LOVEJOY UNITED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
19th Sunday after Pentecost
“Glory to God”
*Response of Praise GTG # 582
THE WORD
GATHERING
Conversation with Children
“God Is Here Today”
Gathering Song GTG # 411
Congregational Response
“This Is Where Children Belong”
STF # 2233
Prayer For Illumination
Welcome and Announcements
Old Testament – Jeremiah 32:1-3a, 6-15
Scripture
Prelude
Epistle – 1Timothy 6:6-19
Call to Worship
Bell Choir Anthem
One: Happy are those whose help is in the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the Lord
Scripture
their God.
Sermon
“Lord, I Lift Your Name on High
Gospel – Luke 16:19-31
“Is It The Sunday After Easter?”
Many: The Lord God reigns forever, for all generations. Praise the Lord!
Prayer for the Day Unison
Rev. Carol DeVaughan
RESPONDING
“Let Us Build A House”
*Hymn GTG # 301
O God, you know us inside and out. You created us, and you continue
to shape us. Be present with us as we learn what it means to be faithful
Reception of New Member – Mary Trudell
disciples, your children united in this new and common purpose, that we may
Sharing of Joys and Concerns
be part of accomplishing your mission in this place. Help us respond to the
Prayers of the People and Lord’s Prayer
transforming power of your love. In the name of Jesus we pray. Amen.
Offering
“How Lovely, Lord, How Lovely”
*Hymn of Praise GTG # 402
*Prayer of Confession
Unison
We have sinned, O God, hoarding what we have, grasping for more, and
ignoring those who hunger and thirst. We stay with our own kind; we are
*Doxology
*Prayer of Dedication
Unison
God who gives life to all things, and richly provides us with everything,
use these, our tithes and offerings, to take hold of, and show us, the life that
really is. Amen.
complacent in the face of systems that oppress. Forgive us; purify us; remake
SENDING
us; that we might love as you love.
Silence for Personal Confession
*Words of Assurance
*Hymn GTG # 295
“Go To The World”
*Charge and Blessing
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*Those who are able, please stand
LoveJoy United Presbyterian Church
2550 Rock Hill Road
Wood River, IL 62095
Phone: 254.5880
September 25, 2016
A welcoming, nurturing, praying community of faith
Our condolences to Sarah and Michael Carnes and family on the passing of her
cousin, Gordon Cooke.
REMEMBER IN YOUR PRAYERS: (letter in parentheses indicates Care Group)
Cliff Barnes (C); Pat Fletcher (E), Louise Shumway (C); Glenda McDonald (A), Bev
Hayes (B); Raymond Hunt (E), Gerald Main ((A), Barbara Turner, Christopher
Turner (neighbors of Beth Forrester), Will Crabtree, Danielle Ranae Coomer
Womack (sister of Heather Carnes), Jake Bierbaum (friend of the Gvillo family); Bob
Foraker (Carol Foraker’s father); Gavin Musgrove (great nephew of Judy Luck),
Kathleen Willcut (daughter of Raymond & Gloria Hunt); Diane (Doris Miller’s
daughter); Laurie Kusterman, Holly Baldwin, Dave Holland, Sue DiSalvo; Kelly
Brown (daughter of Charley & Sue Hubbard), Mary & Brian Ogle; Terin Mills
(granddaughter of Marian Twigg), Cathy Dunnagan, Barbara Allen (sister-in-law to
Linda Andrus); Jimmy Carnes (Mike Carnes cousin); Donna Head, Friend of Jan
Nimmo; Jim Laux, Scott Shelton, Patricia Lytle (Mary Trudell’s mother), Arnold
Sanders, Paty Yaeger (stepmother and grandma to Bristows & Sheltons), Cheryl
Panyik; Food Pantry prayer list: Jerome, Carolyn, Cheryl, Tom Joe, Jimmy, Carol,
Shelby, Betty, Jackie, Barbara, Alan, Susann, Vincent, William, Regina, Timothy,
Melissa, Ernest, Scott
NURSING HOME RESIDENTS: Bethalto Care Center – Sue Hubbard (E); Eunice
C. Smith Nursing Home – Darlene Frame (B)
RETIREMENT HOME RESIDENTS: Integrity Healthcare, Wood River – Dorothy
Morehead (A), Herbert Peel (E), Foxes Grove – Charley Hubbard (E), Rosewood
Care Center, Alton – Marie Harrison (B), Evergreen Place, Alton – Roberta
Graham (A), Shirley Martin (E), Fountain View Manor Memory, Granite City –
John Rasp (C), Gisela Rasp (C); Morningside Memory Care, Godfrey – Shirley
Means (B)
Please notify the church office when we can take someone off the prayer list
WELCOME TO OUR VISITORS: We give special thanks for you and invite you
to participate in the life and work of our church. Thank you for including your
name and address on the Friendship Pad when it is passed. Visitor cards are in
pew slots. Please fill one out and drop in the offering plate.
LOVEJOY UNITED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
SEPTEMBER 25, 2016
Rev. Carol DeVaughan, Bridge Pastor
DIRECTOR OF MUSIC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amy Seibert
LITURGIST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chrissy Bristow
NURSERY ATTENDANTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..Stephanie Lindquist, Norma Antoine,
Barbara Young
SUNDAY – SEPTEMBER 25
8:45 a.m. – Choir rehearsal
10:15 a.m. – Worship
5:30 p.m. – Youth Quest
MONDAY – SEPTEMBER 26
9:00 – 11:00 a.m. – Food Pantry
TUESDAY – SEPTEMBER 27
6-10:00 p.m. PEO – Fellowship Hall
7:00 p.m. UCM Alton Area Cluster Meeting – See Article
WEDNESDAY – SEPTEMBER 28
11:30 a.m. – Senior Lunch Bunch in Fellowship Hall
6:00 – 7:00 p.m. – Theological Study at High Flyers Grille (located at the
Bethalto Airport)
SUNDAY – OCTOBER 2
8:45 a.m. – Choir rehearsal
10:15 a.m. – Worship
11:15 a.m. – Called Congregational Meeting
5:30 p.m. – Youth Quest
MONDAY – OCTOBER 3
3:30 p.m. – Worship Committee
6 – 10:00 p.m. – PEO – Fellowship Hall
WEDNESDAY – OCTOBER 5
11:30 a.m. – Senior Lunch Bunch in Fellowship Hall
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There are hearing impaired devices and hymnals with enlarged copies of the
words on top of the cabinet in the front narthex. Please see a host if you need any
of these.
A Friendly Reminder: Please turn your cell phones off. Thanks for your
cooperation.
Called Congregational Meeting: There will be a Called Congregational Meeting on
Sunday, October 2nd, immediately after morning worship for the purpose of electing
members for the Pastor Search Committee.
Just a reminder that you now need to make your checks payable to LoveJoy
United Presbyterian Church.
If you would like to serve as a liturgist or acolyte, please sign the paper on the table
in the narthex. A training session will be provided. Please remember that with the
merger those who are seeking to fill these positions in the services are not always
familiar with who to call; therefore, it is most helpful for you to sign the sheet.
Food pantry items needed for September 25: Canned ravioli/pastas. October 2:
Bar soap/toilet paper; 9: Canned soups; 16: Canned meats; 23: Canned
vegetables; 30: Ravioli/pastas & sauces. The Food Pantry is now open only on the
2nd and 4th Mondays of each month.
There are some jackets and umbrellas in the fellowship hall. Please check to see
if any of those are yours. If they are not claimed within a month, they will be taken
to Operation Blessing.
Please note for future reference that the decision has been made to keep the
phone number that UPC had which is 254-5880.
Anyone wishing to call LoveJoy United Presbyterian will need to call that number.
Vickie’s new email address is [email protected]. The email address is not
case sensitive and can be entered either with or without caps.
NEW THEOLOGICAL STUDY
By Chrissy Bristow
What better way to celebrate our new church than with good reads, good friends,
good eats, and good drinks???
Join us on Wednesday evenings, starting September 21st, from 6:00-7:00 at High
Flyers Grille (located at the Bethalto airport) for a theological discussion on the Bob
Goss's book Love Does. What does that mean - 'love does"? Well, it's not the kind
of love that stops at thoughts and feelings. This love takes action. When Love
Does, life gets interesting. Each day turns into a hilarious, whimsical, meaningful
chance that makes faith simple and real.
If you are interested in having a copy of the book, please see Chrissy Bristow
([email protected]) for a copy. Childcare will be provided at the church
starting at 5:45. If you plan on eating, arriving a few minutes early to order is a good
idea. Hope to see you there!
United Congregation of Metro East Alton Area Cluster Meeting: “IF ONE OF
US IS CHAINED” a presentation on our country’s broken criminal justice system,’’
will be presented by Jan Hines here at the church tomorrow night, 9/26 at 7 p.m.
You are invited to come and learn about the work of UCM, a powerful organization
committed to combating the root causes of systemic injustice in our region by uniting
people of faith in transforming our communities.
YOUTH HAPPENINGS
Children’s Worship Bags are available for use during the worship service.
Please help yourself. If you can’t find them, a host will be happy to assist you.
Youth Quest is back up and running again. This is such an important part of the
life of our church as the young people participating in the many different
programs and activities provided by CE are preparing our youth to be the leaders
of tomorrow.
One of the features of Youth Quest is the meal that is served to the youth in
attendance and those who are supervising the program. Volunteers are needed
to provide meals. The meals can be something simple that you prepare and
serve at the church, something that you prepare ahead of time that only needs to
be heated, or you might elect to buy pizzas for one of the Sunday evenings. Just
to give you an example, pizza burgers were served this past Sunday and it
seems that it was like Lay’s potato chips, nobody could eat just one. You might
also purchase chips and/or soda to be used by the youth.
Volunteers also take care of cleaning up after the meal. Draft a couple of
friends and sign up to feed this group on one or more of these upcoming Sunday
evenings. The rewards are great when you think that you are influencing the
lives of our youth. Get involved and let them know you care!
If you are unable to prepare and serve a meal, cash donations toward this
program are also appreciated. Indicate your intentions on your memo line on
your check.