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

March 8, 2020

, 2019

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MONEY AT GHCC We just concluded the largest annual pledge campaign in

our 295-year history. And our largest budget. Well done

and thank you.

It’s not easy asking for money or pledges. As pastors it

feels a bit like singing for supper! Or rattling a tin cup.

And yet....

Your journey to GHCC accomplishes, enables, stirs more

ministry than, well – an astounding amount.

In 2019:

We had more pastoral care for people than ever

before

More Bible Study and Adult Education

More youth work

Mission work helping others

ASP

More worship

More summer attendance

More fellowship

More counselling

AND

More TLC for our beloved, historic property.

Your every dollar does all this and a whole lot more. We

are proud of you, grateful for you, energized by you.

In Christ’s Love,

David and Alida

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GREENFIELD HILL CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH FAIRFIELD, CONNECTICUT

MARCH 8, 2020 9:00 AND 10:30 A.M. SERVICES

For Lenten Meditation:

David’s Fieldstones of Faith is on your pew for the quiet time before worship.

The poems on pages 41-49 are all based on Jesus’ Holy Week. In addition, other

Lent based poems are on pages 15, 29, 30, 39, 40, 69. If you don’t have a copy you

may take one home.

Prelude Pièce d'Orgue César Franck

(1822-1890)

Call to Worship

Lent ’20 Chorus Lead Me, Lord Hymnal, no. 593 (remain seated, sing twice)

Lead me, Lord, lead me in thy righteousness, make thy way plain before my face.

For it is thou, Lord, thou, Lord, only, that makest me dwell in safety.

* Confession Prayer, said together:

Holy God,

Our confession is simple:

we are not always what You want us to be, we are not always what we want to be,

we are not always what others need us to be.

That’s not good enough.

We will be better.

Amen. (silent prayers of confession)

* Assurance of Forgiveness

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

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* Hymn #4 Holy, Holy, Holy TUNE: NICAEA

The Trinity

Welcome and Announcements Please sign the green registration pad in your pew, and pass it to your neighbor!

Anthem I Want Jesus To Walk with Me African American

Wendy Gerbier ~ Soloist Spiritual

Worship of God through Prayer

Sharing our Joys and Concerns We welcome your prayer concerns. You may write them into the prayer request book in

the narthex, or contact the pastors.

Pastoral Prayer and the Lord’s Prayer (using “debts/debtors”) 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 for ever. Amen.

Choral Prayer Response Listen, Lord, not to our words, but to our prayer.

You alone, understand and care.

Worship of God through Giving: (Note: We give in many ways, by various means. 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 Hine Ma Tov Neil Ginsburg

Translation of Lyrics:

"How good and pleasant it is

For brothers and sisters to dwell together."

* 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 dedicate the best of ourselves to your service and

purpose through the ministry of our church. Our tithes, our offerings, our

effort and participation – these are yours, O Lord. Amen.

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Unison Scripture: John 1:1, 14; John 3:3, 5, 16

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the

Word was God... and the Word became flesh and dwelt among us...

Verily I say unto you, no one can see the Kingdom of God unless they

are born again... no one can enter the Kingdom of God unless they are

born of water and the spirit... for God so loved the world that he gave his

only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him shall not perish but

have eternal life.

Sermon Big Stuff: Incarnation, Rev. David Rowe

Trinity, Born Again

* Hymn #132 When God Is a Child TUNE: MOON BEAMS

* Pastoral Benediction

Postlude Kleine Orgelbüchlein No.4 J.S. Bach

(1685-1750)

* All who are able, please stand.

ALL Music is reprinted with permission under ONE LICENSE. All rights reserved, 2019.

Serving in the Chancel: Pam Brennan

Acolyte: Keaton Vogel

“Religion in the News” with David 11:40 in the Church Parlor

Lots of great topics, even better conversation,

with really good people

AND refreshments, too.

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CHURCH NOTES

WELCOME to worship at this old church on the hill. After almost 300 years we rejoice in being a vibrant ministry, living out our faith near and far, in ways large and small, known

and unknown. You make it possible.

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 Dan Carpenter, and

Junior Deacon Chloe Yoder. At our 10:30 a.m. service, you have been greeted by

Deacon Dan Carpenter, Junior Deacon Kerry McKeon, and Junior Greeters

William Toothaker and Aidan Power. Junior Deacons assisting with Church

School are Will Hinkle, Peter Hinkle, Zach Hios, and Nick Hios.

Join us for Fellowship!! After the 9:00 service, please join the Fellowship Board

in the Church House Memorial Room (across the street) for refreshments and

fellowship.

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!

A single red rose has been placed on the altar in loving memory today is in

honor of Leonard “Len” Morgan, whose birthday would have been this coming

Friday, March 13. For all the years of his marriage to Essie, Len‘s tradition was

to give her a single perfect red rose on her birthday. After Len’s death in 2009,

Essie would frequently be seen placing a single red rose on Len’s burial site in our memorial garden. The rose today brings a lot of memories to all those who knew

and loved Len. We continue to hold his wife Essie, now in a nursing home in

Virginia, in our prayers.

We have a number of days available this spring for giving flowers on the

communion table in memory or celebration of someone. Following worship, you

may take the flowers, or our Member Care Board delivers to those hospitalized or shut-in. All you need to do is contact our Flower Chairperson, Lynn Davies at

lynnrdavies25@gmail.com.

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Remembering our Soldiers: Alex Beyer, Laura Riebel, Mark Riebel, Derrick Keene, David Elliott, Stephen Honan, Molly Hanson, Shelby Wallace, Kelsey Wallace, Lawrence

Benjamin, Dale Cates, Charles Morgan Peck, Robbie Bourne

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 preschool through

Kindergarten classes are learning about Mary anointing Jesus.

Our 1st Grade through 6th Grade classes are learning about Holy Week

through our rotational Learning Centers:

1st & 2nd Grades – Art Center

3rd & 4th Grades – Cooking Center

5th & 6th Grades – Story Center

In order to allow our parents and teachers to have an opportunity to

meet and greet one another, our Church School Dismissal Procedures

for all of our church school classes up through and including 2nd grade

will be for parents to pick up their children from their respective

classrooms, promptly at 10:00 a.m. dismissal time. Children in Third

Grade through Seventh Grade will be dismissed from their respective

classrooms at 10:00 a.m.

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 ensure the safe participation

of all our children!

TODAY AT CHURCH

Religion in the News: Join David after the 10:30 service, in the Parlor, for

conversation about today’s news from a faith perspective. There’s always great

discussion; all welcome!

JPF (for our 6th and 7th graders) will meet in the Len Morgan Youth Barn from 5-

6:30pm today! Pizza, games, fun, friends... all the best things!!

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Our annual Lenten Devotional, with over 40 beautiful

devotions written by members of our church family now being

offered online. If you were on the email list last year, you are already

signed up this year… If you or someone you know would like to

be added to our list, simply let us know in the church office, and

we will add you to the list! info@greenfieldhillchurch.com, or

203-259-5596

THIS WEEK AT CHURCH

LENT BIBLE STUDY! Led by David, we meet every Thursday at 10:00 a.m. (in

the Parlor) and 7:30 p.m. (in the Library). TOPIC for LENT: St. John’s Gospel...

The 7 Best Parts of St. John: Alternative Christmas story ... Overlooked Last

Supper ... firsthand last hours ... Gospel in a nutshell ... The Trinity for beginners.

SPF (our high school youth group) meets this Thursday from 6-7:30pm in our

Len Morgan Youth Barn. This week we welcome the men of Pivot Ministries’

Gospel Choir!

The Annual 'Evening for Appalachia' will be on Friday,

March 13th! Silent and Live Auctions, reflections on the 2019

trip, fun and fellowship, and a chance to help our SPF teens go and do God's work in Appalachia this summer! Please

come join us! Just go to asp2020.givesmart.com to buy your

tickets!

UPCOMING EVENTS AT CHURCH

Stories from India: On Sunday, March 15th, at both

services, the participants in this year’s India mission trip will

share reflections on their experience of poverty and hope on

the other side of the world. Please join us for this special

Sunday, as we hear the stories of God's love in action!

Inspiration from our teens: our Junior Deacons (sophomores-seniors in high

school) lead their annual Worship Service on Sunday evening, March 22nd at

7:00 p.m. This year's theme: What Gives Me Hope. Come listen to the wise words

of our young people!

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CHURCH AND COMMUNITY NOTES

REGISTRATION IS OPEN for VBS 2020: August 10-

14th! Information about the program and how to register

is available on our website! Just go to

www.greenfieldhillchurch.com and go to the Children’s Programs page. Spaces are limited and tend to fill up

quickly!

Alida's recruiting for ASP!! We need 90 adults to accompany our 225 teenagers to West Virginia, June 27th-

July 4th, for a life-changing week of service through the

Appalachia Service Project. It's a week of home repair for

families in need - but you do not need to be a skilled

carpenter!! All we need is your willingness to work alongside our teens. Please

take a look at the Adult Leader information on the ASP page of our church

website (under 'Mission and Outreach') ... and if you like what you see, click on

the online adult advisor registration!!

The KNITTING GROUP at GHCC is changing their meeting

dates to Thursdays!!! Our next meeting will be Thursday,

March 19th in the PARLOR (this is a change as well) from

6pm to 8pm and going forward, are planning on meeting the 1st

and 3rd Thursday of each month (3/19, 4/2, and 4/16). Join us

if you can anytime!!

Dogwood History Needs You! We are attempting to fill in the blanks of our rich

festival history and are looking for any pictures or recordings of any of the

following areas: Early years of the festival, Seated Lunch, Kate’s Corner, Jewelry,

clothing, Art Show, Performances in sanctuary and any audio or recordings, Blossom Cafe,

Dogwood Dash, Preview Parties, Walking tour, Blessing of the animals. Please contact

Nancy Fitzpatrick at skidfitz@aol.com if you have any items or thoughts about

them!

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MARCH BOOK CHAT

and AUTHOR VISIT! Our March Book Chat Book: The Dearly Beloved by

Cara Wall... Pick up the book for $20 in the Narthex or Church Office

then join us on Wednesday, March 18th at 7 pm in the Parlor when we

will welcome the author, Cara Wall, at our discussion! It's the story of

four people who come together in the 1950's and work together to make

their world a better place. Charles and James are co-ministers at New

York City's Third Presbyterian Church. Thought to be "a gem of a

novel"! Do try to join us!

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CALENDAR FOR THE WEEK OF MARCH 8, 2020 Sunday 9:00 a.m. Worship in Sanctuary

(3/8) 9:00 a.m. Church School in classrooms in Church House

10:30 a.m. Worship in Sanctuary

5:00 p.m. JPF (for 6th and 7th graders) in the Barn

Monday 7:00 p.m. Confirmation Mentor Night in Memorial Room

(3/9) 7:30 p.m. All Board Meet in Church House

Tuesday 7:30 p.m. Chancel Choir in Parlor

(3/10)

Thursday 10:00 a.m. Bible Study in the Parlor

(3/12) 6:00 p.m. SPF (for our high schoolers) in the Barn

7:30 p.m. Bible Study in Library

Friday 7:00 p.m. ASP Auction in the Memorial Room

(3/13)

Sunday STORIES FROM INDIA at both Services!

(3/15) 9:00 a.m. Worship in Sanctuary

9:00 a.m. Church School in classrooms in Church House

10:30 a.m. Worship in Sanctuary

5:00 p.m. JPF (for 6th and 7th graders) in the Barn

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GREENFIELD HILL CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH FAIRFIELD, CONNECTICUT

Office: (203) 259-5596 info@greenfieldhillchurch.com

greenfieldhillchurch.com 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; Dr. Michael Crowley, Music Director; Sara Hoefer, Junior Choir Director; Marcia Carothers, Director of Christian Education; Susan Rippey, Nursery School Director; Jessica

Campbell, Financial Manager; Kelcey King, Assistant Treasurer; Sarah DeMeneses, Accountant; Jim Zalenski, Sexton.

CHURCH BOARD MEMBERS Adult Education: Mike Moore, Fred Schaefer Children and Youth Ministries: Skylar Smith co-Chairperson;

Anna Taylor, co-Chairperson, Amity Almond, Scott Ettl, Michelle Wormley Communications: Todd Jones,

Chairperson; Lisa Rousseau, Sarah Schunk Development: Bert Tunnell, Chairperson; Greg Bambach, Betsy

Ewing, Rich Gannon, Jeff Taylor, Chris Tormey Diaconate: Emily Orben, co-Chairperson, Kathy Rafsky, co-

Chairperson; Pam Brennan, Dan Carpenter, Joel Edminster, Karen Fox, Joe Holland, Carolyn Houghton, Pat

McCullough, Matt Prohaska, Adam Simon, Denise Rehder Facilities: Andy Hoder, Chairperson; Jeri Barrett,

Jim Cullinan, Amy Johnson, Jeff Lacey, Don Lord, Jon Sabrowski, Wendy Simon, Fred Zarrilli Fellowship:

Linda Johnston, Chairperson; Ana-alyse Castelluccio, Talli Connell, Chris Gannon, Lisa Goldbecker, Barbara

Hayslip, Amy Hios, Andra Horsch, Julie Johnson, June Mackenzie, Rachel Parrish, Allison Perkins, Jessica

Selden, Sara York Finance: Jon Persson, Chairperson; Andrew Crawford, Robert Franchini, Martha Lord,

Andy Muhlhauser, Doug Reid, Beth Schaefer, Ellen Waugh, Jeff Whitaker Junior Deacons: Zachary Amendola, Lily Bolash, Brook Byrne, Harry Chandler, Maddy Crawford, Kate Duffy, Campbell Eckert,

Clarie Edminster, Rob Harvey, Peter Hinkle, Will Hinkle, Nick Hios, Zack Hios, Jack Holland, Hudson Houghton, Abby Jacobs, Andrew Jones, Erik Langeland, Kris Mellor, Kerry McKeon, Jack Murray,

Christian Montuori, James Richard, Alyvia Ronning, Abby Rousseau, Lyla Vogel, Andrew Wagner, Emily

Wegener, Will Whelan, Skylar Wingate, Chloe Yoder Member Care: Stephanie Franchini, Chairperson;

Sarah De Meneses, Sharon Jacobs, Carol Langeland, Carole Lisi, Martha McKeon, Anne Orvis, Kathy

Scoville, Sue Trischman, Lisa Vacheron Member Involvement: Glenn Horine, Chairperson; Amy Desel,

Erika Duffy, Francine Jacques, Nicole Lacey, Kerry Manning, Liz Schwinn, Ford Young Mission and

Outreach: Chris Kenney, Chairperson; Kim Baer, Michelle Baker, Val Collison, Debbie Dies, Holli Horine,

Chris Kenney, Bevo Tarika, Peter von Euler Church Council At-Large Members: Scott Craighead, Martha

McKeon, Mike Ruble Church Historian: Lynn Van Winkle Audio Technician: Bobby Master

COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSONS Flowers, Lynn Davies; Ushers, Joyce Bultmann; Memorial Garden, Lynn Davies; Nursery School,

Amanda Innes; Human Resources, Cheryl Jones

CHANCEL CHOIR Bert Andren, Cary Andren, Misty Beyer, David Callahan, Lia Carter, Rob Gemza, Wendy Gerbier, Thomas

Grant, Zoe Grosser, Rebecca Huselid, Sue Leiss, Donald Lord, Martha Lord, Michael Moore, Melinda Reynolds, Beth Schaefer, Dianne Simpson, Michael Stephan, Bob Stilson, Michael Trnik, David White

CHURCH SCHOOL VOLUNTEERS Amity Almond, Jennifer Bargas, Jessica Campbell, Devon Carothers, Amanda Case, Lynn Davies, Sarah DeMeneses, Donna Ellett, Scott Ettl, Betsy Ewing, Karen Fox, Rachelle Giordano, Marjorie Glover, Ann Harvey, David Harvey, Kelly Hayes, Katie Holland, Andra Horsch, Mary Janacek, Bob & Molly King,

Jennifer Lubarsky, Mollie Milano, Andrea Muhlhauser, Rachel Parrish, Gwen Powell, Allyson Power, Lauren Raps, Martha Rebocho, Kirsten Sabrowski, Amanda Schmidt, Skylar Smith, Kara Snyder, Wendy

Steinfeld, Marike Toothaker, Chris Tormey, Kelly Vogel, Nikki Wingate, Kathy Wyckoff, Sara York, Betsey Young