FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF WAUWATOSA

 

March 18, 2007

MORNING WORSHIP 8:45 AM

Worship for the Fourth Sunday in Lent

 

WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS                                 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 the Social Hall.)

 

PRELUDE                                                 Reverie                                                       Wagner

                                       Jubilation Ringers, directed by Kimberly Williams

                                                                                                                                               

CHIMES AND TOWER BELLS

                                                                       

CALL TO WORSHIP  Joel 2:13                                                           Rev. Samuel R. Schaal

Liturgist:    Return to the Lord your God.                                                                               

People:     for God is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love.

ALL:         We return to the Lord our God with grateful and open hearts. Amen.

 

*HYMN 7                              Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise

 

*THE PRAYER OF INVOCATION AND THE LORD’S PRAYER (unison)                     

God of compassion, you are slow to anger, and full of mercy, welcoming sinners who return to you with penitent hearts. Receive in your loving embrace all who come home to you. Seat them at your bountiful table of grace, that, with all your children, they may feast with delight on all that satisfies the hungry heart. We ask this in the name of Jesus Christ our Savior, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever and who taught us to call to you, saying:

 

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

 

*HYMN OF RESPONSE Teach Me, O Lord, the Way of Thy Statutes

 

Teach me, O Lord, the way of thy statutes, and I shall keep it unto the end.

 

THE NEW TESTAMENT LESSON  2 Corinthians 5:16-21                       Bible, page 1053

 

PSALMODY (responsive)                        Psalm 32                             Hymnal p. 519, no. 72

 

*HYMN 83                            If Thou but Suffer God to Guide Thee

{Children ages 3 through 8th grade are dismissed to Sunday School

during the singing of the hymn.}

 

THE GOSPEL LESSON                Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32                                Bible, page 952

                                                                                                                                               

THE SERMON                              “UNOBS CLR VUE”                                        Dr. Peay

 

THE ANTHEM                                           Kyrie                                                    Moklebust

                       

THE CALL TO PRAYER AND SILENT MEDITATION

 

THE PRAYER OF PEOPLE AND OF MINISTER

 

THE CHORAL RESPONSE

 

THE OFFERTORY

 

THE ANTHEM                                       Laudamus                                                       Owen

                                                                                                                                               

*THE HYMN OF RESPONSE    We Give Thee But Thine Own

 

We give thee but thine own, what e’er the gift may be;

All that we have is thine alone, a trust, O Lord, from thee. Amen.

 

*THE PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING AND DEDICATION

 

*HYMN 228                             Love Divine, All Loves Excelling

 

*THE CHARGE AND BENEDICTION

 

*THE POSTLUDE                     Prelude, Fugue and Chaconne                                    Buxtehude                                                           

 

*Indicates where the congregation is asked to stand.

 

The Chancel flowers are given by
 Joe and Ruth Kolaga
 in celebration of their 58th wedding anniversary.

 

 

 

Worship Preview for Sunday, March 25, 2007

Dr. Peay’s sermon for the fifth Sunday in Lent is,

“Moving On Up!”

Thomas Gregory is the organist.

Lee Jacobi directs the Pilgrim Choir at 8:45 and the Chancel Choir at 11:00.

At Trinity Episcopal – Jazz Vesper Service at 6:30. Co-sponsored by First Church.

 

The Pilgrim Choir Anthem

Laudamus

Welsh Chorale, Pantycelyn

 

Unto Thee all praise be given,

King of Kings and Lord of Lords:

Heaven and earth proclaim Thy glory,

And the wonders of Thy works.

Songs of praises, songs of praises,

We will give Thee evermore.

 

In Thy mercy Thou dost save us,

And from harm Thou'lt keep us free:

When temptations dire assail us,

We shall always look to Thee.

Songs of praises, songs of praises,

We will give Thee evermore.

 

In Thy power we ever glory,

In Thy strength we shall endure:

Leaning on Thy gracious mercy,

And Thy precious love so pure.

Songs of praises, Songs of praises,

We will give Thee evermore.