Dr.

Martin Luther King, Jr, upon arrest for “loitering” in Montgomery, AL – September 4th, 1958

First Congregational Church of

Evanston
United Church of Christ
An Open and Affirming Church
Founded 1869

Sunday, January 15th 2023 | 10 o’clock in the

morning
Second Sunday after Epiphany
 ORDER OF WORSHIP
Responses in italics may be spoken out loud.
Please stand as you are able at places marked by an asterisk (*).

Prelude I Love to Tell the Story arr. Dale Wood

Introit What Does the Lord Require of You? Jim Strathdee

Words of Welcome Bob Krause

*Call to Worship
What can we do to have life?
We can seek God, who gives us life in every moment.
What can we do to serve justice in our world?
We can set aside that which keeps us from following
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pride, or power.
What can we do to share the good news with others?
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open ourselves to the Spirit, so people can see God at work in us.

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*Opening Hymn Grace of Glory #307

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1 God of grace and God of glo - ry, on thy peo - ple
2 Lo! the hosts of e - vil round us scorn thy Christ, as -
Cure thy chil - dren’s war - ring mad - ness; bend our pride to

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4 Save us from weak res - ig - na - tion to the e - vils

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pour thy power; crown thine an - cient chur - ch’s sto - ry; bring its
sail his ways! From the fears that long have bound us free our
thy con - trol; shame our wan - ton, self - ish glad - ness, rich in

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we de - plore. Let the gift of thy sal - va - tion be our

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bud to glo - rious flower. Grant us wis - dom, grant us cour - age,
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bud to glo - rious flower. Grant us wis - dom, grant us cour - age,
hearts to faith and praise. Grant us wis - dom, grant us cour - age,
things and poor in soul. Grant us wis - dom, grant us cour - age,

œ œ. œ œ œ œ œ . œ œ œ œœ
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glo - ry ev - er - more. Grant us wis - dom, grant us cour - age,

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for the fac - ing of this hour, for the fac - ing of this hour.
for the liv - ing of these days, for the liv - ing of these days.
lest we miss thy king-dom’s goal, lest we miss thy king -dom’s goal.

œœ .. œœ œœ œœ œ œ w œ ˙ œœ .. œœ œœ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙˙
serv - ing thee whom we a - dore, serv - ing thee whom we a - dore.

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*Prayer of Confession
This stirring hymn used at the opening of Riverside Church in New York in 1930 was penned by its widely-
known and influential pastor, and it has gained a firm place in English-language hymnals around the world.
O Lord,_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
we confess
The Welsh tune namebefore you our
honors the Rhondda Valley failure to live as your children. We are
in Glamorganshire.

siblings bound
TEXT: together
Harry Emerson Fosdick, 1930, alt.in love, and yet, we have behaved as
MUSIC: John Hughes, 1907
CWM if your love is
RHONDDA
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finite. The good life of some is built on the pain of many; the pleasure of a
few on the agony of millions. O Lord, we have sat silent when we should have
spoken your truth. We have looked to others for solutions when the answers
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within. We have cast about for false idols when it is your justice we
should seek. To you, O God, we lift our hearts and ask for your mercy. Help
us be agents of reconciliation. Make us exemplars of your love. Grant us
wisdom. Give us courage. Lord, hear our prayer. Amen.

*Words of Grace and Mercy

From generation to generation, God’s love overcomes human sinfulness. God is
committed to fresh starts and new creations. This is good news!
In Jesus Christ we are forgiven!

*Prayer Response
(Hymn 327, stanza 3)
Eternal are thy mercies, Lord; eternal truth attends thy word:
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Thy praise shall sound from shore to shore,
till suns shall rise and set no more.
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
First Scripture Micah 6:1-8 Bob Krause

Children’s Message Sarah Petersen

*Greeting of Peace

Announcements

Anthem Walk in the Light arr. André Thomas

We'll walk in the light, beautiful light, come where the dewdrops of mercy shine
bright. Shine all around us by day and by night, Jesus, the Light of the world.
Hark! the herald angels sing, Jesus the Light of the world; "Glory to the
newborn King," Jesus, the Light of the world.
Walk in the light, beautiful light, come where the dewdrops of mercy shine
bright. Shine all around us by day and by night, Jesus, the Light of the world.
Hail the heaven born Prince of Peace! Jesus, the Light of the world; Christ, the
everlasting Lord! Jesus the Light of the world. Walk in the light, beautiful light,
come where the dewdrops of mercy shine bright. Shine all around us by day and
by night, Jesus, the Light of the world. (George D. Elderkin and Charles Wesley)

Sermon Scripture Matthew 14: 22-23 834-precious lord take.mus, Page 1

Sermon “TFW! – That Feeling When…”Rev. Jason W. Coulter

LIVING AND DYING IN CHRIST

*Hymn
834 Precious Lord, Take My Hand #834
Precious Lord, Take My Hand
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1 Pre - cious Lord, take my hand; lead me on, help me

˙ œ œ ˙ œœ œœ ˙˙ œ œ
2 When my way grows drear, pre - cious Lord, lin - ger

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b œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙

b bbb j œ œ œ ˙.
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stand; I am tired, I am weak, I am worn.

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near; when my life is al - most gone,

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stand; I am tired, I am weak, I am worn.

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near; when my life is al - most gone,

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Through the storm, through the night, lead me on to the

œœ ˙˙ œœ œœ ˙˙ œœ œœ ˙ œ œ
hear my cry, hear my call, hold my hand lest I

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light; take my hand, pre - cious Lord, lead me home.

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fall; take my hand, pre - cious Lord, lead me home.

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Invitation to Offering Lord, I Want to Be a Christian arr. Gordon Young
This black gospel song, like much hymnody, sprang out of the author’s deep personal loss (the death of his
wife and newborn son), yet it has brought solace to many. He thought his fingers were playing new music,
*Doxology but they unlocked a deep memory of a tune almost a century old.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Praise God,
TEXT: from
Thomas A. whom all blessings flow;
Dorsey, 1938 PRECIOUS LORD
MUSIC: George N. Allen, 1844; arr. Thomas A. Dorsey, 1938 6.6.9.D
Praise
TextChrist,
and Music Arr.all people
© 1938, here below;
ren. Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (admin. Alfred Publishing Co., Inc.)

Praise Holy Spirit evermore;

One God, Triune whom we adore. Amen.

*Prayer 6/7/13
of Dedication
Generous God, you give us all we need. You ask only for faithful living in
return. We bring these gifts to you today, that they may support your work of
 justice. Through this offering, we commit ourselves to do justice, to love
mercy, and to walk humbly with you. Amen.

Prayers of the People - Pastoral Prayer - Silent Prayer

Prayer of Our Savior

Our Creator, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come,
thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread.
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temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power,
TRUSTING IN THE PROMISES OF GOD
and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen.
853 We Are Marching in the Light of God
Siyahamba
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*Closing Hymn We are Marching in the Light of God #853
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3

We are march - ing in the light of God; we are march - ing in the

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Si - ya - hamb’ e - ku - kha - nyen’ kwen - khos’, si - ya - hamb’ e - ku - kha -

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& œœ œœ œœ ˙˙ .. œ œ ˙˙ œœ œœ œœ œœ œ
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light of God. We are march - ing in the light of God;

œ œ ˙ œœ œœ œ œ œœ œœ
? # œ œ œ ˙ . œœ œœ ˙ œœ
nyen’ kwen - khos’. Si - ya - hamb’ e - ku - kha - nyen’ kwen - khos’,

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3

we are march - ing in the light of God.

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si - ya - hamb’ e - ku - kha - nyen’ kwen - khos’.

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we are march - ing in the light of, the light of God.

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si - ya - hamb’ e - ku - kha - nyen’ kwen‑, kha - nyen’ kwen - khos’.

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we are march - ing in the light of God.
si - ya - hamb’ e - ku - kha - nyen’ kwen - khos’.

This lively Zulu/Xhosa freedom song originated in a Methodist young men’s group in South Africa and has
gone on to become popular in many other languages around the globe. Some additional stanzas are
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TRUSTING IN THE PROMISES OF GOD

We are march - ing oo

# œ œ
Si - ya - ham - ba oo

& N œœ œœ œœ œœ ˙ . œ œ œ œ œœ œ œŒ œ œ
Œ
œ œ
We are march - ing, march - ing, we are march - ing, march - ing,

œ œ œ œ œ œ œœ œœ œœ œœ
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Si - ya - ham - ba, ham - ba, si - ya - ham - ba, ham - ba,

œ œ Œ œ œ œ œ Œ
we are march-ing in the light of God.

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œœ ‰ œj .
si - ya - hamb’ e - ku - kha - nyen’ kwen - khos’.

& œœ œœ
3

œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ
œJ œ̇ œ n œ œ
3
we are march-ing in the light of, the light of God.

œ œ œj œ œ œ
si - ya - hamb’ e - ku - kha - nyen’ kwen‑, kha - nyen’ kwen - khos’.

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3

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we are march-ing in the light of God.
si - ya - hamb’ e - ku - kha - nyen’ kwen - khos’.

We are march - ing oo

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Si - ya - ham - ba oo

& N œœ œœ œœ œœ ˙ . œ œ œ œ œœ œ
œ Œ œ œ
Œ
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We are march - ing, march - ing, we are march - ing, march - ing,

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Si - ya - ham - ba, ham - ba, si - ya - ham - ba, ham - ba,

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# œ
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3

& œ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ ˙˙ ..
we are march - ing in the light of God.

œ œ œ œ œ œ
si - ya - hamb’ e - ku - kha - nyen’
œ œ
kwen - khos’.
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Additional stanzas ad lib.:
We are dancing…
*Benediction and Blessing We are praying…
We are singing…

Choral Response Amen Leon Roberts

6/7/13
Sunday Morning Service Roles
Deacons: Lay Reader: iPad/Tech Support:
- Laima Day - Bob Krause - Julie Captain
- Doug Smith
- Bob Krause
Zoom/Livestream Fellowship: Sunday School
Support: - Board of Deacons - Eda Uca
- Sarah Pressly - Rhonda Storm
Want to volunteer and get more involved in Sunday services? See the sign-up sheet in the back of
the sanctuary or contact Mahdia at [email protected]

Worship Credits and Sources:

Call to Worship and Prayer of Dedication from Abingdon Worship Annual. Prayer of Confession from
Reformed Worship Sourcebook, edited by Rev. Jason W. Coulter

Music Permissions I Love to Tell the Story. Music: William G. Fischer. Setting: Dale Wood. © 1993, The
Sacred Music Press. All rights reserved. Podcast with permission under ONE LICENSE #A-735926. All rights
reserved. What Does the Lord Require of You? Words and Music: Jim Strathdee, 1986. © 1986, Desert Flower
Music. All rights reserved. Reprinted and Podcast with permission under ONE LICENSE #A-735926. All rights
reserved. Cwm Rhondda. Music: John Hughes. Setting: Hal H. Hopson. © 2016, Hope Publishing Company.
All rights reserved. Podcast with permission under ONE LICENSE #A-735926. All rights reserved. God of
Grace and God of Glory. Music: John Hughes, 1907; Words: Harry Emerson Fosdick, 1930, alt. Public
Domain. From All That Dwell Below the Skies. Music: Geistliche Kirchengesang, 1623, alt.; harm. Ralph
Vaughan Williams, 1906; Words: Stanzas 1, 3, Issac Watts, 1719. Public Domain. Walk in the Light. Music:
Traditional; Words: Geroge D. Elderkin and Charles Wesley; Setting: André Thomas. © 2005, Choristers
Guild. All rights reserved. Podcast with permission under ONE LICENSE #A-735926. All rights
reserved. Precious Lord, Take My Hand. Music: George N. Allen, 1844; arr. Thomas A. Dorsey, 1938; Words:
Thomas A. Dorsey, 1938. © 1938, ren. Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (admin. Alfred Publishing Co.,
Inc.). All rights reserved. Reprinted and Podcast with permission under ONE LICENSE #A-735926. All rights
reserved. Lord, I Want to Be a Christian. Music: Spiritual. Setting: Gordon Young. © 1977, Hope Publishing
Company. All rights reserved. Podcast with permission under ONE LICENSE #A-735926. All rights
reserved. Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow. Music: Genevan Psalter, 1551; Words: Thomas Ken,
1695, 1709. Public Domain. We Are Marching in the Light of God (Siyahamba). Music: South African; arr.
Freedom Is Coming, 1984; Words: South African, English trans. Gracia Grindal, 1984. © 1984, Utryck (admin.
Walton Music Corp.) All rights reserved. Reprinted and Podcast with permission under ONE LICENSE #A-
735926. All rights reserved. Amen. Music: Leon Roberts, 1981; arr. Hanan Yaqub, 1998; Words: Traditional
liturgical text. © 1981, GIA Publications, Inc. All rights reserved. Reprinted and Podcast with permission under
ONE LICENSE #A-735926. All rights reserved.
 MLK Weekend 2023 with FCCE

Join First Congregational Church of Evanston, UCC

(FCCE) to express God’s love in action, compassion,
and justice this Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
weekend.

Sunday, January 15th, 2023

10 am FCCE Worship
11am Congregational Vote on Reparations
First Congregational Church of Evanston, 1445 Hinman Ave., Evanston, IL

Make your voice heard in this important and historic moment as we vote
on FCCE’s reparations down payment to be dedicated this afternoon.

3 pm MLK, Jr. Interfaith Community Worship Service

Faith Temple Church of God in Christ, 1932 Dewey Ave., Evanston, IL

Join faith communities from across Evanston as we celebrate Dr. King's legacy
and dedicate our collective reparations payments to the work of reconciliation
and repair.

Monday, January 16th, 2023

11am Interfaith Action of Evanston Walk for Warmth

Step off at First United Methodist Church, 516 Church Street, Evanston, IL

Help raise awareness and funds to fight homelessness in our

community. Register to walk with FCCE, donate, or learn more here:
https://tinyurl.com/IAE2023W4W
Welcome to First Congregational Church of Evanston, UCC

We are glad you chose to be with us on this Sunday morning!

And we want you to know that no matter who you are, or where
you are on life’s journey, you are welcome here!

Childcare is provided in the downstairs nursery for infants and

children to age 5. The space at the back of the Sanctuary
available for our families. Children K-6 are invited to Sunday School in the Church
House after the Children’s Message.

Please sign the Attendance Pads in the pews. We invite our visitors to include your
name, address and email so that we might acknowledge your visit with a card. All are
welcome to join us after services in the narthex or outside for refreshments and
conversation.

Babies and Toddlers: Little ones enrich our community and add vibrancy
to our congregation. Please don't fret about coos or cries during the
service. All ages are welcome here. Visit our rocking chair area to find
books & coloring pages for use during the service, or drop off infants to 3
year-olds with our Nursery Supervisor.

Children: Young people are invited to come forward for the Children's Message during
worship. Afterwards, children in grades K-6th are welcome to walk with our teacher
team to our Sunday School classroom at the Church House, 1/2 block down Hinman
Ave. At the end of the service, leaders bring children back to the sanctuary to join their
families for fellowship time. Adult visitors are welcome to accompany their children to
Sunday School. Connect with Sarah Petersen if you have any questions.

Use this QR Code to check out events and ongoing programming at

FCCE.
 WELCOME to First Congregational Church of Evanston

Mission Statement
We express God’s love in action, compassion, and justice.

Open and Affirming Statement

As an inclusive congregation, we welcome all faith experiences and family types; we
are an open and affirming community of faith who welcome and celebrate differences
of age, ability, race, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, and national
origin.

Immigrant Welcoming Statement

We commit to take actions consistent with the values and resources of our community
to oppose xenophobia and to protect undocumented immigrants from deportation and
the hardships such deportation will cause them and their families.

First Congregational Church of Evanston, UCC

Sanctuary: 1445 Hinman Avenue (at Grove Street)
Mailing address: 1417 Hinman Avenue, Evanston, IL 60201
Phone: 847-864-8332 | Email: [email protected]
Website: www.firstchurchevanston.org
Facebook: www.facebook.com/firstcongregationalchurchofevanston/
Instagram: @fcce.ucc

Church Staff
Rev. Jason W. Coulter, Senior Minister [email protected] | ext.21
Matthew Hogan, Music Director [email protected] | ext. 23
Sarah Petersen, Director of Learning & Outreach
[email protected] |ext. 24
Mahdia Lynn, Church Administrator [email protected] | ext. 22
Kelly Tran, Nursery Supervisor
Chris Krei and Nick Tucker, Members at Large
Julie Captain and Sarah Pressly, Co-Moderators

Chancel Choir Quartet

Christina Adams, soprano | Hannah Little, alto
Michael Brauer, tenor | Joseph Roberts, bass

To make a donation to First Congregational Church you may do so during

the offering, or you may make an electronic donation through the church
website by using this QR Code. Thank you for your generosity!