The Greenfield Hill Congregational Church...* Anthem (10:30) Prayer David Guion Words on page 11 David White ~ Tenor * Our Confession Prayer, said together: Holy God, we come to you

The mission of this congregation is to be a welcoming community which proclaims

the Word of God and the Gospel of Christ, nurtures Christian beliefs and behavior,

and encourages lifelong maturing in faith. Here we are empowered to grow as

Christians, so that we may minister to others spiritually and physically. We welcome you!

Greenfield Hill Church

September 30, 2018

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Greenfield Hill Congregational Church Adult

Education Board Presents

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2018 7:30pm – 8:30pm, with reception to follow

GHCC Sanctuary

Open to the Public/Free Admission

A Discussion About the

Armenian Genocide of 1915 (see page 9 for more details)

Veterans’ Day

Sunday

November 11 Please, we need:

❖ Photos of your family member in uniform ❖ At least 5x7 size ❖ Copies, original, or a PDF ❖ Bring to Church Office or email photo/s to

[email protected] by November 3rd

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GREENFIELD HILL CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH

FAIRFIELD, CONNECTICUT

SEPTEMBER 30, 2018 9:00 & 10:30 A.M. SERVICES

We love kids! But sometimes services are too long for even the happiest child. So ... • For infants we have nursery care in the Church House, first floor. • For children from 3’s through 7th grade, we have a wonderful Church School program during our 9:00 hour!

• And if your kids get squirmy, the Church Parlor is a great place to hang out, and you can listen to the service over speakers! (through the double doors at front, or go around outside)

Prelude Priere a Notre Dame Leon Boellmann

* Call to Worship

* Anthem (10:30) Prayer David Guion Words on page 11

David White ~ Tenor

* Our Confession Prayer, said together:

Holy God,

we come to you in prayer

at the start of worship

to be honest with you and ourselves

in this prayer of confession.

We too often pray at points of panic,

in times of crisis,

when all else fails.

Then we forget you.

We too often pray for ourselves

but forget others; We too often pray for you to do something

but lack the will to do our part.

We will do better, even in prayer.

Amen. (silent prayers of confession)

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* Assurance of Forgiveness

* Gloria Patri Hymnal, no. 35 (This hymn, sung every Sunday, expresses our gratitude for forgiveness)

* Hymn of Prayer Medley

Sweet Hour of Prayer ~ verse 1 Hymnal, no. 570

Take Time to be Holy ~ verse 1 Hymnal, no. 572

I Need Thee Every Hour ~ verse 1 Hymnal, no. 578

Welcome and Announcements

Please sign the green registration pad in your pew, and pass it to your neighbor.

Pastoral Prayer, with Scripture Luke 11

Deacon: One day Jesus was praying in a certain place. When

he finished, one of his disciples said to him,

Congregation: Lord, teach us to pray, just as John (the Baptist)

taught his disciples.

Deacon: Then Jesus said to them, “When you pray, say,

‘Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy

name...

Congregation: ... Thy Kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as

it is in heaven.

Deacon: ... Give us this day our daily bread...

Congregation: ... And forgive us our debts as we forgive our

debtors. Forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive

those who trespass against us. Forgive us our sins as

we forgive those who sin against us...

Deacon: And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from

evil...

Together: For thine is the Kingdom

and the power

and the glory

forever and ever.

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Deacon: ... So I say to you: ask and it shall be given to you;

seek and you shall find; knock and the door will be

opened to you. For everyone who asks, receives;

those who seek, find; and for those who knock, the

door will be opened.

Worship of God through Giving: (We give in many ways, by various means. Some give monthly, quarterly, yearly, credit card, by mail or automatic withdrawals. Yet it is still important to “present our offerings” on the altar as part of genuine worship, our way of giving thanks to God.)

Offering

Offertory (9:00) Prayer David Guion Words on page 11

David White ~ Tenor

(10:30) Eternal Life Olive Dungan Words from Prayer of St. Francis ~ Hymnal, no. 468

* Doxology Hymnal, no. 46

(This ancient hymn is sung every Sunday to thank God for all the gifts of our lives)

* Prayer of Dedication, said together:

Loving God, we end one week and begin another, grateful for

much of what just went by, grateful for days and opportunities

ahead. For last week and this, we thank you with our offering.

Amen.

Sermon My Prayer Life David Johnson Rowe

* Hymn What a Friend We Have in Jesus Hymnal, no. 585

* Pastoral Benediction

Choral Benediction (10:30)

Postlude

* All who are able, please stand.

Serving in the Chancel: Deacon Blake Titrud

Acolyte: Hudson Schunk

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“Religion in the News”

Today with David

11:40 am in the Church Parlor Does the NEWS drive you crazy?

Try ours... Have some fun... Think...

Be Inspired!

*ALL are WELCOME*

CHURCH NOTES

WELCOME to worship at Greenfield Hill. Your presence adds so much to our church

life. Whether a new visitor or longtime member, whatever your age or background, you

bring the most unique gift to church – yourself. Thank you for joining yourself with us.

Visitors: We are glad you are with us today. Want to know more? Take a

bag home from our Visitors’ Table, just outside the front door! If you are

interested in joining this church, please just speak with Alida!

At our 9:00 a.m. service, you have been greeted by Deacon Jon Passmore and

our Junior Deacons Anna Ruppert and Olivia Savino. At our 10:30 a.m.

service, you have been greeted by Deacon Jon Passmore, Junior Deacons

Hannah Amendola and Mackenna Tormey, and our Junior Greeter Aidan

Power. Junior Deacons assisting with Church School are Peter Schwinn,

Georgia Sharpe, Charlie Simon, Hope Smith, and Will Stearns. Assisting in the

crib room today will be Elliot Schunk.

A note about children in worship: We love them! But if you’d prefer to

enjoy worship on your own, our Church Nursery for infants-toddlers is across

the street in the Church House. Special beepers/pagers are available to

parents so that they may be quietly contacted during the worship service if

their child misses them! If your child in worship becomes restless or unhappy,

please make use of the Parlor (through the double doors by the choir loft, or

head outside and through the side doors). There is a comfortable space there

for your child to play with toys and a speaker which carries the service!

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We have a number of days available this fall for giving flowers on the altar in

memory or celebration of someone. The process is incredibly easy, all you need

to do is contact our Flower Chairperson, Lynn Davies at

[email protected] or on her cell at 203-218-0608.

Remembering our Soldiers

Laura Riebel . . . Mark Riebel . . . Brian Shelton . . . Derrick Keene . . . Mike

Lincoln . . . David Elliott. . . Stephen Honan . . . Molly Hanson . . . Shelby Wallace . . . Kelsey Wallace . . . Lawrence Benjamin . . . Dale Cates

If you or a loved one is hospitalized, please contact us! Hospitals do not notify us independently.

Many thanks for helping our pastoral ministry

CHURCH SCHOOL NOTES

This morning in our Church School classes… Our 1st Grade through

6th Grade classes are learning about Jesus and the Children, in their

rotational centers:

1st Grade – Cooking Center

2nd Grade – Mission Center

3rd Grade – Story Center

4th Grade - Science Center

5th Grade – Art Center

6th Grade – Games Center

Church School Dismissal Procedures! Our 3rd grade through 7th

grade classes will be dismissed from their respective classrooms at

10:00. For our younger classes, preschool through 2nd grade, we ask

that parents pick them up promptly at 10:00 a.m. from their

respective classrooms.

Some of our church school classes share a morning snack during

their class time. If your child has any food allergies, we ask that you

alert your child’s teacher in order that we may insure the safe

participation of all our children!

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TODAY AT CHURCH

JPF, our Junior Pilgrim Fellowship for 6th and 7th graders, will meet TODAY,

at the Adventure Park at the Discovery Museum and climbing until 5:00! Then

on 10/1, from 5-6:30pm, we are back in the Barn for fun and games with a

pizza dinner. Join us if you can!

“Religion in the News” – right after our 10:30 worship service! 11:40 a.m.

in the Parlor. Enjoy interesting conversations around interesting topics!

GHCC’s Annual Penfield Party! One of the best adult fellowship events of

the year! This year’s is taking place TONIGHT! Still time to join us and pay

at the door at 6pm!

CHURCH EVENTS THIS WEEK

SPF this coming Thursday (and every Thursday!)... youth group for our

high schoolers. Pizza first, followed by games, discussion, or a speaker, or

maybe all of the above. Last week was “What Would You Do?” Next week,

it’s Fishbowl Debates... an SPF fan favorite! See you at the Barn from 6pm-

7:30pm!

Bible Study: Off to a Great Start! What’s the WORST part of Bible Study??

You’ll be called on? NOPE. You need to know the Bible? NOPE.

You need to believe everything? NOPE. It’s boring? NOPE.

You know it all already? Really??

Don’t be intimidated… Don’t think you know it… just try it! Our Fall Bible

Study will meet on Thursdays, at 10am and 7:30pm in the Library of the

Church House.

UPCOMING CHURCH EVENTS

Fall Book Conversations on How’s Your Faith? (Oct. 9) and

The Ninth Hour (Nov. 13), both at 7pm in the Parlor. Join us

on for wine and cheese and conversation in the Parlor, as Alida

leads discussion of thought-provoking new books! In How’s Your

Faith, former news anchor David Gregory probes various

religious traditions to better understand his own faith and

answer important questions about who we want to be and what

we believe. And Alice McDermott’s The Ninth Hour has been

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described as “a crowning achievement of one of the finest American writers

at work today.”

Special guest from India as we celebrate

Worldwide Communion Sunday! Sunday, October

7 is a special day for Christians in every country, as churches everywhere share in Holy Communion,

and remember our brothers and sisters worldwide.

We are delighted to welcome John Franklin

Thirupathi, longtime friend of David and Alida’s, and the head of our work

in India. Franklin will share in worship with Alida. After the 10:30 worship,

join us in the Parlor for conversation with Franklin!

Open House at the Parsonage, for new friends!- Friday, Oct. 19, 7 - 8:30

p.m. New to Greenfield Hill Church? just joined, or thinking about it? just

started worshiping here recently? David and Alida warmly invite you to

drinks and hors d'oeuvres at their home, 3192 Bronson, for conversation,

fellowship, and a chance to get to know other new GHCCers! Drop a note to

Alida to let her know you're coming!

'Sports Worship' is Back!! Sunday, October

28 at 6:30 pm. And no, you don't have to play

sports to be there! -- this is fun worship for all

ages, drawing from the lessons of life, sharing

stories, sharing faith -- a different way and a different

time for worship. Come check it out!

“Fragments of a Lost Homeland: Remembering

Armenia” with Armen Marsoobian, Ph.D. Wednesday,

October 3, 7:30pm – 8:30pm (in the Sanctuary, with a

reception to follow), sponsored by our Adult Education

Board. Armenian Christians were shattered by the 1915

genocide at the hands of the Ottoman Turks. Not only

were thousands of lives lost but families were displaced

and the narrative threads that connected them to their own

past and homelands were forever severed. But two

generations gave voice to their experience in lengthy

written memoirs, in diaries and letters, and most unusually in photographs

and drawings. Their descendant, Armen Marsoobian uses all these resources

to tell their story and, in doing so, brings to life the pivotal and often violent

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moments in Armenian and Ottoman history. Join us for an extraordinary

talk!

CHURCH AND COMMUNITY NOTES

Calling all 8th Graders! Registration is now

for this year's Confirmation program! The

kick-off takes place on Saturday evening, October 13th from 5:00 to 7:30 ... and classes

begin Monday evening, October 15th. Drop Alida a note at

[email protected] to let her know!

Be a part of our youth ministry! Alida is looking for

volunteers to help her with our middle school youth

program, 'JPF' (Junior Pilgrim Fellowship). JPF is for

6th and 7th grade kids, meeting weekly from 5 to 6:30

on Sundays. Alida leads the meetings, but relies on a

team of co-leaders. If you love kids, and want to help our youth outreach,

this is a great place to serve! (weekly commitment not essential; we'll work

with your schedule!).

This fall Greenfield Hill Church Nursery School will be

opening enrollment to all past and current families, as well as

church members, for the 2019-2020 school year - beginning

tomorrow, Monday, October 1, 2018. And please join us on

Saturday morning, October 13, 2018, for our Annual Fall

Festival. We invite you to bring your family and friends and enjoy a morning of fun on our nursery school's playground! If you'd like more

information or would like a tour of our beautiful Nursery School, don't

hesitate to call our Director, Susan Rippey at 203-259-7957.

Help provide meals to Operation Hope! On the first

Wednesday of each month, GHCCers provide the food for

Operation Hope's community supper, serving the hungry right

here in Fairfield. We're looking for more volunteers to help us

make our dinner each month! Please contact Kelly Fedak at

[email protected] if you could lend a hand!

Dogwood Treasurer sought! Love our Dogwood Festival? Love numbers?

We are seeking a volunteer to serve as treasurer for the Festival (May 2019).

Familiarity with QuickBooks would be great. Involves some work before the

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festival, daily tracking of income during the event, and post-festival

accounting as well. If this intrigues you, we would love to talk with you!

Please be in touch with Alida, or with Mike & Karen Mitri.

Have a son or daughter in college or of college age? We are looking for your child's contact information.

In addition to keeping in touch and connected with

our young people, reminding them of the support

they still have at home, we will be sending out care

packages to them in the fall. Please email the church

office with their name, email, and school address.

The word is out...the liveliest (coolest) place to hang out is

at Greenfield Hill Cemetery. Bring a pair of gloves and a

friend for a workday tradition that has gone on for more than

200 years. Sat. Oct 6, 8:30a- 1:30p, and Sat Oct 27 8:00a- Noon with a picnic from Noon to 1:30p. Simple

Burgers/dogs, watermelon, lemonade for everyone who has

volunteered. T-shirt’s for the workers. Open House style-

come when you can. Reach out to [email protected]

with questions.

WORDS TO TODAY’S MUSIC

WORDS to ANTHEM by Hermann Hagedom Lord, in this hour of tumult, in this night of fears,

Keep open my, eyes, my heart, my ears.

Not blindly, not in hatred, Lord, let me do my part.

Hear Thous my pleading, my prayer, Lord

Hear Thou my prayer.

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CALENDAR FOR THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2018 Sunday 9:00 a.m. Worship in Sanctuary

(9/30) 9:00 a.m. Church School in the Church House Classrooms

10:30 a.m. Worship in Sanctuary

2:00 p.m. JPF (for our 6th and 7th graders) meet at the Adventure Park!

6:00 p.m. Penfield Party! At the Penfield Pavilion!

Monday 6:00 p.m. Knitting Group in the Library

(9/31)

Thursday 10:00 a.m. Bible Study – The Gathering –in the Library

(10/4) 6:00 p.m. SPF in the Barn

7:30 p.m. Chancel Choir in the Parlor 7:30 p.m. Bible Study –The Gathering – in the Library

Sunday 9:00 a.m. Worship – CHURCH FIRST in Sanctuary

(10/7) 9:00 a.m. Church School in the Church House Classrooms

10:30 a.m. Worship in Sanctuary

4:00 p.m. JPF (for our 6th and 7th graders) in the Barn

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SPORTS WORSHIP PLUS

Sunday, October 28th At 6:30 pm

Lessons from Sports PLUS

Lessons from God Fun... Creative... Informal...

Bring the Kids... Plus, Refreshments!

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INTERESTED IN THE 2019 APPALACHIA TRIP?

The Appalachia Trip is for all high school teens who are active participants in SPF (‘Senior Pilgrim Fellowship’ – our high school youth group). Not active in SPF? Get active! Join us any Thursday

night, 6 to 7:30 p.m. in the Len Morgan Youth Barn!

Adults: We need you! The Appalachia Trip requires two adults for every five youth - for our 2019 trip, we will need 94 adults to join us on the trip. Home repair skills not essential! Love for teens –

essential!

Trip Dates: June 29 - July 6 2019 Cost for teens: $650 ($100 deposit at time of registration)

Adult costs: $325 suggested donation

Registration Will be Open Online from Nov. 1-6 ONLY

at www.greenfieldhillchurch.com/asp

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GREENFIELD HILL CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH FAIRFIELD, CONNECTICUT

Telephone: (203) 259-5596 Fax: (203) 255-4641

Website: www.greenfieldhillchurch.com email: [email protected]

www.facebook.com/GreenfieldHillCongregationalChurch

OFFICERS: Rev. Dr. David Johnson Rowe, Pastor; Rev. Dr. Alida Ward, Pastor; Carol McCullough, Church Council Chairperson; Sue Bambach, Church Clerk; Aun Singapore, Treasurer.

STAFF: Roni Widmer, Office Manager; Sandra Shaw Murphy, Music Director; Sara Mastrony Hoefer, Junior Choir Director; Marcia Carothers, Director of Christian Education; Susan Rippey, Nursery School Director; Jessica Campbell, Financial Manager; Amity Almond and Kelcey King, Assistant Treasurers; Sarah De Meneses, Accountant; Jim Zalenski, Sexton; Rachel Baumann, Pastoral Assistant.

CHURCH BOARD MEMBERS

Adult Education: Rebecca Huselid, co-Chairperson, Sandra Timmermann, co-Chairperson, Linda Allegretti, Edward

Jordan Children and Youth Ministries: Erika Duffy, co-Chairperson; Andrea Muhlhauser, co-Chairperson; Mike

Dwyer, Scott Ettl, Amanda Heyn, Anna Taylor, Michelle Wormley Communications: Dave Hinkle, Chairperson;

Sarah Schunk, Nikki Wingate Development: Joe Holland, Chairperson; Tom Kreitler, Don Lord, Martha Lord,

Joanna Patterson, Adam Snyder, Jeff Taylor Diaconate: Carole Lisi, co-Chairperson, Ellen Waugh, co-Chairperson;

Kim Baer, Greg Bambach, Seth Baratz, Dan Carpenter, Jason Dies, Jen Hinkle, Karin Keith, Pat McCullough,

Jon Passmore, Blake Titrud Facilities: Andy Hoder, Chairperson; Jeri Barrett, Jim Cullinan, Todd Flanagan,

Mike Licamele, Gary Rafsky, Dom Savino, Walt Siemon, Fred Zarrilli Fellowship: Cathy Fell, Chairperson;

Kathy Baratz, Chris Gannon, Barbara Hayslip, Amy Hios, Heather Lajeunesse, Casey Mitchell, Pamela

Patterson, Allison Perkins, Beth Schaefer, Jessica Selden, Christine Wegener Finance: Amy Johnson,

Chairperson; LaWanza Holder, Jason Konschnick, Andy Muhlhauser, Jon Persson, Aun Singapore, Chris Tormey

Junior Deacons: Hannah Amendola, Witt Badger, Maddy Baker, Liam Ballou, Reid Brown, Maggie Burns, Elizabeth Cutler, Garrett Cutler, Ava Derbyshire, Casey Dies, Cooper Eckert, Owen Edminster, Eloise Gacetta, Helen Glover, Ian Greenwood, Liam Hawley, Ella Holland, Taylor Horine, Henry Houghton, Carly Jones, Mary Keden, Caroline Lacey, Meghan Lajeunesse, Caroline Lauf, Cole Markham, Maddy Markham, Allison Milicia, Connor Navin, Sophie Nightingale, Gillian Orben, Emma Powell, Anna Ruppert, Olivia Savino, Peter Schwinn,

Georgia Sharpe, Charlie Simon, Hope Smith, Will Stearns, Ben Steele, MacKenna Tormey, Severin Tormey, Hunter Vogel, Jack Vogel, Isabella Whelan, Devenny Widmer, George Wyckoff, Amelia Yoder, Caroline Young

Member Care: Wendy Savino, Chairperson; Nicki Callahan, Sharon Jacobs, Carol Langeland, Kim Markham,

Anne Orvis, Eleanor Page, Sue Trischman, Elyse Tsou, Lisa Vacheron Member Involvement: Jen Chandler, co-

Chairperson, Adam Simon, co-Chairperson; Tony Derbyshire, Glenn Horine, Kerry Manning, Jon Sabrowski

Mission and Outreach: Michelle Stearns, Chairperson; Michelle Baker, Val Collison, Murray Jacques, Chris

Kenney, Meg Lowe, Laraine Petersen, Bevo Tarika Church Council At-Large Members: Scott Craighead,

Mike Howard, Martha McKeon Church Historian: Lynn Van Winkle.

COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSONS

Dogwood Festival, Mike & Karen Mitri; Flowers, Lynn Davies; Ushers, Marcy Michaud;Memorial Garden,

Lynn Davies; Nursery School, Amanda Innes; Human Resources, Cheryl Jones

CHANCEL CHOIR

Bert Andren, Cary Andren, David Callahan, Lia Carter, Wendy Gerbier, Thomas Grant, Zoe Grosser, Rebecca Huselid, Sue Leiss, Donald Lord, Michael Moore, Jon Passmore, Melinda Reynolds, Beth Schaefer, Earlyne Seaver, Dianne Simpson, Bob Stilson, Michael Trnik, David White

CHURCH SCHOOL VOLUNTEERS Amity Almond, Jennifer Bargas, Jessica Campbell, Sarah DeMeneses, Donna Ellett, Scott Ettl, Betsy Ewing, Karen Fox, Rachelle Giordano, Marjorie Glover, Ann Harvey, Kelly Hayes, Amanda Heyn, Katie Holland, Andra Horsch, Carolyn Houghton, Mary Janacek, Stacie Kenney, Bob & Molly King, Jennifer Lubarsky, Mollie Milano, Andrea Muhlhauser, Rachel Parrish, Gwen Powell, Allyson Power, Lauren Raps, Kirsten Sabrowski, Amanda Schmidt, Sarah Schunk, Pamela Scott, Skylar Smith, Kara Snyder, Wendy Steinfeld, Marike Toothaker, Chris Tormey, Kelly Vogel, Nikki Wingate, Michelle & Nick Wormley, Kathy Wyckoff, Sara York