Tree of Hope by Julie Leuthold

First Congregational Church of

Evanston
United Church of Christ
An Open and Affirming Church
Founded 1869

Sunday, August 28th 2022 | 10 o’clock in the

morning
Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost
 ORDER OF WORSHIP
Responses in italics may be spoken out loud.
Please stand as you are able at places marked by an asterisk (*).

Prelude When Morning Gilds the Skies Dale Wood

Words of Welcome Candy Heaphy

*Call to Worship
With gifts of praise,
We come to worship.
With heartfelt prayers,
We come to worship and pray.
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With open minds, eager to grow,
We come to worship and grow this day.
THANKSGIVING

645 Sing Praise to God

to GodWho Reigns Above
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*Opening Hymn Sing Praise Who Reigns Above #645
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& 2 ˙ œœ œœ ˙˙ ˙ œ œ ˙˙ # ˙ œ œœ œœ ˙˙
˙
1 Sing praise to God who reigns a - bove, the God of all
2 What God’s al - might - y power has made God’s gra - cious mer -
3 The Lord is nev - er far a - way, but, through all grief

? # # 32 ˙˙ œœ œœ ˙˙ ˙ œ œ ˙œ œ œ œœ œœ œ ˙œ œ
4 Thus all my toil - some way a - long I sing a - loud

˙ œ œ nœ ˙
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& œ˙ œ ˙œ œ ˙ ˙ œœ œœ ˙˙ ˙ œœ œœ ˙˙
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cre - a - tion, the God of power, the God of love,
cy keep - eth; by morn - ing glow or eve - ning shade
dis - tress - ing, an ev - er - pres - ent help and stay,

j
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thy prais - es, that all may hear the grate - ful song

œœ œœ ˙˙ ˙ œ œ ˙œ
˙ ˙ œ œ nœ
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& # ˙ œ œœ œœ ˙˙ œ˙ œ ˙œ œ ˙ ˙
the God of our sal - va - tion. With
God’s watch - ful eye ne’er sleep - eth. With -
our peace and joy and bless - ing, as
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thy prais - es, that all may hear the grate - ful song

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˙ ˙ œ œ nœ
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& # œ˙ œ œœ œœ ˙ œ˙ œ ˙œ œ ˙ ˙
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the God of our sal - va - tion. With
God’s watch - ful eye ne’er sleep - eth. With -
our peace and joy and bless - ing, as

? # # œ˙ œ œœ œœ œ ˙œ œ œœ œœ œ. œj ˙˙ ˙
my voice un - wea - ried rais - es. Be

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& œ # œ ˙˙ ˙ œ œ ˙˙ ˙
˙ œ œœ ˙˙ ˙˙
heal - ing balm my soul is filled, and ev - ery faith - less
in the king - dom of God’s might, lo! all is just and
with a moth - er’s ten - der hand God gent - ly leads the

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? # # œœ # œœ ˙ œ # œœ ˙œ n œ œœ œœ ˙ ˙
joy - ful in the Lord, my heart; both soul and bod - y,

˙˙ ˙ œ œ
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œ ˙ THANKSGIVING

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œœ # œœ ˙˙ ˙ œ œ
The regal divine imagery here will not be new to most singers, but some may not expect the third stanza’s

& œ n œ œ œ ˙˙ œ˙ œ ˙œ œ ˙
image of God as mother. Yet it is part of God’s self-description in Isaiah 66:13. This Bohemian Brethren tune
resembles both Genevan psalm tunes and French folk songs.
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TEXT: Johann Jacob Schütz, 1675; trans. Frances Elizabeth Cox, 1864, alt. MIT FREUDEN ZART
MUSIC: Bohemian Brethren’s Kirchengesang, 1566; harm. Maurice F. Bell, 1906, alt. 8.7.8.7.8.8.7
mur - mur stilled:
all is right:
to God all praise and glo - ry!
cho - sen band:

? # # œœ œœ ˙œ N œ œœ œœ œ œœ ˙œ œ œœ œœ œ . œj ˙˙
take your part:
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*Prayer of Confession
God of love and grace, may your love flow through our messy lives
with your abundant grace. When we would close our hearts and
doors, open us to share your gifts with others. When we would
neglect the needs of your world, forgive us so abundantly that we
might be moved to give as abundantly as we have received. When
we let pride and self-interest rule our days, forgive us so that we
might live with humility and selflessness. In your abundant love
Sing Out, My Soul
and miraculous grace, may all the world come to know your ways. 646
Amen. Magnificat
# 4 œ*
G C D7 G (chords continue)

& 4 œ œ ˙ œ œ œ ˙
*

œ œ œ
Sing out, my soul. Sing out, my soul. Sing out and
*Words of Grace and Mercy
From generation to generation, God’s love overcomes human
sinfulness. God is committed to fresh starts and new creations. This is
good news!
In Jesus Christ we are forgiven!

*Prayer Response
(Hymn 327, stanza 3)
Eternal are thy mercies, Lord; eternal truth attends thy word:
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Thy praise shall sound from shore to shore,
till suns shall rise and set no more.
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!

First Scripture Hebrews 13:1-8 Candy Heaphy

Children’s Message Sarah B. Petersen

*Greeting of Peace

Announcements

Special Music Come Sunday Duke Ellington

Beth Babbit Borst, Alto

Sermon Scripture Luke 14: 1, 7-14

Sermon A Seat at the Table Rev. Jason W. Coulter

 THE LIFE OF THE NATIONS

Where Cross the Crowded 343

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*Hymn Where Cross the Crowded

& 4 œœ ˙˙ œœ ˙˙ œ œ # œœ n œœ ˙˙ œœ # œœ œœ œœ
œ
1 Where cross the crowd - ed ways of life, where sound the
2 In haunts of wretch - ed - ness and need, on shad - owed
3 From ten - der child - hood’s help - less - ness, from hu - man

? ### 3 œ ˙ œ ˙ œœ œ˙ œ œœ ˙˙ œœ œ œ œ
4 The cup of wa - ter given for you still holds the

4 œ ˙ œ ˙ ˙ œ

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& ˙˙ œœ œ œ œ #œ ˙˙ œœ ˙˙ œ œ˙ œ œœ
œ œ œ œ
cries of race and clan, a - bove the noise of
thresh - olds fraught with fears, from paths where hide the
grief and bur - dened toil, from fam - ished souls, from

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œ˙ . œ œœ
fresh - ness of your grace; yet long these mul - ti -

œœ œ œ œ œ ˙ œœ
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### œ œ˙ œ œœ œœ œ˙ œ œ œ œ œ
& ˙ œ ˙˙ œ ˙ œ ˙˙
self - ish strife, we hear your voice, O Son of Man.
lures of greed, we catch the vi - sion of your tears.
sor - row’s stress, your heart has nev - er known re - coil.

œ œ˙ œ #n œœ œ œ œ œ ˙
tudes to view the sweet com - pas - sion of your face.

? # # # ˙˙ ˙˙ # œœ ˙˙
œ œ ˙ œ ˙
5 O Master, from the mountainside, 6 Till all the world shall learn your love,
make haste to heal these hearts of pain; and follow where your feet have trod;
among these restless throngs abide; till glorious from your heaven above
O tread the city’s streets again; shall come the city of our God.

Because dense populations always result in concentrated hardships, this vivid yet timeless evocation of
urban need connects to our own day as well as to Jesus’ lament over Jerusalem (Matthew 23:37/Luke 13:34).
This tune was the first used with this text and is now customary.
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TEXT: Frank Mason North, 1903, alt. GERMANY
MUSIC: Gardiner’s Sacred Melodies, 1815 LM
Invitation to Offering – Lord, Whose Love in Humble Service Wayne L.
Wold

*Doxology
Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;
Praise Christ, all people here below;
Praise Holy Spirit evermore;
One God, Triune whom we adore. Amen.

*Prayer of Dedication
Generous God, bless the gifts we return to you now, that they may
be gifts of abundance and grace for a world in need. Amen.

Prayers of the People - Pastoral Prayer - Silent Prayer

Prayer of Our Savior

Our Creator, 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
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evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for
ever and ever. Amen. JUSTICE AND RECONCILIATION

Called as Partners
*Closing Hymn inPartners
Called as Christ’s Service
in Christ’s Service 761
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& 4 œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œ ˙
b
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1 Called as part - ners in Christ’s ser - vice, called to min - is - tries of grace,
2 Christ’s ex-am - ple, Christ’s in - spir- ing, Christ’s clear call to work and worth,
3 Thus new pat -terns for Christ’s mis - sion, in a small or glob - al sense,

? b b 44 œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œ ˙˙
4 So God grant us for to - mor - row ways to or - der hu - man life

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b œ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œ
& œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ
b
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we re - spond with deep com- mit-ment fresh new lines of faith to trace.
let us fol - low, nev - er fal - tering, rec - on - cil - ing folk on earth.
help us bear each oth - er’s bur - dens, break-ing down each wall or fence.

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? b œ œ œ œ œ œœ # œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œ œœ œ
that sur - round each per - son’s sor - row with a calm that con - quers strife.

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 3 Thus new pat -terns for Christ’s mis - sion, in a small or glob - al sense,

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4 So God grant us for to - mor - row ways to or - der hu - man life

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b œ œ œ œ œœ œœ œœ œ œ œ
& œœ œœ œœ œœ œ œœ œ œœ
b
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˙
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we re - spond with deep com- mit-ment fresh new lines of faith to trace.
let us fol - low, nev - er fal - tering, rec - on - cil - ing folk on earth.
help us bear each oth - er’s bur - dens, break-ing down each wall or fence.

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? b œ œ œ œ œ œœ # œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œ œ œ ˙
that sur - round each per - son’s sor - row with a calm that con - quers strife.

b œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙
b bœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œœ˙
œ œ
& œ œ œ # œ œ œ œ # œœ œ œ œ œ œ œ n œ œ b œ
May we learn the art of shar - ing, side by side and friend with friend,
Men and wom - en, rich - er, poor - er, all God’s peo - ple, young and old,
Words of com - fort, words of vi - sion, words of chal - lenge, said with care,

œ œ
? b b œ œ œ œœ œ œœ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙˙
Make us part - ners in our liv - ing, our com - pas - sion to in - crease,

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b œ œœœ œ œ œ
& b œœ œœ œœ œœ œ œœœ œ œœ œ œ œœ œœ œœ œ ˙˙
e - qual part - ners in our car - ing to ful - fill God’s cho - sen end.
blend - ing hu - man skills to - geth - er gra - cious gifts from God un - fold.

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bring new power and strength for ac - tion, make us col - leagues, free and fair.

? b b œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ # œœ œœ
mes - sen - gers of faith, thus giv - ing hope and con - fi - dence and peace.
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*Benediction
live out a ministryand Blessing
This hymn is a celebration of mutuality and diversity as well as a challenge to the Christian community to
of reconciliation and inclusion. This 20th-century text is set to a 19th-century tune named
for the noted pastor and preacher Henry Ward Beecher.
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Postlude
TEXT: Jane Parker Huber, 1981 Gigue Douglas E. Wagner BEECHER
MUSIC: John Zundel, 1870 8.7.8.7.D
Text © 1981 Jane Parker Huber (admin. Westminster John Knox Press) (alternate tune: EBENEZER)

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Worship Credits and Sources:
Tree of Hope comes to us from the Vanderbilt Library Art in the Christian
Tradition

Call to Worship and Prayers from Abingdon Worship Annual 2022

Music Permissions When Morning Gilds the Skies. Music: Joseph Barnby.
Setting: Dale Wood. © 2001, The Sacred Music Press. All rights reserved. Podcast
with permission under ONE LICENSE #A-735926. All rights reserved. Mit
Freuden Zart. Music: Bohemian Brethren's Kirchengesange, 1566. Setting: Hal H.
Hopson. © 2016, Hope Publishing Company. All rights reserved. Podcast with
permission under ONE LICENSE #A-735926. All rights reserved. Sing Praise to
God Who Reigns Above. Music: Bohemian Brethren's Kirchengesang, 1566; harm.
Maurice F. Bell, 1906, alt.; Words: Johann Jacob Schütz, 1675; trans. Frances
Elizabeth Cox, 1864, alt. Public Domain. From All That Dwell Below the Skies.
Music: Geistliche Kirchengesang, 1623, alt.; harm. Ralph Vaughan Williams,
1906; Words: Stanzas 1, 3, Issac Watts, 1719. Public Domain. Where Cross the
Crowded Ways of Life. Music: Gardiner's Sacred Melodies, 1815; Words: Frank
Mason North, 1903, alt. Public Domain. Beach Spring. Music: The Sacred Harp,
1944. Setting: Wayne L. Wold. © 2000, Augsburg Fortress. All rights reserved.
Podcast with permission under ONE LICENSE #A-735926. All rights
reserved. Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow. Music: Genevan Psalter,
1551; Words: Thomas Ken, 1695, 1709. Public Domain. Called as Partners in
Christ's Service. Music: John Zundel, 1870; Words: Jane Parker Huber, 1981. ©
1981, Jane Parker Huber (Admin. Westminster John Knox Press). All rights
reserved. Reprinted and Podcast under ONE LICENSE #A-735926. All rights
reserved. Gigue. Music: Douglas E. Wagner. © 1984, Hope Publishing Company.
All rights reserved. Podcast with permission under ONE LICENSE #A-735926.
All rights reserved.
Welcome to First Congregational Church of Evanston, UCC

We are glad you chose to be with us on this Sunday

morning! And we want you to know that no matter
who you are, or where you are on life’s journey, you
are welcome here!

Childcare is provided in the downstairs nursery for

infants and children to age 5. The space at the back of the Sanctuary
available for our families. Children K-6 are invited to Sunday School in the
Church House after the Children’s Message.

Please sign the Attendance Pads in the pews. We invite our visitors to
include your name, address and email so that we might acknowledge your
visit with a card. All are welcome to join us after services in the narthex or
outside for refreshments and conversation.

Babies and Toddlers: Little ones enrich our community and add vibrancy
to our congregation. Please don't fret about coos or cries during the
service. All ages are welcome here. Visit our rocking chair area to find
books & coloring pages for use during the service, or drop off infants to 3
year-olds with our Nursery Supervisor. She'll take little ones outside to
Raymond Park during the summer, or downstairs to our nursery on the
lower level during inclement weather.

Children: After the Children's Message, all youth are invited to head
outside with our adult & teen volunteers to play in Raymond Park during
worship for Summer Spirit. On inclement weather days, leaders take
children downstairs to our library or fellowship hall for crafts & games. At
the end of the service, leaders bring children back to the sanctuary to
join their families for fellowship.

Use this QR Code to check out events and ongoing

programming at FCCE.
 ANNOUNCEMENTS

FCCE Covid Protocols

Masks are now optional in the sanctuary and church house, with the
exception of the back 4 rows in the sanctuary during worship. In those
rows, masks are required to provide safe space for those preferring to sit
near others also wearing masks. As always, we encourage you to wear a
mask to protect yourself and others.

We are hosting Family Promise guests in the church

house starting today for the first two weeks of the
school year, Aug 21st - Sept 3rd. Currently there is
one family in the program that includes a mother with her four children. If
you would like to bring a home-cooked meal or support one of our
local restaurants by buying a meal for the family one or more days during
their stay, please sign up on the SignUp Genius link found in your weekly
church email. Thanks for your help in getting this family off to a great start
to the school year!"

Sunday Morning Service Roles

Deacons: Lay Reader: iPad/Tech Support:
- Dona Nunn - Candy Heaphy - Sarah Pressly
- Chris Krei
Zoom/Livestream Fellowship: Summer Spirit
Support: - Hal Sprague - Kelly Tran
- Julie Captain

Want to volunteer and get more involved in Sunday services? See the sign-
up sheet in the back of the sanctuary or contact Mahdia at
mahdia@firstchurchevanston.org
 SEPT

11

RALLY DAY &

BLOCK PARTY
First Congregational
Church of Evanston, UCC
Sept 11th, 10am-1pm
Gather in the sanctuary and on the streets for our annual Rally Day & Block
Party! Celebrate the return of our choir, meet new friends on the first day of
Sunday School, and stay for lunch plus activities on the street after worship.
Last names A-M bring dessert; N-Z bring side dish.
Imagine what we can become together. Come grow with us!

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 WELCOME to First Congregational Church of Evanston

Mission Statement
We express God’s love in action, compassion, and justice.

Open and Affirming Statement

As an inclusive congregation, we welcome all faith experiences and family types;
we are an open and affirming community of faith who welcome and celebrate
differences of age, ability, race, sexual orientation, gender identity and
expression, and national origin.

Immigrant Welcoming Statement

We commit to take actions consistent with the values and resources of our
community to oppose xenophobia and to protect undocumented immigrants from
deportation and the hardships such deportation will cause them and their
families.

First Congregational Church of Evanston, UCC

Sanctuary: 1445 Hinman Avenue (at Grove Street)
Mailing address: 1417 Hinman Avenue, Evanston, IL 60201
Phone: 847-864-8332 | Email: info@firstchurchevanston.org
Website: www.firstchurchevanston.org
Facebook: www.facebook.com/firstcongregationalchurchofevanston/
Instagram: @fcce.ucc

Church Staff
Rev. Jason W. Coulter, Senior Minister jason@firstchurchevanston.org | ext.21
Matthew Hogan, Music Director matthew@firstchurchevanston.org | ext. 23
Sarah Petersen, Director of Learning & Outreach
spetersen@firstchurchevanston.org |ext. 24
Mahdia Lynn-Greene, Church Administrator mahdia@firstchurchevanston.org |
ext. 22
Kelly Tran, Nursery Supervisor
Chris Krei and Nick Tucker, Members at Large
Julie Captain and Sarah Pressly, Co-Moderators

To make a donation to First Congregational Church you may do so

during the offering, or you may make an electronic donation through
the church website by using this QR Code. Thank you for your
generosity!