FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF WAUWATOSA
November 6, 2005
MORNING WORSHIP 8:45 AND 11:00 A.M.
The Twenty-fifth Sunday after Pentecost
GATHERING MUSIC
WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS 8:45
a.m. Rev. Carrie Kreps
Wegenast
11:00
a.m. Rev.
Samuel Schaal
PRELUDE (Hymn 469) O
Lord of Life, Where’er They Be Hosmer
CHIMES AND TOWER
BELLS
THE SENTENCES OF PRAISE 8:45
a.m. Rev.
Schaal
11:00
a.m. Duane Coates, Intern
Minister: Lord,
you have been our refuge from one generation to another
People: Even
from everlasting to everlasting, you are God.
Minister: After
this I beheld, and lo, a great multitude which no one could number stood
before the throne and before the
Lamb, and served him day and night in his temple.
Who are these arrayed in white robes
and from where did
they
come?
People: These
are they, which came out of great tribulation, and have washed
their robes, and made them white
in the blood of the Lamb.
Minister: I
am the resurrection and the life, says the Lord; he who believes in me, though
he were dead, yet shall he live;
and whosoever lives and believes
in
me, shall never die.
People: So,
when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal
shall have put on immortality,
then shall be brought to pass the saying
that is written,
ALL: Death
is swallowed up in victory. But thanks be to God, who gives us the
victory through our Lord, Jesus
Christ.
*HYMN 306 For
All the Saints
*THE CHORAL CALL TO WORSHIP
*THE PRAYER OF PRAISE AND THE LORD’S PRAYER (Unison)
Eternal God, our dwelling place in all generations; we would renew
in this hour all fair
and noble memories, all high and
holy traditions of the days that are no more. We bless you
for all the true and righteous
souls who have revealed you to us, and who in their generation
witnessed a good confession for
the welfare of the world, and whose memorial you have set on
high and whose names you have made
to shine as the stars forever. Almighty Father, the God
not of the dead but of the living, we have joy together in all our loved ones
who have faithfully
lived and peacefully died, and
whose truth and beauty are even now in our hearts. May we be
assured that they who are absent from us have found a more perfect rest in you,
and the crown
of an unfading life. Take the veil from our hearts, and join us in one
communion with all your
saints on earth and in heaven, as
we pray the prayer your Son taught us…
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.
* GLORIA PATRI
CALL TO CONFESSION Rev.
Steven A. Peay, Ph.D.
.
THE PRAYER OF HUMILITY (Unison)
Let your beauty be upon us, O Lord,
transforming our lives from what we are to that which we
ought to be, uniting us in a new
love, a new grace of service and a new happiness of obedience.
Make us to know that between us
and you there is nothing but our own blindness of heart, since
you are so near and we are often
so far away. Make us one with all your seekers and finders, that
at last we may be one with those who triumph over time and death by your grace.
In His name. Amen.
*HYMN 308 For
the Brave of Every Race
[Children are dismissed to Sunday School during
the singing of the hymn.]
THE NEW TESTAMENT LESSON 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 Bible,
page 1030
THE GOSPEL LESSON Matthew
25:1-13 Bible,
page 860
THE REFLECTION “Seeing
the Saintly Self” Dr.
Peay
THE ANTHEM 8:45
& 11:00 Laudamus
Te Mozart
Jill
Bruss
THE
CONFESSION OF FAITH
Minister: In
the Master’s name let us make our Confession of Faith.
THE
PRAYERS OF PETITION AND INTERCESSION
Minister: The
Lord be with you.
People: And with your spirit.
Minister: Let
us pray.
Please respond ‘AMEN’ to each prayer
THE ROLL OF REMEMBRANCE 8:45 Reader:MarkHendrickson
Presenters: Julie Wills and Marilyn Auer
11:00 Reader: Mark Hendrickson
Presenters:
Lucy Miyazaki and David Moore
SILENT
REMEMBRANCE AND THE MEMORIAL PRAYER
THE
OFFERTORY
THE ANTHEM 8:45 Built
On a Rock arr. Wood
11:00 With
a Voice of Singing Shaw
*DOXOLOGY (Hymn 515)
THE CELEBRATION OF THE
LORD’S SUPPER
THE PREFACE AND ‘HOLY
HOLY’
Minister: Lift
up your hearts.
People: We
lift them up to the Lord our God.
Minister: Let
us give thanks unto the Lord our God.
People: It
is right and proper to give God thanks and praise.
Minister: (continues
the preface)
ALL: Holy,
holy, holy, Lord God of hosts; Heaven and earth are full of your glory;
Glory be to you, O Lord, most
high. Amen.
Giving
of the Bread
Giving of the Cup
THE
PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING (Unison)
We give thanks to you, almighty God, that you have refreshed us with this memorial of your love, and have granted to us the presence of your Son, even Jesus Christ our Lord; and we ask you to strengthen our faith in you and to increase our love toward one another; through him who is our redeemer. Amen.
*HYMN 365 Faith
of Our Fathers
*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.
POSTLUDE Rejoice,
the Lord is King Willan
*The congregation is
invited to stand.
The flowers in the
Chancel are given by the
Probst Family
in honor of our parents.
Please note: We celebrate Heritage Month by using
historic orders of worship. The service used today was adapted from The
Church Worship Book by
Congregational minister, Charles Wolcott Merriam. It was published by Pilgrim
Press in 1931. The order for Holy Communion was adapted from The Worship
Book for Free Churches (1948).
Head
Greeters:
Marilyn Auer, David Moore
Head
Ushers: Sue
Melby, John O’Meara
Ushers: 8:45 a.m. Board of Christian Education: Jennifer
Wakefield-Captain, Nancy Holz, Diane Miller, Tim Holtz, Mike Elwing
Ushers: 11:00 a.m. Board of Christian Education: Jennifer
Wakefield-Captain, Val Blazich, John O’Meara, Molly Rowbottom
Greeters:
8:45 a.m. Butch
and Jane Boyd
Greeters: 11:00 a.m. David Moore
Acolytes:
8:45 a.m. Amanda
Cummings and Emily Dueker
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, November 13, 8:45
and 11:00 a.m.
Next week welcome new members.
Dr. Peay’s
sermon will examine, “Accountable Spirituality.”
Betty Dethmers is the organist.
Lee Jacobi directs the Pilgrim Choir at 8:45 and
the Chancel Choir at 11:00.
The Jubilation Ringers play at 11:00.
CALENDAR
ROLL OF REMEMBRANCE
SUNDAY, November 6
7:45
a.m.
Lectionary Bible Study-RC
8:45 a.m. Worship/Children in Church/ Communion/Sunday
School
10:00 a.m. Coffee Hour-SH, Sunday Symposium-Lounge, Covenant
Class-LL4, New Member Class-Parlor, Site Committee-Conf. Rm., Jr. Choir
rehearsal-LL5, Cherub Choir rehearsal-202
11:00 a.m. Worship/Children in Church/Communion/Sunday
School
6:30
p.m. Sr.
PF-302
9:00
a.m.
@CH-Suburban Retired Men’s Club
7:00
p.m.
Bd/Christian Education-RC
8:00
p.m. AA-LL5
9,
10, 11:00 a.m.
Music Jamboree-LL2
12:00
p.m. Circle
7-Lounge
7:00
p.m. Wauwatosa Historical Society-SH,
Boy Scouts-LL5
9:00
a.m. Chapel
Devotions, Cream City Rug Club-SH
9:30
a.m. Prayer
& Pilates-Lounge
10:00
a.m. & 1:00 p.m. Music Jamboree-LL2
4:30
p.m.
Personnel-RC
6:00
p.m. Debtors
Anonymous-LL5
6:30
p.m. All
Church Desserts & Sweet Memories-SH
9:00
a.m. Big
Band-SH
6:45
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
9:00
a.m. Harmony
Singers-Lounge
10:00
a.m. @CH-Hug
a Tot
6:00
p.m. @Fox
River-Sr. PF Fall Rally begins
6:30
p.m.
Drive-in Movie-SH
10:00
a.m. Music Jamboree-LL2
4:15 p.m. @Fox River-Sr. PF Fall Rally ends
6:00 p.m. PF Second Saturday
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.
The Mission Mazahua Team will be hosting a special coffee hour following the 8:45 a.m. service today. Learn some Spanish and enjoy special treats prepared by Senior Pilgrim Fellowship. Proceeds will go to the Mazahua Mission.
The Boy Scout Troop, which meets at our church, will be selling wreaths today in the atrium. All orders must be pre-paid. Wreath pick-up is scheduled for November 27 at church.
Please join us at the Congregational Home on the second Friday of each month from 10-11:30 a.m. for Hug-A-Tot. We’ll meet in the Fireplace Lounge. Bring your little ones and a few toys for a chance to delight the residents as they watch the children play. Please call Becky Peacock at 414-607-0500 if you have any questions.
First
Church Drive-In presents: Finding Nemo
November 11, 2005 – 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the Social Hall
All
children must be accompanied by an adult.
Neighbors and friends of First
Church are welcome.
The floral arrangement sign-up chart for 2006 will be set up in the atrium on Sunday, November 20. If there is a special Sunday that you would like to reserve for 2006, please call Gaye Clark, 414-453-5293, before November 18.
Our amended bylaws provide for a Program Meeting at which the members will review the program of the church for the church year. This year’s meeting will be held next Sunday, November 13, 2005 at 10 a.m. in the Social Hall. Please make every effort to attend.
Suburban Retired Men’s Club will meet November 14, 9 a.m. at the Congregational Home. Lamont McLaughlin, president of Channel 10/36 Friends, will be speaking on “50 Years of Television Black and White to HI Definition.”
A Holiday Feast at the
O’Meara Home will be a Silent Auction item
to benefit the Mazahua Youth Mission.
The gourmet feast will include a five-course meal served on Friday,
December 9. There is a minimum bid of $25 per person. Bids will be taken until
Sunday, Nov. 27. Seating will be
limited to ten people. Check out the fliers in the Social Hall today during
coffee hour.
Choir Anthem
Pilgrim Choir
8:45
Built on a
Rock
Nikolai F. S.
Grundtvig, 1783-1872
Built on a
rock the Church shall stand,
Even when
steeples are falling;
Crumbled have
spires in every land,
Bells still
are chiming and calling.
Calling the
young and old to rest,
Calling the souls
of those distressed,
Longing for
life everlasting.
Not in our
temples made with hands
God the
Almighty, is dwelling;
High in the
heavens His temple stands,
All earthly
temples excelling.
Yet He who
dwells in heaven above
Deigns to
abide with us in love,
Making our
bodies His temple.
We are God's
house of living stones,
Built for His
own habitation;
He fills our
hearts, His humble thrones,
Granting us
life and salvation.
Were two or
three to seek His face,
He in their
midst would show His grace,
Blessing upon
them bestowing.
Through all
the passing years, O Lord,
Grant that,
when church bells are ringing,
Many may come
to hear God's Word
Where He this
promise is bringing:
I know My
own, My own know Me;
You, not the
world, My face shall see;
My peace I
leave with you. Amen.
Chancel Choir 11:00
With A
Voice Of Singing
Martin Shaw
With a voice of
singing declare ye this, and let it be heard, Alleluia.
Utter it even
unto the ends of the earth.
The Lord hath
delivered his people, Alleluia.
O be joyful
in God, all ye lands,
O sing
praises to the honor of his name, make his praise to be glorious.
With a voice
of singing declare ye this, and let it be heard, Alleluia.