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An open and affirming congregation
Sunday, June 10, 2018
OUR MISSION
Responding to God’s Call, our mission as The First Congregational Church in
Bloomfield, United Church of Christ, is to go out into the world proclaiming God’s love for all
creation, working for justice, bringing Christ’s peace and growing in love and faith through
service to others. We are a safe and sacred community that welcomes all people and
supports each individual journey of faith.
Children’s Sunday June 10, 2018
Children’s Sunday is a very special Sunday in our church year. It is the Sunday that our Sunday School children lead the Worship Service. This Sunday is a Sunday to celebrate the children and participate in their Faith Formation. Faith Formation takes place in worship and in every aspect of church life. This year’s theme is “Here I Am”. The Children did learn a great deal about how God calls and guides us while at play or at school even during sports or dance this year, and their response is “here I am” ready to serve and listen. Each Sunday they experienced the scriptures that were used during worship. They would listen to the Children’s message and then continue to Sunday School and learn even more about the scripture. All the stories we shared in Sunday school focused on the promise that God is always there around us and guiding us. God is present with us everyday. Our Worship begins with Lanya Huang’s students who have practiced for this day of Worship. Enjoy the beautiful music that they have so lovingly prepared. The Preschool through Fourth Grade will present the Call to Worship today. Our young children will be leading the congregation in words of faith and trust in God. Please join in the Call to Worship with our young friends. Fourth Grade through High School are leading the Worship service for us this morning. They also will be sharing with us poetry and personal testimony how God guides them through school, activities and at home. Each student volunteered to do each piece of the Worship service. This is Faith Formation at its finest. Their willingness to participate and write something to share with us is hearing a call from God and our young people answered, yes here I am. Two of our college students have also prepared for this day of worship. Aaron Dang will be playing guitar and Reese Hart will dance for us. Thank you to each of them for volunteering and sharing their gifts with us. All of our Sunday School children have done great this year in learning and growing. They have shared their talents in worship this year, which were enjoyed by all. It truly is inspirational to watch children grow in faith and truly we have a lot to learn from our young people as we grow in our faith as well. Let us celebrate each child as they grow in faith for this is a Sunday that our children shine with God’s hope, God’s joy, God’s peace and God’s love and the Holy Spirit. God surely has guided and gifted each one to share this day of worship with us.
at the Heart of Bloomfield
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Children’s Sunday
WE GATHER TOGETHER
PRELUDE Improvisation on O Come, All Ye Children WELCOME ~ Please fill out the Ritual of Friendship pads LIFE OF OUR CHURCH WELCOME GUESTS PASSING OF THE PEACE CENTERING MOMENT
WE WORSHIP GOD (+ please rise in body or spirit)
INTROIT Someday from Hunchback of Notre Dame Alan Menken Jasmine Jia Cello, Abigail Holmes vocalist
CALL TO WORSHIP Sunday School Children
One I can trust God so can you. Even when God gives us a job to do In hard times or when you are scared. Trust that God will be right there. All Yes, I can trust God. Yes, you can trust God. We all can trust God. One God will always be right here. God’s commands are always good. They help us live the way we should. God will give us what we need. When we trust God we will succeed. All Yes, I can trust God. Yes, you can trust God. We all can trust God.
+HYMN OF PRAISE It’s Me, It’s Me, O Lord #437
UNISON PRAYER OF INVOCATION
Gracious and loving God here we are, full of promises of hope, peace, joy and love, we have gathered in this time and at this place to worship you. May our words, as well as our actions, and even secret thoughts of our heart, be a part of your worship this hour. Take these moments, O Lord of time and space, and complete them in us, through your Holy Spirit. May our labor bring forth a new creation in you. This is your hour, Christ Jesus, help us to make the most of each precious moment. For in your name we have gathered, and we pray. Amen.
LORD’S PRAYER (trespasses) 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. Lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil for thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory, forever, Amen.
MUSICAL OFFERING Think of Me Phantom of the Opera - Andrew Lloyd Webber Isabella Wang, Vocal, Angelina Wang and Karen Ru, Violin
TIME WITH THE CONGREGATION Ask Pastor Shawn Our Children
FIRST READING 1 Samuel 3: 8-10 OT p.306 in black Bible, p.247 in red SECOND READING Isaiah 6: 8 OT p.778 in black Bible, p.636 in red
CONGREGATIONAL RESPONSE Write These Words in Our Hearts # 298
Write these words in our hearts, we beseech you, O God.
SPECIAL MUSIC Can You Feel the Love Tonight Elton John & Tim Rice Aaron Dang, Guitar
POETRY AND TESTIMONY God Guides Us 5th grade – High School
WE RESPOND TO GOD’S LOVE
DANCE Sunday Morning Evil Needle Reese Hart, Dancer
OFFERTORY Jesus Loves Me Sunday School & Congregation Maurise Benson, Accompaniest
DOXOLOGY # 44 Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow; Praise God, all creatures here below; Praise God above ye heavenly hosts; Creator, Christ, and Holy Ghost. Amen.
PRAYER AND DEDICATION OF OFFERINGS (UNISON) God is good and God has blessed us in many ways. Let us be grateful, let us express our gratitude by sharing these offering with joy and passion. May these offerings help to provide new possibilities, God is doing a new thing among us. Glory to God!
SCHOLARSHIP RECOGNITION TEACHER RECOGNITION
JOYS AND CONCERNS OF THE CONGREGATION PASTORAL PRAYER ~
CONGREGATIONAL RESPONSE Into My Heart # 245 Into my heart, into my heart, come into my heart, Lord Jesus; Come in today, come in to stay, come into my heart, Lord Jesus.
WE GO FORTH TO SERVE
+ HYMN I’m Gonna Live So God Can Use Me # 467
+BENEDICTION ~ Jesus invited children to come to him and invited us to be like children…Let us go into God’s world like children pure of heart, with love and joy. Let us be present, let us be grounded in Christ. AMEN!
CONGREGATIONAL RESPONSE Amen, Amen, Amen
+POSTLUDE Trumpet Voluntary Jeremiah Clarke
2017
VBS 2017
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS !
COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS Aaron Dang
Emerson Dang Garrett Fisher
Reese Hart Tiarra Jackson Kaleb McKenkie
Kaitlin Percy
CAMP SCHOLARSHIPS Jaiden Alba
Isaiah Clarke Joshua Clarke Alex Correa
Susan Haberlandt Andrew Johnson Amber McKenzie
SUNDAY SCHOOL STUDENTS Jaiden Alba
Isaiah Clarke
Joshua Clarke
Alex Correa
Allison Correa
Janiah Davis
Jaziah Davis
Jennah Rose Delgado
Eloise Owens
Janea Douglas
Brandon Gee-Little
Louis Haberlandt
Susan Haberlandt
Andrew Johnson
Amber McKenzie
Kaleb McKenzie
Kyara O’Connor
Suhmer O’Connor
Aylvia Pienkowski
Adelle Russell
Lola Hayes
Charlotte Russell
Kaedean Stewart
Kamryn Stewart
Trishell Stewart
AJ Vernale
Andrew Vernale
Anthony Vernale
Liam Walker
Maxwell Walker
YOUTH GROUP Jaiden Alba
Isaiah Clarke Joshua Clarke
Alex Correa Allison Correa
Andrew Johnson Trishell Stewart
Amber McKenzie Kaleb McKenzie Kyara O’Connor
THOSE IN OUR THOUGHTS & PRAYERS (AMONG MANY): *Prayers for Al Campbell brother of Pat Robair who recently had brain surgery. *Prayers - Anne Clark is at McLean Nursing Home and would appreciate visits and cards
mailed to her at: 75 Great Pond Road Simsbury, CT 06070. She is in Skyview Rm 234. *Michael Edwards, praying for release.
*Prayers that God will speak to us and through us as we seek God's leadership and vision
for our Church. *Family & Friends of All Soldiers Who Have Fallen In service to our country.
*Our friends at Community Solutions, Inc., that God will support them as they find
new opportunities and hope for the future. *Our nation, that it may continue its difficult work to end the practices of racism and misogyny
and prayers for those serving or living in war or conflict zones around the world, or where terrorists have struck. * Carol Wolcott’s new address: Middlewoods of Farmington 509 Middle Rd. # 209 Farmington, CT 06032. Please call office for phone #.
Trudy Barnard Charlotte Babcock David Berg Estelle Cole Julie Cato Sue Davis Madge Edwards Al Forster Carolyn Jones
Bonnie King Charles Miles Leslie Mills Erie Pinney Elizabeth Von Eisengrein Carol Wolcott Adelle Wright Betty Willis
Please Remember These Connecticut Conference Churches in Your Prayers Newington Newtown Church of Christ Congregational UCC Newtown Congregational UCC Niantic Norfolk Niantic Community Church Church of Christ Congregational UCC North Branford North Branford Congregational UCC
ANNOUNCEMENTS Welcome Guests! We are so glad you are here and invite you to join us after Worship for our Church Picnic. Welcome to our Picnic after the service today. Today’s Head Usher: Ozma Gibbs. Today’s Lay Readers: Our Children Our Nursery is open every Sunday during the 10 a.m. Worship. Please see one of our ushers and they will be happy to direct you.
The flowers this Sunday are given by Rachel Bell in loving memory of her daughter, Chantal Rae Bell.
This Week at a Glance…
Looking Ahead: Lectionary possibilities for next week include: 1 Samuel 8: 4-11, (12-15), 16-20;
Psalm 138 or Genesis 3: 8-15; Psalm 130; 2 Corinthians 4: 13-5:1; Mark 3: 20-35
The flowering plants on the altar are for
each child to take home, plant it and watch
it grow as you grow in Faith over the
Summer.
Sunday, June 10 Children’s Sunday
10:00 am Family Worship Metzger Chapel
11:30 am Church Picnic Front Lawn
12:30 pm New Birth Community Church Metzger Chapel
1:00 pm Piano Recital Meeting Room
Monday, June 11 12:30 pm Loaves & Fishes prepare meal Kitchen
7:00 pm Narcotics Anonymous Fellowship Hall
Tuesday, June 12 9:15 am Exercise Fellowship Hall
11:00 am Loaves & Fishes serve meal Off site
1:30 pm Wounded Healers Library
Wednesday, June 13
9:30 am Jump Bunch Fellowship Hall
7:00 pm New Birth Community Church Metzger Chapel
7:00 pm Alcoholics Anonymous Counting Room
Friday, June 15 9:15 am Exercise Fellowship Hall
7:30 pm Alcoholics Anonymous Counting Room
ARTS & CRAFTS
Pageant Sunday 2017
Youth Revival 2018, Faith UCC
Pentecost
Sunday 2018
Classic Dinner 2018 preparation
Dinner is served! A Fun Time was had by ALL!
The First Congregational Church * United Church of Christ
10 Wintonbury Avenue * Bloomfield, CT 06002
Telephone: (860) 242-0776 * Fax (860) 243-8035
CALL TO MEETING
June 24, 2018 Following the 10 a.m. service
1. Review Preliminary 2018-2019 Budget.
2. Review and vote to approve 2018-2019
Slate of Officers and Team Leaders.
Discussion of extending of term limits.
3. Discussion regarding sale of Parsonage.
Church Council
VBS Registration Ages 4 – 11 First Congregational Church in Bloomfield
August 13 – 17, 2018, 9 am – 12 noon
Families, please complete one form per child and
return to 10 Wintonbury Avenue, Bloomfield, CT, 06002.
Last Name First Name Age Grade in Fall
Date of Birth month day year male female
Child’s address
Parent/Guardian name
Parent/Guardian phone number(s)
Person(s) to be contacted in case of emergency
Name phone Relationship to Child
Name phone Relationship to Child
Does your child have any medical condition(s) that we should be aware of? (allergies, medications,
etc.) If yes, please describe:
Siblings who will also be attending VBS:
My child would like to be in class with the following friend(s)
I would like to volunteer to help with
The undersigned gives permission to his or her child to participate in the above named activity and releases First Congregational Church in Bloomfield, its officers, employees, and agents from any liability whatsoever for any injury or death to person or loss or damage to property sustained by the undersigned for any member of his family, in attendance, and the undersigned agrees to defend and indemnify First Congregational Church, its officers, employees, and agents from any liability or loss they might sustain by reason thereof. In the event I cannot be reached in an EMERGENCY, I hereby give permission to the Emergency physician to hospitalize, secure proper treatment for and order injection, anesthesia, or surgery for my child as named above. Signed Date
Insurance Company Policy Number
OR I do not wish to have Medical Treatment or Transportation for my child until I have been contacted by emergency personnel. Signed Date By signing this registration form you agree that any photographs taken of your child at or during this event are the property of First Congregational Church in Bloomfield and may be used in future publications.
The First Congregational Church in Bloomfield U N I T E D CH U R C H O F CH R I S T
Welcome to the First Congregational Church in Bloomfield
We hope that you find comfort, joy & inspiration in this time of worship; and renewed energy for your journey of faith. You are invited to remain after the
service this morning for refreshments and informal conversation.
SCHEDULE Worship is held at 10 am each Sunday
STAFF Rev. Shawn R. Fisher, Pastor Andrea Davey-Mercer, Office Manager Dorine DeCarli, Director of Faith Formation Eustace Straker, Minister of Music Shantel Bremmer, Director of Child Development Center
Building Management is provided by Michelle Alves and JEM Services.
CHURCH OFFICE
Monday – Friday 8:30 am – 4:30 pm Phone: 860-242-0776 Fax: 860-243-8035 Email: [email protected]
All Staff can be reached by contacting the Church Office.
The Child Development Center can be reached at 860-242-0183 or
Pastor Shawn may be reached for normal church communications by calling the office at 860-242-0776 ext 201 or by email at
In the event of an emergency (death, serious illness, deep spiritual or emotional need) you may call Pastor Shawn
on his personal cell # of 860-428-7024
Visit our church's website: www.FirstChurchBloomfield.org
