FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF WAUWATOSA

 

FEBRUARY 27, 2005

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

The Third Sunday in Lent

           

 

GATHERING MUSIC                                                                                                          

 

WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS                                         Rev. Samuel R. Schaal

 

THE PRELUDE                             Jesus, Lover of My Soul                                              Willan

                                      

CHIMES AND TOWER BELLS 

 

CALL TO WORSHIP    Psalm 95                                                                                                                                                     

Liturgist:    O come, let us sing to the LORD; let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our

                  salvation!

People:     Let us come into his presence with thanksgiving; let us make a joyful

                  noise to him with songs of praise!

Liturgist:    For the LORD is a great God, and a great King above all gods.

People:     In his hand are the depths of the earth; the heights of the mountains are

                  his also. The sea is his, for he made it, and the dry land, which his hands

                  have formed.

Liturgist:    O come, let us worship and bow down, let us kneel before the LORD, our

                  Maker!

All:            For he is our God, and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of

                  his hand. O that today you would listen to his voice!

 

*HYMN 100                             O My Soul, Bless God the Father

 

*CHORAL CALL TO WORSHIP

 

*PRAYER OF INVOCATION AND LORDÕS PRAYER (unison)

We thirst for water, O Lord, until our parched souls murmur against one another. Fountain of life, soothe our spirits. Let us draw from your water, that we shall never again have to drink from the shallow well whose waters are bitter. Lead us in your ways and refresh us with your presence as your Son promised and as we 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.

 

*RESPONSE (Hymn 524)                    Lead Me, Lord

 

THE OLD TESTAMENT LESSON   Exodus 17:1-7                                      Bible, page 12

 

CHILDREN IN WORSHIP                                                                            Carrie Sgarlata

 

*HYMN  (insert)                          Like the Woman at the Well

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

 

NEW TESTAMENT LESSON (unison) Romans 5:1-11                                Bible, page 980

 

THE GOSPEL LESSON                      John 4:5-42                    Rev. Steven A. Peay, Ph.D.           

                                                            Bible, page 925

 

THE ANTHEM  8:45 & 11:00              Laudamus Te                                                   Vivaldi           

                                    Kimberly Porter, Soprano and Jill Bruss, Mezzo Soprano                                           

 

THE CALL TO PRAYER and SILENT MEDITATION

 

THE PRAYER OF MINISTER AND PEOPLE

 

THE CHORAL RESPONSE TO PRAYER

 

THE SERMON                          ÒBeyond Self-JustificationÓ                                     Dr. Peay

 

THE OFFERTORY

 

THE ANTHEM   8:45          If Thou But Suffer God to Guide Thee                             Thompson

                           11:00                 Canticle: For All the Saints                                         Wagner                     

 

*THE RESPONSE (Hymn 535) We Give Thee But Thine Own

 

*THE PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING

 

*HYMN (insert)                                    Amazing Grace            

 

*THE CHARGE AND BENEDICTION

 

*THE CONGREGATIONAL RESPONSE

Hymn 62 vs. 1                      God Be With You Till We Meet Again

THE POSTLUDE                     Jesus, Name Above All Names                                        Cassler

 

*The congregation is invited to stand.

 

TodayÕs chancel flowers are given by
 Steve and Pam Bergum

 in memory of Eugene Bergum and Eugenia Perlick.

 

 

SERVING February 27, 2005

Head Greeters: Mark Hendrickson, David Moore

Head Usher: Susie Daigneau

Ushers: 8:45 a.m. Captain: Jeff Saeger, Matt Johnson, Susie Daigneau, Maurie Daigneau, Marty VanderVelde

Ushers 11:00 a.m. Captain: John OÕMeara, John Poulos, Susan Sappington, Lyle Dobberke

Greeter: 8:45 a.m.

Greeters: 11:00 a.m. Art & Georgia Kletti

Acolytes: 8:45 a.m. Caleb Taylor, Lydia Taylor

Acolyte: 11:00 a.m. Nathan Haas

 

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, March 6, 8:45 and 11:00 a.m.

Dr. Peay will offer the sermon entitled ÒExpectations: Great and Otherwise.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

 

If Thou But Suffer God to Guide Thee, Georg Neumark, 1640

 

If thou but suffer God to guide thee,

And hope in Him through all thy ways,

He'll give thee strength, whate'er betide thee,

And bear thee through the evil days;

Who trusts in God's unchanging love

Builds on the Rock that naught can move.

Only be still and wait His leisure

In cheerful hope, with heart content

To take whate'er thy Father's pleasure,

And all discerning love hath sent;

Nor doubt our inmost wants are known.

To Him who chose us for His own.

Sing, pray, and keep His ways unswerving;

In all thy labor faithful be,

And trust His Word, though undeserving,

Thou yet shalt find it true for thee;

God never yet forsook in need.

The soul that trusts in Him indeed.

 

Canticle: For All The Saints, Ecclesiasticus 44

 

Let us sing of famous ones, and our parents that begat us,

Such as did bear rule in their lifetimes,

and were renowned for their power.

Leaders of the people by their counsels,

And by their knowledge,

Such as found out musical tunes and recited verses in writing:

All these were honored in their generations,

and were the glory of their times.

And some there be which have no memorial;

who are perished as though they had never been.

Their bodies are buried in peace,

but their names liveth forevermore.

 

For all the saints who from their labors rest,

Who thee by faith before the world confessed,

Thy name, O Jesus, be forever blest. Alleluia! Alleluia!

 

O blest communion, fellowship divine!

We feebly struggle, they in glory shine;

Yet all are one in thee, for all are thine. Alleluia! Alleluia!

 

From earth's wide bounds, from ocean's farthest coast,

Through gates of pearl streams in the countless host,

Singing to Father, Son, and Holy Ghost; Alleluia! Alleluia! Amen!

 

 

CALENDAR WEEK OF February 27, 2005

SUNDAY, February 27

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

10:00 a.m. New Member Class-Chapel, Coffee Hr.-S.H., Sunday Symp. Adult Ed.-Lounge,  Art of Doing Prayer-Parlor, Nominating Comm.-Conf. Rm., Cherub Choir reh.-202, Junior Choir reh.-LL5

11:00 a.m. Worship/Children in Church/ Sunday School

 

MONDAY, February 28

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

8:00 p.m. AA-LL5

 

TUESDAY, March 1

9:00 a.m. Retired MenÕs Club Bd.-SH

10:00 a.m. Music Jamboree-LL2

1:30 p.m. @CH-Circle 8

4:30 p.m. Communications-Conf. Rm.

7:00 p.m. Bd/Deacons-Parlor, Tosa Quilters Bd-Lounge, Boy Scouts-LL5

 

WEDNESDAY, March 2

6:30 a.m. MenÕs Bible Study-Lounge

9:00 a.m. Chapel Devotions

9:30 a.m. Pilates & Prayer

10:00 a.m. Music Jamboree-LL2 

6:00 p.m. Lenten Meager Meal-SH

6:30 p.m. Lenten Vespers-Chapel

7:00 p.m. Lect. Bible Study-Parlor, PF Lect. Bible Study-302, ÒHeart of ChristianityÓ book group-RC, Bible for Beginners-LL1

 

THURSDAY, March 3
9:00 a.m. Big Band-SH
6:30 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

 

FRIDAY, March 4

8:15 a.m. St. VincentÕs Prep.-Kitchen

9:00 a.m. Harmony Singers-Lounge

4:15 p.m. Serve @ St. VincentÕs

 

SATURDAY, March 5

9:00 a.m. Breakfast w/the Girls-Lounge

 

 

 

 

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—join Rev. Dan Garnaas at 10 a.m. in Friendship Lounge who will present a program on ÒSpiritual Direction and the Christian Walk.Ó On March 6, Dan Schowalter will lead a discussion on ÒAgainst All Odds: The Growth of Christianity in the Roman Empire.Ó

 

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.

 

Circle 8 meets at the Congregational Home, Tuesday, March 1 at 1:30 p.m. for dessert and Bunco.

 

Breakfast with the Girls meets Saturday, March 5 at 9 a.m. in the Lounge. The topic is ÒFlowers of the BibleÓ led by Noreen Terwyn of Friends of Boerner Botanical Garden. She will show slides of flowers and herbs to illustrate the Biblical reference of how these flowers were used in ancient times, compared to today. Donation: $5

 

There will be a 4 OÕclock Concert on Sunday, March 6 featuring the Kevin Kostick Trio, performing jazz standards. The performance will be held in the Lounge with a reception following. There is no charge for the concert.

 

The Board of Benevolence has chosen two groups as the Lenten Offering recipients. The Tosa Community Food Pantry, sponsored by Wauwatosa churches, gives food to approximately 70-80 families each month. The Hosea Fund supports a neighborhood outreach program run by Pilgrim Congregational Church at 51st and North Avenue. Please give generously to these worthwhile groups so that we can meet our goal of $12,000.