July 2, 2023 KXRA Radio, 5th Sunday after Pentecost
“The Lost Art of Lament”
*please stand in body and/or spirit
PRELUDE: Margaret Kalina
WELCOME PastorJill
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Pastor Jill
POURING THE BAPTISMAL WATER: Pastor Jill
CHORAL INTROIT There’s a Sweet, Sweet Spirit by Delores Akers
*CALL TO WORSHIP: Lee Becker, reader
One: We proclaim God’s faithfulness in our lives.
Many: For God’s steadfast love endures forever.
One: God has been faithful to our ancestors, and God has been faithful to us.
Many: For God’s steadfast love endures forever.
One: God has made a new covenant with us through Jesus Christ.
Many: For God’s steadfast love endures forever.
One: Let us live into the joy of God’s love in our lives—and let us worship God!
Many: For God’s steadfast love endures forever.
*OPENING HYMN “Let Me Enter God’s Own Dwelling” Blk#67 vs 1,2,&4
*OPENING PRAYER (UNISON): Lee
O God, Sun of Righteousness, You rise over us with healing in Your wings. We praise You and call upon You to help us live into the life You desire for us—a life where we show mutual love and care, build each other up, and tend to one another’s needs. The world burns around us due to neglect and hardship and strife, but You offer us a different way to live and to care for the earth and one another. May we listen to Your voice calling us into that Way, that Truth, and that Life that is abundant. In the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.
*GLORIA Black 236
*PASSING OF THE PEACE: (responsive) Lee
CHORAL ANTHEM
MOMENT WITH THE YOUNGER CHURCH Pastor Jill
HYMN FOR PREPARATION “Come and Find the Quiet Center” W&R 477, vs 1-3
LECTIO DIVINA Psalm 74:1-3, 9-11 Marcie Watson
SERMON: “The Lost Art of Lament” Rev. Dr. Jill Sanders
MUSICAL REFLECTION Greg Kapphahn
SHARING OF JOYS AND CONCERNS, MOMENT OF SILENCE & PASTORAL PRAYER
PRAYER OF OUR SAVIOR
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 forever.
Amen.
INVITATION TO GIVE, GIVING OF TITHES AND OFFERINGS: Pastor Jill
*DOXOLOGY Lasst uns Erfreuen
*PRESENTATION OF TITHES AND OFFERINGS & PRAYER OF DEDICATION
*CLOSING HYMN: “God of the Ages, Who with Sure Command,” BLK #592 vs 1-3
*BLESSING AND SENDING FORTH
*CHORAL BENEDICTION Spirit, Spirit of Gentleness by James Manly
*POSTLUDE: Greg Kapphahn
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NEWS IN THE PEWS: SUNDAY, July 2, 2023
The weekly Calendar
Sunday July 2, KXRA Radio Sunday
9:00 Choir rehearsal
10:00 Worship in-person & online
11:00 Coffee Fellowship
Monday July 3
10 “Caffeinated Christianity” @ Dunn Bros.
Tuesday July 4
Office closed
Thursday July 6
9:00 Walk @ Big Ole
4:30 Holy Happy Hour at Pike and Pint
Sunday July 9, Communion Sunday
10:00 Worship in-person & online
11:00 No Coffee Fellowship, Luncheon & Bake Sale setup
KXRA Radio Sunday
We extend a warm welcome and greetingto our KXRA listeners this morning. Our service is broadcast each 1st Sunday of the month at 11:00 am. Glenda Richardson has sponsored our July broadcast in memory of Bill Richardson.
Office Hours this week
The office will be open on Monday from 2:30-4:30 and closed Tuesday. It will be open its regular hours Wednesday and Thursday.
Pastor Jill’s Office Hours
Pastor Jill is available throughout the week for pastoral care, conversation, or coffee! She is typically in the office on Tuesday mornings—and other times as well. It is always best to schedule a time if you want to talk. She can be reached directly at jill@firstcongregationaluccalex.com or (319) 361-0737. Shetypically takes Fridays off.
Virtual Giving Options: Online and Text
Check out our updated website: firstcongregationaluccalex.com. Click on the word “Give” at the top of the screen. You can also text (844)987-4483 to give to our general fund. Please contact the office if you need help setting up your giving account online using our new software provider, Churchtrac.
Tech Team Volunteers needed
Are you looking for a way to participate in our Worship but don’t want to be out front, you can help at the tech table. Training available. It is fun.
Help out with Worship
There are sign ups at the back of the church for June and July. If you are able to greet, usher, or read, help serve coffee or clean up after Fellowship, please sign up there.
Angel Express and Angel Care Team
Joy Wrolson, 612-227-4220 and Lee Becker will be the angels for July. Volunteers are needed to cover additional months. Please contact the church office or Daisy 763-9461.
Upcoming Birthdays and Anniversaries
Shari Mohabir 07/10
Joe Capistrant 07/15
Carolyn Chlian 07/15
If the office has missed your birthday or anniversary, please contact us.
Summer Salad & Bake Sale
will be on Thursday, July 13th from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Please put our church event on your social media site. Also take a poster and put up for the event. Sign-up to bring a salad for the salad luncheon and your favorite baked goods for the bake sale. We also need help with making lefse. Thanks for all our help.
Decorations wanted
Mary Jo H and Barb B are looking for loon (wood or ceramic) figurines to use as table decorations for the salad luncheon. Please put your name on tape on the bottom unless you don’t want it back. Leave them on the round table in Cambridge Room by July 9th.
Set up Day
There will be no coffee fellowship July 9 and we encourage all who are able to help set up the Plymouth Room and Fellowship hall for the Bake Sale and Salad Luncheon.
Lefse Makers wanted
Sign up for making Lefse at 9 am July 11. No previous experience necessary. Sign up is at the back.
Salad Prep day
Help make a couple of signature salads on July 12. Check the sign up sheets.
Meals available
Our church has received a donation of frozen meals to distribute to people in need of a nutrition supplement. If the economy and times have made you a person a supplement would benefit or are aware of a person in need please contact Pastor Jill. All information will remain confidential.
About First Congregational United Church of Christ
We are an inclusive community that welcomes extravagantly, seeks God and follows Jesus into the world.
We are also a member of the Open and Affirming Coalition of the United Church of Christ and honor the dignity of each person created in God’s image. All are welcome here.
Conference Events
Women’s Retreat
September 8 – September 10
Cost: $200/person (shared room) | $250/person (private room) only available to the first 5 requests, REGISTER by September 1
For this weekend of rest and renewal on the banks of Lake Shakopee, Rev. Claire Klein shares music, dance, and storytelling, as we weave our stories with the women in Scripture. While Miriam led the people to dance in the wilderness and Tabitha created beautiful robes for the poor, the Spirit was weaving each of our stories together with love and compassion. Rev. Claire will guide us in activities that weave our stories together in new ways through song and movement.
There will be plenty of time to rest, relax, and enjoy each other’s company, along with an opportunity to take a forest meditation walk at Kathio State Park.
Retreat begins Friday with a 5:00pm check-in. Dinner is served at 6:00pm. The event ends on Sunday at 11:00am. Packing and other information will be emailed to you a week before the event.
