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Phone 775-5362
· Fax 775-6475
January 7, 2007
The Baptism of Our Lord
Sunday Worship at 11:00 a.m.
PRELUDE
BRINGING IN THE LIGHT OF CHRIST by the Acolytes
WELCOME AND PARISH NOTES
CLIP BOARD MINISTRY FOR FEBRUARY
*GATHERING WORDS
One: We are the people of God,
All: Marked by water,
One: Claimed by the Spirit,
All: Precious and honored in God's sight.
One: We are the body of Christ,
All: Gathered around the table,
One: Fed by the Bread of Life,
All: Filled with the cup of joy,
One: Strengthened for the new year.
All: We are the community of faith,
One: Following God's star,
All: Bringing our gifts,
One: Seeing the Holy in the ordinary,
All: And being made new as we travel new roads.
*HYMN OF PRAISE #206
“I
Want to Walk as a Child of the Light”
*SHARING THE PEACE OF CHRIST
If
you have a prayer joy or concern to be shared during the Prayer of
the People, please hand it to an usher during the Prayer
Hymn.
CHORAL ANTHEM Chancel
Choir
“Down to the Water to Pray” Arr. Pepper Choplin
UNISON
PRAYER OF CONFESSION.
Divine Spirit,
descend upon us this day,
as you descended upon Jesus
on the day of his baptism
Forgive us our sins and heal our brokenness
seal us once again
into the fullness of your love.
May we continue to swim
in the cleansing waters of our
baptism,
and may we be known
as people of the water and of your
Spirit. Amen.
ASSURANCE OF PARDON
PRAYER OF THE
PEOPLE
CHILDREN’S TIME
SCRIPTURE READING N.T.
pg. 60
Luke 3:15-22
MESSAGE Pastor
Dale Ostema
“What’s In A
Name”
OFFERTORY
INVITATION
PRESENTING OUR
GIFTS TO GOD
PIANO OFFERTORY
*DOXOLOGY #95
*PRAYER OF DEDICATION (In Unison)
God of gifts and blessings, may our
offerings honor you. May our lives
reflect your mercy.
May our hands bestow on others the blessings we have received. May our prayers unite us with each other and
with Christ, in whose name we celebrate the privilege of giving. Amen.
*COMMUNION HYMN #2251
“We
Were Baptized in Christ Jesus”
SACRAMENT OF HOLY COMMUNION
Invitation to the
Table
The Great
Thanksgiving
The Lord’s Prayer #895
Breaking the Bread
Giving the Bread
and the Cup
Holy Communion will be served by intinction.
Please come by the center aisle and
return by the side aisle.
Bowls of water will be available at
the chancel for Renewal
of Baptism; interact with the water
as you feel comfortable.
PRAYER OF THANKS FOR CHRIST’S
PRESENCE
*CLOSING HYMN #252
“When
Jesus Came to
*COMMISSION AND BLESSING
*POSTLUDE
*All
who are able, please stand.
The Building Committee
invites you to stop in the Fellowship Hall and view the floor plan, elevations and site plans for a new addition which are
on display. Your comments and input are
important, welcomed and desired. Comment
cards will be available for your use.
Sunday Volunteer Ministry,
January 14, 2007
Acolyte: 8:30 a.m. - Amanda Anderson
11:00 a.m. - Kelli Cummings &
Chloe Ostema
Greeters/Ushers 8:30 a.m. - Ruth Peterson
Greeters/Ushers 11:00 a.m. - Laura
Hodges, Judy Murdoch, Marie Rennie, Gladys Foster,
Jackie Bailey & Barb Wild
Nursery: Steve & Dana Salladay
Sermontime: Jane Wightman
Coffee Hour: Ad Council
CHURCH STAFF
Pastor Dale
Ostema
Parish Assistant Judy
Coffey
Church Office Manager Patty
Anderson
Treasurer Karen
Klinker
Director of Youth
Ministries Debbie
Pant
Chancel Choir Director Ann
Hunt
Choir Accompanist Suzanne
Johnson
Bell Choir Director Tonja Hinkston
Organists Virginia
Pulford, Ann Hunt
Pianist Darlene
Ressler
Nursery Care Giver Darlene
Ressler
First Sunday Nursery
Care Giver Diana
Van Antwerp
Custodial Staff
Snow Removal Gale
Butterfield
Opportunities for Ministry This Week . .
.
Sunday, January 7- The
Baptism of Our Lord – Holy Communion
Coffee Hour Follows
Each Worship Service
8:30 a.m. - Sunday Worship
9:30 a.m. -
11:00 a.m. - Sunday Worship
5:00 - 6:30 p.m. - JD’s Meet @ Steve &
Lisa Myers home
Sr. High Youth Meet at church
Monday, January 8
7:00 p.m. - Finance
7:00 p.m. - Education
7:00 p.m. - Church & Society
7:00
p.m. - Boy Scouts
Tuesday, January 9
7:15 a.m. - Daybreak Prayer Group
11:30 a.m. -
7:00 p.m. - Administrative Council
Wednesday, January 10
12:00 - 2:00 - NOC (Movies in Youth Room)
7:30 p.m. - Chancel Choir
Thursday, January 11
7:00 a.m. - Promise Keepers
11:00 a.m. - Prayer Group
2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. - Patriot Choir
6:30 p.m. - FIA Group
Sunday, January 14 - 2nd
Sunday of Epiphany
Coffee Hour Follows Each Worship Service
8:30 a.m. - Sunday Worship
9:30 a.m. -
9:30 a.m. - Blood Pressure Clinic
11:00 a.m. - Sunday Worship
5:00 - 6:30 p.m. - Sr. High Youth Meet at
church
SNOWBIRDS—Remember
to notify the Church Office (775-5362) of your winter address, along with dates
you will be leaving and approximate date of return. Your help with this is really appreciated.
The Flowers on
the Lord’s Table today are given in honor of Pat Schroeder’s birthday.
When we celebrate the
baptismal covenant through reaffirming the faith into which we were baptized,
we hear the words: “Remember your baptism and be thankful.” We are not asked to recall the event of our
own baptism so much as we are called to remember the ongoing significance of
our baptism.
At the beginning of
celebration of the baptismal covenant, the pastor says, “We are incorporated
into God’s mighty acts of salvation and given new birth through water and the
spirit.” To remember our baptism is to
recognize its connection with these mighty acts of salvation. These mighty acts are the foundation of our
beliefs. Thus, the baptismal covenant
can help us in affirming our faith and can provide nourishment for our faith
journey.
® Dwight Vogel
By Water and the Spirit
Today’s Worship Ministry . . .
Liturgists: 8:30 -
Pianist - Darlene Ressler
Acolytes: 8:30 - Amanda
Anderson
11:00 - Ethan Myers & Drew Marion
8:30 Greeters/Ushers: Jack Boyd & Bedonna Davis
11:00 Greeters/Ushers:
Dick & Carol Jones, Hazel Jarvis,
Jeff & Tonja Hinkston, Inga &
Garrick Fuller
Nursery: Greg &
Kathy Green
Sermontime: Sue Allen
Coffee Hour: Open
Power Point: Create/8:30 - Laurie Kinney
11:00 - Clara Handy
The Equal Exchange
Coffee and Tea Sale will be held TODAY following both
services. Decaf coffee is also
available. This is the last opportunity
until April 15.
The 2007 Flower
Calendar is available in the hallway by the Church Office. You may sign up for flowers in memory or in
honor of a person or special occasion.
The flowers are $15. They are
used for Sunday worship and then may be taken for your enjoyment and use.