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January 25, 2009
Bulletin
Order of Worship
9:30 a.m. – Third Sunday after Epiphany
| Meditative Reflection | |||||||||||||||||||
We are always the same age inside. |
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– Gertrude Stein |
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Kant at seventy-four wrote his Anthropology, Metaphysics of Ethics, and Strife of the Faculties. Tintoretto at seventy-four painted the vast Paradise, a canvas seventy-four by thirty feet. Verdi at seventy-four produced his masterpiece, Otello; at eighty, Falstaff; and at eighty-five, the famous Ave Maria, Stabat Mater, and Te Deum. Tennyson at eighty-three wrote Crossing the Bar. |
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| Ringing of the Church Bell | |||||||||||||||||||
| Prelude | Improvisation on Lord of Our Growing Years | ||||||||||||||||||
| LITTLE CORNARD | |||||||||||||||||||
| Choral Introit | Sovereign Lord of All Creation | GENEVA | |||||||||||||||||
| Sovereign Lord of all creation; ground of being, life and love; | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height and depth beyond description only life in You can | |||||||||||||||||||
| prove: | |||||||||||||||||||
| You are mortal life’s dependence: thought, speech, sight are | |||||||||||||||||||
| ours by grace; | |||||||||||||||||||
| Yours is every hour’s existence, sovereign Lord of time and | |||||||||||||||||||
| space. | |||||||||||||||||||
| Hymn # 171 The King of Love My Shepherd Is | ST. COLUMBA | ||||||||||||||||||
| Call to Worship | Ann Marie Remus | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Prayer of Invocation | Ann Marie Remus | ||||||||||||||||||
| Scripture Reading | Ecclesiastes 12: 1-7 | Eunice Couselo | |||||||||||||||||
| Musical Dedication: | Beautiful Boy | John Lennon | |||||||||||||||||
| Allison Hamilton-Rohe, soloist | |||||||||||||||||||
| Close your eyes, have no fear. | |||||||||||||||||||
| The monster’s gone. He’s on the run, and your daddy’s here. | |||||||||||||||||||
| Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful, beautiful boy. | |||||||||||||||||||
| Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful, beautiful boy. | |||||||||||||||||||
| Before you got to sleep, say a little prayer. Every day, in | |||||||||||||||||||
| every way, it’s getting better and better. | |||||||||||||||||||
| Beautiful….. | |||||||||||||||||||
| Out on the ocean, sailing away, I can hardly wait to see you | |||||||||||||||||||
| come of age. | |||||||||||||||||||
| But I guess we’ll both just have to be patient. | |||||||||||||||||||
| ‘Cause it’s a long way to go, a hard row to hoe. | |||||||||||||||||||
| Yes, it’s a long way to go, but in the meantime, before you | |||||||||||||||||||
| cross the street, take my hand. | |||||||||||||||||||
| Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other | |||||||||||||||||||
| plans. | |||||||||||||||||||
| Beautiful… | |||||||||||||||||||
| Service of Baptism for Jacob Maxwell Hamilton-Rohe | |||||||||||||||||||
| Presented by Allison Hamilton-Rohe and Jeff Rohe | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Song of Dedication | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Musical Offering | Peace Song | Greg Gilpin | |||||||||||||||||
| Canticle Singers; Kaitlyn Avery and Erin Mooney, soloists | |||||||||||||||||||
| A Story for Children | Rev. Julie Yarborough | ||||||||||||||||||
(The 2 and 3-year-olds may leave for Sunday school at this time. |
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| Church Mice Choir for children pre-K through 1st grade | |||||||||||||||||||
| may leave at this time.) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Hymn # 279 | Lord of Our Growing Years | LITTLE CORNARD | |||||||||||||||||
| Passing of the Peace | |||||||||||||||||||
| Announcements, Joys and Concerns | Rev. Yarborough | ||||||||||||||||||
| Silence & Prayer | |||||||||||||||||||
| Lord’s Prayer (“debts/debtors”) | |||||||||||||||||||
Our Father, who art in heaven, |
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| Invitation to Sharing | |||||||||||||||||||
| Offertory Anthem | I Lift My Eyes to the Hills | Gerald Kechley | |||||||||||||||||
| I lift my eyes to the hills from whence my help does come, | |||||||||||||||||||
| My help does come from the Lord who made the heav’n | |||||||||||||||||||
| and the earth. | |||||||||||||||||||
| He will not let your foot be moved, He who keeps you will | |||||||||||||||||||
| not slumber, | |||||||||||||||||||
| The Lord is your keeper, your shade and your light. | |||||||||||||||||||
| The Lord will keep your going out and your coming in, | |||||||||||||||||||
| forever more. | |||||||||||||||||||
| Doxology | OLD 100TH | ||||||||||||||||||
Praise God from whom all blessings flow; |
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(Children pre-K through 5h grade may leave for |
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| Sunday school at this time.) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Scripture Reading | Luke 1: 25-32 | Rev. Charles Rush | |||||||||||||||||
| Sermon | “Meaningful Aging: Young at Heart” | Rev. Rush | |||||||||||||||||
| Hymn # 275 | God of Our Life | SANDON | |||||||||||||||||
| Benediction | Rev. Charles Rush | ||||||||||||||||||
| Postlude | Präludium und Fuge in e, BWV 555 | J.S. Bach | |||||||||||||||||
USHERS FOR 9:30 AM: The Bowens and the Johansons
Welcome! Visiting today? Please complete a Visitor Card and drop into the offering plate and join us for fellowship after today's service.
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The third white candle on the altar Is lit in hope of world peace.
No matter who you are, or where you are on life's journey, you're welcome here.
LATE BREAKING ANNOUNCEMENTS
(More announcements are in the monthly newsletter, available in the narthex)
Here is today’s Sunday school schedule:
2-3 year olds – Room B-202
Pre-K & K – Room B-203
1st – 5th graders – Rehearse for “Donkey Tales” in
– Barnwell Hall
6th – 12th graders – Stay in Worship
There will be a Congregational meeting for the presentation of the 2009 Budget today at 10.30 am in the Sanctuary. All members are encouraged to attend in order to vote on the proposed budget.
Do you know someone who is being squeezed by these tough economic times? The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) and New Jersey SHARES programs can help with their energy bill. To find out which of these programs will best meet their needs, call 2-1-1 (all calls are confidential) to learn more and where to apply. They can also visit www.njshares.org or www.pseg.com/liheap
Message from Interweave Center for Wholistic Living in Summit, NJ: Interweave and St. George’s Episcopal Church, 550 Ridgewood Road, Maplewood, NJ, will be co-hosting an exciting session with filmmaker Dan Karslake on Sunday, February 1st, from 4-6 p.m., in the Parish Hall, St. George’s. “For the Bible Tells Me So” offers healing, clarity and understanding to any caught in the crosshairs of scripture and sexual identity. Come screen this moving documentary and talk with producer and director, Dan Karslake. Please bring a friend. Price $10 per person. For directions to St. George’s, please consult www.stgeorges-maplewood.org. Note that the entrance is on the parking lot side of the building. For further information about this or other Interweave offerings, please refer to www.interweave.org or call (908) 277-2120.
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Sunday January 25 Third Sunday After Epiphany |
Choir Practice – Sanctuary Worship Church Mice – Barnwell Hall Coffee Hour – Barnwell Hall Canticle Singers – Lile Hall |
8:45 am 9:30 am 9:45 am 10:30 am 10:50 am | |
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| Ministers | All Members of the Church | |
| Senior Minister | The Rev. Dr. Charles T. Rush | |
| Associate Minister | The Rev. Julie Yarborough | |
| Director of Music | Holly Chatham | |
| Children’s Handbell Choir Director | Mrs. Jeanne Fellows | |
| Administrator | Cheryl Levy | |
| Housekeeping | Mrs. Rocio Restrepo & Mr. Juan Restrepo | |
An Open and Affirming Congregation
An interdenominational fellowship affiliated with
The United Church of Christ and
American Baptist Churches, USA
561 Springfield Avenue, Summit, NJ 07901
Telephone: 908-273-5549
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Website: ChristChurchSummit.org
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