Order of Service. World Communion Sunday October 1, 2017 PLEASE SILENCE ALL ELECTRONIC DEVICES.

Sunday, October 1, 2017

Order of Service World Communion Sunday October 1, 2017 PLEASE SILENCE ALL ELECTRONIC DEVICES. PRELUDE Organ Concerto Bflat Op.4, No.2................ George Frideric Hel Overture Allegro WELCOME AND MINISTRY SHARING CALL TO WORSHIP INTROIT HYMN Ewe Tha Hamba Nathi................Traditional South African Translation: We walk His way. Unarmed He faces forces of demons death. You are holy; show us the way! Rememberg with Love Hope...............Please refer to sert. INVOCATION ANTHEM This Gift Is Free..................................... Fred Gramann Come to the waters all who are thirsty. O come drk, this gift is free. Come to the table all who are hungry. O come feast, this gift is free. Come to the tree of life laden with fruit for you. O come taste, this gift is free. Come to the banquet hall, a place is set for you. O come sit awhile, this gift is free. Why do you buy food which cannot feed the soul? Or labor on for that which will not make you whole? Come unto Me taste the food I give. Come unto Me so that your soul may live. Isaiah 55:13, paraphrase by Fred Gramann PASTORAL PRAYER AND CHORAL RESPONSE Abana (Arabic Lord s Prayer)..... Laila Constante, Lebanon, arr. Greg Scheer READING OF THE SCRIPTURE................ I Corthians 11:2326 (Pew Bible, page 933) Followg the readg, Leader: The Word of God for the people of God. All: Thanks be to God. SERMON HYMN MORTAL REALITY AND DIVINE WILL... Dr. Michael B. Brown Today s sermon available on CD; visit MarbleVision Table at Coffee Hour. Jesus Loves Me...Please refer to sert. CALL FOR OFFERING AND PRAYER ANTHEM Livg Word of God Eternal................................ Bruce Saylor Livg Word of God eternal, layg claim to every age, Jesus, speak through all our speakg, brg to life the Bible s page; let Your gospel, heard heeded, set our course of pilgrimage. Lovg Savior, whose embraces our true selves alone unmask, this fellowship s small compass tra us for our common task: by our love to grow more like You to dare what You will ask. Livg bread come down from heaven, broken, shared, distributed, feed us, gathered at this table, with Your grace unlimited, as servant then employ us till this hungry world is fed. Lovg Spirit, prayg us, givg voice to all our sighs, show the wideness of Your mercy to deaf ears blded eyes; free our tongues to come before You with our neighbors joys cries. May Your Word among us spoken, may the lovg which we dare, may Your Bread among us broken, may the prayers which we share daily make us faithful people, livg signs, Lord, of Your care. Jeffery Rowthorn SACRAMENT OF THE LORD S SUPPER This is the Lord s table. God is our host we are all guests. Because it is God s table, it cannot belong to any one church or denomation. All who are movg toward the love of God demonstrated Christ are vited to this Supper. (Our communion cups conta grape juice.) MEDITATION ANTHEM Jerusalem, My Happy Home (on hymntune L of Rest)....George Shearg Ave Verum Corpus...William Byrd Sung Lat; Translation: Hail, true Body, born of the Virg Mary, Who has truly suffered on the cross for mortals, Whose side was pierced, whence flowed water blood: Be for us a foretaste (of heaven) durg our fal examg. O Jesu sweet, O Jesu pure, O Jesu, Son of Mary, have mercy upon me. Amen. THE LORD S PRAYER (use debts )... All are vited to pray their native language. HYMN Sent Forth by God s Blessg... Text: Omer Westendorf Tune: The Ash Grove Sent forth by God s blessg, our true faith confessg, The people of God from this dwellg take leave. The supper is ended, O now be extended The fruits of this service all who believe. With Your feast you feed us, with Your light now lead us, Unite us as one this life that we share. Then may all the livg, with praise thanksgivg, Give honor to Christ that Name that we bear. 2

BENEDICTION AND CHORAL RESPONSE POSTLUDE Moderato from Tonstücke, Op. 22............................ Niels Gade PARTICIPATING IN THE SERVICE Rev. Kirsty DePree, Daryl Paul Lobban Marble Festival of Voices; Paolo Bordignon, assistg organist Live stream Sunday Worship at MarbleChurch.org. Use of photographic tape recordg equipment is not permitted durg the service. Assistive Listeng System, Large prt Braille copies of bullet available ask an usher. Sunday October 8 11:00am Worship, When The Savior Sighed Dr. Michael B. Brown Today CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES MINISTRY Sunday School Toddlers 3rd Grade, 276 5th Ave, Room 303, 10:00am12:00pm; 4th 12th Grade, 276 5th Ave, Room 300, 10:00am12:00pm. (See page 5 for Nursery formation.) BEFORE WORSHIP Prayer Circle 10:00am, Chapel. A time of prayer, Scripture readg hymn sgg. Led by Rev. Gregory Johnson. Meets weekly. Holy Communion most Sundays. Bible Study with Rev. Barbara Crafton: Creation Stories Scripture 10:00am, Labyrth Room. Job 3841. October 8: John 1:118. Grace Notes: Inside the Music with Kenneth Dake 10:49am, Sanctuary. Jo our onle worshippers as Ken shares historic theological background on the day s choral selections, hymns, preludes postludes. If you miss it live, watch onle when you get home. AFTER WORSHIP Live Sermon Talk Back with Dr. Brown Immediately after Worship, Sanctuary. Jo Dr. Brown Marble s onle community for a conversation about today s sermon. Submit questions on Talk Back card pews or email: Connect@MarbleChurch.org. Coffee Hour 12:15pm, Marble Loft (274 5th Ave). All vited. Make new friends, greet old ones. Visit Welcome Action Tables, learn about mistries outreach. Hope Tree Share your hopes dreams for this comg year by writg them on a leaf to be added to our Hope Tree the Marble Loft. After Worship, grab a leaf marker, leave your fished leaf basket to be placed on tree durg week. Help fill our tree with new life hopes. Remember, no dream is too small or too big. Small Groups Sign Up 12:15pm, Marble Loft. Fall groups beg this week! Today: The Book of Joy, 12:30pm, Chapel, led by Rev. Gregory Johnson; Everybody Needs a Head Coach Men s group, 12:30pm, Children s Chapel. Mdful Movements with Chris Bell starts Monday, October 2, 6:00pm. Sign up at Small Group Table durg Coffee Hour or contact Baleta McKenzie, BMckenzie@MarbleChurch.org. Women s Welcome Back Brunch 12:15pm, Labyrth Room. Jo us for good food fellowship as we troduce this year s theme, Holy Boldness: Gag Courage Through Christ. Guest speaker Greta Muller explores 5 Steps to Boldness. $20. Prayer Room Open 12:15pm, next to Reception/29th St Lobby. Pray with a member of Marble Prayer Team or speak to a Stephen Mister. OPPORTUNITIES FOR HELPING OTHERS To signup or for more formation, please visit Action Volunteer Table after Worship durg Coffee Hour, contact Tom Schneider, TSchneider@MarbleChurch.org, ext. 258, or check MarbleChurch.org. BRING A CAN SUNDAY DRIVE / October 1, 8, 15, 22 &29 Although we encourage you to brg food items throughout the year, October we focus our efforts. Please brg only canned food (fruits, vegetables, fish, meat, peanut butter, jelly, pasta meals, soups, beans, pasta sauce, etc.) Food donations benefit Icahn House (Children s Rescue Fund) food pantry. Drop off bs 29th St lobby Marble Loft. Congregational Care Prayer Shawl Mistry / 1st & 3rd Mondays, 4:305:30pm Knit/ crochet prayer shawls for ill/homebound. Materials provided. In Peale Parlor. Contact Judy Tul. Ecclesia Mistry / Sunday, October 8 Volunteers needed, 10:0010:30am (276 5th Ave), to prepare lunches. Also need help to transport lunches host the service startg at 1:30pm. By enterg the Sanctuary, you grant to Marble Collegiate Church unrestricted right to use publish, transmit or telecast photographs or likenesses that might be taken of you this day for use communications related to the church. If you are uncomfortable the Sanctuary you are welcome to worship downstairs the Chapel. 3

Upcomg WEWO: WEDNESDAY WORSHIP Every Week the Marble Loft, 6:15pm October 4 Holy Boldness, Rev. Kirsty DePree October 11, Dr. Michael B. Brown A blend of traditional contemporary worship styles, creatg an formal Spiritfilled mix. Music by praise ensemble. Holy Communion first Wednesday of month. Sermon audio posted onle. Live streamed. Childcare available, 276 5th Ave, Room 303. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 6:30pm Rev. Barbara Crafton s Weekday Bible Study The Known World: How Ancient People Viewed the Universe. October 10, Galileo Columbus Genesis. Meets most Tuesdays. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 11:00am12:00pm Wednesday Morng Prayers A time of prayer Chapel, most Wednesdays. All welcome! Led by Rev. Gregory Johnson; also meet him for dividual prayer/family caregivg issues, 12:001:00pm; contact Judy Tul to schedule. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 12:00pm 60+ Fellowship Soup & salad lunch, $7, followed by program at 1:00pm: Word You. Fellowship member Charles Eccles vites us to look at our relationship with words, their power, how they affect our lives. Marble Loft. SUNDAY, OCTOBER 8, 12:15pm Bake Sale for UNICEF The CYF Women s Mistry vite you to enjoy some treats as we raise funds for UNICEF to support the world s children who struggle with basic necessities. In Marble Loft. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14, 9:00am3:00pm GIFTS: LGBTQ Intreat Joyful Resistance. How do we fd joy the midst of challenges we face as LGBTQ people? Jo us for a day of fellowship, worship, learng with Rev. Jes Kast Rev. Chad Tanaka Pack. Marble Loft. $25, cludes light breakfast lunch. Register onle. Also, check website for details on Mdful Movement Small Group, starts Monday, October 2, led by Chris Bell. Monthly Coffee Hour is Sunday, October 15. For more formation or full listg of all our programmg, please visit MarbleChurch.org or stop by Welcome Center after Worship durg Coffee Hour. Information THE MARBLE SCHOLARSHIP IS BACK! Thanks to generous members, this was established for those gog to a fouryear college who attend Marble. The scholarship award is renewable every year is disbursed directly to the school. There is no age limit for awardees, scholarship amounts vary. Visit MarbleChurch.org for application form. October 8 is deadle to submit. Questions? Contact Daryl Lobban, DLobban@MarbleChurch.org. PRACTICAL FAITH PODCAST WITH DR. MICHAEL BROWN Dr. Brown offers a steady, spirg voice on how Faith can help us with deeper questions real life struggles we encounter daily. Listen or download at MarbleChurch.org/connect/podcast or subscribe at itunes. DOWNLOAD THE MARBLE COLLEGIATE CHURCH APP! Live stream, catch up on last week s sermon, listen to the latest podcast, connect with mistries, make a gift sign up to volunteer. This is the easiest way to connect with Marble anytime you want! Visit MarbleChurch.org or search for Marble Church your app store. PRAYERS FOR PEACE RIBBONS ON FENCE Please jo us as we contue to pray for an end to all conflict violence. Visit website for meang of each ribbon color. WALK THE LABYRINTH Available most Wednesdays before WeWo, 5:006:00pm, first Sunday of each month, 1:003:00pm. Please note: not available today, October 1; walk Sunday, October 8 stead. MARIANNE WILLIAMSON S WEEKLY TALKS Tuesdays, 7:30pm, Marble Sanctuary. $20, but no one turned away if unable to pay. Also live streamed. Details at Marianne.com. WHEN YOU NEED HELP To ask for prayer, or share feedback, use Prayer Request card pews or visit Prayer Room after Worship (off 29th St lobby). Members of Marble Prayer Mistry Team spend at least two weeks prayer over each request. Marble s Stephen Misters may be able to help you with spiritual/emotional support difficult times. Visit Prayer Room after Worship or email: StephenMistry@MarbleChurch.org. Pastoral Counselg with Dr. Ken Ruge Please call Judy Tul to schedule. BlantonPeale Counselg Ctr Individual, group, family. 2127257850, blantonpeale.org. MARBLE S MEDIA MINISTRY Visit website or MarbleVision Table at Coffee Hour. CDs, DVDs, books, featurg Dr. Brown, Sr. Carol, Dr. Caliro, Dr. Peale, others. Subscribe to sermon Podcasts. PARKING DISCOUNT 7 11 W. 28 St, $20, Sundays (7 hours) Marble Receptionist validates. 4

Welcome! THANK YOU FOR WORSHIPING WITH US TODAY! Please stop by Welcome Center Marble Loft (274 5th Ave) durg Coffee Hour to learn more about our faith community. New to Marble? Pick up a welcome bag before Worship at Newcomers Table Fifth Ave Narthex, or after Worship at Welcome Center. Children s activity bags available Fifth Ave Narthex or from an usher. Nursery available (fant2yrs old), 2nd flr, 1 W 29th St, 9:30am1:00pm. BECOME A MEMBER. We would love to have you jo us! For formation on our upcomg New Member Orientations come to Deacons Pew (right of Chancel) after Worship talk with one of our Membership Team (wearg red carnations). Or call Kim SebastianRyan, ext 221. Spotlight WELCOME REV. J. ELISE BROWN, PH. D.! It is my privilege to troduce the Marble Church community to Rev. J. Elise Brown, Ph.D., our new Executive Mister. Elise was born reared Urbale, Iowa, is a graduate of Augustana College (Bachelor s degree), Union Theological Semary NYC (Master of Divity), the Lutheran School of Theology Chicago (Master of Theology Ethics), The Graduate CenterCity University of NY (Ph.D. Sociology). She has served as an NYC Pastor is currently a Consultant with KAIROS Christian Resource Development. Active the denomational affairs of The Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Elise has recently Chaired the Commission that successfully merged two of that denomation s semaries Pennsylvania. She is skilled, tellectual, congenial, held high esteem American Christendom. I am thrilled to have her on board confident that she will brg great gifts to Marble Church. From one Dr. Brown to another: Welcome, Elise! Rev. J. Elise Brown, Ph.D. believes every congregation has a mission every community needs a powerful progressive faith witness it. Her passions skills clude helpg congregations organizations create mistry plans that work, then workg the plans to produce abundance fruitfulness. Havg worked diverse communities throughout her 20 years mistry, she understs the factors needed to move congregations toward greater, more authentic, diversity mission impact. v v v THOMAS MOORE TALK & BOOK SIGNING The Ageless Soul: The Lifelong Journey Toward Makg Meang Joy Wednesday, October 11, 7:309:00pm After Wednesday Worship, jo renowned author Thomas Moore for the East Coast launch of his latest book, Ageless Soul. Moore is the author of Care of the Soul, the classic #1 New York Times bestseller. In Ageless Soul, he reveals a fresh, optimistic, rewardg path toward agg, one that need not be feared, but rather embraced cherished. In Moore s view, agg is the process by which one becomes a more distctive, complex, fulfilled, lovg, connected person. Marble Loft. Books available for purchase. 5

REMEMBERING WITH LOVE AND HOPE Text: John Paarlberg; Tune: L of Rest, American folk hymn 1. Re mem ber g with 2. God s 3. Through Word all made our known lives, Lord, 4. We break the bread 5. We trust this pledge of cel cov to Spir pray, de emp self feast feast e e the it your with ty you with brate nant end is kg him, tomb, give; love you the of of out dom our we our un feast. grace; time. poured. come, Host see life til our God s you e love flesh you bless your Christ In In Made When great lov yours come, ter are the strong bids man bread one face High g we O nal us ger, to Priest. face. fd. Lord. home. hope, blood, near, cup; love come cross, cup you, face we a your your we we ll Text: CCLI Song #1537002 Used with permission. CCLI License #1060316 v v v DISASTER RELIEF In the past weeks, we have been receivg your donations for relief efforts related to several hurricanes. Thank you for your support which will help brg relief to many. We will share the totals distribution formation the upcomg weeks. Unfortunately, there have been other unexpected disasters cludg the earthquake Mexico. We will contue to give you the opportunity to support these relief efforts through both the United Church of Christ the Reformed Church America. Today, after Worship we are takg a special collection for general disaster relief to clude all hurricanes other disaster relief efforts. Please contribute by placg your donation the baskets by the doors, (make checks payable to Marble Collegiate Church, write Disaster Relief memo). You may also visit MarbleChurch.org, see the GIVE section, Make a Gift choose from the drop down menu to give to general disaster relief or specifically to St. Thomas Reformed Church. As it becomes clearer how we can further help the weeks, months years ahead, we will let you know. Please contue to pray for those who have been affected by these disasters. OPEN HOUSE NEW YORK! Saturday, October 14, 12:004:00pm We are excited to once aga be part of Open House New York (ohny.org), a celebration of architecture NYC. Learn more about Marble s rich history, discover stories behd the beautiful staed glass wdows our laid labyrth. Marble is a treasure worth explorg. Invite your friends! Selfguided or docent led tours.

Jesus Loves Me Text: v. 1 Anna Warner, 1860; v. 2 David McGuire, 1971 Tune: William Bradbury, 1862 Verses 1 3 are sung English. All are vited to sg Verse 2 a nonenglish language of your choice. Sg your native tongue, or choose one of the language transliterations found below. 1. Jesus loves me! This I know, for the Bible tells me so. Little ones to Him belong; they are weak, but He is strong. Refra: Yes, Jesus loves me! Yes, Jesus loves me! Yes, Jesus loves me! The Bible tells me so. 2. Please sg any nonenglish language. The translation is the same as verse 1. 3. Jesus loves me! Still today, walkg with me on my way, Wantg as a friend to give light love to all who live. Refra.

1 West 29th Street, at Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10001 4596 212.686.2770 MarbleChurch.org Vision: We envision a world where we all become the dividuals God created us to be. Mission: Marble Collegiate Church is a diverse, clusive community of God s people led by the life teachgs of Jesus Christ. We spire everyone to become positive thkers who make a difference the world. MARBLE STAFF To email most staff directly, use First itiallast name@marblechurch.org. Misterial Staff Dr. Michael B. Brown, Senior Mister; Rev. J. Elise Brown, Ph.D., Executive Mister Rev. Kirsty DePree, Senior Associate Mister; Rev. Chad Tanaka Pack, Associate Mister Dr. Kenneth Ruge, Mister of Counselg & Staff Consultation; Daryl Paul Lobban, Associate Mistry Spiritual Teacher Rev. Barbara Cawthorne Crafton Program Leadership Kenneth V. Dake, Director of Music Kim SebastianRyan, Director of Membership Christa Morano Keiser, Director of Media & Connectg Cathere Ortiz, Director of Marketg & Communications Susanah Wade, Director of Missions & Outreach Gayle F. Robson, Chief Operatg Officer Elders: Stephanie M. Bailey, Peter Barnett, T. Hunter Dare, Marcelle E. Doll, Rick Harper Sheila B. Moses, Eileen A. O Connell, John E. Rorer, II, Gregory W. Walker Clair J. Zak, Elder Emerita Deacons: Trenesa Danuser, Sra Diaz, Nick Gilman Ted Gregory, G. Gregory Lozier, Barbara Sagan Servg as Deacons to Intersections International: Barbara Costigan CONTACTS Address Changes/Membership Records... Shana Wolfe All Church Events/Concert Tickets... Kim SebastianRyan, Siobhan Tull Archives/Sanctuary Tours... Kim SebastianRyan Baptism... Kate Troy, Kirsty DePree Children, Youth & Families Mistry (CYF)... Daryl Paul Lobban, Jessica Scovel Contributions (Offergs Pledges)... Shana Wolfe Facilities/Events... Stuart Cole Festival of Voices... Kenneth Dake, Derek Weagle Funerals/Memorial Services/Columbarium... Any Mister, Judy Tul Gospel Choir... Stacy Penson, Derek Weagle Missions/Outreach... Susanah Wade New Members... Kim SebastianRyan, Don Piper Outreach Volunteerg... Tom Schneider Pastoral Care... Kirsty DePree, Judy Tul Prayer Requests... Judy Tul Small Groups... Kirsty DePree, Baleta McKenzie Stephen Mistry... Kirsty DePree, Judy Tul Virtual Relations........................................................ Siobhan Tull Weddgs... Gary Thompson Welcome Hospitality... Kim SebastianRyan, Colleen Cosgrove, Siobhan Tull Fellowship Groups Adult Mistry (All Ages)... Colleen Cosgrove Arts Mistry........................................................... Mario Sprouse Entrepreneurs... Gayle Robson Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer (GIFTS)... Chad Tanaka Pack, Don Piper Men s Mistry... Tom Schneider 60+ Fellowship... Colleen Cosgrove 20s&30s (Marble Connection)... Daryl Paul Lobban Women s Mistry (MWM)... Kirsty DePree, Don Piper For full staff list, please visit MarbleChurch.org. Prayer Circle Rev. Gregory Johnson DOWNLOAD THE MARBLE COLLEGIATE CHURCH APP! Live stream, catch up on last week s sermon, listen to podcasts, connect with mistries, make a gift sign up to volunteer. This is the easiest way to connect with Marble anytime you want! Visit MarbleChurch.org or search for Marble Church your app store.