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Catch the Spirit Sunday - September 9, 2007
Catch the Spirit was the theme of our Homecoming
Sunday on September 9, 2007. This is the Sunday we celebrate
the beginning of our new fall programs, return to our three-worship-schedule
format, and begin Sunday School classes for children and Pathways
adult education classes for adults each fall.
We then topped off the celebration with a picnic
including games for the children, fellowship for the adults,
plenty of food, and music provided by our Westminster Fellowship
(WF) Band.
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Our worship service at 7:30 a.m. in the Sanctuary was in
the Heritage style,
including the hymns "Stand Up, Stand Up for Jesus" and "O
Jesus, I Have Promised"
sung by the congregation accompanied by David Lincoln on the
organ.
Additional information about our church worship styles can
be found on the Worship
Schedule page of the website. |
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All three ministers participated in our 8:40 a.m. worship service,
which was in the Tapestry style.
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Paul J. Kirbas
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Caryle Aitken Wilkie
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Jay Moses
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David Lincoln led our Westminster Choir
in singing "Praise Him,"
accompanied by Paul Burgess on the piano. |
The choir led the congregation in singing "Stand Up, Stand
Up for Jesus," accompanied by David Lincoln on the organ. |
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We shared the peace of the Lord.
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We commissioned some of our Sunday School teachers.
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was done as a drama by members of our Shepherd Company. Doug
Zimmer, as the Apostle Paul, who was in jail, dictated this portion
of the letter to the Philippians to the scribe, played by Patrick
Stremel. |
We stood to sing another hymn, "O Jesus, I Have Promised," and
then sat down to listen to the message "Living FOR the Lord,"
presented by Dr. Paul Kirbas. |
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We then stood for the blessing from Dr. Paul Kirbas.
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As they do at the 8:40 a.m. service each week, John Herndon
(on the right) ran the soundboard during the service while Bill
Wetteroth (on the left) recorded the service on CD for
our church library and shut ins and to enable the sermon to be
added to our website and podcast. |
Since Catch the Spirit Sunday fell on the second
Sunday of the month, our 11:00 a.m. worship service was a Celebration
Service held in our Ministry Center. The scripture
reading and the sermon are the same as at the earlier services,
but the words to the songs are projected on screens at the front
and the back rather than printed in bulletins or in a hymnal.
Our band, 2 or More, led the singing of songs including "You
Are Worthy Of My Praise," "You Are My King," and "How
Can I Keep From Singing?" The singers were Sharon
Urban, Donna Beering, Nancy Goodwin, and Doug Boyd. |
| We shared the peace of the Lord and experienced the dramatic
interpretation of Paul's dictating a portion of the letter to
the Philippians to a scribe. |
After the sermon by Dr. Paul Kirbas, the service concluded
with the band, 2 or More, leading the singing of "Joy."
Our picnic was held from 3:00 - 6:00 p.m. that afternoon.
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View Picnic Photos Page 1
View Picnic Photos Page 2
Our thanks to Bob Stevens for the photos!
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