FIIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF WAUWATOSA
January 22, 2006
THE THIRD SUNDAY AFTER EPIPHANY/CHRISTIAN UNITY
MORNING WORSHIP 8:45 AND 11:00 A.M.
GATHERING MUSIC
WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS Rev.
Steven A. Peay, Ph.D.
PRELUDE 8:45 In
the Bleak Midwinter McChesney
Jubilation Ringers
11:00 Adagio Mozart
CHIMES AND TOWER
BELLS
THE CALL TO WORSHIP Rev.
Samuel Schaal
Minister: Let us acknowledge the
company in which we meet: the
church on earth and in
heaven:
People: the
faithful who worshipped here before us, the faithful who worship here
with
us today;
Minister: the
hundreds of thousands of every place and language who, on the Lord’s Day
seek
to set their lives within the atmosphere of renewing grace.
People: As we think of them,
let us take deliberate encouragement from our unity
with
them all.
*HYMN 481 I
Sing a Song of the Saints of God
*CHORAL CALL TO WORSHIP
*THE PRAYER OF INVOCATION
AND LORD’S PRAYER (unison)
Loving
God, we pray for the unity of your church. Help us to see ourselves as rays
from the one sun, branches of a
single tree, and streams flowing from one river.
May we remain united to you and to
each other because you are our common source
of life, and may we send out your
light and pour forth your flowing streams over all
the earth, drawing our inspiration
and joy from you. Stand among us
as we worship
and 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 (Hymn 513)
THE LESSON Acts
2:37-47 Bible,
page 949
ANTHEM 11:00 You
Don’t Have to Be a Shining Star Nolan
Junior
Choir, directed by Roxanne Trump-Miles
*HYMN 304 Rejoice,
O People, in the Mounting Years
{Children are dismissed to Sunday School during
the singing of the hymn.}
THE PSALMODY (responsive) Psalm
84 Hymnal
p. 527, No. 87
THE EPISTLE Romans
12:3-8 Rev.
Carrie Kreps Wegenast
Bible,
Page 987
THE GOSPEL LESSON John
15:1-11 Rev.
Thomas Richard, D. Min.
Bible,
Page 939
ANTHEM 8:45 I’ll
Take the Wings of Morning Stephenson
Jubilation
Ringers
THE SERMON “Connecting
Church” Dr.
Richard
Executive Secretary, NACCC
THE CALL TO PRAYER AND SILENT MEDITATION
THE PRAYER OF MINISTER AND PEOPLE
THE CHORAL RESPONSE TO PRAYER
THE OFFERTORY
ANTHEM 8:45 Blessed
Are the Poor and Merciful Kunz
11:00 This
is the Day Melby
*DOXOLOGY (Hymn 515)
*THE PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING AND DEDICATION
*HYMN [insert] God
of the Prophets
*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 Prelude
and Fugue in C Krebs
*The congregation is
invited to stand, if able.
Flowers
in the Chancel are given by
Bob and Helen Milne
in loving memory of
their loved ones, now decease
SERVING January 22, 2006
Head
Greeters: Marilyn
Auer, David Moore
Head
Ushers: Sue Melby,
John O’Meara
Ushers: 8:45 a.m. Nick Sgarlata-Captain, Dermot Kerin, Jonathan
Sgarlata, Scott Rondeau
Ushers: 11:00 a.m. John O’Meara-Captain, Paul Schulze, Susan
Sappington, Melissa Coppage
Greeters: 8:45 a.m. Joe and Ruth Kolaga
Greeters:
11:00 a.m. David
Moore
Acolyte: 8:45 a.m. Alexandra Wray and Hannah Bartholf
Acolytes: 11:00 a.m. Ellen RestyanszkiThe
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Worship Preview for Sunday, January 29, 2006
~ 8:45 and 11:00 a.m. Rev. Carrie Kreps Wegenast continues our “Imagining Church” series with “Exploring
Church.” Tom Gregory is the organist. Lee Jacobi directs the Pilgrim Choir at 8:45 and
the Chancel Choir at 11:00. Join us for a talk-back with Dr. Richard during
Sunday Symposium at 10 AM today. |
CALENDAR
SUNDAY,
January 22
7:45
a.m. Lectionary
Bible Study-Library, Jubilation Ringers Rehearsal-Nave
8:45
& 11:00 a.m.
Worship/Children in Church/8:45 Jubilation Ringers/11:00 Jr. Choir/Sunday
School
10:00 a.m. Coffee Hour-SH, Sunday Symposium-Lounge, Covenant
Class-LL4, Cherub Choir Rehearse-202
12:12 p.m. @Root Common-Unity Celebration
3:00 p.m. God & Family-LL5
4:30 p.m. Jr. PF-302
6:30 p.m. Sr. PF-302
9:00
a.m. @
CH-Suburban Retired Men’s Club, Suburban Women’s Club of Tosa-Lounge
6:00
p.m. Pioneer
Club (Pizza at 5:30 p.m.)-202,301, 302, SH, LL5
8:00
p.m. AA-LL5
9,
10, 11:00 a.m.
Music Jamboree-LL2
9:00
a.m. Retired
Men’s Club Board-SH
7:00
p.m. Church
Council-Lounge, Boy Scouts-LL5, Resolve-Parlor
9:00
a.m. Chapel
Devotions, Big Band rehearsal-SH
9:30
a.m. Prayer
and Pilates-201
10:30
a.m. Music
Jamboree-LL2
11:00
a.m. Senior
Women/Circle 12-Lounge
6:00
p.m. Debtors
Anonymous-LL5
7:00
p.m. “A
Generous Orthodoxy” Book Study –Parlor, Beginnings-Lounge
6:45
p.m. Pilgrim
Choir-LL1
7:00
p.m.
Jubilation Ringers-LL5
7:55
p.m. Chancel
Choir-LL1
9:00
a.m. Harmony
Singers-Lounge
8:00
a.m. Women’s
Group-RC
10:00 a.m. Music Jamboree-LL2
12:30 a.m. Library Task Force-Library
Welcome to all visitors joining us today. Please check the welcome table in the atrium for
information about our church.
For those who wear a hearing
aid, our Nave is
equipped with an FM loop system. Set your hearing aid to the “T” setting. In
addition, there is a hearing assistance system,
visit the church office for a receiver
and headset.
Join us for Sunday Symposium at 10 a.m. today in Friendship
Lounge when Rev. Dr. Tom Richard, of the NACCC, will follow up on his sermon
entitled “Connecting Church.” On January 29, Dan Schowalter will present
“Entertainment in the Roman World.” Why games, sports, drama and music were
such an important part of Roman culture and religion.
There will be a brief service to celebrate
and pray for
Christian Unity
here in Wauwatosa at 12:12 p.m. today on Root Common (the little park near
Drews.) Please come and join in this important moment of prayer and
celebration.
God & Family is the religious component of Boy
and Girl Scouts and is open to 4th and 5th graders.
Taught by Rev. Carrie Kreps Wegenast, this class will meet from 3 – 4 p.m. on
the following Sundays: January 22, February 5, 19, & 26, March 5, 19, &
26. A parent is required to attend classes with the student. Please sign up at
the church office by today. Cost: $10.
Our church will again publish its
own devotional manual for the 2006 Lenten season. Each day of Lent(from Ash
Wednesday, March 1, to Easter Sunday, April 16) will feature a daily reflection
written by members of First Congregational Church. You are invited to share in
this ministry and write a daily reflection. Sign up in the office and get a
copy of the guidelines.
Suburban Retired Men’s Club will be meeting Monday, January
23, 9:00 a.m. at the Congregational Home. Mr. Warren Breitlow, a photographer,
will be presenting “Travels to (formerly) Dutch New Guinea.”
Mark your calendar for Saturday,
February 18, when the Rev. Earl Holt, minister of King’s Chapel, Boston, will
present: “Liberal Christianity: Retrospect and Prospect” at 7 p.m. in the Friendship
Lounge. There will be time for discussion and an opportunity to meet Rev. Holt at
a reception following.
New Spiritual Formation Classes continue to meet. Register in the
church office for any of these classes.
The book cart in the Atrium has advance handouts
for the adult education classes this week, as well as samples of the books
needed for those classes, which you may purchase in the office. It’s your
one-stop for Christian education resources.
Choir Anthems
Pilgrim Choir 8:45
Blessed
Are The Pure And Merciful
paraphrased
from the 'Beatitudes'
Blessed are
the pure. Blessed are the merciful.
Blessed are
the pure in heart for they shall see God.
And blessed
are the peace makers; blessed shalt they be.
They shall be
children of God.
Blessed are
they who hunger and thirst for they shall be satisfied.
And blessed
are they merciful.
His mercy
shall be with them.
Shining down
upon the children of God.
Be thou
exceeding glad and rejoice
for great is
your reward in Heaven.
Hosanna,
Amen.
Chancel Choir 11:00
This Is
the Day
Psalm 118:
24, 29
This is the
day which the Lord has made.
let us
rejoice and be glad in it.
Oh, give
thanks to the Lord for he is good,
for his
steadfast love endures forever!
A Greeting
form the NACCC
Since 2001
our Association’s Executive Staff has made a major commitment to connect
personally with all of our member Churches. We are delighted that Dr. Richard
is at one of the Association’s pioneers on our Way, First Congregational Church
of Wauwatosa. We pray that you are blessed by his visit. Your Executive Committee
and the leadership team as a whole, joins me in sending its greetings to you.
Thank you for your continued support in all ways. You are helping us create a
stronger and more vibrant future for the sake of all our Churches. May God
continue to work through you in this New Year for the sake of the kingdom.
Rev. Milton
(Ed) White, Chairperson Executive Committee, NACCC
GOD OF THE PROPHETS
Tune of Hymn 470 “God
of the Prophets”
God of the prophets! Hear this song we
raise
As in this temple, your great name we
praise
In ages past, your glory filled our
hearts
Now in our day, reveal again our part.
Bless us your servants, called to lead
and share
Your Gospel message, filled with love
and care
Fill us with hope, that prayers in
darkest night
Grant Christ’s great love that sheds
abroad your light.
Give us the mind of Christ, and ears to
hear
Your fervent calls to us in each new
year
Direct our feet to follow where you
will
Strengthen our hands and eyes with
vision fill.
Help us to witness to this world’s
dark hour
Raising your words of justice and of
power
Reform in us a sense of grace and joy
That day by day your love we may
employ