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Eighth Sunday after Pentecost
July 6,
2008
11:00 am
THE GATHERING
PRELUDE
Voluntary on
Materna
Calvin Hampton
*HYMN
592
God of the
Ages
National Hymn
*CALL TO
WORSHIP
David Becker
One: This is the day that God has made;
Many: Let us rejoice and be glad in it.
One: O come, let us worship and bow down;
Many: Let us kneel before God, our Maker.
One: I lift up my eyes to the hills-from where will
my help come?
Many: My help comes from God, who made heaven and earth.
One: Blessed be the name of God,
Many: from this time on and forever more.
One: From the rising of the sun to it setting,
Many: the name of God is to be praised.
One: It is good to give thanks to God,
Many: to sing praises to your name, O Most High;
One: to declare your steadfast love in the morning,
Many: and your faithfulness by night.
*A SIGN OF OUR UNITY AND RECONCILIATION
We invite you to greet those around you, wishing them
"peace" or "the peace of Christ."
WORDS OF
WELCOME
Nancy S. Taylor
ANTHEM
Freedom Is Coming
South African song
Oh freedom is coming, oh yes, I know. My spirit knows.
Oh freedom is coming, oh yes, I know.
-Traditional
THE GIFT OF THE WORD
READING
Matthew
17:24-27
Rock Ripple
*HYMN (see
insert)
Once to Every Heart and Nation Ebenezer
(Elementary-school-aged children may depart for Summer Church School.)
SERMON
Of Tea, Taxes and
Talk Nancy
S. Taylor
*HYMN
593
Lift Every Voice and Sing
Lift Every Voice
*CALL TO
PRAYER
David Becker
One:
God be with you
Many: And
also with you.
One:
May the peace of Christ dwell in your hearts.
Many:
Christ is our peace, our light, and our hope.
One:
Let us pray. (The congregation may be seated.)
PASTORAL PRAYER
THE LORD'S PRAYER
Our Father, 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, forever. Amen.
PRAYER
RESPONSE
Oh,
Freedom
Spiritual
Harry Baechtel, baritone
Oh, freedom! Oh, freedom! Oh, freedom over me!
And before I'd be a slave, I'll be buried in my grave,
And go home to my Lord and be free.
There'll be singing, there'll be singing, there'll be singing over me!
And before I'd be a slave, I'll be buried in my grave,
And go home to my Lord and be free.
-Traditional
OFFERING OURSELVES AND OUR
GIFTS
CALL TO THE OFFERING
OFFERTORY ANTHEM My Country, 'Tis of
Thee
Calvin Hampton
My country, 'tis of thee, sweet land of liberty,of thee I sing;
Land where my parents died, land of the pilgrims' pride,
>From ev'ry mountainside let freedom ring.
My native country, thee, land of the noble free, thy name I love;
I love thy rocks and rills, thy woods and templed hills;
My heart with rapture thrills like that above.
Let music swell the breeze, and ring from all the trees sweet freedom's
song;
Let mortal tongues awake, let all that breathe partake,
Let rocks their silence break, the sound prolong.
Our parent's God, to thee, author of liberty,to thee we sing;
Long may our land be bright with freedom's holy light;
Protect us by thy might, Great God, our King.
-Samuel F. Smith
*SONG OF PRAISE
Lasst Uns Erfreuen
Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;
Praise Christ the Word in flesh born low; Alleluia! Alleluia!
Praise Holy Spirit evermore; One God, Triune, whom we adore.
Alleluia! alleluia! alleluia! alleluia! alleluia! Amen!
*PRAYER OF
DEDICATION
Nancy S. Taylor
*HYMN (see
insert) O
Beautiful for Spacious
Skies Materna
*BIDDING TO MISSION AND BENEDICTION
POSTLUDE
The Stars and Stripes
Forever John Philip
Sousa
Today, immediately following the postlude, all who are interested in a
tour
of the Sanctuary are invited to meet Docent Gregg Plummer at the front
of
the Sanctuary.
TODAY AT OLD SOUTH
Welcome to Old South Church in Boston. Our faith is over 2000 years
old, but
our thinking is not! Old South opens its doors to the city, to tourists
from
near and far, to the needy, to an array of building users, and to a
congregation (of members, friends, and family-both the curious and the
committed) who call this their church home. Join us for fellowship and
refreshments in Gordon Chapel immediately following worship.
The liturgists this morning, David Becker and Rock Ripple, joined Old
South
in 2004. David, a veteran of both Viet Nam and the Gulf Wars, serves on
the
Board of Ministers and Deacons. Their daughter, Amelia, is singing this
morning with the Old South Choir.
The flowers today are given by Anne Brown in memory of her father, Frank
Brown.
Today's ASL Interpreter, Tracy Villinski, joined Old South in 2007. She
coordinates our ASL Interpreter services.
More than thirty volunteers are extending hospitality to visitors and
parishioners. In addition, over twenty volunteers sing in the choir,
while
others teach in the Church School. If you're interested in volunteering
for
hospitality tasks, please call Betty Smith at 781/721-7777; to sing
with the
choir, call Harry Huff at 617/425-5146; to learn about the church
school,
call Tricia Hazeltine at 617/536-1970.
Wearing name tags is a great way to facilitate community and make
newcomers
feel welcomed. If you don't see a tag with your name on it, let us
know-there will be one waiting for you next Sunday!
Membership at Old South is a vital avenue to full participation in the
life
and ministry of the church. Contact Associate Minister Quinn Caldwell at
617/536-1970 or <quinn@oldsouth.org>.
CD recordings of today's service may be obtained by calling Jessica
Goodknight at 617/536-1970 or emailing <reception@oldsouth.org>.
Sunday
sermons and worship services are also available on the Web and as
podcasts
at <www.oldsouth.org>.
NOTES ON TODAY'S MUSIC
This weekend we honor our nation and rejoice and give thanks for the
many
blessings, joys and freedoms which are often taken for granted. Yet on
this
232nd anniversary of our country's independence, we are mindful of the
reality that many of our sisters and brothers throughout the world-and
even
in this country-do not partake of the "liberty and justice for all"
which we
value so highly as Americans. This has perhaps been most recently
evident
in the inequitable efforts of rebuilding the lives of those devastated
by
the hurricanes of 2005. It is in this spirit of conflicted pride and
humility that the prelude is offered this morning. Calvin Hampton's
setting
of "America, the Beautiful" is at once a tender love song and a complex
harmonic study with murky undertones of doubt and questioning. This
piece
served as a poignant meditation at a memorial service gathered on the
morning of September 12, 2001.
The struggles of those yearning for "liberty and justice for all" in the
midst of apartheid South Africa and the Civil Rights Movement in our own
country are evident today in the first two offerings by the Old South
Choir:
a protest song, "Freedom Is Coming" and the spiritual, "Oh, Freedom."
We as
a congregation will respond with "Lift Every Voice and Sing," which has
been
dubbed the African-American national anthem, and was written by the
brothers
James Weldon and John Rosamund Johnson, respectively poet and composer
of
the Harlem Renaissance in the 1920's. The third anthem, "My Country
'tis of
Thee," again by the late Calvin Hampton, is a gentler, more reflective
setting than the familiar one for the beloved hymn of thanks and
invocation
for God's protection over this country.
The service ends with a spirited rendition of John Philip Sousa's
ever-popular "Stars and Stripes Forever," immediately evocative of
parades,
fireworks, picnics, childhood summers, apple pie and ice cream. As we
relish
the fond memories of family, friends and nation, let us aspire not only
to
be better as citizens and stewards of this country, but also as
citizens and
stewards of the world, and of the realm of God.
Thank you for turning off cell phones, pagers and beepers upon entering
the sanctuary.
(Children and teachers may leave for their Church School classes.)
*A SIGN OF OUR UNITY AND RECONCILIATION
We invite you to greet those around you, wishing them
“peace” or “the peace of Christ.”
Thank you for turning off cell phones, pagers and beepers upon entering
the sanctuary. Please maintain a respectful and meditative quiet
throughout the service,
except of course when congregational participation is invited.
(Elementary-aged children may depart for Summer Church School.)
A NOTE ON THE INCLUSIVE DIMENSIONS OF GOD’S GRACE
Old South Church in Boston, in the name of its host, Jesus Christ, and
in the spirit of Christ’s invitation carved into the stone of this
church’s portico, “Behold I Set Before You an Open Door,” welcomes all
who seek to know God.
Following the One who we believe is Sovereign and Savior, we affirm
that each individual is a child of God, and recognize that we are
called to be like one body with many members, seeking with others of
every race, ethnicity, creed, class, age, gender, marital status,
physical or mental ability, sexual orientation, gender identity, and
gender expression to journey together toward the promised realm of God.
We invite everyone to join in the common life and mission of our
reconciling community through participation and leadership in this
congregation, and by fully sharing in the worship, rites and sacraments
of this church.
As we all move forward with the work of this church, we commit
ourselves to making justice and inclusivity a reality in this
congregation and in the world. On the threshold of Christ’s open
door, we rely upon the healing, unconditional nature of God’s love and
grace to be our help and guide.
OLD SOUTH CHURCH IN BOSTON
MINISTERS, OFFICERS AND STAFF
Nancy S. Taylor, Senior Minister ~ Quinn G. Caldwell, Associate Minister
Harry L. Huff, Minister of Music ~ James W. Crawford, Senior Minister
Emeritus
Calvin Genzel, Wedding Outreach Minister ~Janet Butler, Wedding
Coordinator
Ken Orth, Healing Prayer Service Minister ~ Robert W. Brown,
Ministerial Intern
Mark S. Burrows, Theologian in Residence
Patricia Hazeltine, Church School Director ~ Rolanda Ward, Youth
Worker
Carolyn Davis, Director, Old South Preschool
George Sargeant, Assistant Organist & Choir Director
Willie Sordillo, Jazz Service Music Director
Peter Coulombe, Director, Old South Ringers
Amy Budka & Phil Stern, Children’s Music Directors
Wayne Davis, Moderator v Pamela Holland, Clerk ~ James Monsma,
Treasurer
Phil Stern, Chair, Board of Trustees ~ Susan T. Campbell,
Historian
Diane Gaucher, Senior Deacon ~ Vicki A. Newman, Pledge
Secretary
Helen McCrady, Senior Church Administrator
Amy Perry, Administrative Assistant v Rosemary Clarke, Accountant
Elias Perez, Senior Sexton ~ Ozo Nwodo & Robert Blenman,
Sextons
Jessica Goodknight, Rubia Reyes & Jim McDonnel, Receptionists
www.oldsouth.org v 617/536-1970
Old
South
Church
645
Boylston St. Boston, MA 02116
(617)536-1970
Tel (617)536-8061 Fax
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