February 23, 2014 - Seventh Sunday after Epiphany

PRELUDE:

Choral Song, Samuel Sebastian Wesley
Aria, Flor Peeters  

WELCOME
* CELEBRATION OF FRIENDSHIP
* SANCTUS (pew card)             

* CALL TO WORSHIP AND SALUTATION, Patrick Mahowald        

Leader:  Give me understanding, that I may keep your law and observe it with my whole heart.
People:  Teach me, O LORD, the way of your statutes, and I will observe it to the end.
Leader:  Lead me in the path of your commandments, for I delight in it.
People:  Turn my heart to your decrees, and not to selfish gain.
Leader:  Grace and peace to you from God our Father, our Lord Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit.  
ALL:  Amen. 

– from Psalm 119: 33-36     

* HYMN No. 49:  Praise the Lord Who Reigns Above

* PRAYER OF CONFESSION  (unison)     

Holy God, you gather the whole universe into your radiant presence and continually reveal your Son as our Savior.  Bring healing to all our wounds, make whole all that is broken in us, speak truth to all our illusions, and shed light in every darkness that all creation will see your glory through us and know your Christ. Amen.

* KYRIE (pew card)
* ASSURANCE OF PARDON
* SUMMARY OF THE LAW
    * Gloria Patri(pew card)

JUNIOR SERMON                   

ANTHEM:  From the Rising of the Sun, F. A. Gore Ouseley

From the rising of the sun unto the going down of the same my Name  shall be great among the Gentiles; and in every place incense shall be  offered up unto my Name: for my Name shall be great among the heathen, thus saith the Lord!  

MORNING PRAYER AND LORD’S PRAYER
    Lord’s Prayer (pew card)
    Prayer response, G.F. Handel

Lord, I trust thee, I adore thee, Ah! Thou friend of man, restore me! On thy loving grace relying, for the bread of life I'm sighing. Quench  my thirst and let my hunger cease, fill my heart with joy and endless peace. When the breath of life has left me, may my soul be blended with thee.

* HYMN No. 579:  I Surrender All

SCRIPTURE READINGS

1 Corinthians 3:10-11, 16-23, Pew Bible, page 927

According to the grace of God given to me, like a skilled master builder I laid a foundation, and someone else is building on it. Each builder must choose with care how to build on it.

For no one can lay any foundation other than the one that has been laid; that foundation is Jesus Christ.

Matthew 5: 38-48, Pew Bible, page 786

“You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.’ But I say to you, Do not resist an evildoer. But if anyone strikes you on the right cheek, turn the other also; and if anyone wants to sue you and take your coat, give your cloak as well; and if anyone forces you to go one mile, go also the second mile. Give to everyone who begs from you, and do not refuse anyone who wants to borrow from you.

“You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may be children of your Father in heaven; for he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the righteous and on the unrighteous. For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Do not even the tax collectors do the same?And if you greet only your brothers and sisters, what more are you doing than others? Do not even the Gentiles do the same? Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.

The Word of God for the people of God. Let the people of God say - AMEN!

THE SERMON:  The Church’s Sure Foundation, Rev.Douglas Estella

WORSHIP OF TITHES AND OFFERINGS
    Offering
   Offertory:  Praise Ye the Lord of Hosts, Camille Saint-Saëns

Praise ye the Lord of hosts, Sing his salvation, bless His name, show forth his praise in His holy house! Rejoice, ye heavens, and be joyful, on earth, rejoice in the face of the Lord, for He cometh, Alleluia. Rejoice, ye angels; rejoice all ye nations, now in the face of the Lord, for He cometh. Alleluia.  

    * The Doxology (pew card)
    * Prayer of Dedication

* AFFIRMATION OF FAITH
    The Apostles’ Creed (pew card)

* HYMN No. 641:  All the Way My Savior Leads Me

* BENEDICTION 
    Response, Martin Shaw

And the blessing of God Almighty, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost be upon you, and remain with you forever. Amen. 

POSTLUDE: Rigaudon, Andre Campra

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

WE WELCOME back the Rev. Douglas Estella to the pulpit.  Rev. Estella served as pastor of the Sunnyside Reformed Church from 2000 to 2006. Currently he is a teacher at the Academy of Urban Planning in Brooklyn. Doug and his wife, Janet, live in Sunnyside with their daughter, Renee.

THE FLOWERS are given in honor of Harvey and Mary Moder on their 61st wedding anniversary by Sally Ann and Nora Castle.

THE COFFEE HOUR is hosted by the Congregational Care Committee in honor of the February birthdays.  Please join us in this time of fellowship.

OUR APPRECIATION FOR TODAY’S VOLUNTEERS:

Van Drivers: Gary LiBert (AM), Michael Iovale (PM)
Greeters: Nancy Gessner and Eva Munoz
Ushers: Sally Ann Castle, Marilyn Cooney, Nancy Gessner, Jayne Halley and Jerry Good
Children and Worship: Sharon Rivilli and Michael Iovale

2014 OFFERING ENVELOPES are at the entrance of the church.  If you don’t see your envelopes and would like a box, please sign the list and a set will be available for you next Sunday.

LARGE PRINT BULLETINS are available.  Ask an usher if you need one.

VAN SERVICE:  If you need a ride to church on Sunday, speak with Gerry Mendler at (917) 362-6284 (day) or (718) 464-3464 (evening).

COFFEE HOUR VOLUNTEERS NEEDED – To host a coffee hour after church, speak with Rhoda Jabbour.

PRAYER REQUESTS:  Ruth Bailey, Letty Delgardo, Ed Diercks, Dombrowski Family, Edythe Durney, Alfred Gessner, Lisa Gessner, Jenny Hampton, Robert Keller, Hope Kingman, Fritz Kunisch, Ann Martin, Irma Matzke, John Molino, Josephine Rivera, Janice Serra

February 16, 2014 – Sixth Sunday after Ephiphany

PRELUDE:

Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring, Johann Sebastian Bach
Amazing Grace, arr. Gilbert M. Martin

WELCOME
* CELEBRATION OF FRIENDSHIP
* SANCTUS (pew card)             

* CALL TO WORSHIP AND SALUTATION - from Psalm 115    Glenda Alamilla

Leader:  Not to us, O Lord, not to us, but to your name give glory,
People:  For the sake of your steadfast love and your faithfulness.
Leader:  Why should the nations say, “Where is their God?”
People:  Our God is in the heavens; he does whatever he pleases.
Leader:  The Lord has been mindful of us; he will bless us;
People:  He will bless those who fear the Lord, both small and great.
Leader:  Grace and peace to you from God our Father, our Lord Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit.  
ALL:  Amen.      

* HYMN No. 3:  Holy God, We Praise Your Name

* PRAYER OF CONFESSION  (unison)

Steadfast God, you reach out to us in mercy even when we rebel against your holy call and prefer to walk in disobedience rather than in the way of your divine truth. Soften our hearts with the warmth of your love, that we may know your Son alive within us. Redeem and raise us up into your eternal presence, through Jesus Christ our Lord.  Amen.

* KYRIE (pew card)
* ASSURANCE OF PARDON
* SUMMARY OF THE LAW
    * Gloria Patri  (pew card)

JUNIOR SERMON                   

ANTHEM:  Soon and Very Soon, Andrae Crouch

Soon and very soon we are going to see the King; Hallelujah!  We're going to see the King.

No more dying there, we are going to see the King;  Hallelujah! We're going to see the King.

MORNING PRAYER AND LORD’S PRAYER
    Lord’s Prayer (pew card)
    Prayer Response, Samuel Sebastian Wesley

Lead me, Lord, lead me in thy righteousness, make thy way plain before my face. For it is thou, Lord, only, that makest me dwell in safety.

* HYMN No. 451:  Come, Ye Sinners, Poor and Needy

SCRIPTURE READINGS

Deuteronomy 30: 15-20, Pew Bible, page 163

See, I have set before you today life and prosperity, death and adversity.If you obey the commandments of the Lord your God that I am commanding you today, by loving the Lord your God, walking in his ways, and observing his commandments, decrees, and ordinances, then you shall live and become numerous, and the Lord your God will bless you in the land that you are entering to possess. But if your heart turns away and you do not hear, but are led astray to bow down to other gods and serve them, I declare to you today that you shall perish; you shall not live long in the land that you are crossing the Jordan to enter and possess. I call heaven and earth to witness against you today that I have set before you life and death, blessings and curses. Choose life so that you and your descendants may live, loving the Lord your God, obeying him, and holding fast to him; for that means life to you and length of days, so that you may live in the land that the Lord swore to give to your ancestors, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.

1 Corinthians 3: 1-9, Pew Bible, page 927

And so, brothers and sisters, I could not speak to you as spiritual people, but rather as people of the flesh, as infants in Christ. I fed you with milk, not solid food, for you were not ready for solid food. Even now you are still not ready, for you are still of the flesh. For as long as there is jealousy and quarreling among you, are you not of the flesh, and behaving according to human inclinations? For when one says, “I belong to Paul,” and another, “I belong to Apollos,” are you not merely human?

What then is Apollos? What is Paul? Servants through whom you came to believe, as the Lord assigned to each. I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the growth. So neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but only God who gives the growth. The one who plants and the one who waters have a common purpose, and each will receive wages according to the labor of each. For we are God’s servants, working together; you are God’s field, God’s building.

The Word of God for the people of God. Let the people of God say - AMEN!

THE SERMON:  God Gives the Growth, Rev. Douglas Estella

WORSHIP OF TITHES AND OFFERINGS
    Offering
   Offertory:  I Shall Not Be Moved, arr. Alice Parker

Glory Hallelujah, I shall not be moved, Anchored in Jehovah I shall not be moved, just like a tree that's planted by the waters, I shall not be moved.

In His love abiding, I shall not be moved, and in Him confiding, I shall not be moved, just like a tree that's planted by the waters, I shall not be moved.

Though all Hell assail me, I shall not be moved.  Jesus will not fail me, I shall not be moved, just like a tree that's planted by the waters, I shall not be moved.

Though the tempest rages, I shall not be moved, On the Rock of Ages, I shall not be moved, just like a tree that's planted by the waters, I shall not be moved.

    * The Doxology  (pew card)      
    * Prayer of Dedication

* AFFIRMATION OF FAITH 
    * Apostles’ Creed (pew card)        

* HYMN No. 502:  Amazing Grace!  How Sweet the Sound

* BENEDICTION 
    Response:  Sevenfold Amen, Peter C. Lutkin

POSTLUDE:  Work for the Night is Coming, arr. H. Alexander Matthews

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

WE WELCOME back the Rev. Douglas Estella to the pulpit.  Rev. Estella served as pastor of the Sunnyside Reformed Church from 2000 to 2006. Currently he is a teacher at the Academy of Urban Planning in Brooklyn. Doug and his wife, Janet, live in Sunnyside with their daughter, Renee.

VALENTINE’S MISSION TRIP FUNDRAISER BAKE SALE: The Youth Group is having a Valentine’s Day bake sale in Gessner Hall to support their 2014 mission trips.  It’s never too late to celebrate Valentine’s Day! Thank you so much for all of your generous support of our youth.

OUR APPRECIATION FOR TODAY’S VOLUNTEERS:

Van Drivers: Debra Rossi (AM), Bill Proschel (PM)
Coffee Hour Host: Yoon Ryo
Greeters: Nina and Bill Proschel, Dorothea Zelnick
Ushers: Virginia Andrews, Irma Karle, Irma Schubert, Dorothea Zelnick, and Jerry Good
Children and Worship: Kathy Bracken and Michael Iovale

VAN SERVICE: If you need a ride to church on Sunday, speak with Gerry Mendler at (917) 362-6284 (day) or (718) 464-3464 (evening).  

2014 OFFERING ENVELOPES are at the entrance of the church.  If you don’t see your envelopes and would like a box, please sign the list and a set will be available for you next Sunday. 

COFFEE HOUR VOLUNTEERS NEEDED – To host a coffee hour after church, speak with Rhoda Jabbour.

YEAR-ROUND COLLECTIONS – 

Donations for the Food for Kids Ministry should be brought to the Church office.  This food will be given to families in need in Jamaica, New York. 

Donations for pets brought to the church office will be given to Worthy Pause to be distributed to local animal shelters.   

Christmas cards (with Forever Stamps on the envelopes) are collected in a basket at the back of the sanctuary.  These cards will enable inmates at the Nassau County Correction Center to correspond with their loved ones.

PRAYER REQUESTS: Ruth Bailey, Letty Delgardo, Ed Diercks, Dombrowski Family, Edythe Durney, Alfred Gessner, Lisa Gessner, Jenny Hampton, Robert Keller, Hope Kingman, Fritz Kunisch, Ann Martin, Irma Matzke, John Molino, Josephine Rivera, Janice Serra and the Kales and Kellaway families.

February 9, 2014

PRELUDE:

Introduction, William Walond
Prelude on “Evan”, Gordon Young

WELCOME
* CELEBRATION OF FRIENDSHIP
* SANCTUS (pew card)             

* CALL TO WORSHIP AND SALUTATION: from Psalm 95, Elizabeth Mahowald

Leader:  O come, let us sing to the Lord;
People:  Let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation!
Leader:  Let us come into his presence with thanksgiving;
People:  Let us make a joyful noise to him with songs of praise!
Leader:  O come, let us worship and bow down, let us kneel before the Lord, our Maker!
ALL:  For he is our God, and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand.
Leader:  Grace and peace to you from God our Father, our Lord Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit.  
ALL:  Amen. 

* HYMN No. 40: Let the Whole Creation Cry

PRAYER OF CONFESSION (unison)

Have mercy upon us, O God, according to your steadfast love; according to your abundant mercies, blot out our transgressions.  Wash us thoroughly from our iniquity, and cleanse us from our sin.  For we know our transgressions, and our sin is ever before us.  Create in us a clean heart, O God, and put a new and right spirit within us.  Cast us not away from your presence, and take not your Holy Spirit from us.  Restore to us the joy of your salvation, and uphold us with a willing spirit.  Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

* KYRIE (pew card)
* ASSURANCE OF PARDON
* SUMMARY OF THE LAW
    * Gloria Patri  (pew card)

JUNIOR SERMON                   

ANTHEM:  O For a Closer Walk With God, Charles Villiers Stanford

O for a closer walk with God, a calm and heavenly frame; a light to sine upon the road that leads me to the Lamb!

Return, O holy Dove, return!  I hate the sins that made thee mourn, and drove thee from my breast.

So shall my walk be close with God, calm and serene my frame; so purer light shall mark the road that leads me to the Lamb.

MORNING PRAYER AND LORD’S PRAYER
    Lord’s Prayer (pew card)
    Prayer response, John Yarrington

Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, my strength, and my redeemer.

* HYMN No. 461:  Jesus, Lover of My Soul

SCRIPTURE READINGS

1 Corinthians 2:1-12, Pew Bible, page 927

When I came to you, brothers and sisters, I did not come proclaiming the mystery of God to you in lofty words or wisdom. For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ, and him crucified. And I came to you in weakness and in fear and in much trembling. My speech and my proclamation were not with plausible words of wisdom, but with a demonstration of the Spirit and of power, so that your faith might rest not on human wisdom but on the power of God.

Yet among the mature we do speak wisdom, though it is not a wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are doomed to perish. But we speak God’s wisdom, secret and hidden, which God decreed before the ages for our glory. None of the rulers of this age understood this; for if they had, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory. But, as it is written, “What no eye has seen, nor ear heard, nor the human heart conceived, what God has prepared for those who love him”— these things God has revealed to us through the Spirit; for the Spirit searches everything, even the depths of God. For what human being knows what is truly human except the human spirit that is within? So also no one comprehends what is truly God’s except the Spirit of God. Now we have received not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit that is from God, so that we may understand the gifts bestowed on us by God.

Matthew 5:13-20, Pew Bible, page 786

“You are the salt of the earth; but if salt has lost its taste, how can its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything, but is thrown out and trampled under foot. “You are the light of the world. A city built on a hill cannot be hid. No one after lighting a lamp puts it under the bushel basket, but on the lampstand, and it gives light to all in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father in heaven.

“Do not think that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets; I have come not to abolish but to fulfill. For truly I tell you, until heaven and earth pass away, not one letter, not one stroke of a letter, will pass from the law until all is accomplished. Therefore, whoever breaks one of the least of these commandments, and teaches others to do the same, will be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever does them and teaches them will be called great in the kingdom of heaven. For I tell you, unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.

The Word of God for the people of God. Let the people of God say - AMEN!

THE SERMON:  Let Your Light Shine, Rev. Douglas Estella 

WORSHIP OF TITHES AND OFFERINGS
    Offering
   Offertory:  Praise, Alec Rowley

To the Master of music and loveliness: praise, power, dominion forever.  To the Lord of the Word of Creation be praise, power, dominion forever.  To the Maker of movement, colour and light: praise, power, dominion forever.  To the Builder, designer, creator, be praise, power, dominion forever.  To the theme of all song, inspiration of love: to the artist of life, to the greatest and least:  Praise, power, dominion forever.

For He is the greatest upon His high throne, and He was the least as the child of a maiden: praise, then to Jesus whose Mother was Mary, and praise now to Christ who is God in the midst of us.  Praise.

Lord of all beauty, adoring we come to Thee: give us Thyself both in time and eternity.  Lord of all beauty, adoring we come to Thee, offering all that we are or can hope to be, Lord of all beauty praise, power, dominion forever.

    * The Doxology  (pew card)      
    * Prayer of Dedication

* AFFIRMATION OF FAITH 
    * Apostles’ Creed (pew card)        

* HYMN No. 661:  Be Strong in the Lord

* BENEDICTION 
    Response:  Sevenfold Amen, John Stainer

POSTLUDE:  Recessional, Frank Asper

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

WE WELCOME back the Rev. Douglas Estella to the pulpit.  Rev. Estella served as pastor of the Sunnyside Reformed Church from 2000 to 2006. Currently he is a teacher at the Academy of Urban Planning in Brooklyn. Doug and his wife, Janet, live in Sunnyside with their daughter, Renee.

VALENTINE’S MISSION TRIP FUNDRAISER BAKE SALE: Next Sunday, February 16th after church service the Youth Group will have a Valentine’s Day themed bake sale – it’s never too late to celebrate Valentine’s Day! – during coffee hour to benefit our 2014 mission trips.  Thank you so much for all of your generous support of our service projects.

VALENTINES FOR VETS: Put your valentine cards in the box at the church entrance.  These cards will be delivered today to the Veteran’s Hospital in St. Albans.  We want our vets to know that they are not forgotten.

LENTEN BIBLE STUDY: An Adult Bible Study will meet on Monday evenings during Lent to help us in our journey to grow closer to God.  If you are interested, speak with Sally Ann Castle or call the church office.

2014 OFFERING ENVELOPES are at the entrance of the church.  If you don’t see your envelopes and would like a box, please sign the list and a set will be available for you next Sunday. 

OUR APPRECIATION FOR TODAY’S VOLUNTEERS:

Van Drivers: Gerry and Jean Mendler
Coffee Hour Host: Joanne McCreary and Rhoda Jabbour
Greeters: Joan Pearson and Joan Werbel
Ushers: Wai and Richard Chu, Cathy and Tom Doyle and Jerry Good
Children and Worship: Judie Kellaway and Yessinia Iovale-Perez

VAN SERVICE: If you need a ride to church on Sunday, speak with Gerry Mendler at (917) 362-6284 (day) or (718) 464-3464 (evening).  

COFFEE HOUR VOLUNTEERS NEEDED – To host a coffee hour after church, speak with Rhoda Jabbour.

PRAYER REQUESTS: Ruth Bailey, Letty Delgardo, Ed Diercks, Dombrowski Family, Edythe Durney, Alfred Gessner, Lisa Gessner, Jenny Hampton, Robert Keller, Hope Kingman, Fritz Kunisch, Ann Martin, Irma Matzke, John Molino, Josephine Rivera, Janice Serra

February 2, 2014 — Fourth Sunday after Epiphany

PRELUDE:

Praise the Lord!, Sigfrid Karg-Elert
Brother James' Air (The Lord's My Shepherd), M. Searle Wright

WELCOME
* CELEBRATION OF FRIENDSHIP
* Gloria Patri  (pew card)     

* CALL TO WORSHIP AND SALUTATION: Micah 6:6-8 (altered)    Dorien Day

Leader:  With what shall I come before the LORD, and bow myself before God on high? 
People:  Shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves a year old?
Leader:  Will the LORD be pleased with thousands of rams, with ten thousands of rivers of oil?Shall I give my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?
ALL:  He has told us what is good; and what does the LORD require of us but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with our God?
Leader:  Grace and peace to you from God our Father, our Lord Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit.  
ALL:  Amen. 

* HYMN No. 41:  Stand Up and Bless the Lord

* PRAYER OF CONFESSION  (unison)

God of mercy, you sent Jesus Christ to seek and save the lost.  We confess that we have strayed from your truth and from your holy will.  We have failed in love, forgotten to be just, and have turned away from your wisdom.  Forgive us our sin and restore us to your ways, for the sake of Your Son, our only Savior, Jesus Christ the Lord.  Amen

* KYRIE (pew card)
* ASSURANCE OF PARDON
* SUMMARY OF THE LAW     

JUNIOR SERMON                   

ANTHEM:  The Lord is My Shepherd (Psalm 23), Abraham Kaplan

The Chancel Choir; Elizabeth Mahowald, soprano

SCRIPTURE READINGS

1 Corinthians 1:18-31, Pew Bible, page 926

For the message about the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. For it is written, “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and the discernment of the discerning I will thwart.” Where is the one who is wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world? For since, in the wisdom of God, the world did not know God through wisdom, God decided, through the foolishness of our proclamation, to save those who believe. For Jews demand signs and Greeks desire wisdom, but we proclaim Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles, but to those who are the called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God. For God’s foolishness is wiser than human wisdom, and God’s weakness is stronger than human strength. Consider your own call, brothers and sisters: not many of you were wise by human standards, not many were powerful, not many were of noble birth. But God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise; God chose what is weak in the world to shame the strong; God chose what is low and despised in the world, things that are not, to reduce to nothing things that are, so that no one might boast in the presence of God. He is the source of your life in Christ Jesus, who became for us wisdom from God, and righteousness and sanctification and redemption, in order that, as it is written, “Let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord.”

Matthew 5:1-12, Pew Bible, page785

When Jesus saw the crowds, he went up the mountain; and after he sat down, his disciples came to him. Then he began to speak, and taught them, saying:

“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. “Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. “Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth. “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. “Blessed are the merciful, for they will receive mercy. “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God. “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God. “Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. “Blessed are you when people revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account. Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

The Word of God for the people of God. Let the people of God say - AMEN!

THE SERMON:  Foolishness or the Power of God?, Rev. Douglas Estella 

WORSHIP OF TITHES AND OFFERINGS
    Offering
   Offertory:  Praise the Lord Who Reigns Above, Eugene Butler

Praise the Lord who reigns above, and keeps his courts below; O praise the holy God of love, and all his greatness show; Praise him for his noble deeds, Praise him for his matchless power; Him from whom all good proceeds let earth and heaven adore.

Celebrate the eternal God with harp and psaltery, timbrels soft and cymbals loud in his high praise agree; praise him every tuneful string; all the reach of heavenly art, all the powers of music bring, the music of the heart.

Him, in whom they move and live, let every creature sing, and glory to their Maker give, and homage to their King.  Hallowed be his name beneath, as in heaven on earth adored; Praise the Lord in every breath, let all things praise the Lord.

based on Psalm 150

    * The Doxology  (pew card)      
    * Prayer of Dedication

* AFFIRMATION OF FAITH 
    * Apostles’ Creed (pew card)        

SACRAMENT OF HOLY COMMUNION
   Remembering with Love and Hope  (pew card)
   Invitation
   Communion Prayer
       Sanctus  (pew card)
       Mystery of the Faith (unison)
            Christ has Died, Christ is Risen, Christ will come again. 
    Words of Institution

PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING & INTERCESSION
    Lord’s Prayer (pew card)
    Prayer response, Felix Mendelssohn

In heavenly love abiding, no change my heart shall fear; and safe is such confiding, for nothing changes here. The storm may roar without me, my heart may low be laid, But God is round about me, and can I be dismayed?

* HYMN No. 596:  We’re Marching to Zion         

* BENEDICTION 
    Response, Peter C. Lutkin

The Lord bless you and keep you. The Lord lift his countenance upon you, and give you peace. The Lord make his face to shine upon you and be gracious unto you. Amen. 

POSTLUDE:  Fugue in g minor, Johann Sebastian Bach

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

WE WELCOME back the Rev. Douglas Estella to the pulpit.  Rev. Estella served as pastor of the Sunnyside Reformed Church from 2000 to 2006. Currently he is a teacher at the Academy of Urban Planning in Brooklyn. Doug and his wife, Janet, live in Sunnyside with their daughter, Renee.

OUR FLOWERS are given in honor of Irma Karle by Ginny and Hong Chan.

TODAY IS SOUPER BOWL OF CARING. Cans of soup will be collected and given to the Queens Federation of Churches Food Pantry and monetary donations will be given to the Greenpoint Reformed Church Hunger Program. (Make checks payable to Church on the Hill.)  Thank you.

VALENTINE’S MISSION TRIP FUNDRAISER BAKE SALE: On February 16th after the church service the Youth Group will have a Valentine’s Day themed bake sale -- it’s never too late to celebrate Valentine’s Day! -- during coffee hour to benefit our 2014 mission trips.  Thank you for your generous support.

VALENTINES FOR VETS: Bring your valentines today or next Sunday, February 9th and deposit them in the box at the church entrance.  These cards will be delivered to the Veteran’s Hospital in St. Albans.  We want our vets to know that they are not forgotten.

LENTEN BIBLE STUDY: An Adult Bible Study will meet on Monday evenings during Lent to help us in our journey to grow closer to God.  If you are interested, speak with Sally Ann Castle or call the church office.

OUR APPRECIATION FOR TODAY’S VOLUNTEERS:

Van Driver: Roger Bow
Coffee Hour Host: Rhoda Jabbour 
Greeters: Vivian and Peter Sclafani
Ushers: Ginny and Hong Chan, Jeanne and Steve Sarran and Jerry Good 
Children and Worship: Sharon Rivilli and Susan Halley Lowe

PRAYER REQUESTS: Ruth Bailey, Letty Delgardo, Ed Diercks, Dombrowski Family, Edythe Durney, Alfred Gessner, Lisa Gessner, Jenny Hampton, Robert Keller, Hope Kingman, Fritz Kunisch, Ann Martin, Irma Matzke, John Molino, Josephine Rivera, Janice Serra