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M Y S T I C C O N G R E G A T I O N A L C H U R C H Organized
in 1852 at Mystic, Connecticut
“I was glad when they said unto me, ‘Let us go into the house of the Lord.’” ~Psalm
122:1 October
5, 2008 Communion
Sunday Twenty-first
Sunday after Pentecost Neighbors
in Need Offering Sunday 8:00
a.m. & 10:00 a.m.
THE
ORDER OF WORSHIP
October
5, 2008 -
8:00 a.m. & 10:00 a.m. Infant/toddler childcare is
available, 9:00-11:30 a.m. in Room 2. All
children ages 3 to 8th grade may proceed to their classrooms after Time
with Children. GOD’S
PEOPLE GATHER QUIET
REFLECTION: I remember those who have shared the
bread of their lives with me… Who
has borne the bread of resurrection, the bread of new life, to you?
Who has offered to you the bread of hospitality?
Who has passed on to you the nourishing, filling, and strengthening bread
of faith?
~
Jan Richardson, Sacred Journey
PRELUDE
Trish
Dehls
GREETINGS
and ANNOUNCEMENTS Fran
Pan Please
sign the black pad located in your pew and pass it along to those next to you. If you would like to make a prayer request, please
locate and fill out a Prayer Card in your pew and hand it to an usher during the
offering. INTROIT
(10:00 am)
Senior
Choir
CALL
TO WORSHIP One:
Blessed are you, O God, who brings forth the bread of struggle from the
earth. All:
As you cause bread to rise fragrant and warm, so you call your people to
rise, passionate and fire-formed. One:
Bless to us this life-shaped bread, that we may rise into the newness of
life in you. All:
By this may we know that even those of different minds may share one
loaf. Bless to us this
struggle-shaped loaf, that we may be surprised by the sweetness of feeding one
another.
*HYMN
#589 (Blue Hymnal)
Lord, I Want to Be a Christian *PRAYER
OF INVOCATION (unison)
Blessed are you, O God, who brings forth the bread of hospitality from
the earth. You made us to be
companions, sharers of bread to gather and to break and to be astonished by the
flavor breaking forth. Bless to us this prayer-shaped bread, that by its breaking we
too may gasp at your Spirit’s breaking forth in us. Amen. *ASSURANCE
OF PARDON *LORD’S
PRAYER Our
Father who art in heaven; hallowed be Thy name; Thy kingdom come, Thy 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;
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil, for Thine is the
kingdom, and the power, and the glory forever.
Amen. *GLORIA
PATRI Glory
be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Ghost; As it was in the
Beginning, is now and ever shall be; World without end.
Amen. PROCLAIMING
THE GOOD NEWS IN
WORD & SACRAMENT TIME
WITH CHILDREN (10:00
am)
Rev. Da Vita D. McCallister, Associate
Conference Minister
for Youth and Young Adult
Ministries *HYMN
#293 (Red Hymnal, 10 am)
Come,
Labor On SCRIPTURE
Exodus 20:1-4, 7-9, 12-20 (Pew
Bible, O.T. page 66) Fran
Pan
INTERLUDE
(8:00 am)
ANTHEM
(10:00 am)
Senior Choir SCRIPTURE
Matthew 21:33-40 (Pew
Bible, N.T. page 24) Rev. McCallister
SERMON
“What
Will He Do? What Will She Do?
What Will We Do?”
Rev. Da Vita D. McCallister CALL
TO GIVE OUR TITHES AND OFFERINGS
OFFERTORY
*DOXOLOGY
Praise God from whom all blessings flow; Praise Him all creatures here
below; Praise Him above, ye heavenly host; Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.
Amen. *PRAYER
OF DEDICATION HYMN
OF PREPARATION #288 (Red Hymnal) Let
Us Break Bread Together HOLY
COMMUNION Invitation
to the Table Pastoral
Prayer and Prayer of Consecration Distribution
of the Bread and the Cup (We serve the congregation the elements in the pews.
We invite you to take the bread and wait until all are served, signifying
our unity as One Body of Christ. We
invite you to take the cup when you are ready, signifying your personal
relationship with Christ. It is the
custom at this church to use unfermented grape juice in the cup.) Prayer
of Thanksgiving (unison) Eternal God, we give you thanks for this holy mystery in which you have
given yourself to us. Grant that we
may go into the world in the strength of your Spirit, to give ourselves for
others in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen. *HYMN
#393 (Blue
Hymnal) One
Bread, One Body GOD’S
PEOPLE RESPOND *OUR
COMMON COMMISSION (unison) Let
us go forth into the world in peace, being of good courage, holding fast to that
which is good, rendering to no one evil for evil, strengthening the
faint-hearted, supporting the weak, helping the afflicted, honoring all persons,
loving and serving the Lord, and rejoicing in the power of the Holy Spirit.
Amen. *BENEDICTION *CONGREGATIONAL
AMEN POSTLUDE
*All
who are able, please stand. a Flowers In
loving memory of Eldon Grimm, NOTES
OF PARISH LIFE ONLY
TWO MORE WEEKS TO GO! Come
meet our new Pastor, Ann Aaberg, and participate in a spectacular autumn brunch!
Glazed ham, baked beans and Clyde's cider will be provided by the Stewardship
Committee and Trustees. YOU bring a salad, fruit, a dessert, or
whatever! It's on Sunday, October
19th, directly after the 10:00 a.m. service and directly before the CROP
Walk. C.R.O.P. WALK
is on Sunday, October 19th.
Please be a walker or support a walker.
A table will be set up outside the library for those who want to sign up.
It’s a fun family activity. Questions?
Please call Margot Greener, xxx-xxxx. IMAGINE a WORLD FREE from DISCRIMINATION and
OPPRESSION
That is
possible only if someone sets an example. Read
your Neighbors in Need insert.
Donate today in the envelope provided. BAZAAR BUZZ
The chairs of the Silent
Auction (Sandy Halsey), Art Auction
(Barbara Read), and Attic Treasures
(Sandy Dolan) are eager to hear what you will be sharing.
Please call them. Also, if
you have items for gift baskets or straw/excelsior to dress them up, please call
Kathleen O’Beirne or Marge Moore. THE
NOMINATING COMMITTEE SEEKS
church
members interested in serving on an enlarged Youth Ministry Committee. If this important mission of the church might be for you,
please contact the Nominating Committee (Tod Schaefer at xxx-xxxx, et al) for
more information. THANKS
FOR KEEPING THE YOUTH SPACE DOOR OPEN
We celebrate the presence of Jeff and Melissa Messina as last week’s
Youth Walk-in Times volunteers in the Youth Space.
To volunteer, please call Lorna Conahan (xxx-xxxx) or Melissa Messina
(xxx-xxxx).
COVENANTAL
PRAYERS THIS WEEK are for the
Abington Congregational Church, Andover Congregational Church, Ansonia
Congregational Church, Avon Congregational Church, West Avon Congregational
Church, and Berlin Congregational Church. CHILDREN'S CLASS POSTERS are hanging in the Parish Hall on the Children’s Ministries bulletin board. Be sure to get a good look at their creations! Thank you to Ryan Poe, Colette Dreher, Hannah Harens, Grace Poe, Emily Powell, Hope Murney, Meagan Dreher, Gabe Messina, and Hannah Talbot for your presentations last week during Time with Children. Great job! SIGN-UP SHEETS for HELPERS with the PINECONE BIRDFEEDER PROJECT are on the Children's Ministries bulletin boards (hallway and Parish Hall). This will be held next Sunday, October 12th, in the Parish Hall during the 10:00 a.m. service and Kathy could use 2-3 adult helpers. THANK YOU, LAURIE ALFIERI, for answering the call for an interpretive dancer for Children's Ministries. Stay tuned! 7th and 8th GRADE SUNDAY SCHOOL STUDENTS will remain in church today with their parents in order to worship with and listen to the dynamic Rev. Day McCallister, Associate Conference Minister for Youth and Young Adult Ministries, CT UCC. THANK YOU for all the magazines you have donated to the Children's Ministries. We are all set for now. A Tip: pass on your 2008 calendars to CM when finished! Many have wonderful pictures. 3rd
ANNUAL MCC NEW YORK CITY BUS TRIP is on Saturday, December 13th. We leave MCC at 7:00 am and leave NYC at 6:00 pm.
The round-trip cost is $40 per person. Reserve
by getting your check to Hugh McGee (payable to Mystic Congregation Church with
"NYC Bus Trip" on the note/memo line).
Questions? Call Hugh at
xxx-xxx-xxxx or 53xxx6-xxxx. CHILDREN'S
MINISTRIES IS LOOKING FOR A FEW GOOD PEOPLE,
of any age, to meet regularly
with Kathy Kerns for prayer, Bible Study, and formation as a Children's Message
team. Breaking open the Word of God for children is a
special ministry and can take many forms. Is God calling you and your
talents? Ask Him, and then see Kathy at church, contact
her by phone (536-4259) or email (kathy@mysticcongregational.org).
God bless you as you consider this opportunity. PRAYER
CHAIN The
Prayer Chain is active! A group of 15 of our fellow parishioners have gathered around
this important ministry. If you
have a prayer concern which you feel could be helped by the prayers of this
group, let them know. To put the Prayer Chain in motion for you, call Jennifer
Dean-Howes at xxx-xxxx. All prayer
requests are held in the strictest confidence. HEARING
SYSTEM Please
be aware that a system for the hearing-impaired is now available in the
Sanctuary. Questions?
Please ask the Deacons. MORNING MINISTRY Ministers:
All Members of the Church Our
Mission Statement: To joyfully
bring the Christian principles of faith, hope and love to all through quality
worship, education, fellowship and outreach. CHURCH CALENDAR FOR THIS WEEK
Sunday,
10/05
8:00 & 10:00 am -
Worship & Communion Service
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