First Presbyterian Church of Ulysses

We hope you will join us for worship each week. Here is some information that you might like to have about this week’s worship service.

Scripture: Genesis 39:1-23 (p. 35, Pew Bible) and Matthew 5:11-12 (p. 882, Pew Bible)

Message: “Joseph in Prison”

Theme: Weathering the Storms

Hymns We Will Sing:

• *HYMN #39 “Great Is Thy Faithfulness” (FAITHFULNESS)
• *HYMN #442 “Just as I Am, without One Plea” (WOODWORTH)
• *HYMN #100 “My Soul Cries Out with a Joyful Shout: Canticle of the Turning”        (STAR OF THE COUNTY DOWN)

Prayer of the Day: God of presence, you remained fully with Joseph when he sat long years in a prison for a crime he did not commit. Help us to see that you are always with us, so that we might live faithfully in your world. Amen.

We have the Rummage Sale each year so that people have the opportunity to bring clothes they no longer wear, buy clothes that suit them better, find clothing at a very reasonable price and participate in a fun way as we earn funds for ministries of the church.

– On September 12 and 13 we will be accepting your unwanted clothing, shoes, and accessories from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. If the drop-off times are not convenient for you, we can make arrangements for alternative drop off times or even pick up if needed. We ask that your contributions be clean, unstained, and not torn. We also need grocery bags for our Saturday bag sale.

– Pass the word. The sale dates are Friday, September 14, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday, September 15, from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

We’d love to see you here, whether as a contributor, worker, buyer, or all three.

We hope you will join us for worship each week. Here is some information that you might like to have about this week’s worship service.

Scripture: Genesis 12:1-9 (pp. 9-10, Pew Bible) and Matthew 28:19-20 (p. 911, Pew Bible)

Message: “Call of Abraham”

Theme: Building Shalom

Hymns We Will Sing:

• *HYMN #35  “Praise Ye the Lord, the Almighty”  (LOBE DEN HERREN)
• *HYMN #14  “For the Beauty of the Earth” (DIX)
• *HYMN #625  “O Lord My God” (HOW GREAT THOU ART)

 Prayer of the Day: God of covenant, you promised Abraham land, descendants, and blessing so that he might be a blessing for all. Show us how to honor the covenant, so that we might be a blessing to others. Amen.