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This Week in Our Church Family
Boldface = Church-sponsored events
Sunday (25) 10:00 am Worship and
11:00 am Fellowship and Refreshments in Gilpatric Hall
Letter writing after service
Village Preschool Monday, Wednesday, Friday 8:45-11:45 a.m.
Monday (26) 5:30 & 8:30 am Boot Camp (Mon.-Fri.)
9:00 am T’ai Chi
Tuesday (27) 1:30-3:30pm Bereavement Group
5:30-6:30pm
Wed. (28)
Thursday (29) 6:00 pm T’ai Chi
Friday (30)
Saturday (1) 8:00am Al-Anon
Sunday (2) 8:30 am BOCE Meeting
10:00 am Worship and
11:10 am Fellowship and Refreshments in Gilpatric Hall
Cookie Walk
OWL Retreat
Thank You to Today’s Volunteers
Ushers: | Steve Weeks | Nursery Care: | Gabby Smith |
Liturgist: | Don Edwards | Greeter: | Weeks |
Acolytes: | Taylor & Megan Colby | Fellowship Hosts: | Don & Barbara Edwards Pat Thomas |
September 25, 2011 10:00 a.m.
Morning Worship
Large print bulletins available—please ask an usher.
An asterisk (*) indicates “Please stand if you are able.”
Gathering for Worship
PRELUDE “There Is A Balm In
IN THE LIFE OF THE CHURCH (announcements)
PREPARING THE WAY
Entering into Worship
CHORAL INTROIT
RESPONSIVE CALL TO WORSHIP
L: We are the community of faith that has been created by the love of God.
P: We are the people who have been set free by Christ’s word of forgiveness.
L: We have come, not to parade our own goodness, but to praise the holiness of God.
P: We have come, not to boast of what we have done but to proclaim the redeeming work of Jesus Christ.
All: With all our being, we will praise you, O God, and will tell all of your faithfulness toward us.
*OPENING HYMN “Morning Has Broken” Hymn #53
*GATHERING PRAYER (in unison)
O God of love and power, we have seen your mighty works in the world and in our own lives. Yet like the disciples who witnessed the feeding of the multitude, but were afraid when they saw Jesus walking on the sea, our faith must be renewed day by day, hour by hour. Renew us with your Holy Spirit, that we may trust you, and that we may act in trust, even as Peter walked out to meet Christ on the water.
We pray together as Jesus taught us, saying “Our Father...”
*LORD’S PRAYER (using “debts”)
“Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.”
CHILDREN’S STORY
(the children will leave to go to their
PASSING THE PEACE OF JESUS CHRIST
*HYMN “Siyahamba” Hymn #442
A Time of Sharing
ANTHEM “Down To The River To Pray“ (Traditional)
PRAYER JOYS AND CONCERNS
We don’t have concert first, then tune our instruments…
pray at beginning of each day.
CALL TO PRAYER
“Hush now in quiet peace, be still your mind at ease;
The Spirit brings release, so wait upon the Lord.”
PASTORAL PRAYER
CHORAL RESPONSE
MOMENT FOR
25:40 and our UKAMA partnership)
OFFERING
Organ Offertory “The First Day Of Creation“ Doran
*Doxology (sung by the people)
Praise God from whom all blessings flow,
Praise God, all creatures here below,
Praise God, above, ye heavenly host,
Creator, Christ, and Holy Ghost. Amen
*Prayer of Dedication
Reflecting on God’s Word
FAITH STORY OF Thom Winslow
Sending
*CLOSING HYMN “Called as Partners in Christ’s Service” Hymn #453
*BENEDICTION
ORGAN POSTLUDE “Divertissement“ Young
(in these few minutes during the postlude, sit quietly and soak up the
love and grace of God that will help you through this coming week.)
A Matter of Perspective
One day a father of a very wealthy family took his son on a trip to the country with the firm purpose of showing his son how poor people can be. They spent a couple of days and nights on the farm of what would be considered a very poor family. On their return from their trip, the father asked his son, “How was the trip?”
“It was great, Dad.”
“Did you see how poor people can be?” the father asked.
“Oh yeah,” said the son.
“So what did you learn from the trip?” asked the father.
The son answered, “I saw that we have one dog and they had four. We have a pool that reaches to the middle of our garden and they have a creek that has no end. We have imported lanterns in our garden and they have the stars at night. Our patio reaches to the front yard and they have the whole horizon. We have a small piece of land to live on and they have fields that go beyond our sight. We have servants who serve us, but they serve others. We buy our food but they grow theirs. We have walls around our property to protect us; they have friends to protect them.”
With this the boy’s father was speechless. Then his son added, “Thanks, Dad, for showing me how poor we are!”
Four Things to Learn in Life (Helen Keller)
1. To think clearly without hurry or confusion.
2. To love everyone sincerely.
3. To act in everything with the highest motives.
4. To trust God unhesitatingly.
The King’s Highway
Once upon a time, a king had a great highway built for the people who lived in his kingdom. After it was completed, but before it was opened to the public, the king decided to have a contest. He invited as many of his subjects as desired to participate. The challenge was to see who could travel the highway the best, and the winner was to receive a box of gold.
On the day of the contest, all the people came. Some of them had fine chariots, some had fine clothing and fancy food to make the trip a luxurious journey. Some wore their sturdiest shoes and ran along the highway on their feet to show their skill. All day they traveled the highway, and each one, when he arrived at the end, complained to the king about a large pile of rocks and debris that had been left almost blocking the road at one point, and that got in their way and hindered their travel.
At the end of the day, a lone traveler crossed the finish line warily and walked over to the king. He was tired and dirty, but he addressed the king with great respect and handed him a small chest of gold. He said, “I stopped along the way to clear a pile of rocks and debris that was blocking the road. This chest of gold was under it all. Please have it returned to its rightful owner.”
The king replied, “You are the rightful owner.”
“Oh no,” said the traveler, “This is not mine. I’ve never known such money.”
“Oh yes,” said the king, “you’ve earned this gold, for you won my contest. He who travels the road best is he who makes the road better for those who will follow.”
Remember those words of wisdom as you travel the road of life!
Announcements
Welcome
Warm greetings to all! We gather to say with the psalmist: “O Lord, our Lord, how majestic is thy name in all the earth!” (Psalm 8:1) and to praise the loving Creator of us all. Be glad and rejoice. We are in God’s house and all are accepted and welcomed.
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Welcome to Thom Winslow who is sharing his story this morning.
And thank you to those who are participating in this morning’s service.
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Focus on
We are glad to have Pat Thomas “home” in our midst today to give us an update on 25:40—the organization that her family has established to fight AIDS in
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UKAMA Letters
You are invited and urged to remain after our fellowship time today to sit and write a letter to one of our sisters and brothers in our UKAMA partner church at Beacon Hill, in
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October Newsletters
Please pick up your newsletter from the box in Gilpatric Hall.
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Volunteers for October
Volunteers are needed for the sign-up sheet in the Gilpatric Hall. (Ushers, Liturgists, Greeters, Fellowship Host) Thank you in advance.
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Prayers, Joys and Concerns
For the next several weeks “Prayer Matters” updates will be sent out weekly from the church office. If you have questions, additions or updates to our prayer list, please call
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