January 21, 2018 | 3rd Sunday after the Epiphany€¦ · All: Holy, Holy, Holy, God of boundless mercy and unending love, How majestic is your name in all the earth! Hosanna in the

January 21, 2018 | 3rd Sunday after the Epiphany

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Prelude Praise God in The Holy Temple . . . . . Steven Scott

Opening Welcome Pastor DeWayne

Call to Worship Lee Ann Bricco

One: Maintain justice and do what is right for soon God’s salvation will come and God’s deliverance will be revealed.

Many: In God’s house and within these walls we have a name

All: God gathers us all in this place. It shall be called a house of prayer for all peoples. Amen.

Passing of the Peace Pastor DeWayne

Songs (1) The Presence of the Lord is Here (2) Blessed

Scripture Reading: John 2:13-25 Lee Ann Bricco

The Passover of the Jews was near, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. In the temple he found people selling cattle, sheep, and doves, and the money changers seated at their tables. Making a whip of cords, he drove all of them out of the temple, both the sheep and the cattle. He also poured out the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables. He told those who were selling the doves, “Take these things out of here! Stop making my Father’s house a marketplace!” His disciples remembered that it was written, “Zeal for your house will consume me.” The Jews then said to him, “What sign can you show us for doing this?” Jesus answered them, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.” The Jews then said, “This temple has been under construction for forty-six years, and will you raise it up in three days?” But he was speaking of the temple of his body. After he was raised from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this; and they believed the scripture and the word that Jesus had spoken.

When he was in Jerusalem during the Passover festival, many believed in his name because they saw the signs that he was doing. But Jesus on his part would not entrust himself to them, because he knew all people and needed no one to testify about anyone; for he himself knew what was in everyone.

One: May God bless the reading of the word.

Song: Glory to God

Morning Message Wrecking Shop Pastor DeWayne

Gathering Song Come to the Water

Offering/DUO Recipient AGC Benevolence Fund Rev. Steve Robertson

Offertory In The Sanctuary . . . . Kurt Carr

Doxology: Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, First Light of creation! All that hath life and breath, join in the grand jubilation! Let the amen sound from God’s children again; Joining in glad adoration!

Communion Liturgy Rose Ahmann

The Invitation and Sursum Corda

One: God be with you. All: And also with you.

One: Lift up your hearts. All: We lift them up to our God.

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One: Let us give thanks to God. All: It is right to give thanks and praise to our God.

One: It is right, and a good and joyful thing, always and everywhere, to give thanks to our Sovereign God, who through the great teacher and prophet, Jesus, brought good news to the poor, proclaimed release to the captives, recovered sight for the blind, and let the oppressed go free. Therefore, in the company of each other, those who have gone before us, and those around the world who cry out for liberation, we declare in praise…

All: Holy, Holy, Holy, God of boundless mercy and unending love, How majestic is your name in all the earth! Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is the one who comes in the name of God; Hosanna in the highest.

Words of Institution

One: Glory to God, in whose image we are made, in whom we live and breathe and have our being, and who is present with and among us, forever and always,

All: Thanks be to God as we gather together to meet you, to share your meal, to celebrate your love, and to become strengthened to serve you and our neighbor. Hallelujah!

Communion Songs (1) Be Glorified (2) Refiner’s Fire (3) All In All

Prayer of Thanksgiving Rose Ahmann

Announcements Pastor DeWayne

Benediction Pastor DeWayne

Closing Song That’s What We Came Here For

Postlude Build Your House

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Today!

The Hospitality Ministry would like to invite everyone to join in for a time of gathering,

visiting and enjoying an amazing meal served in Ackerman Hall (Downstairs) and also in the

Chapel (main floor) Bring a dish to share!

So, stop by, give a twirl, have some comfort food and chat, laugh and love along with the

entire AGC community!

The Next New Membership Class is Today!

All God’s Children Metropolitan Community Church takes special time each Thursday during

the hours of 11am and 1pm to feed those that are hungry or in need of a good meal. The

program is open to everyone. For more information on how to donate or how to lend a helping hand email [email protected]

Feeding Those in Need

Sunday, January 28, 2018 after worship. AGC recently received recommendations about ways to make our building more accessible for the congregation & our community partners and the opportunities for buying/selling church properties. Please join the Pastor for a time of conversation in the Chapel to discuss these important topics.

Listening

Sessions

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See what’s going on this week! January 21 - January 28, 2018

Sunday

// 8am - Chancel Choir Rehearsal (Chapel)

// 9am - Full Music Team Rehearsal (Sanctuary)

// 10am - Worship Celebration (Sanctuary)

// 11am - Community Gathering & Meal (Ackerman Hall & Chapel)

// 11:45am - Praise Singers Rehearsal (Sanctuary)

// 12pm - New Membership Class (Chapel)

Monday

// 6:30pm - NA Recovery Meeting (Ackerman Hall)

Tuesday

// 7pm - AA Support Group (Ackerman Hall)

// 8:15pm - Twin Cities Trans & Queer AA Support Group (Ackerman Hall)

Wednesday

// 6pm - Praise Band Rehearsal (Sanctuary)

// 7pm - NA Support Group (Ackerman Hall)

Thursday

// 11am - Thursday’s Table - Meals for people in Need (Ackerman Hall)

// 5:30pm - NA Support Group (Ackerman Hall)

// 7:30pm - AA Support Group (Ackerman Hall)

Saturday

// 10am - Recovery Ladies of the Lakes NA Support Group (Chapel)

Sunday

// 8am - Chancel Choir Rehearsal (Chapel)

// 9am - Full Music Team Rehearsal (Sanctuary)

// 10am - Worship Celebration (Sanctuary)

// 10am - New Members Welcome Ceremony (Sanctuary)

// 11am - Community Gathering - A Social Hour (Ackerman Hall & Chapel)

// 11:45am - Praise Singers Rehearsal (Sanctuary)

// 11:45am - Congregational Listening Session(Chapel)

The Do Unto Others Fund is our way of reaching out past the walls of All God’s Children and providing our support to organizations making a difference across the world. The DUO fund recipient this week is:

AGC Benevolence Fund - The Benevolence Fund is one of the chief ways that we help those in our community who are in need. Proceeds from this fund are used for a range of needs, including bus passes, food for hungry families, or money to pay utility bills. We are called to serve those in need around the state, and God equips us with the means to make this happen. What we share from our abundance can make a difference.

Together, we raised the following amounts for our DUO Fund recipients:

AGC Benevolence Fund - $924 MCC Fellowship Offering - $259

African American AIDS Task Force - $878 Guyana Lutheran Music Academy - $777

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EXECUTIVE TEAM

Rev. DeWayne Davis Senior Pastor [email protected]

Mike Haase Director of Music and Worship Arts [email protected]

David Coleman Office Administrator [email protected]

Darren Beecher Director of Information Technology [email protected]

Kathy Barclay Director of Facilities Management [email protected]

William Breitrick Sexton

MINISTRY LEADERS AND VOLUNTEERS

Doug Beck Membership & Outreach Coordinator [email protected]

Darryl Drozdik Communications Team Coordinator [email protected]

Paul Herzberg Worship & Community Care Team Coordinator [email protected]

Kenn Carlson Recovery Ministry [email protected]

Rev. Steve Robertson Volunteer Clergy & Community Care

Will Murray Young Adult Ministry (Revolution) Coordinator

Looking to Join Up with an AGC Team? Have an interest to help out? Below find all the people that are responsible for bringing AGC’s ministry to you each day. We are always looking for talented people to bring new ideas and help us be a beacon to the world.

[email protected]

Della Linse & Nona Savino Hospitality Team/Thursday’s Table Coordinators [email protected]

Erik Sundman and Eric Sayre Praise Team & Band Accompanist

Kyle Williams Technology & Worship Production [email protected]

Roben Williams Lead Usher [email protected]

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Rev. DeWayne Davis Brent Suther Kim Crosley Stephanie Meredith Travis Allen Wally Swan Will Murray [email protected]

LAY DELEGATES

Terrie Crosley Kenn Carlson

Book All God’s Children to host your wedding! In addition to the beautiful grounds and the off street parking there’s a full kitchen, banquet hall and sanctuary! AGC is ready to accommodate all of your wedding needs. Questions? See agcmcc.org/weddings for more information or contact [email protected]

Getting Married?

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“Jesus himself is the new Temple at the heart of the new creation, against that day when the whole earth shall be filled with the glory of God as the waters cover the sea. And so this Temple, like the wilderness tabernacle, is a temple on the move, as Jesus's people go out, in the energy of the Spirit, to be the dwelling of God in each place, to anticipate that eventual promise by their common and cross-shaped life and work.”

― N.T. Wright, How God Became King: The Forgotten Story of the Gospels

Dennis, Grandson of Jan Gaslin • Patrick Hendricks • The Collier Family - Yvette, Arnold, and Yvone • Jesus (Chuy) Ramirez • Willy Allen • Steve Robertson's Mother Gladys • Diondre M. Wallace and Family • Brendan Kelly • Ray

Holy One, wisdom of the ages, God of a thousand voices, thank you for gathering us in your presence. Thank you for naming us as your beloved, calling us to serve you and your people. Hallow this sanctuary, O God, that this may be a house of prayer for all peoples. Let your body be the temple for the very presence of God in our midst. Call us over and over again so that we may hear you and know you have called us. Give us hope, vision, solace, and courage as we confront the powers and assume our place as workers in your vineyard. In the name of all that is holy. Amen.

If you or someone you love is in need of special prayer, enter that request into the black pew pads located at the end of every aisle and the AGC community will include them into our special prayers for this week.

Inspiring words of wisdom from individuals whose lives and witness empower us.

Diondre M. Wallace • Bartholomew Ryan • David McCullough • Marsell • Josh Zelazny • Friends and Family of Leon C. Sieve • Cherise + Vone Posley • Anthony Lunderos • Marshall A. Mason • A Prayer In Honor of Jared Hammell's Life

Reading for Reflection

21 Isaiah 42:1-12

22 Isaiah 11:1-9

23 Luke 1:5-25

24 Isaiah 35:1-10

25 Zechariah 2:10-13

26 Psalm 28

27 Isaiah 44:1-8

For the week of Jan 21 - Jan. 27, 2018

Scripture Readings

Prayers of Health & Healing

Prayers of Support

In Need of Prayer

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2017 Year To Date Monthly Income

Nov 2017 Actual Nov 2017 Budget Actual Budget Variance

General Fund $15,077 $17,460 $169,578 $172,540 ($2,962)

Designated Giving $177 $150 $15,095 $16,650 ($1,555)

Other Income $7,806 $5,828 $50,959 $44,969 $5,990

Total Income $23,060 $23,438 $235,632 $234,159 $1,473

Paid Expense $30,834 $19,358 $245,333 $243,012 $2,321

Net ($7,774) $4,080 ($9,701) ($8,853) ($848)

All God’s Children MCC phone: 612-824-2673

community care: 612-LOVE-371 email: [email protected]

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For complete financial reports, including year-end reports, please visit our website.

See how your contributions are helping AGCMCC to thrive. Thank you for your financial support.

Financials

21 David Hedlund

22 Alejandro Angel

For the week of Jan 21 - Jan 28, 2018

Community Birthdays

24 Robert Gamble

26 Ernest Scheidness

Join All God’s Children for our Ash Wednesday service:

Return & Follow - Jesus as the good shepherd who gives us life and that we

might have it more abundantly. The good shepherd is willing to die for us. Return to

God with all our hearts.