TODAY at Old South Haven Church Presbyterian Church

TODAY at Old South Haven Presbyterian Church, Brookhaven, NY            April 2, 2020

Dear Members and Friends of Old South Haven,

This coming Sunday, Palm Sunday, will be our first attempt to have a virtual service.  On Sunday morning, at 10:00 am, you can click on the link below to join the service or call the number to listen only.

Old South Haven Church is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: Palm Sunday Service

Time: Apr 5, 2020 10:00 AM

Join Zoom Meeting via computer

https://us04web.zoom.us/j/2425544200

Meeting ID: 242 554 4200

Join by telephone voice only

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Please note that we will be doing a virtual communion so you can a piece of bread and a cup of wine or juice available for that part of the service,

On Saturday, Session members will be giving out palms in the church's parking lot from 10:00 to 12 noon.  You will also be able to pick up a Bulletin for the Palm Sunday service.

Pastor Ralph has written a lovely letter to you and I have pasted it below as well as attaching it to this email.

I am looking forward to your participation in our Palm Sunday service!

Love and God Bless!

Linda

From Pastor Ralph

April 2, 2020

Dear Members and Friends of Old South Haven Church

                                           Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might, 

                              Heaven and earth are full of your glory.  Hosanna in the highest.

                      Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest.

This Sunday is Palm Sunday…a day of celebration…a day of rejoicing as Jesus rode into Jerusalem on the back of a donkey.  With the waving of palm branches it was a parade fit for a king….the King of Kings, our Lord and Savior, Jesus the Christ.  Living some 2000 years after this event we are well aware that the rest of that week was not as joyous as that day.  In fact in many respects it was a disaster…a painful event not only for our Lord, but also for all his followers and friends.

We have come to the end of observing Lent with the joys of Palm Sunday and the beginning of Holy Week.  It is time of prayer, a time of study and a time of reflection on the various events of a week that changed history. This includes Holy Thursday at which time we celebrate the Last Supper and then in the garden the shock of the arrest of Jesus.  Next is Good Friday with the trial and then the crucifixion.  These events brought fear into the lives of the followers of Jesus. The Good News of the week is the triumph of Easter Sunday. This event not only changed the religious world but ultimately governments and cultures of our people. 

Today, as followers of Jesus we too, face pain and suffering and live with a spirit of fear…the fear of the Corona virus which encompasses our entire world. Like the ancient followers of Jesus we too however have the teachings and love of Jesus to overcome these spirits of fear.  With his love we can in our locked down mode reach out to bring peace and support to our neighbors and family members and to the world at large.

Therefore I encourage you to spend time this coming week to follow in the steps of Jesus as he walked through the events of Holy Week. We may not be able to leave our homes and come to church, but we can with the aid of modern communications walk the road of faith together.

I invite you to read in a daily manner the Gospel of Matthew beginning with chapter 21 and follow the events of Holy Week.  If you have more time, read portions of Matthew beginning with Chapter 5 which contains the Sermon on the Mount, and leads one through a number of chapters which deal with the teaching and miracles of Jesus.

For those who are able to come by the church we are placing a table out front by the entrance.  Upon the table will be palm fronds and some literature that may help you observe Palm Sunday.  We also suggest you assemble at home some bread and some beverage that can be shared with one another and in the tradition of Last Supper break the bread and drink the wine in the name of our Savior and Lord.  I, along with some elders of the church, will bless and break bread together at the church on Sunday morning. You can follow the service in the insert in this Sunday's bulletin.

Yes, it is a different world, but our faith will see us through this time of upheaval and fear.  Please reach out to one another by telephone to share the Christian Fellowship we are so used to enjoy.  Please feel free to contact me with your concerns and prayer requests.

Peace,

Pastor Ralph

516-606-7671 (cell)

rbwright1@aol.com

TODAY at Old South Haven Church Presbyterian Church

TODAY at Old South Haven Presbyterian Church, Brookhaven, NY            March 28, 2020

Dear Friends and Members of Old South Haven Church,

I hope that you are all well and keeping safe.  Again, we will not be having a church service this coming Sunday, March 29, 2020.  Pastor Ralph Wright has prepared a Bulletin for you to read; and I have included it below as well as attaching it to this email.

Please continue to reach out to our fellow members and friends!

Love and God Bless,

Linda

Old South Haven Presbyterian Church

March 29, 2020 - 10:00 a.m.

Fifth Sunday of Lent

    " Your Head Can't Hear Until Your Heart Listens!"

                                         Bulletin Board Emanuel Lutheran Church

PRELUDE

RINGING OF THE CHURCH BELL

INTROIT

CALL TO WORSHIP                                          

  Leader:     The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the

                  fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.

 PEOPLE:  And also with you.

  Leader:     Those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the

                   things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit

       set their minds on the things of the Spirit.

  PEOPLE:  To set the mind on the flesh results in death, but to set

                   the mind on the Spirit results in life and peace.

  Leader:      Those who are led by God's Spirit are God's children, the

                   spirit dwells in them and gives life to their mortal bodies.

  PEOPLE:  The Spirit that God gives does not make us slaves or

                  cause us to fear. 

  Leader:     The Spirit allows us to call out to God, "Abba, Father". in

                  the knowledge that we are heirs with Christ to all his blessings.

  UNISON:  All this is the gift of God's love to us.  Blessed be his name,

                  now and forevermore.

 

* HYMN OF PRAISE   #341      "Blessed Assurance, Jesus is Mine"          

WELCOME

CALL TO CONFESSION

Leader:  Let us humbly confess our sins unto Almighty God.

PRAYER OF INTERCESSION AND CONFESSION

Eternal God, whose covenant with us is never broken, we confess that we fail to fulfill your will.  Though you have bound yourself to us, we will not bind ourselves to you.  In Jesus Christ you serve us freely, but we refuse your love and withhold ourselves from others.  We do not love you fully or love one another as you command.  In your mercy, forgive and cleanse us.  Give us strength to serve you faithfully until the promised day of resurrection, when, with the redeemed of all the ages, we will feast with you at your table in glory.  This we pray through Jesus Christ our Lord.  Amen. 

MOMENT OF SILENT CONFESSION

ASSURANCE OF PARDON 

   Leader:     Who is in a position to condemn?  Only Christ, and Christ died for

                    us, Christ rose for us, Christ reigns in power for us, Christ prays for

                    us.  Believe the good news of the Gospel:

  PEOPLE:  We thank you O Lord that in Jesus Christ we are forgiven!  We

                    pray for strength to forgive one another.  Amen. 

* GLORIA PATRI   #579

PASSING OF THE PEACE

Leader:    Since God has forgiven us in Christ, let us forgive one another.

                Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts since as members of one

                body you were called to peace.  The peace of Christ be with you.

PEOPLE:  And also with you. Amen.

           (Because of health concerns, it is suggested that we refrain from

                           shaking hands during the Passing of the Peace)

CHILDREN'S SERMON

PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION

Leader:     Lord, open our hearts and minds by the power of Your Holy Spirit, that

                  as the Scriptures are read and Your Word is proclaimed, we may hear

                  with joy what You say to us today.  Amen.

FIRST LESSON                            Hebrew Testament:      Psalm 130

   Leader:     This is the Word of our Lord.

   PEOPLE:  THANKS BE TO GOD.  AMEN.

* HYMN   # 276         "Great Is Thy Faithfulness"       

SECOND LESSON                      Gospel:            John 11:1-45

   Leader:      This is the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ.

   PEOPLE:   THANKS BE TO GOD.  AMEN.

SERMON                        "The Raising of Lazarus"                   Rev. Ralph Wright

* AFFIRMATION OF FAITH    "A Creed"  United Church of Canada

   We are not alone, we live in God's world.

   We believe in God: who has created and is creating,

       who has come in Jesus, the Word made flesh,

       to reconcile and make new,

       who works in us and others by the Spirit.

   We trust in God.

       We are called to be the Church,

       to celebrate God's presence,

       to live with respect in creation,

       to love and serve others,

       to seek justice and resist evil,

       to proclaim Jesus, crucified and risen,  our Judge and our Hope.

       In life, in death, in life beyond death, God is with us.   We are not

       alone.  Thanks be to God.  Amen    

JOYS AND CONCERNS OF THE CONGREGATION

PASTOR'S PRAYER OF THE DAY AND THE LORD'S PRAYER

                ......forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

OFFERING/OFFERTORY

* DOXOLOGY

* PRAYER OF DEDICATION

* CLOSING HYMN   # 391          "Take My Life"

* BENEDICTION

* POSTLUDE

                                               

*Congregation Standing

 

                                    *******************************

For a wealth of information regarding the Coronavirus The Presbyterian Church (USA) 's website shares not only medical information, but devotional and church response information.  www.pcusa.org is the address and check out Coronavirus/COVID-19 Resources for Congregations and Members.

 

                       

This week at Old South Haven Church

This Week at Old South Haven            March 27, 2020

Even when the congregation of a church is unable to meet, there are still bills to pay (utilities, insurance, telephone service, alarm monitoring, etc.).

As a regular giver, you may have wondered what options are available for making your contributions to Old South Haven other than by placing your donation in the collection plate during a Sunday worship service.

Here are two:

1. If you use your bank's "Bill Pay" feature, you may also use it to make your contribution to the church. When you use your financial institution's "Bill Pay" feature, your financial institution will mail a check to Old South Haven. To use this method, enter the payee as "Old South Haven Presbyterian Church." For the address, enter:

Assistant Financial Secretary

Old South Haven Presbyterian Church
P.O. Box 203
Brookhaven, NY 11719-0203

Your check will be delivered by USPS to the church's post office box, then retrieved and given to the Assistant Financial Secretary for recording and deposit.

2. If you don't use "Bill Pay," or don't want to, you may simply mail your check to the address shown in Method 1. To make it easier for you, an addressed envelope, with a stamp, is being mailed to all our regular donors.

Thank you!

Richard Thomas, Treasurer John Deitz, Financial Secretary

Digital Worship Services

Although Old South Haven isn't yet set up to livestream its worship services, there are other congregations that are.

Rutgers Presbyterian Church, New York, NY, pastors: Andrew Stehlik and Ashley DeTar Birt (Rutgers also provided a video to help people find their live stream, which can be found here: https://youtu.be/suvwLDACNVc (Worship time: 10:50 am ET, 9:50 am CT, 8:50 am MT, 7:50 am, PT) https://www.rutgerschurch.org/

Third Presbyterian Church, Rochester, NY. Pastor: Lynette K. Sparks. Third Pres will be livestreaming worship every Sunday morning via their YouTube Channel (Worship time: 10:45am ET, 9:45am CT, 8:45am MT; 7:45am PT). https://youtu.be/nmfwlH0ZREE

First Presbyterian Church, NYC; Interim Senior Pastor: Bob Dunham, Executive Minister: Barbara Davis. First Pres, NYC will offer recordings of abbreviated services on the website's Recent Sermons page (Sundays at 11 a.m. ET and Wednesdays at 6 p.m. ET). An accompanying worship bulletin can be found by clicking the book icon to the right of the sermon title. Additional info and messages can found on the church Facebook page.

New York Avenue Presbyterian Church, Washington, DC; pastor: Heather Shortlidge. NYAPC will be offering worship via Zoom. (Worship time: 10:00am ET, 9:00am CT, 8:00am MT, 7:00am PT). https://www.nyapc.org/

West End Collegiate Church, New York, NY. A non-Presbyterian (but still Reformed) alternative is the West End Collegiate Church service. The pastor there, Rev. Will Critzman, was married at Old South Haven last September. (He and his husband have a weekend home in Bellport.) The sermon on Sunday, March 29, will be "Living and Loving." It is online at 11:00 a.m. You can see the Sunday bulletin and a link to the livestream here: http://www.westendchurch.org/march-29-bulletin

Bellport United Methodist. If you wish to worship locally, and are ready to worship at 9:30 a.m. on Sunday morning, you can try http://www.umcbellport.org/ for its Zoom online worship service.

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This Week at Old South Haven            January 2, 2020

Members and Friends of Old South Haven-

As this will be my final This Week bulletin to you, let me take just a moment to say that it has been an honor, privilege and a pleasure to serve with you over these last months. As in any relationship that matters, I have learned much from you and treasured many moments from time with the children of the church, to sitting at table with the Lunch Bunch and church potlucks, and most especially in our gathered worship. You have at times been an inspiration and at others frustrating but that is because we are all human and relationships take work to thrive. As I leave you know that I will carry you in my heart for you are now and always a part of my life's journey.

My hope for you as the journey of Old South Haven continues is that you will carry on being a light in the community. That you will stretch yourselves, take some risks, so that all will come to see that you are a community of faith with open hearts, open minds that is anchored in Christ's love for all.

In Christ,

Pastor Karen

Annual Meeting of the Congregation and Corporation of Old South Haven Presbyterian Church will be held following worship on Sunday, January 12, 2020 in the sanctuary. The purpose of the meeting iyou s to elect officers and review annual reports. By order of the Session

Rev. Karen Sue Hybertsen, Ph.D., Moderator

Elder Sean Moran, Clerk of Session

PER CAPITA is "the tie that binds" — annual support that unites the entire church in the ongoing and essential work that guides the Office of the General Assembly, the life of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and benefits every congregation and every mid council ministry. Empowered by the Holy Spirit, the Office of the General Assembly encourages the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) to be a people of hope. The 2020 Per Capita is $8.95 for the General Assembly, $4.10 for the Synod of the Northeast, and $25.00 for the Presbytery of Long Island for a total of $38.05 for each member of OSH. We pay our full per capita assessment. Every designated contribution to the Per Capita assessment means more funds available for ministry here at OSH.

Farewell Potluck on Sunday January 12. Please join us as we say farewell to Pastor Karen. You are asked to bring a side dish. Everything else will be provided.

Pastor Karen will be honorably retired by the Presbytery of Long Island at its January 25, 2020 meeting to be held at Bethany Presbyterian Church (425 Maplewood Rd, Huntington Station). After opening business at 9 am there will be worship, followed by the installation of new officers. At around 10 am will be the recognition of retirement.

Calendar

Sunday, January 12        9:30 am    Choir

                    10:00 am    Worship

                            Sunday School

                            Fellowship

                            Choir after Fellowship

                    5:00 pm    Farewell Potluck

                       

Sunday, January 19        9:30 am    Choir

                    10:00 am    Worship, Elder Jason Neal preaching

                            Fellowship

                            Choir after Fellowship

This week at Old South Haven Churdh

This Week at Old South Haven            January 2, 2020

Annual Meeting of the Congregation and Corporation of Old South Haven Presbyterian Church will be held following worship on Sunday, January 12, 2020 in the sanctuary. The purpose of the meeting is to elect officers and review annual reports. By order of the Session

Rev. Karen Sue Hybertsen, Ph.D., Moderator

Elder Sean Moran, Clerk of Session

PER CAPITA is "the tie that binds" — annual support that unites the entire church in the ongoing and essential work that guides the Office of the General Assembly, the life of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and benefits every congregation and every mid council ministry. Empowered by the Holy Spirit, the Office of the General Assembly encourages the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) to be a people of hope. The 2020 Per Capita is $8.95 for the General Assembly, $4.10 for the Synod of the Northeast, and $25.00 for the Presbytery of Long Island for a total of $38.05 for each member of OSH. We pay our full per capita assessment. Every designated contribution to the Per Capita assessment means more funds available for ministry here at OSH.

Farewell Potluck on Sunday January 12. Please join us as we say farewell to Pastor Karen. You are asked to bring a side dish. Everything else will be provided.

Pastor Karen will be honorably retired by the Presbytery of Long Island at its January 25, 2020 meeting to be held at Bethany Presbyterian Church (425 Maplewood Rd, Huntington Station). After opening business at 9 am there will be worship, followed by the installation of new officers. At around 10 am will be the recognition of retirement.

Calendar

Sunday, January 5        9:30 am    Choir

                10:00 am    Worship-Communion

                        Fellowship

                        Choir after Fellowship

Monday, January 6        7:00 pm    Session Meeting

Sunday, January 12        9:30 am    Choir

                10:00 am    Worship

                        Sunday School

                        Annual Meeting

                        Fellowship

                        Choir after Fellowship

                5:00 pm    Farewell Potluck