United Church of Christ North Church of Portsmouth

An Open and Affirming Congregation of the United Church of Christ

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January 7, 2018 3 PM

INSTALLATION SERVICE FOR REV. FRANK NEWSOME

PRELUDE Organist Nathan Amsden

WELCOME Liz Good—Moderator of North Church

CALL TO WORSHIP (responsive) Nancy Lehoux-Chair of Pastor Search Committee

Leader: To a society that lives in the shadowed recesses of doubt and fear, All: God calls us to be light. Leader: To a world where every appetite is fed until there is no taste to life, All: God calls us to be salt. Leader: To a time when loyalties are discarded as easily as the clothes we wear, All: God calls us to be faithful. Leader: Shine on us gathered here today as we focus on servanthood. All: Shine God, shine us, so that the light will penetrate the darkness with hope.

*PROCESSIONAL HYMN God of Grace and Glory #366 (we welcome clergy and faith leaders from local churches, mosques, temples, etc)

*INVOCATION Rev. William Lutz

SPECIAL MUSIC Alathea

SCRIPTURE Craig Hodgson and Janet Cushing- members of pastor search committee

Hebrew Scriptures: Psalm 29: 1-11 Gospel lesson: Matthew 2: 1-12

SERMON A Two-Faced Faith Rev. Robert Chase

SPECIAL MUSIC Alathea

ORDER FOR INSTALLATION OF A PASTOR

GREETING ( Representatives from the Committee on Ministry for the Rockingham Asso- ciation of the New Hampshire Conference of the United Church of Christ will conduct the Or- der of Installation—Rev. Renee Rouse, Dave Timmerman, Rev. Robert Fellows, Eric Small)

PRESENTATION Liz Good—North Church Moderator

EXHORTATION

COVENANT

PRAYER OF INSTALLATION

DECLARATION

*HYMN We are marching in the light of God (insert)

*BENEDICTION (responsive) May the Lord bless you and keep you; The Lord make his face to shine upon you, and be gracious unto you; The Lord lift up the Lord’s countenance upon you, and give you peace. Now and forevermore. Amen.

RECESSIONAL We are marching in the light of God

POSTLUDE organist Nathan Amsden

Rev. Robert Chase served as Founding Director of Intersections International, a global organi- zation. He is an ordained minister in the United Church of Christ. Chase served as Director of Communications for the United Church of Christ, and was founder and President of Creative Connections in Media. He is an award-winning video producer/director with more than 100 productions to his credit and is the author of the book Beyond the Comma. www.robertchase.com

Alathea is a folk music duo from Tennessee that travels the world with stories of community and hope. They have many recordings that you can browse through iTunes, Spotify or pur- chase at www.alathea.com. Lectionary Readings for January 7, 2018

Psalm 29: 1-11 Ascribe to the LORD, O heavenly beings, ascribe to the LORD glory and strength. Ascribe to the LORD the glory of his name; worship the LORD in holy splendor.

The voice of the LORD is over the waters; the God of glory thunders, the LORD, over mighty waters. The voice of the LORD is powerful; the voice of the LORD is full of majesty.

The voice of the LORD breaks the cedars; the LORD breaks the cedars of Lebanon. He makes Lebanon skip like a calf, and Sirion like a young wild ox.

The voice of the LORD flashes forth flames of fire. The voice of the LORD shakes the wilderness; the LORD shakes the wilderness of Kadesh. The voice of the LORD causes the oaks to whirl, and strips the forest bare; and in his temple all say, “Glory!”

The LORD sits enthroned over the flood; the LORD sits enthroned as king forever. May the LORD give strength to his people! May the LORD bless his people with peace!

Matthew 2: 1-12 In the time of King Herod, after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem, asking, “Where is the child who has been born king of the Jews? For we ob- served his star at its rising, and have come to pay him homage.” When King Herod heard this, he was frightened, and all Jerusalem with him; and calling together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Messiah was to be born. They told him, “In Bethlehem of Judea; for so it has been written by the prophet: “And you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Ju dah; for from you shall come a ruler who is to shepherd my people Israel.’”

Then Herod secretly called for the wise men and learned from them the exact time when the star had appeared. Then he sent them to Bethlehem, saying, “Go and search diligently for the child; and when you have found him, bring me word so that I may also go and pay him hom- age.” When they had heard the king, they set out; and there, ahead of them, went the star that they had seen at its rising, until it stopped over the place where the child was. When they saw that the star had stopped, they were overwhelmed with joy. On entering the house, they saw the child with Mary his mother; and they knelt down and paid him homage. Then, opening their treasure chests, they offered him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. And having been warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they left for their own country by another road.