FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF
WAUWATOSA
May 16, 2004
MORNING WORSHIP 8:45 AND 11:00
A.M.
GATHERING MUSIC
WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS Carrie
Kreps
THE PRELUDE 8:45 Shall
We Gather at the River Owens
11:00 Love Divine, All Loves
Excelling arr.
Kinyon
Jubilation
Ringers
CHIMES
AND TOWER BELLS
CALL TO WORSHIP
Susie
Daigneau
Liturgist: Do
not let your hearts be troubled. Do not let them be afraid.
People: For it is
peace Christ leaves us, a peace unlike what the world gives.
Liturgist: And
so we come, into this house, as the gathered people of God
People: To
receive the peace of Christ.
All: Amen!
Alleluia!
CHORAL FANFARE
*HYMN 101 ThereÕs
a Wideness in GodÕs Mercy
*INVOCATION
AND LORDÕS PRAYER (unison)
Gracious
God, we pray to be filled with the joy of your presence. Turn us from a craving
for the things of this world to a hunger for that which satisfies forever. Turn
us from a false peace with this world to a true communion with Christ. Help us
to see, amid all the worldÕs brutality, that you are here, that you sustain us,
and that through Christ we might know perfect peace. We ask this through Jesus
Christ our Lord, who taught us to pray, sayingÉ
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.
*THE GLORIA PATRI (Hymn 513)
RECEPTION OF NEW MEMBER (8:45) Carrie
Kreps
THE NEW TESTAMENT LESSON Acts 16:9-15 Bible,
page 963
*HYMN 212 Blessed
Jesus, at Thy Word
THE PSALMODY (unison) Psalm
67 Bible,
page 500
THE GOSPEL LESSON John
14:23-29 Bible,
page 939
THE ANTHEM 8:45 God Who Touchest Earth
With Beauty Jordan
11:00 Rondo
Campana Wilson
Jubilation
Ringers
THE SERMON ÒSeeing
ShalomÓ Rev.
Samuel Schaal
THE CALL TO PRAYER and SILENT MEDITATION
THE PRAYER OF MINISTER AND PEOPLE
THE CHORAL RESPONSE TO PRAYER
THE OFFERTORY
THE ANTHEM 8:45 Kyrie
Eleison (Missa Celensis) Haydn
11:00 Praise
to the Lord Young
*DOXOLOGY (Hymn 515)
*THE PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING
*HYMN 391 Be
Thou My Vision
*THE
BENEDICTION
*THE CONGREGATIONAL RESPONSE
Go now in peace. Never be afraid.
God will go with you each hour of
every day.
Go now in faith, steadfast,
strong and true.
Know He will guide you in all you
do.
Go now in love, and show you
believe.
Reach out to others so all the
world can see.
God will be there, watching from
above.
Go now in peace, in faith, and in
love.
THE POSTLUDE Come, Thou Fount of
Every Blessing Martin
*The
congregation is invited to stand.
TodayÕs chancel flowers are given in honor of Kathy CohanÕs
retirement, her new home
and 14 years
with the handbell choir, from the Jubilation Ringers.
Head
Greeters: Mark
Hendrickson, Ken
Wendt
Head
Ushers: Dan
Johnson, David Moore
Ushers:
8:45 a.m. Captain: Dan
Johnson, Maurie Daigneau, Scott Rondeau
Ushers:
11:00 a.m. Captain: John
OÕMeara, David Moore, Neal OÕMeara, Lois Wendt, Ken Wendt
Greeters:
8:45 a.m. Bladen,
Julia & Jack Burns
Greeters:
11:00 a.m. Neal
& Char Schowalter
Acolytes: 8:45 a.m. Amanda Cummings, Lydia Taylor
Acolyte: 11:00 a.m. Stuart VanderVelde
CARE FOR CHILDREN
A nursery for infants and
toddlers is available during the 8:45 and 11:00 A.M. services.
Sunday School at 8:45 and 11:00.
Worship Preview for Sunday,
May 23, Confirmation Sunday, 8:45 and 11:00 A.M.
Dr. Peay will offer the sermon.
Betty Dethmers is the organist.
Lee Jacobi directs the Pilgrim
Choir at 8:45 and the Chancel Choir at 11:00.
Maurie Daigneau will lead the
Wednesday MenÕs Bible Study at 6:30 A.M.
on the 1st and 3rd
Wednesdays in Friendship Lounge.
All are welcome, including
guests. Refreshments are served.
Pilgrim Choir 8:45
Chancel Choir 11:00
God Who Touchest Earth With Beauty
Mary S. Edgar
God who touchest earth with beauty,
Make me lovely too.
With Thy spirit recreate me,
Make my heart anew,
Like Thy springs and running waters
Make me crystal pure.
Like Thy rocks of towering grandeur,
Make me strong and sure.
Like Thy dancing waves in sunlight
Make me glad and free.
Like the straightness of the pine trees
Let me upright be.
Like the arching of the heavens,
Lift my thoughts above.
God who touchest earth with beauty
Make me lovely too.
Keep me ever by Thy spirit
Pure and strong and true.
God who touchest earth with beauty,
Make me lovely too. Amen.
Kyrie Eleison
Kyrie Eleison (Lord have mercy on us)
Christe Eleison (Christ have mercy on us)
Kyrie Eleison (Lord have mercy on us)
Praise To The Lord
Joachim Neander
Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, the King of creation!
O my soul, praise Him, for He is thy strength and salvation!
All ye who hear, now to His temple draw near;
Join me in glad adoration.
Praise to the Lord, Who doth prosper thy work and defend thee;
Surely His goodness and mercy here daily attend thee.
Ponder anew what the Almighty can do,
If with His love He befriend thee.
Praise to the Lord, O let all that is in me adore Him!
All that hath life and breath, come now with praises before Him.
Let the Amen sound from His people again,
Gladly for aye we adore Him!
SUNDAY,
May 16
8:00 a.m. Morning Prayer & Holy Communion-Chapel
8:45 a.m. Worship/Sunday School
10:00 a.m. Election Meeting-S.H., ChildrenÕs Sunday
rehearsal-Nave, Jubilation Ringers rehearsal-Lounge, @CH-KISS, PF Officer
Mtg.-Conf. Rm.
11:00 a.m. Worship/Jubilation Ringers/ Children in
Church/Sunday School
4:00 p.m. Covenant Class-R.C.
5:00 p.m. Jr. PF-302
6:30 p.m. Sr. High PF-302
7:00
p.m. Bd.
Fellowship-R.C.
8:00
p.m. AA-B6
9:00
a.m. Music
Jamboree-B3
7:00
p.m. Care
Bd.-R.C., Boy Scouts-B6, Tosa Quilters-S.H., Hist. Hgts. Book Club-Parlor
8:30
p.m. MenÕs
Baseball @ Whitman
6:30
a.m. MenÕs
Bible Study-Lounge
9:00
& 10:00 a.m.
Music Jamboree-B3
10:00
a.m.
McFadyen Bd.-R.C.
6:00
p.m. Pioneer
Club Potluck-S.H.
7:00
p.m. WomenÕs
Bible Study-Lounge, Bd. Stewardship-Conf. Rm.
9:00
a.m. Big Band rehearsal-S.H.
6:00
p.m. Confirmation Celebration-S.H.
7:00
p.m.
Jubilation Ringers Social-B6, Resolve-R.C.
10:00
a.m. ArtistsÕ
Group-B6
8:00
a.m. WomenÕs
Group-Parlor
The
annual Election Meeting is today, 10 a.m. in the Social Hall. Rehearsal for ChildrenÕs
Sunday will be held in the Nave during the meeting.
Adult
Education Ð will not meet today due
to the Election Meeting. Next week Sam Schaal will lead a discussion entitled
ÒTowards a Practice of Spiritual Healing.Ó Childcare is provided.
North Shore Congregational Church is hosting a reception
for Rev. Christo Kulichev on May 18, at 7:00 p.m. in the
church library. Rev. Kulichev is one of the supported missionaries of the
NACCC, and is a Bulgarian resistance hero whose story is told in a book titled Imprisoned
for Christ written
by Dr. Michael Halcomb. The church is located at 7330 Santa Monica Blvd., in
Fox Point.
The
MenÕs Church League Softball Team
plays Tuesday, May 18, at 8:30
p.m. at Whitman.
Bicycle riders and route helpers are needed for the May
29th ÒWisconsin Ride for the Congregationalist.Ó See the fliers on the welcome
tables. Sign-up forms are
available at the office, Deadline to sign up is May 20. For more
information, call Hank Collis at 262-781-6705.
The
Polynesian Pig Roast All-Church Dinner is
Wednesday, June 2 at 6 p.m. with the Hale OÕMalo Polynesian Review at 7 p.m. Kid meals provided. Tickets must be
purchased in advance at the office, adults/$9; children (12 and under)/$4;
3 and under/free.
New
Member classes will be held Sunday,
June 6 at 9 a.m., Wednesday, June 9 at 7 p.m. and Sunday, June 13 at 9 a.m. New
members will join on Sunday, June 20 at 10 a.m. Please sign up at the church
office if you are interested.
A Career Seminar, featuring the newest and most effective
techniques for job hunting, is offered free of charge on Monday, June 14, 6:30-9:30
p.m. in the Lounge. Sign up at the church office.
Rev. Peay and the Personnel Committee are seeking your
feedback on SteveÕs performance. Feedback forms are available at the church
office from May 1 to May 31. Deadline to return forms: June 1, 2004.