Bulletin for Sunday Morning, November 8, 2020

 

OTISVILLE – MT. HOPE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

NOVEMBER 8, 2020
11:00AM ONLINE WORSHIP 

Church Office 845-386-3851 | Hours M, W, F 9am – 1pm

Email: Otisvillepres@hvc.rr.com

Website: www.otisvillepres.org

Text to give (347) 830-7281!

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Prelude

Welcome & 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!

 

Worship Music

• Take My Life and Let it Be Consecrated (#597)
• Holy Water
• Love the Lord          

Silent Prayer of Confession & Assurance of Pardon

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.” 

The Sacrament of Baptism

Congregational News & Offering & Stewardship Presentation

Scripture - Acts 5:1-11 (CEV)

Peter Condemns Ananias and Sapphira

5 Ananias and his wife Sapphira also sold a piece of property. 2 But they agreed to cheat and keep some of the money for themselves.

So when Ananias took the rest of the money to the apostles, 3 Peter said, “Why has Satan made you keep back some of the money from the sale of the property? Why have you lied to the Holy Spirit? 4 The property was yours before you sold it, and even after you sold it, the money was still yours. What made you do such a thing? You didn’t lie to people. You lied to God!”

5 As soon as Ananias heard this, he dropped dead, and everyone who heard about it was frightened. 6 Some young men came in and wrapped up his body. Then they took it out and buried it.

7 Three hours later Sapphira came in, but she did not know what had happened to her husband. 8 Peter asked her, “Tell me, did you sell the property for this amount?”

“Yes,” she answered, “that’s the amount.”

9 Then Peter said, “Why did the two of you agree to test the Lord’s Spirit? The men who buried Ananias are by the door, and they will carry you out!” 10 At once she fell at Peter’s feet and died.

When the young men came back in, they found Sapphira lying there dead. So they carried her out and buried her beside her husband. 11 The church members were afraid, and so was everyone else who heard what had happened.

Sermon - On Fire: Tested

Benediction

Postlude

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CONGREGATIONAL NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS

Upcoming Sermons:

November 8 Acts 5:1-11 “On Fire: Tested” & Baptism Sunday

November 15 1 John 4:7-21 We love each other, Stewardship Sunday

November 22 1 Thessalonians 5:12-22    Thanksgiving Sunday

November 29 Luke 1:5-20 First Sunday in Advent

Today 

• Leading worship and preaching:  Jeff Farley
• Music Team:  Sue & Mike Conklin
• Tech Team:  John Goldsmith, Elizabeth Orengo
• Facebook Team:  Wendy Fisher, Brenda O'Connell
• Reader: Gerda Krogslund

Stewardship Sunday!

• Our stewardship campaign ends next Sunday!!
• If you haven’t sent back a pledge card, please do! 😉 
• If you don’t have one, give us a call to let us know!
• Chuck Krogslund, General Treasure brings a Stewardship presentation this morning.

Thanksgiving Eve

• We will be offering an online Thanksgiving Eve Service.
• It will include communion at home.

Advent and Christmas

• We have begun plans for the Advent season and Christmas Eve. It appears that our traditional services on Christmas Eve will not be possible, so we are planning for an online service that will include many of our musical groups except for the choirs.
• We will be distributing Advent and Christmas boxes with supplies for advent and for Christmas Eve. If you would like to help with the boxes, let Jeff know.

Want to Give?  Secure online giving at:

Go to www.otisvillepres.org and click on “give” on the right side

Annual Reports

A reminder to all group leaders and treasurers, that financial and activity reports are due to the church office by November 25th!

The Annual Meeting

Is set for Sunday, December 13! We are working on the time. It will be available both in-person and on Zoom. 

Morning Indoor Worship

• We will be gathering at 9:00am in the Fellowship Hall.
• Only 25 people. The music is pre-recorded.
• Masks must be worn during the service.
• This service sermon will be the same as at 11:00am online.
• RSVP at https://reopen.church/r/ghOSlEks

EMPOWERfamily

• This week, EMPOWERfamily has reserved the Village of Otisville Pavilion in the Veterans’ Park on Main Street at 9:30am!  
• Please RSVP as early as you can to help us prepare: https://reopen.church/r/ghOSlEks  

Evening Indoor Worship

• At 4:00pm in the Fellowship Hall! 
• Jeff is preaching! Chuck Krogslund is coming to share Stewardship thoughts!
• To RSVP, go to https://reopen.church/r/ghOSlEks

Worship Online

You can watch our online services at any of the following sites/apps:

• Our website: www.otisvillepres.org
• Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/otisville.presbyterian/live/
• Youtube: www.youtube.com/otisvillepres/live 
• Youtube has been unreliable recently. We don’t know why!  We recommend watching on Facebook or our website.

Many thanks!

• To our amazing Deacons! 40 families received food on Thursday!
• To Marilyn Komstedt and Candy Burnett for the sanctuary decorations. Greens for Christmas, fall leaves for autumn.
• To our Tech, Music, and Decorating Crews as they change the sanctuary from fall to Christmas every Sunday so we can record our Christmas Eve music video.
• Kevin O’Connell and Dave Smith for maintenance projects, and Gary Porter for another GFI outlet installed!
• Chuck Krogslund for 43 years as Church Treasurer!
• Derrick Cash for simulcasting our upstairs musicians for the downstairs 4:00pm worship service!