Worship | Sunday August 8, 2010

Ninteenth 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 # 416                          I Will Trust in the Lord                                    TRUST IN THE LORD
            Hymn # 292                     Breathe on Me, Breath of God                                  TRENTHAM

Welcome and Announcements

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

Prelude                                                    Yonder Come Day                              arr. Judith Cook Tucker
Teri and Nikki Brush; Meleny, Laura and Christian Weber
                                                        
*Call to Worship
Get ready! The Lord needs you.
We are ready to serve God.
Be prepared to serve in ministries of justice and peace.
We are ready to serve God by helping others.
Open your hearts, your souls, your minds to God's mercy and love.
Prepare us for service to you, O loving God.
           
*Hymn of Praise # 8                       Praise to the Living God                                    DIADEMATA

Prayer Of Invocation And The Lord’s Prayer
God of salvation, all the earth cries out for the beauty within us that comes from the covenant you made with creation.  We, your little flock of young and old, male and female, rich and poor, strong and weak, are not afraid, for it is your good pleasure to give us now your kingdom on earth as in heaven.  We have come: we are dressed for action and have our lamps lit, we are ready for a new dawn that brings an everlasting day.  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.

Musical Offering              Meditation, from the Opera Thaïs                               Jules Massenet
Laura Weber, violin

Scripture                                       Hebrews 11:1-16                                                 Lynn White

Time With Children                                                                    

Musical Response # 468         The Care the Eagle Gives Her Young                                             CRIMOND
      
Meditation                                              “Stepping Out On Faith”                                Kristen Curlee

Presentation of Tithes and Offering

Offertory                                       Esto Les Digo                                                     Kinley Lange
Teri and Nikki Brush; Meleny, Laura and Christian Weber

Where two or three are gathered in My name, there will I be also.
                                                        

*Doxology                                                                          sung to the tune: LASST UNS ERFREUEN
            Praise God from whom all blessings flow;
            Praise God, all creatures here below; Alleluia, Alleluia.
            Praise God for all that love has done;
            Creator, Christ and Spirit, One.  Alleluia, Alleluia.
            Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia.   
                                                                
*Prayer of Dedication
By faith we understand that everything seen was made by God
            from things that are not visible. 
            By faith we bring these things,
            especially our very selves as co-creating partners
            for constructing a heavenly homeland on earth,
            whose architect and builder is God.
                                                                        
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,

Prayers of the People                                                                                   Cynthia Wright-Johnson

Sung Response                             Lord, Listen to Your Children Praying

Lord, listen to your children praying,
Lord, send your Spirit in this place;
Lord, listen to your children praying,
send us love, send us power, send us grace.

                       
*Hymn of Going Forth # 611         O Day of God, Draw Near                                     ST. MICHAEL

Benediction
As we go forth to proclaim and live the Good News,
May our hearts remain set on an unfailing treasure in heaven.
Let us follow the footsteps of Christ into the world,
And like our Savior, may we unconditionally serve in love all who dwell on this home called earth. Amen!

Postlude                                             Sonata for Six Hands, Rondo                    Carolus Antonius Fodor
Teri Brush, Christian Weber, Sam Brush

Music
We thank Teri and Nikki Brush, and Meleny, Laura and Christian Weber for their gifts of music during the service.

Flowers
The flowers on the altar are given by Wayne and Susan Gray in celebration of their 40th Wedding Anniversary

Portions of this service were adapted from Worship Ways, a resource of the United Church of Christ;
Cokesbury Worship Connections

All musical resources reprinted with permission under CCLI License 2837543

Please turn off cell phones during the worship service.

Lectionary Readings for Aug 15
Isaiah 5:1-7 ? Psalm 80:1-2, 8-19 or
Jeremiah 23:23-29 ? Psalm 82
Hebrews 11:29-12:2
Luke 12:49-56

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