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THE CHURCH OF THE REDEEMER UCC
UNITED CHURCH ON THE GREEN
CENTER CHURCH
SUNDAY, MAY 22, 2016
CONFIRMATION SUNDAY
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VISION STATEMENT
We are the Church of the Redeemer, United Church of Christ,
an inclusive community committed to the worship of God, the work of justice,
and the recognition of our common humanity in the struggles of life.
We follow Jesus Christ, who welcomes all people to his table.
We celebrate the rich diversity of God’s people:
in race, gender, age, sexual orientation, physical and mental abilities,
marital and economic status and culture.
Join us on a journey of the Holy Spirit,
where faith and intellect meet, learning never ends,
and music and the arts draw us closer to our Creator.
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WELCOME
We are pleased that you could join us this morning; wherever you are on your life
and faith journey, you are welcome at the Church of the Redeemer. If you have
any questions, please speak with an usher at the back of the Sanctuary. If you
would like more information about the church, fill out the visitor information form at
the back of this bulletin and put it in an offering plate. We hope you will join us after
the service at Coffee Hour for a time of fellowship – go out the side door and follow
the crowds.
ABOUT US
The Church of the Redeemer is an open and affirming, theologically progressive,
mainline Protestant church affiliated with the United Church of Christ (UCC). It was
founded as a Congregational church in New Haven in 1838. Our identity is
summarized by our vision statement.
CHILDCARE DURING AND AFTER CHURCH
Children are always welcome in church. Activity bags for older children and
rocking chairs for adults with babies are available at the rear of the sanctuary. We
have a nursery downstairs for children through age 6; you can take your child there
at any time (follow the "Nursery" signs in the Tower Lobby or ask the ushers at the
back).
LARGE PRINT BULLETINS AND ASSISTIVE LISTENING DEVICES
If you are having trouble reading this bulletin or hearing the
service, the ushers can provide you with a large-print bulletin or
an assistive listening device.
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The Church of the Redeemer UCC
United Church on the Green
Center Church
Confirmation Sunday
Sunday, May 22, 2016
PRELUDE Geoffrey Shaw Be Thou My Vision
ANNOUNCEMENTS AND WELCOME
INTROIT Phil Porter Gathered here
Please sing with the choirs.
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CALL TO WORSHIP please stand
Leader: With joy and excitement we have gathered to worship!
All: Come, Holy Spirit, come!
PROCESSIONAL HYMN Joyful, joyful we adore thee
see page 11
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CENTERING PRAYER
ANTHEM Morten Lauridsen from Lux Aeterna
O nata lux
O light born of light,
Jesus, redeemer of the world
Mercifully deem worthy and accept
The praises and prayers of your supplicants.
Thou who once deigned to be clothed in flesh
For the sake of the lost ones.
Grant us to be made members of your holy body
CHILDREN'S MESSAGE Pastor Shelly
HYMN OF PREPARATION please stand O Spirit of God
#60 New Century Hymnal
INTRODUCTION TO SCRIPTURE
SCRIPTURE Romans 8:14-17
John 16:12-14
SCRIPTURE RESPONSE
Leader: God is still speaking.
People: Thanks be to God.
MEDITATION The Village Reverend Stackhouse
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MOMENT FOR SILENT REFLECTION
PRAYERS (composed by the Confirmation Class)
All: O Lord, there is no other all-knowing and almighty being like you. We
confess that we have not always believed in you ways or works of the faithful
community. We have created chaos and sin. Forgive us. We thank you for
sustaining us all year, 24/7. We pray for healing from illness or injury. we
acknowledge all the good you have done for us. Knowing that you are
watching over us, we try to return this love. Hallelujah, hallelujah! We shout
of grace, and we praise you always. In Jesus' name, and in Jesus' words we
pray:
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 trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into
temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and
the glory, forever. Amen.
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OFFERTORY
OFFERTORY ANTHEM Lauridsen Veni, Sancte Spiritus
Come, Holy Spirit,
Send forth from heaven
the ray of thy light
Come, Father of the poor
Come, giver of gifts
Come, light of hearts.
Thou best of consolers,
Sweet guest of the soul
Sweet refreshment.
In labor, thou art rest,
In heat, the tempering,
In grief, the consolation.
O light most blessed,
fill the inmost heart
of all thy faithful
without your grace,
there is nothing in us,
Nothing that is not harmful.
Cleanse what is sordid,
Moisten what is arid,
Heal what is hurt
Flex what is rigid
fire what is frigid
Correct what goes astray.
Grant to thy faithful,
those trusting in thee,
Thy sacred seven-fold gifts
Grant the reward of virtue
Grant the deliverance of salvation
Grant everlasting joy.
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CONGREGATIONAL DOXOLOGY please stand (Tune: Lasst uns erfreuen)
Let all things their Creator bless,
And worship God in humbleness:
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Praise God and Jesus Christ the Son,
And Holy Spirit, Three in One:
O Praise God, O Praise God.
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!
PRAYER OF DEDICATION
RITE OF CONFIRMATION
Jacob Fox
Edmund Bassett
Raymond O'Connor
Mabel Rooney
Caleb Bolden
Lukas Bosch
Margaret Czepiel
Nailah Hutchinson
Khalil Ivy
Margeaux Ivy
Aerin McLaughlin
Alexandra Northrup
Phoenix Taylor
INTRODUCTION OF THE CONFIRMANDS
AFFIRMATION OF BAPTISMAL VOWS page 39, New Century Hymnal
RITE OF CONFIRMATION
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MEMBERSHIP COMMITMENT
PRAYER OF THE CONGREGATION
Wondrous God, by their baptisms these your servants were made one with us in
the body of Christ. Today we rejoice in their journey of faith which has brought
them to this time and place. We commit to them our love, support and care as
their life and faith journeys continue. May your Spirit continue to move through
them and all of us as we serve you and your children everywhere. In Christ's name
we pray, Amen.
PASSING OF THE PEACE
Let us welcome one another with the traditional Christian greeting
“Peace be with you." "And also with you."
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RECESSIONAL HYMN please stand As we run this race
(Tune: New Dimensions, #391, New Century Hymnal)
We have come with great excitement; we have come with doubts and fears;
Coming to confirm the promise made for us in younger years.
Now we boldly stand before you, God of power, God of grace.
Give us strength and give us vision, joy and hope and love and courage, as we run
this race.
We have learned and we have practiced, striving hard to understand.
All our questions yet unanswered, God we place into your hands.
Now we boldly stand before you, God of power, God of grace.
Give us strength and give us vision, joy and hope and love and courage, as we run
this race.
Called to ministries of healing, called to bold prophetic deeds,
Called to love both saints and sinners, called to serve and called to lead.
Now we boldly stand before you, God of power, God of grace.
Give us strength and give us vision, joy and hope and love and courage, as we run
this race.
Not alone you send us onward, not alone we bear our load.
Clouds of witnesses surround us; Spirit-led we walk this road.
Now we boldly stand before you, God of power, God of grace.
Give us strength and give us vision, joy and hope and love and courage, as we run
this race.
Gladly, then, we raise our voices, full of faith to meet this day,
Trusting that with you beside us, all our fears will fall away.
Now we boldly stand before you, God of power, God of grace.
Give us strength and give us vision, joy and hope and love and courage as we run
this race.
(Rochelle A. Stackhouse 2005)
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BENEDICTION
POSTLUDE John Stanley Voluntary in D Major
Please be seated during the postlude and use this time for silent reflection.
Please join us for refreshments in the Sterling Room following worship this morning.
You can get to the Sterling Room by exiting the side door at the front of the
sanctuary.
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THANK YOU TO THOSE PARTICIPATING IN THIS MORNING’S WORSHIP SERVICE
Worship Leaders: The Rev. Kevin Ewing, The Rev. Dr. Bonnie Scott,
and The Rev. Dr. Rochelle Stackhouse
Hospitality Servers: Babz Rawls Ivy, and Peter and Grace Halsey
Ushers: Wes and Carol Poling, and Jonathan Reed
Nursery Assistant: Rick Cohn
Thank you to the combined choirs of Center, United and Redeemer,
the Girls' Choir of Church of the Redeemer
and their conductor today, Caesar Storlazzi.
Flowers are given today by Paul and Holly Berry in celebration of their
10th wedding anniversary on May 27th.
Next Week's Hospitality Servers: Roz Hamilton and Tisha Hooks
Next Week's Ushers: The Czepiel Family
Next Sunday's Scripture Readings:
Psalm 20
Matthew 5:43-47
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
THIS WEDNESDAY, MAY 25: "BEING MORTAL" POTLUCK AND PROGRAM
Being Mortal is both a book by Atul Gawande and documentary from PBS based
on it. The topic is a critical one: how we deal with serious and terminal illnesses and
the process of aging and dying in our families and communities today. A potluck
at 5:30 will precede the screening of the film at 6:00 with discussion to follow.
SUNDAY, MAY 29: PROPHETS AND LOSS: THE KING DAVID STORY
Prophets and Loss: the King David Story will be retold and performed by Tom Lee,
followed by a talk back and wine and cheeses reception, on Sunday, May 29 at 2
pm at United Church Parish House, 323 Temple Street. For more information see the
community events bulletin board or the May edition of Redeemer News. All are
welcome.
CALL FOR MUSICAL VOLUNTEERS
If you would like to sing or play during worship this summer, please sign up on the
bulletin board in the Tower Lobby. Two pieces of music will be needed: one for the
anthem and one for the offertory, but if you can only supply one, that's ok too.
Larry can fill in if necessary.
KNITTING GROUP The Knitting Group meets every third Thursday of the month at 2:30 in the afternoon
in the Sterling Room. Our next meeting is this Thursday, June 16. Please join us for
this vital ministry of creating prayer shawls for those who need comfort in difficult
times. The pattern is very simple, and we will teach the stitches to anyone who joins
us. We also can supply the yarn.
FLOWER DONATIONS
A flower chart for donating arrangements for Sunday worship services is posted in
the Tower Lobby. Please sign up to donate flowers in honor or in memory of loved
ones and friends. The cost of an arrangement is $50.00. Barbara will contact you
the week before to remind you and to get information regarding wording for that
Sunday's bulletin as well as any special requests for colors or seasonal flowers. You
may also provide flowers yourself, but please notify the office.
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Call to a Congregational Meeting, The Church of the Redeemer UCC
Dear Members of the Redeemer Community,
The Leadership Council hereby calls the annual meeting of the members of the
church as follows:
DATE: Sunday, June 5, 2016
PLACE: Sterling Room (coffee hour space)
TIME: Immediately following morning worship (approximately 11:30 am)
The purposes of the meeting are:
1. To vote on the minutes from the budget meeting held on November 22,
2015.
2. To elect a moderator, treasurer, and three at-large members to the
leadership council.
3. To vote on a covenant with the congregation of United Church on the
Green to proceed with a concrete planning process for creating a new
congregation together.
4. To hear and act upon any other business brought before the congregation.
The meeting is open to all interested persons, but only members and associate
members may vote. The Council encourages all members to attend since a
quorum for transacting business is 38 persons (20 % of the current 191 members).
Copies of the relevant documents will be distributed by email and made available
from the church office.
Sincerely, Kristen Forman, Clerk of the Church
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FRONTLINE follows renowned writer and surgeon, Atul Gawande, as he explores the relationships between doctors and patients who are nearing the end of life. Along with Gawande's book, Being Mortal, the film challenges us to reexamine how we think about death and dying. The film investigates the practice of caring for the dying, reports on the burgeoning field of palliative care and explores ways patients can live their lives fully, all the way to the very end.
A discussion immediately following the film will include perspectives from medical, ethical, legal and long-term care professionals.
FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Being Mortal FILM SCREENING Wednesday May 25th
Church of the Redeemer is screening the one-hour documentary based on the best-selling book, BEING MORTAL.
5:30 Potluck
6:00 Film
7:00 Discussion
Church of the Redeemer 185 Cold Springs Street
(at Whitney Avenue)
New Haven, CT
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FRIENDS IN FAITH FELLOWSHIP GROUPS
THIS TUESDAY, FRIENDS IN FAITH NOON BOOK GROUP
The Noon Book Group next meets on Tuesday, May 24th (having returned this
month to their customary time of 12:00) when they will begin discussing the novel
Lila by Marilynne Robinson. The group normally meets on the second and fourth
Tuesdays of the month with their lunches and conversation New members are
always welcome.
FRIENDS IN FAITH EVENING BOOK GROUP TOMORROW
The Evening Book Group will meet tomorrow, May 23 at 7:30 pm at the home of
Cheryl Doss to discuss The Secret Scripture by Sebastian Barry. All are welcome!
Please contact the church office by Wednesday
to have your announcement placed in the Sunday bulletin
CHURCH MEETINGS AND EVENTS
Sunday, May 22, 2016 8:45 a.m. Joint Choirs and Girls rehearse, Sanctuary
Combined Worship 10:00 a.m. Worship with Confirmation
Monday, May 23, 2016 June/July Newsletter articles due
7:30 p.m. Evening Book Group,
home of Cheryl Doss
Tuesday, May 24, 2016 12:00 p.m. Noon Book Group, Phillips
Wednesday, May 25, 2016 5:30 p.m. Potluck, Sterling
6:00 p.m. Program Screening of
Being Mortal
7:00 p.m. Discussion
Thursday, May 26, 2016 7:45 p.m. Senior Choir, Sanctuary
Sunday, May 29, 2016 10:00 a.m. Worship and CS
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SAFE CHURCH POLICY
The Church of the Redeemer aspires to provide a safe environment for people of all
ages; physical and sexual abuse and harassment will not be tolerated in any way.
The full text of our Safe Church policy is available on our website.
REDEEMER OFFICE HOURS
The Redeemer office is open Mondays through Fridays from 9:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
You may also contact the office by sending an email to [email protected].
CONTACT REVEREND STACKHOUSE
Shelly is in the Redeemer office Mondays through Thursdays from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00
p.m. (787-5711). You may also reach her via email at [email protected].
WELCOME VISITORS TO THE CHURCH OF THE REDEEMER UCC! Please let us know more about you and how we can serve you.
Please complete this card and place it in the offering plate or hand it to an usher.
Name:_________________________________________________________________________
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Email address: __________________________________________________________________
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The Church of the Redeemer
United Church of Christ
185 Cold Spring Street
New Haven, CT 06511
Phone: 203-787-5711
http://uccredeemer.org
Join us on Facebook at Church of the Redeemer New Haven
The Rev. Dr. Rochelle A. Stackhouse, Senior Minister
email: [email protected]
Cheryl Doss, Moderator of the Church
Henry Sykes, Treasurer
Kristen Forman, Clerk
Marguerite Brooks, Director of Music
Julia Blue Raspe, Chancel Choir Director and Alto Section Leader
Paul Berry, Boys' Choir Director and Tenor Section Leader
Sarah Reed, Soprano Section Leader
Brian Robinson, Bass Section Leader
Larry Bishop, Organist
Barbara Repetsky, Office Administrator and Financial Secretary
Adam Minkema, Security
Lou and Valarie Fanelli, Sextons
Margaret Fraser, Nursery Attendant
Emily Novicki, Nursery Attendant