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January 5, 2025 | 9:30 & 11:00AM
TODAY’S EDUCATION & FELLOWSHIP OFFERINGS
Bible Study with Dr. Joe Modica
Not meeting today.
Childcare for Infants and Toddlers
Rm 101/102 | 9:30 & 11:00AM
Confirmation Class Knox Rm | 9:30AM
Coffee Hour Fellowship Connector | 10:30AM
Fellowship of the Bean Fireside Rm | 9:30AM
Sunday School: 9:30AM
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.
Westminster Youth Choir Music Rm | 5:00PM
Youth Group Rms 208/209 | 6:00PM
PRAYER REQUESTS
Please hold the following in prayer:
Bethany, Craig, Carolyn, Debby Jones, Diana Whaley, Dorothea Behr, Jacklyn, Jane, Jess and family, Jill, Johnson, Lauren, Mason, Nancy, Peter Forrest, Richard, Sarah Foster, Sarah Stewart, and the family of Til Albrecht.
If you’d like to submit a prayer request, please call the church office at (610) 688-8700, visit waynepresorg and click the Prayer Request link, submit via the WPC app, or share your request using a prayer card found in the back of the pews. If you or one of your family members is in the hospital, please call the church office to receive pastoral care.
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
Jan 12 | S - Z, Jan 19 | A - F, Jan 26 | G - L, Feb 2 | M - R
Please contact Marian Hollingsworth with any questions. mhholling@gmail.com OR (484) 557 - 5733
ORDER OF WORSHIP
Sunday, January 5, 2025
Prelude | John Grecia, organ
Three Kings of Orient
+ Call to Worship
Linker (b. 1938)
Grace to you and peace in this new year. We will bless God who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing. In Christ we have obtained an inheritance. We have been redeemed as God’s own people. Praise be to God!
+ Hymn:
Brightest and Best of the Stars of the Morning
MORNING STAR
+ Call to Confession
+ Prayer of Confession
God of love and compassion, you have come into the world and yet we have not recognized you. Forgive our lack of insight and open our eyes to see you here and now that we may receive your grace through Jesus our Lord. Amen.
+ Declaration of Forgiveness So, be reconciled to God and one another. Amen.
+ 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
Prayer for Illumination
Scripture Reading | Proverbs 2:1-11
+ Hymn 174:
Come & Seek the Ways of Wisdom
Scripture Reading | Philippians 3:4b-11
Anthem | Quartet
O God , Who by the Leading of a Star
Thomas Attwood (1765-1838)
O God , who by the leading of a star didst manifest thy only begotten Son to the Gentiles , mercifully grant that we which know thee now by faith may after this life have the fruition of thy glorious Godhead , through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Sermon | The Rev. Katy Shevel | “A Lifetime of Growth”
Time for Reflection
+ Affirmation of Faith | From The Heidelberg Catechism , Questions 31-32
Q: Why is he called Christ, that is, the Anointed One?
A: Because he is ordained by God the Father and anointed with the Holy Spirit to be our chief Prophet and Teacher, fully revealing to us the secret purpose and will of God concerning our redemption; to be our only High Priest, having redeemed us by the one sacrifice of his body and ever interceding for us with the Father and to be our eternal King, governing us by his Word and Spirit, and defending and sustaining us in the redemption he has won for us.
Q: But why are you called a Christian?
A: Because through faith I share in Christ and thus in his anointing so that I may confess his name, offer myself a living sacrifice of gratitude for him, and fight against sin and the devil with a free and good conscience throughout this life and hereafter rule with him in eternity over all creatures.
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 | | 9:30AM Chancel Choir | 11:00AM Quartet + Choral Scholars A Carol for the New Year
Michael Bedford (b. 1949)
The old year now is fast away, the glad New Year is come today; we now rejoice, O God above , in this new year of love. With open minds to know your will , we bid ill thoughts and fears be still; We now rejoice, O God above , in this New Year of love. With open hearts to tend and care for all your people everywhere, we now rejoice, O God above , in this New Year of love. With open hands we beckon you, we now rejoice! To send us forth in service true , we now rejoice, O God above , in this New Year of love. With joyful voices sing we clear to usher in this glad New Year; We now rejoice, O God above , in this New Year of love.
+ Doxology (Hymn 606) and Prayer of Dedication
Orison | 9:30AM Chancel Choir | 11:00AM Quartet + Choral Scholars
Dale Grotenhuis (1931-2012) Seek the Lord
Celebration of the Lord’s Supper & the Prayers of the People
+ Hymn 156: SALZBURG Sing of God Made Manifest
Benediction | 9:30AM Chancel Choir | 11:00AM Quartet + Choral Scholars
Dale Grotenhuis Go in Peace and Serve the Lord
Postlude | John Grecia, organ Paean on the Epiphany of the Lord
Andrew Gant (b. 1963)
ADULT EDUCATION: SPRING 2025
Fellowship of the Bean | Led by Rick Davis & Janice Mack
Sundays | 9:30AM | Library | Jan 5 - May 25 | In-person only
With questions, contact Janice Mack at gardengirl65@gmail.com.
Bible Study with Rev. Dr. Joe Modica
Sundays | 9:30AM | Fireside Rm | Jan 26 - April 13 | In-person & Zoom option
Contact Sal Ambrosio for Zoom link at sambrosio55@gmailcom
WinGS: Let’s Pause | Led by Courtney Bodnar
Sundays | 6:00PM | Fireside Rm | Jan 5 - May 25 | In-person only
Contact Courtney Bodnar with questions at courtneyabang@gmailcom
Monday Morning Bible Study | Led by Scott Laird
Mondays | 9:30AM | Fireside Rm | Jan 13 - March 3 | In-person & Zoom option. Contact Scott Laird for Zoom link at hslaird@aolcom
Wednesday Morning Men’s Bible Study
Wednesdays | 7:00AM | Nudy’s Café - Berwyn | Year Round | In-person only.
Contact Whit Beverly with questions at whitbev@aztecproductscom
WinGS: Word Before Work | Led by Rev. Katy Shevel
Wednesdays | 6:45AM | Fireside Rm | Jan 8 - May 21 | In-person & Zoom option.
Contact Rev. Katy Shevel for Zoom link at katy@waynepres.org.
WinGS: Women in the Word | Led by Dory Hoxie
Wednesdays | 10:00AM | Fireside Rm | Mar 26 - May 14 | In-person & Zoom option
Contact Dory Hoxie with questions at deehoxie@gmail.com & Lee Pretz for the Zoom link at LPretz@verizonnet
WinGS: Lunch with the Lord | Led by Lee Pretz
Wednesdays | 12:00PM | Fireside Rm | Jan 8 - May 21 | In-person & Zoom option. Contact Lee Pretz for Zoom link at LPretz@verizon.net.
MOMs Discussion Group | Led by Pam Clark
Thursdays | 9:30AM | Fireside Rm | Jan 9 - May 29 | In-person & Zoom option
Childcare available in Rooms 101/102
Contact Pam Clark for Zoom link at pammyclark@gmailcom
Thursday Morning Men's Ministry (TM3) | Led by Rev. Tim Pretz
Thursdays | 7:00AM | Fireside Rm | Jan 9 - June 19 | In-person & Zoom option
Contact Tim Pretz at TPretz@waynepres.org with questions & Frank Tait at franktait@mecom for a Zoom link