SERVICE FOR THE LORD’S DAY

IDLEWILD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

WORLD COMMUNION SUNDAY

PEACEMAKING OFFERING

OCTOBER 4, 2015

8:30 & 11:00 A.M.

Idlewild members have served as volunteers in city schools for nearly 50 years.

Beginning with Pope Elementary School in downtown, then Central High School,

now Idlewild Elementary and Brewster Elementary, our volunteers have tutored,

provided breakfast, served as drivers, packed backpacks, and offered support and

encouragement to children and their teachers. This year there are 40 tutors and

readers from our congregation at Idlewild Elementary.

ASSEMBLE IN GOD’S NAME

THE GATHERING (8:30) THE REVEREND MARGARET BURNETT

(11:00) THE REVEREND REBEKAH ABEL LAMAR

HANDBELL PEAL (11:00)

PREPARATION FOR WORSHIP

So it is we connect with one another—all of us wanderers, explorers,

adventurers, stragglers and ramblers, sometimes tramps or vagabonds, even

fugitives, but now and then pilgrims: as children, as parents, as old ones

about to take that final step, to enter that territory whose character none of

us here ever knows. Yet how young we are when we start wondering about

it all, the nature of the journey and of the final destination.

Robert Coles, The Spiritual Life of Children

PRELUDE FANTASIA IN C, BWV 570 JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH (1685 – 1750)

*CALL TO WORSHIP

Welcome to this place,

where children and seasoned citizens sit side by side,

where heaven and earth embrace in peace,

where God has been, is and always will be.

Welcome to this place, as we gather with all of God’s children:

where we find God’s love,

where we hear the tender voice of Jesus,

where the Spirit teaches us new songs.

Welcome to this place, where all is made ready by our God:

where we bring our hunger and find food,

where we bring our brokenness, and find healing,

where we bring our very selves, and find acceptance.

Worship begins when the first

person arrives. Please worship

silently through the prelude.

Bold text is read or sung

by the congrega�on.

*Please stand if able.

Idlewild welcomes children and

encourages them to par�cipate

in our en�re worship service.

Pick up a children’s worship

pack at the sanctuary door.

*PROCESSIONAL HYMN “LOOK WHO GATHERS AT CHRIST’S TABLE!”

*CALL TO CONFESSION

*PRAYER OF CONFESSION

O God, we have not lived as one family.

When we could have seen Jesus in others, we have closed our eyes.

When we could have offered peace to those around us,

we have broken promises, held grudges, and pandered to prejudice.

When we could have spoken of hope, we have flung words

that shatter another’s heart.

When we could have lived as one with all people,

we have pushed them away or labeled them as our enemy.

Pour out your grace upon us, O God.

May the warmth of your tenderness melt our frozen souls,

may the balm of your words mend any broken hearts we have damaged,

may we be trusting and vulnerable,

as we follow Jesus Christ, our Lord, our brother,

into your kingdom of joy.

(Silence for personal prayer and reflection)

Amen.

This hymn text celebrates the

radical hospitality that

characterizes Christ’s welcome,

which transcends �me and

reaches in all direc�ons

(Ma'hew 8:11/Luke13:29).

Saints of old are, like us, people

in need of forgiveness, and the

response to such pardon is

“thanks and praise.”

We come before God in

complete honesty, confessing

our sins, and asking God by the

grace of forgiveness, to restore

what is broken.

In response to the Good News

of God’s grace and forgiveness,

we sing of joy!

The Passing of the Peace is one

of the most ancient

responses in worship. Having

received Christ’s peace,

we pass it on.

We invite young children to

come to the front at this �me.

Each week children bring

quarters to put in educa�on

s�cks, so that young girls

around the world might have

the opportunity for an

educa�on. Just $275 (1,100

quarters) provides scholarship,

supplies, and empowerment for

a young girl. As our children

come forward for the Children’s

Time, please pass them

quarters to share.

The children lead the

congrega�on in The Lord’s

Prayer (using “Forgive us our

debts as we forgive

our debtors”).

Following the Children’s Time,

parents may escort infants

through kindergarten children

to Children’s Church Con�nued

(C3) in the Jones Building, 2nd

floor. Please pick up children

immediately following the

service.

*ASSURANCE OF PARDON

*CONGREGATIONAL RESPONSE

The choir sings:

Good Jesus Christ inside his pain

looked down Golgotha’s stony slope

and let the blood flow from his flesh

to fill the springs of living hope.

All sing:

*PASSING THE PEACE

The peace of Christ be with you.

And also with you!

PROCLAIM GOD’S WORD

GATHERING HYMN (11:00)

“THIS LITTLE LIGHT OF MINE”

This little light of mine, Hide it under a bushel? No!

I’m gonna let it shine I’m gonna let it shine

This little light of mine, Hide it under a bushel? No!

I’m gonna let it shine I’m gonna let it shine

This little light of mine, Hide it under a bushel? No!

I’m gonna let it shine I’m gonna let it shine

Let it shine, Let it shine,

Let it shine, Let it shine,

Let it shine. Let it shine.

TIME WITH THE YOUNGER CHURCH (11:00) MS. ELIZABETH HOUSTON

THE LORD’S PRAYER

WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

THE REVEREND DR. STEPHEN R. MONTGOMERY

This hymn’s seDng expands

and enhances the thema�c

inclusiveness of an early 20th

century hymn text by adap�ng

the melody of a tradi�onal

spiritual to carry these words.

This 1940 pairing marked the

first use of African American

musical materials in a mainline

North American hymnal.

During our Stewardship season,

we will hear about different

ministries we offer, thanks to

your pledges. Anne Bradley and

Joellyn have both been

ac�ve on the Outreach

Leadership team.

Doxology literally means

“words of glory.” Doxologies

have long been used by Jews

and Chris�ans to praise God.

Here we honor and thank God

“from whom all blessings flow.”

*PROCLAMATION HYMN NO. 317

“IN CHRIST THERE IS NO EAST OR WEST” MC KEE

PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION DR. MONTGOMERY

GOSPEL LESSON MARK 10: 2-16 (PAGE 46, NT, PEW BIBLE)

This is the Word of the Lord.

Thanks be to God.

SERMON DO NOT HINDER DR. MONTGOMERY

RESPOND TO GOD’S WORD

MINUTE FOR STEWARDSHIP & OUTREACH

GENERATIONS OF GENEROSITY (8:30) MS. ANNE BRADLEY THOMAS

(11:00) MS. JOELLYN SULLIVAN

PRESENTATION OF GIFTS, TITHES AND OFFERINGS MS. BURNETT

OFFERTORY

(8:30) “BE THOU FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH” (FROM “ST. PAUL”) FELIX MENDELSSOHN (1809 – 1847)

William Compton, soloist

(11:00) “MY ETERNAL KING” JANE MARSHALL (B. 1924)

My God, I love Thee

not because I hope for heav’n thereby,

nor yet because who love Thee not must die eternally.

Thou, O my Jesus, Thou didst me upon the cross embrace;

for me didst bear the nails and spear and manifold disgrace.

Why, then why, O blessed Jesus Christ, should I not love Thee well?

Not for the hope of winning heav’n or of escaping hell;

not with the hope of gaining aught, not seeking a reward;

but as Thyself hast loved me, O ever loving Lord!

E’en so I love Thee, and will love, and in Thy praise will sing;

solely because Thou art my God, and my Eternal King!

–17th c, Anonymous

*DOXOLOGY

Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;

Praise Christ, all creatures here below.

Alleluia! Alleluia!

Praise Holy Spirit evermore;

Praise Triune God whom we adore.

Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!

*PRAYER OF DEDICATION

The invita�on to the Lord’s

Supper is extended to all who

desire to follow Christ,

remembering that access to the

communion table is not a right

conferred upon the worthy, but

a privilege given to the

undeserving who come in faith,

repentance, and love. Even one

who has doubts or whose trust

is wavering is invited to the

table in order to be assured of

God’s love and grace in

Christ Jesus.

THE SACRAMENT OF HOLY COMMUNION (8:30) MS. BURNETT

CLARK AND WEBB THOMAS

(11:00) MS. LAMAR AND THE REVEREND ANNE H.K. APPLE

CAL AND ANNA RHODES BRIDGFORTH

WORDS OF INVITATION

This is no ordinary table, but a table where all are welcome.

This is an extraordinary table where wonder influences reality.

People will come from the north and the south, people will come

from the east and the west.

Refugee and widow, orphan and invalid, poor and rich, lost and found

all God’s children have a story and a place at this table.

Some stories bring tears and evoke loss, others involve laughter

and waken joy.

At this table, no matter your story, you are welcome.

So come, you who have much faith and you who have little.

You who have been here often and you who have not been here

for a long time.

You who have tried to follow and you who have failed.

Our Lord invites all those who trust in him to this table,

to taste and to see.

GREAT PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING, WORDS OF INSTITUTION

AND PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE

Child: Why do we give thanks and praise before this table?

With thanksgiving, we remember.

We give thanks for God’s story—a story about the work of

creation, liberation, and salvation.

The Lord be with you.

And also with you.

Lift up your hearts.

We lift them up to the Lord.

Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.

It is right to give our thanks and praise.

We give thanks that you have prepared this rich feast for us.

You prepare a feast of grace for all the nations and peoples

of the world.

You share with us a sign of the day when you will swallow up

sin and death forever. Therefore we praise you, joining the song

of the universal church.

All sing:

Blessed is Jesus Christ, our Savior.

That Jesus showed compassion to the hungry crowds—providing an

abundant meal with just a few loaves and fish, extending covenant care

to all the peoples of the earth, thank you.

Child: Why do we eat bread at this table?

With thanksgiving, we remember.

We remember how, during the week that he was anointed by a woman

and on the night that he was betrayed, Jesus took the bread, and when

he had blessed it, he broke it and gave it to his disciples, saying,

“Take, eat. This is my body. Do this, remembering me.”

Child: Why do we drink from the cup at this table?

With thanksgiving, we remember.

We remember how Jesus took the cup, saying:

“This is the cup of the new covenant, my blood poured out for you,

shed for the forgiveness of sins. Drink of it, all of you.

Do this, remembering me.”

Child: What do we remember at this table?

With thanksgiving, we remember God’s grace.

We remember Christ’s death and resurrection and the Spirit’s

tender care. Great is the mystery of faith.

All sing:

This lively Zulu/Xhosa freedom

song originated in a Methodist

young men’s group in South

Africa, and has gone on to

become popular in many other

languages around the globe.

Some addi�onal stanzas are

suggested, but others may be

improvised as appropriate

to the occasion.

Gracious God, pour out your Holy Spirit upon us.

We cannot come to your table, O Lord, and forget our needs

and the needs of the world.

We pray for your church around the world.

We pray that your Word lives and breathes in the varied cultures,

races, and tongues of the earth. Inspire us all with your power, unity,

and peace, that we might joyfully live out the gospel and live together

in love.

We pray for the world and for our leaders.

We pray that wisdom might come before pride; that justice might come

before self-interest, and that peace might reign without war.

We pray for comfort and relief, O Lord.

For all who are in sorrow, poverty and sickness. Especially we pray

for all who suffer loss and who are in grief. Heal them in body, mind,

or circumstance, working wonders in them, by your grace.

All Sing:

The gifts of God for the people of God.

Thanks be to God.

SHARING OF THE BREAD AND CUP

MUSIC DURING COMMUNION (11:00)

SICUT CERVUS GIOVANNI PIERLUIGI DA PALESTRINA (1525 – 1594)

Sicut cervus desiderat ad fontes aquarum,

ita desiderat anima mea ad te, Deus.

As the deer longs for running water,

so my soul longs for you, O God. –Psalm 42: 1

BLESSING PRAYER

*HYMN OF DEDICATION NO. 853

“WE ARE MARCHING” SIYAHAMBA

*BENEDICTION DR. MONTGOMERY

POSTLUDE PROCESSIONAL WILLIAM MATHIAS (1934 – 1992)

Giving sanctuary flowers is a special way to honor a loved one.

If you would like to give flowers, please contact Buff Adams at

818-5567 or mredbirds@gmail.com.

PASTORAL CARE & EVANGELISM Unless otherwise noted, contact Anne Apple, 726-4681 ext. 18

or anne@idlewildchurch.org.

The Evangelism Commi&ee will be taking orders for t-shirts

during lunch today, and next Sunday morning in the hallway.

The shirts are blue short-sleeved and cost $15 or $17.50

(depending on size). You can see samples when ordering, and

pick them up at the end of October. These shirts are a powerful

yet simple way to spread throughout Memphis our church’s

message of jus3ce and love for all. If you need more info

contact Chad Braddock at chadbraddock@ gmail.com.

Confidential prayer requests can be made by calling the prayer

chain at 683-6578, or filling out a card from the literature rack.

CONGREGATIONAL CARE

On World Communion Sunday, we invite prayers for the

church around the world, especially our partners in mission:

Joan G. Hall Presbyterian Church in Cardenas, Cuba, and Living

Waters for the World installa3ons in Ghana.

CHRISTIAN FORMATION

Unless otherwise noted, contact Rebekah Abel Lamar, 726-4681 ext. 46 or

rlamar@idlewildchurch.org.

ADULT SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASSES—OCTOBER 4

If you would like more detailed informa�on on Sunday

morning church school please visit www.idlewildchurch.org.

UKirk Class (303W) Coffee at 9:40; discussion begins at 10:00

(Led by Sarah Wolf)

Young Adults (302W) Discipleship in the Bible: Outreach

Opportuni3es (Led by Mary Lou McCaa)

Chris4an Paren4ng of Young Children: Nurturing the Soul of

Your Family (304W) Join other parents/guardians/partners of

young children, birth to early elementary, to explore moving

through parenthood. (Led by Earle Donelson)

Class 20/20 (305W) The Gospel of Mark: Chapter 2 (Led by

John Boughter and Dan Dunaway)

Praying with Scripture: The Prac3ce of Lec3o Divina (114E)

(Led by Mary McIntosh)

Timothy (Strock Rm) Dante’s Purgatory (Led by Pat Kelly)

Stephen (306W) The Things They Carried by Tim Obrien

(Facilitated by Mimi Phillips and Bob Llewellyn)

Faith and Func4on (Harlan Rm) Profi3ng From the Prophets

(Dr. Steven McKenzie, Professor of Hebrew Bible and Old

Testament, Department of Religious Studies, Rhodes College )

LeMaster (Conference Rm) The Book of MaIhew (Led by Lewis

Donelson)

CHILDREN’S MINISTRY

Unless otherwise noted, contact Elizabeth Houston, 726-4681 ext. 33 or

ehouston@idlewildchurch.org.

Next Sunday, children two years to fiJh grade will have a

lesson on the Bible story of Abraham and Lot. Children in 4th

and 5th grades will con3nue with their Cuba and Agua Prieta

mission projects.

WORSHIP NOTICES

The Sanctuary flowers are given today to the glory of God and

in memory of David and ScoI Davis.

Rich symbolism, stained glass ar3stry, masterful wood

carvings, inspira3onal images in stone ... All these are the

splendid visual legacy of George Awsumb’s architectural

genius, and have reminded us of the legacy of generosity that

has been handed down through many genera3ons.

Seven years ago, under the talented ar3st/theologian the

Reverend Woong Sik Timothy Chon of Michigan, the Liturgical

Arts task force developed the Portals of Peace, which will be

hanging in our sanctuary through our stewardship season. They

seem appropriate reminders of our theme, Genera3ons of

Generosity, and it is our hope that they will heighten our

worshipful experience as pursue our chief end as Chris3ans—to

glorify and enjoy God forever, while joyously and crea3vely

bringing forth the Portals of Peace; that love state of which our

Lord is Prince.

Camera and video use is not allowed during the worship

service. Please turn off your cell phone.

Members and guests, please indicate your presence on the

Friendship Roster this morning.

The 11:00 service is live at new.livestream.com/idlewild, or

search for “Idlewild” in the Livestream phone or Roku app. You

can also listen on WREC-AM 600 or at www.600wrec.com, or

use the iHeartRadio app.

Music is printed under Onelicense.net A-702280. VISITOR NOTICES

We welcome our visitors this morning. To learn more about

Idlewild, please speak to a clergy member at the sanctuary

door aJer the service, or call the church office during the week.

New members are received by the Session the 3rd Sunday of

each month at 10:30 a.m. in the Chapel. If you are seeking a

church home, we invite you to join the Idlewild family. Please

see a minister aJer the service, or call the church office,

726-4681, during the week.

Visit www.idlewildchurch.org for news, events and more. If

you’re not on the web, call the church office at 726-4681.

CONGREGATIONAL NOTICES

First Sunday Lunch will be served today in the T.K. Young Room

at 12:15. The cost is $8 adult, $5 child, $25 family max. Visitors

are invited to be our guests.

Members in the hospital as of September 30: Edward Apple (at

the Shepherd Center in Atlanta), Lee Hill, Nathalie Manire, and

Sallie Hughes.

A half-day contempla4ve retreat is being offered by the

Presbytery on Friday, October 16, at Pinecrest. The retreat, One

of Many Encounters with God, will be centered on personal

reflec3on and s3llness. Led by the Rev. Dr. Stephanie PaIon

and Sally Wanzer. Several more retreats are being planned.

Begins at 8:45 a.m. Light lunch served. Cost: $25. Contact Lucy

Cummings, lucygc@bellsouth.net or 878P 1247, for info and to

register.

We are united in the Spirit when we pray for our brothers and

sisters in Christ in our Presbytery and around the world. This

week we pray for Libera3on Community.

YOUTH MINISTRY

Unless otherwise noted, contact Frank Kelly, 337-0159 or

fkelly@idlewildchurch.org.

QUEST (6th-8th grades) and BASIC (9th-12th grades) will meet

this aJernoon from 6:00 to 7:30. Both groups will meet outside

the Wrenn Room on the 1st floor for dinner and then split up

into individual groups.

RECREATION MINISTRY

Unless otherwise noted, contact Ashley Gordon, 725-4165 or

agordon@idlewildchurch.org.

A big thank you to all who volunteered or par3cipated at Trivia

Night and Sole to Soul 5K. It was a wonderful weekend to

celebrate the Brewster Elementary Backpack Program and all it

does for the kids!

The Halloween Carnival will be 6:00-7:00 p.m. Tuesday,

October 27. Bring the whole family! Costumes are encouraged.

Enjoy good food, a moon bounce, and fun games with prizes—

and don’t forget the cake walk! Cost is $4 per child, free for

adults. If you would like to sign up to bring a cake please

contact Daisy Laird at daisyla@gmail.com. For more details call

the recrea3on office, 725-4165.

Before the carnival on October 27, dinner will be served in the

T.K. Young Room star3ng at 5:30. The meal is $7 adult, $4 child.

NaCoMe ALL-CHURCH CAMP

Registra4on ends October 5 for NaCoMe All-Church Camp.

NaCoMe is one of our best “get to know each other” activities,

welcoming longtime and new members, visitors and friends.

NaCoMe is for people of all ages—families, singles and

couples—to enjoy time together as a community.

We are excited about this fall’s NaCoMe, which is October 9–

11. Rebekah Abel Lamar, our new associate pastor, will lead the

program, Telling Your Story, based on the children’s classic

Where the Wild Things Are. Children will have their own

activities.

NaCoMe is a Presbyterian camp in the woods, just south of

Nashville. In addition to the programs, activities include

worship, horseshoes, scavenger hunts, dancing, crafts, and

relaxation. There are comfortable cabins with front porches

just made for rocking.

Cost: $115 per person; $80 per child (3-12 years old); $400

family cap of 4 or more. Registra3on ends October 5. Sign up at

church Sunday morning, or register and pay at

www.idlewildchurch.org/registra3ons. Call recrea3on,

725-4165, for more details. For campsite informa3on and

direc3ons visit www.idlewildchurch.org/recrea3on.

PRESBYTERIAN WOMEN

All women of the church are Presbyterian Women! You are

invited to join a study circle any3me or get involved in other

ac3vi3es. Please contact Sarah Brandon at sarah.lb.brandon@

gmail.com.

PW circles meet Tuesday, October 6. Mee3ng 3mes and

loca3ons:

Abigail: 12:00 p.m. (Trezevant Manor Gallery)

Hannah: 10:30 a.m. (church parlor)

Lydia Ruth: 10:30 a.m., Sarah Brandon (451 Jack Kramer)

Rebekah: 10:00 a.m., Christy Hasselle (504 Williamsburg Ln)

TUESDAYS TOGETHER—FOOD FOR THOUGHT

October 6, 13, 20 • 5:30–7:00 p.m. • T.K. Young Room

October 27 • Halloween Carnival • Gym

During the month of October, let’s spend Tuesdays Together!

This will include dinner, an inter-genera3onal service

opportunity, and informal worship. Child care will be provided

for the youngest ones. Cost $8 adult, $5 kids, $25 family cap.

Here’s the schedule:

October 6 — Sandwich-making for St. Mary’s; dinner for adults:

grilled salmon with pineapple, quinoa/orzo/pasta salad,

steamed broccoli, salad bar; kid’s dinner: hot dogs.

October 13 — Love soup mix for Cuba and our neighbors; dinner

for adults: red beans and rice, French bread, salad bar; kid’s

dinner: mac and cheese.

October 20 — Pretzel-making, hygiene kits; dinner for adults:

grilled chicken, roasted potatoes, salad bar; kid’s dinner: chicken

fingers.

October 27 — Dinner with fair food, then the Halloween

Carnival.

OUTREACH MINISTRY

Unless otherwise noted, contact Margaret Burne', 726-4681 ext. 19 or

margaret@idlewildchurch.org.

Family Promise of Memphis is one of our community support

grant recipients. This agency’s mission is to organize and

administer church congrega3ons to provide safe and hospitable

accommoda3ons for families temporarily in need of shelter.

Currently 13 congrega3ons from 8 denomina3ons par3cipate by

housing and feeding families for 14 days. Families are assisted in

becoming employed, finding long term housing, money

management, and applying for health and social services

programs such as food stamps and TennCare. Dona3ons of

toothpaste, hygiene items, etc., are needed. Volunteers are

welcome to assist in the annual golf tournament. Contact Amy

Barnes at amy@familypromiseofmemphis.org. The Cuba Commi&ee is beginning to plan a trip in April 2016 to

our partner church, Juan G. Hall Presbyterian Church in

Cardenas. The trip will likely include an emphasis on

photography, for those interested, and a missional component

for those interested in rolling up their sleeves on behalf of the

church. It may also include an aJernoon at the beach in

Veradero, a visit to the seminary in Matanzas, and ample 3me to

see Havana. If you want to learn more, please contact Anne

Ferguson anneferg@yahoo.com.

Please join us in praying the Prayers of the People in a special

way. Each Thursday, More Than A Meal (MTAM) guests write

prayers to be prayed aloud. Many of these prayers are posted

on the bulle3n board on the first floor ramp. You are invited to

take one and commit to that prayer each day for a week. New

ones are posted each week, so please check oJen and pray

alongside our MTAM friends.

PEACE AND GLOBAL WITNESS OFFERING

During this Season of Peace, our thoughts turn to the meaning

of peace and how, through Christ, we can nurture it inside

ourselves and out in the world. Yet, to understand the value of

peace, we must also understand the cost of conflict, and the

many forms it can take.

• Conflict can be individual: 1 in 4 U.S. students reports

being bullied at school.

• Conflict can be collec3ve: Up to 70% of women experience

violence in their life3mes.

• Conflict can be domes3c: 1 in 3 women has been the

vic3m of violence at the hands of an in3mate partner;

1 in 4 children have been physically abused.

• Conflict can be interna3onal: Conflict and poli3cal violence

are on the rise in 48 countries.

• Conflict can be historical: Structural racism creates long-

term deficits of opportunity.

• Conflict can be contemporary: Human trafficking and

forced labor affect 3 of every 1,000 people in the world

today.

To help address these diverse challenges, the Peace & Global

Witness Offering supports a range of ministries devoted to

peacemaking and reconcilia3on. This includes bearing witness

in communi3es of conflict around the world, hos3ng educa3on

programs to raise awareness, driving local peacemaking efforts,

offering catalyst support to our mission co-workers, and much

more.

When you give to the Peace & Global Witness Offering your

true giJ is the peace of Christ, for all of God’s children. With

each giJ, we can begin to create a world of peace—together.

Please give generously:

• Through your congrega3on.

• Text PEACE to 20222 to give $10

presbyterianmission.org/give/peace-global

WORLD COMMUNION SUNDAY

Nearly 70 years ago, on November 1, 1936, World-Wide

Communion Day was born. A group of ministers had met the

previous winter to study the spiritual needs and possibili3es of

the church during the dark days of the Great Depression. In the

Lord’s Supper they saw a great opportunity to unite Chris3ans.

In 1937 the date of World-Wide Communion Sunday was

changed to the first Sunday in October, where it has remained.

The word “wide” has since been dropped from the name,

giving us the present observance of World Communion Sunday.

The day remains as it began: “A great opportunity to unite the

membership in dedica3on to the Lord Jesus Christ.” People

from the four corners of the world gather together to answer

Christ’s invita3on, “This do in remembrance of me.”

By following Jesus’ example, we develop an aDtude of

“radical gra�tude,” learning to sincerely appreciate the

giQs given to us by God, beginning with the giQ of

crea�on. As a result, we can no longer take our lives for

granted and we realize that what we have been given is

enough. –Mary Jo Leddy

Please visit the ministry tree outside the fellowship hall and

add a leaf to the ministries that mean the most to you. The

tree reminds us of the broad reach of the church and that

each of us are its stewards.

If you pledge, please consider an increase this year. If you

are a new member or have not pledged before, now is the

3me to begin. Everybody’s pledge is important because our

2016 budget is based upon pledges. Your pledge means that

the church’s ac3vi3es, from youth, adult and children’s

programs to global missions and community outreach, can

con3nue to grow and serve.

Please complete the pledge card you have received in the

mail, or pledge online at www.idlewildchurch.org/

stewardship. If you have any ques3ons concerning

stewardship, contact Jim Harwood at 277-5795 or

jim.harwood@fabsrv.com.

Class of 2016

Catherine Berger

Chad Braddock

Molly Glover

Jenny Haddad

Nan Hawkes

Mark Jones

Drew Kofahl

Lisa Martin

Josh Poag

Will Presley

Donna Rhodes

Scott Sherman

Class of 2015

Denby Brandon

John Collier

Lucy Cummings

Ruthie Harwood

Christy Hasselle

Phillip Jones

Woody Ray

Sam Stewart

Becky Taylor

Phil Taylor

Courtnay Veazey

Tommy Veazey

Sandie Whittington

2015 RULING ELDERS

Class of 2015

Ed Apple

Rick Baker

Jo Blair Balsam

Blanche Deaderick

Whitney Getman

Charles Key

Dawn Kvande

Michelle Miller

Paul Presley

Anna Katherine

Roehm

Haley Seuss

Walker Wellford

Drew Wilson

Class of 2016

Laurie Barbee

Carol Bishop

Susan Elliott

Melissa Grimes

Jim Harwood

Jason Hood

Jamie Linkous

Drew Taylor

Barry White

Class of 2017

Buff Adams

Catie Jane Berger

Delois Cunningham

Andrew Falls

Will Gibbons

Forrest Gross

Kathy James

Bob Spencer

Joellyn Sullivan

Nancy Toma

Cheryl Westlake

Class of 2017

Lynda Freeland

Dennis Higdon

Bob Llewellyn

Cindy Moore

Sarah Prosser

Mitchell Redd

Tom Roehm

Anne Bradley Thomas

Jess Wesberry

2015 DEACONS

The flower room, between the T.K. Young Room and

sanctuary, is used for arranging flowers for worship, events,

and congrega3on care visits—and much more. The room is

also used for communion prepara3on, houses large freezers,

and is filled with extra chairs and tables for the fellowship hall.

More Idlewild means more storage space, freezer space in the

new kitchen, and a flower room that can actually be used as a

flower room.

ONLINE PLEDGING IS NOW AVAILABLE.

Visit www.idlewildchurch.org to make your More Idlewild

pledge, see a video, plans and pictures, read FAQs, and submit

ques3ons or comments. Feel free to ask for informa3on. You

may also email moreidlewild@idlewildchurch.org, call Sissy

Carpenter at 726-4681 ext. 42, or contact any member of the

More Idlewild team: Larry Bryan, Kirk Bobo and Peggy

McClure, co-chairs; Wendy Ansbro, Taylor Berger, Dennis

Higdon, Mark Jones, Milton Lovell, Michelle Miller, Elizabeth

Rouse, Anne Stokes, Steve Valen3ne and Kyle Veazey,

commiIee members; and Steve Montgomery, BeIy Anne

Wilson and Sissy Carpenter, staff.

A the congregational meeting last Sunday, the following

persons were elected to serve on the Session and Board of

Deacons Class of 2018. Doug Alrutz, Jeff Emerson, Alyce

Haynes, Karen MaIhews, Pat Neely, John Pickens, Thad Rodda,

Jan Wardle, Bruce Webber, Meredith Hood (youth elder),

Margie Peeler (youth elder), Will Adams, Debbie Brooks, Alan

Glenn, Ka3e McLeod, Julie Markham, Jamie Moore, Kristen

Murphy, Mary Muscari, BeIy Nelson, Julie Raines, Nate Taylor,

Ben WescoI, Ramey Bourland (youth deacon), and Elizabeth

Roehm (youth deacon).

PRESBYTERY OF THE MID SOUTH

One of Many Encounters with God—AQer the fire, a s�ll small

voice…. 1 Kings 19:12.

Half-Day Contempla3ve retreats beginning Friday, October 16,

at Pinecrest Camp. The retreat will be led by Rev. Dr. Stephanie

PaIon and Sally Wanzer, Spiritual Directors. This is the first of

many retreats centering on personal reflec3on and s3llness.

Receive a thought to ponder, then sit quietly or explore nature

as you contemplate and pray. Communion served. Gathering

begins at 8:45 a.m. and light lunch is served at noon. Cost is

$25 per person. Register at lucygc@bellsouth.net or call

878.1247.

World Communion Sunday

October 4

8:30am Worship Service, Chapel

9:40am Church School

9:40am Cherub Choir, 201W

11am Worship Service, Sanctuary Gym

12pm Dr. Bob Neimeyer, TK Young

12pm First Sunday Lunch, TK Young

1pm Officer Training, 303W

1:15pm Handbell Choir Rehearsal, 301W

4pm AAU Basketball, Gym

6pm BASIC and QUEST, Wrenn Rm

Monday October 5

9am Women’s Outreach, Parlor

5pm Greek, Conf. Rm

5:30pm Congregational Care Comm., Parlor

Tuesday October 6

6:30am BASIC Prayer Breakfast, Panera Bread (Poplar)

10am Rebekah Circle (Away)

10:30am Hannah Circle (Parlor)

10:30am Lydia Ruth Circle (Away)

12pm Abigail Circle (Away)

5:30pm Girl Scouts (309-312E)

5:30pm Tuesdays Together, TK Young

Wednesday October 7

8:30am Outreach Leadership Team, 306W

9:30am Wednesday Morning Class, Harlan Rm

1pm Pickle Ball, Gym

6pm Pottery, Pottery Studio

6:15pm Section Rehearsal, Choir Rm

6:30pm Women’s ChristCare, 303W

7pm Adult Choir Rehearsal, Choir Rm

Thursday October 8

2pm Trezevant Communion

3pm Pre-K/K Yoga, TV Rm

4pm Elementary Kids Yoga, TV Rm

5pm MTAM Worship, Chapel

5:30pm More Than A Meal, TK Young

6:30pm AA Meeting, Conf. Rm

6:30pm Young Men’s Social, Broadway Pizza (Broad)

Friday October 9

NaCoMe Camp

1pm Pickle Ball, Gym

7:30pm Contra Dance, TK Young

Saturday October 10

NaCoMe Camp

Sunday October 11

NaCoMe Camp

8:30am Worship Service, Chapel

9:40am Church School

9:40am Cherub Choir, 201W

11am Worship Service, Sanctuary

1:15pm Handbell Choir Rehearsal, 301W

4pm AAU Basketball, Gym

6pm BASIC and QUEST, Wrenn Rm

THIS WEEK’S EVENTS

IDLEWILD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (USA)

1750 Union Avenue / Memphis TN 38104 / www.idlewildchurch.org

901-726-4681 / Recreation 725-4165 / Children’s Center 725-7941

The mission of Idlewild Presbyterian Church is to pursue, personify, and

practice as Presbyterians the good news of reconciliation and salvation

in Christ through worship, education, fellowship, and outreach.

MINISTERIAL AND PROGRAM STAFF

Ministers: All the members of Idlewild Presbyterian Church

For staff phone numbers and emails visit www.idlewildchurch.org or call the church.

Stephen R. Montgomery

Pastor

Anne H.K. Apple

Associate Pastor for Pastoral Care

and Evangelism

Margaret Burnett

Associate Pastor for Outreach

Ministry

Rebekah Abel Lamar

Associate Pastor for Christian

Formation

Corinne Nienhuis

Parish Assistant

Denton McLellan

Parish Associate

Walt Tennyson

Parish Associate

Stephen R. Haynes

Theologian in Residence

Barry Oliver

Director of Music Ministry

Elizabeth Houston

Director of Children’s Ministry

Frank Kelly

Director of Youth Ministry

Dara Bigger

Assistant Director of Youth Ministry

Ashley Gordon

Director of Recreation Ministry

Jacob Pierce

Assistant Director of Recreation

Latrice Toombs

Children’s Center Executive

Director

Cheryl Ward

Kindergarten Director

Sarah Wolf

Young Adult Ministry

Margo Richardson

Outreach Ministry

Betty Anne Wilson

Chief Administrative Officer

Henry B. Strock, Jr.

Pastor Emeritus

A FIRM FOUNDATION FROM THE PAST

Idlewild stands “in the heart of Midtown, Memphis.” Our joy is to par3cipate fully in the life of our city and of our world. In all

that God creates among us. We serve these whom God brings among us, with hands and hearts outstretched. Our joy is

abundant welcome. We live our welcome with those who are homeless and hungry—children and families on the streets in

Memphis, with those in need on the dirt paths of Mexico’s villages, with the ones of Ghana’s parched land, with our sisters and

brothers in Cardenas, Cuba.

Idlewild’s Outreach lives in prayer that God’s abundant love and mercy might be known in each and every one that its ministry

encounters. Ours is a prayer for family, beyond extended. Ours is a prayer for living into help and hope—sharing radical

hospitality, extravagant generosity and inclusivity.

In welcoming, we wake to our own being, as “beloved and broken children of God.” “The welcome in this place” is a welcome

that works at extending. In 1972, our welcome met a community of Appalachia’s night shiJ coal miners, s3fled in morning soot.

From this, Idlewild’s first youth mission trip, we have poured into many places, extending love, “as God first loved us.” We are a

history of compassionates: the corner coffee house open to all who gather, the daycare center for children of working women,

the one who hands a sandwich out our side-door when someone knocks, homeless and hungry. The wise woman who tells

Addic3on that she cannot pull him up to safety, but that she will be with him as he works. The ones who give clean water. The

children in the sanctuary who gather fisYuls of quarters. The one who lives compassion each day at our front door. All beloved,

all broken—all present with one another, and refusing judgment. So we are grown out of our brokenness in belovedness with

each other.

This church, our Idlewild, draws close “to the margins, to the places of pain.” We sit with other suffering, because we know that

suffering demands of us—of each and every body. We are to rejoice with those who rejoice and weep with those who weep.

There is hope where we sit. There is hope where we sit together. We are beIer together.

WriIen by Lizzie Apple from memories and reflec3ons gathered from our congrega3on.

A SOLID FOUNDATION FOR THE FUTURE

Today Idlewild’s Outreach Ministry knows that in the midst of this broken and hur3ng world, we can’t do everything, but with

God’s guidance, we can do many things and do them faithfully, hopefully, and courageously. We cannot fix the broken, but we

can walk alongside and share our own experience, strength, and hope.

Outreach ministry is made up of many ministries, some up-front and widely known and some that quietly serve behind the

scenes. Each week there are about 100 people who gather here to enjoy a delicious meal, be welcomed with joy, and to know

that God’s love is uncondi3onal. Gardens abound in the Binghampton neighborhood where God’s people who come to Memphis

from around the world gather to share in plan3ng, tending, harves3ng and sharing. Mission teams travel to Mexico and Ghana to

install and maintain clean water systems and to share the message of Living Water with God’s people living without many basic

needs. Groups travel to Cuba to know God’s people whose lives have been confined in body but celebrate abundance in faith.

Idlewild members tutor and read to school children each week. Over 100 children whose families are “food insecure” go home

each weekend with a backpack of food to live on during the 3me they are away from school meals.

These and other “visible” outreach ministries boldly walk alongside many “beloved and broken children of God,” but there are

more outreach ministries that quietly walk with God’s people. A team of members greets people who come to church on

Sundays seeking assistance so that, regardless of income, aZre, or faith, all people are welcomed and loved. An “open studio”

art class led by art therapists is open to children from church and the neighborhood. We are able to help people receive excellent

mental health therapy and assist people when there just isn’t enough money for food, clothes, or electricity.

Indeed Idlewild cannot “fix” the broken and hur3ng world, but we are able to join many other ministries in the city that offer

ministries that support the whole person. We serve along-side MIFA, the Church Health Center, Hope Works, the Community of

St. Terese Lisieux, and many more.

And there is always more to come in Idlewild’s Outreach Ministry. In the works are a significant new Children and Family

Enrichment center to offer care for children three months to age four and to equip and educate parents as they care for their

families. Trips to Cuba and Ghana are in the works. In the Spring of 2016 we are planning a free legal clinic.

Celebrating 125 Years

Generations of Generosity Highlighting Idlewild Outreach

More Than A Meal

McMerton Gardens

Brewster Backpacks

Micah’s Missionaries

BASIC Navaho Na4on Mission Trip

Reading at Idlewild Elementary School