Sharing the Ministry of Jesus Christ through worship, growing, serving and caring
WORSHIP SCHEDULE
Sundays | 10:00AM
CHURCH OFFICE HOURS
Monday - Thursday | 8:30AM - 4:30PM
June 09, 2024
Third Sunday of Pentecost
SUNDAY EDUCATION & FELLOWSHIP OFFERINGS
Childcare for Infants and Toddlers
Room 101/102 | 10:00AM
Sunday School: 10:00AM
Pre-K (2, 3, 4-year-olds) | Room 103
Kindergarten & 1st Grade | Room 303
2nd & 3rd Grades | Room 303
4th & 5th Grades | Room 303
6th & 7th Grades | Knox Room
PRAYER REQUESTS
Please remember the following people in prayer:
Adam, Carl, Craig, Curtis, Debby, Dylan, Florence, the Galloway family, Jess and family, Jill, Jim, Jim, Ken, Lauren, Lori, Mayada, the family of Miles, Miranda, Nancy, the congregation of Overbrook Presbyterian Church, the Pastoral Nominating Committee, Paula, Richard, and High School & College Seniors.
If you have a prayer concern and would like to share with The Prayer and Praise Team, please call the church office at: (610) 688-8700 to leave a confidential voicemail, go to the homepage of the WPC website and click on the prayer request link, or use the WPC app on your phone.
COFFEE HOUR FOOD DONATIONS
Members are asked to bring homemade goodies or storebrought packaged treats for Coffee Hour Fellowship held in the Connector after worship on the third Sundays of the summer months.
Date of Donation by Surname
June 16 | G - L July 21 | M - R August 18 | S - Z
Please contact Marian Hollingsworth with any questions. mhholling@gmail.com (484) 557 - 5733
Sunday, June 09, 2024
Third Sunday of
+ Please stand as you are able.
Prelude | Te Deum & Selah Bell Choirs
Aria (from Cantata No. 187)
Words of Welcome
Pastoral Nominating Committee Update
+ Call to Worship
With God, there is forgiveness. With God, there is steadfast love. With God there is great power to redeem. We wait for the Lord, who is our hope. Through the long night, we watch for God, more passionately than for the sun's first light.
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Arr. Hal Hopson (b. 1933)
+ Hymn 4: GROSSER GOTT, WIR LOBEN DICH Holy God, We Praise Your Name
+ Call to Confession
+ Prayer of Confession
Gracious God, have mercy on us. We have failed to be faithful to you, though you have been faithful to us. You show us your wisdom, but we prefer to go our own way. Our broken relationships with you and one another have created poverty in us and our neighbors. In your mercy, reconcile us to you and one another for the work of justice, peace, and love, through Jesus Christ, our redeemer. Amen.
+ Declaration of Forgiveness
Friends, believe the Good News of the Gospel. In Jesus Christ, we are forgiven.
+ Response of Praise: Hymn 581 GLORIA PATRI
ORDER OF WORSHIP
Pentecost
+ Passing of the Peace
The peace of Christ be with you. And also with you.
Prayer for Illumination
Scripture Reading | Psalm 130
+ Hymn 462: HANKEY I Love to Tell the Story
Scripture Reading | 2 Corinthians 4: 5-5:1
Musical Offering | Te Deum & Selah Bell Choirs
Great Is Thy Faithfulness William Runyan (1870–1957)
Arr. Cynthia Dobrinksi (1950-2021)
Sermon | Rev. Liz Wagner
Time for Reflection
Affirmation of Faith | The Confession of 1967, 9.15
God’s sovereign love is a mystery beyond the reach of the human mind. Human thought ascribes to God superlatives of power, wisdom, and goodness. God’s love is revealed in Jesus Christ by showing power in the form of a servant, wisdom in the folly of the cross, and goodness in receiving sinful humanity. The power of God’s love in Christ to transform the world discloses that the Redeemer is the Lord and Creator who made all things to serve the purpose of this love.
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 smart phone. Please feel free to give in-person as well.
Offertory Anthem | Te Deum & Selah Bell Choirs
Dorian Dance Michael Joy
+ Doxology (Hymn 606) and Prayer of Dedication
Prayers of the People and The Lord’s Prayer
+ Hymn 298: ABBOT’S LEIGH Lord, You Give the Great Commission
Benediction
Postlude | Te Deum & Selah Bell Choirs
Rigaudon
André Campra (1660-1744)
Arr. Martha Lynn Thompson (b. 1941)
Liturgy from Feasting on the Word, Liturgies for Year B, Vol. 2. Westminster John Knox Press, 2014
THANK YOU TO TODAY’S WORSHIP LEADERS
The Worship and Music Committee is thankful for our Liturgists and Ushers, as well as the following people for sharing their time and wonderful talents with us today in worship:
The Selah & Te Deum Bell Choirs of WPC:
Susan Aggarwal
Betsy Armstrong
Ruth Bailis
Susan DeJong
Belle Erickson
Michelle Finisdore
William Galasso
Kim Girard
Robin Herbert
Sally Kerns
Marty Laird
Sue Ellen Larkin
Nancy Maloney-Galloway
Eric Meneely
Melissa Naiva
Melanie Sarakatsannis
Sherrie Schlecker
Elisabeth Slate
Lydia Solomon
Carol Zortman
HAVE YOU SIGNED UP FOR VBS YET?
Vacation Bible School 2024 is June 24-28 from 9AM-12PM. Deadline to save your spot is June 15! Register on waynepres.org.
JOIN SUMMER CHOIR AT WPC!
JUNE 16 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 1
Love to sing? Beginning next Sunday, June 16, come and join the Summer Choir! Each week, we’ll meet in the Choir Room at 9:00AM to learn three hymns and a choral anthem in advance of the 10:00AM Worship Service. 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. Reach out to John Grecia at JGrecia@waynepres.org for more information.
MISSION PARTNERS OF THE WEEK
WPC Partner | Mr. Bryan Miller
Mr. Bryan Miller, Executive Director, Heeding God’s Call to End Gun Violence, 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
PCUSA Co-worker of the Week | Karla Ann Koll
Karla is the Mission co-worker in Costa Rica since 2013 previously in Guatemala, serving at the Latin American Biblical University (UBL) teaching history, mission, and religion.
Emails: karla.koll@pcusa.org
JOIN US IN WORSHIP THIS SUMMER
Sunday, June 16 at 10:00AM
Baptism Sunday
Rev. Christopher Holland Guest Preaching
Sunday, June 23 at 10:00AM
Rev. Timothy Pretz Preaching
ANNOUNCEMENTS
DIVE INTO VBS 2024 WITH US! Many volunteers make Vacation Bible School the most exciting week of the summer. A few more adults and teens are needed to complete our SCUBA team! Help out for a day or all week. There is something for everyone to do! Contact Kelli Masters at: kelli@waynepres.org.
CASSEROLE MINISTRY Will you kindly consider joining us for our monthly cooking for the Great Valley Food Cupboard, Friday, June 21 starting at 9AM in the kitchen. Come for as long as you can. It is a fun communal time with a huge impact. We need your hands and heart. Thanks. For more information feel free to contact Lynnesamson3@gmail or Beth Greenwood at bethwood@comcast.net.
JOIN US AT GROW ESL! June 22 is the date we’re trying to get a good group of WPC’ers to the Garden Café in Mayfair for the opportunity to speak English with the members of the immigrant community. For those interested in going, please sign up with GROW via their Google Doc. Ask your friends to sign-up as well. For questions, and a link to the sign-up sheet, contact Carol Diehl at ccdiehl8@verizon.net. Carpooling is available.
WPC BOOK CLUB Join us for a discussion of NYT’s best-selling author David Brooks's new book, “How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen” . Pastor Katy Shevel will facilitate the discussion on Sunday, June 23 at 11AM in the Calvin and Knox Rooms. A Zoom discussion will take place on Tuesday, June 25 at 7PM. Please register at waynepres.org.
WHERE
WILL YOU ENCOUNTER GOD
THIS SUMMER?
We invite you to notice and engage in a world in which God is already present. Take a photo during your summer break, whether it's enjoying quiet moments at home, embarking on fun travels, spending time with family and friends, or exploring nature. Write a caption explaining where you are and how the photo reflects your faith. We will begin displaying these photos and reflections in the display case closest to the library in the beginning of July. Please email all submissions, with a brief description, to WPCDisplay@waynepres.org. Thank you!
WAYNE ORATORIO SOCIETY - SUMMER SINGS I &
II On Tuesdays, July 9 and August 6, from 7-9PM, you are invited to attend the Wayne Oratorio Society Summer Sings. These are two wonderful opportunities to try out the choir and preview selections from our upcoming 2024-25 season: featuring Ralph Vaughan Williams' epic "A Sea Symphony" and John Knowles Paine's "Mass in D." For more info, contact John Grecia at: wos@waynepres.org.
PASTORAL & WORSHIP LEADERSHIP
Bridge Pastor
Rev. Liz Wagner | Lwagner@waynepres.org | ext. 226
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
Director of Music Ministries
John Grecia | JGrecia@waynepres.org | ext. 224
CHURCH STAFF & OPERATIONS
Director of Finance and Operations
John Pitocchelli | john@waynepres.org | ext. 216
Church Accountant
Joy Collas | joy@waynepres.org | ext.
Accounting Assistant
Sara Goldberg | sara@waynepres.org | ext. 241
Children’s & Youth Ministry Director
Kelli Masters | kelli@waynepres.org | ext. 222
Digital Marketing & Technology Coordinator
Nicole Veith | nicole@waynepres.org | ext. 220
Events and Publications Coordinator
Christina Sacco | christina@waynepres.org | ext. 225
Executive Assistant to the Pastors
Kate Ligouri | kate@waynepres.org | ext. 212
Facilities Manager
Alberto Urbina | alberto@waynepres.org | ext. 236
Housekeeping
Cathy Chandler | cathy@waynepres.org | ext. 245
Nursery School Director
Dana Arranz | DArranz@waynepres.org | 610-688-9696 | www.waynepreskids.org
Children’s Ministry Asst. | Youth Ministry Asst.
Julia Thompson | Evelyn Widham | ext. 237
Phone: 610.688.8700 | Website: waynepres.org | Address: 125 E. Lancaster Avenue, Wayne, PA 19087