May 26, 2013

This is the Second Sunday of Pentecost and Memorial Day Sunday

Liturgist: 

Scripture:

Romans 5:1-5
5:1 Therefore, since we are justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,

5:2 through whom we have obtained access to this grace in which we stand; and we boast in our hope of sharing the glory of God.

5:3 And not only that, but we also boast in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance,

5:4 and endurance produces character, and character produces hope,

5:5 and hope does not disappoint us, because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit that has been given to us.

John 16:12-15
16:12 "I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now.

16:13 When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth; for he will not speak on his own, but will speak whatever he hears, and he will declare to you the things that are to come.

16:14 He will glorify me, because he will take what is mine and declare it to you.

16:15 All that the Father has is mine. For this reason I said that he will take what is mine and declare it to you.

Preparing for Worship

Chimes

Welcome & Announcements

Prelude 

Words of Preparation

Hymn of Praise: #58  "This Is My Father's World                ALL

Call to Worship:
Leader: The vine emerges from the earth,
People: nourished by what has come before
and nourishing all that is to come.
Leader: Rises without visible connection;
People: Its roots are unseen; its promises are unknown.
Leader: So it is that we grow…
     nourished by invisible connections to the living God,
     called to nourish that which is seen and that which is yet buried within.
People: Praise God, our Creator, our Savior and our Comforter!

— adapted from a call to worship by Katherine Hawker for the Evangelical United Church of Christ. 

Invocation

The Lord's Prayer

Gloria Patri

A Time for Offering

Call to Offering

Offering Meditation

The Doxology

Prayer of Dedication

We Join in Prayer

Prayer Concerns & Celebrations

Act of Memory

Morning Prayer                                                               

Hymn of Praise:  #575  "Eternal Father, Strong to Save"             ALL

We Contemplate & Live God's Word

Scripture: John 16:12-15

Children's Sermon: Spirit of Comfort

Choir Anthem:

Scripture: Romans 5:1-5

Sermon: In It for the Long Haul

Invitation to Discipleship            

Hymn of Invitation: #375  "Jesus Calls Us"              ALL

Gathering at the Lord's Table

Call to Communion

Hymn of Communion: #493  "It Is Well with My Soul        1,4

Prayers of Thanksgiving

Words of Institution

Breaking Bread & Pouring the Cup

Musical Meditation

Partaking of the Lord's Supper

We Depart to Serve

Benediction

Parting Hymn: #602   "God Be with You"

Postlude

May 19, 2013

This is Pentecost Sunday

Liturgist: 

Scripture:Acts 2:1-21, 42-47
 When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. 2 Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. 3 They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them. 4 All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues[a] as the Spirit enabled them.

5 Now there were staying in Jerusalem God-fearing Jews from every nation under heaven. 6 When they heard this sound, a crowd came together in bewilderment, because each one heard their own language being spoken. 7 Utterly amazed, they asked: “Aren’t all these who are speaking Galileans? 8 Then how is it that each of us hears them in our native language? 9 Parthians, Medes and Elamites; residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia,[b] 10 Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya near Cyrene; visitors from Rome 11 (both Jews and converts to Judaism); Cretans and Arabs—we hear them declaring the wonders of God in our own tongues!” 12 Amazed and perplexed, they asked one another, “What does this mean?”

13 Some, however, made fun of them and said, “They have had too much wine.”

Peter Addresses the Crowd

14 Then Peter stood up with the Eleven, raised his voice and addressed the crowd: “Fellow Jews and all of you who live in Jerusalem, let me explain this to you; listen carefully to what I say. 15 These people are not drunk, as you suppose. It’s only nine in the morning! 16 No, this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel:

17 “‘In the last days, God says,
    I will pour out my Spirit on all people.
Your sons and daughters will prophesy,
    your young men will see visions,
    your old men will dream dreams.
18 Even on my servants, both men and women,
    I will pour out my Spirit in those days,
    and they will prophesy.
19 I will show wonders in the heavens above
    and signs on the earth below,
    blood and fire and billows of smoke.
20 The sun will be turned to darkness
    and the moon to blood
    before the coming of the great and glorious day of the Lord.
21 And everyone who calls
    on the name of the Lord will be saved.’[c]

42 They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. 43 Everyone was filled with awe at the many wonders and signs performed by the apostles. 44 All the believers were together and had everything in common. 45 They sold property and possessions to give to anyone who had need. 46 Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts, 47 praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.

Preparing for Worship

Chimes

Welcome & Announcements

Prelude: "Build Your Kingdom Here" (Rend Collective Experiment)
FCC Band: Ben Bardgett, Joel Stegner, Philip Richardson

Words of Preparation

Hymn of Praise: Red #262 "Holy, Holy, Holy" ALL

Call to Worship:

Leader: The Day of Pentecost is here:People: Flames of faith dance in our hearts.
Leader: The Day of Pentecost is here:People: Our babbling speech becomes Good News for the world.Leader: The Day of Pentecost is here:People: Compassion is a blazing sign upon our souls.Leader: The Day of Pentecost is here:People: We rejoice. Alleluia!

Invocation

The Lord's Prayer

Gloria Patri

A Time for Offering

Call to Offering

Offering Meditation

The Doxology

Prayer of Dedication

Brighton Center Food Collection-The Wagon Rolls

We Join in Prayer

Prayer Concerns & Celebrations

Morning Prayer    
Tracie, please put the following in bulletin (not the whole prayer)--
Congregational Response:Leader: Lord hear us,
People: For we are your children. . . born not of the flesh, but of the Spirit.
Like a mighty gust of spring air that lifts bright-colored kites high in the sky,

Holy Spirit Wind encourage our trembling hearts

to rise above the commonplace

and open our eyes afresh to see your world and our mission

from a heavenly vantage point.

For we are your children. . .

born not of the flesh, but of the Spirit.

Like a breathtaking blast of summer heat,

Holy Spirit Wind stir into flame

the gifts you have graciously placed within us

that we may glow with your presence even in the darkest hour

and rejoice at all times in the dazzling Light of your transforming love.

For we are your children. . .

born not of the flesh, but of the Spirit.

Like a lively autumn breeze rustling among the falling leaves,

Holy Spirit Wind move among us in this Pentecost Season for all seasons

to free us from complacency and weariness in well-doing.

For we are your children. . .

born not of the flesh, but of the Spirit.

And like a sudden wintry chill that sends a shiver up our spine,

Holy Spirit Wind quicken our spiritual pace

to follow steadfastly in the bold, yet compassionate, steps of Christ.

For we are your children. . .

born not of the flesh, but of the Spirit.

Amen.

~ written by Deborah E. Harris, in Sacred Seasons (1999). Posted on Simple Living Works.

                                                          

We Contemplate & Live God's Word

Scripture: Acts 2:17-18

Children's Sermon: Fruit of God's Imagination

Choir Anthem:  "Come, Holy Spirit (Besig)


Scripture: Revelations Acts 2: 1-16

Sermon: Catch the Wind

Invitation to Discipleship             (Responsive)

Hymn of Invitation: Insert  "Build Your Kingdom Here" (insert)

Gathering at the Lord's Table

Call to Communion

Hymn of Communion: Blue #34 "Spirit"         1 & 3
Amy & Barry--we need to pace this  one a little more slowly than we have in the past since the words are kind of a mouthful, so let's go with reflective.

Prayers of Thanksgiving

Words of Institution

Breaking Bread & Pouring the Cup

Musical Meditation

Partaking of the Lord's Supper

We Depart to Serve

Benediction

Parting Hymn:  Blue # 14     "Shine, Jesus Shine"                 1, 3

Postlude