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Worship begins when the first
person arrives. Please worship
silently through the prelude.
Bold text is read or sung
by the congrega�on.
*Please stand if able.
Idlewild welcomes children and
encourages them to par�cipate
in our en�re worship service.
Pick up a children’s worship
packet at the sanctuary door.
Originally cast as two eight-line
stanzas, this 19th century
paraphrase of Psalm 150 was
shortened slightly when it was
set to the present tune with
recurring Alleluias. The Welsh
tune is actually older than the
hymn text and bears a name
meaning “the church of
St. Mary.”
ASSEMBLE IN GOD’S NAME
THE GATHERING (8:30) THE REVEREND SARA DORRIEN-CHRISTIANS
(11:00) MS. SARAH WOLF
HANDBELL PEAL (11:00)
PREPARATION FOR WORSHIP
You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which
you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself,
“I have lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes
along.” You must do the thing you think you cannot do.
― Eleanor Roosevelt, You Learn by Living
PRELUDE
TRUMPET PASTORALE RICHARD E. FREY (B. 1945)
*CALL TO WORSHIP
Long before the dawn and as the first light shines;
Praise the Lord.
Throughout the day and in every season;
Praise the Lord.
As dusk approaches and well into the night;
Praise the Lord.
Sisters and brothers, praise the Lord.
The Lord’s name be praised.
*PROCESSIONAL HYMN NO. 33
“PRAISE THE LORD! GOD’S GLORIES SHOW” LLANFAIR
*CALL TO CONFESSION
SERVICE FOR THE LORD’S DAY IDLEWILD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
28TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME; OCTOBER 15, 2017
8:30 & 11:00 A.M.
*PRAYER OF CONFESSION
Gracious God, forgive us our sin.
Forgive us when our mercy extends only to our own.
Forgive us when we blame others for their poverty.
Forgive us when we live as if all that we have is ours
to do with what we want.
In your mercy, may we learn mercy.
In your justice, may we learn to live justly.
In your love, may we learn how to love...
(silent prayer and meditation)
Amen.
*ASSURANCE OF PARDON
*CONGREGATIONAL RESPONSE
*PASSING THE PEACE
The peace of Christ be with you.
And also with you!
PROCLAIM GOD’S WORD
GATHERING HYMN (11:00)
Leader: Though we are many, we are one fam’ly.
We are one body in your love.
Make us your people, people of Jesus,
Make us your people called by love.
In the presence of a holy God,
we become aware of the ways
we fall short of God’s best
hopes for us, and the ways we
have hurt others. We turn to
God in prayer, asking for
forgiveness.
We express gra�tude that
through God’s grace and
Christ’s giving of himself on the
cross we are forgiven and
restored to God and
one another.
We sing in thanksgiving for the
gi1s of forgiveness
and new life.
The Passing of the Peace is one
of the most ancient
responses in worship. Having
received Christ’s peace,
we pass it on.
We invite children to come to
the front at this �me.
Each week children bring
quarters to put in educa�on
s�cks, so that young girls
around the world might have
the opportunity for an
educa�on. Just $275 (1,100
quarters) provides scholarship,
supplies, and empowerment for
a young girl. As our children
come forward for the Time with
the Younger Church, please
pass them quarters to share.
TIME WITH THE YOUNGER CHURCH (11:00) THE REVEREND DR. STEPHEN R. MONTGOMERY
THE LORD’S PRAYER
BAPTISM (11:00) DR. MONTGOMERY
RONALD HENRY FRIZZELL, SON OF J.D. & EMILY FRIZZELL
(SAM & MELANIE STEWART, BAPTISM BUDDIES)
BAPTISM HYMN
“CHILD OF BLESSING, CHILD OF PROMISE” (verses 1 & 4)
Child of blessing, child of promise, Child of God, your loving Parent,
Baptized with the Spirit’s sign, Learn to listen for God’s call.
With this water God has sealed you Grow to laugh and sing and worship,
Unto love and grace divine. Trust and love God more than all.
BAPTISM PRAYER
WELCOME AND CELEBRATIONS DR. MONTGOMERY
*PROCLAMATION HYMN NO. 716
“GOD, WHOSE GIVING KNOWS NO ENDING” BEACH SPRING
PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION
OLD TESTAMENT LESSON JEREMIAH 32:1-3A, 6-15 (PAGE 726, OT, PEW BIBLE)
This is the Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
SERMON TAKE THE NEXT STEP: DR. MONTGOMERY
A FOOLISH DEAL
(Fourth in a sermon series on “Take the Next Step,” our stewardship theme.)
The children lead the
congrega�on in The Lord’s
Prayer using “Forgive us our
debts as we forgive
our debtors.”
C3 is in the library for PK and JK
children. Children in senior
kindergarten and older are
welcome to come up for the
Time with the Younger Church,
then stay in the sanctuary for
the en�rety of the worship
service.
Before we can know God, God
knows us. Baptism, one of the
two sacraments of the
Presbyterian Church (USA), is in
response to the grace of God,
who calls us to be the people of
God. We welcome children and
adults into the fellowship of
faith. Parents, the
congregation, and children of
the church make promises to
guide, nurture and love the
baptized person.
Following the Time with the
Younger Church, PK and JK
children (three and four-year-
olds) may go to Children’s
Church Con�nued (C3). Parents,
please take your children out to
the hallway by the T.K. Young
Room and sign them in. Helpers
will escort them to the library.
Children two years old or
younger may go to the nursery
(Conference Room).
The text of Hymn No. 716 is
about stewardship. It was one
of about 450 submissions in a
search for such hymns
conducted by the Hymn Society
of America in 1961. These
words are well grounded by
their musical seFng, an early
American shape note tune
named for a Bap�st church in
Harris County, Georgia.
The sermon is a reflec�on on
the day’s scriptures, sugges�ng
implica�ons for our faith
and life.
.
We bring to God our
celebra�ons and cares, praying
for the world, the church and
those close to us.
Doxology literally means
“words of glory.” Doxologies
have long been used by Jews
and Chris�ans to praise God.
Here we honor and thank God
“from whom all blessings flow.”
RESPOND TO GOD’S WORD
MINUTE FOR STEWARDSHIP MS. MELISSA PEELER
TAKE THE NEXT STEP
PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE MS. DORRIEN-CHRISTIANS
PRESENTATION OF GIFTS, TITHES, AND OFFERINGS
OFFERTORY
(8:30) “IF WITH ALL YOUR HEART YE TRULY SEEK ME” (FROM ELIJAH)
FELIX MENDELSSOHN
William Compton, soloist
(11:00) “O THOU SWEETEST SOURCE OF GLADNESS” CHARLES WOOD (1866 – 1926) BASED ON A MELODY FROM THE GENEVA PSALTER
O Thou sweetest Source of gladness, light’s all lovely fountain head, Who, alike in joy and sadness, leavest none unvisited; Breath of Godhead, highest King, who upholding everything. Wilt uphold, with love undying—Hear, O hear me humbly crying.
From thy throne, as April shower, thou descendest, heavenly One, Freighted with thy sevenfold dower, from the Father, and the Son: Bring me noble Guest divine, God’s own blessings they are thine, Freely deal at thy good pleasure, fill me in abundant measure.
Save, uphold, and go before me, fainting, be my staff and rod: Dying, to new life restore me; buried, be my grave, O God. From the dust when I arise, come, exalt me to the skies, Where thou within realms supernal, feed thy saints with joys eternal. Amen. –Paul Gerhardt, trans. Johann Christian Jacobi
*DOXOLOGY
Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;
Praise Christ, all creatures here below.
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Praise Holy Spirit evermore;
Praise Triune God whom we adore.
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
*PRAYER OF DEDICATION MS. DORRIEN-CHRISTIANS
The invita�on to the Lord’s
Supper is extended to all who
desire to follow Christ,
remembering that access to the
communion table is not a right
conferred upon the worthy, but
a privilege given to the
undeserving who come in faith,
repentance, and love. Even one
who has doubts or whose trust
is wavering is invited to the
table in order to be assured of
God’s love and grace in
Christ Jesus.
A Lutheran pastor wrote this
hymn text in response to a
bishop’s leIer that said, “Our
mission is to touch the lives of
others with Christ’s love.” This
theme is made stronger by
recognizing that shared
purposes do not require the
denial of diversity but are
enriched by it.
THE SACRAMENT OF HOLY COMMUNION (8:30)
WORDS OF INVITATION
GREAT PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING
The Lord be with you.
And also with you.
Lift up your hearts.
We lift them to the Lord.
Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
It is right to give our thanks and praise.
WORDS OF INSTITUTION
SHARING OF THE BREAD AND CUP
PRAYER
*RECESSIONAL HYMN NO. 733
“WE ALL ARE ONE IN MISSION” ES FLOG EIN KLEINS WALDVÖGELEIN
*BENEDICTION DR. MONTGOMERY
POSTLUDE
CHORALE PRELUDE ON CWM RHONDDA
PAUL MANZ (1919 – 2009)
WORSHIP NOTICES
The Sanctuary flowers are given today to the glory of God
and in honor of Lewie Donelson’s 100th birthday, by his
children: Janice Donelson Goddard, Lewis and Lin, and Lori
Daniel.
Camera and video use is not allowed during the worship
service. Please turn off your cell phone.
Members and guests, please indicate your presence on the
Friendship Roster this morning.
The 11:00 service is live at new.livestream.com/idlewild, or
search for “Idlewild” in the Livestream phone or Roku app. You
can also listen on WREC-AM 600 or at www.600wrec.com, or
use the iHeartRadio app.
If you need to step out of the sanctuary for any reason during
worship, you can watch the service on Livestream in the T.K.
Young Room.
Music is printed under Onelicense.net A-702280. VISITOR NOTICES
We welcome our visitors this morning. To learn more about
Idlewild, please speak to a clergy member at the sanctuary
door a5er the service, or call the church office during the week.
New members are received by the Session the 3rd Sunday of
each month at 10:30 a.m. in the Chapel. If you are seeking a
church home, we invite you to join the Idlewild family. Please
see a minister a5er the service, or call the church office at
726-4681 during the week.
Visit www.idlewildchurch.org for news, events and more. If
you’re not on the web, call the church office at 726-4681.
CONGREGATIONAL NOTICES
Refreshments are served in the T.K. Young Room after the
11:00 service. Please join in this time of fellowship.
Member in the hospital as of October 12: Mony Caldwell.
There are 126 members, family and friends attending NaCoMe
Fall Camp this weekend.
Donia Rachelle Wade will present a vocal recital on Monday,
October 23, at 8:00 p.m. at the University of Memphis Rudi E.
Scheidt School of Music. This is to fulfill part of the
requirements for a master of music degree. Donia is one of our
soprano secCon leaders as well as the children’s music leader
on Sunday mornings. You are invited to come and enjoy this
free program, with wonderful music of Bach, Vivaldi, Handel,
Dvorak, Poulenc, and more.
Sanctuary flowers are needed for November 19 and 26 and
December 31. If you would like to give flowers in memory or in
honor of a loved one, contact Buff Adams, 818-5567, 834-0479,
PASTORAL CARE & EVANGELISM
Unless otherwise noted, contact Anne Apple, 726-4681 ext. 18
The Idlewild Gay-Straight ChristCare group will meet Sunday,
October 22, at 12:30. Everyone is welcome! (LocaCon TBD.)
Join us for Idlewild @ Muddy’s Midtown Tuesday, October 17,
6:00-7:00 p.m., for an informal gathering to discuss Idlewild
and how to connect (and have cupcakes!). For more info
contact Tina McMinn at [email protected].
Are you in the Sandwich GeneraCon? The new Sandwich
GeneraCon group will meet each Wednesday in November,
6:30–8:00 p.m. at Pyro’s on Union. Come and be in community
with others experiencing some of the joys, sorrows, challenges
and opportuniCes that occur when taking care of aging parents
and children/teenagers. The hope is to find a common chord by
sharing meaningful, profound and holy moments experienced
in the midst of mundane and difficult situaCons.
Lifeblood has reported that our blood drive came in at 100%
of their forecasted donaCons. There were 13 donaCons given
that morning, including one first Cme donor. This translates
into as many as 45 lives being saved. Thank you to all who
parCcipated.
Confidential prayer requests can be made by calling the prayer
chain, 683-6578, or by filling out a card from the literature rack.
CONGREGATIONAL CARE
“Therefore encourage one another and build one another up,
just as you are doing” (1Thessalonians 5: 11). BapCsm is a sign
of being engra5ed into the Body of Christ. When we celebrate
the sacrament of bapCsm, a bapCsmal tree is shared with the
family. The tree is rooted to earth and its canopy awed before
heaven. Our hope is that the bapCzed will be rooted to the
earth in discipleship and awed before heaven in a life of
ministry with Jesus Christ. We have deep graCtude for those
who nurture the trees from seed to sapling and to those who
deliver these bapCsmal gi5s.
CREATIVE PLAY AND RECREATION MINISTRY
Jacob Pierce, 725-4165 or [email protected].
Shari Gross, 725-4165 or [email protected].
There will be fun and treats for kids of all ages at the Trunk or
Treat Halloween Carnival on Monday, October 30, in the
parking lot. In addiCon to trunks full of candy, there will be a
cakewalk, face painCng, carnival games and more! Dinner will
be served from 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. ($8 adults, $5 children). The
carnival is from 5:30 to 7:30. Children should wear their
Halloween costumes and bring a bag for treats. Grace-St.
Luke’s Episcopal Church is co-hosCng this event.
Dona8ons of bagged candy are needed for Trunk or Treat, as
well as cakes for the cakewalk. Volunteers are needed for
setup, carnival games, and cleanup. Sign-up sheets will be
available on Sundays in the T.K. Young hallway throughout
October. For more informaCon contact KaCe McLeod at
Mini-Jammers will be starCng up in January. We are looking for
volunteers from the congregaCon to coach teams this season.
If you would like some informaCon on how to get involved,
please contact Jacob Pierce at [email protected].
CHRISTIAN FORMATION
Unless otherwise noted, contact Rebekah Abel Lamar, 726-4681 ext. 46 or
CHILDREN’S MINISTRY
Unless otherwise noted, contact Caitlin C. Bomar, 726-4681 ext. 33 or
Sunday School Class Loca8ons
Two-Year-Old Class: Conference Room (Nursery)
PK/JK Class: Library
SK-2nd Grade Class: Strock Room
3rd-5th Grade Class: Starts with music in Choir Room, then
moves to the ChrisCan FormaCon Suite for class Third Sunday Ushering: Students in 3rd-5th grade are given the
opportunity once a month to help usher during worship. Today
we have Hayes and Ellen BurkeS helping with this responsibility
during the 11:00 service. We are so thankful for the ways
children lead us in worship! Please let Caitlin know if your 3rd-
5th grader is interested in helping usher.
MIFA Fall Family Service Day is Saturday, October 21, from
9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Help pack food for our elderly neighbors in
need. The service day is geared towards families with children
ages 6-13, but older and younger children are of course
welcome.
Many of the elderly neighbors MIFA serves through Meals on
Wheels lack either access to transportaCon or the resources to
shop for groceries to keep on hand at home. Beyond the
weekday hot meals MIFA serves those seniors, they also
periodically deliver shelf stable supplemental meals for them to
have as backup or in case of inclement weather. Please RSVP
no later than Oct. 16 to Dorothy McClure at
Monthly Fellowship Opportunity for Families of SK-5th
Graders: A fellowship opportunity for families with at least one
child in SK-5th grade is held every month. This month’s
gathering will be hosted by John Feild on Saturday, October 21,
from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. at 1291 E Winchester Blvd., Collierville
38017. There is no agenda other than to build community with
one another amidst the busyness of raising children. Test out
your Halloween costume if you’d like, and kindly RSVP by
October 16.
Monthly Fellowship Opportunity for Young Families:
A fellowship opportunity for families with at least one child
who is JK (4 yrs. old) or younger is held every month. This
month’s gathering will be hosted by Whitney and Kevin
Getman on Saturday, October 28, from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. at
5665 Redding Road, 38120. This is a Halloween-themed
gathering, so come dressed in your costume! Older siblings are
welcome. Kindly RSVP by October 23.
Children’s Choir–The SK-2nd grade children’s choir, led by
Mary Jane Claassen, will be singing in worship on Sunday,
October 22. We hope you can come to show your support to
these children as they help lead us in worship by making a
joyful noise!
There will be fun and treats for kids of all ages at the Trunk or
Treat Halloween Carnival on Monday, October 30, in the
parking lot. In addiCon to trunks full of candy, there will be a
cakewalk, face painCng, carnival games and more! Dinner will
be served from 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. ($8 adults, $5 children). The
carnival is from 5:30 to 7:30. Children should wear their
Halloween costumes and bring a bag for treats. Grace-St.
Luke’s Episcopal Church is co-hosCng this event.
Dona8ons of bagged candy are needed for Trunk or Treat, as
well as cakes for the cakewalk. Volunteers are needed for
setup, carnival games, and cleanup. Sign-up sheets will be
available on Sundays in the T.K. Young hallway throughout
October. For more informaCon contact KaCe McLeod at
YOUTH MINISTRY
Unless otherwise noted, contact Frank Kelly, 337-0159 or
QUEST (grades 6-8) meets today from 5:15 to 6:30 for a picnic
at the Faughnan’s home (6425 Kirby Oaks Dr). Youth, bring
your own sack dinner and we’ll provide the s’mores, water to
drink, and blankets to sit on. There will be ping pong, corn
hole, etc. Youth are also welcome to bring other games.
BASIC (grades 9-12) will meet at the church from 6:00 to 7:30
for dinner and a fun acCvity.
ADULT MINISTRY
Unless otherwise noted, contact Rebekah Abel Lamar, 726-4681 ext. 46 or
ADULT SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASSES—OCTOBER 22
If you would like more detailed informa�on on Sunday
morning church school please visit www.idlewildchurch.org.
Chris8an Paren8ng of Young Children: Nurturing the Soul of
Your Family Living the Faith: Service Ideas for Children and
Families (Led by Sara Dorrien-ChrisCans)
20/20 (CAFE, 2nd Floor) The Medieval Church: Between
St. AugusCne and Thomas Aquinas (John Boughter, Dan
Dunaway and ScoS Moore)
Covenanters Class (Parlor) FeasCng on the Word (Led by Ben
Bledsoe and Charles Key)
Faith and Func8on & Timothy (Harlan Rm) The Social Gospel
(Led by Dr. Peter R. Gathje, Professor of ChrisCan Ethics at
Memphis Theological Seminary)
Praying with Scripture: The PracCce of LecCo Divina (Samaritan
Counseling Center) (Mary McIntosh)
Stephen (Session Room) The Grapes of Wrath by John
Steinbeck (Facilitated by Stephanie Rodda)
Young Adults (Steve Montgomery’s office, 31M) PracCcing Our
Faith: Discernment (Sarah Wolf) Coffee at 9:40, discussion
begins at 10:00.
YOUNG ADULT MINISTRY
Unless otherwise noted, contact Sarah Wolf, 726-4681 ext. 43 or
The Young Adults will go see the Mississippi RiverKings play the
Birmingham Bulls on Saturday, October 21, at the Landers
Center (4560 Venture Dr., Southaven). The game begins at
7:00 p.m. Join us for an evening of fun and fellowship. For more
informaCon contact Sarah Wolf.
All women in their 20s–30s are invited to the YPW retreat,
November 3-5, at Pickwick Lake. Whether you have been a
church member for years or a visitor for weeks—we hope you
will attend. Leave from the church at 5:30 Friday afternoon;
return no later than 3:00 Sunday. Deadline to register is Nov. 1.
Cost of $50 covers meals, transportation and crafts. (Please do
not let finances be a hindrance! Assistance is available.)
Contact Sarah Wolf. Sign up at church today or visit
www.idlewildchurch.org/women.
OUTREACH MINISTRY
Unless otherwise noted, contact Sara Dorrien-Christians, 726-4681 ext. 42 or
Outreach opportuni8es abound as we seek to reflect Christ’s
love in Memphis and beyond. Volunteers worship and enjoy a
hot meal with many who are homeless in our community at
MTAM every Thursday evening; tutors assist students with
reading and math at Idlewild Elementary School; helpers stuff
backpacks with weekend meals for students at Brewster;
gardeners work with neighborhood children to tend the
McMerton Gardens in Binghampton; mission leaders work with
partners in Ghana and Cuba to install and sustain clean water
systems and learn about one another; and a hospitality team
offers compassionate care to those seeking assistance and
prayer on Sunday morning. And this is just a sampling!
These ministries are sustained by those who present the
offering of their hearts and Cme. If you feel called to join in, or
are simply curious and want to learn more, don’t hesitate to
reach out. We’d love to plug you in somewhere or discern
where and how your gi5s and passions can best be used.
Please help support Juan G. Hall ministries in Cuba. In late
October, these requested supplies will be taken to the church
in Cardeñas. Thank you!
· Small and/or rechargeable flashlights
· Jewelry making supplies (clasps, beads, wire, elasCc, needles)
· Candle-making supplies (wicks and wax)
· OTC pain relievers
· Sponges
Help Needed! On Wednesday mornings, a faithful team of
Idlewilders meets at the Food Bank to stuff take-home boxes
for children at Brewster Elementary School. The boxes contain
enough food to get students who are food-insecure through
the weekend. Our volunteers are feeling stretched this season
and could use some extra hands. If you can commit to joining
them every other Wednesday from 9:00 to 10:30 a.m., they’d
love to have you. (They don’t pack boxes in the summer or
during school breaks.) If interested, please get in touch with
Erin Simpson, [email protected].
Midtown Legal Clinic will be Saturday, October, 21, from
10:00 a.m. unCl noon. Idlewild is hosCng the Midtown civil legal
clinic in collaboraCon with Memphis Area Legal Services.
Volunteer aSorneys and paralegals will offer advice and
counsel to members of our community who need assistance
with civil (not criminal) legal problems. What this means in
pracCcal terms is that individuals with civil, but not criminal,
legal problems will come in to Idlewild to meet with aSorneys
and paralegals for help. Common areas for legal advice include
housing issues, veterans issues, child support, child custody,
driver’s license revocaCons, expungements, debt collecCon
issues, wills, powers of aSorney, debt collecCon judgments,
bankruptcy, and consumer issues such as Ctle/payday loans. If
you are an aSorney or paralegal and want to volunteer, please
let us know soon! This does qualify for CLE hours. Volunteer
hours are 9:00 to 1:00 Saturday, October, 21. ASorneys and
paralegals contact David Bell, [email protected];
lay volunteers contact Minna Glenn, [email protected]; all
other quesCons contact Bruce Webber,
[email protected] Spread the word! For more details
about the clinic and how it works, visit
www.idlewildchurch.org/specialevents. This is not an
evangelical event. People of all faiths are welcome.
CANTATA
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 29
“EIN FESTE BURG” A MIGHTY FORTRESS IS OUR GOD
No hymn is more closely idenCfied with the Protestant
ReformaCon than “A Mighty Fortress Is Our God.” (It is No. 275
in our hymnal.) MarCn Luther himself created both words and
music for this hymn in the year 1529—and it is sCll one of the
most beloved hymns throughout the ChrisCan world. Even
Roman Catholics sing it! No composer of music for Protestant
worship is more revered than Johann SebasCan Bach, who
served several Lutheran churches in Germany during his career.
Among the many cantatas that Bach composed is an especially
beauCful one based upon this hymn. In celebraCon of the
500th anniversary of the Protestant ReformaCon, the Idlewild
Choir and soloists will be joined by orchestra in a performance
of this masterpiece during the 11:00 worship hour on
ReformaCon Sunday, October 29. MOVIE NIGHT AT IDLEWILD
Sunday, November 5, 4:00 - 6:00 p.m.
T.K. Young Room The award-winning film “Different Books, Common Word”
looks at what ChrisCans and Muslims have in common, rather
than what divides us. Both the Koran and the Bible teach
believers to love our neighbors. The movie features five
inspiring stories, including two from the Mid-South, that
demonstrate how some congregaCons and individuals are
finding common ground and seXng examples of interfaith
harmony. Small-group discussion will follow the film, and
children’s programming will be available.
KEEP OUR CHURCH IN YOUR PRAYERS
Each week we invite you to pray for our church.
This week’s prayers are for…
• For those at NaCoMe, that they are experiencing a
Cme of rest, connecCon and fun, and for safe
travels home.
• For Linkous ConstrucCon as they prepare to begin
demoliCon in the Jones Building in the next
few weeks.
• For the Children and Family Enrichment Center at
Idlewild as they conCnue to plan for ways to
support parents and develop plans for a new
preschool.
• For the Session as they meet this Wednesday,
October 18.
Sunday October 15
NaCoMe All-Church Camp
8:30am Worship Service, Chapel
8:30am Handbell Choir Rehearsal, Sanctuary
9:40am Sunday School
11am Worship Service, Sanctuary
12pm Young Adult Lunch, Away
5:15pm QUEST, Away
6pm BASIC, TK Young
Monday October 16
6:30pm Spirituality Leadership Group (Julie Markham),
Session Rm
Tuesday October 17
6:30am BASIC Prayer Breakfast, Panera Bread
10am PW Coordinating Team, Parlor
1pm PW Bible Moderators, Parlor
4:30pm Hope Circle, Session Rm
5pm Spiritual Leadership Group (Dennis Higdon),
Parlor
5:30pm Girl Scouts
6pm Adult Ministry, Session Rm
6pm Idlewild @ Muddy’s
6:30pm NA, TK Young
Wednesday October 18
9:30am Wednesday Morning Class, Harlan Rm
6:15pm Choir Section Rehearsal, Choir Rm
6:30pm Men in Mid-Life, Session Rm
6:30pm Session, Harlan Rm
7pm Adult Choir Rehearsal, Choir Rm
Thursday October 19
10am Thursday Morning Bible Study, Trezevant
5pm More Than A Meal Worship, Chapel
5:30pm More Than A Meal, TK Young
6:30pm AA Mee�ng, Conf. Rm
Saturday October 21
9am Legal Clinic
4pm SK-5th Grade Gathering, Away
7pm Young Adults, RiverKings Game
Sunday October 22
8:30am Worship Service, Chapel
8:30am Handbell Choir Rehearsal, Sanctuary
9:40am Sunday School
11am Worship Service, Sanctuary
12:15pm Mission Trip Mee�ng, Chapel
12:30pm Children’s Ministry, Parlor
12:30pm Gay-Straight Fellowship, Away
12:30pm Officer Training, Harlan Rm
5:30pm BASIC Mission Night, TK Young
THIS WEEK’S EVENTS
The calendar is online at www.idlewildchurch.org/fullcalendar.
NEW OFFICERS ELECT
At the congregational meeting last Sunday, the following
persons were elected to serve on the Session and Board of
Deacons, Class of 2020. Elders: Mike Bruno, Stan
Covington, Kevin Getman, Betsy Hood, Josh Lawhead,
Jenny Robertson, Amy Sharp, Kyle Veazey, Leigh Taylor
White, Sonny Charbonnet (youth), and Gentry Harwood
(youth). Deacons: David Bell, Sarah Brandon, Ted Cashion,
Dare Estok, Gabby Nelson, Betsy Gross, ScoS Moore, Emily
Mulqueen, A.J. Northrop, Amanda Ray, Linda Scholl, Susan
Taylor, Claire Kvande (youth), and Grant Young (youth).
MORAL MONDAYS IN MEMPHIS
Moral Mondays in Memphis is inspired by Dr. King’s work on behalf of poor people and the work of the New Poor People’s
Campaign being organized naConally by Repairers of the Breach. Spearheaded by the Museum’s NaConal MLK50 Clergy
ExecuCve CommiSee, which Steve Montgomery is a member, Moral Mondays is a three-part series of clergy-led
gatherings featuring disCnguished speakers and guided table talks on social jusCce issues. All as we prepare to
commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Rev. Dr. MarCn Luther King, Jr. in our city.
“The intent of Moral Mondays is coming together to explore the deep connecCons between shared religious faith
tradiCons and the moral values of jusCce, fairness and the eliminaCon of poverty, racism and extreme militarism,”
said Dr. Alvin O’Neal Jackson, Chair of the Museum’s NaConal MLK50 Clergy ExecuCve CommiSee.
Moral Mondays will kick off on Monday, October 16, from 6:15 to 9:00 p.m. at Mississippi Boulevard ChrisCan Church with
featured disCnguished speakers, the Reverend Dr. William Barber II, Pastor of Greenleaf ChrisCan Church in Goldsboro,
North Carolina; President and Senior Lecturer of Repairers of the Breach; and architect of Moral Mondays in North
Carolina.
Moral Mondays are two-fold: (Free and open to the public.)
October 16, 2017
Mississippi Boulevard ChrisCan Church, 70 North Bellevue
The Reverend Dr. William Barber II, speaker
TABLE TALKS, dinner and discussion
6:15p – 7:15 p.m.
Register at: mlk50.civilrightsmuseum.org
Mass Gathering, a service in the sanctuary featuring a disCnguished preacher
7:30 – 9:00 p.m.
Register at: mlk50.civilrightsmuseum.org
IDLEWILD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (USA)
1750 Union Avenue / Memphis TN 38104 / www.idlewildchurch.org
901-726-4681 / Recreation 725-4165
The mission of Idlewild Presbyterian Church is to pursue, personify, and
practice as Presbyterians the good news of reconciliation and salvation
in Christ through worship, education, fellowship, and outreach.
MINISTERIAL AND PROGRAM STAFF
Ministers: All the members of Idlewild Presbyterian Church
For staff phone numbers and emails visit www.idlewildchurch.org or call the church.
Stephen R. Montgomery
Pastor
Anne H.K. Apple
Associate Pastor for Pastoral Care
and Evangelism
Margaret Burnett
Associate Pastor/Executive
Director of CAFE
Rebekah Abel Lamar
Associate Pastor for Christian
Formation
Corinne Nienhuis
Parish Assistant
Stephen R. Haynes
Theologian in Residence
Barry Oliver
Director of Music Ministry
David Schnell
Music Asst. & Handbell Director
Caitlin C. Bomar
Director of Children’s Ministry
Frank Kelly
Director of Youth Ministry
Dara Bigger
Assistant Director of Youth Ministry
Sarah Wolf
Young Adult Ministry
Sara Dorrien-ChrisCans
Coordinator of Outreach Ministry
Shari Gross
Interim Director of Recreation
& Fellowship
Jacob Pierce
Interim Athletic Director
Doris Hurdle
Director of Operations
Henry B. Strock, Jr.
Pastor Emeritus