ANNOUNCEMENTS WELCOME! Protestant Worship is a home - a family on campus. It is a place and a spirit of belonging in Christian fellowship. It is also a place for becoming, for discerning God s call in your life. Come - participate, observe, question, seek. You are welcome, just as you are. SPECIAL GUEST tonight: We welcome the Rev. Gordon Webster, a pastor ordained in the Presbyterian Church who is currently serving at Lake Avenue Baptist Church in Rochester. Gordon is a dear friend to Naz, and a leader in local and international interfaith movements. We are honored to welcome him. (Robin is out of town for the weekend.) Protestant Worship September 12, 2010 8:30 pm The 16 th Sunday after Pentecost Please stay for refreshments and conversation following our service. CFS Director Lynne Boucher will discuss plans for hiring a new Protestant Chaplain. CHOIR practice Sundays at 7:15 pm in GAC 151. ALL welcome- no auditions! Contact Erica Porter eporter2@naz.edu or Stephanie Preece spreece2@naz.edu for more information. Want to give your SPIRIT some attention? Why not meet with Protestant Chaplain, Rev. Robin Olson (ROBIN) for a conversation. I am part-time, generally on campus Tues, Weds, Thurs, and Sun. Let s find a time to meet. FRIEND me on Facebook;rolson12@naz.edu; 389-2306;GAC 164. Monday September 13th CFS Ice Cream Social, 8:30-10pm. Learn about dozens of CFS service, fellowship, retreat, worship, dance, spiritual formation opportunities This really is not to be missed! and the grace of our Lord overflowed for me with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus. I Timothy 1:14 Nazareth College Linehan Chapel Rev. Dr. Robin J. Olson, Protestant Chaplain Stephanie Preece and Erica Porter, Music Leaders Beth Bushaw and Cynthia Zepeda, Greeters
GATHERING MUSIC Stephanie Preece Please sign and pass the Friendship Binder, and kindly silence phones. INTROIT Choir Spirit of the Living God Congregation Spirit of the Living God, fall afresh on me. Spirit of the living God, fall afresh on me. Melt me, mold, fill me, use me. Spirit of the living God, fall afresh on me. WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS Erica Porter *CALL TO WORSHIP Carly Allen Leader: As a shepherd seeks a lost sheep, People: so God seeks and saves the lost. Leader: Like a woman who searches for a lost coin until it is found, People: so God rejoices over one soul restored to wholeness. Leader: As a father receives a returning wayward son, People: so God welcomes us, and lets the past be the past. Leader: Therefore let us praise God in thanksgiving that we are received. All: Let us receive and welcome and rejoice over one another in the name of Jesus Christ. *HYMN OF PRAISE Rejoice, ye Pure in Heart #145 found in the Blue Presbyterian Hymnal *PASSING THE PEACE OF CHRIST Kait Bulgrien *DOXOLOGY Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; Praise God all creatures here below; Praise God above, ye heavenly host; Creator, Christ, and Holy Ghost. Amen. UNISON PRAYER Hayley Yetru O God of heaven and earth, look upon us now. Enter our hearts and make us holy. Grant us your grace, and guide us in your ways. Hear our cries. Be with us in this time of worship, that we may enter your grace and live in your glory. Amen. SCRIPTURE I Timothy 1:12-17 Salina Barnett Luke 15:1-10 Bethany Printup-Davis *HYMN Every Time I Feel the Spirit #315 SERMON Rev. Gordon Webster What is All This Joy, Angel, and Heaven Stuff? JOYS AND CONCERNS PASTORAL PRAYER THE LORD S PRAYER (unison) 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 trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever and ever. Amen.
*CLOSING BLESSING Annie Dievendorf Please gather around the altar Leader: May the presence of God the Creator give you strength; People: May the presence of God the Redeemer give you peace; Leader: May the presence of God the Sustainer give you comfort: All: We go forth onto campus and into this week with love in our hearts and strength in our faith! *HYMN Let There Be Peace on Earth Let there be peace on earth, and let it begin with me; Let there be peace on earth, the peace that was meant to be. With God our Creator, children all are we. Let us walk with each other in perfect harmony. Let peace begin with me; let this be the moment now. With every step I take, let this be my solemn vow; to take each moment and live each moment in peace eternally. Let there be peace on earth, and let it begin with me. *BENEDICTION Rev. Webster *please stand as you are able Worship is over service begins 1 Timothy 1:12-17 12 I am grateful to Christ Jesus our Lord, who has strengthened me, because he judged me faithful and appointed me to his service, 13 even though I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and a man of violence. But I received mercy because I had acted ignorantly in unbelief, 14 and the grace of our Lord overflowed for me with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus. 15 The saying is sure and worthy of full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners of whom I am the foremost. 16 But for that very reason I received mercy, so that in me, as the foremost, Jesus Christ might display the utmost patience, making me an example to those who would come to believe in him for eternal life. 17 To the King of the ages, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory for ever and ever. Amen. Luke 15:1-10 Now all the tax-collectors and sinners were coming near to listen to him. 2 And the Pharisees and the scribes were grumbling and saying, This fellow welcomes sinners and eats with them. 3 So he told them this parable: 4 Which one of you, having a hundred sheep and losing one of them, does not leave the ninetynine in the wilderness and go after the one that is lost until he finds it? 5 When he has found it, he lays it on his shoulders and rejoices. 6 And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and neighbors, saying to them, Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep that was lost. 7 Just so, I tell you, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous people who need no repentance. 8 Or what woman having ten silver coins, if she loses one of them, does not light a lamp, sweep the house, and search carefully until she finds it? 9 When she has found it, she calls together her friends and neighbors, saying, Rejoice with me, for I have found the coin that I had lost. 10 Just so, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.
A delegation will be attending from Nazareth. If you need a ride, please contact Ruth Santiago by Friday noon: rsantia3@naz.edu Mosques, Myths & Memories Sunday, September 12, 2010 George Eastman House 3 PM FIND US ON FACEBOOK!!!! Nazareth College Center for Spirituality -See photos (and embarrassing chaplain videos) from last week s Council Retreat. A community gathering to reflect on the tragedy of 9/11 and the state of civility in our country today. AND Naz Protestant- Worship (Here s the Profile pic) Presented and sponsored by the Interfaith Community of Rochester Supported by Nazareth College, Center for Interfaith Studies and Dialogue (CISD) -pictures from the life of our community. Each week s bulletin posted. Connect with good friends!
ECUMENICAL RETREAT!! OUR THEME THIS YEAR IS: ~ Sabbath ~ Finding Rest, Renewal, and Delight in Our Busy Lives OCTOBER 1-3 FRIDAY EVENING - SUNDAY NOON AT BEAUTIFUL CAMP ASBURY LOCATED ON SILVER LAKE, ABOUT AN HOUR FROM CAMPUS REALLY NICE ACCOMODATIONS, GREAT HOMECOOKED FOOD, AND BEST OF ALL: AWESOME CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY! Our retreat theme will provide an opportunity to reflect on the spiritual practice of keeping Sabbath time. In the busyness of our lives, we have lost the rhythm between action and rest. All spiritual traditions insist that a life well-lived requires rest. Only from rest may we gain the nourishment, wisdom, courage and clarity necessary to heal the world. By weaving Sabbath time into our week we may reclaim the wisdom and delight that make our lives and work fruitful. Sponsored by our Naz Protestant and Catholic Communities
The retreat is subsidized by CFS so student cost is for the weekend IS ONLY $15.00 INCLUDES: TRANSPORATION, LODGING AND MEALS MEET NEW PEOPLE GET OFF CAMPUS ENJOY FALL FOLIAGE DISCOVER MORE ABOUT YOURSELF! Space is limited to 25! Sign up TODAY!!! SIGN UP ON THE LIST NEXT TO ROBIN S OFFICE, GAC 164