THE APOSTLES CREED I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth: And in Jesus Christ,

his only Son, our Lord; Who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the virgin Mary, Suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried; He descended into hell; The third day he rose again from the dead; He ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty; From thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead. I believe in the Holy Ghost; the holy catholic church; the communion of saints; the forgiveness of sins; the resurrection of the body; and the life everlasting. Amen. GLORIA PATRI Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost; As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. Amen. DOXOLOGY Praise God from whom all blessings flow; Praise him, all creatures here below; Praise him above, ye heavenly host: Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.

271 Years of Service In the Name of Christ

Sowing, GROWing, and Serving
1741 - 2012

Marion Williams 1966

Pittsgrove Presbyterian Church Daretown, New Jersey

358-1104 Dominic Mercado, Director of Music Margaret A. Powers, Organist Jill Stout, Secretary website: www.daretownpres.org

SERVICE FOR THE LORDS DAY March 25, 2012 ORGAN PRELUDE Lenten Prayer WORDS OF WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS CHORAL INTROIT I Saw The Light Praise Band Broughton

CHILDRENS MESSAGE

Anne Skinner

CHORAL ANTHEM Holy Are You, Lord of Sorrow PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION FIRST LESSON John 3:16-21 (p. 94) SECOND LESSON Ephesians 5:8-14 (p. 194) SERMON Stillin the Dark? *HYMN #272G Go to Dark Gethsemane PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE AND THE LORDS PRAYER PRESENTATION OF TITHES AND OFFERINGS OFFERTORY On Eagles Wings (Psalm 91) Rev. Paul Tuttle, guitar *DOXOLOGY *PRAYER OF DEDICATION *HYMN This Little Light of Mine (see insert) Rev. Tuttle, guitar *BENEDICTION *CHORAL RESPONSE MOMENT FOR SILENT MEDITATION ORGAN POSTLUDE Little Toccata SERVICE NOTES: (*) indicates when to stand (G) refers to our green hymnal Worship & Rejoice Curtis

*CALL TO WORSHIP (Genesis 1; Isaiah 9; John 3, 8; Matthew 27) Leader: In the Beginning, darkness was upon the face of the deep. People: The People who walked in darkness, have seen a great light! Leader: But we loved darkness, instead of the light. People: Jesus said, I am the Light of the World!. Leader: But again, darkness came over the whole land. All: Let us walk in the Light of Gods illuminating love! *HYMN #91G Christ, Whose Glory Fills the Skies *PRAYER OF CONFESSION Even before Your Creation, O God, there was darkness! And then You created Light, and called it Good! But we confess that we tend to stay in the darkness, to hide our sinful natures and tendencies. Forgive our lives in the timid shadows, and bring us into the full and emboldening Light of Your Resurrected Son, our Lord and Savior, even Jesus Christ. Continue to hear us as we confess and pray to You in these moments of Lenten Season silence. *MOMENTS FOR SILENT, PERSONAL CONFESSION *ASSURANCE OF PARDON *AFFIRMATION OF FAITH The Apostles Creed (back cover of bulletin) *GLORIA PATRI (back cover of bulletin)

The Missions of the Month for March are Sharon & Glen Geraghty and Compassion International. Sharon & Glenn Geraghty are striving to bring Gods work to the inner city. They work with young people and families who are their neighbors by meeting peoples physical, emotional and spiritual needs. They have recently moved to Chester, PA to continue their work with World Impact. Please keep them and their children, Morgan and Micah, in your prayers as they continue their ministry. Compassion International is the other ministry of the month. Compassion Sunday is March 18th. When you sponsor a child you plant a seed of hope in the heart of an impoverished boy or girl in a developing country. Sponsorship provides educational, social and health benefits through a local church in the community where the child lives. The child will be involved in Christian teaching and learn that Jesus deeply loves him or her. Please keep these ministries in your prayers. There are 12 assisted listening devices available for people to better hear the worship service. They are located in a basket in the narthex. CD copies of our worship service are also available every Sunday in the narthex. All Christmas decorations will be removed from the cemetery today. Thank you. ******************************************

Welcome to worship. As we near Good Friday and Easter, its good to gather together and encourage one another. The The The The The elder for the month is Lisa Headley. deacon for the month is Faye Crispin. trustee for the month is John Richman. greeters are Jill, Cole & Caden Stout. lay leader is Ruth Williams.

Mission Statement: In the Name of Christ: Sowing, GROWing, and Serving. Vision Statement: We are GROWing, Growing in Faith, Reaching others for Christ, Offering opportunities for mission, Worshipping the Lord with our whole hearts. If you are visiting with us today we warmly welcome you! If you have a pastoral emergency please contact one of the elders. Dana Barrett and Lisa Headley can put you in touch with the ministers who are handling pastoral care. Dana can be reached at 609-364-7480 and Lisa at 856-466-2275. You can contact Jill Stout, our secretary/treasurer at 358-1104 or jstout312@comcast.net. CHOIR PRACTICE Wednesday @ 7:30 pm PRAISE BAND PRACTICE Tuesday @ 7:30 pm SESSION MEETING Tuesday @ 7:30 pm Sr. and Jr. high youth groups will meet tonight from 6-7 pm.

This Little Light of Mine

This little light of mine, Im gonna let it shine; This little light of mine, Im gonna let it shine; Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine. (3x)

Please welcome Rev. Paul Tuttle to the pulpit this morning. Rev. Tuttle is a north New Jersey native who has recently retired from our PCUSA, having served almost 40 years in 14 local churches, including as an intentional Interim Pastor at Pitman, Salem, Carneys Point, and Janvier churches of our Presbytery, as well as churches in Ohio and the Philadelphia area. Rev. Tuttle attended Roanoke College, Va. and Princeton Theological Seminary. He and his family have lived in Glen Mills, Pa. for over 20 years, and currently is active at Trinity Presbyterian Church, Wilmington, Delaware. He is a history buff, a genealogist, and has played the acoustic guitar all his life! A Congregational Meeting has been called by Session for today following worship. The purpose of this meeting is to elect a Deacon to fill one year of an unexpired term. -Ruth Williams, Clerk of Session It is time to order Easter Lilies (cost $8.00). Please contact Judy Gardner (358-7431) to order by April 1. CROP Walk, Sunday, April 29th from 2 4 pm. Registration begins at 1 pm. Our goal is to have 50 walkers from our Church participate. If you raise $100, you will receive a t-shirt and will know you were part of a great community interfaith effort! Please see Stephanie Ale or Jane Gandy to pick up your envelope today. The next CROP Walk meeting will be Wednesday, April 18th at 7:30 pm.

Prayer Requests: Mary Radcliffe, Debbie Covey (Oak Gandys daughter), Judi Walker, Jack and Pat Barrett, Billy Cundey Jr. (friend of Chris Baum), Paul Headley, Ron Rudenolff and Joanne Riddell (friends of Dee & George Leptien), Sharon & Michael Hughes (friends of Kitty Lamb), Bruce and Teresa Monell, Brian Denny (friend of Jeanine Tindall), Peggy Kroeplin (Donna Strouds mother), Eric Robertson (friend of Andrea Wood), Carol Barnhart (Cora Laytons daughter), John Baitinger (Marion Dwyers brother), Brenda (Hackett) Halls daughter, Jill (friend of Jane String), Dot Floyd, Bill Stratton (friend of Rick & Kitty Lamb), Lestor Sutton (friend of Jennifer Johnson) ), Robert Brown (Eric Williams father-in-law), Jason Bennett Jr. (friend of Jennifer Johnson), Marion Dwyer, Jeff Simpkins, and Erma Jarman. Local food banks such as Disciples Pantry in Woodstown and Peters Pantry in Elmer continue to be in need of items. We are now collecting donations such as peanut butter, jelly, tuna, cereals, pasta, sauce, soups, macn-cheese, rice and any canned good. Please leave your contribution in the box marked in the narthex and we will make sure it gets there. Thank you in advance for your generosity! CONGREGATIONAL LIFE COMMITTEE: The Congregational Life Committee is seeking additional members to help plan our churchs fellowship activities for the year. If you would like to be part of this group or have suggestions for activities, please contact Bertie Simkins (856-358-0268). Check out our website for the weekly Bulletin and Insert.

The flowers this morning are presented in loving memory of family and friends by Jane McGill & family.

Lenten Opportunities

Invite a Friend Sunday runs every Sunday through Easter and of course onward! During this Lenten Season instead of giving something up why not try doing something different like praying faithfully for a friend who does not know Christ or who has a great need. Plan on inviting them to worship some time during the Lenten season. We would love to host your neighbors, relatives and friends in worship. Please make sure you introduce them to others in the church. Next Sunday, April 1st is Palm Sunday. There will be an Easter Egg hunt for the children following a shortened Sunday school lesson. It will be held in the ballfield depending upon the weather. Please start bringing in your plastic filled eggs nowthere is a basket in the narthex to collect them. There are also empty eggs that you can take and fill. Small candies, pennies, stickers or the like would be great fillers. Everyone is welcome to attend. April 5th, Maundy Thursday, we will gather for a covered dish meal at 6:30 pm followed by worship and communion at 7:30 pm. Rev. Richard Merritt will be preaching. If you can bring something for the meal please use the sign up sheet in the narthex. April 8, Easter Sunrise Service with Aldine United Methodist Church will be held at the Old Church at 6 am. Pastor Mike Chapman will be preaching. We will be hosting the breakfast following worship service in the social hall. Easter Morning Worship Service, 10 am. There will not be Sunday School classes this day.

Easter Breakfast: It is our year to host the breakfast following the Easter Sunrise Service with Aldine United Methodist Church. Therefore, volunteers are needed to help prepare the breakfast by making or donating a breakfast item as designated on the sign-up sheet located in the narthex. Volunteers to help serve and clean up are also appreciated. The Deacons really want to encourage our members to join us in this time of fellowship. If you would like, this is a great opportunity to invite a family member or a friend to share our faith and love in Christ. If you are planning to attend or have any questions please let Donna Neill (609-233-7722) or any member of the Deacons know. Thank you so much for your generosity and help. Finance Update As of February 29 the benevolence and tithes totals are: Benevolence Tithes $ 3,376.00 $15,932.86

If at any time, anyone would like additional information please do not hesitate to contact Ed Forsman. Let us thank the Lord for his blessings and continue to be faithful in our giving of resources, time and talents. Join us for a prayer time every Sunday morning in the youth lounge before church at 9:20am. Sunday School classes are available for all ages, children and adults. Classes begin after worship, approximately 11:30 and runs until 12:15 pm. We would love to have you join us!

At times we need people to fill in as lay leader. If you are interested, please let Dana Barrett know.