WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS — Dr. Brian Anderson

GOD’S PEOPLE PREPARE TO WORSHIP CHIMES PRELUDE “Caricature of a Sunday School Song (Jesus Loves Me)” — D. Wood CHORAL INTROIT

PREPARATION FOR WORSHIP — Jan Carter

Leader: May God be gracious to us and bless us,

People: May He make His face to shine upon us.

Leader: May the people praise you, O God,

People: May all the people praise You.

Leader: Shout with joy to God, all the earth,

People: Let us praise our God, O you His people.

HYMN OF PRAISE “Happy the Home When God Is There” No. 607 GOD’S PEOPLE PRAY

OPENING PRAYER (In unison)

O Lord Jesus Christ, you came among men as the child of a

human mother; bless, we pray, as we gather in this church to

worship and praise your holy name.

Fill our hearts with gratitude and thanks as we remember our

mothers and the homes in which we were raised.

In this hour of worship lift our hearts and minds up to you O

God, and let us worship you in sincerity and truth. In the

name of Christ we pray. Amen.

SILENT PRAYER

PASTORAL PRAYER followed by

LORD’S PRAYER [debts / debtors] — CHORAL AMEN

GOD’S PEOPLE WORSHIP WITH THEIR GIFTS

Please sign and pass pew registration books at this time. OFFERTORY “Ave Maria” — Bach/Gounod Soprano: Peggy Stanley DOXOLOGY “Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow” No. 34

PASTORAL PRAYER OF DEDICATION CHORAL ANTHEM “Special Moments” — D & J Perry GOD’S PEOPLE HEAR HIS WORD SCRIPTURE 1 Samuel 1:7-20 [NIV Page No. 416] Pew Bible

Pastor: THIS IS THE WORD OF THE LORD. Congregation: THANKS BE TO GOD.

HYMN OF PREPARATION “I Then Shall Live” No. 372 SERMON “A Faithful Mother” — Dr. Brian Anderson HYMN OF DEDICATION “Shall We Gather at the River” No. 522 PASTORAL BENEDICTION CONGREGATIONAL RESPONSE “I Love You, Lord” No. 85 I love you, Lord, and I lift my voice to worship you, O my soul, rejoice! Take joy, my King, in what you hear: may it be a sweet, sweet sound in your ear. POSTLUDE “ My Heart Abounds With Pleasure” — J. Brahms

= Those who are able, please stand.

SHARING OUR FAITH THROUGH MUSIC

Ave Maria Soprano: Peggy Stanley

written by Charles Gounod, adapted to Prelude No.1 of J.S.Bach's "Well Tempered Clavier"

Latin Text to English Translation Ave Maria, gratia plena, Dominus tecum.

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee.

Benedicta tu in mulieribus,

Blessed art thou among women,

et benedictus fructus ventris tui, Jesus.

and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.

Sancta Maria, Sancta Maria, Maria,

Holy Mary, Mother of God, ora pro nobis, nobis peccatoribus,

pray for us sinners, nunc et in hora, in hora mortis nostrae. Amen.

now and in the hour of our death. Amen.

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ORDER OF WORSHIP May 14, 2017 - 9:30AM

Welcome to our worship and fellowship; we are delighted you are here. If you are seeking a church home, we invite you to consider membership in our church family of Faith, Freedom, and Fellowship.

Please call the church office for more information. Our pastor will be glad to answer any questions you may have concerning the Congregational Way.

Hearing Implements are available from the sound technician at the back of the sanctuary.

Page Magnifiers are available at the sound booth in the back of the sanctuary.

Attendance last Sunday: 182

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Church Office Hours: Monday thru Thursday: 8:00AM — 1:00PM

Ph: 623-977-4241 ● Fax: 623-977-0008

E-mail: congchsc@ccsc.phxcoxmail.com

Web Address: www.ccscaz.org

GREETERS: John Pilling, Kathleen Pilling

USHERS:

Chris Palmer (Head Usher), Bill Muir, Doreen Muir, Joyce Dudley, Pat Hutchinson, Leon Loupee

SOUND: Mike Rush

PROJECTOR: Pepper Roady, Chris Palmer

FELLOWSHIPHOSTS:

Correne Hall, Nancy Gustafson, Sherry Harris

9Day Date Time Church Activities — this week Location

Sun 5/14 9:30a Worship Service Join us for fellowship, coffee, and a snack after worship service in Alexander Hall

Sanctuary

Mon 5/15 8:30a Staff Meeting Conference Room

8:30a Sweat Shop Sorority Choir Room

Tues 5/16 9:00a Trustees’ Board Meeting Conference Room

Wed 5/17

Thurs 5/18 9:00a Bulletin Folders Conference Room

Fri 5/19 Church office is closed

The Congregational Church of Sun City

Worshiping God through Faith, Freedom and Fellowship

WORSHIP SERVICE

May 14, 2017

18401 N. 99th Avenue, Sun City, Arizona 85373

Worship Service Helpers

The Congregational Church of Sun City is a member of the

National Association of Congregational Christian Churches.

The flowers are given by Women’s

Fellowship for Mother’s Day in

honor of all mothers in our church family.

• MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR FERN GRAHAM: Fern Graham’s Memorial Service will be held at 10 AM on Tuesday, May 23rd in our sanctuary. Fern passed away at her group home in Surprise on April 30, 2017. Please remember her family in your prayers in the days ahead.

• MISSIONS BOARD UPDATE: Thanks to all those who contributed to the Special Easter Offering. A total of $3940 was collected! Checks were sent to Benevilla and to Sunshine Acres. These organizations certainly appreciate your generosity.

• CONTACT INFORMATION UPDATE: In an effort to make sure we have the most accurate addresses, phone numbers, and email addresses on file for everyone, we are asking that you complete a Contact Update Form included in this week’s bulletin and return it to the Church Office as soon as possible. You may drop it off in the box on the counter in the Church Narthex, the Church Office inbox, or send your information via email to congchsc@ccsc.phxcoxmail.com.

• SUMMER ROADRUNNER ISSUE: The May-June-July Issue is now available on

the counter in the Church Narthex, and will also be emailed to everyone with an email address on file. The next issue to be published will be an August-September issue. Please submit any articles, photos, etc. you would like included in that issue by July 15, 2017.

• PROJECTION SYSTEM: Due to trained personnel being gone most of the summer,

May 14th will be the last Sunday for the projection system during worship service.

We will resume the projector as early in September as personnel are available. Thank you everyone for your continued support in this endeavor. We will be holding training sessions beginning September for those who have expressed a desire to learn. Our goal is to have enough trained personnel in 2018 to keep the system running year round. Everyone have a happy and safe summer.

• MEMORIAL DAY: The Church Office will be closed on Monday, May 29th for the

Memorial Day Holiday.

Please see our bulletin board for those needing our prayers.