Psalm 90

HELP FOR

PEOPLE

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May 26, 2013

Significance:

Your Life Matters

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Where everyone is welcome, nobody is perfect, and anything is possible.

today’s messageSignificance: Your Life Matters Scripture: Psalm 90: 1-12 Preachers: Vic Pentz 10:00 and chuck roberts at 8:45 and 11:15 a.m.

We remember and thank god for those who served and sacrificed for our freedom.

Tours of Peachtree: if you are new to Peachtree and would like to learn more about all of our exciting environments, begin by taking a tour of Peachtree! tours are offered the second sunday of every month and begin in the Williams center after each worship service. Next Tour: JUNE 9TH

Exploring Peachtree: Join us in room 2315 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. where you’ll learn more about Peachtree and have the opportunity to join our community. this interactive class is led by executive Pastor marnie crumpler and other leaders. a light breakfast will be served. Next Class: JUNE 9TH

to schedule a tour or register for exploring Peachtree, please contact rebecca madden at 404.842.2173 or rmadden@peachtreepres.org.

memoriaL day

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assembLe in god’s name

Prelude...............................................................................................nicholas bowden *congregational introit (Please stand and join in singing together) Christ is Made the Sure Foundation.....................................weSTmINSTeR ABBeY

Christ is made the sure foundation, Christ the head and cornerstone Chosen of the Lord and precious, Binding all the church in one. Holy Zion’s help forever, And her confidence alone!

*Prayer of adoration

giVe Praise to god

**hymn of Praise O God, Our Help in Ages Past...................................................................ST. ANNe

Page 7 Lighting of the candles Placement of the bible

Prayer of confession Almighty God, you have made us in your image and endowed us with the wonderful gift of memory. By looking to the past we see your grace at work in our lives. You have surprised us with blessings. You have sustained us in trials and affliction. Forgive us for failing to recall your mercies to us. Forgive us for failing to share the stories of what you have done for us. Help us to see our days – both past and present - in ways that make us a glad and grateful people. Hear us now as we offer our silent prayers of confession . . .

*Those who are able, please stand. **Ushers will seat latecomers at this time.

may 26, 2013 - 8:45, 10:00 and 11:15 am serVices

based on Psalm 90, O God, Our Help in Ages Past celebrates god’s faithfulness

through the ages. at an early age, isaac Watts complained about the dreary

psalm-singing in the church. Watt’s father encouraged him to “write something better to sing.” so he did— eventually

composing more than 600 hymns including

When I Survey the Wondrous Cross.

in 1873, american attorney horatio

spafford wrote the words to It is Well with My Soul after

the death of his four daughters, all under the age of 11, when their ship sank while crossing the atlantic ocean with his wife, anna, who survived

the tragedy. anna sent spafford a telegram

from London: “saved alone.”

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assurance of god’s Forgiveness

*congregational response Eternal Father, Strong to Save.....................................................................................meLita Eternal Father, strong to save, Whose arm doth bind the restless wave, Who bidst the mighty ocean deep Its own appointed limits keep; Oh, hear us when we cry to Thee, For those in peril on the sea! O Trinity of love and power! Thy children shield in danger’s hour; From rock and tempest, fire and foe, Protect us wheresoe’er we go; Thus evermore shall rise to Thee Glad hymns of praise from land and sea.

** Life of the congregation

anthem It is Well With My Soul......................................................................arr. ovid young clay hilley, tenor

Pastoral 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.

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offering our gifts Psalm 23 ...................................................................................................................Paul basler chancel choir anna dodd, horn

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures; He leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul: He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: For thou art with me; Thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. Thou preparest a table for me in the presence of my enemies: Thou anointest my head with oil; My cup runneth over. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: And I will dwell in the house of the Lord. The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. The Lord is my shepherd, forever. Amen.

*hymn of thanksgiving Holy, Holy, Holy (all singing).......................................................................................nicaea Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty!

Early in the morning, our song shall rise to Thee. Holy, holy, holy! merciful and mighty. God in three Persons, blessed Trinity: Amen!

thirteen years ago, Paul basler, american composer and french

horn player, wrote a suite of 5 songs

called Songs of Faith, celebrating the ways americans express their faith. Psalm 23, the best known and

most beloved of all the Psalms, is the finale of

that suite.

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Listen to god’s Word read and ProcLaimed

real help for real People: your Life matters......................................................................................Vic Pentz senior Pastor (10:00)

chuck roberts Pastor for congregational Life (8:45 & 11:15)

scripture: Psalm 90: 1-12....................................................Pew bible, page 929-930a Psalm of moses 1 Lord, you have been our dwelling place throughout all generations. 2 before the mountains were born or you brought forth the whole world, from everlasting to everlasting you are god. 3 you turn people back to dust, saying, “return to dust, you mortals.” 4 a thousand years in your sight are like a day that has just gone by, or like a watch in the night. 5 yet you sweep people away in the sleep of death—they are like the new grass of the morning: 6 in the morning it springs up new, but by evening it is dry and withered. 7 We are consumed by your anger and terrified by your indignation. 8 you have set our iniquities before you, our secret sins in the light of your presence. 9 all our days pass away under your wrath; we finish our years with a moan. 10 our days may come to seventy years, or eighty, if our strength endures; yet the best of them are but trouble and sorrow, for they quickly pass, and we fly away. 11 if only we knew the power of your anger! your wrath is as great as the fear that is your due. 12 teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.

go in god’s name

*hymn of response How Great Thou Art............................................................................................o store gud

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*Postlude.............................................................................................nicholas bowden

the beautiful flowers in the sanctuary this morning are given to the glory of god and in Loving memory of

Drew Pogue. they are the gift of his parents, tom and susan Pogue

and his sister, rebecca.

this hymn text dates to 1885, composed in swedish by carl

gustav boberg. the english translation was done by stuart

hine in 1953, omitting much of the original

nine stanzas. the hymn reminds us that when god’s glories

are truly seen, it is the soul that sings. right worship originates

deep within us and is not merely a matter of

voice and words.

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sanctuary serVices Leading the WorshiP

Vic Pentz, SeNIoR pASToR chuck roberts, pASToR foR coNgRegATIoNAl lIfe

Jay madden, pASToR foR mISSIoN Vicki harrington Franch, pASToR foR pASToRAl cARe

Jay madden, pASToR foR mISSIoN

chuck roberts, pASToR foR coNgRegATIoNAl lIfe

Jay madden, pASToR foR mISSIoN steve huntley, pASToR foR gRANd AdulTS

Leading the music

the chancel choir

mary hoffman, dIRecToR of muSIc mINISTRIeS nicholas bowden, pRINcIpAl oRgANIST

anna dodd, hoRN clay hilley, SoloIST

Lighting the candLes

Lily mercerKatie Jacobus & emilie Jacobus

eLders PLacing the bibLeWendy turner

hyland Justice

Joanne Joiner

WeeKLy recommended resource

hoW to read the PsaLms by tremper Longman tremper Longman gives us the kind of help we need to overcome the distance between the psalmists’ world and ours. he explains the various kinds of psalms, the way they were used in hebrew worship and their relationship to the rest of the old testament. then he looks at how christians can appropriate their message and insights today. turning to the art of old testament poetry, he explains the use of parallelism and imagery. step-by-step suggestions for interpretating the psalms on our own are followed by exercises for further study and reflection. also included is a helpful guide to commentaries on the Psalms. here is a book for all those who long to better understand these mirrors of the soul. Available in the Peachtree Bookstore and the Williams Center.

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Save your travel sized toiletries this summer.

This fall, Presbyterian Women and

Covenant House will again collect

these valuable resources

for women in need.

Do This Now!

suPPort grouPs & PastoraL careFor complete information, visit www.peachtreepres.org/support

• Stephen Ministers

• Cancer Care Team

• Spiritual Life Recovery Group

• Women’s Fertility & Prayer Support Group

• Alcoholics Anonymous and Al-Anon

• Grief Support Group Harrington Library

• Minor Brain Injury Support Group

• Divorce Recovery Support Groups

• The National Alliance on Mental Illness(NAMI) Family-to-Family Educational Course

• NAMI Family Support Group

• NAMI Connections Recovery Support Group

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Births

Henley & Todd McKnight Boy: Emory Fletcher, 3/11

Angela & Joseph Winters Boy: Joseph Grant, 5/1

I met a young lady in the park who found herself homeless after enduring an unsafe living arrangement with her Mom’s new boyfriend. The young lady had only been on the streets a short time but had not anticipated what living on the streets might entail. Unfortunately, she found herself homeless for much longer than the “couple of days” she envisioned. She only had a backpack with a few shirts, zero toiletries, and toothbrush. When I asked what she needed most, with a smile and small chuckle, she said, “a shower and deodorant”. When I pulled the toiletry bag out of my backpack - she wept. It was as if the kit represented much more than just the items she needed. Through tears and a cracked voice she said, “I really needed this”. We were able to place her at the Covenant House.”

“A story from: Kellie Glenn, Covenant House Development Coordinator

How toHelp Change Lives:Help Change Lives:

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From Fuller Seminary, a leading expert on parenting presents a special one hour seminar on how to influence kids to have a lifelong faith in a changing culture.

June 2, 201310:00am Kellett Chapel

Dr. Chap Clark

SummerBooK CluB

led by mark Crumpler

Thursdays 12:00 – 1:00 pmJune 6 – July 18 (no meeting July 4)

In the lodge: room 4204

(Appalachian room)

sunday, June 9, 2013 6:00 pm, sanctuary

The Music Ministry of Peachtree Presbyterian Church Presents

F E A T U R I N G : The Chancel Choir and Handbellsof Peachtree Presbyterian Church

with the Atlanta Community Symphony OrchestraMary Hoffman, Juan Ramirez, Chris Barry, Heather Ellison, Conductors

Nicholas Bowden, OrganAndy Bayles, Piano

SPECIAL GUESTS:Kurt Bestor, Emmy Award Winning Composer

Maria McDaniel, Mezzo SopranoYannie Tan, Piano

Melody Spencer, Violin and many more!

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nursery available for children 5 and under. Join us after the concert for Ice Cream on the Front Lawn!

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