SERVICE OF HOLY COMMUNIONGENERAL SYNOD 31 OF THE UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST

SUNDAY, JULY 2, 2017BALTIMORE, MARYLAND

*indicates that all are invited to stand in body or spirit.Congregation is invited to respond as indicated by Bold print.

PRELUDE Die Bakelsangerlieder Robert King edition My Spirit Be Joyful J.S.Bach

Brass QuintetThis is the Day Jacobus Gallus Massed Choir, Brass Quintet and OrganBe Ye Glad GLADMassed Choir

SANCTUS Mark MillerSolo, then congregation

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PROCESSION OF LEADERS

ANTHEM Let the River Run Carly SimonComing to the edge, running on the water, Coming to the edge, running on the water,Coming to the edge, running on the water,Running, running, running, coming to the…Come, come, come, come, running on the water,Running, running, running, coming to the…Coming to the edge, running on the water, Coming to the edge, running on the water,We’re running on the water,Come, come, come, come, running on the water, Running, running, running, coming to the…Coming to the edge, running on the water, Coming to the edge, running on the water,Come, come, come, come, Let the river run,Let all the dreamers wake the nation. Come, the new Jerusalem.Silver cities rise; the morning lights the streets that meet them. Sirens call them on with a song. It’s asking for the taking,Trembling, shaking, Oh, my heart is aching.We’re coming to the edge, running on the water,Coming through the fog, your sons and daughters.Coming to the edge, running on the water, Coming to the edge, running on the water,Coming to the edge, running on the water, Come, come, come, come!

CALL TO WORSHIP Come, come, come, come to the Fountain of LifeBathe, come clean, rejoice!

Come, come, come, come to the Waters of JusticeDrink deeply, freely, fearlessly!

Come, come, come, come to the River of HopeRest, refresh, heal!

Enter the flow of blessing And make glad the city of God!

*OPENING SONG God Has Made Me Glad Leona von Brethorst

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INVOCATION Wisdom Overflowing, we are glad to be here today, praying together as a United Church of Christ.Encounter us here at the Chesapeake shoreand immerse us in your grace;Stir up the pool of healing challenge so that we may know how much you love us,and long to empower usto become agents of abundant life in the world you love.We pray in the name of Jesus, who waits at this and every shore to call us into mission.

PRAYER OF CONFESSION How good it is to be together! In this rare and precious moment, Let us together search our hearts—our individual hearts, our community heart and set aside all fear, all burdens, all sin which keeps us from God and one another.

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SONG A Future with Hope, verse 1 Mark Miller

Oh God, you call us to seek you in all times and places, and work with courage to prepare the way for your Kin-dom,but our resolve too often fails and we give up too soon.

Holy One, have mercy.

Oh God, you call us to create community with friends and strangersto prepare the way your Kin-dom, but fear too often keeps us sheltered, cut-off, safe.

Christ, have mercy.

Oh God, you call us to be full of joyful confidence to prepare the way for your Kin-dom, but anxious doubt often burdens us and blocks our witness to your good news.Holy One, have mercy.

(a moment of silent prayer)

Forgive us, O God, and lead us in the ways of courage, community and joy.

SONG verse 2

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ASSURANCE OF GRACE Hear the good news: Jesus, savior from sin, is present with us in the painstaking work of the Reign of God, forgiving our weakness, rebuilding our relationships, restoring our joy.

SONG verse 3

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*PASSING THE PEACELet’s offer one another a greeting of Peace

SONG The Jesus in Me Loves the Jesus in You anonymousThe Jesus in me loves the Jesus in you,the Jesus in me loves the Jesus in you,so easy, so easy, so easy to love

WORD AMONG US

Psalm 46 There is a River Richard Bruxvoort-Colligan

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SERMON UCC Vision in Word and Image John Dorhauer, Yvonne Delk, Carrie Call, Del Hokanson, Ken Evitts,

Toni Buffalo, Cindy Bumb, Marilyn Pagán-BanksOFFERING

CALL FOR OFFERING The Rev. Sharon PrestemonToday’s offering will support

the National and Global Ministries of the United Church of Christ

MUSIC AT OFFERING Bridge Over Troubled Waters Paul Simon, arr. Kirby Shaw massed choir/band

A Jubilant Song Allan Pote massed choir/band

HOLY COMMUNIONBlessed be the Faithful who are coming in your name!

INVITATIONBeloved in Christ, the Gospel tells us that on the first day of the week Jesus Christ was raised from death and encountered two disciples on the road. They recognized him at table, in the breaking of the bread.

This is the joyful feast of the people of God. All God’s beloved, diverse and beautiful,come from east and west, north and south, and gather about Christ’s table:One table, yet many tables.

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SANCTUS reprise

COMMUNION PROCESSION Communion elements are brought to the people

We come in your name, O Holy One, hungry, humble, hopeful.Let us know your presence in community around these tables.

Friends, we invite you to stay seated, but look around and find the bread and cup nearest you.The servers who have brought the communion elements to you may call on you to help break the bread or lift the cup.

May God be with you. And also with you.

Lift up your hearts. We lift them up to our God.

Let us give thanks to our good God. It is right to give God thanks and praise!

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O Holy One, You are our lover, our longing, our flowing stream of gladness throughout creation,leading us in your dance of love.

We thank you and praise you for giving us life, and immersing us in the life story of this people who are

blessed by your faithfulness, challenged by your prophets, forgiven by your mercy, and ever surprised by your power to do more, working in us, than we can ask or imagine.

We thank you for Jesus, your Word of life, --Bone of our bone and flesh of our flesh--Whose life, death and resurrection fully reveal

your desire for reconciliation, wholenessin a just world for all.

Jesus showed this loveWhen he gathered at table with his friends in a time of struggle and fear, and took bread, blessed and broke it and gave it to them saying “Take and eat: for this is my body.”(Servers may invite helpers to break and lift up the bread)

And after supper, as Jesus looked forward to your day of joy and power; he took the cup of wine, again gave you thanks and praise and said“Take this, all of you, and drink. This is the cup of the new covenant: my life poured out for you. I will share this with you again in the reign of God.(Servers may invite helpers to lift the cup)

Share this bread and this cup in memory of me.”

Friends, extend your hands in blessing over the bread and cup on your table, and we will invoke the Spirit together in call and response fashion:

Come now, Holy Spirit of God—Come now, Holy Spirit of God—

let these gifts of bread and cup let these gifts of bread and cup

become for us bread of life, cup of blessing.become for us bread of life, cup of blessing.

As we share this meal, transform us,

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As we share this meal, transform us,Make us one body in Christ.

Make us one body in Christ.Amen! Amen!

Friends, the tables are ready! If you are seated at one of the tables up front, let the persons closest to the bread and cup start serving. If you are seated in the theatre section, let the servers guide the process. The cups are filled with grape juice; the bread is all gluten-free.Share the gifts of God with the People of God!

Communion bread is free of gluten, dairy, egg, peanuts and tree nuts, but it contains soy protein.

MUSIC DURING COMMUNION

HYMN Bread for the People of God Mark Miller

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Jesu, Joy of Our Desiring J.S. Bach massed choir, brass and organ

One Bread, One Body John Foley

CLOSING PRAYER FOR COMMUNION:O Christ, our Host, we thank you for your welcome and your presence with us today at these many tables.We go forth from here gladdened and strengthened to witness to your love and work for a just world for all.

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SENDING FORTH

*HYMN A Mighty Fortress

BENEDICTION John Dorhauer

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*SANCTUS Reprise

POSTLUDE Toccata and Fugue in D. Op. 59 Max Reger

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS AND THANKSLeaders in today’s service:Preachers: The Rev. John Dorhauer, General Minister and President, UCC

The Rev. Dr. Yvonne V. Delk, former executive of the UCC Office for Church in SocietyThe Rev. Dr. Carrie Call, Executive Director of Development and Communication, Lancaster Theological SeminaryMr. Delrae Hokanson, Director of Children's and Family Ministry, First Congregational United Church of Church, Colorado Springs, ColoradoThe Rev. R. Kenneth Evitts, Sr. Pastor, Northwest Hills Church, UCC, Omaha, NEMs. Toni Buffalo, South Dakota Conference Delegate, Dakota Association Interim Program Coordinator, Member of the UCC Upper Cheyenne Church, Bridger, SDThe Rev. Cindy Bumb, Vice President of Spiritual Care, Emmaus Homes, St. Louis, MOThe Rev. Dr. Marilyn Pagán-Banks, Pastor of San Lucas and Namasté UCC; Executive Director of A Just Harvest, Chicago, IL

Leaders: The Rev. James Moos, Executive Minister for Wider ChurchMinistries and Co-Executive for Global Ministries, UCC

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The Rev. Traci Blackmon, Acting Executive Minister for Justice Witness MinistriesBishop Ilsa Junkermann, who joins us to help celebrate the 500th anniversary of the Reformation. She is Deputy Bishop of the United Evangelical Lutheran Church in Germany (VELKD) and Bishop in the Evangelical Church in Central Germany (EKD). Bishop Junkermann joins us at the invitation of Global Ministries, and of the Central Atlantic Conference, with whom the churches of the EKD have a longstanding partnership. Minister Louis J. Mitchell, South Congregational Church, Springfield, MAPastor Sarah Frische-Mouri Hannigan. Zion (Troy Ave) UCC, Indianapolis, INMs. Caroline Jeranek, Love in Action UCC in Hatboro, PAThe Rev. Sharon Prestemon, Conference Minister for the Minnesota Conference

Musicians and Artists:Mark Miller, Associate Professor of Church Music and Composer in Residence at Drew University in Madison N.J., Lecturer in the Practice of Sacred Music at Yale University. Mark serves as Minister of Music of Christ Church (UCC and ABC affiliated) in Summit, New JerseyDr. Jo Deen (Jody) Blaine Davis, Director of Music Ministries, Congregational Church of New Canaan, CT, and President, UCC Musicians AssociationDr. Thomas More Scott, Director of Music Ministries at First Congregational Church, Hudson, OHCatawba College Singers:Jessica Yates, Joan Hedrick, Victoria Layton ,Savannah Shaver, Brie Gardner Sarah Botts , Mikaela Brown , Hannah Addair , Taylor Kroop, Mia Schuster Dustin Chapman , Liam Pendergrass, Jason Hickerson, Duane Leatherberry , Reshaud Brown RJ Thornton, Angel Paez , James Satterwhite , Randall Stull , Sam ReederBrass Quintet: Mario Ayestas, Mark Lashof, Trumpets; Nelle Bailey, Horn; Michael Mallman, Trombone; Rex Turner, TubaHandbell Choir: Evangelical Reformed UCC Frederick, MDEdward Lawrence, Juilliard trained dancer from Trinidad who has performed and taught internationally. He has been dancing at UCC national events since 2009 Dustin May- drumsWilbur Krebs – bassLuke Chohany - guitar/mandolin

Offering: This service’s Offering will go to support the National Ministries of the United Church of Christ. Directions for making out checks and for giving electronically are included on the Synod APP.

Writer and Planners for this afternoon’s service:The Rev. Susan A. Blain, writer, Minister for Faith Formation: Curator of Worship and Liturgical Arts, UCCThe Rev. Dr. Diane M. Carter, Pastor of St. Paul’s UCC, Bellevue, OhioMr. Jerry King, Director of Television and Media at Cathedral of Hope, Dallas, TexasDr. Thomas More Scott, Director of Music Ministries at First Congregational Church, Hudson, OhioThe Rev. Jean Wallenfang, Pastor, United Church of Christ in Williams Bay, WI, and Stage Manager for General Synod, staged the LAC volunteers for Communion

Thanks to all the volunteers from the Local Arrangements Committee, who prepared and served Holy Communion today. They are led by Jill White, LAC Coordinator, Susan and William Fields, Communion Coordinators, John and Rebecca Shillingburg, Volunteer Coordinators.

The chalices and patens for General Synod 31 were created by Kelly Sisson Henson.

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Grateful thanks to Dr. Schar USA, Inc., for donating the bread—Schar Artisanal Bread and Schar Ciabatta Rolls-- used for Communion. Communion bread is free of gluten, dairy, egg, peanuts and tree nuts, but it contains soy protein.

Thanks to the Steinway Piano Gallery of Washington DC (11611 Old Georgetown Road , North Bethesda, MD 20852, 301-230-6535) for the loan of the Allen Organ and Steinway Piano used throughout Synod.

Artesian Pool and Fountain created by Clifford F. Dupill of The Athena Garden, Latrobe, PA.

Copyrights and Licensing: Photography during Sermon:

Images accompanying Yvonne Delk: Amistad Research Center, Tulane University, used with permission; Franklinton Center at Bricks Archives, used with permissionImages accompanying Carrie Call: New York Detention Room, Ellis Island: Art and Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1898-02). Retrieved from http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e0-cd52-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99; Castle Garden Images from https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page , public domain; Photo of Rev. Sommerlatte used with permission, courtesy of the Evangelical and Reformed Historical Society, Lancaster, PA; Front page of The Herald, August 3, 1887, used with permission of Evangelical and Reformed Historical Society, Lancaster, PA; Images of Ellis Island: Ellis Island -- istock.com/Sarah8000; Engraving istock.com/duncan1890; Window – istock.com/DNY59Images of Multi-Faith Camp 2016: used with permission of Delrae HokansonImages of Northwest Hills UCC ministries in Omaha, NE: used with permission of Ken EvittsImages accompanying Toni Buffalo’s witness are used with permission of the Council of American Indian Ministries (CAIM) and United Church of Christ NewsImages accompanying Cindy Bumb’s witness are used with permission of UCC NewsImages accompanying Marilyn Pagán-Banks’ witness are used with permission of Marilyn Pagán-Banks

Music:Music livestreamed under WORSHIPcast License 7631Music performances covered under PERFORMmusic License 7631Sanctus – Mark Miller. © 2016 All rights reserved. Used with permission of the composerLet the River Run – Carly Simon. © 1988, 1989 C’est Music and TCF Publishing, Inc. This arr. @ 2012 C’est Music and TCF Music Publishing, Inc. All rights reserved. Used with permissionGod has made me Glad – Leona von Brethorst, adapted. © 1976 Maranatha Praise, Inc. Used with permission under CCLI license 11503777A Future with Hope – Mark Miller. © 2016 All rights reserved. Used with permission of the composer.The Jesus in Me Loves the Jesus in You – TraditionalBridge over Troubled Waters - © 1969 Paul Simon. All rights reserved. International copyright secured. Used with permission. Arr. By Kirby ShawA Jubilant Song – Allen Pote. © 1984 Hope Publishing Co., Carol Stream, IL 60188. International copyright secured. All rights reserved. Used with permissionBread for the People of God – Mark Miller. © 2016 All rights reserved. Used with permission of the composerOne Bread, One Body – John Foley. © 1978 John Foley, SJ and New Dawn Music. Used with permission under OneLicense A-71582A Mighty Fortress is Our God—Words by Martin Luther, translated Frederick H. Hedge, 1853, adapted by Ruth Duck. Adaptation © 1981 Ruth Duck. Used with permission. Tune: EIN’ FESTE BURG

Commissioned Music: Sanctus, A Future with Hope, Bread for the People of God by Mark Miller © 2016; these pieces and others were commissioned for the Installation of The Rev. John Dorhauer as General Minister and President of the United Church of Christ, April 15-17, 2016. All of Mark’s Installation music is posted, with proper copyright citations, online at http://www.ucc.org/worship_worship-ways Permission given to UCC congregations to reproduce for use in services of worship or educational programs until December 31, 2017.

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