Neillsville,
Wisconsin
Pastor Jacoba Koppert
Church 715-743-2147
Pastor's Office
715-743-2117
October 14, 2018
10:00 a.m.
The Twenty-first 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
PRELUD ÒTake My Life and Let It BeÓ Vicente Cortez
RINGING OF THE BELL
WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
STEWARDSHIP MOMENT Marge Goetsch
GATHERING ÒSoften
My HeartÓ
Soften my heart, Lord, Soften my heart
from all indifference set me apart,
To feel your compassion, to weep with your tears;
come soften my heart, O Lord, Soften my heart. (repeat)
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PRAYERS OF THE CONGREGATION
CALL TO WORSHIP1
Leader:
We
gather with joy, for together we will offer our praise to the Holy One!
People: We are blessed to celebrate the mighty
wonders of God!
Leader: With
our praise we proclaim the goodness of our God, the One who renews our
strength.
People: God lifts up our hearts as we lift our
prayers to the Holy.
Leader: Gather
and celebrate the Living God,
People: With abundant hearts we rise to loudly sing
praises! Alleluia! Thanks be to God!
*HYMN ÒFrom All that Dwell Below the SkiesÓ #1
We Confess Our Sin and Receive GodÕs
Forgiveness
*PRAYER OF CONFESSION
Who
is there like you, the Creator of the world, the one who breathes life into all
creation? O God, we have chosen to worship you; when our hearts go in different
directions, help us to learn from these other gods so that when we turn again,
our faith in you and our love for you is strengthened.
*PERSONAL PRAYERS OF CONFESSION
*ASSURANCE OF PARDON
God so loved the world that God came into the world in Jesus Christ, not to condemn the world but to save it. Loved and forgiven by God, may our hearts and lives be transformed as we trust this good news.
Jesus loves us this we know. And they will know we are JesusÕ followers by our love. Let us seek GodÕs peace with all and for all. 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.
*THE GLORIA
PATRI
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son
and to the Holy Ghost; as it was in the beginning,
is now, and ever shall be, world without end.
Amen, Amen.
We Listen for the Good News
CHILDRENÕS TIME Pastor Jacoba Koppert
ÒBringing the
Light of the WorldÓ
THE CHILDREN SING ÒMy
Hope is In the LordÓ
SACRAMENT OF HOLY BAPTISM
Lars Alan Woods,
son of Clinton & Julie Woods
SCRIPTURE READINGS
Acts 17:16-31
SERMON ÒWhat Do We
Bring?Ó Pastor Jacoba Koppert
We Respond to GodÕs
Faithfulness
PASTORAL PRAYER
THE
PRAYER OF OUR SAVIOR
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 debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation but
deliver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom, and the power,
and
the glory, forever. Amen.
INVITATION TO OFFERING
THE OFFERTORY Vicente Cortez
ÒChristians, Let Us Love One AnotherÓ
*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 DEDICATION1
Holy One, this day we celebrate the ongoing
work we do in your name to serve the least, the lost and the lonely. Bless
these gifts to the work of love in the world, we pray in the name of
Jesus. Amen.
HYMN ÒI
Surrender AllÓ (pg. 5 Bulletin)
THE
BENEDICTION
CHORAL RESPONSE ÓLet There Be PeaceÓ
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 Vicente Cortez
ÒOut In the Highways and Byways of LifeÓ
The Light of Christ Leads Us into the
World to Serve
1From UCC copyright Stewardship materials 2018
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 in
the Fellowship Hall downstairs for coffee/refreshments and conversation. Whoever you are and where ever you are
on lifeÕs journey, you are welcome here.
Note: You will find the attendance folders in the pews on the center racks of every pew - please take time to fill out the attendance sheet including your full address and return them to the side aisles, ushers will collect them during the last hymn. Thank you.
Radio Broadcast Sponsors – Today the radio broadcast portion of our worship service is sponsored by Bob and Ruth Schmidt in honor of granddaughter, Alyssa Anding on her 25th birthday and in memory of sister-in-law, Pat Mohr and father, Albert Mohr.
Today: 6 p.m. Adult Bible Study; (sign-up on the bulletin board)
Calendar
Monday, October 15 – 6:30-7:30 p.m. Nar-Anon.
Tuesday, October 16 – 12 Noon 2nd Half Group meeting; catered lunch; $8.00 plus tip; ÒEating by ColorÓ; Sign-up on the bulletin board; 6:30 p.m. Deacons/Deaconesses; 7:30 p.m. Church Council meeting.
Wednesday, October 17 – 3:30 p.m. CDÕs & Confirmation;
6 p.m. Bazaar Workshop.
Thursday, October 18 – 10-11:30 a.m. Sun CatcherÕs CafŽ; 6:30 p.m. Christmas Angel Organization meeting.
Next Sunday, October 21 – James Sadowska Baptism; NOTE: Church Picnic has been canceled – due to small sign-up of people attending.
Looking Ahead at the Calendar
Sunday, October 28 – Stewardship Sunday; FREE Soup luncheon; Congregational Quarterly meeting.
Announcements
Helping Hearts and Hands
The Mission and Outreach committee
has decided to have a new fund raiser!
It is called ÒHelping Hearts and Hands.Ó Bob and Barb PetkovsekÕs daughter, Brenda and her husband,
Aaron are missionaries with Cru, formerly Campus Crusade for Christ. They with their children have been
involved for 15 years. The
committee has decided to partner with them for one year. We need $100 a month to do so. We are
asking people to purchase a hand for $50. You can go together with another
person if you so choose. We will put your name on a paper hand on a wall in the
sanctuary. You can purchase these hands by filling out the envelope found in
the pew racks. Our committee thanks
you for your help! (Make checks out to United Church of
Christ – Memo Line: Helping Hearts & Hands.)
Fall
Change of Season
Anyone needing yard work? (clean-up-raking leaves); call Judy Morrow (715-743-2885) or the church office (717-743-2147) (The CDÕs are raking leaves on Wednesday, October 24 and 31 depending on leaves.)
Birthday Celebration – Please join us to celebrate Dolores
JohnsonÕs 90th Birthday on Saturday, October 20.
1:00-4:00 p.m. at the Neillsville
Country Club. (your friendship is a gift; we kindly request no other.)
Coming in November
Tuesday,
November 6 – Election Day (Chili Feed)
11:00-
7:00 p.m. Neillsville UCC.
Saturday,
November 10
54th Holiday Fair 9 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Gift Boutique, Greeting Cards, Kitchen & New to You Treasures; Lunch from
11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. (list of donated ingredients NEEDED on the bulletin
board) Chicken Salad on a Croissant- Bowl of a Baked Potato Soup- Dessert &
Beverage. Adults $7 Kids under 10 - $5
VIDEO PROJECT UPDATE -
The video project group met with Audio-Architects and revised our video projection project into two phases. Phase one being the screen and projector and phase two the camera. It was determined that the project has been ongoing too long and to proceed with what we can do with the funding that has already been raised. That amount now stands at $29,000. The Trustees and the Council have been informed of this decision to proceed with phase one as soon as viable and concur with the decision. The funding for phase two, the video camera, will continue with the hope of being able to add it to the system in the future.
It has been 25 years since we installed the wireless microphones. Currently the pastorÕs and the hand-held microphones are on their last legs and are currently being held together with black electric tape. In addition, the current frequencies that these microphones use will be eliminated by the FCC in 2020 and then used by T-mobile. In an effort to reduce the cost of replacing these in the future, it is being suggested that they be replaced and upgraded at the same time as phase one of the video project. The cost of replacing these with 3 new units is $4500. It is hoped that this amount can be donated by a church organization.
It is hope that both of these
projects phase one and microphone upgrade, can be done yet this year. -Audio
Visual Committee