The Worship of God
Enter with Reverence
Leave to Share God’s Love and Serve Others
Sunday, May 8, 2011 – 10:30 A.M.
Opportunities Henry Green
Prelude “Morning Has Broken” Youth Handbells
The Pope Boys Pat, Zach, Patrick, and Cameron
“The Family Prayer Song”
Invocation Jim Smith
Interlude Youth Handbells
“We Are People of God’s Peace”
Parent and Child Dedication
Parents, Richard and Maria, of Molly Boord
Parents, Steve and Teresa, of Brock Bromley
Parents, Jim and Ife, of Delilah Garverick
Parents, John and Kristen, of Jack Kirby
Parents, Ben and Jennifer, of Alexandra Pope
Parents, David and Maria, of Daniel and Samuel Slocum
Pastor: “Hear, O Israel: the Lord our God is one Lord; and you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul; and with all your might. And these words which I command you this day shall be upon your heart, and you shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise.” (Deut. 6:4-7, RSV).
People: “Unless the Lord builds the house, those who build it labor in vain. …[Children] are a heritage from the Lord” (Ps. 127:1-3, RSV).
Pastor: God has blessed you with the joys and responsibilities of parenthood. Do you therefore, dedicate yourselves before God and these witnesses to the building of a Christian home and rearing your children in the nurture and admonition of the Lord?
Parents: We dedicate ourselves to this holy task.
Pastor: Members of Heritage Baptist Church, God has blessed us with the joys and responsibilities of living together in Christian community. Do you therefore dedicate yourselves before God to live as Christians and to help these parents make this a community in which children can grow up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord?
People: We dedicate ourselves to this holy task.
Pastor: Once when Jesus’ disciples sought to keep children away from him, our Lord said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. I tell you the truth, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it” (Mk. 10:14-15, NIV). Then Jesus took the children in his arms and blessed them.
Prayer of Dedication
+Hymn No. 341 (Stanzas 1, 3, 4, 6) Dix
“For the Beauty of the Earth”
+Greetings and Peace to You
Anthem “Love Enough to Give” Adult Choir
Tracey Cogliano - Flute
Pastoral Prayer and Lord’s Prayer
Offering
Offertory Eleanor Sturgis and Edie Stucker
“Holy, Holy, Holy”
+Hymn No. 705 Gloria Patri
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost; as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen, amen.
(Children in Grades K-5 may leave for Faith Quest)
The Gospel Lesson Luke 24:13-35
+Hymn No. 203 (Stanzas 1, 2, 4) Bunessan
“Day of Arising”
The Heritage Pulpit
“Recognizing the Sacred in Simplicity”
The early followers of Jesus found the sacred in simplicity, the simplicity of sharing a space with the risen Lord, sharing a conversation along their journey to Emmaus, and in the breaking of bread with Christ.
Simplicity in and of faith offers us the opportunity to discover…
Sacred Space
Sacred Conversation
Sacred Acts
+Hymn No. 472 Lemmel
“Turn Your Eyes upon Jesus”
Introductions
+Benediction
Postlude “Let Praise Ring Forth”
+Congregation Standing
We ask that you please turn off, or put on silent mode, all cell phones and other electrical devices. Additionally, please no food or drinks in the sanctuary.
OPPORTUNITIES
There will be no activities here this evening.
The church’s May business meeting will take place this Wednesday, May 11th, at 6:30 pm.
The Trustees will meet this Thursday evening at 7 o’clock.
The Men’s Prayer Breakfast will take place this Saturday at 8 o’clock. The Honorable Mike Busch, speaker of the Maryland House of Delegates, will be the guest. If you plan to attend, please sign up on the bulletin board across from the church office. Ladies, you are also welcome but please sign up!
Mark Sunday, May 22, on your calendar! We will recognize our graduates in the morning worship service. Following the service, there will be a church-wide spaghetti dinner fundraiser sponsored by our youth. All money donated will go toward their trip to PASSPORT this summer. After the luncheon everyone is invited to stay for our Youth Choir Concert, beginning at 12:30.
Vacation Bible School: This year, children 4 years of age (must be 4 by June 1, 2011) through grade 5, will take place June 27-July 1, from 9:00 am to 12:30 pm. PandaMania: Where God Is Mad About You! Children will learn what happens when a pack of fun-loving panda bears invades their church. A wild celebration of God’s unconditional love! At PandaMania VBS, kids will discover that God has a purpose and a plan for everyone and that he crafted each of us with his own loving hands. Registration forms will be available soon. If you would consider being a volunteer with this important outreach ministry, please contact Everett Golihew.
Food Pantry Distribution: Tuesday, May 10 – Mary Ann Fulford and Thursday, May 12 – Jim Smith.
May 15: Extended Care Workers: Nursery: Maria Boord; Preschool 2’s, 3’s – Teresa Bromley and Amanda Hurt; 4’s and 5’s – Petra Clingenpeel and Patrick Green. Bus Driver: Clyde Morehead. Pianist: Donna Manuel.
May 8-14
Today 9:15 am - Sunday School
10:30 - Morning Worship
Monday 6:00 pm - TOPS
Tuesday 11:30 am - Lunch Bunch
6:30 pm - ESL
8:30 - Alcoholics Anonymous
Wednesday 5:45 pm - Church Dinner
6:15 - Birthdays
6:30 - Business Meeting
- Children’s Time
7:15 - Adult Choir
Thursday 1:00 pm - Knit Chics
6:30 - ESL
7:00 - Trustees
Friday 8:30 pm - Alcoholics Anonymous
Saturday 8:00 am - Men’s Prayer Breakfast
The Mission of
Heritage Baptist Church
As followers of Christ, we share God’s love and serve others.
Pastor: Henry Green
Minister of Music: Ralph Manuel
Director of Education: Everett Golihew
Minister to Senior Adults: Charles Barnes
Youth Director: Patricia Welker
Organist: Eleanor Sturgis
Assistant Organists: Ruth Anne Shiplette
Learning Center Director: Helen Holmboe
Secretary: Sally Morehead
Financial Secretary: Edie Stucker
Facilities Manager: Clair Morehead
Relief Custodian: Clyde Morehead
Nursery Coordinator: Amy Henry
Prayer Concerns
Missionaries serving in crisis areas of our country and the world, our military and civilian personnel, their families, and leaders; Becky Caldwell, Alexandra Pope, Bill Wilson, Henry Gamp, Cindy Busch, Patty Maddocks, Merrill Pittman, Vicki Robertson, Charles and Laura Barnes, Joe Lee, Fred Wagner, Adele Stockett, Hamilton Nunnally, Rachel Hall, Ed and Hilda Copeland, Faye Smith, Milton Jernigan, Tena Quesada, Joan Sumner, Violet Zalewski, Doug Marks, Kaeleigh Beld, Ron Winters, Mario Vidotto, Ben Winstead, Kelley Miller, Esther Settembrini, Brad Carter, Cheryl Lijewski, Andrew Patterson, David Cook, Dana Killendenz, Bob Long, Mary Pearce, Joan Blandford, Ellie McCabe, Bill Snyder, Bruce Fullerton, Daniella Bornisen, Joe Smith, Paul Bobbitt, Jimmy Hurd, Caitlyn Jones, Jonathan Pickett, Evelyn Cabral, Cynthia Worley, Edgar Weedon, Bud Windham, Charlotte Tarman, Chuck Smith, Kathryn George, Skip Reber, Anne Bajus, Morgan Creek, Jack Clydesdale, Paula Druskoff, Tad and Thaeda Franz, Sandra Harrsen, Margie MacClay, Bruce Moore, Betty Rounsaville, Chuck Smith,
