FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST
Eighth Sunday after Pentecost
Lori Vail, Guest Pastor
Don Raw Jr., Lay Reader
July 26, 2020 Worship 9:30 AM
WELCOME & ANNOUNCEMENTS
PRELUDE Praise & Thanksgiving by Dale Wood, c. 1986 Sacred Music Press
CALL TO WORSHIP
Leader: We have gathered here this morning to worship God.
People: We have come seeking comfort, inspiration, community and insight.
Leader: We have come to open ourselves to the power of God’s presence in our midst.
People: We have come to offer up the seasons and the turnings in our lives and to ask
God’s help in our learning and in our growing.
*HYMN Sing Praise to God Who Reigns Above First Plymouth Church, Lincoln, NE
INVOCATION (in unison)
You who have created us and who sustains us: We come with thanksgiving for these moments when we can ease the pace of our lives and listen for your voice. Create a spirit within us that truly draws us toward you and toward our brothers and sisters – a spirit deep, perceptive, gentle and bold. Clear our minds, open our hearts, and touch us with your presence and your power. In the name of Jesus, who taught us to pray:
LORD’S PRAYER (trespasses)
GLORIA PATRI
HEBREW BIBLE LESSON Genesis 29: 15-28
MORNING PRAYER
HYMN Shall We Gather at the River Words & Music: Robert Lowry 1864 Recorded at Rowley Baptist Church June 2010
GOSPEL LESSON Matthew 13: 31-33, 44-52
SERMON This Is Both For You and About You Lori Vail, Guest Pastor
OFFERING Invitation to Share
Offertory
The Doxology
SPECIAL MUSIC A Simple Song from Mass by Leonard Bernstein; c. 1971, Boosey & Hawkes, inc.; Edie Rice, soprano; Denise Morphy, piano
PRAYER OF DEDICATION (in unison)
May God bless these gifts and all who give, and may we use our wealth, our time, and our abilities for the good of all God’s people.
HYMN They’ll Know We’re Christians Words & Music Peter Scholtes, sang by For King and Country
BENEDICTION
POSTLUDE God of Grace and God of Glory by Paul Manz c. 1989 Morningstar Music
Bio: Lori has felt a call to ministry since she was a child. Now seminary trained and forty years older, she is finally pursuing that ministry as a direct result of the year she spent worshipping with the beautiful community at First Congregational Church in Canandaigua.
Call to Worship reprinted from Bread for the Journey (ed. Ruth Duck),pg. 53; Invocation adapted and reprinted from Flames of the Spirit (ed. Ruth Duck), pg. 71; Morning Prayer adapted and reprinted from Bread for the Journey, pg. 63
Happy Birthday
July 26 Rick Mullen July 30 Galen Stout
July 27 Marilyn Clary & Arlo Leasure July 31 Carol Milligan & Martha Daniels
July 29 Don Raw, Sr.
Prayer List
Muriel Allemand (Jim & Connie Malone’s friend); Steve Beck (Heidi Schwarz’s brother); Keith Blaker; Brad Bliss; Ruth Bundy (Cheryl Bootes’ friend); Marjorie Case; Cathy Coots; Peggy & Bob DeSantis (Dorice & Don Raw, Sr.’s friends); Don DeSmith; Julie English (Janet & Kim Tenreiro’s friend); Brian Fuscaldo (Mara Huberlie’s nephew); Jerry Gomez (Kathi Nacca’s friend); Gayle Henry; Carin Herren; Jeff Johnson (Jim & John Johnson’s brother); Barb Kutner; Carol Kober (Debbie Lyon’s neighbor); Jim Kolesar (George & Carin Herren’s friend); Sue Kotalik; Michelle List (JoAnn Reed’s friend); Loren (Meg & Jack Radley’s friend); Lynn (Joan Ryan’s friend); Eileen McCarthy (Carla DeMeco & Betsy Dresser’s friend); Sally Mueller; Liz Nelson (Kathy Ward’s friend); Claude Peters; Chris Pritchard (Rick, Cindy Mullen & George Herren’s friend); Jack and Meg Radley; Sara (Meg & Jack Radley’s granddaughter); Scott and Amanda (nephew and niece of Don & Marilyn DeSmith); John Paul and Pat Smith; Smith/Dworetsky Family (Okke & Kathy Postma’s friends); Sally Stowell (Alice Berry’s mother); Walker (Don & Dorice Raw’s friend); Kathy Ward; Gordon Wenner (George & Carin Herren’s friend); Merle Winn (Amy Ogden’s friend); Josh Yeo (Barb Stahl’s friend); Jason Zeller (Kathy Ward’s son); Linda Zeller (Kathy Ward’s daughter in law)
Family Promise Bed Race
The Family Promise Bed Race will take place virtually July 25 thru August 1. Our church family has generously supported the fundraiser for Family Promise in the past and thank you for supporting this Ontario County organization again, if you are able. If you are willing to donate, please write the check to the church with “Family Promise” in the memo line. Family Promise provides shelter, meals and safety to homeless school children and their families. They also provide advocacy in finding jobs for parents, childcare and advice on being self-sustaining. Families who “graduate” from the program are followed for a year to help them maintain self-sufficiency. The Family Promise of Ontario County site can provide more information at fpocny.org. Thank you for your support!
Calendar
Aug. 2 Worship 9:30
Aug. 4 Men’s Group at Gateway 8AM
Aug. 5 Small Group – Social Rm 10:00
Aug. 8 Barb Harradine family graveside funeral (another celebration of her life to be held later for all her friends)
Aug. 9 Worship 9:30
RESOURCES 7/26:
PRELUDE Praise & Thanksgiving by Dale Wood, c. 1986 Sacred Music Press
CALL TO WORSHIP Bread for the Journey (ed. Ruth Duck),pg 53
HYMN Sing Praise to God Who Reigns Above – Words Johann Schutz; Music Bohemian Brethren’s, Berlin
INVOCATION Flames of the Spirit (ed. Ruth Duck), pg. 71
GLORIA PATRI Words: Gloria Patri, 2nd c.; Music by Christopher Meineke
MORNING PRAYER Bread for the Journey, pg. 63
HYMN Shall We Gather at the River – Words & Music: Robert Lowry 1864; Recorded at Rowley Baptist Church, June 2010
SPECIAL MUSIC A Simple Song from Mass by Leonard Bernstein; c. 1971, Boosey & Hawkes, inc.; Edie Rice, soprano; Denise Morphy, piano
THE DOXOLOGY composed by Thomas Ken from the “Old Hundredth” Hymn
PRAYER OF DEDICATION by Lori Vail
HYMN They’ll Know We Are Christians – Words and Music by Peter Scholtes; c. 1966 F.E.L Publications
POSTLUDE God of Grace and God of Glory by Paul Manz c. 1989 Morningstar Music
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FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
United Church of Christ
58 N. Main St., Canandaigua, NY 14424 (585) 394-2184
Website: www.canandaiguachurch.org
E-mail: office@canandaiguachurch.org
We’re a Different Kind of Church
- We value and respect diversity in the ways we express our faith.
- We enjoy thoughtful dialogue about faith issues.
- We encourage each other to work for justice and to care for people in need in our community and in our world.
