UNITED CHURCH OF DORSET AND EAST RUPERT MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. CELEBRATION SECOND SUNDAY AFTER EPIPHANY JANUARY 17, 2016

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1 UNITED CHURCH OF DORSET AND EAST RUPERT MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. CELEBRATION SECOND SUNDAY AFTER EPIPHANY JANUARY 17, 2016

2 WORSHIP SERVICE ~ JANUARY 17, 2016 ~ SECOND SUNDAY AFTER EPIPHANY ~ MARTIN LUTHER KING CELEBRATION ~ 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 battle for social injustice isn t just an outer battle, it is an inner battle too. It is a battle of supremacy between the reptilian brain and our spiritual being. The reptilian brain, which lies deep within the human neocortex, is the source of most aggression. It is the origin of self defensiveness, especially of territory. It is the site of impulse and anger rather than generous thought and principled behavior. From the reptilian brain comes sexual bravado and survival instinct. So much of what Jesus taught, how he lived, and who he was, is in sharp contract to all the energies of the reptilian brain. Jesus called his followers to become spiritual beings. To be driven by higher virtues more than self-defense. To resist revenge and pray for one s enemies. To live, not by fear, but by trust in the power of love. To be guided by self-sacrifice more than self-defense. To live by ethics more than instincts. When St. Paul celebrated Jesus as The Second Adam, he was calling Christians to become more evolved. In this day and age, when so much of mass media, politics, television, pop music, and culture appeals to the urges of the reptilian brain, our mission as Christians living in this world is to evolve! GATHERING MUSIC Guitar Selections Brett Grigsby 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 Irén Hangen Vázques, Acolyte; Isobel Calfee Beadle CHORAL INTROIT CALL TO WORSHIP (Based on a speech by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.) L: We seek a higher power. P: A power in which to trust. L: A power that lifts us up P: To meet the better angels of our being. L: To be filled with a power "For, rather than power "Over. P: A power that defies instinct and matures the soul. L: We seek the power of Love as lived by Jesus. Let us worship God.

3 *HYMN (CH) # 637 For All the Saints vs 1,4,5 *UNISON PRAYER OF CONFESSION (Taken from a prayer by Martin Luther King Jr., given at a Billy Graham crusade, July 18, 1957) L: The Lord be with you. P: And also with you. L: Let us pray. ALL: "We come, 0 God with an awareness. We have not always given our lives to that which is high and noble. In the midst of all the high and noble aspects of justice, we have followed injustice. We stand amid the forces of truth and yet we deliberately lie. We stand amid the urgency of the Lord of Love, and yet we live so often in the dungeons of hate. For all of these sins, 0 God, forgive...grant that our hearts and spirit will be opened to the inflowing power of the Divine. Amen." MOMENT OF SILENT CONFESSION UNISON ASSURANCE OF FORGIVENESS (Another of King's prayers from the Dexter Ave. Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama) "Oh God, our gracious heavenly Father, help us to see the meaning of Your grace, and help us to realize that in our sinful lives, there is always some hope, there is always a way through, by the power of Your ever-flowing grace. Amen." *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 ANTHEM O Be Joyful to God Purifoy PRAYER OF PASTORAL CARE *HYMN (CH) # 683 O, For A World

4 SCRIPTURE LESSON Amos 5:24 AS WE CONTINUE OUR WORSHIP NOW IS THE TIME TO LISTEN TO GOD S WORD SERMON Let Justice Flow AS WE CONCLUDE OUR WORSHIP NOW IS THE TIME TO RESPOND TO GOD S WORD OFFERTORY Let There Be Peace On Earth arr. Brimhall *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 *HYMN (CH) # 668 For The Healing *BENEDICTION *CHORAL BENEDICTION

5 Our thanks for today s flowers to, The Melhado Family In thanks to family and friends for your support Our thanks to Brett Grigsby for the Gathering Music this morning Our thanks to today s acolyte, Iren Hangen Vazques and today s beadle, Isobel Calfee Our thanks to today s ushers, Judy Dunn and Rich Weinblad Our thanks for hosting Coffee Hour to Essie Cantus and Sandra Hoverkamp 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: Peg Terry; Martha Haggerty; Ruth Genco; Linda Bushee; Dot Watson; Richard Hangen; Bonnie Franklin; Joss Kelley; Rich Weinblad; Terry Tole; Mischa Emerson; Stephanie Dobski; Carl Chestler; Dan Krauss; Lee & Jill Swartz; Rick McNulty; Linda Turner; Diane & Russ Dwyer; Ben Stearns; Randy Farley; Douglas White; Betty Czaplicki; Bene Molloy; Jane Austin; Mary Buchmayr; Corrie & Todd Engel; Marcia Goldstein; Deb Adams; Jill Glassman; Lisa Genco; in the Dorset Church for the Quilters; in the Vermont Conference, for the First Congregational Church of Wallingford; in the UCC, Keith & Linda Lenhart, Disaster Coordinators for the UCC. LONG-TERM PRAYER CONCERNS: Jane Osterland; Richard & Annie Rose; Brian Jennings; Marilyn Kinney; Lynn Branscombe; Anne Marie Betow; Henry Stannard; Will Livermore; Anne Moran; Jack Hontz; Hal DeBona; Shelly Krauss; Adella Buswell; Bishop Desmond Tutu; Hershey; Helen; John; Mark Putnam; Doris and Gene Chartrand; Maridell Mason (Sue Westin s cousin); Linda Locker; Barbara Barriage; Taylor Patrick; Janet Saint Germain; Grace Miller; Glen Hall; Terese, Abigail, Matthew and Grace Loiselle; Kathy Mazeck; Antoinette Cannizzaro; Rose, Tony and Anthony Ferrara; Jasmine and Lamani; Rachel Ynesta; Shepard Scott; Kathryn Carrington; Benjamin Loggins; Betty and Pete Abbott; Dr. B & P; Brody James; Sue Speath; Becky Dix; Sue Bamford; Thomas Biggs; Sarah Shehadi; Bobby Strickhart (Lindy Bowden s nephew); Dale; Lillian Saari, (Derry s friend); Trudy Myers; Gregg Tobin; John Marcelli; George Smith; 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; Gabrielle Millar; Elaine Drexel; June Davis, Evelyn Davis, Gladys Barrows. ANNOUNCEMENT CABINET MEETING The next meeting will be held today at 11:30 AM. INTERFATIH COUNCIL OF THE NORTHSHIRE - MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. CELEBRATION will be held at Israel Congregation on Monday, January 18th at 7:00 PM. Guest speaker, Jane Williamson from the Rokeby Museum will present The War Before the War, Radical Abolition in Antebellum America. See next page.

6 SERRV COUNTER will be open during Coffee Hour on Sunday, January 17th. Come and see what we have to offer! ANNUAL REPORT DEADLINE All board and Committees need to submit their Annual Report to the office for preparation of the church s 2015 Annual Report. The deadline has been extended to Wednesday, January 20. ANNUAL MEETING will be held on Sunday, February 7, MISSIONS MEETING has been moved to Wednesday January 20th at 5:30 pm EPIPHANY PARTY - Thank you to everyone who helped to make the Epiphany Party so special! Many hands make light work and you are appreciated! If you missed the party, it is not too late to pick your "Epiphany Star." They will be available in the Vestry during coffee hour. For the next year it is our hope that you will look at the word on your star from every point of view; it might not end up meaning what you think it does. If you have questions or need "star assistance" see Gretchen Lima or Sandi Hedman. CHRISTIAN ED MEETING Tuesday, January 19th at 7 pm GENTLE REMINDER Please do not use the Handicap parking areas unless it is necessary. Let s leave them for those that are in need.

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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, Dan Zimmerman 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, Trustee Rep.; Chris Lima, Ellen Maloney, Bill Melhado, Theron Troumbley, INVESTMENT COMMITTEE Harry Chandler, Dick Freeman, Andy Longacre, Trustee Rep., Al Lindsey, Treasurer; Ellen Maloney Bill Melhado, Tom Smith STEWARDSHIP Henry Chandler (A), Rev. Jordan (Skip) Dickinson, Gail Ebling, Trustee rep.; Diane Jennings (A), Clarissa Lennox, Jane LoBrutto (A) DIACONATE Robin Chandler, Bob Ebling, Ginger Foss, Eric Hangen; Betty Hazelton; Shawn Hazelton; Suzanne Hittle, Nora Larsen, Co-Chair; Keith Michl, Co-Chair; Pam O Neil, Amy Thebault, Dan Zimmerman Samantha Citron and Walker May Youth Deacons WOMEN S FELLOWSHIP Lucinda Gregory*, President; Betty Hazelton, Secretary; Diane Jennings, Treasurer PERSONNEL COMMITTEE 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; Rose Watrous MISSION COMMITTEE Karen Allen (A), Derry Dickinson, Chair (A); Caryl & Joe DeFelice (A); Cheryl Gasperetti, Diane Jennings*, Rehana Grip, Trustee Rep.; Ellen Maloney, Sid Staunton (A), Dan Zimmerman (A) CHRISTIAN EDUCATION COMMITTEE Janet Chandler, Youth Group Rep.; Gretchen Lima (Chair), Nan Leach, Ellen Leeds, Megan LoBrutto, Jane LoBrutto, Heather McGuire 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. Muriel Roeth, 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