Herding Cats or Following God's Plan

Today’s guest speaker is Rev. Renny Domske.
 
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Gathering  Around  the  Word
 
Prelude                     Music Director               Robert Senay
ANNOUNCEMENTS
 
CALL TO WORSHIP                                from Psalm 6
O Lord, do not rebuke me in Your anger
or discipline me in Your wrath.
  Be merciful to me, Lord, for I am faint and weak,
  O Lord, heal me, for my bones are in agony.
How long, O Lord, how long? My soul is in anguish.
My eyes grow weak with sorrow.
  Turn to me now, O Lord, and deliver me:
  Save me because of Your unfailing love.
All night long I flood my bed with weeping
 and drench my couch with tears.
  Yet the Lord has heard my cry for mercy;
   the Lord accepts my prayer.  I shall be saved.

INVOCATION                                                               Dr. Domske
HYMN      “Holy, Holy, Holy,”                                   Page 1
 
PRAYER OF CONFESSION                         (UNISON)
O Holy God, once again I have failed You this week,
I have expressed my anger to others.
I have been short when I should have been patient.
I have approached each day selfishly, instead of realizing each day belongs to You.  I have sinned.
Forgive me.  Heal me of my selfishness.
Help me to love my neighbor as myself.
Apparently, I cannot do this on my own.
I need You, Almighty God, to lead me through each day
 
ASSURANCE OF PARDON
*Time of silent prayer                               
* Response – Gloria Patri
*Passing of the Peace
 
L: The peace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with you.
P: And also, with you.
  
CHILDREN’S MOMENT
Prayer for Illumination
 
Scripture reading     Psalm 139: 1 - 12
                                  Psalm 139: 13 - 18

                        L: The Word of the Lord            
                        P: Thanks be to God!
 
SERMON:      “Herding Cats or Following God’s Plan”
HYMN       “Rock of Ages”                                      Page 438
 
Presentation of our tithes and offering
Offertory                                                                      Bob Senay
Doxology (Hymnal page (606)
Prayer of dedication
 
Concerns and Celebrations        
Prayers of the people
Lord’s Prayer
 
HYMN          “ Great is Thy Faithfulness”                Page 39
Benediction ​

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                   JOYS ANDCONCERNS
 
BIRTHDAYS            Ben Hathaway, Betty Fisher, Colston Phillips, Bill Stough, Scooter Leggett, Victoria Bershok, Ken Jackson
 
ANNIVERSARIES     None this week
 
JOYS AND CONCERNS
Prayers for all our soldiers here and abroad.
 
Prayers for the Pulpit Nominating Committee as they search for the appropriate person to serve our church.
 
Prayers for James Ohara who is in UPMC Presby Hospital
With aspiration pneumonia.
 
Prayers for Mary Hathaway’s mother, Mary Anderson,  who was diagnosed with bladder cancer and in surrounding muscle.
 
Please keep Tom Novak in your prayers as he will be having hip replacement on August 2nd.
 
Prayers for Evelyn Wood who has tested positive for COVID.  She is in Senior Care. 
 
Sympathy to Frank Baker and his Family in England on the death of his Great Grandson, Billy Tiabi.
Sympathy to the Mike Durila Family on the passing of his sister Helen Beall.
Sympathy to the Family of Henry Salamon, Jr.
Sympathy to the Family of Ralph “Larry” Waycoff.
 
ANNOUNCEMENTS Remember our Food Collection.  And Jesus said, “You give them something to eat.”  Mark 6:37.
Please let Betty Fisher know if you are aware of anyone within the   community that may be in need at this time.
 
Interested!!!
Rev. Mason is holding a class on joining the church and other church information.  It will be held on Saturday, July 30th from 9 am till 1 pm.  Lunch will be provided.
 
Don’t forget to mark your calendars for our second annual church picnic August 28th, located at the Thomson Hill Park, West Middletown.  Church service will be held there at 11:00 AM.
 
Please if you have any thing or anybody that needs to be on the Joys and concerns page let Linda Miller or myself know.  Leave a message or text and I will get back to you.  I do the Bulletin each Wednesday night, so be sure you let me know by then.  My name is Diana Donaldson.  Thank You.
 
Don’t forget evacuation rehearsal after church today.

CONTINUING PRAYER LIST
 
Melissa Pedigo, Aaron Blake, Chuck Dicks, June & Keith McGill, Tim Knabenshue, Frank Huffman, Tom Westfall, Elaine Belcascro, Sandy Stone, Matt Petrola, Laura Davis, Nancy Hepinger, Betsy Martin, Ed Horne, Sarah Wilson, Bill Poland, Amy Ward, The Warlow Family, Pat Haggerty, Carl Weber, Jimmy Svetz, Betty Fisher, Haley Diedier, Fred Wilkinson, Wendy Liggett, Brandon Bell, Frank Riggle, Sarah Racco, Marilyn and  Doug Ward, Nelson Huffman, Ed Caffrey, Mary Tarnic, Brenda Megyesy, Ken Jackson,  Polly Blackhurst, and Michael Durila Jr., Lisa Perrone, Evelyn Wood, Rosalee and Wayne Diedier, Cindy Ward, Tom Novak, Frank Baker Family, James Ohara and Mary Anderson