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Sharing the love of God, the peace of Christ
and the power of the Holy Spirit with everyone.

Visiting Pastor:  Rev. John Hougen

Audio & Video: Mike Finney

Welcome & Announcements

Please remember to call the church at 988-3514 to RSVP for next Sunday’s worship service. It’s never too early to RSVP.
 

T T P C Coffee Break on Zoom

How about a cup of coffee with friends? You're invited to the Temple Terrace Coffee Break on Wednesday, April 21, at 10:00 A.M. hosted by Pastor John. Connect with friends and interact with our interim pastor. There is no agenda. We will simply enjoy spending some time together. Click on the Zoom link below:
Zoom Coffee Break
Wednesday, April 21 at 10:00 am

Wednesday Evening Bible Study on Zoom

The class is continuing each Wednesday at 6:00 PM with Susan McNaught leading the class. The class is now about to finish the book “Christian Hope.”  Each chapter has a great topic for discussion. Susan or Jeanne C. can email you the Zoom link so you can attend on a computer or smart phone. By touch tone phone dial: 1 301 715 8592 then enter the Meeting ID: 280 538 301 See you there!
 

The Free Drive Thru Dinner is Friday, April 30th!

On Friday, April 30^th, our church will be hosting a FREE DRIVE-THRU dinner of Yellow Rice, Black Beans, Chicken Drum Sticks with Pulled Pork and more for our church family and anyone in our community. This event is hosted by the TTPC Fellowship Committee and is FREE for anyone to enjoy a FREE take home meal, including dessert. Contact Fred Crakow if you’d like to help in any manner: fcrakow@tampabay.rr.com or call (813) 985-2866.
 

More Announcements are at the end of this bulletin.

Let Us Worship God

Invitation To Worship

Pastor: Seek the Lord while he may be found.
People: We call upon God who is near to us.
Pastor: Let the wicked abandon their way of life.
People: Let those who are evil change their way of
thinking.
Pastor: May all people return to God who is merciful.
People: The Lord longs to forgive and restore us.
Pastor: God's thoughts are different from ours; they surpass
anything we might think.
People: God's ways are not like ours; they are beyond
what we could imagine.
Pastor: The Lord's words never return void but always accomplish their purposes.
People: God's word is everlasting. May it take root and
grow in us.

†  Note to the congregation:  Feel free to stand in place if you desire. Sing softly or hum if you’d like.

†    Hymn 246    “Christ Is Alive”    Wren

†  Confession and Pardon

† Prayer of Confession    In Unison

(wait about 20 seconds)

†  Assurance of Forgiveness

Pastor: In the name of Jesus Christ

People: We are forgiven.

Pastor: In our forgiveness, may we blossom fully with purpose and resolve, so that the world will know us by our love.

People: Amen.
 

Passing of the Peace   (Socially distant please)

Pastor: Peace is a sure sign of the presence of God. A peace we cannot find in this world. It is a gift from God intended to be shared. May the peace of God be with you.

People: And also with you.
 

First Scripture Reading:

The Liturgist reads the first Scripture lesson with feeling, conveying how characters felt.

Our first Scripture lesson this morning is from the Gospel of Matthew, beginning in the 19^th chapter at the 13^th verse.

Hear now a word from the Lord.

Psalm 4, a psalm of David

Pastor: This is the word of the Lord,

People: Thanks be to God.
 

Children’s Time  “Becoming Like Your Parents”

Anthem

Second Scripture Reading:

1 John 3:1-7

Pastor: This is the word of the Lord,

People: Thanks be to God.
 

Sermon   “An Identity Crisis”   Pastor John

Affirmation of Faith     In Unison

Pastor: We believe in God
People: Whose love we know in the beauty of his world, in daily bread, in the kindness of human hearts, and most clearly in Jesus of Nazareth.
Pastor: We believe that Jesus is the Christ
People: Whose touch of grace makes our eyes to see, our ears to hear, strengthens us to do all things in him, and delivers us from death to life.
Pastor: We believe in the Holy Spirit
People: In whose power there is peace, in whose presence there is joy, and in whose promise we dare to be more.
 

Hymn 215   “What Wondrous Love Is This”

Prayers of the People

The Lord’s Prayer

Offering Our Gifts and Our Lives To God, Offertory  

Prayer of Thanksgiving

Hymn 722   “Lord, Speak to Me That I May Speak”

During the last verse, the ushers will return and retrieve the Bible and the Light. They will wait at the bottom of the steps until the Benediction has been pronounced.

The Liturgist will stand beside the Pastor during the Benediction then recess with him during the Postlude.

Benediction

Pastor: May we go in grace and peace to be the hands and feet of Jesus

People: To touch a broken world.

Pastor: May we go in grace and peace to love the world on behalf of Jesus,

People: To represent him to a broken world.

Pastor: May we go in grace and peace to discover the joy of joining the work of Jesus

People: Finding him among the broken of this world. Amen.

Postlude

More Announcements

Please contact the church by noon Thursday through email or call 988-3514 to RSVP for next Sunday’s in-person worship.
It’s never too early to make your RSVP. The seating and cleaning have to be planned in advance. Thank you.

Birthdays this week:  Michael Finney, Rosanna Hoit

Prayers of the People:

For Gary Thompson, cancer diagnosis, from Peggy Blount

For Kathy Smith and her family (Pastor John’s previous church secretary) her police officer husband died in the line of duty.

For Henry Ramseur, post surgery recovery, from Gloria Malone

Condolences to friends and family of Milton Reynolds of Temple Terrace, from Peggy Blount

For the people resolving the Piney Creek spill

For the crews distributing the Covid-19 shots

Peace for the city of Minneapolis

For the shooting victims’ families in Boulder, Atlanta, and Knoxville

For Ansley Johnson, a child with cancer, from Susan McNaught

For our medical personnel treating Covid-19 patients

For all suffering with Covid-19 and its after effects

Names stay on this list for 4 weeks. Call the office at 988-3514.

Please pray for our members and friends, near and far

For Dan Sampson, Malcolm Babione, Richard Rhodes, Dr. Ona Riggin, Joe Hunnicutt, Sandi Fields, Rick Moynihan, Donna Kaye, Brett McGonigle, Gloria & John Malone, Mary Sires, Mary Ann Damonte, Mary McClintock, Dorothy McVeigh, Peggy Lima, Paul Tomasino, Don Owen, Dan Petrie & family, Ruth Armstrong, Maryanne Guenther, for refugees trying to survive

Elders in Active Service

Class of 2021: Alton Barillier, Jr., Howard Blevins, Fred Crakow, Anne Miller, Mary Morton, Ika Prawoko

Class of 2022: Mary Bauman, Racine Brown, John Campbell, Liz Giles, Joe Mills, Michael Parr, Linda Thanasides

Email Us

Interim Pastor: Rev. John Hougen, Pastor@ttpresbyterian.com

Church Office Secretary: Jeanne Carignan, Jeanne@TTPresbyterian.com

Property/Finance Mgr.: Michael Parr, Michael@TTPresbyterian.com

Director of Choirs: Ashley & Kavan Gillespie, gilleskm@gmail.com

Weekday School Director: Carrie Gassen, call 813-988-3038, ttpweekdayschool@yahoo.com

420 Bullard Parkway, Temple Terrace, FL 33617

Call us at (813) 988-3514

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