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THE CHURCH OF THE REDEEMER UCC

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2015

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VISION STATEMENT

We are the Church of the Redeemer, United Church of Christ,

an inclusive community committed to the worship of God, the work of justice,

and the recognition of our common humanity in the struggles of life.

We follow Jesus Christ, who welcomes all people to his table.

We celebrate the rich diversity of God’s people:

in race, gender, age, sexual orientation, physical and mental abilities,

marital and economic status and culture.

Join us on a journey of the Holy Spirit,

where faith and intellect meet, learning never ends,

and music and the arts draw us closer to our Creator.

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WELCOME

We are pleased that you could join us this morning; wherever you are on your life

and faith journey, you are welcome at the Church of the Redeemer. If you have

any questions, please speak with an usher at the back of the Sanctuary. If you

would like more information about the church, fill out the visitor information form at

the back of this bulletin and put it in an offering plate. We hope you will join us after

the service at Coffee Hour for a time of fellowship – go out the side door and follow

the crowds.

ABOUT US

The Church of the Redeemer is an open and affirming, theologically progressive,

mainline Protestant church affiliated with the United Church of Christ (UCC). It was

founded as a Congregational church in New Haven in 1838. Our identity is

summarized by our vision statement.

CHILDCARE DURING AND AFTER CHURCH

Children are always welcome in church. Activity bags for older children and

rocking chairs for adults with babies are available at the rear of the sanctuary. We

have a nursery downstairs for children through age 6; you can take your child there

at any time (follow the "Nursery" signs in the Tower Lobby or ask the ushers at the

back).

CHURCH SCHOOL FOR THE OLDER CHILDREN

Children in preschool through grade 6 are invited to join their teachers downstairs

for Sunday School during the Passing of the Peace. Visitors are welcome to join our

classes or remain in worship.

LARGE PRINT BULLETINS AND ASSISTIVE LISTENING DEVICES

If you are having trouble reading this bulletin or hearing the service, the ushers can

provide you with a large-print bulletin or an assistive listening device.

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THE CHURCH OF THE REDEEMER UCC

Sunday, October 25, 2015

Reformation Sunday

PRELUDE Johann Gottfried Walther Ein feste Burg is unser Gott

ANNOUNCEMENTS AND WELCOME

INTROIT

CALL TO WORSHIP please stand

Leader: Once again we gather together in this house of worship to praise and

give thanks to the Living God.

People: On this Reformation Sunday we remember that we stand on the

shoulders of giants.

Leader: We give thanks for those who went before us and showed us a path

toward deeper faith.

People: We come together that we might be life long students of God's creative

and transforming Word.

Leader: God's word makes all life new, so let us listen and be renewed.

People: Our God in Jesus Christ comes to us that we might have full and

abundant life, and this life is for all who seek to find the way to faith, hope

and love.

PROCESSIONAL HYMN please stand Christ is made the sure foundation

see pg 9

CENTERING PRAYER

ANTHEM arr. Edward Tyler This little light of mine

CHILDREN'S MESSAGE Pastor Marilyn

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PASSING OF THE PEACE

Let us welcome one another with the traditional Christian greeting

“Peace be with you." "And also with you."

Our children and teachers are invited to leave at this time to go downstairs for

Church school.

Nursery care is available for infants and toddlers through age 6. Parents may

accompany new children to get them settled and return to worship at any time.

Activity bags are available in the rear of the sanctuary for those children that

remain in the worship service.

TESTIMONY Tony Forman

HYMN OF PREPARATION please stand Come down, O Love divine

see pg 11

INTRODUCTION TO SCRIPTURE

SCRIPTURE Job 42:1-9

John 15:12-17

SCRIPTURE RESPONSE

Leader: God is still speaking.

People: Thanks be to God.

SERMON The Quality of Friendship Reverend Olsen

MOMENT FOR SILENT REFLECTION

PRAYERS AND SILENT MEDITATION

Prayer requests may be offered aloud at this time.

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THE LORD'S PRAYER unison

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. and lead us not into

temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and

the glory, forever. Amen

PRAYER RESPONSE Hear my Cry, O God, and save me!

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OFFERTORY

OFFERTORY ANTHEM Ralph Vaughan Williams O how amiable are thy dwellings

Please join the choir and sing verse one of O God, our help in ages past

when cued.

Note that the first word of each phrase is long!

CONGREGATIONAL DOXOLOGY please stand (Tune: Lasst uns erfreuen)

Let all things their Creator bless,

And worship God in humbleness:

Alleluia! Alleluia!

Praise God and Jesus Christ the Son,

And Holy Spirit, Three in One:

O Praise God, O Praise God.

Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!

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PRAYER OF DEDICATION

RECESSIONAL HYMN please stand A mighty fortress is our God

see pg 12

BENEDICTION please stand

CHORAL AMEN

POSTLUDE Dietrich Buxtehude Fuge Modal

Please be seated during the postlude and use this time for silent reflection.

Please join us for coffee hour and refreshments in the Sterling Room following

worship this morning.

You can get to the Sterling Room by exiting the side door at the front of the church.

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THANK YOU TO THOSE PARTICIPATING IN THIS MORNING’S WORSHIP SERVICE

We welcome the Rev. Dr. Sandra L. Olsen from Center Church on the Green

as our guest preacher today.

Reader: Ian Skoggard

Ushers: Bill and Julie Moore, Peggy Strickler and Chuck Peterson

Hospitality Servers: Annarose Ferrucci and Bill and Julie Moore

Nursery Assistant: Roslyn Hamilton

Sunday School Teachers: Jon Reed, Kathy Taylor and Grace Halsey

The flowers on the altar are given by Myra Jones-Taylor and Matt Taylor in memory

of Myra's grandmother Connie Shelly who would have turned 94 this month.

Next week's ushers: Roslyn Hamilton, Twyla Harper and Jon Reed

Next week's Hospitality Servers: Helen Bartlett and Joan Duffy

Next Sunday's Scripture Readings:

Jeremiah 29:11-14

Mark 8:1-8

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

BIBLE STUDY - TODAY AFTER WORSHIP

Much of the teaching that we have from Jesus comes in the form of parables, short

stories with a surprising ending. We will begin our look at the parables with Matthew

20:1-16 and explore looking at this parable through a different lens.

ALL SAINTS' DAY

Next Sunday we celebrate All Saints' Day. We will "Honor the Past, Live in the

Present and Move toward the Future" as we make our annual pledge commitment

for 2016. Forms were included in the letter from the Generosity Ministry Team that

went out in the mail this week. Forms will be available in the bulletin or on the Tower

Lobby table. Please prayerfully consider your pledge commitment, former saints

have been stewards of what God has given us thus far, may we give so those who

worship here now and those who follow us will continue to be blessed.

ENVIRONMENTAL FILM SERIES AT SPRING GLEN CHURCH

As part of new England Regional Environmental Ministries' Season of Prophetic

Climate Witness, Spring Glen UCC will be hosting an environmental film series. This

Wednesday, October 28th at 7 pm the film will be Inhabit: A Permaculture

Perspective about the permanent agricultural movement that is occurring across

the country from Vermont hillsides, to suburban yards, to urban rooftop gardens, all

efforts to build a flourishing agriculture within our midst. Richard Walser, member of

Trinity Episcopal Church on the Green, will introduce the film.

INTERDEPENDENCE CHURCHES AND NEW HAVEN PRAYER SERVICE

This Monday evening October 26 from 5:30-6:00 there will be a joint prayer service

with the interdependence churches and the New Haven community. This brief

service will be led by David Carter from Church of the Redeemer and Pastor Bonnie

Scott from United Church in the Bradley Room at the United Church on the Green.

All are invited to come to this brief prayer service at which we will pray for the

people of New Haven and for hope.

REDEEMER NEWS DEADLINE

The deadline to submit articles top the church office for the November issue of The

Redeemer News is tomorrow, October 26.

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FRIENDS IN FAITH FELLOWSHIP GROUPS

FRIENDS IN FAITH NOON BOOK GROUP

The Friends in Faith Noon Book group will meet again on October 25 to complete

discussion on Peter Gomes The Good Life and begin discussion on the all church

book read, Gather at the Table by DeWolf and Morgan. Bring a lunch and join us!

Everyone is welcome. Bring your own lunch.

FRIENDS IN FAITH EVENING BOOK GROUP

The Friends in Faith Evening Book Group will have their next meeting on Monday,

October 26th at 7:30 p.m. at the home of Kathy Taylor, (38 Hubinger Street, New

Haven) to discuss Lila: A Novel by Marilynne Robinson.

CHURCH MEETINGS AND EVENTS

Sunday, October 25, 2015 8:55 a.m. Senior Choir rehearsal

10:00 a.m. Worship and Church School

11:15 a.m. Children's Choirs rehearse

11:30 a.m. Adult Forum: Bible Study

Monday, October 26, 2015 5:30 p.m. Interdependence Churches and New

Haven Community Prayer Service at

United Church on the Green

7:30 p.m. Evening Book Group

at the home of Kathy Taylor

Tuesday, October 27, 2015 12:00 p.m. Noon Book Group, Phillips Room

7:30 p.m. Leadership Council, Phillips Room

Thursday, October 29, 2015 7:45 p.m. Senior Choir, Sanctuary

Sunday, November 1, 2015 All Saints' Sunday/Generosity Sunday

8:55 a.m. Senior Choir rehearsal

10:00 a.m. Worship and Church School

11:15 a.m. Children's Choirs rehearse

11:30 a.m. Adult Forum: Budget Talk

Please contact the church office by Wednesday

to have your announcement placed in the Sunday bulletin.

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SAFE CHURCH POLICY

The Church of the Redeemer aspires to provide a safe environment for people of all

ages; physical and sexual abuse and harassment will not be tolerated in any way.

The full text of our Safe Church policy is available on our website.

REDEEMER OFFICE HOURS

The Redeemer office is open Mondays through Fridays from 9:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

You may also contact the office by sending an email to redeemer@snet.net.

CONTACT REVEREND STACKHOUSE

Shelly is in the Redeemer office Mondays through Thursdays from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00

p.m. (787-5711). You may also reach her via email at rastackhouse@gmail.com.

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WELCOME VISITORS TO THE CHURCH OF THE REDEEMER UCC! Please let us know more about you and how we can serve you.

Please complete this card and place it in the offering plate or hand it to an usher.

Name:_________________________________________________________________________

Address:_______________________________________________________________________

Phone:_________________________________________________________________________

Email address: __________________________________________________________________

___ I would like to be on your mailing list to receive newsletter (email or USPS)

___ I would like information about Sunday School for my children:

Name(s)/Ages(s): __________________________________________________________

___ I would like a call from the Pastor.

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"God is still speaking."

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The Church of the Redeemer

United Church of Christ

185 Cold Spring Street

New Haven, CT 06511

Phone: 203-787-5711

redeemer@snet.net

http://uccredeemer.org

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The Rev. Dr. Rochelle A. Stackhouse, Senior Minister

email: rastackhouse@gmail.com

The Rev. Marilyn Kendrix, Associate Pastor for Faith Formation

Cheryl Doss, Moderator of the Church

Henry Sykes, Treasurer

Kristen Forman, Clerk

Marguerite Brooks, Director of Music

Julia Blue Raspe, Chancel Choir Director and Alto Section Leader

Paul Berry, Boys' Choir Director and Tenor Section Leader

Sarah Reed, Soprano Section Leader

Brian Robinson, Bass Section Leader

Larry Bishop, Organist

Barbara Repetsky, Office Administrator and Financial Secretary

Adam Minkema, Security

Lou and Valarie Fanelli, Sextons

Margaret Fraser, Nursery Attendant

Emily Novicki, Nursery Attendant