UNITED CHURCH OF DORSET AND EAST RUPERT

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1 UNITED CHURCH OF DORSET AND EAST RUPERT MARCH 15, 2015

2 WORSHIP SERVICE ~ MARCH 15, 2015 ~ FOURTH SUNDAY IN LENT ~ HEALING SERVICE NURSERY CARE AND CHURCH SCHOOL Babies and children of all ages are invited, welcomed and encouraged in worship services. We have a basket in the narthex filled with children's worship activities to use during the worship service. We have a nursery available for newborns and toddlers for your convenience. The nursery room is staffed with two volunteers who would be happy to care for your child while you attend worship. You may drop your children off in the nursery room at 9:45 a.m. and pick them up immediately following worship. All children aged three through 12 are invited to go to church school following the TIME WITH THE YOUNG. SILENT MEDITATION The human body is very truthful. It rarely lies. Our minds may deceive us, but the body does not. It speaks it's truth to you in health and illness. It speaks to you in its aging. It speaks to you in accidents. It speaks to you in its strengths and weaknesses. It speaks to you about the whole wide world. The body isn't only its outside appearance and surface, the body is the whole, including its depth and its mechanism. The outside gives us the senses to connect with the innards, so that we can learn from the body's wonderful intelligence. If you attend to it, it will tell you how to be the way the Divine Creator intended. Before we hastily heal the body, we must listen to it and learn. Your body is holy place of belonging and learning. It is a sacred temple. (From Arnim Cara, A Book of Celtic Wisdom, by John O'Donohue) GATHERING MUSIC Jesu, The Very Thought of Thee Wesley/Clairvaux arr. Easso Peter Davis WELCOME, ANNOUNCEMENTS, PASSING OF GOD S PEACE AS WE BEGIN OUR WORSHIP, NOW IS OUR TIME TO SPEAK TO GOD ENTER THE FLAME AND THE WORD Acolyte, Irén Hangen Vazquez ; Beadle, Evangeline Bulick CHORAL INTROIT CALL TO WORSHIP (From Celtic Prayers From Iona by J. Philip Newell) L: O Christ of the least of the world yet favored by God. 0 Christ of the Wounded and Wonderful. P: Come close to us this day, that we may come close to you. L: As you watch with care at our shaping, P: Look on us now with grace. L: As you blessed the world with the sun's first rising, P: Shine on us now with love. L: Let us worship God.

3 *HYMN (CH) # 560 Leaning on the Everlasting Arms *UNISON PRAYER OF CONFESSION L: The Lord be with you. P: And also with you. L: Let us pray. ALL: We confess, 0 Lord, how often we lead you instead of follow. We lead you to support our political preferences instead of following Yours. We lead you to into our religious rituals, thinking You love them as much as we. We lead you by our priorities of life instead of following Yours. We follow you only till You tell us to leave what we love. We follow you only as far as it gives us what we desire, but when You tell us to sacrifice, we turn away. We follow you only till You tell us to love people we'd rather not. We follow you only as long as it satisfies us but when You challenge us we demure. Forgive us, 0 Lord, and put us back on the right path - behind You. Amen. MOMENT OF SILENT CONFESSION *UNISON ASSURANCE OF PARDON One night I dreamed I was walking a beach with the Lord. I saw scenes of my life and two sets of footprints in the sand. But I noticed during the worst times of life, there was only one set of footprints. So I asked the Lord, "Why, Lord, when I needed you the most, did you leave me alone?" He said to me, "My precious child, I would never leave you. When you saw only one set of footprints during your worst times of life it was then that I was carrying you." *THE LORD S PRAYER (trespasses) GLORIA PATRI Glory Be To The Father and To The Son And To The Holy Ghost. as It Was In The Beginning, is Now And Ever Shall Be; world Without End, Amen, Amen. TIME WITH THE YOUNG PRAYER OF PASTORAL CARE OFFERTORY Shall We Gather at the River? Arr. McIver *DOXOLOGY Praise God, from Whom all blessings flow; Praise Him, all creatures here below; Praise Him above, ye heavenly host; Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen PRAYER OF DEDICATION

4 AS WE CONTINUE OUR WORSHIP NOW IS THE TIME TO LISTEN TO GOD S WORD *HYMN (CH) # 561 vs. 1 & 4 It is Well with My Soul SCRIPTURE LESSON Isaiah 51:1-3, Romans 8:31-39, John 16:7 SERMON For You Or Against? Which is Your God? AS WE CONCLUDE OUR WORSHIP NOW IS THE TIME TO RESPOND TO GOD S WORD SERVICE OF PRAYER AND HEALING -Rite of Anointing and Laying On of Hands The Healing Team will gather at the head of the center aisle. All those wishing to come forward to be anointed and have hands laid upon you or on behalf of someone else, please proceed down the center aisle and return to your seat via the side aisles. Those preferring to remain seated, bathe yourself and our congregation in silent prayer, while enjoying the accompanying music. *HYMN (CH) # 638 In the Bulb *BENEDICTION *CHORAL BENEDICTION

5 Our thanks for today s flowers to Sandra Hoverkamp In loving memory of Doug Our thanks to today s acolyte, Irén Hangen Vazquez and today s beadle, Evangeline Bulick Our thanks to today s ushers, Ann & Theron Troumbley Our thanks for hosting Coffee Hour to Gail Brodie, Linda Drunsic & Pam O Neil PRAYER LIST Our prayer list is a network of love and faith in the power of prayer. We receive these names from members and friends of our church who hold these individuals up in their own prayer life for God s healing and strength upon them. IMMEDIATE NEEDS PRAYER CONCERNS: For friends and family of Warren Tifft; Geoff McGuirk; Dean Yarnel; Dorothy Thompson; Norma Will; Doris Chartrand; Kevin O Neil (Pam s brother); Debra Baccei; Theron Troumbley; Corrie & Todd Engel; Mark Putnam; Jasmine and Lamani; Marcia Goldstein; Diane Wilson; Helen; Deb Adams; Tom; Joann Hansen; Lisa Genco; Janet Saint Germain; John Gerding; Tony, Rose and Anthony Ferrara; Terese, Abigail, Matthew and Grace Loiselle; Jen; Nancy Troumbley; Lynn Branscombe; Rachel Ynesta; Bob; Brian Shoon; Bob Wolfe; Dee Cardiff; Kathy Mazeck; Antoinette Cannizzaro; George Lang (Ruth Clough s nephew); Glen Hall; Anne Marie Betow; Taylor Patrick; Ira Ender; Marge; Maridell Mason (Sue Westin s cousin); Grace and Danny Miller; Henry Stannard; Barbara Barriage; Will Livermore; Anne Moran; in the Dorset Church for all that volunteer to be members of committee and boards of the church; in the Vermont Conference, for Sudbury Congregational Church; in the UCC for One Great Hour of Sharing. LONG-TERM PRAYER CONCERNS: Shepard Scott; Kathryn Carrington; Benjamin Loggins; Betty Abbot; Dr. B & P; Andrew Perkins (Steve Holman s nephew); Brody James; Sue Speath; Becky Dix; Sandy Cary; Sue Bamford; Thomas Biggs; Shelly Krauss; Sarah Shehadi; Bobby Strickhart (Lindy Bowden s nephew); Peg Gilbert; Dale; Lillian Saari, (Derry s friend); Trudy Myers; Gregg Tobin; John Marcelli; George Smith; Gene Chartrand; Julie Gray; George Livingston; Patricia Haine; Capt. David Clark; Marion Tifft; Maureen; Sarah Mowry; Rick & Terry Lee-Bowen; Tom Burke; Eileen Marsh; Jennifer Scott; Bruce Wolf; Amy; Rob Somers; Bruce Lake (Deb Zaccheo s father); Charlotte Parks; Kedi Kinner; Chris Lucier; Bridgette Eichorn; Ethan Jack Olson; Kirk Plender; Judy Spagnolli, Dan Saunders; Maureen Moore; George Leeman; Ed Lawlor; Mary Whitten; Deirdre Burr (Friend of Beth & Bill Eyre); Gabrielle Millar Elaine Drexel; June Davis, Evelyn Davis, Gladys Barrows. ANNOUNCEMENTS CHRISTIAN EDUCATION MEETING will be held on Tuesday, March 17th at 7:00 PM in the Sunday School room TRUSTEE MEETING will be held on Wednesday, March 18th at 6:00 PM in the vestry. HOSPITALITY COMMITTEE MEETING will be held on Sunday, March 22nd after Coffee Hour.

6 IT S TIME TO ORDER YOUR EASTER LILIES! Call Jane at to order your Easter lilies and give the dedication you would like printed in the bulletin. The deadline for orders is Monday, March 23rdThe price for each lily plant this year is $12. Make your checks payable to United Church of Dorset and East Rupert. HOMILISTS WANTED We invite you to contemplate being one of our homilists for our SEVEN LAST WORDS SERVICE. We have forged that service into a very moving experience and would like to keep the Seven Last Words meditations insightful and moving. If you are interested, please call the office at SECOND HOUR PRESENTATION On Sunday, March 29th at 11:30 am we will be showing the movie Alive Inside. An award winning documentary of music s capacity to reawaken our souls and uncover the deepest parts of our humanity. The film deals with the subject of people suffering from Alzheimer s disease and how music therapy can help and ease their suffering. We hope you ll join us. MARCH 20 DINNER AND A SHOW WITH LONG TRAIL SCHOOL On Friday, March 20 from 5-7 pm, Long Trail School s National Honor Society members will serve a ziti dinner to benefit the Bart J. Ruggiere Adaptive Sports Center at Bromley Mountain. Ziti, salad, bread and brownie sundaes complete the meal. This dinner will be served at the Dorset Church. Cost: $10 adult; $7 kids 10 & under. After the meal head over at 7 pm to Long Trail School is the performance of Edgar Allan Poe s The Masque of the Red Death. J.E. Ballantyne, Jr. s script takes the audience to a costume ball with a tour of seven forbidden rooms. Once the tour begins, no one can turn back. The show features 26 students. Cost: $5 adults; $3 students & seniors. Questions, Contact Kim Rizio at krizio@longtrailschool.org or x147. HOLD THE DATE! INTERFAITH COUNCIL OF THE NORTHSHIRE will sponsor a PASSOVER SEDER On Sunday, March 22 at 5:00 PM at Israel Congregation. Please sign-up in the office if you would like to attend. INTERFAITH SEDER We need four volunteers to prepare our share of the Seder meal. This year our assignment is to make vegetable kugel There are copies of the recipes in the office. Please let Jane know if you are available to help. The Deacons of the Dorset Church are making plans for the next new member series. We would like to invite anyone interested in becoming a member to call to schedule a home visit from Rev. Gray. New members will be installed on Pentecost Sunday, May 24th during the morning worship service. LOOKING AHEAD Spring Rummage Sale will be held on Saturday, April 25th! One Great Hour of Sharing: Giving Help, Hope and Life PLEASE USE THE ENVELOPE INSERTED IN THE BULLETIN

7 SERRV SALE March 22 during Coffee Hour! Both small & HUGE markdowns! Please come buy cash or check We are making room for New Spring Items! SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE wants to alert the church community that applications for scholarships awarded for the year are now available in the office. Call or We encourage all high school seniors with an affiliation to our church who plan to attend college to apply. We also encourage all previous recipients of the scholarship who are continuing their college education to apply. APPLICATION DEADLINE is April 15, PALM SUNDAY SERVICE 10:00 AM ANNUAL TRIP TO WESTON PRIORY will take place on Tuesday, March 31. Please meet in the Dorset Church parking lot at 5:00AM. MAUNDY THURSDAY SERVICES will be held on Thursday, April 2. 5:00 PM - Foot-washing Service 5:30 PM Agape Supper (Potluck) 7:00 PM Tenebrae Service with Communion GOOD FRIDAY SEVEN LAST WORDS SERVICE will be held on Friday, April 3 at Noon. ECUMENICAL SUNRISE EASTER SERVICE April 5 at 6:45 am at the Dormy Grill in Manchester. Rev. Dr. Steven Jewett will deliver the message. Following the Sunrise Service, coffee, cocoa and donuts will be served at the First Congregational Church vestry. The public is invited. For information/questions, contact Rev. Jordan Dickinson, EASTER SERVICE 10:00 am

8 CHURCH DIRECTORY 2015 PASTOR...Rev. Dr. James H. Gray* MUSIC DIRECTOR...Jane Wood* CHRISTIAN EDUCATION DIRECTOR...Gretchen Lima ADMINISTRATOR...Jane A. LoBrutto* BOOKKEEPER/ADMINISTRATOR ASSISTANT.. Diane Jennings SEXTON...Lynn Jennings MODERATOR...Linda O Leary* CLERK... * TREASURER...Al Lindsey* MEMBER-AT-LARGE...Muriel Roeth* CHURCH DELEGATES...Diane and Reg Jennings MANSE LIAISON..Clarissa Lennox TRUSTEES David Chandler, Chair; Rev. Jordan (Skip) Dickinson, Gail Ebling, Rehana Grip, Carl Hedman, Nan Leach, Chris Lima, Andy Longacre, Ray Prescott, BUILDING AND GROUNDS COMMITTEE Michael Finnegan; Shawn Hazelton, Carl Hedman, Chair, Trustee Rep.; Chris Lima, Ellen Maloney, Bill Melhado, Theron Troumbley, Dan Zimmerman INVESTMENT COMMITTEE Harry Chandler, Dick Freeman, Andy Longacre, Trustee Rep., Al Lindsey, Treasurer; Bill Melhado, Tom Smith STEWARDSHIP Henry Chandler (A), Rev. Jordan (Skip) Dickinson, Diane Jennings (A), Clarissa Lennox, Jane LoBrutto (A) DIACONATE Robin Chandler, Tatsiana Clark, Bob Ebling, Ginger Foss, Betty Hazelton; Susanne Hittle, Nora Larsen, Co-Chair; Keith Michl, John Pitcher, Pam O Neil, Amy Thebault, Co-Chair; Dan Zimmerman Megan Grip and Walker May Youth Deacons WOMEN S FELLOWSHIP Lucinda Gregory*, President; Betty Hazelton, Secretary; Diane Jennings, Treasurer PERSONNEL COMMITTEE Steve Holman, Chair; Nan Leach, Henry Chandler HOSPITALITY COMMITTEE Gail Brodie (A), Linda Drunsic, Secretary; Cindy Gregory (A), Betty Hazelton (A), Sandra Hoverkamp (A), Diane Jennings Nan Leach, (Chair); Jane LoBrutto (A), Megan LoBrutto (A), Barbara Melhado (A), Muriel Roeth (A), Caroline Sargent, Funeral Coordinator; Sylvia Smith, Dotty Streeter (A), Treasurer; Jen Thomas (A); Rose Watrous MISSION COMMITTEE Karen Allen (A), Derry Dickinson, Chair (A); Caryl & Joe DeFelice (A); Cheryl Gasperetti, Diane Jennings*, Andy Longacre, Trustee Rep.; Ellen Maloney, Sid Staunton (A), Dan Zimmerman (A) CHRISTIAN EDUCATION COMMITTEE Janet Chandler, Youth Group Rep.; Gretchen Lima (Chair), Megan LoBrutto, Jane LoBrutto Mark Putnam, Daniela Stewart, Dotty Streeter, Ellen Wright (A), SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE Sid Staunton, Linda Chapman, Esther Gray, Janet Chandler, Lucinda Gregory, Megan LoBrutto PASTORAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE David Chandler, Trustee Rep.; Nora Larsen; Deacon Rep. Dotty Streeter, Member-at-Large; Roger Squire and Peter Davis, Pastor Reps. *Member of the Cabinet (A) Appointed UNITED CHURCH OF DORSET & EAST RUPERT, UCC 143 CHURCH ST. ~ P.O. BOX 263 ~ DORSET, VT PH/FX dorsetchurch@gmail.com Visit our website at