Welcome to worship at Northminster! Thank you for worshipping with us today. If you are visiting with us this morning we hope you feel the presence of God and the hospitality of this congregation. If you have any questions about our church please ask one of the pastors or a greeting host wearing a red “Ask Me” badge. SERVICE FOR THE LORD’S DAY SEVENTH SUNDAY OF EASTER May 13, 2018 ««««««««««««« * Those who are able, please stand. Congregation responds in bold. CENTERING THOUGHT Loaves and Fishes – a poem By David Whyte This is not the age of information. This is not the age of information. Forget the news, and the radio, and the blurred screen. This is the time of loaves and fishes. People are hungry, and one good word is bread for a thousand. 1660 Kessler Boulevard, East Drive Indianapolis, IN 46220 317-251-9489 www.northminster-indy.org
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Welcome to worship at Northminster!
Thank you for worshipping with us today. If you are visiting with
us this morning we hope you feel the presence of God and the
hospitality of this congregation. If you have any questions about our
church please ask one of the pastors or a greeting host wearing a red
“Ask Me” badge.
SERVICE FOR THE LORD’S DAY
SEVENTH SUNDAY OF EASTER
May 13, 2018
«««««««««««««
* Those who are able, please stand.
Congregation responds in bold.
CENTERING THOUGHT
Loaves and Fishes – a poem By David Whyte
This is not
the age of information.
This is not
the age of information.
Forget the news,
and the radio,
and the blurred screen.
This is the time of loaves
and fishes.
People are hungry,
and one good word is bread
for a thousand.
1660 Kessler Boulevard, East Drive
Indianapolis, IN 46220
317-251-9489
www.northminster-indy.org
APPROACHING GOD
Please silence your cell phone before worship begins.
WELCOME Teri Thomas
PRELUDE (9:00) Andante Grazioso Gaston Dethier
(1875-1958)
arr. Charles Callahan
(born 1951)
Kathy Hershberger, Viola
(11:00) Toccata in F Major Dietrich Buxtehude
(1637-1701)
*CALL TO WORSHIP
Happy are those who take delight in the law of the Lord.
They are like trees planted by streams of water. In all that
they do they prosper.
For the Lord watches over the way of the righteous.
May God number us with the righteous as we worship the Lord.
Let us worship God!
*HYMN NO. 744 Arise, Your Light Is Come! FESTAL SONG
*PRAYER OF CONFESSION Marland Pittman
Gracious God, you call us to delight in your teachings,
yet we can become cynical and full of doubt.
We continue to live in fear.
You invite us to share in Christ’s ministry, but we ignore the
calling of our baptism.
Do not judge us, we pray, but heal us and restore us to you.
Guard us and protect us from evil.
Set us free from a past we cannot change;
open to us a future in which we can be changed;
and grant us grace to grow more and more
in your likeness and image;
through Jesus Christ, the light of the world.
*SILENCE FOR PERSONAL PRAYER AND REFLECTION
*DECLARATION OF FORGIVENESS
In Christ Jesus, God has promised to forgive us and reconcile us
to God and each other.
With joy, let us share in the hope that we are forgiven.
Friends, I declare that you are forgiven.
*GLORIA John Weaver
*SHARING THE PEACE
The peace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.
And also with you.
(Worshippers may greet one another with words of Christ’s peace.)
LISTENING FOR GOD’S WORD
CHILDREN’S TIME
(Children may be excused for Church School at this time.)
PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION Mikotoba o kudasai
Yasushige Imakoma
(9:00) Section Leaders
(11:00) Chancel Choir
FIRST LESSON Acts 1: 15-17, 21-26 (Pg. 118)
PSALM 1 (9:00) John Wright, Cantor
(11:00) Robbie Foote, Cantor
SECOND LESSON John 17: 6-19 (Pg. 111)
The Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
SERMON One Good Word Teri Thomas
SILENCE FOR REFLECTION
RESPONDING TO GOD’S WORD
* HYMN NO. 451 Open My Eyes, That I May See
OPEN MY EYES
PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE
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. Amen.
OFFERING(Please sign the pew pad and pass it to your neighbor.)
OFFERTORY (9:00) Adagio Alexander Guilmant
(1837-1911)
arr. Charles Callahan
(11:00) O for a closer walk with God
Charles Stanford
(1852-1924)
Chancel Choir
O for a closer walk with God, a calm and heavenly frame;
A light to shine upon the road that leads me to the Lamb!
Return, O holy Dove, return! Sweet messenger of rest;
I hate the sins that made thee mourn, and drove thee from my
breast.
So shall my walk be close with God, calm and serene my
frame;
So purer light shall mark the road that leads me to the Lamb.
*DOXOLOGY LASST UNS ERFREUEN
Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;
Praise God, all creatures here below. Alleluia! Alleluia!
Praise God, the source of all our gifts!
Praise Jesus Christ, whose power uplifts!
Praise the Spirit, Holy Spirit, Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
*PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING
GOING FORTH
*HYMN Somebody Prayed for Me African-American spiritual
arr. John Bell
(born 1949)
(Choir sings stanza 1, All sing stanza 2 “My sister…,
stanza 3 “My brother…, stanza 4 “Somebody…”)
*BENEDICTION
POSTLUDE (9:00) Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing
John Wyeth
(1770-1858)
arr. Lee Burswold
(1941-2017)
CHORAL RESPONSE (11:00) I Believe This is Jesus
African-American spiritual
arr. Undine Smith Moore
(1904-1989)
Chancel Choir
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Ruth Moore is enjoying vacation time.
MUSIC IN WORSHIP
Today’s Psalm, Psalm 1, informs us that those who delight in the
law of the Lord are happy, righteous and prosperous. The psalm
makes a sharp contrast between the lot of the righteous and the
wicked. Of the righteous, the psalmist states, “They are like trees
planted by streams of water, bearing fruit in due season, everything
they do shall prosper.” Of the wicked, the psalmist states, “It is not
so with the wicked; they are like chaff which the wind blows away.”
The psalm is sung in the plainchant style.
Today’s 11:00 Offertory, “O for a closer walk with thee,” was
composed by the Irish composer Sir Charles Stanford (1852 –
1924). It is a setting of the hymn CAITHNESS (see Glory to
God No. 739), which first appeared in the 1635 Scottish
Psalter. Written for organ and SATB choir, the sopranos make the
opening statement and then are joined by the lower three voices.
The mood of the music reflects the tender poem by William Cowper
(1731 -1800). Charles Stanford, along with composers Elgar and
Parry, brought about the so-called “English Musical Renaissance,” a
rebirth of internationally significant compositions in Great Britain at
the beginning of the 20th century. Stanford was a highly respected
teacher; some of his pupils were the composers Ralph Vaughan
Williams, Gustav Holst, and Herbert Howells.
Pentecost Special Offering – May 20
The Pentecost Offering helps support and guide the Christian
formation of our young people – building a solid foundation of faith
formed in the first third of life, from childhood through young
adulthood. Your gift (envelopes in the pews and in offering boxes)
will support the Young Adult Volunteer Program, ministries with
youth (including Youth Triennium) and programs for youth at risk.
Northminster will retain 40 percent of the offering collected to
develop and support programs for young people in our church and
community.
What’s Next?
Sunday Worship
May 20 – DAY OF PENTECOST. Today is about the church, the
Spirit,
flames, wind and more. Wear RED and join in the
celebration! We
will honor graduates and recognize teachers.
May 27 – Trinity Sunday. This will be Marland’s last Sunday
with us and
he will be preaching. Drop in before the Race.
Mission and Outreach
Back to School Extravaganza – Washing and sorting of
clothing will begin in late May or early June
Pentecost Offering – May 20
Events and Education
Sound & Spirit – The Tannahill Weavers in Concert – May 18,
7pm, FREE
Reception for graduates, Marland Pittman, and Cheryl
Plunkett – May 20, 10am
Youth Fellowship – May 20, 5:30pm
Curious Conversations – information sessions - June 3, 10am
or 12:15pm; June 10, 10am
For more information, check out our website
(northminster-indy.org).
To give by text message on a smartphone, text the amount you
would like to give to 317-316-3009. Our online giving system,
ShelbyNext, will then prompt you through a one-time set up for