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OCEAN VIEW PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
67 Central Ave., Ocean View DE 19970
August 2, 2020
SILENT MEDITATION
Things Hidden, Richard Rohr, p. 130
God refuses to be an object of knowledge like all other objects of knowledge. God cannot be known the way we
know a tree, a scientific fact or a book. God can only be known as a fellow subject. That’s a reciprocal knowing,
where we “know as fully as we are known” (1 Cor. 13:12). It will feel like you are being “known through”, more
than you are knowing something yourself. It will feel like a participative knowing more than an object of your
private knowing.
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WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
CALL TO WORSHIP
L: Let us acknowledge, Sisters and Brothers, from what matter we were made;
C: Who and what we were, when we came into the world;
L: From what grave and what darkness God who created us brought us into this world;
C: Having prepared God’s benefits for us before we were born.
L: Seeing, therefore, that we have all these things from God,
C: We ought in every respect to give thanks to God, to whom be the honor and the glory
forever.
ALL: Let us worship God! AMEN.
REFLECTION ON OUR COMMON HUMANITY
We bring to God all that is comfortable and self-satisfied in us, expecting to be blessed, even as we
believe we have been blessed. We’ve avoided the struggle, the doubt, and the searching.
But as this time of separation and even isolation goes on, we feel as though we are in the midst
of messy struggles, unwinnable struggles, all-encompassing adversity – and we feel doubt, we
feel uncertainty. We find our tasks, and our feelings, hard to deal with, and we wonder
whether we will prevail.
And so we bring to God our failings, and our fallings, and our battered faith.
Lord, be gracious, and merciful; be slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love. Be good to
us, as you are good to all, send your compassion over us. We feel as though you have stricken
us; now bind up our wounds.
The Lord is faithful in all the Lord’s words and deeds; the Lord upholds all who are falling, and raise
up all who are bowed down. In Jesus Christ, the Lord’s mercy and love are known.
Thanks be to God!
PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION
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READING Genesis 32: 22-31
GOSPEL LESSON Matthew 14: 13-21
The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God!
SERMON You Open Your Hand…
AFFIRMATION OF FAITH from A Brief Statement of Faith
In life and in death we belong to God. Through the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of
God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit, we trust in the one triune God, the Holy One of
Israel, whom alone we worship and serve. We trust in Jesus Christ, fully human, fully God.
Jesus proclaimed the reign of God: preaching good news to the poor and release to the captives,
teaching by word and by deed and blessing the children, healing the sick and binding up the
broken-hearted, eating with outcasts, forgiving sinners, and calling all to repent and believe the
gospel. AMEN.
CONCERNS AND JOYS: Please email, text or call your concerns directly to Pastor Terry at:
Cell: 862-432-1196 / Office: 302-539-345/ [email protected]
PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE
LITANY PRAYER lutherjulia
Home is a place of rest; my home is in the Lord.
Home is a sense of peace; my home is in the Lord.
Home is a generous welcome; my home is in the Lord.
Home is a refuge from fear; my home is in the Lord.
Home is an open table; my home is in the Lord.
Home is an end to eternal longing; my home is in the Lord.
God of all places and people, you are not bound by walls, contained by addresses, or limited by
borders or barriers. Open our eyes to see ourselves in you, wherever we are and whatever our
experiences. Teach us to recognize our neighbors as our fellow travelers and co-habitants, alive
in You together through Jesus Christ. AMEN.
THE LORDS PRAYER
CALL FOR THE OFFERING
DOXOLOGY Kathy Rhodes
DEDICATION
CHARGE
BLESSING
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We respectfully remind you of the ongoing expenses of our ministry, and of our beautiful campus.
Please continue to donate. We can receive your donation by regular mail. If you need to drop your
donation off, come to the office Monday through Thursday, 9:00 am – 12:00 pm and make sure we
know. You may also donate through Pay Pal; please see our website, ovpc.org.
“May our gifts be a source of light, in a world that has learned to love darkness.”
LITURGIST – The elder leading the service today is Bob Clark.
SCRIPTURES today are presented by Judy Reich and Bob Turner.
SANCTUARY FLOWERS are given today by Karen and Phil Hamilton in celebration of their 40th
wedding anniversary.
There will be preservice music beginning at 9:20 for the live streaming service. This will
continue until we are back together again.
The service will begin at 9:30 as usual.
PRAYER LIST
August 2, 2020
Khaled & Nouha Dabaj Gina Tracy Higdon
& their children Bob Brittingham Evy Symer
John Doherty Laurie Linard Jane Sergison
Alex Rhodes Charlotte Wheatley Patrick Kennedy
Ainslie & Keith Peoples Ruth Schafer The O’Neills
Rev. Dave Lovelace Joni & Ray Keller Ray Stancill
Brian DeFazio Ray Keller, Jr. Karen Hamilton
Frank Cook Carol Trent & Family Elaine Jackson
Pete Wells Tom Murray Dottie Nicholson
Woodruff Family Betsy Henifin Kasey
Chuck and Sherri Weymer Dick Regester Jim Dudley
Donna Stitz Charles Berry
If you need prayer for whatever reason, call Kathy Sheetz (302-539-2827)
to initiate a chain of prayers. Please contact the office at 302-539-3455 or email @
[email protected] to update the prayer list. Thank you!
CHRISTIAN EDUCATION SUMMER DATES TED Talk
August 9, 2020
Classes begin at 10:30 am via Zoom.
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Please join us for Time of Prayer and Silent Meditation on Tuesday evenings.
6 pm - 7 pm
Zoom Information:
ID: 826 0754 9832
Password: 187017
One tap mobile +13017158592,,82607549832#,,,,0#,,187017# US (Germantown)
Dial by your location +1 301 715 8592 US (Germantown)
July 2020 DEACON MISSION
The Deacons have identified the Emergency Assistance Service (EAS) as the August
mission project. Under Delaware Health and Social Services, the Pyle Center located
in Frankford has assisted clients in Sussex County since 1975.
The emergency service is one of more than twenty services they provide.
They work in partnership with local churches and the Sussex County Ministerium to
meet emergency needs of families and individuals. Monetary donations received
from OVPC stay in Sussex County. After receiving references from counselors at the
center, this program provides resources in an effort to avoid hardships for those in
crisis situations: i.e. assistance with food, electric bills, fuel, rent, etc. When being
notified of the need, the Ministerium pays service providers directly.
We have been given an opportunity to plant a mustard seed and are grateful for
your contribution as OVPC continues to care for others in our community.
MEETING SCHEDULES
Please contact the church office @
302-539-3455 or email [email protected] when scheduling your ZOOM or conference call meetings
that need to be on the calendar to avoid any meeting/call overlaps. Thank you!
Our Stephen Ministers have continued their bi-monthly ministry meetings. If any of you are
feeling especially distressed during this time, one of our Stephen Ministers can meet with you via
phone or via video. Please call Elaine Smith for a referral.
These Days (Daily Devotions for Living by Faith)
We still have the April/May/June editions available and now we have the July/August/September
available. Please call the office at 302-539-3455 or email @
[email protected] and a copy will be left for you in the mailbox outside the office.
If anyone prefers a printed newsletter please call, 302-539-3455 or email the office @
[email protected]. Newsletters will be left in the beginning of the month in the black
mailbox outside the office.
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August 2nd Scriptures
Genesis 32:22-31
22 The same night he got up and took his two wives, his two maids, and his eleven children, and crossed the ford of the Jabbok. 23 He took them and sent them across the stream, and likewise everything that he had. 24 Jacob was left alone; and a man wrestled with him until daybreak. 25 When the man saw that he did not prevail against Jacob, he struck him on the hip socket; and Jacob's hip was put out of joint as he wrestled with him. 26 Then he said, "Let me go, for the day is breaking." But Jacob said, "I will not let you go, unless you bless me." 27 So he said to him, "What is your name?" And he said, "Jacob." 28 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." 29 Then Jacob asked him, "Please tell me your name." But he said, "Why is it that you ask my name?" And there he blessed him. 30 So Jacob called the place Peniel, saying, "For I have seen God face to face, and yet my life is preserved." 31 The sun rose upon him as he passed Penuel, limping because of his hip.
Matthew 14:13-21
13 Now when Jesus heard this, he withdrew from there in a boat to a deserted place by himself. But when the crowds heard it, they followed him on foot from the towns. 14 When he went ashore, he saw a great crowd; and he had compassion for them and cured their sick. 15 When it was evening, the disciples came to him and said, "This is a deserted place, and the hour is now late; send the crowds away so that they may go into the villages and buy food for themselves." 16 Jesus said to them, "They need not go away; you give them something to eat." 17 They replied, "We have nothing here but five loaves and two fish." 18 And he said, "Bring them here to me." 19 Then he ordered the crowds to sit down on the grass. Taking the five loaves and the two fish, he looked up to heaven, and blessed and broke the loaves, and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds. 20 And all ate and were filled; and they took up what was left over of the broken pieces, twelve baskets full. 21 And those who ate were about five thousand men, besides women and children.
Ocean View Presbyterian Church
67 Central Avenue
Office: (302) 539-3455
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EMAIL: [email protected]
Website: www.ovpc.org
PASTOR
Rev. Terry Dougherty
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
Lori Lapointe
email: [email protected]
CEMETERY INFORMATION
Jim Hartsig
email: [email protected]
NEWSLETTER EDITORS
Jim Hartsig & Lori Hartsig
WOMEN’S SEWING CIRCLE
Elaine Smith
email: [email protected]
SESSION for 2020
Bob Clark
EMAIL: [email protected]
Ellen Neumann
EMAIL: [email protected]
Mike Read
EMAIL: [email protected]
Marti Sommer
EMAIL: [email protected]
Ollie Robling
EMAIL: [email protected]
Bob Wolf
EMAIL: [email protected]
CLERK OF SESSION
Karen Colwill
email: [email protected]
TREASURER
Liz Hobler
email: [email protected]
MUSIC DIRECTOR
Kathleen Rhodes
email: [email protected]
STEPHEN MINISTRY REFERRALS
Elaine Smith
email: [email protected]
DEACONS for 2020
Susan Baer
EMAIL: [email protected]
Cindy Benjamin
EMAIL: [email protected]
Earlene DeFazio
EMAIL: [email protected]
Joni Keller
EMAIL: [email protected]
Pamela Price
EMAIL: [email protected]
Cindy Woodruff
EMAIL: [email protected]