K H P C (U.S.A.) TWENTY-NINTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME OCTOBER 22, 2017

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1 K H P C (U.S.A.) TWENTY-NINTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME OCTOBER 22, 2017 The great lesson from the true mystics is that the sacred is in the ordinary, that it is to be found in one s daily life, in one s neighbors, friends, and family, in one s back yard. Abraham Maslow A Christ-centered Community Called to Deepen Faith, Serve Others and Foster Fellowship

2 Welcome to worship 2 WELCOME TO KIRK IN THE HILLS We are glad to have you with us today for worship. If this is your first visit to the Kirk, please introduce yourself to a pastor after worship. About today s service Today s service explores what it means to be God s people. What does it mean to be called out of darkness to be God s chosen people, royal priesthood, holy nation, set apart for God? And what does God s glory look like? Sometimes, God s glory is found in most mundane places in least expected ways. As we seek different ways of being a community belonging to God, may we experience God breaking into the narrative of our lives in powerful and glorious ways this Sunday! The following prayer invites us to prepare our hearts for worship and our lives for faithful living: Lord Christ, at times we are like strangers on this earth, taken aback by all the violence, the harsh oppositions. Like a gentle breeze, you breathe upon us the Spirit of peace. Transfigure the deserts of our doubts, and so prepare us to be bearers of reconciliation wherever you place us, until the day when a hope of peace dawns in our world. Amen Brother Roger of Taizè If you have children Childcare is available for infants and children up to age 2 from 8:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the nursery (Abbey 24). Please check children into the nursery before the service. During our 9:15 a.m. worship hour, children ages 3 and 4 may be checked into Abbey 22 before the service. Following the Word with the Children, children ages 4 through grade 12 will be dismissed for Sunday School. Worship Bags: Children are always welcome in worship! If you are worshipping with your child at the 11:00 a.m. service, please pick up a worship bag as you enter the sanctuary. Worship bags are updated weekly and designed to help children follow along in worship. If you need audio or visual assistance Hearing assistance units, large-print bulletins and hymnals are available upon request from an usher. If you are in need of prayer You may submit prayer requests online at kirkinthehills.org under Resources/Prayer Request. Stephen Ministers are available for personal, confidential prayer in Melrose Chapel after each worship service. Melrose Chapel is located on the left-hand side of the pulpit. Join us for fellowship and coffee We encourage worshippers to greet one another as they leave and assist visitors in finding their way to the coffee and fellowship in Heritage Hall. The flowers on the altar are presented to the glory of God in loving memory of Lisa Marquardt by her mother, Diana Marquardt and Uncle, Jerry Craig. The flowers in Cedarholm chapel are presented to the glory of God in loving memory of Doris (Dee) Heinzerling by her daughter, Lynn, grandson, Christopher, and son-in-law, Terry Stinson. Cover Art - Moses in the Cleft of the Rock, Phillip Presco Parham, Growing up in Tennessee, Parham says he was born an artist; yet, before graduating with a masters in fine arts from Yale University, as a ʺstarving artistʺ, he went door to door selling Bibles. With success in sales, he became involved in the financial market. This painting was his first when he returned to art after a 15- year career as a stockbroker in New York and San Francisco. With plans to transform the art world with radical, contemporary visions of the Old Testament, he refers to his large-scale contemporary works as Sacred Revivalism. Here he tells the story of when Moses was allowed to look through the cloud of his insecurities, caught a glimpse of eternity, saw the glory of God, and was changed forever. Used with permission.

3 THE SERVICE FOR THE LORD S DAY 9:15 & 11:00 a.m., Sanctuary Moses said, Show me your glory, I pray. And he said, I will make all my goodness pass before you, and will proclaim before you the name, The Lord ; and I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will show mercy on whom I will show mercy. Exodus 33:18-19 THE GATHERING OPENING VOLUNTARIES Prelude and Fugue in E minor Johann Sebastian Bach Hymn prelude on Nicæa Eric Thiman * Those who are able are invited to stand at the ringing of the tower bell. * OPENING SENTENCES The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all! And also with you! * CALL TO WORSHIP from the Iona Abbey Worship Book George Wi e (9:15 a.m.) With the whole church We affirm that we are made in God s image, befriended by Christ, empowered by the Holy Spirit. With people everywhere We affirm God s goodness at the heart of humanity, planted more deeply than all that is wrong. With all creation We celebrate the miracle and wonder of life; the unfolding purposes of God, forever at work in ourselves and the world. * INTROIT Humphrey Clucas O Lord, open thou our lips. And our mouth shall show forth thy praise. 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. Praise ye the Lord. The Lord s name be praised. * PROCESSIONAL HYMN 138 Holy, Holy, Holy! Lord God Almighty Nicæa * PRAYER OF CONFESSION from the Book of Common Worship Almighty God, You poured your Spirit upon gathered disciples creating bold tongues, open ears, and a new community of faith. We confess that we hold back the force of your Spirit among us. We do not listen * Those who are able are invited to stand. 3

4 for your word of grace, speak the good news of your love, or live as a people made one in Christ. Have mercy on us, O God. Transform our timid lives by the power of your Spirit, and fill us with a flaming desire to be your faithful people, doing your will for the sake of Jesus Christ our Lord. Silence is kept for personal confession. * KYRIE ELEISON Herbert Sumsion * ASSURANCE OF PARDON Lord, have mercy upon us. Christ, have mercy upon us. Lord, have mercy upon us. The God of grace who knows us intimately, never gives up on us. The Bible teaches us that when we confess our sin, our gracious and loving God sets us free from it. Friends, believe the good news of the Gospel: We are forgiven and free. * GLORIA PATRI Greatorex (Hymn 579) COMMUNITY ACCLAMATION 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. From 2 Corinthians 3, our acclamation is a weekly, communal reminder of who we are called to be as a community of faith. We are whose? We are Christ s! WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS We are Christ s what? We are Christ s le er! We are Christ s le er where? We are Christ s le er to the world! OUR FAITH IN ACTION Acolytes Thomas Libcke ANTHEM (9:15 a.m.) Prayer Litany Helen Kemp Lord, make me an instrument of thy peace, day by day. Where there is hatred, let me sow love, And where there is despair, may I sow hope. Where there is darkness, let me sow light, And where there is sadness, may I sow joy! Lord, of thee three things I pray: To see thee more clearly, love thee more dearly, And follow thee more nearly, day by day. The Junior Girls Choir 4

5 WORD WITH THE CHILDREN (9:15 a.m.) Following the Word with the Children, children ages 4 through grade 12 will be dismissed for Sunday School. THE WORD CHORAL PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION Tallis Ordinal Now let our darkness comprehend The light that shines so clear. Now the revealing Spirit send And give us ears to hear. SCRIPTURE READING Exodus 33:12-23 (Pew Bible, OT page 80; NIV Adventure Bible, page 103) Moses Intercession The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God. ANTHEM (11:00 a.m.) The Best of Rooms Randall Thompson Christ, He requires still, whereso er He comes To feed, or lodge, to have the best of rooms. Give Him the choice; grant Him the nobler part Of all the house: the best of all s the heart. SERMON In the Cleft of the Rock Rev. A. Ryo THE THANKSGIVING * THE APOSTLES CREED I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth. I believe in Jesus Christ, God s only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried; he descended to the dead. On the third day he rose again; he ascended into heaven, he is seated at the right hand of the Father, and he will come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen. * HYMN 276 Great Is Thy Faithfulness Faithfulness 5

6 PRESENTATION OF TITHES AND OFFERINGS Our giving is an offering to God. All offerings, whether made in the worship service or outside of it, are part of our worship of God and are used to support the Kirk s ministry here and in other parts of the world. PRAYER OF DEDICATION ANTHEM Laudate Dominum Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart MISSIONAL INVITATION Laudate Dominum omnes gentes; Laudate eum, omnes populi. Quoniam confirmata est Super nos misericordia ejus, Et veritas Domini manet in aeternum. Gloria Patri et Filio et Spiritui Sancto. Sicut erat in principio, et nunc, et semper, Et in sacula saeculorum. Amen. O praise the Lord, all ye nations; Praise him, all ye peoples. For his loving kindness Has been bestowed upon us, And the truth of the Lord endures for ever. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, World without end. Amen. Help support the October Mission Hamper by bringing in childrenʹs winter boots, coats, hats and gloves that will go to children in need in Pontiac! * DOXOLOGY Old Hundredth 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. PRAYERS OF THANKSGIVING AND INTERCESSION THE 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. SENDING * RECESSIONAL HYMN 263 Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise St. Denio 6

7 CHARGE AND BENEDICTION Please take your seats as the pastor gives the congregation a charge to live the life of faith and then speaks words of Godʹs blessing on all gathered. CLOSING VOLUNTARY Choral Song Samuel Sebastian Wesley We hope that you experience a strong sense of welcome and home this morning! We invite everyone to offer greetings and peace at the close of the service. We hope that you will make a special effort to reach out in friendship to those you have yet to meet. If you are new to the Kirk, we hope you will visit us at one of our Connect stations in the Narthex, Abbey Lounge, Welcome Center or Heritage Hall. About today s hymns Holy, Holy, Holy is based on Revelation 4:8-11 and also expounds upon the Nicene Creed (page 15 in the hymnal). The tune also takes its name from the Nicene Creed and the Council of Nicaea. Great Is Thy Faithfulness is based on Lamentations 3:22-23, and was wri en by Thomas Obediah Chisholm. Ordained to the Methodist ministry at the age of 36, ill health prevented him from serving in full-time parish ministry. While his career then was in the insurance business, his religious vocation manifested itself through writing more than twelve hundred sacred poems. Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise was wri en by Walter Chalmers Smith, a pastor in the Free Church of Scotland during the nineteenth century. The opening line of this hymn was inspired by the three divine a ributes listed in I Timothy 1:17. The tune is a Welsh folk melody. About today s choral music Prayer Litany Helen Kemp This anthem is a se ing of texts by St. Francis of Assisi and St. Richard of Chichester, and was commissioned by the Presbyterian Association of Musicians 1996 Conference on Worship and Music at Montreat, North Carolina, a conference which is held annually in the summer. Helen Kemp was the leading figure in children s choirs from the middle of the twentieth century through the early decades of the present century, and was guest clinician for children s choirs at the 1996 conference, having served as a clinician there many times over the years. The Best of Rooms Randall Thompson This poem is by Robert Herrick, and was originally titled, Christ s Part. Herrick was a seventeenth century English poet and cleric. Randall Thompson was a prominent American choral composer during the twentieth century, and served on the faculties of the Curtis Institute of Music (Philadelphia), the University of Virginia and Harvard University. His best-known choral work is Alleluia, which he composed for the opening of the Berkshire Music Center, Tanglewood, and which our choir sings on Easter Day. Thompson composed The Best of Rooms in 1963; it is very similar in style to his Alleluia, starting simply and building to a great climax before diminishing to pianissimo. Laudate Dominum Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart This anthem is a se ing of Psalm 117, and comes from a larger, six movement work titled Solemn Vespers which Mozart composed in 1779 when he was twenty three years old at the request of the archbishop of the cathedral in Salzburg, Austria for Vespers, the evening prayer service of the Church. The structure of this service dates from the second century, and is actually, next to the Eucharist, the oldest liturgy of the Church. The service includes five psalms (Psalms 110, 111, 112, 113 and 117) as well as the Song of Mary (the Magnificat, Luke 1: 46-55). Psalm 117 celebrates the eternal mercies of God, and is the shortest of all the Psalms, consisting of only two verses. 7

8 K H 1340 W L L R B H, M (248) kirkinthehills.org Office Hours Monday-Friday, 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Open Door Hours Wednesday-Friday, 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Daily Lectionary Readings Sun, October 22 Morning: Ps. 67; 150 Evening: Ps. 46; 93, Jeremiah 29:1, 4-14 or Jeremiah 39:11-40:6, Acts 16:6-15, Luke 10:1-12, Mon, October 23 Morning: Ps. 57; 145 Evening: Ps. 85; 47, Jeremiah 44:1-14, 1 Corinthians 15:30-41, Ma hew 11:16-24 Tues, October 24 Morning: Ps. 54; 146 Evening: Ps. 28; 99, Lamentations 1:1-5 (6-9) or Jeremiah 40:7-41:3, 1 Corinthians 15:41-50, Ma hew 11:25-30 Wed, October 25 Morning: Ps. 65; 147:1-11 Evening: Ps. 125; 91, Lamentations2:8-15 or Jeremiah 41:4-18, 1 Corinthians 15:51-58, Ma hew 12:1-14 Thurs, October 26 Morning: Ps. 143: 147:12-20 Evening: Ps. 81; 116, Ezra 1:1-11 or Jeremiah 42:1-22, 1 Corinthians 16:1-9, Ma hew 12:15-21 Fri, October 27 Morning: Ps. 88; 148 Evening Ps. 6; 20, Ezra 3:1-13 or Jeremiah 43:1-13, 1 Corinthians 16:10-24, Ma hew 12:22-32 Sat, October 28 Sun, October 29 We invite you to join us in ongoing Bible reading. Morning: Ps. 122; 149 Evening: Ps. 100; 63, Ezra 4:7, or Jeremiah 44:1-14, Philemon 1:15, Ma hew 12:33-42 Morning: Ps. 108; 150 Evening: Ps. 66; 23, Haggai 1:1-2:9 or Jeremiah 44:15-30 Acts 18:24-19:7, Luke 10:25-37 Stay connected with Kirk in the Hills 8 Rev. Dr. Nathaniel D. Phillips, Senior Pastor Rev. Dr. William L. Adams III Rev. Dr. Keith O. Provost Rev. Fernando Rodríguez Rev. Angela Ryo Rev. Jasmine L. Smart Glenn A. Miller, Director of Music & Organist Dennis N. Curry, Associate Director of Music & Carillonneur