I cannot wait for Christmas Eve! This year we are going to have a wonderful service with lots of great music, great preaching a bit of drama, etc. It's going to be nice!
Travis Park UMC-Christmas Eve Worship
Sunday, December 24th, 2006
Christmas Eve
7:00 p.m.
CHORAL CALL TO WORSHIP: Lost in the Night
Text: Finnish Song, tr. Olav Lee; Music: arr. Kyle Haugen
Emmaus Youth Choir; Sanctuary Choir
Sarah Homer, soprano soloist
Lost in the night do the people yet languish,
Longing for morning the darkness to vanquish,
Plaintively heaving a sigh full of anguish.
Will not day come soon?
Will not day come soon?
Must we be vainly awaiting the morrow?
Shall those who have light no light let us borrow,
Giving no heed to our burden of sorrow?
Will you help us soon?
Will you help us soon?
Sorrowing wand’ers, in darkness yet dwelling,
Dawned has the day of a radiance excelling,
Death’s dreaded darkness forever dispelling.
Christ is coming soon, Christ is coming soon!
Will not day come soon?
Come and save us soon!
Christ is coming soon!
*OPENING PRAYER
God of starlight and holy nights, surprise us again with the miracle of birth, the glorious birth of Jesus. Help us see the wonder and delight of it all as the children enact the story.
Soften our hearts, touch our souls and fill us with love, for the birth of Jesus changed our world, changed our lives. Open us to receiving once again your love so that we may share your love with those in need. Amen
--Larry J. Peacock
*OPENING HYMN No. 234 O Come, All Ye Faithful st.1-4 All
CHILDREDN’S CHRISTMAS PAGENT Luke 2:1-20; Matthew 2:9-11
Scripture Passages read by Rev. Karen Vannoy and Rev. John Flowers
What Child is This? vs. 1
The First Noel, vs. 1
We Three Kings, vs. 1
Away in a Manger, vs. 1
Joy to the World, vs. 1
ANTHEM: Fum, Fum, Fum arr. S. Childs
Sacred Melodies; Jackie Shepherd, conductor; Mark Rubinstein, accompanist
LIGHTING OF THE ADVENT AND CHRIST CANDLES
Rev. Joe Stobaugh and Mrs. Sarah Stobaugh and Eleanor Grace Stobaugh
Leader: Now we are all collected in the stable, where all people are gathered, each in their own dress of habits and flaws.
People: Here, we find the pain of Mary; the endurance of Joseph; the economics of the innkeeper; the not knowing of the shepherds.
Leader: Around our lonely hours and the crush of crowds, there still shines the manger presence.
People: What can we do, but kneel? And when we rise, straw dust on our knees, cobwebs in our hair, stars in our eyes, you have invaded our hearts, armed with love.
--Rev. Karen Vannoy
MESSAGE Christmas at the Manger Rev. John Flowers
MUSICAL RESPONSE: I Pray on Christmas
Text and Music by Harry Connick, Jr.
Celebration Singers; Clark Stevens, soloist; Mark Rubinstein, pianist
I pray on Christmas that the Lord will see my through.
I pray on Christmas He’ll show me what to do.
I pray on Christmas He’ll help me understand.
And I pray on Christmas He’ll take me by the hand.
I pray on Christmas that the sick will soon be strong.
I pray on Christmas the Lord will hear my song.
I pray on Christmas that God will lead the way.
And I pray on Christmas He’ll get me through another day.
I pray on Christmas all our problems gonna be worked out.
I pray on Christmas God’ll show us what love’s about.
I pray on Christmas to do your will each day.
And I pray on Christmas that I’ll be with you in heaven some day.
A WITNESS TO TRANSFORMATION ?????
TITHES AND OFFERINGS: Maria Wiegenlied Max Reger
Camerata San Antonio
(Please register your attendance in the red registration books.)
THE SACRAMENT OF HOLY COMMUNION
Leader: God be with you.
People: And also with you.
Leader: Lift up your hearts.
People: We lift them up to God.
Leader: Thank you, God, for giving yourself to the world, not in the powerful and
extraordinary,
People: but in weakness and the familiar: in a baby; in bread and
wine.
Leader: Than you for offering, at journey’s end, a new beginning;
People: for setting, in the poverty of a stable, the richest jewel of your
love;
Leader: for revealing, in a particular place, your light for all nations.
People: Thank you for bringing us to Bethlehem, House of Bread,
where the empty are filled, and the filled are emptied; and all join their voices together singing:
--Kate Compston, England, 1990; Matthew 2:1-12
SANCTUS No. 238 Angels We Have Heard on High All
(please ring your bells during the Gloria)
WORDS OF INSTITUTION AND CONSECRATION
Leader: Holy God, we praise you for this holy season of hints and whispers, when
you sent your best gift to us. Pour out your Holy Spirit on us gathered here and on these gifts of bread and wine. Make them become for us the presence of Christ, so that we may be signs of new life for our searching world. By your Spirit make us one with Christ, one with all creation and one in service to all the world until Christ comes in radiant glory and seats all at the heavenly table.
All: Eternal Spirit, Earth-maker, Pain-bearer, Life-giver,
Source of all that is and that shall be, Father and Mother of us all, living God, in whom is heaven:
The hallowing of your name echo through the universe!
The way of your justice be followed by the people of the world!
Your heavenly will be done by all created beings!
Your commonwealth of peace and freedom sustain our hope and come on earth.
With the bread we need for today, feed us.
In the hurts we absorb from one another, forgive us.
In times of temptation and test, strengthen us.
From trials too great to endure, spare us.
From the grip of all that is evil, free us.
For you reign in the glory of the power that is love, now and forever.
Amen.
--from A New Zealand Prayer Book
COMMUNION MUSIC: Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming
Music by Johannes Brahms; Performed by Camerata San Antonio
ANTHEM Infant Holy, Infant Lowly
Text: Wzlobie Lezy, trans. Edith M.G. Reed (1885-1933)
Music: Polish Carol, arr. Mack Wilberg
Sanctuary Choir;
Lana Cartlidge Potts, organist; Camerata San Antonio
Infant Holy, Infant lowly, For his bed a cattle stall;
Oxen lowing, little knowing Christ the Babe is Lord of all.
Swifly winging angels singing, Nowells ringing,
Tidings bringing: Christ the Babe is Lord of all.
Christ the Babe is Lord of all.
Flocks were sleeping, shepherds keeping Vigil till the morning new
Saw the glory, heard the story, Tidings of a gospel true.
Thus rejoicing, free from sorrow, Praises voicing, greet the morrow:
Christ the Babe was born for you.
Christ the Babe was born, for you.
Christ was born for you.
*LIGHTING OF THE CHRISTMAS CANDLES No. 239 Silent Night ALL
BENEDICTION—text from Brian Wren
Tuesday, December 19, 2006
Advent 4 Liturgy
Tis' the season for pastoral musician chaos!!!!!!! Here's what we've got for this week, good stuff!
Travis Park UMC-Sunday Morning Worship
Sunday, December 24th, 2006
9:00 a.m.
PRELUDE: Angela Caporale, violin
CALL TO WORSHIP*
We are waiting
We are searching
Looking for the way home
Staying alert to signs
Listening carefully for directions
On our journey home to God
--Alison Boone
OPENING HYMN* No. 211 O Come, O Come, Emmanuel ALL
OPENING PRAYER
Mysterious God, you are both journey and destination, our companion and our goal. We thank you that you are as close as our very breath, always ready to guide, to nudge, to encourage. We thank you that you go before us, always leading, calling us onward. We thank you that you await us, standing with open arms, running to greet us as we make our way to you.
O God, may we remember that you do not call us only as individuals, but also as members of your family. Empower us to love and serve all members of your family – of our family – so that the hungry are filled and the lowly are lifted up and all are welcome. We pray in the name of the One who comes to show us the way. Amen.
--Alison Boone
CANDLE LIGHTING
Leader: God is light!
People: In whom there is no darkness at all.
Leader: Each of us shares in the divine light shining forth. We are called to feed the hungry, to clothe the naked, to release the captive, to bring about the dream of God.
People: For nothing will be impossible with God.
Candle Lighters: The Laborde/Steubing Family
CAROL MEDLEY No. 240 Hark! the Herald Angels Sing
No. 230 O Little Town of Bethlehem
No. 221 In the Bleak Midwinter
No. 220 Angels from the Realms of Glory
MESSAGE Luke 1:39-45 Rev. Karen Vannoy
TITHES AND OFFERINGS: Gabriel’s Message
Words by S. Baring-Gould; Music: Basque Carol, arr. Sir David Willcocks
The angel Gabriel from heaven came,
His wings as drifted snow, his eyes as flame;
‘All hail,’ said he, ‘thou lowly maiden Mary,
Most highly favour’d lady, Gloria!
‘For known a blessed Mother thou shalt be,
All generations laud and honour thee,
Thy Son shall be Emmanuel, by seers fore-told,’
Most highly favour’d lady, Gloria!
Then gentle Mary meekly bowed her head,
‘To me be as it pleaseth God,’ she said,
‘My soul shall laud and magnify his holy name.’
Most highly favour’d lady, Gloria!
Of her, Emmanuel, the Christ, was born
In Bethlehem, all on a Christmas morn,
And Christian folk throughout the world will ever say:
Most highly favour’d lady, Gloria!
(Please register your attendance in the red registration books.)
*DOXOLOGY
(This morning’s doxology is found in the back of The Faith We Sing found in your pew rack.)
SERVICE OF HOLY COMMUNION
SANCTUS #2257-b in The Faith We Sing ALL
WORDS OF INSTITUTION AND CONSECRATION
All: Eternal Spirit, Earth-maker, Pain-bearer, Life-giver,
Source of all that is and that shall be, Father and Mother of us all, living God, in whom is heaven:
The hallowing of your name echo through the universe!
The way of your justice be followed by the people of the world!
Your heavenly will be done by all created beings!
Your commonwealth of peace and freedom sustain our hope and come on earth.
With the bread we need for today, feed us.
In the hurts we absorb from one another, forgive us.
In times of temptation and test, strengthen us.
From trials too great to endure, spare us.
From the grip of all that is evil, free us.
For you reign in the glory of the power that is love, now and forever.
Amen.
--from A New Zealand Prayer Book
DISTRIBUTION OF THE ELEMENTS
COMMUNION MUSIC: Lana Cartlidge Potts
PRAYER AFTER RECEIVING
O God, we thank you for this homecoming feast, prepared for all to share. Send us out to proclaim the good news of our home with you, a home filled with mercy and justice and love. We pray in the name of Jesus, who came to show us the way. Amen.
--Alison Boone
HYMN OF INVITATION* No. 246 Joy to the World ALL
BENEDICTION
POSTLUDE: Angela Caporale, violin
Travis Park UMC-Sunday Morning Worship
Sunday, December 24th, 2006
9:00 a.m.
PRELUDE: Angela Caporale, violin
CALL TO WORSHIP*
We are waiting
We are searching
Looking for the way home
Staying alert to signs
Listening carefully for directions
On our journey home to God
--Alison Boone
OPENING HYMN* No. 211 O Come, O Come, Emmanuel ALL
OPENING PRAYER
Mysterious God, you are both journey and destination, our companion and our goal. We thank you that you are as close as our very breath, always ready to guide, to nudge, to encourage. We thank you that you go before us, always leading, calling us onward. We thank you that you await us, standing with open arms, running to greet us as we make our way to you.
O God, may we remember that you do not call us only as individuals, but also as members of your family. Empower us to love and serve all members of your family – of our family – so that the hungry are filled and the lowly are lifted up and all are welcome. We pray in the name of the One who comes to show us the way. Amen.
--Alison Boone
CANDLE LIGHTING
Leader: God is light!
People: In whom there is no darkness at all.
Leader: Each of us shares in the divine light shining forth. We are called to feed the hungry, to clothe the naked, to release the captive, to bring about the dream of God.
People: For nothing will be impossible with God.
Candle Lighters: The Laborde/Steubing Family
CAROL MEDLEY No. 240 Hark! the Herald Angels Sing
No. 230 O Little Town of Bethlehem
No. 221 In the Bleak Midwinter
No. 220 Angels from the Realms of Glory
MESSAGE Luke 1:39-45 Rev. Karen Vannoy
TITHES AND OFFERINGS: Gabriel’s Message
Words by S. Baring-Gould; Music: Basque Carol, arr. Sir David Willcocks
The angel Gabriel from heaven came,
His wings as drifted snow, his eyes as flame;
‘All hail,’ said he, ‘thou lowly maiden Mary,
Most highly favour’d lady, Gloria!
‘For known a blessed Mother thou shalt be,
All generations laud and honour thee,
Thy Son shall be Emmanuel, by seers fore-told,’
Most highly favour’d lady, Gloria!
Then gentle Mary meekly bowed her head,
‘To me be as it pleaseth God,’ she said,
‘My soul shall laud and magnify his holy name.’
Most highly favour’d lady, Gloria!
Of her, Emmanuel, the Christ, was born
In Bethlehem, all on a Christmas morn,
And Christian folk throughout the world will ever say:
Most highly favour’d lady, Gloria!
(Please register your attendance in the red registration books.)
*DOXOLOGY
(This morning’s doxology is found in the back of The Faith We Sing found in your pew rack.)
SERVICE OF HOLY COMMUNION
SANCTUS #2257-b in The Faith We Sing ALL
WORDS OF INSTITUTION AND CONSECRATION
All: Eternal Spirit, Earth-maker, Pain-bearer, Life-giver,
Source of all that is and that shall be, Father and Mother of us all, living God, in whom is heaven:
The hallowing of your name echo through the universe!
The way of your justice be followed by the people of the world!
Your heavenly will be done by all created beings!
Your commonwealth of peace and freedom sustain our hope and come on earth.
With the bread we need for today, feed us.
In the hurts we absorb from one another, forgive us.
In times of temptation and test, strengthen us.
From trials too great to endure, spare us.
From the grip of all that is evil, free us.
For you reign in the glory of the power that is love, now and forever.
Amen.
--from A New Zealand Prayer Book
DISTRIBUTION OF THE ELEMENTS
COMMUNION MUSIC: Lana Cartlidge Potts
PRAYER AFTER RECEIVING
O God, we thank you for this homecoming feast, prepared for all to share. Send us out to proclaim the good news of our home with you, a home filled with mercy and justice and love. We pray in the name of Jesus, who came to show us the way. Amen.
--Alison Boone
HYMN OF INVITATION* No. 246 Joy to the World ALL
BENEDICTION
POSTLUDE: Angela Caporale, violin
Tuesday, December 12, 2006
Been a while....
Whew...tis' the season for lots of work! I know it's been a while since I last posted. Advent this year has been surprisingly full. Once I got done with my ordination paperwork and World AIDS Day I thought I'd have more time but, as usual, it was less than I wanted. I think that's a trick of the mind, we're always looking forward to breaks, vacations, etc. so that we can hold on and finish the work we have in front of us. (If one is lucky enough to have those luxuries.)
Right now I'm reading several interesting books...
I'm working through Marcus Borg's The Heart of Christianity, Diana Butler Bass's Christianity for the Rest of Us, Robert Trent Jones, Jr. Golf by Design, and a devotional collection on Advent and Christmas music by an Anglican Priest. The Borg and Butler Bass books are proving to be the most interesting of the four. I'll post more if anything incredibly revelatory occurs in these works!
Right now I'm reading several interesting books...
I'm working through Marcus Borg's The Heart of Christianity, Diana Butler Bass's Christianity for the Rest of Us, Robert Trent Jones, Jr. Golf by Design, and a devotional collection on Advent and Christmas music by an Anglican Priest. The Borg and Butler Bass books are proving to be the most interesting of the four. I'll post more if anything incredibly revelatory occurs in these works!
Tuesday, December 5, 2006
Now What? A Homily for World AIDS Day
Here's the homily that I preached last Friday. I used the manuscript as a jumping off place and riffed a bit more in the actual spoken homily.
Now What?
A Homily for World AIDS Day 2006
Tonight, friends, we are here together. That is important! Tonight, even if only for an hour or two, we are in community. Tonight we have sung songs, prayed prayers, and we’ve listened to beautiful music. We have raised our voices against injustice. And all day long we’ve been exposed to horrible, mind-numbing statistics. Statistics that remind us that there are 39.5 million people living with AIDS and that 2.9 million people have died of AIDS related illnesses this year. We have heard that there have been 4.3 million new infections this year. But beyond that, we remember the faces that those statistics represent. Those numbers, and the faces we remember, can cause us to feel the heaviness that all too often engulfs the world. Tonight, we might be caught in the darkness that shrouds our planet.
But the good in this is, for tonight, at least, we are together! And our togetherness should give us hope. Because it is in our togetherness that we remember our dead, we mourn our friends, and we miss our family. But we don’t grieve alone, because tonight we are together. This is a good thing because God never wants us to be alone.
I want to get local with you for just a moment. This church has not always been a place that was about compassion, and dignity and respect for all. This church had a bit of a reputation for exuding jugement when it should have been exuding love, compassion, and working for justice. But now, it is doing those good things, as are many churches across the world.
In churches and in religious communities across the world where just ten to fifteen years ago HIV/AIDS was a horrible stigma for anyone to have, many of those same communities are now working to be in solidarity with those who have AIDS and to be in community with them. The church is working on treating everyone with dignity and respect.
As the sun rose in Washington D.C. this morning there was a live feed on CNN from Foundry UMC in Washington D.C. where their prayer vigil for World AIDS Day was beginning. As the sun passes from the east to the middle of our country, we have had events, prayers, and remembrance here at this church. As the sun continues its journey to the west, churches and religious communities from Texas to New Mexico, to Arizona, to Nevada, to California, and to Hawaii are having services to mark World AIDS Day and to remember those who have left us. Truly, the church and religious traditions of all kinds from all over the world are raising their voices to the heavens this day: this should give us hope as well!
But, if you are at all like me, you find yourself asking the question, now what? Some of you have been in this struggle since the beginning, over twenty-five years ago, and some of us are here for the first time.
All I can tell you is this: what we are doing tonight makes a difference and we need to continue this work. We must continue to lift our voices with our friends from around the world. Certainly we do this in remembrance of those who we have lost, but we also raise our voices to say that HIV/AIDS is the greatest pandemic humanity has ever faced. We raise our voices to remind the world that it is not o.k. to compartmentalize AIDS as just a “health” issue for “those people” because it is truly a “human” issue! We raise our voices to say that AIDS, along with global poverty, are the defining issues of our generation. We must remind the world that the global AIDS pandemic will not and cannot be solved without solving global poverty. It is a tragedy of the first order that thousands of children, women and men will die today because the world refuses to give them medicine! Together we have to remind the world that it cannot ignore these issues!
Let us remind the world, not only with our voices, but with our hearts, with our minds, with our hands and our feet as we leave this place. Let us show the world what it means to love unconditionally and to work for justice. Let us shine light into a world that is all too often filled with darkness.
We need to continue to open people’s eyes, so that they may truly see the cost of this horrible disease. The world needs to be reminded constantly that we are about to lose a generation of people in Africa, that AIDS is a very real pandemic in the United States and around the world. Not only do we need to educate, to teach, and to prevent this terrible disease but we must also remind the world of the intrinsic goodness of God’s creation.
We must remember that, in the words of the prophet Isaiah, that God, who is good, created us, all of us, that God has formed us, and that God loves us and redeems us. When we pass through the waters, when we walk through the valley of the shadow of death, God is with us. God has made you, and you are precious in God’s sight. Let us take this word into the world to love our friends and those who would oppose us. Let us shine light into the world, because God is with us!
Let all of God’s children say: Amen!
Now What?
A Homily for World AIDS Day 2006
Tonight, friends, we are here together. That is important! Tonight, even if only for an hour or two, we are in community. Tonight we have sung songs, prayed prayers, and we’ve listened to beautiful music. We have raised our voices against injustice. And all day long we’ve been exposed to horrible, mind-numbing statistics. Statistics that remind us that there are 39.5 million people living with AIDS and that 2.9 million people have died of AIDS related illnesses this year. We have heard that there have been 4.3 million new infections this year. But beyond that, we remember the faces that those statistics represent. Those numbers, and the faces we remember, can cause us to feel the heaviness that all too often engulfs the world. Tonight, we might be caught in the darkness that shrouds our planet.
But the good in this is, for tonight, at least, we are together! And our togetherness should give us hope. Because it is in our togetherness that we remember our dead, we mourn our friends, and we miss our family. But we don’t grieve alone, because tonight we are together. This is a good thing because God never wants us to be alone.
I want to get local with you for just a moment. This church has not always been a place that was about compassion, and dignity and respect for all. This church had a bit of a reputation for exuding jugement when it should have been exuding love, compassion, and working for justice. But now, it is doing those good things, as are many churches across the world.
In churches and in religious communities across the world where just ten to fifteen years ago HIV/AIDS was a horrible stigma for anyone to have, many of those same communities are now working to be in solidarity with those who have AIDS and to be in community with them. The church is working on treating everyone with dignity and respect.
As the sun rose in Washington D.C. this morning there was a live feed on CNN from Foundry UMC in Washington D.C. where their prayer vigil for World AIDS Day was beginning. As the sun passes from the east to the middle of our country, we have had events, prayers, and remembrance here at this church. As the sun continues its journey to the west, churches and religious communities from Texas to New Mexico, to Arizona, to Nevada, to California, and to Hawaii are having services to mark World AIDS Day and to remember those who have left us. Truly, the church and religious traditions of all kinds from all over the world are raising their voices to the heavens this day: this should give us hope as well!
But, if you are at all like me, you find yourself asking the question, now what? Some of you have been in this struggle since the beginning, over twenty-five years ago, and some of us are here for the first time.
All I can tell you is this: what we are doing tonight makes a difference and we need to continue this work. We must continue to lift our voices with our friends from around the world. Certainly we do this in remembrance of those who we have lost, but we also raise our voices to say that HIV/AIDS is the greatest pandemic humanity has ever faced. We raise our voices to remind the world that it is not o.k. to compartmentalize AIDS as just a “health” issue for “those people” because it is truly a “human” issue! We raise our voices to say that AIDS, along with global poverty, are the defining issues of our generation. We must remind the world that the global AIDS pandemic will not and cannot be solved without solving global poverty. It is a tragedy of the first order that thousands of children, women and men will die today because the world refuses to give them medicine! Together we have to remind the world that it cannot ignore these issues!
Let us remind the world, not only with our voices, but with our hearts, with our minds, with our hands and our feet as we leave this place. Let us show the world what it means to love unconditionally and to work for justice. Let us shine light into a world that is all too often filled with darkness.
We need to continue to open people’s eyes, so that they may truly see the cost of this horrible disease. The world needs to be reminded constantly that we are about to lose a generation of people in Africa, that AIDS is a very real pandemic in the United States and around the world. Not only do we need to educate, to teach, and to prevent this terrible disease but we must also remind the world of the intrinsic goodness of God’s creation.
We must remember that, in the words of the prophet Isaiah, that God, who is good, created us, all of us, that God has formed us, and that God loves us and redeems us. When we pass through the waters, when we walk through the valley of the shadow of death, God is with us. God has made you, and you are precious in God’s sight. Let us take this word into the world to love our friends and those who would oppose us. Let us shine light into the world, because God is with us!
Let all of God’s children say: Amen!
World AIDS Day Liturgy
Here's the liturgy from last week's World AIDS Day service.
WORLD AIDS DAY 2006
December 1st, 2006
7:00 p.m.
GATHERING
Prelude Psalm Prelude (Psalm 40:1-3) Craig Phillips Dr. David Heller, organist
I waited patiently upon the Lord;
he stooped to me and heard my cry.
He lifted me out of the desolate pit,
out of the mire and clay;
he set my feet upon a high cliff
and he made my footing sure.
He put a new song in my mouth,
a song of praise to our God;
many shall see, and stand in awe,
and put their trust in the Lord.
Invocation of the Spirit Come Holy Spirit Thornburg/Potts
Come, Holy Spirit,come, Holy Spirit;break the chains our fears create;teach us love and stifle hate;help us rest, but not escape.Come, Holy Spirit.
Soloist verses by Alison Boone
On a road in the wilderness Phillip saw the eunuch
who was searching for the wisdom of God,
and Phillip offered him understanding, good news and acceptance,
acceptance as a child of God.
To the house of the Roman guard
Peter went with a vision full of animals reptiles and birds,
and God said “Peter, don’t call anything unclean that I have made,
for I have made all things clean.”
To the outcast and alien seeking God’s communion,
God says, “I respect no distinctions or walls,
and I will gather up all who seek me into my holy mountain,
for all shall be welcome there.”
*Call to Worship
The One: Gracious God, tonight, we have gathered from across this city, from many
places, and for many reasons. We gather to remember:
The Many: May we never forget those who have been lost to us because of
HIV/AIDS, God, we commend our brothers and sisters to you.
The One: Loving God, we gather because of love:
The Many: Show us a glimpse of your love, O God, so that we can be empowered to
love one another.
The One: Eternal God, we are here to worship and to ask for justice!
The Many: Yahweh, you are our Creator, and we worship you! You desire your
creation to be made whole: send forth your justice to our hurting world.
The One: Source of all Light, we are here for hope!
The Many: Send us your light, Lord, for we live in an all too often dark world.
All: God, may we worship you tonight and always by being fully human, by
becoming what you would have us to be, and by loving you and our neighbors with the fullness of our being.
--Rev. Joe Stobaugh
*Hymn Be Tender with the Ones You Know Thornburg/Hawn
Solo: Be tender with the ones you knowwho hold their sadness deep inside;be reconciled for any meanness,insult, ridicule, or pride.
All: Say and do the things that strengthen;be the carriers of grace.Let us be the onesin whom our neighbors see God’s face.
Welcome & Introductions: Rev. Karen Vannoy & Rev. John Flowers
SONGS OF LOVE AND JUSTICE
Siyahamba
Freedom is Coming
WORDS OF LOVE AND JUSTICE
Homily: Dr. C. Michael Hawn
Sung Refrain:
Say and do the things that strengthen;be the carriers of grace.Let us be the onesin whom our neighbors see God’s face
A Time of Meditation
“The Peace may be exchanged” from Rubrics Dan Locklair Dr. David Heller, organist
Homily: Michelle Durham, Director of BEATAIDS
Sung Refrain:
Say and do the things that strengthen;be the carriers of grace.Let us be the onesin whom our neighbors see God’s face
Musical Presentation: Bridge Over Troubled Waters arr. Kirby Shaw
The Alamo City Men’s Chorale; under the direction of Jennifer Whatley
Homily: “Now What?” Rev. Joe Stobaugh
I Have Called You, You Are Mine Sanctuary Choir
Text: Isaiah 43:1-7; Music: Lana Cartlidge Potts
Benediction Evan Jones
Lighting of the Candles
Come, Holy Spirit & Be Tender with the Ones You Know © John Thornburg, All rights reserved. OneLicense.net #A-712713
Worship Leaders:
The Rev. Karen Vannoy, Travis Park United Methodist Church
The Rev. Dr. John Flowers, Travis Park United Methodist Church
The Rev Dr. C. Michael Hawn, Perkins School of Theology
Dr. David Heller, Trinity University
Lana Cartlidge Potts, Travis Park United Methodist Church
The Sanctuary Choir of Travis Park United Methodist Church
The Alamo City Men’s Chorale
Michelle Durham, BEATAIDS
Evan Jones, Travis Park United Methodist Church
The Rev. Joseph Stobaugh, Travis Park United Methodist Church
WORLD AIDS DAY 2006
December 1st, 2006
7:00 p.m.
GATHERING
Prelude Psalm Prelude (Psalm 40:1-3) Craig Phillips Dr. David Heller, organist
I waited patiently upon the Lord;
he stooped to me and heard my cry.
He lifted me out of the desolate pit,
out of the mire and clay;
he set my feet upon a high cliff
and he made my footing sure.
He put a new song in my mouth,
a song of praise to our God;
many shall see, and stand in awe,
and put their trust in the Lord.
Invocation of the Spirit Come Holy Spirit Thornburg/Potts
Come, Holy Spirit,come, Holy Spirit;break the chains our fears create;teach us love and stifle hate;help us rest, but not escape.Come, Holy Spirit.
Soloist verses by Alison Boone
On a road in the wilderness Phillip saw the eunuch
who was searching for the wisdom of God,
and Phillip offered him understanding, good news and acceptance,
acceptance as a child of God.
To the house of the Roman guard
Peter went with a vision full of animals reptiles and birds,
and God said “Peter, don’t call anything unclean that I have made,
for I have made all things clean.”
To the outcast and alien seeking God’s communion,
God says, “I respect no distinctions or walls,
and I will gather up all who seek me into my holy mountain,
for all shall be welcome there.”
*Call to Worship
The One: Gracious God, tonight, we have gathered from across this city, from many
places, and for many reasons. We gather to remember:
The Many: May we never forget those who have been lost to us because of
HIV/AIDS, God, we commend our brothers and sisters to you.
The One: Loving God, we gather because of love:
The Many: Show us a glimpse of your love, O God, so that we can be empowered to
love one another.
The One: Eternal God, we are here to worship and to ask for justice!
The Many: Yahweh, you are our Creator, and we worship you! You desire your
creation to be made whole: send forth your justice to our hurting world.
The One: Source of all Light, we are here for hope!
The Many: Send us your light, Lord, for we live in an all too often dark world.
All: God, may we worship you tonight and always by being fully human, by
becoming what you would have us to be, and by loving you and our neighbors with the fullness of our being.
--Rev. Joe Stobaugh
*Hymn Be Tender with the Ones You Know Thornburg/Hawn
Solo: Be tender with the ones you knowwho hold their sadness deep inside;be reconciled for any meanness,insult, ridicule, or pride.
All: Say and do the things that strengthen;be the carriers of grace.Let us be the onesin whom our neighbors see God’s face.
Welcome & Introductions: Rev. Karen Vannoy & Rev. John Flowers
SONGS OF LOVE AND JUSTICE
Siyahamba
Freedom is Coming
WORDS OF LOVE AND JUSTICE
Homily: Dr. C. Michael Hawn
Sung Refrain:
Say and do the things that strengthen;be the carriers of grace.Let us be the onesin whom our neighbors see God’s face
A Time of Meditation
“The Peace may be exchanged” from Rubrics Dan Locklair Dr. David Heller, organist
Homily: Michelle Durham, Director of BEATAIDS
Sung Refrain:
Say and do the things that strengthen;be the carriers of grace.Let us be the onesin whom our neighbors see God’s face
Musical Presentation: Bridge Over Troubled Waters arr. Kirby Shaw
The Alamo City Men’s Chorale; under the direction of Jennifer Whatley
Homily: “Now What?” Rev. Joe Stobaugh
I Have Called You, You Are Mine Sanctuary Choir
Text: Isaiah 43:1-7; Music: Lana Cartlidge Potts
Benediction Evan Jones
Lighting of the Candles
Come, Holy Spirit & Be Tender with the Ones You Know © John Thornburg, All rights reserved. OneLicense.net #A-712713
Worship Leaders:
The Rev. Karen Vannoy, Travis Park United Methodist Church
The Rev. Dr. John Flowers, Travis Park United Methodist Church
The Rev Dr. C. Michael Hawn, Perkins School of Theology
Dr. David Heller, Trinity University
Lana Cartlidge Potts, Travis Park United Methodist Church
The Sanctuary Choir of Travis Park United Methodist Church
The Alamo City Men’s Chorale
Michelle Durham, BEATAIDS
Evan Jones, Travis Park United Methodist Church
The Rev. Joseph Stobaugh, Travis Park United Methodist Church
Monday, December 4, 2006
World AIDS Day
I was very fortunate this past week to lead in and participate in TPUMC's first annual World AIDS Day Service. One my esteemed colleagues, Evan Jones and I put it together. It was quite a learning expereince as we attempted to gather various agencies in the community together to host this service. What we had originally planned was to host an evening service and go from there.
Once we got on board with some of the San Antonio HIV/AIDS agencies things got a lot more complicated. Long story short, we ended up hosting the majority of the World AIDS Day events in San Antonio!
The schedule looked like this:
11:30: Die-in at Traivs Park/Press Conference (we were able to get three different news stations to cover the press conference)
12:30-6:45: Reading of the names of those who had died of AIDS in San Antonio
7:00-8:10: Service at Travis Park
8:10-9:00: Candelight vigil and procession to the Alamo.
I could spend a lot of time writing about this event, because it took a lot of time to plan but my primary interest was the service, so I'll stick to that.
For the service we enlisted the help of Dr. C. Michael Hawn, chair of the sacred music department at the Perkins School of Theology at Southern Methodist University (yes, my old professor!); Dr. David Heller, the organist at Trinity University, among many other things!; the Alamo City Men's Chorale, the Travis Park UMC Sanctuary choir, the director of BeatAIDS, our senior pastors, and Evan and myself. We also used some beautiful text by the wonderful John Thornburg.
The service began with a lovely prelude on the TPUMC organ by Dr. Heller and was followed by an Invocation to the Holy Spirit, with a congregational refrain provided by John Thornburg and a tremendous set of verses written by Alison Boone and concivied by Betty Curry. Tim Watt sang the solo verses and was incredible!
After that we had a call to worship written in haste by yours truly and then a welcome and introductions by the Revs Karen Vannoy and John Flowers.
Next, Dr. Hawn taught us an opening hymn (text also by John Thornburg) that he had put music to. (We used the refrain of that hymn as a reflection piece between each of the forthcoming homilies.) After teaching us the hymn, Dr. Hawn led us in singing pieces from South Africa, which was spectacular. Then he gave what I thought was a brilliant homily, interspersing kyrie's from around the world with reflections about HIV/AIDS in a global context. You'll see the rest when I post the order tomorrow...
Brief commentary: Michelle Durham, the director of BEATAIDS gave a very nice homily that involved her story as well as the affects of HIV/AIDS on the San Antonio community.
The Alamo City Men's Chorale sang Like a Bridge Over Troubled Waters, arr. Kirby Shaw and David Heller played a really interesting piece. (I want to hear the rest of it!)
Following all of this, I preached a homily and then the choir sang a truly inspiring piece by Lana Cartlidge Potts, our awesome organist and composer-in-residence.
All in all, we had over 150 people in attendance, lots of good press covereage and so-so attendance from the church, which is to say, not bad for the first year! We'll see what happens next year!
Once we got on board with some of the San Antonio HIV/AIDS agencies things got a lot more complicated. Long story short, we ended up hosting the majority of the World AIDS Day events in San Antonio!
The schedule looked like this:
11:30: Die-in at Traivs Park/Press Conference (we were able to get three different news stations to cover the press conference)
12:30-6:45: Reading of the names of those who had died of AIDS in San Antonio
7:00-8:10: Service at Travis Park
8:10-9:00: Candelight vigil and procession to the Alamo.
I could spend a lot of time writing about this event, because it took a lot of time to plan but my primary interest was the service, so I'll stick to that.
For the service we enlisted the help of Dr. C. Michael Hawn, chair of the sacred music department at the Perkins School of Theology at Southern Methodist University (yes, my old professor!); Dr. David Heller, the organist at Trinity University, among many other things!; the Alamo City Men's Chorale, the Travis Park UMC Sanctuary choir, the director of BeatAIDS, our senior pastors, and Evan and myself. We also used some beautiful text by the wonderful John Thornburg.
The service began with a lovely prelude on the TPUMC organ by Dr. Heller and was followed by an Invocation to the Holy Spirit, with a congregational refrain provided by John Thornburg and a tremendous set of verses written by Alison Boone and concivied by Betty Curry. Tim Watt sang the solo verses and was incredible!
After that we had a call to worship written in haste by yours truly and then a welcome and introductions by the Revs Karen Vannoy and John Flowers.
Next, Dr. Hawn taught us an opening hymn (text also by John Thornburg) that he had put music to. (We used the refrain of that hymn as a reflection piece between each of the forthcoming homilies.) After teaching us the hymn, Dr. Hawn led us in singing pieces from South Africa, which was spectacular. Then he gave what I thought was a brilliant homily, interspersing kyrie's from around the world with reflections about HIV/AIDS in a global context. You'll see the rest when I post the order tomorrow...
Brief commentary: Michelle Durham, the director of BEATAIDS gave a very nice homily that involved her story as well as the affects of HIV/AIDS on the San Antonio community.
The Alamo City Men's Chorale sang Like a Bridge Over Troubled Waters, arr. Kirby Shaw and David Heller played a really interesting piece. (I want to hear the rest of it!)
Following all of this, I preached a homily and then the choir sang a truly inspiring piece by Lana Cartlidge Potts, our awesome organist and composer-in-residence.
All in all, we had over 150 people in attendance, lots of good press covereage and so-so attendance from the church, which is to say, not bad for the first year! We'll see what happens next year!
It's been a while
Whew....it's December! What a crazy week last week was. I finished up all of my ordination paperwork flew it up to Dallas, had a meeting, dropped it off and then came home for two rehearsals and a huge service Friday night! It is good to be at home with the family!
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