THIRD SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST June 10, :30 a.m. and 10:00 a.m.

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1 THE FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF DARIEN United Church of Christ 14 Brookside Road, Darien, CT Phone: Fax: THIRD SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST June 10, :30 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. 1

2 THIRD SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST June 10, :30 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. Nursery/Cry Room (Age 0-2) A drop-off Nursery is available to children age 2 and younger in the Nursery School wing from 9:50 a.m. through the close of the service on Sundays. Please drop off nursery-age children at or before the other children are released for Church School. A cry-room is also available in the library outside of the right-hand door of the Meeting House. Church School (Age 3 - Grade 5) Children are always welcome at our worship services. They are usually dismissed to Church School with Mrs. G. and our FCC teachers before "Joys and Concerns". PRELUDE *Those who are able are invited to stand Mr. Maxim Pakhomov WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS Rev. Gary Morello, Associate Minister PASSING OF THE PEACE HYMN #353 CALLED AS PARTNERS IN CHRIST S SERVICE *MOMENT OF GRATITUDE (10:00 only) Mrs. Christine Geeding, Director of Christian Education *CALL TO WORSHIP Gather to give thanks with your whole heart. Rejoice in God s love and faithfulness. We bow down, for this is God s holy temple. We pour out our thanks in songs of praise. God answers us when we call. Our Creator increases our strength of soul. Great is the glory of our God! We rejoice in God s steadfast love. Wait for God, and hope in God s Word. Open your hearts to the celebration of life! Our ears are attentive to the voice of God. We open our lives to God s direction. (responsively) 2

3 *OPENING PRAYER *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. *GLORIA PATRI *CHILDREN GIVING THANKS/DISMISSAL (10:00 only) JOYS AND CONCERNS MOMENT OF SILENCE OLD TESTAMENT LESSON PSALM 130 Marianne Lauer, Deacon (8:30) Phil Meyer, Deacon (10:00) Out of the depths I cry to you, O Lord. Lord, hear my voice! Let your ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications! If you, O Lord, should mark iniquities, Lord, who could stand? But there is forgiveness with you, so that you may be revered. I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, and in his word I hope; my soul waits for the Lord more than those who watch for the morning, more than those who watch for the morning. O Israel, hope in the Lord! For with the Lord there is steadfast love, and with him is great power to redeem. It is he who will redeem Israel from all its iniquities. 3

4 *HYMN #S6 I WANT TO WALK AS A CHILD OF THE LIGHT EPISTLE LESSON ROMANS 12:3-8 Rev. Morello For by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think of yourself more highly than you ought to think, but to think with sober judgement, each according to the measure of faith that God has assigned. For as in one body we have many members, and not all the members have the same function, so we, who are many, are one body in Christ, and individually we are members one of another. We have gifts that differ according to the grace given to us: prophecy, in proportion to faith; ministry, in ministering; the teacher, in teaching; the exhorter, in exhortation; the giver, in generosity; the leader, in diligence; the compassionate, in cheerfulness. SERMON "USE YOUR GIFTS Rev. Morello & Mrs. Geeding OFFERTORY (10:00 only) LET THE CHILDREN COME (Mark 10:13-16) Senior Choir Joseph M. Martin *DOXOLOGY (10:00 only) *PRAYER OF DEDICATION (unison) (10:00 only) Thank you, God, for your faithfulness. We bring ourselves and some of what we have accumulated to praise you and do the work you call us to do. Fulfill your purpose for this church as you enlist our offerings and our lives. In amazement at the work of your hands, we reach out our hands to help others and invite them to join us. In our labors for you, we will not lose heart. Help us to do your will. Amen. 4

5 *HYMN #503 LORD, WHOSE LOVE THROUGH HUMBLE SERVICE *BENEDICTION POSTLUDE Rev. Gary Morello Mr. Pakhomov * * * TODAY S FLOWERS are in remembrance of Robert E. Fatherley, Sr. and family. TODAY S USHERS are Marianne Lauer (8:30), Annette Madden-Kline, Phil Meyer and Steve Weeden. (10:00) GRADUATING SENIORS Class of 2018 Samantha Berry, University of Vermont Emily Bergwall, University of Miami. Kevin Grune, Xavier University. Tate Desautelle, College of Charleston. Paul Hager, Dartmouth College. Caroline McKeon, American University. Cade Pankowski, Sewanee: The University of the South. Brett Peters, Rochester Institute of Technology. Scott Peters, Southern Methodist University. Henry Rech, Texas Christian University. Blake Sommi, Tufts University. Caroline Trager, Gettysburg College. Eliza Wetmore, University of Denver. Alexander Williams, Tufts University. 5

6 CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS CHURCH SCHOOL NEWS Celebration Sunday and Ice-cream Social (TODAY!) This Sunday, June 10 will be our Celebration Sunday and Ice-cream social! At Celebration Sunday, we have a chance to acknowledge the wonderful happenings at FCC with our children and youth, and to recognize and thank our Church School teachers and volunteers. Nursery/Cry Room (Age 0-2) A drop-off nursery is available to children age 2 and younger in the Nursery School wing from 9:55AM through the close of the service on Sundays. Please drop off nursery-age children at or before the other children are released for Church School. A cry-room is also available in the library outside of the right side door of the Meeting House. Church School (Age 3 - Grade 5) Children are always welcome at our worship services. Most Sundays, children ages 3 - Grade 5 are released for Church School (before "Joys and Concerns") with Mrs. G. and the FCC Church School teachers for a time of fun and learning. Last Church School: June 17, 2018 Summer Events: June 24, 9:00AM - Church services move to one 9:00AM service. There will be no Church School, but a nursery will be available for children ages 4 and under. Children 5 and over will stay in the service. July 22, 9:00AM - Summer Church School! Bring your kids for a fun summer Sunday morning of lessons, crafts, and songs. August 12, 9:00AM - Summer Church School! Bring your kids for a fun summer Sunday morning of lessons, crafts, and songs. TBA - Summer Parents' Night Out TBA - Summer Kiddie Volunteer Day TBA - "Busy Break" Kiddie Art Therapy Night 6

7 BREEZE DATABASE The church has upgraded to a new database, and we need your help. You may have already received an with instructions for checking your information on Breeze. Please take a few minutes to make sure that the information the church has for you is right. If you are having trouble, please reach out to the office. Pam will be the point person for this initiative! BOARD OF CHRISTIAN OUTREACH The Darien House Tour: Homes with Heart raised record sums for our beneficiaries! A beautiful day, over 100 volunteers, and 6 generous homeowners contributed to our success. Thank you to all! Together we raised well over $60,000 for Pacific House homeless shelter, specifically their initiative to address the growing problem of young adult homelessness, and approximately 20 other nonprofits. Congratulations to our church for an effort well done! BIBLE STUDY / THE BOOK OF ACTS Please join us for a 10-week examination of some of the best-known stories from the book of Acts and a discussion about what they tell us about our lives today. All are welcome regardless of their background in the Bible. The meetings will be on Wednesdays from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. in the Morehouse Room. On June 14, we will be discussing Acts 20. 7

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12 WELCOME TO THE FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF DARIEN "Where God's extravagant love welcomes and affirms, where Christ's transforming truth enlivens and compels." We are an accepting community where faith in Christ makes a difference. We welcome you to worship with us wherever you are on your journey. As a spiritual home, our hallmarks are education, fellowship and pastoral care. Children have a special place in our church family, and are embraced with love, guidance and opportunities for spiritual growth. We are a church of conscience, unafraid of the issues of today and serving as a reconciling force among different faiths. CHURCH CALENDAR MONDAY, JUNE 11 Board of Deacons, 7:45 p.m. in the Circle Room Board of Stewards, 7:45 p.m. in the Morehouse Room TUESDAY, JUNE 12 Board of Christian Outreach, 7:30 p.m. in the Morehouse Room WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13 Bible Study, 9:30 a.m. in the Morehouse Room (Acts 19) SATURDAY, JUNE 16 Men s Ministry, 7:30 a.m. in the Morehouse Room SUNDAY, JUNE 17 Worship Services at 8:30 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. SUNDAY, JUNE 24 Summer Worship Schedule begins one service at 9:00 a.m. Ministers: Every member of the congregation. Clergy and Staff: The Rev. Dale Rosenberger, Senior Minister The Rev. Gary M. Morello, Associate Minister (emergency pager for Senior. & Associate Ministers: 1- (203) ) The Rev. Ronald T. Evans, Pastor Emeritus Christine Geeding, Christian Education Director Daniel Hague, Music Director Maxim Pakhomov, Organist Teri Manning, Nursery School Director Karen Hansen, Treasurer Pamela Toason, Church Administrator (M, T) Dennis Hanlon, Church Administrator (W, Th, Fri) Carlos Maya, Weekday Sexton Ruth Salazar, Sunday Sexton Find "First Congregational Church of Darien" on Facebook, Google+, Vimeo and "@UCCDarien" on Twitter. 12