Sunday Morning 11am Service March 5th 2017

Prelude: St. Flavian by Brahms performed by Judy Hammett

Welcome by The Rev. Dr. Jeremy Rutledge

Introit: Thee We Adore, O Hidden Savior, 13th Cent plainsong by Choir

Call to Worship: adapted from Walden by Henry David Thoreau lead by Marjory Wentworth

UCC Hymn, Dear God, Embracing Humankind

Prayer of Confession and Renewal of Life by Marjory Wentworth

Anthem: Ubi Caritas by Choir

Children's Welcome by Jennifer Wicker

Scripture: 1 Kings 19.11-13, Matthew 18.20 read by Judy Selby

Meditation: The Question that Only You Can Answer by Rev. Dr. Jeremy Rutledge

Musical Meditation by Susan Parsons

Offertory: The Peace Waltz by Bart Saylor

Doxology #591

The Lord's Prayer sung

Hymn #508, For the Bread Which You Have Broken

Sung Benediction: Amazing Grace

 

Sunday Morning Service, Feb. 26, 2017, 11 a.m. Call to Worship and Prayer of Confession by Barbara Cole, St. James Infirmary by TenCap Jazz, Mark 8:22-26 read by Ginger Doubt, Teaching:  "Beginning with Ourselves" by Jeremy Rutledge, Prayer and Benediction by Jeremy Rutledge, When the Saints Go Marching In by TenCap Jazz.

 

Sunday Morning 11am Service Feb 19th 2017

Music for Gathering: Prelude in C by Bach

Welcome by The Rev. Dr. Jeremy Rutledge

Musical Mediation by Susan Parsons

Unison Call to Worship "Song of the Builders" from Why I Wake Early by Mary Oliver lead by The Rev. Dr. Jeremy Rutledge

UCC Hymn #181, Come Sing to God

Prayer of Confession and Renewal of Life by The Rev. Dr. Jeremy Rutledge

Anthem: My Shepherd Will Supply My Need, arr. by V. Thompson by Choir

Children's Welcome by The Rev. Dr. Jeremy Rutledge

Scripture: Matt: 25:34-40 and Qur'an read by Rev. Jeane Spoor

Guest Teaching: Love and Justice: What Martin Luther King has to say to today's America by Dr. Omid Safi

Offertory: Adagio by Mendelssohn performed by Judy Hammett

Doxology #591

UCC Hymn, O God of Love, O God of Peace

Benediction by Rev. Dr. Jeremy Rutledge

 

Omid Safi is the Director of the Islamic Studies Center at Duke University. He was our guest lecturer on spirituality and ethics. He spoke at Circular on Saturday morning, February 18, 2017. This is his first talk, the Muslim experience in America.

Sunday Morning 11am Service, Feb 12th 2017

Prelude Das Klinget so herrlich from Die Zauberflote by Mozart performed by Musica Camerata

Welcome by The Rev. Clara Benson

Introit: Thou Knowest Lord the Secrets of Our Hearts by Musica Camerata

Call to Worship adapted from "Love So Easily Gets Lost" from My Soul Feels Lean: Poems of Loss and Restoration by Joyce Rupp lead by Bart Saylor

UCC Hymn #28, For the Beauty of the Earth

Prayer of Confession by Bart Saylor

Anthem: If You Love Me by Choir

Children's Welcome by Though I May Speak

Scripture: Psalm 5 read by Conway Saylor

Teaching; Grounded

Musical Meditation Psalm 8 O notre Dieu by C. Goudimel performed by Musica Camerata

Offertory: Courante, M. Praetorius performed by Musica Camerata

Doxology #591

UCC Hymn #391, In the Midst of New Dimensions

Benediction by Rev. Clara Benson

 

Sunday Morning Service 11am January 29th 2017

Prelude: Saint Anthony's Chorale by Judy Hammett

Welcome by The Rev. Dr. Jeremy Rutledge

Introit: Jesus Christ the Apple Tree, performed by Lara D'Eugenio

Call to Worship from A Feminist Ethic of Risk by Sharon Welch lead by Chris Hernandez

UCC Hymn: God of Grace and God of Glory

Prayer of Confession and Renewal of Life by Chris Hernandez

Anthem: Heavenly Light by Wilhousky by Choir

Children's Welcome by Marian Martin

UCC Hymn: Great God of Earth and Heaven

Scripture: Matt. 5.1-12 read by Leslee Power

Teaching: The 200-Year Present by Rev. Dr. Jeremy Rutledge

Musical Meditation

Offertory: Lord of Love Unfailing performed by Judy Hammett

Doxology #591

UCC Hymn: God, Speak to Me, That I May Speak

Benediction by The Rev. Dr. Jeremy Rutledge

 

Sunday Morning Service 11am January 22th 2017

Prelude: Kendron by Judy Hammett

Welcome by The Rev. Dr. Jeremy Rutledge

Introit: Where Charity and Love Prevail, 9th Century Latin Hymn performed by Choir

Call to Worship from "The American Scholar" by Ralph Waldo Emerson lead by Emilie Woody

Hymn #469: Morning Has Broken

Prayer of Confession and Renewal of Life by Emilie Woody

Anthem: Unto Thee O Lord by Ford by Choir

Children's Welcome by Linda Chinnis

UCC Hymn: In Solitude

Scripture: Luke 4.17-21 read by Peggy Welty

Teaching: Reading As An Act of Resistance by Rev. Dr. Jeremy Rutledge

Musical Meditation by Judy Hammett

Offertory performed by Judy Hammett

Doxology #591

UCC Hymn: Part in Peace

Benediction by The Rev. Dr. Jeremy Rutledge

Sunday Morning 11 am Worship, January 15th, 2017

Prelude by Judy Hammett

Welcome by The Rev. Dr. Jeremy Rutledge

Introit: Steal Away, Spiritual by JC Davidson

Call to Worship from "Where Do We Go From Here?" by Martin Luther King, Jr. in The Radical King, edited by Cornel West read by The Rev. Dr. Jeremy Rutledge

UCC Hymn, God, Speak to Me, That I May Speak

Prayer of Confession by The Rev. Dr. Jeremy Rutledge

Anthem: Today We All Are Called to Be Disciples by Choir

Children's Welcome by Bob and Wendy

UCC Hymn, Let Justice Flow Like Streams

Scripture: Isaiah 58.6-12 read by Jeane Spoor

In the Words of Our Poets Laureate: Marcus Amaker and Marjory Wentworth

Musical Meditation by Judy Hammett

Offertory: Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child by Faith Sherman

UCC Hymn, We Shall Overcome

 

Sunday Morning Service 11am January 8th 2017

Welcome by The Rev. Dr. Jeremy Rutledge

Introit: Now Let Every Tongue Adore Thee, Bach performed by Choir

Call to Worship from "The Will to Believe" by William James lead by Tim Taylor

UCC Hymn: Hark the Herald Angels Sing

Prayer of Confession and Renewal of Life by Tim Taylor

Anthem: Star in the East by Scared Harp, arr. White by Choir

Children's Welcome by Gretchen Penney

Hymn #324: Open My Eyes That I May See

Scripture: Isaiah 42.1-9 read by Betty Taylor

Reflection: A Little Mud Never Hurt Anyone by Rev. Dr. Jeremy Rutledge

Musical Meditation by Judy Hammett

Offertory: 'Twas in the Moon of Wintertime performed by Judy Hammett

Doxology #591

Hymn #268: God Who Stretched the Spangled Heavens

Benediction by The Rev. Dr. Jeremy Rutledge