Welcome to Wallingford Presbyterian Church
Members and friends gather here each Sunday morning (and lots of times during the week!) to celebrate and serve. We rejoice that you are here with us, and hope that you’ll feel right at home. Please join us after worship for fellowship and light refreshments in our Fellowship Hall.
Please ask an usher,
Visitors are always welcomed and encouraged to participate in any of our programs, activities and ministry opportunities.
A Nursery is available downstairs for preschool children. Almost all Sundays, a nursery is available downstairs. Today, the nursery is closed for the New Year’s Day holiday and all children are invited to remain with their parents in worship.
Large print bulletins are available on request.
If you need a little help hearing, portable listening devices are available.
Restrooms are located in the Narthex and throughout the church building.
Infant changing station and Quiet Room for nursing mothers is located off the Narthex
Activity books for children are available in the Narthex.
We are ready to assist you.
Sunday January 1
/Thursday, January 5
1st Sunday after Christmas Day
/Friday, January 6
10:00 am-Worship/Sunday School
/Epiphany of the Lord
10:00 am-Nursery Care
/Saturday, January 7
Pastor Rob preaching
/Sunday, January 8
Monday, January 2
/Communion
Holiday observed – office closed /10:00 am-Worship/Sunday School
Tuesday, January 3
/10:00 am-Nursery Care
Co-op/MMO resumes
/12:00 –Session Budget Meeting
7:30 pm-Sessions /Pastor Francois preaching
Wednesday, January 4 /8:45-Breakfast Club-Court Diner
/4:00 pm-Daisy 504 - RR
/A community where all who seek God are Welcome…
A STEPHEN SERIES CONGREGATION
Cares and Concerns
STAFF
Rev. François Lacroix, Pastor
Rev. Robert Ross, Associate Pastor for Christian Nurture
Kate Callahan & Holly Harrison, Youth Advisors
Elizabeth Braden, Director of Music
Pat Kelly, Church Administrator
Judith Kenworthy, Clerk of Session
Andy Yost, Treasurer
Wallingford Presbyterian Church
110 E. Brookhaven Rd, Wallingford, Pennsylvania 19086
website: www.wallingfordpres.org Phone: 610/566-1644, Fax: 610/892-0558
If you wish to give electronically from your smartphone or tablet, please scan the box at the left to go to the website where you can give to WPC via credit card
PLEASE NOTE: There is a safe lock box for your convenience (to drop your contribution envelopes or other checks in) located outside the church office door on the wall.
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Wallingford Presbyterian Church
1st Sunday after Christmas Day
January 1, 2017
The Worship of Our Lord
Gathering Before the Word
Words for Meditation
“I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year.”
– Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol
“Maybe Christmas,” the Grinch thought, “Doesn’t come from a store. Maybe Christmas, perhaps, means a little bit more.” – Dr. Seuss, How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Welcome, Ritual of Friendship, Announcements and Monthly Birthday Wishes
Happy Birthday to you, we give thanks for your life,
We give thanks for your presence here; we give thanks to God for you.
Please sign the black friendship pad found at the end of your pew, and then learn the names of your “pew neighbors” by passing the completed register back down the pew. Thank you.
Time of Greeting and “Peace”
The peace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.
And also with you.
By sharing Christ’s peace with one another we express the reconciliation, unity, and love that comes from God. As you greet one another you are encouraged to say, “The peace of Christ be with you,” or simply “Peace.”
Opening Prayer
The Lord be with you.
And also with you.
Prelude Christmas Rhapsody arr. Lani Smith
Call to Worship
The people walking in darkness have seen a great light.
On those living in the land of the shadow of death a light has dawned.
Jesus Christ is our life and light.
In his name and by his grace, let us worship God.
*Hymn 136 Go Tell It On the Mountain Go Tell It
prayer of Confession
(Silent Confession)
Assurance of Pardon
Encountering God’s Word
Prayer of Illumination
Scripture Reading Hebrews 2: 10-18
A Time with Young Disciples and Lighting the Advent Candles
All children are invited to come forward at this time. Parents are encouraged to accompany their younger children and sit with them. After the message, Sunday school age children will be excused with their teachers. Visiting parents with children are welcome to escort their children along with the teachers to the Sunday school classes or the church nursery. On the first & third Sundays of the month, MS/HS Students are invited to sit together near the front of the sanctuary during the service.
Anthem In The Bleak Midwinter arr. K. Lee Scott
Andrea Couzens soloist
Gospel Reading Matthew 2: 13-23
Sermon The Year of the Perfect Christmas Tree Pastor Rob
by Gloria Houston, illustrated by Barbara Cooney
*Hymn 145 What Child Is This? Greensleeves
Responding to the Word
Call to Stewardship – We Give Thee But Thine Own
If you have a prayer request or celebration, please use the prayer requests & ponderings card found in the pew racks and leave it in the offering plate. (If you wish to give electronically from your smartphone please see the last page of the bulletin for the QR code.)
Offertory The Coventry Carol arr. David Paxton
Sharing our joys and concerns
Pastoral Prayer, Silent Prayer and The Lord’s Prayer
“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.”
*Hymn 134 Joy To The World Antioch
Benediction
Postlude Joy To The World arr. David Cherwien
Please join us for friendship and refreshments in the Fellowship Hall, following this service of worship.
*Those who are able, please stand.
“Words and music printed for the hymns, Reprinted under OneLicense.net #A71731.”
The chancel flowers are to the Glory of God, from Mark & Gwyn Vernon
in memory of loved ones.
Memorial Flowers for the month of January are available on these dates: 8th, 15th, and 22nd. Please call the office if interested. Sign up poster is located in the Narthex. Thank you.
Continuing our 125th Anniversary Celebration, people interested in becoming Genealogy Sleuths are invited to a formation meeting on Sunday, January 22, at 12 noon, to begin our adventure into the lives of some of our ancestors. A light lunch will be served. The meeting should last approximately 1 hour. Several people have expressed interest in this journey and we hope to see you on the 22nd. Any questions, please contact Shirley Rudd at 484-479-3672 or .
Weekly Offering Envelopes: are ready to be picked up. They are located in Fellowship Hall and are clearly marked.
Saturday, January 14th – we will take the Christmas decorations down at 9:00 a.m.
The Church Office will be closed this Monday, January 2, 2017 in observance of the New Year. Open again at 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday.