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First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) A Welcoming Community of Faith in the Heart of the Twin Cities: Come to a place where you can explore, be curious

1 First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) A Welcoming Community of Faith in the Heart of the Twin Cities: Come to a place where you can explore, be curious and ask questions. April 23, :30 am Photo Credit: Ardie Armstrong 610 West 28th St., Minneapolis, MN office@fccmpls.org

2 Welcome Visitors, Friends, and Members! Welcome! to a place where you can explore, be curious and ask questions. May you find comfort, joy, strength and peace as you worship the Loving and Living Lord with us today. First Christian truly seeks to be a place of welcome to all! Children are welcome in worship! For those who desire childcare during worship, nursery care is available next door for infants through 4 year olds. Older children can be at the activity table at the back with Deb and Anna. Audio Receivers are available from an usher for the hearing impaired. Songbooks: Words to the songs are printed in this bulletin. If you d like to have words and music, songbooks can be found on the bookrack by the sanctuary entrance. Communion: As members of The Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) we practice open communion. All believers are invited to partake. The emblems will be passed through the rows by the deacons. Please partake of the gluten free bread and grape juice as it is passed. Our denomination: The Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), often referred to as The Disciples, is a denomination known for an Open Theology and an Open Table. To find out more about our heritage, check out the DOC page: Want to know more about First Christian? Go to and check out our ministries. To find out more about our LGBT ministry, click on Reaching Out. Missed a service? Listen to the sermon: Live stream in case you can t be here! Interested in receiving our newsletter? Send an to office@fccmpls.org or call Deb , ext. 1. We can send it electronically or in the mail or both! Like us on Facebook: First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)-Minneapolis. Follow various activities and events. You ll also find links to the newsletter and podcasts. Deadline for next issue of The Courier newsletter: Sunday, May 7, 2017 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ministry Team: All Members of the Congregation Dan Adolphson, Associate Pastor, dan.adolphson@fccmpls.org Julie Andrix, Faith Community Nurse, fcn@fccmpls.org Rick Bowman, SHMC Building Manager Adam Conrad, Music Director & Composer-in-Residence Pamela Cook, SHMC Youth Minister, springhouseyouthdirector@fccmpls.org Pearl Evans, SHMC Child Care Laurie Feille, Senior Pastor, pastor@fccmpls.org Martha Harris, Courier Editor, harrismartha@mac.com Deb Murphy, Office Manager & Director of Spiritual Formation of Children and Youth, deb.murphy@fccmpls.org & SHMC Building Coordinator, events_shmc@fccmpls.org Maria Thieling, SHMC Child Care Mike Vasich Pianist Office: Deb press 1; Pastor Laurie press 2; Pastor Dan press 3; FCN Julie press 4 Office office@fccmpls.org Website: Address: 610 W. 28 th St., Minneapolis, MN SpringHouse Ministry Center: Website SHMC Telephone:

3 +Please stand as you are able in body & spirit. The Community Gathers Please add your prayers to the Prayer Wall in the back of the sanctuary. If you have a Joy, Concern, or Prayer Request to share, please write it on one of the white slips found on the table by the prayer wall and give it to Pastor Dan before our prayer time. Gathering Music Mike Vasich Announcements Pat Dunlop Prelude Nuages Django Reinhardt +Call to Worship (responsive) One: Praise God! Many: Praise God in the sanctuary. One: Praise God in the vault of heaven. Center: Praise God in the earth and skies. One: Sing praises to God. Sides: Shout and sing praises to God. One: We have witnessed God s mighty acts. Children: We have seen God s greatness. One: Let everything that breathes praise God. Many: Let everything that draws breath praise God! Pat Dunlop +Song of Praise All Creatures of Our God and King (vs. 1-3) Chalice Hymnal #22 All creatures of our God and King, lift up your voice and with us sing Alleluia, Alleluia! O burning sun with golden beam, O silver moon with softer gleam: [Refrain] O praise God, O praise God, Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia! O rushing wind with voice so strong, you clouds that sail in heav'n along, O praise God, Alleluia! O rising morn, in praise rejoice, you lights of evening find a voice: [Refrain] O flowing water, pure and clear, make music for your God to hear, Alleluia, Alleluia! O blazing fire who lights the night, providing warmth, enhancing sight: [Refrain] +Invocation Pat Dunlop +A Version of the Lord s Prayer (Please pray the version in your heart) Our Creator, who is in heaven, holy is your name. Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors, And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil, For yours is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory forever. Amen.

4 +Musical Response Let the Whole Creation Cry (v. 1) CH #21 Let the whole creation cry, Alleluia! "Glory be to God on high!" Alleluia! Sun and moon, lift up your voice, Alleluia! Night and stars, in God rejoice, Alleluia! Hearing and Reflecting on God s Word Community Joys & Concerns Dan Adolphson Song of Response Siyahamba (praying) CH #442 We are praying in the light of God, we are praying in the light of God. We are praying in the light of God, we are praying in the light of God. We are praying, we are praying, Oo, we are praying in the light of God. Prayers of the People Children s Moment Dan Adolphson Anthem The Call Herbert, arr. White Scripture Pat Dunlop Jeremiah 31:15-17 Thus says the Lord: A voice is heard in Ramah, lamentation and bitter weeping. Rachel is weeping for her children; she refuses to be comforted for her children, because they are no more. Thus says the Lord: Keep your voice from weeping, and your eyes from tears; for there is a reward for your work, says the Lord: they shall come back from the land of the enemy; there is hope for your future, says the Lord: your children shall come back to their own country. Sermon Agony and Hope Laurie Feille Responding to the Word +Hymn of Commitment Now the Green Blade Rises CH #230 Now the green blade rises from the buried grain, wheat that in dark earth many days has lain; love lives again, that with the dead has been; Love is come again like wheat arising green.

5 In the grave they laid the love by hatred slain, Thinking that Jesus would not wake again, Laid in the earth like grain that sleeps unseen; Love is come again like wheat arising green. Christ came forth at Easter, like the risen grain, Who that for three days in the grave had lain; Raised from the dead, the risen Christ is seen; Love is come again like wheat arising green. When our hearts are wintry, grieving, or in pain. Your touch can call us back to life again, Fields of our hearts that dead and bare have been; Love is come again like wheat arising green. Celebration of Gifts Val Dunham Offering Invitation Collection of Offering Special Music: See What Love Felix Mendelssohn Brianna Farah, Caroline Povolny, Tom Stevning-Roe, Lu Zang +Doxology: Praise God, from whom all blessings flow. Praise God, all creatures here below. Praise God above, ye heavenly hosts: Creator, Christ and Holy Ghost. Amen +Prayer of Dedication The Lord s Supper Lu Griffin Invitation to Communion Sharing the Peace of Christ (When invited to do so, please share Christ s peace with one or two near you. The peace of Christ be with you. Response: And also with you. ) Song of Communion Morning Has Broken CH #53 Morning has broken like the first morning, blackbird has spoken like the first bird. Praise for the singing! Praise for the morning! Praise for them, springing fresh from the Word! Sweet the rain s new fall sunlit from heaven, like the first dewfall on the first grass. Praise for the sweetness of the wet garden, Sprung in completeness where God s feet pass.

6 Mine is the sunlight! Mine is the morning born of the one light Eden saw play! Praise with elation, praise every morning, God s recreation of the new day! Prayer for Communion and Words of Institution Partaking of the Lord s Supper: ALL are truly welcome to partake. Please partake of the gluten free bread and grape juice as they are passed to you. Music for Meditation: Melodie Au Crepescule Django Reinhardt Closing Words +Benediction Deb Murphy Dan Adolphson +Song of Blessing For Beauty of Meadows CH #696 For beauty of meadows, for grandeur of trees, For flowers of woodlands, for creatures of seas, For all you created and gave us to share, We praise you, Creator, extolling your care. Postlude Swing 42 Django Reinhardt Thank you for worshipping with us this morning. Please join us upstairs in the Gathering Space for fellowship and refreshment. Song Lyrics reprinted under CCLI license # /OneLicense.net #A Church Streaming & Podcast License #CSPL Outreach Opportunities Feed My Starving Children we will be packing food on April 29 from 11:30-1:30 at the Chanhassen location. If you have been watching the news, you know that right now in Africa there are more people experiencing famine at any time since the United Nations was formed in The UN cannot feed everyone; FMSC has upped their shipments and needs help packing. Check with Pastor Laurie about signing up online to reserve your spot with the group. Sheridan Story many spots are still open through the end of the school year for putting backpacks of food into lockers on Friday afternoons. This is at Whittier School; it takes less than an hour and feeds families over the weekend. Bags of Grace We have been out of these for a long time and with spring coming we need to make more. Plan to spend a few minutes after worship on April 30 to pack these most needed bags.

7 Announcements & Things of Interest Special Fellowship Time: Please join us in the Gathering Space after worship today to celebrate Gwen Elmshauser s 98 th birthday. Help Wanted! We're looking for 1-2 people to help with our LiveStreaming on Sunday morning. It's simple to do and easy to learn - talk to Pastor Dan for more information! Book Group: April's book choice is Rules of Civility by Amor Towles. All are invited to Sandy Morgan's house on April 24 at 7 pm for discussion of this work of fiction. People s Climate Solidarity March MN, Saturday April 29 th - The People's Climate March is happening on April 29 th in Washington DC to challenge policies that pose a threat to our climate and our communities, and at the same time to forward a vision of a clean, safe world where the rights of all people are protected and expanded. For those unable to go to DC but interested in expressing solidarity, a Minnesota March will start at 2 pm at the Federal Building in downtown Minneapolis and rally through downtown. Some members of the SpringHouse Green Team plan to march together. If you re interested in joining us, please contact Darla Baker at darlamaebaker@gmail.com or Elly Wagner at ellyrw@aol.com. Blood Pressure Checks: Our Faith Community Nurse Julie Andrix will be checking blood pressure after worship today in the Gathering Space. Reminder to those going to Nicaragua: There is a meeting today, after worship, here in the Garden Sanctuary. About the cover: As I was typing the words for today s Hymn of Commitment Now the Green Blade Rises, this photo, sent by Ardie Armstrong during Lent, immediately sprang to mind. She gave it a one-word caption: Resurrection. ~Deb And speaking of photos during Lent: Thank you to everyone who sent photos! We were able to use them during Lent and then Easter morning. Your next opportunity for pictures of where you see God will be focused on Pentecost. Take and send photos of where you see Pentecost fire; flames; red, orange, yellow whatever strikes you as Pentecost-like images.

8 April 2017 W E E K L Y C A L E N D A R Sunday, April 23 10:30 am Worship in the Garden Sanctuary 11:30 am Fellowship in the Gathering Space in celebration of Gwen Elmshauser s 98 th birthday 11:30 am Earth Day activities sponsored by the SHMC Green Team 11:45 am Blood Pressure checks 11:45 am Nicaragua Trip meeting in the Garden Sanctuary Monday, April 24 6:45 pm SHMC Building Cmte Wednesday, April 26 8 am Narrative Lectionary SpringHouse Study Group in Timothy 6:30 pm Bells rehearsal in Lydia 7:45 pm Choir rehearsal in the Garden Sanctuary Thursday, April 27 9 am Ecumenical Women s Ministries in Timothy Saturday, April 29 11:30 am Feed My Starving Children in Chanhassen (please register ahead of time Sunday, April 30 9 am Hearthstone Adult Ed in Timothy: The Present Word 10:30 am Worship in the Garden Sanctuary 11:30 am Fellowship in the Gathering Space 11:45 am Outreach service project: Bags of Grace in Lydia Noon SHMC Board Meeting/Child Ministries Team meet with board Live-streaming: We now live-stream our worship services over the internet. If you do not wish to be photographed or to have your children photographed, please talk to Pastor Laurie, Pastor Dan or Deb Murphy before the service. Parents, we have a photo permission form for you to fill out whether you do or do not want your child in the live stream.

First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)

First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) A Welcoming Community of Faith in the Heart of the Twin Cities: Come to a place where you can explore, be curious and ask questions. November 19, 2017 10:30