FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF WAUWATOSA

May 22, 2005

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

Trinity Sunday

           

 

GATHERING MUSIC                                                                                                          

 

WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS                                 Rev. Carrie Kreps Wegenast

 

THE PRELUDE                          O Trinity of Blessed Light                                           Cassler

 

CHIMES AND TOWER BELLS 

 

CALL TO WORSHIP                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     

Liturgist:    ÒIn the beginningÉthe earth was without form and void,Éand God said, ÔLet there be lightÕ; and there was light.Ó

People:     And God saw everything that had been made, and Òbehold, it was very good.Ó

Liturgist:    ÒIn the beginningÉthe Word was with God, and the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, full of grace and truth.Ó

People:     ÒBehold, the lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!Ó

Liturgist:    ÒWhen the day of Pentecost had come,Éthey were all filled with the Holy Spirit.Ó

People:     ÒAnd they devoted themselves to the apostlesÕ teaching and fellowship.Ó

Liturgist:    Like those disciples gathered in the Upper Room, we have come here today, O God, to experience your living presence.

All:            Speak your word, O Lord, as you spoke your word in the beginning, and in Nazareth, and at Pentecost. And we shall be your witnesses to the end of the earth, in our work as in our worship.

 

*HYMN 246                                Come, Thou Almighty King

 

*CHORAL CALL TO WORSHIP

 

*THE PRAYER OF INVOCATION AND LORDÕS PRAYER (unison)

Eternal God, who towers as high as goodness can reach and stoops as low as love can bend, we worship you. In creation you come to us as a presence that enables us to cultivate the earth and respect it. In Christ you come to us as a presence that enables us to love our neighbors and serve them. In the Holy Spirit you come to us as a presence that enables us to discern our oneness and celebrate it.

O Lord our God, our Creator and Redeemer and Sustainer, even though you are present to us in more ways than we can ever know, we come here today, not asking for your knowledge but seeking your presence, through Christ our Lord who taught us to pray:

 

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

 

THE OLD TESTAMENT LESSON   Genesis 1:1-2:4a                                     Bible, page 1

 

*HYMN 478                             All Things Bright and Beautiful

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

 

THE PSALMODY (responsive)                Psalm 8                             Hymnal p. 515  No. 64

                                        

THE GOSPEL LESSON                 Matthew 28:16-20                                  Bible, page 866

                                                                                                      Rev. Steven A Peay, Ph.D.

 

THE ANTHEM   8:45                    Take Time To Be Holy                                              Martin

                           11:00            Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing                             Christopher

 

THE CALL TO PRAYER and SILENT MEDITATION                                                      

 

THE PRAYER OF MINISTER and PEOPLE

Minister:    O God of greatness and goodness, not only did you set us apart from the rest of creation, but you made us in your own image.

People:     O Lord, give us grateful hearts, and let us rejoice in the presence of our Creator.

Minister:    O God of might and mercy, not only did you follow your people into the far country, but you took up the cross to set them free.

People:     O Lord, give us grateful hearts, and let us rejoice in the presence of our Redeemer.

Minister:    O God of consolation and comfort, not only did you bring us together in one place, but you called us to be your witnesses.

People:     O Lord, give us grateful hearts, and let us rejoice in the presence of our Sustainer.

Minister:    Gracious God, you have revealed yourself to us in more ways than we can recall or recount.

People:     O Lord, give us grateful hearts, and let us rejoice in the love that will not let go.

{The Minister continues the prayer.}

 

THE CHORAL RESPONSE TO PRAYER

 

THE SERMON                           ÒInvitation to the DanceÓ                                       Dr. Peay

 

THE OFFERTORY

 

THE ANTHEM   8:45               Laudamus Te (We Praise Thee)                                       Mueller

                           11:00            Give To Our God Immortal Praise                                     Norton

 

*DOXOLOGY  (Hymn 515)

 

*THE PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING

                                                   

*HYMN 251                        Holy. Holy, Holy!  Lord God 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                    We All Believe in One True God                                       Peeters

                                                                                                                                                                                                                       

*The congregation is invited to stand.

 

TodayÕs Chancel flowers are given in by

 Brian and Amy Hawthorn

 in celebration of 10 years of marriage.

 

SERVING May 22, 2005

Head Greeters: Mark Hendrickson, David Moore

Head Usher: Susie Daigneau, Katie Holtz

Ushers: 8:45 a.m. Captain: Ted McQuillin, Dick Berger, Cheryl Hokenson, Phil Landis, Mark Lemke

Ushers 11:00 a.m. Captain: Mark Rowbottom, Sue Melby, Maggie Rowbottom, Susan Sappington 

Greeters: 8:45 a.m. Mary Beth Stevenson

Greeters: 11:00 a.m. Bob and Bonnie Ornst

Acolytes: 8:45 a.m. Maxwell Schaeffer and Alexandra Wray

Acolyte: 11:00 a.m. Alexander Probst

 

 

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, May 29, 10:00 a.m.

Next Sunday: Memorial Day, we go to ONE SERVICE at 10:00 a.m.

Dr. Peay and Rev. Schaal will offer a dialogue sermon on

ÒFaith and Freedom: Foundation for LifeÓ

Betty Dethmers is the organist. Lee Jacobi directs the Pilgrim Choir at 10:00.

                                                                       

 

Choir Anthems

Pilgrim Choir    8:45

Chancel Choir 11:00

 

Take Time To Be Holy

William D. Longstaff, ca. 1882

 

Take time to be holy, speak oft with thy Lord;

Abide in him always, and feed on his word.

Make friends with God's children, help those who are weak,

Forgetting in nothing his blessing to seek.

 

Take time to be holy, the world rushes on;

Spend much time in secret with Jesus alone.

By looking to Jesus, like him thou shalt be;

Thy friends in thy conduct his likeness shall see.

 

Be calm in thy soul, beneath his control.

Thus led by his spirit to fountains of love,

thou soon shall be fitted for service above.

 

Laudamus Te (We Praise Thee)

I. Franz, 1719-1790

 

Holy God we praise thy name!

Lord of all we bow before thee;

All in heaven above adore thee;

All on earth Thy Power proclaim.

Infinite thy vast domain,

Everlasting is thy reign.

 

Hark! the loud celestial hymn

Angel choirs above are raising;

In unceasing chorus praising,

Cherubim and Seraphim

Fill the heavens with sweet accord:

Holy, holy, holy Lord!

 

 

Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing

Robert Robinson (1735-1790)

 

Come, Thou Fount of Every blessing, tune my heart to sing Thy grace;

Streams of mercy, never ceasing, call for songs of loudest praise.

Teach me some melodious sonnet, sung by flaming tongues above;

Praise the mount, I'm fixed upon it, mount of Thy redeeming love.

 

Here I raise mine Ebenezer; Hither by Thy help I've come;

And I hope, by Thy good pleasure, safely to arrive at home.

Jesus sought me when a stranger, wandering from the fold of God.

He, to rescue me from danger, bought me with His precious blood.

 

O to grace how great a debtor daily I'm constrained to be!

Let Thy grace, Lord, like a fetter, bind my wandering heart to Thee.

Prone to wander, Lord, I feel it, prone to leave the God I love;

Here's my heart, Lord, take and seal it, seal it for Thy courts above!

 

 Give To Our God Immortal Praise

Words: Isaac Watts (1674-1748)

 

Give to our God immortal praise,

Mercy and truth are all his ways:

Wonders of grace to God belong,

Repeat his mercies in your song.

 

Give to the Lord of lords renown;

The King of kings with glory crown;

His mercies ever shall endure,

When lords and kings are known no more.

 

He built the earth, he spread the sky.

And fixed the starry lights on high:

Wonders of grace to God belong,

Repeat his mercies in your song.

 

He fills the sun with morning light,

He bids the moon direct the night:

His mercies shall ever endure,

When suns and moons shall shine no more!

 

He sent his Son with power to save

From guilt and darkness and the grave:

Wonders of grace to God belong,

Repeat his mercies in your song.

 

Through this vain world he guides our feet,

And leads us to his heavenly seat:

His mercies shall for ever endure.

When this vain world shall be no more.

                             

 CALENDAR WEEK OF May 22, 2005

SUNDAY, May 22

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

10:00 a.m. Coffee Hour-SH, 6, 7 & 8th grade ChildrenÕs Sunday Rehearsal-Nave, Sunday Symposium Adult Ed-Lounge

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

3:30-5 p.m. @CH-New Board Orientation
4:30 p.m. Jr. PF

6:30 p.m. Sr. PF

 

MONDAY, May 23

9:00 a.m. Sub. WomenÕs Club of Wauwatosa Bd-Lounge

8:00 p.m. AA-LL5

 

TUESDAY, May 24

9:00 a.m. Tues. Morning Bible Study-Parlor, Ret. MenÕs Club-SH

10 & 11:00 a.m. Music Jamboree-LL2

7:00 p.m. Church Council-Lounge, Boy Scouts–LL5

 

WEDNESDAY, May 25

6:30 a.m. WomenÕs Bible Study-Parlor, MenÕs Ministry-Lounge

9:00 a.m. Chapel Devotions

9:30 a.m. Prayer & Pilates-Lounge

10:00 a.m. Music Jamboree-LL2

11:00 a.m. @Luther Manor-Circle 12/Senior Women

 

THURSDAY, May 26
9:00 a.m. Big Band-SH

 

FRIDAY, May 27

No church events scheduled.

 

SATURDAY, May 28

8:00 a.m. WomenÕs Group-RC

 

Welcome to all visitors joining us today. Please check the welcome tables in the atrium.

 

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 there will be a Youth Panel Discussion. There will be no Sunday Symposium May 29.

 

The PF will be selling 4th of July t-shirts as a fundraiser. The shirts are designed to be worn at the 4th of July parade. T-shirts are $10 (size XXL is $14) and may be purchased in the atrium today, May 29, June 1 (at the pig roast) and June 5.

 

 

MenÕs Tuesday Night Church League Softball TeamÕs next game is May 24, 7:30 p.m. at Whitman Field. Congratulations to our team who recently beat St. BernardÕs for the first time in many (8+) years by a score of 10-7!!

 

 

Circle 12/Sr. Women will meet May 25 at First Congregational Church parking lot to carpool to Luther Manor for a meeting and lunch.  See Holly Krull for a map.

 

 

Any Veteran, Reserve, or Active Duty Service Member wishing to honor fallen friends on Memorial Day Sunday (May 29) by ushering, please call Captain Hank Collis at 262-781-6705. Uniforms are optional.

 

 

All Church Chicken/Pig Roast will be held Wednesday, June 1 at 6 p.m. on Ridge court. Prepaid reservations accepted at the church office no later than 11:30 a.m. on Sunday, May 29.  Cost: $9/adults; $3/ children under 12; under 3/free.  Sides include salads, baked beans, German potato salad, rolls and beverages. Please bring a dessert to pass. There will be entertainment by the Ray Neumann Big Band.

 

 

Progressive Church Music Concert at 3 p.m. on June 5 – Begins at First Congregational Church, then moves to Wauwatosa Avenue United Methodist Church and concludes at St. BernardÕs. Free-will offering to benefit the Mayfair Rotary Village Green project for the restoration/renovation of Root Common, which is located in front of Drews Variety Store.

 

 

A Mission Mazahua Trip is currently being planned for Dec. 26, 2005 – Jan. 2, 2006.  If you are a high school or college student or an adult and are interested in going, please contact Carrie Kreps Wegenast.