WELCOME TO WHITE MEMORIAL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, PC (USA) We are glad you are worshipping with us. Visiting? Stop by the Welcome Table in Jane Bell Gathering Space for information, directions and a friendly greeting. New members are received after a one-day Beginnings Class. Visit whitememorial.org/join or contact Elizabeth Viohl at ext. 206 for details, class dates and registration. THINGS TO KNOW: - Shuttle buses run every Sunday at five-to ten-minute intervals, 8:45 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. from Carolina Place, 2626 Glenwood Avenue, across from Glenwood Village Shopping Center. - Restrooms are located in the Luther Building immediately behind the sanctuary/Jane Bell Gathering Space. - Childcare is available for children up to four years old. - Refreshments are served in Carol Copeland Courtyard or Pickard Hall on Sundays at 10:30 a.m. - The Sanctuary has a loop hearing aid system and an FM system. - Live-streamed services are at whitememorial.org. - Radio, WPTF 680 AM, every other Sunday at 11:00 a.m.: next broadcast is today and February 10 - Bulletins left in the sanctuary following worship services are recycled as part of our care for God’s creation. WMPC is a certified Earth Care congregation of the PC (USA).
We are a Stephen Ministry congregation.
PASTORAL & PROGRAM STAFF: CHRISTOPHER EDMONSTON, PASTOR ANDREW AMODEI, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR CYNTHIA BAGGETT, DIR. OF WEEKDAY SCHOOL GENEVIEVE BROOKS, DIR. OF YOUTH MINISTRY CATE CHURCH NORMAN, ASSOC. PASTOR FOR PASTORAL CARE TRACEY DANIEL, ASSOC. PASTOR FOR FAITH FORMATION BROCK DOWNWARD, DIR. OF MUSIC EMERITUS JIM FERRY, PARISH ASSOCIATE GARY FULTON, ASSOC. PASTOR FOR ADMINISTRATION AND OUTREACH ROBERT GALLOWAY, PASTORAL RESIDENT KIRSTEN HOMDROM, ASSOC. DIR. OF MUSIC KATHY HOWELL, COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR GLORIA JOHNSON, ASSOC. PASTOR FOR COMMUNITY MINISTRY AND MISSIONS LINDA NUNNALLEE, STEPUP DIRECTOR CHIP POPE, ASSOC. PASTOR FOR YOUTH AND THEIR FAMILIES GRIER RICHARDS, ASSOC. PASTOR FOR DISCIPLESHIP RICH RICHARDS, ASSOC. DIR. OF MUSIC ART ROSS, PASTOR EMERITUS LYNN SPRINGFIELD, DIR. OF ELEMENTARY MINISTRY MARTHA STEVENSON, EDUCATOR EMERITA AGNES VAGLIO, DIR. OF CHILDREN’S MUSIC GWEN WHITEMAN, DIR. OF YOUNG CHILDREN’S MINISTRY JEAN WILLIAMS, PARISH NURSE KARL ZINSMEISTER, DIR. OF MUSIC AFTER HOURS PASTOR ON CALL: 919-605-4593
CALENDAR FOR THE WEEK Sunday, January 27 (Exodus 13:17-22; Matthew 10:1-10) Worship - Youth Sunday (8:15, 9:30 & 11:00 a.m. - Sanctuary) 9:30 a.m. - Cover to Cover (C302) 11:00 a.m. - Overflow for Youth Sunday (Pickard Hall) 1:00 p.m. - Beginnings Class for New & Prospective Members (Geneva Hall) 3:00 p.m. - Boy Scout Troop 395 Training Seminar (Pickard Hall) 5:00 p.m. - Middle & High School Sabbath Sunday (Off Premises) 6:30 p.m. - Joint Session & Diaconate Dinner & Meeting (Geneva Hall) Monday, January 28 (Psalm 46; Genesis 12:1-9; 1 Corinthians 7:17-24) 9:30 a.m. - Russia Sewing Group (C200) 4:30 p.m. - Liturgical Arts Ministry Team (C203) 5:30 p.m. - T’ai Chi for Exercise (Pickard Hall); Worship Committee (S300) 6:00 p.m. - Women’s Retreat Small Group Leader Training (C200) 7:00 p.m. - Alcoholics Anonymous (C100); Handbell Choir (S300); Jim Gale Bible Study (K100); Ross Bible Study (C203); Stephen Ministry Cont. Ed/Supervision (Chapel); Stephen Ministry Training (K302) Tuesday, January 29 (Psalm 46; Genesis 45:25-46:7; Acts 5:33-42) 7:00 a.m. - Men’s Breakfast Bible Study (Geneva Hall); Women’s Breakfast/Circle M Bible Study (K100) 8:30 a.m. - Yoga for Exercise (C100) 9:30 a.m. - Fit After Fifty (Pickard Hall); GodTalk (W400) 10:30 a.m. - Tuesday Morning Bible Study (C301) 3:00 p.m. - Labyrinth Open for Walking (Chapel) 6:00 p.m. - StepUp Life Skills Program Dinner (Geneva Hall) 7:00 p.m. - Chancel Choir Rehearsal (S300) 7:30 p.m. - Boy Scout Troop 395 (Pickard Hall) Wednesday, January 30 (Psalm 46; Proverbs 8:1-21; Mark 3:13-19a) 8:00 a.m. - StepUp Ministry Employment Training Workshop (C100) 9:30 a.m. - Bible Belles (Off Premises) 10:00 a.m. - Chair Yoga (C200) 4:30 p.m. - Carol Choir Rehearsal (S300); Cherub Choir (L304); Joyful Noise Choir (K304) 5:00 p.m. - Wednesdays Together Dinner (Pickard Hall) 6:00 p.m. - Youth Ministries Search Committee (C304); Faith Formation Committee (C301) 6:15 p.m. - Youth Band Rehearsal (K100) 6:45 p.m. - OnPoint House Band Rehearsal (K100) 7:00 p.m. - Churchwide Nominating Committee (C200); Young Adult Bible Study (Offsite) 8:00 p.m. - Al-Anon (C100) Thursday, January 31 (Psalm 111; Deuteronomy 3:23-29; Romans 9:6-18) 8:00 a.m. - Labyrinth Open for Walking (Chapel) 8:00 a.m. - StepUp Ministry Employment Training Workshop (C100) 9:30 a.m. - Lilies Bible Study (C301); Thursday Morning Bible Study (W400) 10:45 a.m. - Keenagers Program (K100) 12:00 p.m. - Keenager Lunch (Geneva Hall) 5:30 p.m. - T’ai Chi for Exercise (C200) 6:00 p.m. - Middle School & High School Basketball Practices (Pickard Hall) 7:30 p.m. - Sanctuary Choir Rehearsal (S300); Webelo Scouts (K303)
The Service for the Lord’s Day Third Sunday of Epiphany Youth Sunday
January 27, 2019 8:15, 9:30 & 11:00 a.m.
WE GATHER TO WORSHIP Greeting One: The peace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. All: And also with you. One: Let us prepare for worship. Preparation for Worship
O God, glorious and faithful, to those who seek you with a sincere heart you reveal the beauty of your face. Strengthen us in faith to embrace the mystery of the cross, and open our hearts to its transfiguring power; that, clinging in love to your will for us, we may walk the path of discipleship as followers of your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever. Amen.
Prelude - Meditation
Emily Schmidt, violin
Christian Welcome and Announcements
Jules Massenet (1842-1912)
(8:15) Garrison Miller; (9:30) Damola Adebimpe; (11:00) Maggie Montgomery
Please pass the Friendship Register to your neighbor and include all requested information.
Call to Worship (8:15) Sidney Lemanski; (9:30) Marshall Livengood; (11:00) Laura Lillian Baggett One: The Lord be with you. May the Lord bless you. All: O Come, let us sing to the Lord. Let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation! One: Lift your hands to the holy place and rejoice in the Lord. All: The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and God’s ears are open to their cry. One: Praise the Lord! All: Worship and be happy in it! *Hymn 319 - Shout to the North *Call to Confession
SMITH
(8:15) Emily Clarke Joyner; (9:30) Nate Marsh; (11:00) Katherine Holderness
Friday, February 1 (Psalm 111; Deuteronomy 12:28-32; Revelation 2:12-17) 8:00 a.m. - StepUp Ministry Employment Training Workshop (C100) 9:30 a.m. - Fit After Fifty (Pickard Hall) 4:00 p.m. - 2019 CROSS Mission Trip (Off Premises) 6:00 p.m. - WDS Valentine Dance (Pickard Hall) 8:00 p.m. - Alcoholics Anonymous (C301)
*Prayer of Confession: O God, we have strayed from you. We haven’t done what you ask of us. We have our own personal agendas that we follow. But you have something different planned for us. And yet, we get scared of what lies ahead and put other things in our life ahead of you. Forgive us for straying from you and your Word. Help us to always trust in you and remind us that we are under your constant care and love. Amen.
Saturday, February 2 (Psalm 111; Deuteronomy 13:1-5; Matthew 8:28-9:1) 9:00 a.m. - Communion Preparation (Sacristy); NAMI Family to Family (C301) 10:00 a.m. - Let’s Do Lunch/Show Up and Serve (Geneva Hall)
*Assurance of Forgiveness
Generosity Campaign 2019 Update As of Wednesday, January 23, we have received 832 pledges totaling $3,485,570. Thank you for your support of the ministry of White Memorial Presbyterian Church.
*Passing of the Peace One: The peace of Christ be with you. All: And also with you.
Each Sunday, we offer four opportunities for you to worship with us at White Memorial (8:15, 9:30 and 11:00 a.m. in the Sanctuary and 11:00 a.m. OnPoint@1704 in Pickard Hall). While you will notice differences in music, location and worship leadership among our different services, what unites us in our worship is our liturgy. All services use the same Call to Worship, Prayer of Confession, readings from Scripture and Affirmation of Faith.
(9:30) Grey Thompson; (11:00) Andrew O’Connor
WORSHIP | EMBRACE | SERVE
in the manner of Christ
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*Response Hymn 582 - Glory to God Whose Goodness Shines on Me Glory to God, whose goodness shines on me, and to the Son, whose grace has pardoned me, and to the Spirit, whose love has set me free. As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be. Amen.
GLORY TO GOD (Vasile)
WE PROCLAIM GOD’S WORD Prayer of Illumination
(8:15) Elizabeth Holderness; (9:30) Patrick Edmonston; (11:00) Nate Albertson
Old Testament Lesson - Exodus 13:17-22
pew Bible, p. 58 (8:15) Elizabeth Britt; (9:30) Jack Barnes; (11:00) Morgan Anderson Go and tell everyone what you have seen and heard. Thanks be to God.
Anthem - I Am His Child
Moses Hogan
I may not be all that you are, I may not be a shining star but what I am I thank the Lord for making me His child. Thank you Lord for hearing ev’ry prayer, Thank you Lord for just being there, Thank you Lord, for I am not worthy of your Love. So don’t use me or abuse me for I am His child. Don’t tease me, or mistreat me, for I’m still His child, you can even talk about me. But I’m still His child.
Youth Choir
New Testament Lesson - Matthew 10:1-10 pew Bible, p. 9 (8:15) Maddie Wyatt; (9:30) Elizabeth Bond; (11:00) Wyatt Baggett Go and tell everyone what you have seen and heard. Thanks be to God. A Time for the Child in Us All
Kitch Joyner, John Washburn
Following our time together, children will return to their pews and remain in the sanctuary for the rest of the service.
Sermon - Reflections of the Journey (8:15) Lilly Beth Glenn, John Sloop (9:30) Allen Bond, Eliza Bourne, Meg Hardesty (11:00) Julia Allen, Olin Brimberry, John Sloop WE RESPOND TO GOD’S WORD *Hymn of Response - King of My Heart
words and music by John Mark McMillan and Sarah McMillan (see insert)
(8:15) Emily Clarke Joyner; (9:30) Griffin Baird; (11:00) Hannah Sherman
Offertory Anthem - Everything Good
Don Schlosser
Ev’rything true, ev’rything noble, ev’rything right, ev’rything pure, ev’rything lovely, ev’rything worthy, Oh, think about, think about ev’rything good. And the God of peace will be with you. Philippians 4:8-9
Youth Choir
*All who are able may stand.
*Affirmation of Faith One: All: One: All: One: All:
One: All:
Andraé Crouch
(sing twice)
from The Study Catechism: Confirmation Version, 1998 (8:15) Amelia Mehr; (9:30) Sarah Bourne; (11:00) Gwen Albertson
What is the mission of the church? The mission of the church is to bear witness to God’s love for the world in Jesus Christ. What forms does the mission take? The church’s mission takes a wide variety of forms, including evangelism, work for social justice, and ministries of care. Yet the center is always the same: Jesus Christ. In every case the church extends mercy and forgiveness to the needy in a way that points finally to him. Who are the needy? The hungry need bread, the homeless need a roof, the oppressed need justice, and the lonely need fellowship. At the same time, the hopeless need hope, sinners need forgiveness, and the world needs the gospel. Our mission as the church is to bring hope to a desperate world by declaring God’s undying love - as one beggar tells another where to find bread. So, what is God’s purpose for your life? God wills that I should live by the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, for the love of God, and in the communion of the Holy Spirit. WE GO IN GOD’S NAME
*Hymn - Bless the Lord, Tell of His Salvation (see insert) *Charge and Benediction
*Closing Response Hymn - Come with me (Hamba Nathi) Come with me for the journey is long (4x) The journey, the journey, the journey is long (4x) *Chiming of the Trinity
words and music by Emily Schmidt
(8:15) Ella Reaves Vaughan; (9:30) Jack Barnes; (11:00) Hannah Sherman South Africa trad., arr. John Bell
The worship service ends with the Chiming of the Trinity. Please be mindful of those who remain to listen to the postlude.
*Postlude - We are Marching in the Light of God
Prayers of the People and The Lord’s Prayer (8:15) Ella Reaves Vaughan; (9:30) Trey Tierney; (11:00) Chandler Lilly 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. Presentation of Tithes and Offerings
*Offertory Response Hymn - Thank You, Lord! Thank you, Lord! Thank you, Lord! Thank you, Lord! I just want to thank you, Lord!
***
arr. John Ferguson
Today’s bulletin artwork was drawn by Watsie Raynor, a WMPC 3rd grader, as an interpretation of the Matthew 10:1-10 scripture passage. WMPC Youth Band: Morgan Anderson, Megan Baker, Grace Barnard, Elizabeth Britt, Gabriel Edmonston, Amelia Edmonston, Amelia Mehr, Jude Petrolino, Richard Richards, Director. Youth Choir: Anderson Adams, Emma Claire Anderson, Laura Lillian Baggett, Joshua Baird, Allen Bond, Elizabeth Bond, Eliza Bourne, Sarah Bourne, Caroline Britt, Charlotte Chiavetta, Sydney Coll, Savannah Coll, William Corkey, Amelia Edmonston, Gabriel Edmonston, Patrick Edmonston, Allison Fairlee, Holly Godwin, Nathan Goettsch, Anna Giles Kropp, Sam Livengood, Amelia Mehr, Garrison Miller, Kate Miller, Patrick Miller, Grady Mock, Roman Mock, Andrew O’Connor, Lilly Pemberton, Celia Pope, Rosemary Raynal, Caroline Rectanus, Emily Schmidt, Brendan Shore, Eliza Sloop, Jason Sparks, John Thagard, Graham Wilson, Maddie Wyatt, Molly Wyatt, Kelly Gold, Director, Lora Zinsmeister, Accompanist. Greeters: 8:15 - Ava Lemanski, Kate Miller, Patrick Miller; 9:30 - Cate Belch, Matthew Corkey, William Corkey, Alex Finnerty, Vivian Kayye, Isabel Liebowitz, Reid Thompson; 11:00 - Anna Kate Bock, Sarah Skip Brown, Coley Brown, Macon Hawse, Kate Kirkland, Bill Young. Ushers: 8:15 - Glenn Jennings, Elizabeth Durland, Caroline Glenn, Harper Smith; 9:30 - Weslyn Bolton, Reid Walker, Davis Ellis, Scottie Goodson, Jonathan Kennemur, Jane McNeil; 11:00 - Sam Corkey, Charlie Johnson, Ellie Bock, Ava Grimes, Lucy Saylors. Tech: 9:30 - Brendan Shore; 11:00 - Landon Douek. Service Assistants: 8:15 - Johnny Cella; 9:30 - Caroline Kennemur; 11:00 - William Brown. Treasurer’s Assistants: Robert Ange, Jonathan Broyles. Shuttle Driver: Dan Daniel.
*Response Hymn 582 - Glory to God Whose Goodness Shines on Me Glory to God, whose goodness shines on me, and to the Son, whose grace has pardoned me, and to the Spirit, whose love has set me free. As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be. Amen.
GLORY TO GOD (Vasile)
WE PROCLAIM GOD’S WORD Prayer of Illumination
(8:15) Elizabeth Holderness; (9:30) Patrick Edmonston; (11:00) Nate Albertson
Old Testament Lesson - Exodus 13:17-22
pew Bible, p. 58 (8:15) Elizabeth Britt; (9:30) Jack Barnes; (11:00) Morgan Anderson Go and tell everyone what you have seen and heard. Thanks be to God.
Anthem - I Am His Child
Moses Hogan
I may not be all that you are, I may not be a shining star but what I am I thank the Lord for making me His child. Thank you Lord for hearing ev’ry prayer, Thank you Lord for just being there, Thank you Lord, for I am not worthy of your Love. So don’t use me or abuse me for I am His child. Don’t tease me, or mistreat me, for I’m still His child, you can even talk about me. But I’m still His child.
Youth Choir
New Testament Lesson - Matthew 10:1-10 pew Bible, p. 9 (8:15) Maddie Wyatt; (9:30) Elizabeth Bond; (11:00) Wyatt Baggett Go and tell everyone what you have seen and heard. Thanks be to God. A Time for the Child in Us All
Kitch Joyner, John Washburn
Following our time together, children will return to their pews and remain in the sanctuary for the rest of the service.
Sermon - Reflections of the Journey (8:15) Lilly Beth Glenn, John Sloop (9:30) Allen Bond, Eliza Bourne, Meg Hardesty (11:00) Julia Allen, Olin Brimberry, John Sloop WE RESPOND TO GOD’S WORD *Hymn of Response - King of My Heart
words and music by John Mark McMillan and Sarah McMillan (see insert)
(8:15) Emily Clarke Joyner; (9:30) Griffin Baird; (11:00) Hannah Sherman
Offertory Anthem - Everything Good
Don Schlosser
Ev’rything true, ev’rything noble, ev’rything right, ev’rything pure, ev’rything lovely, ev’rything worthy, Oh, think about, think about ev’rything good. And the God of peace will be with you. Philippians 4:8-9
Youth Choir
*All who are able may stand.
*Affirmation of Faith One: All: One: All: One: All:
One: All:
Andraé Crouch
(sing twice)
from The Study Catechism: Confirmation Version, 1998 (8:15) Amelia Mehr; (9:30) Sarah Bourne; (11:00) Gwen Albertson
What is the mission of the church? The mission of the church is to bear witness to God’s love for the world in Jesus Christ. What forms does the mission take? The church’s mission takes a wide variety of forms, including evangelism, work for social justice, and ministries of care. Yet the center is always the same: Jesus Christ. In every case the church extends mercy and forgiveness to the needy in a way that points finally to him. Who are the needy? The hungry need bread, the homeless need a roof, the oppressed need justice, and the lonely need fellowship. At the same time, the hopeless need hope, sinners need forgiveness, and the world needs the gospel. Our mission as the church is to bring hope to a desperate world by declaring God’s undying love - as one beggar tells another where to find bread. So, what is God’s purpose for your life? God wills that I should live by the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, for the love of God, and in the communion of the Holy Spirit. WE GO IN GOD’S NAME
*Hymn - Bless the Lord, Tell of His Salvation (see insert) *Charge and Benediction
*Closing Response Hymn - Come with me (Hamba Nathi) Come with me for the journey is long (4x) The journey, the journey, the journey is long (4x) *Chiming of the Trinity
words and music by Emily Schmidt
(8:15) Ella Reaves Vaughan; (9:30) Jack Barnes; (11:00) Hannah Sherman South Africa trad., arr. John Bell
The worship service ends with the Chiming of the Trinity. Please be mindful of those who remain to listen to the postlude.
*Postlude - We are Marching in the Light of God
Prayers of the People and The Lord’s Prayer (8:15) Ella Reaves Vaughan; (9:30) Trey Tierney; (11:00) Chandler Lilly 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. Presentation of Tithes and Offerings
*Offertory Response Hymn - Thank You, Lord! Thank you, Lord! Thank you, Lord! Thank you, Lord! I just want to thank you, Lord!
***
arr. John Ferguson
Today’s bulletin artwork was drawn by Watsie Raynor, a WMPC 3rd grader, as an interpretation of the Matthew 10:1-10 scripture passage. WMPC Youth Band: Morgan Anderson, Megan Baker, Grace Barnard, Elizabeth Britt, Gabriel Edmonston, Amelia Edmonston, Amelia Mehr, Jude Petrolino, Richard Richards, Director. Youth Choir: Anderson Adams, Emma Claire Anderson, Laura Lillian Baggett, Joshua Baird, Allen Bond, Elizabeth Bond, Eliza Bourne, Sarah Bourne, Caroline Britt, Charlotte Chiavetta, Sydney Coll, Savannah Coll, William Corkey, Amelia Edmonston, Gabriel Edmonston, Patrick Edmonston, Allison Fairlee, Holly Godwin, Nathan Goettsch, Anna Giles Kropp, Sam Livengood, Amelia Mehr, Garrison Miller, Kate Miller, Patrick Miller, Grady Mock, Roman Mock, Andrew O’Connor, Lilly Pemberton, Celia Pope, Rosemary Raynal, Caroline Rectanus, Emily Schmidt, Brendan Shore, Eliza Sloop, Jason Sparks, John Thagard, Graham Wilson, Maddie Wyatt, Molly Wyatt, Kelly Gold, Director, Lora Zinsmeister, Accompanist. Greeters: 8:15 - Ava Lemanski, Kate Miller, Patrick Miller; 9:30 - Cate Belch, Matthew Corkey, William Corkey, Alex Finnerty, Vivian Kayye, Isabel Liebowitz, Reid Thompson; 11:00 - Anna Kate Bock, Sarah Skip Brown, Coley Brown, Macon Hawse, Kate Kirkland, Bill Young. Ushers: 8:15 - Glenn Jennings, Elizabeth Durland, Caroline Glenn, Harper Smith; 9:30 - Weslyn Bolton, Reid Walker, Davis Ellis, Scottie Goodson, Jonathan Kennemur, Jane McNeil; 11:00 - Sam Corkey, Charlie Johnson, Ellie Bock, Ava Grimes, Lucy Saylors. Tech: 9:30 - Brendan Shore; 11:00 - Landon Douek. Service Assistants: 8:15 - Johnny Cella; 9:30 - Caroline Kennemur; 11:00 - William Brown. Treasurer’s Assistants: Robert Ange, Jonathan Broyles. Shuttle Driver: Dan Daniel.
WELCOME TO WHITE MEMORIAL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, PC (USA) We are glad you are worshipping with us. Visiting? Stop by the Welcome Table in Jane Bell Gathering Space for information, directions and a friendly greeting. New members are received after a one-day Beginnings Class. Visit whitememorial.org/join or contact Elizabeth Viohl at ext. 206 for details, class dates and registration. THINGS TO KNOW: - Shuttle buses run every Sunday at five-to ten-minute intervals, 8:45 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. from Carolina Place, 2626 Glenwood Avenue, across from Glenwood Village Shopping Center. - Restrooms are located in the Luther Building immediately behind the sanctuary/Jane Bell Gathering Space. - Childcare is available for children up to four years old. - Refreshments are served in Carol Copeland Courtyard or Pickard Hall on Sundays at 10:30 a.m. - The Sanctuary has a loop hearing aid system and an FM system. - Live-streamed services are at whitememorial.org. - Radio, WPTF 680 AM, every other Sunday at 11:00 a.m.: next broadcast is today and February 10 - Bulletins left in the sanctuary following worship services are recycled as part of our care for God’s creation. WMPC is a certified Earth Care congregation of the PC (USA).
We are a Stephen Ministry congregation.
PASTORAL & PROGRAM STAFF: CHRISTOPHER EDMONSTON, PASTOR ANDREW AMODEI, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR CYNTHIA BAGGETT, DIR. OF WEEKDAY SCHOOL GENEVIEVE BROOKS, DIR. OF YOUTH MINISTRY CATE CHURCH NORMAN, ASSOC. PASTOR FOR PASTORAL CARE TRACEY DANIEL, ASSOC. PASTOR FOR FAITH FORMATION BROCK DOWNWARD, DIR. OF MUSIC EMERITUS JIM FERRY, PARISH ASSOCIATE GARY FULTON, ASSOC. PASTOR FOR ADMINISTRATION AND OUTREACH ROBERT GALLOWAY, PASTORAL RESIDENT KIRSTEN HOMDROM, ASSOC. DIR. OF MUSIC KATHY HOWELL, COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR GLORIA JOHNSON, ASSOC. PASTOR FOR COMMUNITY MINISTRY AND MISSIONS LINDA NUNNALLEE, STEPUP DIRECTOR CHIP POPE, ASSOC. PASTOR FOR YOUTH AND THEIR FAMILIES GRIER RICHARDS, ASSOC. PASTOR FOR DISCIPLESHIP RICH RICHARDS, ASSOC. DIR. OF MUSIC ART ROSS, PASTOR EMERITUS LYNN SPRINGFIELD, DIR. OF ELEMENTARY MINISTRY MARTHA STEVENSON, EDUCATOR EMERITA AGNES VAGLIO, DIR. OF CHILDREN’S MUSIC GWEN WHITEMAN, DIR. OF YOUNG CHILDREN’S MINISTRY JEAN WILLIAMS, PARISH NURSE KARL ZINSMEISTER, DIR. OF MUSIC AFTER HOURS PASTOR ON CALL: 919-605-4593
CALENDAR FOR THE WEEK Sunday, January 27 (Exodus 13:17-22; Matthew 10:1-10) Worship - Youth Sunday (8:15, 9:30 & 11:00 a.m. - Sanctuary) 9:30 a.m. - Cover to Cover (C302) 11:00 a.m. - Overflow for Youth Sunday (Pickard Hall) 1:00 p.m. - Beginnings Class for New & Prospective Members (Geneva Hall) 3:00 p.m. - Boy Scout Troop 395 Training Seminar (Pickard Hall) 5:00 p.m. - Middle & High School Sabbath Sunday (Off Premises) 6:30 p.m. - Joint Session & Diaconate Dinner & Meeting (Geneva Hall) Monday, January 28 (Psalm 46; Genesis 12:1-9; 1 Corinthians 7:17-24) 9:30 a.m. - Russia Sewing Group (C200) 4:30 p.m. - Liturgical Arts Ministry Team (C203) 5:30 p.m. - T’ai Chi for Exercise (Pickard Hall); Worship Committee (S300) 6:00 p.m. - Women’s Retreat Small Group Leader Training (C200) 7:00 p.m. - Alcoholics Anonymous (C100); Handbell Choir (S300); Jim Gale Bible Study (K100); Ross Bible Study (C203); Stephen Ministry Cont. Ed/Supervision (Chapel); Stephen Ministry Training (K302) Tuesday, January 29 (Psalm 46; Genesis 45:25-46:7; Acts 5:33-42) 7:00 a.m. - Men’s Breakfast Bible Study (Geneva Hall); Women’s Breakfast/Circle M Bible Study (K100) 8:30 a.m. - Yoga for Exercise (C100) 9:30 a.m. - Fit After Fifty (Pickard Hall); GodTalk (W400) 10:30 a.m. - Tuesday Morning Bible Study (C301) 3:00 p.m. - Labyrinth Open for Walking (Chapel) 6:00 p.m. - StepUp Life Skills Program Dinner (Geneva Hall) 7:00 p.m. - Chancel Choir Rehearsal (S300) 7:30 p.m. - Boy Scout Troop 395 (Pickard Hall) Wednesday, January 30 (Psalm 46; Proverbs 8:1-21; Mark 3:13-19a) 8:00 a.m. - StepUp Ministry Employment Training Workshop (C100) 9:30 a.m. - Bible Belles (Off Premises) 10:00 a.m. - Chair Yoga (C200) 4:30 p.m. - Carol Choir Rehearsal (S300); Cherub Choir (L304); Joyful Noise Choir (K304) 5:00 p.m. - Wednesdays Together Dinner (Pickard Hall) 6:00 p.m. - Youth Ministries Search Committee (C304); Faith Formation Committee (C301) 6:15 p.m. - Youth Band Rehearsal (K100) 6:45 p.m. - OnPoint House Band Rehearsal (K100) 7:00 p.m. - Churchwide Nominating Committee (C200); Young Adult Bible Study (Offsite) 8:00 p.m. - Al-Anon (C100) Thursday, January 31 (Psalm 111; Deuteronomy 3:23-29; Romans 9:6-18) 8:00 a.m. - Labyrinth Open for Walking (Chapel) 8:00 a.m. - StepUp Ministry Employment Training Workshop (C100) 9:30 a.m. - Lilies Bible Study (C301); Thursday Morning Bible Study (W400) 10:45 a.m. - Keenagers Program (K100) 12:00 p.m. - Keenager Lunch (Geneva Hall) 5:30 p.m. - T’ai Chi for Exercise (C200) 6:00 p.m. - Middle School & High School Basketball Practices (Pickard Hall) 7:30 p.m. - Sanctuary Choir Rehearsal (S300); Webelo Scouts (K303)
The Service for the Lord’s Day Third Sunday of Epiphany Youth Sunday
January 27, 2019 8:15, 9:30 & 11:00 a.m.
WE GATHER TO WORSHIP Greeting One: The peace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. All: And also with you. One: Let us prepare for worship. Preparation for Worship
O God, glorious and faithful, to those who seek you with a sincere heart you reveal the beauty of your face. Strengthen us in faith to embrace the mystery of the cross, and open our hearts to its transfiguring power; that, clinging in love to your will for us, we may walk the path of discipleship as followers of your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever. Amen.
Prelude - Meditation
Emily Schmidt, violin
Christian Welcome and Announcements
Jules Massenet (1842-1912)
(8:15) Garrison Miller; (9:30) Damola Adebimpe; (11:00) Maggie Montgomery
Please pass the Friendship Register to your neighbor and include all requested information.
Call to Worship (8:15) Sidney Lemanski; (9:30) Marshall Livengood; (11:00) Laura Lillian Baggett One: The Lord be with you. May the Lord bless you. All: O Come, let us sing to the Lord. Let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation! One: Lift your hands to the holy place and rejoice in the Lord. All: The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and God’s ears are open to their cry. One: Praise the Lord! All: Worship and be happy in it! *Hymn 319 - Shout to the North *Call to Confession
SMITH
(8:15) Emily Clarke Joyner; (9:30) Nate Marsh; (11:00) Katherine Holderness
Friday, February 1 (Psalm 111; Deuteronomy 12:28-32; Revelation 2:12-17) 8:00 a.m. - StepUp Ministry Employment Training Workshop (C100) 9:30 a.m. - Fit After Fifty (Pickard Hall) 4:00 p.m. - 2019 CROSS Mission Trip (Off Premises) 6:00 p.m. - WDS Valentine Dance (Pickard Hall) 8:00 p.m. - Alcoholics Anonymous (C301)
*Prayer of Confession: O God, we have strayed from you. We haven’t done what you ask of us. We have our own personal agendas that we follow. But you have something different planned for us. And yet, we get scared of what lies ahead and put other things in our life ahead of you. Forgive us for straying from you and your Word. Help us to always trust in you and remind us that we are under your constant care and love. Amen.
Saturday, February 2 (Psalm 111; Deuteronomy 13:1-5; Matthew 8:28-9:1) 9:00 a.m. - Communion Preparation (Sacristy); NAMI Family to Family (C301) 10:00 a.m. - Let’s Do Lunch/Show Up and Serve (Geneva Hall)
*Assurance of Forgiveness
Generosity Campaign 2019 Update As of Wednesday, January 23, we have received 832 pledges totaling $3,485,570. Thank you for your support of the ministry of White Memorial Presbyterian Church.
*Passing of the Peace One: The peace of Christ be with you. All: And also with you.
Each Sunday, we offer four opportunities for you to worship with us at White Memorial (8:15, 9:30 and 11:00 a.m. in the Sanctuary and 11:00 a.m. OnPoint@1704 in Pickard Hall). While you will notice differences in music, location and worship leadership among our different services, what unites us in our worship is our liturgy. All services use the same Call to Worship, Prayer of Confession, readings from Scripture and Affirmation of Faith.
(9:30) Grey Thompson; (11:00) Andrew O’Connor
WORSHIP | EMBRACE | SERVE
in the manner of Christ
1704 OBERLIN RD. | RALEIGH, NC 27608 | P. 919.834.3424 | WHITEMEMORIAL.ORG
Joys
ALL FAMILIES AND FRIENDS ARE INVITED TO OUR ANNUAL YOUTH FUNDRAISER!
& CONCERNS
PRAYERS AND CHRISTIAN CONCERNS
SAVE THE DATE
FRIDAY, MARCH 15 | 6:30-8:30 P.M. OUR YOUTH MINISTRY FUNDRAISER DINNER help raise $15,000 for youth missions. join us for a fun, engaging and enriching evening Here’s a handy family devotional tool: for the entire church community.
Spend Time with God music | storytelling
| delicious food a candle and candle mat, prayer cube, and devotions for every week of the year. what more could you ask for! ou supply a Bible, a hymnal (or a computer device) and gather the family. Available $5.00for supporting our youth ministry. thankforyou
tact Jennifer Eastman to purchase—919.834.3425, ext. 212 or
[email protected]
Church Basketball MS practices on Thursdays, 6-7 p.m. HS practices on Thursdays, 7-8 p.m. All games on Saturdays at First Presbyterian of Raleigh
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Middle School CROSS Mission Weekend February 1-3 Registration is full To be added to the wait list, email Deb Smith
• No Youth Group February 3 • International Book Club February 10, noon-1 p.m. C301 • 5th Connection February 10, 5-6:30 p.m. Pickard Hall
• MS Impact Groups February 10, 5-6:30 p.m. host homes • HS Connections February 10, 5-6:30 p.m., K100
Carol and Jerry Lynn, Karen and Tom Lynn, and Ashlee and Max Mense, on the death of Carol and Jerry’s grandson, Benjamin Joseph Hager, January 19, Charlotte, NC.
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Youth Fundraiser: Community Table: Good Food & Food Company - February 17, Tickets go on sale at the Point and in the Courtyard
- March 15, Save the Date for Youth Ministry Annual Fundraiser Dinner
WEEKLY YOUTH EMAIL NEWSLETTER
Do you want to receive the weekly youth email newsletter that’s full of great information? Contact Deb Smith at
[email protected] to be added to the contact list.
G FOR WAYS TO NUTURE YOUR FAMILY’S SPIRITUALITY?
SPEND TIME WITH GOD
Looking for ways to nurture your family’s spirituality? We are offering a family devotional tool: Spend Time with God. This devotional includes a candle and candle mat, prayer cube and devotions for every week of the Here’s a handy devotional tool: hymnal and gather the family. year. Youfamily supply bible, Devotionals are available for $5.00. Contact Jennifer Eastman at
[email protected] or 919-834-3425. ext. 212 to a candle and candlepurchase mat, prayer cube, and more devotions for every week of the year. or for information.
Spend Time with God
ou supply a Bible, a hymnal (or a computer device) and gather the family.
Available for $5.00
REGISTRATION FOR CHILDREN’S SUMMER PROGRAMS
tact Jennifer Eastman to purchase—919.834.3425, ext. 212 or
[email protected]
Registration for Vacation Bible School and Midsummer Celebrations is available online at whitememorial.org/children/summer-programs! If you have questions about registration, please contact Jennifer Eastman at
[email protected] or 919-834-3425, ext 212. If you have questions regarding the programs, please contant Lynn Springfield at
[email protected] or 919-834-3425, ext 232.
children’s Pysanky egg decorating Party Saturday, March 23, 2019 1:00-3:00 p.m. / Geneva hall Join us in this Russian tradition of decorating Easter eggs to symbolize new life and resurrection. 3rd-5th graders and their parents or grandparents can decorate an egg together and create a beautiful keepsake during Lent. The cost is $7. We have limited space, so register online by March 18 at whitememorial.org/register or by calling 919-834-3425, ext. 216. Questions? Contact Lynn Springfield at
[email protected] or 919-834-3425, ext. 232.
HOSPITALS (*designates discharged) Rex: Tom Newby IN THE CHURCH TRIUMPHANT
Nancy Wooster Dils – January 20, 2019 WMPC family members: son and daughter-in-law, Mike and Kathy Dils, and grandchildren Elizabeth and Katherine Dils.
NEW PRESBYTERIANS
Carson Alexander Roberts, born January 14, child of Meredith and Andrew Roberts, Pueblo West, CO, grandchild of Cheryl and Torrey McLean.
If you have experienced a birth, marriage or death you want to share with the church, email Rebecca Turner at
[email protected]. If you have a relative or church friend who is hospitalized, call the church office or email Amy Claprood at
[email protected] so our pastoral staff can reach out. If you have a pastoral care need outside of regular business hours, call our after hours pastor on call at 919-605-4593.
outreach saturday
G FOR WAYS TO NUTURE YOUR FAMILY’S SPIRITUALITY?
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David and Caprice McNeill and Lillian Quinn Patterson, on the death of David’s mother, Ann Jordan McNeill, January 17, Aberdeen, NC.
HONORARY LIFE MEMBERSHIP NOMINATION
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2 GENEVA HALL 10-NOON
Presbyterian Women is now accepting nominations for Honorary Life Membership for 2019. This honor recognizes those who are active and faithful servants of God in our church and community. Prayerfully consider nominations for this honor. Applications can be found at www.whitememorial.org/pw. Send applications of recommendation to Diane Britt at
[email protected]. Nominations will be accepted through February 15, 2019.
SAVE THE DATE: MEN’S RETREAT
WMPC provides 70 sack lunches once a month for Raleigh Rescue Mission’s Sunday Sack Lunches program. All we need are willing hands to make and pack the lunches. Everything will be provided.
Join us for our second annual Men’s Retreat, March 29-30 at New Life Camp. This year our focus will be ‘Leaders and Followers’ and what makes both necessary for families, churches and communities to thrive. Our guest speaker is Amos Disasa, Incoming Pastor of First Presbyterian Church, Dallas, Texas. Early bird registration is $75. After February 14 registration is $90. Register at www.whitememorial.org/events.
We will package breakfast bags for Meals on Wheels that get delivered along with daily lunches. We will also make bookmarks for Wake Up and Read, a Wake County literacy program that provides books to children in low performing schools.
WakeUp and Read is collecting new and gentlyused books for children ages birth-12. Our goal is to collect 110,000 books to share at 13 schools, community centers and childcare facilities across Wake County. Help us to ensure that every child in our community has the opportunity to develop a love for reading. Drop off books in The Connector during the month of February. For more 110,000 BOOKS information contact: https://wakeupandread.org.
FEBRUARY CHURCHWIDE COLLECTION
13 SCHOOLS 10 BOOKS FOR EVERY CHILD
WMPC | Volume LIII | No. 4 | January 27, 2019
WORSHIP | EMBRACE | SERVE
WAKE Up and Read is collecting new and gently-used books for children
Meditation 101 Have you ever wanted to learn more about meditation? Have you hoped to start your own meditation practice? Come join Associate Pastor Cate Church Norman for this three-session course to learn about the benefits of meditation, to look at the relationship between meditation and prayer and to experience several forms of meditation. Some forms of meditation we’ll explore are using the breath, guided visualization, walking the labyrinth, centering prayer, and the Jesus prayer. This course will meet in three sessions:
Wednesday 6:45-8:00pm, February 13, 20 & 27 or Thursday 10:45am-12:00pm, February 14, 21 & 28 Feel free to come for dinner before the Wednesday night class or stay for lunch after the Thursday morning class. To register for Wednesday dinner and/or Meditation 101 visit: www.whitememorial.org/register or call Amy Claprood at (919) 834-3424. Childcare is available with registration.
SEASONAL CHOIR OPPORTUNITY
February 10, 2019 March 16, 2019** noon-1:30 p.m. ** 8:30-9:30 a.m.
WHERE
Calvin 301
WHO
5th - 8th graders Book and lunch are provided
FPC (First Presbyterian Church) and White Memorial members will be traveling to Haiti from June 19 to June 26, 2019. Our projects will include running the Cite Soleil medical and dental clinic, distributing reading glasses and re-roofing houses. We welcome adults, college students and high school youth/parents who are flexible, willing to work hard, and interested in serving the Haitian community. There will also be spiritual and cultural opportunities including attending church and experiencing Haitian culture. To find out more, an informational meeting will be held on February 10 at 12:15 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church in the Ed Greer room on the 3rd floor of the Edge Building. For more information or if you cannot attend please contact Carol Anne Moehring,
[email protected] or 919-270-4160 or Chris Northup,
[email protected] or 919-387-8154.
Gift of your faults. We will use the book theme to explore our uniqueness. “Every good and perfect gift is…from the Father of the heavenly lights…” James 1:17.
MARCH
Skype with Mar Elias Schools from Israel and IBC@Poland from Wroclaw.
REGISTRATION REQUIRED: WHITEMEMORIAL.ORG/REGISTER WMPC | January 27, 2019
ThrEE TrianGlE TENORS George Deaton, Wade Henderson, Timothy Sparks with collaborative pianist Thomas Warburton
FPC & WMPC HAITI SUMMER TRIP INFORMATION MEETING
FEBRUARY
WHEN
SOUNDS ON OBERLIN IS PLEASED TO PRESENT
In 2016, WMPC commissioned a new setting of the Seven Last Words by composer Michael John Trotta. This spring, seasonal singers are invited to join the Chancel and Sanctuary Choirs to present this work with orchestra and soloists on Good Friday, April 19. Rehearsals begin on February 19. You may choose between Tuesday or Thursday rehearsal days. Tuesday rehearsal time is 7-8:30 p.m. and Thursday is 7:30-9 p.m in S300. If you are interested in singing, please contact Kirsten Homdrom at
[email protected] for more information.
Sanctuary | Sunday, February 24 | 3:00 p.m. George Deaton, Wade Henderson and Timothy Sparks founded Three Triangle Tenors in 2009 with collaborative pianist Thomas Warburton. Their popular performances have been presented from the Piedmont to the coast in central and eastern North Carolina. The three tenors and Thomas Warburton are delighted to present a concert of songs and arias during the inaugural season of the White Memorial Presbyterian Church concert series. Their repertory encompasses folk songs, religious songs and arias, songs and ensembles from Broadway musicals and movie scores, opera arias and ensembles, and Neapolitan songs. The individual performers have been involved in opera, oratorio, recital and teaching not only in the Triangle area, but also elsewhere in the United States and in Europe.
YOU WON ’ T WA N T TO M I S S T H I S P E R F OR M A N C E ! A DM I S SION I S F R E E ! A love offering in support of the Sounds on Oberlin concert series will be collected.
POLAND COMMITTEE PRESENTS
Join us on February 17 at 3:00 p.m. in room C200 as we welcome Shelly Bleiweiss. Shelly’s parents were Polish Jews who survived the Holocaust using fake identities as Polish laborers for the Nazis. He will speak about his parents survival story, what it was like growing up as a child of survivors, his emotional journey to Poland and some lessons learned from the Holocaust. We hope you will mark your calendars and plan to attend. So that we have an idea of how many people to expect please email Judy Tardiff your RSVP at:
[email protected] or call 919-845-9214.
rtha Ministry Ma
ANGEL FOOD MINISTRY
Looking for a way to get involved at White Memorial? If you want to volunteer your time to deliver meals or simply like to cook, please consider giving your time to the A ngel F ood Angel Food Ministry. We are part of Martha Ministry, and we provide meals to church members in times of need. Contact Laura Bryant at
[email protected] or 404-408-9085, or Jean Williams at
[email protected] for more information about getting involved.
s ’ e n i t n e l Va e c n a D Family
Weekday School
& Silent Auction
Friday, February 1, 2019 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Pickard Hall Tickets: $7children, $15 adult (maximum $50 per family)
Buy tickets and/or donate at: https://wmvalentinesdance.eventbrite.com Silent auction proceeds benefit the Weekday School’s Love and Friendship Fund. This fund supports programs that promote love and friendship, including our scholarship fund, materials that support faith formation, and Conscious Discipline.
Meditation 101 Have you ever wanted to learn more about meditation? Have you hoped to start your own meditation practice? Come join Associate Pastor Cate Church Norman for this three-session course to learn about the benefits of meditation, to look at the relationship between meditation and prayer and to experience several forms of meditation. Some forms of meditation we’ll explore are using the breath, guided visualization, walking the labyrinth, centering prayer, and the Jesus prayer. This course will meet in three sessions:
Wednesday 6:45-8:00pm, February 13, 20 & 27 or Thursday 10:45am-12:00pm, February 14, 21 & 28 Feel free to come for dinner before the Wednesday night class or stay for lunch after the Thursday morning class. To register for Wednesday dinner and/or Meditation 101 visit: www.whitememorial.org/register or call Amy Claprood at (919) 834-3424. Childcare is available with registration.
SEASONAL CHOIR OPPORTUNITY
February 10, 2019 March 16, 2019** noon-1:30 p.m. ** 8:30-9:30 a.m.
WHERE
Calvin 301
WHO
5th - 8th graders Book and lunch are provided
FPC (First Presbyterian Church) and White Memorial members will be traveling to Haiti from June 19 to June 26, 2019. Our projects will include running the Cite Soleil medical and dental clinic, distributing reading glasses and re-roofing houses. We welcome adults, college students and high school youth/parents who are flexible, willing to work hard, and interested in serving the Haitian community. There will also be spiritual and cultural opportunities including attending church and experiencing Haitian culture. To find out more, an informational meeting will be held on February 10 at 12:15 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church in the Ed Greer room on the 3rd floor of the Edge Building. For more information or if you cannot attend please contact Carol Anne Moehring,
[email protected] or 919-270-4160 or Chris Northup,
[email protected] or 919-387-8154.
Gift of your faults. We will use the book theme to explore our uniqueness. “Every good and perfect gift is…from the Father of the heavenly lights…” James 1:17.
MARCH
Skype with Mar Elias Schools from Israel and IBC@Poland from Wroclaw.
REGISTRATION REQUIRED: WHITEMEMORIAL.ORG/REGISTER WMPC | January 27, 2019
ThrEE TrianGlE TENORS George Deaton, Wade Henderson, Timothy Sparks with collaborative pianist Thomas Warburton
FPC & WMPC HAITI SUMMER TRIP INFORMATION MEETING
FEBRUARY
WHEN
SOUNDS ON OBERLIN IS PLEASED TO PRESENT
In 2016, WMPC commissioned a new setting of the Seven Last Words by composer Michael John Trotta. This spring, seasonal singers are invited to join the Chancel and Sanctuary Choirs to present this work with orchestra and soloists on Good Friday, April 19. Rehearsals begin on February 19. You may choose between Tuesday or Thursday rehearsal days. Tuesday rehearsal time is 7-8:30 p.m. and Thursday is 7:30-9 p.m in S300. If you are interested in singing, please contact Kirsten Homdrom at
[email protected] for more information.
Sanctuary | Sunday, February 24 | 3:00 p.m. George Deaton, Wade Henderson and Timothy Sparks founded Three Triangle Tenors in 2009 with collaborative pianist Thomas Warburton. Their popular performances have been presented from the Piedmont to the coast in central and eastern North Carolina. The three tenors and Thomas Warburton are delighted to present a concert of songs and arias during the inaugural season of the White Memorial Presbyterian Church concert series. Their repertory encompasses folk songs, religious songs and arias, songs and ensembles from Broadway musicals and movie scores, opera arias and ensembles, and Neapolitan songs. The individual performers have been involved in opera, oratorio, recital and teaching not only in the Triangle area, but also elsewhere in the United States and in Europe.
YOU WON ’ T WA N T TO M I S S T H I S P E R F OR M A N C E ! A DM I S SION I S F R E E ! A love offering in support of the Sounds on Oberlin concert series will be collected.
POLAND COMMITTEE PRESENTS
Join us on February 17 at 3:00 p.m. in room C200 as we welcome Shelly Bleiweiss. Shelly’s parents were Polish Jews who survived the Holocaust using fake identities as Polish laborers for the Nazis. He will speak about his parents survival story, what it was like growing up as a child of survivors, his emotional journey to Poland and some lessons learned from the Holocaust. We hope you will mark your calendars and plan to attend. So that we have an idea of how many people to expect please email Judy Tardiff your RSVP at:
[email protected] or call 919-845-9214.
rtha Ministry Ma
ANGEL FOOD MINISTRY
Looking for a way to get involved at White Memorial? If you want to volunteer your time to deliver meals or simply like to cook, please consider giving your time to the A ngel F ood Angel Food Ministry. We are part of Martha Ministry, and we provide meals to church members in times of need. Contact Laura Bryant at
[email protected] or 404-408-9085, or Jean Williams at
[email protected] for more information about getting involved.
s ’ e n i t n e l Va e c n a D Family
Weekday School
& Silent Auction
Friday, February 1, 2019 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Pickard Hall Tickets: $7children, $15 adult (maximum $50 per family)
Buy tickets and/or donate at: https://wmvalentinesdance.eventbrite.com Silent auction proceeds benefit the Weekday School’s Love and Friendship Fund. This fund supports programs that promote love and friendship, including our scholarship fund, materials that support faith formation, and Conscious Discipline.
Joys
ALL FAMILIES AND FRIENDS ARE INVITED TO OUR ANNUAL YOUTH FUNDRAISER!
& CONCERNS
PRAYERS AND CHRISTIAN CONCERNS
SAVE THE DATE
FRIDAY, MARCH 15 | 6:30-8:30 P.M. OUR YOUTH MINISTRY FUNDRAISER DINNER help raise $15,000 for youth missions. join us for a fun, engaging and enriching evening Here’s a handy family devotional tool: for the entire church community.
Spend Time with God music | storytelling
| delicious food a candle and candle mat, prayer cube, and devotions for every week of the year. what more could you ask for! ou supply a Bible, a hymnal (or a computer device) and gather the family. Available $5.00for supporting our youth ministry. thankforyou
tact Jennifer Eastman to purchase—919.834.3425, ext. 212 or
[email protected]
Church Basketball MS practices on Thursdays, 6-7 p.m. HS practices on Thursdays, 7-8 p.m. All games on Saturdays at First Presbyterian of Raleigh
•
Middle School CROSS Mission Weekend February 1-3 Registration is full To be added to the wait list, email Deb Smith
• No Youth Group February 3 • International Book Club February 10, noon-1 p.m. C301 • 5th Connection February 10, 5-6:30 p.m. Pickard Hall
• MS Impact Groups February 10, 5-6:30 p.m. host homes • HS Connections February 10, 5-6:30 p.m., K100
Carol and Jerry Lynn, Karen and Tom Lynn, and Ashlee and Max Mense, on the death of Carol and Jerry’s grandson, Benjamin Joseph Hager, January 19, Charlotte, NC.
•
Youth Fundraiser: Community Table: Good Food & Food Company - February 17, Tickets go on sale at the Point and in the Courtyard
- March 15, Save the Date for Youth Ministry Annual Fundraiser Dinner
WEEKLY YOUTH EMAIL NEWSLETTER
Do you want to receive the weekly youth email newsletter that’s full of great information? Contact Deb Smith at
[email protected] to be added to the contact list.
G FOR WAYS TO NUTURE YOUR FAMILY’S SPIRITUALITY?
SPEND TIME WITH GOD
Looking for ways to nurture your family’s spirituality? We are offering a family devotional tool: Spend Time with God. This devotional includes a candle and candle mat, prayer cube and devotions for every week of the Here’s a handy devotional tool: hymnal and gather the family. year. Youfamily supply bible, Devotionals are available for $5.00. Contact Jennifer Eastman at
[email protected] or 919-834-3425. ext. 212 to a candle and candlepurchase mat, prayer cube, and more devotions for every week of the year. or for information.
Spend Time with God
ou supply a Bible, a hymnal (or a computer device) and gather the family.
Available for $5.00
REGISTRATION FOR CHILDREN’S SUMMER PROGRAMS
tact Jennifer Eastman to purchase—919.834.3425, ext. 212 or
[email protected]
Registration for Vacation Bible School and Midsummer Celebrations is available online at whitememorial.org/children/summer-programs! If you have questions about registration, please contact Jennifer Eastman at
[email protected] or 919-834-3425, ext 212. If you have questions regarding the programs, please contant Lynn Springfield at
[email protected] or 919-834-3425, ext 232.
children’s Pysanky egg decorating Party Saturday, March 23, 2019 1:00-3:00 p.m. / Geneva hall Join us in this Russian tradition of decorating Easter eggs to symbolize new life and resurrection. 3rd-5th graders and their parents or grandparents can decorate an egg together and create a beautiful keepsake during Lent. The cost is $7. We have limited space, so register online by March 18 at whitememorial.org/register or by calling 919-834-3425, ext. 216. Questions? Contact Lynn Springfield at
[email protected] or 919-834-3425, ext. 232.
HOSPITALS (*designates discharged) Rex: Tom Newby IN THE CHURCH TRIUMPHANT
Nancy Wooster Dils – January 20, 2019 WMPC family members: son and daughter-in-law, Mike and Kathy Dils, and grandchildren Elizabeth and Katherine Dils.
NEW PRESBYTERIANS
Carson Alexander Roberts, born January 14, child of Meredith and Andrew Roberts, Pueblo West, CO, grandchild of Cheryl and Torrey McLean.
If you have experienced a birth, marriage or death you want to share with the church, email Rebecca Turner at
[email protected]. If you have a relative or church friend who is hospitalized, call the church office or email Amy Claprood at
[email protected] so our pastoral staff can reach out. If you have a pastoral care need outside of regular business hours, call our after hours pastor on call at 919-605-4593.
outreach saturday
G FOR WAYS TO NUTURE YOUR FAMILY’S SPIRITUALITY?
•
David and Caprice McNeill and Lillian Quinn Patterson, on the death of David’s mother, Ann Jordan McNeill, January 17, Aberdeen, NC.
HONORARY LIFE MEMBERSHIP NOMINATION
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2 GENEVA HALL 10-NOON
Presbyterian Women is now accepting nominations for Honorary Life Membership for 2019. This honor recognizes those who are active and faithful servants of God in our church and community. Prayerfully consider nominations for this honor. Applications can be found at www.whitememorial.org/pw. Send applications of recommendation to Diane Britt at
[email protected]. Nominations will be accepted through February 15, 2019.
SAVE THE DATE: MEN’S RETREAT
WMPC provides 70 sack lunches once a month for Raleigh Rescue Mission’s Sunday Sack Lunches program. All we need are willing hands to make and pack the lunches. Everything will be provided.
Join us for our second annual Men’s Retreat, March 29-30 at New Life Camp. This year our focus will be ‘Leaders and Followers’ and what makes both necessary for families, churches and communities to thrive. Our guest speaker is Amos Disasa, Incoming Pastor of First Presbyterian Church, Dallas, Texas. Early bird registration is $75. After February 14 registration is $90. Register at www.whitememorial.org/events.
We will package breakfast bags for Meals on Wheels that get delivered along with daily lunches. We will also make bookmarks for Wake Up and Read, a Wake County literacy program that provides books to children in low performing schools.
WakeUp and Read is collecting new and gentlyused books for children ages birth-12. Our goal is to collect 110,000 books to share at 13 schools, community centers and childcare facilities across Wake County. Help us to ensure that every child in our community has the opportunity to develop a love for reading. Drop off books in The Connector during the month of February. For more 110,000 BOOKS information contact: https://wakeupandread.org.
FEBRUARY CHURCHWIDE COLLECTION
13 SCHOOLS 10 BOOKS FOR EVERY CHILD
WMPC | Volume LIII | No. 4 | January 27, 2019
WORSHIP | EMBRACE | SERVE
WAKE Up and Read is collecting new and gently-used books for children
