The Worship of God The Worship of God, continued

The Fourth Sunday After Pentecost │June 12, 2016

Chiming of the Hour

Gathering Hymn 422 (v. 1 & 2) Jesus! What a Friend for Sinners

Welcome to Worship Rev. Robin Hardison Leader: The Lord be with you. People: And also with you.

Passing of the Peace Rev. Hardison

Preparation for Worship Lord, Thee I Love with Alberti All My Heart

Call to Worship (Psalm 32) Rev. Stephen Stacks Leader: Happy are those whose transgression is covered! People: Happy are those whose sin is covered! Leader: Happy are those to whom the Lord ascribes no iniquity! People: Happy are those in whose spirit there is no deceit! Leader: While I kept silence, my body wasted away. People: I sat in my groaning all day long. Leader: Day and night your hand was heavy upon me. People: My strength was dried up as by the heat of summer. Leader: I acknowledged my sin to you and did not hide my iniquity. People: I said, “I will confess to the Lord,” and you forgave my guilt. Leader: Let all who are faithful offer prayer to you. People: In distress, the rush of mighty waters will not reach them. Leader: You are a hiding place for me; you preserve me from trouble; People: You surround me with glad cries of deliverance.

Invocation Rev. Stacks

Hymn 471 Come, Ye Sinners, Poor and Needy

Offertory Prayer Alice Price

Offertory Alabaster Rend Collective Praise Team

Presentation of the Offering OLD 100TH

Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; Praise God, all creatures here below; Praise God above, ye heavenly host;

Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.

Prayers of the People and Lord’s Prayer Marie Collins Leader: Lord, in your mercy, People: Hear our prayer.

Children’s Parable Rev. Robin Hardison All children are invited to come to the front. Afterwards, children (third grade and younger) are invited to attend Children’s Worship. Parents may pick up their children in the Children’s Wing after worship.

Hymn 275 Who Is My Mother, Who Is My Brother

Scripture Reading Luke 7:36-8:3 Rev. Hardison

Anthem Offertory John Ness Beck

With what shall I come before the Lord, And bow myself before God on high?

Shall I come before him with burnt offerings, Shall I come before him with yearling calves?

Will the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams, With ten thousand rivers of oil?

Shall I give my first-born for my transgressions, The fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?

God has shown you, God has shown you what is good.

And what does the Lord require of you But to do justice and to love kindness, And to walk humbly with your God?

Sermon “The Weeping Woman” Rev. Stacks

Hymn 41 There’s a Wideness in God’s Mercy

Benediction Rev. Stacks

Postlude Praise, My Soul, the King of Heaven LAUDA ANIMA

Please stand as you are able.

The deacon of the day is Alice Price, Deacon At-Large.

Today’s acolyte is Nick Perkinson. Hearing assistance devices are available at the back of the sanctuary.

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Leadership Rev. Lauren Efird, Interim Pastor

Rev. Robin Hardison, Minister of Children and Missions Rev. Stephen Stacks, Minister of Music

Marie Collins, Pastoral Intern Helen Bishop, Organist

Dr. Luther Brewer, Pastor Emeritus All Who Serve This Church

Announcements and Upcoming Events

Announcements and Upcoming Events

Upcoming Events June 12 Summer Choir Rehearsal June 16 Food, Friends, and Fun Begins June 17-19 Youth Backpack Buddy Weekend June 18 Wrenn Drive Block Party June 22-25 Passport Kids Camp July 10-15 Passport Youth Camp July 17-21 Vacation Bible School August 13 Outdoor Movie Night

News from the Pastor Search Committee The GFBC Pastor Search Committee has started meeting, and work is underway to find and recommend a candidate to become GFBC’s next Senior Pastor. To assist them in their work, the committee has created a survey they would love for you to fill out. An email was sent last week with a link to the survey. Please fill it out electronically if possible, but if you prefer, you will find the survey on today’s bulletin insert. You can put the survey in the box outside the church office, or you may also direct comments/surveys to a member of the committee. The Pastor Search Committee members are Katie Spencer, Andy Jarrell, Pat Hudson, Mac Graham, Vivian Denning, Tess Coleman, and Chris Beal.

Youth Backpack Buddy Weekend—June 17-19 Next weekend our youth will be living off a backpack of food, similar to the backpacks of food we distribute through our Backpack Buddy ministry. They will share their experiences in Sunday School as they learn firsthand the struggles of those who are food-insecure in our community.

Summer Choir Invitation If you have been considering joining the choir, summer is the best time to join. Instead of rehearsing every Wednesday, we rehearse once a month on Sunday afternoons after a potluck lunch. Our first lunch and rehearsal is today, Sunday, June 12, directly after church. Join us!

Vacation Bible School VBS will begin on Sunday night, July 17, and end with our closing celebration on Thursday night, July 21. Start telling your friends! We need volunteers to help with crafts, games, snacks, and dinner. Contact Amanda Bell, our VBS Coordinator, at amandapbell@yahoo.com or Rev. Robin Hardison robin.hardison@gfbccary.org to volunteer. Children can register for VBS on the church website.

Knit and Chat Knit and Chat will meet on Monday, June 20, at 10 am in Room 226. Contact Susan Miller at 919-481-1359 for information. Come join us!

Current Sermon Series—Misfit Disciples June 12 “The Weeping Woman” Luke 7:36-8:3 June 19 “The Gerasene Man” Luke 8:26-39 June 26 “James and John” Luke 9:51-62 July 3 “The Seventy Evangelists” Luke 10:1-11, 16-20

Food, Friends, and Fun Starts This Week Our FFF summer ministry begins this Thursday, June 16 at 10 am in the Fellowship Hall. We are offering reading, crafts, games, and lunch again this year for our friends who might be missing that hot meal since school is out, but most importantly, we will be getting to know our neighbors. We still need volunteers to help with the reading groups, crafts, games, and lunch. We also need van drivers to help pick up and take home our guests. If you are interested, contact Rev. Robin Hardison at robin.hardison@gfbccary.org.

Wrenn Drive Block Party—Saturday, June 18 This Saturday, we will have our 5th Annual Wrenn Drive Block Party in cooperation with our community partners and fellow churches. We will be making popcorn and snow cones, serving hot dogs and chips, and hosting the bounce house. Please sign-up on the sheets in each Sunday School class or on the bulletin board outside the church office. We especially need help for the 2-4 pm shift. Contact Rev. Robin Hardison for more details at robin.hardison@gfbccary.org.

Call for Testimonies We would like to include some testimonies from the congregation on the new GFBC website that is under development. If you would like to share how GFBC or one of our ministries or community partnerships has impacted your life, contact Rev. Stephen Stacks.

Prayer Concerns______________________________________

Don Beal, Doug Chappell (Rick Chappell’s brother), Louise Faulkner, Lilli Hicks, Kathleen McDermott (MaryBeth McDermott’s sister), Milton Murray (Sylvia Byrd’s father), Jackie Shaver (Sally Shaver’s sister-in-law), Gary Thomas (friend of the Hardisons), Judy Harris Vaccaro, Anne Whelan, and Graham Williams (Joe Hughes’ brother-in-law)

Rex Hospital—Bob Watson

Our partner church, Ebenezer Baptist, Cuba, and our brothers and sisters of the Oromo Evangelical Lutheran Mission

GFBC by the Numbers_________________________________ Focus on Finance 2015/2016 Budget (MDP + MSP) $949,144 Amount of Budget supported through Stewardship Giving $897,334 (excludes cell tower and GFCC receipts) Week 40 of 52 (June 5) Stewardship Giving needed Week 40 YTD to fully subscribe budget $17,501 $687,322 Actual Stewardship Giving $19,508 $623,147 Over (Under) $ 2,007 $(64,175) Attendance Last Week Sunday School 162 Worship 228

Stretching to Meet Our Stretch Budget

As many of you will recall, we passed a stretch budget this past year, asking our ministry areas to dream big about what they hoped to do in 2015-2016. We knew that it was a possibility we might not fully meet our budget as we dared to dream. Even during this time of transition at GFBC, we believe in the abundance of God’s kingdom. Here’s how we can still meet this budget:

We have 213 giving units

(defined as households who gave more than $100 last year).

If each giving unit give $100/week for the remaining 12 weeks of the budget cycle, then we will make up the deficit

and fully subscribe the budget.

God is using this church to do great things in Cary and beyond. Please pray about your financial stewardship and consider what we can accomplish together using the resources with which we have been entrusted.

Pastor Search Committee Survey

1. What should GFBC’s priorities be going forward?

2. What areas of ministry are most important for the future of GFBC?

3. What are some of the characteristics of the person who would best serve as pastor of

GFBC?

4. What other feedback or comments would you like to pass along to the Pastor Search

Committee?