FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF WAUWATOSA
November 14, 2004
MORNING WORSHIP 8:45 AND 11:00 A.M.
24th Sunday after Pentecost
WORSHIP IN THE MANNER OF THE 19TH
CENTURY
In the 1853 Meeting House
THE
GATHERING
THE PRELUDE O
Worship the King arr. Osman
WELCOME AND PRAYER OF INVOCATION Rev.
Samuel Schaal
THE CALL TO WORSHIP Come,
and Let Us Sweetly Join
(chanted
by the choir)
*HYMN Marching
to Zion
(Children
are dismissed to Sunday School during the singing of the hymn.)
1.
Come, we that love
the Lord, and let our joys be known; join in a song with sweet accord, join in
a song with sweet accord and thus surround the throne, and thus surround the
throne.
Refrain: WeÕre marching to Zion, beautiful, beautiful
Zion; weÕre marching upward to Zion, the beautiful city of God.
2.
Let those refuse to
sing who never knew our God; but children of the heavenly King, but children of
the heavenly King may speak their joys abroad, may speak their joys abroad.
Refrain.
3.
The hill of Zion
yields a thousand sacred sweets before we reach the heavenly fields, before we
reach the heavenly fields, or walk the golden streets, or walk the golden
streets. Refrain.
4.
Then let our songs
abound, and every tear be dry; weÕre marching through EmmanuelÕs ground, weÕre
marching through EmmanuelÕs ground, to fairer worlds on high, to fairer worlds
on high. Refrain.
THE
READING AND EXPOUNDING OF THE SCRIPTURES
THE PRAYER OF APPROACH
THE FIRST LESSON Isaiah
65:17-25
THE PSALM Psalm
12
1.
Help, Lord; for
there is no longer any that is godly;
for
the faithful have vanished from among the sons of men.
2.
Everyone utters lies
to his neighbor; with flattering lips and a double heart they speak.
3.
May the Lord cut off
all flattering lips, the tongue that makes great boasts,
4.
those who say, ÒWith
our tongue we will prevail, our lips are with us; who is our master?Ó
5.
ÒBecause the poor
are despoiled, because the needy groan, I will now arise,Ó says the Lord; ÒI
will place him in the safety for which he longs.Ó
6.
The promises of the
Lord are promises that are pure, silver refined in a furnace on the ground,
purified seven times.
7.
Do thou, O Lord,
protect us, guard us ever from this generation.
8.
On every side the
wicked prowl, as vileness is exalted among the sons of men.
THE SECOND LESSON Luke
21:5-19 Rev.
Steven A. Peay, Ph.D.
*THE
GLORIA PATRI (Hymn 513)
Glory
be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost;
As
it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end.
Amen.
Amen.
THE ANTHEM 8:45 The
Gift of Love Hopson
11:00 Simple
Gifts Stone
*HYMN I
Love thy Kingdom, Lord
1.
I love thy kingdom,
Lord, The house of thine abode,
The
Church blest Redeemer saved With his own precious blood.
2.
I love thy Church, O
God; Her walls before thee stand,
Dear
as the apple of thine eye, And graven on thy hand.
3.
For her my tears
shall fall, For her my prayers ascend,
To
her my cares and toils be given Till toils and cares shall end.
4.
Beyond my highest
joy I prize her heavenly ways,
Her
sweet communion, solemn vows, Her hymns of love and praise.
5.
Sure as thy truth
shall last, To Zion shall be given
The
brightest glories earth can yield, And brighter bliss of heaven. Amen.
THE
PRAYER BEFORE THE SERMON
THE SERMON ÒChurch:
Moving Beyond the Edifice ComplexÓ Dr.
Peay
THE
OFFERTORY
THE ANTHEM 8:45 Near
to the Heart of God Manuel
11:00 Praise
God with Cymbals Pote
*DOXOLOGY (Hymn 515)
Praise
God from whom all blessings flow; Praise him, all creatures here below;
Praise
him above, ye heavenly host: Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.
*THE
GENERAL PRAYER AND LORDÓS PRAYER
[Following the prayer
the minister will invite us to pray:]
ÉOur 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.
*HYMN The
ChurchÕs One Foundation
1.
The churchÕs one
foundation is Jesus Christ her Lord;
she
is his new creation by water and the Word.
From
heaven he came and sought her to be his holy bride;
with
his own blood he bought her, and for her life he died.
2.
Elect from every
nation, yet one oÕer all the earth;
her
charter of salvation, one Lord, one faith one birth;
one
only name she blesses, partakes one holy food,
and
to one hope she presses, with every grace endued.
3.
Though with a
scornful wonder we see her sore oppressed,
by
schisms rent asunder, by heresies distressed,
yet
saints their watch are keeping; their cry goes up, ÒHow long?Ó
And
soon the night of weeping shall be the morn of song.
4.
Mid toil and
tribulation, and tumult of her war,
she
waits the consummation of peace for evermore;
till,
with the vision glorious, her longing eyes are blest,
and
the great church victorious shall be the church at rest.
5.
Yet she on earth
hath union with God the Three in One,
and
mystic sweet communion with those whose rest is won.
O
happy ones and holy! Lord, give us grace that we
like
them, the meek and lowly, on high may dwell with thee.
THE
SENDING
*THE CHARGE AND BLESSING
THE POSTLUDE Praise
to the Lord the Almighty Ritter
*The congregation is
invited to stand.
TodayÕs flowers are
given by Nancy and Harry Holz in memory of their parents:
Harry C. and Emma
Holz and Walter and Esther Heiser.
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.
Head Greeters: Mark Hendrickson, David Moore
Head Usher: Susie Daigneau
Ushers:
8:45 a.m. Captain: Pat Reddy, Ted
McQuillin,
Larry
Haas, Jeff Gray
Ushers: 11:00 a.m.
Captain: Jeff Kelling, Bill
Quinn,
Steve Bergum, Susie
Daigneau
Greeter: 8:45 a.m. Mary Beth Stevenson
Greeter: 11:00 a.m. Jean Whitmore
Worship Preview for Sunday, November 21, 8:45
and 11:00 a.m.
We celebrate our Pilgrim/Puritan heritage using an
historic worship service from the early 20th century. Dr. Peay will
offer the sermon entitled ÒA Heritage of Reconciliation.Ó
The Jr. Choir sings at 8:45, the Jubilation Ringers
play at 11:00. 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.
Choir Anthems
Pilgrim Choir 8:45
Chancel Choir 11:00
The Gift
of Love; Based on I
Corinthians 13
Though I may
speak with bravest fire, and have the gift to all inspire,
And have not
love; my words are vain, as sounding brass, and hopeless gain.
Though I may
give all I possess, and striving so my love profess,
But not be
given by love within, the profit soon turns strangely thin.
Come, spirit
come, our hearts control,
Our spirits
long to be made whole.
O come,
spirit, come,
Let inward
love, Let love guide every deed. By this we worship, we are freed. Amen.
There is a
place of quiet rest,
Near to the
heart of God,
A place where
sin cannot molest,
Near to the
heart of God.
There is a
place of comfort sweet,
Near to the
heart of God,
A place where
we our Savior meet,
Near to the
heart of God.
O Jesus,
blest Redeemer,
Sent from the
heart of God,
Hold us who wait
before Thee
Near to the
heart of God.
There is a
place of full release,
Near to the
heart of God,
A place where
all is joy and peace,
Near to the
heart of God.
Simple
Gifts; Shaker Hymn
'Tis the gift
to be simple, 'tis the gift to be free, 'Tis the gift to come down where we
ought to be, And when we find ourselves in the place just right, 'Twill be in
the valley of love and delight.
When true
simplicity is gained,
To bow and to
bend we shan't be ashamed, To turn, turn will be our delight,
'Till by
turning, turning we come round right.
Praise God
with Cymbals; Based
on Psalm 149, 150
Sing to the
Lord bless his holy name.
Sing to the
Lord all the earth.
Praise him
with dancing and shout for joy.
Let everything
that breathes praise the Lord. For the Lord takes pleasure in his people. He
adorns the humble with victory. Let the people praise the Lord!
Sing to the
Lord, bless his holy name.
Sing to the
Lord all the earth.
Praise him
with trumpet, with timbrel
and dance.
Praise him with cymbals, loud clashing cymbals. Let everything that breathes
praise the Lord! As for us, our days are like grass. We flourish like flowers
of the field, For the wind passes over, and they are gone, and are not seen
again. But the love of God is everlasting to those who keep his commandments.
Sing to the
Lord, bless his holy name.
Sing to the
Lord all the earth.
Praise him
with dancing and shout for joy.
Let
everything that breathes praise the Lord!
SUNDAY,
November 14
8:45
a.m. Worship/Children in
Church/
Sunday
School
10:00
a.m. Coffee Hr.-S.H., Sunday
Symposium Adult Ed.-Lounge, Jr. Choir Rehearsal-LL5, Cherub Choir rehearsal-202
11:00
a.m. Worship/Children in Church/
Sunday School
4:30
p.m. Jr. P.F.-302
7:00 p.m. Bd. Fellowship-R.C., Planned Giving-Lounge
8:00 p.m. AA-LL5
9:00 a.m. Retired MenÕs Club-S.H.
6:00 p.m. @Grede/Stewardship calling
6:45 p.m. Church St. Singers-LL1
7:00 p.m. Care Bd.-R.C., Tosa Quilters-S.H. Hist. Hgts.
Book Clb.-Parlor, Boy Scouts-LL5
6:30 a.m. MenÕs Bible Study-Lounge
9:00 a.m. Chapel-Devotions
10:45 a.m. Prayer & Pilates-S.H.
6:00 p.m. Beginnings Potluck Supper-S.H.
6:40 p.m. Beginnings Small Grps.-Parlor, Conf. Rm., LL5, R.C.
9 & 10 a.m. Music Jamboree-LL2
6:45 p.m. Pilgrim Choir-LL1
7:00 p.m. Jubilation Ringers-LL5
7:30 p.m. Combined Choir-LL1
8:30 p.m. Chancel Choir-LL1
7:00 a.m. Rotary Bd-R.C.
9:00 a.m. Harmony Singers-Lounge
4:45 p.m. Leave for Jr. PF Rally @ Madison
9:30 a.m. Music Jamboree-LL2, Pat Anders Violin
recitals-Nave
5:30 p.m. Return from PF Rally @ Madison
For those who wear a hearing aid, our Nave is equipped with an FM loop system. Simply, 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 Ed—Dr. Peay will lead a discussion
on the ÒPuritans and Pilgrims: The Untold Story.Ó Adult Ed will not meet next week due to the special coffee hour.
The Thanksgiving offering will provide several opportunities for
you to support those in need. We are collecting non-perishable food items for the Tosa Food Pantry. Monetary contributions will be split between the Caritas Food Pantry in Beloit and Asociacion Civil Christiana Congregational, a mission in Argentina.
Thanksgiving Day worship will be held, Thursday, November 25 at 10 a.m. in the Nave.
Copies of the Long Range Plan are available in the Church Office.
The Board of Deacons is accepting contributions to the Christmas Decoration Fund. Donations may be made in your own name, in honor of someone or in memory of a loved one. Donation forms are available on the welcome tables.
Circle 12 will meet November 17 at 11:30 a.m. (note time change) in the Lounge. Dr. Peay will present the program. Char Schowalter will prepare lunch.
Wauwatosa MacFadyen is having a special music program on Wednesday, December 1 at 10 a.m. in the church nave. The program is free and open to the public.
The December All-Church Dinner is scheduled for Wednesday, December 1 at 6 p.m. WeÕll enjoy roast beef, Yorkshire pudding, green peas, salad and plum pudding with hard sauce. The Steeple Belles will sing. Deadline for prepaid reservations is noon, Sunday, November 28. Adults/$8; children under 12/$3; under 3/free. Childcare available.
The Friendly Beast Breakfast will be held Saturday, December 4 at 9 a.m. Children can wear their pjÕs, bring their favorite stuffed animal and have breakfast with Baby Jesus. Tickets are available at the office. Cost: adults/$3; children under 12/$1.50.
The Christmas Workshop will be held Sunday, December 5 from
3-5:30 pm. Craft prices range
from $.25 to $1.00. A pizza dinner will be served afterward. Sign up for
dinner by Thursday, December 2. Cost: Adults/$5, children under 12/$2.