Connect. Inspire. Serve. Welcome to Worship at Memorial Presbyterian Church! We are delighted you have chosen to worship at Memorial Presbyterian Church. Our hope is that every person who enters Memorial will CONNECT with God and the community of faith, be INSPIRED to a life of discipleship and spiritual growth, and discover ways to SERVE our neighbors near and far. Please join us for coffee and conversation immediately following the worship service today. Friendship Pad: We ask that all worshipers sign the Ritual of Friendship pad, located on the center aisle side of the pew. Sign your name, address and phone number, and pass it along the pew and then back again so that we can get to know each other and greet each other by name. Accessibility at MPC: The sanctuary is equipped with a Hearing Loop system that allows people to receive the sound from the church s audio system in their own hearing aids. Large-size bulletins and hymnals are also available from the ushers. Please contact an usher if you have any questions on accessibility issues. Children of all ages are welcome in the worship service. Nursery care is provided for children from birth to 3 years of age. Pagers are given to parents in the event that communication is necessary. In addition, a Children s Table is located by the entry if you wish to take your child from the sanctuary, yet be able to hear and see the service. Kinderchurch is an age-appropriate worship experience provided for children ages 3 through Grade 2. Children attend worship with their parents for about 15 minutes, and then move to the Kinderchurch room as a group. It is not held on Sundays when communion is served, so that children will be able to experience communion with their parents. Communion: The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) has an Open Table. All who are baptized, all who hold Jesus as their Lord and Savior, are invited to the table. Children may take communion with parent s consent. Communion is served on the first Sunday of every month, and at other designated services. Please feel free to contact the church office at (920) 734-1787 or info@mpcappleton.org with any questions you may have.
Order of Worship Day of Pentecost Ten O'clock A.M. June 4, 2017 Those who are able are invited to stand. Gathering Around the Word PRELUDE Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing arr. J. Lindsay As the prelude begins, please take a moment of silence to prepare for worship. WELCOME and ANNOUNCEMENTS CALL TO WORSHIP Margaret Fulton One: We have come to worship God, the living God, All: Who calls prophets and teachers to bear witness. One: We have come to praise God, the almighty God, All: Who answers the forces of hatred and hurt with the power of grace. One: We have come to worship God, all-gracious God, All: A God who chooses even you and me, to receive and carry the Word of life and hope. All glory to God! HYMN #20 All Things Bright and Beautiful CALL TO CONFESSION PRAYER OF CONFESSION We confess to you how often our thoughts and motives are confused, both individually and when we are together as your people, and that this confusion has often blinded us to your interest in our lives. Break in on our confusion, and astonish us anew, O God! Our prayer is that you will claim us again and silence within us our desire to always have words for every occasion, that we might hear the whisper of the wings of your Spirit dove. A time for silent confession 2
ASSURANCE OF FORGIVENESS One: God's Spirit is upon us: the Spirit of forgiveness, the Spirit of grace, the Spirit of oneness. Today, and in all the days to come, God's Spirit is with us. All: Thanks be to the One who is our joy and our strength. Amen. PASSING THE PEACE One: The peace of Christ be with you all. All: And also with you. One: Share the peace of Christ with one another. RESPONSE #240 Alleluia, Alleluia! Give Thanks (verse 1) Proclaiming the Word PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION SCRIPTURE LESSON I Corinthians 12:3-13 (New Testament, page 174) One: All: We live not by bread alone, but by every word that comes from God. Thanks be to God, who calls us to CONNECT, INSPIRE, and SERVE! A TIME FOR CHILDREN Renee Boldt Children are invited to bring their offerings forward and put them in the Joyful Noise Bucket SERMON Jesus Is Lord Renee Boldt Responding to the Word HYMN #290 O Day of Joy and Wonder! 3
OFFERING OF OUR GIFTS Special Giving Opportunities Today: Today we are dedicating the Pentecost Offering, one of four Special Offerings within the Presbyterian Church. In addition, those who contribute through e-giving or online donations are encouraged to take an I Give Electronically card and place it in the offering plate. OFFERTORY Improvisation on Ar Hyd y Nos RESPONSE #716 God, Whose Giving Knows No Ending (v.1) SACRAMENT OF THE LORD S SUPPER The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) has an Open Table. All who are baptized, all who hold Jesus as their Lord and Savior, are invited to the table. Today, we come forward to receive the Supper by Intinction, taking a piece of bread and dipping it into the juice before eating. For those with gluten sensitivity, there are gluten-free wafers on the tray held by the central server. Children may commune with parent s consent. The Invitation to the Lord s Table One: The banquet of God s realm is coming near. All: Women and men, young and old, come from east and west, from north and south, to share, and eat, and rejoice! One: The table is open to any who Jesus would welcome. It is spread for you and for all who wish to know God more deeply, to share community of Jesus disciples, and to be strengthened for God s work in the world. 4
Communion Prayer One: God is with you! All: And also with you! One: Open wide your hearts! All: They are open to God s presence in this place. One: Let us give thanks to the living God. All: It is right to give thanks and praise. One: Let us all pray. All: Mighty, gentle, passionate God, as we come to this table, we remember your loving acts down through the ages: One: how you brought forth the universe from yourself, formed humans from the dust of the earth and your own breath, and brought into covenant with you Abraham and Sarah and Hager; Rachel and Leah; Moses, Miriam, and the people of Israel. All: We remember how you led the house of Israel into resistance, out of slavery, and into freedom. One: How you sustained them with food and water in the wilderness, how you ate and drank with them on a mountain top, face to face and how finally you brought them to a land flowing with milk and honey, where you hoped they would live in gratitude and justice. All: We remember how at last you sent to us a Messiah, One: One to gather a community that would make plain in deed what had always been true: That you are always with us, that you love and care for all things, all people, and that your grace is stronger than our power to fail. All: In wind and fire that community came to know your Holy Spirit, Greg: Empowering centuries of faithful women and men of all ages, tongues, and races, to continue the ministry that Jesus and his community had begun. There, standing among the great community of saints in this place and in all places, throughout all time and beyond all time, we rejoice and joyfully proclaim: 5
HYMN #552 Holy, Holy, Holy One: We remember, Gracious God, that Jesus ate and drank with the poor and wealthy, sinful and righteous alike. When he saw the multitude that followed him with nothing to eat, he took some loaves of bread and a few fish and after giving thanks to you he broke the bread and gave it his disciples. And all shared and ate and were filled. When his arrest seemed near, Jesus sat at table in an upper room, with his closet friends and relatives. As he had done so many times before, he took the bread and after giving thanks to you he broke the bread and gave it to the disciples saying, Do this in remembrance of me. Likewise after the meal he took the cup and after giving thanks he gave it to them saying, Truly I tell you, I will never drink of the fruit of the vine until I drink it new with you in the Realm of God. So do this in remembrance of me. All: As often as we eat this bread and drink this cup, we proclaim Christ s life, we lament Christ s death, and we celebrate Christ s resurrection until the kingdom comes. HYMN #553 Christ Has Died; Christ Has Risen 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 sins, as we forgive those who sin 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. Amen. HYMN #554 Amen 6
The Communion Communion Anthem None Can Tell D. Gawthrop Prayer after Communion Bountiful God, we give thanks that you have gathered us into a great congregation to your beloved at this table. Now send us forth into the world rejoicing, that we may be the salt, the light, the leaven in the struggle for shalom. By the strength of this meal and your grace help us to continue Christ s ministry of justice, reconciliation, peacemaking understanding and compassion. For it is in Christ s name that we pray and seek to live. Amen This Communion Service is based on Touch Holiness: Resources for Worship (Tirabassi & Duck) HYMN #69 Here I Am, Lord Bearing and Following the Word Into the World CHARGE & CHORAL BENEDICTION Go with us, Lord, and guide the way through this and every coming day, that in your spirit strong and true our lives may be our gift to you. POSTLUDE Toccata on Dix G. Young During the postlude, you are welcome to leave the sanctuary as you are ready. We ask that you refrain from conversation until you reach the narthex so that other worshippers may pray or reflect silently. Throughout Pastor Mike s sabbatical leave this summer, we are welcoming guest preachers to the pulpit. This morning we are so grateful for Renee Boldt, who is giving the sermon today. Next Sunday, Resident Christian Educator Joel Screnock will be the guest preacher. 7
This morning s chancel flowers are given by Mark and Ann Smith, in honor of the 65 th wedding anniversary of Dave and Alyce Smith (Mark s parents). Today s Sunday Morning Volunteers Greeters: Alice Baumbach, Carol Foss Ushers: Bev Hill, Walt Kleman, Steve & Betty Lockhart Head Usher: Tom Guttenberg Communion Servers: Renee Boldt, Kathy Privatt, Linda Boldt, Judy Phillips Communion Preparation: Mary Francis, Margaret Fulton Fellowship Hosts: Megan and Jason Biese Nursery Caregivers: Luann Ulmen, Abby Protsman Counters: Patti Athanas, Mike Harer The Memo from Memorial, the weekly newsletter, is emailed every Thursday. Paper copies of both The Memo and The April- June 2017 Chimes are available on the Friendship Table in the west hallway. If you would like to receive these publications via email, or if you do not have email and would like these publications mailed to you, please contact Paula Hoglund in the church office at 734-1787. Secure, Online Credit and Debit Card donations to MPC are easy! You can make recurring or one-time donations for regular contributions or to the capital campaign. Go to mpcappleton.org and click on the link on the home page, or access the donation site by scanning in this Quick Response (QR) code. 803 East College Avenue - Appleton, WI 54911 - (920) 734-1787 www.mpcappleton.org info@mpcappleton.org 8
Memorial Presbyterian Church Who We Are and What We Believe : Grounded in the grace of God and the Reformed Tradition, we believe in: Nurturing one another on the journey of faith. Compassion for all. Active engagement in the local and global community. Openness to the Spirit's inspiration. Our Mission Statement : Connect. Inspire. Serve. Connect people in faith, hope and love. Inspire lifelong discipleship and spiritual growth. Serve our neighbors near and far. as adopted by the Congregation on February 12, 2017 Pastor Commissioned Ruling Elder Director of Music/Organist Resident Christian Educator Office Manager Bookkeeper Custodian Mike Goodwin, mike.goodwin@mpcappleton.org Greg Braatz, greg.braatz@mpcappleton.org Joe Lindsay, joe.lindsay@mpcappleton.org Joel Screnock, joel.screnock@mpcappleton.org Paula Hoglund, paula.hoglund@mpcappleton.org Laurie Neveau, laurie.neveau@mpcappleton.org Sherry Meyer