FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF WAUWATOSA
July 25, 2004
MORNING WORSHIP 10:00 A.M.
The Eighth Sunday after Pentecost
GATHERING MUSIC
WELCOME
AND ANNOUNCEMENTS Rev.
Carrie Kreps
THE PRELUDE Prelude
and Meditation on Westminster Abbey Callahan
CHIMES
AND TOWER BELLS
CALL
TO WORSHIP
Liturgist: With all our
heart, we take refuge in God, who created all things,
People: the
merciful Creator, source of all goodness.
Liturgist: With all our
heart, we take refuge in Christ, the Redeemer,
People: who
restores our true nature, the perfect and mysterious Word.
Liturgist: With all our
heart, we take refuge in the One who embraces the universe,
People: who at all
times and in all places responds to our needs,
All: the
pure and tranquil Holy Spirit.
*HYMN 8 Joyful,
Joyful, We Adore Thee
*PRAYER OF INVOCATION AND
LORDŐS PRAYER (Unison)
O God, you are always
more ready to bestow your good gifts on us than we are to seek them, and are
willing to give more than we desire or deserve. Help us so to seek that we may
truly find, so to ask that we may joyfully receive, so to knock that the door
of your mercy may be opened to us; through Jesus Christ our brother and Savior,
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, for ever. Amen.
*THE
GLORIA PATRI (Hymn 513)
THE CHILDREN IN WORSHIP
*HYMN (Insert) Open
My Eyes, That I May See
(Children
2nd grade and lower are dismissed to Sunday School during the hymn.)
THE NEW TESTAMENT LESSON Colossians 2:6-19 Bible,
page 1027
THE PSALMODY (Unison) Psalm
85 Bible,
page 512
THE GOSPEL LESSON Luke
11:1-13 Bible,
page 903
ANTHEM We
Are Climbing JacobŐs Ladder arr.
Walters
Kathleen
Sonnentag, Mezzo-Soprano
CALL
TO PRAYER AND SILENT MEDITATION
THE
PRAYER OF MINISTER AND PEOPLE
THE MUSICAL RESPONSE TO PRAYER
THE SERMON ŇPraying
from the Inside Out Ó Rev.
Samuel Schaal
THE
OFFERTORY
ANTHEM Balm
in Gilead arr. Burleigh
Kathleen
Sonnentag, Mezzo-Soprano
*DOXOLOGY (Hymn 515)
*PRAYER
OF THANKSGIVING
*HYMN 418 O
Master, Let Me Walk With Thee
*CHARGE AND BENEDICTION
*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.
POSTLUDE Trumpet
Tune II Rowan
*The congregation is
invited to stand.
Head Greeters: Mark Hendrickson, David Moore
Head Ushers: Susie Daigneau, Julie Sheridan-Smith
Ushers: 10:00 a.m.
Captain: Susie Daigneau, John
Daigneau, Rich Raymond, Sharon Raymond, Jim Ver Duin
Greeters:
10:00 a.m. Doris Nolinske
Acolytes: 10:00 a.m. Shaun Stacey, David Eggert
CARE
FOR CHILDREN
A nursery for infants and toddlers is available
during the 10 a.m. service.
Children 2nd grade and below will be
dismissed to Sunday School during the 10 a.m. service.
Kathleen Sonnentag recently sang with the
Southwest Florida Symphony
in HandelŐs ŇMessiah.Ó This summer she is involved
in making recordings for the
Hal Leonard Publishing Corp. She will be performing
with the Racine Symphony and
the Oshkosh Symphony Orchestras. In January, she travels
to Newport, R.I. to sing four concerts of sacred music.
Worship Preview for Sunday, August 1, 10:00 a.m.
Rev. Steven A. Peay, Ph. D. will present the
message entitled ŇA New Mindset.Ó
Betty Dethmers is our organist. Dorothy Riesing,
Soprano, is the guest soloist.
Rev. Peay will lead the Wednesday MenŐs Ministry
Group at 6:30 a.m.
on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays in Friendship Lounge.
All are welcome, including guests. Refreshments
are served.
SUNDAY, July 25
10:00
a.m. Worship/Children in
Church/ Sunday School ages 3-2nd grade
11:00
a.m. Coffee Hour-Lounge
8:00 p.m. AA-LL5
9:00 a.m. @CH-Staff Retreat
7:00 p.m. Council-Lounge, Resolve Peer Support-Parlor,
Ulster Project Worship Svc.-Nave
9:30 p.m. MenŐs Baseball @ Whitman
6:30 a.m. MenŐs Ministry-Lounge
4:00 p.m. @CH-Pig Roast
9:00 a.m. Big Band rehearsal-S.H.
9 & 10 a.m. Music Jamboree-LL2
6:00 p.m. Jazz Quartet-S.H.
No church events scheduled
No church events scheduled
For those who wear a hearing aid, our Nave is equipped with an FM loop system. To access the system, set your hearing aid to the ŇTÓ setting.
Welcome to all visitors joining us today. Please check the welcome tables at the back of the Nave or in the hallways for fliers with information about scheduled activities.
The
MenŐs Church League Softball Team
plays their last game of the season on Tuesday, July 27, 9:30 p.m. at Whitman.
MenŐs Ministry with Rev. Peay will meet Wednesday, July 28th, at 6:30 a.m. in Friendship Lounge.
Circle
8 will meet Tuesday, August 3,
1:30 p.m. at the Congregational Home. We will have dessert and play Bunco with
the residents.
The
next All Church Dinner is Wednesday, August 4 at 6 pm. We will have a box lunch picnic
with oven fried chicken, fruit salad, Jell-O, pasta salad and brownies. The Ray
Neumann Big
Band
will provide the entertainment. Sign up at the church office by Sunday, August
1. Cost: Adults/$5; children under 12/$2.
The National Multiple Sclerosis Society sponsors an annual bicycling event. This year a number of church families will be riding 150 miles on August 7 & 8. If you are interested in supporting the riders or want to participate in the ride, call Hank Collis at 262-781-6705.
On Thursday, August 26 there will be a special Garden Tour
of Melody NarrŐs personal garden located in the Holy Hill area. Melody is co-owner of LandWorks and is a garden lecturer.
Plan to meet at Church at 2:45 p.m. and carpool to her home. Sign up at the church office to let us know you are coming.