Welcome to Shadyside Presbyterian Church We are grateful for your presence and invite you to participate in the worship, study, fellowship, and service of this congregation.
If you are a guest with us this morning, our ushers are available to assist you.
Nursery care is available for infants through three-year-olds during worship. Pagers are available. A cry room with an audio broadcast of worship is available downstairs in the Marks Room.
Children in Worship – At 11:00 a.m., families with two- and three-year-olds are welcome to report directly to the Nursery. Four-year-olds through second-graders attend worship and may exit with their teachers before the sermon to participate in chapel worship and children’s activities. (If you are a first-time guest, please accompany your child to the Chapel, and then you may return to the Sanctuary.) Parents should meet their children in the Christian education classrooms after worship. On the first Sunday of the month, first- and second-graders stay in worship through the entire service for Communion. A bulletin insert designed for children is available in the Narthex.
Flower Ministry – After worship, members of the Board of Deacons’ Flower Ministry divide the chancel flowers into bouquets to be distributed to individuals who are celebrating joyous occasions and to those who could use some cheer. If you would like to deliver a bouquet to someone you know, please stop by the front of the Sanctuary after worship to receive one. Help us to share God’s love through flowers.
Prayer Request Cards – You are invited to write on a Prayer Request Card the names of those who are sick or in need of intercessory prayer.
Enlarged bulletins and individual listening devices for improved sound are available in the Narthex at the back of the Sanctuary. Please see an usher for assistance.
Fifth Avenue Parking – Parking on the inbound side of the block from Wilkins Avenue to Amberson Avenue is not available on Sunday mornings. Parking is available on the outbound side as well as both sides of Fifth Avenue from Amberson Avenue into Oakland. We appreciate your helpfulness utilizing these available parking areas on Sunday mornings.
Prayer Ministry – Every Sunday following worship, Stephen Ministers will be available in the front of the left transept to pray with anyone who would like prayer. All are welcome.
! Please silence cellular phones and other mobile devices while in the Sanctuary.
2 Shadyside Presbyterian Church Order of Worship The service of worship begins with the music of the prelude. Through its power and brilliance, may you feel the majesty and glory of God; in its quietness, His peace. Once the Call to Worship has begun, please wait to enter the Sanctuary until the choir has processed. Prelude Prelude Charles Hubert Hastings Parry Adagio from Enigma Variations Edward Elgar Chorale Joseph Jongen
Call to worship The Reverend John F. Magnuson Pastor: Blessed be the name of the Lord from this time on and forevermore. People: From the rising of the sun to its setting, the name of the Lord is to be praised. Pastor: The Lord is high above all nations, and His glory above the heavens. All: Praise the Lord! Let us worship God. Psalm 113:2-4
s Hymn in procession (please see page 10 of this bulletin) Christ Is Made the Sure Foundation Los Gatos
s Prayer of adoration
Orison The Journey Home Robert H. Young Now with You we let go the hurt and the pain and travel on with hope. Now with You we leave the familiar paths behind, and step into the unknown. Bless to us all, O God, the doors we open, the thresholds we cross, the roads that lie before us. Go with us as we journey on, and at our journey’s ending, open Your arms and welcome us home.
Prayer of confession (spoken in unison) Lord Jesus, as You have come to us, let us now come to You. Our hearts are cold. Warm them with Your selfless love. Our hearts are sinful. Cleanse them with Your precious blood. Our hearts are weak. Strengthen them with Your joyous Spirit. Our hearts are empty. Fill them with Your divine presence. Lord Jesus, our hearts are Yours. Possess them always and only for Yourself. St. Augustine
Silent confession
s Those who are able are invited to stand. Sunday, September 9, 2018 3 KYRIE Eleison (sung in unison) Mark A. Anderson
Assurance of pardon Believe the good news of the Gospel: In Jesus Christ we are forgiven. s Gloria Patri (sung in unison) Mark A. Anderson
WELCOME
Commissioning of Christian Education Teachers and Leaders
Response (sung with the Chancel Choir) Tallis’ Cannon (Hymn no. 535) Go with us, Lord, and guide the way through this and every coming day, that in Your Spirit strong and true our lives may be our gift to You. Text: Mary Jackson Cathey, 1986
Children who are participating in children’s worship activities are invited to leave through the Sharp Atrium door. (If you are a first-time guest, please accompany your child to the Chapel, and then you may return to the Sanctuary.)
4 Shadyside Presbyterian Church Scripture The Reverend Todd E. Leach Mark 7:31-37 page 42 of the New Testament in the pew Bible The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.
Anthem Dear Lord and Father of Mankind Charles Hubert Hastings Parry Dear Lord and Father of mankind, forgive our foolish ways! Reclothe us in our rightful mind, in purer lives Thy service find, in deeper reverence, praise. In simple trust like theirs who heard, beside the Syrian sea, the gracious calling of the Lord, let us, like them, without a word rise up and follow Thee. Drop Thy still dews of quietness, till all our strivings cease; take from our souls the strain and stress, and let our ordered lives confess the beauty of Thy peace. Breathe through the heats of our desire Thy coolness and Thy balm; let sense be dumb, let flesh retire; speak through the earthquake, wind, and fire, O still, small voice of calm. Text: John Greenleaf Whittier, adapted G. Horder, 1884
SERMON The Reverend Lynn M. Portz What’s Certain about Change? s HYMN of Response 223 O My Soul, Bless Your Redeemer Stuttgart s Affirmation OF FAITH The Apostles’ Creed I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ His only Son our Lord; who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried; He descended into hell; the third day He rose again from the dead; He ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from thence He shall come to judge the quick and the dead. I believe in the Holy Ghost; the holy catholic church; the communion of saints; the forgiveness of sins; the resurrection of the body; and the life everlasting. Amen.
PASTORAL PRAYER and The Lord’s Prayer 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 the power and the glory, forever. Amen.
Sunday, September 9, 2018 5 Offering Anthem I Was Glad Charles Hubert Hastings Parry I was glad when they said unto me, “We will go into the house of the Lord.” Our feet shall stand in thy gates, O Jerusalem. Jerusalem is built as a city that is at unity in itself. O pray for the peace of Jerusalem: “They shall prosper that love thee. Peace be within thy walls, and plenteousness within thy palaces.” Text: Psalm 122:1-3, 6, 7 s DOXOLOGY Lasst uns erfreuen (Hymn no. 229) 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! s OFFERTORY PRAYER s HYMN 425 Lord of Light, Your Name Outshining Abbot’s Leigh s BENEDICTION s Choral Response
POSTLUDE Prelude and Fugue in G Major Johann Sebastian Bach Today in Shadyside Presbyterian Church
Acolytes for September – Nathan N. Boyle and Grace E. Coffelt.
Ushers for September – Ronald A. Blumer, Frederick W. Brooke IV, Mark A. Krofchik, Michael B. Schwerin, and Robert Thomson. Coordinators: Randy C. Adams II, Mark G. Allston, Brigetta P. Del Re, Raymond P. Fitzsimmons, Elise A. Hunter, Percy M. Jackson, and Robert P. O’Neil.
Potluck Picnic Under the Tent Midweek Vespers in the Chapel
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At the conclusion of worship, join us under the These thirty-minute candlelight services, with tent on the McClintock Lawn to enjoy great food Communion, offer a more intimate worship along with plenty of fellowship and fun for all ages. experience in the midst of our hectic lives. Everyone is welcome! Childcare is provided.
6 Shadyside Presbyterian Church About This Morning’s Music “Dear Lord and Father of Mankind” is a hymn with words taken from a longer poem, “The Brewing of Soma,” by American Quaker poet John Greenleaf Whittier. The adaptation was made by Garrett Horder in 1884. Charles Ives set the text as a solo. Two hymn tunes are used for the text: Rest (hymn no. 345) and Repton (tune of hymn no. 419). “I Was Glad” is an introit commonly used in the Anglican church, and also used as an anthem traditionally sung at the coronation of the British monarch. Its most famous setting was written in 1902 by Sir Charles Hubert Hastings Parry. The text is derived from verses from Psalm 122, and also is used at the opening of a new season in both academic and ecclesiastical services. Sir Charles Hubert Hastings Parry (1848–1918) wrote extensively for various music journals, and was a professor of composition and musical history at the Royal College of Music. In 1895, Parry was named head of the College, remaining in the post for the rest of his life. He was concurrently professor of music at the University of Oxford from 1900 to 1908. He wrote several books about music and music history, the best- known of which is probably his 1909 study of Johann Sebastian Bach. Among those who studied under Parry at the Royal College were Ralph Vaughan Williams, Gustav Holst, Frank Bridge, and John Ireland. Mission Partner Spotlight Promised Land Ministries (PLM) is a multifaceted mission ministry based in Guatemala City. Shadyside has partnered with PLM’s Spring of Hope mission, which provides educational services and a feeding program to some of the poorest children in the Lake Atitlan region. Shadyside also helps to support the Genesareth Medical Clinic, based in San Lucas Tolimán. Members from Shadyside have traveled three times to this region, conducting medical clinics in partnership with the Genesareth Clinic, providing Vacation Bible Schools for the Spring of Hope’s children, and assisting in construction of homes for the most vulnerable in the region. Shadyside also has hosted Director Jorge Santizo twice in the past. In addition, Shadyside members sponsor the education costs for thirty-two students (comprising one entire class) attending the Promised Land School. For more information about PLM, visit www.plmmissions.org. To join the efforts of the International Partnerships Mission Action Community (MAC), contact Rev. Todd Leach, Associate Pastor for Missions.
Supper with a Scholar: Scharfe Speaker Series
·········· Wednesday, October 10: Dinner at 6:00 p.m. followed by Vespers at 7:00 p.m. ··········
Each year, Shadyside Presbyterian Church’s Howard C. Scharfe Endowment supports pastors in their post-graduate studies for the benefit of the Church and for the glory of God. This year, four recent recipients will share over dinner and through worship about their studies. Join us as we welcome Rev. Chris Deacon as our first speaker; please RSVP in the Sharp Atrium. Brochures with details are available in the Narthex and Sharp Atrium.
Sunday, September 9, 2018 7 News and Notes
Leadership Transitions – Following the departure of Dr. Sharps as our senior pastor last month, the Session, as the church’s governing body, will make necessary decisions and, at the appropriate times, will bring items requiring action to the congregation. Presently, the Human Resources Committee of the Session is working with the assistance of the Pittsburgh Presbytery to identify an interim pastor to serve Shadyside on a temporary basis. Until an interim pastor arrives, we are grateful that our associate ministers will continue to provide pastoral care and will coordinate worship and preaching responsibilities. While interim periods can be lengthy, we can be assured that God will provide a future filled with hope for our church and that God already has new leadership in mind for us. Meanwhile, we pray for patience and for God’s guidance. Please remember our leaders in your prayers and support them throughout this process. As developments occur, Session will continue to update the congregation. Campus Ministry Welcomes College Students – We extend a special welcome to all new and returning college students as life on campus begins to be re-energized with the start of a new academic term. If you are a student, our Director of Campus Outreach Jeff Brown would love to connect with you; please meet him during the Potluck Picnic Under the Tent on the McClintock Lawn following worship today. If you are a congregant willing to welcome students as they settle into their new routines, Jeff especially needs volunteers to join him on campus to pass out refreshments; please contact him at [email protected]. Midweek Vespers will resume on Wednesday, September 12, at 7:00 p.m. in the Chapel. These thirty-minute candlelight worship services, with Communion, offer a more intimate worship experience in the midst of our hectic lives. Childcare is provided. Young Adult Bible Study – Young adults and friends of Shadyside Presbyterian Church are invited to participate in a Bible study focusing on the Book of Acts. We typically gather from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Thursdays in the Stamy Room. Our next meeting is Thursday, September 13. Join us as we continue to build community through study. For more information, please contact Rev. John Magnuson. Sing a Spell – Is your child interested in joining one of our children’s choirs? Is your child scared to try choir? Would you like your child to develop a love of choral singing? On Sunday, September 16, Children’s Ministry is offering a “Give Choir a Try” event in the Nazareth Room for all children in kindergarten through fifth grade, whether they have participated in choir previously or not. No commitment to join the choir is expected; the goal is for children to discover how fun music learning can be. Questions? Please contact Stephen Donnelly through the church office. Invite friends — our children’s choirs are open to all! Grief Support Group – Shadyside Presbyterian Church offers a Grief Support Group designed to provide encouragement and a faith-centered perspective for those who have lost a loved one. The group meets regularly to discuss a variety of subjects that are important in the grief recovery process, including the range of emotions which grief brings, and resources for moving forward. Our next gathering occurs Monday, September 24, from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. in the Craig Room. New participants are always welcome to join; there is no cost to attend the group. For more information, please contact Rev. Lynn Portz.
8 Shadyside Presbyterian Church Connections Dinner – On Wednesday, September 26, you are invited to our first congregational dinner for the fall. Join us in the Parish Hall beginning at 6:00 p.m. to hear guest speaker Dave Bindewald, founder and director of the Center for Play and Exploration, while enjoying a delicious home-cooked meal prepared by Chef Steven Bright. Please make your reservation by signing up in the Sharp Atrium by Monday, September 24. A freewill offering will be received to offset the costs of the meal. Nursery care is available. If you are able, we hope you will stay for vespers in the Chapel at 7:00 p.m., with Dave Bindewald preaching. Food Truck Fellowship – Once a month through November, we will host a food truck in the circular driveway as a part of our Time of Fellowship following worship. Chef Steven Bright’s wonderful cookies and coffee will be available in the Parish Hall, and, weather-permitting, the McClintock Lawn will be open for children to play outside. Whether you want to connect with others indoors or mingle outside, we hope you will plan to stay after worship! Join us on Sunday, October 14, when we will welcome Pittsburgh Po’boy Cajun-Creole Cuisine food truck, and mark your calendars for November 18. Save the Date – An all-church retreat at the Crestfield Camp and Conference Center in Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania, is scheduled for Friday and Saturday, November 2 and 3. Dave Bindewald, founder and director of the Center for Play and Exploration, will lead us in a weekend full of creativity and curiosity grounded in our Christian identity, while we connect with church friends, old and new. Please mark the date on your calendar and consider joining us! Letters of joys and concerns are on the table in the Narthex. Please take time to sign the letters. Prayer Gatherings occur on Tuesdays from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m., and on Thursdays from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. You are invited to join us for a time of silent and spoken prayers, as we bring our concerns before God. If you cannot be with us in person, we encourage you to remember the congregation in your prayers at these same times. This is one of the many ways we can express our care for one another. PrayerNet complements our ongoing prayer groups by lifting up urgent prayer requests. If you or a loved one are in need of urgent prayer, or if you would like to become a PrayerNet prayer partner to help lift up these requests, email member Krissy Moehling at [email protected]. Confidentiality, if requested for names and/or situations, will be maintained. Daily Prayer – As a part of our church-wide discipleship, we follow the daily lectionary in the Book of Common Worship Daily Prayer, which also contains prayers and intimate worship services. Feel free to pick up one of the books from the bookcase in the Parlor (accessible via the Sharp Atrium) for a suggested donation of $10. (Checks may be placed in an offering plate and made payable to “Shadyside Presbyterian Church” with “Daily Lectionary” in the memo line.) We hope you will join us on this journey of discipleship! The Mini-Mouse – Sign up to receive our weekly e-newsletter by providing your email address when registering your attendance in the pew pad or by sending an email message to [email protected]. Live Webcast – Listen to a live audio stream of our service of worship at 11:00 a.m. on Sundays. Please share the link www.shadysidepres.org/live with friends and neighbors who may not be able to join us in person. Visit the Shadyside Presbyterian Church website www.shadysidepres.org for even more information.
Sunday, September 9, 2018 9 Jade Piano Trio Homeward Bound
·········· Friday, October 5, at 7:30 p.m. ·········· ·········· Sunday, October 21, at 3:00 p.m. ··········
Violinist Dawn Posey, cellist Katya Janpoladyan, Join the Pittsburgh Camerata, with special guest, and pianist Ellen Fast perform works by Rebecca the Mt. Lebanon High School Chamber Choir, for Clarke, Kenji Bunch, Schubert, and Shostakovich. this musical look at our journeys home. No tickets; donations welcome. Tickets: www.pittsburghcamerata.org or at the door.
10 Shadyside Presbyterian Church Church Calendar ·········· September 9 – 16 ·········· Today 11:00 a.m. Morning Worship in the Sanctuary September 9 11:20 a.m. Chapel Worship for preschool through 2nd grade 12:00 p.m. Fellowship Event: Potluck Picnic Under the Tent on the McClintock Lawn TUESDAY 10:00 a.m. Morning Prayer Group in the Craig Room 6:00 p.m. Yoga in the Hulme Room Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Campus Ministry Game Night at Carnegie Mellon University; Volunteers in the Sharp Atrium 7:00 p.m. Midweek Vespers in the Chapel — Rev. Todd E. Leach, preaching THURSDAY 7:00 p.m. Evening Prayer Group in the Walton Library 7:00 p.m. Young Adult Bible Study in the Stamy Room 7:30 p.m. Chancel Choir Rehearsal in the Chapel Saturday 9:30 a.m. Foundation of HOPE Training in the Hulme Room 10:00 a.m. Gathering in Memory of Norma P. Walsh at the Pittsburgh Golf Club SUNDAY 9:45 a.m. Christian Education for All Ages September 16 11:00 a.m. Morning Worship in the Sanctuary — Ordination and Installation of Officers 11:20 a.m. Chapel Worship for preschool through 2nd grade 12:00 p.m. Time of Fellowship in the Sharp Atrium 12:00 p.m. Sunday Adventures in Music (SAM) “Give Choir a Try” Event in the Nazareth Room 12:30 p.m. SPYS (Youth Group) in the Youth Room
Daily Prayer Lectionary Readings ·········· September 9 – 16 ·········· Sunday, September 9 Tuesday, September 11 Thursday, September 13 Saturday, September 15 Psalms 103; 150 Psalms 42; 146 Psalms 97; 147:12-20 Psalms 104; 149 Job 25:1-6; 27:1-6 Job 29:1-20 Job 29:1; 31:1-23 Job 38:1-17 Revelation 14:1-7, 13 Acts 14:1-18 Acts 15:1-11 Acts 15:22-35 Matthew 5:13-20 John 10:31-42 John 11:17-29 John 11:45-54
Monday, September 10 Wednesday, September 12 Friday, September 14 Sunday, September 16 Psalms 5; 145 Psalms 89:1-18; 147:1-11 Psalms 51; 148 Psalms 19; 150 Job 32:1-10, 19–33:1, 19-28 Job 29:1; 30:1-2, 16-31 Job 29:1; 31:24-40 Job 38:1, 18-41 Acts 13:44-52 Acts 14:19-28 Acts 15:12-21 Revelation 18:1-8 John 10:19-30 John 11:1-16 John 11:30-44 Matthew 5:21-26
Sunday, September 9, 2018 11 Adult Christian Education ·········· Sundays at 9:45 a.m. ·········· On Sunday mornings, the Adult Christian Education Team invites you to gather in the Sharp Atrium at 9:30 a.m. for a time of fellowship and light refreshments before attending the study of your choice.
Adult Bible Study Topical Study September 9 through May September 16 through October 21 in the Hulme Room in the Craig Room Luther’s Commentary on Romans Reformed Worship Led by Dr. Richard L. McGough III Led by the Reverend Kendra Buckwalter Smith
Cover artwork by Lisa Platt. Photograph taken by Melody Farrin. Church Staff Todd E. Leach, Associate Pastor for Missions Stephen M. Donnelly, Associate for Children’s Music John F. Magnuson, Associate Pastor for Discipleship Education Lynn M. Portz, Associate Pastor for Parish Life Della L. Ellard, Administrative Assistant Ellen L. Allston, Director of Christian Education for Ruth E. Garrett, Assistant to the Senior Pastor Children’s Ministry Karen S. Jueng, Associate for Children’s Ministry Mark A. Anderson, Director of Music Ministry Mary E. Lang, Director of the Nursery School Robert K. Anderson, Head Sexton Sonja Lipski, Infant Ministry Peter F. Bodnar, Director of Communications Dennis H. Martin, Sexton Jane M. Boyle, Director of Children’s Handbell Choir Bobby C. Pack Jr., Sexton Steven M. Bright, Hospitality Coordinator Nancy M. Shaytar, Director of Finance Emerita Jeffrey T. Brown, Director of Campus Outreach Kaysie L. Strickland, Assistant to the Associate Pastors Judy A. Brust, Accountant Justin M. Wallace, Assistant Organist Robert A. Coder, Director of Finance
A Member of the Pittsburgh Presbytery of the Presbyterian Church (USA) Shadyside Presbyterian Church seeks to reflect God’s unconditional love as we proclaim, witness to, and celebrate the good news of Jesus Christ. We strive to be a worshiping, welcoming, learning, and serving community of faith that is comforted, challenged, and empowered by the Holy Spirit. 5121 Westminster Place n Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15232 n Phone: 412.682.4300 www.shadysidepres.org n www.facebook.com/ShadysidePresbyterian
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