email addresses: Sun 14 Fifth Sunday of Easter Eastertide May 14, 2017 @shepherdstownpresbyterian.org 8:15 a.m. Liturgy of the Word Fifth Sunday 10:45 a.m. Minister of Word & Sacrament 10:45 a.m. Liturgy of the Word Rev. Dr. Randall Tremba 12:00 p.m. Artists’ reception. Fellowship Hall @... 4:30 p.m. Confirmation ceremony. Sanctuary Director of Spiritual Formation Tue 16 & Campus Ministry Love is the pervading passion of all things: Ethel Hornbeck 7:30 p.m. Choir practice. Choir Room ethel@... Wed 17 draws diversity into oneness, Youth Director Morgan Sell 7:00 p.m. Listening group. Balcony knows and pleads for union, Sunday Studio Director Thu 18 aches for goodness and beauty, Bonnie Casely 10:00 a.m. Listening group. Classroom No. 1 suffers loss and destruction. Choir Director 7:00 p.m. Session. Fellowship Hall Dr. Georgiann Toole Fri 19 Administrator Love is the Power that births and grieves, Pete Spreen 5:30 p.m. Wedding rehearsal. Sanctuary the laughter that fills the heavens, admin@... 6:30 p.m. TGIF Supper group. Hosted by Tim & Moria Artlip the tears that water the earth. Office Manager Sat 20 Kathy Reid 7:30 a.m. Men’s Breakfast. Fellowship Hall Love is the energy that fuels, fills, and embraces kathy@... Treasurer 4:00 p.m. Wedding. Sarah Hammond & Sean Chapelle everything, everywhere. Bonnie Casely Sun 21 Sixth Sunday of Easter And there is no end to it, ever. Newsletter Editor Acts 17:22–31; Psalm 66:8–20; 1 Peter 3:13–22; John 14:15–21 Rie Wilson 8:15 a.m. Liturgy of the Word Love dances in freedom, Parish Nurse 9:30 a.m. Forum with Pastor Tremba. Fellowship Hall Merry Morgan in absolute spaciousness: 10:45 a.m. Liturgy of the Word & Baptisms Accessibility Advocate inner and outer and everywhere emptiness Stephanie Jamieson ART SHOW from Cat’s Jump Drawing SPECIAL STORIED EVENING with Property Managers providing limitless growing room for love’s creating: & Painting Group, May 14–June 11, Pastor Tremba. A few stories about John Landolt • Bill Rule Fellowship Hall. Artists include SPC’s church and town collected over 42 years. infinite elbow room for love’s play, Head Usher Yvonne Fisher and Anne Teresa. Thursday, June 8, 7:30 p.m. Sanctuary. John Burns complete openness for love’s experimenting. Opening reception, May 14, 12–1:30. FAREWELL CONVOCATION. Sunday, Session Exhibit is dedicated to Stan Jones. June 11, 10:00 a.m. No other services that Freedom is a playground with no fences, Suellen Myers, Clerk ALL SINGERS are invited to join the morning. Picnic and reception for Paula ever, anywhere. Gene Bayer choir for a new anthem to be premiered and Randy at Morgan’s Grove Park at John Burns at the Farewell Convocation June 11. To 1:00 p.m. Emily Gross take part, please let Georgiann know TEEN WEEK June 12-16. A week of Love creates, Jeff Hornbeck of your interest ([email protected]) adventure and service for youth grades Mary Ellen Lloyd and it keeps on creating, and plan to attend at least one of the 6–12, including a ropes course, and zip Joshua Nolen and everything it creates also creates. Richard Womeldorf following 8PM rehearsals: May 23, May line, and learning about hunger and Judy York 30, and June 6. poverty. Sponsored by Shepherdstown FORUM with Pastor Tremba. A final Ministerial Association. Contact Dee- Gerald May Ministers-at-large chance to ask any and all questions Ann Dixon at nsumcpastor@frontiernet. All our members The Wisdom of Wilderness regarding his views and insights on all net, 304-876-2362 or Karen Erkstine- * * * things “church.” Sunday, May 21 at 9:30 Valentine at 304-876-6771. Office hours a.m. Fellowship Hall. COMMUNITY BIBLE SCHOOL July Sunday through Thursday PENTECOST OFFERING Sunday, 18-20, three full days from 9:00-3:00 p.m. 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. June 4. Split equally between Caring Children ages 3 to middle school are 304-876-6466 SHEPHERDSTOWN PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Cupboard, which supplies food to welcome to attend this free program, Pastor 100 W. Washington Street • PO Box 268 school children for the weekend; and Sign up sheet in classrooms. Contact By appointment the PCUSA Youth Mission Fund, which Emily Gross via the office. Volunteer Shepherdstown, West Virginia Ethel Hornbeck encourages, develops, and supports its teachers & children shepherds needed to Established 1743 By appointment young people, and also addresses the assist the kids throughout the day. www.shepherdstownpresbyterian.org needs of at-risk children. BEHOLD! IT IS GOOD First Pew When someone tells me that they believe the Bible is the In you, Beloved, I would make (2x) Parish Life ‘literal and inerrant word of my home. Psalm 31 Holy Spirit, come. Make my eyes to see. God,’ I always ask, ‘Have you Hymn 408 ever read it?’” Stephen gazed into heaven and Make my ears to hear. Make my mouth to speak. “There’s a Sweet, Sweet Spirit” John Spong saw the glory of God and Jesus Make my heart to sing and my hands to reach out standing at the right hand of HEARING THE WORD When one has once fully entered God. “Look,” he said, “I see the and touch the world with your love. the realm of love, the world— heavens opened and the Son of Proclamation Reading no matter how imperfect— Man standing at the right hand becomes rich and beautiful, it of God!” Acts 7:55-56 In life and death we belong to God. Interlude consists solely of opportunities Through the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, for love. Søren Kierkegaard Lesson Thomas said to Jesus, “Lord, The love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit, Works of Love we do not know where you are John 14:1-14 going. How can we know the we trust in the one triune God, There is only one question: how way?” Jesus said to him, “I am whom alone we worship and serve. to love this world. Mary Oliver the way, and the truth, and the “Abide in Love” life. No one comes to the Father Call to Worship This world is nothing but a except through me.” Lift up your hearts Hymn 693 school of love; our relationships John 14:5-6 We lift them up to the Lord “Though I May Speak“ with our husband or wife, with our children and parents, with Like newborn infants, long for Prayer SERVING THE WORLD our friends and relatives are the pure, spiritual milk, so that the university in which we are by it you may grow into salvation † † † Prayer for Others meant to learn what love and if indeed you have tasted that the devotion truly are. Lord is good. 1 Peter 2:2-3 *Hymn 20 Presenting Offerings Swami Muktananda “All Things Bright and Beautiful” Anthem The Lord doesn’t look so much GRACE ABOUNDS The rain will seek the rivers, and rivers run to sea, at the greatness of our works as Organ While human hearts will wander unfulfilled, and restlessly. at the love with which they are Dianne Holliman Prayer of Confession done. The anxious heart must listen, Teresa of Avila (1515-1582) Piano O Blessed One, you are gracious and full of compassion. You Listen for the quiet voice that whispers, answers, offers, Kari Edge love us endlessly and call us to love others. We profess love and Calls forth the unforced choice. God speaks to us in a thousand Assistants yet fail to act lovingly. You give generously but we refuse to voices each with the same clear Ben Cauvel Grasp the easy burden, God’s grace, our soul’s delight. message: “I love you. Please trust Fiona Potts share. You show us mercy but we judge, condemn and exclude Oh, run to claim the promise of everlasting light. me on this one.” Hugh Prather Rie Wilson others. Help us be gracious, generous and compassionate. Help Spiritual Notes to Myself us love one another as you love us. Affirmation † † † Flowers placed by eleison (2x) John Burns (Lord, have mercy) *Acclamation in celebration of Declaration of Grace & Gratitude With believers in every time and place, Helen Burns’ 88th birthday we rejoice that nothing in life or in death *Hymn 62 (2x) can separate us from the love of God & Newsletters Love the Lord Your God with all your heart. To Our Guests in Christ Jesus our Lord. shepherdstownpresbyterian.org Love the Lord your God with all your soul Glad you’re with us. Please sign *Response Sunday flowers the guest book in the Narthex Love the Lord your God with all your mind. sign up in office and fill in a visitor’s card from Love the Lord your God with all that you are. Holy Spirit, come... the pew pocket. After the Charge and service enjoy a cup of “fairly Blessing the World *stand if you are able traded” coffee or tea with Brazil † † † **children to First Pew friends in the Fellowship Hall. Hymn 399 Postlude Offertory anthem: The Rain Childcare God welcomes all, strangers and friends; Will Seek the Rivers. Written Available in the nursery. by Beverly Easterling, Music by See ushers for assistance. God’s love is strong and it never ends. Robert J. Powell