fumc:120th-anniversary:dedicatory-service
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| This service is Sunday, May 17th at 4:00 PM. | This service is Sunday, May 17th at 4:00 PM. | ||
| - | =====Order | + | NOTE The " |
| - | ====Introit==== | + | |
| - | There are two options: | + | |
| - | Worship & Song #3006, Praise God for This Holy Ground | + | ====Technical Details==== |
| + | Bishop Stoneking needs to be wearing the lavalier microphone. Everyone else will have to pass the handheld mic around. | ||
| - | **OR** | + | Misc items: |
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| - | Psalm 148 by Gustav Holst with First UMC Chancel Choir (First 2 verses) | + | =====Order of Service===== |
| - | * [[https:// | + | |
| - | * [[https:// | + | |
| - | _Psalm_148_vocal_score.pdf|Sheet Music]] (First 3 pages) | + | |
| - | * This melody is famously associated with //All Creatures Of Our God And King// | + | |
| - | ====Welcome: Pastor Kelsie==== | + | ===Introit=== |
| - | After this, Pastor Kelsie retreats to the Processional | + | 3009: Praise God for This Holy Ground |
| - | ====Call to worship: Cynthia==== | + | Chancel Choir singing |
| - | Psalm 122. Taken from UMH p.845. | + | |
| - | (Apologies to Barbara for the formatting. This will be call and response like we normally do: normal text is read by the liturgist and bold text is said by everyone. This wiki is somewhat limiting in how I can present information.) | + | ===Welcome: Pastor Kelsie=== |
| + | (Text is in the script) | ||
| - | I put refrain 1 in MuseScore and made some .png files that we //could// add to the powerpoint so the music is on screen while we're singing it. (I do not want to make this a regular thing. It's a lot of work to put these together.) | + | After the welcome, Pastor Kelsie moves to the back of the room. |
| - | {{fumc:: | + | ===Call to worship: Cynthia=== |
| + | (Text is in the script) | ||
| - | {{fumc:: | + | {{fumc:: |
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| - | * // | + | * All: // |
| - | * I was glad when they said to me, "Let us go to the house of the Lord!" | + | * Liturgist: |
| - | * **Our feet were standing within your gates, O Jerusalem!** | + | * All: **Our feet were standing within your gates, O Jerusalem!** |
| - | * Jerusalem is built as a city and is bound firmly together, | + | * Liturgist: |
| - | * to which the tribes go up, the tribes of the Lord, | + | * Liturgist: |
| - | * to give thanks to the name of the Lord, | + | * Liturgist: |
| - | * as was decreed for Israel. | + | * Liturgist: |
| - | * **Thrones for judgment were set there, the thrones of the house of David.** | + | * All: **Thrones for judgment were set there, the thrones of the house of David.** |
| - | * // | + | * All: // |
| - | * Pray for the peace of Jerusalem! | + | * Liturgist: |
| - | * **"May they prosper who love you! Peace be within your walls, and security within your towers!" | + | * All: **"May they prosper who love you! Peace be within your walls, and security within your towers!" |
| - | * For the sake of my relatives and friends I will say, "Peace be within you!" | + | * Liturgist: |
| - | * **For the sake of the house of the Lord our God, I will seek your good." | + | * All: **For the sake of the house of the Lord our God, I will seek your good." |
| - | * // | + | * All: // |
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| + | (The congregation remains standing for the processional hymn) | ||
| ====Processional Hymn: UMH 715 " | ====Processional Hymn: UMH 715 " | ||
| - | Procession with: | + | The procession will go in through the **two MIDDLE rows**. Choir members should |
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| - | * Stained Glass Relic (FIXME Goes where?) | + | |
| - | * Flags (as we do on World Communion Day--When do these get set up?) | + | |
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| - | * Bishop, DS, Pastor Kelsie (Did I miss anybody?) | + | |
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| - | Blocking: Stewards carrying items would process down the 2 middle rows and stand by their respective designated locations: the Cross at the communition table, the Bible at TBD, the flame at the candleholders, | + | |
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| - | During the 4th verse, each steward would place their items. | + | |
| - | ====Opening Prayer: TBD==== | + | Procession: |
| - | Elder Gérald Caussé Apostle of The Church | + | * Cross (to Communion table) FIXME Not assigned yet |
| + | * The Light of Christ | ||
| + | * Stained Glass Relic (to special table) FIXME Not assigned yet | ||
| + | * Facade relic: Cornerstone (to special table) FIXME Not assigned yet | ||
| + | * FIXME artifact for the boiler? | ||
| + | * FIXME artifact for the elevator? (Lacey?) | ||
| + | * Choir | ||
| + | * Worship Team | ||
| + | * Others involved (Sean) | ||
| + | * Pastor Kelsie | ||
| + | * DS Lou | ||
| + | * Bishop Stoneking (carrying the Bible; places it on the Communion table). | ||
| - | If Elder Caussé is not available, we will ask DS Lou to give the invocation | + | Ending positions: |
| - | ====Declaration of Purpose: Liturgist==== | + | * Choir in their seats |
| - | (From //The United Methodist Book of Worship//, p.638) | + | * DS Lou at the pulpit |
| + | * Bishop Stoneking in the big chair stage right | ||
| + | * Pastor Kelsie in the less-big chair stage left | ||
| + | * Cynthia in a still-less-big chair slightly farther left | ||
| - | Brothers and sisters in Christ, this is a day of rejoicing. | + | ====Opening Prayer: DS Lou==== |
| + | (Please be seated) | ||
| - | We have cone together to reconsecrate this building of First United Methodist Church. | + | DS Lou has prepared an invocation. |
| - | Let us open our hearts and minds to receive God's Word with faith. | + | ====Declaration of Purpose: Cynthia==== |
| + | (Text is in the script) | ||
| - | May our blessed communion, born of one baptism | + | * Cynthia **hands the microphone to Pastor** |
| + | * Mike Green, Barry, and Barbara come out of the choir. | ||
| ====Presentation of the Building==== | ====Presentation of the Building==== | ||
| - | //(From the Book of Worship, p.639)// | + | These people should be standing: |
| + | * Pastor | ||
| + | * Mike Green | ||
| + | * Barry | ||
| + | * Bishop Stoneking | ||
| + | * Barbara | ||
| + | * Sean | ||
| - | //(Sections without parenthesis will be read by Mike Green. Empty parenthesis may be read by Bishop Stoneking, or assigned to someone else. The Book of Worship | + | (Text is in the script) |
| - | We present this building to be reconsecrated for the worship | + | At the end of this, **give Cynthia |
| - | (Bishop): By what name is this house known? | + | {{fumc:: |
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| - | (Mike G): It is called First United Methodist Church | + | ====Hymn |
| + | * Verses 1 and 5 with an interlude by Scott and Mary | ||
| - | (//Pastor Kelsie?//): Dear friends, rejoice that God so moved the hearts of people that this house has been built for praise and prayer. Let us now reconsecrate it for sevice and celebrate its holy use. | + | ====Scripture: Cynthia==== |
| + | (Put the microphone back in the holder) | ||
| - | (// | + | Matthew 7:24-29 |
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| - | (Bishop): O eternal God, mighty in power and of incomprehensible majesty, whom the heavens cannot contain, much less the walls of temples made with hands, you have promised your special presence whenever two or three are assembled in your name to offer praise and prayer. | + | |
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| - | By the power of your Holy Spirit reconsecrate this house of your worship. Bless us and sanctify what we do here, that this place may be holy for us and a house of prayer for all people. | + | |
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| - | (Pastor Kelsie): Guide and empower in this place by the same Spirit | + | |
| - | * the proclamation of your Word and the celebration of your Sacraments, | + | |
| - | * the pouring out of prayer and the singing of your praise, | + | |
| - | * processions of faith and testimonies to your grace, | + | |
| - | * the joining of people in marriage, | + | |
| - | * and the celebration of death and resurrection. | + | |
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| - | (// | + | |
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| - | (Bishop): Now, O God, sanctify this place, for everything in heaven and on earth is yours. Yours, Lord, is the dominion, and you are exalted as head above all. | + | |
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| - | {{fumc:: | + | |
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| - | ====Scripture: | + | (Please remain seated...) |
| - | Matthew 7: | + | |
| ====Musical response: Built On A Rock==== | ====Musical response: Built On A Rock==== | ||
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| First UMC Chancel Choir | First UMC Chancel Choir | ||
| - | ====Scripture: | + | ====Scripture: |
| - | 1 Corinthians 3:9-11 (Consider 3:9-15 at Kelsie's request) | + | 1 Corinthians 3:7-11 |
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| + | (Please rise...) | ||
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| + | (Take the microphone out of the holder and hand it to Pastor | ||
| ====Musical Response==== | ====Musical Response==== | ||
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| ====Sermon: Bishop Stoneking==== | ====Sermon: Bishop Stoneking==== | ||
| - | FIXME (We have not been provided a title or theme) | + | (Please be seated) |
| - | ====Elevator: | + | FIXME If the sermon has a title please list it here |
| - | FIXME brief wording for having people stand who were involved to stand | + | |
| - | May all people who worked on or were part of the elevator project please stand to be recognized | + | ====Elevator: |
| + | (Text is in the script) | ||
| - | Gracious Lord, we thank you for reminding us in Galatians 3:28 that “There is no longer Jew or Greek; there is no longer slave or free; there is no longer male and female, for all of you are one in Christ Jesus.” Today there is also no longer able-bodied or infirm, young or old, for we welcome all to “enter your gates with thanksgiving, | + | {{fumc:: |
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| - | (Thanks to everyone involved. [applause]) | + | |
| ====Kinetic Response==== | ====Kinetic Response==== | ||
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| * Mary Otterstrom, violin | * Mary Otterstrom, violin | ||
| - | **Jason is looking for people to dance.** | + | Words and Music by Sally Rogers |
| - | ====Windows: | + | ====Windows: |
| - | FIXME Ask everyone involved to stand and be recognized | + | (Text is in the script) |
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| - | ==Bishop Stoneking== | + | |
| - | Dear Lord God, we celebrate Jesus’ life through the art of our stained glass windows. You speak to us through the beautiful windows that remind us of his miraculous birth, to his knocking at the door of our hearts, to his gentle shepherding through our lives and his triumphant resurrection at the tomb on Easter. He was the king with the thorny crown, the light of the world, and king of our lives today. We re-consecrate the historic windows that let in your glorious light and witness to the world our faith, and joy in living for Christ. | + | |
| Window before pictures: | Window before pictures: | ||
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| {{fumc:: | {{fumc:: | ||
| + | ====Musical Response: Jackson==== | ||
| + | FIXME Need to find out what piece he's playing | ||
| - | ====Musical Response==== | + | ====Boiler: Pastor |
| - | FIXME Vocal, Organ, or Piano Solo TBD | + | (Text is in the script) |
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| - | ====Boiler: Pastor | + | |
| - | (Ask all workers to stand who were part of each renovation to be recognized, and Energy Tech.) | + | |
| - | ==Bishop Stoneking== | + | (Kelsie puts the microphone back in the stand) |
| - | Loving God, in Genesis 8, you remind us that, ”As long as the earth endures, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night shall not cease.” We thank you for the warmth of our heating system, to protect us in the cold winters, that we can gather to worship and serve in comfort and safety. We gratefully share the warmth with our unsheltered neighbors and praise your lovingkindness. We re-consecrate our new boiler and the hands that repaired it. | + | |
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| ====Poetic Response: Stephen Macauley==== | ====Poetic Response: Stephen Macauley==== | ||
| - | FIXME Need poem title | + | " |
| - | ====Offertory: TBD==== | + | ====Offertory==== |
| - | FIXME Ask Scott | + | // |
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| + | Scott playing | ||
| ====Response: | ====Response: | ||
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| ====Postlude==== | ====Postlude==== | ||
| - | FIXME | + | Finale Jubilante - Healey Willan |
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| - | =====Action Items===== | + | |
| - | Please attach: | + | |
| - | * Nap: | + | |
| - | * Photos of the stained glass windows that got redone | + | |
| - | * Photo of the stained glass relic | + | |
| - | * Scans of the dedication service from 1906 | + | |
| - | * Jason: | + | |
| - | * Find out for sure that we aren't doing communion. | + | |
| - | * Secure talent for the kinetic response. | + | |
| - | Next Meeting: March FIXME 8th (22nd?) after church | + | Scott on the Organ |
| - | * In person, choose a Bible and stand | + | |
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