First Presbyterian Church of Ulysses

Join us at the Trumansburg Fairgrounds from 11 a.m. – 6 p.m. on Monday, September 30 for Doug’s Fish Fry. All proceeds go to fund the FPCU Youth in Need Initiative to help meet identified needs of youth in the Trumansburg and South Seneca School communities. Come get fish and baked goods to take home for a great cause.

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 32: 9-13 and 22-30 (p. 29, Pew Bible)

Focus Scripture – So the man said to Jacob, “What is your name?” And he said, “Jacob.” Then the man said, “You shall no longer be called Jacob, but Israel, for you have striven with God and with humans, and have prevailed.” (Genesis 32:27-28)

Message: “Wrestling with God”

Theme: Sometimes wrestling with God is what needs to happen and good comes from it.

Hymns We Will Sing:

HYMN #463          “How Firm a Foundation”                   (FOUNDATION)     

HYMN #65          “Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah”           (CWM RHONDDA)

HYMN #761      “Called as Partners in God’s Service”           (BEECHER)

Prayer of the Day: Dear Lord, We often struggle in our lives and in our faith. Assure us that you will never let us go, and teach us to long for the blessings which result from seeing challenges through. Amen.

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 18:1-15; 21:1-7 (p. 13-4 and 16, Pew Bible)

Focus Scripture: The Lord said to Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh, and say, ‘Shall I indeed bear a child, now that I am old?’ Is anything too wonderful for the Lord? At the set time I will return to you, in due season, and Sarah shall have a son.” But Sarah denied, saying, “I did not laugh”; for she was afraid. He said, “Oh yes, you did laugh.” (Genesis 18:13-15)

Message: “Welcome to the Feast”

Theme: God’s gifts bring joy and laughter.

Hymns We Will Sing:

HYMN #23       “God, You Spin the Whirling Planets”       (PLEADING SAVIOR)

HYMN #649 “Amazing Grace, How Sweet the Sound”      

HYMN #716    “God, Whose Giving Knows No Ending”          (BEACH SPRING)

Prayer of the Day: Joyous God, You made Sarah laugh at your outrageous promises, and you delivered exactly as you said. Lighten our hearts with anticipation of what you are doing in our lives, and open us to possibilities far beyond what we ourselves could ever imagine. Amen.