The Federated Church of Orleans
United Church of Christ and Unitarian Universalist Association
162 Main Street P.O. Box 761 East Orleans, MA 02643
August 10, 2014
9:00 A.M.
NINTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
The miracle is not to walk on water. The miracle is to walk on the green
earth, dwelling deeply in the present moment and feeling truly alive.
Thich Nhat Hahn
As we enter the sanctuary to praise God and the prelude begins, please
observe a respectful silence for the sake of those who use this time for
prayer and meditation.
*you are invited to stand as you are able
words in bold print
indicate unison readings
ORGAN PRELUDE
Through Thee Alone, Lord Jesus Christ
Johann Pachelbel
(Alleim zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ)
(1653-1708)
OPENING WORDS OF WELCOME
*HYMN (see insert)
*CALL TO WORSHIP
The Rev. Sally Norris
Christ is Made the Sure Foundation
tune: Regent Square
(based on Psalm 85)
One: In our worship today, let us listen to our StillSpeaking God.
For God speaks a word of peace and renewal to you, and to all who
turn to God in faith.
All: Let us open our hearts to God, for God is alive among us!
One:Love and loyalty come together, goodness and peace unite,
when we turn to God in faith.
All: Let us open our hearts to God, for God is alive among
us!
UNISON PRAYER OF INVOCATION
Loving God, we are grateful for this time set aside to
worship you, to feel anew your Spirit in our hearts, and to be
strengthened for the journey of each day. As we sing and
pray and reflect on your word, remind us that we are each
made in your image, and that you need us to love each other
and to love the earth as you do. Assure us that you are
always near, that your mercy is greater than anything we
can imagine, and that you desire healing and wholeness for
our lives. And guide us to greater faith, more committed
discipleship, and deeper care for your world. We pray
through Jesus who beckons us to follow him. Amen.
LIGHTING OF THE PEACE CANDLE
FIRST SCRIPTURE READING
SECOND SCRIPTURE READING
*HYMN 594
Nina Kaars
Romans 10: 5-15
Matthew 14: 22-33
Dear God, Embracing Humankind
(Dear Lord and Father of Mankind)
tune: Rest
SERMON "Have You Walked on the Water Lately?"
The Rev. Dr. William McKinney
PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE and THE LORD’S PRAYER
GREETING AND PRESENTATION OF THE OFFERING
Call to Offering
Offertory
Come Unto Me
L. Nickel
Betsy Wagner, Soprano
Irene Sherlock, Alto
Lee Lindeman, Bass Jim Davidson, Tenor Mary Avellar, Flute
*Doxology Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow
*Prayer of Dedication
No. 46
*SENDING FORTH HYMN 614 I’m Gonna Live So God Can Use Me
Spiritual
BENEDICTION
POSTLUDE
How Brightly Shines The Morning Star
(Wie schön leuchtet der Morgerstern)
Dietrich Buxtehude
We welcome all our guests this morning and ask you to sign the guest
book in the lower narthex. If you would like to give us more information
about yourself or if you would like further information about the church
we invite you to fill out the card in the pew rack and place it in the
offering plate. The pastor and liturgist will greet you in the vestry after
the service.
We welcome The Rev. Dr. William McKinney to the pulpit this morning.
Dr. McKinney served for 14 years as President and Professor of American
Religion at Pacific School of Religion in Berkeley, CA. He was named
PSR’s President Emeritus in 2010 and remains active as a teacher, writer
and consultant whose work focuses on helping faith communities play an
active role in public life. A sociologist of American religion (PhD, Penn
State University) and an ordained minister in the United Church of Christ,
he is also a senior consultant with the Center for Progressive Renewal and
an adjunct professor at Hartford Seminary. Bill and Linda McKinney are
now year-round residents of Craigville, Massachusetts and members of
North Congregational UCC in Middleborough.
We’re enjoying Richard Busch’s time with us at the organ this summer.
Composing is among Richard’s many talents. His music has been
performed by the Indianapolis Symphony, St. Paul Chamber Orchestra,
Boston’s Collage, the Meridian Quartet, I Cantori di New York, and many
community choruses and church choirs, including that of the Church of
the Ascension in New York City.
The flowers in the Sanctuary today are given by John Cowling in memory
of Thomas Brooks Woods, whose memorial service will be held in our
Sanctuary this coming Wednesday at 2:00 pm.
The arrangement on the Landing is given by Carol Sylver in remembrance
of Earl Sylver’s 100th birthday. “I Hope You Dance.”
No matter who you are or where you are on life’s journey, you are
welcome here.
United Church of Christ
The Federated Church is an Open and Affirming Congregation of the
United Church of Christ
Our summer speaker series, Summer Comes Alive: Fresh Voices of
Inspiration and Action, continues next Sunday, August 17th. We will
begin at 8:15 am with a Continental Breakfast, hosted by the
Stewardship Committee, followed by worship at 9:00 a.m. To help
Orleans celebrate the Battle of Rock Harbor, Rev. Sally Norris will lead us
in worship straight out of 1814!
Summer Comes Alive!
at
The Federated Church of Orleans
Fresh Voices of Inspiration and Action
9:00 A.M. Summer Sunday Worship
July 6 – August 24, 2014
Gathered as a Congregational Society Since 1646
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The Federated Church of Orleans Covenant
Acknowledging our long history as a covenantal church, we promise
to be a faithful people committed to justice and mercy in our individual
and community life, whatever it may cost us.
We trust in God revealed in scripture and mirrored in the life of
Jesus. We respond to the love and the power of the spirit of God alive
among us. We covenant to support The Federated Church of Orleans as
we seek to serve the world we touch:
to gather in worship, to listen to each other, to share in the joy
of discipleship, to stand with the hurt, the hungry and the excluded, to
relieve suffering and alienation where we find it, and to work toward a
time of peace for all people, trusting in an unknown future.
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Ministers: People
Pastor: The Rev. Sally E. Norris
Parish Caller: The Rev. Robert Richardson
Moderator: Jimmy Dishner
Pastoral Assistant: The Rev. Robert Richardson
Vice Moderator: Philip Mitchell
Treasurers: Ernie Rogers & Christine King
Treas. Assistants: Russ Stockwell & Financial Sec’y. Amy Redihan
Clerk: William Stoeckert
Co-Chairs, Board of Deacons: Barbara Bertram and Deborah MacLachlan
Chair, Board of Mission & Social Concerns: Donald Wick
Chair, Board of Trustees: John Burlingame
Chair, Board of Christian Education: Eric Ehnstrom
Sunday School Director: Tina Williamson
Child Care Provider: Diane Williamson
Director of Music/Chancel Choir: Elizabeth Kelly
Organist: Joanne Bodley
Handbell Choir Director: Bonnie Brenner
Administrator/Financial Assistant: Marti Johnson
Office Assistant: Donna Sutton Sexton: Ross Witt-Long
Church Office Hours: Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. -Closed Friday
162 Main Street P.O. Box 761 East Orleans, MA 02643
Phone: 508 255-3060 Fax: 508 255-3423
e-mail: fedchurch.orleans@verizon.net
Church website: www.fedchurchorleans.org
www.facebook.com/FederatedChurchOrleans
Barnstable Association UCC: www.capecoducc.org
Mass. Conference UCC: www.macucc.org
National UCC: www.ucc.org
Unit/Univ: www.uua.org
ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR THE WEEK OF AUGUST 10, 2014
With pleasure we welcome you to this morning’s worship at The
Federated Church of Orleans. May your faith be nourished, your love
deepened and your courage strengthened. Our Head Deacon this
morning is Nina Kaars, assisted by Deacon Martha Grogan. All are invited
to share coffee and fellowship in the Vestry following worship, sponsored
by our Men’s Fellowship.
OUR CHURCH
The Directories Are Here! The Directories Are Here! After a long
wait we finally have our new pictorial directories! In order to be sure that
all those whose portraits are in the directory do receive one, we ask that
you check off your name when you pick up a directory in the Vestry
today. Once all those photographed have received their directory, we
hope others will also take one per family, writing your name on the last
page of the check off sheet so we can be sure everyone in the church
receives a directory. Many thanks for your patience throughout this
process.
Child Care will be available in August for infants and children through 8
years of age. Please know that the Meeting House Preschool playground
is built for preschool-age children. For their safety, all those over 6 years
of age are asked not to use the playground.
Don’t miss the next Community Breakfast on Saturday, August 16th
from 8:30 to 10:30 am. Free or free-will offering; first-come, firstserved. Yummy pancakes, eggs, Belgian waffles -- and great
conversation with your neighbors!
Cultivating Soul-full Joy Through Stillness, Noticing, and
Playfulness This series for opening the heart through the contemplative
creativity of poetry, music, collage, art, interplay, the labyrinth… and
much more… continues each Monday morning from 9:30 – 11:30 am,
through August 25 with Rev. Dr. Dirkje Legerstee. A sign-up sheet is
available in the Vestry.
DON’T MISS THE OPPORTUNITY FOR A GREAT VACATION- - -A tax
deductible donation of $25 will buy a ticket for the SANTA FE + $500
RAFFLE… Here’s your chance for an unforgettable trip!!! 10 days in
beautiful Santa Fe… 2 bedrooms, 2½ baths, full kitchen, indoor heated
pool, Jacuzzi, amazing sunsets and all the beauty New Mexico has to
offer. Tickets are available Sunday mornings after worship or from the
church office weekdays. Please call 508-255-3060 for more information.
Proceeds will support the mission work of our church.
Those who would like to recommend a Justice issue for the Justice Task
Force, please e-mail or call Don Wick at: donjaneingloryland@gmail.com
or 508 896-4655.
It’s Parish Visitor time again! After a summer break, we’ll be printing our
monthly newsletter’s September issue soon. If you have an article or
other church-related information you’d like to include, please have it in
the office by noon on Tuesday, August 19th. You may either drop off copy
or e-mail it to fedchurch.orleans@verizon.net (preferred).
Grandparents Pam and Ken Chase are in need of a safe crib to borrow
long term or possibly purchase this month. Call 255-3257.
Would you like to be a GREETER on Sunday morning? A friendly,
welcoming face means a lot to our visitors – and our “regulars” as well.
Please speak to a Deacon to let them know which Sunday
YOU would like to be that friendly face. 
Would you like to be a LITURGIST? Do you have a favorite HYMN? Is
there another way you’d like to participate in worship? Please call Rev.
Sally (255-3060 x11) and say you’d like to help.
Visit our church website, www.fedchurchorleans.org. It’s a good place
to learn more about the life of our church. A few of the things you will
find include a monthly calendar page, an online version of our monthly
newsletter, The Parish Visitor, photos of many church events, and a page
describing our mission activities with a link detailing our mission giving
for the previous year. In addition, we now have sermon recordings from
Sunday worship – and much, much more!
WIDER CHURCH
The World Council of Churches Ecumenical Prayer Cycle asks us to pray
this week for Aotearoa New Zealand and Australia.
9:00 A.M. Worship Service led by Rev. Sally Norris, Guest speaker Rev.
Dr. William McKinney. Guest musicians today - organist
Richard Busch, and quartet –
Betsy Wagner, Irene Sherlock, Lee Lindeman, and Jim
Davidson.
12:00 P.M. New Member Cookout at Gibson home
7:30 P.M. N. A., Vestry
Monday, August 11
9:30 A.M. Cultivating Soul-Full Joy with Rev. Dr. Dirkje Legerstee
7:30 P.M. A.A., Vestry
Tuesday, August 12
10:00 A.M. Strong for Life, Vestry
10:45 A.M. Where 2 or 3 Gather in His Name Prayer Group
2:00 P.M. Fellowship Room in use, Betty Kelly
Wednesday, August 13
1:30 P.M. Interment in Memorial Garden
2:00 P.M. Memorial Service for T. Brooks Woods
Thursday, August 14
COMMUNITY
AGAINST THE TIDE Only 7 days left before this well-respected event
for the Massachusetts Breast Cancer Coalition takes place. On Saturday,
August 16, Priscilla Morrison will again swim for the MBCC. This is your
last chance to make a pledge in her name! She will be at church on
Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday mornings, so do greet her with a
contribution! Priscilla is most appreciative for all the support you have
given her over the years.
CALENDAR FOR THE WEEK OF AUGUST 10, 2014
Today
8:15 A.M. Continental Breakfast, hosted by members of our Music
Committee
Friday, August 15
8:15 A.M. Bible Study, Fellowship Room
10:00 A.M. Strong for Life, Vestry
7:00 P.M. Am HaYam, Vestry
Saturday, August 16
8:30 A.M. Community Breakfast
10:00 A.M. National Alliance on Mental Illness, Parlor
Next Sunday, August 17 – Celebrating the Battle of Rock Harbor!
8:15 A.M. Continental Breakfast, hosted by members of the Stewardship
Committee
9:00 A.M. Worship led by Rev. Sally Norris – Worship from 1814! Guest
musician Joy Cumming.
7:30 P.M. N. A., Vestry
Your donations in the blue envelopes for the Deacons’ Fund assist our
Board of Deacons in helping those in need in this church. We hope you
will consider participating in this important ministry.