Worship | Sunday January 24, 2010

Third Sunday after Epiphany

More pictures from the 24th

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.

Welcome and Announcements

Prelude                                              Pastorale on Quem Pastores                                      Paul Kickstat
                                      
*Call to Worship
This day is holy to our Wise God!
            We gather to listen for God’s word,
            to discern God’s will, to worship with God’s people.
This day is holy to our Joyful God!
            We are members of Christ’s body,
            Christ’s family, Christ’s church.
This day is holy to our Powerful God!
            The Spirit of God is upon us,
            and we have been anointed to bring good news to all.
This day is holy to our Sweet God!
            May the words of my mouth and the thoughts in our hearts delight you, O, God!  
            Let us worship our Holy God!

*Hymn of Praise #391       In the Midst of New Dimensions     NEW DIMENSIONS                                  

Prayer Of Invocation And The Lord’s Prayer
Loving God, you gather us from our separate lives to hear your revealing. You have appointed us for the work of your church. We seek your guidance, your wisdom, your way. Help us to perceive and understand your law, and then to follow you faithfully, as your people. Bind us together with you in worship, and transform us into the Body of Christ, alive with your Spirit in this place. We pray the prayer 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                                                                                                                             Rev. Susan Henderson                                                                                  

CAll to Confession
            It is good to acknowledge our transgression before God.  Let us pray…

Prayer of Personal and Corporate Confession
we confess to you, Gracious God, that too often we look on your law as a burden, not a gift; an inconvenience, not a blessing. Rather than seeing your love revealed, we feel our own guilt magnified. Instead of rejoicing in your good news, we focus on our own shortcomings. Turn us around, Redeemer, and do not let our fears have dominion over us. Enlighten us, so that our words and deeds may be acceptable to you.  Amen.

Assurance of God’s love
in spite of our individual inadequacies, God has called us together to be Christ’s Body, and each one of us is indispensible. God re-members us, giving each of us distinct gifts. God equips each of us to provide guidance and accountability for one another, that we all may become more faithful followers of Christ.  We are all greater as one Body than any single member of us could be on our own. Thanks be to God. Amen.

Scripture                     Exodus 3:7-15  
Luke 4:14-21
                      
Sermon                                           “What Tomorrow Requires”                                  Rev. David Schoen

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                        Spirit of the Living God                                                             IVERSON
Spirit of the living God, fall a-fresh on me;
            Spirit of the living God, fall a-fresh on me.
            Melt me, mold me, fill me, use me,
            Spirit of the living God, fall a-fresh on me.
                                                                                                                                                           
Presentation of Tithes and Offering

Offertory                                  Cantique de Jean Racine                                                      Gabriel Fauré
                                                                      Sam Brush, piano

Verbe égal au Très-Haut, notre unique espérance, Jour éternel de la terre et des cieux,
De la paisible nuit nous rompons le silence : Divin sauveur, jette sur nous les yeux.
Répands sur nous le feu de ta grâce puissante ; Que tout l'enfer fuie au son de ta voix;
Dissipe ce sommeil d'une âme languissante, Qui la conduit à l'oubli de tes lois!
Ô Christ! sois favorable à ce peuple fidèle, Pour te bénir maintenant assemblé;
Reçois les chants qu'il offre à ta gloire immortelle,
Et de tes dons qu'il retourne comblé.

O Redeemer divine, our sole hope of salvation, Eternal light of the earth and the sky,
We kneel in adoration, O Savior turn on us Thy loving eye!
Send down on us the fire of Thy grace all consuming,
Whose wondrous might dispersed the powers of hell.
And rouse our slumbered souls within Thy radiance,
That they may awaken Thy mercy to tell!
O Christ bestow Thy blessing upon us, we implore Thee,
Who here are gathered on penitent knee,
Accept the hymns we chant to Thine eternal glory,
and these Thy gifts we return unto Thee.
                                        
                       
*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
Holy God, bless these gifts and offerings that they may be a sign of our intent to serve you. Use them and us to bring good news to the poor, proclaim release to the captives, and bring wholeness and healing to all who are hurting and oppressed.  In Jesus’ name we pray.  Amen.
           
*Hymn of Going Forth # 286                                      Spirit, Spirit of Gentleness   SPIRIT

Benediction  

Postlude                            Sortie                            Alexandre Guilmant                                                

Participating in the Service

Liturgists

9:00 AM       10:30 AM
Bill Prindle     Ann Marshall

Flowers
The flowers on the altar this morning are
in honor of Robbie Fitzpatrick’s 12th birthday.

Guest Minister

We welcome The Rev. David Schoen, UCC Minister and Team Leader, Congregational Vitality and Discipleship Ministry Team, Local Church Ministries.  The Congregational Vitality and Discipleship Team works for the founding, development, nurture, and renewal of local churches and the formation of vital disciples of Jesus Christ. Ministry Team Leaders are responsible for the development and effective functioning of their ministry team. This Ministry Team includes: New Church Development, Church Renewal and Vitality, Evangelism, Stewardship, Worship, Education, Web Communication, Youth, Young Adults, Children, Family, and Women Ministries
Dave Schoen comes to the UCC National Ministries after serving his whole ministry in local churches of large and small membership congregations in urban and suburban settings. Most recently Dave was involved in restructuring a congregation's organizational life for mission in the 21st Century and creating a team ministry that engaged in planning new worship opportunities through contemporary technology, multi- cultural music and generational outreach.
Dave served local congregations in Illinois, New Jersey and Ohio and is a graduate of Elmhurst College and Eden Theological Seminary. Dave is married to Stella Schoen.

 

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