1711 Whiskey Road

Aiken, SC 29803

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Welcome to South Aiken Presbyterian Church! We are glad that

you are here this morning to join us in offering a service of

worship to the Lord. We believe all people are children of God.

We believe that the redeeming grace of God can bring each of us

into a new day. We believe all people are loved with a love that

has no end in Jesus Christ. Today, may our eyes be opened

again to these truths. May the blessings of joy and hope that can

only come from the nearer presence of God fill each of our

hearts. Let us worship God!

PLEASE NOTE: Please silence your phone dur ing the service. If needed, large print hymnals and sound

amplification devices are available in the Narthex. Please see an usher for assistance in obtaining these items.

NURSERY AND CHILDREN

Infants and toddlers are welcome in our nursery during both of our worship services and during our 10:00 a.m.

Sunday school hour. The nursery is located on the north side of the SAPC building complex. To find it,

please exit the front (main) entrance to the sanctuary and turn left. You will see a sign for the nursery at the

door on the side of the next building.

Children are invited either to remain in the sanctuary for the worship services or to go to the nursery at their

parents’ discretion. For those children who remain for the services, worship activity bags are available and

may be picked up near the doors as you enter the sanctuary. Bags are available for both older children (ages 7-

12 - blue handle) and younger children (ages 3-6 - purple handle). During today’s 11:00 a.m. service, children

ages 3 years through 5K are welcome to participate in our Children’s Church program, which follows the

Moment with Children. Chaperones will escort the children from the sanctuary to the fellowship hall for the

program. You may pick your children up in the fellowship hall after the service. If you need assistance of

any kind, please see an usher.

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Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost

August 25, 2019 8:45 & 11:00 a.m. (Please stand, if able, when indicated by an *)

GATHERING

Prelude

Chiming of the Hour (11:00)

Welcome & Signing of the Friendship Register Valorie Vance-Kraus

Introit Cathedral of Praise Joseph M. Martin

Let us rejoice with songs of thanksgiving. Let us rejoice in the things God has done.

Let us give voice in all of our living, raising our voices as one.

Let us praise God with glorious music. Let us rejoice this day of days.

We are the church, a great alleluia. We are God’s temple, living cathedrals of praise.

We are God’s temple

We are cathedrals of praise!

PREPARATION FOR THE WORD

*Call to Worship (Responsive)

One: Great is the Lord and worthy of our highest praise.

Many: The Lord is good to all, compassionate to every creature.

One: The Lord supports all who are falling and raise up all who are bowed down.

Many: The eyes of all look hopefully to you. You Lord, are near to all who call upon you.

One: Be with us this sacred hour O God and in this holy place, send us your spirit to fill us and uplift us.

Many: Let us worship the God of comfort.

*Prayer of the Day (Unison)

Lord, you shaped us and you know us. You watch over our coming and our going. You hold our

lives in your hands. Accept our worship this hour and comfort us when we mourn. Help us never

to lose hope in you. Amen.

*Hymn #643 Now Thank We All Our God

*Prayer of Confession (Unison)

Forgive us Lord when we do not look to you for comfort and guidance. Forgive us when we cling

to the sorrows that rule us, the disappointments that haunt us, and the obsessions that imprison

us. Lead us to you, so that we may remain strong in prosperity and hopeful in time of deep

challenge. Hear our prayers of silent confession.

(Time for Silent Confession)

One: Trusting in God’s compassion, the people said:

All: Amen.

*Assurance of Pardon

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*The Gloria Patri Hymnal Page 581

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost;

as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen, amen.

*Passing of the Peace (Responsive) (11:00)

One: Since Christ has extended to us the peace of God, let us, as his disciples, spread his peace to others.

The peace of Christ be with you.

All: And also with you.

One: Let us exchange signs of Christ’s peace with one another.

Children’s Moment (11:00)

Prayers of the People & The Lord’s Prayer (Unison) Hymnal Page 35

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.

Prayer Response Change My Heart, O God

Change my heart O God; make it ever true. Change my heart O God; may I be like you. You are the potter; I am the clay. Mold me and make me; this is what I pray.

THE WORD OF GOD

Prayer for Illumination

Old Testament Reading: Isaiah 12:2-6 Pew Bible Page 641

One: The Word of the Lord.

All: Thanks be to God.

New Testament Reading Acts 5:27-42 Pew Bible Page 123

One: The Word of the Lord.

All: Thanks be to God.

Anthem In the Calm Tom Fettke

Message The Good News Unleashed

Rev. John A. Muse

*Hymn #22 God of the Sparrow

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OUR RESPONSE TO GOD’S WORD

*Affirmation of Faith: The Apostles’ Creed (Traditional) (Unison)

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.

Offering of Tithes and Gifts

Offertory

*Doxology

Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;

praise him, all creatures here below;

praise him above, ye heavenly host;

praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.

*Prayer of Dedication

SENDING

*Hymn #69 Here I Am, Lord

*Charge

*Benediction

*Congregational Response God Be with You Till We Meet Again Hymn #541

God be with you till we meet again;

loving counsels guide, uphold you,

with a shepherd’s care enfold you:

God be with you till we meet again.

*Postlude

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Those Serving in the Military

Daniel Bartlett - grandson of Ron & Sandy Bartlett

Robert Kocis - son of Andrew Kocis

Tom Kocis - nephew of Andrew Kocis

Ben McCullough - son of Lisa McCullough

Louis Wilson - son-in-law of Brenda M. Morgan

Ian Fields - son-in-law of John & Sue Kelly

Linda Coughtry (Andy Kocis’ daughter ) who has stage 4 liver disease and has decided not to seek further treatment and let the disease run its course

Saranel Taylor (Lisa Lader’s mother) who fell and broke several bones following her return home after breast cancer surgery

Glenn Mae Gillespie (Anita Self’s mother) who fell in the nursing home where she lives and broke her hip

The family of Greg Boik (Donna Boik’s stepson) as they mourn his death

Mildred Jolley who was recently diagnosed with breast cancer

Teagan Cooper (Haley Culp’s daughter ) as she mends following successful salivary gland surgery

Chris Parnell (Emma Parnell’s son) who is very ill and now has hospice care

The family of Lamar Burkes (Greg Burkes’ father) as they mourn following his death

Dawn Sport (Jenny Summers’ niece) who was recently diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer

The church office will be closed on Mon., Sept. 2nd

in observance of the Labor Day holiday. It will

reopen on Sept. 3rd.

Just a reminder that the Membership Committee

will meet on Tuesday, Sept. 3rd in the pastor’s

conference room (PCR)

Thank you for your outpouring of kindness

through prayers and support during the recent loss

of my stepson and Kelly’s brother, Greg Boik.

Donna & Kelly Boik

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The Sanctuary Class. Classes will be held in the sanctuary at 10:00 a.m. Class leaders are Dale

Stephens and Sandy Haines.

The Senior Adults Class. This class will study the David C. Cook series entitled Responding to God’s Grace

this fall. It meets in the Pastor’s Conference Room (PCR) at 10:00 a.m. and concludes in time for attendees

to claim their favorite pew for the 11:00 a.m. service. The class leaders are Steve Stine and Shirley Colburn.

The Origins Class. This class takes a close look at the origins of the Old Testament. The group is now

studying Deuteronomy. The class is held in in Room 101 in the FLC at 10:00 a.m. The leaders are

Paul Ebel and Mary Bunch.

The Couples’ Class meets upstairs in Room F203 of the FLC in the Couples’ Classroom. The class leaders

are Robert & Cheryl Glance.

Fall 2019 Adult Sunday School Offerings

Promotion Sunday Breakfast

TODAY!

Join Us for a Pancake & Sausage Muffin Breakfast!

Get info on our fall classes!

Where: FLC Gym

When: 10:00 - 10:45 a.m.

Children & Youth Sunday School 2019-2020

High School: Linda Hook & Melissa Major

Middle (5th - 7th Grade): Susan Glenn & Anthony Williamson

2nd - 4th Grade: Holy Moley - Lyn VanDervort & Steve Kraus

4yr. Olds - First Grade: J immy Bunch, Elsie Worpell, Ester Yaun

(Subs: Valorie Vance-Kraus, Haley Culp, & Shirley Colburn)

Nursery: Cissy Kelley, Jessica Williamson, Meghan Ward,

Amanda Kelly, & Mahegan Washington (sub)

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A LOOK AT THE WEEK AHEAD Sunday, Aug. 25th

Promotion Sunday 8:45a - Worship Service (Sanctuary) 10:00a - Promotion Sunday Breakfast (Gym) 11:00a - Worship Service (Sanctuary) 5:30p - Children & Families Movie Night

Monday, Aug. 26th

SAPK Teachers Report

Tuesday, Aug. 27th

7:00p - Boy Scouts (Scout Rm)

Wednesday, Aug. 28th

9:00a - SAPK Teacher/Student Conferences 6:00p - SAPK Parent/Student Conferences

Thursday, Aug. 29th

6:45p - Basketball Practice (Gym)

Friday, Aug. 30th 6:45p - Basketball Practice (Gym)

Saturday, Aug. 31st

11:00a - Basketball Practice (Gym)

YOUNG AT HEART SENIORS

Change of Date!

Sept. 22nd

- The YAH Senior Out-to-Brunch is

now scheduled for Sept. 22nd. It will be held at

Houndslake Country Club immediately following

the 11:00 a.m. worship service. Cost will be $10

plus tip payable at that time. A sign-up sheet is

posted in the back hall. Deadline to sign up is

Sept. 1st.

An Invitation to All Presbyterian Women

As summer comes to an end and fall activities resume, we want to make sure you know of two fellowship-

building opportunities available to all women. We have two active circles at SAPC that would love to have

more members. Our Sonshine Circle meets at the church the first Tuesday of each month from September

through May at 10:00 a.m. This circle uses the Horizons Bible study, which in 2019-2020 will take a fresh

look a the Ten Commandments. Sonshine Circle’s first meeting of the new year is Tues., Sept. 3rd. The

contact for the Sonshine Circle is Alice Kierspe. Our second circle is the Angels in Training Circle. It

meets the third Thursday of each month for a short devotional and an evening out. The contact for the

Angels in Training Circle is Lynn Burkes. Both circles support a variety of community organizations as

selected by the members. We look forward to seeing you at the circle meeting of your choice.

Sonshine Circle

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TONIGHT! - Family Movie Night @ 5:30 p.m.

Movie: Wonder Park (PG)

Calling SAPC families! Join us for

pizza and chance to relax and have

fun together.

Aug. 25th Youth Room Clean-Up 5:30 - &:00 p.m. - Youth room

Sept. 1st No Youth - Labor Day Weekend

Sept. 8th Kick-Off Party The Anderson’s - 12:00 - 5:00 p.m.

Mark your Calendars!

Farewell Reception for Rev. John A. Muse

When: Sept. 8th, 12:00 p.m.

Where: FLC Gym

On Sept. 8th, SAPC will host a farewell reception for Rev. Muse. Please plan

to come by the gym after the 11:00 a.m. service to wish him well and thank

him for the service he has provided to the church these past 18 months. As

Winnie the Pooh says, “How lucky we are to have something that makes

saying goodbye so hard.”

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SAPC STAFF

Rev. John A. Muse, Inter im Pastor : Cell (336) 707-1536

Michelle Lorio, Director of Children’s Ministry/ Kindergarten Director: 648-9895 ext. 107

Phillip Hare, Director of Music

Scott Chappell, Pianist/Accompanist

Tracie Toulson, Financial Manager : ext. 103

Denise Underwood, Secretary: ext. 100

Cissy Kelley, Assistant Kindergar ten Director / Childcare Coordinator 648-9895 ext.110, Cell (803) 270-5808

ATTENDANCE

Last Sunday: (8:45) - 60

(11:00) - 83

VOLUNTEERS FOR TODAY

Flowers: In honor of my baptism at SAPC in 2002. Given by Judith Gahm Kelley.

In loving memory of Preston Weeks. Given by his family.

Pulpit Assistant: Valor ie Vance-Kraus

Sound System: (8:45) Robert Glance (11:00) Phil Lockard

Ushers: (8:45) Bill Dulworth & Dale Stephens

(11:00) Mary Margaret Smith & Elsie Wilson

VOLUNTEERS FOR NEXT SUNDAY

Flowers: In memory of loved ones. Given by Bob and Anita Page.

Pulpit Assistant: Andrew Goslen

Sound System: (8:45) Larry Hinson (11:00) John Kelly

Ushers: (8:45) Elsie Worpell & Mary Snyder

(11:00) Gordan & Shirley Colburn

(H) Head (A) Assistant

CHURCH CONTACT INFORMATION

Church Office: 803-648-9574

Fax: 803-648-7972

Web Site: www.southaiken.org

Email: 1denisesap@gmail.com

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