BYTERIANCHURCH
JUNE 1 - AUGUST 31, 2025
Sunday School: 10:00AM
Pre-K (2, 3, 4-year-olds) | Room 103
Elementary School | Fireside Room
Childcare for Infants & Toddlers
Rooms 101/102 | 10:00AM
Coffee Hour
Meet us in the Chapel for John Grecia’s Lunch & Learn!
PRAYER REQUESTS
Please hold the following in prayer:
Carl, Craig, Jane, Jess and family, Jill, Joann, Johnson, John Larkin, Lauren, Melissa, Nancy, Peter Forrest, Richard, Sarah Foster, Sarah Stewart, Sean, Tim, and the Youth Director search
We extend Christian sympathy to Lydia Solomon on the death of her mother, Jane Thompson on May 30.
To submit a prayer request, please visit our website or call the church office. www.waynepres.org | (610) 688 - 8700
COFFEE HOUR FOOD DONATIONS
Members are asked to bring treats for Coffee Hour held in the Connector on Sundays in-between Worship services.
Date of Donation by Surname
June 15 | G - L, June 22 | M - R, July 6 | S - Z, July 13 | A - F
Please contact Marian Hollingsworth with any questions. mhholling@gmail.com | (484) 557 - 5733
ORDER OF WORSHIP
Sunday, June 8, 2025
+ Please stand as you are able.
Prelude | Wayne Presbyterian Chamber Orchestra | Joseph Kauffman, Director Dimitri Shostakovich (1906-1975) Orchestral Arr: Joseph Kauffman
Prelude & Gavotte (from Five Pieces for two violins and piano)
+ Call to Worship
If God is like a mother hen, we are under God’s wing. If God is like a long table, we each have a seat. If God is like a house, we are safe from the storm. If God is like a party, we ’ re invited to dance!
If God is like a sweet melody, our names are the lyrics. This is God’s house, where all are welcomed, all are loved, all belong. Let us worship God.
+ Hymn 289: MUNICH On Pentecost They Gathered
+ Call to Confession | 1 John 1:8-9
+ Prayer of Confession | from Romans 7
Like the Apostle Paul we confess “I do not understand my own actions, for I do not do the good I want, but the evil I do not want is what I do.” (Silent Confession) “Who will deliver me from this body of death? Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord!
+ Declaration of Forgiveness
Therefore, since we are justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. While we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. But God shows his love for us in that while we were yet sinners Christ died for us. And we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received our reconciliation.
Friends, believe the Good News of the Gospel. In Jesus Christ, we are forgiven!
+ Response of Praise: Glory Be to the Father
GLORIA PATRI
+ Passing of the Peace
The peace of Christ be with you. And also with you.
Words of Welcome & Announcements | Rev. Timothy Pretz
Prayer for Illumination
Scripture Reading | Micah 6:6-8
+ Hymn 395: LIEBSTER JESU Blessed Jesus, at Your Word
Scripture Reading | Galatians 5: 22-23 I Please read in unison. But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.
Scripture Reading | Colossians 3:12-17
Anthem | WPCO | Joseph Kauffman, Director Pelleas et Melisande Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924)
Sermon | “What Are You Wearing Today?” | The Rev. Timothy Pretz
Time for Reflection
Affirmation of Faith | from The Book of Common Worship
This is the good news which we have received, In which we stand, and by which we are saved, if we hold it fast: That Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures, That he was buried, and that he was raised on the third day, And that he appeared first to the women, then to Peter, and to the Twelve, And then to many faithful witnesses. We believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the living God. Jesus Christ is the first and the last, the beginning and the end; He is our Lord and our God. Amen.
Your gifts allow God’s work to be done in our congregation, in our community and in our world. Donate now by texting the word GIVE (not case sensitive) to: (610)-819-4483, or scan the QR code on your phone to give online. You may make a one-time donation, or set up a recurring donation. Please feel free to give in-person as well.
Offertory Anthem | WPCO | Joseph Kauffman, Director
Bach recomposed: Gigue 6.6
+ Doxology (Hymn 606) and Prayer of Dedication
Johann Sebastian Bach (1686-1750) Arr. Ross Fry
Prayers of the People & The Lord’s Prayer
+ Hymn 41: LYONS O Worship the King, All Glorious Above!
Benediction
Postlude | WPCO | Joseph Kauffman, Director
Finlandia
Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)
SUMMER FRIDAYS & THE CHURCH OFFICE
The Church Office will not be staffed on Fridays during the summer until after Labor Day. Please note that some office staff will be working from home on Fridays, while pastoral and program staff are off. Thank you!
LOOKING AHEAD IN WORSHIP AHEAD
Sunday, June 15, 2025
Worship in-person & online at 10:00AM
Baptism Sunday & H.S. Seniors Recognition
Rev. Ryan Balan Preaching
Sunday, June 22, 2025
Worship in-person & online at 10:00AM
Baptism Sunday
Rev. Katy Shevel Preaching
THANK YOU TO THE WAYNE PRESBYTERIAN
CHANCEL ORCHESTRA CHANCEL ORCHESTRA
We extend gratitude to the following for sharing their time & talents with us today.
PICCOLO
John Kauffman
FLUTE
Beth Collins
Sherrie Schlecker
OBOE
Cynthia Robinson
Terence Belzer
CLARINET
Thomas Bonner
BASSOON
Melissa Van Dyke
FRENCH HORN
Sharon Thompson
Neal Spiker
Eric Merten
Karen Rupert
TRUMPET
Philip Lawson
Nozomi Imamura
TROMBONE
Eric Meneely
EUPHONIUM
Larry Wolfe
TUBA
Ross Fry
TIMPANI
James Galasso
VIOLIN I
Jennifer Galasso
Brenda Haak
Lorenzo Raval
VIOLIN II
Isaac Balsan
Ellen Spampinato
Renee Desjarlais
Kyle Stevens
VIOLA
Ardath Belzer
Anton Belzer
CELLO
Elena Kauffman
Barbara DiAnnabella
BASS
Sam Armstrong DIRECTOR
Joseph Kauffman
JOIN SUMMER CHOIR JOIN SUMMER CHOIR
SUNDAYS | JUNE 15 - AUGUST 31
9:00AM PRACTICE | 10:00AM SING IN WORSHIP
Love to sing? Join the Summer Choir at Wayne Presbyterian Church starting Sunday, June 15. We’ll meet in the Music Room at 9:00AM to learn three hymns and the morning’s choral anthem in advance of 10:00AM Worship. Adults and youth, high-school aged and up, are invited to sing. Invite friends, neighbors - anyone who would enjoy a fun and fulfilling morning of music making. Attend only once, or many times. All are welcome.
CONTACT JOHN GRECIA FOR MORE INFORMATION: JGrecia@waynepres.org
ADVENTURE
INTO THE WILD OF VBS 2025 | REGISTRATION IS OPEN!
We’re finding our way in a world gone wild this summer! Join us June 23-27 from 9:00AM-12:00PM. For children aged 4 years as of June 1, 2025, through 4th grade. Spots are limited, so early registration is encouraged. Sign-up now at waynepres.org. With questions or interest in volunteering, please contact Kelli Masters at: kelli@waynepres.org.
WPC SUMMER TAILGATE
Save the date and join us Sunday, June 29 from 11:00AM-1:00PM for an afternoon of summertime fun and fellowship for the whole family. After Worship, enjoy food, including an Esposito’s pig roast, music, and good company amongst our shared church community. For food donations and volunteer sign-ups, visit waynepres.org/summer-tailgate/.
POETRY AND THE BIBLE WITH REVS. RYAN & KATY
Sundays after church Poetry with your pastors At the Gryphon. Come!
Join your pastors Ryan and Katy after church on Sundays, July 6, 13, August 10, 17 and 24 offsite at the cozy Gryphon Cafe to chat poetry and the Bible! We’ll come together in the upstairs meeting room from 11:30AM-1:30PM. Outside food and drinks will not be permitted, though attendees are encouraged to support our friendly neighborhood hosts by indulging in a coffee, tea and/or sweet treat.
CASSEROLE MINISTRY | VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!
Summer is here, and so is the need for helping hands! We’re looking for volunteers to join us in the kitchen on Friday, June 20 from 9:00AM-12:00PM. If you ’ re in town, we’d love for you to lend a hand in preparing meals for those in need. Interested? Email Beth Greenwood at: bethwood@comcast.net. Come together to make a difference... one casserole at a time!
WAYNE ORATORIO SOCIETY - SUMMER SING I & II
On Tuesdays, July 15 and August 5, from 7:00-9:00PM in the Chapel, you are invited to attend Summer Sing with The Wayne Oratorio Society. These are two wonderful opportunities to try out the choir and preview selections from our upcoming 2025-2026 season. For more information, please contact John Grecia at: wos@waynepres.org.
MR. BRYAN MILLER
EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR, HEEDING GOD’S CALL TO END GUN VIOLENCE
Heeding God’s Call to End Gun Violence is a local faith-based movement to prevent gun violence by working to deter illegal purchasing and trafficking of handguns. Heeding God’s Call works to unite people of faith in the sacred responsibility to protect our brothers and sisters and to bring God’s vision of a peaceful kingdom to communities wracked with gun violence.
ADDRESS | 414 Barclay Road, Rosemont, PA 19010
