Saturday, April 12, 2008

Bulletin, April 13, 2008

Granville Baptist Church                        April  13,  2008

 

Prelude …………………………..………........................Larry Jones

 

Welcome and Announcements…………………...Rev. Jim Peterson

 

Call to Worship…………………………………...….Dorothy Ayres

L:  Come, all who love the Lord God.  Worship Him with music.

P:  We come with spiritual joy in our hearts and praise on our lips.

L:  Share your innermost thoughts and needs with Him in prayer.

P:  We celebrate God’s faithfulness and loving kindness towards us.

All:  We rejoice in the forgiving grace of our Savior Jesus Christ.

 

*Hymn 347, “I Have a Song that Jesus Gave Me”

 

*Invocation and the Lord's Prayer ("debts")

 

Receiving of  Tithes, Offerings, & “Repair Fund” Offerings

  Choir Anthem:  “All in the April Evening”

*Doxology (556);  *Offertory Prayer

 

Children’s Message

 (Children exit for Sunday School & Nursery)

 

Morning Prayer Time

 

*Hymn 346, “There’s Within My Heart a Melody” (vss. 1,3,5)

 

Scripture:  Ephesians 5:1-21

 

Sermon, “Have God’s Song in Your Heart”

 

*Hymn 284, “I Will Sing the Wondrous Story” (vss. 1,3,4)

 

*Benediction

 

*Postlude

 

TODAY                 9:30 a.m.   Worship (Child care available).   

Ushers:  Bob & Marlene MacEachron

Child Care:  ?

                                9:45—10:45 am Sunday School for grades K-2 and 3-5

                                11:00 am Pastor Peterson preaches at FBC Whitehall;

5:30 pm Blessing of  Brian & Jen Zerbe with worship, music, singing, prayer, drama, etc. at Church in West Pawlet.  Refreshments. 

MON.                     6:00 pm Moveable Feast at St. Mary’s

 7:00 pm Bible Study at Parsonage, 7 Quaker St. (none 4/21)

TUES.                    6:30 pm Pastor leads Bible Study at Whitehall

                                12-1 pm MVEC meets at Trinity Episcopal Church

                                4:00 pm VBS planning meeting at St. Mary’s

WEDN.                  3:00 pm Worship at the Orchard, led by Pastor & Brenda Smith

SAT.                       9 am  Food Pantry duty.  See Sally.

6:00 pm First Church meets for worship

SUN. (4/20/8)       MVEC Pulpit Exchange Sunday

8:45 am Choir Rehearsal

9:30 am Worship, led by Pastor Bob Flower from South Granville Congregational Church (child care available).  (Pastor Peterson preaches at 9 am at SGCC.)

                Call to Worship: Sue Petteys            

Child Care:  Sarah Bucco

                Ushers:  Andre & Abby Wald

 9:45—10:45 am Sunday School for grades K-2 and 3-5

                                11:00 am Pastor Peterson preaches at FBC, Whitehall

                                2:30—7 pm or so, Adirondack Assoc. Spring Rally with dinner co-hosted by FBC Whitehall.  Program: New Baptist Covenant.  Includes:

                                3:00 pm Christian concert by Rev. Bobby Stephens (Rock of Safety Ministries) from Arizona.  Everyone is welcome.

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APRIL is our month for food pantry.  Please tell Pastor if you can help.  Thank you to Sally Peterson, Brenda Smith, & Pat Oathout for doing it 4/13.

                Please make donations to “GBC”  for Repairs and Restoration Fund.

                Adirondack Assoc. Youth Retreat (Jr. High thru College age) May 16-18 at Camp Hebron, $7.  Register by May 9.  See Pastor Peterson.

Lobby For Life Day in Albany, April 29.  See Joan MacMillan

 

For Prayer List, contact Pastor Peterson

 

Telephones:  Church (518) 642-0673                            Parsonage (518) 642-2245

Rev. James C. Peterson, Pastor                                 Lawrence M. Jones, Organist

Colleen Bucco, Sexton                                              Brenda Smith, Choir Director

EMAIL  ADDRESS  FOR  PASTOR:   JCPeterson@roadrunner.com  

Website:   www.granvillebaptist.com