October 11, 2009               9:00 and 11:00 a.m. Services

  RINGING OF THE BELL – GATHERING OF THE PEOPLE

  WELCOME AND CONCERNS OF THE CHURCH

  PRELUDE – “Amazing Grace”                           arr. A.C. Whitworth

  INTROIT – “Surely the Presence of the Lord Is in This Place”

                                                                                                  L. Wolfe

  CALL TO WORSHIP                                                (responsively)

All around the world people gather in the name of Christ.

Many believe as we do, yet they neglect working for God.

          They who are not for us are against us. (Matthew 12:30)

All around the world people gather in the name of Christ.

Some do not believe as we do, yet they do the work of God.

          They who are not against us are for us.  (Mark 9:20)

All uniting:

     We are not called to judge our neighbors, but to   witness the good news.

     O come, let us praise the Lord together, worshiping God in spirit and truth.

*HYMN – “Shall We Gather at the River”         blue hymnal No. 701

  PRAYER OF WELCOME                                                (all uniting)

God, you are here when we arrive, and you are here when we leave.  You gather familiar friends and bring new friends to us as well.  You call out our names as though each of us were the one lost child for whom you were searching.  Your face lights up when you see us coming into your presence.  You are our home.  Teach us to open to others this spiritual home, to open the homes of our dwelling, always. Teach us how to see the stranger as neighbor, the guest as our friend. Give us a measure of your grace and assurance, that we might pass it on in a world already too cold and empty. We pray in the name of your Son, who calls us by name. Amen.

*GLORIA PATRI                                                                       

  WORD FOR THE YOUNG                                                    (9:00)

  CELEBRATION OF BAPTISM                                            (11:00)

Jessica Lynne Abney, Reilly Michael Silva, Alexis Grace Silva

  EPISTLE LESSON – Hebrews 4.12-16                        Bible p. 972

  ANTHEM – “Jubilate Fanfare”                                          A. Beck

  GOSPEL LESSON – Luke 13.18-21                              Bible p. 848

  SERMON – “When Little Is Enough”      Rev. Dale B. Rosenberger

  TIME OF REFLECTION AND RESPONSE

  HYMN – “What Wondrous Love Is This”        blue hymnal No. 200

(Congregation remains seated.)

  OFFERTORY ANTHEM – “Put Peace Into Each Others’ Hands”

                                                                                     arr. J. Schrader

*DOXOLOGY                                                                             

*PRAYER OF DEDICATION

  PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE                                     (responsively)

Almighty God, we lift before you the hopes and prayers,

the aspirations and dreams, of people unlike ourselves.

           They are close to us, and far beyond our horizon.

      You know their condition and need as we cannot. 

Honor, O Lord, all of those for whom

your will and your way is a final refuge.

          May they discover their destiny

     first and last in your holy purposes. 

  PASTORAL PRAYER

            LORD’S PRAYER (“debts…debtors”)

*HYMN – “Pass It On”                                  blue hymnal No. 477

  BENEDICTION                   (congregation seated)

  BENEDICTION RESPONSE – “Shalom to You Now”

                                                                            blue hymnal No. 436                  

  POSTLUDE – “Praise the Lord”                      Doane/Whitworth                                                                                          

*All who are able, please stand.

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Music Note:  We welcome Women’s Song singers as worship leaders today and Lois Dall, singer and pianist, sharing her talents in the prelude and postlude piano/organ duets.  Lois and Andy Dall are new members of our church family, and Lois has been working with our youngest singers here at Dennis Union Church as they surprise us from time to time in worship.        –Bette Anne Crowell

Also!  There are four different choirs at Dennis Union; for women, for men, a bell choir and a mixed chancel choir.  Ask for information…we welcome new members!!

Notice our worship begins slightly differently these days. The handbell sounds to call us from conversations with one another to our Deacon at the lectern. The Deacon briefly offers the day's concerns.  The Prelude is musical contemplation to prepare and begin worship.  The Introit strikes a further note of praise leading to the call to worship.  The Deacons and Staff hope this will enhance our flow of worship. The Staff and Deacons welcome any questions or comments you have.  Let us worship God!

CHURCH STAFF        PHONE:385-3543        FAX:385-3219

Senior Pastor………………………………………………….Rev. Dale B. Rosenberger

Associate Pastor………………………………………………………..Rev. John C. Brink

Organist/Choir Director...........................………….……………..Maggie Bossi

Bell Choir Director…………………………………………………………...Barbara Wells

Director, Women’s Song & DUC Singers……Rev. Bette Anne Crowell

Church School Facilitator and

  Youth Fellowship Coordinator…................……………………….Cindy Fiscus

Office Administrator..........................………………….…..Nancy McKiernan

Financial Secretaries..................……….….Jane Springer, Judy Berrien

Sexton………………………………………………………………………………...David Crocker

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CHURCH NEWS AND NOTICES                        10/11/09                                                                                                                   

We welcome guests to our worship services today.    We hope that you will share in the Fellowship Hour following the service.

Today's altar flowers

are given by

Priscilla Waters

“In loving memory of

my husband and parents.”

Baptized Today:  Through the Order of Baptism, we welcome into the church universal Jessica Lynne Abney, born in Brockton, MA on October 4, 1985; Reilly Michael Silva, born in Hyannis, MA on October 9, 2007; and Alexis Grace Silva, born in Hyannis, MA on March 4, 2009.  Jessica Lynne is the mother of Reilly and Alexis.  Their father is Shawn Michael Silva.  Godparents are Holly Jean Raasch, Karen Freeman, Michael Shane Abney and Erik Freeman.

Auction Meeting!  Everyone is invited to a “Wrap Up and Start Up” Auction Meeting next Saturday, October 17^th, at 10:00 a.m. here at church.   We will have a chance to discuss everything that went well and/or not so well at our ’09 auction and put plans into effect for Auction 2010!  All Auction Committee, A-Team and Pick-Up Crew members are urged to attend along with all church members who are interested!   We need everyone’s support, and   a lot more people to help with the auction.

In observance of Columbus Day, the church offices will be closed tomorrow, Monday, October 12.  John Brink’s Adult Education class will not be held tomorrow but will resume next week, Monday, October 19^th, at 6:30 p.m.

Nine to Dine – Friday, October 23^rd:  We are again sharing good food and conversation at our fall Nine to Dine event.  Sign-up sheets (to be guests or hosts) will be in Fellowship Hall during coffee hours today and next Sunday.  Hosts provide the home and entrée and then contact the assigned guests who provide the hors d’oeuvres, salad, vegetable dish and dessert.  This is a fun evening with our DUC friends!                           -Your Activities Committee

“Ideas” Silent Auctions:  We have been gifted with three pieces of art, from Jim Stackpole and Carol Gwynne, for silent auction.  Jim Stackpole has hand sculpted a birdhouse of our own church, and Carol Gwynne has donated two of her beautiful paintings.  View and bid on them at our Fellowship hours.  The winners will be announced on December 19^th at our Dickensian dinner!

In partnership with Eventide, Dennis Union has been given 50 tickets to the Friday, October 16th evening performance of Death of a Salesman.  Tickets cost $20.00 each and will be on sale between services this morning. Tickets will also be available through the church office or by contacting Deb Anderson at 508-385-6487.  40% of these ticket sales will benefit the church.  We accept cash or checks payable to Dennis Union Church (note Eventide in the memo line) Thank you for your support!

Stewardship – Sharing One Bread, One Body Together:  Bread, this wonderfully diverse and common food, is truly "the Staff of Life" itself, and as such was not meant to be cut with a knife, rather it was to be "broken" in the hand and shared with one another.  In our "Bread Basket" today are the following types of breads: French Bread, Irish soda bread, bread sticks, croissants and Peter Berrien's round loaf.  If you wish to sample any of them, please feel free to break off a piece and have a taste!  (Please just leave enough for our 11:00 worshipers to share as well!)  See this bulletin’s insert for two Old Testament “bread” stories!                                                                    -Ginnie Haskell

THIS WEEK IN THE LIFE OF OUR CHURCH

TODAY                          9:00 & 11:00  Worship

Oct. 11              10:00 & 12:00 Fellowship Hour

                                        2:30 “Death of a Salesman”

                                        4:00 Confirmation class

MONDAY            Columbus Day – offices closed

Oct. 12                         6:15 Finance Comm.

                                        7:30 Trustees Mtg.

TUESDAY            9:30 Clergy mtg.

Oct. 13                        7:00 Council mtg.

WEDNESDAY        3:30 Girl Scouts

Oct. 14               5:15 Bells

                                      7:00 Choir

                                        7:00 Oberammergau Mtg.

THURSDAY           10:30 Bible Study – Ted Walker

Oct. 15                        4:00 Personnel Comm. Mtg.

                                        5:30 Bible Study – Ted Walker

                                        6:30 Book Study – Dale Rosenberger

                                        6:45 Al-Anon

                                        7:30 “Death of a Salesman”

FRIDAY              7:30 “Death of a Salesman”

Oct. 16

SATURDAY          10:00 AUCTION MEETING

Oct. 17               7:30 “Death of a Salesman”

BRING A FRIEND SUNDAY

OCTOBER 11, 2009

STEWARDSHIP

“Sharing One Bread, One Body Together”

Elijah and Ezekiel:  Both of these Old Testament prophets tell bread stories, one endearing and one weird… 

Elijah’s story is found in 1 Kings, chapter 17.  Elijah was forced to hide from the wicked king, Ahab.  Elijah found safety near a brook, supplying him with water to drink, and God promised Elijah that ravens would bring bread for his sustenance daily.  And it was so.  Later, Elijah, seeing a widow who was collecting firewood, asked her for some bread.  Her sad response was that she had so little oil and flour that she could bake but one loaf for her son and herself.  She was slowly starving to death.  Elijah asked her to share the bread with him, and God would provide all the flour and oil she would need.  On faith, she baked the last loaf for the prophet,  and  as  God  promised  through Elijah,

the bowl did not run out of flour, nor the jar of oil.  She and her son were sustained by faith and the promise of God.

Ezekiel’s bread story is very strange.  In Ezekiel, chapter 4, this prophet is commanded by God to make bread from wheat, barley, peas and millet and eat just eight ounces of bread a day for over 300 days, while lying on his left side. (???)  God also promised to confound the people of Jerusalem so that they are distressed and anxious as they measure out their bread and water because they have turned away from God.  (A bread company, Food for Life, makes a bread with “sprouted grain” called “Ezekiel’s Bread”…It is available in health food stores…)