Sunday, September 7, 2008

Sunday, September 14, 2008

8:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.

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GATHERING

Prelude &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; Jamie Daugherty

Words of Welcome and Announcements

WELCOME to worship at Mars United Presbyterian Church! Please sign the attendance register located in the pews. Visitors, please sign the guest register at the back of church. We are glad you are here!

Choral Introit (11 a.m.) = ; &n= bsp; = ; &n= bsp; = ; Chancel Choir

“Great is The Lord”

Call To Worship

Leader: In sacred times of word, wonder, and awe,
in ordinary days of work and play:

People: In every moment, God is with us. <= /strong>

Leader: Whether we are stuck in doubt's mud,
or standing on faith's shoreline:

People: In every place, God is with us.

Leader: In tho= se who teach us
and those who trouble us;
in those who surprise us,
and those who forgive us:

People: In e= very person, God is with us.

*Hymn of Praise &n= bsp; = ; &n= bsp; = ; &n= bsp; = ; No. 169

“Rejoice, Ye Pure in Heart”= ;

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*Ritual of Friendship

*Unison Prayer of Confession

It is never easy for us to confess= but deep down inside, we know that graced, we have trouble being grace-full to others; forgiven, we are eager to judge and punish all who hurt us; freed, = we find ways to put restrictions on people we fear.=

Forgive us, Loving God. You show me= rcy more often than we deserve; You pardon us more t= imes than we can count. And why? Because we are the Lord's brothers and sisters of Jesus Christ, who died and rose again, so we might live beyond death with you.

Silent Confession – AMEN

*Affirmation of Faith &n= bsp; = ; &n= bsp; = ; &n= bsp; Apostles’ Creed

&= nbsp; I believe in God the Father Almighty,= Maker of heaven and earth; and in Jesus Christ His only Son our Lord; who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried; He descended into hell; the third = day He rose again from the dead; He ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from thence He shall come to judge the quick and the dead. I believe in the Holy Ghost, the holy catholic church; the communion of saints; the forgiveness of sins; the resurrection of the b= ody; and the life everlasting. Ame= n.

*Congregational Response = ; &n= bsp; = ; &n= bsp; = ; No. 812

“Gloria Pat= ri”

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Anthem (11 a.m.) &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; J. Paul Williams

“Creation Will Be At Peace”= ;

A Moment With Our Children (11 a.m.)= = ; &n= bsp; = ; Mary Snow

(Children are invited downstairs t= o the Kindergarten Room or return to their parents in the pews.)

Prayers of the People &n= bsp; = ; &n= bsp; = ; = The Lord’s Prayer

Choral Prayer Response (11 a.m.)<= /span> = ; &n= bsp; = ; = Chancel Choir

“Hear My Humble Prayer”

GIVIN= G TO GOD

The Offering

= ; Offertory

= ; *”Doxology”

      = ;      *Prayer of Dedication

Hymn of Praise   &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =            No. 406

“Wonderful Words of Life”<= o:p>

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GOD&#= 8221;S WORD = PROCL= AIMED

Scripture: Ex= odus 3:1-15      &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;        Old Testament page 50

Sermon:&nb= sp; “Where do we stand and what should we say?”          = Nathan Ess= er

*Closing Hymn   &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;          No. 572

“Blessed Assurance”

*Benediction

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*Prayer Response (Everyone sin= gs)

The time has come, O Lord, for us to = leave this place;

Guide us and protect us and lead us i= n Thy grace;

Wherever life may take us as we go our separate ways;

Help us share with others the things we’ve shared today;

May the peace of God the Father and t= he love of Christ His Son

Guide us in the days ahead and streng= then us each one;

May the blessing of the Spirit fill u= s from within;

God bless us and return us to this fellowship once again. Amen.<= o:p>

Postlude    = ;            &n= bsp;            = ;            &n= bsp;            = ;            &n= bsp;         Jamie Daugherty

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*Please stand, if= able.

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THE SESSION

Ira E. Baumgartel M.D., Clerk

Class of 2008            =           Class of 2009      =         Class of 2010

Susan Cox      &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;        Jack Barbour      =           Keith Nichols      =

Mary Ann Croop =             &nb= sp;    Paul Bhame &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;   Christi Augustine

Karen Davidson        &= nbsp;          James Gray      &nb= sp;           Alma Staskiewicz

Darlene Harrison      = ;            = John Harrison      = ;         Lisa Foster

Linda Lees      &nb= sp;            =         John Ivory      &n= bsp;            = ; Ira Baumgartel

Donald Lewis      &n= bsp;            = ;    Sue Morris      &= nbsp;            Tom McMeekin

= THE DEACONS

Amy Mellor, Moderator<= /p>
Class of 2008            =           Class of 2009      =         Class of 2010

David Kennedy      =             &nb= sp; Lisa Aaron      &n= bsp;            Jennifer Ivory

Pam Kennedy      =             &nb= sp;    Shelly Bocheff &n= bsp;            Pat Auld

Ruth Wilson      &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;       Angela Guesman Karen Purvis

Shelley Wood      &nb= sp;            =     Amy Mellor      &= nbsp;           Be= cky Courson

Paula Kennedy Nancy Penney        &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp; Paul Lubbert

Head Usher: Ron Weaver

Treasurer: Marie Matthews

THE CHURCH STAFF

Nathan Esser, Pastor

Home phone: 724-687-0616

Cell phone: 724-355-0= 426

Sean Brubaker, Youth Director

Cell phone: 724-591-3663

Email: Sean@mars-up.org

Jamie Daugherty – Director of M= usic

Robin Geisler – Church Administra= tor

Mars= United Presbyterian Church

T= oday, September 14, 2008

8:30= a.m.       THE E= ARLY WORSHIP SERVICE

9:45 a.m. &= nbsp;      Sunday School for All Ages

11:0= 0 a.m.      THE MORNING WORSHIP SERVICE

12:15 p.m. =      Christian Education Committee Meeting

3:00= p.m.       ORDIN= ATION/INSTALLATION CELEBRATION & DINNER

M= onday, September 15, 2008

1:30 p.m. &= nbsp;      Women’s Bible Study in the Red Room

7:00 p.m. &= nbsp;      Middle School Youth Group meets in the Youth Room

6:30 p.m. &= nbsp;      Girl Scouts meet in the Social Hall

T= uesday, September 16, 2008

9:00 a.m. &= nbsp;      A-Team

9:00 a.m..       Women’s Club me= ets at church

6:15 p.m. &= nbsp;      H.S. Youth meet at church for Feed My Sheep

8:00 p.m. &= nbsp;      A. A. meets in the Social Hall

W= ednesday, September 17, 2008

9:00 a.m. &= nbsp;      Material Girls Sew

7:00 p.m. &= nbsp;      Choir Rehearsal

Thursday, September 18, 2008

9:00 a.m.            = Women’s Club meets at church

4:00 p.m.            = Girl Scouts meet in the Social Hall

7:00 p.m.            = Session meets in the Board Room

Sunday, September 21, 2008<= /p>
8:30= a.m.       THE E= ARLY WORSHIP SERVICE

9:45 a.m. &= nbsp;      Sunday School for all ages

11:0= 0 a.m.      THE MORNING WORSHIP SERVICE

7:30 p.m. &= nbsp;      “See You At the Pole” Rally at Christian Community= Church

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L= ast Week’s Collection and Attendance:

Current Expense:=             &nb= sp;       $3,815.00        &= nbsp;    Attendance Last Sunday: 142    &nb= sp;

Mission= : =         &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;             = $248.00        &= nbsp; Attendance a Year Ago:     111        =             &nb= sp;

Weekly budget requirement: &n= bsp; $5,164.90

FLOWERS TODAY are<= span style=3D'font-size:10.5pt'> provided to the Glory of God and in honor of the Ordination and Installation of Nathan Esser as Pastor by Jennifer Osburg.

TARRY and TALK– Welcome! Please join us following Worship in the Tarry and = Talk area for muffins prepared by Mike Bocheff and J= ohn Ivory. Our hosts are the Chri= stian Education Committee.

GreeterS – = Elder Christi Augustine     &nbs= p;       Deacon Lisa Aaron

CRIB ROOM: <= span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> Tracy Nichols   VAN DRIV= ER: John Augustine
NEXT WEEK:

CRIB ROOM:   Christi Augustine      VAN DRIVER: John Augustine

PLEASE BE IN PRAYER:   Please let us know if someone should be added to this list. We like t= o pray for our church family.  &nbs= p;

Georgia Crawford        =                Virginia Croop &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;     Katherine Cooper        =

Norman “PeteR= 21; Edwards        =     Harry Miller        &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;         Barbara Ebert

Ken Gartrell           =                   =    Ed and Ruth Repine        =               Jim Govan

Janet Simons (daughter of Isabel Boynton)            = ;            &n= bsp; Dominick Zangardi

BLANKET CELEBRATION SUNDAY will be held on Sunday, September 28, 2008. Your gift will make a difference!<= span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> It will provide basic relief items= such as the blankets we are sponsoring to assist people to re-build their lives after such natural disasters as a tsunami, a flood, or a hurricane. This offering will support needs i= n our own nation and to the farther shores of some 80 nations. Offering for this project will be received during the 8:30 and 11:00 services on September 28, 2008.

YOUTH NEWS

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HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH GROUP meets next Sunday at 7:30 p.m. at Christian Community Churc= h for a pre-“See You At the Pole Rally&#= 8221; with the goal of informing and exciting you for SYATP on September 24.<= o:p>

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FEED MY SHEEP High School Youth are asked to meet at chur= ch at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday, September 16 to participate in this Downtown Pittsburgh Mission to the homeless.&nb= sp; You are asked to bring prepared food and/or clothing for distribution to the needy. We will return about 8:15 p.m.

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MIDDLE SCHOOL YOUTH GROUP meets every Monday at 7:00 p.m. You are also invited to the pre-SYATP rally at Christian Commu= nity Church.

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SEAN’s email and cell phone for your use (you can text him):

            <= /span>Email: sean@mars-up.org       &nb= sp;   Cell phone: 724-591-3663<= /o:p>

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    Consider joining a Sun= day School Class - 9:45 a.m.

Kindergarten&nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;        Shelly Bocheff

M= eets in the new Kindergarten classroom &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;        724-625-4043

Grades 1, 2 and 3            &n= bsp;            = ;            &n= bsp;            = ;          Christi Augustine

  &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;        Asst. Ka= ren Moore

M= eets in the top floor classroom   = ;            &n= bsp;            = ;           724-62= 5-2285

Grades 4 and 5&n= bsp;            = ;            &n= bsp;            = ;            &n= bsp;       Mary Elizabeth Snow

M= eets in the top floor classroom   = ;            &n= bsp;            = ;           724-62= 5-5603

<= span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt'>Middlers= (grades 6, 7, and 8)<= span style=3D'mso-tab-count:1'>        &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;      Louis & Robyn Beckwith

M= eets in downstairs new Youth Room  &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp; 724-625-3153

High School = ;            &n= bsp;            = ;            &n= bsp;            = ;            &n= bsp;          Sean Brubaker

M= eets in Sean’s office/youth lounge

NNY Class (Adults)            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            Keith Nichols

M= eets in the Board Room    &n= bsp;            = ;            &n= bsp;            = ;          724-625-1873=

NNN Class (Adults)            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;          Ira Baumgartel

M= eets in the Upstairs Conference Room  =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;

MMM Class (Adults)            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p; Mary Ann Croop

M= eets in the Office Conference Room  &n= bsp;            = ;            &n= bsp; 724-625-3295

Adult Class = ;            &n= bsp;            = ;            &n= bsp;            = ;            &n= bsp;        Howard Meeder

M= eets in the Red Room (Main floor)  &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;     724-625-2184

Adult Class = ;            &n= bsp;            = ;            &n= bsp;            = ;            &n= bsp; Dennis McCandless

M= eets upstairs next to the conference room &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;      724-699-9185

YAC Class (Young Adult)            =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp; Nathan Esser

O= ld NNY Classroom (downstairs)   &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;

Our Juni= or Choir meets at 9:30 a.m. beginning October 5:

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Junior Choir&nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;      Jamie Daugherty

M= eets in the Choir Room    &n= bsp;            = ;            &n= bsp;            = ;   Alma Staskiewicz

  &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;        724-538-4776<= span style=3D'font-size:10.5pt'>

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