Blowing the Shofar to Signal Jubilee – Artist Unknown

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

Sunday, October 23rd, 2022

10 o’clock in the morning
Twentieth 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 Gather Us In John A. Behnke

Introit I Sing the Mighty Power of God Arr. John A. Behnke

Words of Welcome Tom Snider

*Call to Worship
Jesus said, “All who exalt themselves will be humbled,
And all who humble themselves will be exalted.
We gather to praise the God who became human flesh
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himself for others.
We humble ourselves before our God, ready to hear and receive
God’s
THE truth. Amen.
CHURCH

298 Lord, Lord,

YouYouGive
Give the Great Commission
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1 Lord, you give the great com - mis - sion: “Heal the sick and
2 Lord, you call us to your ser - vice: “In my name bap -
3 Lord, you make the com - mon ho - ly: “This, my bod - y;
4 Lord, you show us love’s true mea - sure: “Fa - ther, what they

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Lord, you bless with words as - sur - ing: “I am with you

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& œœ œœ œœ œ ˙ . ˙˙ œ ˙ œ œœ œœ œœ ˙˙ ˙œ œ
˙ œ ˙ œœ œ œ œ
preach the word.” Lest the church ne - glect its mis - sion, and the
tize and teach.” That the world may trust your prom - ise, life a-
this, my blood.” Let us all, for earth’s true glo - ry, dai - ly
do, for - give.” Yet we hoard as pri - vate trea - sure all that
to the end.” Faith and hope and love re - stor - ing, may we
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5 Lord, you bless with words as - sur - ing: “I am with you

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preach the word.” Lest the church ne - glect its mis - sion, and the
tize and teach.” That the world may trust your prom - ise, life a-
this, my blood.” Let us all, for earth’s true glo - ry, dai - ly
do, for - give.” Yet we hoard as pri - vate trea - sure all that

œœ œ ˙
to the end.” Faith and hope and love re - stor - ing, may we

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gos - pel go un - heard, help us wit - ness to your
bun - dant meant for each, give us all new fer - vor,
lift life heav - en - ward, ask - ing that the world a -
you so free - ly give. May your care and mer - cy

j œ œ̇ œ œœ ˙
serve as you in - tend, and, a - mid the cares that

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THE CHURCH

& b œœ ˙œ œ ˙˙ œœ œ˙ œ œœ ˙œ œ œœ ˙ . œ œ œ
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United by the refrain after each stanza, this text relies on passages from Matthew and Luke to highlight
various dimensions of the church’s mission and ministry in the world. It was written for use with this tune,
composed in the village near Bristol, England, for which it is named.
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TEXT: Jeffery W. Rowthorn, 1978 ABBOT’S LEIGH
MUSIC: pur - pose
Cyril Vincent Taylor, with
1941 re - newed in - teg - ri - ty: 8.7.8.7.D
Text © draw
1978 Hopeus Publishingclos
Company
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Music © 1942, ren. 1970 Hope Publishing Company
round us share your chil - dren’s lib - er - ty: with the Spir - it’s
lead us to a just so - ci - e - ty:

? œœ ˙˙ œ̇ œ œœ œœ œœ œ œ̇ œ # œœ ˙ . ˙˙
claim us, hold in mind e - ter - ni - ty:

œ ˙ œœ
œ ˙. œ ˙
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œ œ ˙ œ ˙ œœ ˙ .

œœ œœ # œœ œ œ œ œ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ .
gifts em - power us for the work of min - is - try.

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Stewardship Moment Beth Babbitt Borst

*Prayer of Confession
Holy God, your truth is oftentimes hard to hear. We confess our
avoidance, our purposeful distractions, our prideful arrogance that
keeps us from hearing and responding to your Word. Although you
send us messages and messengers, we dismiss and disregard
those who tell us we are wrong. Have mercy upon us, Holy God.
Open us to hearing those hard truths and help us heed your call to
justice and righteousness. Amen.

*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 Luke 19:1-10 Tom Snider

Children’s Message Sarah B. Petersen

*Greeting of Peace

Announcements

Anthem Precious Lord, Take My Hand Thomas A. Dorsey

Arr. Jack Schrader

Precious Lord, take my hand, lead me on, help me stand, I

am tired, I am weak, I am worn; through the storm, through
the night, lead me on to the light. Take my hand, precious
 Lord, lead me home. When my way grows drear, precious
Lord, linger near, when my life is almost gone; hear my cry,
hear my call, hold my hand lest I fall: take my hand, precious
Lord, lead me home.
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Sermon Scripture Deuteronomy 15:12-15

Sermon “Repairing the Breach”

DISCIPLESHIP AND MISSION Rev. Jason W. Coulter

729 Lord,
Lord,I I Want toaBe a Christian
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*Hymn Want to Be Christian #729
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& 4 œ œ œ . œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙˙ œœ œœ œ˙ œ
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1 Lord, I want to be a Chris - tian in my heart, in my heart;
2 Lord, I want to be more lov - ing in my heart, in my heart;
3 Lord, I want to be more ho - ly in my heart, in my heart;

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4 Lord, I want to be like Je - sus in my heart, in my heart;

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Lord, I want to be more lov - ing in my heart.
Lord, I want to be more ho - ly in my heart.

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Lord, I want to be like Je - sus in my heart.

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In my heart, inmy heart,

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Lord, I want to be a Chris - tian in my heart.
Lord, I want to be more lov - ing in my heart.
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In my heart, in my heart,

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Lord, I want to be a Chris - tian in my heart.
Lord, I want to be more lov - ing in my heart.
Lord, I want to be more ho - ly in my heart.

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Lord, I want to be like Je - sus in my heart.

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Through its recurring phrase, “in my heart,” this poignant African American spiritual expresses the desire
that our professed faith will not be superficial or hypocritical but will permeate the very center of our being,
Invitation to Offering – There’s a Wideness in God’s Mercy Glenn Medlock
so that we may truly be the people God calls us to be.
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TEXT and MUSIC: African American spiritual I WANT TO BE A CHRISTIAN
Irregular 
*Doxology
Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;
Praise Christ, all people here below;
Praise Holy Spirit evermore;
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One God, Triune whom we adore. Amen.

*Prayer of Dedication
Holy God, these offerings are only a portion of all that you have
given us. We gratefully present these gifts and entrust them to your
work in this world. May these gifts help unburden those with the
heaviest of loads. 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
evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for
ever and ever. Amen.
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DEDICATION AND STEWARDSHIP

*Closing As Those ofAs

Hymn Old Their
Those Firstfruits
of Old Brought
Their First Fruits Brought 712 #712
4 œœ œ œœ œ œœ œ œ œœ œ œœ œœ
&b 4 œ œ œ œ œ ˙.
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1 As those of old their first - fruits brought of vine - yard, flock, and field
2 A world in need now sum - mons us to la - bor, love, and give,

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3 In grat - i - tude and hum - ble trust we bring our best to - day,

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& b œ œœ œœ œœ œœ œ œœ œ œœ œ œœ œœ œœ œœ œ œœ œœ ˙.
to God, the giv - er of all good, the source of boun - teous yield,
to make our life an of - fer - ing that all may tru - ly live.

œ œ œ ˙.
? œœ œœ œ œœ œœ œœ œœ œ œœ œ œ
to serve your cause and share your love with all a - long life’s way.

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& œ œ œ . œ œœ œ œœ œ œœ œ œœ œ
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so we to - day our first - fruits bring, the wealth of this good land:
The church of Christ is call - ing us to make the dream come true:

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O God who gave your - self to us in Je - sus Christ your Son,

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of farm and mar - ket, shop and home, of mind and heart and hand.
a world re - deemed by Christ - like love, all life in Christ made new.

? b œœ œœ œœ œ œœ œœ œœ œ œœ œœ œ œ œœ œœ œœ œ ˙˙ ..
help us to give our - selves each day un - til life’s work is done.

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*Benediction andpart ofBlessing
This text by a Presbyterian pastor in California expresses the conviction that being a good steward is an
essential the Christian life, for self-giving is God’s own nature. The tune is named for the village in
Surrey where the arranger collected this tune in 1903.
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Choral Response Lord, Make Us More Holy

TEXT: Frank von Christierson, 1960, alt.
MUSIC: English folk melody; arr. Ralph Vaughan Williams, 1906
FOREST GREEN
CMD
Text © 1961, ren.1989 The Hymn Society (admin. Hope Publishing Company)
African American Spiritual

Postlude God of Grace Paul Manz

6/6/13
Worship Credits and Sources:
Call to Worship and Prayers by Rev. Teri McDowell Ott of the Presbyterian Outlook

Music Permissions Gather Us In. Music: Marty Haugen. © 1982, GIA Publications, Inc. All
rights reserved. Setting: John A. Behnke. © 1994, Concordia Publishing House. All rights
reserved. Podcast with permission under ONE LICENSE #A-735926. All rights
reserved. Ellacombe. Music: Gesangbuch der H.W.K. Hofkapelle. Setting: John A. Behnke. ©
2016, Hope Publishing Company. All rights reserved. Podcast with permission under ONE
LICENSE #A-735926. All rights reserved. I Sing the Mighty Power of God. Music: Gesangbuch
der Herzogl. Wirtembergischen Katholischen Hofkapelle, 1784; alt., 1868; Words: Isaac Watts,
1715, alt. Public Domain. Lord, You Give the Great Commission. Music: Cyril Vincent Taylor,
1941. © 1942, ren. 1970, Hope Publishing Company. All rights reserved. Words: Jeffery W.
Rowthorn, 1978. © 1978, Hope Publishing Company. All rights reserved. Reprinted and Podcast
with permission under ONE LICENSE #A-735926. All rights reserved. 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. Precious Lord, Take My Hand.
Words and Music: Thomas A. Dorsey. Setting: Jack Schrader. © 1938, Unichappel Music Inc.
and this arr. © 1995, Unichappel Music Inc. All rights reserved. Reprinted and Podcast with
permission under ONE LICENSE #A-735926. All rights reserved. Lord, I Want to Be a
Christian. Words and Music: African American Spiritual. Public Domain. There's a Wideness in
God's Mercy. Music: L.S. Tourjee. Setting: Glenn Medlock. © 1981, Lorenz Publishing Co. 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. As Those of Old Their Firstfruits Brought. Music:
English folk melody; arr. Ralph Vaughan Williams, 1906; Words: Frank von Christierson, 1960,
alt. © 1961, ren. 1989, The Hymn Society (admin. Hope Publishing Company). All rights
reserved. Reprinted and Podcast with permission under ONE LICENSE #A-735926. All rights
reserved. Lord, Make Us More Holy. Words and Music: African-American Spiritual. Public
Domain. God of Grace. Music: Paul Manz. © 1974, Concordia Publishing House. All rights
reserved. Podcast with permission under ONE LICENSE #A-735926. All rights reserved.
 ANNOUNCEMENTS

Join us after worship on Oct 23rd and Nov 13th for a two-part series on the
theology and practice of reparations, as we make decisions together about
FCCE reparations commitments. You can find more details on our website
or in the weekly e-mail.

Carole Schumacher Memorial Service on

Saturday, October 29 at 11:00 am

Carole Schumacher, a long-time member of

the church and a good friend to many, will
be remembered at a memorial service at the
First Congregational Church on Saturday,
October 29 at 11:00 am.

Carole was a joyful spirit who had a deep love

for music and the arts. She was a gifted
painter and sketch artist who drew on her love
of nature for much of her best work. She
was preceded in death by her husband John,
who owned a camera store in Evanston,
and sang in our choir.
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.

Children: Young people are invited to come forward for the Children's
Message during worship. Afterwards, children in grades K-6th are welcome
to walk with our teacher team to our Sunday School classroom at the
Church House, 1/2 block down Hinman Ave. At the end of the service,
leaders bring children back to the sanctuary to join their families for
fellowship time. Adult visitors are welcome to accompany their children to
Sunday School. Connect with Sarah Petersen if you have any questions.

Use this QR Code to check out events and ongoing

programming at FCCE.
 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, 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

Chancel Choir Quartet

Christina Adams, soprano | Hannah Little, alto
Michael Brauer, tenor | Joseph Roberts, bass

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!