WE GATHER AS GOD’S PEOPLE

Please listen meditatively to the prelude to prepare yourself for worship.

PRELUDE

CHIMES

WELCOME and ANNOUNCEMENTS

INTROIT

WE WORSHIP OUR GREAT GOD

*CALL to WORSHIP (responsive) Clay Van Fossen

One: O God, You are righteous.

Many: Transform us by Your word!

One: Your judgments are upright.

Many: Transform us by Your word!

One: Your precepts are unforge#able.

Many: Transform us by Your word!

Welcome, Visitors!

We are so glad that you have joined us for worship today. Please take a moment to let us know who you are by writing your name and info in the Friendship Pad. If you need a

hearing-enhancement device, a large-print hymnal, or a Children’s Worship Kit, please see an usher.

THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH of WYOMING - CONNECTING with GOD, EACH OTHER & the WORLD

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One: Give us understanding, and we will live.

Many: Re-form us, reconcile us,

Transform us by Your word!

*HYMN 469 “Morning Has Broken”

MISSION TRIP SHARING Middle School Victoria Sumner & Zoe Goode

*PRAYER of CONFESSION (responsive) Zach Goode

One: God of Grace, You call us to be different from the world,

Many: but the world is seduc0ve,

and so we come here to be strengthened.

One: God of Vision, You hold before us an alternate way of life,

Many: different priori0es, different loyal0es, different values.

One: But we know that the world is not only seduc3ve but powerful,

Many: and so we are drawn into following its priori0es,

accep0ng its values, showing loyalty to its gods.

One: God who blesses the meek, the peacemakers, the merciful,

Many: forgive us when we lose sight of these quali0es,

when we misunderstand their role in the world.

*ASSURANCE of FORGIVENESS

*GLORIA PATRI 579

*PASSING the PEACE of CHRIST

CHILDREN’S SERMON

ANTHEM “Servant Song” by Richard Gillard / Combined Choir

WE LISTEN TO GOD’S WORD

PRAYER for ILLUMINATION Madelyn Taylor

SCRIPTURE READING Romans 12:1-2 NRSV

I appeal to you therefore, brothers and sisters, by the mercies of God, to present your

bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.

Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your minds,

so that you may discern what is the will of God—what is good and acceptable and perfect.

Romans 12:1-2 The Message

So here’s what I want you to do, God helping you: Take your everyday, ordinary life - your

sleeping, ea'ng, going-to-work, and walking-around life—and place it before God as an

offering. Embracing what God does for you is the best thing you can do for him. Don’t be-

come so well-adjusted to your culture that you fit into it without even thinking. Instead,

fix your a+en'on on God. You’ll be changed from the inside out. Readily recognize what he

wants from you, and quickly respond to it. Unlike the culture around you, always dragging

you down to its level of immaturity, God brings the best out of you, develops well-formed

maturity in you.

*HYMN 333 “Seek Ye First”

SERMON “Transformation” Libby Spera, Zach Van Fossen, Lucy Walton

WE RESPOND TO GOD’S GRACE

OFFERING

OFFERTORY Bill Seale, piano

*DOXOLOGY HYMN 592

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.

*PRAYER of DEDICATION

PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE J. D. Voss

THE LORD’S PRAYER

WE DEPART TO SERVE

*CLOSING HYMN 2130 (Sing the Faith) “The Summons”

*CHARGE and BENEDICTION

POSTLUDE

*Please stand if able

The flowers today are given by Carolyn DeYoung in honor of church family and friends.

Savoring the Word

Kings 3:5-12

T his week, take some 'me to read 1 Kings 3:5-12 each day - ideally read it in a different

transla'on each day. Or read it in different ways - maybe one day read it silently, another

read it aloud, another write it down as you read it. How do you hear it differently each 'me?

I was thinking about this passage the other day while I was driving home with my kids and

I asked them what they would wish for if given one wish. One of them said, “More wish-

es!” Not a bad idea. I wonder what God’s response to Solomon might have been if that had

been his answer. But Solomon’s answer was…wisdom. Not riches. Not power. Not more

land. Wisdom.

• What would your response be if you were put in Solomon’s place?

What would you wish for?

• What does “Wisdom” mean to you?

• Who do you know today that you would consider to be “wise”?

• How do we gain wisdom in our lives?

UNIFIED WORSHIP -

WHAT’S GOING ON AT PCW?

TODAY - During today’s worship service our

youth will be sharing about their mission trip

experiences. Then aDer the service they will

be available to share in more detail about

how they experienced God, how they shared

their faith, and what the Lord has done in

their lives. Please join them in the Gathering

Area in front of the nursery aDer the service.

NEXT WEEK, JULY 23 - We will go to Valley

Interfaith to help assemble grade school

supply packs. We need 25-30 people to go

help! VICRC will be seIng up some assembly

lines for us, and we'll be there to help get the

kids ready for the school year ahead.

JULY 30 - FAVORITE HYMNS & SONGS

SUNDAY - Join us for a service filled with your

favorite songs and hymns and a li+le back-

ground about the music. ADerward we'll just

keep on singing as we enjoy some coffee and

treats in the Gathering Area. S'ck around for

fun, food and fellowship!

AUGUST 13 - DIXIELAND SUNDAY! Come

and enjoy this special, music-filled service

and then join us for a celebra'on aDer the

service!

THANK YOU

Last Sunday PCW had 30 people participate

in the Plus-One event after our unified wor-

ship service. They made over 150 PB&J sand-

wiches for the kids participating in Reading-

Lockland Presbyterian Church’s summer pro-

gram. Way to go, church family!

SUMMER MISSION BOARD - GO SIGN UP!

ANNOUNCEMENTS Our summer mission board needs you!

Sign up to volunteer in the Gathering Area

today! “Each one should use whatever gift

he has received to serve others, faithfully

administering God’s grace in its various

forms.” 1 Peter 4:10

PCW PHOTO GALLERY & FLICKR

Please take a look around the building at

the photo galleries to see some great pho-

tos from the summer mission trips. We

would love to receive your photos from

PCW events! It’s easy, you can email

photos directly to our Flickr account at

say20dig@photos.flickr.com. Please contact

Debi Haines if you have any questions.

KEENAGERS EVENT

In July we are again going on the road. This

'me we will travel a few miles to Evergreen

for a 'me of food and fellowship. This will

be a great 'me to get to know the person

in the pew next to you be+er. All are invit-

ed to a+end, whether or not you are a resi-

dent of Evergreen. Please bring your own

lunch, and we will meet from 11:30 a.m.

un'l 1 p.m. on Wednesday, July 19, in the

Garden Room at Evergreen. Note: In case

you are wondering, the “Senior” group is

now called the “Keenagers”. It was the

name used by a group that was around

during Rev. Paul Miller’s 'me at PCW, and

many have great memories of that 'me

and those who par'cipated.

SUMMER SCHEDULING

Due to vaca'ons and scheduling conflicts,

the Tuesday Morning Prayer Group and

Bible Study will meet on July 18, August 8

and 22. We will resume mee'ng weekly,

on September 5. Please take the weekly

bulle'ns home, or find them on PCW’s

website and pray over our prayer list

throughout the week. It is an honor and

a privilege to liD up these people and situa-

'ons in prayer.

THE HEALING SPACE - THS

Check out the calendar on THS website at:

thehealingspacecincinna'.org, or on Face-

book for upcoming summer kids’ camps

and classes in mindfulness, yoga, Bodytalk

and medita'on!

ARE YOU INTERESTED IN JOIN- Sermon Notes

ING PCW?

Our next New Members Class will be held on

Sundays, August 20 and 27, in the Parlor from

10:15-10:55 a.m. Come learn about PCW, our

mission and ministry, and what it means to be

a member of the congregation. Contact Pastor

Ed or Kristen Hurd for more information.

COMMUNICATIONS

PCW’s Director of Communications, Debi

Haines, will be away from the office for the

weeks of July 16th and 23rd. If you need to

reach someone during that time, please use

our automated phone directory, or you can

find email addresses for the staff on the PCW

website.

FOR PRAYER

FOR PRAYER

PRAISE

Youth Mission Trip Sunday

The people who assembled PB&J sandwiches

and for those who will eat them!

Successful brain surgery for Pastor Ed’s sister,

Beth

THIS WEEK

Greg Kennedy - Northminster Pastoral candidate

Officers - Adrienne Palermo, Elder

Jackie Sidley, Deacon

Church Staff - Tom Haines

CANCER

Ed McCausland - Mo Miller’s father, liver cancer

Jackie Foster - Tom Haines’ mother

Cindy Robinson - ongoing treatment for cancer

Tom Horn

Cynthia Towne - brain tumor treatment

Janis Fisk - Kevin’s mother

Tim Kask - colon cancer, Gorbys’ friend

Marion Moody - Sadell Bradley’s mother

Charlie Shipe - stage-4 cancer, tumor shrinking

Jewel Bradley - Rev. Bradley’s mother

Adam Miller - Hodgkin’s lymphoma

Anne Hernandes - brain cancer

CONTINUED PRAYER

Safety for Summer Travelers

Reading-Lockland Presbyterian Church,

summer camp

Carol Maupin - recovering from hip surgery

Sophie Wappaus - 4-year-old niece of Pastors

Ed and Amy, blood disorder

Caryl Osterhus - scia3ca

Sara - Lisa Sasson’s daughter, diagnosed

with a disease affecting her hip

Doug Hutchens - eye problems

Joyce Leifheit - waiting for a new kidney

William Haines - back problems

Toby Mittelstetter - Bill Seale’s cousin

Helen Anderson - Bodmann

Bill Sprague - continued health

Paul Bartel - improved health

Our Missionaries - Benadums and Myhres

Prayers for those with ongoing situations

REMEMBERING

Fr. Chris Coleman - Please pray for his family,

friends and parishioners at St. James of the

Valley, Our Lady of the Rosary, and St. Ma#hias

the Apostle

It is a privilege to hold you in prayer.

Please let the office know if you would like

continued prayer. Otherwise names on the

list will be removed after three weeks.

Friday, July 21

6:15 a.m. Bible Study, Library

Saturday, July 22 8:00 a.m. THS Yoga, Founders’ Room

Sunday, July 23 9:30 a.m. NLCC Adult Ed, Youth Cafe

10:00 a.m. Unified Worship, Sanctuary

11:00 a.m. NLCC Worship, Great Rm.

4:00 p.m. Bill Seale Studio Recital, Sanctuary

Plus-One Valley Interfaith,

School Supply Assembly

PCW CALENDAR for THIS WEEK

PCW Office Hours:

Tuesday –Friday

9 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Church Phone:

(513) 821-8735

Web page:

www.pcwyoming.org

WiFi Info:

Username: PCWyoming

Password: 225Church

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Sunday, July 16 9:30 a.m. NLCC Adult Ed, Youth Cafe

10:00 a.m. Unified Worship, Sanctuary

11:00 a.m. NLCC Worship, Great Rm.

Plus-One Youth Mission Trip Sharing

Monday, July 17 7:00 p.m. Deacons’ Board, Parlor

7:00 p.m. Mission Meeting, LIbrary

7:45 p.m. Boy Scouts, Cabin Hall

Tuesday, July 18 7:30 a.m. Men’s Bible Study, Parlor

9:15 a.m. Prayer Meeting, Library

10:00 a.m. Staff Meeting, Library

7:00 p.m. NA, Library

Wednesday, July 19

7:30 a.m. Owen Study Group, Parlor

7:00 p.m. NLCC Bible Study, Youth Café

Thursday, July 20 8:30 a.m. Thursday Morning Bible Study, Parlor

6:00 p.m. NLCC Band Rehearsal, Great Rm.

7:00 p.m. Girl Scouts, Cabin Hall

7:00 p.m. Rising Strong Series, Parlor

The Presbyterian Church of Wyoming, 225 Wyoming Ave.,

Wyoming, OH 45215, www.pcwyoming.org

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