Bethlehem United Church of Christ

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1 Bethlehem United Church of Christ Sunday, January 20, 2019 Worship Leader: Rev. Rebecca A. Johnston Ministers: All the People Organist: Polly Jeanty Bethlehem United Church of Christ Lax Chapel Road - Kiel, WI Phone: Sunday School begins at 8:00 a.m. Worship time is 9:30 a.m. Office hours Tuesdays 9a-12p, Wednesdays 9a-3p We hope that you find a warm welcome at Bethlehem United Church of Christ and will worship with us again soon. Mission Statement As Disciples of Christ, we are a loving, caring community of faith, called to witness to God s grace and glory. Empowered by the Holy Spirit, we commit to love, nurture, respect, encourage and challenge each other. Rooted in the tradition of our Christian ancestors, we live our faith through worship, fellowship, teaching and service to others Consistory: Elder /President: Bob Radder Elder: Traci Rabe Elder : Jennifer Friend Deacon : Ross Westphalen Deacon/Secretary : Natasha Verhulst Financial Secretary : Ruthie Rumpff Treasurer : Rick Rabe Rev. Rebecca A. Johnston, Pastor ( revbecky1124@gmail.com) Randy Koppenhaver, Licensed Lay Minister ( randynmel5@gmail.com) Please use the address below to submit information, photos, etc. for the church website: Welcome to Bethlehem United Church of Christ! We trust that you will know God s presence here in worship. If you are visiting for the first time, please sign our guest registry outside the sanctuary doors. A special note to families with young children: We have a long tradition at Bethlehem of including children in worship, but we know sometimes their attention spans are not as long as ours. Children under about 6 years old are welcome to borrow a Bethlehem Bag from the main doors of the sanctuary, along with books or soft toys from the library, to help occupy them. If necessary, please feel free to accompany your child to the library during the service you will be able to hear and observe the service from there. Page 1

2 The Second Sunday After Epiphany *PLEASE STAND if you are able, where noted by an asterisk. Please sign and pass the pew pads during worship. This will help us recognize those who might be visiting. There is one for each row. No need to pass across the aisles. Our goal is to create a beloved community and this will require a qualitative change in our souls as well as a quantitative change in our lives. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. RINGING OF THE BELLS/LIGHTING OF CANDLES (Acolytes: Armond Wempner and Tyler Halfmann) Gathering Choral (see insert) Come Build a Church WELCOME and ANNOUNCEMENTS PRELUDE *CALL TO WORSHIP Leader: Our Mother-Father God has made us to be One Body with many members. All: United and uniting. This is our calling. Leader: God calls us to share our diverse gifts activated by the one and same Spirit. All: United and uniting. This is our redemption. Leader: God longs for us to be united in love and to manifest the Spirit in our different ways. All: United and uniting. This is our worship. Leader: Let us gather in this hour to offer praise and worship to our Holy God, who challenges us and calls us to create the Beloved Community. *INVOCATION O God, all people are your Beloved, across races, nationalities, religions, sexual orientations and all the ways we are distinctive from one another. We are all manifestations of your image. We are bound together in an inescapable network of mutuality and tied to a single garment of destiny. You call us into your unending work of justice, peace and love. Let us know your presence among us now: Let us delight in our diversity that offers glimpses of the mosaic of your beauty. Page 2

3 Strengthen us with your steadfast love and transform our despairing fatigue into hope-filled action. Under the shadow of your wings in this hour may we find rest and strength, renewal and hope. We ask this, inspired by the example of your disciple, Martin Luther King, Jr., and in Jesus name. Amen. *OPENING HYMN: #68 Come, Christians, Join to Sing SCRIPTURE LESSONS 1 Corinthians 12:1-11 Now concerning spiritual gifts, brothers and sisters, I do not want you to be uninformed. You know that when you were pagans, you were enticed and led astray to idols that could not speak. Therefore I want you to understand that no one speaking by the Spirit of God ever says Let Jesus be cursed! and no one can say Jesus is Lord except by the Holy Spirit. Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit; and there are varieties of services, but the same Lord; and there are varieties of activities, but it is the same God who activates all of them in everyone. To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good. To one is given through the Spirit the utterance of wisdom, and to another the utterance of knowledge according to the same Spirit, to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by the one Spirit, to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another the discernment of spirits, to another various kinds of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues. All these are activated by one and the same Spirit, who allots to each one individually just as the Spirit chooses. John 2:1-11 On the third day there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding. When the wine gave out, the mother of Jesus said to him, They have no wine. And Jesus said to her, Woman, what concern is that to you and to me? My hour has not yet come. His mother said to the servants, Do whatever he tells you. Now standing there were six stone water-jars for the Jewish rites of purification, each holding twenty or thirty gallons. Jesus said to them, Fill the jars with water. And they filled them up to the brim. He said to them, Now draw some out, and take it to the chief steward. So they took it. When the steward tasted the water that had become wine, and did not know where it came from (though the servants who had drawn the water knew), the steward called the bridegroom and said to him, Everyone serves the good wine first, and then the inferior wine after the guests have become drunk. But you have kept the good wine until now. Jesus did this, the first of his signs, in Cana of Galilee, and revealed his glory; and his disciples believed in him. CHILDREN S MOMENT Page 3

4 MESSAGE *HYMN #238 Gifts of the Spirit *DOXOLOGY Praise God from Whom all Blessings flow Praise God all creatures here below Praise God Above ye heav nly hosts Creator, Christ and Holy Ghost. Amen. SHARING OF JOYS AND CONCERNS PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE LORD S PRAYER 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 debts, as we forgive our debtors. 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 Masithi Amen, we praise your name O God. Amen, we praise your name, O God. Amen, amen, amen, amen. Amen, we praise your name or God. OFFERTORY (Jingle Change goes to Mission Trip) *OFFERTORY RESPONSE (Tune to Old Hundredth) O God, may we who bear your name By gentle love your grace proclaim, Christ s gift of peace on earth declare And your anointing Spirit share. Amen. *PRAYER OF DEDICATION O God, we commit to use all our gifts --wisdom, knowledge, faith, healing, working of miracles, prophecy, discernment, tongues, administration, hospitality, and finances-- in the service of acting as co-workers with you and each other for peace and justice to flow like a mighty stream. *HYMN #304 Lift Every Voice and Sing BENEDICTION POSTLUDE Page 4

5 THOSE IN OUR PRAYERS THIS WEEK: New Births Lily (Bob and Jane Markelz great-granddaughter) Celebrations Jayme Closs Families who have lost loved ones: Wayne Binversie Arno Kaiser (Marilyn Brickbauer s uncle) Warren Bornman (Rev. Becky s AFS brother) Karen Feldmann (Dawn Muelbauer s aunt) Viola Thorson (Melissa Koppenhaver s Grandmother) Those Struggling with illness: Julie Gabrielse Susan Thorson (Melissa Koppenhaver s Mother) Molly Milski John Godbert Rev. Kathryn Kuhn Those serving our Country Karl Buell Brittany ANNOUNCEMENTS: (Information for next Sunday s bulletin is due to Randy/Melissa Koppenhaver by Tuesday night. randynmel5@gmail.com or ) Wednesday, February 6, 2019 annual Chili Supper hosted by Choir and Youth Group. Sign up sheets are available in the Fellowship Hall. We need additional workers and tortes. Tickets for the chili supper are available for you to purchase, or if you would like to sell to friends, family and neighbors. If you have any questions, please contact Kaye Radder at Bethlehem UCC Annual Meeting Sunday, January 27, 2019 Bethlehem s 2018 Annual Report is out! Some of you grabbed yours from your church mailbox and others received the report electronically (if Spirit is ed). All reports left in church mailboxes after January 13th were mailed to your home on January 16th. Because you and your family are valued members of our church family, we encourage your attendance on Sunday, January 27th. There will be a shortened worship service at 9:30am followed by the annual meeting. Attending this meeting is a great way to hear important information, be part of discussions involving the church, share your thoughts and elect new consistory officers. There will also be opportunities to volunteer and get involved in the life of Bethlehem UCC. Light snacks and beverages will be provided. This Week at Bethlehem: Today, Sunday 1/20: 8am Sunday School; 8:15am Adult Study; 8:30am Beth. Ladies; 9:30am Worship; Following worship: Young at Heart Brunch and Bowling Monday 1/21: Happy Birthday Katrina Jacobs! Tuesday 1/22: Wednesday 1/23: 6pm Confirmation Class; Happy Birthday Jodi Moioffer! **SPIRIT NEWS DUE** Thursday 1/24: Friday 1/25: Happy Birthday David Friend! Saturday 1/26: Sunday 1/27: 8am Sunday School; 8:15am Adult Study; 9:30am Worship followed by Annual Meeting Pantry item: Can of Soup We hope to see you January 27th Page 5

6 Community Announcements: (Please check the bulletin board for more details. Community events are published in our bulletin as space and time permits. For best results, or call the bulletin secretary) None at this time Page 6