Christ Church,
| ||
 |
11-02-08 |
|
|
|
|
November 2, 2008
Bulletin
Order of Worship
9:30 a.m. – Thirty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time
| Meditative Reflection | |||||||||||||||||||||||
A human is the only animal that blushes. Or, needs to. |
|||||||||||||||||||||||
– Mark Twain |
|||||||||||||||||||||||
All human sin seems so much worse in its consequences that in its intentions. |
|||||||||||||||||||||||
– Reinhold Niebuhr |
|||||||||||||||||||||||
A wrong-doer is often a person who has left something undone, not always one who has done something. |
|||||||||||||||||||||||
– Marcus Aurelius |
|||||||||||||||||||||||
| |
|||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ringing of the Church Bell | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prelude | Song of Thanksgiving | SHERMAN | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Jubilation Ringers | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hymn # 451 | LAAST UNS ERFREUEN | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ye Watchers and Ye Holy Ones | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Call to Worship | Dave Sebastian | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prayer of Invocation | Dave Sebastian | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Scripture Reading | Romans 7: 15-20 | Bill Campbell | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Musical Meditation | The Call | Ralph Vaughan Williams | |||||||||||||||||||||
| David Huneryager, soloist | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reception of New Members | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| A Story for Children | Rev. Julie Yarborough | ||||||||||||||||||||||
(The 2 and 3-year-olds may leave for Sunday school at this time. |
|||||||||||||||||||||||
| Church Mice Choir for children pre-K through 1st grade | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| may leave at this time.) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hymn # 364 | I Sing a Song of the Saints of God GRAND ISLE | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Passing of the Peace | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pledge Campaign | Resources Committee | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcements, Joys and Concerns | Rev. Julie Yarborough | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Musical Meditation | My Faith Looks Up to Thee | OLIVET, | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Jubilation Ringers | arr. Roth | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Silence & Prayer | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Invitation to Sharing | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Offertory Anthem | Sine Nomine | RALPH VAUGHN WILLIAMS | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Doxology | OLD 100TH | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Praise God from whom all blessings flow; |
|||||||||||||||||||||||
(Children pre-K through 5th grade may leave for |
|||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunday school at this time.) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Scripture Reading | Rev. Charles Rush | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sermon | “Why Can’t We See This Coming?” | Rev. Rush | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Service of Holy Communion | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Communion Anthem | For the Bread Which You Have Broken | KINGDOM | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Benediction | Rev. Charles Rush | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Postlude | Hyfrydol | Ralph Vaughan Williams | |||||||||||||||||||||
GREETERS: Anne Parker
USHERS FOR 9:30 AM: The Jenkins FamilyWelcome! Visiting today? Please complete a Visitor Card and drop into the offering plate and join us for fellowship after today's service.
The flowers today are given
in memory of the wonderful life of Sonja Breitenfeld
with love by her daughter Cathy.
This year is the 150th anniversary of the death of the great English composer Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958), who was the most important English composer of his generation, and arguably the greatest English composer since Henry Purcell. This morning’s solo, choir anthem and postlude are all by this great composer.
Vaughan Williams was a key figure in the 20th-century revival of British music. His music is notable for its power, nobility and expressiveness, representing the essence of 'Englishness'. He often used English folk melodies in his music, and indeed collected over 800 folksongs from the countryside of England. During his lifetime of composition, he was also engaged in many other non-musical activities. He served as a wagon orderly and artillery officer during the war with the Royal Army Medical Corps in France and on the Salonika front. Soon after the armistice he was made director of music for the First Army of the British Expeditionary Force, with responsibility for organizing amateur music-making among the troops. His activity on behalf of German refugees led to his music being banned by the Nazis in 1939.
His canon of composition includes nine symphonies, five operas, film music, ballet and stage music, several song cycles, church music and works for chorus and orchestra. When he died, many English music-lovers felt a sense of loss that was personal no less than musical. This ‘extraordinary, ordinary man’ had not only become an institution; he had also reached the hearts of the people. On September 19th, 1958, before a crowded assembly, his ashes were interred in the north choir aisle of Westminster Abbey, near the burial place of Purcell. The first music that was played was Vaughan Williams’ Five Variants of ‘Dives and Lazarus’, on a tune that he had known and loved since 1893. (New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians)
The third white candle on the altar Is lit in hope of world peace.
No matter who you are, or where you are on life's journey, you're welcome here.
LATE BREAKING ANNOUNCEMENTS
(More announcements are in the monthly newsletter, available in the narthex)
Here is today’s Sunday school schedule:
2-3 year olds – Room B-202
Pre-K & K – Room B-203
1st graders – The Welcome Table (B-214)
2nd graders – Creation Corner (B-206)
3rd graders – Biblical Bytes (B-118)
4th graders – The Prophet’s Playhouse (B-210)
5th graders – Good News Games (B-205)
6th thru 12th graders – Stay in Worship
Join us for the first Lile Hall Concert Series concert of the season on Saturday, November 8th at 8:00 p.m. Fiat Lux Chamber Players (Holly Chatham, piano; Patrick Wood, violin; Adam Grabois, cello) will be performing piano trios by Beethoven and Chausson. A wine reception will be held at intermission. Tickets are $15 ($30 max per family)/$5 students at the door. We hope to see you and your friends at this concert of beautiful chamber music!
Girls’ Night Out at Beadlux, Thursday, November 13th, 6:45: Please join us for some wine and appetizers while we use our creativity to make jewelry for ourselves or as a gift. Please email Carol Angle at jerseyangle@aolcom.
Christ Church will hold a Food Drive from November 2nd through November 23. As you probably know, area Food Banks are receiving fewer donations while at the same time experiencing greater demand. Let’s do what we can to help. Please bring non perishable food items and frozen turkeys to the church. Turkeys can go into the freezer and non perishable items can be placed on the table between the Elevator and the Nursery on the first floor.
Coffee Hour Hosts: Hosting opportunities are available on November 16 and 30, and December 28. See Sally Weggeland at Coffee Hour.
SHIP Annual Fund-Raising Dinner, November 19, 2008: SHIP (Summit Helping It’s People) will hold its annual fund-raising dinner on Wednesday, November 19, 2008 at 7:00 pm at Saint Teresa’s Memorial Hall, 306 Morris Avenue, Summit NJ. This year SHIP will be honoring 12 of its original volunteers and Board members.
SHIP began serving meals and providing other forms of assistance 17 years ago. Being honored are: Leslie Babyak, Rosemary Butler, Lillian Cochran, Rev. Denison Harrield, Ed Kessler, Gail Malin, Dick Nelson, Rose Nelson, Susan Watts, Mary Jane Wilson, Janet Whitman and Mary Vick.
The dinner is being donated and served by Outback Steakhouse of Springfield NJ. There will also be a silent and a live auction of items and services provided by local merchants and supporters of SIP. The price for the evening is $50. Per person and Captains Tables for 10 persons are available for $600. For reservations, please contact Dick Nelson, or June Wessel.
INTERWEAVE’S STORED HONEY OF THE SOUL SAMPLER: Fourth Annual Fund-Raising Art Show and Sale: Interweave announces its fourth annual Art Show and Sale on November 8th and 9th to benefit the organization and to showcase local and regional artists. The show will be held at Interweave’s Summit Center, conveniently located in downtown Summit at Calvary Episcopal Church, 31 Woodland Avenue, at the corner of Woodland and DeForest Avenues. Hours for the show are Saturday, November 8th, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, November 9th, 1-4 p.m.
STORED HONEY OF THE SOUL will feature a mix of art in various media: oils, pottery, pastel, photography, watercolor, sculpture, prints, and more. Additionally, the Boutique will offer smaller works, both inspirational and eclectic, by featured artists. These items are suitable for gift-giving, so come do your holiday shopping early! On Saturday, Nov. 8th, lunch will be available for $5 in the café. There will be a silent auction of exotic items both days, refreshments will be available, and artists will be present throughout the weekend to discuss their works.
Interweave is a community learning center serving Essex, Union and Morris counties, teaching skills for wholistic living that strengthen wellness, deepen spirituality and promote the common good. Interweave equips people to face the challenges of this critical turning-point in the world’s history, through varied offerings to center one’s awareness, cultivate support networks and care for our bodies and soul.
For further information about the STORED HONEY OF THE SOUL holiday boutique, call the Interweave office at (908) 277-2120 or Penny Vigilante.
|
Sunday November 2 Thirty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time |
Choir Practice – Sanctuary Worship Church Mice – Barnwell Hall Coffee Hour – Barnwell Hall Genesis Choir – Lile Hal Canticle Singers – Lile Hall |
8:45 am 9:30 am 9:45 am 10:30 am 10:45 am 11:00 am | |
| | ||
| Ministers | All Members of the Church | |
| Senior Minister | The Rev. Dr. Charles T. Rush | |
| Associate Minister | The Rev. Julie Yarborough | |
| Director of Music | Holly Chatham | |
| Children’s Handbell Choir Director | Mrs. Jeanne Fellows | |
| Administrator | Cheryl Levy | |
| Housekeeping | Mrs. Rocio Restrepo & Mr. Juan Restrepo | |
An Open and Affirming Congregation
An interdenominational fellowship affiliated with
The United Church of Christ and
American Baptist Churches, USA
561 Springfield Avenue, Summit, NJ 07901
Telephone: 908-273-5549
Fax: 908-273-4140
Website: ChristChurchSummit.org
Email: