God beyond our knowing, grant us today new glimpses of who you are and what you intend for us to be.  The powers of this earth bow before you in humble adoration. Our lives are insignificant except as you enlist us to be a part of your eternal purposes.  You draw us irresistibly toward the light.  We need the sense of purpose you engender among us.  Come, Holy Mystery, to reveal as much of your truth as we can stretch to understand and receive into our lives.  Amen

Prelude in C from the Well-tempered Clavier
Gathering and Announcements
Peace

Introit : p.328 “Surely the Sprit”
Call to Worship    Psalm 96, p.815 (no musical response)

*Hymn  64 “Holy, Holy, Holy”

Confession  (unison)

You know each of us by name, O God,
and in your sight we have found favor,
yet our minds cannot comprehend the vision of your glory
or the vastness of your love. Grant that as we glimpse your greatness, reflected in your many gifts, we may always return to you the praise that is yours alone. In the spirit of Jesus, we pray. Amen.
Silent prayer

Words of Assurance
O creator and mighty God, you have promised strength for the weak, rest for the laborers, light for the way, grace for the trials, help from above, unfailing sympathy, undying love.  O creator and mighty God, help us to continue in your promise.  Amen

Proclamation and Praise
Isaiah 45:1-7
Special Music :  Meditation  From Thais

1 Thessalonians 1:1-10 •
Matthew 22:15-22

Sermon :  Rev. Richard Olson

*Hymn  p. 103 “Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise”

Concerns and Celebrations   Are there events in our lives for which we want to give thanks today?  …Let us name those in need of our prayers.
Unison Prayer
God of us all, your love never ends. When all else fails, you still are God. We pray to you for one another in our need, and for all, anywhere, who mourn today.  To those who doubt, give light; to those who are weak, strength; to all who have lost touch with You , mercy;  to all who strive, peace.  Keep true in us the love with which we hold one another.  In all our ways we trust you.  And to you, with your church on earth and in heaven, we offer honor and glory, now and forever.
The Lord’s Prayer

Offering  We give of our time, our talent and our treasure.
*Hymn 95 “Praise God From Whom All Blessing Flow”
Prayer of Dedication (unison)
All things come of Thee, O Lord; and of thine own have we given thee.

*Hymn  p.671 “Lord Dismiss us with Thy Blessing”
Benediction
Postlude:  Machs mit mir, Gott , Walther
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Organist:  Carol Loud
Guest Preacher:  Rev.Richard Olson
Worship Leader: Marilyn Hollinshead
Next Week’s Lessons: Deuteronomy 34:1-12; Psalm 90:1-6, 13-17; 1 Thessalonians 2:1-8; Matthew 22:34-46
*Stand if you are able

Introit: p. 328
Call to Worship   Page 799   Psalm 78:1-4, 12-16 (No musical response.)
*Hymn  p. 731 vs. 1&2 “Glorious Things of Thee Are Spoken”
Children’s Moment

Confession  (unison)
God of our salvation,
we falter before the demands of your word
and turn away from your call to life.
Pour out your mercy on us
as you showed mercy to your people of old,
that we may turn from our sinfulness
and walk the path of self-emptying love
made known in Jesus . Amen
Silent prayer
Hymn:  (seated ) p.382 vs. 1,2 “Have Thine Own Way, Lord”

Interlude Ave Verum Corpus Mozart

Proclamation and Praise  Let us say together:
Loving God, open our ears to hear your word
and draw us closer to you, that the whole world may be one with you  as you are one with us . Amen.
Exodus 17:1-7
Philippians 2:1-13
Matthew 21:23-32
Discussion  :  Lia Kahler

*Hymn  p.130 “God Will Take Care of You”

Concerns and Celebrations  Let us hold those we’ve named in the silence of our hearts.
Unison Prayer
We thank you, compassionate God, that you hear the prayer of every heart:  for those who celebrate, for those who mourn, for those whose bodies or spirits need your healing touch.  Thank
You for hearing us in every situation. Help us to support each other, rejoicing with whose who rejoice, and weeping with those who weep.  Help us to respond to each human being who crosses our path with sensitivity and compassion, in the spirit of Jesus, AMEN
The Lord’s Prayer
Musical AMEN

Offering
*Hymn 95 “Praise God From Whom All Blessing Flow”
Prayer of Dedication (unison)
Redeeming Sustainer, visit your people
and pour out your strength and courage upon us,
that we may hurry to make you welcome not only in our concern for others, but by serving them generously and faithfully in your name. Amen.

*Hymn  p.160 vs.1-4 “Rejoice Ye Pure in Heart”
Benediction  (unison)
God of all who wander in the wilderness, you go before us as beacon and guide. Lead us through all danger,
sustain us through all desolation, and bring us home to the land
you have prepared for us. Amen
Postlude: Courante Handel
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Organist:  Carol Loud
Worship Leader:  Emily Broderick
Next Week’s Lessons:Exodus 20:1-4, 7-9, 12-20: Psalm 19
Philippians 3:4b-14; Matthew 21:33-4

Prelude: Sinfonia 2 J.S. Bach

Gathering and Announcements
Peace

Introit :#145 vs. 1  “Morning Has Broken”

Call to Worship   Psalm 17:1-7, 15 p.749 Cassidy Goff, reader

Confession  (unison)   Let us, in silence, draw near to God.
Silent prayer.
Dear God, we pray to you for New Hearts:
Thou who art over us, Thou who art one of us, Thou who Art: Give us pure hearts that we may see thee; humble hearts that we may hear thee; hearts of love that we may serve thee; hearts of faith that we may abide in thee.  AMEN Hymnal #392

Hymn  #496  “Sweet Hour of Prayer”

Proclamation and Praise
Genesis 32:22-31
Matthew 14:13-21

Discussion:   May the words of our mouths and the meditations of our hearts be acceptable to you, O God.  Amen

*Hymn  *Hymn  p.386  “ Come, O Thou Traveler Unknown”

Concerns and Celebrations
Let us remember these in the quiet of our hearts. Silent Prayer
Communal Prayer
Dear God, bless those we hold up to thee with your presence.  Visit them with your healing touch.  We ask you to be with our whole world and those suffering from hunger, despair, war and injustice.  Help us to discern how to be your presence in the world.
The Lord’s Prayer

Hymn    #89 “Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee”

Offering   We give of our talent ,  time and our treasure.
*Hymn 95 “Praise God From Whom All Blessing Flow”
Prayer of Dedication (unison)
Bless thou the gifts our hands have brought; bless thou the work our hearts have planned.  Our is the faith, the will, the thought; the rest, O God, is in thy hand.

Benediction  (unison)
p.693 “ God Be with You till We Meet Again”  v.1

Postlude:  Siciliana by William Walond
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Organist:  Carol Loud
Worship Leader:  Marilyn Hollinshead
Discussion Leader: Dan Cabot
Next Week’s Lessons: Genesis 29:15-28; Psalm 105:1-11, 45b
Romans 8:26-39; Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52
*Stand if you are able

PLEASE JOIN US FOR “COFFEE” AND FELLOWSHIP AFTER THE SERVICE.

Gathering and Announcements
Peace
Introit p.393 “Spirit of the Living God”
Call to Worship   Psalm104:24-34, 35b p.826 no musical response
Children’s Sermon   children depart for Sunday School

*Hymn  p.2128   “Come and Find the Quiet Center”

Prayer      Let us bring ourselves into God’s presence  in silence.  (unison)
O Holy God,
open unto me
light for my darkness,
courage for my fear,
hope for my despair.
O loving God,
open unto me
wisdom for my confusion,
forgiveness for my sins,
love for my hate.
O God of peace,
open unto me
peace for my turmoil,
joy for my sorrow,
strength for my weakness.
O generous God,
open my heart
to receive all your gifts.

Proclamation and Praise

Acts 2:1-2
1 Corinthians 12:3b-13
John 20:19-23

Discussion :  Dan Cabot discussion leader.

*Hymn  p. 500 “Spirit of God, Descend upon My Heart” vs. 1,2,4

Concerns and Celebrations
Communal prayer
Tender and Compassionate God, you ask us to pray for all people.  Here we offer our prayers for our world in need, trusting in your great love. silence
Holy comforter, healing Spirit, grant your peace to those who are sick and those who grieve. Radiate through their lives with the light of your presence, that renewed health and strength may be theirs. silence
The Lord’s Prayer

Offering
*Hymn 95 “Praise God From Whom All Blessing Flow”
Prayer of Dedication (unison)
Holy One, whose heart abounds with gifts, receive this offering as a sign of our intention to live  surrounded by your mercy, inspired by your Spirit, open to the joy of your presence, hospitable to one another, and generous toward your world.  Amen. Edwin E. Beers

*Hymn 673 “ God Be with You till we Meet Again”
Benediction  (unison)
Let us serve our God with patience and passion,  be deliberate in enacting our faith, be steadfast in celebrating the Spirit’s power, and may peace be our way in the world.  Amen Rainsley  B.O.W.
Postlude  Andante – Mozart
Please come to Fellowship Hall to see “Enlightenment” on terrace.
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Organist:  Carol Loud
Worship Leader:  Emily Broderick
Discussion Leader: Dan Cabot
“Enlightenment” by H.T.Chen and Dancers
Please join us for “Coffee Hour” after the service!

Introit : #328 “Surely the Presence”  seated
Call to Worship
Today we celebrate our mothers, grandmothers, aunties, and all the women who have loved us.
Thank you God for giving us mothers.
We remember with deep gratitude all the ways they demonstrated their love for us.
Sometimes we did not understand them, but we know that God understood.
We take time to remember our mothers because a mother’s love is most like God’s love.
For their tears, for their hugs, for their wisdom, for their unfailing trust in our abilities, we give thanks today.

Children’s Moment
*Hymn  #  92 “”For the Beauty of the Earth” vs. 1-4

Prayer of Reconciliation  (unison)
Let us, in silence, remember our  short comings in being God’s people this week.
Open our hearts to your power moving
around us and between us and within us,
until your glory is revealed in our love of both friend and enemy,
in communities transformed by justice and compassion,
and in the healing of all that is broken. Amen.

Proclamation and Praise  Marilyn Hollinshead
Psalm 116:1-4, 12-19  p.837 no musical response
Luke 24:13-35
Let us pray:
Elusive God,
companion on the way,
you walk behind, beside, beyond; you catch us unawares.
Break through the disillusionment and despair clouding our vision, that, with wide-eyed wonder, we may find our way and journey on as messengers of your good news. Amen.

Hymn: #454 “ Open My Eyes that I May See”

“Sermon”  :    “Batter My Heart”  by Dan Cabot

Musical Interlude: To a Wild Rose Edward MacDowell

Concerns and Celebrations
Let us remember those who need prayer in the silence of our hearts.
Communal Prayer    Ruth Duck
O, God, most loving Parent, we thank you that you are not a faraway God, hidden in magnificence in the heavens; we thank you that you commune with us in the depths of our souls.  You know us through and through; you hear our prayers; you heal our sorrows.  Like a father you pity us; like a mother, you comfort us. Help us to live in childlike trust in you that we may be free to live with courage as your children on earth.  AMEN
The Lord’s Prayer

Offering   We give of our time, our talent and our treasure.
*Hymn 95 “Praise God From Whom All Blessing Flow”
Prayer of Dedication (unison)
Lord, out of your great love for us you, like a mother, have provided for our needs.  There is food for our tables, clothes to cover us, a roof over our heads and someone to love us.
For these gifts we are grateful.  Bless now, our tithes and offerings, we ask, so that they may be used to share your love. Amen.

*Closing Hymn #671 “Lord Dismiss Us with Thy blessing”
Postlude: Moderato Sebastian Scherer
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Organist:  Carol Loud
Worship Leader:  Ann Deitrich

Prelude:  Invention #9 J.S.Bach

Gathering and Announcements
Peace
Introit :  p.328  “Surely the Presence of the Lord”

Call to Worship   Psalm 8 p. 743vs.3-9  (Response 1)

*Hymn :  p.147  “All Things Bright and Beautiful”

Prayer (unison)
Love Divine, whose mercies are fresh with the morning and whose grace amazes us into joy: Grant that, in our worship and in our daily living, we may be deeply aware of the strength of your mercy. Move us to share that strength in the world.  AMEN     Terence Elwyn Johnson

Scripture:
Genesis 7:1-5
Philippians 4:4-9

Prayers from the Ark by Carmen Bernos De Gasztold
Prayer of the Lion
“Joy in the Morning”  Sleeth
Prayer of the Giraffe
“Let All the World in Every Corner Sing” Herbert/Smith
Prayer of the Monkey
“What a Friend We Have in Jesus”
Prayer of the Peacock
“Create in Me a Clean Heart”  Burrows
Prayer of the Elephant
“We Thank you, Lord” Grier/Everson
Prayer of the Gazelle
“Psalm 46” Miller
Prayer of the Camel
“Walkin’ Up the King’s Highway” arr. Ulrich
Phil Dietterich, baritone and accompanist
Martha Child, soprano and flute
Barbara Lopes, alto
Dorian Lopes, tenor

Concerns and Celebrations
SILENT PRAYER
Pastoral Prayer
The Lord’s Prayer

Offering
*Hymn 95 “Praise God From Whom All Blessing Flow”
Prayer of Dedication (unison)
May these gifts bring light to those who walk in darkness, hope to those who live in despair, and justice to those who are oppressed.  Grant to each giver a sense of participation in the most important opportunity of all time: to share your love with the world.  To this end, we dedicate our offerings and ourselves. Amen    Lavon Bayler

*Hymn  p.77  “How Great Thou Art”

Benediction  (unison)
God, we thank you for the gift of music, and for the loveliness that gives life meaning. Send us forth,  full of  your melodies, humming your love and your light.  AMEN

Postlude:  Siciliano John Alcock

Please join us for coffee in the fellowship hall following worship.

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Organist:  Carol Loud
Next Week’s Lessons: Exodus 24:12-18,Psalm 2, 2 Peter 1:16-21, Matthew 17:1-9

*Stand if you are able

O God of eternal light, we come into your presence because you have illumined the paths of our searching.  Accept us and meet us now, as faithful yet still seeking sojourners who must, this day, find sustenance for our journey.  Lead us into a fuller recognition of your Spirit which forever goes before us, leading us into the possibility of making real your reign on earth.

We come to this time of prayer with thanksgiving in our hearts and with praise on our lips.  We rejoice for you have made us glad.  We thank you for our mountain top times.  Holy one deliver us from all the fear that comes when transformation is at hand.  All forgiving God, we pray for all the peoples, nations and races of the world; we pray for those who govern and have authority over us; we pray for justice and for peace; we pray for our community, our friends and our families. We pray for those in need of healing.  We pray for those who are stuck in the valleys of life with no view of your splendor or your grace.  We thank you that renewal comes when we seek you and when we search for your light…Shine on us so we might let ourselves be the people who bring your light to the world.  In Jesus’ name, AMEN

From  reading  Micah 6:8  ” and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?”

Unison Prayer

God of the prophets, help us to recognize your voice among the competing claims of our day. Raise up in our midst authentic witnesses to your truth.  Be present with us now to  guide  our prayers and praise.  Let us not presume to know your message without careful listening or to speak your word without discerning the Spirit.  Light your fires within us so we may heed your summons and give our best in your service. Amen

Chilmark Community Church
January 16,2011

Prelude Sinfonia #11 J.S.Bach\
Gathering and Announcements
Peace
Introit  p.328 “Surely the Presence”
Opening Prayer
O God, our Guide and Guardian, you have led us apart from the busy world into the quiet of your house. Grant us grace to worship you in Spirit and in truth, to the comfort of our souls and the up building of every good purpose and holy desire.  Enable us to do more perfectly the work to which you have called us, that we may not fear the coming of night, when we shall resign into your hands the tasks which you have committed to us.  So may we worship you not with our lips at the hour, but in word and deed all the days of our lives: in Jesus name.  Amen

*Hymn  p.103  “Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise”

Confession  (unison)
God of grace and glory, we thank you that you judge us not by the perfection of our actions, but by our readiness to live boldly by faith.  Help us, as individuals and as a congregation, to trust you and follow where you lead, that in Christ your name  may be glorified in all the earth. Amen  R. Duck
Silent prayer
Musical Amen  # 898

Psalm 40:1–11 (UMH 774) No musical response.

Special Music Arietta Edvard Greig

Proclamation and Praise
Isaiah 49:1–7
1 Corinthians 1:1–9
John 1:29–42Is

Discussion :  Dan Cabot, leader

*Hymn  p.593 “Here I Am, Lord”

Concerns and Celebrations
Communal  Prayer
In the silence of our hearts, let us remember all those who most need God’s healing touch…….
Remembering Martin Luther King, let us pray  for those who work for peace in our world and for the justice that underlies worldly peace.  …….
Let us ask God to increase our numbers that we can share our love and the strength that comes from our worship together….
The Lord’s Prayer

Offering  We give of our time, our talent and treasure.
*Hymn 95 “Praise God From Whom All Blessing Flow”
Prayer of Dedication (unison)
All Things Come of Thee O, Lord, and of Thine own have we given Thee.

*Hymn  p.397 “I Need Thee Every Hour” vs. 1-4

Benediction  (unison)
May the blessing of God, fountain of living water, flow within us as a river of life.  May we drink deep of her wisdom.  May we never thirst again.  May we go through life refreshing many, as a sign o healing for all; through the One who is Life Eternal. Amen

Postlude Trumpet Tune Vivaldi

Please join us for coffee in fellowship hall after service.
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Organist:  Carol Loud
Worship Leader: Emily Broderick
Next Week’s Lessons:Isaiah 9:1-4:Psalm 27:1, 4-9;                     1 Corinthians 1:10-18;  Matthew 4:12-23
*Stand if you are able