THE WORSHIP OF GOD

SUNDAY, AUGUST 9, 2015

ELEVENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST

10:00 AM

ORDER OF WORSHIP *All who are able are invited to stand.

THE MCGAFFIN CARILLON GEORGE LEGGIERO

THE NEWBERRY ORGAN Nun bitten wir den heiligen Geist, BuxWV 208 DIETRICH BUXTEHUDE

Jennifer McPherson, organ

WELCOME THE REVEREND AMY STARR REDWINE

* CELEBRATION OF COMMUNITY

* INTROIT For the Beauty of the Earth DIX

All are invited to sing.

For thyself, best gift divine to the world so freely given;

for that great, great love of thine, peace on earth and joy in heaven:

Lord of all, to thee we raise, this our hymn of grateful praise.

Text from the new Presbyterian Hymnal, Glory to God

* CALL TO WORSHIP THE REVEREND EILEEN F. VIZCAINO

One: In every time and every season, God is with us.

All: We bring to God our whole selves: our suffering, our joys,

our hopes, our fears.

In every time and in every place, God is with us.

We bring to worship our full attention, that we might experience the presence

of God at work among us.

In every time and in every place, God is with us.

With all that we are and all that we have, let us worship God.

COVENANT CHURCH of the The

* HYMN 356 Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing NETTLETON

* CALL TO CONFESSION LYN COOPER TOMASZEWSKI

* CORPORATE PRAYER OF CONFESSION

Loving God, we confess it is hard to be your people. You call us to be the church, to

continue the mission of Jesus Christ in our world. Yet there are times when our

greatest sin is what we fail to do. For those times when we have not spoken up; when

we have not acted; when we have not responded, forgive us. When we are apathetic,

kindle in us passion for your work. When we are reticent, give us courage to name

what is wrong. When we have doubt, give us confidence to do what is hard. Send us

out to be your people. Forgive us as we silently confess our sins.

* PRIVATE CONFESSION OF SIN (in silence)

* DECLARATION OF FORGIVENESS

One: Hear the Good News!

Anyone who is in Christ is a new creation. The old life has gone;

a new life has begun.

Friends, believe the good news of the gospel.

All: In Jesus Christ we are forgiven.

* GLORIA PATRI HYMN 579

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.

**or Maker

PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION

FIRST LESSON PHILIPPIANS 2:1–4

MUSIC FOR MEDITATION Syrinx CLAUDE DEBUSSY

Mackenzie Danner, flute

TIME FOR YOUNG DISCIPLES MINDY STEWART

PARTING RESPONSE Go with Us, Lord TALLIS CANON

All are invited to sing as children and youth depart for a Summer of Growing. HYMN 535

Go with us, Lord, and guide the way through this and every coming day,

That in your spirit strong and true our lives may be our gift to you.

SECOND LESSON ECCLESIASTES 1:1–11; 3:1–7

One: This is the word of the Lord.

All: Thanks be to God.

SERMON Telling Time AMY STARR REDWINE

* HYMN 265 Great God, We Sing That Mighty Hand WAREHAM

JOYS AND CONCERNS IN OUR CHURCH FAMILY AMY STARR REDWINE

PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING, INTERCESSION, AND PETITION

THE LORD'S PRAYER

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 debts, as we forgive our debtors; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us

from evil. For thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory, forever.

CONGREGATIONAL AMEN DANISH

All are invited to sing in harmony.

INVITATION TO THE OFFERING

OFFERTORY Sarabande from Partita in A Minor JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH

Mackenzie Danner, flute

* DOXOLOGY OLD HUNDREDTH

Please stand as the music begins. HYMN 591

Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; Praise God, all creatures here below;

Praise God above, ye heavenly host; Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.** Amen.

**or Creator, Christ, and Holy Ghost

* PRAYER OF DEDICATION

* HYMN 272 God of the Sparrow ROEDER

* BENEDICTION

THE CHANCEL ORGAN In dir ist Freude, BWV 615 JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH

Jennifer McPherson, organ

For some worshipers, the postlude serves as music to accompany their going out into the world; others prefer to remain seated to listen. Please be mindful of these different needs as you depart. Thank you!

WELCOME WE WELCOME ALL WHO HAVE COME TO WORSHIP at the Church of the Covenant. If you are

interested in exploring additional opportunities or inquiring about church membership,

please contact Amy Starr Redwine at ASRedwine@CovenantWeb.org.

LARGE-PRINT COPIES OF THE HYMNS and hearing assistance devices are available from the

ushers. Activities packets are available for any children remaining in worship. Sermon videos

and print copies are available at CovenantWeb.org. Print copies are also in the kiosks.

WE WELCOME MACKENZIE DANNER, a member of Covenant’s Student Ministries, to our

worship service. She is piccoloist and third flutist of the Illinois Symphony Orchestra. She

received an Artist Diploma in Flute Performance from the Cleveland Institute of Music where

she studied with Mary Kay Fink, principal piccoloist of the Cleveland Orchestra, and has a

Professional Studies degree from CIM. She has a Master of Music in Music Technology and

Flute Performance and a Bachelor of Music in Music Technology and Flute Performance with

a minor in Art and Technology from Northwestern University, where she studied with

Walfrid Kujala, former principal piccoloist of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and Richard

Graef, Assistant Principal of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Ms. Danner has received

numerous prizes, including first prize in the Walfrid Kujala International Piccolo Artist

Competition and the National Federation of Music Clubs' Orchestral Woodwind Competition;

the semi-finals in the National Flute Association's Piccolo Artist Competition, and third prize

in the Claude Monteux Young Artist Competition. She has played with the Cleveland

Institute of Music Symphony Orchestra, Northwestern University Symphony Orchestra, Lake

Shore Symphony, and the New World Symphony.

JENNIFER MCPHERSON, GUEST ORGANIST, joins us today for her final week with Covenant

while Dr. Moyer is away on vacation. Ms. McPherson graduated from Oberlin Conservatory

with a Master of Music in Historical Performance. She studied organ with Jonathan Moyer

and harpsichord with Webb Wiggins. She completed her undergraduate studies as Organ

Scholar at College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, MA, studying with James David Christie.

She was awarded Third Prize in the International Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck Organ

Competition, Amsterdam; First Prize in the AGO Quimby Region I competition, Hartford;

was featured as a Rising Star soloist at the National AGO Convention, Boston; and performed

alongside other Oberlin musicians at the John F. Kennedy Center, Washington.

THE FLOWERS IN THE CHANCEL URN are given to the glory of God and in memory of John Hercl,

whose birthday is August 10, by his stepdaughter, Mildred Russin.

TODAY, AUGUST 9 WORSHIP, 10:00

CHILDREN’S SUMMER OF GROWING, 10:15 SNACKS FOR UNDERGRAD/GRAD STUDENTS, Narthex, 11:00

JUICE AND FELLOWSHIP, Lawn, 11:00 4TH THROUGH 8TH GRADERS, Living Room, 11:30

COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE, Office Area, 11:00 SCIENCE OF SPIRITUALITY, Sonia Golden Room, 12:30

mailto:ASRedwine@CovenantWeb.org

OUR LAY WORSHIP LEADER is Lyn Cooper Tomaszewski, who found Covenant in 1975 when

she was a CWRU nursing student and walked to Covenant from her apartment on Cornell

Road. She lives with her husband Jim in Cleveland’s North Collinwood neighborhood. Lyn is

Covenant’s Director of Communications and enjoys spending time with her granddaughter

Alex. If you would like to become a lay worship leader, please contact Gale Bromelmeier at 440-944-

7480 or at galebrom@aol.com.

USHERS TODAY are Keith Kallay, Ted Adams, Jim Greene, Bob Jefferis, and Oleg Targoni.

Greeters are Stacey Booker and Mildred Russin.

DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS, children and youth will participate in a “Summer of

Growing,” with the garden as their classroom, weather permitting. The crèche for infants

through pre-kindergarten age children is open from 9:30am through 12:00pm unless

otherwise noted.

BELIEVING GOD CALLS US TO BE PEACEMAKERS, by Session action, each month we pray

specifically for people affected by gun violence and addressing the evil of gun violence in our

nation, marked by the tolling of the tower bell. Since a gunman opened fire at Sandy Hook

Elementary School on December 14, 2012, killing 26 people, 20 of them children; 434 people in

Cuyahoga County have been killed by guns. Since last month, 21 more individuals have died

by gun violence in Cuyahoga County. The names of those at least 18 years of age are: Deion

Porter Sr.,Vernon Lakeith Black, MacArthur Harrell, Joseph Peter Landl, Brian Francis Moore,

Willard Lee McConnell Jr., Adam Cole, James Allen Pauley, Terrence Finklea, K’yara L. Artis,

Melvin Johnson, Elizabeth Marie O’Brien, Nancy Worthean, Michael Taylor Jr., Antonio

Briones, William L. George, Timothy L. Gordon, Christian Marie Njorodge, Christopher

Scruggs, Cory Sanderfer, and Murdock Drake. Five of them were suicides.

STEPHEN MINISTERS are church members trained to support individuals who are facing

difficulties and would like a caring Christian presence during this struggle. You are invited to

visit with a Stephen Minister in Christ Chapel following worship today.

IN THE COVENANT FAMILY

WE KEEP IN OUR PRAYERS Peter Branning (Jonathan Moyer's nephew, (deployed to

Afghanistan), Dan Clint, Jan Dean, Anne Wombwell deConingh, Kevin Ekeberg, Beth

Holbein, Mia James, Sharoon Hanook, Eileen Mills, Ed Pembroke, Gloria Ross (Michelle

Miller's mother), Jonyrma Singleton, Frank Svoboda, and Barbara Thatcher Williams. We also

pray for Covenant's Associate Pastor Nominating Committee; Covenant members and friends

who are struggling with illness, convalescing, or are homebound; the patients, family, and

staff in our surrounding hospitals; those who have placed prayer requests in our Carpenter's

Box; and all who are impacted by gun violence.

THE ROSE ON THE LECTERN celebrates the birth of Madeline Janow, daughter of Evan Janow

and Judy Bromley, on July 29, in Boston, Massachusetts. We congratulate grandparents Gale

and Chip Bromley.

Amy Starr Redwine will be on vacation Monday, August 10 through Wednesday, August 12.

Please contact the church office if you have a pastoral need.

mailto:galebrom@aol.com

OPPORTUNITIES AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

SCHEDULED THE WEEK OF AUGUST 10: Adult Education/Black History (Monday, 5:30), Citizen

Circle (Monday, 6:30), Reach-Out (Monday at Pat and David Keltner’s, 5:00), Cache (Tuesday,

10:00), University Circle Bible Study (Tuesday, 12:00), Budget and Finance (Wednesday, 5:30),

12 Steps to Freedom AA (Wednesday, 5:30), Sustainability Task Group (Wednesday, 7:00),

Outreach and Social Justice (Wednesday, 7:15), Cache (Thursday, 10:00), Carillon Concert

(Friday, 12:15). All committee meetings except APNC and Personnel are open. See Covenant’s

interactive calendar at CovenantWeb.org for more details. Please notify Willie Howard

at216.421.0482, ext. 229, or WHoward@CovenantWeb.org with any changes or to schedule a meeting.

SUMMER LUNCHTIME CARILLON RECITALS continue Fridays from 12:15–12:45pm when

Carillonneur George Leggiero plays the McGaffin Carillon. Bring a lunch and listen to the

bells from your car, the church lawn or the CWRU campus. The recitals are sponsored by the

Friends of the McGaffin Carillon in University Circle. Visit ucbells.org for more information.

ICE CREAM SOCIAL, SUNDAY, AUGUST 23, 11:15AM: A cool treat on a warm day. . .

On the west lawn for Mitchell’s ice cream. Sponsored by the Reach Out Committee.

UNIVERSITY CIRCLE BIBLE STUDY meets Tuesdays at noon in the Library. Join others for this

small-group Bible study facilitated by the Reverend Amy Starr Redwine. Read and discuss

upcoming Sunday scriptures.

AN AED (defibrillator) is located across from the men’s restroom off the Reception

Room on the main floor. The AED will guide you through the steps. It will not

deliver a stimulus unless indicated.

WEEKLY E-NEWS which is emailed on Thursdays is posted in the Narthex. If you would like to

be added to this e-news list or have items to share, email Covenant@CovenantWeb.org.

THE DEADLINE FOR NEXT WEEK’S BULLETIN is Monday at noon. Lyn Tomaszewski is compiling

the bulletin while Kitty Jarjisian is out of town. Bulletins for Sunday are generally at

CovenantWeb.org by Fridays. Office hours have returned to 9:00am to 5:00pm.

NEXT SUNDAY, AUGUST 16 WORSHIP, 10:00 (communion, children remain in worship)

SNACKS FOR UNDERGRAD/GRAD STUDENTS, Narthex, 11:00 JUICE AND FELLOWSHIP, Lawn, 11:00

PERSONNEL COMMITTEE, Living Room, 11:30 DEACONS, Office Area, 11:45

SCIENCE OF SPIRITUALITY, Sonia Golden Room, 12:30

mailto:Covenant@CovenantWeb.org

SCC: Student Community at Covenant From first year to "post doc," and alums, this is for YOU!

Snack table is waiting for you in the narthex (lobby) after worship. Meet friends

or make new ones. Want to do Wade Oval Wednesday in a bunch this week??

UPCOMING EVENTS

WOW –Wade Oval Wednesday, August 12, The Soul Men, Blues Brothers

Tribute. Wanna go in a bunch? To meet in front of the Botanical Garden at 6:30,

SIGN UP at the Snack Table or RSVP Eileen at 216-233-5151 by Wednesday

noon. (If you sign up, we bring .)

Need a mid-week break? "Bible at Noon," every Tuesday, 12:00, Covenant's

library, on Level 2. Come and go when you can.

Snacks for Students. Last week’s great bunch! Mary Alice, Melissa, Jee Hee, Shirley, Rev. Eileen, Jay, Nate, Jeff, Abishek and Sung Min.

This week, YOU too??? Snacks and friends await! C’mon over.

4 Convinced of God’s Grace, the Church of the Covenant seeks to:

Be a welcoming spiritual home,

Live God’s inclusive love,

Express Christ’s compassion,

Do justice in the world.

Check SCC on Facebook and SCC e-news online. Don’t receive it? Sign up at Snacks today, or email Eileen: efviz@yahoo.com

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MINISTERS

All the Members of the Church

STAFF

PASTORAL STAFF The Rev. Amy Starr Redwine, Pastor, ASRedwine@CovenantWeb.org

The Rev. Dr. Catherine G. Borchert and The Rev. Nancy Lynch, Parish Associates The Rev. James F. Dowd, Pastor Emeritus

WORSHIP, MUSIC AND BROADCASTING Dr. Jonathan W. Moyer, Organist & Director of Music, JMoyer@CovenantWeb.org Dr. Matthew Garrett, Associate Director of Music, MGarrett@CovenantWeb.org

Dr. Kaori Hongo, Director of Music for Children and Youth, KHongo@CovenantWeb.org Dr. Catherine Jarjisian, Program Associate for Worship and Music, CJarjisian@CovenantWeb.org

Mr. George Leggiero, Carillonneur, GLeggiero@CovenantWeb.org Mr. Ian Dobie, Sound Coordinator, IDobie@CovenantWeb.org

CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES Ms. Mindy Stewart, Director of Family Ministries, MStewart@CovenantWeb.org

Ms. Dara Elliott, Crèche Teacher, DaraElliott@yahoo.com

ADMINISTRATION AND OPERATIONS Mr. Thomas Fountain, Business Manager, TFountain@CovenantWeb.org

Mr. Willie Howard, Program Associate for Administration, WHoward@CovenantWeb.org Mrs. Mildred Russin, Volunteer Coordinator, MRussin@CovenantWeb.org

Ms. Lyn Cooper Tomaszewski, Director of Communications, LTomaszewski@CovenantWeb.org Mr. Willie Parker, Head Custodian, WParker@CovenantWeb.org

Mr. Mark Brown, Mr. Shannon James, Custodians

COVENANT UNIVERSITY AND COMMUNITY MINISTRIES (CUCM) CUCM is a non-profit organization founded in 2010 by the Church of the Covenant to provide a

home for programs that reach out and engage both the university and Greater Cleveland community. Six programs currently are under the CUCM umbrella. Learn more at

CovenantUCM.weebly.com; CUCM@CovenantWeb.org. The Rev. Eileen F. Vizcaíno, Chaplain for Students, efviz@yahoo.com

Ms. Linda Wilson, Saturday Tutoring Program; Ms. Anne Pillot, Community Meals Mr. David Eggert, God Before Guns

Ms. Denise Horstman, Friends of the McGaffin Carillon in University Circle

11205 Euclid Avenue Cleveland, Ohio 44106 P: 216.421.0482 CovenantWeb.org F: 216.791.2228 E: Covenant@CovenantWeb.org

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