Order of Worship, Grafton Community Church, 06-15-25
Bill Watson is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: Grafton Community Church Worship
Time: Meeting – 9:45 a.m. June 15, 2025
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Order of Worship, Grafton Community Church, 06-15-25, Trinity Sunday & Father’s Day
Prelude (Ken Olsson, Music Minister)
(After entering Zoom or the Sanctuary, please use mute or observe silence to allow all to prepare for worship. Thank you & Blessings)
Spirit of God, Descend Upon My Heart (Janet Vogt)
Wind upon the Waters (Ken Olsson)
Moonlight Sonata (Ludwig von Beethoven)
Now Thank We All Our God (R. Kevin Boesiger)
Holy, Holy, Holy (Lloyd Larson)
Welcome and Announcements (Linda Robertson, Council Chair)
No matter who you are or where you are on life’s journey, you are welcome here!
*Please observe a moment of silence; so we may each offer our prayers and praise to Creator, Christ & Holy Spirit.
*Hymn #4 “Holy, Holy, Holy! Lord God Almighty
1 Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty! Early in the morning our song shall rise to thee:
holy, holy, holy! Merciful and mighty, God in three persons, blessed Trinity!
2 Holy, holy, holy! all the saints adore thee; casting down their golden crowns around the glassy sea;
cherubim and seraphim falling down before thee, God ever-living, through eternity.
3 Holy, holy, holy! though the darkness hide thee, though the sinful human eye thy glory may not see;
only thou art holy; there is none beside thee, perfect in power, in love, and purity.
4 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!
* Call to Worship (from “Prayers for the World & Its People,” Iona Abbey Worship Book)
One: Believing that God made and loves the world,
Many: we gather.
One: That it may be reshaped to fulfill God’s purposes,
Many: we pray.
One: To seek a wisdom deeper than our own thinking,
Many: we listen.
One: To honor God who gave us voice,
Many: we worship.
* Unison Prayer
Holy God, who was before the beginning of time, You were, are and will be our God – three in one: Author of Creation, Eternal Word of Salvation, and Spirit of Wisdom. Guide us to all truth by Your Spirit, that we may proclaim all that has been, is and will be revealed.
Glory and praise to You, Creator Christ and Holy Spirit, now and forever.
Amen!
* Response Hymn #4, verse #4
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!
Scripture:
Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31
Does not wisdom call and understanding raise her voice?
On the heights, beside the way, at the crossroads she takes her stand;
beside the gates in front of the town, at the entrance of the portals she cries out:
"To you, O people, I call, and my cry is to all who live.
"The LORD created me at the beginning of his work, the first of his acts of long ago.
Ages ago I was set up, at the first, before the beginning of the earth.
When there were no depths I was brought forth, when there were no springs abounding with water.
Before the mountains had been shaped, before the hills, I was brought forth,
when he had not yet made earth and fields or the world's first bits of soil.
When he established the heavens, I was there; when he drew a circle on the face of the deep,
when he made firm the skies above, when he established the fountains of the deep,
when he assigned to the sea its limit, so that the waters might not transgress his command, when he marked out the foundations of the earth,
then I was beside him, like a master worker, and I was daily his delight, playing before him always,
playing in his inhabited world and delighting in the human race.
John 16: 12-15
[Jesus said:]
"I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now.
When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth; for he will not speak on his own, but will speak whatever he hears, and he will declare to you the things that are to come.
He will glorify me, because he will take what is mine and declare it to you.
All that the Father has is mine. For this reason I said that he will take what is mine and declare it to you.
*Hymn #247 “Wind Upon the Waters” ©
1 Wind upon the waters, voice upon the deep,
rouse your sons and daughters, wake us from our sleep;
breathing life into all flesh, breathing love into all hearts,
living wind upon the waters of my soul.
2 Showers from the heavens, water from the earth,
gift so wholly given, source of every birth;
joy of every living thing, making all creation sing,
shower down upon the dry earth of my soul.
3 Rock and hill and garden, wood and desert sand,
prairie field and meadow, shaped by Love’s own hand,
love that fills the world around, springing up from barren ground,
grow your love within the garden of my soul.
4 Blazing light of wonder, flame that pierces night,
burst the dark asunder, fill our souls with light.
Lord of glory, fill the skies, make an end to hatred’s cries,
be the blazing sun of justice in our lives.
5 Wind upon the waters, rains upon the sand,
grace your sons and daughters, newborn by your hand.
Come O Spirit and renew all the life that comes from you,
send your winds up on the waters of my soul
Reflection: “Returning Light” Pastor Bill Watson
Synopsis: This Sunday we celebrate Father’s Day and Trinity Sunday. Father’s Day is easy to understand. The Trinity has been an enigma almost since the Ascension of Christ to Heaven, which we celebrated two Sundays ago. It was three centuries after Christ that the idea solidified as doctrine. Today we will try to understand the Trinity as light. It’s one way my father discussed it with me. Fitting for the day.
*Hymn #715 “Now Thank We All Our God”
1 Now thank we all our God, with heart and hands and voices,
who wondrous things has done, in whom the world rejoices,
who from our mothers' arms has blessed us on our way
with countless gifts of love, and still is ours today.
2 O may this bounteous God through all our life be near us,
with ever-joyful hearts and blessed peace to cheer us,
and keep us full of grace, and guide us when perplexed,
and free us from all ills in this world and the next.
3 All praise and thanks to God our Father and our Mother,
to Christ and to the One who binds us to each other,
the one eternal God, whom earth and heaven adore,
for thus it was, is now, and shall be evermore.
Offerings of the People
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Offertory: (Music Minster Ken Olsson)
Peaceful Piano #13 (Mark Hayes)
Response: Doxology
Praise God from whom all blessings flow.
Praise God all creatures here below – Alleluia! Alleluia!
Praise God above the source of gifts!
Praise Jesus Christ, whose power uplifts.
Praise the Spirit, Holy Spirit – Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
Offertory Prayer of Dedication
The Benediction & The Lord's Prayer
Our Father, 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.
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory,
For ever and ever. Amen.
Postlude: (Music Minister Ken Olsson)
Come, Thou Almighty King (Jason W. Krug)
Please greet your neighbors on Zoom or at a “Safe Social Distance” in the sanctuary, as the postlude ends. On Zoom unmute your mikes, share greetings and the peace of this virtual space.
Masks are optional but recommended in the sanctuary!
Grafton Prayer List:
Our Planet Earth * Immigrants experiencing or facing detention or deportation in their loneliness and fear *Those enduring times of stress *Those with PTSD & their families *Beloved pets of Grafton *Mary Karam, & the Humes family *Arlene & Ron Carey *Gaelle McLoud *The Rowley family *Carol Bason *Arthur Park) *Pastor Harold Noyes *Sylven Lang *Norm Robertson *Robert Johnson (Ken Olsson’s father-in-law) *Nancy Merrill *Dick Warren *Dave Robinson *Michelle Dufort *Joyce Olsson (Ken’s mom) *Cecile Fisher Smith *Dennis Scharback *Todd Baker (Pastor Watson’s friend) *Linda Preziosi *Paul Nolan (Steve Nolan’s cousin) *Debbie Wright *Christine Tattersall *Gayle Arbuckle *JoAnn Supple (Sherry Brown’s mother) *Jeremiah Olmas (Mary Feder’s friend’s grandson) *Jessica Tragellis (Dear Nolan Friend) *Karen Knight *Stephan Fitzsimmons (Caidin Domeracki’s grandfather) *Jim Webb (Angela Moulton’s Father) *Gloria Rynders (Pastor Watson’s step granddaughter)
Those Who Have Lost Loved Ones
*Irene Rice & family *Family & friends of Bill Brown *Family & friends of Luann Ward *Family & friends of Helene Delaney (Steven Humes’ mother-in-law) *Family & friends of Ron Metzger (Pastor Watson’s cousin) *Family & friends of Simon Kimber (Christine Tattersall’s brother-in-law) *Family & friends of Peggy O’Keefe Lafave *Family & friends of Liam Parker (Michele Chickering’s son) *Family & friends of Jerry Goldlust (Christine Tattersall’s close friend) *Family & friends of Bob Wright *Family & friends of Barbara Andrews (Meg Gonzalez’ mom) *Family & friends of Bob Haseltine *Family & friends of Donald F.M. Bolton *Family & friends of Denize Schemm *Family & friends of Helen Lanoie (mother of Andre Lanoie) * Family & friends of Bernard “Pete” Haley *Family & friends of Donna Rice *Family & friends of Galen Pinkham *Family & friends of Clint Lee *Family & friends of Susan Lathrop *Family & friends of David James Smith (Cecile Smith’s brother in law) *Family & friends of David Fischmann (partner of Katherine Brown)
Extended Care:
*Dottie Royal, Bromley Manor, 2595 Depot St., Manchester, VT 05255
*Rev. Catherine Cadieux, Sterling House, 33 Atkinson Street, Bellows Falls VT 05101
*Estelle Pieth, Crescent Manor, 312 Crescent Blvd, Bennington, VT 05201
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