Worship

Thoughts for the Month

Do we make the Church in the image of our sinful nature in an effort to justify ourselves as individuals, or do we make the Church in the image a submissive bride pleasing to Jesus' will, and reflecting that will as it is stated in the Bible?

Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For everything in the world - the cravings of the sinful man, the lust of his eyes, and the boasting of what he has and does - comes not from the Father but from the world. The world and its desires pass away, but the man who does the will of God lives forever. - 1 John 2: 15-17

Special worship events

Contemporary family style worships in Fellowship hall will continue each 4th Saturday of the month. The next one would be August on the 21st..

(Food and drink are available to keep the belly from rumbling during worship)

July 25th: an extra worship called "Worship on the Water" on the Tonawanda side of the canal near the homestead building at 8:45 am.

Worship has returned to a 10am start for the summer.

Team members

Worship Team Projects
NEEDED: People to volunteer during worship as the Children's Moment teacher.
Children at the Lord's Table- Classes to be held to educate possibly once a year in future. It is recommended, but not required.
A search for possible uses of our former communion hardware, such a donating to a needy congregation (maybe in Gowanda).
Ash burning service to do again next year.
Reaching out to the 38% unchurched in the community with worship that would benefit them.
A permanent strip on bottom of chuch sign for permanent information.
Possible disbanding of the greeters due to redundancy.
We are looking for people called to serve this ministry in the 2010-2011 year. Please contact Laura Robinson or any other worship team member if you feel called.

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Please Join Us….

For an afternoon of

Pizza, Pop and Praise!

The Worship Team, would like to invite you to our very first contemporary, family-style

Service of Worship

When: Saturday, July 24, 2010

4:00pm

Where: First Presbyterian Church

149 Broad St.

Tonawanda, NY 14150

Fellowship Hall

*Worship * Prayer *Music *Fellowship

All are Welcome!

Words from the Worship Ministry Team

WMT: CoChairs - Elders Nancy Dietrich & Laura Robinson Members: Jane Crossan, Janet Haacker, Shirl Hagle, Pat Loeswick, Lynn Marohn, Marla Maertin, Janet Schurr, Brian Smith.

Pastor Ed, our advisor.

Worship is done by the people of faith, believers, & each time the faithful gather for worship they should be transformed again into the Body, moved to deeper levels of faith..........

Colossians 3:16-17: “Let the message about Christ, in all its richness, fill your lives. Teach & council each other with all the wisdom He gives. Sing psalms & hymns & spiritual songs to God with thankful hearts. And whatever you do or say, do it as a representative of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through Him to God the Father.”

JULY

July 4^th – Worship in Clinton Park! (weather permitting!) A Celebration of our Country’s Independence & where independence in our own lives can lead to “trouble!” Bring a lawn chair.

July 11^th – Communion served by Intinction. VBS dedication & kickoff!

July 14^th – Regular worship.

July 24^th - 4pm Saturday Informal/ Family Worship with pizza/pop,etc

Topic: One of the TEN COMMANDMENTS for TODAY’s WORLD!

July 25^th – 8:45am – “Worship on the Water” Led by Pastor Ed; music by our Praise Team. Bring a lawn chair to the Long Homestead, Ton.

10:00am – Regular worship

AUGUST

August 1^st – Communion served by Intinction

August 8^th – Regular Worship

August 15^th – Regular Worship “Guest at the Pulpit” – Ed away

August 21^st- 4pm Saturday Informal/ Family Worshipwithpizza/pop,etc

Topic: One of the TEN COMMANDMENTS for TODAY’s WORLD!

August 22^nd – Regular Worship

August 29^th - Regular Worship “Guest at the Pulpit” – Ed away

REMINDER:

Worship returns to 11am on September 5^th!

First Presbyterian Church of Tonawanda

The church that cares for you body and soul.