FRAME MEMORIAL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

September 20 2009 Third Week of the Season of Creation – Chaos 9:30 a.m.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

GATHERING AROUND THE WORD

PRELUDE DAN MITCHELL

*CALL TO WORSHIP [Each line, both parts, at the same time]

Leader: In the beginning

People: God

Leader: When God began creating

Men: It was formless Women: It was empty

Men: It was void Women: It was dark

Men: Waste Women: Wild

Men: Unsightly Women: Confused

Leader: In the beginning

People: God

Leader: When God began creating

People: It was chaos.

Leader: As we begin,

All: God, begin in us.

*OPENING HYMN “Wade In the Water” Insert

*UNISON PRAYER OF CONFESSION

We like our lives well-ordered, God – a place for everything and everything in its place. We're uncomfortable with ambiguity, with processes, with becoming. We like to know what's what and to be able to name things: good, bad, right, wrong, red, blue. We like to be able to categorize things, and we believe that when we have, we understand them. We do the same with people, and with you, O God. We want to tame the world, we want to tame ideas, we would like to tame you.

Forgive us for our impatience with complexity, our fear of that which we can't control, our discomfort with process, our distrust of people and ideas that defy categories, our fear of chaos. Open us to your continuing work in us, and grant us the courage to join with you in the continuing work of creation.

*ASSURANCE OF FORGIVENESS adapted from Isaiah 43

Do not fear, says our God, when you go through the tumult, the terrors, the undoing, the mess, the chaos...I am with you.

We walk with God.

You are precious in God's sight, and God loves you.

We are God's.

God will begin a new thing in you.

We are God's, God loves us. God is creating us still.

*RESPONSE (“Spirit of the Living God” #322)

Spirit of the Living God, fall afresh on me; Spirit of the Living God, fall afresh on me; Melt me, mold me, fill me, use me; Spirit of the Living God, fall afresh on me.

*THE PEACE

The peace of Christ be with you all. And also with you.

(You may share Christ’s peace by saying “Peace be with you,” and/or with a handshake or hug.)

MOMENT WITH CHILDREN AND THE YOUNG AT HEART

Children ages 4-2nd grade may attend Children’s Church in the fellowship hall,

or they may stay for the entire service.

PROCLAIMING THE WORD

PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION

FIRST SCRIPTURE LESSON 2 Corinthians 4:8-12 (p. 138)

The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.

SPECIAL MUSIC “I Want Jesus to Walk with Me” SPIRITUAL, ARR. DAN MITCHELL

SECOND SCRIPTURE LESSON Genesis 1:1-5 (p. 1)

The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.

SERMON “Chaos and Creation” Rev. Zencka

RESPONDING TO GOD’S WORD

*HYMN “Crashing Waters at Creation” Insert

OFFERING OF OUR GIFTS AND OUR LIVES

Please take a moment to sign the red friendship pads and pass them to others in your pew.

OFFERTORY DAN MITCHELL

RESPONSE (“Holy, Holy, Holy” verse 4, #138)

Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty! All Thy works shall praise Thy name, in earth and sky and sea; Holy, Holy, Holy! Merciful and mighty! God in three persons, blessed Trinity!

SHARING OF CELEBRATIONS AND CONCERNS

THE PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE AND THE LORD’S PRAYER

Ground of all being, Mother of life, Father of the universe,

Your name is sacred, beyond speaking.

May we know your presence,

May your longings be our longings

In heart and in action.

May there be food for the human family today

And for the whole earth community.

Forgive us the falseness of what we have done

As we forgive those who are untrue to us.

Do not forsake us in our time of conflict

But lead us into new beginnings.

For the light of life, the vitality of life, and the glory of life are yours

now and forever. Amen

[This version comes from the Casa del Sol community of Ghost Ranch in Abiquiu, New Mexico.]

BEARING THE WORD INTO THE WORLD

*HYMN “There's a Sweet, Sweet Spirit” #398

*BENEDICTION

*CHORAL RESPONSE “Halle, Halle, Halle” CARIBBEAN TUNE

Halle, halle, halle-lujia; Halle, halle, halle-lujia!

Halle, halle, halle-lujia; halle-lujia, halle-lujia!

POSTLUDE DAN MITCHELL

*Please stand, as able

WE WELCOME YOU to our church life and hope that the following information will help you to feel comfortable worshipping with us:

• Please sign the Friendship pad in the pew and pass it along to meet other worshippers.

• Our nursery is available for children age 4 and under from 8:15 A.M. to 11:15. Personal hearing aids, large print bulletins and Hymnals are available from the ushers.

• Please join us in the Fellowship Hall downstairs following worship for coffee, cookies and conversation.

• If you have prayer requests write them on blue sheets, pass them to the outer aisles, and place in basket passed at offering time.

THANKS TO THOSE SERVING US TODAY!! Fellowship hour is hosted this morning by Cynny Porter . Ushers are the Don and Julia King family.

WE WELCOME Dan Mitchell, and thank him for arranging for the “creative chaos” of Jazz Sunday today.

A NEW MEMBER CLASS will be held on Sunday, September 27 from 5-7 pm – this is the place to learn more about the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), Frame Church, and ways that you might get involved. Dinner will be served, so please RSVP to the church office or to Rev. Zencka if you are interested in attending.

FRAME CHOIR OPEN TO ALL Rehearsals are at 7:00 pm on Wednesday evenings. The choir not only makes beautiful music, they have a lot of fun!

FALL CLEAN-UP/ WORK DAY. Building and Grounds has scheduled Fall Clean-Up for Saturday, September 26th from 9:00 a.m. until noon, weather permitting. We will do some weeding, pruning, raking and also paint the shed!!! Alternate/rain date will be October 3rd. A sign-up sheet is posted in the hall. Sign up (preferably) or just show up. Bring your favorite garden tools. Coffee, juice and donut holes will be provided.

ALL COMMITTEE DAY will be Saturday, October 10, from 8:30-12:30. There will be time for each committee to have its own hour-long meeting, time for the committees to share information, time for committee members to share in our strategic planning process, Frame the Future, and time for lunch. We hope to have all committee members participate in this time together.

CHILDREN'S CHURCH: Building from Preschool Sunday School and our new Practice-Based Christian Education program, we are introducing Children’s Church this fall! After the "Moment with Children," kids ages 4-grade 2 are invited to experience a kid-oriented form of worship. Children will learn more about what worship means and why it is important. Children’s Church will include a sharing time, singing, a short Bible lesson, an offering and a small craft or activity. All children will re-join their families in the sanctuary for Communion on those Sundays when it is served.

PLACE OF PEACE MEAL: SEPT 24TH Frame is sponsoring a meal at the Place of Peace Thursday, Sept 24th. We will be cooking brats and hot dogs. There are two ways to help:

1. If you can cook and serve on the day of the meal, please be at the Place of Peace, 1401 Ellis Street, at 4:00 PM on Sept. 24th.

2. If you can buy or prepare food, drop your food items off at the Place of Peace around 4:00 PM on Sept. 24th. Use the entrance that says Place of Peace. Or bring your food items to Frame between Sunday, Sept. 20th and Thursday, September 24th.

If you are available to help, please sign up on the sheet outside the office.

SIGN UP TO HOST FELLOWSHIP TIME we are looking for Coffee Hour hosts during the coming months. Please consider signing up on the sheet down in Fellowship Hall. If you have never volunteered for this before and want a "veteran" to help you, please let the office know and we will find someone to partner up with you. If you are new to the church this is a good way to get to know people!

OVER THE SPEED LIMIT seniors will meet on Thursday, September 24th at 9:00 a.m. at the Blue Top Restaurant for breakfast. All those who are free at this time are welcome to join us. Please sign up on the sheet outside of the office so that we know how many places to reserve. THANKS!

A GREEN FOR THE EARTH’S HARMONY

THINKING GREEN about Thomas Jefferson’s foresight. “For if one link in nature’s chain might be lost, another might be lost, until the whole of things will vanish by piecemeal.”

SUPPORT FRAME'S YOUTH GROUP! We've doubled in size and we need help preparing meals for our youth group! We have some fall dates still available. Please sign up to prepare a meal for around 15-20 people on a Wednesday night. Menus are available. If you have questions, please contact Susan Barrett or Penny Schmitt at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or 570-5357.

WOMEN'S BOOK GROUP STARTS AGAIN - Any and all women of Frame Church are welcome to join in the Women's Book Group. It meets weekly and will be resuming after a summer hiatus on September 23. Meetings are Wednesdays at 6 pm in the church library.

We will be beginning the book Goddesses in Older Women: Archetypes in Women Over Fifty (Becoming a Juicy Crone) by Jean Shinoda Bolen, M.D. The summary on the book's back cover reads: "At some point after fifty, every woman crosses a threshold into the third phase of her life. As she enters this uncharted territory - one that is generally uncelebrated in popular culture - she can choose to mourn what has gone before, or she can embrace the juicy-crone years."

PHOTO DIRECTORY All members and friends of Frame, please sign up at www.framepres.org to have your photo taken for the new directory. Beginning next Sunday, September 27 through October 18, you may sign up before or after church. There will be someone from Membership Committee to do this through the computer.

BLESSING OF THE ANIMALS On Sunday, October 4, at 4:00 pm there will be a Blessing of the Animals in the east yard of the church. Animals, please bring a human with you.

OUR OFFICE MANAGER, Kathy will be on vacation September 21 - 25. Volunteers will be staffing the office, but you may want to call ahead if you are planning on stopping by.

OCTOBER 4 MISSION FAIR The Mission Committee will be hosting a Mission Fair on Sunday, October 4th following our church service, which is World Wide Communion Sunday. Please join us for "muffins for mission". Our grant recipients as well as those projects that have been a part of our ministry at Frame will be participating in the fair. The Greater Gift Sale will also take place. At this time we invite you to order directly from the catalogs. Your gift items will be sent to the church and we will ensure that you receive them in time for the holidays.

FLOWER SIGN UP POLICY If you sign up, the office will order flowers from Bev’s Floral, unless notified otherwise. The cost is $22.50. On the bottom of your check, write flowers.

REMINDER – If you have a meeting in the building during the week or after services on Sunday, please make sure all the doors are locked and the lights turned off.

Peacemaking

Psalm 85:10, “Justice and peace shall kiss each other.”

October 4th is when we receive the Peacemaking Offering. On this day we join with Christians around the world to celebrate the unity that we find at the Table of the Lord. We also receive the Peacemaking Offering to support the efforts of our congregation, presbytery, synod, and denomination to spread the peace of Christ. Our congregation will use 25 percent of the offering for peacemaking activities. The other 75 percent will help our partners in the presbytery, synod, and General Assembly as they work on behalf of God's peacemaking throughout the world.

Today’s Worship Participants* & Frame Staff

Ministers Members of Frame* Pastor The Rev. Susan Gilbert Zencka*

CE & Youth Coordinator Susan Barrett Liturgist Ted Kowalski*

Interim Choir Director Bethany Myhre Office Manager Kathy Vroman

Guest Pianist Dan Mitchell Janitor Gerry Steltenpohl

Bookkeeper Pam Starzinski Nursery staff Jessie Reddy

Parish Associate The Rev. Dr. John Billings Nursery staff Gretchen Krans

Church office 715-341-3040

Fax 715-341-0171

Susan’s cell phone 219-689-7013

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Website: www.framepres.org

Office hours: Monday-Friday 8:30 am to noon; 12:30 pm to 4:00 pm

THIS WEEK AT FRAME

Sunday, September 20 8:30 AM Sunday School

9:30 AM Worship

11:00 AM Adult Forum

4:00 PM Buddhist Meeting

Monday, September 21 6:00 PM Mission Team

6:30 PM Narcotics Anonymous - Fellowship Hall

Tuesday, September 22 5:30 Session Potluck

6:00 PM Session

Wednesday, September 23 3:15 PM Youth Group

6:00 PM Women’s Book Group

7:00 PM Choir

Thursday, September 24 Over the Speed Limit @ Blue Top

Noon Men’s Book Study- @1800

Friday, September 25 5:30 PM Buddhist Meditation

6:30 PM Couples Recovery Group

Saturday, September 26 9:00 AM Fall Cleanup/Work Day

Sunday, September 27 8:30 AM Sunday School

9:30 AM Worship

11:00 AM Adult Forum

4:00 PM Buddhist Meeting

5:00 PM New Member Class

FRAME MEMORIAL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

1300 Main Street

Stevens Point, WI 54481

a member of

WINNEBAGO PRESBYTERY

SYNOD OF LAKES AND PRAIRIES

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, U.S.A.

MISSION STATEMENT

We, the congregation of Frame Memorial Presbyterian Church of Stevens Point, Wisconsin welcome all who believe in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior to join us in worship and celebration—center of our faith community. We deny no one full participation in the life and leadership of the church on the basis of race, ethnic origin, worldly condition, age, gender, gender orientation, or any other particular of his or her humanity. We believe the errors of society which have resulted in oppression and despair are not the ways of God. And we seek not to judge our sisters and brothers in our journey of faith. Instead we seek enlightenment about the ways in which we can offer our support and our love to all children of God.