The First Congregational Church of Old Lyme 2 Ferry Road Old Lyme, Connecticut (860) Website:

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1 The First Congregational Church of Old Lyme 2 Ferry Road Old Lyme, Connecticut (860) Website:

2 SUNDAY WORSHIP Steven R. Jungkeit, Senior Minister Laura Fitzpatrick-Nager, Senior Associate Minister Carleen R. Gerber, Associate Minister Simon D. Holt, Director of Music January 27, 2019 Prelude Lighting of the Candle *Processional Hymn: #237 How Firm a Foundation *Call to Worship: We have been called the salt of the earth. Let us remain distinctive, a preservative within the world. We have been called the light of the world. Let us shine brightly in the midst of pain and confusion. We have been called a city set upon a hill. Let us, like the city of God, lift our gates, lift our hearts, and lift our voices in the worship of God. 9:00 AM Aaron Allen *Invocation *The Lord s Prayer Welcome and News of the Church *Hymn: #368 Blest Be the Tie that Binds Offertory Invitation Offertory Selection *Doxology: Praise God from whom all blessings flow; Praise God, all creatures here below; Praise God for all that love has done; Creator, Christ, and Spirit, One. Amen *Offertory Prayer

3 Children s Message May All Children God s Neighborhood (children proceed to classes) Hymn: #364 This Little Light of Mine (First verse only, as children leave. Congregation can remain seated.) Pastoral Prayer Pastoral Prayer Response: Come and Fill Our Hearts Scripture: Matthew 5: (NT, pg. 4) Romans 13: (NT, pg. 153) Sermon: THE EYES OF THE HEART: BENEDICTINE WISDOM FOR A WORLD IN FLUX The Rev. Dr. Steven R. Jungkeit *Hymn: #477 God of Grace and God of Glory Benediction Postlude *Congregation Standing

4 We thank you for worshipping with us. Following the life and teachings of Jesus, we are a church that strives to be a place of grace, welcoming all regardless of theological expression, age, race, gender, sexual identity, national origin or financial means. In our Church Constitution we recognize that each member shall have the undisturbed right to follow the word of God according to the dictates of his or her own conscience, under the enlightenment of the Holy Spirit. The First Congregational Church of Old Lyme, established in 1665, cherishes this proud Pilgrim tradition. We are honored by your presence among us, and we invite you to help us become what we endeavor to be. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The flowers this morning are given by the Marsh family in loving memory of Sylvia Marsh and the spirits of creative women everywhere. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The deacon on duty is Peter Barndt. Our Light Keeper this morning is Aaron Allen. The hosts for fellowship hour this morning are Julie Martel and Fred Behringer. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Childcare is available every Sunday morning in the nursery downstairs at the 9 AM service. If you need help finding it, please ask the ushers to assist you. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ If you are visiting us for worship this morning, we welcome you, and invite you to join us in Fellowship Hall for fellowship and refreshments. We invite you to pick up a Welcome packet, which can be found in the vestibule. We hope this information will be helpful in acquainting you with our church and its activities and programs. Quiet Activity Bags for young children are in the vestibule. They are colorful bags with quiet projects for our youngest members. Please feel free to offer these bags to your children. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Rev. David W. Good serves as our Minister Emeritus. The Rev. Rebecca T. Crosby is our Minister for Haitian Outreach. Rebecca A. Francisco, a recent graduate of Princeton Theological Seminary, serves as minister to the South Lyme Union Chapel. Our church community has made a generous donation to the local Coast Guard to help those on furlough due to the government shutdown. Your ongoing support to our mission work enables us to offer support for those organizations and people in need. We are deeply grateful for all the ways you give to FCCOL! Offering envelopes for 2019 are available in the connector.

5 Wrestling Together: Tension in Our Country Middle and High Schoolers, Parents and Friends are invited to a discussion and reflection about the recent incident at the Lincoln Memorial where tensions ran wild. Let s learn from this incident as we discuss our own opinions, questions, concerns and ideas. Please join together TODAY in the Sheffield Auditorium at 10:20 a.m. Adult Forums There will be no Forum today because of the church annual meeting or the following Sunday (February 3) because of communion. Programs will resume on February 10 when the speaker will be Fred Behringer, who will discuss genetically modified organisms in the developing world. Contemplative Prayer Circle It doesn t have to be the blue iris, it could be weeds in a vacant lot, or a few small stones; just pay attention, then patch a few words together and don t try to make them elaborate, this isn t a contest but the doorway into thanks, and a silence in which another voice may speak. --Mary Oliver. Join us on Wednesday nights from 6:30-7:00 pm for a time of deep listening for the Spirit moving within and among us. We ll explore different prayer practices over the weeks including lectio divina, centering prayer, music and meditation. January 30th in the Hoag Parlor. Book Group Our New Book, Almost Everything: Notes on Hope by Anne Lamott will be discussed on January 29 th at 11:00 am. All Welcome! Led by Martha and Laura. The Old Lyme Ringers begins its second season of ringing with rehearsals on Wednesday, February 6, 2019, at 6:30 pm, in the Meeting House. Rehearsals will continue each Wednesday through April 17, with the exception of April 3 and 10. The season will culminate with our ringing for Easter on April 21. There are still some openings for this fun group. Please consider your part in the music ministry of FCCOL with handbell ringing. Contact Gary Jungkeit at <gjungkeit@charter.net>. Bible Study Beginning in February we will focus for 12 sessions on the book of Psalms. The Psalms are a collection of prayers and songs composed through Israel's history from the time of David to the post-exilic period (roughly 1000 to 500 BCE). We will study the different Psalm types and their historical significance and meaning. We will also spend time exploring how they are helpful in our lives today. Led by Becky Crosby. The study begins on Thursday, February 7 at 10:45 am in the church library. Bring your Bible, but if you don't have one, we have one for you! All are welcome! Bible Study dates: February 7, 14; March 14, 28, all Thursdays in April and May until May 23.

6 Help thy brother s boat across and lo! Thine own has reached the shore. Hindu Proverb We share our lives and our blessings with each other. During our 2019 Stewardship Campaign, please faithfully consider how your investment can strengthen our ability to share all our blessings within our community and around our world. Laura Fitzpatrick-Nager s Installation Service & Reception Join us Sunday, February 10th at the 11:00 am service. All are welcome! Lyme-Old Lyme High Production of Anything Goes The performances are February 7, 8 and 9th at 7:00 pm and there s a Saturday matinee at 2:00 pm as well. Tickets can be purchased at the door or on the LOLHS website home page: Ladies Who Stitch - Plan ahead! On Sunday, February 3rd - our knitting and sewing creations will be available during both coffee hours. What do you need for gifts for Valentine s Day, birthdays, other celebrations, or maybe even something special for yourself? All proceeds support FCCOL s many missions and projects. Also, we continue to accept donations of men s neckties for our projects and reusable grocery bags for the Shoreline Food Pantry. Questions: Eunice at eunicetaylor@me.com. Tree of Life Educational Fund Our Mother s of a New Cr eation J our ney to Isr ael/ Palestine will be March with an optional extension to Jordan March This journey will have a special focus on the role of women, past and present, who by their love, courage, resilience and determination endeavor to make their communities a place where all God's children might learn to live together in peace. Join us for this trip of a lifetime. For more information, contact Ann Perry at aperry@tolef.org. Immigration Committee We begin the year with a new immigration case. We will be working to help Glenda Cardenas Cabellero return to the United States and to her family, Miguel, Nataly and Kenneth Torres. Glenda was deported to Honduras in August. Glenda's story was featured on NPR over the summer, ( -family-story-mothers-last-minute-deportation#stream/0). Please contact Lina Tuck (lina.tuck@gmail.com) or , to volunteer and get involved.

7 God s Neighborhood Today in God s Neighborhood we will hear the story of Wangari Maathai and her Epiphany of Planting Trees through The Green Belt Movement. Please join the activities and fun! All Welcome! Sunday, January 27, from 5:00-7:00, PF in grades 6-12 and their parents are welcome to join in the fun of bowling at the Coast Guard Academy. This is still happening! Please RSVP to LisaDoggart@gmail.com. Sunday, February 3, IRIS Run For Refugees will be taking place between 10:00 am and 12:00 pm in New Haven. All welcome to join! Please contact Rachael at rachaeljungkeit@hotmail.com to join in the fun. Visit RunForRefugees.org to register and watch the video to see some faces you will recognize! Sunday, February 3, Pilgr im Fellowship Sunday Night Soup and Conver sation fr om 5:00-7:00 p.m. Discussions on the environment! Judy Preston of Long Island Sound Study will be speaking with us on Plastics in the Ocean. We will look for and brainstorm ideas and solutions. Please RSVP to LisaDoggart@gmail.com Parent Forum: From Diapers to Dating: Healthy Relationships, Faith and Our Kids. On February 3rd, 2019, 5:00-7:00 pm Sheffield Auditorium for a presentation and engaging discussion with Dr. Kate Ott, author of Sex and Faith: Talking with Your Child from Birth to Adolescence. A limited number of books are available in the office. Dr. Ott is Assistant Professor of Christian Social Ethics at Drew U. As a local author, parent and professor, she travels widely speaking to parents and youth across the country. We ll meet at the same time as PF is meeting for their monthly Soup and Conversation in Fellowship Hall! Questions? Ask Laura at lfitz.nager@gmail.com. Calendar of Events and Meetings for This Week Tension in Our Country TODAY in the Sheffield Auditorium at 10:20 am. Annual Meeting TODAY at 12:00 pm in the Meetinghouse. Sunday School Today at 9:00 am. Board of Missions TODAY at 10:00 am in the Library. PF & Parents Bowling at Coast Guard Academy TODAY from 5:00 to 7:00 pm. Ladies Who Stitch Monday, January 28th at 10:00 am in the Sheffield Auditorium. Book Group Tuesday, January 29th at 11:00 am in the Library. Writing Group Wednesday, January 30th at 4:00 pm in the Hoag Parlor. Prayer Circle Wednesday, January 30th at 6:30 pm in the Hoag Parlor. Senior Choir Wednesday, January 30th at 7:30 pm in the Sheffield Auditorium. Bible Study Thursday, January 31st at 10:40 am in the Library. Endowment Board Meeting Thursday, January 31st at 7:00 pm in the Library. Communion Sunday February 3rd at the 9:00 and 11:00 am services. IRIS Fun for Refugees Sunday, February 3rd at 10:00 am in New Haven. SPF Potluck Sunday, February 3rd at 5:00 pm in Fellowship Hall. Parent Forum Sunday, February 3rd at 5:00 pm in the Sheffield Auditorium.

8 NOTICE OF FCCOL ANNUAL MEETING THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF OLD LYME WILL BE HELD TODAY AT 12:15 PM IN THE MEETING HOUSE AT 2 FERRY ROAD, OLD LYME, CONNECTICUT. THE PURPOSE OF THE MEETING SHALL BE: TO RECEIVE THE REPORTS OF THE MINISTERS, BOARDS AND COMMITTEES, AND THE CHURCH OFFICERS FOR THE YEAR 2018; TO RECEIVE AND APPROVE THE REPORT OF THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE; TO ELECT OFFICERS AND BOARD MEMBERS FOR THE COMING YEAR; TO APPROVE THE CHURCH BUDGET FOR THE YEAR 2019; AND TO CONDUCT SUCH OTHER OLD OR NEW BUSINESS AS SHALL PROPERLY COME BEFORE THE MEETING. Calling all Chili Connoisseurs and Chefs! First Annual FCCOL Chili Cookoff February 22, 5:30-7:00 p.m. Admission will benefit our FCCOL food ministries and will include tickets to vote for your favorite chili. Prizes awarded for Best Chili! LisaDoggart@gmail.com or call the church office for details and to sign up to enter your favorite vegetarian or meat chili.