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Community Church
of the
Monterey Peninsula
Independent & United Church of Christ
Order OF Worship
January 19, 2020
Nursery care available
Children’s activities
Welcome to Community Church!
We’re glad you have chosen to worship with us this morning.
No matter who you are, or where you are on life's journey, you are welcome here!
Prelude
Welcome
(An asterisk (*) indicates when the congregation may stand)
(If you are new to Community Church please share your name and address with us in the red friendship register that you will find at the end of each pew.)
As We Gather….. (T.S. Eliot, 1888-1965)
From Four Quartets
We shall not cease from exploration
And the end of all our exploring
Will be to arrive where we started
And know the place for the first time.
Congregational Greeting
This is an opportunity to greet those in front and back of you and on either side of you.
Choral Call to Worship “Listen, Listen, Listen”
Call to Worship (Michael Shaw & Paul Inwood,
Contemporary)
Leader: Spirit of Light:
People: let your wisdom shine on us.
Leader: Spirit of Silence:
People: make us aware of God’s presence.
Leader: Spirit of Courage:
People: dispel the fear in our hearts.
Leader: Spirit of Fire:
People: inflame us with Christ’s love.
Leader: Spirit of Peace:
People: help us be still and seek God’s voice.
Leader: Spirit of Joy:
People: inspire us to live the good news.
Leader: Spirit of Love:
People: help us to open ourselves
to the needs of others.
Leader: Spirit of Power:
People: give us all your help and strength.
Leader: Spirit of Truth:
People: guide us in the way of Christ.
*Opening Hymn 292 “Breathe On Me, Breath Of God”
Morning Prayers
Unison Prayer (Angela Ashwin, Contemporary)
Stay at the center of my being, God:
be in my longing and my hurting;
be in my hoping and my emptiness;
be in my eyes and lips and heart,
so that my desire to be true to you
and to my deepest self
may prevail over everything else.
Amen.
Shared Silence
Please meditate using the phrase most appropriate for you, or another phrase of your own choosing.
Abba, I belong to you.
Abba, I trust you.
Loving God, I belong to you.
Loving God, I trust you.
Pastoral Prayer
The Lord’s Prayer (Unison)
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. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: for thine is the kingdom and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen.
Anthem “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For” U2
Scripture Text Genesis 3:1-13
3 Now the serpent was more crafty than any other wild animal that the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, ‘Did God say, “You shall not eat from any tree in the garden”?’ 2The woman said to the serpent, ‘We may eat of the fruit of the trees in the garden; 3but God said, “You shall not eat of the fruit of the tree that is in the middle of the garden, nor shall you touch it, or you shall die.” ’ 4But the serpent said to the woman, ‘You will not die; 5for God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.’ 6So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate; and she also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate. 7Then the eyes of both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together and made loincloths for themselves.
8 They heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden at the time of the evening breeze, and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God among the trees of the garden. 9But the Lord God called to the man, and said to him, ‘Where are you?’ 10He said, ‘I heard the sound of you in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself.’ 11He said, ‘Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree of which I commanded you not to eat?’ 12The man said, ‘The woman whom you gave to be with me, she gave me fruit from the tree, and I ate.’ 13Then the Lord God said to the woman, ‘What is this that you have done?’ The woman said, ‘The serpent tricked me, and I ate.’
Sermon: GIVING IN TO TEMPTATION
Pastor Paul Wrightman
Hymn 1 “Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise” Vs 1,2,3
Invitation to Giving
Freely you have received,
freely give,
remembering the words
the Lord Jesus himself said:
“It is more blessed to give than to receive.”
Offertory
*Doxology
Praise God from Whom all blessings flow;
Praise God all creatures here below.
Praise God above all heavenly host.
Creator, Christ and Holy Ghost. Amen.
Unison Prayer (Alan Gaunt, Contemporary)
God, you are no idol of our making,
but the living God,
coming, going, revealed or hidden – as you decide.
Give us the capacity to be surprised
into new understanding.
Break through our traditions and set phrases
and show yourself alive –
the strength of our present
and the promise of our future.
Help us to be startled by grace
where we could see no virtue,
by kindness where we could see only coldness,
by the need of love
where we could see only arrogance and ingratitude.
Meet us, Lord, in unexpected places;
speak to us through unexpected voices;
and do not let us refuse to see or hear you anywhere.
Announcements Pastor Paul
*Closing Hymn “Leaning On The Everlasting Arms”
What a fellowship, what a joy divine,
Leaning on the everlasting arms;
What a blessedness, what a peace is mine,
Leaning on the everlasting arms.
Leaning, leaning,
Safe and secure from all alarms;
Leaning, leaning,
Leaning on the everlasting arms.
*Benediction
Closing Hymn (cont.) “Leaning On The Everlasting Arms”
Oh, how sweet to walk in this pilgrim way,
Leaning on the everlasting arms;
Oh, how bright the path grows from day to day,
Leaning on the everlasting arms.
Leaning, leaning,
Safe and secure from all alarms;
Leaning, leaning,
Leaning on the everlasting arms.
What have I to dread, what have I to fear,
Leaning on the everlasting arms;
I have blessed peace with my Lord so near,
Leaning on the everlasting arms.
Leaning, leaning,
Safe and secure from all alarms;
Leaning, leaning,
Leaning on the everlasting arms.
Postlude
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THANK YOU TO OUR READER Traci Reid.
ENGAGING THE BIBLE: We meet Wednesdays 1:15-2:15. Join us in the Library!
WEDNESDAY EVENING BIBLE CLASS: meets for dinner at 5:30 (optional) with class 6:00 p.m.
HEALING PRAYER GROUP: Joanne Anderson welcomes those interested to meet in the Broaddus room after the worship service. Prayer requests are welcomed.
FLAT ROOF PROJECT: Thank you to those who generously donated to our roof project and to Bill and Millie Daniel who matched the funds collected!!!!
FRIDAY MORNING WOMEN’S SUPPORT & FAITH-SHARING GROUP: The group meetings are 10:30 am Fridays in our church library. (We are on hiatus and will resume January 10.) We are reading Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell,, who was awarded the National Book Award for most distinguished novel in 1936 and the Pulitzer Prize for fiction in 1937. Feel free to drop in, read along with us on your own, knit, bring a snack, bring a neighbor, talk, be silent, etc. All sharing is confidential & voluntary. Rev. Elizabeth Wrightman.
FELLOWSHIP NEEDS YOUR HELP! Those of you who wish to be part of the Fellowship team contact Cindi Daniel or Peter Sewald. We can use help with setting up and cleaning up on Sundays and for potlucks and special events. Treats are welcome for coffee hour!!!
Givingtree Benefit Shop
Hours Thurs. and Fri. 12-4
Sat. 10-4
Donations welcomed during shop hours.
Open most Sundays after church for an hour.
OUR MISSION OUTREACH
OUR MISSION OUTREACH
(I-HELP) FOR MEN: We collect clothing and toiletries for the men. Monthly dinners are the 2nd Weds. (We offer shelter one or more additional times each month.) Sign up in Woodhull Hall. Call Dolores Joblon for info.
I-HELP FOR WOMEN could use help from our congregation! A week before the dinner (which is held the 3rd Tuesday of the month), Kim Swan-Sosky sends out an email with items needed for the meal. If you would like to be included on the email to help when you can with dinner, please contact Kim Swan-Sosky 831-402-9014; kswan@mbayaq.org )
THE TOWEL TEAM MINISTRY: We provide bath towels for showers at Dorothy’s and Sun Street Center in Salinas. We need hand towels for the I-HELP programs. Clean towels may be left in the office.
SUN STREET CENTER/SALINAS is a service for education, prevention & recovery of alcohol addiction and drug abuse in men. We provide bedding and toiletries.
FOOD BANK: St. Mary’s Food Pantry, needs non-perishable foodstuff. Leave in food basket in narthex. Thank you Peggy and Larry Kuck for transporting the food to the Food Pantry at St. Mary’s Church in PG.
CLOTHING CLOSET AT DOROTHY’S PLACE: Clothing and toiletries for men and women needed. Items may be left in the church office. Clothing for the closet is sorted and sized Mondays 10-12 and taken to Dorothy’s on Saturdays between 9-12. Thank you to Kathy Curless for her continued support. Call Carolyn Gray for info.
ONE STARFISH SAFE PARKING: Parking in our church lot is available to homeless persons registered in the program and are supervised by Starfish staff. Parking is allowed for those with permits from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m.
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Do you have a change in your info
for the 2020 church directory?
Do you want your name added?
Please let Carole know by email
or phone 624-8595.
The Community Church of the Monterey Peninsula encourages individual spiritual exploration. We pray, we seek, we study individually and around the table to learn what it means to be a Christian and follow Christ. We encourage and support each other in our learnings. Our mission is to welcome independent-minded people of all ages, build a diverse Christian community, and nurture one another to love God, neighbor and self.
OUR TEN CORE VALUES
God loves all people.
We welcome all people, wherever they are on their life journey.
Worship is the life breath of our community.
We are the heart and hands of Christ serving others.
We grow spiritually in Christ.
We provide creative, open, lifelong Christian education.
We are stewards sustaining all of God’s creation.
We promote understanding and cooperation among people of all faiths.
We are a vital democracy and value independent thinking and dialogue.
We joyfully support our mission with time, talent and treasure.
Your Legacy:
Remember Our Church
In Your Estate Plan
Rev. Paul Wrightman | ||||
Pastor | ||||
Rev. Elizabeth Wrightman | ||||
Pastoral Associate | ||||
Carole French | ||||
Administrative Assistant | ||||
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PLEASE COME AGAIN!
Worship Service is 10:00 a.m.
followed by Fellowship in Woodhull Hall.
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Location: 4590 Carmel Valley Road, Carmel CA 93923
Mailing Address: P. O. Box 222811, Carmel CA 93922
Phone: (831) 624-8595
Givingtree Phone: (831) 624-3060
Website: www.ccmp.org