9:00am/10:30am Services February 27, 2022 MORE PEOPLE, MORE LIKE CHRIST
Address: 34605 N. Tom Darlington Rd. Scottsdale, AZ 85266 Office phone: (480)488-3384 / Fax: (480)488-0850 Facebook: Desert Hills Presbyterian Church (Scottsdale, AZ) YouTube: “Desert Hills Presbyterian Church” Website: www.deserthills.org page 1
SERVICE FOR THE LORD’S DAY Sunday, February 27, 2022 9:00am/10:30am Your quiet meditation is appreciated prior to the beginning of the service. Prayer Team Members are available to pray with you in the Narthex after the service. * Worshippers please stand (if you are able)
PLEASE SILENCE OR PLACE YOUR CELL PHONE ON VIBRATE.
PRELUDE WORDS OF WELCOME MINUTE FOR MISSION-Todd Haidet, DHPC Missionary
MINUTE FOR MISSION-Annual Congregational Meeting * CALL TO WORSHIP Leader: The Lord has promised and said to His people. “Do not fear, for I am with you. People: Do not be dismayed, for I am your God. Leader: I will help you and strengthen you. People: I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.” Leader: May the peace of Christ fill our hearts as we turn to the Lord in prayer. *PRAYER OF INVOCATION *HYMN #225
Come Christians, Join to Sing
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*AFFIRMATION OF FAITH (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. *GLORY BE TO THE FATHER Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost, as it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end. Amen, amen.
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PRAYER OF CONFESSION Almighty God, you alone are good and holy. Purify our lives and make us brave disciples. We do not ask you to keep us safe, but to keep us faithful so we may follow Jesus Christ in all of life. Forgive now our sins, and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. In Jesus name we pray. Amen. ASSURANCE OF PARDON 1 John 1:9 Leader: If we confess our sins, God is faithful and just, and will forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. Therefore, let us assure one another of God’s pardon. All: In Jesus Christ, we are forgiven. Thanks be to God. ANTHEM
Creation Speaks that God Is There Chancel Choir
Creation speaks that God is here. What better proof has man yet wrought? Amid all doubt and searching thought, Creation speaks that God is here. Live life and celebrate. God is here, let’s celebrate, celebrate and sing. Let dance and song break forth. God is here, let’s celebrate, celebrate and sing. God is the Lord of Life. Let joy explode throughout the world.
Hal H. Hopson
Oh, where is truth? We ask in fear. The truth that sets all people free. The one high claim must surely be. Creation speaks that God is here. Live life and celebrate. God is here, let’s celebrate, celebrate and sing. Let dance and song break forth. God is here, let’s celebrate, celebrate and sing. God is the Lord of Life. Let joy explode throughout the world. Sing for joy. God is in the world. Alleluia!
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PRAYER OF ILLUMINATION Spirit of God, speak once again through the Words of Scripture that our listening ears may hear Your voice. Help us to place Your Word in our minds, treasure it in our hearts, choose it with our wills, and live it through our bodies. In Christ’s name we pray. Amen. SCRIPTURE Then Eliphaz the Temanite replied: “If someone ventures a word with you will you be impatient? But who can keep from speaking? Think how you have instructed many, how you have strengthened feeble hands. Your words have supported those who stumbled; you have strengthened faltering knees. But now trouble comes to you, and you are discouraged; it strikes you, and you are dismayed. Should not your piety be your confidence and your blameless ways your hope? “Consider now: Who, being innocent has ever perished? Where were the upright ever destroyed? As I have observed, those who plow evil and those who sow trouble reap it. and the cubs of the lioness are scattered.
Job 4:1-11, 17-21 At the breath of God they perish; at the blast of his anger they are no more. The lions may roar and growl, yet the teeth of the great lions are broken. The lion perishes for lack of prey, ‘Can a mortal be more righteous than God? Can even a strong man be more pure than his Maker? If God places no trust in his servants, if he charges his angels with error, how much more those who live in houses of clay, whose foundations are in the dust, who are crushed more readily than a moth! Between dawn and dusk they are broken to pieces; unnoticed, they perish forever. Are not the cords of their tent pulled up, so that they die without wisdom?’
Leader: This is the word of the Lord. All: Thanks be to God! 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.
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*HYMN #572
Blessed Assurance
OFFERINGS OF THE PEOPLE OFFERTORY
Praise to the Lord, the Almighty Handbell Choir
*DOXOLOGY #815 Praise God from whom all blessings flow. Praise Him, all creatures here below. Praise Him above, ye heav’nly host. Praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost. Amen
arr. Kevin McChesney
OLD HUNDREDTH
*PRAYER OF DEDICATION
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SCRIPTURE
Job 6
Then Job replied: “If only my anguish could be weighed and all my misery be placed on the scales! It would surely outweigh the sand of the seas— no wonder my words have been impetuous. The arrows of the Almighty are in me, my spirit drinks in their poison; God’s terrors are marshaled against me. Does a wild donkey bray when it has grass, or an ox bellow when it has fodder? Is tasteless food eaten without salt, or is there flavor in the sap of the mallow? I refuse to touch it; such food makes me ill.
Caravans turn aside from their routes; they go off into the wasteland and perish. The caravans of Tema look for water, the traveling merchants of Sheba look in hope. They are distressed, because they had been confident; they arrive there, only to be disappointed. Now you too have proved to be of no help; you see something dreadful and are afraid. Have I ever said, ‘Give something on my behalf, pay a ransom for me from your wealth, deliver me from the hand of the enemy, rescue me from the clutches of the ruthless’?
“Oh, that I might have my request, that God would grant what I hope for, that God would be willing to crush me, to let loose his hand and cut off my life! Then I would still have this consolation— my joy in unrelenting pain— that I had not denied the words of the Holy One.
“Teach me, and I will be quiet; show me where I have been wrong. How painful are honest words! But what do your arguments prove? Do you mean to correct what I say, and treat my desperate words as wind? You would even cast lots for the fatherless and barter away your friend.
“What strength do I have, that I should still hope? What prospects, that I should be patient? Do I have the strength of stone? Is my flesh bronze? Do I have any power to help myself, now that success has been driven from me? “Anyone who withholds kindness from a friend forsakes the fear of the Almighty. But my brothers are as undependable as intermittent streams, as the streams that overflow when darkened by thawing ice and swollen with melting snow, but that stop flowing in the dry season, and in the heat vanish from their channels. SERMON
“But now be so kind as to look at me. Would I lie to your face? Relent, do not be unjust; reconsider, for my integrity is at stake. Is there any wickedness on my lips? Can my mouth not discern malice?
“A TIME OF TEACHING”
Pastor Jim Noble
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*HYMN #408
How Firm a Foundation
*BENEDICTION & RESPONSE Now unto Him Now unto Him who is able to keep you from falling And to make you stand in His presence blameless and with great joy. To the only God, our Savior, through Jesus Christ, our Lord, Be the glory and the majesty, dominion and authority, Both now and forever. Amen! *POSTLUDE
Fugue in A Minor, BWV 545 Natalie Mealey, organ
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J.S. Bach
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THIS WEEK AT DHPC ANNUAL CONGREGATIONAL MEETING
TODAY!
TODAY at 4:00pm in the Sanctuary Prelude begins at 3:40—Fountain Hills Saxophone Quartet! Hard copies of the Annual Report are available for pick-up today in the narthex and Fellowship Center. Please limit one copy per household. A digital copy of the report will be made available via eblast and on the church website: deserthills.org.
Join us TODAY at 11:30am (immediately following the second service) as we host a reception for our missionary Todd Haidet. The reception will be held in the Fellowship Center as we have the opportunity to hear from Todd about last year's work in Switzerland and North Africa through YWAM. All are encouraged to attend.
DHPC CHILDREN’S MINISTRY Classes are held during the 9:00am Sunday worship service. Parents may check-in their children 15 minutes prior to service start times.
PRE-SCHOOL (0-5 years of age) located upstairs in the Sanctuary building
ELEMENTARY (1st-5th grade) located in the FC hallway classrooms
Questions? Today’s Flowers have been provided by Lynn and Bob Torcolini in honor of Dusolina Torcolini & Laila Silan
February 27 March 2 March 5 March 6 March 10 March 12 March 15
Please contact Chris Haidet, Director of Family & Student Ministries at (480)329-7097 chaidet@deserthills.org
Annual Congregational Meeting Ash Wednesday Service CPR, AED & First Aid Class Telegraph Quartet Piano Lessons Begin Women’s Retreat Epicurean Delight Zoom Class page 8
PRAYER REQUESTS
ASSISTED LIVING & HOMEBOUND: Anne Wellington(9), Ed Jensen(7), Ruth Johnston(12) HEALING: Bob Ronder (10), Tom Purnell (13), Fowler Knight (Tonya Jones’ niece), Hugh Shoults (7), Steve Haver (13), Ruth Blakeslee(8), Chris Scotti (5), Nancy Miles (#) Indicates Parish Shepherd number.
MILITARY: Mathew Croteau, Austin Ast, Charles Porter, Kenn Mattson, Ben Williamsz, Wyatt Brennan, Ryan Richard, Isaiah Skinner, Isaac Corbett, Hunter Helvie, David Leibold, Chanteal Williams Dotson, Ethan Groce, Clark Benham, Conrad McDermott, Graham Benham, Christopher Bingham, Cade Brennan, Joshua Fielder, Elizabeth Fricker, Gregory Fricker, Joseph Galaviz, Jonathan Gilleland, Cherise (nee Harry) Smallcanyon, Aaron Heinricks, Ryan Leavitt, Ryan Mackiewich, Kate Miller, Jonathan Mulder, Jacob Rath, Jason Rath, Ryan Toomey, Chris Skinner, Luis Medrano, and Tyrus Smedes. ARE YOU IN NEED OF PRAYER? DO YOU HAVE A JOY TO SHARE? Please submit your prayer request online at deserthills.org or call the DHPC Prayer Hotline (480)757-0700
FINANCE 2022 Pledge Drive We have received $916,688 in pledges from 186 pledging units for the 2022 Budget.
Draft Jan 2022 Finances Receipts Pledge General Other
$173,267 (20% of budget) $ 21,131 ( 7% of budget) $ 1,162 ( 9% of budget)
Expenses $ 99,680 ( 8% of budget) Operating Surplus $ 95,879* *Includes $ 66,324 prepaid pledges
SCRIPTURES FOR MARCH 6
If you have questions or want more detail, please contact:
Bobi Tomlon, Controller (480)488-3384 accounting@deserthills.org or Allan Watson, Finance Elder (309)255-2537 allanlw@msn.com
Job 8-13
WALKING BESIDE MINISTRY Think of a time when you really felt cared for. Chances are someone focused on what you had to say, was attentive to your needs, and listened to how you felt instead of telling you how you should feel or what you should do. Our Walking Beside Ministry is a ministry of listening. Listening is one of the most powerful ministry tools at our disposal. It demonstrates that you care about the other person. It’s listening in such a way as to be able to feel what someone else is truly feeling. Would you like to have a good listener sit with you for a while? If so, contact Pastor Brett, Pastor Jim, or any one of our team members.
Laurann Cook Barb Conti Joe Gilleland Steve Haver Moon Kahn
(714)270-8121 (480)419-8232 (480)575-8406 (602)625-0159 (480)391-2034
Shirley Klein Beverley Keele Marsha Lindquist Thea Miller Sara Sebransky
(602)881-0936 (843)540-9514 (480)513-1132 (480)620-8632 (480)888-6192 page 9
TELEGRAPH QUARTET
The Telegraph Quartet (Eric Chin and Joseph Maile, violins; Pei-Ling Lin, viola; Jeremiah Shaw, cello) formed in 2013 with an equal passion for standard and contemporary chamber music repertoire. Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, the Quartet is currently on the chamber music faculty at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music as the Quartet-in-Residence.
Join us for a free workshop: “Conversations with Master Musicians” The workshop is from 2:30pm to 3:30pm. Space is limited, so please call 480-488-3384 to reserve your seat.
March 6 at 4:00pm Concert is FREE and ALL are WELCOME! 34605 N Tom Darlington Road Scottsdale, AZ 480-488-3384 www.deserthills.org page 10
4th Annual Gift Card Drive
WHO:
DHPC Troop Care Ministry in partnership with the Air Force Aid Society
WHAT: Will be collecting Walmart and grocery store gift cards in the amounts of $10, $15, and $20 WHEN:
TODAY IS THE LAST DAY TO ACCEPT CARDS
WHERE: Table on the patio WHY:
A Senior Airman (E-4), with dependents, has a take home pay of approximately $550 per week and the emergency assistance provided by the Air Force Aid Society is sometimes not enough.
Thank you and God Bless! Questions? Contact Shirley Klein (623) 465-9246 shirleymklein@gmail.com
FELLOWSHIP AND
Women’s Retreat LIMITED SPACES ARE AVAILABLE Saturday, March 12, 8:30am to 3:00pm Contact Amy Woods: AMY@BSTLNNO.COM or 480-213-3677, if you are interested in attending the retreat.
CPR, AED & First Aid certification by LP Health Directions March 5th, 9am-12pm Desert Hills Presbyterian Church in the Fellowship Center $30 - Healthcare Personnel $20 - Non-Healthcare Personnel Contact Cyndi Moulton RN, BSN Congregational Nurse (623)203-8357 or nursecyndi @deserthills.org BE A HEART-SAVER
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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2 7:00 PM in the Sanctuary
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So…….. you’ve been wanting a short-term commitment to sing in a choir? Your wish has come true! The DHPC choir is rehearsing for a cantata which will be performed during our regular Sunday services on Palm Sunday, April 10th. Rehearsals: Wednesdays 6:30-7:15pm starting 3/9 Dress rehearsal: Saturday, April 9, 9:30-11:30am We look forward to welcoming you to choir and sharing your vocal talents with us and your DHPC church family! Contact Jeffrey at music@deserthills.org for more information or to let us know you will be joining us! page 13
We are excited to offer two music opportunities! DHPC has contracted with Ostinato Conservatory to offer classes for adults and children.
Group Piano Lessons for Adults
Classes for Children
Small group piano class is the best way to revisit your dream of playing your most beloved songs in a fun, respectful, and pressure-free environment taught by a highly qualified, patient, enthusiastic instructor—
Ear training and music exploration for children. Small group classes designed for kids 6-10 years of age using the Solfege method which is based on ear training with countless singing, clapping, listening, and making music on different instruments, preparing students to play not only the piano but any musical instrument in the future. Led by gifted teacher
Vitaly Serebriakov!
Mrs. Svetlana.
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Desert Hills Presbyterian Church Dear Heather, Staff & Members, On behalf of the Foothills Food Bank and Resource Center please accept our grateful thanks for your generous donation of 300 pounds of food collected for the food bank in February 2022. Your ongoing support is most appreciated. Just as a matter of information, it takes approximately 30 pounds of food to feed one individual for 3-5 days. We estimate the cost if the client had to purchase that food to be approximately $64.00. We also provide financial assistance for rent, utilities, medical bills and auto repair when there is proof of need. Thus, dollar donations are just as vital to us as the actual food. Through your endeavor to help, you have shown compassion for the less fortunate. Your continuing support is greatly appreciated. Sincerely,
Michelle Reyes
Michelle Reyes Operations Manager & Donor Relations Foothills Food Bank & Resource Center
Join us for this unique & fun Brain & Body Exercise class! Fitness segment includes low impact cardio, muscle toning with bands, balls, weights, then finish with wonderful stretching and relaxation and exercise your cognitive skills at the same time. Class times are Tuesdays and Thursdays at 8:30 am-9:30 am or 10:00am-11:00am Beginning February 23: A new class Mondays and Wednesdays 1:00pm-2:00pm! Choose the time that works best for you. $5.00 per class or $50 for 10 sessions at a time Payment accepted at the beginning of class. Please make check payable to DHPC and write
“BrainSavers” on the memo line.
The Fellowship Committee is excited to present...
Epicurean Delights Zoom Cooking Class with DHPC member, Ed Nichols
Extend your culinary skills and enjoy guidance on a Zoom get-together with an amazing and patient “chef”, Ed Nichols!!! March 15 10:00am-11:00am via zoom Menu Spanish Paella paired with an easy, delicious Sangria There will be a drawing during the class and one lucky attendee will be able to pick up the Spanish Paella for dinner! To RSVP, obtain the Zoom invite, recipes & ingredient lists, please call the Church Office at (480) 488-3384. page 15
CALENDAR Blue=Zoom Video Meeting Red=Live Stream on YouTube Green=Youth Sunday Feb. 27 8:15am Choir Rehearsal (Choir Room) 9:00am Traditional Service (Sanctuary) 9:00am Student Impact (grades 6-12) assist w/ Sunday School (FC #215)
9:00am Children’s Worship
(age 0-5) (Sanctuary bldg. classrooms) (grade 1-5) (FC hallway classrooms)
Wednesday March 2 7:00am Men’s Bible Study (Adm #109) 8:30am Schaffer Homeschool Group (Children’s Rooms) 9:30am Engaging God’s Word Bible Study (FC #215, Choir Room, Sanctuary) 1:00pm BrainSavers (FC #215, 216) 6:00pm Hangout (FC #216) 6:30pm Choir Rehearsal (Choir Room) 7:00pm Ash Wednesday (Sanctuary)
10:30am Traditional Service (Sanctuary) 10:30am Worship (Streaming) 11:45am New Member Lunch (Spotted DonThursday March 3 key) 8:30am BrainSavers (FC #215, 216) 2:00pm Student Ministry Discipleship 8:30am Schaffer Homeschool Group 4:00pm Student Ministry Service (Children’s Rooms) 4:00pm Annual Congregational Meeting 10:00am BrainSavers (FC #215, 216) (Sanctuary ) 10:00am Hebrew’s Women's Study (Adm #109 & Zoom) Monday Feb 28 1:30pm M&A Meeting (Narthex 2) 8:30am Schaffer Homeschool Group 3:00pm City of God Class (FC #215) (Children’s Rooms) 3:30pm Discipleship Group (Narthex 1) 9:00am Bulletin Announcement Deadline 4:00pm Grief Support Group (FC #201) 9:30am Miracles on Monday AA (FC #215) 5:30pm Faith & Film - HUGO (FC #215) 10:00am 1 Cor. Women’s Study (Zoom) 6:30pm Lenten Bible Study (Adm #109 & 10:00am Staff Meeting (Adm #109) Zoom) 12:30am Prayer Gathering (Zoom) 1:00pm BrainSavers (FC #215) Friday March 4 6:00pm Cub Scouts (FC #216) 8:30am Schaffer Homeschool Group 6:30pm Hebrew’s Bible Study (Zoom) (Children’s Rooms) 4:00pm Newcomer AA (FC #216) Tuesday March 1 4:30pm New Beginnings AA (FC #216) 8:30am BrainSavers (FC #215, 216) 6:00pm Parents Night Out (Sunday School 8:30am Schaffer Homeschool Group Rooms) (Children’s Rooms) 9:00am 10:00am 1:00pm 2:30pm 2:35pm 4:00pm 4:00pm 5:30pm 6:00pm 6:30pm 6:30pm
Fall Calendar Review (Adm #109) BrainSavers (FC #215, 216) Walking Beside (Adm #109) Hygiene Kit Packing (FC Basement) Tru North Drama Class (FC #215) Desert Disciples (Adm #109) Exercise Class (FC #215) CODA Mtg. (FC #201) Women’s AA (FC #215) Worship Committee (Adm #109) Boy Scouts (FC #216)
Allan Watson(E) Barbara Conti(E) Bill Billard(E) Bobi Tomlon(S) Brett Everett(S) Chris Haidet(S) Cyndi Moulton Darla Gilchrist(E) Dave Hulbert(E) Ed Nichols(E) Heather Everett(E) Jeffrey Anthony(S) Jim Noble(S) Joe Gilleland(E) John Thurston(E) Kara Thomas(S) Kathleen Harris(S) Mary Kay Thurston Natalie Mealey(S) Pat Christopherson(E) Richard Cook(S) Susan Constance(E) Tonya Jones(E) Vicky Parker(E)
WORSHIP SCHEDULE 9:00 am - Traditional Worship Sanctuary 10:30 am - Traditional Worship Sanctuary & STREAMING
Notice: Some of our worship services are regularly video-recorded and posted online. If you have a concern, please contact the church office.
OFFICE HOURS Monday Closed Tuesday 9am-4pm Wednesday 9am-4pm Thursday 9am-4pm Friday Closed Thank you for your patience and understanding while we are short-staffed.
Saturday March 5 8:00am Men’s Bible Study (Adm #109) 9:00am CPR, AED & First Aid Training Class (FC #216)
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