Worship music 2016.08.28

A former pastor of our congregation is now a missionary serving in Taiwan. He and a group of indigenous pastors from Guatemala and Taiwan are in town for an education/renewal event for a couple of weeks. They will be with us in worship Sunday, giving us a chance to share a smorgasbord of ethnic music.

FirstLight
Gathering Song(s)
Pastor musicians

Opening Song   
Alabare

Prayer for Illumination
Open your ears, O faithful people

Prayers
Search me O God (GtG 426)

Offertory
Holy ground (D Major)

Closing Song   
Here I am, Lord

11 AM
Hymns
49, The God of Abraham praise (LEONI)
405, Praise God for this holy ground (HEYMONYSTRAAT)
741, Guide my feet (GUIDE MY FEET)

Prayer for Illumination
453, Open your ears, O faithful people (YISRAEL V’ORAITA)

Prayers
426, Search me, O God (KAM CHHAT)

Doxology  OLD HUNDREDTH

Instrumental/Organ Music
Prelude: Pastor musicians
Offertory: Brian Wren/William Rowan, God of many names
Postlude: William Farley Smith, Let’s sing unto the Lord

Worship Music 8/14/2016

FirstLight
Gathering Song(s)
Turn my heart

Opening Song   
Come all you people (Uyaimose)
Praise to the Lord the almighty

Confession
Take, O take me as I am

Prayers
Cambodian Lord’s prayer

Offertory
One thing remains

Closing Song   
Just a closer walk with thee

11 AM
Hymns
664, Morning has broken (BUNESSAN)
795, Healer of our every ill (HEALER)
301, Let us build a house (TWO OAKS)

Confession
698, Take, O take me as I am (TAKE ME AS I AM)

Prayers
Cambodian Lord’s prayer

Doxology  FOREST GREEN
In gratitude and humble trust we bring our best today,

Instrumental/Organ Music
Prelude: Samuel Whitney, Trio
Offertory: Arr. Jack Schrader, Precious Lord, take my hand
Men’s Ensemble
Postlude: Eugene Thayer, Festive Postlude in G

Music for 7/31/2016

First Light

Gathering Song(s)

You are my King (Amazing love)

Opening Song

You are holy (Prince of peace)

Confession

Jubilate, everybody

Offertory

My hope is built

Closing Song    

I give you my heart

11AM

Hymns

687, Our God our help in ages past (ST ANNE)

766, The church of Christ cannot be bound (MCKEE)

757, Today we all are called to be disciples (KINGSFOLD)

Confession

394.4, Laud and honor to the Father (WESTMINSTER ABBEY)

Doxology  PLEADING SAVIOR

For the life that you have given, for the love in Christ made known,

With these fruits of time and labor, with these gifts that are your own:

Here we offer, Lord, our praises; heart and mind and strength we bring;

Give us grace to love and serve you, living what we pray and sing.

Instrumental/Organ Music

            Prelude: Felix Mendelssohn, Andante from Sonata in A

Offertory: Felix Mendelssohn, Lift thine eyes, from Elijah

BMPC Women’s Ensemble

Postlude: Felix Mendelssohn, Fugue in G

Music for 2016.05.22

FirstLight
Gathering Song(s)
Made me glad

Opening Song
Blessed be your name

Confession
Bless the Lord, my soul (Taize, STF 2013)

Offertory
Blessed assurance (in 9/8)

Closing Song    
I love to tell the story

11 AM
Hymns
2, Come, Thou Almighty King (ITALIAN HYMN)
462, I love to tell the Story (HANKEY)
749, Come! Live in the Light! (WE ARE CALLED)

Confession
2013, Bless the Lord, my soul (BLESS THE LORD, TAIZE)

Doxology OLD HUNDREDTH

Instrumental/Organ Music
Prelude: Arr. Robert Hobby, I love to tell the story
Offertory:  Louis Couperin, Dialogue, from Convent Mass
Postlude: Nicolas Jacques Lemmens, Fanfare

Music for 2016.05.01

FirstLight
Gathering
More love, more power

Opening
Forever

Confession
Halle, halle, hallelujah (CARIBBEAN HALLELUJA)

Offertory
Hungry

Communion
Responses: Leon Roberts
Distribution: Jesus Messiah

Closing
Love the Lord

11AM
Hymns
401, Gather us in (GATHER US IN)
693, Though I may speak (O WALY WALY)

Confession/Praise Response
2026, Halle, halle, hallelujah (CARIBBEAN HALLELUJA)

Doxology LASS UNS ERFREUEN
Praise God from whom all blessings flow

Communion
Responses: Eslinger
Distribution: 769, For everyone born (FOR EVERYONE BORN)

Instrumental Music
Prelude:  Douglas Wagner, Arioso
Psalm 144.15: Happy are the people whose God is the Lord
Offertory: Douglas Wagner, Sanctus
Postlude: Douglas Wagner, Fanfare

Music for 4/24/16

FirstLight
Gathering
God is here today

Opening
Alabare

Confession
Halle, halle, hallelujah

Offertory
Resucito

Closing
Mighty to save

11AM
Hymns
15, All creatures of our God and King (LASST UNS ERFREUEN)
826, Life high the cross (CRUCIFER)

Confession/Praise Response
2026, Halle, halle, hallelujah (CARIBBEAN HALLELUJA)

Doxology LASS UNS ERFREUEN
Praise God from whom all blessings flow

Instrumental Music
Prelude:  John Herron, Voluntary in G
Offertory: Claude Bass, Jesus, thou joy of loving hearts
Postlude: John Stanley, Trumpet Voluntary

Floral arts at Lent and Easter 2016

This was the second year we did a slightly different take on floral arts during Lent. The concept was a progression for "poverty" to "abundance." The flowers in our two worship spaces began the season very starkly and evolved over the season to a glorious display for Easter Day. This year Ash Wednesday for us was a joint service with another congregation, so we didn't provide an arrangement. If we had, the plan would have been to drape the wooden urn in black fabric. We opted to use two separate arrangements for our two worship spaces, except on Easter Day. Fellowship hall had a brass urn and the sanctuary a wooden urn. Here is how the program developed:

The first Sunday of Lent was simply canes and twigs with moss, in unadorned urns.

For the second Sunday of Lent the floral arts team simply added eucalyptus branches, while retaining most of the material from the previous week.

We added alstroemeria to both arrangements for the 3rd Sunday.

Forsythia and other flowers added for the 4th week gave a hint at what was to come...This arrangement was striking simply for the height provided by some of the branches.

Palm-Passion Sunday saw the forsythia in full bloom, now with some white flowers and palm branches.

Sorry the light was bad for the Easter arrangement, but it was glorious. Lots of flowers in a trumpet-shaped glass vase.

We concluded the series on Easter Day with a reprise of our indoor Easter garden. It included a flowered cross. Individuals purchased plants in memory of or in honor persons, and were able to take their plants home after worship.