FEBRUARY 7, 2021+ FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER EPIPHANY +

ONLINE WORSHIP

PRELUDE Trusting JesusMary McDonald

Brian Ward, Organ

WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS Cody Taylor and Jeff Hunter

* CALL TO WORSHIP based on Psalm 147 Praise the Lord! How good it is to sing praises to our God! We will give praise as he rebuilds our cities. Praise the Lord! We will give praise as he binds up our wounds. Praise the Lord! We will give praise as he creates and sustains our world. Praise the Lord! Sing to the Lord with thanksgiving. We will make melody in our hearts to God!

* OPENING HYMN 35 Praise, My Soul, the King of Heaven

* INVOCATION * PASSING OF THE PEACE The Peace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. And also with you.

VOCAL SOLO Lord, God of Abrahamfrom “Elijah”

Felix MendelssohnDominic German, Baritone

READING OF THE SCRIPTURES Mary Beth Rolak, Reader Old Testament Reading Isaiah 40:21-31 New Testament Reading 1 Corinthians 9:16-23 * Gospel Reading Mark 1:29-39 The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.

WORD FOR THE CHILDREN

SERMON Jeff Hunter

SACRAMENT OF HOLY COMMUNION Call to Communion Congregational Song Revelation Song

Jennie Lee Riddle2004 Gateway Create Publishing (Admin. by Capitol CMG Publishing (Integrity Music, David C. Cook))

Led by Dominic German, Anders Johnson, and Brian Ward Unison Prayer of Confession Most 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; we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. We are truly sorry, and we humbly repent. For the sake of your Son Jesus Christ, have mercy on us and forgive us; that we may delight in your will, and walk in your ways, to the glory of your name. Amen. Communion Liturgy The Lord’s Prayer (Using sins) Sharing of the Elements Communion Music 560 You Satisfy the Hungry Heart Prayer of Thanksgiving

GIVING OF OUR TITHES AND OFFERINGS Invitation to Generosity Offertory Andante

Samuel P. Jackson * Doxology 48 * Prayer of Presentation

* CLOSING HYMN 677 Christ for the World We Sing

* SPOKEN BENEDICTION

* SUNG BENEDICTION Go, My Children (676) Dominic German

POSTLUDE Great Is the LordMichael and Deborah Smith

* Please rise, in body or in spirit.

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Permission to print and podcast/stream the music in this service partially obtained from CCLI with License # 2875232.Permission to print and podcast/stream the music in this service partially obtained from One License with license #A-730954.Permission to reprint and stream hymns copyrighted by Covenant Publication obtained from the Evangelical Covenant Church.All rights reserved.

Welcome to North Park Covenant Church online! We’re glad you’re here.

For your prayers this week: the family of Wilma Cruz, mourning her unexpected passing last Thursday; Herb Hedstrom, recovered from the pneumonia, and his cancer seems to be in a quiet phase; Fred Holmgren, recovered from COVID and doing well; Barb Goode and family, mourning the sudden passing of her cousin Rachel Larson, following a sledding accident; Susan and Kevin Guttormsen, mourning the passing of Kevin’s father, Richard Guttormsen; Bud Hodgkinson and family, mourning the passing of his wife, Audrey, on January 14; Pastor Libby’s dad, Craig Johnson, continuing to recover following surgery on his epiglottis; Jim Hosek, undergoing new chemotherapy treatments; Dick Lucco, feeling hopeful his treatments will continue to lower his PSA numbers and stop the spread of the cancer; Rosemary Slaughter, mourning the passing of her cousins Dick and Shirley Meeks, from COVID; Rosemary Slaughter’s nephew and his wife, Brandon and Lindsey Harms, diagnosed with COVID; Nancy Ebner’s mother, Margaret Johnson, recovering from hip surgery and recovered from COVID; Sandy Edstrom’s grandson Matt Carlson, his girlfriend, and his roommate, diagnosed with COVID; Barb Goode’s nephew Kendall King, recovering from a plasma cell tumor that caused a break in his vertebrae; all of the healthcare workers and first responders, who regularly sacrifice their own health and that of their families to care for sick patients

Please join our Zoom coffee hour immediately following worship today. The link will be shared in the chat, and the format will be that of a few discussion questions based on the sermon, and we expect our time together to last about 20 minutes. This new dimension to coffee hour will allow us to see friendly faces and contribute ideas and insights. We hope to see you there!

These last many months have been long and hard for many and in many ways! Recognizing the ongoing financial hardships that have been brought on by the COVID pandemic, as well as the changes in unemployment benefits that have come about recently, NPCC wants to help in whatever ways we can using the benevolence fund that you all have so generously given to! If you or someone you know is need of financial assistance in these days and weeks, please feel free to reach out to the pastors (copastors@npcovenant.org) or to one of our Deacon chairs, Tim Johnson (tjohnson2@northpark .edu) or Joanna Sjoblom (jwestcuz@gmail.com). Your request will be held in confidence, and we will work to help in the ways that we can.

Are you in need of assistance with errands or other small tasks? Please feel free to reach out to either Pastor Libby or Pastor Jeff. A few people have offered to help in this way, and they would be happy to get you the help you need!

The Covenant Home Altar has arrived! Copies are available for pick-up in the Dawsons’ foyer (5243 N. Christiana), or you can let Ann-Marie know if you’d like a copy mailed to you, and she will be happy to do so.

Save the Date for an Online Scholastic Book Fair! From February 14 to 27, you’re invited to check out North Park Church Cooperative Preschool’s Book Fair homepage. There are two ways to shop! On that homepage, you can shop from The Scholastic Store Online, featuring over 6,000 items, or through the Virtual Book Fair, with over 200 top-selling books. All orders ship directly to your home and earn 25% in rewards on purchases made during our fair. In addition, enjoy free shipping on book-only purchases over $25. Thank you for your support of the Preschool!

Continue Heartwalking the Neighborhood with us in 2021! We will include an image of the location to pray for each week in the hopes that you will pray for them as you walk or drive by, or even as you sit in your living room. See this week’s location at right. Thank you for praying for our neighborhood!

The text for today’s anthem is as follows:

Lord God of Abrahamfrom “Elijah”

Felix Mendelssohn

Lord God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel;this day let it be known that Thou art God,

and I am thy servant!Lord God of Abraham!

O shew to all this people that I have done these things

according to Thy word!O hear me, Lord, and answer me.

Lord God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel;O hear me and answer me;

and shew this people that Thou art Lord God,and let their hearts again be turned!

Humboldt Park Health (formerly Norwegian American Hospital; 1044 N. Francisco) is admin-istering COVID-19 vaccines to people age 65 and over. To schedule an appointment, please call (773) 292-8200 (this is a new number). You must be prepared to return for a booster shot 21 or 28 days after the first shot, depending on the vaccine. More information on how to get vaccinated against COVID-19 can be found here. Also, Swedish Hospital will provide vaccines for the 1B group on February 8. Registration will take place through NorthShore Connect and another alternative to be announced.

We welcome all people to begin or deepen their relationship with Christ through worship and study. We invite all believers to fully participate in the life and ministry of our church as members, leaders,

and lay staff. We celebrate the gifts and presence of diverse Christians among us—whether those differences be race, ethnicity, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, ability,

or socioeconomic status. We are blessed by our diversity and are unified in Christ.

Jeff Hunter, Co-pastorjhunter@npcovenant.org, ext. 525

Cody Taylor, Youth Pastorctaylor@npcovenant.org, ext. 535

Fran Fostey, Bookkeeperoperations@npcovenant.org, ext. 505

Ann-Marie O. Frisk, Church Administratorafrisk@npcovenant.org, ext. 500

Libby Piotrowski, Co-pastorlpiotrowski@npcovenant.org, ext. 515

Brian Ward, Music Ministry Coordinator/Organistbward@npcovenant.org

Dominic German, Chancel Choir Directordgerman@npcovenant.org

Carol Olfelt, Chancel Handbell Choir Directorcolfelt@npcovenant.org

Church Staff

To reach both Jeff and Libby, please use copastors@npcovenant.org or ext. 510.

Christian Schuetz, Custodiancschuetz@npcovenant.org

North Park Church Cooperative Preschool www.npcovenant.org/npccp • (773) 463-0055, ext. 520 • preschool@npcovenant.org

Rebecca Edwards, Interim DirectorLyndsey Wellner, Lead Teacher • Jenny Glazier, Assistant Teacher

The Friendship Center - Our Neighborhood Food Pantry 2711 West Lawrence Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60625

www.friendshipcenterchicago.org • (773) 907-6338 • npfc@friendshipcenterchicago.org Ross Outten, Director of Development

N o r t h P a r k C o v e n a n t C h u r c h5250 North Christiana Avenue • Chic ago, Illinois 60625npcc@npcovenant.org • (773) 463-0055 • www.npcovenant.org

Missionaries We Support Paul and Sheryl Noren, Congo

James and Rachel Ventress, Alaska Eugenio and Pia Restrepo, Latin America

Peter and Anna Kim, East AsiaJohn and Letha Kerl, Field Representatives for Europe