September 1 7 , 2023
The Sixteenth Sunday
Adult Sunday School @ 9:30 AM
Sunday In-Person and Livestream Worship Service @ 10:45AM
“You are the light of the world. A city built on a hill cannot be hid.”
Matthew 5:14 NRSV
The Church on the Hill, Near the Cross, In the Word and On the Move for Christ
Senior Pastor
e Carlene Mahan
Technical Administrative Assistant: Tiffany Grier
Carlene Mahan
Lead Stan Edwards
Youth Church Sunday @ 10:45 AM
Adult Sunday School now in person @ 9:30 AM
Sunday Service on Livestream @ 10:45AM
Monday
Pastor’s Prayer Call @ 7:00AM
Monday - Friday
KAIROS Call @ 1:00 PM
Bible Study on Zoom @ 7:00 PM
Monday through Friday
9AM - 4 PM
One Hagerty Blvd. West Chester, PA 19382 610.692.2446
www.stpaulsbaptist.org
Order of Worship
The Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost
Sunday, September 17, 2023
The Reverend Orville Brissett Evangelist Zelda Rhodes
Minister of Music and Worship Arts Worship Leader
Praise and Worship
The Call to Worship
The Choral Introit……… Holy, Holy, Holy……........Congregation
Prayer of Invocation..… ….…....................Evangelist Zelda Rhodes
Prayer Chant………… ….The Lord’s Prayer…… …..Congregation
Musical Interlude……………………..………………………
The Hymn of Consecration… .”Come We That Love The Lord”…..Congregation
Greeting our Visitors………………..…….Sister Donna Edwards
Pastoral Emphasis & Scripture Lesson..........The Rev Dr. Wayne E. Croft Sr., The Ministry of Giving
Offertory Prayer………...… .….................Trustee Louis Barbarin
Announcements …..…… .....................................................................
Prayer of Intercession…… … ………… ..… Minister Kay Anderson
Ministry of Music
Sermonic Selection…… ...“Jesus On the Mainline”…….…Male Chorus
“We don’t need another political uprising. We don’t need another conqueror on the scene. What we need is a special word, that will bond within our hearts and give us direction from above. We need a Word from the Lord. A Word from the Lord. Just one Word from the Lord, will remove all the doubts and cause the sun to shine and give peace of mind. Speak Lord, Speak Lord.”
The Ministry of Preaching
The Rev Dr. Wayne E. Croft Sr., “Praising God in a Cave”
Psalm 57 NRSV
*Call to Discipleship
Departing to Serve
*Please Stand **Ushers May Seat Worshippers ***CongregationBe Seated
Worship with us online at https://stpaulsbaptist.org/
SAVE THE DATE
Pastor Croft's 11th Anniversary
Sunday, September 24, 2023
Theme:
and Actions, Celebrating Rev. Dr. Wayne E. Croft, Sr.
By Word, DeedsScripture:
Romans 10: 14-15 (KJV): 14How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher? 15And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!
Sunday's Guest Preacher: Rev. Dr. James C. Perkins, Pastor Emeritus
Greater Christ Baptist Church in Detroit Michigan
There will be a Luncheon in the Fellowship Hall immediately after Sunday Service, Please use the link below to RSVP
Seating Capacity for the meal is limited to 224
https://stpaulsbaptist.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/1854819
Sign-up table will be in Elevator Lobby following Sunday Service
Evening quilting has returned on Tuesdays! Join us from 6:00PM to 8:00PM on the third floor in the quilting room. New members are welcomed. No experience necessary.
Kessler RehabilitationCenter
Sister Sonya Combs-Adams- Room 304
300 Market St
Saddlebrook, NJ 07663
Rockland} Place (Nursing Home).
Sister Geneva Porter-RQCD 230
1519 Rockland Road
Wilmington, DE 19803
Pembrooke (Nursing H©me).
Sister De�ara Matthews-�oom 226
1120 West Chester Pike
West Chester, PA 19382 at'fl-lome
Deacon Jesse Craig
Sister Lurerlene Crook
Brother Lynell Laws
Brother Albert "Skeater" Hill
Sister Judith Thomas
Church Family the following three items will help us serve with greater efficiency:
Any items that you need to be placed in the Sunday Bulle�n must be submited to the Church Office by noon on Wednesday. You may email your announcement informa�on to assistantsecretary@stpaulsbap�st.org. If informa�on is received a�er the deadline, it will be placed in the next upcoming Sunday Bulle�n.
Any in-service Ministry announcements can be sent to spbcannouncementministry@gmail.com. They will announce Pastoral Emphasis and St. Paul’s ministry news only. The deadline is Monday to be announced 2 weeks out.
Any item of informa�on for Pastoral Emphasis, or if you are reques�ng to make an announcement on Sunday, must be submited by noon on Friday. You may either call 610.692.2446 Ext. 140 or email your announcement informa�on to churchoffice@stpaulsbap�st.org. We realize that things do happen between Friday and Sunday and that the need may arise wherein someone has to get a note to Pastor. However, in an effort to give Pastor minimal distrac�ons on Sunday mornings as he prepares for worship, aside from an emergency, please refrain from sending a note to Pastor reques�ng that he make an announcement.
Acknowledgements.......Condolences
St Paul's extends sincere sympathy to the following families.... Sister Patricia Penn at the loss of her nephew, Braxton Davis Thompson. Deaconess Sheila Jones at the loss of her brother, Deacon Cepha Burns. And Shirley Pickney at the loss of her husband, William Pickney.
