FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF WISCONSIN

 

JANUARY 23, 2005

 

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

The Third Sunday after Epiphany

 

              

 

GATHERING MUSIC                                                                                                                                    

 

WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS                                         Rev. Steven A. Peay, Ph. D.

 

THE PRELUDE      8:45                          A RingerÕs Prayer                                                       Hunnicutt

                                                                         Jubilation Ringers                                                                        

                                      11:00                   Blest Be the Tie That Binds                                                        Lenel

                                                

CHIMES AND TOWER BELLS 

 

CALL TO WORSHIP                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    

Liturgist:      Call us, Holy One, into community.

People:       Call us and we will turn around.

Liturgist:      Cal us, Holy One, to your service.

People:       Call us and we will answer.

Liturgist:      Call us, Holy One, to new life.

People:       Call us and we will follow.

All:               God calls us into a new covenant of worship and service. God gathers us

                       from the shadows into the light!

 

*HYMN (insert)                                               Gather Us In

 

*CHORAL CALL TO WORSHIP

 

*INVOCATION AND LORDÕS PRAYER (unison)

Infinite God, your Son has opened for us a new and living way into your presence. Give us pure hearts and steadfast wills as we unite to worship you in spirit and in truth and in community, through the same Jesus Christ our Lord, who taught us to prayÉ

 

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 NEW TESTAMENT LESSON   2 Corinthians 2:14-3:6                           Bible, page 1005

 

THE PSALMODY (responsive)                   Psalm 89                              Hymnal, page 528, No. 89

 

*HYMN  322                                     Jesus Calls Us, OÕer the Tumult

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

 

THE GOSPEL LESSON                       Matthew 4:12-23                                     Rev. Samuel Schaal              

                                                                           Bible, page 837

 

THE ANTHEM    8:45                                  Beach Spring                                                 arr. McChesney

                                                                         Jubilation Ringers

                                   11:00                      Bestow Thy Spirit Upon Us                                                          Rott

                                                                                         

THE CALL TO PRAYER and SILENT MEDITATION

 

THE CHORAL RESPONSE TO PRAYER

 

THE SERMON              ÒGetting at the Heart of CongregationalismÓ                         Rev. Schaal

 

THE OFFERTORY

 

THE ANTHEM    8:45                Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah                                               Hughes

                                   11:00                              Worship the Lord                                                        Cronham                 

 

*DOXOLOGY  (Hymn 515)

 

*THE PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING

 

*HYMN 272                                          Blest Be the Tie That Binds

 

*THE CHARGE AND BLESSING

 

*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                        All My Hope is Firmly Grounded                                              Howells

 

*The congregation is invited to stand.

 

TodayÕs chancel flowers are given in honor of my parents for all of their love

 from Melinda VerDuin.

 

SERVING January 23, 2005

Head Greeters: Mark Hendrickson, David Moore

Head Usher: Susie Daigneau

Ushers: 8:45 a.m. Captain: Ted McQuillin, Jim Benz, Fred Rennebohm, Jim Petrie, Sharon Petrie

Ushers: 11:00 a.m. Captain: Mark Rowbottom, Gail Sherman, Nancy Quinn, Bill Quinn

Greeters: 8:45 a.m. J.C., Ardith, Avery, Aidan, Amelia and Aubrey Moore

Greeter: 11:00 a.m. Robert Henschel

Acolytes: 8:45 a.m. Molly Harmon, Andrew Duszynski

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, January 30, 8:45 and 11:00 a.m.

Dr. Janet Wootton 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 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

 

Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah

William Williams

 

Guide me, O Thou great Jehovah,

Pilgrim through this barren land;

I am weak, but Thou art mighty;

Hold me with Thy powerful hand;

Bread of heaven

Feed me till I want no more.

 

Open now the crystal fountain,

Whence the healing stream doth flow;

Let the fire and cloudy pillar

Lead me all my journey through;

Strong Deliverer

Be Thou still my strength and shield.

 

When I tread the verge of Jordan,

Bid my anxious fears subside;

Bear me through the swelling current,

Land me safe on Canaan's side;

Songs of praises I will ever give to Thee.

 

Bestow Thy Spirit Upon Us

Primer of 1559

 

O Lord Jesus Christ,

in all the fullness of Thy power most gentle,

in Thy exceeding greatness most humble,

bestow Thy mind and spirit upon us

who have nothing whereof to boast;

that, clothed in true humility,

we may be exalted to true greatness.

Grant this, O Lord, who livest and reignest with the Father and Spirit,

one God forevermore. Amen.

 

Worship The Lord

John S. B. Monsell, 1863

 

Worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness, bow down before him, his glory proclaim; gold of obedience and incense of lowliness, Kneel and adore him the Lord is his Name.

 

Low at his feet lay thy burden of carefulness, high on his heart he will bear it for thee; comfort thy sorrows and answer thy prayerfulness, guiding thy steps as may best for thee be.

 

Truth in its beauty, and love in its tenderness, these are the offerings we lay on His shrine.

These, though we bring them in trembling and fearfulness, he will accept for the Name all divine. Amen.

 

 

                      

 CALENDAR  WEEK OF January 23, 2005

 

SUNDAY, January 23

8:45 a.m. Worship/Jubilation Ringers/ Children in Church/ Sunday School

10:00 a.m. Coffee Hr.-S.H., Sunday Symp. Adult Ed.-Lounge, Jr. Choir rehearsal-LL5

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, January 24

9:00 a.m. @ CH-Sub. Ret. MenÕs Club, Sub. WomenÕs Club of Tosa-Lounge

6:00 p.m. Pioneer Club (spaghetti @ 5:30)

8:00 p.m. AA-LL5

 

TUESDAY, January 25

9:00 a.m. Ret. MenÕs Club Bd.-S.H.

10:00 a.m. Music Jamboree-LL2

12:00 p.m. Tosa Ministerial Assoc.-Lounge

7:00 p.m. Council-Lounge, Resolve Peer Support-Parlor, Boy Scouts-LL5

 

WEDNESDAY, January 26

6:30 a.m. MenÕs Bible Study-Lounge

9:00 a.m. Chapel-Devotions

9:30 a.m. Prayer & Pilates-S.H.

10:00 a.m. Music Jamboree

6:00 p.m. Lectionary Bible Study Potluck-S.H.

6:30 p.m. Lect. Bible Study-Parlor, Conf. Rm.

 

THURSDAY, January 27
9:00 a.m. Big Band-S.H.
6:45 p.m. Pilgrim Choir-LL1

7:00 p.m. Jubilation Ringers-LL5

7:55 p.m. Chancel Choir-LL1

 

FRIDAY, January 28

9:00 a.m. Harmony Singers-Lounge

7:00 p.m. @ N. Shore Cong.-Dr. Wootton

 

SATURDAY, January 29

10:00 a.m. Dr. Janet Wootton-Lounge

 

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—Rev. Schaal will lead a discussion following his sermon on ÒGetting at the Heart of Congregationalism.Ó On January 30, Dr. Janet Wootton will continue her discussion of feminist theology following her sermon.

 

The Fellowship Board is planning a winter outing on Saturday February 19. Join us from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at Sunburst. WeÕll go tubing and enjoy fun and fellowship. Cost: $12 per person for 2 hrs., and $15 for 3 hrs. You must be 42Ó tall. Further details will be posted on the Fellowship bulletin board in the hallway near the Lounge. Sign up at the church office, 414-258-7375.

 

Wednesday Night Potluck and Lectionary Bible Study-continues January 26. The potluck is at 6 pm., discussion at 6:30.  Small group Bible studies will follow the lectionary texts used for the next Sunday worship. Adults do not need to pre-register, but if you need childcare please let us know in advance.

 

Dr. Janet Wootton from Britain, will be visiting our area and you will have several opportunities to hear her speak. On Friday, January 28 she will be at North Shore Congregational at 7 pm and will speak about ÒWhat does the Bible say to women and men?Ó On Saturday, January 29 she will give a presentation here at First Church entitled ÒWhat does Jesus say to women and men?Ó Dr. Wootton will also give the sermon here on Sunday. Mark these dates on your calendar and make a special effort to attend.

 

Circle 8 will meet at the Congregational Home at 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, February 1. WeÕll have dessert and play Bunco with the residents. Remember to bring a prize.

 

The February All-Church Dinner will be held Wednesday, February 2 at 6 p.m. in the Social Hall. Join us for Turducken, a boneless chicken stuffed into a boneless duck, stuffed into a boneless turkey.  Cost: $6/Adults, $3 children under 12. Sign up for dinner/childcare no later than noon, Sunday, January 30.

 

The next meeting of Breakfast with the Girls will be Saturday, February 5 at 9 a.m. in the Lounge. Barb Friedman, President of Organize IT, is a professional organizer and has developed a variety of systems that can be applied to any organizing problem. Donation: $5