October 16, 2016 (Men's Communion Breakfast Service)

Order for Worship

PRELUDE:                

SALUTATION AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

* PASSING OF THE PEACE

* SANCTUS (pew card)             

* CALL TO WORSHIP

O God, who created us in love,

Create us anew in love as we worship you.

O Jesus Christ, who redeemed this world in love,

Reclaim our hearts as we worship you.

O Holy Spirit, who moves this world toward its God-appointed end,

Move within us as we worship you.           

* HYMN No. 29    O Worship the King

* PRAYER OF CONFESSION     

Gracious and compassionate God, you have loved us with unfailing, self-giving mercy, but we have not loved you well. You constantly call us, but we do not listen. You ask us to love, but we walk away from neighbors in need. We are so wrapped in our own concerns that we neglect to love you and our neighbor. God of grace, we repent of our sin and gratefully receive your forgiveness through Jesus Christ, our Redeemer.  Amen.

* KYRIE (pew card)

* ASSURANCE OF PARDON

* SUMMARY OF THE LAW

Herein is wisdom.

Glory be to God.

* GLORIA PATRI (pew card)

JUNIOR SERMON

ANTHEM:      Seek the Lord    John Carter                     

PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE

 Lord’s Prayer (pew card)

 Prayer Response     Cast Thy Burden    Felix Mendelssohn         

* HYMN No. 779      Great God, Your Love Has Called Us

SCRIPTURE READINGS:    

Romans 12:9-21    p. 922        

           This is the Word of the Lord.

           Thanks be to God.

SERMON       Building Community    Lester Lin

* CONFESSION OF FAITH:        Based on Heidelberg Catechism Q&A 107        

By condemning envy, hatred, and anger, God desires us to love our neighbors as ourselves, to be patient, peace-loving, gentle, merciful, and friendly toward them, to protect them from harm as much as we can, and to do good even to our enemies.

OFFERING OURSELVES AND OUR GIFTS

         Offertory Anthem:            Be Not Afraid    Craig Courtney

* The Doxology (pew card)      

* Prayer of Dedication

* HYMN No. 661     Be Strong in the Lord      

* BENEDICTION 

 Response     The Peace of God    Yarrington            

POSTLUDE

Announcements

WE WELCOME LESTER LIN, our guest speaker today. Lester has been a Youth Coordinator in The Reformed Church of Newtown since 2002. He serves as a deacon in his church and also as a worship leader. Outside of ministry life, he owns a title company with his brother where the majority of the staff are graduates of his youth program.  He is also the CEO of City Mission that focuses on meeting the basic needs of Elmhurst, NY and is the CEO of Newtown Records, where positive music is made with gifted musicians. He loves the community that God has placed him in and hopes to empower more people with the Gospel by building deep relationships.

We thank RACHEL KAUFMAN for serving as our organist today.  Since the age of 19, Rachel has played at dozens of churches of all denominations in the five boroughs of NYC, as well as in New Jersey, Long Island, Peekskill, and Chicago. She also works as a music director and accompanist in the musical theater and cabaret worlds.  She can play a host of other instruments and has performed all over the world. Rachel holds a B.A. in Music and Russian from the University of Chicago.

NO BIBLE STUDY on October 18 and will resume on Tuesday, October 25, 2016, 7:30 P.M., Folensbee Lounge

Prayer List

Remember the following individuals in your daily prayer:

Helga Brenner-Khan, Rosemarie Dappio, Allegra DeMelo, Lynne Johnson, Marie Mark, Ann McCaffrey-Amalfitano, Joan Pearson, Keith Pearson, Edie Petry, Dorothy Reid, Kook Ryo, Debra & Greg Sparrow, Mary Ann Sullivan 

October 9, 2016

ORDER FOR WORSHIP

PRELUDE         Rachel Kaufman, organist                

SALUTATION AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

* PASSING OF THE PEACE

* SANCTUS (pew card)             

* CALL TO WORSHIP        Connie Thorsen

Praise the LORD! I will give thanks to the LORD with my whole heart, in the company of the upright, in the congregation.

Great are the works of the LORD, studied by all who delight in them.

Full of honor and majesty is God’s work, and his righteousness endures forever.

The works of God’s hands are faithful and just; all his precepts are trustworthy.

They are established forever and ever, to be performed with faithfulness and uprightness.

The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom; all those who practice it have a good understanding. His praise endures forever.                            

* HYMN No. 328    God's Holy Ways Are Just and True

* PRAYER OF CONFESSION     

God of love and justice, we long for peace within and peace without. We long for harmony in our families and for serenity in the midst of struggle. We long for the day when our world will be a dwelling place for your love. Yet we confess that we are often anxious, we do not trust each other, and we harbor resentment and violence. We are not willing to take the risks and make the sacrifices that love requires. Look upon us with kindness and grace. Rule in our homes and in all the world; show us how to walk in your paths, through themercy of our Savior.  Amen.

* KYRIE (pew card)

* ASSURANCE OF PARDON

* SUMMARY OF THE LAW

Herein is wisdom.

Glory be to God.

* GLORIA PATRI (pew card)

JUNIOR SERMON

ANTHEM:      Jesus Paid It All    John Grape                

PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE

    Lord’s Prayer (pew card)

    Prayer Response    My Peace    Keith Routi              

* HYMN No. 530    Be Still, My Soul

SCRIPTURE READINGS:    

            Jeremiah 29:1, 4-7    p. 638    

            2 Timothy 2:8-15        p. 967

            This is the Word of the Lord.

            Thanks be to God.

SERMON                      Living for the Sake of the City    Rev. Blaine Crawford

* CONFESSION OF FAITH:        From the Belhar Confession, Article 3        

We believe that God’s life-giving Word and Spirit has conquered the powers of sin and death, and therefore also of irreconciliation and hatred, bitterness and enmity, and that God’s life-giving Word and Spirit will enable the church to live in a new obedience which can open new possibilities of life for society and the world. 

OFFERING OURSELVES AND OUR GIFTS

     Offertory Anthem:            The Prayer    Sager and Foster    

    * The Doxology (pew card)      

    * Prayer of Dedication

* HYMN No. 78    O God, Our Help in Ages Past     

* BENEDICTION 

     Response    A Gaelic Blessing    John Rutter         

POSTLUDE

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Announcements

We thank RACHEL KAUFMAN for serving as our organist today.   

BIBLE STUDY – Every Tuesday, 7:30 P.M., Folensbee Lounge

WCC LUNCHEON & PROGRAM, Saturday, October 15, 1:00 PM - Bring your own sandwich, dessert and drinks will be provided. Afternoon of Bingo and Games at 2:00 PM.

October 2, 2016 (World Communion Sunday)

PRELUDE        Kathryn Schneider, organist              

SALUTATION AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

      * PASSING OF THE PEACE

      * GLORIA PATRI(pew card)             

CALL TO WORSHIP        Jim Nicholas

      Praise the Lord; praise God, O my soul. Let us praise God as long as we live.

      God has heard our cries; God has seen our tears; God has prepared for us a rich               banquet at his table.

      God satisfies us in the morning with steadfast love, that we may rejoice and be glad all our       days. 

      As we participate in the Spirit, our selfish conceits give way to unity: for we are one       in the Spirit; one in the Lord.

      Let us join together with the church universal to worship God with joy and praise, knowing       our salvation is in Christ.

* HYMN No. 216    Beneath the Cross of Jesus

* PRAYER OF CONFESSION     

Merciful God, we confess that we have sinned against you in thought, word, and deed, by what we have done, and by what we have left undone.  We have not loved you with our whole heart and mind and strength.  We have not loved our neighbors as ourselves.  In your mercy forgive what we have been, help us amend what we are, and direct what we shall be, so that we may delight in your will and walk in your ways, to the glory of your holy name.  Through Christ, our Lord. Amen.

* KYRIE (pew card)

* ASSURANCE OF PARDON

* SUMMARY OF THE LAW

      Herein is wisdom.

      Glory be to God.

JUNIOR SERMON

ANTHEM:      In Remembrance    Red               

SCRIPTURE READINGS:    

      Lamentations 3:19-26    p. 669        

      2 Timothy 1:1-14        p. 966

      This is the Word of the Lord.

      Thanks be to God.

SERMON                    Waiting for God    Rev. Blaine Crawford

* CONFESSION OF FAITH:        

        Apostles’ Creed (pew card) 

OFFERING OURSELVES AND OUR GIFTS

         Offertory Anthem:            Offertory    Beck    

         * The Doxology (pew card)      

         * Prayer of Dedication

SACRAMENT OF HOLY COMMUNION

      * Remembering with Love and Hope (pew card)

      Invitation

      Communion Prayer

      Sanctus(pew card)

      Mystery of the Faith (unison)

            Christ has died, Christ is risen, Christ will come again. 

      Words of Institution

PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE

     Lord’s Prayer (pew card)

     Prayer Response      Let Us Break Bread Together    arr. Young     

* HYMN No. 697    In Christ There is No East or West

* BENEDICTION 

     Response    A Blessing    Shaw         

POSTLUDE

Announcements

OCTOBER 2, 2016

We thank KATHRYN SCHNEIDER for serving as our organist today. Kathy grew up at Church on the Hill, where her mother, Phyllis, sang in the choirs for more than 60 years.  She was organist at Queensboro Hill Community Church and then Assistant University Organist at Columbia University.  She is currently a lawyer for a NYC tech company as well as the longtime musical director and conductor of the 85+-voice New York City Bar Chorus, which demonstrates the kinder side of legal professionals through its hundreds of performances in community outreach venues (including several at nearby Ozanam Hall).   This past summer, Kathy was on the conducting team for "the public domain," a world premiere mass-choral work for the Mostly Mozart 50 celebration staged in Lincoln Center Plaza. She was one of Andrew Andela's regular substitute at Church on the Hill and is delighted to return to the console this morning.

BIBLE STUDY – Every Tuesday, 7:30 P.M., Folensbee Lounge

LOOKING AHEAD – Mark your calendars!

Sat. Oct. 15    1:00 PM    WCC Luncheon
Sun. Oct. 16    9:30 AM    Men’s Communion Breakfast

Apples and Apple Crisp Sale- During the coffee hour, the YPF will be selling freshly picked and baked apples and apple crisps to help support their mission trip activities. Thank you so much for your support.

Prayer List

Remember the following individuals in your daily prayer:

Helga Brenner-Khan, Rosemarie Dappio, Allegra DeMelo, Lynne Johnson, Marie Mark, Ann McCaffrey-Amalfitano, Joan Pearson, Keith Pearson, Dorothy Reid, Kook Ryo, Debra & Greg Sparrow, Mary Ann Sullivan 

September 25, 2016

PRELUDE         Nathalie Wang, organist              

SALUTATION AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

* PASSING OF THE PEACE

* SANCTUS (pew card)         

* CALL TO WORSHIP        Gerry Mendler

Praise the LORD! 

Praise the LORD, O my soul!

I will praise the LORD as long as I live; 

I will sing praises to my God all my life long.

Do not put your trust in princes, in mortals, in whom there is no help.

Blessed are those whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the LORD their God.                        

* HYMN No. 517    The Solid Rock

* PRAYER OF CONFESSION     

Forgive our faithlessness, O faithful God! And see beyond our apathy, our thoughtlessness, our self-centeredness, our wrong choices. See into our hearts, for you are our treasure. By your grace and through your mercy, teach us your ways and write them on our hearts so that we may follow faithfully the path you show us. Amen.

* KYRIE (pew card)

* ASSURANCE OF PARDON

* SUMMARY OF THE LAW

Herein is wisdom.

Glory be to God.

* GLORIA PATRI (pew card)

JUNIOR SERMON

ANTHEM:      Lord, for Thy Tender Mercies’ Sake    Farrant           

PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE

    Lord’s Prayer (pew card)

    Prayer Response:    May the Words    Kaiser                     

* HYMN No. 538    I Need Thee Every Hour

SCRIPTURE READINGS:    

   Jeremiah 32:1-3a, 6-15    p. 643        

        1 Timothy 6:6-19        p. 965

            This is the Word of the Lord.

            Thanks be to God.

SERMON                      Hoping for God    Rev. Blaine Crawford

* CONFESSION OF FAITH:        Heidelberg Catechism Q&A 28        

How does knowledge of God’s creation and providence help us?

We can be patient when things go against us, thankful when things go well, and for the future we can have good confidence in our faithful God and Father that nothing will separate us from his love.

OFFERING OURSELVES AND OUR GIFTS

Offertory:            You Are Mine    Hayes    

    * The Doxology (pew card)      

    * Prayer of Dedication

* HYMN No. 522    Savior, Like a Shepherd Lead Us     

* BENEDICTION 

     Response:    Sevenfold Amen    Stainer             

POSTLUDE

Announcements

We thank Nathalie Wang for serving as our organist today. Nathalie studied organ at the Royal Academy of Music in London at the Juilliard School of Music. She has performed in recitals in Shanghai, London, Denmark and New York. 

BIBLE STUDY – Every Tuesday, 7:30 P.M., Folensbee Lounge

LOOKING AHEAD – Mark your calendars!

Sun. Oct. 2    11:00 AM    Worldwide Communion Service

                             12:00 PM    YPF Fundraiser – see announcement below

Sat. Oct. 15    1:00 PM    WCC Luncheon
Sun. Oct. 16    9:30 AM    Men’s Communion Breakfast – see insert

Apples and Apple Crisp Sale- Next Sunday, October 2nd: During the coffee hour, the YPF will be selling freshly picked and baked apples and apple crisps to help support their mission trip activities. Thank you so much for your support!

Donations for the Food for Kids Ministry should be brought to the Church office.  Every Friday, during the school year, this food will be given to families in need in Jamaica, New York. 

Prayer List

Remember the following individuals in your daily prayer:

Helga Brenner-Khan, Rosemarie Dappio, Allegra DeMelo, Lynne Johnson, Marie Mark, Ann McCaffrey-Amalfitano, Joan Pearson, Keith Pearson, Dorothy Reid, Kook Ryo, Debra & Greg Sparrow, Mary Ann Sullivan