FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF WAUWATOSA

 

October 10, 2004

 

MORNING WORSHIP 8:45 AND 11:00 A.M.

               The 19th Sunday after Pentecost

              

 

GATHERING MUSIC                                                                                                                                    

 

WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS                                                          Rev. Samuel Schaal

 

THE PRELUDE                             I Will Sing My MakerÕs Praises                                                    Doles

                                                

CHIMES AND TOWER BELLS 

 

CALL TO WORSHIP                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            

Liturgist:      Jesus healed the lepers on the road to Jerusalem.

People:       Yet, only one of the ten returned to say thank you.

Liturgist:      On this morning we gather in this meeting house to say thank you.

People:       Praise God that we too have been blessed.

All:               Praise God for all of GodÕs awesome deeds.

 

CHORAL FANFARE

 

*HYMN 98                               My God, I Thank Thee, Who Hast Made

 

*INVOCATION AND LORDÕS PRAYER (unison)

O God, giver of all things, thank you for life, for blessings, and for hope in you.

We apologize for forgetting to thank you for the good things, which have been given to us by you. Forgive us and fill us with your grace. For this we are grateful and offer our praise and thanks. In your SonÕs name we pray the prayer he taught usÉ

 

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                                                          Davis James Peacock

                                                                                                                son of Douglas and Becky Peacock

                                                                                                                                 Rev. Steven A. Peay, Ph.D.

 

JR. CHOIR ANTHEM  8:45    Awake, Awake to Love and Work                                           Lovelace

                                                        Directed by Roxanne Trump Miles

 

*HYMN  38                                               Morning Has Broken

                   (Children are dismissed to Sunday School during the singing of the hymn.)

 

THE NEW TESTAMENT LESSON 2 Timothy 2:8-15                                      Bible, page 1038

 

THE PSALMODY (unison)                      Psalm 66:1-12                                               Bible, page 499

 

THE GOSPEL LESSON                         Luke 17:11-19                       Rev. Carrie Kreps Wegenast

                                                                           Bible, page 910

 

THE ANTHEM  11:00                                 Without Love                                                                   Petker

 

THE CALL TO PRAYER and SILENT MEDITATION

 

THE PRAYER OF MINISTER AND PEOPLE  

 

THE CHORAL RESPONSE TO PRAYER

 

THE SERMON                                       ÒThank you, JesusÓ                               Rev. Kreps Wegenast

 

THE OFFERTORY

 

THE ANTHEM    8:45                           Expectans Expectavi                                                            Wood

                                   11:00                              Lord of All Being                                                                 Malin                     

 

*DOXOLOGY  (Hymn 515)

 

*THE PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING

 

*HYMN 15                                        Praise to the Lord, the Almighty  

 

*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                 Praise the Almighty, My Soul, Adore Him                                         Bender

 

*The congregation is invited to stand.

 

TodayÕs chancel flowers are given in memory of
 David Alexander Elwing

by Holly, Mike, Alissa, Michael and Ryan Elwing.

 

 

SERVING October 10, 2004

Head Greeters: Mark Hendrickson, Ken Wendt

Head Usher: Susie Daigneau

Ushers: 8:45 a.m. Captain: Jim DÕAmbrisi, Ted McQuillin, Doug Sawyer, Ann Stacey, Tom Stacey

Ushers: 11:00 a.m. Captain: Paul Schulze, Kris Schulze, Jeff Kelling, James Auer

Greeters: 8:45 a.m. Dick and Sandy Buchman

Greeter: 11:00 a.m. Gail, Breanne and Brooke Sherman

Acolytes: 8:45 a.m. Alissa Elwing, Grace Houriet

Acolyte: 11:00 a.m. Colleen Rowbottom

 

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, October 17, 8:45 and 11:00 a.m.

Rev. Steven A. Peay, Ph. D. will present the message.

Betty Dethmers is the organist. Lee Jacobi directs the Pilgrim Choir at 8:45

and the Chancel Choir at 11:00.

 

Rev. Peay will lead the Wednesday MenÕs Ministry Group at 6:30 a.m.

on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays in Friendship Lounge.

All are welcome, including guests. Refreshments are served.

 

 

Choir Anthems

Pilgrim Choir    8:45

Chancel Choir 11:00

 

Awake, Awake to Love and Work

Lovelace

 

Awake, awake to love and work

The lark is in the sky.

The fields are wet with diamond dew,

The worldÕs awake to cry their blessings on the Lord of Life,

As he goes meekly by.

 

Come let thy voice be one with theirs,

Shout with their shout of praise.

See how the giant sun soars up,

Great Lord of years and days.

So let the love of Jesus come and set thy soul ablaze.

 

To give and give and give again,

What God has given thee.

To spend thyself nor count the cost,

To serve right gloriously.

The Gods who gave all worlds that are,

And all that are to be.

 

 

Expectans Expectavi

C. H. Sorley

 

This sanctuary of my soul,

Unwitting I keep white and whole,

Unlatched and lit, if Thou should'st care

To enter or to tarry there.

With parted lips and outstretched hands

And listening ears Thy servant stands.

Call Thou early, call Thou late,

To Thy great service dedicate.

My soul, keep white, and whole.

 

 

Without Love

I Corinthians 13

 

Without love every voice is but noise.

Without love every good is but gone.

Without love every faith is but folly.

Without love, hope can't go on.

Without love we are nothing.

Love is patient and kind,

love is humble of mind,

love is honest and clearly defined.

Love is caring and pure,

love is open and sure,

love will always endure.

God is love, love is God.

Without love every voice is but noise.

 

 

Lord of All Being

Oliver Wendell Holmes

 

Lord of all being, throned afar,

Thy glory flames from sun and star;

Centre and soul of every sphere,

Yet to each loving heart how near!

Sun of our life, thy quickening ray

Sheds on our path the glow of day;

Star of our hope, thy softened light

Cheers the long watches of the night.

Lord of all life, below, above,

Whose warmth is love,

Before thy ever blazing throne

We ask no lustre of our own.

Grant us thy truth to make us free,

And kindling hearts that burn for Thee

Till all thy living altars claim.

One holy light, one heavenly flame.


 

 

 

              

 CALENDAR WEEK OF October 10, 2004

 

SUNDAY, October 10

8:45 a.m. Worship/Jr. Choir sings/Children in Church/Sunday School

10:00 a.m. Sun. Symposium Adult Ed-Lounge,  New Member Class-Parlor, 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

 

MONDAY, October 11

9:00 a.m. @ CH-Sub. Ret. MenÕs Club

6:00 p.m. Pioneer Club (pizza@5:30)-LL2/3/4

7:00 p.m. Bd./Benevolence-Conf. Rm., Bd. Trustees-R.C., Friends/Milw. Rivers-Lounge

8:00 p.m. AA-LL5

 

TUESDAY, October 12

10:00 a.m. Music Jamboree-LL2

7:00 p.m. Communications-Conf. Rm., Resolve-Lounge, Boy Scouts-LL5

 

WEDNESDAY, October 13

6:30 a.m. MenÕs Ministry-Lounge

9:00 a.m. Chapel-Devotions, Music Jamboree- LL2

10:00 a.m. Music Jamboree-LL2

4:30 p.m. Personnel-R.C.

6:00 p.m. Beginnings Pot Luck Supper-S.H.

6:40 p.m. Beginnings Small Grps.-Parlor, Conf. Rm., LL5, R.C.

 

THURSDAY, October 14

9:00 a.m. Big Band rehearsal-S.H.

6:45 p.m. Pilgrim Choir-LL1

6:00 p.m. Bd./Stewardship-Conf. Rm.

7:00 p.m. Jubilation Ringers-LL5

7:55 p.m. Chancel Choir-LL1

 

FRIDAY, October 15

7:00 a.m. Rotary Board-R.C.

9:00 a.m. Harmony Singers-Lounge

10:00 a.m. @CH-Hug-a-Tot

 

SATURDAY, October 16

9 & 10:00 a.m. Music Jamboree

12:40 p.m.  PF @Nehemiah Project to paint

 

 

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 ÒTÓ 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.

 

Sunday Symposium Adult EdÑat 10 a.m. today, Dan Schowalter will present a program entitled ÒCorinth AD 50 and You Are There.Ó Next week, Rev. Kreps Wegenast will lead a program entitled, ÒPrayer Through the Five Senses.Ó

 

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. New members will join on Sunday, October 31.

 

On Monday, October 11 the Suburban Retired MenÕs Club will meet at the Congregational Home at 9 a.m. Jim Stingl, a writer for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, will be the guest speaker.

 

Circle 7 is planning a trip to Cedarburg for their October 12 meeting. For information, call Barb Lindl at 414-774-4953.

 

Circle 13 meets at Paige GalfanoÕs on Thursday, October 14 at 9 a.m. for ÒCoffee & Chat.Ó Children are welcome, RSVP to Paige at 262-781-8636.

 

Save the date! Saturday, October 30 is the Fall Work Day here at Church. There are jobs for all ages and skill levels. If you are not able to commit to the entire day, give as many hours as possible. Donuts and beverages will be available at 8 a.m., work begins at 9; lunch is served at 1 p.m., the workday ends at 3 p.m. Please sign-up in advance. Childcare will be available if needed.

 

November 7 is All Saints Sunday and we will honor those loved ones who are no longer with us, with a reading of the Roll of Remembrance. As each name is read, a rose will be presented in their memory. Family members may take the rose home following the service. Please contact the church office at 414-258-7375 with the name of the person you would like remembered.

 

Brochures with information about the NACCC Long Term Care Program are available on the welcome tables. Protect your health, wealth and family. The brochure will answer your initial questions and give you information in order to contact our NACCC Long Term Care Coordinator, Mr. John S. Rosenberg.