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Welcome Wherever you are on Life’s journey, you are welcome here at

First Congregational Church of Shrewsbury, United Church of Christ!

Name Tags - please greet new and old friends by wearing your name tag. Visitors are encouraged to write your own name tag, available in our Book of Friendship, a black folder in each pew. Inside the black folder, you may also sign up for our mailing list, and ask to have someone contact you.

Please join us for fellowship and refreshments in Gifford Hall after the service.

Deacon Deb DelDotto Lay Reader Kathy Holton Refreshments Care Team C

Flowers this Week The flowers today are given by Betsy and Ed Giles in memory of loved ones.

For children during worship:

Activity baskets are available in the far right corner of the Sanctuary.

Children’s bulletins are available from an usher.

Childcare is provided For all children birth through three years old in our staffed Nursery. Ushers will show you the way.

*************************** Units for the hearing impaired Available on the back table.

Large Print bulletins with hymns are available.

Blue Prayer Cards: Are available in each pew. Members pray during the week over your sorrows or joys. Please place the cards in the offering plate, or in the Prayer Request Box on the table in the rear of the Sanctuary.

A gentle reminder : Please silence your cell phone at the start of the service.

Please recycle your bulletin There is a basket on the back table or in the basket by the name tag racks.

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CHURCH STAFF

The Reverend Lynne Dolan, Senior Pastor ldolan@fccsm.org

Rev. Dr. James Matarazzo, Interim Pastor jim@fccsm.org

Curtis Smith, Director of Music musicdirector@fccsm.org

Leo Biocchi, Director of Christian Education cedirector@fccsm.org

Lauren Morse, Financial Administrator finance@fccsm.org

Ellen Jones, Office Administrator office@fccsm.org

Brian Scott, Sexton

OUR CHURCH’S MISSION STATEMENT

The purpose of this Church is to come together as Christians to serve God by studying and listening to the Word and living by Christ’s teachings. We are committed to reaching out through prayer, caring, sharing and fellowship.

First Congregational Church 19 Church Road

Shrewsbury, MA 01545 Telephone: 508.845.7286

Fax: 508.845.6561

www.fccsm.org Join us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/FCCShrewsbury

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CALENDAR A: Adkins Room~C: Chapel~CH: Cushing Hall~DR: Drama Room~

GH: Gifford Hall~K: Kitchen~HMR: Halliday Music Room~O: Office~P: Parlor~ S: Sanctuary~ST: Storytelling Room~SR: Sumner Room~Y: Youth Room

Sunday 11/03 9:30 am Sunday Worship/Guest Beth Anne Doan 11:00 am Listening Session w/Rev.Jim-C 11:00 am Training Choir-MR

11:00 am Youth Ringers-S Monday 11/04 10:30 am Parkinson’s Chorus-GH 7:00 pm Communications & Marketing Mtg-Y Tuesday 11/05 7:00 pm Deacon’s Mtg-A Wednesday 11/06 10:00 am Staff Meeting 2:30 pm Mustard Seed 6:30 pm Shrewsbury Ringers-S 7:30 pm Parish Pealers-S Thursday 11/07 7:15 pm Senior Choir-MR Friday 11/08 9:30 am Playgroup-Preschool Rm 3:45 pm Chimers-C 4:00 pm Youth Singers-MR Sunday 11/10 9:30 am Sunday Worship/Aronian Baptism 11:00 am Training Choir-MR

11:00 am Youth Ringers-S

COG Deadline for December is November 11

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The First Congregational Church of Shrewsbury United Church of Christ

Sunday, November 3, 2019 9:30 a.m.

ALL SAINTS SUNDAY Welcome to First Congregational Church of Shrewsbury. We are glad you are here!

Sunday School is available for children Preschool through Middle School. Preschool and Kindergarten begin prior to worship at 9:15am on the third floor and 1st - 8th are released to their

classes following the ‘Time with Children’.

Prelude “Come, Come, Ye Saints” J. Denton

Welcome & Announcements

Gather Call to Worship Leader: The world belongs to God,

People: the earth and all its people.

Leader: How good and lovely it is

People: to live together in unity.

Leader: Love and justice come together,

People: justice and peace join hands.

Leader: If the Lord’s disciples keep silent

People: the very stones themselves would shout aloud that our world belongs to God and God is building a global hope.

Leader: Open our lips, O God,

All: and our mouths shall proclaim your praise.

*Hymn #299, NCH “For All the Saints”

Prayer of Confession All: God of love, we thank you for your patience. You have given us some many guides and helpers to inspire us and have given us the word that one day we shall be as Christ Jesus is; yet we have been slow to hear, reluctant to learn, and sluggish in our efforts. We repent this our lack of faith and love and ask that the love of Jesus Christ which so healed and uplifted the saints, may mercifully deal with our sins and empower our renewed good intentions. Through Christ Jesus our Saviour. Amen.

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Words of Assurance Leader: My friends, the victory that overcomes the pessimism and recriminations of the world is faith. For who is victorious except those who put their trust in God? In the name of Jesus, let us accept that are sins are forgiven by God’s grace. All: Thanks be to God!

Children’s Anthem “Praise the Lord” N. Sleeth Training Choir & Youth Singers

Time With Children Children may now go to Sunday School with teachers. Please pick your child up at their classroom

at the conclusion of the service if they are in Nursery - 4th grade.

Gathering the Saints: Past, Present and Future

Saints Who Have Passed Saints Who Have Been Baptized

Ruth Irving Charlotte Hope Goodwin Bob Sargent Henry Paul Spyropoulos Marjorie Keene Bentley Thomas Scott Ruby Woodworth Enniah Jaelyn Scott Mary Ramachandra William Michael Whitehead Gwendolyn Rogers Ethan Hunter Smith Willard King, Jr. Beckett Clifford Goodwin Rodney Marston India Bluesky Gray Lois Winterbottom Kaya Sunshine Gray Helen Sooy Adam Scott Gray Christopher Mitchell Robert Smith Evelyn Loeser Calvin Kirk

Word Reading: Luke 19: 1-0 Page 854, Pew Bible

*Hymn #295, NCH “I Sing a Song of the Saints of God”

Sermon: “Agape: A Radical Love” Ms. Beth Anne Doan, Member-in-Discernment and Seminarian

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LOOKING AHEAD

November 10 Recognition of Veterans November 16 Friends Giving and Game Night November 17 St. Anne’s Food Collection Prayer Group

Today - Listening Sessions with Rev. Dr. Jim Matarazzo: Today is the last scheduled listening session. All members and friends of the church are very welcome. I have learned a great deal and appreciate the honesty and openness of all who took the time to share your thoughts. Please know that I am still available for discussion at Café Noire on Tuesdays between 1:00pm and 4:00pm or for private appointments.

Youth Group: November 1-2 - (Fri-Sat) YG LOCK-IN…7:00pm-7:30am https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70a0549aaa92ea0f94-fall November 10 - Veteran’s Day Weekend; no YG

FCC Caregiver Support Group Remaining Schedule: Second and Fourth Mondays of the Month 6:30pm to approximately 8:30pm

The second Mondays are for educational meetings. The fourth Mondays are for caregiver support group time.

November 11: Dr. Harvey Clermont/ Beth Anne Doan Topic: Communication Skills for Caregivers

Video: Teepa Snow November 25: Caregiver Support Group

TBD Sunday, December 15: A Holiday Service of Loving Care. For caregivers, allies and those who support them. 6:00pm

St. Anne’s Thanksgiving Collection: On Sunday November 17, members of the Mission and Outreach Ministry will be in Gifford Hall with baskets following the service to accept donations for the annual St. Annes Thanksgiving Collection. Your monetary donations will be converted into food cards which will be distributed by St. Anne’s volunteers to those who would otherwise not be able to afford a Thanksgiving meal. Please consider helping to make someone’s Thanksgiving a truly blessed one with your generous donation. Thank you-the Mission and Outreach Ministry

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*Sanctus Hymn Pilgrim #107 “Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence”

Words of Institution and Consecration

The Lord’s Prayer (unison) 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. Amen.

Sharing of the Bread and Cup

Communion Anthem “Come Now To His Table” S. Trued

Prayer of Thanksgiving (Unison)

God you have fed us with spiritual food, nourishing us for the journey of life. We thank you that through this holy meal you have entered into our lives and connected is with Christians around the world. We humbly set before you our own lives. Work through us, Holy One, so that our world might become the just, peaceful, and loving community that you envision for us all, through Jesus Christ our Savior. Amen.

*Hymn #17, NCH “To You, O God, All Creatures Sing”

Benediction

Congregational Response #61, v.1, Pilgrim “God Be With You” `

Postlude “Look Ye Saints, The Sight is Glorious” J. Mansfield

*Those who are able, please stand. PLEASE PRAY WITH US

Almighty God, you have knit together your elect in one communion and fellowship in the mystical body of your Son Christ our Lord: Give us grace so to follow your blessed saints in all virtuous and godly living, that we may come to those ineffable joys that you have prepared for those who truly love you; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who with you and the Holy Spirit lives and reigns, one God, in glory everlasting. Amen. – Collect for All Saints Day, Book of Common Prayer (1979)

Nolan Schloemer, Bill Gibbs, Donald & Trudy Desfosse, Jay Dev Chandra, Joie Hodge, Sr., Anna M. Kane, Linda Mitrano, Charles Monroe, Phyllis Rich, Chris Laurson and Gary

Sampson, Nedra Billouris.

… also all military personnel, Coast Guard, firefighters, police, EMT’s, first responders, counselors, therapists, doctors and medical personnel and all who protect and care for us.

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Response Joys and Concerns Refrain

Lord Listed to Your Children Ken Medema

Lord, listen to Your children praying;

Lord, send Your Spirit in this place.

Lord, listen to Your children praying;

Send us love, send us pow’r, send us grace.

Prayers of Petition and Thanksgiving Refrain

Invitation to Offering

Offertory Anthem “Take My Life, And Let It Be” R. Henderson

*Doxology (Sung to the tune “Old Hundredth”)

Praise God from whom all blessings flow; Praise Christ the Word in flesh born low; Praise Holy Spirit evermore: One God, Triune, whom we adore. Amen.

Prayer of Dedication (unison) O God, our provider, we bring nothing into this world and we can take nothing out of it. Accept the gifts you have first given us, which we bring to your table, and with them the offering of our lives. Nourish us now with the life that really is life, revealed to us in Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen.

Holy Communion * Invitation to Communion (Sung) Leader: The Lord be with you. All: And also with you. Leader: Lift up your hearts. All: We lift them up to the Lord. Leader: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. All: It is right to give our thanks and praise. Leader: It is very meet, right, and our bounden duty, that we should at all times, and in all places, give thanks unto you, O Lord, holy Father, almighty, everlasting God. Therefore with Angels and Archangels, and with all the company of heaven, we laud and magnify your glorious Name; evermore praising you, and saying…