FOR February 5, 2012
One month down in 2012. Time continues to fly by! We hope this edition of the GOODeNEWS finds you happy, healthy and (since the hometown Eagles aren’t in it) relaxed prior to the Super Bowl.
Speaking of which – the Sunday School is collecting cans of soup for our annual “Soup”er Bowl Sunday. The students would appreciate you bringing a can or two to Sunday School or worship tomorrow morning. Donations will go to our Food Pantry to help our neighbors in need. We’re looking to stack the cans along the front railing in the sanctuary to show how powerful God’s love is in our congregation. So, please consider bringing soup for the cause!
Next Sunday, February 12th, we will have another delicious Fellowship Breakfast. Sunday School will not meet so that the students can come with their families at 10am for breakfast. No RSVP needed – we’ll just plan to see you there and will be sure to have plenty of good eats for all!
Happy February!!
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Our new website is now available at http://barringtonfpc.com/
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Worship this Week:
February 5, 2012 – 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Sermon – He Was a Healer
Hymns
The God of Abraham Praise
Here, O My Lord, I See Thee Face to Face
O Love that Will Not Let Me Go
Anthem – In the Bread Broken by Beall
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Church Family News:
Our prayer family this week is Bob & Lorraine Finch
Celebrating a Birthday this week (and last week!):
Jocelyn Fabiani – January
Jeremy Bupp – January
Ed Lipsett – February
Nancy Lepone – February
Daniel Pawling – February
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Sunday School News:
Footsteps in Faith
Micah 6:8
“Soup”er Bowl Sunday is here!! Don’t forget your cans of soup tomorrow morning. All donations will go to our very own Food Pantry. Also – next Sunday(the 12th) is our Fellowship Breakfast. No Sunday School that morning – just come with your family to breakfast at 10am and enjoy a wonderful meal!
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Deacons News:
Items currently in need for the food pantry are:
Peanut Butter
Jelly
Spaghetti Sauce
Cereal (hot or cold)
Complete pancake mix
Syrup
Donations can be brought to the church and left in the adult Sunday School classroom. We would also ask you to refrain from donating candy and non-nutritious snacks. Thank you for your support!
Thank you and God Bless!
Also……
The deacons are collecting new or used (but clean!) teddy bears for
Teddys for Tots.
This will be a year-round collection – so please feel free to bring in a teddy Bear any week. Teddy bears may be left in the Adult Sunday School classroom for collection.
Flower Chart – The new flower chart has been posted in the Narthex. Please sign up for those special Sundays in your life. Get on the calendar early, though, cause the Sundays fill up quickly!
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Presbytery News:
For the latest Presbytery News, please click the link:
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CALENDAR FOR THIS WEEK
Today 9:30 a.m. Sunday School
11:00 a.m. Worship & Communion
Monday 1:00 p.m. Alcoholics Anonymous
Tuesday 8:30 a.m. Morning Work Group
5:30 p.m. Alcoholics Anonymous
Wednesday 7:00 p.m. Bell Choir Rehearsal
8:00 p.m. Choir Rehearsal
Thursday 1:00 p.m. Circle of Women
5:30 p.m. Alcoholics Anonymous
Friday 7:30 p.m. Narcotics Anonymous
Next Sunday 10:00 a.m. Fellowship Breakfast
11:00 a.m. Worship
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Prayer Concerns:
Kayton Hoguet – God’s continued healing and good test results
Barb Bunting – God’s continued strength and healing
Meghan and Dave Orem – God’s healing and wisdom for the doctors.
George Macgoldrick – God’s will as he endures end-stage cancer
Kenneth Fees – God’s healing
Gloria Aceto – God’s strength as she battles non hodgkin’s lymphoma
David Siefert – God’s continued healing and strength for his back
Ann Embry – God’s peace, comfort and healing after diagnosis of cancer
Dorothy King – God’s strength as she battles cancer
Morgan (12 yr old girl) – God’s healing from surgery and as she undergoes chemo treatments
Lawrence O’Brien – God’s comfort with bone cancer
Terry Reilly – God’s care and strength with her son, Patrick, who is addicted to drugs
Kelly Amwake – God’s provisions for healing after surgery in Tampa Hospital
Gail Partee – God’s comfort on her diagnosis of cancer and strength for treatments
Neil Jackson – God’s strength as he enters the Mayo Clinic
The Family of Margaret Edwards – God’s peace on her passing
Joseph Range – God’s comfort and healing as he is hospitalized
Lois Siefert – God’s healing and strength after another fall on Sunday, January 8th, in which she broke her arm
The family of David Mason – God’s peace on his passing
Pam Deuter – God’s healing from blood clots in both lungs
Jack Zane – God’s continued care as the doctors have now found a mass on his brain and strength for his wife, Floss
Jo Ann – God’s healing from medical problems and wisdom for her doctors
The family of Harry Vincent – God’s peace on his passing and comfort for his widow, Joyce
Bill Cordner – God’s healing following surgery
The family of Bill O’Connell – God’s peace on his passing
Mike Micale – God’s healing and wisdom for the doctors as he undergoes bypass surgery on Tuesday, 2/7
The family of Bea Lenz – God’s peace on her passing
Eric Buccieri – God’s healing and wisdom for the doctors as he has internal bleeding and remains in ICU
Concluding Thoughts
This week – another favorite hymn – and an interesting conversation. The hymn is, “St. Patrick’s Breastplate,” and can be heard using the link below:
http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/s/t/stpatric.htm
The conversation was regarding who chose this particular hymn as their favorite. It is Rev. Purchase’s favorite. As he relayed his affinity for the hymn, he also mentioned that he was having difficulty finding the words to it in any of the hymnals he has and that perhaps a pastor shouldn’t have a favorite. Hmmm….should a pastor have a favorite? Your editor thinks – why not? As reported earlier (when we first started asking for your favorites) music can have strong sway over us – and there is a multitude of music out there. So, it seems perfectly fine for the pastor to have one close to his heart as well. And while this one was not familiar to your editor, it was a wonderful find. Thanks, Pastor Tom!
So…..do YOU have a favorite? And, if not – is there any special music that makes you feel closer to Jesus? Send them along – perhaps your favorite will strike a chord (!) with someone else.
May God continue to bless you all during the coming week!
“St. Patrick’s Breastplate”
I bind unto myself today
The strong Name of the Trinity,
By invocation of the same
The Three in One and One in Three.
I bind this today to me forever
By power of faith, Christ’s incarnation;
His baptism in Jordan river,
His death on Cross for my salvation;
His bursting from the spicèd tomb,
His riding up the heavenly way,
His coming at the day of doom
I bind unto myself today.
I bind unto myself the power
Of the great love of cherubim;
The sweet ‘Well done’ in judgment hour,
The service of the seraphim,
Confessors’ faith, Apostles’ word,
The Patriarchs’ prayers, the prophets’ scrolls,
All good deeds done unto the Lord
And purity of virgin souls.
I bind unto myself today
The virtues of the star lit heaven,
The glorious sun’s life giving ray,
The whiteness of the moon at even,
The flashing of the lightning free,
The whirling wind’s tempestuous shocks,
The stable earth, the deep salt sea
Around the old eternal rocks.
I bind unto myself today
The power of God to hold and lead,
His eye to watch, His might to stay,
His ear to hearken to my need.
The wisdom of my God to teach,
His hand to guide, His shield to ward;
The word of God to give me speech,
His heavenly host to be my guard.
Against the demon snares of sin,
The vice that gives temptation force,
The natural lusts that war within,
The hostile men that mar my course;
Or few or many, far or nigh,
In every place and in all hours,
Against their fierce hostility
I bind to me these holy powers.
Against all Satan’s spells and wiles,
Against false words of heresy,
Against the knowledge that defiles,
Against the heart’s idolatry,
Against the wizard’s evil craft,
Against the death wound and the burning,
The choking wave, the poisoned shaft,
Protect me, Christ, till Thy returning.
Christ be with me, Christ within me,
Christ behind me, Christ before me,
Christ beside me, Christ to win me,
Christ to comfort and restore me.
Christ beneath me, Christ above me,
Christ in quiet, Christ in danger,
Christ in hearts of all that love me,
Christ in mouth of friend and stranger.
I bind unto myself the Name,
The strong Name of the Trinity,
By invocation of the same,
The Three in One and One in Three.
By Whom all nature hath creation,
Eternal Father, Spirit, Word:
Praise to the Lord of my salvation,
Salvation is of Christ the Lord.
