Worship | Sunday August 1, 2010

Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

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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
Please enter the sanctuary freely and begin our worship together in song.

Hymn # 340                                       Somos pueblo que camina                              SOMOS PUEBLO Hymn # 335                                   Come, Gather in the Special Place                       GATHER           

Welcome and Announcements

Passing of the Peace
Believing that all people are children of God, greet each other with a sign of peace.

 *Call to Worship                                                                                                   
            
“Blow the trumpet in Zion, sound the alarm on my holy mountain! Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble…..”
The sound of a clock alarm tells to us it is time to wake up, it is the time we must prepare – the climate is changing, people are suffering, it is time for action.
The siren is blasting – we have an emergency, make way for the dying!
The village crier with his gong calls us to the village square – the rains have not come as usual, the land has dried up, crops fail and the flock have no forage;
and now comes the rain but it’s an unprecedented flood destroying in its trail.
We look up to the heavens; to the clouds – from where will our help come?
Our hope is in God who made the universe.
Teach us to consider our ways O God, that we may apply our hearts to wisdom in these times.
           
*Hymn of Praise #18                             Guide Me, O My Great Redeemer                       CWM RHONDDA

Prayer Of Invocation And The Lord’s Prayer
Come to us, Holy God, as we gather before you; encircle us with your love.  Bless us with your sustaining presence; surround us with your grace.  Draw us ‘round your living Word, and bind us to one another as disciples of Christ whose Spirit is in our midst.  Let us pray as Jesus taught us saying…Holy God, who art 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.

Scripture                                          Matthew 25:31-46                                                  Leslie Weyn

Time With Children                                                                        

Musical Response  #349                            I Come with Joy                                       DOVE OF PEACE
                     
Meditation                                  “Why (And How) We Do Mission”                Rev. Laura Jean Torgerson
               
Presentation of Tithes and Offering

Offertory                                        Cantata No. 196                                                             J. S. Bach 
Der Herr Denket an uns
Patricia O'Connor and Rick Brush, duet

The Lord bless you,
yes more and more.
You and your children,
The Lord Blesses you.

Doxology                                                                                        Sung to the tune: OLD HUNDREDTH
            Praise God from whom all blessings flow;
            Praise God, all creatures here below;
            Praise God for all that love has done;
            Creator, Christ and Spirit, One.
                                                 
*Prayer of Dedication
Thank you, God, for the opportunity to give from our bounty and blessings.  Take these gifts we bring for your purposes to sow peace and love in the world. 

Prayers of the People

Sung Response
        

Sacrament of Holy Communion
             
Invitation to the Table         God’s table is open to everyone.                                                                      

Words of Institution

Prayer of Blessing                                                                                           
Come Holy Spirit come.  Bless this bread and this fruit of the vine.  Bless all of us in the eating and drinking at your table that our eyes may be opened, and we may recognize the risen Christ in our midst, in each other and in all the world.  Amen. 

The Sharing of the Bread and the Cup  
 (Beginning with the front row, come forward and partake of the bread and cup.
Return to your seats by the side aisles.   If you prefer, remain seated and you will be served.
A gluten free option is available on each bread plate.)

SINGING AS WE COMMUNE
            Hymn # 332                  As We Gather at Your Table                                            BEACH SPRING
                                                            Benedictus                                                            Andrea Klouse
Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord

Prayer of Thanksgiving                                                                                                    
We give you thanks O God, that you have refreshed us at your table by granting us the presence of Jesus Christ.  Strengthen our faith, increase our love for one another, and send us forth into the world in courage and peace, rejoicing in the power of the Holy Spirit; through Jesus Christ our Savior.  Amen. 

*Hymn of Going Forth # 347   Let Us Talents and Tongues Employ                                         LINSTEAD

Benediction  
May we live in peace and justice with all our sisters and brothers
May we live in harmony with God’s creation
May our hearts move in compassion to bring hope to the helpless
May we commit to care for God’s creation and God’s people
May the blessing of God the creator, the liberator and the sustainer of life be amongst us now and always
The blessing of God travels with us
The blessing of God sticks by us.
We go in the persistent, generous, and living love of God to bless the world in every deed. 

Postlude                                                      Sonata in G                                                         J. S. Bach 
Adagio  
Nathan Hill, saxophone

Welcome, Rev. Laura Jean Torgerson
We welcome Rev. Laura Jean Torgerson to the pulpit this morning. Rev. Torgerson is a minister in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) with ordained ministerial partner standing in the Potomac Association of the UCC.  She served Cleveland Park Congregational UCC in Washington, DC for three years as their Pastor of Youth and Family Life.  Together with her husband, Tim Donaghy, and their daughter Quinn (age 2 1/2), Laura Jean is preparing to depart for three years to serve as a missionary in Nicaragua with Global Ministries.  Global Ministries is the common witness of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and the United Church of Christ in ministry around the world.  Laura Jean will work with one of Global Ministries partners in Nicaragua, the Christian Mission Church, in theological education.  Tim, a scientist, will teach at the Martin Luther King Jr. Evangelical University of Nicaragua and work with church projects on social and environmental justice.

Music
We thank Patricia O'Connor, Rick Brush, and Nathan Hill for their gifts of music this morning.

Flowers
The flowers on the altar this morning are given by the Senior Minister Search Committee to thank the congregation for their continued support, patience and prayers as they continue the discernment process to call our new spiritual leader.

Communion Servers
Aldene Ault, Audrey Platt, Neville Platt, Jeanne Young, David Bell

Portions of this service were adapted from Global Ministries Online Worship Resources and Celebrate God’s Presence

All musical resources reprinted with permission under CCLI License 2837543

Lectionary Readings for August 8
Isaiah 1:1, 10-20 · Psalm 50:1-8, 22-23 or
Genesis 15:1-6 · Psalm 33:12-22
Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16
Luke 12:32-40

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