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CHURCH DIRECTORY Rev. Dr. Otis Moss III, Senior Pastor Melody Morgan, Executive Asst. to the Senior Pastor Rev. Dr. Jeremiah A. Wright, Jr., Pastor Emeritus CONGREGATIONAL CARE Rev. Dr. Stacey L. Edwards-Dunn Church Administrator and Executive Minister, Community Engagement and Transformation Min. Jené Colvin, Admin. Asst. PASTORAL STAFF PROGRAM STAFF Rev. Rochelle Michael Rev. Atty. Aaron McLeod Daryle Brown Dir. Pastoral Services Assoc. Pastor Exec. Dir., Multimedia Communications Rev. Mark S. Barclay Rev. Jasmin Taylor Bryan Johnson, Exec. Dir., Sacred Music Assoc. Pastor Assoc. Pastor Lula Martin, Supervisor, Rev. Regena Glenn-Caldwell Rev. Barbara A. Heard Ministry and Facility Services Assoc. Pastor Vol. Pastor Rev. Mark A. Smith Rev. Michael D. Jacobs Min. Carol Taylor Exec. Minister of Stewardship Assoc. Pastor Vol. Pastor Dr. Julia Speller, Dir. Christian Education Min. Calvon Jones Rev. Dr. Clyde White Dea. Jiles Taylor-George, RN, Parish Nurse Assoc. Pastor Vol. Pastor Adrian Williams Rev. Tyrone McGowan Supervisor, Member and Guest Services Assoc. Pastor INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT HUMAN RESOURCES Deacon Wilfred Bentley, Exec. Director Ebony Only, Exec. Director Call the Church Office, 773-966-1500, Mailbox 2535 to: Request Prayer • Report illness or hospitalization • Report the death of a loved one Schedule Baby Dedication • Schedule Pre-Marital Counseling To schedule a Wedding date, call 773-966-1500, Mailbox 2525. Sunday Worship Services Saturday Church School 7:14 a.m. & 11:00 a.m., 6:00 p.m. 9:00 a.m. (Praise Service begins 15 minutes prior) CFABS Bible Study Youth Church 773-966-1507 For current schedule, visit www.trinitychicago.org 7:14 a.m., 10:45 a.m. LIVE Sunday Webcasts Bible Discovery Hour 7:30 a.m. & 11:00 a.m., 6:00 p.m. 9:45 a.m. Wednesday Praise and Prayer 11:30 a.m. - Prayer Service Radio Broadcast 6:00 p.m. - Prayer Service WVON 1690 AM 7:00 p.m. - Wednesday @ The Well Sundays, 6:00 p.m. Church Hours Trinity United Church of Christ Monday – CLOSED 400 West 95th Street Tuesday – Friday Chicago, Illinois 60628 - 1120 @TrinityChicago 11:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m. Telephone (773) 962-5650 Saturdays • 9:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. www.trinitychicago.org #TrinityChicago Sundays • 6:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. Table of Contents Order of Worship (7:30 a.m., 11:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.) ........................................ 2 Hymn of Praise ........................................................................................................ 3 Unison Scriptures .................................................................................................... 3 Sermon Notes/Prayer Concerns .............................................................................. 5 Freedom School Cheers & Chants ........................................................................... 6 Giving Options ......................................................................................................... 6 Pastor Moss' Upcoming Sermon Series ................................................................... 7 Quarterly Congregational Meeting .......................................................................... 8 New Members Classes ............................................................................................ 9 YMCC Book Bag Drive .............................................................................................. 9 Adopt-A-Student Ministry ..................................................................................... 10 Trinity UCC Teen Space .......................................................................................... 10 Howard Thurman Institute .................................................................................... 11 Prison Ministry Clothing Giveaway ........................................................................ 11 Farmers Market ..................................................................................................... 12 Akiba ...................................................................................................................... 13 Calendar ................................................................................................................ 14 Divine Imagination Call .......................................................................................... 14 Events .................................................................................................................... 15 Churchwide Theme ............................................................................................... 15 Trinity UCC Childcare Centers ................................................................................ 16 OF CONTENTS TABLE Trinity UCC Media and Technology Protocols Photography and Recording: Still photography, videography and audio recording of our worship services, ministry programs and community services is prohibited on church property, without prior expressed approval from Trinity United Church of Christ. To request permission, contact Daryle Brown, Executive Director of Multi-Media Communications, at 773-966-1544. Media: If visiting in an official media capacity, please be sure to check-in at our reception desk upon arrival. WiFi: Trinity UCC offers Wifi for our members and visitors as a courtesy, so that they may participate in our worship services and ministry. User ID: trinity Password: guest Listening Assistance: As we endeavor to maintain a sacred worship experience, please return listening devices following the Benediction. An Audio Technician is available in the sound room for 15 minutes following each service for the return of your device. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COOPERATION! Freedom School Sunday • August 12, 2018 ©2018 Trinity United Church of Christ. All Rights Reserved. Any unauthorized use or reproduction is strictly prohibited. 1 Order of Worship - 7:30 a.m. & 11:00 a.m. Opening Song (7:30 a.m.) .......................................................................“Dance Like David Danced” Opening Song (11:00 a.m.) ...........................................................................“God Is My Everything” Hymn of Praise ..........................................................................................“I Am On The Battlefield” Unison Scripture (7:30 a.m.) ............................................................................... Acts 3:1-10 (NRSV) Unison Scripture (11:00 a.m.) ............................................................... 2 Chronicles 20:12-22 (NLT) [PLEASE REMAIN STANDING FOR THE READING OF THE WORD] Invocation Parish Concerns Visitor Recognition Passing of the Peace The Pastor’s Word The Service of Giving Offertory Sentences Tithes and Offerings/Scholarship Altar Call Sermonic Hymn ................................................................................................................... Selected Sermon (7:30 a.m.) ...................................................................................... “After The Benediction” Sermon (11:00 a.m.) .............................................................................. “Fighting Without Fighting” Hymn of Invitation Order of Worship - 6:00 p.m. Opening Song .................................................................................................... “Mighty Good God” Ministry of Music.................................................................................................. “Safe In His Arms” Sermon ......................................................................................“The Lie That Must Be Addressed!” Hymn of Invitation The Service of Giving Offertory Sentences Tithes and Offerings Altar Call/Benediction **The Order of Worship is subject to change, at the dictation of the Holy Spirit… Freedom School Sunday • August 12, 2018 2 ©2018 Trinity United Church of Christ. All Rights Reserved. Any unauthorized use or reproduction is strictly prohibited. Hymn Of Praise/Unison Scriptures I AM ON THE BATTLEFIELD 7:30 A.M. CHORUS ACTS 3:1-10 (NRSV) I am on the battlefield for my Lord 1 I am on the battlefield for my Lord; One day Peter and John were going up to the temple at the hour of prayer, at three And I promised Him that I would 2 Serve Him till I die. I am on o’clock in the afternoon. And a man lame The battlefield for my Lord. from birth was being carried in. People would lay him daily at the gate of the VERSE 1 temple called the Beautiful Gate so that he could ask for alms from those entering I was alone and idle, I was a sinner too, 3 I heard a voice from heaven say there is the temple. When he saw Peter and John Work to do, I took the Master’s hand, about to go into the temple, he asked them for alms. 4Peter looked intently at him, as And I joined the Christian band, 5 I’m on the battlefield for my Lord. did John, and said, “Look at us.” And he fixed his attention on them, expecting to 6 VERSE 2 receive something from them. But Peter I left my friends and kindred bound for said, “I have no silver or gold, but what I have I give you; in the name of Jesus Christ The Promised Land, 7 The grace of God upon Me, of Nazareth, stand up and walk.” And he The Bible in my hand, in distant lands took him by the right hand and raised him up; and immediately his feet and ankles I trod, crying sinner come to God, I’m on 8 the battlefield for my Lord. were made strong. Jumping up, he stood and began to walk, and he entered the temple with them, walking and leaping VERSE 3 SCRIPTURES PRAISE/UNISON OF HYMN and praising God. 9All the people saw Now when I met my Savior, I met Him 10 With a smile,