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Prelude: Carol Smith
ANNOUNCEMENTS: CALL TO WORSHIP: (from Psalm 130) Out of the depths, we cry to You, O LORD! Let Your ears be attentive to our pleas If You, O LORD remembered our sins, who could stand? But with You there is forgiveness! We wait for the LORD, our souls wait and in His word we hope All you people, hope in the LORD! For with the LORD there is steadfast love. He has redeemed His people. Let us together worship our great God and redeemer. INVOCATION: *Hymn “Savior, Like a Shepherd Lead Us” # 187 * PRAYER OF CONFESSION: Lord, when our flesh fails us, when we give in to the sin that desires to pull us away, when we fail to flee temptation, have mercy on us. All of us have been led by our flesh instead of Your Spirit. We have fallen short sometimes in great ways that are brought to light and sometimes in our hearts where only You can see. Our only hope is in a Redeemer who takes the cross in our place. Forgive us Lord, and remember the work of Your Son when we have sinned. Restore to us the peace that comes through forgiveness and reset our focus on following You. Amen *Time of silent prayer *Assurance of Pardon *Response – Gloria Patri # 581 *Passing of the peace Children’s Chat Prayer for Illumination Scripture reading: Psalm 19 Suzie McCoy Sermon text: Galatians 3: 1-15 *Hymn “For the Beauty of the Earth” # 14 *Apostles Creed (on back of Joys & Concerns) Presentation of our tithes and offering Offertory *Doxology # 606 *Prayer of dedication Concerns and celebrations Prayers of the people The Lord’s Prayer *Hymn “Precious Lord, Take My Hand” # 834 Benediction Postlude Carol Smith
Birthdays: Ida Reese , Debbie Rugg
Anniversaries: none this week Sympathy: none Remember our food collection, and Jesus said, “You give them something to eat”. Please let Betty Fisher know of anyone within the community that may be in need at this time. Dartball; There will be 2 games this week. Both at Home. Last game was postponed because of bad weather. Practice at 7 and Game starts 7:30 Tuesday: We play Free Methodist Church. Thursday: West Washington United Methodist Church. Don’t forget to stay for the Congregational meeting at 12:30 this day. Hospitality table will have snacks and beverages. Time to look over packet and do some socializing with fellow church family. Today is the last day for our giveback blanket project. Thank you everyone for your contribution. It is appreciated. The missionary meeting and WOW meetings will start up again in February weather permitting, The traditional Super Bowl of caring 2025 Mission for the City Mission will be on February 9th. Super Bowl Sunday!! Insert in the bulletin today is the order form for our 250th anniversary. Please fill out and return to Don Hanes by April 1st.
Continuing Prayer List
Chuck Dicks, Ricci Amos, Sandy Stone, Frank Huffman, Tom Westfall, Sarah Wilson, Carl Weber, Chuck Harton, Suzy Smith, Fred Wilkinson, Donna West, Marley Smith, Helen Provenzano, Carol Pierce, Jim King, Mary Stoey, Johnny Yurko, Betty Fisher, Tim Knabensue, Chuck Kapaika, Margaret Danna, Karen Hunter, David Smith, Tommy Ann Sanders ( 5 yr.old), Helen Wagner, Susan West, Ina Henderson, Nellie Baker, Jean Kuhn, Riley, Dakota
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Prelude: Carol Smith
ANNOUNCEMENTS: CALL TO WORSHIP: Praise the LORD! Praise the LORD from the heavens! Praise God in the heights! Praise God, all the angels! Praise God, all the heavenly host! Praise God, sun and moon; Praise God, all you shining stars! Praise God, you highest heavens, And you waters above the heavens! Let them praise the name of the LORD! INVOCATION:
*Hymn “The First Nowell” # 147
* PRAYER OF CONFESSION: Gracious God, we confess that our fears and doubts can override our hope and faith. When we lose sight of Your love, have mercy upon us, and grant us Your forgiveness through Christ our Lord, who intercedes for us even today. Restore us and renew in us the joy of Your salvation, even as You establish our feet in the path of faith. These things we pray in the name of Jesus, our Risen Savior, who promises fullness of life here and resurrection for the life to come. Amen. *Time of silent prayer *Assurance of Pardon *Response – Gloria Patri # 581 *Passing of the peace Children’s Chat Prayer for Illumination Scripture reading: Psalm 149 Lois Miller Sermon text: Luke 2: 41-52 *Hymn “Come, Thou Almighty King” # 2 *Apostles Creed (on back of Joys & Concerns) Presentation of our tithes and offering Offertory *Doxology # 606 *Prayer of dedication Concerns and celebrations Prayers of the people The Lord’s Prayer *Hymn “We Gather Together” # 336 *Benediction Postlude: Carol Smith
Birthdays: Garnet Welling
Anniversaries: John & Donna West Sympathies: None Remember our food collection, and Jesus said, “You give them something to eat”. Please let Betty Fisher know of anyone within the community that may be in need at this time. January 5th is Communion. Next year will be North Buffalo’s 250th anniversary! As one way to celebrate our years of blessings, we want to give back to our community, each month we will have a project with a goal that has a 25 in it. For January we will hold a blanket drive. Our goal is to collect enough blankets for 25 families in Charleroi, through a Presbyterian Church there. This should be about 100 blankets. Starting in January we will have boxes to collect the blankets. We will be taking down the Christmas greens Saturday the 4th of January at 9 am. All are welcome to come and help put them away.
Continuing Prayer List
Chuck Dicks, Ricci Amos, Sandy Stone, Frank Huffman, Tom Westfall, Sarah Wilson, Carl Weber, Chuck Harton, Suzy Smith, Fred Wilkinson, Donna West, Marley Smith, Helen Provenzano, Carol Pierce, Jim King, Mary Stoey, Johnny Yurko, Betty Fisher, Tim Knabensue, Chuck Kapaika, Margaret Danna, Karen Hunter, David Smith, Tommy Ann Sanders ( 5 yr.old), Mary Ann Durila, Marilyn Ward, Doug Ward, Jean Kuhn, Jim Nelan, Helen Wagner, Susan West, Ina Henderson, Nellie Baker, Raylin, and Madax, Cathy Moore, Seth Cummings, Prelude: Ron Dobscha
Call to Worship: Give thanks to the Lord, call on His name; make His deeds known to all the people! For He is the Lord, our God, faithful to a thousand generations! Sing His praises; tell of His wonderful works, and glory in His holy name! Let those who seek the Lord rejoice! For He is the Lord; our God, faithful to a thousand generations! Search for God, and for His strength. Never stop looking for Him. For He is the Lord, our God, faithful to a thousand generations! INVOCATION: *Hymn: “ We Gather Together” # 336 *PRAYER OF CONFESSION: O God, so often we take You for granted. We take for granted that You will answer our prayers, that You will heal us and make us whole. We take for granted that You love us. Forgive us for not appreciating your grace and presence in our lives. Help us to be more thankful. Give us faith to see You in everything and everyone around us, so that we may be truly grateful. In Christ’s name we pray. AMEN *Time of Silent prayer *Assurance of Pardon *Response – Gloria Patri # 581 *Passing of the peace Scripture reading: Psalm: 107 1-9 Sermon reading: 1 Timothy 2: 1-7 Apostles Creed Special offering for Toys for Tots Offertory *Doxology *Prayer of dedication *Hymn: For the Beauty of the Earth” # 14 *Benediction Postlude: Ron Dobscha
Prelude: Ron Dobscha
ANNOUNCEMENTS: CALL TO WORSHIP: Ruby Hathaway O give thanks to the Lord. Our God is good. The steadfast love of the Lord endures forever! The Holy One is my strength and my might; and has become my salvation. This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it. Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the LORD! INVOCATION
*Hymn “There’s a Sweet, Sweet Spirit” # 408
* PRAYER OF CONFESSION: Debbie Durila (Unison) O God, You have been faithful, yet we have not loved You with our whole hearts. Remove the scales from our eyes, for we overlook neighbors in need. Cleanse us of selfishness, which keeps us from serving them. Restore us by Christ’s redeeming sacrifice and purify our intentions. Make us fit for Your service in Christ’s name we pray. AMEN Time of silent prayer *Assurance of Pardon *Response – Gloria Patri # 581 *Passing of the peace Children’s Chat Prayer for Illumination Scripture reading: 2 Corinthians 9: 6 – 12 Lois Miller Old Testament Psalm 100 Diana Donaldson City Mission Speaker: Shelley Kubincanek Baptism of Haven Kaye Bedillion *Hymn “Child of Blessings, Child of Promise” #486 *Apostles Creed Presentation of our tithes and offering Offertory *Doxology *Prayer of dedication Concerns and Celebrations Prayers of the People The Lord’s Prayer *Hymn “Fairest Lord Jesus” #630 *Benediction Postlude: Ron Dobscha
Birthdays: Dorothy Caffrey, Shayla Miller, Don Herschell
Anniversaries: None Sympathies: To the Family of Ron Poznick Mary Ann Durila’s Dad . Remember our food collection, and Jesus said, “You give them something to eat”. Please let Betty Fisher know of anyone within the community that may be in need at this time Our next Dart ball game is Tuesday November 12 at 4th Presbyterian Church. Practice starts 7 pm and the game starts at 7:30. “Operation Christmas Child” The Samaritan’s Purse project collects shoebox gifts filled with fun toys, school supplies and hygiene items – and delivers them to children in need around the world to demonstrate God’s love in a tangible way. For many of these children, the gift filled shoebox is the first gift they have ever received. There are empty shoeboxes and brochures with labels in the back of the church. Please fill a shoebox (or two) and return it to the church by Sunday, November 17. If you have questions, you can speak with Christine Welling. Janet Brach has now been moved to the Donnell House after being diagnosed with cancer and needs prayers. Ina Hendersson fell a couple weeks ago and she went to her chiropractor, he sent her to Canonsburg Hospital where they found she had a stroke and is in the Canonsburg Hospital. Jean Kuhn is doing better and hopefully will be home soon. Thanks to all who helped with the 5 gallon bucket project. Your help was greatly appreciated. We were not able to record today's worship service. However, the bulletin and announcements are below. The Anniversary Committee is especially looking for recipes for a cookbook. Prelude: Ron Dobscha ANNOUNCEMENTS: CALL TO WORSHIP: Lord, use this day of worship as a door for the Word. Help us to declare the message of Christ. Help us to hear the Gospel, to treasure it. Open our Hearts. Fill us with Your Spirit that we may know what it means to walk in wisdom. We come this day thirsty to hear the Word that will never leave us thirsty again. To receive the water that springs up to eternal life. We are here in this place to worship You, O God, we pray to You, we sing to You, all that we do is to worship You. You alone are worthy. INVOCATION: *Hymn “Spring of Living Water” see insert * PRAYER OF CONFESSION: (Unison) Lord, we come now ready to confess our sin before You and before one another. Even as people justified and born again, we struggle with sin every day of our lives. In our interaction with others we often have been walls instead of doors for the Gospel. Instead of presenting and making way for the good news, we often stand in the way and shut others out. We are not gracious in our actions and our speech, and we reject the wisdom that You impart to us. We look at prayer as a last resort instead of quickly turning to You in our time of need and sin. We recognize that our only hope is in Christ, so as we confess these sins today, help us to see the mercy and grace of Jesus in the middle of our sinfulness. Amen *Time of silent prayer. *Assurance of Pardon *Response – Gloria Patri #581 *Passing of the peace Children’s Chat Prayer for Illumination Scripture reading: Psalm 119:41-48 Ruby Hathaway Sermon Text: Colossians 4:2-18 *Hymn “Here I Am Lord” # 69 *Apostles Creed Presentation of our tithes and offering Offertory *Doxology *Prayer of dedication Concerns and Celebrations Prayers of the People The Lord’s Prayer *Hymn “This is My Fathers World” # 370 *Benediction Postlude: Ron Dobscha Birthdays:
Ron Westfall Honey (Lois) Moore Anniversaries: None Sympathies: To the Family of James Donald Richmond Bob Moore’s brother-in-law Remember our food collection, and Jesus said, “You give them something to eat”. Please let Betty Fisher know of anyone within the community that may be in need at this time. Our next Dart ball game is Sept. 24. Practice starts 7 pm and the game starts at 7:30. The game is at Free Methodist church at Glenn Street in Washington. Our 250th Anniversary plans are coming together. If interested in any of our committees or if you have photos or anything that pertains to the anniversary, please bring it to church so we can document them, then return them to you.
Prelude: Ron Dobscha
ANNOUNCEMENTS: CALL TO WORSHIP: Come, let us sing for joy to the LORD. Let us shout aloud to the Rock of our Salvation. For the LORD is the great God. The great King above all others. Come, let us bow down in worship, let us kneel before the LORD our maker. For He is our God and we are the people of his pasture, the flock under His care. INVOCATION
*Hymn “Great is Thy Faithfulness” # 39
* PRAYER OF CONFESSION: (Unison) Father, we confess that we are often reluctant to accept Your ways, we are hesitant to believe that Your ways could possibly be better than ours, Instead of obedience, we allow our desires and understanding to lead us. Throughout our days we do not reflect the God that we belong to. Forgive us for wanting to serve anything other than You and reflecting anything other than our Father who has called us children of God. As we confess these sins and many others, we look to Your perfect Son who suffered in our place as our only hope in life and death. AMEN *Time of silent prayer. *Assurance of Pardon *Response – Gloria Patri #581 *Passing of the peace Children’s Chat Prayer for Illumination Scripture reading: Psalm 47 Ruby Hathaway Sermon Text: Colossians 3: 18-25 *Hymn “Guide Me, O thou Great Jehovah” # 65 *Apostles Creed Presentation of our tithes and offering Offertory *Doxology *Prayer of dedication Concerns and Celebrations Prayers of the People The Lord’s Prayer *Hymn “Love Divine, All Loves Excelling” # 366 *Benediction Postlude: Ron Dobscha
Birthdays: Janet Brach, Carol Stough
Anniversaries: Nelson & Marlene Huffman Don & Evelyn Herschell Tom & Cris Miller Chris & Tiffany Cipoletti Sympathies: To the Family of Linda Richmond Bob Moore’s sister Remember our food collection, and Jesus said, “You give them something to eat”. Please let Betty Fisher know of anyone within the community that may be in need at this time. All who came to our first Dart ball game had a great time. Our next game is on the 17th at West Washington. The game starts at 7 pm. Warm up is at 6:30. Our 250th Anniversary plans are coming together. If interested in any of our committees or if you have photos or anything that pertains to the anniversary, please bring it to church so we can document them, then return them to You.
Continuing Prayer List
Chuck Dicks, Ricci Amos, Sandy Stone, Frank Huffman, Tom Westfall, Sarah Wilson, Carl Weber, Chuck Harton, Suzy Smith, Fred Wilkinson, Donna West, Marley Smith, Haley Diedier Bedillion, Helen Provenzano, Carol Pierce, Jim King, Mary Stoey, Johnny Yurko, Ron Poznic, Betty Fisher, Tim Knabensue, The McFeely’s, Chuck Kapaika, Ron Westfall, Margaret Danna, Karen Hunter, Tommy Ann Sanders ( 5 yr.old, Mary Ann Durila, Carolyn Knabensue, Norma Jean Kelso, David Smith, Nellie Baker, Marilyn Ward, Bob & Honey Moore
Birthdays: Nora Beth Gill, Janet Rhoades, Jean Kuhn
Anniversaries: Dave & Susie Cummings Gary & Diana Donaldson Sympathies: To the family of Norma Kelley Ruschell Nellie Baker’s sister To the Family of Linda Knox Morgan Marilyn Ward’s sister Remember our food collection, and Jesus said, “You give them something to eat”. Please let Betty Fisher know of anyone within the community that may be in need at this time. Dart ball is scheduled for Tuesday the 10th here at North Buffalo Church in the social hall. Warm up is at 7pm and the game starts at 7:30. Come join in the fellowship with the Women’s Mission Group This Tuesday, Sept. 10th at 9:30 am in the social hall. I have added to the prayer list a new item. All surgeries have been performed and everything went well. Please continue prayers for a full and speedy recovery for all. You’re invited to join us for Sunday School! We will meet after the worship service in the Sunday School room behind the folding doors. Our fall quarter is all about worship in the Old Testament. Each week, we read a passage from the Bible and learn about the content and background. We discuss how that passage informs our faith and our lives. It is a great time for fellowship and learning more about God! If you have any questions, please feel free to talk to one of the teachers, Lois Miller, Don Herschell, or Christine Welling. Our 250th Anniversary plans are coming together. If interested in any of our committees or if you have photos or anything that pertains to the anniversary, please bring it to church so we can document them, then return them to you.
Prelude: Ron Dobscha
ANNOUNCEMENTS: CALL TO WORSHIP: In Christ, we have true freedom. Outward acts are no longer signs of our devotion to God but hearts turned in faith to Christ are. We worship God not with empty religious practices but with hearts that love and delight in Him. We died with Christ, He has made us alive in Him. Come and worship Him, the one in whom true freedom is found. INVOCATION:
* Hymn “ Take My Life” #697
* PRAYER OF CONFESSION: (Unison) Father, we often think that all You want of us is the right routine. If we go to church enough, if we volunteer in enough programs That is all that You desire. We are guilty of wanting to appear Religious yet ignore Your commands. We devote ourselves to You on Sunday mornings and then turn from You the rest of the week. Forgive us for offering words of devotion to You but withholding our hearts. Forgive us for being satisfied by going through the motions and not offering our full devotion. Have mercy on us for these sins and the many we carry every Day. Amen *Time of silent prayer. *Assurance of Pardon *Response – Gloria Patri #581 *Passing of the peace Children’s Chat Prayer for Illumination Scripture reading: Psalm 138 Don Herschell Sermon Text: Colossians 2: 16-23 *Hymn “Thy Word is a Lamp Unto My Feet” # 458 *Apostles Creed Presentation of our tithes and offering Offertory *Doxology *Prayer of dedication Concerns and Celebrations Prayers of the People The Lord’s Prayer *Hymn “What a Fellowship, What a Joy Devine # 837 *Benediction Postlude: Ron Dobscha
Birthdays: Linda Miller, Mary Hathaway
Anniversaries: Tom & Linda Miller John & Barb O’Hara Remember our food collection, and Jesus said, “You give them something to eat”. Please let Betty Fisher know of anyone within the community that may be in need at this time. I have added to the prayer list a new item. There are a few surgeries coming up in the next few days and weeks. Please check the prayer list for who they are and what surgery they are having. You’re invited to join us for Sunday School!! We will meet after the worship service in the Sunday School room behind the folding doors. Our fall quarter is all about worship in the Old Testament. Each week, we read a passage from the Bible, and learn about the content and background. We discuss how that passage informs our faith and our lives. It is a great time for fellowship and learning more about God! If you have any questions, please feel free to talk to one of the teachers, Lois Miller, Don Hershell, or Christine Welling. Our 250th Anniversary plans are coming together. If interested in any of our committees or if you have photos or anything that pertains to the anniversary, please bring it to church so we can document them, then return them to You.
Continuing Prayer List
Chuck Dicks, Ricci Amos, Sandy Stone, Frank Huffman, Tom Westfall, Sarah Wilson, Carl Weber, Chuck Harton, Suzy Smith, Fred Wilkinson, Donna West, Marley Smith, Haley Diedier Bedillion, Helen Provenzano, Carol Pierce, Jim King, Mary Stoey, Johnny Yurko, Ron Poznic, Betty Fisher, Tim Knabensue, The McFeely’s, Chuck Kapaika, Nellie Baker, Kayla Horner, Ed Stavovy, Tommy Ann Sanders ( 5 yr.old), Ron Westfall, Margaret Danna, Mary Ann Durila, Carolyn Knabensue, Linda Morgan, Dan, Doug, Marilyn Ward, Shirley Richman, Norma Jean Kelso, David Smith, Karen Hunter |
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