thursday, june 29 and sunday, july 2,...
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Thursday, June 29 and Sunday, July 2, 2017 Welcome to Worship at Federated!
If you are new to Federated, please tell us on a “Visitors Card” & in a red Friendship Folder.
Children are welcome in worship at Federated. Children’s Activity Bags are at the Sanctuary entrance. The Library/“Cry Room” is child friendly. Child care is available Sundays in the Nursery.
Ushers are here to help you! Hearing assistance devices and large print hymnals are available. Head Usher is Dennis Vollbracht. Ushers this week: Rick Porter (Thurs.),
Anita Hahn, John Hahn, Kathy Leischner and Judy Temme.
We are called Federated because on July 2, 1914, Columbus’ Congregational (now the United Church of Christ) and Presbyterian churches joined to serve as one congregation.
The Order of St. Andrew serves as Federated’s deacons. Prayer requests can be shared on Prayers Cards in the pew pockets or Prayer Chain requests to the Church Office (402) 564-2812
to call the Order of St. Andrew. The Prayer Chain is strictly confidential.
If you missed worship last week, visit www.federatedcolumbus.org for videos of worship and bulletins, or on Channel 99 (HD) Mondays & Saturdays at Noon and Sunday evenings at 8pm.
In the event of a pastoral emergency, please contact Rev. Edward Yang (cell: 402-302-2812). On June 28 - July 5, please contact Pastor Linda Mohr (cell: 402-910-4009).
Federated Church Clergy and Staff
Rev. Dr. Annika Lister Stroope Senior Pastor
Jim Rains Office Manager
Rev. Dr. S. Edward Yang Associate Pastor
for Children, Youth, and Families [email protected]
Chrissy Ford Bookkeeper & Publications Coord.
Lee Augustin, Organist Zach Nickolite, Custodian
Bob Arp, Chancel Choir Director Ashli Porter, Nursery Attendant
Stuart Gausman Bell Choir Director
Lay Pastor Antonio Garcia El Buen Pastor Fellowship
Governing Council 2017 - Federated Church Elders
Rick Porter, President • Dave Melick, Vice President Louise Moran, Secretary • Terry Norris, Treasurer
Class of 2017 Class of 2018 Class of 2019
Chris Dixon Jeannie Kiser-Jensen Gene Depue
Heidi Klevemann Sharon Kuncl Kathy Leischner
Nila Novotny Bill Royer Gail Wurdeman
Paul Sanderson
Preparing for God’s Word The Prelude invites us to begin our time of worship; please observe this time in silent meditation.
Prelude Fanfare on “America the Beautiful” Arr. Col Lee Augustin, Organ & Piano
Welcome To Worship and Announcements Please sign and pass Friendship Folders to your neighbors.
* Call to Worship One: Our God requires sacrifices of us, out of love for us. All: Yet God never asks more of us than God is willing to undertake. One: We come into this house of prayer to be met by God. All: Speak to us in the quiet of our hearts with words of guidance and comfort. One: It is in the nature of this God to be unrestrained in love for us and in giving to us. All: Through the power of your Holy Spirit, keep us attentive to You in this time together so that we may be shaped by the gift of your presence.
* Opening Hymn No. 483 Sing Praise to God, Who Reigns Above
Unison Prayer of Confession (from Psalm 51) Have mercy on us, O God, according to your steadfast love; according to your abundant mercy blot out our transgressions. Wash us thoroughly from our iniquity, and cleanse us from our sin. For we know our transgressions, and our sin is ever before us. Against you, you alone, have we sinned and done what is evil in your sight. Create in us a clean heart and put a new and right spirit within us. Restore us to the joy of your salvation, and sustain us with a willing spirit. Through Christ we ask it; Amen.
Declaration of God’s Forgiveness One: The Lord is gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love. Receive now the gracious forgiveness of our loving God. All: Thanks be to God.
* The Passing of the Peace One: As children of God, we are no longer strangers, but friends. The peace of Christ be with you. All: And also with you. One: Please greet one another with a sign of peace.
Special music (sun.) God Bless America Irving Berlin Wilma Arp
Children’s Sermon (Sun.) All children are invited to come forward for a special message.
Listening for God’s Word
Prayer for Illumination Marilyn Vrana, Liturgist (Sun.)
Scripture Reading (Sun.) Jeremiah 28:5 - 9 (Pew Bible Old Testament, pages 730-731) (Sun.) Romans 6:12 - 23 (Pew Bible New Testament, pages 156-157)
Sermon (Thurs.) Pastor Adam Lassen (Sun.) In Whom Do We Place Our Trust? Pastor Connie Stone
Responding to God’s Word Moment for Silent Reflection
*As you are able in body or in spirit, please rise.
The Sacrament of Holy Communion
Invitation to the Lord’s Table
The Great Thanksgiving One: The Lord be with you. All: And also with you. One: Lift up your hearts. All: We lift them to the Lord. One: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. All: It is right to give our thanks and praise. One: It is truly right and our greatest joy…. Therefore we praise you, joining our voices with choirs of angels, with prophets, apostles, and martyrs, and with all the faithful of every time and place, who forever sing to the glory of your name: All: Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might, heaven and earth are full of your glory. Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest. One: You are holy, O God of majesty….
Prayer of Dedication
Sharing of the Bread and the Cup
Distribution of the Bread and the Cup (Congregants are served communion in the pews. Please hold the bread and cup to partake together. Federated celebrates an open table, meaning all who trust in Christ are welcome to receive communion. Only grape juice is served for communion, though the service sometimes refers to “wine.” Gluten-free wafers are at the center of bread trays. Children are welcome to receive communion with the permission of parents and guardians as part of the family’s on-going conversations about faith. After partaking, please place cups in pew holders.)
Unison Prayer After Receiving Gracious God, you have made us one with all your people in heaven and on earth. You have fed us with the bread of life, and renewed us for your service. Help us who have shared Christ’s body and received his cup, to be his faithful disciples so that our daily living may be part of the life of your kingdom, and our love be your love reaching out into the life of the world. Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Invitation to the Offering Offertory Eternal Father, Strong to Save Arr. Wolaver * Communion Doxology‡ A.L. Stroope
O God, we gather at your feast; Your table welcomes yet the least; So all to you this day we bring, Receive our humble offering. Amen.
* Unison Prayer of Dedication
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* Responsive Hymn No. 392 Take Thou Our Minds, Dear Lord
* Benediction
* Hymn of Sending No. 432 Song of Hope
Postlude Heroes’ March Volkmann
After praising God with the Postlude, all are warmly welcome to Sunday Fellowship time with refreshments, hosted this week by Steve & Sue McClure.
*As you are able in body or in spirit, please rise. CCLI License #1160936
JOYS & CONCERNS Prayers and thoughts, please for Katie Claus, who had emergency gall bladder surgery Sunday, June 25. Please hold the family of Doris Van Diest in your prayers. Doris passed away June 17th and a funeral service was held at Federated Church on June 20th. Please hold Sue (Marsh) Korger in your prayers as she had surgery June 14th at Nebraska Medicine. Please hold Kenn & Kathy Leischner in your prayers. Kenn is back at home. Please hold Carolyn, Cynthia, and Bill Irby in your prayers. Carolyn is residing at Brookestone. Cynthia has been admitted into hospice care.
THIS WEEK AT FEDERATED CHURCH Sunday, July 2 9:30am Worship Service, Sanctuary 3:00pm El Buen Pastor Worship Service, Sanctuary Monday, July 3 7:00pm Boy Scouts Troop 212, Fellowship Hall Tuesday, July 4 Church Office closed for Independence Day Wednesday, July 5 No events scheduled Thursday, July 6 6:30 pm Worship Service, Sanctuary Friday, July 7 6:00pm Latino Prayer Service, EC 6 Saturday, July 8 No events scheduled Sunday, July 9 9:30am Worship Service, Sanctuary 3:00pm El Buen Pastor Worship Service, Sanctuary
ANNOUNCEMENTS For more details, visit www.federatedcolumbus.org, or
contact the church office (402)564-2812.
Mission & Outreach
Upcoming Preachers & Pastoral On-call
This Week at Federated
Rev. Edward and Pulpit Supply preachers will lead worship while Rev. Annika is on Study Leave.
Thursday, June 29: Pastor Adam Lassen, St. Luke’s UCC Sunday, July 2: Rev. Connie Stone Thurs, July 6 & Sunday, July 9: Rev. Edward Thursday, July 13: Pastor Linda Mohr Sunday, July 16: Rev. Roddy Dunkerson Please contact Rev. Edward for pastoral care during the summer except on the following dates: June 28 - July 5 : Pastor Linda Mohr
This Week’s Preachers:
Summer Special Music Needed! If you or someone you know can share special music this summer, please sign up on the bulletin board in the choir room. What a great way to share your God given gift with others!
Caring & Fellowship
The Annual Kitchen Clean-Up will be rescheduled for a later date.
Looking Ahead: Annual Garage & Bake Sale is July 15. You may bring your donations during regular church office hours beginning now. Drop them off in Ed. Cen-ter room EC 5. We can not accept TVs, computer monitors, baby cribs or car seats.
Our guest pastor Sunday, is the Rev. Connie Stone, a native of Nebraska. She has served in the ministry for 15 years, pastoring Presbyterian, Methodist and UCC churches. Her parents were active members of Federated Church for many years, and Connie was a member herself. Connie is currently seeking a new call, preferably in the northeastern U.S., as her daughter Abby has recently moved to Portland, Maine, and she would prefer to be a little closer to her.
Our guest pastor Thursday, is Adam Lassen from St. Luke’s UCC. Adam was authorized by the Living Waters Association (Nebraska Conference, United Church of Christ) and duly installed as a Pastor at St. Luke’s on December 8, 2013. For over 10 years Adam has served St. Luke’s as Organist and Choir Director. As the newest Pastor at St. Luke’s, Adam continues to provide for the musical aspects of worship, and now also brings his medical training to bear as Pastor for Congregational Health. When he isn’t tickling the ivories at St. Luke’s, Adam works as a nurse and as director of the memory care unit at Columbus Care Center.
RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE COOKIE DONATIONS
Please deliver cookies to First United Methodist Church Outreach Center located at 3602 16th Street. Label cookies “THURSDAY BLOOD DRIVE” – Deliver
cookies between 10:00-11:30am July 6 – Circle 1 July 13 – Circle 4 July 20 - Circle 2
July 27 - Rhombus
MEALS ON WHEELS - Thank you to Jean Royer and the volunteers who stepped up the week after Easter. Federated’s next week of service will be July 3-7 with no delivery on July 4th. The Coordinator will be Charlotte Lambert (402-564-5834).
The TeamMates Mentoring Program would like to give a special thanks to Federated church members Bob Arp, Wilma Arp, Robin Lehr, John McPhail, and Linda McPhail who volunteer with TeamMates. Find out how spending just one class or lunch period each week can make a huge difference to a child. The one-to-one mentoring takes place at the school and can include a variety of fun activities such as scrapbooking, shooting hoops, playing games, or just talking. To learn more about the rewards of mentoring, call 402-564-8326 or visit www.teammates.org. TeamMates is currently looking additional for mentors for the upcoming school year.
Youth Summer Mission report will be during worship on Sunday, July 9 and Thursday, July 13.