June 20, 2010
MORNING WORSHIP 10:00 AM
The 4th Sunday after Pentecost/Father’s Day

[Please pass the red pew pads now. If you are a guest this Sunday, we would love
to greet you following the service or at coffee fellowship in the Friendship Lounge.]

THE WELCOME and ANNOUNCEMENTS Rev. Steven A. Peay, Ph.D.

THE PRELUDE Woodland Flute Call Dillon

CHIMES AND TOWER BELLS

THE CALL TO WORSHIP Psalm 89:1, 5 Rev. Barry W. Szymanski, J.D.

Minister: I will sing of your steadfast love, O Lord, forever;
People: With my mouth I will proclaim your faithfulness to all generations.
Minister: Let the heavens praise your wonders, O Lord,
People: Your faithfulness in the assembly of the holy ones.
Minister: Come, let us worship the Lord!
People: Let us praise the Lord’s Name with joy!

*HYMN 22 Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee

*THE PRAYER OF THE DAY and THE LORD’S PRAYER (unison)
Rev. Jan Kwiatkowski, M.S., M.F.T.

O Lord, make us have perpetual love and reverence for your holy Name, for you never fail to help and govern those whom you have set upon the sure foundation of your loving kindness; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever, and taught us to say:

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.

*THE GLORIA PATRI (Hymn 558)

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, Amen.

THE OLD TESTAMENT LESSON 1 Kings 19:1-15a Bible, page 322 Children’s Bible, page 486

THE SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM

Holly Lenore Henry, daughter of Amy & Peter Henry
Trenton Neil Genke, son of Stephanie & Scott Genke

THE COVENANT OF BAPTISM

Minister: What can we affirm about our children?
People: That they are made in the image of God and are children of God by creation.
Minister: As Holly and Trenton grow in our congregation, how will we show them that they are children of God?
People: We will tell them about Abraham, the father of our faith; about Sarah, the mother of Isaac; about Moses, who led our ancestors out of bondage; about Ruth’s example of faithfulness; about the Jewish hope for a Messiah; about Jesus Christ the Savior; and about the history of the Church as the people of God.
Minister: What will we expect of Holly and Trenton?
People: We look to the day when they will sit with us at the Lord’s Table, declare faith in Jesus Christ, confirm the heritage which we will pass along to them, and come as an adult to full commitment to God’s will and work.
Minister: In presenting your children for baptism, you announce your love for Jesus Christ, your eagerness to participate in the life of Christ’s body, the church, and your commitment to live as Christ’s disciples in the world. Is this your desire?
Parents: It is.
Minister: Do you parents assume your primary responsibility for modeling the Christian faith and teaching Holly and Trenton these expectations?
Parents: Yes, we happily accept this serious duty.
Minister: Do you who stand as sponsors assume your responsibility to assist these parents in the fulfillment of their covenant that these children be instructed in the Word of God, brought up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord, kept in communion with the church and strengthened to live in a godly manner?
Sponsors: Yes, we assume our role as “god parents” with joy and hope.
Minister: Members of this Church, as of the whole Church of Christ, do you pledge to work toward creating a nurturing environment for Holly and Trenton and all our children?
People: Yes, we do, for they belong to us as well.
Minister: With joy, we celebrate together the gift of God’s grace in Christ. May God be with us.
People: God help us. Amen.

THE BAPTISM AND RECEIVING OF THE CHILDREN

THE PSALMODY (unison) Psalm 42
sung to St. Clement-“The Day Thou Gavest”
[Children ages 3 through entering 3rd grade are invited to go to Summer Sunday School.]

Cool streams a breathless deer desires. Deep calls to deep, and oceans roar,
So longs my soul, O God for Thee; Their thunder my destruction brings;

I thirst to see Thy face, O God, Yet steadfast love my hope sustains,
My heart, Thy habitation be. My tongue divine assurance sings.

“Where is your God?” they ask of me, Why grieves my soul and stirs my heart
When tears have been my only food; When shallow threats of death assail?

How long, O Lord, till doubts dispel My hope, my rock, my sure defense
My tattered mem’ries of Thy good? Remains the God of Israel.

THE NEW TESTAMENT LESSON Galatians 3:22-29 Bible, page 1061 Children’s Bible, page 1656

THE GOSPEL LESSON Luke 8:26-39 Bible, page 942 Children’s Bible, page 1475

*SERMON HYMN 159 Silence, Frenzied, Unclean Spirit!

THE SERMON “Declare How Much God Has Done For You” Dr. Peay

THE ANTHEM Rejoice Ye Pure in Heart Willan

THE CALL TO PRAYER and SILENT MEDITATION

THE PRAYER OF PEOPLE AND MINISTER

A PRAYER FOR FATHERS

THE CHORAL RESPONSE TO PRAYER

THE OFFERTORY

Minister: O Lord our God, you are worthy to receive glory and honor and power; because you have created all things, and by your will they were created and have their being. Revelation 4:11

THE ANTHEM Christ Is Made The Sure Foundation Wood

*THE DOXOLOGY (Hymn 563)

Praise God from whom all blessings flow; Praise Him, all creatures here below;
Praise Him above, ye heav’nly host; Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.

*THE PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING AND DEDICATION

*HYMN 542 Lord, You Give the Great Commission

*THE CHARGE and BENEDICTION

THE POSTLUDE Theme and variations on St. Clement

*Indicates where the congregation is asked to stand.

Today’s Chancel flowers are provided with great appreciation and the fondest memories of Merton York, Gerald Jacobson, and Davis Wakefield by their sons, Merrill, Doug and Charlie.

CARE FOR CHILDREN

A nursery for infants and toddlers is available during the 10:00 am service.
Summer Sunday School for children 3 years through 3rd grade.

Worship Preview for Sunday, June 27 10:00 AM

Dr. Peay preaches his final sermon as Minister of First Congregational Church:
“If Nothing Else, Remember. . .”

Thomas Gregory is the organist.
Lee Jacobi directs the Choir of First Church.