THE GATHERING
WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS Rev. Charles Bowdler
We are grateful for your presence and invite you to participate in the worship, program, and service life of Briarwood Presbyterian Church.
*Worshipers are invited to stand, if able. +Usher will seat you.
Please turn off all cell phones while in the sanctuary.
INVITATION TO WORSHIP
The beginning of the prelude is a call to silent, personal preparation for the worship of God.
PRELUDE Prelude on ‘Bunessan’ Burkhardt
CHORAL INTROIT
+* HYMN 477 Ye Servants of God, Your Master Proclaim
OPENING PRAYER (Unison) Rev. Heather Williamsen
Everlasting God, in your tender love for the human race you sent your Son to take our nature, and to suffer death upon the cross. In your mercy enable us to share in his obedience to your will and in the glorious victory of his resurrection; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever. Amen.
CALL TO CONFESSION
PRAYER OF CONFESSION
Gracious God, our sins are too heavy to carry, too real to hide, and too deep to undo. Forgive what our lips tremble to name, what our hearts can no longer bear, and what has become for us a consuming fire of judgment. Set us free from a past that we cannot change; open to us a future in which we can be changed; and grant us grace to grow more and more in your likeness and image; through Jesus Christ, the light of the world.
Silence for personal confession
KYRIE Lord, have mercy upon us. Hymn 572
Christ, have mercy upon us.
Lord, have mercy upon us.
ASSURANCE OF PARDON
+* GLORIA PATRI Hymn 579
THE WORD
HYMN OF BAPTISM 492 Baptized in Water
SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM John Jason Hulsman, Jr.
Son of Jessica and Jason Hulsman
Elder Lisa Davis
YOUNG DISCIPLES TIME Dawn Barnhardt
ANTHEM I Will Arise arr. Parker & Shaw
I will arise and go to Jesus, He will embrace me in his arms.
In the arms of my dear Saviour, Oh! There are ten thousand charms.
Teach me some melodious sonnet sung by flaming tongues above,
Praise the mount, I’m fixed upon it, Mount of Thy redeeming love.
Come, thou fount of ev’ry blessing, Tune my heart to sing Thy grace,
Streams of mercy never ceasing, call for songs of loudest praise.
PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION Rev. Bowdler
GOSPEL LESSON
Mark 14:26-42 Pew Bible p. 52
The Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
SERMON “The Willing Spirit”
* 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.
* HYMN 316 Breathe on Me, Breath of God
PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE Rev. David Ray
PRESENTATION OF TITHES AND OFFERINGS OFFERTORY Jesus, Thy Boundless Love to Me Behnke
* DOXOLOGY Hymn 592
* PRAYER OF DEDICATION
THE SENDING
* HYMN 392 Take Thou Our Minds, Dear Lord
* CHARGE AND BENEDICTION Rev. Bowdler
* CHORAL BENEDICTION
* POSTLUDE Your Master Proclaim Burkhardt
The Sanctuary flowers are given to the glory of God
in honor of Maryn Rhodes Whalen,
born Saturday, August 21,
and her family Kellye, Bryan, and Sydney
by grandparents
Joanne and William Girod
PRAYER CONCERNS THIS WEEK
UNDER HOSPICE CARE: Bits Grafton – Ridgeland; Libby Wright – St. Catherine’s.
REMEMBER IN PRAYER: Emily Cox, Julia Crittenden, Dan Duggan, David French, Louise Greene (Larry Coleman’s mother), Peg Harvin (Noni Buchanan’s mother), Jane Hogue, Shawn Keating, Bill Kirby, James Lenoir, Susan Mahan Neibur, Scott Steele, Earline Strickland, Joyce Stuart, Bob Thomson, Ann Vaughan (Don West’s sister), and Kitten Ward.
ONGOING CONCERNS – MISSION: Ben Mathes and Rivers of the World Ministry; Dr. Mike Parker and the new evangelism initiative in Vietnam and Asia.
MILITARY SERVING OVERSEAS: Spc. Meagan Rowles – Korea;
LCpl James A. Stuart – Afghanistan; all other military, both home and overseas.
CHURCH CALENDAR
SUNDAY, August 29, 2¢ A Meal Sunday
9:00 a.m. – Choir Rehearsal
10:00 a.m. – Fellowship Time
10:00 a.m. – Prayer & Praise
10:25 a.m. – Morning Worship
4:00 p.m. – Youth Pool Party
6:00 p.m. – Session Meeting
WEDNESDAY, September 1
10:30 a.m. – Staff Meeting
SUNDAY, September 5, Casual Sunday
9:00 a.m. – Choir Rehearsal
10:00 a.m. – Fellowship Time
10:00 a.m. – Prayer & Praise
10:25 a.m. – Morning Worship
11:30 a.m. – Fellowship Picnic
Elders for this week: Suzan Dorsey & Charlie Parrish
Elders next week: Betty Keating & John Sumrall
Extended Session Volunteers this week:
Noni Buchanan Martha Power
Extended Session Volunteers next week:
Susan Colman Everett Family
Flower Team this week: Hailey, Whalen, Girod
Flower Team next week: Hailey, Whalen, Girod
Sanctuary preparation this week: Rosanne Fischer
Sanctuary preparation next week: Marian Sessums
USHERS
Mickey Velkey (Capt) Larry Wedderstrand (Capt)
Clarence Melton Charlie Parrish
Tom Wagner Shannon French
Art Magee
TWO CENTS A MEAL: Today we place our two cents per meal offerings in the buckets to share God’s blessings with others. Please bring your offering forward and place in the buckets at the beginning of the last hymn.
RECEIVING NEW MEMBERS: Following the worship service each week, Elders meet to receive new members in the church office located on the southwest side, behind the sanctuary. We welcome everyone who trusts in Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord and who desires to be an active part of our family of faith.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT FELLOWSHIP: WNF is still on vacation. We will meet again the first Wednesday after Rally Day.
CASUAL SUNDAY AND PICNIC NEXT SUNDAY: Join us for the annual Briarwood Labor Day Weekend picnic. We’ll be grilling hotdogs and hamburgers and serving up drinks. Please bring a covered dish of your favorite vegetable, salad, or dessert; meat and drinks provided. Dress casually. Sunday School will not meet. Picnic cost is $2/adult; $1/child; $5/family maximum.
PRAISE! A time of song and prayer from 10:00 to 10:15 each Sunday morning in Room 105 of the Education Building. For all ages.
TIME AND TALENTS: Do you want to learn how to arrange flowers while giving your time for the beautification of the sanctuary? If so, we need you! Call or email Jane Gerber (601.982.7034, ) or Tommie Cole (601.825.7568, ) for more details about Briarwood’s flower ministry.
CHURCH DIRECTORY: There is a draft of the church directory at each door (in red folder) for you to check your personal information. Please make any changes, corrections, or additions as needed. Also, if you were unable to have a new photo made for the directory and would like to submit a picture or have a new one made, contact the church office for details.
CHILDREN’S OPPORTUNITIES: A nursery is provided in the Education Building for babies and young children. Pagers are available; ask your nursery caregiver. Worship childcare is for Pre-School through Kindergarten. Those children who are not already in the Education Building will be escorted from the sanctuary by volunteers following the Young Disciples’ Time.
FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE: Large-print bulletins, Bibles and hymnals and individual listening devices for improved sound are available in the back of the sanctuary. Please ask an usher for assistance. Also, knitted shawls are on the front row of each section. Feel free to use them for your personal comfort during the service.
THE SESSION
Class of 2011 Class of 2012 Class 2013
Rebecca Ansah……………………John Barron Carol Busbee
Suzan Dorsey Robert Davis Baxter Hogue
Betty Keating Charles Parrish Suzanne Stephens
Amy York John Sumrall Tom Wagner
Administration Committee Moderator Carol Busbee (‘13)
Commitment Committee Moderator Amy York (‘11)
Education Committee Moderator Suzan Dorsey (‘11)
Mission Committee Moderator Betty Keating ('11)
Worship Committee Moderator John Sumrall ('12)
Clerk of Session Robert Davis (‘12)
Church Treasurer Paul Shelton
CHURCH STAFF
Senior Minister Charles Bowdler 601.956.4553
Parish Associate David Ray 601.924.5223
Parish Associate Bill Smith 601.366.5994
Youth Director Heather Williamsen 769.610.6660
Children’s Activities Director Dawn Barnhardt 601.692.7366
Choir Director Barney McCann 601.857.6090
Organist Judy Foster 601.856.4062
Office Manager Audie Dodson 601.992.6791
Sexton Larry Coleman 601.559.5345
Financial Assistant Brenda Hyde 601.212.7421
Childcare Josie Moore 601.316.0493
Sound Technician Kyle French 601.898.0958
PASTOR EMERITUS Missionary
John Kirstein Lisa Schobesberger
PRESBYTERIAN WOMEN
Moderator Marcia Magee
Vice Moderator Susan Bostwick
Secretary Mickey Velkey
Treasurer Carol Busbee
620 Briarwood Drive
Jackson, Mississippi 39211
601.956.4553
www.briarwoodpres.org
BRIARWOOD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time
2¢ A Meal Sunday
Morning Worship ■ 10:25 O’clock
Liturgical Color: Green
August 29, 2010
Putting God First
Teaching Obedience to Jesus Christ
Caring for People’s Needs