25 Feb. 2007 Bulletin

First Sunday in Lent
Celebration of the Eucharist
The Ordination of Michelle Paradies to the Diaconate

OUR APPROACH TO GOD
Prelude
“This is the Day” L. Ganett

Welcome and call to Worship: Psalm 107
Some wandered in desert wastes, finding no way; hungry and thirsty their souls fainted
within them.
THEN THEY CRIED TO THE LORD AND GOD DELIVERED THEM;
God led them by a straight way:
LET US THEN THANK THE LORD FOR GOD’S STEADFAST LOVE,
For God’s wonderful works to humankind:
FOR GOD SATISFIES THE THIRSTY AND THE HUNGRY GOD FILLS WITH GOOD THINGS.

*Hymn: BB “Forty Days and Forty Nights”

Let us be before our God in silence.
Unison Prayer: Psalm 63
GOD, MY GOD, YOU I CRAVE; MY SOUL THIRST FOR YOU, MY BODY ACHES FOR YOU LIKE A DRY AND WEARY LAND. LET ME GAZE ON YOU IN YOUR TEMPLE: A VISION OF STRENGTH AND GLORY. YOUR LOVE IS BETTER THAN LIFE, MY SPEECH IS FULL OF PRAISE. I GIVE YOU A LIFETIME OF WORSHIP, MY HANDS RAISED IN YOUR NAME. I FEAST AT A RICH TABLE, MY LIPS SING OF YOUR GLORY. ON MY BED I LIE AWAKE, YOUR MEMORY FILLS THE NIGHT. YES, I CLING TO YOU, YOUR RIGHT HAND HOLDS ME FAST.

Kyrie (sung)
LORD HAVE MERCY UPON US. CHRIST HAVE MERCY UPON US. LORD HAVE MERCY UPON US.

A Word of Assurance 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 “I Surrender All” W. Weeden

THE WORD OF GOD
*Responsive Reading: Psalm 91
*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
Announcements
Children’s Moment

Jewish Scriptures: Deuteronomy 26:4-17
Epistle: Romans 10: 8-13
Gospel: Luke 4:1-13
Communion Meditation

OUR RESPONSE TO GOD
The Ordination and Installation of Michelle Paradies to the Office of Diaconate

The Offering, *Doxology (625) and Prayer
PRAISE GOD FROM ALL WHOM ALL BLESSINGS FLOW; PRAISE GOD ALL CREATURES HERE BELOW; PRAISE GOD ABOVE YE HEAVENLY HOSTS; PRAISE FATHER (CREATOR), SON (CHRIST) AND HOLY GHOST.

The Invitation to the Table
Hymn “One Bread, One Body”
The Communion Prayer
The Breaking of the Bread
The Great Thanksgiving & Lord’s Prayer
*Hymn BB “Ashes”
Benediction
*Response to the Benediction
Postlude

*Please stand if you are able.

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The flowers gracing the sanctuary are given to the glory of God and in loving memory of
my father Gottlieb Zeltman and brother Howard Zeltman from Lucille James.

Please join us for a coffee and cookie reception welcoming our new deacon, Michelle, after service.
Consistory meeting today after the reception.

PARISH LENTEN RETREAT All members & friends of New Utrecht are invited to spend next Saturday afternoon, March 3rd with us in prayer & reflection at St. Paul’s RC Church, Staten Island. We will begin with a brown bag lunch at Noon and proceed with bible study, reflection and prayer. Terry will bring the van to New Utrecht at 11:30 AM to transport people to Staten Island. We will conclude at 3:30 PM with the breaking of bread.

On Saturday, March 17 at 7 PM here in the Parish House we will celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with a dinner fund raiser for Boy Scout Troop 20. We hope you will join us in supporting our youth! For tickets see Bob Buovino or Rose Lood.

On Sunday, March 18 at our 11 AM worship we will celebrate “Women of Valor”: (Proverbs 31). JOIN US!

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7^th Sunday of Epiphany

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?