First Congregational Church June 9, 2019 · 2019-06-07 · First Congregational Church June 9, 2019...
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First Congregational Church June 9, 2019
Day of Pentecost
2610 East Northern Lights Blvd. Anchorage, Alaska
(907) 272-8363 – www.fccak.org
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June9,201910:30amEnterwithaspiritofpreparationaswegatherourselvesforworship
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SilentMeditation:
Prelude:Variationson‘HolySpirit,EverDwelling’Burkhardt,Cherwien
WelcomeandAnnouncements
Introit:“HolyGround”
Wearestandingonholyground,AndIknowthatthereareangelsallaround;
LetuspraiseJesusnow,Wearestandinginhispresenceonholyground.
CalltoWorship
*ProcessionalHymn:“WindWhoMakesAllWindsThatBlow”No.236
*RitualofFriendshipONE:Onourjourneysoflifewemeethereinthissacredspace.ALL:WeaffirmthatwearepeopleoftheWay,
wegivethanksthattodayourpathscross.ONE:Letusgreeteachotheraswejourneytogethertowards
fullnessoflife.Letusgreettheoneonourleftandtheoneonourrightwithpeaceandlove.
*GreetingofOneAnother
*Thosewhoarecomfortablyablemaystand.
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TheGatheringBellPleasereturnandremainstandingfortheResponsiveReading
*ResponsiveReading: (from 1 Corinthians 12:4-7)ONE:Nowtherearedifferentspiritualgifts;ALL:TheyallcomefromthesameSpirit.ONE:Thereareanumberofwaystoserve;ALL:WeallservethesameGod.ONE:Therearedifferentwaystoparticipate;ALL:ThesameGodinspireseachofus.ONE:TheHolySpiritworksineachofusforthecommongood.ALL:Come,HolySpirit.Inspireus,guideus,andleadus.
FirstReading:Genesis11:1-9 1Nowthewholeearthhadonelanguageandthesamewords.2Andastheymigratedfromtheeast,theycameuponaplaininthelandofShinarandsettledthere.3Andtheysaidtooneanother,“Come,letusmakebricks,andburnthemthoroughly.”Andtheyhadbrickforstone,andbitumenformortar.4Thentheysaid,“Come,letusbuildourselvesacity,andatowerwithitstopintheheavens,andletusmakeanameforourselves;otherwiseweshallbescatteredabroaduponthefaceofthewholeearth.”5TheLORDcamedowntoseethecityandthetower,whichmortalshadbuilt.6AndtheLORDsaid,“Look,theyareonepeople,andtheyhaveallonelanguage;andthisisonlythebeginningofwhattheywilldo;nothingthattheyproposetodowillnowbeimpossibleforthem.7Come,letusgodown,andconfusetheirlanguagethere,sothattheywillnotunderstandoneanother’sspeech.”8SotheLORDscatteredthemabroadfromthereoverthefaceofalltheearth,andtheyleftoffbuildingthecity.9ThereforeitwascalledBabel,becausetheretheLORDconfusedthelanguageofalltheearth;andfromtheretheLORDscatteredthemabroadoverthefaceofalltheearth.
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Children’sMoment
PrayersofthePeople
SilentPrayer
PastoralPrayer
TheLord’sPrayerOurFather,whoartinheaven,hallowedbethyname.Thykingdomcome,thywillbedone,onearthasitisinheaven.Giveusthisdayourdailybreadandforgiveusourdebtsasweforgiveourdebtors.Andleadusnotintotemptationbutdeliverusfromevil.Forthineisthekingdom,andthepower,andthegloryforever.Amen.
PrayerResponse
InvitationtoGiving
Offertory:Varianton‘Everytime,IHeartheSpirit”Janzer
*Doxology:(tune)No.47PraiseGodfromwhomallblessingsflow,PraiseGodallcreaturesherebelow,PraiseGodabove,yeheavenlyhost,Creator,Christ,andHolyGhost.Amen
*DedicationofGifts
*Hymn:“OpenMyEyes,ThatIMaySee”No.586
SecondReading:Acts2:1-212WhenthedayofPentecosthadcome,theywerealltogetherinoneplace.2Andsuddenlyfromheaventherecameasoundliketherushofaviolentwind,anditfilledtheentirehousewheretheyweresitting.3Dividedtongues,asoffire,appearedamong
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them,andatonguerestedoneachofthem.4AllofthemwerefilledwiththeHolySpiritandbegantospeakinotherlanguages,astheSpiritgavethemability.5NowthereweredevoutJewsfromeverynationunderheavenlivinginJerusalem.6Andatthissoundthecrowdgatheredandwasbewildered,becauseeachoneheardthemspeakinginthenativelanguageofeach.7Amazedandastonished,theyasked,“ArenotallthesewhoarespeakingGalileans?8Andhowisitthatwehear,eachofus,inourownnativelanguage?9Parthians,Medes,Elamites,andresidentsofMesopotamia,JudeaandCappadocia,PontusandAsia,10PhrygiaandPamphylia,EgyptandthepartsofLibyabelongingtoCyrene,andvisitorsfromRome,bothJewsandproselytes,11CretansandArabs—inourownlanguageswehearthemspeakingaboutGod’sdeedsofpower.”12Allwereamazedandperplexed,sayingtooneanother,“Whatdoesthismean?”13Butotherssneeredandsaid,“Theyarefilledwithnewwine.”14ButPeter,standingwiththeeleven,raisedhisvoiceandaddressedthem,“MenofJudeaandallwholiveinJerusalem,letthisbeknowntoyou,andlistentowhatIsay.15Indeed,thesearenotdrunk,asyousuppose,foritisonlynineo’clockinthemorning.16No,thisiswhatwasspokenthroughtheprophetJoel:17‘Inthelastdaysitwillbe,Goddeclares,thatIwillpouroutmySpirituponallflesh,andyoursonsandyourdaughtersshallprophesy,andyouryoungmenshallseevisions,andyouroldmenshalldreamdreams.18Evenuponmyslaves,bothmenandwomen,inthosedaysIwillpouroutmySpirit;andtheyshallprophesy.19AndIwillshowportentsintheheavenaboveandsignsontheearthbelow,blood,andfire,andsmokymist.20Thesunshallbeturnedtodarkness
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andthemoontoblood,beforethecomingoftheLord’sgreatandgloriousday.21TheneveryonewhocallsonthenameoftheLordshallbesaved.’
Sermon: “SpiritofUnderstanding”Rev.JacobPoindexter
*Hymn: “ComeDown,OLoveDivine”No.582
*Benediction
BenedictionResponse:BlestBethetieThatBinds(v.1)433
Postlude:“Jubilation”Janzer
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Cover Attribution: Photo by Dương Nhân, used under Creative Commons (CC0) license.
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-NewsfromthePews-
LectioDivina–Tuesdaysat10:00amWereadthescripturereadingsfortheupcomingweekandthenthediscussiontakesanunexpectedcourse.
CreatingLiturgia–Thursdaysat10:00am.Thisgatheringmakestangibleitemsforworship,service,andcommunity.Afterwardswegatherdownstairsforasoupandbreadlunch.
Today,June9th,theBloodBankisintheparkinglotofWendlerMiddleSchoolfrom9:00am-4:00pm.FirstCongregational,FaavaeFouCongregational,andClearwaterChurcharepartneringtogethertohosttheLIFEmobile.
FamilyGameNight–ThisFridayat6:00pm.Bringafavoritegametoshare,learnanewgame,andenjoyasnack.Evenifyoudon’tplaygames,comeshareinconversationaswegettoknoweachotherbetter.
MusicalOfferingsforSummerWeneedyoutocontributeamusicalofferingforaSundayservicethissummer.GettogetherwithLoriWaskoorCarolineValentinebeforeselectingapiece.WhenyousignupintheVolunteernotebook,includethetitleandcomposer/arrangerofyourmusicaloffering.FinalizeyourselectionwiththeFCCOfficeearlyintheweekofyouroffering,soitcanbeaddedtothebulletin.Formoreinformation,refertotheinstructionsintheVolunteernotebook.
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HolySpirit,EverDwelling InBabiloneThisquirkey,light-heartedandrhythmicsettingtravelingtothekeysofG,C,FandbacktoGreflectsthespeakingintonguesofthePentecostaccount.RepeatingthesamestatementindifferentkeysrepresentsthesharingoftheGospellanguageintongues.
TheFCCWellnessMinistryIfyouneedaridetochurchevents,amedicalordentalappointment,groceryshoppingorautomaintenanceappointment,theFCCWellnessMinistryisreadytohelp.Toarrangearide,herearethesteps:1. Telephonethechurchofficeduringitsregularhours:Monday,Tuesday,ThursdayorFridaybetweenthehoursof9:45a.m.and4:00p.m.toletMarcyknowyourneeds.Ridesaregenerallyavailableweekdaysduringbusinesshoursandweekendsforchurchevents.
2. Marcywillsettheprocessinmotiontoarrangeyourride.Youwillreceivetelephoneconfirmationofyourrideonceadriverhasbeenlocated.
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NotesandDoodlesTodayisPentecost.AsweconsidertheexpandingworkoftheSpirit,takenoteordrawapictureofthewaysyouseeorwouldhopetosee
yourownunderstandingandfaithexpanding.
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-PrayerList- June9,2019
-NicholasNelson,friendofErinBinek-JacobKreuzenstein,grandsonofPeggyKreuzenstein-ElizabethStrachan-MartinClark,friendofLouiseSmith-IreneStewart-PattiHaaheim-Charlene,Demshki,GingerSmith’smother-JulieMcClure-BettyandDan,friendsofCarolineValentine-JavierAyunerak,andallothersbattlingcancer-Shannon&WhitleyTanner-FredSmith,brotherofSusanFaith-ElizabethAmber-RobertSpivey-AnneMcCoy-MiguelDeMarzo-BarbaraBowerman-VivianPike&TrevorPike-Harmon,VivianPike’sgrandson-DorothyArnold-BillWorthandhissisterDonnaWorth-SallyDworsky-GeorgeWhite-Jacob,KillianMcClure’sfriend-LillianSoth,granddaughterofJeanette&FermenDillon-GordonShortman-Allteachers,aides,staff,&volunteerswhoeducateourchildren-Firstresponders,whorisktheirlivestosaveours-Ourmilitaryservingathomeandabroad-Allthepeacekeepers,allthosewhoserveourcommunity,andallthoseinneedwithinourcommunity.-Publicservants,lawmakers,andpoliticians,thattheywillmakethoughtfuldecisionsincareofthecommongood.-Ourcommunitymemberswhostrugglewithaddiction-Peoplewhoweareinconflictwith.
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PeopleofFirstCongregationalChurch
SeniorMinisterRev.JacobL.Poindexter–(907)272-8363–[email protected]&Director,NorthernLightsRingers:CarolineValentineChancelChoirDirector:LoriParkerWasko SundayVolunteersDeaconServing:TinaLynchGreeting:BarbRossLiturgist:RalphLynchFellowshipHour:LynnBarberUsherTeam:MiguelDeMarzo,JohnAllenAcolyteAttendant:LaneyHanasContactsAdmin.Assistant&Editor:MarcyFile–272-8363,[email protected]:ScottMcClure–350-9148WeddingCoordinator:SandraSkaggs–223-7659
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Thanks for 51 years!
Flowers provided by Evalyn’s Floral
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