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University Heights Presbyterian Church
www.universityheightspresbyterianchurch.org
2167 University Ave. Bronx, New York 10453 718-295-1220/1224 email: uhpchurch@gmail.com
U.H.P.C. -- WE CARE !!
TRABAJAMOS
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Monday - Friday...8am - 4 pm
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Mrs. Johnson www.trabajamoschs.org
917- 962-9720
Bronx Presbyterian Churches
~Monthly Zoom Meeting~
Dec. 5th, 2023
HOST:
Soundview
Pres. Church
1st Tuesday of the month
(Sept-June)
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Meeting ID: 810-9765-8596
Conf. Call- 929-205 6099
810-9765-8596
6:30 pm
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APRIL
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2021
BIBLE STUDY
Prayer with
Rev. Lonnie Bryant
Wednesdays...11-12 pm
Call-In #: 1-727-731-0331
U.H.P.C. ~ We Care
HYMN 1: "Thou long expected Jesus" #002
Come, Thou long expected Jesus
Born to set Thy people free;
From our fears and sins release us
Let us find rest in Thee
Israel’s strength and consolation
Hope of all the earth Thou art
Dear desire of every nation
Joy of every long heart.
Born Thy people to deliver
Born a child and yet a King
Now Thy gracious kingdom bring.
By Thine own eternal Spirit
Rule in all our hearts alone;
By Thine all sufficient merit,
Raise us to Thy glorious throne.
By Thine all sufficient merit,
Raise us to Thy glorious throne.
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HYMN 2: "My Hope Is Built on Nothing Less" #379
1. My hope is built on nothing less
than Jesus' blood and righteousness;
I dare not trust the sweetest frame,
but wholly lean on Jesus' name.
[Refrain:]
On Christ, the solid rock, I stand;
all other ground is sinking sand,
all other ground is sinking sand.
2. When darkness veils his lovely face,
I rest on his unchanging grace;
in ev'ry high and stormy gale,
my anchor holds within the veil. [Refrain]
3. His oath, his covenant, his blood
support me in the whelming flood;
when all around my soul gives way,
he then is all my hope and stay.
[Refrain]
4. When he shall come with trumpet sound, O may I then in him be found,
dressed in his righteousness alone,
faultless to stand before the throne. [Refrain]
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UNIVERSITY
HEIGHTS PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH
FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT
LIGHTING THE CANDLE OF HOPE
HOLY COMMUNION SUNDAY December 3, 2023
11:00 A.M.
~ ORDER OF SERVICE ~
PRELUDE: (Instrumental)
..“In the Beauty Of Holiness" (Insert)
.....Klaus Mueller-Musical Director/Keyboard
.....Walter Williams - Drummer
PASTORAL PRAYER:.....
....................Rev. Lonnie Bryant
CALL TO WORSHIP:......
Leader: your Word is a lamp to guide me in a light for my path.
People: I will obey the commands of my God.
Leader: The Lord is my light and my salvation; I will fear no one.
People; the Lord protects me from all danger, I will never be afraid.
All: Let us worship God.
ALL: We here at UHPC have come to worship God!
HYMN 1:.."Come, Thou long expected Jesus" #002
PRAYER OF CONFESSION:....…..(In Unison)
Almighty God, to you our hearts are in open book. You know our desires. We can hide no secret thoughts from you. Wash all of our thoughts and desires clean in the pure love of your holy spirit, so that we may more perfectly love you and more properly worship your holy name, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
ASSURANCE OF PARDON:
The promise of Jeremiah reminds us that the days are surely coming when God will fulfill the promise God made to us. A righteous branch is springing up! God should execute Justice and righteousness in the land. The Lord is our righteousness! Friends, I proclaim to you that our sins are forgiven! Hallelujah! Amen.
PASSING THE PEACE:
Leader: Since God has forgiven us in Christ, let us forgive one another. The peace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with all of you.
People: And peace be with you also.
“I’VE GOT PEACE LIKE A RIVER”…. #368
I've got PEACE like a river (3Xs) in my soul - repeat
I've got JOY like a fountain(3Xs) in my soul - repeat
I've got LOVE like an ocean(3Xs) in my soul - repeat
LIFE OF THE CHURCH:...Elder Renea Bush
QUOTE:................................Walter Williams
SONG OF ILLUMINATION: "Open Our Eyes" #2086
Open our eyes, Lord,
we want to see Jesus,
to reach out and touch him,
and say that we love him.
Open our ears, Lord,
and help us to listen.
Open our eyes, Lord,
we want to see Jesus.
PRAYER OF ILLUMINATION:....(In Unison)
Eternal God of all wisdom and power, may You cause Your Light to shine upon our hearts and minds so that we will listen, understand, and apply Your Word to our lives. Help us to bear witness of Your Resurrection to others who are lost. In the name of Christ Jesus our Redeemer we pray, Amen!
SCRIPTURE READING:
Isaiah 64:1-9.........................Dossie Jackson
1st Corinthians 1: 3-9..........Dossie Jackson
Psalm 80: 1-7, 17-19..........Rosamond Tingle
HYMN 2:."My Hope Is Built on Nothing Less" #379
GOSPEL READING:....Mark 13: 24-37
SERMON TITLE:..."Strengthening Families with Hope"
.........Rev. Lonnie Bryant
PROFESSION OF FAITH / 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 Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead and buried; He descended into hell; the third day, He arose again from the dead; He ascended into Heaven and is seated at 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 sin, the resurrection of the body; and life everlasting. Amen.
TITHES & OFFERINGS:.
Please bring your tithes and offerings to the front. (Walk down the center aisle and return on the side aisles)
“Halle, Halle, Hallelujah !”..................#2026
OFFERTORY INVITATION:.....
With gladness, let us present the offerings of our life and labor to the Lord.
OFFERTORY PRAYER:.....
On this Holy Communion Sunday, we rejoice that you gather us around the Table of your Son, the risen Lord. We praise you that all things which come to us are yours. We are thankful that you provide for us financially, you provide for us spiritually, and you provide for us in so many other ways. We cannot begin to list the ways you bless us. We know you don’t need anything material from us, but you desire our reverence. And so, blessed Lord, we give you our tithes and offerings now, but more importantly, we give you our love and our esteem. Amen.
DOXOLOGY - “Praise God From Whom
All Blessings Flow”
Invitation & Welcome to the Lord’s Table:
Communion Hymn:... “Let Us Break
Bread” #513
1. Let us break bread together on our knees; (on our knees;) Let us break bread together on our knees. (on our knees.) When I fall on my knees, With my face to the rising sun, O Lord, have mercy on me. (on me.)
2. Let us drink wine together on our knees;
(on our knees;) Let us drink wine together on our knees. (on our knees.) When I fall on my knees, With my face to the rising sun, O Lord, have mercy on me. (on me.)
3. Let us praise God together on our knees;
(on our knees;) Let us praise God together on our knees. (on our knees.) When I fall on my knees, With my face to the rising sun, O Lord, have mercy on me.
COMMUNION PRAYER
P: The Lord be with you.
C: And also with you.
P: Lift up your hearts!
C: We lift them up to the Lord.
P: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
C: For it is holy and right to do so.
P: Holy and right it is, and our joyful duty to
give thanks to you at all times and in all
places, O Lord our Creator, almighty and
everlasting God! You created Heaven with all its hosts and the earth with all its plenty. You have given us Life and being and preserved us by your providence. But you have shown us the fullness of your love in sending into the world your Son, Jesus Christ, the eternal Word made flesh for us and for our salvation. For the precious gift of this mighty Savior who has reconciled us to you, we praise and bless you, O God. With your whole Church on earth and with all the company of heaven, we worship and adore your glorious name.
All: Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of hosts!
Heaven and earth are full of your glory.
Hosanna in the highest! Blessed is he that comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest!
P: Most righteous God, we remember in this Supper the perfect sacrifice offered once on the cross by our Lord Jesus Christ for the sin of the whole world. In the joy of his resurrection and in expectation of his coming again, we offer ourselves to you as holy and living sacrifices. Together we proclaim the mystery of the faith:
All: Christ has died! Christ is risen! Christ will come again.
P: Send your Holy Spirit upon us, we pray,
that the bread which we break and the cup
which we bless may be to us the communion of the body and blood of Christ. Grant that, being joined together in him, we may attain to the unity of the faith and grow up in all things into Christ our Lord. And as this grain has been gathered from many fields into one loaf, and these grapes from many fields into one cup, grant, O Lord, that your whole Church
may soon be gathered from the ends of the
earth into your kingdom. Even so come Lord Jesus. The Lord Jesus, the same night he was betrayed, took bread; and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to them, saying: "Take, eat; this is my body which is broken for you; do this in remembrance of me." After the same manner also, he took the cup when they had supper, saying: "This cup is the New Testament of my blood; as often as
you drink, in remembrance of me."
P: The bread which we break is the
communion of the body of Christ. The cup of blessing which we bless is the communion of the blood of Christ, Brothers and Sisters, since the Lord has fed us at his Table, let us praise God's holy name with heartfelt thanksgiving!
P: Bless the Lord O my soul;
C: And all that is within me, bless His Holy
name!
UNISON: Alleluia! For the Lord our God - The Almighty has come into His Kingdom! Let us rejoice, let us be glad with all our hearts. Let us give Him the glory for ever and ever. Amen!
SPECIAL PRAYERS & THE LORD’S PRAYER:...
Walter Williams, Rev. Lonnie Bryant & Family, The Featherbed Lane P.C. Family, The Williams Family, The Taylor, Godwin & Roberts Families, The Laryea Family, The Tingle Family, Henry Siame, Henry Vasquez, James Campbell, The Peart Family, Hyacinth Blake, Gwendolyn Sanders, Roberto Rivera, Patience Owuo, Cecilia Annoch, Oriente Lopez, Etta Graham-Mitchell & her Sister, Charlotte, Norma McKayle & her Grandson, Christian, Kwabena Danso, Kwame Asamoah, Henry Johnson & his daughter, Tiffany, Denise Williams, Comfort Addo & Family, President Biden, Vice-Pres. Harris, Our Government, Our Home, Our City, Our Nation & Our World.
CLOSING HYMN:"Lord, Make Us More Holy"
#536
1. Lord, make us more holy;
Lord, make us more holy;
Lord, make us more holy,
until we meet again:
holy, holy, holy,
until we meet again.
2. Lord, make us more loving;
Lord, make us more loving;
Lord, make us more loving,
until we meet again:
loving, loving, loving,
until we meet again.
3. Lord, make us more patient;
Lord, make us more patient;
Lord, make us more patient,
until we meet again:
patient, patient, patient,
until we meet again.
4. Lord, make us more faithful;
Lord, make us more faithful;
Lord, make us more faithful,
until we meet again:
faithful, faithful, faithful,
until we meet again.
CLOSING PRAYER & BENEDICTION:.
.........Rev. Lonnie Bryant
POSTLUDE: (Instrumental)
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Next SESSION MEETING
January 7, 2024..12:30 pm
Moderator: Rev. Lonnie Bryant
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
LIFE OF THE CHURCH
1. Special Appreciation to Rev. Lonnie
Bryant for a conducting a beautiful
Communion Advent Service.
2. Next week's Service will be
conducted by Elder Etta Graham-Mitchell
3. SPECIAL THANKS!! to the Odames for
the Pulpit Flowers.
4. UHPC CARE LIST: Elders & Deacons
Please, follow up with your Care List and
let the session know if anyone needs
Pastoral Care.
5. It is with a Heavy Heart that we announce the
passing of " Mrs. Freeda Peart". UHPC will
truly miss this blessed member. Her service
will be on Fri. Dec. 15, 2023 at UHPC @ 10 am
6. Please sign up to read The SCRIPTURES
on rear table.
7. STEWARDSHIP: Your TITHES and
OFFERINGS are important for the life of our
Church. PLEASE.....Think about increasing
your Pledge. Remember...You can Mail , Place in the mail slot or. ZELLE to University Heights Presbyterian Church - use 917-364-2833
8. Elders and Deacons.....Our next Session Meeting is January 7th, 2024 at 12:30 pm.
Please be in attendance and have your reports.
9. BIBLE STUDY:
Prayer with Rev. Lonnie Bryant
Wednesdays..11-12 pm..
Call-In #: 1-727-731-0331
10. CONGREGATIONAL MEETING:
Sunday, February 4th, 2024
11. The NOMINATING COMMITTEE ( R. Tingle, D. Brown, H. Johnson, B. Puko and D.
Edwards) will be looking for new ELDER
and DEACONS.
PLEASE think about serving your church!
U.H.P.C.'s VISION & MISSION STATEMENT.......
~To be a faithful people thankful to God for our Salvation through Christ Jesus, centered in worship, proclaiming the Living Word as we demonstrate God’s love in us through our service to each other, our church, our community, our city, and our world.
~To be a beacon of light on the hill, growing in grace and in faith, extending healing and helping hands through a variety of spiritual enrichment opportunities, as we edify and build up the Body of Christ, equipping the saints to do the work of God, internally and externally, spiritually and in the practice.
~To be a diverse people, empowered and unified by the Holy Spirit, as one Body in Christ Jesus, seeking to uphold justice, and peace, that others may know that we are Christians as we work, worship and fellowship together inviting and drawing others to Christ.
OUR GOAL IS TO BE:
U - NITED
. H - ELPFUL
P - RODUCTIVE
C - ARING
For we are U. H. P. C.
UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Constitution & By-Laws
SPECIAL PRAYERS ~
The Laryea Family
The Misodi Family
The Laryea-Walker Family
The Tingle Family
The Williams Family
~ CONTINUED PRAYERS ~
Henry Siame
James Campbell
Freeda Peart
Gwendolyn Sanders
Cecilia Annoch
Patience Owuo
Roberto Rivera
Comfort Addo & Family
Norma McKayle &
Grandson, Christian
Kwabena Danso
Etta Graham & her
Sister, Charlotte
Henry Vasquez
Robert Foltz-Morrison
Lonnie Bryant
President Biden
Vice Pres. Harris
Our Government
Our Nation
Our World
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Congratulations to ........
Dorothy Edwards on her
granddaughter
Kayla Asante
on her B.P.C.'s
Scholarship.
Kellen Craffey
on his Graduation. He's
headed to Spellman HS
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