8:45 // 10
Prelude
Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence
Welcome and Prayer of Adoration
What A Friend We Have In Jesus
Life of the Congregation
Pastoral Prayer and the Lord’s Prayer
The Eyes of All Wait Upon Thee | Psalm 145: 15-16
SOLITUDE & SILENCE
THE QUIET GAME // PSALM 62:1-7
DR. RICHARD KANNWISCHER
SENIORPASTOR
Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper
O God Beyond All Praising
Invitation and Benediction
Postlude
Congregational songs are listed in bold italic .
11:15
Blessed Be Your Name
I Speak Jesus Welcome
Life of the Congregation
Pastoral Prayer
Death Was Arrested
THE QUIET GAME // PSALM 62:1-7
DR. RICHARD KANNWISCHER SENIOR PASTORSacrament of the Lord’s Supper
Lord I Need You
Invitation and Benediction
Postlude
For God alone my soul waits in silence; from him comes my salvation. He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall never be shaken. // Psalm 62:1-2
It is possible to live with the hope of God’s presence in any circumstance if we cultivate the way of our hearts with the practice of silence.
Four things you need to know about silence:
1. How loud things are today
• We like noise because it makes us feel alive.
• Our world is desperate for attention.
• We don’t realize how much we use sound to distract us.
2. What quiet does to you
• Exposes you
• Frees you
3. How to play the quiet game
• To minimize sound
• To stop speaking and be quiet (Why? Because the last point of surrender in our lives is usually our mouth)
4. Why silence is a sign of God’s presence
• “Speech is the organ of this present world. Silence is a mystery of the world to come.” // Isaac the Syrian (700 ad)
“Silence is frightening because it strips us as nothing else does, throwing us upon the stark realities of our life. It reminds us of death, which will cut us off from this world and leave only us and God. And in the quiet, what if there turns out to be very little between us and God.” // Dallas Willard
Experiments in silence:
• Take a walk without headphones
• Wake up early and be still
• One day of week listen to nothing in the car.
• Intentionally don’t have last word in a conversation/argument.
• Try one meal without screen or music.
• Silent retreat.
“Be still and know that I am God.” Psalm 46:10
We are excited to announce the Final Phase of our Renewing the Promise capital campaign. As we look to reach future generations, we are preparing our campus for a new century of ministry.
May 6 | The Lodge Café closes for construction.
May 27 | The Lodge Building, Family Commons, and second floor Family Ministry spaces close for construction.
June 2 | 1st–12th grades shift Sunday location to The Gym; Belong Communities shift Sunday locations to Kellett Chapel and the rooms on the second floor next to the double elevators outside of the Fellowship Hall.
Please visit PeachtreeChurch.com/FinalPhase for up-to-date information during the Final Phase of Renewing the Promise.
As part of the Renewing the Promise campaign, we are dedicating $4 million to support missional efforts locally and globally.
Peachtree is helping Kids Alive Guatemala expand their program and add office space for the Escuintla Justice Center (3-year commitment)
WONDERFULLY MADE
We are providing staff salaries for Wonderfully Made (3-year commitment).
Peachtree is supporting programmatic and organizational growth to double the number of children served through Kidz2Leaders (3-year commitment).
We are providing LaAmistad with office relocation assistance and monthly rent (3-year commitment).
Peachtree is closing the funding gap to purchase and renovate a Presbyterian church for Iranian Christians, which ministers to refugees in Germany who have fled persecution (one-time gift).
Kidz2Leaders
Cultivating Community is our mission and we look forward to sharing our vision with you!
Wednesday, May 15 | 6pm Kellett Chapel Seminar Room
The morning is dedicated to fostering relationships through fellowship and spiritual growth, including devotions, art and recreation.
Our afternoon is all about the bakery! Wonder Makers create cookies that are not only delicious, but also bring joy and delight to the community.
Beginning in June, we are making modifications to our worship schedule to help address long-standing challenges with parking, create more breathing room between services, and make Sunday mornings a more hospitable experience for all.
Summer Worship Schedule
JUNE-JULY
9:45am | Traditional Worship 11:15am | Contemporary Worship
Fall Worship Schedule
BEGINNING IN AUGUST
8:30am | Traditional Worship (45 -minute format)
9:45am | Traditional Worship
11:15am | Contemporary Worship
SATURDAY, MAY 11 5pm | Traditional
SUNDAY, MAY 12
8:45am | 10am | Traditional 11:15am | Contemporary
With our Mother’s Day services being highly attended, we have added an additional service on Saturday, May 11 at 5pm. We look forward to worshiping with you on Mother’s Day weekend!
Just as families keep in touch about joys and sorrows, our church family at Peachtree wants to do the same. During your prayers this week, we ask you to lift up these people to God.
Larry Brock
East Cobb Nursing (Rehab)
Bob Lyford | Shepherd Center
Don Millen | Piedmont
Richard Oliver
North Fulton Medical Center
Ellen Rouch | Emory Midtown
August Hadden Turner | 4/21
Eloise Summerfield Turner | 4/21
Alison and Brandon Turner
Bob Slater | 4/29
Bob Slater | 4/29
Husband of Betty Slater
The beautiful flowers in the sanctuary this morning are given to the glory of God and in loving memory of the members of the Peachtree Presbyterian Women who have been promoted to the Church Triumphant:
Yvonne Harreld 9/29/2022
Rosie Brannon 10/26/2022
Teena Everhart 11/6/2022
Dot Sams 4/7/2023
Jean McCall 7/27/2023
Dianne Chalmers 9/9/2023
Michi Kono 11/22/2023
Sue Hukari 11/26/2023
Mary Pless 12/1/2023
Jane Simms 2/19/2024
Maryann Gillespie 3/4/2024
Wynn Clay 3/27/2024
Elisabeth Dillard 4/3/2024
by the Peachtree Presbyterian Women
