CLARK COUNTY FAIR WORSHIP SERVICE       Hosted by

United Church of Christ

Calvary Lutheran Church

Zion Lutheran-Pine Valley

Neillsville, Wisconsin

Pastors Jacoba Koppert and Chad Anderson

 

August 12, 2018                                                                     9:00 a.m.

The Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost

All who are comfortably able are invited to stand at those

places in the service indicated by an asterisk*

We ask you to please turn off all telephones and electronic devices.

 

We Gather to Worship God

GATHERING MUSIC                                            Karen Mohr

                                                            

WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS     

 

CALL TO WORSHIP                                   

Leader:     We have been drawn from our homes and churches to come to be in community at the Clark County Fair.     

People:    As we worship God together, may this place become Holy Ground where we become one with Christ and with one another.

Leader:    May our words and deeds bring the grace and peace of Jesus into our community.

 

*SONG         ÒPraise to the Living GodÓ           (pg. 5 bulletin)

                

*LITANY FOR FAIR-TIME

We are GodÕs beloved children called to be imitators of God and followers of Jesus Christ building up the Body of Christ.

At the Clark County Fair, we encounter friends and strangers; some hurrying from one event to another and others open to conversation as they wait for next class that catches their interest.

May we be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving one another as Christ has forgiven us.

Here we sit at picnic tables eating our favorite fair foods supporting organizations that benefit our community, we meet traveling carnival workers hoping to earn enough to put food on their tables.

May we be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving one another as Christ has forgiven us.

Here conversations take place with judges and competitors, youth are guided by 4-H and FFA leaders; and helped by parents, siblings and friends.

May we be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving one another as Christ has forgiven us.

Here there is laughter and tears, pride and disappointment, anger, weariness, excitement and fear.

May we be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving one another as Christ has forgiven us.

Here we can practice being who God has called us to be. Here we can strive to be imitators of God and followers of Jesus Christ.

From here we can take what we have practiced to the communities where we live, study, work and play, places where kindness, tender hearts and forgiveness are also needed.

 

PASSING THE PEACE  

Peace is GodÕs gift to us; the peace of Christ is a gift we are invited to share as well as receive.

 May the peace of Christ be with you. And also with you.

(All are invited to greet others with handshakes or hugs while saying to them "The peace of Christ be with you" and responding "and also with you.")

 

SONG OF PRAISE   ÒFor the Beauty of the EarthÓ

                                                                             (pg. 6 bulletin)

We Listen for the Good News

CHILDRENÕS TIME                                                   Pastor Jacoba Koppert

 

SCRIPTURE READING   

                       I Kings 19:4-8  

                        Ephesians 4:25-5:2

                        John 6:35, 41-51

 

SERMON      Pastors Jacoba Koppert and Chad Anderson                                                                                                                                                                                                                           ÒShaping CommunityÓ

 

We Respond To GodÕs Faithfulness

*HYMN   ÒHelp Us Accept Each OtherÓ                                  tune: Aurelia

Help us accept each other as Christ accepted us;

Teach us as sister, brother, each person to embrace.

Be present God, among us, and bring us to believe

We are ourselves accepted and meant to love and live.

 

Teach us, O God your lessons, as in our daily life

We struggle to be human and search for hope and faith.

Teach us to care for people, for all, not just for some,

To love them as we find them, or as they may become.

 

Let your acceptance change us, so that we may be moved

in living situations to do the truth in love;

To practice your acceptance, until we know by heart

The table of forgiveness and laughterÕs healing art.

 

God, for todayÕs encounter with all who are in need,

Who hunger for acceptance, for righteousness and bread,

Bring us new eyes for seeing, new hands for holding on;

Renew us with your Spirit; God! Free us, make us one!

 

 

 

 

PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE           Pastor Chad Anderson

THE PRAYER OF OUR SAVIOR

Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us. Save us from the time of trial and deliver us from evil. For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours now and forever. Amen.

                        

INVITATION TO OFFERING

THE OFFERTORY                                                                                    Karen Mohr

*THE DOXOLOGY  

            Praise God from whom all blessings flow;

            Praise God, all creatures here below;

            Praise God for all that love has done;

            Creator, Christ and Spirit One.  Amen.

*PRAYER OF DEDICATION

 

HYMN  ÒCalled as Partners in ChristÕs ServiceÓ                            

                                                                                                                                                     (pg. 7 bulletin)

 THE BENEDICTION

*CHORAL RESPONSE    ÒLet There Be Peace on EarthÓ

By Sy Miller and Jill Jackson

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.

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*POSTLUDE                                                                                                       Karen Mohr

                                

We Depart to Serve God in the World

 

 

Words Copyright ©1966 by Estate of Curtis Beach. Reprinted

under OneLiciense.net A723900

 

 

 

 

 

 

Words Copyright ©1981 Jane Parker Huber. From A SINGING FAITH. Used by permission of Westminster/John Knox Press.   Reprinted under OneLiciense.net A723900

Announcements

We welcome you to this service of worship.  We hope you will experience the love of God and your neighbors. You are invited to join us for coffee/refreshments and conversation. 

 

UCC Announcements

Radio Broadcast Sponsors – Today the radio broadcast portion of our worship service is sponsored by Bob & Lorraine Shaw in honor of their 70th Wedding Anniversary

Calendar  

Monday, August 6 - 6:30-7:30 p.m. Nar-Anon.

Thursday, August 16 – Note change of date – 12 Noon Circle of Friends Annual Potluck Picnic at Pastor JacobaÕs home.

Tuesday, August 21 – 7:30 p.m. Trustees.

Tuesday, August 28 – (Change of Date) 6:30 p.m.  Deacons and Deaconesses meeting; 7:30 p.m. Church Council.

Sunday, August 26 – 7 p.m. Confirmation Orientation.

 

Calvary Announcements

TodayÕs Radio Broadcast is Given to the Glory of God by

 Mary Beth Schultz in honor of new grandson, Eden Schultz.

 

Brainstorming meeting on Sunday, August 19 for anyone interested in planning CalvaryÕs Sunday school first of activities.

 

ZLPV Council meeting Wednesday, August 22, 6:30 p.m. at CALVARY with a joint meeting to follow.