ANNOUNCEMENTS
• Today is Bible Sunday! Kindergarten children will be invited forward before the
Children’s Message at both services. Any 1st-3rd graders who haven’t received a Bible
from WPC in the past are welcome to come up and get one too. If you want to pick up
a Bible for your child later, please contact Chris Tuttle at 919-489-4974 or
[email protected].
• Westminster’s Community Stewardship Relay begins next Sunday, October 20.
You can prepare for the relay by reading your Stewardship brochure, which
contains beautiful reflections from members on how the Bread of Life nourishes them, a
breakdown of last year’s giving, and key Time & Talent pledge updates. Contact the
church office at 919-489-4974 with any questions about this process.
• An interest meeting about an adult mission trip to Merida, Mexico, will be held in
the Parlor after the 11am worship service today. The trip is proposed for the week of
January 18-25, 2014. For more info, contact Dottie Bartholomay (919-383-2745).
• The Resurrection Dance Theater of Haiti will perform at Westminster on Sunday,
October 20, at 7pm in the Sanctuary. This internationally-recognized dance troupe
of Haitian youth uses drumming and dance to vibrantly tell their story and lift up
hearts. A free-will donation will be collected and all proceeds will go toward the
rebuilding of Haiti. We will gather in the Fellowship Hall at 6pm for a potluck
dinner, so bring a dish to share! Childcare for ages 5 and under will be available during
the performance.
• The children of Wednesdays ROCK! would appreciate donations of the following:
old tennis balls, old socks (any size, pairs and holes okay), old blue jeans, old towels or
sheets, empty pill bottles with childproof lids, and scraps of rope 18 inches or longer.
They will be used to make dog toys for the animal shelter. If you can share any of these
items, please place your donations in the green collection bin in the Mission Center
before October 23.
• Do you have a 44- yearyear-old through 5th grader who loves to sing? Bring him or her
to Junior Choir in the Music Room from 4:15-5:15pm every other Wednesday
beginning October 16 (alternating with Wednesdays ROCK!). Registration is not
required, though we will need parent helpers at each rehearsal. Questions? Contact
Monica Rossman at [email protected] or 919-489-4974, ext. 113.
• Seekers will begin a new book, Unexpected Love: God’s Heart Revealed in
Conversations With Women,
Women, at its October 14 meeting. This study group of women
meets on the second Monday of each month at 7:15pm in the Parlor. We hope this
new focus will help us in our walk as Christian women, and that you will come be part
of the journey! Contact Betty Berghaus with questions ([email protected]).
• The Women's Spirituality Group will meet next on Wednesday, October 16, at
2pm in the Parlor. It will meet at the same time and place on October 30 and
November 13, and then take a break during the holidays. All women are welcome to
join this group. Contact Dorothy Pennell ([email protected]) with questions.
• Save the Date: We will continue our Response to Violence discernment process by
looking at the roots of violence on Sunday, October 27, after the 11am service.
• The Young Adult Lunch Club meets weekly after the 11am service at Pop’s
Backdoor (right across the street from WPC). All young adults are welcome to join us
as we talk about the service, get to know one another, and eat delicious (and cheap!)
pizza! Contact Taylor at [email protected] with questions.
Westminster Presbyterian Church
3639 Old Chapel Hill Road · Durham, North Carolina 27707
Phone: (919) 489-4974 Toll Free phone: (877) 489-4974 Fax: (919) 493-4553
Email: [email protected] Website: wpcdurham.org Facebook: facebook.com/wpcdurham
CALENDAR FOR OCTOBER13 - 20
To view all events held at WPC, visit www.wpcdurham.org, and click “Calendar” in the main
menu. To reserve a room for a meeting, call Barb Schmidt at 919-489-4974, ext. 100.
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 13 - Bible Sunday, Third Sunday of Stewardship
8:30am Worship - Sanctuary
9:45am Inquirers’ Class - Room 105
9:45am Sunday School - HMC
10:00am Chancel Choir Rehearsal - Music Room
11:00am Worship - Sanctuary
12:15pm Youth Group - Trip to Corn Maze - Cary, NC
12:15pm Mexico Mission Trip Interest Meeting - Parlor
12:15pm Young Adult Lunch Club - Pop’s Backdoor Pizza
12:15pm Worship Committee Meeting - Room 105
5:30pm Diaconate Meeting - Room 105
MONDAY, OCTOBER 14 - Office Closed, Columbus Day Observance
9:30am Monday Morning Bible Study: Luke - Room 105
7:00pm Bell Choir Rehearsal - Music Room
7:15pm Seekers - Parlor
October 13, 2013
Twenty-eighth Sunday
In Ordinary Time
Bible Sunday
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15
10:00am WPC Staff Meeting - Room 105
4:00pm Growing Thru Grief - St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
7:00pm
7:30pm
Christian Education Committee Meeting - Room 205
Acts Bible Study - Nantucket Grill (Farrington Rd)
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16
7:15am MOW Fellowship - Rick’s Diner
10:00am Birthday Committee Meeting - Library
10:30am WPC Staff Worship - Sanctuary
2:00pm Women’s Spirituality Group Study - Parlor
4:15pm First Junior Choir Rehearsal - Music Room
6:30pm Youth Bible Study - Brixx Pizza, Chapel Hill
7:00pm Stewardship Relay Path Guide Training - Room 105
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17
9:15am The WAY Bible Study - Jr. High Suite
9:30am Doorways - Parlor
7:30pm Chancel Choir Rehearsal - Music Room
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19
9:30am Garden Harvest - WPC Community Garden
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 20 - Fourth Sunday of Stewardship: Relay Begins
8:30am Worship - Sanctuary
9:45am Inquirers’ Class - Room 105
9:45am Sunday School - HMC
10:00am Chancel Choir Rehearsal - Music Room
11:00am Worship - Sanctuary
12:15pm Young Adult Lunch Club - Pop’s Backdoor Pizza
4:30pm Session Meeting - Room 105
6:00pm Hearts with Haiti Potluck Dinner - Fellowship Hall
7:00pm Resurrection Dance Theater of Haiti Performance - Sanctuary
CONGREGATIONAL R ESPONSIBILITIES FOR OCTOBER 13
October Nursery Coordinator – Dexter Meath
The Nursery 8:30 Infants: Thoko Manzini; Toddlers: Claire Leadbetter, Marketa Dickinson
2-5 Debbie & Don Hertzog
11:00 Infants: Thoko Manzini; Toddlers: Marketa Dickinson
2-3 Betsy Gentry-Bumm & Luke Bumm
4-5 Dexter & Peter Meath
The Offering Counters 8:30 Brian Anderson and Mike Nilon
11:00 Alex & Mary Denson
The Sound Technicians 8:30 Doug Wellemeyer
11:00 Lee Katrincic
The Lectors
8:30 Bill Stokes
11:00 Paul Isom
The Ushers
8:30 Linda Van Gombos, Barb Vanden Broek, and Alyson & Collin Bosworth
11:00 Ralph Coonrad, Shan Wiley, and Robert & Jennie Brame
The Acolytes
Grace & Eliza Miller
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Durham, North Carolina
“. . .and what does the Lord require of you
but to do justice, and to love kindness,
and to walk humbly with your God?”
Micah 6:8
The Service of Worship
THE CHILDREN’S MESSAGE
Following the prayer, preschool children may be excused for childcare.
ASSEMBLE IN GOD’S N AME
SHARING OUR MISSION
THE ORGAN PRELUDE
Concerto in B Minor (after Sigr. Meck) Allegro - Adagio - Allegro
Johann Gottfried Walther
A PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION
Holy God, year after year, You are faithful to us. In good times and difficult
times, You are faithful. Come among us now. Whether our faith is strong or
weak, whether we are hopeful or so tired, transform us. Send Your Spirit to
teach us to serve Your glorious world. Amen.
In order to preserve the dignity of this service, please turn off cell phones
and observe silence during the prelude.
GREETING
INTROIT
Hymn 322:
322
Spirit of the living God, fall afresh on me.
Spirit of the living God, fall afresh on me.
Melt me, mold me, fill me, use me.
Spirit of the living God, fall afresh on me.
^ Psalm 66
Make a joyful noise to God, all the earth.
Sing the glory of His name, all the earth.
Give to Him praise; O make a joyful noise to God!
The Chancel Choir
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THE SERMON
ALL THINGS BRIGHT AND BEAUTIFUL
Royal Oak
A TIME OF PERSONAL SILENT CONFESSION
KYRIE ELEISON NO. 574
arr. David N. Johnson
Lord, have mercy upon us. Christ, have mercy upon us. Lord, have mercy upon us.
* THE GLORIA PATRI NO. 579
PROCLAIM GOD’S W ORD
PRESENTATION OF BIBLES TO KINDERGARTENERS
“The Spaces In-Between”
GO IN GOD’S N AME
* THE HYMN NO. 277
O GOD, OUR FAITHFUL GOD
O Gott, du frommer Gott
* THE CHARGE AND THE BENEDICTION
^ AMEN
Chris Tuttle
MOMENTS OF SILENCE
* THE HYMN NO. 426
* THE PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING
LORD, SPEAK TO ME, THAT I MAY SPEAK
Hymn 540, vs. 1 & 4:
Randolph
4 Sung by Congregation & Choir
God be with you till we meet again; loving counsels guide, uphold you,
With a Shepherd’s care enfold you: God be with you till we meet again.
God be with you till we meet again; keep love’s banner floating o’er you,
Smite death’s threatening wave before you: God be with you till we meet again
THE ORGAN POSTLUDE
O Gott, du frommer Gott
Setting by Johannes Brahms
R ESPOND TO GOD’S W ORD
THE ACT OF CONFESSION (Please be seated.)
Why do we confess our sin?
Because all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.
But why do we do this together?
Because we are a community, a covenant people.
Then let us confess our sin.
O God, hear us as we bemoan our brokenness. Disputes arise within
congregations, among neighbors; brothers and sisters quarrel. Hostility
fractures the body; differences of opinion lead to suspicion, namename-calling, and
pain. Forgive us, O God, when we continue to bear grudges, and when we do
not open our ears and hearts to listen, to truly listen, to others. Reconcile us
to our neighbors, even as You redeem us of our sin. Amen.
THE ASSURANCE OF PARDON
Psalm 66:1-12 (p.528 OT)
Luke 17:11-19 (p.80 NT)
Canonbury
*# THE CALL TO WORSHIP
God is very near to us.
We come together to praise God, who lives and dwells among us.
Bring your songs and your praises, and let the Spirit of God be heard in this place!
We celebrate God with song and voice, with prayer and praise,
and we greet one another with love.
Praise be to God! Alleluia! Amen!
*# THE HYMN NO. 267
A READING FROM THE PSALMS:
A READING FROM THE GOSPELS:
The Word of God for the people of God.
Thanks be to God.
Living God
Jane Marshall
The Bread of Life: Come. Partake. Share.
* THE DOXOLOGY
Lasst uns erfreuen
Praise God from whom all blessings flow; Praise God, all creatures here below.
Alleluia, Alleluia! Praise God above, ye heavenly host. Praise Father, Son, and Holy
Ghost. Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia! Amen.
* AFFIRMATION OF FAITH
from A Declaration of Faith
God created and rules in love. God created all the worlds that are and upholds
and rules everything. We affirm that the universe exists by the power of God’s
Word and Spirit. God has chosen to give it reality out of the love we have
come to know in Christ. God still works through the processes that shape and
change the earth and the living things upon it. We acknowledge God’s care
and control in the regularity of the universe as well as in apparently random
happenings. There is no event from which God is absent and his ultimate
purpose in all events is just and loving. That purpose embraces our choices
and will surely be accomplished. The Creator works in all things toward the
new creation that is promised in Christ.
THE CONCERNS AND CELEBRATIONS
Please direct your attention to the list of concerns, celebrations, and announcements. If you or
someone you know has any needs or concerns, please fill out a green card (located in the pew
rack) and place it in the offering plate.
PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE AND THE LORD’S PRAYER (in unison)
INVITATION TO THE OFFERING
THE OFFERING
Please sign the pew register and pass it along your row. The register book is on the end closest to
the center aisle. As you pass it back, please take notice of who is sitting with you. Thank you.
OFFERTORY
Allegro (from Concerto in A)
J.G. Walther
^ With a Voice of Singing
Martin Shaw
With a voice of singing declare ye this, and let it be heard, Alleluia.
Utter it even unto the ends of the earth.
The Lord hath delivered His people, Alleluia.
O be joyful in God, all ye lands, O sing praises to the honor of His name,
Make His praise to be glorious.
The Chancel Choir
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+ Denotes 8:30am service
* Congregation standing, if able
^ Denotes 11:00am service
# Latecomers may be seated at these times
Children’s Bibles: Inside aisle of pew; Children’s Bulletins: Narthex (Green: 3-6yrs, Yellow: 7-12yrs)
A warm welcome to all who are worshipping with us today. If you are visiting, we
would relish the opportunity to tell you more about this vibrant family of faith! While
children are welcome during worship, childcare for infants through kindergarten is
available on the lower level of the Holderness Mission Center (building on left as you
exit). A card in the pew rack has some tried-and-true tips for parents of children who
remain in the Sanctuary. Parents who need a comfortable space to calm an infant may
use the room in the Narthex (which has speakers so you can still hear the service). Restrooms are located on each floor of the Mission Center. Please see an usher if you
would like to use a large-print hymnal. If you need to exit during the service, please use
the doors at the back of the Sanctuary.
Mending Wall
Mending Wall
Mending Wall
by Robert Frost
by Robert Frost
by Robert Frost
Something there is that doesn’t love a wall,
That sends the frozen-ground-swell under it,
And spills the upper boulders in the sun,
And makes gaps even two can pass abreast.
The work of hunters is another thing:
I have come after them and made repair
Where they have left not one stone on a stone,
But they would have the rabbit out of hiding,
To please the yelping dogs. The gaps I mean,
No one has seen them made or heard them made,
But at spring mending-time we find them there.
I let my neighbor know beyond the hill;
And on a day we meet to walk the line
And set the wall between us once again.
We keep the wall between us as we go.
To each the boulders that have fallen to each.
And some are loaves and some so nearly balls
We have to use a spell to make them balance:
“Stay where you are until our backs are turned!”
We wear our fingers rough with handling them.
Oh, just another kind of out-door game,
One on a side. It comes to little more:
There where it is we do not need the wall:
He is all pine and I am apple orchard.
My apple trees will never get across
And eat the cones under his pines, I tell him.
He only says, “Good fences make good neighbors.”
Spring is the mischief in me, and I wonder
If I could put a notion in his head:
“Why do they make good neighbors? Isn’t it
Where there are cows?
But here there are no cows.
Before I built a wall I’d ask to know
What I was walling in or walling out,
And to whom I was like to give offence.
Something there is that doesn’t love a wall,
That wants it down.” I could say “Elves” to him,
But it’s not elves exactly, and I’d rather
He said it for himself. I see him there
Bringing a stone grasped firmly by the top
In each hand, like an old-stone savage armed.
He moves in darkness as it seems to me
Not of woods only and the shade of trees.
He will not go behind his father’s saying,
And he likes having thought of it so well
He says again, “Good fences make good neighbors.”
Something there is that doesn’t love a wall,
That sends the frozen-ground-swell under it,
And spills the upper boulders in the sun,
And makes gaps even two can pass abreast.
The work of hunters is another thing:
I have come after them and made repair
Where they have left not one stone on a stone,
But they would have the rabbit out of hiding,
To please the yelping dogs. The gaps I mean,
No one has seen them made or heard them made,
But at spring mending-time we find them there.
I let my neighbor know beyond the hill;
And on a day we meet to walk the line
And set the wall between us once again.
We keep the wall between us as we go.
To each the boulders that have fallen to each.
And some are loaves and some so nearly balls
We have to use a spell to make them balance:
“Stay where you are until our backs are turned!”
We wear our fingers rough with handling them.
Oh, just another kind of out-door game,
One on a side. It comes to little more:
There where it is we do not need the wall:
He is all pine and I am apple orchard.
My apple trees will never get across
And eat the cones under his pines, I tell him.
He only says, “Good fences make good neighbors.”
Spring is the mischief in me, and I wonder
If I could put a notion in his head:
“Why do they make good neighbors? Isn’t it
Where there are cows?
But here there are no cows.
Before I built a wall I’d ask to know
What I was walling in or walling out,
And to whom I was like to give offence.
Something there is that doesn’t love a wall,
That wants it down.” I could say “Elves” to him,
But it’s not elves exactly, and I’d rather
He said it for himself. I see him there
Bringing a stone grasped firmly by the top
In each hand, like an old-stone savage armed.
He moves in darkness as it seems to me
Not of woods only and the shade of trees.
He will not go behind his father’s saying,
And he likes having thought of it so well
He says again, “Good fences make good neighbors.”
Something there is that doesn’t love a wall,
That sends the frozen-ground-swell under it,
And spills the upper boulders in the sun,
And makes gaps even two can pass abreast.
The work of hunters is another thing:
I have come after them and made repair
Where they have left not one stone on a stone,
But they would have the rabbit out of hiding,
To please the yelping dogs. The gaps I mean,
No one has seen them made or heard them made,
But at spring mending-time we find them there.
I let my neighbor know beyond the hill;
And on a day we meet to walk the line
And set the wall between us once again.
We keep the wall between us as we go.
To each the boulders that have fallen to each.
And some are loaves and some so nearly balls
We have to use a spell to make them balance:
“Stay where you are until our backs are turned!”
We wear our fingers rough with handling them.
Oh, just another kind of out-door game,
One on a side. It comes to little more:
There where it is we do not need the wall:
He is all pine and I am apple orchard.
My apple trees will never get across
And eat the cones under his pines, I tell him.
He only says, “Good fences make good neighbors.”
Spring is the mischief in me, and I wonder
If I could put a notion in his head:
“Why do they make good neighbors? Isn’t it
Where there are cows?
But here there are no cows.
Before I built a wall I’d ask to know
What I was walling in or walling out,
And to whom I was like to give offence.
Something there is that doesn’t love a wall,
That wants it down.” I could say “Elves” to him,
But it’s not elves exactly, and I’d rather
He said it for himself. I see him there
Bringing a stone grasped firmly by the top
In each hand, like an old-stone savage armed.
He moves in darkness as it seems to me
Not of woods only and the shade of trees.
He will not go behind his father’s saying,
And he likes having thought of it so well
He says again, “Good fences make good neighbors.”