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FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF PENN YAN
224 Main Street Penn Yan, New
York
September 14, 2008
10:00 A.M.
We, as God’s people, will use our gifts and talents
to seek out and bring people to Christ,
by maturing in our faith,
by deepening our fellowship,
and by caring for people
for the honor and glory of God.
Prelude
Welcome and
Announcements Don Lawrence
Song of Praise “This
Is the Day the Lord Hath Made” No.
230
by Isaac Watts
Scripture Reading Psalm
78:1-8 Pg. 645
OT
*Hymn “From
All That Dwell Below the Skies”
No. 229
by Isaac
Watts
Anthem “When I Survey the Wondrous Cross” Isaac Watts
Children’s Time Lilia
Scheel, Meghan Fuqua, Mary Fullagar
and church school children
*Hymn “Our God
Our Help In Ages Past”
No. 210
Isaac Watts
Pastoral Prayer
Brittany Griffin
Rauschenbusah: Prayers of the Social Awakening
Prayer
for Teachers
*Hymn “Jesus Shall Reign” No. 423
Isaac Watts
Scripture Matthew
7:7-12
Pg. 9 NT
Message “Looking
For Something?” Pastor John Tharp
Offertory
*Doxology Praise God from whom all blessings flow
Praise Him
all creatures here below
Praise Him
above ye heavenly host
Praise
Father, Son and Holy Ghost. Amen
*Prayer of Dedication
*Hymn “Joy to the World!” No. 40
by Isaac Watts
*Benediction
*Postlude
*If you wish to and are
able, you are invited to stand.
Lay Reader: Ed Castillo
Greeters: Eva
Dillon & Erma Mullins
Ushers: Ethel
Clancy, Bob Fullagar, Mary Fullagar,
Barbara Stewart, Charlie Miller
Organist: Carrie
Ahearn
Choir
Director: Nancy Tharp
Church Phone: 315-536-9821
Church Website: www.geocities.com/pennyanfbc/index.html
Our Prayer Concerns…
At the Homestead: Luella
Passage Alberta Gottshall
Virginia
DeLooza Willie Nelson
Helen Ansley
Alice Wise
Friends with long term-illness: Elmer Cranmer
Loved ones serving in the Armed Forces: Jennifer Willson
Our Special Interest Missionaries:
Rev. Richard & Mrs. Susan Harding ~Dr. James & Rev. Debra Kelsey
Prayers for:
Mary Armstrong Kim Strong Imisides Billie Potts
Eva Jean Best Don Johnson Lucas Ryska
Tracey Bicksler Nancy Putnam Corrina Schultz
Pat Carroll Bill LaRock *Doug Seager
Rachel Carter Lori Lawrence Betty Smith
Mickie Christiansen *Mary Ellen Mattison Barbara Stewart
Reece Conley *Doug Mattison Charlie Taylor
Bill Gillette Barbara Mortensen Jean Wager
Marlene Guild Polly Logan Ralph Wilkes
Frances Hartwell Doug Passage Jean Whitaker
Keith Pierce Phyllis & Elwood Whitbeck
*Brad Stewart- struggling after double lung transplant.
*Mary Ann Morith recovering from stroke; sister of Judi Gibbs
*Warner & Judi Gibbs – Judi suffered a slight stroke last week.
* Alicia Hurlburt – diagnosed with brain tumor.
*Indicates that special prayers are needed.
Please keep the
church office updated on your loved ones
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¨ Noon Dish
to pass luncheon
¨ 2:30 p.m. FL
Association Rally at Geneva First Baptist
¨ Noon Fellowship
Class
¨ 7 p.m. Youth
group
¨ Happy
Birthday to Matt Scutt!
¨ 6 p.m. Investment
Committee
¨ 10 a.m.-Noon Lay Studies Class
¨ 6 p.m. Science
Show in the Great Room – a fun and
educational evening that includes biblical truths that are revealed in
scientific demonstrations! Bring your friends! Bring your kid’s friends! Bring
your kid’s friend’s friends! Be
Entertained! More information below.
Happy
Birthday to Pat Ames!
Next
Week is:
Women’s
Sunday
we will have as our special guests, Jim & Edith Davison from
Utica Tabernacle Church. With them they will bring a group of the Karin people
who came to the U.S. as refugees. Khin Sae Moe, will speak about the experience
of the refugees and the children will perform songs for us. Following the
service there will be a coffee hour so that you can meet our guests.
Church
News
First Baptist Church
of Geneva will host the meeting of the
FL Association. J.
Brent Walker, Executive Director, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty
will be the guest speaker.
Registration begins
at 2:30 p.m., hymn Sing – 2:45 p.m., devotions – 2:55 p.m., program – 3 p.m.,
dish-to-pass supper – 5 p.m.
There are still
copies available of The Secret Place
for the months of Sept – Nov. You will find them on the table in the rear of
the sanctuary.
Be sure to stop in
the Chapel and see the beautiful wall hangings that have been made and donated
by Diane DeLooza. The chapel is open daily for private meditation.
We hope you will be
pleasantly surprised by our church library, if you haven’t visited it lately. There have been some wonderful additions of
classical music CD’s donated by Carrie Ahearn as well as some VHS and DVD’s
donated from the family of Don DeLooza. New books have also been recently
added, thanks to various church members. Come, browse, borrow and enjoy.
Remember to sign out what you borrow on the clipboard. Does anyone know the
whereabouts of Bad Girls of the Bible, by Liz Curtis Higgs.
Council of Churches
The next Council of
Churches meeting will be held Monday, September 22, at 6:30 p.m. at the Bluff
Point UMC. The meeting will begin with a dish to pass supper.
ABC/NYS
Biennial
Inside the bulletin
you will find an insert for the ABC/NYS
Biennial Meeting that will be held October 12-14 at Keuka College. You will
find registration forms and information on the workshops available on the
tables in the foyer and the rear of the sanctuary.
SPECIAL UPCOMING
PROGRAMS:
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SEEING SCRIPTURE IN SCIENCE
this Saturday, September 20th
6 p.m. in the Great Room
This will prove to be a
fun collection of science demonstrations by
Educational Astronaut
Finalist Professor Len Ortenzi, FLCC.
(nephew of Ralph Wilkes) Be ready to be amazed!
¨
Hear aluminum rods sing
¨
See sound waves on a slinky
¨
Watch a wine glass shatter with sound
¨
Witness a cinder block smashed on the
chest of a crazy guy laying on a bed of nails! And much, much more!
Donations will be taken for new building mortgage.
Food will be available for purchase during the evening.
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“SEPTEMBER
SONGS”
a concert by Mark
Lawrence, Tenor
accompanied by Bill
Cowdery
Sunday, September 28, 2008
at 3 p.m.
Penn Yan First Baptist Church
Donation $5.00
for new building mortgage
Mark A.B. Lawrence leads an active performing career in
oratorio, opera, and recital literature. He is in demand as a recitalist and
master teacher, having performed at Cornell University, St. Lawrence
University, Colgate University, Ithaca College and throughout the northeast.
Bill Cowdery serves as musical director and organist of the
First Congregational Church in Ithaca. He has also taught on the music
faculties of Cornell University, Ithaca College, Colgate University, and Keuka
College.
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The church office is collecting any scrap paper that is blank on one
side and may be used for our printer. Thank you.
Keep in mind that all contributions for the October newsletter should
be in to the office by this Friday, September19.
Community News
The PYUMC Social
Issues Ministry will host a forum on Drugs & Gambling. We are urged to come
together as families, counselors, law enforcement and concerned citizens to
discuss the affects of drugs and gambling behaviors on our children. What are
the risks? What are the signs? What are the slang names? Experts in the field
of chemical dependence, prevention services and law enforcement will head a
panel discussion. The forum will be preceded by a potluck supper at
5 p.m.,
the program begins at 6:30 p.m. at the Penn Yan United Methodist Church,
Sunday, September 28.
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BT&T 160 984
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