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WELCOME TO WORSHIP!
No matter who you are or where you are on life’s journey,
you are welcome in this United Church of Christ congregation.
Large-print bulletins, hearing devices, and cough drops
are available from the ushers.
Nursery and pre-school care is available during worship if you wish.
God is calling you today, but probably not on your cell phone!
Please remember to put it on vibrate if you are expecting an emergency call.
ALL are welcome to this time and place of worship.
Know that in this space you are welcome as you are, for who you are.
Together we celebrate all of God’s children – young, old and in-between;
male, female and in-between; gay, lesbian, straight and in-between;
the assured, the doubting, and the in-between;
the optimistic, the cynics, and the in-between;
the foolish, the wise, and the in-between.
The Reverend Dr. Laurinda Hafner, Senior Pastor
The Reverend Megan Smith, Associate Pastor
The Reverend Aaron Lauer, Associate Pastor for Emerging Generations
The Reverend Dr. Richard J. Bailar, Pastor Emeritus
Coral Gables Congregational United Church of Christ
3010 De Soto Boulevard
Coral Gables, Florida 33134-6317
Phone: 305.448.7421 ~ www.gablesucc.org
CCLI License # 11282912
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ORDER OF WORSHIP
October 1, 2017 Our faith is over 2000 years old 11:00 a.m.
Our thinking is not.
WORLD COMMUNION SUNDAY
The deepest of level of communication is not communication, but communion.
It is wordless ... beyond speech ... beyond concept.
~ Thomas Merton
*Please stand as you are able.
GATHERING MUSIC
Dr. Greg Taylor, Parish Musician
WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
Thank you for signing and passing the red hospitality pad found in the pews.
Please use your smart phone to check in on Facebook; let your family and friends know
that you are at Coral Gables Congregational UCC.
Invite your family and friends around the world to worship with us online
each Sunday at www.Gablesucc.org/live.
Be sure to “like” us at www.facebook.com/mycgcc.
You are most welcome to connect your smart device to our free Wi-Fi service.
CHORAL CALL TO WORSHIP Anthony Cabrera, soloist
For the Healing of the Nations
The congregation is invited to sing the response printed in bold.
Bangladesh and India, Taiwan and China, Japan and Hong Kong, North and South Korea,
Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Philippines and Australia, Papua New Guinea,
Iraq and Iran, Palestine and Israel, Afghanistan, Jordon, Syria and Turkey,
Response: Peace be yours. For the healing of the nations, we pray to you, O God.
For the healing of the nations, we pray to you, O God.
France and Spain, Switzerland and Italy, Romania and Slovenia, Czech and Slovak
Republics, Russia and Finland, Austria and Hungary, Croatia, Estonia, Ukraine and
Poland, Norway and Sweden, Iceland and Denmark, Germany and Scotland, Ireland and
England,
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Response: Peace be yours. For the healing of the nations, we pray to you, O God.
For the healing of the nations, we pray to you, O God.
South Africa, Angola, Madagascar, Namibia, Botswana, Malawi, Mozambique,
Zimbabwe, Sierra Leone, Central African Republic, Senegal, Liberia, Cameroon, Nigeria,
Tanzania and Sudan, Kenya and Congo, Ethiopia, Somalia, Eritrea and Rwanda,
Response: Peace be yours. For the healing of the nations, we pray to you, O God.
For the healing of the nations, we pray to you, O God.
Bolivia and Chile, Uruguay and Paraguay, Ecuador, and Trinidad, Brazil and Argentina,
Colombia, Venezuela, Costa Rica, Mexico, Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Guatemala,
Puerto Rico and Barbuda, Antiqua and Dominica, Virgin Islands, San Martin, Antigua,
Guadalupe, Greenland and Canada, Haiti and Jamaica, United States and Cuba, all
immigrants and exiles. Peace be yours.
For the nations of the world and for all their peoples, for each tribe and family, and for all
creation,
Response: Peace be yours. For the healing of the nations, we pray to you, O God.
For the healing of the nations, we pray to you, O God.
*CALL TO WORSHIP
Leader: All around the world,
People: People rise to greet the morning and sing praise to the Creator.
Leader: All over the earth,
People: People hold hands around a table and offer thanks.
Leader: All around the globe,
People: Some cry for food, some are filled with laughter, all search for truth.
Leader: All around the world,
People: Hearts hear a sacred call and yearn for peace.
Leader: Throughout this day, across many lands,
People: Sisters and brothers share the bread of life and drink the cup of joy.
Leader: All around the world,
People: People sing, and we join the unending chorus of praise.
Please remain standing for the opening hymn.
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*HYMN In Christ There is No East or West
*THE PASSING OF THE PEACE
Leader: We recognize Christ's great mandate for inclusion, celebrating and giving
thanks for the diversity in which God created us, each in God's image and
loved by God. In this spirit, our family of faith declares itself to be an
Open and Affirming, a Just Peace, and a Sanctuary Church, welcoming
and affirming all people as children of God regardless of race, cultural
heritage, ethnicity, age, gender, sexual orientation, immigration status,
gender identity, socioeconomic status, or religious tradition.
Let us embrace our differences and welcome the stranger and the familiar by
saying, “The peace of Christ be with you.”
People: And also with you.
You are invited to share greetings of welcome and peace with those around you.
All children pre-K through 5th grade wishing to attend Sunday School
are invited to exit to the Fellowship Hall during the passing of the peace.
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MUSICAL INTERLUDE (Sung)
We will sing several times as we prepare to receive the Word.
Bless the Lord, my soul, and bless God’s holy name.
Bless the Lord, my soul, who leads me into life.
CONTEMPORARY LESSON Prayer © Jan L. Richardson
Liza Roles Fotso, reader
To your table you bid us come.
You have set the places, you have poured the wine,
and there is always room, you say, for one more.
And so we come.
From the streets and from the alleys we come.
From the deserts and from the hills we come.
From the ravages of poverty and from the palaces of privilege we come.
Running, limping, carried, we come.
We are bloodied with our wars, we are wearied with our wounds,
we carry our dead within us, and we reckon with their ghosts.
We hold the seeds of healing, we dream of a new creation,
we know the things that make for peace,
and we struggle to give them wings.
And yet, to your table we come.
Hungering for your bread, we come; thirsting for your wine, we come;
singing your song in every language, speaking your name in every tongue,
in conflict and in communion, in discord and in desire, we come,
O God of Wisdom, we come.
GIFT OF MUSIC Khumbaya arr. Kurt Runestad
As recorded by the Soweto Gospel Choir, Soweto, South Africa
Chancel Choir with Seth Woods, percussion
THE MORNING PRAYERS
Quiet Prayer – Spoken Prayer
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SUNG PRAYER RESPONSE
THE RECEIVING OF OUR GIFTS, TITHES, AND PLEDGES
SCRIPTURE LESSON Psalm 133 In Spanish
Ruth Nunez, reader
How very good and pleasant it is
when kindred live together in unity! It is like the precious oil on the head,
running down upon the beard,
on the beard of Aaron,
running down over the collar of his robes. It is like the dew of Hermon,
which falls on the mountains of Zion.
For there the LORD ordained his blessing, life forevermore.
Friend, listen. God is still speaking.
Thanks be to God!
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THE MORNING MESSAGE
The Rev. Dr. Laurinda Hafner
ANTHEM OF PREPARATION The Table Chris Tomlin
The Chancel Choir
THE SACRAMENT OF HOLY COMMUNION
Our table is wide-open to all who desire a closer relationship with God no matter your
age, gender, station in life, sexual orientation, or faith tradition. We use grape juice and
have gluten free bread available so that all may come freely to the table.
INVITATION
Leader: Christ invites us all to this Holy Feast.
As we gather this morning,
we remember our sisters and brothers
from above and below the equator,
from the North and from Down Under,
from every time zone around the globe.
As today's sunlight inches across land and sea
Christians gather to celebrate their place in God's family.
All are invited and all are welcome.
PRAYER OF PREPARATION
Leader: To prepare ourselves to partake of this Holy Meal, let us pray:
People: Healing God, we come before you
broken, yet seeking wholeness,
isolated, yet seeking community,
complicated, yet seeking simplicity,
overwhelmed, yet seeking grace:
All: God, we yearn for the healing you promise.
Leader: God of Justice, we come before you
selfish, yet seeking a generous heart,
proud, yet seeking humility,
often prejudging, yet seeking justice:
All: God, we yearn for the justice you promise.
Leader: God of Peace, we come before you
afraid, yet seeking assurance,
agitated , yet seeking serenity,
angry, yet seeking a forgiving heart:
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All: God, we yearn for the peace you promise.
Leader: Knowing that through Christ
all things are made new,
we come to this communion table
to be recreated through the bread and cup,
and to be renewed in our faith and commitment.
All: God, we offer ourselves to renewal through you even as we pray the
prayer you taught us…
THE LORD’S PRAYER As translated in the New Zealand Prayer Book
Eternal Spirit Earth-Maker, Pain-bearer, Life-giver, source of all that is and that shall be,
Father and Mother of us all. Loving God, in whom is heaven. The hallowing of your
name echoes through the universe! The way of your justice be followed by the peoples of
the earth! Your heavenly will be done by all created beings! Your commonwealth of
peace and freedom sustain our hope and come on earth. With the bread we need for
today, feed us. In the hurts we absorb from one another, forgive us. In times of temptation
and test, spare us. From the grip of all that is evil, free us. For you reign in the glory of
the power that is love, now and forever. Amen.
BLESSING OF THE ELEMENTS
Leader: God, may this bread connect us more closely with you
and with our neighbors near and far.
All: Bless this bread, we pray.
Leader: May this fruit of the vine remind us
of the inter-connectedness of people around the world.
All: Bless this cup, we pray.
Leader: May this simple meal bring us into union with you,
your people and your world
united in the One Body of Christ. Amen.
PROCLAMATION
RECEIVING THE GIFTS OF BREAD AND CUP
You are invited to come forward by the center aisle to the communion table and take a
piece of bread from one of the baskets. Then go to the pastor in your section, to receive
the juice by dipping your bread into the chalice. Return to your seat by the side aisle.
If you wish to be served in your pew, please remain in your seat
and a communion server will bring the bread and cup to you.
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COMMUNION MUSIC For Everyone Born Brian Mann/Tom Trenney
The Vocal Ensemble with Sarah Huesman, cello
For everyone born, a place at the table, for everyone born, clean water and bread,
A shelter, a space, a safe place for growing, for everyone born, a star overhead.
Refrain:
And God will delight when we are creators of justice and joy, compassion and peace:
Yes, God will delight when we are creators of justice, justice and joy!
For woman and man, a place at the table, revising the roles, deciding the share,
With wisdom and grace, diving the power, a system that’s fair.
Refrain
For young and for old, a place at the table, a voice to be heard, a part in the song,
The hands of a child in hands that are wrinkled, for young and for old the right to belong.
Refrain
For everyone born, a place at the table, to live without fear, and simply to be,
To work, to speak out, to witness and worship, for everyone born, the right to be free!
Refrain
Cello Music
Sarah Huesman, cello
*PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING
ALL: We thank you, God, for inviting us to this table. Strengthen our faith,
increase our love and forgiveness for one another, and let us show
forth your praise in the lives we live; through Jesus Christ. Amen
*CLOSING HYMN Let There Be Peace on Earth
Let there be peace on earth, and let it begin with me.
Let there be peace on earth, the peace that was meant to be.
With God as Creator, we are family.
Let us walk with each other in perfect harmony.
Let peace begin with me, let this be the moment now.
With every step I take, let this be my solemn vow.
To take each moment, and live each moment, with peace eternally.
Let there be peace on earth, and let it begin with me.
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*THE BENEDICTION
*POSTLUDE
Dr. Greg Taylor, piano
During the postlude, you are invited to come forward to the piano and enjoy the music.
Please join us in the Fellowship Hall for some coffee and refreshments provided by the
Women’s Fellowship. Visitors, we would LOVE to have you join us.
We also invite all visitors to the Welcome Table in the Fellowship Hall. Join us for a cup
of coffee, a welcome gift, and the opportunity to hear more about the church.
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A WARM AND CORDIAL WELCOME TO ALL GUESTS!
If you are visiting us today, we welcome you. We are grateful we have found each other.
And, if somehow, there is something in you, some still small voice seeking a place to live
out your faith, to ask important questions, and to serve beyond yourself, we invite you
into our community. For more information about the church, please contact Pastor Laurie
at 305.448.7421, ext. 116 or [email protected].
THANK YOU TO OUR USHERS AND COMMUNION SERVERS:
Coleen Atkins, head usher, John Carson, Aldo Brito, Lois Legge,
Dawn Thompson, and Gloria Villa.
FAIR TRADE MARKETPLACE
Open today until 2:00 p.m.
The Fair Trade movement, while providing fair wages, safe working conditions, and
micro-lending to artisan producers, also addresses environmental issues through use of
sustainable materials. Our Fair Trade Shop is located on the Columbus Boulevard side of
our church by Fellowship Hall. Come discover beautiful and unique products and gifts.
These are products with a purpose.
IN OUR PRAYERS
We remember all those places of war, violence and unrest, as we continue to pray for
peace for all people around the world. A lighted candle on the altar symbolizes our
prayers for peace and non-violence.
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STAY IN TOUCH
Once a week or so, Pastor Laurie e-mails a pastoral letter, Laurie’s Lines, to all members
and friends, filling them in on the week’s events, any special concerns that have arisen,
and general church business. If you would like to be included, contact Ron Morgan at
EACH SUNDAY: WORSHIP WITH US ONLINE
Invite your family and friends around the world to worship with us online
today and each Sunday at gablesucc.org/live.
A BLESSING OF THE ANIMALS
TODAY, October 1 at 2:00 p.m. in the Courtyard All are invited to bring your pets or a picture of them to the church courtyard for a brief
service of blessing and gratitude for the joy they bring to us. There will also be a special
part of the service to acknowledge the pets that died this past year. From pelicans to
penguins, all pets are welcome (just be sure to have them on a leash or properly
restrained).
STEWARDSHIP GATHERINGS: SIGN UP TODAY!
The Stewardship Team, thinking about this year’s 500th anniversary of Martin Luther
nailing 95 theses to the door of the Wittenberg Cathedral calling for change in the church,
wondered what changes you as members of Gables UCC would nail to our giant wooden
doors. So they invite you to have your own Martin Luther moment by attending one of
the many sessions offered throughout August and September and share with them what is
important to you about the church and your dreams for it in the future.
Gatherings
Saturday Morning Breakfast Sunday Afternoon Lunch
October 7
10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
October 15
12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Please RSVP by registering following the worship services each Sunday morning, or you
may RSVP to Drew Sandbulte at [email protected], or at 305.448.7421 x 112, or
you may register online at gablesucc.org/stewardship-gatherings.
Please note: All sessions will be held at the Catalonia House, 1210 Catalonia Avenue,
Coral Gables (Behind the Early Childhood Center). Childcare is available on
Wednesdays and Sundays.
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BACK ON TRACK
Celebrating our Fourth Anniversary
Tuesday, October 3 from 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. in Havighorst Lounge
Back on Track is a faith-based, career-support organization offering spiritual,
motivational, and practical techniques and best practices to individuals in various stages
of career challenges and transitions. Come celebrate with us over some refreshments as
we reminisce about these past four years. If you have found Back on Track helpful, if
you have presented at Back on Track, or if you are interested in hearing about what we
do, please come to the celebration.
CHURCH NIGHT IN
Each Wednesday Evening
Dinner is served from 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
$6 for adults; $4 for kids 12 and under Take-Out Available
Come see old friends and meet new ones while gathering for a delicious dinner.
CHOIR REHEARSALS EVERY WEDNESDAY EVENING
Cherub Choir (K- Grade 2) and Agape Choir (Grades 3-5): 6:15 p.m.- 6:55 p.m.
Youth Bell Choir (Middle and High School Youth): 7:15 p.m.- 8:00 p.m.
Adult Bell Choir: 6:15 p.m.- 7:15 p.m.
Chancel Choir: 7:30 p.m.- 9:00 p.m.
MEN’S BOOK CLUB: FROM WILD MAN TO WISE MAN
Wednesdays, October 4, 11, 18, 25 at 6:00 p.m. in Havighorst Lounge
If you are a man interested in deepening your spirituality, then our Men's Book Club is
for you! We will discuss "From Wild Man to Wise Man" by Richard Rohr. The book
explores male spirituality from all different sides, tackling the subjects of healthy
masculinity, fatherhood, grief, anger, work, sexuality, power, and much more all through
the lens of a progressive Christian faith. We will gather for an hour of conversation,
study, and prayer. Books are $10 and are being sold after worship in Fellowship Hall.
GERMAN LANGUAGE BIBLE STUDY
Wednesday, October 4 at 7:00 p.m. in Havighorst Lounge
Join us for dinner first at Church Night In and then Bible Study in German.
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OUR WHOLE LIVES
We are rescheduling the dates for the Our Whole Lives; Sexuality Education Course
PLUS we are offering TWO information sessions for parents to learn about this unique
church program and meet the leaders: Arnold and Esther with the kindergarten and first
grade, and Peter and Kira with the fourth, fifth, and sixth grade. If you would like to
know more about this life-long learning program, please plan on attending one of the
Information Sessions. Dates are:
Wednesday, October 4 from 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. in Room 2,
Sunday, October 8 from 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. in Room 2.
Childcare is provided for both Information Sessions in Room 3.
NEW DATES: For Our Whole Lives
Sexuality Education for children in Kindergarten and First Grade and
for children in Fourth, Fifth & Sixth Grades
Sunday, October 15, from 12:30 p.m. -2:00 p.m. - Parent and Child Orientation
(Lunch provided)
Sundays, October 22 – December 17 (no class on 11/26) from 12:15 p.m. -
1:45 p.m. – both classes meet.
$40.00 per child for Kindergarten/First Grade program or Fourth/Fifth/Sixth
Grade program. Scholarships Available
Participants are to bring a bag lunch each Sunday.
DIAPERS NEEDED FOR PUERTO RICO
The Puerto Rican Leadership Council is calling on churches and local organizations to
collect donations to be shipped to Puerto Rico in the coming weeks. Over the next few
weeks, bring in packages of disposable diapers to the church and we will distribute them
to the Puerto Rican Leadership Council to be shipped to Puerto Rico. Bring them to the
table in the Fellowship Hall
SPANISH LANGUAGE WORSHIP
Each Sunday at 10:00 a.m. in the Chapel
If you are part of a Spanish-speaking family or would enjoy worshipping in Spanish,
come and join us in the Chapel for a service bridging the Latin experience with a
progressive theology. There is music, prayers, community building, and refreshments.
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NEXT SUNDAY MORNING
Sunday, October 8
Mental Health and Faith Sunday
As Gables UCC prepares to become a WISE (Welcoming, Inclusive, Supportive, and
Engaged for Mental Health) Congregation, we have invited the Rev. Dr. Sarah Lund,
author of the book, Blessed are the Crazy: Breaking the Silence about Mental Illness,
Family and Church to our pulpit. Sarah is presently Vice President of Seminary
Advancement at Christian Theological Seminary. In 2011, she earned a Doctor of
Ministry from McCormick Theological Seminary in Chicago after earning a Master of
Divinity from Princeton Theological Seminary and a Master of Social Work from
Rutgers University. Following worship join us for a mental health fair in the Fellowship
Hall and a chance to learn more about mental health and brain disorder issues.
Sarah will also join us at 9:45 a.m. in Havighorst Lounge for our Adult Education
program to discuss her book. Please join us for this chance to have a conversation with
Sarah and to learn more about her work with mental health and faith.
LET’S TRAVEL TO GERMANY!
As part of our yearlong commemoration of the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, you
are invited to join us for a tour of Germany and where it all began. Come with us as we
travel back in time along the Reformation Road, walk in the footsteps of our Christian
forefathers and mothers, and feel the breath of the Reformation through historical sites,
music and art. We will visit such places as Leipzig where Luther preached and Johann
Sebastian Bach performed and directed the St. Thomas Boys’ Choir; and Wittenberg,
known as the “cradle of the Reformation,” and we will cruise along the Rhine River past
some of the most picturesque stretches of land in the entire world. For more information,
contact Pastor Laurie at [email protected].
BECOME A CHURCH MEMBER!
OR HELP SOMEONE YOU KNOW BECOME A CHURCH MEMBER.
Our next Inquirer’s Gathering for those interested in “inquiring” about the church and
membership will be Friday, October 27 from 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. at Pastor Laurie’s
Home. Join us for dinner and the opportunity to learn more about the church, what we
value, our history and the United Church of Christ. To rsvp, please contact Pastor Laurie
at [email protected] or 305.448.7421.
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How good and pleasant it is when kindred live in unity…
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CORAL GABLES CONGREGATIONAL UCC STAFF DIRECTORY
305.448.7421 (Extensions listed below)
Ministers
All Members of the Church
Pastoral Staff
The Rev. Dr. Laurinda Hafner, Senior Pastor [email protected] ext. 116
The Rev. Megan Smith, Associate Pastor [email protected] ext. 119
The Rev. Aaron Lauer, Associate Pastor [email protected] ext. 117
Program Staff
Mark Hart, Exec. Dir. of the Community Arts Program [email protected] ext. 120
The Rev. Yoli Izquierdo-Yglesias, Spanish Worship [email protected]/ 786-506-9890
German Worship Information [email protected]
Dr. Ronald Morgan, Director of Music Ministries [email protected] ext.121
Brooke Bagnall-Koger, Director of Early Childhood Center [email protected]
To contact Early Childhood Center, please call: 305-444-9792
Support Staff Anthony Cabrera, Minister of Liturgical Arts [email protected]
Kris Coney, Sound Technician [email protected]
Allen Feldman, Pew Organizer
Alice Fernandez, Accounting Assistant [email protected] ext. 127
Katie Martinez, Cherub Choir Director [email protected]
Seth Patterson, Youth Bell Choir Director [email protected]
Tony Prinzi, Print, Rentals & Reception Coordinator [email protected] ext. 100
Dennis Rodrigues CPA, Business Manager [email protected] ext.130
Drew Sandbulte, Events Coordinator [email protected] ext.112
Alex Sloan, Director of Media Ministry [email protected] ext.151
Dr. Gregory Taylor, Parish Musician [email protected] ext. 155
Alexandra Woods, Agape Choir Director [email protected]
Maintenance and Custodial Team Rene Dominguez, Carlos Barrios, Rosario Noriega, and Guillermo Ordoñez
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WE ARE OUT OF THE BOX PEOPLE!
WE ARE OUT OF THE BOX PEOPLE!
