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January 6, 2013
Sunday Mornings at First
For help finding a class for yourself or your child, please stop by The Welcome Desk.
CONTACTSHunter Johnston, Director of Children’s Ministries - [email protected] Anderson, Director of Youth & Young Adult Ministries - [email protected] Rand, Director of Prayer & Spiritual Growth - [email protected]
Check-in is located in the open area beyond the Coffee and Pastry Station in The Common.
9:30 Middle School meets downstairs in the Catacombs High School meets upstairs in the Youth Director’s Office11:00 No Classes for Youth, for more information contact Nigel Anderson
CHILDREN’S CLASSES
YOUTH CLASSES
8:30 Nursery is available for infants and small children. Older children are encouraged to worship with their family.
9:30 Nursery for Infants and 1-year-olds is available. Preschoolers (2- to 4-year-olds) go directly to their classrooms after check-in. Children K through 5th grade will go directly to the Old Fellowship Hall for “Praise Kids” at 9:30 after check-in. From there, students will proceed to their regular 9:30 classes, which are using the Faithweaver curriculum.
11:00 Nursery for Infants and 1-year-olds is available. Children preschool through 5th grade will go directly to their Sunday School classes at 11:00 after check-in to experience the interactive Buzz curriculum.
Beginning January 13th at FPC
contact nigel andersondirector of youth and young adult ministries
[email protected](757) 625-1697 ext. 335
january 6th, TONIGHT @ 5pm special live music event middle and high together in first hall
upcoming events
january 11th - 12thhigh school laser quest
january 25th-26thmiddle and highacquire the fire, richmond va
join us, TONIGHT in first hall for our 2013 kick-off event!
ADULT CLASSES9:30 Hebrews Living By Faith, Basic Bible Class 2nd Floor Conf. Room Philippians Paul’s Letter of Joy Northminster House Book of Revelation Covenant Class The Center
11:00 Faith Lessons Fellow Journeyers (2nd & 4th Sundays) The Center Love and Respect Couple’s Life Class Northminster House
Don’t miss our Wednesday night children’s programmingbeginning January 30, for kindergarten through fifth grade!
Wednesdays, 5:45 - 7:15pm Kids will take Inside Out Choir
and choose between Rock-Out and Dance Contact Hunter Johnston for more information at [email protected]
First Presbyterian ChurchJanuary 6, 2013
fpcnorfolk.org
WelcomeWe are delighted you chose to worship with us today and our hope is you will experience God’s presence during your time at FPC. Please fill out the Connection Card in the bulletin and let us know if this is your first or second time with us. And, if you have any questions about the church, please visit our Welcome Desk located in The Common area so we can assist you!
NEWTHRU30 Starts January 13th: It’s a new year and a perfect time to read through the New Testament. Take the NEWTHRU30 challenge! Devotionals for both kids and adults are now available and may be picked up at the Welcome Desk. Adult version is $5, and the kids version is offered free of charge.
Go 2 Blocks: Important reminder to (1) Attend Worship, (2) Attend Sunday School, (3) Park 2 Blocks Away.
2013 Offering Envelopes: Help us save postage and pick up your giving envelopes in the breezeway between services today. Thanks!
New! Wednesday Night Live and Inside-Out Begins Jan.30: Make plans now to join us on Wednesday evenings beginning January 30th for our new winter session of programs for children and adults. Children K-5th Grade: 5:15-5:45 pm | Dinner | 5:45-7:15 pm Class | Inside-OutAdults: 5:15 to 6:00 pm Dinner | 6:00-7:00 pm Class | New Testament 101Contact [email protected]
Martin Luther King Jr Service: You are invited to join us for a Presbytery wide worship service commemorating the life of Martin Luther King, Jr. on Sunday Jan. 20th, 4:00 pm in First Hall.
Pastors at First Presbyterian Church of NorfolkJim Wood, Senior Pastor - [email protected] Hoy, Executive Associate Pastor - [email protected] Jim Gates, Associate Pastor of Evangelism - [email protected] Contact Us820 Colonial Avenue Norfolk, VA 23507 (757) 625.1697 www.fpcnorfolk.org
Traditional Service 8:30 and 11:00
Old Testament Reading Isaiah 60:1-9 Page 742
New Testament Reading Matthew 2:1-12 Page 966
The Preached Word The Christmas Story - Follow the Star Jim Wood
Free Bibles are available in The Loft for anyone who would like one.
First Time Guests Stop by The Common for a free copy of Donald Miller’s Searching for God Knows What.
Cross in The Common A handmade cross will be added to the cross in The Common each time the Lord blesses us with a first-time guest. We celebrate that 165 first-time guests have been with us in worship since 9.09.2012. Who can you invite to FPC?
“...and day by day the Lord added to their number those who were being saved.” Acts 2:47
Offering Our Gifts & Prayers
Get Connected Traditional Services 8:30 am and 11:00 am
Contemporary Service 9:30 am
Information
*Stand If Able
Songs of Praise and Prayer Hungry
Create In Me
You Are Holy O God
Benediction and Song of Response I Let Go
*Hymn We Three Kings #66
*An Invitation to Christian Discipleship
*Benediction and Congregational Response
*Congregational Response to God’s Grace Gloria Gloria in Excelsis Deo, Gloria in Excelsis Deo
Call to Worship Isaiah 60:1-3 Page 742
Prayer of Confession Lord God, Giver of the Christmas Gift, we confess that we often return too quickly to our ordinary lives forgetting the ongoing importance of the birth of our Lord. We confess that we ignore the Christ you sent to be among us and in us. Forgive us, we pray, and lead us to a clearer vision of your abiding presence with us.
Silent Confession
Assurance of Pardon Romans 12:1-2 Page 1137
Greetings
Offertory Anthem Break Forth, O Beauteous Heavenly Light arr. J.S. Bach
Go 2 Blocks!1 Block Sunday School 1 Block WorshipPark 2 blocks away to make room for guests.
242 Youth Community2013 Kick-off Event
Tonight at 5pm in First HallContact Nigel Anderson at
[email protected] for more information.
Shoulder2 Shoulder Men’s Breakfast
Join us for fellowship and study with Jim Wood.
Breakfast is $5.00.January 8th, 7:00-8:00 am, First Hall
Children through grade 5 are invited to come forward to receive a Children’s Worship Packet specially designed to involve them in worship.
Confessional Response Kyrie Hymnal #565 Translation: Lord, have mercy. Christ, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.
Presentation of Our Gifts
The table of our Lord is at the center of life as a Christian community and stands as an invitation to the fullness of life that God intends for each of us. At the table we celebrate the promises of our baptism, that Christ can be alive in us and we in Him. Our Lord invites all of God’s baptized to His table regardless of age, denominational connection or social status. The choice to commune at this particular table is yours; however, please do not feel obligated.
The Sacrament of the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ
Prayer of Consecration
Invitation to The Lord’s Table
Words of Institution
Prayer of Thanksgiving
Save The DateFPC’s 2nd Annual Couples’ Valentine’s Dinner Dance, February 15th. Afraid you have two left feet? No worries! We will be offering dancing lessons in January. Contact Jane Smack at [email protected], or 374-8592 for more information or to offer your assistance.
*Hymn The First Nowell #56
Sharing the Elements (Partake of the elements when you are served.)Leader: Arise, shine, for your light has come,All: and the glory of the LORD rises upon you.Leader: See, darkness covers the earthAll: and thick darkness is over the peoples,Leader: But the LORD rises upon you,All: and his glory appears over you.Leader: Nations will come to your lightAll: and Kings to the brightness of your dawn. (Isaiah 60:1-3)
The Lord’s Prayer (sung in unison)Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our
debts, as we forgive our debtors; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom, and power, and glory, forever. Amen.
The Flowers in the Sanctuary are given to the glory of God and in loving memory of Mr. William D. Marshall and Mr. and Mrs. Edgar C. Trout by Betty Marshall and family.
Old Testament Reading Isaiah 60:1-9 Page 742
New Testament Reading Matthew 2:1-12 Page 966
The Preached Word The Christmas Story - Follow the Star Jim Wood
Congregational MeetingPastor’s Terms of Call for 2013Sunday, January 20th at 10:45 am, First HallContact [email protected] with questions.
Joy Home Prayers“If anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: the old has gone, the new is here!” (2 Corinthians 5:17) Pray that the children of the Joy Home will realize this promise as a their own personal truth. Let them live, breathe and know that they are beautiful and precious new creations.
Seniors First Birthday Luncheon“Health Issues that
Impact the Community,”presented by Dr. Chinnery.
Wednesday, January 9th 12:00 noon, First Hall
Wednesday Morning Women’s Bible Study
Resumes Wednesday, January 16thChildcare provided
9:30 to 11:30 am, Rooms 205-206
Thursday Evening Women’s Bible Study
Resumes Thursday, January 17thChildcare provided
7:00-9:00 pm, Rooms 205-206
Meet Him At the WellMonthly gatherings for women in a
relaxed, cafe style setting. Thursday, January 10th
7:00-8:30 pm, Northmister House
Hand in Hand Women’s Bible Study and Lunch
January 8th, 10:30 am - 1:00 [email protected]
We will celebrate the Sacrament of Communion today. All who are baptized and profess Jesus as Savior are invited to share this meal, regardless of denomination or
social status. The choice to commune at this particular table is yours; however, please do not feel obligated.
