PALM SCHWENKFELDER CHURCH Associate Member: United Church of Christ

833 Gravel Pike PO Box 66

Palm PA 18070 215-679-5321

PalmSchwenkfelder@comcast.net www.palmschwenkfelderchurch.com

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PALM SCHWENKFELDER CHURCH SUNDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2019

REFORMATION SUNDAY

Mission Statement of PALM SCHWENKFELDER CHURCH:

Our task is to proclaim the Living Word of God, which empowers us to care for

and share with our community and the world.

Vision Statement of PALM SCHWENKFELDER CHURCH:

Serving the glorious God, claimed by Jesus, and inspired by scripture, honoring

our history, with renewed commitment we will reach out to our community and

the world through worship, spirit enriching programs, and outreaching mission.

Chimes

Welcome and Announcements

Prayer

Prelude “Heut’ Triumphiret Gottes Sohn” J.S. Bach

*Call to Worship

This is God’s house, a holy temple.

We are in the midst of God’s dwelling place.

My soul longs, yea, faints for the courts of God.

My heart and flesh sing for joy to the living God.

Happy are those whom God has chosen to be here.

Blessed are all those whom God has forgiven and named.

Our voices rise in praise of God’s awesome deeds.

Mountains and seas bow down before the Creator.

God crowns the year with a bountiful harvest.

Flocks and grain fill the meadows.

God’s presence is felt to the ends of the earth.

All creation is God’s dwelling place, God’s home.

*Hymn #43 “A Mighty Fortress Is Our God”

Call to Confession

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Prayer of Confession

How easily we have forgotten you, O God of our salvation. We

imagine that our prosperity is of our own design. We wander

into paths of self-righteousness and self-congratulation. We

compare ourselves with those whose sins are public knowledge

and consider ourselves better than they. O God, rescue us

from the evil inside us that alienates us from others and from

you. We humble ourselves before you, seeking forgiveness.

Amen.

Time of Personal Confession

Assurance of Pardon

Senior Hand Bell Choir “Reflections on ‘Candler’” arr. Derek K. Hakes

Scripture

2 Timothy 4:6 – 8, 16 – 18 (NRSV p. 968; LP p. 1866 – 1867)

Luke 18:9 – 14 (NRSV p. 853; LP p. 1640)

Children’s Sermon

Children’s Church Pumpkin Painting – Barb Master

*Hymn #563 “Lord, I Want to be a Christian”

Sermon “Humble or Humbled”

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.

Call to Offering

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Offertory “Jesu, Meine Freude” J.S. Bach

*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

You have dealt wonderfully with us, gracious God. We have

gathered in your temple to praise you and to join in efforts to

share the faith with one another and with the world. Through

our offerings, we wish to extend the witness made here into

our neighborhoods, and, in ever-widening circles, to the ends

of the earth. Bless and multiply our efforts, we pray. Amen.

*Hymn #609 “Leaning on the Everlasting Arms”

*Benediction

Postlude “In Dir Ist Freude” J.S. Bach

*All who are able, please stand.

The flowers are presented today in loving memory of Barbara R. Goda by Anne

Goda, Daryl Leh, and family.

The bulletins are sponsored today in honor of our 50th wedding anniversary by

Ed and Kathy Bieler.

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…Things of Interest to Our Palm Schwenkfelder Family…

This week, please keep in your daily prayers:

Paul Boyer, Roger Steele, Darlene Jones, Ethel Soffa, David Singley, Tom Dunn,

Evelyn and Jack Bold. Please also keep in your prayers the men and women

serving in the United States Military. This month from our Schwenkfelder Prayer

List we uplift the Ladies’ Aid Society.

The Deacons ask that you please check the Prayer List and let us know if there

are any persons who no longer need to be on it. Also, if you know of someone

who needs our prayers, you can submit their name to Dan Ferry in the church

office by phone (215-679-5321) or by e-mail (palmadministrator@comcast.net).

Remember, in order to respect people's privacy, please be sure you have their

permission before submitting their names for the prayer list.

October Youth Birthdays

Happy Birthday to…

Ethan Raab (10/15)

Happy 18th Birthday to Kate Pence (10/27)

Children’s Church

Children’s Church is offered for children aged Toddlers through 4th Grade. After

the Children’s Sermon, children may go to the 1st & 2nd grade classroom for a

Bible story, activity, and snack. An adult leader and youth helper will lead

Children’s Church. The bulletin will say who the leader is or if there is no

Children’s Church for that particular Sunday. Notify the adult leader if your child

has food allergies or other restrictions. After worship parents can pick up their

children upstairs at the 1st & 2nd grade classroom.

Pumpkin Painting

Pumpkin Painting for all ages will take place today during Children’s Church.

Older youth are welcomed to help.

Pancake Breakfast

We will be hosting an all-you-can-eat Pancake & Waterman’s Sausage Breakfast

on Saturday, November 2nd from 8:00am – 10:30 am in the Social Hall. Tickets

are on sale now. We will donate 50% of the profit to The Open Link Food Pantry.

Please consider volunteering for a shift. See the sign-up sheet located in the

narthex for details. If you are able, please take a flyer and hang it up at a local

business. Thank you.

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Corn Maze

For Youth 5th grade & up, join us at Wilcox Farms for a flashlight corn maze this

coming Saturday, November 2nd. We will meet at the church at 5:00pm and

go from there. Bring a flashlight, sweatshirt/jacket, and some spending money

for snacks at the corn maze. Snacks will be provided at the church after the corn

maze.

Chocolate Pretzel Night

Join us on Friday, November 8th from 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm to make chocolate

covered pretzels in the Social Hall. All ages are welcome to join in on the fun. If

able, please bring 1 or 2 bags of pretzels and some sprinkles.

Palm Country Day School

We are “falling” into autumn at PCDS! We have been learning all about fall,

beginning our study of letters and numbers, and having fun getting to know each

other. Did you know that you can order books from Scholastic to support our

preschool? There are catalogues available in our front hallway. If you order

through Scholastic using our code, PCDS gets points to use on the purchase of

books and other supplies for the classroom. We are working to earn enough

points to buy the classroom a drying rack so please consider buying from

Scholastic. Also, we still have openings in our 2-day, 3-day and pre-k. If you are

interested or know somebody interested please have them call us for more

information.

Calling All Bakers – We Need Your Help!

The Ladies’ Aid will be holding their Election Day Bake Sale on November

5th. Many homemade goodies will be needed. Best sellers are breakfast cakes,

shoofly, apeas, funny cakes, along with muffins, cookies & brownies. Please bring

donations to the church Monday evening 6:30-7:30 PM or any time Tuesday

morning.

Christmas Stockings

We are starting to make our Christmas stockings for Norristown State Hospital

and Pennsburg Manor. We would appreciate your help again this year. With

your generous help last year, we were able to make a total of 100 stockings. We

would like to do the same again this year. You can give your monies to anyone on

the committee. Thank you in advance,

Miriam Hausman, Sandra Kriebel, Sally Wright, Ruth Weaver, and Ethel Soffa

Altar Flowers and Bulletins

All flower and bulletin sponsorships for the remainder of the year have been

taken. Thank You!

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Exile Society Meeting

Please join us for the Society of the Descendants of the Schwenkfeldian Exiles

Annual Fall Meeting, which will be held today at 2:00 pm. At 2:30 pm we will

offer a program with Roger and Tim Heebner entitled Where Would You Find

Slackers, Whackers, and Fraktur? Samuel Y. Heebner was a Renaissance man of

the late 19th and early 20th Centuries. Roger and Tim Heebner will share some

insights into his background and where his legacy is still felt today. Details will

include sources of information and how his background information was

obtained.

Friends of SLHC Meeting

Next Sunday, November 3rd, at 2:00 pm, The Friends of the Schwenkfelder

Library & Heritage Center invite the community to hear Mike Freed speak on the

history of the Valley Soccer Club in a presentation entitled The World at Our

Feet: 40 Years of the Valley Soccer Club. Following an introduction that touches

on soccer's global popularity and impact, Freed will discuss the formation and

early years of the Valley Soccer Club. He will describe how the Club grew in the

1980s and 1990s as well as the addition of soccer into Upper Perkiomen High

School athletics. The Club's continuing evolution throughout the 2000s and

2010s will also be examined. Finally, Freed will explain the "Friendship Through

Soccer" Program - a unique history of travelling to and/or hosting teams from

foreign countries. Mike Freed is a 1978 graduate of Upper Perkiomen High

School and has lived in the Upper Perkiomen Valley his entire life. One of the

founders of the Valley Soccer Club in 1980, Freed served as the Travel Team

Coordinator for the club for the first 17 years, as well as treasurer for more than

half that time. He still serves in an advisory role with the Club. Freed operated

Keystone United Overseas Travel, a sports travel business, from 1994 - 2003.

Currently entering his 29th season of coaching high school soccer; this year is his

11th as the Girls' Varsity coach. He has been married to his wife Linda for 34

years.

Raise the Roof Capital Campaign

It has come to the attention of the Board of Trustees that the roof on the

Christian Education building is in need of replacement. Contractors have

surveyed the roof and have determined that a new roof will be needed within the

next 2 to 3 years. In order to raise the funds needed for this project, the board

has decided to run a capital campaign entitled “Raise the Roof.” The campaign

will begin immediately and run through December 31, 2021 or until the

determined amount of $100,000 is reached. Please prayerfully consider helping

us protect and maintain our facility by donating to this very important campaign.

A progress chart will be posted in the narthex along with update reports in the

bulletin and newsletter. Thank you for your support,

Board of Trustees

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Support for the United Choir

The United Schwenkfelder Choir is seeking your financial support in order to

carry out its ministry of music. If you wish to be a donor, please contact Beth

Croll, Bob Croll, Lee Schultz, Rev. Nick Pence, or Ed Bieler.

The following giving options are available:

The Patron level requires a contribution of $5 or more

The Contributor level requires a contribution of $10 or more

The Sponsor level requires a contribution of $25 or more

The Business Card level requires a contribution of $40 or more, along

with your business card which will be slightly reduced and reproduced in

our concert program.

The deadline for all donations is Sunday, November 3rd. And don’t forget to

support the choir with your attendance at this year’s performance. Mark your

calendar for the concerts which will be held Sunday, December 8th at 2:30p.m.,

and 7:00 p.m. at the Central Schwenkfelder Church

Stewardship Report – Yearly Giving through September

Actual Budget Difference

Offering Envelopes $174,540.25 $180,000.00 ($ 5,459.75)

Faith Budget $ 1,450.00 $ 25,769.97 ($24,319.97)

Totals $175,990.25 $205,769.97 ($29,779.72)

Mission Trip to Puerto Rico

I would like to express my sincerest gratitude and appreciation to everyone who

helped make my mission trip to Puerto Rico possible. We did some very good

work and helped several people who are still recovering from the effects of

Hurricanes Irma and Maria more than 18 months after they hit the island.

It was my honor and privilege to represent not only the Pennsylvania Southeast

Conference, but Palm Schwenkfelder Church as we repaired buildings and

structures damaged by the storms, and helped people reclaim their lives and

communities and recover their identities. At some point in the near future I will

share my experiences on this mission trip with the congregation. Stay tuned for

an announcement about my presentation. And thank you again!! Dan Ferry

Did You Know…?

This is where we list items of interest to members and visitors. If you have any

items to add, please call or email Dan Ferry in the church office. Thank you.

Did You Know…?

CCTV – We broadcast the Sunday worship service on closed circuit

televisions in both the Nursery and the Adult Sunday School Room.

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LARGE PRINT bulletins are available from an usher. LARGE PRINT

Bibles are also available for use during worship services, located on the

table to the left between the front and back sections of pews.

Listening devices are available for those who would like them. Please see

an usher to assist you.

A fully accessible restroom is located in the hallway, across from the

office. A baby changing table is there, also.

There are two yellow and green bins at the back of the parking lot for

recycling your office paper and newspaper. The church benefits from

these collections, along with helping the environment.

In case of an emergency, there is an AED (Automated External

Defibrillator) located in the rear of the sanctuary, in the alcove where the

mailboxes are and where the sound system is kept.

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This Week at PALM SCHWENKFELDER CHURCH

Sunday, October 27 9:00am Sunday School 10:15am Sunday Worship Service 10:30am Youth Pumpkin Painting & Seed Baking

During Children's Church (All Ages) 12:00pm Daily Time of Prayer Wherever You Are

Jeremiah 12–14 2 Timothy 1 Monday, October 28 12:00pm Daily Time of Prayer Wherever You Are

Jeremiah 15–17 2 Timothy 2 Tuesday, October 29 12:00pm Daily Time of Prayer Wherever You Are

Jeremiah 18–19 2 Timothy 3 7:00pm Cub Scout Pack 79 Meeting 7:00pm Scouts BSA - Troop Meeting Wednesday, October 30 12:00pm Daily Time of Prayer Wherever You Are

Jeremiah 20–21 2 Timothy 4 6:30pm Senior Bell Choir Rehearsal 7:30pm Senior Choir Rehearsal Thursday, October 31 12:00pm Daily Time of Prayer Wherever You Are

Jeremiah 22–23 Titus 1 Friday, November 1 12:00pm Daily Time of Prayer Wherever You Are

Jeremiah 24–26 Titus 2 Saturday, November 2 9:00am Pancake Breakfast 12:00pm Daily Time of Prayer Wherever You Are

Jeremiah 27–29 Titus 3 5:00pm Youth Corn Maze Night 9:00pm Older-Youth Lock-In Begins

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Sunday, November 3 7:30am Older-Youth Lock-In Ends 9:00am Sunday School 10:15am Sunday Worship Service 11:30am Board of Music Ministry Meeting 12:00pm Daily Time of Prayer Wherever You Are

Jeremiah 30–31 Philemon

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PALM SCHWENKFELDER CHURCH 833 Gravel Pike

PO Box 66 Palm PA 18070

Office Phone: 215 – 679 – 5321 Fax: 215 – 679 – 2650

Pastor Nick’s Cell Phone: (267) 374 – 5691

Sunday School 9:00 a.m. Worship Service 10:15 a.m.

www.palmschwenkfelderchurch.com

Church Administrator E-mail: palmadministrator@comcast.net

Church Office Email: palmschwenkfelder@comcast.net

Pastor’s E-mail: palmpastor@comcast.net

Copyright License Number: 1433223

Serving You at PALM SCHWENKFELDER CHURCH Ministers: All Church Members Pastor: Rev. Nicholas Pence Director of Music: Ed Bieler Organist: Eric Muhlenberg Senior Bells: Joanne and David Luz Church Administrator: J. Daniel Ferry Youth Director: Barbara Master Sexton: Kevin Master 484 – 358 – 1684 Greeter: Kate Pence Ushers: Alex Jalowy, Joanne Jalowy, Barb Master, Kevin Master Prayer Chain: Nancy Hoffman The Call to Worship, Prayer of Confession, and Prayer of Dedication are all reprinted by permission of The United Church Press from Gathered by Love by Lavon Bayler. Copyright 1994 by United Church Press.