Twenty Fourth Sunday After Pentecost
November 8, 2015 10:00 A.M.
A Thought for Reflection
There is enough in the world for everyone's need; there is not enough for everyone's greed.
Mohandas Gandhi
GOD GATHERS US
Prelude
Greetings and Announcements
Passing of the Peace
Leader: The peace of Christ be with you.
PEOPLE: And also with you.
We invite you to turn to your neighbors and greet them.
Choral Introit “Here in This Place” verses 1+2 Marty Haugen
Call to Worship
Leader: We come with our fears and our dreaming, drawn by new light--
PEOPLE: Gather us in, O God; bless us with courage.
Leader: Lost and forsaken, longing to awaken, we come--
PEOPLE: Gather us in, O God; show us the way.
Leader: Young and old, hearing your call, we come--
PEOPLE: Gather us in, O God; make us your light.
Leader: Proud and strong, hungry and thirsty, we come--
PEOPLE: Gather us in, O God; we come to worship you.
Choral Introit “Here in This Place” verses 3+4 Marty Haugen
Please join the Choir in the final chorus:
Prayer of Invocation
* Sentences of Praise
Leader: Praise be to you, O God.
PEOPLE: We sing praise to the Source of light and love.
+* Gloria 756
Glory to God, glory to God, glory in the highest!
Glory to God, glory to God, alleluia, alleluia!
Glory to God, glory to God, glory in the highest!
Glory to God, glory to God, alleluia, alleluia!
Prayer of Confession (In unison)
O God, you promise us abundance—abundant love, abundant hope, abundant living. We confess how hard it is to trust in your promise. Instead, we hold tight to what we have, fearing there is not enough to go around. Forgive us, we pray. Teach us to trust. Amen.
Assurance of God’s Forgiveness
The Lord’s Prayer Please join us in singing (see insert)
RESPONSE 286
Spirit, spirit of gentleness, blow through the wilderness, calling and free,
Spirit, spirit of restlessness, stir me from placidness, wind, wind on the sea.
GOD MEETS US IN THE WORD
* Congregation may stand as you are able +*Latecomer seating
A Stewardship Moment Karen Dolliver
Words With the Young People
* Hymn of Preparation “I Would Be True” 492
(Children please leave for classes during the hymn.)
The New Testament Lesson Acts 4:32-35
(Pew Bible, p. 888)
The Sermon “A High-Stakes Experiment in Trust”
Celebration and Concerns
Call to Prayer
Silent Prayer
Prayers of Thanksgiving, Intercession and Petition
GOD CALLS FOR OUR GIFTS
Our Offering to God
Offertory
*Doxology (Lasst Uns Erfreuen) NCH 17
Praise God from whom all blessings flow; Praise God, all creatures here below; Alleluia, Alleluia.
Praise God for all that love has done; Creator, Christ, and Spirit, One.
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia.
*Prayer of Dedication
GOD SENDS US INTO THE WORLD
* Hymn of Dedication “Born of God, Eternal Savior” 542
* Charge and Benediction
* Postlude “Piano Fantasy” (excerpt) ~Schumann
(Please feel free to remain and listen, or to greet one another in the narthex and at coffee hour.)
Our Worship Has Ended… Let Our Service Begin!
Ministers All the People of Edwards Church
Pastor The Rev. Dr. Deborah Clark
Director of Christian Education Jessie Evers
Choir Director Rick Seaholm
Organist/Pianist Don Buell
Administrative Assistant Maureen Hansen
Sexton Lori Wilson
Student Pastor Nena Radtke
The Liturgist Nena Radtke
The Deacon-in-Charge Brandon Jones
The Greeter Bettina Messana
Janis Stedman of Mothers’ Helpers is in charge of the Nursery this morning.
Welcome Visitors! We are glad you are here. Please join us for coffee and fellowship, following the service. Sign our guestbook too! In the Education Building (out the side door follow hallway) are the restrooms and where coffee hour is held. The Nursery and Sunday School classes are on the lower level. If you have questions, or suggestions, feel free to talk with one of the Ushers, Greeters or Deacon in Charge.
Special Needs / / / Available in the Narthex (front entrance hallway).· Sound-enhancing Assistive Listening Devices.
· Enlarged copy of the Church Bulletin.
/ PARKING:
ENTRANCE:
LIFT:
RESTROOM: / · Accessible spots are marked and located near the Education Building entrance.
· Lower level of the Education Building (to the left of the Church main entrance).
· Education Building: Next to the stairs.
· Education Building: Upper Level – opposite the kitchen.
Edwards Church
A United Church of Christ
An Open and Affirming Congregation
In the name of God and Jesus Christ, Edwards Church, a congregation of the United Church of Christ, welcomes all who seek to know and worship God. We invite everyone to join in our faith journey and participate in our congregational life.
As a community of faith we take seriously the Biblical call to love God and our neighbors as ourselves, and recognize that although we are many members we are one.
We celebrate the uniqueness of everyone. We rejoice in our diversity of views and understanding of our shared faith. We commit ourselves to work diligently to help end oppression and discrimination. We affirm all relationships founded on the principle of God’s love and justice.
We declare ourselves to be an Open and Affirming congregation.
Seeking to be the Body of Christ, we welcome into full fellowship and membership all persons of every race, language, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, physical or cognitive ability, and economic status.
39 Edwards Street
Framingham, MA 01701
508-877-2050
www.edwardschurch.org
THIS WEEK AT EDWARDS, November 8-14, 2015
SUNDAY Rental (Edwards Hall) 9:00 A.M.
Adult Bible Study 9:00 A.M.
Worship/Sunday School 10:00 A.M.
Coffee Hour 11:00 A.M.
OneEarth Walk (Peace Lutheran Church Wayland) 11:00 A.M.
Rental (Sanctuary and SPD classrooms) 1:00 P.M.
Veteran’s Supper (Plymouth Church ) 5:00 P.M.
MONDAY Chairobics (Sue Dickerman Hall) 9:30 A.M.
Rental (Sue Dickerman Hall) 6:00 P.M.
Veteran’s Yoga (Edwards Hall) 6:00 P.M.
Board of Wider Missions (Jonathan House) 7:00 P.M.
Meditation with the Masters (Sue Dickerman Hall) 7:30 P.M.
TUESDAY Qi Gong (Sue Dickerman Hall) 7:45 and 9:00 A.M.
Meditation (Jonathan House) 9:30 A.M.
Gentle Yoga (Edwards Hall) 10:00 A.M.
Rental (SPD Hall) 10:15 A.M.
Rental (SPD Hall) 4:15 P.M.
Yoga (Sue Dickerman Hall) 5:30 P.M.
Bereavement Group (Youth Room) 6:30 P.M.
Longevitology (Choir Room) 7:00 P.M.
Rental (Edwards Hall) 7:00 P.M.
WEDNESDAY Veteran’s Day-Office Closed
Veteran’s Coffee (Edwards Hall) 9:00 A.M.
Chairobics (Sue Dickerman Hall) 9:30 A.M.
Gentle Yoga (Edwards Hall) 5:30 P.M.
Max Meditation (SPD Hall) 6:45 P.M.
Bible Study (Jonathan House) 7:00 P.M.
Framingham Folk Dancers (Edwards Hall) 7:30 P.M.
THURSDAY Yoga (Edwards Hall) 9:30 A.M.
Bible Study (Jonathan House) 11:00 A.M.
Kripalu Yoga (Edwards Hall) 6:00 P.M.
Cancer Support Group (Susan P. Dickerman Building Classroom) 6:00 P.M.
Choir Practice (Sue Dickerman Hall) 7:15 P.M.
AA Meeting (Edwards Hall) 7:30 P.M.
FRIDAY Chairobics (Sue Dickerman Hall) 9:30 A.M.
Rental (Edwards Hall and Classrooms) 4:00 P.M. through 5:00 P.M. Saturday
Rental (SPD Hall) 7:00 P.M.
SATURDAY Rental (Edwards Hall and Classrooms) All day until 5:00 P.M.
Community of St. Luke (Sanctuary) 4:30 P.M.