ARDMORE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 10:30 A.M., AUGUST 22, 2021 - Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time
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“Transforming Lives Through the Good News of Jesus Christ”
ARDMORE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Ardmore, Pennsylvania
10:30 A.M., AUGUST 22, 2021
Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time
Worship Service
Welcome to Ardmore Presbyterian Church Welcome to worship at Ardmore Presbyterian Church! We are delighted you are
joining us for worship this morning—whether you are physically present with us
here in the sanctuary, or whether you’re livestreaming the service from home! The
people of God are resilient because Jesus was, is, and will continue to be Lord of
the Church. The Holy Spirit gifts Jesus-followers with praise, song, and prayer
either in a sanctuary or at home on the computer. Over the centuries, Christians
have worshipped in catacombs, homes, prison cells, desert monasteries, gothic
cathedrals, country churches, and now, via the Internet. This virus will one day
pass, but until that day arrives, let us be encouraged in Christ’s reign. Please find
ways to remain connected with each other, your faith, and church. Like those who
have gathered for 2000 years in unusual places, let us worship God!
A message from Rev. Jason Grimes
We welcome you warmly to Ardmore Presbyterian Church where we strive to be faithful
disciples of Jesus Christ.
We are especially thankful for visitors. If you have a prayer request, please email it to
Rev. Jason Grimes at jgrimes@ardmorepres.org or call 610-642-6650x100.
A recording or live streaming of Sunday’s service will be posted online at
www.ardmorepres.org.
Please spread the word to those who are interested in viewing our virtual worship.
SESSION
Class of 2021 Class of 2022 Class of 2023
Cathie Calkins Dick Corl Jody Brumbach
Chip Cobb, Jr. Barry Jeffries Anne Conroy
John DiNome Jeff Michaelson Elaine Giese
Robie Lawlace Ben Yurchak Donald Poorman,
Clerk of Session
BOARD OF DEACONS
Class of 2021 Class of 2022 Class of 2023
Eliza Brooks Katherine Anne Matt, Kristy Cobb
Dan del Duca Moderator Graham Fuller
Holly Frank Jessie DiNome Isla Grant
Viola Terwiesch Howard Donahue Anne Toal McComiskie
Maria Helena Fernandez
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*Standing for those who are able. People’s response in bold type.
Order of Service
GATHERING THE PEOPLE OF GOD
PRELUDE Prelude & Fugue in C minor (“Arnstadt”) J. S. Bach (1710)
Ross Ellison, Guest Organist
The grace and peace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with you.
And also with you.
LIFE AND WORK OF THE CHURCH Rev. Jason Grimes
OPENING PRAYER
*CALL TO WORSHIP (from Psalm 46) Cathie Calkins
God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
Therefore we will not fear, though the earth should change, though the mountains
shake in the heart of the sea;
Though its waters roar and foam, though the mountains tremble with its tumult.
There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God, the holy habitation of the
Most High.
God is in the midst of the city; it shall not be moved; God will help it when the
morning dawns.
The nations are in an uproar, the kingdoms totter; he utters his voice, the earth melts.
The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge.
Be still, and know that I am God! I am exalted among the nations, I am exalted in
the earth. The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge.
MUSICAL REFLECTION Out of Deep, Unordered Water RUSTINGTON
CALL TO CONFESSION (from James 5)
James writes to the church, “Therefore confess your sins to one another, and pray for
one another, so that you may be healed.” In penitence and in faith, let us pray to
Christ.
PRAYER OF CONFESSION
We pour our hearts before you, O God; you are our refuge and strength. Waves
of doubt beat against us, weakening our faith. Tremors of discord shake our
foundation. The winds of temptation drive us from our course. Too often we rely
on ourselves when wisdom is sought. Still the storms of our souls! Provide in Christ
a haven of hope for our troubled and distracted spirits. Amen. (James G. Kirk)
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ASSURANCE OF PARDON (from Micah 7)
The prophet Micah proclaims, “You do not stay angry forever but delight to show
mercy. You will again have compassion on us; you will tread our sins underfoot and
hurl all our iniquities into the depths of the sea.” Friends, in Jesus Christ we are
forgiven!
*PASSING OF THE PEACE (from Colossians 3)
Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts. To this peace we were called as members of
a single body.
The peace of Christ be with you.
Peace be with you.
(Call two people in our church community today and pass the peace of Christ.)
RESPONSE, Solo O Sing a Song of Galilee KINGSFOLD
O sing a song of Galilee, For though, like waves on Galilee,
Of lake and woods and hill, Dark seas of trouble roll,
Of Him who walked upon the sea When faith has heard the Master’s word,
And bade its waves be still: Falls peace upon the soul.
CHILDREN’S MESSAGE
THE WORD PROCLAIMED
PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION
God our helper, show us your ways and teach us your paths. By your Holy Spirit, open
our minds that we may be led in your truth and taught your will. Then may we praise
you by listening to your Word and obeying it; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
FIRST READING, Jonah 1:1-6
Now the word of the LORD came to Jonah son of Amittai, saying, “Go at once
to Nineveh, that great city, and cry out against it; for their wickedness has come up
before me.” But Jonah set out to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the LORD.
He went down to Joppa and found a ship going to Tarshish; so he paid his fare and
went on board, to go with them to Tarshish, away from the presence of the LORD.
But the LORD hurled a great wind upon the sea, and such a mighty storm came
upon the sea that the ship threatened to break up. Then the mariners were afraid, and
each cried to his god. They threw the cargo that was in the ship into the sea, to lighten
4it for them. Jonah, meanwhile, had gone down into the hold of the ship and had lain
down, and was fast asleep. The captain came and said to him, “What are you doing
sound asleep? Get up, call on your god! Perhaps the god will spare us a thought so that
we do not perish.”
ANTHEM, Solo But the Lord Is Mindful of His Own (St. Paul) Felix Mendelssohn (1836)
Kathy Wagner, Mezzo-soprano
But the Lord is mindful of His own, He remembers His children.
Bow down before Him, ye mighty, for the Lord is near us.
(Psalm 115:12; II Timothy 2:19; Philippians 4:5)
SECOND READING, Acts 27:1-21
When it was decided that we were to sail for Italy, they transferred Paul and some
other prisoners to a centurion of the Augustan Cohort, named Julius. Embarking on
a ship of Adramyttium that was about to set sail to the ports along the coast of Asia,
we put to sea, accompanied by Aristarchus, a Macedonian from Thessalonica. The
next day we put in at Sidon; and Julius treated Paul kindly, and allowed him to go to
his friends to be cared for. Putting out to sea from there, we sailed under the lee of
Cyprus, because the winds were against us. After we had sailed across the sea that is
off Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra in Lycia. There the centurion found an
Alexandrian ship bound for Italy and put us on board. We sailed slowly for a number
of days and arrived with difficulty off Cnidus, and as the wind was against us, we
sailed under the lee of Crete off Salmone. Sailing past it with difficulty, we came to
a place called Fair Havens, near the city of Lasea.
Since much time had been lost and sailing was now dangerous, because even the
Fast had already gone by, Paul advised them, saying, “Sirs, I can see that the voyage
will be with danger and much heavy loss, not only of the cargo and the ship, but also
of our lives.” But the centurion paid more attention to the pilot and to the owner of
the ship than to what Paul said. Since the harbor was not suitable for spending the
winter, the majority was in favor of putting to sea from there, on the chance that
somehow they could reach Phoenix, where they could spend the winter. It was a
harbor of Crete, facing southwest and northwest.
When a moderate south wind began to blow, they thought they could achieve
their purpose; so they weighed anchor and began to sail past Crete, close to the
shore. But soon a violent wind, called the northeaster, rushed down from Crete. Since
the ship was caught and could not be turned head-on into the wind, we gave way to it
and were driven. By running under the lee of a small island called Cauda we were
5scarcely able to get the ship’s boat under control. After hoisting it up they took
measures to undergird the ship; then, fearing that they would run on the Syrtis, they
lowered the sea anchor and so were driven. We were being pounded by the storm so
violently that on the next day they began to throw the cargo overboard, and on the
third day with their own hands they threw the ship’s tackle overboard. When neither
sun nor stars appeared for many days, and no small tempest raged, all hope of our
being saved was at last abandoned.
Since they had been without food for a long time, Paul then stood up among them
and said, “Men, you should have listened to me and not have set sail from Crete and
thereby avoided this damage and loss.”
THIRD READING, Matthew 8:23-27
And when he got into the boat, his disciples followed him. A windstorm arose on
the sea, so great that the boat was being swamped by the waves; but he was asleep. And
they went and woke him up, saying, “Lord, save us! We are perishing!” And he said to
them, “Why are you afraid, you of little faith?” Then he got up and rebuked the winds
and the sea; and there was a dead calm. They were amazed, saying, “What sort of man
is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him?”
This is the Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
SERMON “Storm” Rev. Jason Grimes
Summer Series on “Church Emerging”
RESPONDING TO THE WORD
*HYMN 492 Baptized in Water BUNESSAN
*AFFIRMATION OF FAITH (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.
6PREPARING TO MAKE OUR OFFERING TO GOD
OFFERTORY, Solo With What Shall I Come Before the Lord Beck/Courtney (1990)
With what shall I come before the Lord,
and bow myself before God on high?
Shall I come before Him with burnt offerings,
shall I come before Him with yearling calves?
Will the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams,
with ten thousand rivers of oil?
Shall I give Him my firstborn for my transgressions,
the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?
He has shown you, O man; He has shown you what is good.
And what does the Lord require of you but to do justice,
and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?
(Micah 6:6-8)
*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.
PRAYER OF DEDICATION OF OUR GIFTS
Our worship will continue outside on the lawn.
THE RECEPTION OF NEW MEMBERS AND SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM
Alexandra and Samuel Stabert Kaitlyn Waterson
Eloise Stabert (Daughter of Alexandra and Samuel Stabert)
. . . Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come,
thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and
forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors; and lead us not into temptation
but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory,
forever. Amen.
*HYMN 356 Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing NETTLETON
*CHARGE AND BENEDICTION
POSTLUDE Carillon Louis Vierne (1913)
7Preschool Registration, 2021-2022 School Year
We are open for registration for the 2021-2022 school year! If you wish
to reserve a place for your child(ren) for September 2021, please register
on our website. Please note that the cut-off dates comply with Lower
Merion School District and provide guidelines for admission:
Age Requirements
Two Day, 2-year-and-7-month-old Program 2-years-old before 02/15/21
Monday and Friday, 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Annual Tuition: $2000.00
Three Day, 3-year-old Program 3-years-old before 09/15/21
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Annual Tuition: $3000.00
Five Day Program 4-years-old before 09/15/21
Monday - Friday, 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Annual Tuition: $4200.00
Please reach out to us if you have any questions!
Michelle Butera, Director (mbutera@ardmorepres.org)
Irena Reynolds, Administrator (preschool@ardmorepres.org)
Local Outreach Ministry:
Ardmore Food Pantry
The Ardmore Food Pantry is housed at St. Mary’s Episcopal Church in Ardmore and is
asking for staple food items as well as paper bags with handles and reusable plastic bags.
Staple food items include: cereals, canned meals, pasta, spaghetti sauce, hearty soups,
mac & cheese, bottled dressings, canned tuna, chicken, salmon, granola bars, oatmeal
(packets), canned vegetables and beans, sliced bread, snacks, peanut butter & jelly,
canned or cups of fruit and applesauce, mayonnaise (smaller sizes), crackers (saltines
or Ritz). Non-perishable donations can be left in the St. Mary’s cloister at any time.
You may also leave items in the APC office or in the narthex (where you enter our
sanctuary).
8APC Book Group Returns!
Love is the Way: Holding On To Hope in Troubling Times (5 Stars,
264 pages), by Bishop Michael Curry, Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal
Church: “Walk the path of love with one of the warmest, most beloved
spiritual leaders of our time, and learn how to put faith into action.”
Bishop Curry gives us a message of hope in an inspirational road map for living the
way of love illuminated by moving lessons in his own life. The way of love is essential
for addressing the seemingly insurmountable challenges facing the world today.
Discover gifts needed to live the way of love with an unwavering regard for human
dignity. (Excerpted from Amazon description)
As books arrive, they will be placed on the Book Group shelf in the Narthex (next
to the Coffee Hour table). Just sign out, read, and return to the shelf to be shared
by September 28. Contact the Church Office if you need to have one delivered.
Happy and inspirational reading!
Sanctuary Memorial Flower dedications are needed for
the following upcoming weeks:
August 29 , September 12th, 19th, and October 3rd.
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Thank you.
West Kensington Ministry: Golf Outing
Please consider joining us for the 3rd Annual West Kensington
Ministry Golf Outing on Monday, September 27, 2021 at
Jeffersonville Golf Club at 10:30 a.m. (shot-gun start). Sign-
in/registration begins at 9:30 a.m. A donation of $150 per player
is required to participate, which includes lunch, green fees, a putting contest, door
prizes, and much more. Register at www.westkensingtonministry.com and contact
Chad Pilling (pillingcb@gmail.com) for more information. We hope you will join us!
Check out the flyer for full details!
9Welcome to the Organ: Dr. Ross Ellison
Guest organist, Dr. Ross Ellison is owner-operator of University
Music Service in Hershey, and is Assistant Professor of Music at
Millersville University of PA. In demand as a substitute organist
in central and southeastern PA, Ross is also a frequent recitalist
at Bruton Parish Church in colonial Williamsburg. Ross lives in
Hershey with his wife, Sharon.
Sanctuary Village Fundraiser
Sanctuary Village is having a fundraiser, which
involves the collection of new or gently used shoes.
We are calling the fundraiser “Soles for Souls!”
This fundraiser benefits our building a community
of Tiny Houses in Philadelphia for people who are experiencing chronic street home-
lessness.
There will be a container to collect shoes (new or gently used), in the church office. If
the container is getting filled, Schaunel Steinnagel will take the shoes and bag them up
for collection/storage, so that more shoes can be donated! The collection will run
approximately through August and September.
Sanctuary Village will be paid by the pound for the shoes collected. The shoes will be
shipped abroad to be sold by small business owners to provide earnings for them as
well as affordable shoes for their customers. This is a win-win-win opportunity as it
helps Sanctuary Village, these vendors, and the planet by not having unwanted shoes
end up in landfills.
Thank you very much!
Any questions, contact Rev. Schaunel Steinnagel, RVschaunel@aol.com, 302-463-0542.
SAVE THE DATE
Homecoming Sunday: September 12, 2021
More information to come.
10Welcome Kathy Wagner, Mezzo-soprano
Kathy Wagner, mezzo-soprano, holds degrees in music from
Mansfield University and Northwestern University. Kathy
teaches musical theater and general music at Philadelphia
Academy Charter School, and has performed with Opera
Philadelphia and Syracuse Opera, among others. She is alto
section leader at St. David’s Episcopal Church in Radnor,
and is mom to Ella, and wife to Charles.
This Week at APC
Sunday, August 22 9:00 a.m. Sunday Morning Adult Small Group
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/890918410
10:30 a.m. Lord’s Day Worship, In-Person (& Livestreamed)
https://ardmorepres.org/live
11:30 a.m. Lemonade on the Lawn
7:00 p.m. Sunday Evening Chat
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85940579693
Monday, August 23 1:00 p.m. Prayer Group
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83578496052
Tuesday, August 24 2:00 p.m. Safety Task Force Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81117187799
Sunday, August 29 9:00 a.m. Sunday Morning Adult Small Group
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/890918410
10:30 a.m. Lord’s Day Worship, In-Person (& Livestreamed)
https://ardmorepres.org/live
11:30 a.m. Lemonade on the Lawn
7:00 p.m. Sunday Evening Chat
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85940579693
11Lift your prayers this week for: APC Safety Task Force, Children
Suffering from Anxiety, Lower Merion Firefighters and Families, Our
Church Family, Pastor Jason Grimes & Family, World Leaders &
Health Care Workers. Prayers for those suffering from Covid-19 and
from long term effects. Ongoing Prayers for: Kate Brooks, Jessie
DiNome, Rosemary Fischer, Sandy Foote, Twila Garletts, Claire Hammonds, Julie Patterson,
Christopher Rowe, Mary Schreiber, Kathy Toal. Prayers for those grieving the loss of
someone they love. Friends/Family: John Beerbower, Austin Beltante, David Block, Brooks
Family, Fischer Family, Dr. David Githii, Green Light Movement, Dilshani Grimes’ Mother,
James and Sara Hodsden, Michael James, Massey Family, Andrew Mead, Maria Helena
Michaelson’s Brother and Family, Patty Mihok, Mary Scattergood, Schreiber Family, Gloria
Yeboah. Prayer for those in care facilities. Prayer for those in the military. APC mission
partners: APC Preschool, Ardmore Food Pantry, Caring Hands Ministry (in India), First
Place, Interfaith Hospitality Network, Kuwadzana Presbyterian Church (in Zimbabwe),
Maternity Care Coalition, Medical Benevolence Foundation, Pre-Med Hospice Ministry,
Teachers’ Teammates, The Welcome Church, Welcoming the Stranger, and West
Kensington Ministry.
CHURCH DIRECTORY
Ministers: Entire Congregation
Assisted by:
Rev. Jason Grimes, Pastor, jgrimes@ardmorepres.org
Gary Garletts, M.M., AAGO, Director of Music/Organist, ggarletts@ardmorepres.org
Kaitlyn Waterson, soprano; Courtney Capriotti, mezzo-soprano; Jim Longacre, tenor; Tom Sitzler, baritone
Rev. Graham Robinson, D.Min., Parish Associate, gjmtk5@gmail.com
Michelle Butera, M.B.A., Director, Weekday Preschool, mbutera@ardmorepres.org
Kaitlyn Waterson, Church Administrator, kwaterson@ardmorepres.org
Irena Reynolds, M.A., Preschool Administrator, ireynolds@ardmorepres.org
Scott Welden, M.B.A., Finance Manager, swelden@ardmorepres.org
Bob Peters, A.S., Building Manager, bpeters@ardmorepres.org
Eliza Brooks, O.T.D., Youth Ministry Coordinator, ebrooks35@gmail.com
5 W. Montgomery Avenue, Ardmore, PA 19003-1599
610.642.6650 | www.ardmorepres.org
Online E-Giving — You may now give to APC at any time by going to the church’s
website (www.ArdmorePres.org) and click on the green “GIVE NOW” button on
the top right corner. Or, you may simply scan the QR code on the left here with
your phone. Simply set up a new account and start e-giving today!
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