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!
May 10, 2015
Sixth Sunday of Easter and
Mothers’ Day
10:00 a.m.
Childcare is offered for 3 and under during Worship at “Kid’s Korner” in the hall behind the Sanctuary.
PRELUDE
Felicity
Isaac Shephard
Liturgical Dance Troupe
Payton Johnson, Director
(A time for meditation in preparation for worshipping God)
WORDS OF WELCOME
CALL TO WORSHIP
Leader:
We gather in the presence of God,
where grieving people and children with skinned knees
have their tears wiped away.
People: We gather with the people of God,
who worship the One who provides what we need, not just what we
want.
Leader: We gather around the Font and Table of God,
where God feeds us with grace and wonder,
where God pours the living waters upon us.
People: We gather to hear stories and tell stories
where meaning breaks through the stuff of the world
and where we are at home. Let us rejoice! Amen.
--Adapted, Thom Schuman
*OPENING HYMN
Joyful, Joyful, We Adore You
Black No. 4
*INVOCATION OF GOD’S PRESENCE
Leader:
Lead us, God of goodness:
lead us into those places
where your mercy waits
to nourish our weary souls,
*Please stand as you are able.
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where your grace feeds
our famished hearts.
People: Lead us, Gentle Shepherd:
lead us to those sanctuaries of hope,
where we have the joy
of filling the emptiness of others,
because the table you have set
has room enough for everyone.
Leader: Lead us, Mercy's Mother:
place our feet on your right paths,
walking us down the streets
where we can do justice
for all who are wronged in the world;
lead us to those gentle pools
where we can fill our selves,
then go to empty them
for those parched by loss.
People: Lead us, God in Community, Holy in One,
as we pray as Jesus has taught us, saying,
Our Father . . .
--Thom Schuman
*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!
ANTHEM
CHILDREN’S MOMENT
Jesus Loves the Little Children
New Kids on the Rock
Charles T. McCartha
Rev. Kathryn
Maple Street
News
Today is the Sixth Sunday of Easter and Mothers’ Day
Today is also Hospitality Sunday hosted by the Flower Committee and
Food Collection Sunday
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 Raise your cup of justice with the Maple Street Church Family
and drink in the wonderful springtime hospitality of the
Flower Committee. In the Social Hall following Worship.
Don’t forget--get your envelopes on the bench outside the office.
Maple Eves Women's Group will hold its May meeting this coming
Wednesday, May 13th in the social hall at 7:00PM. This month's meeting
will be a Mystery Night. Be sure to wear comfortable shoes and prepare
for fun!
Annual dues of $10 for the 2015-2016 year will be collected at the meeting
Any one who is thinking of becoming a member is warmly encouraged to
attend. Donna Graves and Donna Eovacious will hostess; Faith
Bertrand will lead devotions. Please join us for what will be a
mysterious evening of fellowship and fun. Coffee and dessert will
be served.
If you are not on the Maple Eves call list and would like to join us for what
is certain to be a fun Mystery Night, please call Marge Hathaway at 978774-5848. All are welcome to join us!
To donate to the UCC Nepal Relief Fund, go to this link:
http//www.ucc.org/
news_ucc_calls_for_prayer_sends_assistance_to_nepal_
earthquake_survivors
Relay for Life--May 29
Join the MSC team!
Mighty Strides Conquering Cancer to walk together
Walk a lap or two or many!
Please contact Lynne Hathaway or Karen Kilty to join the MSC Team
and see the May inSpire for more information.
WARRANT FOR THE ANNUAL MEETING
To the legal voters of Maple Street Congregational Church,
UCC:
You are hereby notified that the 171st annual meeting of Maple
Street Congregational Church, UCC, Danvers, Massachusetts,
will be held on Sunday, May 17, 2015, in the social hall following worship.
This meeting is called to:
Approve minutes of the November 16, 2014, Congregational Meeting,
Receive annual reports, elect officers, boards, and committees, and
Adopt a budget for the fiscal 2015-2016 year, and
Transact any other business that may legally come before it.
Document to support warrant: Draft Congregational Meeting Minutes 201411-16.pdf
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)
6:30 pm Deacons’ Meeting in Reception Room
Wednesday
7:00 pm Maple Eves Mystery Night in Social Hall
Thursday
6:00 pm Cub Scouts in Room 22/24 (Lafata)
Friday
9:15 am
A New Day Yoga in the Reception Room
Sunday
Annual Meeting
Rev. Dr. Charles Gross Scholarship Award
High School and College Senior Recognition
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.
*HYMN
Come, O Fount of Every Blessing
Black No. 459
(At the beginning of the hymn, children and youth leave with
their teachers to go to their Faith Walker classrooms)
SILENT PRAYER AND PASTORAL PRAYER
OFFERING OUR GIFTS TO GOD
*Offertory
My Shepherd Will Provide My Need
Virgil Thomson
*Doxology
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
SCRIPTURE
Psalm 23
“A Curious Thing”
SERMON
*HYMN OF RESPONSE My Shepherd Is the Living God
pew Bible pg. 476
Pastor Kevin
Black No. 247
BENEDICTION
BENEDICTION RESPONSE
POSTLUDE
Go Now in Peace
Spring from Four Seasons
Nancy Price and Don Besig
A. Vivaldi
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. Faith Walkers’ Faith Formation Program for children and youth takes place
following the beginning of the second Hymn.
The church of disciples who welcome you!
Visit our web page at www.maplestreetchurch.org
Sunday’s Servants:
Greeter:
Don Thomas
Acolytes: Camille Kamisky and Cathryn Brierley
Deacon of the Month: Alden Duffill
Ushers: Donna Willis, Aaron Bartlett, and Casey Brennan
Special Assistant to the Deacon:
Bob Wilkinson
The Steeple is lit in memory of Priscilla Tutko
By her sons Dave and Mike Tutko
The flowers in the Chancel are in loving memory of our Mothers,
Ethel L. Littlefield and Burdette C. Hathaway
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: ________________