Welcome! Thank you for turning off cell phones, pagers and beepers, and for refraining

from using flash photography. Please maintain a respectful and meditative quiet

throughout the service, except of course when congregational participation is invited.

THE GATHERING

PRELUDE

WELCOME

CALL TO WORSHIP from the Iona Community

One: In the beginning, before time,

before people, before the world began,

Many: God was.

One: Here and now among us, beside us,

enlisting the people of earth for the purposes of heaven,

Many: God is.

One: In the future, when we have turned to dust,

and all we know has found its fulfillment,

Many: God will be.

Evening

worship

Old South Church in Boston

The Gordon Chapel

Sundays 6:00 pm

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One: Not denying the world but delighting in it,

not condemning the world,

but redeeming it, through Jesus Christ,

by the power of the Holy Spirit,

Many: God was, God is, God will be.

GATHERING SONG O Gracious Light Tallis Canon

PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE

One: Christ have mercy.

Many: Missa Orbis factor

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THE LORD’S PRAYER

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.

CHANT Ubi Caritas Plainsong, mode 6

The congregation is invited to sing the antiphons; the cantor will sing the verses.

THE WORD SCRIPTURE LESSON

One: This is the Word of Truth.

Many: Thanks be to God.

REFLECTION

MUSICAL REFLECTION

THE FONT CALL TO THE OFFERING

“Let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works

and give glory to your Creator in heaven.” Matthew 5:16

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HYMN Come, O Fount of Every Blessing Nettleton

BLESSING OF WATER

HYMN Come, O Fount of Every Blessing Nettleton

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REAFFIRMATION OF FAITH AND ACT OF REMEMBRANCE

All are invited round the font.

Baptized person are bid to remember their baptisms.

Others may receive a blessing: cross your arms across your chest or simply ask.

All are welcome to light a candle, to bring more light to the darkness.

GOING FORTH ANNOUNCEMENTS

BENEDICTION from the “Breastplate Prayer” of Patrick of Ireland

One: Christ be with me, Christ within me,

Many: Christ behind me, Christ before me,

One: Christ beside me, Christ to win me,

Many: Christ beneath me, Christ above me.

CLOSING SONG Now I Walk in Beauty Navajo Prayer

Sing three times:

THE SIGN OF PEACE

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The church

Wendy Cadge is Associate

Professor of Sociology at

Brandeis University with expertise in sociology

of religion, culture, health and medicine,

immigration, sexuality, research methods, and

Buddhism. Her forthcoming book is entitled

“Paging God: Religion in the Halls of

Medicine” (University of Chicago Press). Mother

of Nate (age 1+) and partner of Deborah, Wendy

has been worshipping with us since 2007.

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David Duong joined Old South in

2009 and serves on the Associate

Ministers Search Committee. A third

year medical student at Harvard Medical School,

David’s research and interest lies in leadership

development and capacity building, specifically in

the health sector. He has worked on HIV and AIDS

projects in East Africa and is the founder and former

Executive Director of Crossing Borders, a non-profit

humanitarian research and service organization

based out of the University of Michigan.

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God’s Word belongs to the people of God. Each week a different member of

the congregation offers a reflection or testimony of God’s presence in their life.

Hear what the Spirit is saying to God’s people:

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Richard Gilman was publisher of the

Boston Globe from 1999 until his

retirement in 2006. The Globe won three Pulitzer Prizes

under his leadership, including the Gold Medal for

Public Service for the paper’s investigation into sexual

abuse by Roman Catholic priests in the Boston

Archdiocese. Today he explores public policy through a

website called Thinking Arizona. He and Wendy have

been OSC members since 2004.

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A 19-year member of Old South,

Ruth Ricker currently chairs the

Christian Service and Outreach Committee. She is

an Equal Opportunity Specialist at the Office for

Civil Rights in the New England Regional Office of

the U.S. Department of Education, and past

President of Little People of America.

Paula T. Hammond is

David H. Koch Professor in

Engineering at the Department of Chemical

Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of

Technology, and is a member of our Faith in

Formation Task Force. She and husband Carmen

joined Old South about eighteen months ago.

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Worship at Old South Church in Boston

FIRST Worship Sundays 9 am Gordon Chapel informal and vibrant

FESTIVAL Worship Sundays 11 am Sanctuary grand and expressive

EVENING Worship Sundays 6 pm Gordon Chapel ancient, timeless, alive

JAZZ Worship Thursdays 6 pm Gordon Chapel eclectic and bathed in candlelight

HEALING Worship Second Sundays 10 am Children’s Chapel gentle and tender

(617) 536-1970 OldSouth.org Facebook.com/OldSouthChurch

The Sacrament of Baptism

The Sacrament of Baptism is an outward and visible sign of the grace of God. Through

the waters at baptism, God embraces us—no matter who we are—and brings us into

Christ’s Church, the body of Christ. Through baptism, we share in the life, death, and

resurrection of Christ. In baptism God works in us the power of forgiveness, the renewal

of the spirit, and the knowledge of the call to be God's people always.

Those seeking Christian baptism for themselves or their children

may contact one of the ministers at (617) 536-1970.