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Jesus—Faith, Hope, Love & Peace – Mural from Chicago, Illinois

First Congregational Church of


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

Sunday, April 28th 2024 | 10 o’clock in the morning


Fifth Sunday of Eastertide
ORDER OF WORSHIP
Responses in italics may be spoken out loud.
Please rise, in body or in spirit, places marked by an asterisk (*).
Prelude Andante and Allegro on “Love Divine, All Loves Excelling”
Charles Callahan
Introit Come Worship God Alone Roger Summers
Words of Welcome Lyn Ward Page
*Call to Worship
We gather this day in joy and Christian fellowship,
For we are the church of Jesus Christ!
We pray for the Holy Spirit to be among us, 366-love divine all.mus, Page 1
Opening our hearts and minds to the ways of the Divine One!
We worship God, the Three in One,
Giving thanks
CHRIST’S and praise
RETURN to our Creator, Redeemer and Sustainer! Amen!
AND JUDGMENT

366
Opening Hymn Love Divine,
Love Divine, AllExcelling
All Loves Loves #366
Excelling
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& 4 ˙ œœ ˙œ . œ œœ œ œ œœ œœ œœ œœ ˙œ œœ ˙˙ œœ
b
˙ œ
1 Love di - vine, all loves ex - cel - ling, Joy of heaven, to
2 Breathe, O breathe thy lov - ing Spir - it in - to ev - ery
3 Come, Al - might - y, to de - liv - er; let us all thy

œ œ˙ . œj œœ œ œ œœ œ œ œ ˙
Fin - ish then thy new cre - a - tion; pure and spot - less

œœ ˙˙ œ
4

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b4 œ

jœ ˙ œ
& b œ˙ œ œœ ˙ . ˙˙ œ ˙œ . œ œ œ œ œœ œœ œœ ˙œ œ œœ
œ œ
earth come down, fix in us thy hum - ble dwell - ing; all thy
trou - bled breast; let us all in thee in - her - it; let us
life re - ceive; sud - den - ly re - turn, and nev - er, nev - er -

jœ œ œ œ œ œ
? b œœ œœ œœ
œ œœ
let us be; let us see thy great sal - va - tion per - fect -

.
˙˙ . ˙˙ œ . œ œ ˙
œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

& b ˙˙ œœ œ˙ œ œœ ˙ . ˙œ œ œœ œ˙ œ œœ ˙œ œœ œœ œœ œœ
œ
faith - ful mer - cies crown. Je - sus, thou art all com - pas - sion;
find the prom - ised rest. Take a - way the love of sin - ning;
? b œœ œœ œ ˙˙ .. ˙˙
œ
œ˙ . œ œ œ œ œ œ
œ œ œ
˙ œ

& b ˙˙ œœ œ˙ œ œœ ˙ . ˙œ œ œœ œ˙ œ œœ ˙œ œœ œœ œœ œœ
œ
faith - ful mer - cies crown. Je - sus, thou art all com - pas - sion;
find the prom - ised rest. Take a - way the love of sin - ning;
more thy tem - ples leave. Thee we would be al - ways bless - ing,

? b ˙˙ œ œœ œœ œœ ˙˙ .. ˙ œœ 366-love
œ˙ œ œœ ˙ œœ œœ œœ œœ
ly re - stored in thee: changed from glo - ry in - to glo - ry,
divine all.mus, Page 2

œ
CHRIST’S RETURN AND JUDGMENT

& b ˙˙ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œ˙ .˙ œ œ œ œ˙ œ œœ
˙ œ
pure, un - bound - ed love thou art; vis - it us with
Al - pha and O - me - ga be; end of faith, as
serve thee as thy hosts a - bove, pray, and praise
This text and this tune occur in almost all English-language hymnals (though not always together). Thethee

œ ˙ œ ˙ œ œ œ œœ ˙œ œ
till
transforming in of love
power heaven we thetake
motivates unending our
praise place, till and this
of the life to come, wefine Welsh
cast tuneour

? b œ˙ œ œœ œ . œ
(whose name means “delightful”) gives us a foretaste of endless song.

œ̇ œ œ ˙ œ ˙. ˙. J œ
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

˙.
TEXT: Charles Wesley, 1747, alt. HYFRYDOL
MUSIC: Rowland Hugh Prichard, 1831, alt. 8.7.8.7.D

& b œœ œœ œœ œ˙ œ œ œ œœ ˙ œ œ œ œœ œœ ˙˙ œœ ˙ .
œ œ œ
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thy sal - va - tion; en - ter ev - ery trem - bling heart.


its be - gin - ning, set our hearts at lib - er - ty.
with - out ceas - ing, glo - ry in thy per - fect love.

œ ˙
crowns be - fore thee, lost in won - der, love, and praise.

? œ˙˙ . œ œ œ˙ œ œ œ œœ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙˙ ..
b œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ

*Prayer of Confession
Gracious God, our hearts are restless until they find their home in you. Forgive
our pursuit of things that separate us from you. We pursue success, realizing
it will never be enough. We desire more possessions, knowing they are empty.
We turn toward the world and hope we will find peace, knowing the world
cannot provide it. Forgive us, we pray, and may our wandering hearts find their
rest in you alone. 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 Acts 8: 26-40 Lyn Ward Page
*Greeting of Peace
Announcements
Anthem Eden’s Song arr. Mark Schweizer

A memory of Eden stirs and walks within the warmth of spring; it whispers
every hope God has to life eternal, listening. Stretch past the gloom of winter's
grey, unfurl by faith and not by sight; to touch the light of lengthening day that
calls thee forth to green delight. The work thou hast for me begun, shall by thy
grace be fully done; forever mercy dwells with thee; O Lord, my God, abide
with me. (B. Easterling)
Sermon Scripture 1 John 4: 7-21 630-fairest lord jesus.mus, Page 1

Sermon “Seeing God” Rev. Jason W. Coulter


ADORATION
*Hymn
630 Fairest Lord Jesus
Fairest Lord Jesus
#630

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& 2 ˙ œœ œœ œœ œœ ˙˙ œœ œœ œœ n œœ
˙
1 Fair - est Lord Je - sus, Rul - er of all
2 Fair are the mead - ows, fair - er still the
3 Fair is the sun - shine, fair - er still the

˙˙ œœ œœ œ ˙˙ œœ œ œ œ
Beau - ti - ful Sav - ior, Rul - er of the

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4

b œ œ œ œ
b œ œ
& b b œœ œœ ˙˙ ˙
˙ œ œ
˙
˙ œœ œœ ˙
˙ ˙˙
na - ture, O thou of God to earth come
wood - lands, robed in the bloom - ing garb of
moon - light, and all the twink - ling, star - ry
? b 2 ˙˙ œœ œœ œ œ ˙˙ œ œ œ œ
bb 2 œ œ œ œ œ œ
b œ œ
&b b œœ œœ ˙˙ ˙˙ œ œ ˙˙ œœ œœ ˙˙ ˙˙
na - ture, O thou of God to earth come
wood - lands, robed in the bloom - ing garb of
moon - light, and all the twink - ling, star - ry

? b b œ œœ ˙˙ œ œ ˙ œ ˙˙ ˙˙
na - tions, Son of God and Son of

˙˙ ˙˙ œ
b œ œ œ
b œ
& b b ww ˙˙ œ œœ n œ˙ œ ˙˙ ˙ œ œ
˙ œ œ
down, thee will I cher - ish, thee will I
spring. Je - sus is fair - er; Je - sus is
host. Je - sus shines bright - er; Je - sus shines

? b b ww ˙ œ œ ˙˙
Man! Glo - ry and hon - or, praise, ad - o -

˙ ˙ n œ œœ
b ˙ œ œ ˙ œ
b
& b b œ˙ œ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ ˙˙ ˙˙ ww
hon - or, thou, my soul’s glo - ry, joy, and crown.
pur - er, who makes the woe - ful heart to sing.
pur - er, than all the an - gels heaven can boast.

œ œ œ bœ œ ˙ œ œ
ra - tion, now and for - ev - er - more be thine!

? b b ˙˙ œ œ œ ww
b œ œ œ ˙ ˙
Franz Liszt used this melody for a “Crusaders’ March” in an oratorio, but this hymn had nothing to do with
the Crusades. No record of the German text exists before the middle of the 17th century or of the Silesian
Invitation to Offering God is Love
folk melody before the first half of the 19th century.
Andrew Carter
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
GodTEXT:
isMünster
love:Gesangbuch,
let heaven adore
1677; stanzas him;
1–3, trans.
stanza 4, trans. Joseph August Seiss, 1873, alt.
Church God is Choir
Chorals and love: let1850,
Studies, earth
alt.; rejoice; let 5.6.8.5.5.8
creation
CRUSADERS’ HYMN

singMUSIC:
before
Silesian him, and
folk melody; exaltVolkslieder,
Schlesische him 1842with one voice. He who laid the earth's
foundation, He who spread the heavens above, He who breathes through all
creation, He is love, eternal love. God is love: and with his blessing daily we
our lives renew; gladly now his praise expressing, God is faithful, God is true.
He 5/23/13
who laid the earth's foundation, He who spread the heavens above, He who
breathes through all creation, He is love, eternal love. God is love: his loving
kindness follows us through all our days, God before us, God behind us, gently
guiding in his ways. He who laid the earth's foundation, he who spread the
heavens above, he who breathes through all creation, he is love, eternal love.
(Timothy Rees and Andrew Carter)
*Doxology
Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;
Praise Christ, all people here below;
Praise Holy Spirit evermore;
One God, Triune whom we adore. Amen.
*Prayer of Dedication
Gracious God, please accept these gifts and use them for the coming of your
kingdom in this time and place. In gratitude for all we have and for your love
for us, we pray with thanksgiving. 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.
And forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors.
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easter lead us
day.mus,
day.mus, not1 1into
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temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power,
and the glory,
JESUS forRESURRECTION
CHRIST: ever and ever. Amen.
JESUS CHRIST: RESURRECTION

254 That
254
*Closing HymnThat
ThatEaster Day
Easter Day
Easter Daywithwith Joy
Joy Was
with Was
Bright
Joy Was Bright
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˙˙ œœ ˙˙˙ œœ ˙˙˙˙ œœœ
œ
œ ˙Eas - œter
1 That day
œ
with joy
œ ˙
was bright; the sun shone
1 2 That
He Eas
bade - them
ter day
see with
his joy
hands, was
his bright; the yet
side, where sun shone
the
2 3 He
From ev - ery weap - his
bade them see hands, his side, where yet rethe-
œœ ˙˙
on death can wield, your own

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3 From ev - ery weap - on death can wield, your own re -

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& œ˙ œ ˙ œer œœ ˙
˙light when,
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out with fair - to their long - ing
glo - with
out rious wounds a -
fair - er bide, when,
light the to
to - kens
their true
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ing

˙˙ œœ œ˙ œ œœ ˙ œ ˙˙ œœ
deemed for -
glo - rious woundsev - er
a - shield;
bide, theO Lord of all,
to - kens true with
which

? ## ˙ œœ ˙˙ œœ ˙ œœ
˙˙ œœ œ˙ œ œ œ ˙
deemed for - ev - er shield; O Lord of all, with

? ## ˙ œœ ˙
## ˙ œœ ˙˙
&# ˙ œœ ˙˙ œœ ˙˙ œœ ˙˙ œœ ˙˙
& # ˙˙ œœ ˙˙ œœ ˙˙ œœ ˙˙ œœ ˙˙ ˙˙
eyes re - stored, the a - pos
- tles saw their ris - enœ
œ Lord.
made it plain their Lord in - deed was risen a - gain.
eyes
us rea- -stored,
bide the
ina - pos
this - tles
our sawjoy - their
ful ris -- ter
Eas en - tide.
Lord.
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## ˙ œœ
& ˙ ˙˙ œœ ˙˙ œœ ˙˙ œœ ˙˙ ˙˙
œœ
eyes re - stored, the a - pos - tles saw their ris - en Lord.
made it plain their Lord in - deed was risen a - gain.

œ ˙
? # # ˙ œ œœ ˙˙
us a - bide in this our joy - ful Eas - ter - tide.

œœ œœ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙˙
˙ ˙ ˙ œ
œ
*Benediction and Blessing

Choral Response May the Love of the Lord


Swee Hong Lim/Maria Ling

Postlude Now All the Vault of Heaven Resoundsarr. Mark Sedio

These Eastertide stanzas are derived from a longer Latin text that was one of the earliest hymns written
especially for a season of the church year. They are set here to a tune with Christmas associations, a means
of linking the two great festivals of the Christian year.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
TEXT: Latin hymn, 5th cent.; trans. John Mason Neale, 1852, alt. PUER NOBIS NASCITUR
MUSIC: Trier ms., 15th cent.; adapt. Michael Praetorius, 1609 LM
(alternate harmonization, 67)
Worship Credits and Sources:
Call to Worship and Prayers by the Rev. Tara Bulger of the Presbyterian Outlook
Music Permissions Alleluia! Sing to Jesus / Love Divine, All Loves Excelling. Music: Rowland Hugh Prichard. Setting: Charles
Callahan. © 1986, Concordia Publishing House. All rights reserved. Podcast with permission under ONE LICENSE #A-735926. All
rights reserved. Come Worship God Alone. Words and Music: Roger Summers. © 2005, The Lorenz Publishing Company, a division of
The Lorenz Corporation. All rights reserved. Podcast with permission under ONE LICENSE #A-735926. All rights reserved. Hyfrydol.
Music: Rowland H. Prichard. Setting: Hal H. Hopson. © 2016, Hope Publishing Company. All rights reserved. Podcast with permission
under ONE LICENSE #A-735926. All rights reserved. Love Divine, All Loves Excelling. Music: Rowland Hugh Prichard, 1831, alt.;
Words: Charles Wesley, 1747, 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. Eden's Song. Music: O Waly Waly;
Words: Beverly Easterling; Setting: Mark Schweizer. © 2021, St. James Music Press. Used with permission. License #23508. Fairest
Lord Jesus. Music: Silesian folk melody; Schlesische Volkslieder, 1842; Munster Gesangbuch, 1677; stanzas 1-3, trans. Church
Chorals and Choir Studies, 1850, alt; stanza 4, trans. Joseph August Seiss, 1873, alt. Public Domain. God Is Love. Music: Andrew
Carter; Words: Timothy Rees and Andrew Carter. © 2004, Oxford University Press. All rights reserved. Reprinted and 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. That Easter Day with Joy Was Bright. Music: Trier ms., 15th cent.; adapt.
Michael Praetorius, 1609; Words: Latin hymn, 5th cent.; trans. John Mason Neale, 1852, alt. Public Domain. May the Love of the Lord.
Music: Swee Hong Lim, 1990; Words: Maria Ling, 1990. © 2000, Maria Ling and Swee Hong Lim (admin. General Board of Global
Ministries t/a GBGMusik). All rights reserved. Reprinted with permission under ONE LICENSE #A-735926. All rights reserved. Lasst
uns erfreuen: Now All the Vault of Heaven Resounds. Music: Geistliche Kirchengesange. Setting: Mark Sedio. © 1996, Augsburg
Fortress. All rights reserved. Podcast with permission under ONE LICENSE #A-735926. All rights reserved.
Sunday Morning Service Roles:
Deacons: Lay Reader
- Bob Krause - Lyn Ward Page
- Jennifer Coyne

Livestream/Tech Support: Sunday School


- Julie Captain and Gary - Eda Uca
Hardesty - Thekla Metz
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 mahdia@firstchurchevanston.org
Our biweekly Zoom Bible study is back!
The next meeting will be May 1 at 7:30 p.m. contact Pastor Jason or email Mahdia for
a Zoom link. Please wear or bring something RED as we acknowledge both the
Christian Pentecost and May Day for all workers!

The readings for this week are:


Scripture (Required):
--Acts 2:1-24; 37-47
Scripture (Optional):
--Acts 2:25-36

Pastor Jason will lead us through a study of Acts, the New Testament book that traces
the birth and development of the early church. Contact Pastor Jason for more
information!
Lost and Found in the Narthex
Have you lost a jacket? There are a number of coats, umbrellas, kids art work and
other items left behind over the winter. Please look in the north side of the narthex to
see if anything belongs to you. Any remaining items will be donated to Goodwill after
next Sunday, May 5th.

Support Hilda’s Place in 2024


Thanks to everyone who has volunteered to provide a warm meal for our neighbors
residing at Connections for the Homeless at Margarita Inn. We are looking for
volunteers for these remaining Saturdays in 2024:

June 1 | July 6 | August 3 | November 2 | December 7

Sign up online via the weekly email or contact Julie Captain with any questions. Thank
you for helping to care for our community and neighbors.
Save the Date: Music First!
Save the date for the inaugural Music First Concert, Spring
is Popping! On May 5, 2024 at 3pm in the FCCE Sanctuary
featuring Music Director Matthew Hogan. Watch for more
details in upcoming bulletins and FCCE Social Media!
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 4. The space at the back of the
Sanctuary available for our families. Children K-6 are invited to Sunday School in the
First Congregational Community Center after the Children’s Message.

Visitors: We are delighted that you are joining us for worship. Please sign the
Welcome Book at the back of the sanctuary. 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 fellowship space 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 you are welcome to drop off infants to 4 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 Community Center, 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 Rev. Liz Jones 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: info@firstchurchevanston.org
Website: www.firstchurchevanston.org
Facebook: www.facebook.com/firstcongregationalchurchofevanston/

Church Staff
Rev. Jason W. Coulter, Senior Minister jason@firstchurchevanston.org | ext.21
Matthew Hogan, Music Director matthew@firstchurchevanston.org | ext. 23
Mahdia Lynn, Church Administrator mahdia@firstchurchevanston.org | ext. 22
Rev. Liz Jones, Minister of Communications & Community Life |
liz@firstchurchevanston.org
Dave Canfield, Student Pastor | dave@firstchurchevanston.org
Jordan Griffin, Justice Fellow | jordan@firstchurchevanston.org
Kelly Tran, Nursery Supervisor
Julie Captain, Moderator | Chris Krei, Vice-Moderator

Chancel Choir Quartet


Cara Collins, soprano | Emlynn Shoemaker, alto
Michael Brauer, tenor | Joseph Roberts, bass

Please join us immediately following today’s service for fellowship & refreshments

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!

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