Baptism of Jesus – Liz Valente (2021)

First Congregational Church of

Evanston
United Church of Christ
An Open and Affirming Church
Founded 1869
Sunday, June 4th, 2023 | 10 o’clock in the morning
Trinity Sunday
 ORDER OF WORSHIP
Responses in italics may be spoken out loud.
Please stand, if you wish, at places marked by an asterisk (*).

Prelude To You, O God, All Creatures Sing Hal H. Hopson

Introit Awake, My Soul Roger Summers

Words of Welcome Mary Kay Devine

*Call to Worship
We know that the voice of the Lord is powerful.
We know that the voice of the Lord is full of majesty.
Our God’s righteousness is a mighty stream,
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Through the Holy Spirit, we hold space for all aspects of God.
TodayTHEwe worship
TRIUNE GOD our God, the one who loves us and calls us by name. Amen
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God in three per - sons, bless - ed Trin - i - ty!
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*Call to Confession -- Prayer of Confession
SPANISH KOREAN                                                         
Creator God, ¡Santo!
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us with your love, inviting us into
covenant with
siempre el labio míoyou.
looresAs we grow older, we see and experience the brokenness
te dará.
of the world. We get caught
¡Santo! ¡Santo! ¡Santo! Te adoro in cycles of cynicism and fall prey to indifference.
reverente,
Dios en tres personas, bendita Trinidad.
We know that we are called to embody your love, but the task sometimes feels
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de tu lumbre,
something bigger. Refresh us with your living waters and help us to bring life
ante ti que has sido, que eres y serás.
to others.
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¡Santo! ¡Santo! Porname
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estés velado Amen.
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santo tú eres sólo y nada hay a tu lado,
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¡Santo! ¡Santo! ¡Santo!toLageneration, God’s love
gloria de tu nombre 4 overcomes human sinfulness. God is
committed to fresh starts and new creations. This is good news!
vemos en tus obras, en cielo, tierra y mar.
¡Santo! ¡Santo! ¡Santo! La humanidad te adore,
In Jesus Christ we are forgiven!
Dios en tres personas, bendita Trinidad.
*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 Matthew 28: 16-20 Mary Kay Devine

*Greeting of Peace

Announcements

Celebration of Christian Baptism

Gabriel Scott Benirschke & Alexander Lewis Benirschke

Pastor: They were bringing children to Jesus that he might touch them; and the
disciples rebuked them. But when Jesus saw it, he was indignant, and said to them,

People: “Let the children come to me, do not hinder them, for to them belongs
the kingdom of God. Truly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the
kingdom of God like a child, shall not enter into it.”

Pastor: And Jesus took the children into his arms and he blessed them, laying his
hands upon them and calling them his own. The sacrament of baptism symbolizes the
love by which God reaches out to us even when we are very young. We are here
today to affirm that God loves Gabriel and Alex Benirschke and to offer ourselves as
instruments of God’s love in their lives. Who brings these children to be baptized?

Parents: We do. Because of the love God has shown to us in blessing us with these
children, we want to have our children baptized as a sign of our commitment to
raising them in the Christian faith.

Pastor: Ashley and Robert seek God’s guidance and ask for our support in helping
Gabriel and Alex to grow to respect themselves and others and to know themselves as
children of God and followers of Christ. They bring their children here today with joy,
acknowledging them as a gift from God, and dedicating them to the community in
Christ. To the people of church gathered here today, how will you receive these young
ones?

People: We, the church, promise to love and care for Gabriel & Alex
Benirschke. We will help them hold fast to that which is good and to return to
no one evil for evil. We will love them and show them with our lives, how
Christians live. By this affirmation, we commit ourselves to these children.

Pastor: And for the children of the church, will you promise to love and care for Gabriel
and Alex, will you be their friend, and help them learn the ways of life in our church? If
so, say, we will.

Children: We will!

Pastor: Robert and Ashley as parents of this child, Daniel and Jennifer, Matthew and
Monika as caring Godparents, and to their loving family, will you answer these
questions: Will you live your lives as people of faith and followers of Jesus Christ?

Parents/Godparents: We will, with the help of God.

Pastor: Will you raise Gabriel and Alex to seek justice and resist evil, to show love and
compassion for all of God’s creation, and help them to grow in the faith?

Parents/Godparents: We will, with the help of God.

Pastor: Will you teach them the value of community, share with them the importance
of service and raise your children to love God and neighbor?

Parents/Godparents: We will, with the help of God.

The Baptism and Presentation to the Congregation

You are baptized in the name of God: Creator, Christ and Holy Spirit…

People: Almighty God, giver of life, you have called us by name and pledged to
each of us your faithful love. We pray for these blessed gifts of your creation,
Gabriel and Alex Benirschke. Inspire their lives to your service. May they sing
many songs, know many joys, heal many wounds, and embrace many people
 in Your name. We pray for their parents. Help them to know you, to love with
your love, to teach with your truth, so that 486-child
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word and know your presence. May this church walk together with this family
as witnesses to your Gospel, living the love of Christ and celebrating the
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power of God for whom all things are indeed possible. Amen.
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1 Child of bless - ing, child of prom - ise, bap - tized
2 Child of love, our love’s ex - pres - sion, love’s cre -
3 Child of joy, our dear - est trea - sure, God’s you

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4 Child of God, your lov - ing Par - ent, learn to

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with the Spir - it’s sign, with this wa - ter God has
a - tion, loved in - deed! Fresh from God, re - fresh our
are, from God you came. Back to God we hum - bly

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lis - ten for God’s call. Grow to laugh and sing and

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sealed you un - to love and grace di - vine.
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give you: live as one who bears Christ’s name.

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wor - ship; trust and love God more than all.

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Sermon Scripture Isaiah 43: 1-4a

Sermon “Three Little Words” Rev. Jason W. Coulter

Invitation to Offering The Lamb David Giardiniere

Little lamb, who made thee? Dost thou know who made thee? Who gave thee
life and bid thee feed by the stream and o'er the mead? Who gave thee
clothing of delight, softest clothing, woolly bright? Who gave thee such a
tender voice making all the vales rejoice? Little lamb, I'll tell thee. He is
called by thy name. For He calls Himself a Lamb. He is meek, and He is
mild, He became a little child. I a child, and thou a lamb; we are called by
His name. I His child and thou a lamb; we are called by His name. Little
lamb God bless thee. (William Blake)

*Doxology
Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;
Praise Christ, all people here below;
Praise Holy Spirit evermore;
One God, Triune whom we adore. Amen.

*Prayer of Dedication
Gracious and loving God, you are the giver of all good gifts. You gave us life
and life abundantly. In appreciation for this gift, we return to you our tithes
and offerings. May the church use them to bring forth life in new and
surprising ways. Amen.

Service of Holy Communion

At First Congregational Church of Evanston, all people, and we mean, ALL PEOPLE,
are welcome at Christ’s table. At the pastor’s call, you are invited to come forward to
receive the elements of the Lord’s Supper. In the communion plate, you will find bread
and gluten-free wafers. In the trays, you will find small glasses of grape juice. We also
have small communion kits for those who prefer them. Regardless of how you receive
this meal, know that God blesses your presence at Christ’s table!

Invitation …. Jesus Christ, who has sat at our tables, now invites us to be guests at
his.
Congregational Prayer
O God, how wonderful is the work of your hands! Through your son, Jesus,
you came to us and entered this world, that we might more fully know you and
your love. Jesus healed the sick, though he himself would suffer; he offered
life to sinners, though death would hunt him down. But with a love stronger
than death, he rose on Easter morning to give the gift of life to all who call on
his holy name. Bless his holy name and bless these gifts which we are about
to receive.

Words of Institution …This is my body, broken for you…This is my blood, shed for
you…

Congregational Response
Holy, holy, holy -- God of love and majesty
The whole universe speaks of your glory -- O God Most High.

Pastoral Prayer of Thanksgiving

Call to the Supper The gifts of God for the people of God. Come for all things are
ready.

Congregational Prayer of Thanksgiving

Gracious God, in deep gratitude for this meal, for this moment, and for your
Son Jesus, we give thanks to you. Take us out to live as changed people,
because we have shared the living bread, drank from the cup of blessing, and
can no longer remain the same. Make us instruments of your love so that we
may we live our lives to your glory, both as inhabitants of earth and citizens of
the commonwealth of heaven. 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.
 BAPTISM

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light you wan - dered off to find where de - mons dwell.”
make your vers - es rhyme from dusk till ris - ing sun.”
I have al - ways been with just one more sur - prise.”

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I re - joiced the day you were bap - tized to see your life un - fold.”
Originally created to accompany a video series on baptism, this hymn speaks in the imagined conversational
voice of God, assuring the person being baptized of God’s presence throughout the changing stages of life.
It offers a reminder that baptism is a once-in-a-lifetime event.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
TEXT and MUSIC: John C. Ylvisaker, 1985 WATERLIFE
Text and Music © 1985 John C. Ylvisaker 9.7.9.6.D
*Benediction and Blessing

Choral Response Go, My Children with My Blessing Jaroslav J. Vajda

Postlude Intro, Theme & Finale on “Holy, Holy, Holy” Piet Post

Worship Credits and Sources:

Liz Valente is a liturgical artist, wife and mother of 4 children. She works on several artistic fronts, such as
theatre, visual arts and music, having created the album “Pipa Amarela”, released in 2013. She has worked with
teenagers and young people at the Presbyterian Church of Viçosa, where her husband serves as a pastor. In her
spare time, she writes prayers with accompanying art images and shares them on Instagram.
https://www.instagram.com/donalizvalente/

Call to Worship and Prayers from Rev. Rose Schrott Taylor of the Presbyterian Outlook and edited by Pastor
Jason

Music Permissions All Creatures of our God and King. Music: Geistliche Kirchengesang. Setting: Hal H.
Hopson. © 1983, Harold Flammer, Inc. All rights reserved. Podcast with permission under ONE LICENSE #A-
735926. All rights reserved. Awake, My Soul. Music: Roger Summers; Words: Thomas Ken, 1695, alt. © 2005,
The Lorenz Publishing Company, a division of The Lorenz Corporation. All rights reserved. Podcast with
permission under ONE LICENSE #A-735926. All rights reserved. Holy, Holy, Holy! Lord God Almighty!
Music: John Bacchus Dykes, 1861; Words: Reginald Heber, 1827, alt.; Descant: David McKinley Williams,
1948. © 1948, ren. H.W. Gray Co., Inc., a div. of Belwin-Mills Publishing Corp. 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. Child of Blessing, Child of Promise. Music: V. Earle Copes,
1959; Words: Ronald S. Cole-Turner, 1980. © 1981, Ronald S. Cole-Turner. All rights reserved. Reprinted and
Podcast with permission under ONE LICENSE #A-735926. All rights reserved. The Lamb. Music: David
Giardiniere; Words: William Blake. © 2008, Lorenz Publishing Company, a division of The Lorenz
Corporation. All rights reserved. Reprinted and 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. I Was There to Hear Your Borning Cry. Words and Music: John C.
Ylvisaker, 1985. © 1985, John C. Ylvisaker. All rights reserved. Reprinted and Podcast with permission under
ONE LICENSE #A-735926. All rights reserved. Go, My Children, With My Blessing. Music: Welsh Melody;
Words: Jaroslav J. Vajda, 1983. © 1983, Concordia Publishing House. All rights reserved. Reprinted and
Podcast with permission under ONE LICENSE #A-735926. All rights reserved. Nicaea: Holy, Holy, Holy.
Music: John B. Dykes. Setting: Piet Post. © 1961, Elkan-Vogel, Inc. All rights reserved. Podcast with
permission under ONE LICENSE #A-735926. All rights reserved.
Sunday Morning Service Roles
Deacons: Lay Reader:
- Candy Heaphy Mary Kay Devine
- Eda Uca
- Nancy Anderson
- Doug Irwin
Livestream/Tech Support: Sunday School
- Gary Hardesty - Dona Nunn

Want to volunteer and get more involved in Sunday services? See the sign-up sheet in
the back of the sanctuary or contact Mahdia at [email protected]

Volunteers Needed for Summer Spirit

School is out for the summer which means that

Sunday school is also done until the fall.
However, we want to continue making church a
place for children and their families to worship.
That is where Summer Spirit comes into play!

To make this year's Summer Spirit the best it can

be for our kids, we need YOUR help

Volunteer to join our kids in the park for

Summer Spirit! Your help gives our Sunday
School teachers a little rest and allows more
people a chance to get to know the awesome
children in our church family. Sign up online
(see the weekly email for details) or contact Lucy
this Sunday or at [email protected]
Celebration Sunday – June 11th!
On Sunday, June 11th bring your joy and gladness
to church for we have a lot to celebrate! On this
special Sunday we will

• Give thanks to God for our Choir and show

them appreciation for the beautiful music they
make on Sunday mornings,
• Recognize our Sunday School Teachers and
Nursery Staff for the love and care they give
to our youngest ones,
• Honor our Graduates for making it to the
finish line,
• Bless and celebrate our new vision document
– Becoming the Church! – as the process of
discernment draws to a close, and the
season of change comes into focus.

It truly is a great time to be the church and to

celebrate all that we are, and all that God is calling
us to become! So join us on Celebration Sunday at
10 am and then stick around for the Potluck Picnic
on the church's front porch. The Church provides
the chicken, bring something to share or just
yourself. See you there!

Sign up for Summer Music and Performance

Do you like to sing, play piano, violin, or another
instrument? How about presenting a wonderful poem or
sacred reading? Do you have a talented son or daughter
in your household who would like to pay his/her special
piece? FCCE is looking for people to present special
music or other arts presentations for summer worship and
we hope you will send us the name of someone in your
family who would like to participate. Children who have
been taking lessons are perfect summer musicians!

Contact our Music Director Matt at [email protected] to sign up or

learn more. All summer Sundays are wide open and we hope we can count on you to
add to our worship together with a special contribution.
It’s Pride Month in Evanston!
It's Pride Month! All month long there will be
events, opportunities and more in support of
our LGBTQIA+ community members.

• The Youth Car Parade in Evanston is

this Sunday, 6/4 in the afternoon
• Queer Makers Market on Saturday
6/10, just around the corner from
FCCE's Church house at Evanston
SPACE; and again on 6/24 at
Raymond Park across the street from
the Sanctuary
• Candle Lighting and Remembrance
ceremony on 6/11 at 7pm at St. Paul
Park

At First Congregational, our community will celebrate together on 6/25 with Pride
Sunday, while many will join us as well at the Chicago Pride Parade that afternoon.

Hilda’s Place Needs Your Support

As a longtime partner of Connections for the Homeless and Hilda's

Place, FCCE provides meals for its clients on the first Saturday of
each month. We are looking for three more volunteers for 2023,
to provide 30 individually packaged hot meals on August
5 and September 2. If you're interested in helping but worried it's a
big effort, one idea is to partner with another family from FCCE or
your own circle of friends. Another idea is to support a local restaurant and have them
deliver meals on your assigned date (a double win for the community!). We've got a list
of trusted businesses to make this an option easy.

Please contact Julie Captain to sign up or with any questions. Thank YOU for helping
to care for our community and neighbors.
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.

We strive to host inclusive, accessible events that enable all individuals to fully engage
in our community. To request an accommodation or for inquiries about
accessibility, call the Church Office at 847-864-8332 or send an email to
[email protected].

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 you are welcome to 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 staff 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: [email protected]
Website: www.firstchurchevanston.org
Facebook: www.facebook.com/firstcongregationalchurchofevanston/

Church Staff
Rev. Jason W. Coulter, Senior Minister [email protected] | ext.21
Matthew Hogan, Music Director [email protected] | ext. 23
Mahdia Lynn, Church Administrator [email protected] | ext. 22
Lucy Coulter, Summer Intern for Communications & Community Life
Kelly Tran, Nursery Supervisor
Chris Krei, Member at Large
Julie Captain and Sarah Pressly, Co-Moderators

Thank you to the Benirschke family for providing refreshments

to be served after the service in Narthex

Today’s flowers are given in honor of Betty Phillips,

who is a blessing to our church and the world.

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!