FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF WAUWATOSA
FEBRUARY 13, 2005
MORNING WORSHIP 8:45 AND 11:00 A.M.
The First Sunday of Lent
GATHERING MUSIC
WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS Rev.
Steven A. Peay, Ph.D.
THE PRELUDE ChildrenÕs
Praise arr. Lamb
Jubilation
Ringers
CHIMES AND TOWER
BELLS
CALL
TO WORSHIP Rev.
Samuel R. Schaal
Liturgist: Come,
let us worship God, the fount of life and knowledge.
Right
Side: We have eaten the fruit of knowledge.
Left
Side: We
know what is good and what is evil.
Right
Side: Knowing
good, let us do it.
Left
Side: Knowing
evil, let us renounce it.
All: We
come to know God and good and to worship. Amen.
*HYMN 6 O
Worship the King
*CHORAL CALL TO WORSHIP
*THE PRAYER OF INVOCATION
AND LORDÕS PRAYER (unison)
O Lord God, you led
your people through the wilderness and brought them to the promised land. So
guide us, that, following our Savior, we may walk through the wilderness of
this world toward the glory of the world to come; through your Son, Jesus
Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, and 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.
*RESPONSE
(Hymn 524) Lead
Me, Lord
THE ANTHEM
8:45 & 11:00 I
Am JesusÕ Little Lamb arr.
Moklebus
Jubilation
Ringers and Junior Choir
*HYMN 211 Jesus,
Lover of My Soul
(Children are dismissed to Sunday School during
the singing of the hymn.)
THE OLD TESTAMENT LESSON Genesis 2:15-17, 3:1-7 Bible,
page 2
THE PSALM RESPONSE Psalm
32 Hymnal
No. 72, Page 519
THE GOSPEL LESSON Matthew
4:1-11 Bible,
page 837
THE
CALL TO PRAYER and SILENT MEDITATION
THE
PRAYER OF MINISTER AND PEOPLE
THE
CHORAL RESPONSE TO PRAYER
THE SERMON ÒA
Matter of ChoiceÓ
Dr. Peay
THE
OFFERTORY
THE ANTHEM 8:45 & 11:00 Holy God, We Praise Thy Name Arnatt
Brass
Quintet: David Miles, Ralph Ehlert, Wes Hatch, Jay Allison, Brian Kebbekus
*OFFERTORY RESPONSE 535 We
Give Thee But Thine Own
*THE
PRAYER OF DEDICATION
*HYMN (insert) It
Is Well with My Soul
*THE CHARGE AND
BENEDICTION
*THE CONGREGATIONAL RESPONSE
HYMN 62 vs. 1 God
Be With You Till We Meet Again
THE POSTLUDE Lord,
Dismiss Us With Thy Blessing Fedak
*The congregation is
invited to stand.
TodayÕs
chancel flowers are given in loving memory of
Harlan Horch,
by his wife Dorothy Horch, daughter
Sharon (Jim) Petrie,
granddaughter Laura (David) Petrie
Anderson and great granddaughter Grace Anderson.
The Jubilation Ringers would like to thank
Concordia University for the use of the third octave of hand chimes and also to
Mike, Rachel and Scott.
Head
Greeters: Mark
Hendrickson, David Moore
Head
Usher: Susie
Daigneau
Ushers: 8:45 a.m. Captain: Jeff Saeger, Ted McQuillin, Matt
Johnson, Merrick Wells, Doug Peacock
Ushers 11:00 a.m. Captain: George Wells, Jobie Heebner, John Poulos, Mark
Boettcher
Greeters:
8:45 a.m. Mark,
Lisa, Samantha, Olivia and Isabella Hendrickson
Greeter:
11:00 a.m. David
Moore
Acolytes: 8:45 a.m. Kirsten Miller, Cory Halvorson
Acolyte:
11:00 a.m. Avery
Moore
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, February 20, 8:45
and 11:00 a.m.
Rev. Daniel Schowalter, Th.D. will offer the
sermon entitled, ÒCelebration of Service.Ó
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
Holy God,
We Praise Thy Name
I. Franz,
1719-1790
Holy God we praise
thy name!
Lord of all
we bow before thee;
All on earth
thy scepter claim,
All in heaven
above adore thee;
Infinite thy
vast domain,
Everlasting
is thy reign.
Hark! the
loud celestial hymn
Angel choirs
above are raising;
Cherubim and
Seraphim
In unceasing
chorus praising,
Fill the
heavens with sweet accord:
Holy, holy,
holy Lord!
Holy Father,
Holy Son, Holy Spirit,
three we name
thee,
While in
essence only one,
Undivided God
we claim thee,
And adoring
bend the knee,
While we own
the mystery.
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Lenten Choral Evensong February 20
at 4:00 p.m.
Evensong is
simply another word for a service of evening prayer. Evensong is an ancient
service derived from the Jewish custom of morning and evening prayer and is
continued as part of daily worship in a number of Christian traditions. It is,
traditionally, a very meditative service that uses Psalms, hymns, anthems, and
readings from Scripture to thank God for the day that is past and to prepare
for the evening rest.
The evensong service at First Church will contain
the traditional elements of Psalms (though we include one sung as a hymn by the
congregation) and readings, along with anthems and responses sung by the choir.
It is among the loveliest Christian worship services and a very appropriate way
to observe Lent and prepare to celebrate the LordÕs Resurrection.
SUNDAY,
February 13
8:45
a.m. Worship/Jr. Choir &
Jubilation Ringers/Children in Church/Sunday School
10:00
a.m. Coffee Hr.-S.H., Sunday
Symp. Adult Ed.-Lounge, PF Valentine cookie sale-Atrium/SH, Art of Doing
Prayer-Parlor
11:00
a.m. Worship/Jr. Choir &
Jubilation Ringers/Children in Church/Sunday School
4:30
p.m. Jr. PF-302
6:30
p.m. Sr. PF-302
9:00 a.m. @CH-Sub. Ret. MenÕs Club
6:00 p.m. Pioneer Club (pizza @ 5:30)
7:00 p.m. Bd. Trustees-RC
8:00 p.m. AA-LL5
9:00 a.m. Retired MenÕs Club-SH
10:00 a.m. Music Jamboree-LL2
2:00 p.m. Wauwatosa Cemetery Mtg.-RC
7:00 p.m. Care Bd.-RC, Tosa Quilters-SH, Hist. Hgts. Bk.
Club-Parlor, Boy Scouts-LL5, Stewardship Bd.-Conf. Rm.
6:30 a.m. MenÕs Bible Study-Lounge
9:00 a.m. Chapel Devotions
9:30 a.m. Prayer & Pilates-Lounge
10:00 a.m. Music Jamboree-LL2, @Luther Manor-Communion &
Chat
4:30 p.m. Personnel-RC
6:00 p.m. Lenten Meager Meal-SH
6:30 p.m. Lenten Vespers-Chapel
7:00 p.m. Lectionary Bible Study-Parlor, PF Lectionary
Bible Study-302, ÒHeart of ChristianityÓ book group-Lounge, Bible for
Beginners-RC
7:00 p.m. Jubilation Ringers-LL5
7:30 p.m. Combined Choir-LL1
8:30 p.m. Chancel Choir-LL1
No church activities
scheduled
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. Simply set your hearing aid to the ÒTÓ setting.
Sunday Symposium Adult Ed—Today in the lounge, a panel of experts will answer ÒEverything you always wanted to know about the Bible but were afraid to ask.Ó Or join Rev. Kreps Wegenast in the parlor for ÒThe Art of Doing Prayer.Ó
There is a concert at Congregational Home at 3 p.m. today. The concert, entitled ÒA Look at Love,Ó features Ellie Quint, vocalist.
The PF will be selling ValentineÕs cookies today in the atrium between services and in the Social Hall during coffee hour. Cookies are $.50 for one and $2 for a bag of four. Money collected will be donated to World Vision and Special Olympics.
There is an opening in the office for the Church Clerk/Office Secretary position. If you are interested, stop by the church office for a job description and application. Deadline for applications is February 18, 2005.
The Fellowship Board is planning a tubing outing on Saturday February 19. Join us from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at Sunburst. You must be 42Ó tall. Sign up at the church office, 414-258-7375.
We will have a Lenten Evensong Service on Sunday, February 20 at 4 p.m. Evensong is another word for a service of evening prayer. It is meditative service using Psalms, hymns, anthems, and readings from Scripture to thank God for the day that is past and to prepare for the evening rest. Join us!
New member classes will be held beginning Sunday, February 20 and continue on February 27 and March 6. New members will join on March 13. Class will be held in the chapel at 10 a.m. If youÕre interested, please sign up at the church office, 414-258-7375.
The next movie in the Faith
in Film series is February 20 at 6 p.m. in
the Lounge. The 1997 historical epic Amistad by Steven Spielberg
will be shown. The movie is one of the best Hollywood films showing the grim
realism of life on a slave ship. It is rated ÒRÓ for violence and some nudity.
A discussion will follow the viewing.