The Second Sunday of Christmas
January 3, 2021
10:30 am
“We have a choice: recreation or re-creation”
Mr. Ron Dziuk preaching
Beverly Hills United Presbyterian Church, Upper Darby
St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, Lansdowne
This week’s Scripture: Jeremiah 31.7-8, 12-13; Ephesians 1.3-8, 13-14; St. John 1.1-18
Music: “Shine, Jesus, Shine”
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Join by phone: Call this number: +1 929 205 6099
Meeting ID: 860 0274 0088
Honor the Lord with your stewardship offerings to sustain our worship and work in our community and world.
By mail: Beverly Hills Presbyterian Church, 500 Midvale Road, Upper Darby, PA 19082
Online: You may now also choose to contribute through an online giving form.
Today’s Scripture
Jeremiah 31:7-8, 12-13
7 This is what the Lord says:“Sing with joy for Jacob;shout for the foremost of the nations.Make your praises heard, and say,‘Lord, save your people,the remnant of Israel.’ 8 See, I will bring them from the land of the northand gather them from the ends of the earth.Among them will be the blind and the lame,expectant mothers and women in labor;a great throng will return. … 12 They will come and shout for joy on the heights of Zion;they will rejoice in the bounty of the Lord—the grain, the new wine and the olive oil,the young of the flocks and herds.They will be like a well-watered garden,and they will sorrow no more. 13 Then young women will dance and be glad,young men and old as well.I will turn their mourning into gladness;I will give them comfort and joy instead of sorrow.
Ephesians 1.3-8, 13-14
3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ.
4 For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love
5 he predestined us for adoption to sonship through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will—
6 to the praise of his glorious grace, which he has freely given us in the One he loves.
7 In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God’s grace
8 that he lavished on us. With all wisdom and understanding, ….
13 And you also were included in Christ when you heard the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation. When you believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit,
14 who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God’s possession—to the praise of his glory.
St. John 1.1-18
The Word Became Flesh
1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was with God in the beginning. 3 Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. 4 In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. 5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.6 There was a man sent from God whose name was John. 7 He came as a witness to testify concerning that light, so that through him all might believe. 8 He himself was not the light; he came only as a witness to the light.9 The true light that gives light to everyone was coming into the world. 10 He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world did not recognize him. 11 He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him. 12 Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God— 13 children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband’s will, but born of God.14 The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.15 (John testified concerning him. He cried out, saying, “This is the one I spoke about when I said, ‘He who comes after me has surpassed me because he was before me.’ ”) 16 Out of his fullness we have all received grace in place of grace already given. 17 For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. 18 No one has ever seen God, but the one and only Son, who is himself God and is in closest relationship with the Father, has made him known.
Announcements
THE 2020 POINSETTIA — HUNGER RELIEF FUND
This year, instead of purchasing poinsettia plants for display, we invite your donations for the work of our local food cupboards in Upper Darby and Lansdowne. For listing in the Christmas Eve service, we suggest your donation of $10 – or more! Please designate and send your donations to Beverly Hills or St. Paul’s.
You can print and complete this form – or just send a note. Thank you!
Congregational Council, St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church
Session, Beverly Hills United Presbyterian Church
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“The greatest trap in our life is not success, popularity or power, but self-rejection.” – Henri Nouwen
Brief In-person Service of the Eucharist is now scheduled for the second and fourth Sundays of each month.
Evangelism/Discipleship Group –
Wednesday, January 13 at 7:00 on Zoom – “What It Means to Be Church.”
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86589493548 — Meeting ID: 865 8949 3548
Telephone – +1 929 205 6099 US (New York) or +1 301 715 8592 US (Germantown)
For Food Assistance Information, see the church websites at www.stpaulslansdowne.org or https://www.bhpcud.com/loving-our-neighbors .
You are welcome to contact Pastor Tung directly for pastoral needs. Tel. 610.246.8240 • Email – arttung@gmail.com
Pastors Nancy Haigh Ross and LoisAnn Furgess-Oler are also assisting in visitation. Pastor Ross: 267.254.0187 pastor.nancy@yahoo.com • Pastor Furgess-Oler: 410.239.1515 lafodav@aol.com
Prayer List(Recent congregational requests have been combined.)
Roberta Neill Dave Lewis
Hollie Law, Muirin Todd Dieter
Brian Callaghan Kyle and Family in Colorado
Phyllis Van Arsdale Don Van Krieken
Linda Wisham John Boohar
Ann & Tom Shiffer Bill Polymenakos
Jeff and Toni Kathan Family of Bob Geller
Family of Tim Collver Jim Demir
Kevin Lucia Nancy Haigh Ross
Michael Gallagher, Jr. Chris Cohen and Family
Chris Margarite & family Lisa’s friends Heidi, Glenn
John and Leanne
Erin, Jane in San Antonio
St. Paul’s Congregation Council – BHPC Session
The Opioid Crisis The COVID-19 Pandemic
The Unemployed and Underemployed Nursing Homes
Borough of Lansdowne William Penn School District
Upper Darby Township Upper Darby School District
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, SE Pennsylvania Synod
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), Presbytery of Philadelphia
Community of Believers in Christ Pentecostal Church
Week 53 Prayer Guide On Church and mission in a pandemic
NEXT SUNDAY – JANUARY 10
10:30 a.m. – Morning Worship
“OUR LUTHERAN HERITAGE”
Pastor Tung preaching
Romans 3.21-26