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The Judson faith community is an American Baptist congregation,
liberal and ecumenical in perspective, welcoming into its fellowship
persons of all abilities, differing religious and racial backgrounds and sexual orientations.
4101 Harriet Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55409-1442
612-822-0649 ▪ www.judsonchurch.org
The First Sunday after the Epiphany: Baptism of Jesus
January 11, 2015 ▪ 9:30 AM
“In Dulci Jubilo”
PRELUDE
J.S. Bach
Please use the prelude to center yourself for worship
OPENING SENTENCES
Genesis 1:1-5
Seneca Norvell
THE WELCOME
*CALL TO WORSHIP
Sandi Knoche
One:
Since the dusk of creation, the voice of God..
Many:
The voice of God is over the waters:
One:
God speaks love and the universe expands...
Many:
The voice of God is powerful; the voice of the God is full of majesty.
One:
God’s power is both tender and dangerous, like the path of a Mediterranean storm.
Many:
The voice of God breaks the cedars; breaks the cedars of Lebanon, makes
Lebanon skip like a calf, and Sirion like a young wild ox.
One:
The voice of God flashes forth flames of fire, like wildfire...
Many:
The voice of God shakes the wilderness; shakes the wilderness of Kadesh.
One:
The voice of God is like a whirlwind...
Many:
The voice of God causes the oaks to whirl, and strips the forest bare; and in
God’s temple all say, “Glory!”
One:
This power is made evident not in acts of destruction but in the acts of blessing.
Many:
May God give strength to God’s people! May God bless God’s people with
peace!
*OPENING HYMN insert “Sisters and Brothers with One Voice”
Hyfrdol
A CALL TO PRAYER
Sandi Knoche
We can easily forget that prayer is not our primary our work, but God’s grace, and that
contemplation begins with a receptive stance, a readiness to receive a love always offered to
us. What if you were to start your prayer by letting God love you? What if in the moment of
silence you turned to God like a sunflower following the path of the sun, or as parched soil
soaking up the rain?
SILENCE
“In the silence there is a presence.”
Douglas Steere
THANKSGIVING (unison)
Sandi Knoche
Continue to transform us into the beauty of Divine Sophia and make us resemble the
one who is the Way, the Child of God. Amen
ANTHEM
“There Shall a Star from Jacob Come Forth-II”
Men’s choir
Felix Mendelssohn
THE FIRST LESSON
Exodus 7:1-7
page 53 red pew Bible, Old Testament
HYMN
Praise God, Praise God, All ye little children
God is love, God is love.
Sandi Knoche
TIME WITH CHILDREN
CHILDREN'S BLESSING:
One:
And now receive a blessing from the faith community who loves you.
Many:
God be with you.
Children: And also with you.
MORNING PRAYER
CALL TO OFFERING
“Down to the River to Pray”
OFFERTORY
arr. Sheldon Curry
Old Hundredth
*DOXOLOGY
Praise God from whom all grace flows forth!
Praise Life, all creatures here on earth!
Praise Light who guides us on our way!
Praise Love who forms us day by day!
PERSONAL REFLECTION
Doug Weatherhead
THE SECOND LESSON
Mark 1:4-11
page 34 red pew Bible, New Testament
Rev. Travis Norvell
“Water is Thicker than Blood”
text: “in those days…” (Mark 1:9)
SERMON
Rev. Travis Norvell
CALL FOR RENEWAL
One:
As Jesus emerged from the waters of the River Jordan, embraced by a community,
marked for a new way of being, so now we recall our own water experiences.
Many: Refreshed by the flow of joy, hope and wonder, warmed by a community,
wrapped in a call to be our best selves.
One:
We come together to share our experiences – ourselves, knowing that our hopes,
joys, sorrows, and dreams flow together in this river which is our beloved community.
RITUAL OF WATER
Child care for all children age 0-3 is provided in the nursery during worship.
Amplifiers for those who need hearing assistance are available from the ushers.
BENEDICTION
One:
May we depart this sacred space,
Many: hearts filled with anticipation of more new beginnings, with renewed hope for
what we can be.
One:
We will go forth, but return to this community,
Many: Where rivers of tears may be shed, where dry souls are watered,
One:
Where our joy springs, where our life cup overflows,
Many: Where in the deep water of our spirits we find miracles.
(Kayle Rice, Greg Ward)
RITUAL OF WATER
*HYMN insert
“Sisters and Brothers with One Voice”
Converse
*All who are able may stand
THIS WEEK AT JUDSON
Today
January 11
Monday
January 12
Tuesday
Wednesday
January 13
January 14
Thursday
Saturday
January 15
January 17
Sunday
January 18
8:30 am
9:30 am
9:30 am
Christian Meditation
Room No 1 in Office area
Baptism of Jesus
Child care (infants-Grade 5)
Birth—Age 3
Nursery
Pre-K—Grade 5
Rainbow room
10:30 am Fellowship time
Fellowship hall
11:00 am Adult Education
Ann Judson room
9:00 am Cops and Clergy
Ann Judson room
4:30 pm Finance committee
Library
7:00 pm Council meeting
Ann Judson room
12:00 pm Deadline for weekly bulletin submissions
12:00 pm Deadline for weekly email submissions
7:00 pm Choir
Sanctuary
9:00 am JPS Event
Providence room
10:00 am Art Group
Ann Judson room
3:00 pm Mpls Trombone Choir rehearsal
Sanctuary
9:30 am Martin Luther King, Jr. Sunday
Starfish Info-December 2014
Requesters helped 14
Total aid: $3,075 (Rent & Utilities: $2,525 / Food, gas, bus: $550)
Monthly budget exhausted: December 15
JUDSON’S TREE OF LIFE
Please remember to hold those whose names are listed below
in your thoughts and prayers during the upcoming week and beyond.
CELEBRATIONS
1/12--Scott Johnson
1/12--Jim Newton
1/12--Jody Everson
1/13--Samantha Hanson
1/13--Phyllis Seichrist
1/14--George Nolen
1/15--Pat Doyle
1/16--Anders Frederickson
1/16--Dee Lakosky
1/16--Diana Larsen
HEALTH CONCERNS
Bev
(Friend of Barbara York)
Randy Bjork
(Cousin of Margaret Mason)
Tom Brady
(Kate Brady’s brothers)
Dorothy Cottone
(Ron’s mother)
Deb Donley
Jerry Dye
Helen Engen
MISSION GIVING THIS
WEEK
$85 Starfish
$25 Food Shelf
Total this fiscal year $27,964
Food donated so far totals
363
(Char Engen's mother)
IN CELEBRATION
Eileen McLaughlin and
(Father of Jane Giering De Haan)
family
on the birth of Marlee
Dan Haeg
Duchene
(grand niece) on
(Friend of Doug Weatherhead
Tuesday, January 6, 2015.
and Van Johnson)
Tai Hartley
John Giering
HOMEBOUND
Doris Appelquist
Lola Boddy - Walker
Pat Cafarelli - Northridge
Helen Chapman
John Francis
Lou Gonzalez - Veterans Home
Verna Hesse - Walker
Iris Howe - Sholom Home
Pat Houge - Maplewood
(Paul Mendez's niece)
Barb Hesse
(Jane & Larry Jacobson's
sister-in-law)
Britta Hirsch
Dick Gregory
Ruth Inhoff
Bob Jayne
LIFE TRANSITIONS
(Friend of Barbara York)
Kevin Brady
The Granger family
Elsa & Kurt Jacobson
Don Johnston
Health Concerns (cont.)
Paul Sivigny
(Friend of Doug Weatherhead)
Laurie Knutson
Diana Larsen
Ardelle Lewis
IN OUR HEARTS
Joel Hoefle, Trish Magal
and daughters Nika,
Cela & Katiana
Hrang Hlei, with A Cer,
Jessica & Luke
Randy & Sarah Baker
Larry & Jane Jacobson
(Cousin of Eileen McLaughlin)
If you have an individual you wish
to add to the “Tree of Life” or
have a specific prayer request,
please contact Jane Ann Nelson at
612-721-4465 or
[email protected]
Sydney Rice
Rob Rodgers
Original Artwork by Doris Stewart
(Mother of Monica Lewis)
(Brother of Sue McLaughlin)
Colleen McCann
Susan Tasa
Chip ten Bensel
Joan Weatherhead
(Friend of Gentry Holloway and
Martha Whiteaker)
Sharon McLaughlin
JUDSON CHURCH VISION STATEMENT
We are a spiritually grounded community united in providing sanctuary for all who
enter. We seek to open ourselves to the healing and transforming power of God’s love
as we seek to follow the life of Jesus: honoring our deepest differences, seeking justice
and mercy, discovering and implementing our gifts, and nurturing our children.
JUDSON CHURCH STAFF
Pastor
C & Y Coordinator
Director of Music
Organist
Church Coordinator
Childcare Staff Members
Custodian
Rev. G. Travis Norvell (ext. 16)
John De Haan (ext. 10)
Jim Wentink
Eileen McLaughlin (ext. 10)
Shefali Vyas
Maren Aalgaard
Juanita Vargas Cortes
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
ADJUNCT MINISTRIES
Judson Preschool
TRUST Meals on Wheels
TRUST, Inc.
Kristie Roedl, Director
Betsy Peregoy, Director
Nancy Biele, Executive Director
Pat McLaughlin, Parish Nurse
612.822.0915
612.822.6040
612.827.6159
612.822.2394
CHURCH OFFICE HOURS & GENERAL INFORMATION
Monday-Friday, 8:00am to 4:00pm
Telephone: 612.822.0649
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.judsonchurch.org
Contribution Income
(includes: Pledges, Givers of Record and
Loose Offering) as of 1/4/15
Actual amount
$ 114,511.09
Budgeted Amount $ 115,912.00
Difference
$
(1,400.91)
Attendance 1/4/15: 77
Capital Campaign Update
Pledges as of 1/4/15: 64
Amount pledged: $130,705
Amount collected as of 1-4-15
$108,653.50
TODAY’S FELLOWSHIP TIME: after worship in
the Ann Judson room, will be hosted by Déadra
Moore & Sandi Knoche. Thank You!
USHERS: Joel Frederickson, Hendrix Johnson,
Dave & Jenny Buck
PASTORAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE:
Cindy Clague, Barbara Engen-Mangskau, Joel
Frederickson, Greg Lehman, Karla McGray,
Dave Zumeta. Feel free to speak with any of the
these people to share ideas, concerns or thanks.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
SECOND HOUR EDUCATION:
Nature as Oracle: Sigurd Olsen's Never Ending Search For Spirituality In the Wilderness.
Sigurd Olsen went far beyond nature's beauty in order to seek it's meaning for the human spirit
and, there in, lies his greatness. Chuck Dayton, retired lawyer and environmental advocate will
share his photography of wild places while sharing Sigurd Olsen's own words to describe his own
awakening and developing spirituality.
MARTIN LUTHER KING JR., HOLIDAY BREAKFAST
Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Breakfast will be Jan. 19, 2015 7:00 am at the Minneapolis
Convention Center. Travis has reserved a table for the Judson community at this event. There are
3 spots left. If you would like to attend tickets are $30, please alert the office, and make your
payment to the church office. If you a college student and would like to attend, the pastor will
cover your ticket. Vernon Jordan will be the keynote speaker.
WHAT TASTES BEST ON A COLD JANUARY DAY?
Shall we fill the Joyce Food Shelf Basket this month with soup and crackers? There are so many
wonderful, hearty soups in the markets and they are so easy for a family to heat up for a
nourishing, quick, hot lunch or supper. Soup is rather inexpensive, so try to think THREE cans
of soup while shopping and let’s fill the basket to overflowing. Of course any other food
donation is OK too. Thanks for helping to feed those with ‘food insecurity’.
REMINDER: COUNCIL MEETING THIS TUESDAY
There will be a council meeting this Tuesday (1-13-15) at 7:00 pm in the Ann Judson room.
"THE GATHERING" NEEDS VOLUNTEERS!
Volunteers are needed at Bethlehem Church on the first through fourth Thursdays of each
month. The next volunteer training is Monday, January 12th. Please call Betsy Hoffman,
Assistant Coordinator, at 651-414-5291, for more information (time and directions, etc.). Also,
please talk to any of the Judson volunteers for more information about "The Gathering" at
Bethlehem. They are: Barb Balcom, George Burbie, Don Maronde, Margaret Mason, Jane Ann
Nelson, Kathy Urbaniak, and Wayne Urbaniak.
MLK SERVICE BY THE TRUST YOUTH
THE TRUST YOUTH will be at 5pm on Sunday, January 18th at Living Spirit UMC at 4501
Bloomington Ave So. It will feature music [the Metropolitan Male Chorus of Minnesota],
speakers and TRUST Youth. A soup and sandwich supper will follow the service. There will be a
Free will offering. Youth are invited to participate as musicians, readers or ushers. Please let Clay
([email protected]) know if you'd like to take part. Afterward, youth participants will go and
get dinner at Curran's courtesy of TRUST! All are invited to this memorable and meaningful
service. Please plan to attend.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
January MISSION OF THE MONTH– Starfish Ministries
The Mission of the Month for January will again be Starfish Ministries. The outpouring of
generosity of the congregation in December for the gift cards was wonderful and much
appreciated. Those gifts will provide greatly needed supports for months to come for our
neighbors in need. However, the need for cash assistance for rent, utilities, diapers, etc.
continues to be great, especially in the winter months.
Here are a few facts regarding the Starfish Ministry. Did you know:
♦Since its inception in 2011, Starfish has served 205 individuals or families.
♦Approximately 20% of those have been served more than once as their life situations
represent their chronic poverty/need. Starfish limits assistance to one time per year per
requester.
♦Monthly budget amounts distributed by the volunteers range from $1,800 to $3,000,
depending on funds available. A minimum amount is kept in the account from month to
month, practicing the belief that the money is donated to help those in the community
and should be used for that purpose and on a timely basis.
♦The monthly budget is exhausted between the 3rd and the 12th of the month. Usually,
funds are exhausted by the 5th or 6th day on the month.
♦All money donated to Starfish goes to people in need. There are no administrative or
personnel costs.
As we begin the New Year with hope and optimism, please prayerfully consider donating your
time and money to those in our local community who could benefit from the sharing of our
financial, physical and emotional resources.
Upcoming Events at Judson Church
January 18
January 25
Martin Luther King, Jr. Sunday. We seek to renew our commitment to
building the Beloved Community and to bringing down the three evils of
society: militarism, racism, and economic exploitation.
Second Hour Education - An Invitation to Sample a “Graceful Journey”
Experience—[Sponsored by Congregational Care] - With the aging of the
baby boomer generation Americans are facing an unprecedented demographic
shift. And although most people want to avoid thinking, talking, and making
decisions about the end of life, the consequences of not having the discussion
can be stressful for families, congregants, and pastors as well.
THE TRUST YOUTH MLK SERVICE will be at 5pm on Sunday, January
18th at Living Spirit UMC at 4501 Bloomington Ave So. It will feature music
[the Metropolitan Male Chorus of Minnesota], speakers and TRUST Youth. A
soup and sandwich supper will follow the service. There will be a Free will
offering.
Jane Ulring will give the sermon today.
Second Hour will be - This is your life Fran Nelson.