MORNING WORSHIP 8:45 AND 11:00 A.M.
16th Sunday After Pentecost
GATHERING MUSIC
WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS Rev.
Carrie Kreps Wegenast
THE PRELUDE Little
Prelude and Fugue in D Minor Bach
CHIMES AND TOWER
BELLS
CALL
TO WORSHIP
Liturgist: God calls us out
of our isolation to join hands
People: with
our sisters and brothers in this community of faith.
Liturgist: God calls us out
of our confusion to speak to us from the Word
People: and to
inspire us by the Spirit.
Liturgist: God calls us out
of our sin to cleanse us through the Son
People:
and to
enhance our lives with beauty and usefulness.
All: God
calls us to be GodÕs gathered people in the world.
CHORAL
FANFARE
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*HYMN 29 |
Now Thank We All Our God |
*INVOCATION AND LORDÕS
PRAYER (unison)
Eternal God, into the
peace of your presence we bring our restless selves.
Refresh our faith,
restore our confidence and lay your guiding hand on our lives so that our
suffering souls might find restoration in the balm of Jesus Christ,
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)
THE SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM 8:45 a.m. Jack
William Clark
son
of Brian and Sarah Clark
BIBLE PRESENTATION TO THIRD GRADE CLASS Carla Cummings, Carrie
Sgarlata
8:45 a.m.
Benjamin Blaedow
Jack Blazek
Jason Brandt
Nicholas Brandt
Tyler Brandt
Madeline Cummings
Caroline Fink
Kate Galfano
Molly Harmon
Emma Hudson
Ginger Johnson
Aidan Moore
Zachary Peed
Andrew Peterson
Elizabeth Russ
Brooke Sherman
Caleb Taylor
Sydney Vander Velde
Tanner Zielke
11:00 a.m.
Colleen Rowbottom
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*HYMN (insert) |
There is a Balm in Gilead |
(Children
are dismissed to Sunday School by class during the singing of the hymn.)
THE OLD TESTAMENT LESSON Jeremiah
8:18-9:1 Bible,
page 657
THE NEW TESTAMENT LESSON 1 Timothy 2:1-7 Bible
page 1034
THE GOSPEL LESSON Luke
16:1-13 Rev.
Samuel Schaal
Bible,
page 909
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THE ANTHEM |
8:45 |
God Is My Strong
Salvation |
Shepard |
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11:00 |
Christ, Whose Glory
Fills the Skies |
Willan |
THE
CALL TO PRAYER and SILENT MEDITATION
THE
PRAYER OF MINISTER AND PEOPLE
THE
CHORAL RESPONSE TO PRAYER
THE SERMON "Is
There No Balm in Wauwatosa?" Rev.
Schaal
THE
OFFERTORY
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THE
ANTHEM |
8:45 |
Thy
Way, Not Mine, O Lord |
Courtney |
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11:00 |
Hymn
of Praise |
Carter
|
*DOXOLOGY (Hymn 515)
*THE
PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING
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*HYMN 399 |
O Love That Wilt Not Let Me Go |
*THE CHARGE AND
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 Recessional Haan
*The congregation is
invited to stand.
TodayÕs
chancel flowers are given by Paul Stein in honor of Elizabeth Stein's birthday.
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, September 26, 8:45
and 11:00 a.m.
Rev. Kreps Wegenast will offer the sermon. Ralph
Ehlert is the organist.
Lee Jacobi directs the Pilgrim Choir at 8:45 and
the Chancel Choir at 11:00.
Men's Ministry will NOT meet on Wednesday,
September 22.
Choir Anthems
Pilgrim Choir
8:45, Chancel Choir 11:00
God Is My
Strong Salvation, Paul
Gerhardt, 1656
God is my
strong salvation, no enemy I fear;
He hears my
supplication, Dispelling all my care:
if he, my
head and master defend me from above,
What pain or
what disaster, can part me from his love?
I fully am
persuaded and joyfully declare,
I'm never
left unaided, my Father hears my prayer;
His comforts
never fail me, He stands at my right hand;
When tempests
fierce assail me, they're calm at his command.
The ground of
my profession is Jesus and his blood;
He giveth me
possession of everlasting good.
To me his
Spirit speaketh full many a precious word
of rest to
him who seeketh, a refuge in the Lord
My merry
heart is springing, it can no more be sad;
With laughter
and with singing, in God's own sunshine glad;
For Christ is
now preparing his city new and bright,
Where saints
his throne are sharing and faith is turned to sight.
Thy Way,
Not Mine, O Lord, Horatius
Bonar, 1857
Thy way, not
mine, O Lord,
However dark
it be;
Lead me by
Thine own hand;
Choose out
the path for me;
Smoothe let
it be or rough,
It will be
still the best;
Winding or
straight, it leads
Right onward
to Thy rest.
I dare not
choose my lot;
I would not
if I might:
Choose Thou
for me, my God,
So I shall
walk aright.
Take Thou my
cup, and it
With joy or
sorrow fill,
To Thee may
see, choose
Thou my good
and ill.
Choose Thou
for me my friends,
My sickness
or my health;
Choose Thou
my cares for me,
My poverty or
wealth.
Not mine, not
mine the choice
In things
both great and small;
Be Thou my
guide, my strength,
My wisdom,
and my all.
Christ,
Whose Glory Fills The Skies, Charles Wesley, 1740
Christ, Whose
glory fills the skies,
Thou, the
true, the only Light,
Sun of
Righteousness, arise,
Triumph oÕer
the shades of night;
Dayspring
from on high be near;
Day-star, in
my heart appear.
Dark and
cheerless is the morn
Unaccompanied
by Thee;
Joyless is
the dayÕs return
Till Thy
mercyÕs beams I see;
Till they
inward light impart,
Glad my eyes,
and warm my heart.
Visit then
this soul of mine,
Pierce the
gloom of sin and grief;
Fill me,
Radiancy divine,
Scatter all
my unbelief;
More and more
Thyself display,
Shining to
the perfect day.
Hymn Of
Praise, Mary Kay
Beall
Awake, awake!
Awake, my heart, for night is passing!
Awake, awake!
Awake, my heart, awake and pray.
Awake, my
heart, and come rejoicing.
The dove of
dawn is on the wing to welcome in the day.
When morning
gilds the skies my heart awaking cries,
May Jesus
Christ be praised! Alike at work and prayer,
To Jesus I
repair; May Jesus Christ be praised!
Awake, my
heart the dove of dawn is flying;
On silent
wings she rises with the sun;
Be still, my
heart, and hear her sweet voice crying;
The song she
sings is only just begun.
The night
becomes as day, When from the heart we say,
May Jesus
Christ be praised! The powers of Christ be praised!
Awake, awake!
Awake, my heart, awake and sing!
Awake, my
heart, awake and sing!
Be this,
while life is mine, My canticle divine,
May Jesus
Christ be praised! Be this th'eternal song
Through all
the ages long, May Jesus Christ be praised!
May Jesus
Christ be praised!
CALENDAR
SUNDAY, September 19
8:45
a.m. Worship/Children in
Church/ Sunday School
10:00
a.m. Sun. Symposium Adult
Ed-Lounge, Jr. Choir Rehearsal-LL5, Coffee Hr.-S.H.
11:00
a.m. Worship/Children in
Church/ Sunday School
4:30
p.m. Jr. PF-302
6:30
p.m. Sr. PF-302
7:00 p.m. Bd/Fellowship-R.C
8:00 p.m. AA-LL5
9:00 a.m. Ret. MenÕs Club-S.H.
10:00 a.m. Music Jamboree-LL2
7:00 p.m. Care Bd.-R.C., Boy Scouts-LL5, Tosa
Quilters-S.H.
No MenÕs Ministry
9:00 a.m. Chapel-Devotions, Music Jamboree- LL2
10:00 a.m. Music Jamboree-LL2
11:00 a.m. Circle 12/Sr. Women @H-wood Pl.
6:00 p.m. ÒBeginningsÓ Pot Luck Supper
6:40 p.m. ÒBeginningsÓ Small Grps.
9:00
a.m. Big Band rehearsal-S.H.
6:45 p.m. Pilgrim Choir-LL1
7:00 p.m. Grief Support Group-Lounge, Jubilation
Ringers-LL5, Resolve Bd.-R.C.
7:55 p.m. Chancel Choir-LL1
9:00 a.m. Harmony Singers
8:00 a.m. WomenÕs Group-R.C.
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.
For those who wear a hearing aid, our Nave
is equipped with an FM loop system. To access
the system, simply set your hearing aid to the ÒTÓ setting.
Head Greeters: Mark Hendrickson, Ken Wendt
Head Usher: Susie Daigneau
Ushers: 8:45 a.m.
Captain: Jim Walsh, Jim Benz, Bob
Milne, Tom Gold, Jack Dreyer
Ushers: 11:00 a.m.
Captain: John OÕMeara, Denise
OÕMeara, Neal OÕMeara, Bob Henschel
Greeters: 8:45 a.m. Charlie and DdG Wakefield
Greeter: 11:00 a.m. Doris Nolinske
Acolytes: 8:45 a.m. Jack Lockhart, Evan Carollo
Acolyte: 11:00 a.m. Breanne Sherman
Sunday Symposium Adult Ed will begin this week at 10 a.m. in the Lounge. Dan SchowalterÕs topic
is entitled, ÒThe Apostle Paul: First ÐCentury Mystic.Ó Next week join Phil
Landis for a discussion of
ÒGnosticism--Heretical Mysticism?Ó
Are you a caregiver for an older adult? A 6-week program entitled ÒTaking Care of You;
Powerful Tools for CaregivingÓ will be held at Washington Park Senior Center,
4420 W. Vliet St. beginning Tuesday, September 21 from 1:30-4 p.m. Cost: $20
for the handbook. Call the Interfaith office at 414-220-8600 to register.
Circle 12/Senior Women meet
at Harwood Place on September 22 at 11 a.m. for lunch and a meeting. Rev. Sam
Schaal is the guest speaker. Call Martha Haagensen to RSVP, 414-256-6905.
Grief
Support Group will meet Thursday,
September 23 at 7 p.m. here at First Church. This is the 5th in a
series of 6 meetings.
The All Church Dinner is
October 6 at 6 p.m. WeÕll have
steak and mushroom fajitas, black bean and corn salad with gourmet desserts.
Kid meals available. Sign up for dinner or nursery care by Sunday, October 3
at noon. Cost: Adults/$6; children under 12/$2; under 3/free. Following the
meal the drawing of the winning ticket for the Quilt Raffle will be held.
Quilt Raffle tickets
are on sale in the atrium each Sunday through September 30. Tickets are $5 each
or 3/$10. Proceeds benefit the FCC scholarship for the Congregational
Foundation for Theological Studies.
New member classes
will be held October 3, 10 and 17 in the Parlor from 10-11:30 a.m. Please
contact the church office to RSVP at 414-258-7375. Childcare will be provided.
Your help is needed with housing for three women and two men during
the NA Executive Committee
Meeting scheduled for October 8
and 9 at First Church. Please call the church office if you have a room(s) to
offer, 414-258-7375.
Last call for Bridge Marathon players for 2004-2005. If you are interested, contact Joan Halvorson
at 414-476-1963.