February 2, 2025

YNE W PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

Sharing the Ministry of Jesus Christ through worship, growing, serving and caring.

February 02, 2025 | 10:00AM Fourth Sunday after Epiphany

TODAY’S EDUCATION & FELLOWSHIP OFFERINGS Childcare for Infants & Toddlers Rooms 101/102 | 10:00AM Childcare will be extended today to encourage Annual Meeting attendance.

Sunday School: 10:00AM Pre-K (2, 3, 4-year-olds) | Rm 103 Kindergarten & 1st Grade | Rm 304 2nd & 3rd Grades | Rm 301 4th & 5th Grades | Rm 306 6th & 7th Grades | Rms 208/209 High School | Rm 204

All Church Brunch Chapel | After Annual Meeting Westminster Youth Choir Music Room | 5:00PM Youth Group Rooms 208/209 | 6:00PM WinGS: Let’s PAUSE Fireside Room | 6:00PM

PRAYER REQUESTS Please hold the following families and individuals in prayer: Bethany, Bob, Carl, Charles Baker and family, Craig, Carolyn, Debby Jones, Diana Whaley, Dorothea Behr, Jacklyn, Jane, Jess and family, Jill, Johnson, the family of Julie Kincade, Lauren, Mason, Nancy, Peter Forrest, Richard, Sarah Foster, Sarah Stewart, Tyler and family, and the family of Anita Weeks.

COFFEE HOUR FOOD DONATIONS Members are asked to bring treats for Coffee Hour Fellowship held in the Connector on Sundays in-between Worship services.

Date of Donation by Surname Feb 9 | M - R, Feb 16 | S - Z, Feb 23 | A - F, March 9 | G - L Please contact Marian Hollingsworth with any questions. mhholling@gmail.com OR (484) 557 - 5733

ORDER OF WORSHIP Sunday, February 02, 2025

Fourth Sunday after Epiphany

+ Please stand as you are able.

Prelude | John Grecia, organ Meditation on “My Lord, What a Morning”

Traditional Spiritual Setting: Dennis Janzer (b. 1954)

+ Call to Worship Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth.

Worship the Lord with gladness; come into his presence with singing.

Know that the Lord is God. It is he that made us, and we are his; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.

Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise.

Give thanks to him, bless his name.

For the Lord is good; his steadfast love endures forever, and his faithfulness to all generations. + Hymn 645: Sing Praise to God Who Reigns Above

MIT FREUDEN ZART

+ Call to Confession + Prayer of Confession Gracious God, our sins are too heavy to carry, too real to hide, and too deep to undo. Forgive what our lips tremble to name, what our hearts can no longer bear, and what has become for us a consuming fire of judgment.

Set us free from a past that we cannot change; open to us a future in which we can be changed; and grant us grace to grow more and more in your likeness and image; through Jesus Christ, the Light of the world. Amen. + Declaration of Forgiveness By the grace of Jesus Christ, we are forgiven. Thanks be to God. + Response of Praise: Christ is the World’s True Light

ST. JOAN

+ Passing of the Peace The peace of Christ be with you. And also with you.

Words of Welcome & Announcements Musical Offering | Children's Choir | Ryan Fleming, director Jesus, Jesus, You’re So Precious

Chaz Bosarge

Jesus, Jesus, you’re so precious. Worth more than silver, worth more than gold. So far beyond the greatest treasure. I will always love you so.

Prayer for Illumination Scripture Reading | 1 Chronicles 16: 23-31 + Hymn 286: Breathe on Me, Breath of God

TRENTHAM

Scripture Reading | John 4:1-26 Anthem | Quartet + Choral Scholars Sicut Cervus Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (ca. 1525-1594) As the deer longs for running water, so longs my soul for Thee, Lord.

Sermon | The Rev. Ryan Balsan | “Doing It Right” Time for Reflection Celebration of the Lord’s Supper and the Prayers of the People Invitation to Gratitude Text the word GIVE (not case sensitive) to our church's Giving Number: (610)-819-4483, or scan the QR code on your phone. Please feel free to give in-person as well.

The Deacons’ Compassion Fund assists persons in financial need, funded by the generous donations of members and friends of our church. An additional and optional offering will be taken today to provide funds for this purpose. Designate ‘Deacon

Compassion Fund’ on the offering envelope in the pew, when giving online, or on your check memo line, if you wish to allocate today’s gift to this effort.

Offertory Anthem | Chancel + Westminster Choirs Text: Joseph M. Scriven (1819-1886) What a Friend We Have in Jesus Music: Charles C. Converse (1832-1918) Setting & Additional Text: Joel Raney (b. 1956) Everything. Give him everything. All your worry, all your care. God wants everything.

Give him everything. Take your burden to the Lord and leave it there. What a friend we have in Jesus, all our sins and griefs to bear. What a privilege to carry everything to God in prayer. O what peace we often forfeit, O what needless pain we bear, all because we do not carry everything to God in prayer. Have we trails and temptations?

Is there trouble anywhere? We should never be discouraged. Take it to the Lord in prayer. Are we weak and heavy laden, cumbered with a load of care? Precious Savior, still our refuge. Take it to the Lord in Prayer. Can we find a friend so faithful who will all our sorrows share? In his arms he’ll take and shield you. Take your burden to the Lord and leave it there. + Doxology (Hymn 606) and Prayer of Dedication + Hymn 409: God is Here

ABBOT’S LEIGH

Benediction | Chancel + Westminster Choirs May the Love of the Lord Postlude | John Grecia, organ Now Thank We All Our God

Maria Ling/Swee Hong Lim

Anton Wilhelm Leupold (1868-1940)

Annual Meeting of the Congregation Please be seated & see Meeting Agenda in the Annual Report.

ALL CHURCH BRUNCH Following the conclusion of today’s Annual Meeting of the Congregation, all are invited to the Chapel to join our church community for brunch, hosted by the Community Fellowship Committee. We hope to see you there!

WPC MISSION PARTNER OF THE WEEK REV. EUGENE CHO PRESIDENT & CEO of BREAD FOR THE WORLD Bread for the World is a collective Christian voice urging our nation’s decision makers to end hunger at home and abroad. Bread works in partnership with churches, universities, and other organizations to mobilize Christians to advocate for an end to hunger by 2030.

ADDRESS | 425 3rd Street SW, Suite 1200, Washington, DC 20024

ANNOUNCEMENTS MUSIC TRANSFORMS | A FREE BENEFIT CONCERT Join us in the Sanctuary on Sunday, February 23 at 4:00PM for an evening of music featuring cellist, Jeffrey Solow with pianist, Erin Auerbach. This event supports the Cornerstone Christian Academy Orchestra in Southwest Philadelphia. Reception to follow in the Connector.

DOING A NEW THING! | A MULTIGENERATIONAL EVENT WinGS extends an invitation for women and girls of all ages to come together for an afternoon of fun & fellowship! Join us in the Chapel on Sunday, February 23 from 12:15PM - 2:00PM to create your own mosaic tile tray and enjoy a comforting lunch. Please register on waynepres.org by Monday, February 17.

SUNDAY MORNING BIBLE STUDY W/ DR. JOE MODICA Join us on Sundays at 9:30AM in the Fireside Room starting January 26 for a 10-week study focusing on The Sermon on the Mount, Jesus’ most famous teaching.

No prior study of the New Testament is required, nor is commitment to attend the entire series. Please contact Sal Ambrosio with any questions at: sambrosio55@gmail.com. We hope to see you there!

SAVE THE DATES FOR VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL 2025! This summer, Children’s Ministry will learn what it means to ‘trust Jesus in a wild world!’

Mark your calendars to join us June 23 - 27 from 9AM - 12PM. Registration opens April 1, 2025. This program is for children aged 4 (by June 1, 2025) 4th grade. If would like to volunteer to be a part of this amazing adventure, please contact Kelli Masters at: kelli@waynepres.org.

A TRIP TO THE THEATRE! You are invited to commemorate Black History Month with Adult Education. Join us on March 9 at 2:00PM for a performance of “A Raisin in the Sun” by Lorraine Hansberry at People’s Light Theatre in Malvern. Dinner and drinks to follow at Sly Fox. Tickets are $48.00 each. Please email Janice Mack with inquiries at: gardengirl65@gmail.com.

LOOKING AHEAD IN WORSHIP JOINS US ON SUNDAYS AT 9:30 & 11:00AM

Sunday, February 9 Scout Sunday Rev. Ryan Balsan Preaching Sunday, February 16 Rev. Ryan Balsan Preaching

PASTORAL & WORSHIP LEADERSHIP Senior Pastor & Head of Staff Rev. Ryan Balsan | Ryan@waynepres.org | ext. 214 Associate Pastor of Congregational Life Rev. Katy Shevel | Katy@waynepres.org | ext. 219 Interim Pastoral Care Associate (Wednesdays and Fridays) Rev. Timothy Pretz | TPretz@waynepres.org | ext. 228 A FULL STAFF DIRECTORY CAN BE FOUND AT WAYNEPRES.ORG. WITH QUESTIONS, CALL THE CHURCH OFFICE AT (610) 688-8700.

Phone: 610.688.8700 | Website: waynepres.org | Address: 125 E. Lancaster Avenue, Wayne, PA 19087