KWANZAA CELEBRATION Sunday, December 29, 2019 6:00 P.M
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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 ............................................................................................................... 4 Sermon Notes/Prayer Concerns ......................................................................................... 5 Midweek Manna Worship Service ...................................................................................... 6 Giving Options .................................................................................................................... 6 Wednesday At The Well Bible Study Series ........................................................................ 7 Prayer and Fasting .............................................................................................................. 8 Trinity UCC Fitness .............................................................................................................. 9 Women's Conference 2020 .............................................................................................. 10 Calendar ........................................................................................................................... 11 Divine Imagination ........................................................................................................... 11 New Member Class .......................................................................................................... 11 Service & Support Groups ................................................................................................ 12 Churchwide Theme 2019 ................................................................................................. 12 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! December 29, 2019 ©2019 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.) ...................................“Hallelujah, You’re Worthy To Be Praised” Opening Song (11:00 a.m.) ........................................... “Jesus, O What A Wonderful Child” Hymn of Praise .......................................................................................“Joy To The World” Unison Scripture .......................................................................................Psalm 148 (NRSV) [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/End of the Year Gift Altar Call Sermonic Hymn ...................................................................................................... Selected Sermon ........................................................................................ “Is This My Season? Pt. 4: Total Praise” Hymn of Invitation Benediction December 29, 2019 2 ©2019 Trinity United Church of Christ. All Rights Reserved. Any unauthorized use or reproduction is strictly prohibited. Hymn of Praise JOY TO THE WORLD Verse 1 Joy to the world, the Lord has come: Let earth receive her King; Let ev’ry heart prepare Him room, And heav’n and nature sing, And heav’n and nature sing, and heav’n and heav’n And nature sing. Verse 2 Joy to the world, the Savior reigns; Let us, our songs employ; While fields and floods, Rocks, hills, and plains; Repeat the sounding joy, Repeat the sounding joy, Repeat, repeat the sounding joy. Verse 3 He rules the world With truth and grace, And makes the nations prove; The glories of His righteousness, And wonders of His love, And wonders of His love, And wonders, wonders of His love. December 29, 2019 ©2019 Trinity United Church of Christ. All Rights Reserved. Any unauthorized use or reproduction is strictly prohibited. 3 Unison Scriptures 7:30 A.M. 11:00 A.M. PSALM 148 (NRSV) PSALM 148 (MSG) 1Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord from 1-5Hallelujah! Praise God from heaven, the heavens; praise him in the heights! praise him from the mountaintops; 2Praise him, all his angels; praise him, Praise him, all you his angels, praise all his host! 3Praise him, sun and moon; him, all you his warriors, Praise him, praise him, all you shining stars! 4Praise sun and moon, praise him, you morning him, you highest heavens, and you stars; Praise him, high heaven, praise waters above the heavens! 5Let them him, heavenly rain clouds; Praise, oh let praise the name of the Lord, for he them praise the name of God—spoke commanded and they were created. the word, and there they were! 6He established them forever and ever; he fixed their bounds, which cannot be 6He set them in place from all time to passed. eternity; He gave his orders, and that’s it! 7-12Praise God from earth, you sea 7Praise the Lord from the earth, you dragons, you fathomless ocean deeps; sea monsters and all deeps, 8fire and Fire and hail, snow and ice, hurricanes hail, snow and frost, stormy wind obeying his orders; Mountains and all fulfilling his command! 9Mountains and hills, apple orchards and cedar forests; all hills, fruit trees and all cedars! 10Wild Wild beasts and herds of cattle, snakes, animals and all cattle, creeping things and birds in flight; Earth’s kings and all and flying birds!11 Kings of the earth and races, leaders and important people, all peoples, princes and all rulers of the Robust men and women in their prime, earth! and yes, graybeards and little children. 12Young men and women alike, old and 13-14Let them praise the name of God— young together! 13Let them praise the it’s the only Name worth praising. His name of the Lord, for his name alone radiance exceeds anything in earth and is exalted; his glory is above earth and sky; he’s built a monument—his very heaven. 14He has raised up a horn for his own people! Praise from all who love people, praise for all his faithful, for the God! Israel’s children, intimate friends people of Israel who are close to him. of God. Hallelujah! Praise the Lord! December 29, 2019 4 ©2019 Trinity United Church of Christ. All Rights Reserved. Any unauthorized use or reproduction is strictly prohibited. Sermon Notes/Prayer Concerns December 29, 2019 ©2019 Trinity United Church of Christ. All Rights Reserved. Any unauthorized use or reproduction is strictly prohibited. 5 Announcements JOIN US EVERY WEDNESDAY FOR OUR MIDWEEK MANNA WORSHIP SERVICE! Powerful praise and worship! • A Preached Word! • Prayer! 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Giving Options at Trinity UCC In order to make giving to Trinity UCC as convenient as possible, we have developed a variety of ways to suit many lifestyles: • Giving Envelopes can be placed in the offering baskets on Sundays, or dropped in the Trustee slot any time the church is open • First Fruits/ACH allows you to deduct directly from your bank account on a schedule of your choice (sign up or get questions answered with our Member and Guest Services team) • Access ACS/TrinityChicagoNet provides you with the ability to make one time offerings, or scheduled offerings (Go to www.trinitychicago.org, menu item: Connections) • SecureGive provides you mobile giving access from within the Trinity UCC Mobile App • Text-to-Give through SecureGive – This is for targeted giving (Operation Share, Disaster Relief, etc.). Simply text to 855-781-8384 and enter the special offering (ExtraGift is active now) - ExtraGift $$ - you will then receive prompts to complete the transaction. Once set up, you will be able to text offerings with one step. • Kiosks located in the Narthex December 29, 2019 6 ©2019 Trinity United Church of Christ. All Rights Reserved. Any unauthorized use or reproduction is strictly prohibited. Announcements December 29, 2019 ©2019 Trinity United Church of Christ. All Rights Reserved. Any unauthorized use or reproduction is strictly prohibited. 7 Announcements December 29, 2019 8 ©2019 Trinity United Church of Christ. All Rights Reserved. Any unauthorized use or reproduction is strictly prohibited. Announcements December 29, 2019 ©2019 Trinity United Church of Christ. All Rights Reserved. Any unauthorized use or reproduction is strictly prohibited. 9 Announcements TRINITY UCC WOMEN’S CONFERENCE Thursday, May 14 – Saturday, May 16, 2020 Grand Geneva Resort 7036 Grand Geneva Way Lake Geneva, Wisconsin REGISTRATION Adults: $150.00/person Teen Girls (high school student): $90.00/person Register online at www.trinitywomensweekend.org until Sunday, May