imagine ways to tell their stories (like Noah) in really creative ways.

In addition, we will be looking for folks who really have a desire to see new families come to our worship and want to see really positive ways to welcome them and get them settled.

We also want to stretch our communications so that we are reaching folks with good information in the best way possible, not only to reach new people, but to keep in good communication with our currently active ones!

We need graphics support, not only at the logo level, but for our OT Heroes series. So, how do we make it feel like we are Moses in the Ark on a Sunday morning in our whole building!

We want to expand our small group network, and so are looking for some folks who love small groups, and might be willing to create a series of small group gatherings to see how OT Heroes can change our thinking and doing today!

We want to expand our safety team, as we look at ways to keep everyone who gathers here safe from trips and falls, keeping our records secure, fire safety, and safety from bad actors, both in terms of internal practices, as well as outside influencers.

These areas of special skills are outside the normal internal working of the church, where we are looking for EMPOWERkids staff, church officers, and directors of programs. These are bite-sized opportunities to “make a difference” using the time, energy, and craziness you already have.

So, for example, a welcome gift idea: church mugs with Starbucks cards. Or a perfect place for Bible and Brew. Or, light stacks (read that lite snacks, didn’t you) made out of furnace filters and LED par cans, that dance with the music. Curious? See Jeff or any of our other crazy leaders!