18 Feb. 2007 Bulletin
7th Sunday of Epiphany
OUR APPROACH TO GOD
Prelude
Introit "We Have Come Into His House"
Welcome and Call to Worship: Ps 81
Sing aloud to God our strength
SHOUT FOR JOY TO THE GOD OF JACOB!
Raise a song, sound the timbrel,
THE SWEET LYRE WITH THE HARP!
Blow the trumpet at the new moon,
AT THE FULL MOON, ON OUR FEAST DAY!
*Hymn 454 "Glorious Is Thy Name Most Holy"
Let us be before our God in silence.
Unison Prayer:
Psalm 85 LORD, YOU LOVED YOUR LAND, BROUGHT JACOB BACK, FORGOT OUR GUILT, FORGAVE OUR SINS, SWALLOWED YOUR ANGER. TURN, REVIVE US, NOURISH OUR JOY, SHOW US YOUR MERCY, SAVE US, LORD! THEN LOVE AND FIDELITY WILL EMBRACE, PEACE AND JUSTICE KISS.
Kyrie (sung)
LORD, HAVE MERCY ON US.
CHRIST, HAVE MERCY ON US.
LORD, HAVE MERCY ON US.
A Word of Assurance (Ps 81:7-10) and The Summary of the Law (Mark 12:29b-31)
This is the first commandment:
HEAR O ISRAEL,
THE LORD OUR GOD,
THE LORD IS ONE.
THEREFORE YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD
WITH ALL YOUR HEART,
WITH ALL YOUR SOUL,
WITH ALL YOUR MIND,
AND WITH ALL YOUR STRENGTH.
This is the second commandment:
YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF.
There is no greater commandment than these.
Anthem "He Touched Me" W. Gaither
THE WORD OF GOD
*Responsive Reading: Psalm 103:1-14
*Gloria Patri (Hymn No. 623)
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 Greeting of Peace (Ps 76)
Announcements
Children's Moment
Hymn 91 "Alleluia"
Scripture Lessons:
Jewish Scriptures: 1 Samuel 26:2, 7-9, 12-13, 22-23
Epistle: 1 Corinthians 15:45-49
The Celtic Allelulia
Gospel: Luke 6:27-38
Sermon
OUR RESPONSE TO GOD
Hymn 384 "To Be Like Jesus"
The Apostle's Creed
*The Offering, *Doxology (625) and Prayer
PRAISE GOD FROM WHOM ALL BLESSINGS FLOW;
PRAISE GOD ALL CREATURES HERE BELOW;
PRAISE GOD ABOVE YE HEAVENLY HOSTS;
PRAISE FATHER (CREATOR), SON (CHRIST) AND HOLY GHOST. AMEN.
A Time of Giving Thanks & Praise
The Prayer of the People & the Lord's Prayer
*Hymn 68 "There's a Wideness"
*Benediction
Postlude
*Please stand if you are able.
Please join us as we begin Lent with a bi-lingual service of ashes, Wednesday, February 21 at 8 PM. Many, many thanks to everyone who gave their time and talents to last week's Mardi Gras! Special thanks to Elder Louise and the Outreach Committee!
Mardi Gras (“Fat Tuesday”) takes its name from the practice of medieval monks who “fattened” themselves up the night before Ash Wednesday with a filling meal before they entered upon the rigorous Lenten season of only one meal a day and these meals often consisted of only bread, cheese and eggs and sometimes only bread and water. The monks embraced this regimen for a variety of reasons. They wanted to mortify their bodies as an act of sorrow for the sins they had committed and to associate the pain of their hunger with the pain of Jesus Christ on the cross who died for sinners. They also wanted to experience physical hunger in order to induce spiritual hunger for the spiritual nourishment of the Body and Blood of Christ in the mystery of the Eucharist.
The monks believed that by being very disciplined in what they ate they would be able to focus better on the meaning of the scriptures which they read throughout the day and enter more fully into the prayer of contemplation. They experimented with times and postures for prayer. Some found that they prayed better in the early morning. Others found the evenings more conducive. Sitting, standing, kneeling, and lying prostrate were among the postures that intensified their prayer. The word “lent” comes from an old English word that means the lengthening of the day, referring to the lighter days of spring, affording more time for prayer.
As we begin the Lenten Journey together let us be deliberate in our choice of discipline, asking ourselves: What way of life must we take on in these 40 days that will bring us closer to God and to our neighbors and enemies whom God has enjoined us to love lavishly?
The flowers gracing the altar are given to the glory of God and in memory of Marion & Joe Giannini from Rose and Susan.
OUR APPROACH TO GOD
Prelude
Introit "We Have Come Into His House"
Welcome and Call to Worship: Ps 81
Sing aloud to God our strength
SHOUT FOR JOY TO THE GOD OF JACOB!
Raise a song, sound the timbrel,
THE SWEET LYRE WITH THE HARP!
Blow the trumpet at the new moon,
AT THE FULL MOON, ON OUR FEAST DAY!
*Hymn 454 "Glorious Is Thy Name Most Holy"
Let us be before our God in silence.
Unison Prayer:
Psalm 85 LORD, YOU LOVED YOUR LAND, BROUGHT JACOB BACK, FORGOT OUR GUILT, FORGAVE OUR SINS, SWALLOWED YOUR ANGER. TURN, REVIVE US, NOURISH OUR JOY, SHOW US YOUR MERCY, SAVE US, LORD! THEN LOVE AND FIDELITY WILL EMBRACE, PEACE AND JUSTICE KISS.
Kyrie (sung)
LORD, HAVE MERCY ON US.
CHRIST, HAVE MERCY ON US.
LORD, HAVE MERCY ON US.
A Word of Assurance (Ps 81:7-10) and The Summary of the Law (Mark 12:29b-31)
This is the first commandment:
HEAR O ISRAEL,
THE LORD OUR GOD,
THE LORD IS ONE.
THEREFORE YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD
WITH ALL YOUR HEART,
WITH ALL YOUR SOUL,
WITH ALL YOUR MIND,
AND WITH ALL YOUR STRENGTH.
This is the second commandment:
YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF.
There is no greater commandment than these.
Anthem "He Touched Me" W. Gaither
THE WORD OF GOD
*Responsive Reading: Psalm 103:1-14
*Gloria Patri (Hymn No. 623)
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 Greeting of Peace (Ps 76)
Announcements
Children's Moment
Hymn 91 "Alleluia"
Scripture Lessons:
Jewish Scriptures: 1 Samuel 26:2, 7-9, 12-13, 22-23
Epistle: 1 Corinthians 15:45-49
The Celtic Allelulia
Gospel: Luke 6:27-38
Sermon
OUR RESPONSE TO GOD
Hymn 384 "To Be Like Jesus"
The Apostle's Creed
*The Offering, *Doxology (625) and Prayer
PRAISE GOD FROM WHOM ALL BLESSINGS FLOW;
PRAISE GOD ALL CREATURES HERE BELOW;
PRAISE GOD ABOVE YE HEAVENLY HOSTS;
PRAISE FATHER (CREATOR), SON (CHRIST) AND HOLY GHOST. AMEN.
A Time of Giving Thanks & Praise
The Prayer of the People & the Lord's Prayer
*Hymn 68 "There's a Wideness"
*Benediction
Postlude
*Please stand if you are able.
Please join us as we begin Lent with a bi-lingual service of ashes, Wednesday, February 21 at 8 PM. Many, many thanks to everyone who gave their time and talents to last week's Mardi Gras! Special thanks to Elder Louise and the Outreach Committee!
Mardi Gras (“Fat Tuesday”) takes its name from the practice of medieval monks who “fattened” themselves up the night before Ash Wednesday with a filling meal before they entered upon the rigorous Lenten season of only one meal a day and these meals often consisted of only bread, cheese and eggs and sometimes only bread and water. The monks embraced this regimen for a variety of reasons. They wanted to mortify their bodies as an act of sorrow for the sins they had committed and to associate the pain of their hunger with the pain of Jesus Christ on the cross who died for sinners. They also wanted to experience physical hunger in order to induce spiritual hunger for the spiritual nourishment of the Body and Blood of Christ in the mystery of the Eucharist.
The monks believed that by being very disciplined in what they ate they would be able to focus better on the meaning of the scriptures which they read throughout the day and enter more fully into the prayer of contemplation. They experimented with times and postures for prayer. Some found that they prayed better in the early morning. Others found the evenings more conducive. Sitting, standing, kneeling, and lying prostrate were among the postures that intensified their prayer. The word “lent” comes from an old English word that means the lengthening of the day, referring to the lighter days of spring, affording more time for prayer.
As we begin the Lenten Journey together let us be deliberate in our choice of discipline, asking ourselves: What way of life must we take on in these 40 days that will bring us closer to God and to our neighbors and enemies whom God has enjoined us to love lavishly?
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