Round Hill Community Church
Musicians
Violin
Maria Conti
Katie Thomas
Cecee Pantikian
Brooke Quiggins
Viola
Irena Momchilova
Yumi Oshima
Cello
Andrew Janss
Bass
Kris Saebo
Flutes
Jessica Taskov
Anna Urrey
Oboe
Boris Baev
Clarinet
Avigail Malachi-Baev
Horns
Jenny Ney
Katie Jordan
Conductor
Eugene Sirotkine
ORDER OF SERVICE
May 18, 2014
Fifth Sunday after Easter
PRELUDE
Jean-Baptiste Lully
Passacaille
WORDS OF WELCOME
INTROIT
Kyrie
Lord, have mercy, Christ, have mercy, Lord have mercy.
Cesar Franck
CALL TO WORSHIP
Leader:
A new day has dawned. God's gift of life is renewed in you and
me.
All:
Praise God for today! Praise God for the creative spirit in our
midst.
Leader:
Together with people of faith across the world we center
ourselves in the resurrection power of God.
All:
We are ready to pray and think and rejoice. We are ready to
hear the word of God.
Leader:
Let us discover anew the glory of God, and give thanks that God
meets us in new ways and in different sounds, today in worship,
and throughout all the seasons of our faith.
All:
Come, Holy Spirit, fill us with your life-giving power, and
renew the whole creation!
*HYMN No. 25
Praise to the Lord, the Almighty
*The congregation is invited to stand
*PRAYER
God of wholeness
you have created us bodily,
that our work and faith may be one.
May we offer our worship
from lives of integrity;
and maintain the fabric of this world
with hearts that are set on you,
through Jesus Christ, Amen.
*THE LORD’S PRAYER (using “trespasses”)
*GLORIA PATRI
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Ghost; As it was in the beginning,
is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
CHILDREN’S MESSAGE
Gounod Ave Maria
Bach
Rebecca Scala, soloist
Hail Mary, full of grace, The Lord is with Thee. Blessed art Thou among
women, and blessed is the fruit of Thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of
God, pray for us sinners, now and in the hour of our death. Amen.
Children may now leave for Church School.
ANTHEM
Ave Verum Duet
Gabriel Faure
Risa Renae Harman, Jenna Hintz, soloists
Hail, true Body, born of the Virgin Mary, who having truly suffered, was
sacrificed on the cross for mankind, whose pierced side flowed with water
and blood: May it be for us a foretaste in the trial of death.
Fiant aures tuae Trio
Marcel Dupre
Risa Renae Harman, Patrick Hogan, Robert Gatner, soloists
Let your ears hear the voice of my supplication!
*HYMN No. 266
Gracious Spirit, Dwell with me
OFFERING
Invitation
Te Ergo
Hector Berlioz
Patrick Hogan, soloist
We pray Thee, help thy servants whom thou hast redeemed with thy
precious blood; O Lord, let Thy mercy lighten upon us as our trust is
in Thee.
Offertory prayer
ANTHEM
O sacrum convivium!
Olivier Messiaen
O sacred banquet in which Christ is received, the memory of his
Passion is renewed, the mind is filled with grace, and the pledge of
future glory to us is given, Alleluia!
*Doxology No. 46
*Hymn No. 720
O Beautiful for Spacious Skies
(verse 1)
PASTORAL PRAYER
*HYMN No. 2
Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee
CHURCH PRAYER
Our Heavenly Father, shed forth thy blessed spirit upon all our
lives. Make each one of us an instrument in thy hands for good.
Purify our hearts, strengthen our minds and bodies, fill us with
Christian love. Let no pride, no self-conceit, no rivalry, no ill-will
ever spring up among us. Make us earnest and true, wise and
prudent, giving no just cause for offense; and may thy holy peace
rest upon us this day and every day throughout the coming week,
sweetening our trials, cheering us in our work, and keeping us
faithful to the end, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
BENEDICTION
CHORAL RESPONSE
Domine virtutum
Jean-Philipp Rameau
O Lord of hosts, blessed is the man that trusts in Thee!
POSTLUDE
Dances
Jean-Philippe Rameau
Round Hill Community Church Choir
Sopranos: Thalia Cokkinos, Laura Feghali, Gloria FitzSimons, Victoria
Goss, Risa Renae Harman, Susie Huang, Becky Jasperson, Leslie Lee,
Rebecca Scala
Altos: Christine Boies, Jenna Hintz, Mary Hull, Sandy Motland, Heather
Sandifer, Suzy Simpson, Mary Stone, Muffin Zoubek
Tenors: Nicky Achiwa, Simms Browning, Pete Cummin, Patrick Hogan
Basses: Robert Gatner, Ron Heath, Lyn Kaufman, Scott Tomlinson
ROUND HILL COMMUNITY CHURCH MISSION STATEMENT
We, the members of the Round Hill Community Church, a selfgoverning, non-denominational body, seek to foster a community of
faith where people of all ages and backgrounds pursue spiritual
growth; where God is worshiped in Word and praised in music; where
friends are made and hurts are healed. We seek to be a community
where individuals commit their time and resources to education,
fellowship, and to helping those in need among our Church family and
in the broader world. We are a church where faith, hope, justice and
love are valued, and above all, Jesus is Lord.
ROUND HILL COMMUNITY CHURCH CREED
I believe in God, the one universal Father of all mankind, revealed
supremely in Jesus Christ, our Lord, and present with us to guide,
comfort and inspire in the Holy Spirit. I believe in the Kingdom of
God; and in the mission of the Christian Church to proclaim the
Gospel to all the world, exalting the worship of the Lord our God, and
laboring for the progress of knowledge, the promotion of
righteousness, the reign of peace, and the realization of human
brotherhood. United in Christian love, we pray and labor for the
coming of the Kingdom, the triumph of righteousness and the life
everlasting. Amen.
CHURCH NEWS
We thank Craig and Mel McKibben for ushering.
The flowers this morning are given by Jenny Rye in loving memory of her
grandmother, Marilyn M. Brown
We thank Dee Lewis and her daughter, Emily Zerbst, for hosting the coffee
hour today in loving memory of their mother/grandmother Judith Andress
Lewis on this day of her birth, using her recipes.
“Eugene and Friends – a Piano trio” will be performing on Friday, May
30, 8:00 p.m. in the Sanctuary at Round Hill Community Church. The
program will consist of Robert Schumann’s, Sonata for Violin and Piano op.
105, Sergei Prokofiev’s,Sonata for Cello and Piano op. 119, and Maurice
Ravel’s, Trio for Piano, Violin and Cello. Eugene Sirotkine’s selfless
commitment and insatiable desire to make music creates an electric
connection between him, his performers, and his listeners. At the same time,
an almost psychic ability to channel a composer’s intentions makes him
riveting, both to work with and listen to.Violinist Cyrus Beroukhim’s
luxurious sound and innate eloquence consistently draw in audiences around
the world. Cellist Laura Metcalf, lauded for her “sensitive, melodic touch”
(BlogCritics Magazine) enjoys a versatile career, actively performing
worldwide as a soloist and chamber musician. There will be a reception in
the Parlor following the performance. Tickets are $25. For information,
please call the church at 203.869.1091, or visit the website at
www.roundhillcommunitychurch.org.
The Church Picnic will be on Sunday, June 1, 2014, immediately
following the service. If you are willing to help out by setting up, cleaning
up, and/or bringing a dessert or non-mayonnaise salad, please sign up in the
Parlor after the service.
There is a weekly Meditation Class in the Church Meeting Room at 6:30
p.m. every Thursday. All are welcome, so please bring a friend!
Senior Minister: The Rev. Dr. Edward Horstmann
Pastoral Associate: The Rev. Lynne Kramer
Minister Emeritus: The Rev. Dr. Ralph Alhberg
Director of Music: Eugene Sirotkine
Church School Coordinator: Connie Blunden
Round Hill Community Church
395 Round Hill Road, Greenwich, CT 06831
203.869.1091 roundhillcommunitychurch.org