FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF WAUWATOSA
July 2, 2006
MORNING WORSHIP 10:00 A.M.
The Fourth Sunday after Pentecost/Independence Day
THE CHURCH GATHERS
GATHERING MUSIC
HYMN
440 O
Beautiful for Spacious Skies
HYMN
441 Once
to Every Man and Nation
HYMN
443 Mine
Eyes Have Seen the Glory
WELCOME Rev.
Steven A. Peay, Ph.D.
(Please pass the red pew pads
now. If you are a guest this Sunday, we would love to
greet you following the service
or at Coffee Hour in Friendship Lounge.)
PRELUDE Battle
Hymn Tribute Behnke
CHIMES AND TOWER BELLS
THE
CALL TO WORSHIP James
Benz
Liturgist: You
are a chosen race, a royal priesthood;
People: a
holy nation, God’s own people,
Liturgist: in
order that you may proclaim the mighty acts of the One who called you out of
darkness into God’s marvelous light;
People: We
come as the Lord’s free and gathered people to give honor, glory and praise to
God’s Holy Name!
*HYMN 433 God
of Our Fathers, Whose Almighty Hand
*PRAYER
OF INVOCATION (unison)
Lord
God Almighty, in whose Name the founders of this country won liberty for
themselves and for us, and lit the torch of freedom for nations then unborn:
Grant, we pray, that we and all the peoples of this land may have grace to
maintain these liberties in righteousness and peace; through Jesus Christ our
Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and
ever 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 CHILDREN’S SERMON Cindy
Payette
*HYMN 437 My
Country, ‘Tis of Thee
{Children ages 3 through entering 3rd grade are
dismissed
to Sunday School, in room LL2, during the singing
of the hymn.}
ANNOUNCEMENTS
THE CHURCH LISTENS TO THE WORD
THE NEW TESTAMENT LESSON Hebrews 11:8-16 Bible,
page 1050
THE PSALMODY (sung - insert) God is
Our Refuge Psalm
46
THE GOSPEL LESSON Matthew
5:43-48 Bible,
page 839
THE SERMON “Becoming
the Lord’s Free People” Dr.
Peay
WORSHIP THROUGH MUSIC My Master Hath a Garden Thompson
Eleanor
Quint
THE
CHURCH OFFERS THE GREAT THANKSGIVING
THE PRAYER OF THE PEOPLE AND MINISTER
THE OFFERTORY
SPECIAL
MUSIC He
Shall Be Like A Tree Bowling
*DOXOLOGY
(HYMN 513)
CALL TO CONFESSION AND THE CONFESSION
Liturgist: With
one voice let us confess our sins against God and neighbor.
ALL: O
God, forgive us for our national sins. Pardon us for lawlessness, materialism,
racial hatreds, and all class selfishness. Make us brothers and sisters to
humankind, and grant that no nation need fear us, whose feet are placed in the
ways of righteousness. Save us from too much dependence upon temporal things,
and set our hearts upon the riches of eternity. May the worth of our
nationalism be more than the value of our possessions, and America be as great
in soul as you have allowed her to become as a nation. Teach us that a nation
is not saved by armed might, but by simple living, high thinking, and a
dependence upon you, O God. Give us, we pray you, the grace of humility; pardon
our transgressions; and create a right spirit within us. In Jesus’ Name we ask
it. Amen.
[adapted from the
Congregational Church Worship Book, C.W. Merriam, 1931]
THE WORDS OF ASSURANCE AND INVITATION TO THE
LORD’S TABLE
THE GREAT THANKSGIVING
Minister: The
Lord be with you.
People: And
also with you.
Minister: Lift
up your hearts.
People: We
lift them to the Lord.
Minister: Let
us give thanks to the Lord our God.
People: It
is right to give our thanks and praise.
[after: “to sing your glory in a hymn of
endless praise:” all say:}
ALL: Holy,
holy, holy Lord, God of power and might, heaven and earth are full of your
Glory. Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.
Hosanna in the highest.
[The
Minister continues the Great Thanksgiving prayer.]
THE COMMUNION OF THE PEOPLE
THE PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION
THE
SENDING FORTH OF THE CHURCH
*HYMN 438 O
God, Beneath Thy Guiding Hand
*CHARGE AND BENEDICTION
POSTLUDE God
of Our Fathers Kerr
*The congregation is invited to stand, if able.
The
Chancel flowers are given in memory of
Jenny M. Polacek
from
her husband, Michael, and daughters, Marian and Susan.
Please join us for coffee hour today and greet our
new Associate Minister for Youth and Family, the Rev. Rob Brink, and his
family, Jessica, Aiden, and Eli. Next week Rev. Brink will deliver the sermon
as he begins his ministry among us. Welcome, Rob, Jess and boys!
Soloist Eleanor Quint has sung in the
Chancel Choir for seven years. She has a private voice studio, gives lessons at
Martin Luther High School, and directs the “Young at Heart” Singers. Later this
month, Ellie can be seen as the Grand Duchess in “The Student Prince” with Music
By the Lake on Lake Geneva in Williams Bay, WI.
Worship Preview for Sunday, July 9, 2006 ~
10:00 a.m.
Next week: Next Sunday’s sermon will be delivered
by the Rev. Rob Brink.
The
Pike Creek Bluegrass Band will provide the special music.
Ralph Ehlert is the organist.