Prelude: “God Will Take Care of You” by Walter S. Martin, Arranged by Cindy Berry
Welcome and Announcements: Michael Huddy
Call to Worship: Psalm 9:1-12
Hymn: “When Morning Guilds the Skies”
When morning gilds the skies, my heart awaking cries:
May Jesus Christ be praised!
Alike at work and prayer, To Jesus I repair:
May Jesus Christ be praised!
Does sadness fill my mind? A solace here I find,
May Jesus Christ be praised!
Or fades my earthly bliss? My comfort still is this,
May Jesus Christ be praised!
The night becomes as day when from the heart we say:
May Jesus Christ be praised!
The powers of darkness fear when this sweet chant they hear:
May Jesus Christ be praised!
Ye nations of mankind, In this your concord find:
May Jesus Christ be praised! Let all the earth around
Ring joyous with the sound:
May Jesus Christ be praised!
In Heav’n’s eternal bliss the loveliest strain is this,
May Jesus Christ be praised! Let earth, and sea and sky
From depth to height reply,
May Jesus Christ be praised!
Be this, while life is mine, My canticle divine:
May Jesus Christ be praised!
Sing this eternal song through all the ages long:
May Jesus Christ be praised!
Invocation
Moments of Prayer
Worship through Giving
Offertory music: “Holy God, We Praise Thy Name” from the Katholishes Gesangbuch, Vienna, ca. 1774, Arranged by Cindy Berry
Scripture: Luke 24:1-12
Sermon: “What ever happened to Charlotte Attley Rowe White and why should you want to know?”
Hymn: “Here I Am Lord”
I, the Lord of sea and sky, I have heard my people cry.
All who dwell in dark and sin, my hand will save.
I, who made the stars of night, I will make their darkness bright.
Who will bear my light to them? Whom shall I send?
Chorus
Here am I, Lord. Is it I, Lord? I have heard you calling in the night.
I will go, Lord, if you lead me. I will hold your people in my heart.
I, the Lord of snow and rain, I have borne my people’s pain.
I have wept for love of them. They turn away.
I will break their hearts of stone, Give them hearts for love alone.
I will speak my words to them. Whom shall I send? (Chorus)
I, the Lord of wind and flame, I will tend the poor and lame.
I will set a feast for them. My hand will save.
Finest bread I will provide, ‘Til their hearts be satisfied.
I will give my life to them. Whom shall I send? (Chorus)
Reading of the Church Covenant
The Lord’s Supper: The Invitation, The Bread, The Cup
Hymn: “I Have Decided to Follow Jesus”
I have decided to follow Jesus.
I have decided to follow Jesus.
I have decided to follow Jesus;
No turning back, no turning back.
The world behind me, the cross before me;
The world behind me, the cross before me;
The world behind me, the cross before me;
No turning back, no turning back.
Though none go with me, still I will follow;
Though none go with me, still I will follow;
Though none go with me, still I will follow;
No turning back, no turning back.
Will you decide now to follow Jesus?
Will you decide now to follow Jesus?
Will you decide now to follow Jesus?
No turning back, no turning back.
Benediction
Postlude: “Classical Theme by Marcello” of Benedetto Marcello, Arrange by Robert W. Thygerson
Organist: Marilyn Glover
We welcome our Guest Preacher, Rev. Christine Keddy, MDiv. Currently, Rev. Keddy serves as Director of Missions and Elder Ministry Coordinator for the American Baptist Churches of MA (TABCOM). Her home church is FBC Jamaica Plain. She served as Associate Pastor for Family Outreach and Education at FBC Westwood from 2016-2019, where she founded the outreach programs “Kids in the Kitchen” and “Kids in the Story”. Rev. Keddy received her Master of Divinity, Magna Cum Laude from Bethel Seminary in 2015. She pursued Graduate courses in Elementary and Early Childhood Education at Bridgewater State college and holds her Preschool Lead Teacher certification with State of MA. A passionate lifelong educator, she has been teaching students of all ages (from Pre-K to Seniors) her entire adult life, in a number of different secular and religious settings. She and her husband, Captain Allan Keddy, are pursuing a nomadic lifestyle and enjoy as much time as possible by the ocean on their trimaran sailing vessel, Oasis.