First Parish Church, Congregational On the Village Green Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts
Rev. John G. Hughes, II, Senior Pastor Donald R. Dunn, Director of Music-Organist Judy Haley, Pastoral Assistant Priscilla Duda, Christian Education Director Jared Hamilton, Youth Director
Church office: 978-526-7661 ext. 1 Fax: 978-526-7882 Email: [email protected] Website: First Parish Church Congregational
MORNING WORSHIP SERVICE January 15, 2012 – 10:00 a.m.
ORGAN PRELUDE: “Sicilienne” Maria Theresia von Paradis (1759-1824)
OPENING SENTENCE May the peace of God our Creator and the love of Jesus Christ our Lord be with you. And also with you.
* [Please stand for the “Presentation of the Flame”]
CALL TO WORSHIP Eternal Light, you have shown us your glory in Christ, the Word made flesh. Your light is strong, your love is near. Draw us beyond the limits that this world imposes, to the life where the Spirit makes all life complete, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Praise be to God.
*HYMN: “Come, O Fount of Every Blessing” NCH 459
ANNOUNCEMENTS
*PRAYER OF INVOCATION O the depth of the riches of wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are God’s judgments and how mysterious God’s ways! For from God and through God and to God are all things. To God be the Glory forever.
*THE LORD'S PRAYER (trespasses) 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 trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, 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"
MORNING PRAYER CONGREGATION’S JOYS AND CONCERNS Eternal God, you sent us a Savior, Jesus Christ, to break down the walls of hostility that divide us. Send peace on earth, and put down greed, pride, and anger, which turn nation against nation and person against person. Speed the day when wars will end and the whole world accepts your peace; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
SILENT PRAYER - PASTORAL PRAYER - CHORAL RESPONSE
*HYMN: “Hear the Voice of God, So Tender” NCH 174
SCRIPTURE READING: 1 Samuel 3:1-10
ANTHEM: “Open Thou Mine Eyes” Words by Lancelot Andrewes (1555-1626) Music by John Rutter (b.1945)
Rebecca Shrimpton, soprano
Open thou mine eyes and I shall see: Incline my heart and I shall desire: Order my steps and I shall walk in the ways of thy commandments. O Lord God, be thou to me a God And beside thee let there be none else,
No other, naught else with thee. Vouchsafe to me to worship thee and serve thee According to thy commandments In truth of spirit, in reverence of body, In blessing of lips, In private and in public.
LANCELOT ANDREWES (1555-1626) from Preces Privatae
Gussie Doane Memorial Music
SCRIPTURE READING: John 1:43-51
SERMON: “Border Crossings” Jared M. Hamilton
MOMENT OF MEDITATION
OFFERTORY SENTENCE
OFFERTORY ANTHEM: “Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing” Melody from Wyeth’s Repository of Sacred Music,1813 Arranged by Mack Wilberg (b.1955) Words by Robert Robertson (1735-1790)
Come, Thou fount of every blessing, tune my heart to sing Thy grace; Streams of mercy, never ceasing, call for songs of loudest praise. Teach me some melodious sonnet, sung by flaming tongues above; Praise the mount! I’m fixed upon it, mount of Thy redeeming love.
Here I raise my Ebenezer, hither by Thy help I’m come. And I hope, by Thy good pleasure, safely to arrive at home. Prone to wander, Lord, I feel it, prone to leave the God I love; Here’s my heart, O take and seal it, seal it for Thy courts above.
Jesus sought me when a stranger, wandering from the fold of God; He, to rescue me from danger, interposed His Precious blood. Prone to wander, Lord, I feel it, prone to leave the Lord I love; Here’s my heart, O take and seal it for Thy courts above.
O to grace how great a debtor daily I’m constrained to be! Let Thy goodness, like a fetter, bind my wandering heart to Thee. Prone to wander, Lord, I feel it, prone to leave the God I love;
Here’s my heart, O take and seal it, seal it for Thy courts above.
*DOXOLOGY "Praise God from whom all blessings flow, Praise God all creatures here below, Praise God above ye heavenly host, Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen."
*HYMN: “I Love to Tell the Story” NCH 522
*[The “Removal of the Flame”]
BENEDICTION AND CHORAL RESPONSE
ORGAN POSTLUDE: “Festive Trumpet Tune” David German (b.1954)
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The greeters this morning are Martha Farmer and Steve Carhart. The lay reader this morning is Steve Carhart. The Deacons are Jeff Bodmer Turner and Wendy Smith. The Sexton is Jennifer Gallagher.
Welcome to all who worship here this morning. If you are new to our church, a guest or visitor please fill out the “Welcome Card” in the pew, place it in the collection plate and sign the guest book located in the narthex. Please join us in the front of the church following the service for coffee, tea and hospitality.
ATTENDANCE Church 82, Sunday school 31, Youth 9, Faith Formation 10,
Notes On Today’s Anthem ”Open Thou Mine Eyes"
The author of the text, Lancelot Andrewes, was an Anglican clergyman and scholar who held important posts as Master of Pembroke College, Cambridge, England, (1589-1605), Bishop of Chichester (1609-1619), and Winchester (1618-1626). He was renowned in his own day for his sermons
(he often preached before King James l) but is remembered now chiefly as one the team of translators of the King James Bible; he acted as general editor, and it is said that he was responsible for more of the translation than any other scholar. The beauty of his English prose has been praised by writers as diverse as T. S. Eliot and Kurt Vonnegut, but curiously the love prayer Open thou mine eyes was originally written in Latin, as part of a collection of prayers, the Preces privatae, which was intended only for Andrewes's private use and not published until after his death. Many of the prayers are biblical paraphrases of compilations, often cast in a repetitive litany-like form. The English translation, published in 1896 as part of an English edition of the Preces privatae, is by Andrewes's first biographer, the 19th-century Scottish minister Alexander Whyte. John Rutter's setting of this text was written in 1980.
FLOWERS FOR THE ALTAR Please call Penny Lapham at 978-526- 7128, by Monday to be included in the following Sunday’s bulletin.
CARE TEAM, Have you shared the experience? Our Care Team provides meals, rides, & visits to sustain families in our Church Community through times of illness and loss. If you would like to become involved with this wonderful support system please call; Sheila Kafer 978-525-3253, [email protected] or: Janet Groth at 978-526-8408 [email protected]
CHURCH BUDGET CONVERSATION After the 10:00am service on Jan 22nd, the Trustees will be hosting a conversation on the 2012 Church budget. All members of the Congregation are invited. This is a good opportunity both to learn about the financial affairs of the church – and also to comment on the upcoming budget before it is presented to the Congregation for approval.
ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING After service on February 12th, the first Parish Church will hold its Annual Business Meeting.
FAITH FORMATION Growing Together Thursdays at 7:30 p.m. What does our culture tell us about who we are spiritually? Jan 19 Religious Trends on TV 2011: Monsters We Love; Jan 26 How the Media Portrays Religion. Feb 02 "The Media and Christianity" with Prof. Brad Wright. Come for one or all sessions--everyone welcome.
Friday Bible Study Fridays at 4:00 p.m. Jan 20 Jonah 3,1 Cor 7, Mark 1; Deut 18, 1 Cor 8, Mark 1
Spring Retreat—speak to Judy Haley if you would be interested For more information, contact Judy Haley 978 937-8881 [email protected].
STEWARDSHIP We are now on the 2012 budget. Please call or email the church office with your pledge, if you haven’t already. Thank you so much everyone! - The Stewardship Committee
COOKBOOKS The Cookbooks is $18.00 each or 2 or more for $15.00 per copy. Please call Alison Walker at 283-4842, to order. Checks can be made payable to: First Parish Church, please note on the memo line: "cookbook". -The CE Committee.
NEW OFFERING ENVELOPES Please contact the office if you would like envelopes and do not have any assigned for 2012.
UPCOMING EVENTS May be found on the calendar hung in the narthex, in the Church Bell or on the Church website: First Parish Church Congregational
Monday, January 16 Office Closed-Martin Luther King Jr Day Holiday 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM Exercise w/Carole- Chapel
Tuesday, January 17 9:30 AM - Playgroup, FPC - Chapel 6:00 P.M. CE Meeting-SS rm. 7:30 PM - Church Council Meeting - Conf.rm 7:30 PM - MY BiAnnual Meeting - Magic Years Classroom
Wednesday, January 18 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM Exercise w/Carole- Chapel 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM COA Yoga - Chapel 7:30 PM - 7:30 PM Choir Rehearsal - Chapel
Thursday, January 19 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Health Clinic – Conf.Rm 6:30 PM - Stewardship Meeting 7:30 PM - Growing Together w/Judy Haley- Conf.Rm
Friday, January 20 8:00 AM - 9:45 AM Yoga w/Carla- Chapel 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM Bible Study w/Judy Haley- Conf. Rm