January 16, 2022
Adult Sunday School @ 8:00 AM Sunday Livestream Worship Service @ 10:45 AM “You are the light of the world. A city built on a hill cannot be hid.” Matthew 5:14 NRSV
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Table of Contents
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Order of Worship……………………………………………………………….....4-5 Litany in Honor of The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr……………………6-7 Scripture……………………………………………………………………….….8-9 News & Announcements………………………………………………………… . 10 MLK Annual Day of Service Food Drive ………………………………………. . 11 MLK Annual Day of Service Children’s Literacy Book Drive ………………… . 12 Health & Wellness Ministry……………………………………………………... . 13 New St. Paul’s Mail Delivery Location ………………………………………... 13 St. Paul’s Church 135th Anniversary…………………………………………..… . 14 Registration for In-Person Worship Service……………..……………………….. 15 Health & Wellness COVID Isolation and Quarantine Guidelines ……………… . 16 SEBA Enrichment Academy “And Still I Rise” Program, February, 2022 …..… . 17 Church School Corner…………………………………………………………… . 18 Pastor Croft’s Monday Prayer Call……………………………………………… . 19 Bible Study………………………………………………………………………. . 20 Adult Sunday School New Hours……………………………………………….. . 20 Members in Nursing Homes and Hospitals……………………………………… . 21 Giving……………………………………………………………………………. . 22 Ministry Volunteers – AV Ministry, Safety & Security, Ushers, Youth Ministry….. . 23 Prayer Line Monday – Friday………………………………………….…………. 24 Men’s Fellowship………………………………………………………………... . 25 Mail Addressed to the Church…………………………………………………… . 25 YouTube…………………………………………………………………………. . 26 Instruments of Praise…………………………………………………………….. . 27 COVID-19 Funeral Assistance………………………………………………….. . 28 Social Security…………………………………………………………………... . 29 Reach Out to St. Paul’s………………………………………………………….. . 30
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Order of Worship Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Sunday, January 16, 2022
Reverend Orville Brissett Minister of Music and Worship Arts
Reverend Dr. Tracie Gaitwood Worship Leader
Praise and Worship The Call to Worship The Choral Introit…………… Holy, Holy, Holy….…...…………..Congregation Prayer of Invocation………….........……...……... Reverend Dr. Tracie Gaitwood Prayer Chant………………….The Lord’s Prayer…….…………..Congregation ** *** Musical Interlude…………………………………………………………… Litany in Honor of The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The Hymn of Consecration .......“ The Battle Hymn of the Republic”…..Congregation ** *** Greeting our Visitors……………………...…….….………Sister Faye Worrell Pastoral Emphasis…………………..……..…………………………….…..
The Ministry of Giving Offertory Prayer……..…...……………….…….….…..Trustee Valerie Harrison Announcements …..………………….................................................................... 4
Scriptural Lesson …………..…..……………..… Reverend Dr. Tracie Gaitwood Prayer of Intercession………...………………….………Deacon Juliette Davis Choral Response ……….....……………………………….................................. ** Ministry of Music ………………………………………….………................ Sermonic Selection….………..…… “I Am God”.……...…….Inspirational Choir “We don’t need another political uprising. We don’t need another conqueror on the scene. What we need is a special word, that will bond within our hearts and give us direction from above. We need a Word from the Lord. A Word from the Lord. Just one Word from the Lord, will remove all the doubts and cause the sun to shine and give peace of mind. Speak Lord, Speak Lord.”
The Ministry of Preaching Reverend Dr. Wayne E. Croft, Sr. And Who Is My Neighbor? Luke 10:25-37 NRSV
*Call to Discipleship Departing to Serve
* Please Stand
** Ushers May Seat Worshippers
*** Congregation Be Seated
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Litany in Honor of The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Leader: In the grand order of the universe, our Lord God wisely chose men and women to serve in each era. Such a servant was Martin Luther King, Jr., whose birth we commemorate. We are thankful for the life of this 20th century prophet of freedom, who joined the prophets of history in the cry for justice. Congregation: In the name of freedom, let my people go. Leader: Dr. King went on a journey for justice. It was a journey proclaiming the words of the ancient prophet, Amos: “Let justice roll down like waters; and righteousness like a mighty stream.” It was a journey calling forth the modern Christian ministry to feed the hungry, to clothe the naked and to set at liberty those who are oppressed.
Congregation: In the name of justice and suffering people, let my people go. Leader: The journey went to Montgomery to affirm human dignity and courage, to Birmingham to defeat the sickness separating human life, to Selma to ensure the equality of people in human affairs and to hundreds of communities to remove painful shackles of 6 oppression and light joyous torches of liberty.
Congregation: In the name of this journey toward freedom, let my people go. Leader: Even when death was confronted, as the journey reached Memphis, he could say in final triumph, that in life he found something worth dying for, something worth life itself – the Promised Land, a land of freedom with justice. Congregation: In the name of the Lord, God Almighty, let my people go. All: Thank you, Lord, for Martin Luther King, Jr., 3 who inspired us with his dream, who marched for justice, demanded freedom with great courage in the face of grave danger, and who has now taken his seat in the stands of glory: In the name of our God, the God of peace and justice, and in honor of The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., let my people go.
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Luke 10:25-37 NRSV 25 Just then a lawyer stood up to test Jesus. ‘Teacher,’ he said, ‘what must I do to inherit eternal life?’ 26 He said to him, ‘What is written in the law? What do you read there?’ 27 He answered, ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself.’ 28 And he said to him, ‘You have given the right answer; do this, and you will live. ’29 But wanting to justify himself, he asked Jesus, ‘And who is my neighbor?’ 30 Jesus replied, ‘A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell into the hands of robbers, who stripped him, beat him, and went away, leaving him half dead.
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31 Now by chance a priest was going down that road; and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side. 32 So likewise a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. 33 But a Samaritan while travelling came near him; and when he saw him, he was moved with pity. 34 He went to him and bandaged his wounds, having poured oil and wine on them. Then he put him on his own animal, brought him to an inn, and took care of him. 35 The next day he took out two denarii, gave them to the innkeeper, and said, “Take care of him; and when I come back, I will repay you whatever more you spend.” 36 Which of these three, do you think, was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of the robbers?’ 37 He said, ‘The one who showed him mercy.’ Jesus said to him, ‘Go and do likewise.’
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News & Announcements
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MONDAY January 17, 2022 @ 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM
PREFERRED FOOD DONATIONS* ü Peanut Butter ü Jelly/Jam ü Soups ü Canned Fruit ü Dried Beans ü Cereal ü Oatmeal ü Rice ü Pasta
ü Canned Vegetables ü Canned Beans ü Canned Fish ü Canned Meats ü Instant Mashed Potatoes ü 100% Fruit Juice ü Microwaveable One‐ serving meal
But you may choose other items if you wish
*Low Sugar Foods
Low Sodium Foods
Drop off on Miner Street @ Charles A. Melton Arts & Education Center 501 E Miner St West Chester PA 19382 (610) 692-9290 SPONSORED BY ST. PAUL’S BAPTIST CHURCH & COMMUNITY PARTNERS 11
MLK DAY OF SERVICE CHILDREN LITERAC Y BOOK DRIVE Monday, January 17, 2022 Join St. Paul's Baptist Church & Community Partners in a day of service by participating in a children's book drive. Our goal is to give 500 children and youth diverse books. A diverse book is one that allows all children of different races, ethnicity, orientation and abilities to see themselves reflected in the books they read.
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SCAN FOR BOOKLIST
The books will be distributed to children in
New Directions at Charles A. Melton Center Gaudenzia Kindred House Casa Youth Advocates
This is a partial booklist compiled by Casa Youth Advocates
Books can be dropped off at the collection site on Monday, January 17th, 2022 from 9:00 AM-11:00 AM Collection Site Cornerstone Christian Fellowship 426 W. Gay St. West Chester, PA For more information and monetary donations, please contact St. Paul's Baptist Church Church Office Hours: Monday- Friday 9:00 AM- 4:00 PM 610-692-2446 12
NEW ST. PAUL'S MAIL DELIVERY LOCATION
Our members and the United States Postal Service
will be using the mail slot. The mailbox on Haggerty Road has been removed.
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Register Online to Attend or call the church office
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HEALTH AND WELLNESS COVID GUIDELINES Based on new scientific data, the CDC has revised its isolation and quarantine guidelines regarding COVID-19 infections and exposures. Important terms used in these guidelines. · ·
Isolation- refers to the behavior after a confirmed COVID infection via testing Quarantine- refers to the time following exposure to the COVID virus
If test POSITIVE AND REMAIN ASYMPTOMATIC If test POSITIVE AND SYMPTOMATIC
If and individual is EXPOSED to COVID, ASYMPTOMATIC, and is unvaccinated or completed primary series, but has not received booster If an individual is exposed to COVID and is fully vaccinated and boosted
Length of Isolation
Length of Quarantine
How long to wear Mask when around others 5 days after completion of isolation
When to Test
5 days
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5 days as long the individual does not have a fever and other symptoms are resolving N/A
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5 days after completion of isolation
5 days *If symptoms develop, the individual should immediately quarantine until testing can confirm that symptoms are not caused by COVID
For a total of 10 days after exposure
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Does not need to quarantine *If symptoms develop the individual should immediately quarantine until testing can confirm that symptoms are not caused by COVID
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Church School Corner DAILY BIBLE READINGS The Laws of Justice and Mercy Bible Background - Exodus 23 DEVOTIONAL READING 2 John 1:4-6
MONDAY Serve God Alone (Exodus 23:13-19) TUESDAY Blessings for the Obedient (Exodus 23:20-33) WEDNESDAY Mercy Triumphs Over Judgment (James 2:1-13) THURSDAY Faith Without Works Is Dead (James 2:14-26) FRIDAY Seek the Advantage of Others (I Corinthians 10:23-33) SATURDAY Steadfast Love and Faithfulness (Psalm 85) SUNDAY Treat Others Justly (Exodus 23:1-12)
“Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.” 2 Timothy 2:15 (NKJV)
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Members
In Nursing Homes and Hospitals Pembrooke Sister Deedra Matthews ~ Room 226 1130 West Chester Pike ~ West Chester, PA 19382 (610-692-3636)
WaterMark At Bellingham Sister Geneva Porter - #B5, 1615 E. Boot Road ~ West Chester, PA 19380
Convalescing at Home Sister Carol Anderson Sister Janet Anderson Brother Guy Calloway Deacon Jesse Craig Sister Lurerlene Crook Sister Bridget Dudley Sister Renee Golden Brother Lynell Laws Sister Arden Olsen Sister Betty Ringgold Sister Judith Thomas
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COVID-19 Funeral Assistance The COVID-19 pandemic has brought overwhelming grief to many families. At FEMA, our mission is to help people before, during and after disasters. We are dedicated to helping ease some of the financial stress and burden caused by the virus. Under the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2021 and the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, FEMA will provide financial assistance for COVID-19-related funeral expenses incurred after January 20, 2020. We are working with stakeholder groups to get their input on ways we can best provide this assistance, and to enlist their help with outreach to families and communities. FEMA will begin to implement COVID-19 funeral assistance in April. Additional guidance is being finalized and will be released to potential applicants and community partners as soon as possible. In the meantime, people who have COVID-19 funeral expenses are encouraged to keep and gather documentation.
FEMA will begin accepting applications for Funeral Assistance on Monday, April 12, 2021 through the dedicated call center. Who is Eligible? To be eligible for funeral assistance, you must meet these conditions: The death must have occurred in the United States, including the U.S. territories, and the District of Columbia. The death certificate must indicate the death was attributed to COVID-19. The applicant must be a U.S. citizen, non-citizen national, or qualified alien who incurred funeral expenses after January 20, 2020. There is no requirement for the deceased person to have been a U.S. citizen, non-citizen national, or qualified alien.
How to Apply
COVID-19 Funeral Assistance Line Number Applications begin on April 12, 2021 844-684-6333 | TTY: 800-462-7585 Hours of Operation: Monday - Friday 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Central Time
If you had COVID-19 funeral expenses, we encourage you to keep and gather documentation. Types of information should include: An official death certificate that attributes the death directly or indirectly to COVID-19 and shows that the death occurred in the United States, including the U.S. territories, and the District of Columbia. Funeral expenses documents (receipts, funeral home contract, etc.) that includes the applicant’s name, the deceased person’s name, the amount of funeral expenses, and the dates the funeral expenses happened. Proof of funds received from other sources specifically for use toward funeral costs. We are not able to duplicate benefits received from burial or funeral insurance, financial assistance received from voluntary agencies, government agencies, or other sources.
How Funds are Received
If you are eligible for funeral assistance you will receive a check by mail, or funds by direct deposit, depending on which option you choose when you apply for assistance. 28
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