Round Hill Community Church

ORDER OF SERVICEOctober 9, 2016

Twenty-first Sunday after Pentecost

PRELUDE WORDS OF WELCOME

INTROIT

CALL TO WORSHIP Leader: With the pressing crowds, searching for healing and hope,All: We wish to see Jesus.Leader: With the pushed out and cast aside, with the lonely lost,

stripped of pride,All: We wish to see Jesus.Leader: With those who seek mystery and meaning, wisdom and grace,All: We wish to see Jesus.

*HYMN No. 5 O, For a Thousand Tongues to Sing

*OPENING PRAYER Lord of the lost ones,you come to our broken homes and call us your own:may our tables be gracedby your presence as guestand our possession freedto serve the poor; through Jesus Christ, Amen.

*The congregation is invited to stand

*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 trespasses,as we forgive those who trespass against us,and lead us not into temptation,but deliver us from evil.For Thine is the kingdom,and the power, and the glory,forever and ever. Amen.

*GLORIA PATRIGlory be to the Father, and to the Son,and to the Holy Ghost; as it was in the beginning,is now and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

CHILDREN’S MESSAGE Jenny ByxbeeChildren may now leave for Church School.

Soloist: He's got the whole world in His hands,He's got the whole world in His hands,He's got the whole world in His hands,He's got the whole world in His hands.

All: He's got our Church School children in His hands,He's got our Church School children in His hands,He's got our Church School children in His hands,He's got our children in His hands.

ANTHEM Benedictus (from Mass in G) SchubertBlessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord.

SCRIPTURE LESSON Luke 19:1-10Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through it. A man was there named Zacchaeus; he was a chief tax collector and was rich. He was trying to see who Jesus was, but on account of the crowd he could not, because he was short in stature. So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore tree to see him, because he was going to pass that way. When Jesus came to the place, he looked up and said to him, “Zacchaeus, hurry and come down; for I must stay at your house today.” So he hurried down and was happy to welcome him. All who saw it began to grumble and said, “He has gone to be the guest of one who is a sinner.” Zacchaeus stood there and said to the Lord, “Look, half of my possessions, Lord, I will give to the poor; and if I have defrauded anyone of anything, I will pay back four times as much.” Then Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, because he too is a son of Abraham. For the Son of Man came to seek out and to save the lost.”

SERMON The Power of Change The Rev. Dan Haugh

*HYMN No. 381 Take My Gifts

OFFERINGInvitationAnthem He Watching Over Israel (from Elijah)   

Mendelssohn*Doxology Praise God from whom all blessings flow; praise him,

all creatures here below; praise him above, ye heavenly host: Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.

*Hymn No. 720 O Beautiful for Spacious Skies (verse 1)O beautiful for spacious skies, for amber

waves of grain, for purple mountainmajesties above the fruited plain!

America! America! God shed full graceon thee, and crown thy good with servanthood

from sea to shining sea.

PASTORAL PRAYER

*HYMN No. 382 We Give Thee But Thine Own

CHURCH PRAYEROur Heavenly Father, shed forth thy blessed spirit upon all our lives. Make each one of us an instrument in thy hands for good. Purify our hearts, strengthen our minds and bodies, fill us with Christian love. Let no pride, no self-conceit, no rivalry, no ill-will ever spring up among us. Make us earnest and true, wise and prudent, giving no just cause for offense and may thy holy peace rest upon us this day and every day throughout the coming week, sweetening our trials, cheering us in our work, and keeping us faithful to the end, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

BENEDICTION

CHORAL RESPONSE

POSTLUDE

ROUND HILL COMMUNITY CHURCH MISSION STATEMENTWe, the members of the Round Hill Community Church, a self-governing, non-denominational body, seek to foster a community of faith where people of all ages and backgrounds pursue spiritual growth; where God is worshipped in Word and praised in music; where friends are made and hurts are healed. We seek to be a community where individuals commit their time and resources to education, fellowship, and to helping those in need among our Church family and in the broader world. We are a church where faith, hope, justice and love are valued, and above all, Jesus is Lord.

ROUND HILL COMMUNITY CHURCH CREEDI believe in God, the one universal Father of all mankind, revealed supremely in Jesus Christ, our Lord, and present with us to guide, comfort and inspire in the Holy Spirit. I believe in the Kingdom of God; and in the mission of the Christian Church to proclaim the Gospel to all the world, exalting the worship of the Lord our God, and laboring for the progress of knowledge, the promotion of righteousness, the reign of peace, and the realization of human brotherhood. United in Christian love, we pray and labor for the coming of the Kingdom, the triumph of righteousness and the life everlasting. Amen.

CHURCH NEWS

Thank you to Deanna and Steve Mulligan for ushering today.

Thank you to all of our youth who helped lead this morning's worship service. 

Thanks to Jan and Dru Kudrnac for hosting coffee hour today; please join them in the Community House following the service. While enjoying your coffee, we invite you to visit with the community representatives at the

Volunteer Outreach Fair. Don’t forget to pick up your Passport Booklet on your way in to track all your visits and be entered into a special raffle!

Faith Formation

Outreach

Please join us this year in the Inspirica Youth Center! Volunteers are needed every Tuesday starting September 6 from 4 pm - 6 pm. Children

Save the Date!! On Saturday, November 5th all men of the Round Hill Community Church are invited to attend the Men’s Bible Study Breakfast from 9-10.30 a.m. in the parlor. This month we will focus on a biblical text relating to the theme of Hospitality as part of our year-long exploration of A Life Worth Living. Please RSVP to the main office via email - church@roundhillcommunitychurch.org. A light breakfast will be served.

arrive off the bus, have some free time, are fed a snack and then begin homework. Please talk with Jenny Rye (203-861-6757) or Caroline Lazzara (203-353-0003) if you are interested.

We are currently looking for meal providers for Inspirica’s Early Childhood and Parenting Program [ECPP] beginning in September. The program runs Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday nights with the meal being served at 7p.m. You can either cook on site or drop off a prepared meal, whatever is easiest for you! Please look for available dates that you would be able to fill at www.inspiricact.org/meal-calendar/

Neighbor to Neighbor …..with the onset of cooler, crisper fall weather we are asking for "Cold-Weather Warm-Ups" in our special collection for the month of October. Items such as canned and dry soups/chili, canned beans, Ramen noodles, easy mac & cheese, etc. would be appreciated! Please leave donations in the food wagon located near the front entrance.

Les Beaux Arts Gallery

We invite you to come to Les Beaux Arts Gallery to view the current exhibit of landscapes and drawings by Yukio Ishizuka. The exhibit runs through October 19.

Youth Ministry

Please join Jenny at the RHCC playground this Wednesday, October 12th

from 10-11:30 a.m. for a casual get-together for parents and a playdate for the little ones! A great opportunity to get to know one another a bit better on a day when many schools will be out for the Jewish holiday. Mothers’ Helpers will be on hand to assist in making this a fun and stress-free outing for all! Please RSVP to Jenny Byxbee at jenny@roundhillcommunitychurch.org if you plan to come.

On Sunday, October 16th, during our coffee hour, the older students of our Church School will be hosting their first-ever “Coffee Hour with a Purpose” Bake Sale! All baked goods will be available for just one dollar and will go towards raising funds for a future teen room at the Church. Please bring your sweet tooth and be generous!

Next Sunday, October 16th will be our monthly "Youth Fellowship" with Pastor Dan in the his office immediately following the Children's Message. 

Come one, come all but come FIRST because first come, first-served! Last year, this popular community event was SOLD OUT within days! Please make your reservations early by contacting the Main Office at 203-869-1091 or via email at

church@roundhillcommunitychurch.org.

There is a sign-up sheet in the Parlor for pies, help with set-up and clean-up, and also looking for three small task teams to

make batches of mashed potatoes. 

CHILDREN’S CORNER

There’s a Volunteer Fair going on over in the Community House today. That means that a bunch of local organizations have come today to share information with us about how they work in our community and how they help others. They’re also asking us to get involved and help others. That might seem like a tall order for a little kid who generally might still need help themselves. But have you ever seen a seed, like from an apple or an orange? It’s not really very big at all. Yet, somehow, if it is planted into good soil and well-watered and tended, it can grow into a large and fruitful apple or orange tree!

The Bible tells us that whatever a man sows, that is what he will reap. What does “sow” even mean? It’s not needle-and-thread sew. This is a different sow. This “sow” means to harvest, or to pick. So, the Bible tells us that you get what you plant, and it doesn’t mean fruits and vegetables!

If you plant an apple seed you get an ________If you plant a squash seed you get a _________If you plant a tomato seed you get a _________If you plant evil you’ll get ___________ (evil) If you plant good you’ll get __________ (good)

So, when you hear someone say “you get what you give” it means that we’ll get out of something that which we put into it. If we put our time, effort and love into helping someone else, like we can through voluntarism, we can expect to get something good out of it for ourselves. So, don’t worry that you’re a little seed....even the littlest of seeds can bear great fruit!

A Child’s Prayer: Dear heavenly Father, your word says that we’ll reap what we sow, so I pray you’ll help me to do good for all people so I’ll be sure to bear good fruit. Amen.

REFLECTIONS

We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give. Winston S. Churchill

I must be willing to give whatever it takes to do good to others. This requires that I be willing to give until it hurts. Otherwise, there is no true love in me, and I bring injustice, not peace, to those around me. St. Teresa of Calcutta

Real generosity toward the future lies in giving all to the present. Albert Camus

Cover Artwork: Jesus and Zacchaeus, Soichi Watanabe

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Senior Pastor: The Rev. Dr. Edward G. Horstmann

Associate Pastor: The Rev. Dan Haugh Guest Organist: Jon Hunt

Director of Children’s Ministries: Jenny ByxbeeMinister Emeritus: The Rev. Dr. Ralph Ahlberg

Round Hill Community Church395 Round Hill Road, Greenwich, CT 06831

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