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Wellesley Village Church United Church of Christ
First Worship, 9am, Village Hall December 6, 2015
“Making Room for Peace”
The Second Sunday of Advent
Welcome to First Worship! We extend a welcome as broad as the outstretched arms of
God, who calls us together to pray, sing, and rejoice in God’s glorious presence.
If you are an old friend, or here for the very first time, we welcome you. Feel free to
bring coffee, snacks, and juice to your seat. Make sure you take a moment before or
after worship to meet those whom you are worshipping with today.
We especially welcome children to worship. We welcome their voices, their hands,
and their feet to be a part of how we all worship God together. Children are also
welcome to use the activity bags to connect with God in this sacred time.
This is a special place for us to be with God, and all these people whom God loves.
Welcome!
All music and words in this bulletin are reprinted by
permission under OneLicense.net, License #A-714276
and by CCLI, License #2910233.
ORDER OF WORSHIP
PRELUDE
RINGING THE HOUR
GATHERING SONG “If in your heart” Music by Ana Hernandez
Words by Angelus Silesius
CALL TO WORSHIP Josh Fitterling
CONFESSION
SUNG RESPONSE “O Come O Come Emmanuel”
WORDS OF ASSURANCE
ADVENT LITANY The Candle of Peace
One: Today, we light the candle for the second Sunday in Advent. This is the
candle of PEACE. As we prepare for the coming of Jesus, we remember
that Jesus is our hope and our peace.
One: Listen to these words from the prophet Isaiah: “For a child has been born
for us, a son given to us; authority rests upon his shoulders; and he is
named Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of
Peace.”
One: And from the Gospel of John: “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give
to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts
be troubled, and do not let them be afraid.”
One: Let us pray:
All: Wonderful counselor and mighty God, we are easily distracted by the
things of this world. May our hearts not be troubled and may we not be
afraid. May we seek your peace this week, as we prepare for the
coming of the child born for us. Amen.
SUNG RESPONSE “Light a Candle Bright and Tall”
Light a candle bright and tall
For the Peace we wish to know.
Peace on Earth for great and small
God’s Good News to us bestows.
Shine within our hearts today
Come, O Christ, to us, we pray.
SERVICE OF BAPTISM
Invitation Pam Emslie
The Covenant of Promises
Of the Candidate
Of the Parents
Of the Godparents
Of the Congregation
Deacon: Will you who witness and celebrate this sacrament promise your
love, support and care to those who are about to be baptized?
Congregation: We will, with the help of God. Through this act we welcome
these beloved ones into the fellowship of Christ’s church and invite
them to share with us the cost and joy of discipleship. We promise to
receive them as fellow pilgrims on the Christian way, to guide them
by our precepts and example, that all of us may grow in the
knowledge and love of God, according to the measure of the fullness
of Christ. Amen.
Pouring of the Water
Prayer of Blessing
The Act of Baptism
Congregational Response
Deacon: Anjali, with this shawl we wrap our love around you.
Congregation: We thank you, God, for Anjali Katherine, bless her and
keep her now and forever.
Deacon: Natalie, with this shawl we wrap our love around you.
Congregation: We thank you, God, for Natalie Kumari, bless her and
keep her now and forever.
Deacon: Let us pray
Congregation: God of our fathers and mothers, and our God, we thank
you for these beloved ones, and for the grace acknowledged here
today in water and spirit. Grant us grace to receive, nurture and
befriend these new members of the body of Christ. Give to the newly
baptized strength for life’s journey, courage in time of suffering, the
joy of faith, the freedom to love, and the hope of new life, through
Jesus Christ, who makes us one. Amen.
*PASSING THE PEACE OF CHRIST
*SUNG RESPONSE “Prepare Us Lord”
SCRIPTURE Isaiah 11:1-9 Sarah Sarchet Butter
Mark 14: 17-24
SERMON
OFFERING
WORDS & MUSIC: Ken Bible PREPARE US
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SERMON RESPONSE “Walls Mark Our Bound’ries” Words by Ruth Duck
*COMMUNION
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 trespasses,
As we forgive those who trespass against us.
Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil,
For thine is the kingdom, and the power and the glory forever.
Amen.
SUNG RESPONSE “Rejoice, Rejoice”
*BENEDICTION
Receiving the Sacrament of Baptism at First Worship
Anjali Katherine Jain and Natalie Kumari Jain, born on September 18, 2002, daughters of
Jacqueline Samson Jain and Rakesh Kumar Jain. The godparents are Lucy Samson Heidkamp
and Rachel St. Pierre.
Baptismal Blanket We thank the Prayer Shawl knitters for the gift of the baptismal blanket
that is given to the newly baptized today.
Communion Bread
Our communion bread was baked with love and care by the Village Bread Ministry.
Advent Coat Drive
The Service Ministry challenges Wellesley Village Church to donate 100 new
children’s coats by Sunday, December 13 for City Mission Society. Warm coats in sizes
5-20 are desperately needed. There will be a coat rack in Village Common to hang
your donations on.
YOUTH MINISTRY
6th and 7th Grade Youth Group M eets every other Sunday from 5-6:30pm.
8th Grade Youth Group M eets every other Tuesday from 6:30-8pm.
Confirmation (9th Grade youth) Meets most Wednesdays from 7:30-9pm
High School Youth Group (10-12 grade) Meets Sunday evenings 7-8:30pm.
Please check the Youth Program Calendar on the church website for dates.
For more information, contact Pam Emslie, Associate Pastor for Youth, at 781-235-1988, x15; or by
email at [email protected].
MUSIC MINISTRY
Cherub Choir for children in Kindergar ten, 1st and 2nd grades.
Come sing!
Rehearsals: December 6, 11:15 following Church School, Sanctuary
Spring rehearsals begin in February.
Singing in Church:
December 13 at Second Worship, gather at 9:20 in Burtt Chapel that morning.
For more information, please contact Linda Harding, Cherub Choir Director, by email at
Junior Choir: Grades 3-6 Rehearsals after Second Worship, 11:15am-12:00pm
Youth Choir: Grades 7-12 Rehearsals W ednesday evenings 6:15-7:00pm
Instrumentalists
If you play an instrument and would like to share your gifts with our church, please contact Dr.
McDonald.
For more information on Junior or Youth Choir and being an Instrumentalist please contact Dr.
Kevin McDonald, Director of Youth Music, by email at [email protected].
Senior Choir
The Senior Choir welcomes new singers and rehearses each Sunday at 8:30-9:30 am. There is no mid-
week rehearsal.
For more information on the Senior Choir, please see Director David Carrier in the choir loft or at
coffee hour after Second Worship.
CHILDREN’S MINISTRY
Church School Today:
Kindergarten students and younger will be welcomed in their classrooms on the Upper Level
before worship begins:
• Toddlers, two and three year olds will meet in their classroom located on the upper level at the
top of the stairs just outside the Sanctuary; use the door to the left of the piano.
• Four year olds and Kindergarteners will meet in the 4/K Room located on the upper level
beyond the library.
• Grades 1 - 8 will begin in the sanctuary worshipping with their families until it is time for class as
noted in the bulletin. At that time, children will receive a blessing and then continue to church
school together.
• Grades 1 - 5 meet in Village Hall on the lower level.
• Grades 6 - 8 meet in the Art Studio on the lower level.
After Worship,
• Toddlers through 3rd grade should be picked up from class by a parent/guardian immediately
after worship.
• 4th Grade and older will be released from class at the end of worship.
Children of all ages are welcome in our sanctuary to worship and be part of our service. Worship bags are
available in baskets at each of the entrances. Children’s bulletins are available from an usher.
The Family Worship Room, located just outside the Sanctuary to the left of the piano, is for
families who wish to worship together in a child-centered space. The service is piped in on a live audio
feed. Please feel welcome to use this room anytime during worship.
For more information, please contact Michaela McDonald, Director of Children’s Ministries, by
email at [email protected] ir by phone 781-235-1988, x16.
The Rev. Sarah Sarchet Butter ~ Senior Pastor
Associate Pastors Pastoral Residents
The Rev. Pam Emslie The Rev. Megan Snell
The Rev. Liz Garrigan-Byerly The Rev. Joshua Fitterling
Jodi Hitzhusen – Director of First Worship Music
Wellesley Village Church
An Open and Affirming Congregation of the
UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST
2 Central Street, Wellesley, MA 02482
Office: 781-235-1988
Urgent Pastoral Care Cell : 781-591-7451
www.wellesleyvillagechurch.org
Our Church Covenant
We are banded together as a Christian Church
to maintain the worship of God,
to proclaim the gospel of Christ,
to develop in all people a consciousness of their relations and duties
to God and to each other, and
to inspire them with love for truth, passion for righteousness,
and enthusiasm for service.
To this end we pledge our loyalty to Christ and covenant with each
other
to express God’s spirit in our individual and corporate life;
to live together as Christians and to submit ourselves to the
government of this Church,
working, giving, praying for its increase, its purity, its peace,
and seeking in every way to make it a power
for the building up of the kingdom of God.