FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF WAUWATOSA

 

July 24, 2005

MORNING WORSHIP 10:00 a.m.

The 10th Sunday after Pentecost

 

GATHERING MUSIC                                                                                                          

 

WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS                                              Rev. Samuel Schaal           

 

THE PRELUDE                         Trio and Fughetta on Dundee                                      Lovelace

                                                                       

                                                      You’ll Never Walk Alone               Rodgers, Hammerstein II

Midwest Vocal Express Barbershop Quartet

 

CHIMES AND TOWER BELLS

 

CALL TO WORSHIP                                                                                                                                                 

Leader:      Sisters and brothers, as we gather in the welcome of God’s love, as we gather in the joy of our unity in Christ, as we gather in the power of the Spirit, let us listen for the voice of God!

People:     Let us worship God, who has spoken and still speaks to those who attend to the roar or the whisper of the Holy One. Amen!

 

*HYMN 247                             Holy God, We Praise Thy Name

 

*INVOCATION AND THE LORD’S PRAYER (unison)

Invisible God, give us hearts to see the things our eyes overlook. Open our hearts to feel the things our hands can’t touch. Open our hearts to hear the still, small voice which sounds like only silence to our listening ears. Teach us to know you for what you really are – not flash or thunder, but love, softly spoken, flowing like a fountain, bathing the soul and the skin. We pray this in the name of the one 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

 

CHILDREN’S TIME                                                                  Rev. Carrie Kreps Wegenast

 

*HYMN 487                                    Praise Our God Above

(Children 2nd grade and younger are dismissed to Sunday School during the singing of the hymn.)

 

NEW TESTAMENT LESSON          Romans 8:26-39                                  Bible, page 983

 

PSALM RESPONSE (unison)            Psalm 105:1-11                                    Bible, page 523

                 

 

GOSPEL LESSON                     Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52                            Bible, page 847

 

ANTHEM                                 Standing In The Need Of Prayer                                     Spiritual

 

THE CALL TO PRAYER and SILENT MEDITATION

 

THE PRAYER OF PEOPLE AND MINISTER

 

THE SERMON                                   “Rising Yeast”                           Rev. Kreps Wegenast

 

THE OFFERTORY                                      

 

ANTHEM                                              I’ll Fly Away                                                 Brumley

                                   

*DOXOLOGY 

 

*THE PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING

 

*HYMN 399                           O Love That Wilt Not Let Me Go

                                                                       

*THE CHARGE AND BENEDICTION

 

*CHORAL BENEDICTION               Irish Blessing                                                                

 

THE POSTLUDE                                 Trumpet Tune                                               Telemann

                                                                       

*The congregation is invited to stand.

 

Today’s Chancel flowers are given by Dick and Gaye Clark in memory of Gaye’s parents,

Wilfred and Agnes Fogarty, and Dick’s mom, Germaine Clark.

 

 

SERVING July 24, 2005

Head Greeters: Marilyn Auer, David Moore

Head Ushers: John O’Meara, Sharon Raymond

Ushers: 10:00 a.m. David Moore - Captain, Bob Milne, David Wareham, Gloria Walsh, and Jim Walsh

Greeters: 10:00 a.m. Charlotte Staab

Acolytes: 10:00 a.m. Evan Carollo and David Eggert

 

 

CARE  FOR  CHILDREN

A nursery for infants and toddlers is available during the 10:00 a.m. service.

Sunday School for children 2nd grade and younger at 10:00 a.m.

 

Musical artists: Dan Doerr, Rick Van Gomple, Dan Fenske, and Jim LaBelle, a quartet from the Midwest Vocal Express Barbershop Chorus in Greendale, WI. Our quartet, along with 69 other men, just returned from International Chorus Competition in Salt Lake City, UT, where the MVE finished in the top ten for the seventh consecutive year.

 

 

Worship Preview for Sunday, July 31, 2005 at 10:00 a.m.

Rev Steven A. Peay, Ph.D. will offer the sermon, “Beyond the Buffet.”
Ralph Ehlert is the organist. David Mohr will provide the special music.             

 CALENDAR WEEK OF July 24, 2005

SUNDAY, July 24

8:45 a.m. Lectionary Bible Study-RC

10:00 a.m. Worship/Children in Church/ Sunday School for ages 4 & 5 and grades 1 & 2 in LL2 

11:00 a.m. Coffee Hour-Lounge

 

MONDAY, July 25

5:00 p.m. Cardinal Stritch Class-SH

6:30 p.m. David Swanson’s Career Seminar-Lounge

8:00 p.m. AA-LL5

 

TUESDAY, July 26

8:30 a.m. WCA Committee mtg.-Parlor

9:00 a.m. Tuesday Morning Bible Study-RC

10:00 a.m. Music Jamboree-LL2

4:00 p.m. VBS Players Rehearsal-SH

6:30 p.m. Resolve-Parlor

7:00 p.m. Church Council-Lounge

 

WEDNESDAY, July 27

6:30 a.m. Women’s Bible Study-Parlor

9:00 a.m. Chapel Devotions

2:30 p.m. PF bakes cookies-Kitchen

6:00 p.m. Debtors Anonymous-LL5

 

THURSDAY, July 28
9:00 a.m. Big Band-SH

12:00 p.m. Decorating for VBS-Social Hall

4:00 p.m. VBS Players Rehearsal-SH

 

FRIDAY, July 29

9:00 p.m. Movie Night-Ridge Court

 

SATURDAY, July 30

No church events scheduled

 

Welcome to all visitors joining us today. Please check the welcome tables in the Atrium for information about our church.

For those who wear a hearing aid, our Nave is equipped with an FM loop system. Simply set your hearing aid to the “T” setting. In addition to the loop system, there is a new hearing assistance system installed in the Nave which can amplify the worship service with the use of a receiver and headset. The headset is not usable with a hearing aid. If you would like to try this system, please ask for a receiver/headset at the church office.

 

Lectionary Bible Study will meet on Sunday mornings through September 4 from 8:45 - 9:45 a.m. in the Resource Center. Drop in – no registration required. Childcare is available.

 

Men’s Ministry will not meet on July 27 as Dr. Peay is attending the ICF conference in Greece.

 

David Swanson will be leading a career seminar which features the newest and most effective techniques for job hunting and is offered free of charge here at First Church tomorrow evening, July 25, from 6:30 – 9:30 p.m. in Friendship Lounge. Learn how to market yourself successfully and land the job you want! Sign up at the church office.

 

Men’s Tuesday Night Church League Softball Team’s last game is July 26, 6:30 p.m. at Hart Park.

 

October Sky will be playing July 29 at 9 p.m. on Ridge Court. The movie centers on a group of boys in a mining town who decide to enter a rocket in the National Science Fair. It is a story of community, friendship and hope. Join us on Ridge Court and enjoy the movie, popcorn and lemonade. Donations will be accepted. Please bring a chair or a blanket to sit on.

 

VBS 2005 Ventures to Jerusalem Marketplace - Join us at Vacation Bible School August 1 - 5, from 9 to 11:30 a.m.  Experience new traditions, taste new foods, try new arts and crafts projects and discover Jesus’ unfailing love for each of us.  Register at the church office now to help with planning, and be sure to invite your neighbors and friends!

 

A Sausage Fest, sponsored by the church sports’ teams, will be held Wednesday, August 3 at 6 p.m. on Ridge Court.  Join us for hot dogs, brats and delicious sides. Adults; $5, children under 12; $3, under three; free. Sign up at the church office by Sunday, July 31 at 11:30 a.m.

 

Rev. Carrie Kreps Wegenast is seeking lay leaders interested in helping to vision and discuss the future of family retreat ministries at First Church. If interested, contact Carrie at 414-258-7375 ext. 228 and join us at 11 a.m. on Sunday, August 7 in the Parlor.

 

God and Me Program beginning this fall for first, second and third graders accompanied by a parent. The program is designed to correspond with the religious component of Boy or Girl Scouts and is open to children who are interested in growing in their Christian faith. Led by Rev. Carrie Kreps Wegenast, a maximum of ten students will meet on five Sundays from 3 - 4 p.m. The fee is $10 per child. Please sign up at the church office.