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The mission of this congregation is to be a welcoming community which proclaims
the Word of God and the Gospel of Christ, nurtures Christian beliefs and behavior,
and encourages lifelong maturing in faith. Here we are empowered to grow as
Christians, so that we may minister to others spiritually and physically. We welcome you!
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GREENFIELD HILL CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
FAIRFIELD, CONNECTICUT
MAY 28, 2017 9:00 AND 10:30 A.M.
Our Worship is central to our Service.
Our Service is central to our Worship.
We love kids! But sometimes services are too long for even the happiest child. So ... • For infants we have nursery care in the Church House, first floor. • For children from 3’s through 7th grade, we have Church School during our 9:00 hour. • And if your kids get restless, the Parlor (through the double doors) is a comfy place to go to,
with toys and a p.a. speaker that carries the service!
Please turn off your cell phones during worship … give yourself the gift of an hour of peace!
Memorial Day Weekend
Prelude Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory William Steefe/
Lani Smith
* Our Coming Together Prayer, said together:
Holy God
with pride of country and love of family
we come together to remember.
Bless our memories
with lessons learned,
with heroes emulated,
with sacrifices honored,
with love exalted.
Amen.
Choral Introit (10:30)
* Hymn According to thy Gracious Word Hymnal, no. 402
Prayer of Confession, said together:
We confess, Loving God,
that we too often forget.
We forget what is important, we forget what is needed,
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we forget what you ask of us,
we forget what you have given to us,
we forget what you have done for us,
we forget those who prepared the way.
Forgive us, we pray. Lead us forward.
(silence for our own prayers of confession)
* Assurance of Forgiveness
* Gloria Patri Hymnal, no. 35 (This hymn, sung every Sunday, expresses our gratitude for forgiveness)
Welcome and Announcements Please sign the green registration pad in your pew, and pass it to your neighbor!
Celebrating the Baptism of: Dylan Michael Murphy (10:30) See page 10
Anthem (10:30) You Raise Me Up with Lovland/
Be Still, My Soul Graham/Sibelius
Worship of God through Prayer
Sharing our Joys and Concerns We welcome your prayer concerns. You may write them into the prayer request book
in the Narthex, or contact the pastors.
Pastoral Prayer and the Lord’s Prayer (using “debts/debtors”)
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, the power, and the glory for ever. Amen.
Worship of God through Giving: (Note: We give in many ways, by various means. Some give monthly, quarterly, yearly, credit
card, by mail or automatic withdrawals. Yet it is still important to “present our offerings” on the altar as part of genuine worship, our way of giving thanks to God.)
Offering
Offertory God Bless America Irving Berlin/
Wendy Gerbier, Mezzo Soprano Paul Jennings Words on page 13
* Doxology Hymnal, no. 46 (This ancient hymn is sung every Sunday to thank God for all the gifts of our lives)
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* Prayer of Dedication, said together:
God of every gift and every giver, accept our offerings. Inspire us to use every gift in your service, to bring help to the hurting, love to the
struggling, and peace to this world. Amen.
Scripture Deuteronomy 8:10-18 (p. 183, Old Testament)
Sermon David Johnson Rowe
* Parting Hymn O, Beautiful, For Spacious Skies Hymnal, no. 720
* Pastoral Benediction
Choral Benediction (10:30)
Postlude
* All who are able, please stand.
Serving in the Chancel:
9 am ~ Deacon Jen Hinkle
10:30 am ~ Junior Deacon Henry Houghton
Acolyte: Danielle Prohaska
It’s almost here…
JUNE 4th!!
A Special Celebration to
Honor David’s 20 Years at
GHCC!!
One service only at 9 am…
A Church First Service….
Special guests, special music!
And after the Service….
RECEPTION ON THE GREEN in HONOR OF DAVID!
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“Religion in the News” with David
11:40 am in the Church Parlor
Fun, Interesting, Provocative…ALL are Welcome!
CHURCH NOTES WELCOME! … to worship at Greenfield Hill Church. For 300 years people have come
to our hilltop church to share in faith, to grow in faith, and to live in faith. Your presence
is an encouragement to all we do.
Visitors: We are glad you are with us today. Want to know more? Take a bag
home from our Visitors’ Table, just outside the front door! If you are interested in
joining this church, please just speak with Alida!
At our 9:00 a.m. service, you have been greeted by Deacon Seth Baratz and our
Junior Deacons Jack Flanagan and Maddy Abrahamson. At our 10:30 a.m.
service, you have been greeted by Deacon Seth Baratz, Junior Deacons
Samantha Dies and Robert Farruggio, and Junior Greeters Dash & Ephraim
Gilrain-Lennon. Helping out with our Church School this morning are Nicky
Allen, Hannah Amendola, Grace Badger, Max Chandler, and Garrett Cutler.
Our crib room helper today is Riley Kenney.
A note about children in worship: We love them! But if you’d prefer to enjoy
worship on your own, our Church Nursery for infants-toddlers is across the street in the Church House. Special beepers/pagers are available to parents so that they
may be quietly contacted during the worship service if their child misses them! If
your child in worship becomes restless or unhappy, please make use of the Parlor
(through the double doors by the choir loft, or head outside and through the side
doors). There is a comfortable space there for your child to play with toys and a speaker which carries the service!
The flowers on the communion table are given by Cindi Bigelow in loving
memory of her dearest friend Beth Davis. Beth's spirit lives on in so many of our
hearts.
At our 10:30 Sacrament of Baptism today, we welcome Dylan Michael
Murphy. Dylan was born on October 13, 2016. Dylan’s parents are Daniel &
Kiera Murphy; paternal grandparents are Lynne Murphy and William Murphy,
and maternal grandparents are Rick & Adele Higgins. Dylan’s godparents are
Rich Higgins, Duke & Laura Marsh, and John & Carolina Murphy. The Deacons present a yellow rose to the family in honor of Dylan’s baptism today.
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Remembering our Soldiers Laura Riebel . . . Mark Riebel . . . Brian Shelton . . . Derrick Keene . . . Mike Lincoln . . .
David Elliott. . . Stephen Honan . . . Molly Hanson . . . Shelby Wallace . . . Cooper
Harris . . . Kelsey Wallace . . . Lawrence Sherrer
If you or a loved one is hospitalized, please contact us, or have someone contact us. Hospitals do not notify us independently.
Many thanks for helping our pastoral ministry
CHURCH SCHOOL NOTES
This morning in our Church School classes…Our preschool through
Kindergarten classes are learning about Pentecost.
Our 1st Grade through 6th Grade classes are continuing to learn about
Three Women of Faith through our rotational learning centers…
1st - 2nd – Science Center
3rd - 4th – Story Center
5th – 6th Grades – Special Center
*DISMISSAL TODAY*: All our Sunday School Classes will be brought to
the MEMORIAL GARDEN to meet their parents there!
TODAY AT CHURCH
Greenfield Hill Church's hidden treasure: our beautiful
Memorial Garden! With the arrival of Spring, our Garden is
more lovely each day, and we're encouraging all of you to
come enjoy it! Bring a cup of coffee and a good book, wander
out and find a bench to sit on, and enjoy this very special place
of memory and love. TODAY we will have after-church coffee hour in the
Garden, to share the Garden with you and our beautiful new walkway installed
by our own Chris West. Not sure where to find it? Look for the path from Bronson
Road, marked 'Garden', leading behind the playground!
No JPF meeting today due to the holiday weekend.
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CHURCH EVENTS THIS WEEK
SPF (our high school youth group) Final SPF, at Jennings Beach, this
Thursday from 6 to 7:30 Burgers and dogs, volleyball and fun.
Bible Study: We call our weekly Bible Study 'The
Gathering'… No pressure. No assignments. No guilt.
Give it a try, you’ll enjoy it, we promise! Thursdays, at
10 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. in the Church House Library. Our new topic: Old
People in the Bible: Lessons for ALL!! Join us when you can!!
UPCOMING EVENTS AT CHURCH
Interested in our mission trip to India? Alida will be leading a group of GHCC
youth and adults to Hyderabad, India, to visit the work of FOCI (Friends of
Christ in India), from Dec. 27 to January 7. An introductory meeting will be
held on Sunday, June 4th at 7:00 p.m in the Parlor. Questions? contact Alida!
Save the Dates! Our Strawberry Shortcake Sunday (best treat in town after both services) will be on Sunday, June 25th AND our GHCC
Summer Family Picnic will be held after the 9:30am service on
Sunday, July 16 (which happens to be Alida’s Birthday!!). You won’t
want to miss the fun!
GHCC Sunday School Hosting Stand for Alex's
Lemonade Days, June 11 after 9:00am and 10:30am
services: Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation is dedicated
to raising funds for research into new treatments and cures
for all children battling cancer. ALSF encourages and
empowers children to get involved and make a difference.
Please join us on June 11 in fighting childhood cancer by supporting GHCC’s
Lemonade Stand. We need children from our amazing Sunday School classes
to help run the stand after the 9:00am and 10:30am services. If interested, please contact Samantha and Casey Dies at [email protected]. For
more information about Alex’s Lemonade Stand, please check out
https://www.alexslemonade.org.
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CHURCH AND COMMUNITY NOTES
Summer at GHCC! Summer is exciting. When you go away, have a great time!
But when you are around, you can count on our church life to be inspiring. Here
are four ways you can help this summer:
1) Are you an artist? We are looking for “Faith Art” – any art that expresses
faith in any way. Each Sunday this summer, we will share a piece of
artwork in the Sanctuary.
2) Youth Musicians: we would love to feature you at a Summer Sunday service
3) Flowers: We like to have flowers on the altar all summer, from our gardens!
Cut a few from home, come on in, place them on our altar.
4) Our outdoor 8:15 worship service needs you to share in leadership! We still
have a few openings, particularly in August, for individuals or families to
lead one of our informal, outdoor services. The ministers are here to give
you plenty of guidance! Contact Seth Baratz if you’re willing to think
about: [email protected]
Summer Worship Helpers Sought! -- One of the best
traditions in our church, our lay-led services take place
each summer Sunday at 8:15 a.m. on the Church House
lawn. These services are a chance for individuals or
families in the church to have fun sharing their faith and their thoughts in worship. We are looking for people to help lead these summer
services! The pastors are very happy to sit with you and help plan, so you are
absolutely not on your own. A great way to get closer to God and your faith, a
great project for a family to do together! Please be in touch with Deacon Seth
Baratz at [email protected] to express your interest!
The Greenfield Hill Cemetery love and care effort has begun! The information
session and our first work day were both great fun. 1 more volunteer day is on
the calendar! Greenfield Hill's "old burial ground", our church's ancient 'cemetery' (just a half-mile away on Bronson) needs your attention. Our own Jeff
Taylor has taken the lead in restoring the cemetery, and is eager to share what
he's learned, and to invite you all to join in. •Change: Jonathan Appell master
preservationist will join us on Saturday June 3. 8 am – 3 pm. Please contact Jeff
with your interest and questions at 978-760-1103 or [email protected]
Explore Faith/Conversations with a Buddhist Monk at Grace Farms on Friday
evening, June 2. We have a true treasure of architecture, peace and beauty in
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New Canaan—it’s called Grace Farms and the River Walk, with over 70 acres of
pristine land and an imaginative set of glass buildings winding up a scenic
hillside. The Adult Education Board wants to call your attention to an event
happening on Friday, June 2, 7-9 PM in the amazing all-glass Sanctuary,
Conversations with a Buddhist Monk. Please contact Sandy Timmerman if you are
interested, at [email protected] -- and to learn more about the
event, visit gracefarms.org .
CALENDAR FOR THE WEEK OF MAY 28, 2017
Sunday 9:00 a.m. Worship in Sanctuary
(5/28) 9:00 a.m. Church School in the Church House Classrooms 10:00 a.m. Fellowship and Coffee in the Memorial Garden
10:30 a.m. Worship in Sanctuary
Monday Office Closed
(5/29)
Wednes. 7:00 p.m. ASP Advisor Orientation - Parlor
(5/31)
Thursday 6:00 p.m. SPF at Jennings Beach!
(6/1) 7:30 p.m. Bible Study in the Library
7:30 p.m. Chancel Choir Practice
Sunday 9:00 a.m. Worship - Celebrating David Rowe’s 20th anniversary!!
(6/4) 9:00 a.m. Church First – kids begin in worship!
10:00 a.m. Reception on the Green
NO 10:30 worship service! 5:00 p.m. JPF (for our 6th and 7th graders) at Penfield Beach
7:00 pm. India trip introductory meeting - Parlor
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OUR FIELD OF FLAGS IS RETURNING On June 24th at 9am, help us to “plant” over 7,000 flags to
honor all our soldiers who have been killed in our wars in
Afghanistan and Iraq. You will be glad you did. (we’ll need
help on July 15th at 9am to take them down too)
Contribute to the costs (replacement flags, name board,
materials, etc), made out to “GHCC”, noting “Field of Flags”,
or a cash gift. You can give any contribution to the Church
Office, the Pastors, or Jerry Hood.
Contact the office to let us know if you can help either or both
days…. [email protected]
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CELEBRATING THE BAPTISMS OF
DYLAN MICHAEL MURPHY
Introduction
Parents’ Prayer (Daniel & Kiera): Kind God, bless our journey of faith with
Dylan. May all that we say, and all that we are, lead him towards a strong and sure faith in you. Help us to teach him to follow in the way of Love which Jesus
showed to us. In your name we pray. Amen.
Godparents’ Promise (Rich, Duke & Laura, and John & Carolina):
Do you promise to be loving friends to Dylan, and faithful companions on
his life’s journey? We do.
Will you show him, in word and deed, what it means to live as a child of
God, caring and compassionate? We will.
And will you listen to his questions, share in his wonder, and help him to
find God in every moment of his life? We will!
Congregation’s Prayer: Thank you, O Lord, for the joy of each child, of new
life, of Dylan’s presence in our church. You have told us to treasure each child,
to personally value childhood and childlikeness. We promise to carry Dylan in
our hearts always, and pray for his life of joy. Amen.
Baptism
Song of Welcome: Welcome, Dylan, welcome, see our hands reach toward you,
Did you hear our promise to care, to teach, to love you?
Welcome, Dylan, welcome, to God’s house today
Now you are invited to learn, to love, to pray.
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GREENFIELD HILL CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
FAIRFIELD, CONNECTICUT
Telephone: (203) 259-5596 Fax: (203) 255-4641
Website: www.greenfieldhillchurch.com email: [email protected]
www.facebook.com/GreenfieldHillCongregationalChurch
OFFICERS: Rev. Dr. David Johnson Rowe, Pastor; Rev. Dr. Alida Ward, Pastor; Chris Shea, Church Council Chairperson; Debbie Noyes, Church Clerk; Amy Johnson, Treasurer.
STAFF: Roni Widmer, Office Manager; Sandra Shaw Murphy, Music Director; Sara Mastrony Hoefer, Junior Choir Director; Marcia Carothers, Director of Christian Education; Susan Rippey, Nursery School Director; Jessica Campbell, Financial Manager; Amity Almond and Kelcey King, Assistant Treasurers; Sarah De Meneses, Accountant; Jim Zalenski, Sexton; Rachel Baumann, pastoral assistant.
CHURCH BOARD MEMBERS
Adult Education: Michael Moore, Chairperson; Linda Allegretti, Alice Horrigan, Rebecca Huselid, Edward Jordan,
Sandra Timmermann Children and Youth Ministries: Erika Duffy, co-Chairperson; Marc Power, co-Chairperson; Mike
Dwyer, Amanda Heyn, Andrea Muhlhauser, Anna Taylor Communications: Dave Hinkle, Chairperson; Michael
Fox, Lauren Raps, Nikki Wingate Development: Joe Holland, Chairperson; Tom Kreitler, Don Lord, Martha Lord,
Joanna Patterson, Adam Snyder Diaconate: Carole Lisi, co-Chairperson, Leonard White, co-Chairperson; Kim Baer,
Greg Bambach, Seth Baratz, Jason Dies, Mike Fedak, Jen Hinkle, Karin Keith, Carole Lisi, Blake Titrud, Ellen
Waugh Facilities: Carol McCullough, Chairperson; Pam Dies, Todd Flanagan, Andy Hoder, Mike Licamele, Gary
Rafsky, Dom Savino, Walt Siemon, Rob Steczkowski Fellowship: Amy Desel, co-Chairperson; Francine Jacques, co-
Chairperson; Dottie Baekey, Kathy Baratz, Cathy Fell, Chris Gulotta, Amy Hios, Heather Lajeunesse, Casey Mitchell,
Pamela Patterson, Jennifer Richard, Lynne Taikowski, Christine Wegener Finance: Jerry Hood, co-Chairperson; Brad
Orben, co-Chairperson; LaWanza Holder, Matthew Innes, Amy Johnson, Ken Nelson, Aun Singapore, Chris Tormey
Junior Deacons: Maddy Abrahamson, Nicky Allen, Hannah Amendola, Grace Badger, Liam Ballou, Reid Brown,
Max Chandler, Garrett Cutler, Shay Desmond, Samantha Dies, Natalie Dileo, Henry Durham, Ryan Eckert, Owen Edminster, Robert Farruggio, Jack Flanagan, Ian Greenwood, Sam Hawley, Lucy Hermann, Katie Hinkle, Taylor Horrine, Henry Houghton, Carly Jones, Mary Keden, Justin Keith, Caroline Lacey, Julia Langeland, Caroline Lauf, Olivia Luther, Maddy Markham, Sarah McIlroy, Maggie McKeon, Ben Mellor, Allison Milicia, Connor Navin, Gillian Orben, Ted Orben, Charles Pearce, Alex Poulter, Emma Powell, Anna Ruppert, Peter Schwinn, Henry
Selden, Georgia Sharpe, Will Stearns, Alex Steele, Jack Vogel, Clay Wackerman, Alexandra Wagner, Michael
Waugh, Kate Wegener, Isabella Whelan, Amelia Yoder, Caroline Young Member Care: Wendy Savino, Chairperson;
Nicki Callahan, Sharon Jacobs, Shari Lovegrove, Eleanor Page, Margot Pearce, Sue Trischman, Elyse Tsou, Lisa
Vacheron, Betsey Young Member Involvement: Becky Brown, co-Chairperson; Betsy Milicia, co-Chairperson; Jen
Chandler, Tony Derbyshire, Glenn Horine, Jon Sabrowski, Adam Simon Mission and Outreach: Henry Bishop, tri-
Chairperson, Susan Hood, tri-Chairperson, Michelle Stearns, tri-Chairperson, Barbara Bishop, Jenny Day, John Fallon,
Murray Jacques, Meg Lowe, Laraine Petersen Church Council At-Large Members: Mike Howard, Mike Smith,
Bill Strittmatter Church Historian: Lynn Van Winkle Internal Auditor: Mark Durham.
COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSONS
Dogwood Festival, Betsy Auray and Kim Smith; Flowers, Lynn Davies; Ushers, Marcy Michaud; Church Housing
Representatives (Parish Court), Tony Derbyshire, Jerry Grace, Peggy Ruble; Memorial Garden, Lynn Davies;
Nursery School, Alison Lochridge; Fairfield East Delegate, Bill Carothers; Bridgeport Council of Churches,
Michelle Stearns; Human Resources, Cheryl Jones
CHANCEL CHOIR David Callahan, Lia Carter, Sunnie Chapell, Karen Curtin, Lynn Davies, Marne Denslow, Wendy Gerbier, Thomas Grant, Zoe Grosser, Rebecca Huselid, Sue Leiss, Donald Lord, Peggy McCain, Art McCain, Michael Moore, Jon
Passmore, Melinda Reynolds, Earlyne Seaver, Dianne Simpson, Bob Stilson, Michael Trnik, David White
CHURCH SCHOOL VOLUNTEERS Kristin Allen, Amity Almond, Kim Baer, Jennifer Bargas, Jessica Campbell, Sarah De Meneses, Erika Duffy, Dawn Dzurik, Betsy Ewing, Karen Fox, Mark Gilrain, Rachelle Giordano, Ann Harvey, Amanda & Ted Heyn, Katie Holland, Andra Horsch, Mary Janacek, Cheryl Kellman, Stacie Kenney, Bob & Molly King, Jen Lubarsky, Krishna Lynch, Suzanne Monk, Andrea Muhlhauser, Kirsten Navin, Gwen Powell, Allyson Power, Bronwyn & Matt Prohaska, Jen Richard, Kirsten Sabrowski, Sarah Schunk, Kara Snyder, Kelly Spencer, Cate Steczkowski, Wendy Steinfeld,
