Maple Street Congregational Church United Church of Christ

Maple Street Congregational Church
United Church of Christ
No matter who you are or where you are on your faith journey,
you are welcome here!
June 21, 2015
Fathers’ Day and
Strengthen the Church Offering
10:00 a.m.
Childcare is offered for 3 and under during Worship at “Kid’s Korner” in the hall behind the Sanctuary.
PRELUDE
Reverie
Claude Debussy
(A time for meditation in preparation for worshipping God)
WORDS OF WELCOME
CALL TO WORSHIP
Leader:
People:
Leader:
People:
Leader:
People:
Strength is commanding the wind and sea to obey,
Strength is wielding a slingshot in the face of a raging giant.
Strength is accepting vulnerability from inside the boat,
Strength is standing in solidarity with the powerless.
Strength is turning a cheek,
Strength is loving an enemy. We come to worship a God who
redefines our vision of strength. Amen.
--Kathryn Hawker
*OPENING HYMN
A Mighty Fortress Is Our God
Black No. 439
*INVOCATION OF GOD’S PRESENCE (IN UNISON)
As we sit in the palm of your hand, loving God,
May we continue to see your strength revealed
In the vulnerability…
The dying, the crying, the rising
Of your people.
May our seeing thus inspire our acting.
We enter into your gates with hope and openness to see the love in our
neighbor.
--Adapted, Kathryn Hawker
*Please stand as you are able.
In the name of the one who inspires our hope and taught us each one to pray, saying…
*THE LORD’S PRAYER (in unison)
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 trespasses,
As we forgive those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory forever. Amen.
*RESPONSE
Tune: Red No. 241
Spirit divine, attend our prayers and make this world thy home;
Descend with all thy gracious powers, o come, great Spirit, come!
The Gift of Love
ANTHEM
Hal Hopson
SILENT PRAYER AND PASTORAL PRAYER
*HYMN
Jesu, Jesu, Fill Us with Your Love
Black No. 498
OFFERING OUR GIFTS TO GOD
*Offertory
Simple Gifts
*Doxology
Shaker Song
arr. William Llewellyn
Red No. 64, verse 5
Let all things their creator bless, and worship him in humbleness,
O praise him, alleluia. Praise, praise the Father, praise the Son,
And praise the Spirit, three in one. O praise him, O praise him.
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia. Amen.
*Prayer of Thanksgiving and Dedication
Maple Street
News
Today is Fathers’ Day and Strengthen the Church Offering. Please be
as generous as you are able. We wish all the fathers a very happy
Fathers’ Day!
9:50 am Joys and Concerns
9:55 am Announcements
10:00 am Morning Worship. Babycare is offered for children 3 and
under.
11:30 am Enjoy a cup of justice with the Maple Street Church
Family during Fellowship time in the Social Hall
following Worship.
Next Sunday is Hymn Sing Sunday--please find a hymn
request form inserted in this bulletin, complete it and either
put with the collection or hand to an usher.
The “Clock winder Workshop” originally scheduled for today
has been postponed to a date to be determined.
Annual Lowell Spinners Outing---The MSC Men's Club will once again
be taking in a Lowell Spinners game this summer! Join the Men's Club on
Thursday evening, July 23rd for a fun evening of baseball, fellowship,
and bratwursts! The game begins at 7:05 pm.
Let Linda and Tom Manuel know if you will be riding in
the carpool to the game by giving your RSVP to Linda in
the church office (978-774-4510)The carpool will be
leaving the parking lot in the back of the church at a time
to be determined. We will each buy our own tickets to the game at the door.
This coming Saturday, June 27, from 11 until 3 the Church
Growth Committee will “man” their booth at Endicott Park
Day. Please plan to visit the Church Growth Committee’s
booth at this Danvers Family Festival event for children’s fun
and games and to support MSC’s efforts.
Pastor Kevin will be on vacation beginning this coming Thursday, June 25.
Beginning Sunday, July 5, Worship will be held in the Chapel.
The Boy Scouts will sponsor a Spaghetti Supper on
Wednesday, July 1, from 5 to 7 pm in the Social Hall. Tickets are $20 per family; $7 per adult; and $5 for children and
seniors. You can contact Wayne at 508-254-7945 for tickets
or you can buy them at the door.
Monday: 10 am to noon
Tuesday to Thursday: 9 am to noon
Friday: Closed
This Week
Monday
6:00 pm
Cub Scouts in Rooms 22/24 and 23/25 (Lafata)
Scouts in Social Hall
Tuesday
9:15 am A New Day Yoga in the Reception Room
6:00 pm Boy Scouts Troop 16 in Social Hall
Cub Scouts in Rooms 22/24 and 23/25 (Lafata)
Wednesday
7:00 pm CE Committee Meeting in the CE Office.
Thursday Pastor Kevin on vacation
6:00 pm Cub Scouts in Room 22/24 (Lafata)
Friday
9:15 am
Saturday
A New Day Yoga in the Reception Room
Endicott Park Day--be
sure to visit the Church
Growth Committee’s booth from 11 to 3.
Sunday
Hymn Sing Sunday
Reminder
Our lighted steeple is an important symbol of our presence in the community. Your contributions in memory of loved ones and friends or to commemorate a special event help keep the steeple lighted. If you would like to
have the steeple lighted for one or more weeks, please refer to the form on
the next page.
Maple Street Congregational Church
United Church of Christ
90 Maple Street, Danvers, MA 01923
Rev. Kevin Smith
Minister
978-774-4510, ext. 3
Cell 978-968-5020
[email protected]
Rev. Dr. Kathryn Titus
Interim Director of Christian Ed.
089-774-4510, ext. 4
[email protected]
Ms. Kathy Gross
Director of Music Ministry
978-774-4510, ext. 5
[email protected]
Ms. Ji-Hye Jung
Asst. Director of Music Ministry
978-774-4510, ext. 1
[email protected]
Ms. Linda Blair
Office Administrator
978-774-4510, ext. 1
[email protected]
Mrs. Lynne Hathaway
Nursery School Director
978-774-4510, ext. 6
[email protected]
Our Worship Services are recorded each week aired on Danvers Comcast Channel
99 and Verizon Channel 36, Sunday 10:00 am and 7:00 pm (one week delay)
OFFICE HOURS—Monday through Friday from 9 am until 2 pm
Pastor Kevin Smith is available for home visitation, member weddings, funerals, memorial
services, baptisms, and pastoral counseling. Feel free to contact Pastor Kevin if you need a
listening ear, if you want to discuss the work of the congregation, or if you would like to
join Maple Street Church!
Office schedules can vary for ministers as they attend meetings, attend to church business,
write and prepare for Sunday worship away from the office, visit members of the congregation, and more, so it’s always wise to call or e-mail to make an appointment if at all possible. Pastor Kevin’s day off is Friday. Pastor Kevin’s worship preparation times are Tuesday morning and Thursday afternoon when he will be out of the office. You can contact
him at the Church Office phone listed above, the e-mail listed above, or at 978-968-5020.
Rev. Kathryn will usually be in the CE Office or community on Monday, Wednesday and
Sunday. She can be reached by email or phone listed above for appointments if needed.
SCRIPTURE LESSONS
Exodus 34:1-9
Luke 7:36-50
“Who
SERMON
*HYMN OF RESPONSE
pew Bible pg. 76
pew Bible pgs. 897-898
Do You See?”
Pastor Kevin
We Would Be Building
Black No. 607
BENEDICTION
BENEDICTION RESPONSE
Shalom to You Now
Spanish melody
words by Elise Eslinger
Please join in singing
Shalom to you now, shalom, my friends.
May God's full mercies bless you, my friends.
In all your living and through your loving,
Christ be your shalom, Christ be your shalom.
POSTLUDE
Golliwogg's Cakewalk
Claude Debussy
Our Worship together concludes with the Benediction Response.
The Postlude is transitional music which inspires us as we go forth
as disciples to serve God and one another.
to Maple Street Congregational Church, United Church of
Christ. If you are here for the first time, please fill out the friendship
pad and pass it on to your neighbor. Our ushers and greeters are
happy to answer any questions. Nursery care, with a trained staff, is
offered throughout the worship service.
The church of disciples who welcome you!
Visit our web page at www.maplestreetchurch.org
Sunday’s Servants:
Greeter:
Sheila Rizzotti
Acolytes: Matthew Shannon and Michaela Bartlett
Deacon of the Month: John Soderblom
Ushers: Donna Willis, Aaron Bartlett and Casey Brennan
Special Assistant to the Deacon:
Bob Wilkinson
The Steeple is lit in memory of Tom Tutko
By his sons Dave and Mike Tutko
The flowers in the Chancel are in loving memory of our fathers
Merwin Hathaway and E. Philip Littlefield
Given by Lew and Marge Hathaway
Donating flowers for the altar or narthex is a wonderful way to honor a loved one.
If you wish to donate flowers, please contact Judy Manuel at 978-273-1485
Our lighted steeple is an important symbol of our presence in the community.
Your contributions in memory of loved ones and friends or to commemorate a special event
help keep the steeple lighted. If you would like to have the steeple lighted for one or more
weeks, please fill out the form below and send it with $15 per week to the church office.
I would like the steeple lighted in memory of: _____________________________
I would like the steeple lighted in honor of: _______________________________
Requested date (if available) to light: ___________________________
(signed) ________________________________ Telephone Number: ________________