June 7th, 2020

trinity Sunday

Gathered to Share God’S Love leader

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Cover Art Trinity - Latimore, Kelly, (August 2016)

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“Dr. Livingstone, I presume.”

In the northwest corner of Princes Street Gardens in Edinburgh, Scotland, is a statue of one of their native sons; David Livingstone. It was exciting to discover this on my own as a tourist - the gardens are between the old castle and the new town.

Here is a description of the statue: David Livingstone statue, Princes Street Gardens Statue commemorating the Congregationalist missionary, explorer of Africa and enemy of slavery who became the popular hero of an entire late-Victorian generation. The statue was proposed in 1874, a year after reports arrived of Livingstone’s death in Zambia. He shares the plinth with the lion he shot in Mabotsa. Savaged by the enraged animal before it was brought down by a spear, Livingstone lost the effective use of his left arm, which was crushed; but his right arm retains the power to extend the Bible.

Livingstone is also carved into the pulpit here at First Church.

Pastor Michael

Welcome Today from the life of the church

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Gathering of God’s PeoplePrelude

Greeting and Welcome

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you.

And also with you.

*Call To Worship

O God, our Sovereign, how majestic is your name in all the earth!

Your glory above the heavens.

When I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers,

The moon and the stars that you have established;

What are human beings that you are mindful of them, mortals that you care for them?

O God, our Sovereign, how majestic is your name in all the earth!

*Opening Prayer

Let us pray: Almighty and everlasting God, you have given to us your servants grace, by the confession of the true faith, to acknowledge the glory of the eternal Trinity, and in the power of your divine Majesty to worship the Unity: Keep us steadfast in this faith and worship, and bring us at last to see you in your one and eternal glory, O Creator; who with Jesus and the Holy Spirit, live and reign, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

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*Call to Confession

*Prayer of Confession:

We confess that we have not allowed your grace to set us free. We fear that we are not good enough. We hear your word of love freely given to us, yet we expect others to earn it. We turn the church inward rather than moving it outward. Forgive us. Stir us. Reform us to be a church powered by love, willing to speak for what is right, act for what is just, and seek the healing of your whole creation. Amen.

*Declaration of Forgiveness

God hears our cry and spends the spirit to change us and to empower our lives in the world. Our sins are forgiven, God’s love is unconditional, and we are raised up as God’s people who will always be made new, in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.

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*Passing the Peace

The peace of Christ be with you always.And also with you.

Children’s Time

Proclaiming the Good NewsPrayer for Illumination

Sing into our ears, O Spirit, the holy word of life. Tell us who we are and to whom we belong so that we may live with gratitude for all that you have done. Amen.

Scripture Genesis 1:1-2:4a

In the beginning when God created the heavens and the earth, the earth was a formless void and darkness covered the face of the deep, while a wind from God swept over the face of the waters. Then God said, ‘Let there be light’; and there was light. And God saw that the light was good; and God separated the light from the darkness. God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And there was evening and there was morning, the first day.

And God said, ‘Let there be a dome in the midst of the waters, and let it separate the waters from the waters.’ So God made the dome and separated the waters that were under the dome from the waters that were above the dome. And it was so. God called the dome Sky. And there was evening and there was morning, the second day.

And God said, ‘Let the waters under the sky be gathered together into one place, and let the dry land appear.’ And it was so. God called the dry land Earth, and the waters that were gathered together he called Seas. And God saw that it was good. Then God said, ‘Let the earth put forth vegetation: plants yielding seed, and fruit trees of every kind on earth that bear fruit with the seed in it.’ And it was so. The earth brought forth vegetation: plants yielding seed of every kind, and trees of every kind bearing fruit with the seed in it. And God saw that it was good. And there was evening and there was morning, the third day.

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And God said, ‘Let there be lights in the dome of the sky to separate the day from the night; and let them be for signs and for seasons and for days and years, and let them be lights in the dome of the sky to give light upon the earth.’ And it was so. God made the two great lights—the greater light to rule the day and the lesser light to rule the night—and the stars. God set them in the dome of the sky to give light upon the earth, to rule over the day and over the night, and to separate the light from the darkness. And God saw that it was good. And there was evening and there was morning, the fourth day.

And God said, ‘Let the waters bring forth swarms of living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the dome of the sky.’ So God created the great sea monsters and every living creature that moves, of every kind, with which the waters swarm, and every winged bird of every kind. And God saw that it was good. God blessed them, saying, ‘Be fruitful and multiply and fill the waters in the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth.’ And there was evening and there was morning, the fifth day.

And God said, ‘Let the earth bring forth living creatures of every kind: cattle and creeping things and wild animals of the earth of every kind.’ And it was so. God made the wild animals of the earth of every kind, and the cattle of every kind, and everything that creeps upon the ground of every kind. And God saw that it was good.

Then God said, ‘Let us make humankind in our image, according to our likeness; and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the wild animals of the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps upon the earth.’

So God created humankind in his image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.

God blessed them, and God said to them, ‘Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it; and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the air and over every living thing that moves upon the earth.’ God said, ‘See, I have given you every plant yielding seed that is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree with seed in its fruit; you shall have them for food. And to every beast of the earth, and to every bird of the air, and to everything that creeps on the earth, everything that has the breath of life, I have given every green plant for food.’

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And it was so. God saw everything that he had made, and indeed, it was very good. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day.

Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all their multitude. And on the seventh day God finished the work that he had done, and he rested on the seventh day from all the work that he had done. So God blessed the seventh day and hallowed it, because on it God rested from all the work that he had done in creation.

These are the generations of the heavens and the earth when they were created.

In the day that the Lord God made the earth and the heavens,

The word of the Lord.Thanks be to God.

Psalm 8

O Lord our Lord,How majestic is your name in all the earth!

you whose glory is chanted above the heavensout of the mouths of infants and children;

you have set up a fortress against your enemies,to silence the foe and avenger.

When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingersThe moon and the stars you have set in their courses,

What are mere mortals that you should be mindful of them, human beings that you should care for them?

Yet you have made them little less than divine;with glory and honor you crown them.

You have made them rule over the works of your hands;you have put all things under their feet:

all flocks and cattle,even the wild beasts of the field,

the birds of the air, the fish of the sea,and whatever passes along the paths of the sea.

O Lord our Lord,how majestic is your name in all the earth!

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Scripture 2 Corinthians 13:11-13

Finally, brothers and sisters, farewell. Put things in order, listen to my appeal, agree with one another, live in peace; and the God of love and peace will be with you. Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the saints greet you.

The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with all of you.

The word of the Lord.Thanks be to God.

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*Gospel Matthew 28:16-20

Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. When they saw him, they worshipped him; but some doubted. And Jesus came and said to them, ‘All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything that I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age.’

The gospel of the Lord.Praise to you O Christ.

Sermon Rev. Michael Swartz

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Responding to the Good NewsOffering Our Gifts

Invitation

Jesus sends his disciples into the world to bless all by his grace. With God’s love, in the Holy Spirit, let us make this our offering to God.

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Praise God from whom all blessings flow,Praise God, all creatures here below;Praise God above, ye heavenly host;Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.

*Prayer of Dedication

For all that you have given us, we thank you, gracious God. For day and night, evening and morning, for land and sea, for fish and birds, plants and animals, for humankind, and for your Son, who came among us with the gift of life abundant. Let your Holy Spirit abide in our midst and work through our gifts, that all people may have joy and peace, in Jesus’ name. Amen.

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The Sacrament of Holy Communion*Invitation

*Communion Prayer

The Lord be with you.

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Lift up your hearts.

We lift them up to the Lord.

Let us give thanks to the Lord.

It is right to give thanks and praise.

On this Trinity Sunday we give you thanks because you have revealed your glory as the glory of your Son and of the Holy Spirit: three persons equal in majesty, undivided in splendor, yet one Lord, one God, ever to be worshipped and adored.

We thank you that you are still speaking to us, and guiding us in our understanding.

Therefore we join with Christians of every time and place, And all the company of heaven, to praise your name, saying:

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The Great Thanksgiving Prayer

Words of Institution

In the night in which he was betrayed, our Lord Jesus took bread and gave thanks, broke it, and gave it to his disciples, saying: Take and eat; this is my body, given for you. Do this for the remembrance of me.

Again, after supper, he took the cup, gave thanks, and gave it for all to drink, saying: This cup is the new covenant in my blood, shed for you and for all people for the forgiveness of sin. Do this for the remembrance of me.

Prayer of Consecration and Our Lord’s Prayer

Consecrate, therefore, by your Holy Spirit, these gifts of bread and wine, and bless us that as we receive them at this table, we may offer you our faith and praise, we may be united with Christ and with one another, and we may continue faithful in all things.

Let us pray as Christ our Savior has taught us.

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.

Breaking Bread and Pouring Wine

Through the broken bread we participate in the body of Christ.

Through the cup of blessing we participate in the new life Christ gives.

Sharing the Elements

The bread is eaten when served; the wine is held to be taken together.Grape juice is clear; wine is red.

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*Unison Prayer of Thanksgiving

Let us pray, Almighty God, we give you thanks for the gift of our Savior’s presence in the simplicity and splendor of this holy meal. Unite us with all who are fed by Christ’s body and blood that we may faithfully proclaim the good news of your love and that your universal church may be a rainbow of hope in an uncertain world; through Jesus Christ our Redeemer. Amen.

Sending in Mission*Hymn of Sending O Holy God, Whose Gracious Power

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*Postlude

The altar flowers are given to the glory of God and in loving memory of

Robert L. Moore, Charles and Jane Bloome, Alma Moore and Thomas Rogers

Given by: Diann Moore

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Serving TodayMusiciansMaureen Holmes Mason Moss

FCCLive Jeff Newcomb

Lector Brendan Young

Liturgist/Communion Prep Audra Bailey

First Congregational Church StaffRev. Michael Swartz Pastor michael@fccmoline.org

Maureen Holmes Chancel Choir Director maureen@fccmoline.org

Mason Moss Organist/Pianist mason@fccmoline.org

Gail Glockhoff-Long Campanella Ringers Director gail@fccmoline.org

Becca Peterson Director of Family Ministry becca@fccmoline.org

Harleigh Jones Nursery Coordinator nursery@fccmoline.org

Jennifer Dailing Office Manager & Bookkeeping jennifer@fccmoline.org

Amber Moore - Director of Marketing & Communications amber@fccmoline.org

Sara Otta Financial Manager sara@fccmoline.org

Amanda Peterson Red Wagon Preschool Director

Custodian Mike DeToye