September 12, 2010
10:30 AM

WE ENTER INTO GOD’S PRESENCE
Preparation for Worship
Call to Worship –
The Lord is in his holy temple;
let all the earth be silent before him.  (Habakkuk 2:20)
Silent Prayer
*Opening Praise – 249:1,4 “Holy, Holy, Holy!  Lord God Almighty”
*God Greets Us
*We Greet Others
*Continuing Praise
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Ordination of an Elder (p. 1004)
*Song of Response – 528 “Lord, Speak to Me That I May Speak”
WE HEAR GOD’S WORD
Children’s Time
Prayer of Preparation
Scripture Reading – Ephesians 1:1-14
Message – “God and His Glory”
Prayer
WE RESPOND WITH THANKSGIVING
Celebration of the Lord’s Supper
Lift up your hearts.
We lift them up to the Lord.
Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
It is right for us to give thanks and praise.
With joy we praise you, gracious God, for you created heaven and earth, made us in your image, and kept covenant with us – even when we fell into sin.  We give you thanks for Jesus Christ, our Lord, who by his life, death and resurrection opened to us the way of everlasting life.  Therefore we join our voices with all the saints and angels and the whole creation to proclaim the glory of your name.
Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might, heaven and earth are full of your glory.  Hosanna in the highest.
Praise to you, Lord Jesus:
Dying, you destroyed our death;
rising, you restored our life.
Lord Jesus, come in glory.
God of all power, send your Holy Spirit upon us, that in sharing the bread we may share in the body of Christ, that in sharing the cup we may share in his blood.  Grant that being joined together in Christ Jesus, we may become united in faith and in all things become mature in the one who is our head.
Amen.
The bread that we break is a sharing in the body of Christ.
We who are many are one body, for we all share the same loaf.
The cup for which we give thanks is a sharing in the blood of Christ.
The cup that we drink is our participation in the blood of Christ.
The gifts of God for the people of God.
The body of Christ, given for you.
Thanks be to God.
The blood of Christ, shed for you.
Thanks be to God.
*Song of Response – 486:1,3 “Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing”
Prayer
The Offerings – First:  General Fund
  Second:  Chenango Forks Nurses’ Discretionary Fund
Offertory Prayer
Sharing Joys and Concerns
Intercessory Prayer

WE ARE SENT TO LOVE AND SERVE
Opportunities for Ministry and Fellowship
*Dismissed to Serve
As you have been fed at this table, go to feed the hungry.
As you have been set free, go to set free the imprisoned.
As you have received, give.
As you have heard, proclaim.
And the blessing that you have received from Father, Son and Holy Spirit be always with you.
And also with you.  Amen.
*We Give Glory to God
Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever.
Amen.
*Parting Song – 632 “To God Be the Glory”
Postlude

ANNOUNCEMENTS

This morning we ordain Greg Huck to the office of elder at Valley Church.  Also, Doug Aukema is extending his term of service for an added year.  Thank you to George de Jager for his service as elder the past four years.  May God bless all who lead us.

We will celebrate Holy Communion this morning.  If you have publicly professed Jesus as your Savior and are serving him as your Lord, this is for you.  Please receive the bread and cup as they are passed and join with the others in eating and drinking after all have been served.

The second offering today is for the Chenango Forks Schools Nurses Discretionary Fund.  Each year at the start of school we take an offering which helps the staff at the CF Schools to provide items needed by students which are not available through other programs.  Your generous support is always greatly appreciated.
Tuesday, 7:00 PM Growth and Renewal Team meets
Wednesday, 6:00 AM Men’s breakfast and Bible study at the Spot
        9:30 AM Women’s Bible Study at
Thursday, 7:30 PM Worship Ministry Team meets

The sixth annual Fall Festival is next Sunday, September 19 from 1-4 PM.  We need all of you to help make this a success.  Sign up sheets listing places, times and ways to serve are on the table in the foyer.  Please consider where you can best help and sign up for the areas you are willing to work.  There’s a place for everyone to help.  Also, you are the best advertisements we have.  Invite your neighbors and friends to join you at the Festival.  And pray that God will again bless us with a beautiful day as we welcome our neighbors to Valley Church.

AN IMPORTANT NOTE FROM COUNCIL:
If you didn’t do so last week, please check your mail today slot for an important communication from Council.  You will find a cover letter introducing some key parts of our pastoral transition planning, along with two documents you are asked to fill out and return to your council team when they meet with you to get your input on Valley’s future direction.  There are also some extra copies available on the information center.

Continue to remember Gloria Moore and her family in prayer as they grieve the loss of her grandson Adam Moore.  May God’s peace sustain them in this trying time.

Matt Martinichio had another surgery Tuesday, reopening part of the incision to clean out some infection so it can heal completely.  He returned home on Thursday.  Continue to pray for healing and that he will be able to join his peers at school soon.

NEXT SUNDAY, September 19, 2010
SUNDAY SCHOOL:  9:15 AM  A new season of classes for all ages from pre-school through adult has begun.  All are encouraged to join a class appropriate to your age and interest.  The adult class is beginning a video-assisted study of “Gospel in Life” by Tim Keller.
MORNING WORSHIP:  10:30 AM   Pastor Gelder will lead our worship, continuing the series of messages from Paul’s letter to the Ephesians.  We will be focusing on Ephesians 1:15-23, “Remembering the Saints”.
FALL FESTIVAL:  1-4 PM  There’s something for everyone.