Worship | Sunday January 17, 2010

Second Sunday after Epiphany

More pictures from the 17th

10:30 A.M.
Service of Worship

At CCC, we honor and celebrate people of all races, cultures, ages, abilities,
sexual orientations and gender identity.

Let us now enter into the Holy One’s presence.

Gathering Music, Hymn #584          I Am the Light of the World                    LIGHT OF THE WORLD

Welcome and Announcements
                                         
*Call to Worship
            Our God has made us to be One Body with many members.
            United and uniting. This is our calling.
            God calls us to share our diverse gifts activated by God’s Spirit.
            United and uniting. This is our redemption.
            God longs for us to be united in love and to manifest the Spirit in our different ways.
            United and uniting. This is our worship.
We gather to offer praise and worship to our God, who challenges us and calls us to create the Beloved Community.

*Hymn of Praise $402                          De colores (Sing of Colors)                                     DE COLORES
Singing as written: Verse 1 in Spanish
Followed by Verses 1 and 2 in English

Prayer Of Invocation And The Lord’s Prayer
Loving God, we are made in your image. We are bound together, an inescapable network of mutuality and tied to a single garment of destiny. Let us know your presence among us now as we celebrate our diversity. Strengthen us with your love and transform our fatigue into hope-filled action. Inspired by the example of your disciple, Martin Luther King, Jr., we pray as Jesus taught, Holy God, who are in heaven, hallowed be your name.  Your kingdom come, your 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.  Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever and ever.  Amen.

Time With Children                                                                                   Kristen Curlee and Kim Jordan                                                                                        
                                                           Jesus Loves the Little Children                                                   Traditional
Jesus loves the little children
All the children of the world
Black and yellow, red and white
They're all precious in His sight
Jesus loves the little children of the world

A time of reflection                              If I Can Help Somebody                                             Steve Jordan

Scripture                                                                John 2:1-11
                      
Meditation                               “What Concern Is That to You and to Me?”          Rev. Susan A. Henderson

Renewing the Covenant
Becoming an Anti-Racist, Multi-Racial/Multi-Cultural Church

CONGREGATION: Christ Congregational Church UCC holds a vision of becoming a multi-cultural, multi-racial, anti-racist congregation that more faithfully reflects the entire community of Silver Spring, Maryland.

REFLECTION - Ms Susan Bratten

CONGREGATION: We are a covenant faith community who believe that all people are made in God's image, reconciled by Christ and empowered by the Holy Spirit. We believe it is our role to take an active stance in systematically dismantling racism. A part of an anti-racism stance is acknowledging a system of white privilege in the United States which tends to perpetuate societal stereotypes in all its citizens.

REFLECTION - Mr. Steve Jordan

CONGREGATION: We believe that our commitment to anti-racism should be reflected in the life and culture of the congregation through our policies, programs and practices as we continue to learn about racism. We are committed to developing and working to implement strategies that dismantle racism through our adult and children's education, Sunday services, mission giving, purchases and business practices, and community outreach and action.

REFLECTION – Mrs. Lauren Jones

CONGREGATION: We believe we are all called to work against racism and work for a society in which the words of the Gospel are realized among us.

REFLECTION - Mr. James Henkelman-Bahn

CONGREGATION: We acknowledge that CCC has a rich heritage of engagement in addressing racism in our society over the years, and we recognize that our anti-racism journey is a continuing one. Therefore, we claim the prophetic work and title "Becoming an Anti-racist Church".   We strive to be the beloved community.

Call To Prayer
 The Lord be with you.
And also with you.
Lift up your hearts.
We lift them up unto the Lord.
Let us pray,

Pastoral Prayer

Prayer Response                                Blessed Be the Tie That Binds                                            DENNIS
Blessed be the tie that binds our hearts in Christian love;
The sharing of a common life is like to that above.

Presentation of Tithes and Offering

Offertory Anthem                                             I Will Arise                                                        Traditional
The Chancel Choir                                        
                     
*Doxology                                                                                                               Sung to the tune: TALLIS CANON
            To God, all glorious heavenly Light,
            to Christ revealed in earthly night,
            To God the Spirit now we raise
            our joyful songs of thankful praise.                                                                
                                                                 
*Prayer of Dedication
Creator God, for peace and justice to flow like a mighty stream, we commit to use our gifts—wisdom, knowledge, faith, healing, working of miracles, prophesy, discernment, tongues, administration, hospitality, and finances in the service of acting as co-workers with you and each other.  Make it be so.  Amen.

*Hymn of Going Forth # 394    In Christ There Is No East or West                                            McKEE 

Benediction  
Let us go from this place to celebrate and strengthen God’s beloved community.
May we become the radiant hope needed in the world.
We leave this place as a faith community immersed in partnership.
May we experience our God rejoicing over us and with us.
Go confident that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word. Thanks be to God. Amen.

Postlude; Hymn #570                                    We Shall Overcome                         WE SHALL OVERCOME

Singing the following verses:
Verse 1: We shall overcome…someday.
Verse 2: We'll go hand in hand…someday.
Verse 6: We shall live in peace…someday.

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