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Celebration of Worship
August 15, 2021
Celebration of Worship
August 15, 2021 10:30 am
Twelfth Sunday of Pentecost
Enter in Prayer, Worship with Gratitude, Go Forth to Serve
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The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
Socrates
Opening Voluntary Prelude on ’Cheshire’ Gordon Slater
Gary M. Huffman, organ
Welcome and Announcements
* Opening Hymn Come and Seek the Ways of Wisdom (page 9)
* Responsive Call to Worship
One: God, who has given us the gift of thanksgiving,
All: calls us to worship.
One: God, who has given us the gift of wisdom,
All: evokes joy in us as we worship.
One: God, who has given us the gift of feeling for the world’s pain,
All: inspires and motivates us as we worship.
One: God, who has given us the gift of faith community,
All: gives us determination to share in the work as we worship.
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Response of Praise Summoned by the God who Made Us
Tune: Nettleton
Words: Delores Dufner, OSB, © 1991, The Sisters of St. Benedict. Published by OCP.; Music: J. Wyeth’s Repository of Sacred Music, Part II,
1813. Reprinted with permission under ONE LICENSE #A-722558. All rights reserved.
* Invocation and Lord’s Prayer
O God, holy wisdom, we open the holy windows of our hearts to you and the
life you give. Help us to breath in deeply of your Spirit that we might be in-
spired to become the people you dream for us to be. We ask this as we
pray…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 and the
power and the glory forever. Amen.
Welcoming Song These Treasured Children Puer Nobis Nascitur
(Let the children come forward.)
Words: Jacque B. Jones © 2014 by GIA Publications, Inc.; Music: PUER NOBIS, adapt. Michael Praetorius, 1571–1621. Reprinted with permis-
sion under ONE LICENSE #A-722558. All rights reserved.
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A Moment with Our Children Dr. Olsen
Solo On Eagle’s Wings arr. Mark Hayes
Lydia Harbutz
You who dwell in the shelter of the Lord,
Who abide in His shadow for life,
Say to the Lord:
"My refuge, My rock in whom I trust!"
And He will raise you up on eagle's wings,
Bear you on the breath of dawn,
Make you to shine like the sun,
And hold you in the palm of His hand.
The snare of the fowler will never capture you,
And famine will bring you no fear:
Under His wings your refuge,
His faithfulness your shield.
You need not fear the terror of the night,
Nor the arrow that flies by day;
Though thousands fall about you,
Near you it shall not come.
For to His angels He's given a command
To guard you in all of your ways;
Upon their hands they will bear you up,
Lest you dash your foot against a stone.
Prayer Concerns
Pastoral Prayer
Invitation to Offering
4Anthem Create in me a clean heart, O God Carl F. Mueller
Scott Hay, guest conductor
Create in me a clean heart, O God
And renew a right spirit within me.
Cast me not away from thy presence;
And take not thy holy spirit from me.
Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation;
And uphold me with thy free spirit.
Then will I teach transgressors thy ways;
And sinners shall be converted unto thee.
Create in me a clean heart, O God!
Scripture Readings Proverbs 9:1-6
Wisdom has built her house, she has hewn her seven pillars. She has slaughtered
her animals, she has mixed her wine, she has also set her table. She has sent out
her servant-girls, she calls from the highest places in the town, “You that are sim-
ple, turn in here!” To those without sense she says, “Come, eat of my bread and
drink of the wine I have mixed. Lay aside immaturity, and live, and walk in the way
of insight.”
Sermon “The Cave” Rev. Robu
* Hymn of Departure There’s a Wild Hope in the Wind (page10)
* Benediction
Closing Voluntary Lift High the Cross Charles Ore
Gary M. Huffman, organ
*Let all who are able please stand.
*** Ushers will seat late-comers.
Cover attribution Lamp of Wisdom, from Art in the Christian Tradition, a project
of the Vanderbilt Divinity Library, Nashville, TN. https://diglib.library.vanderbilt.edu/act-
imagelink.pl?RC=54977 [retrieved August 9, 2021]. Original source: http://
www.flickr.com/photos/rowanbank/5815103193/.
5Reopening Plan Guidelines, updated August 3, 2021
Plymouth Congregational Church will continue many of our normal ways of func-
tioning. Below are the guidelines that will be followed. Services will continue to be
streamed online for those who do not wish to or are unable to attend. The Reopening
Plan Guidelines will be discussed and reevaluated at the monthly Cabinet meetings.
The Cabinet's recommendations have been made with thoughtful delibera-
tion. We need to be aware that COVID variants and cases are still found in all 50
states. The Delta variant continues to spread rapidly across the United States.
Thank you for your dedication to Plymouth Church, and for your understanding
of our efforts to keep everyone safe.
1. We strongly recommend immunizations for those persons for whom they are indi-
cated.
2. If you are feeling ill or suspect exposure to COVID-19 or its variants, please
stay home.
3. Pews are no longer labelled as designated seating. We instead recommend
maintaining social distancing of 5-6 feet between attendees. If different households
would like to sit together, that is their choice.
4. Attendees may enter through any of our entrances: north, south, and west. Ush-
ers will be present at the entrances to assist with any questions.
5. Personal belongings should be kept with you.
6. Due to the rapid spread of the Delta variant, we will follow the current CDC rec-
ommendation to wear masks at indoor gatherings. Masks will be available at the en-
try if you do not have your own.
7. Hand sanitizer will be available at the entries.
8. Worship bulletins and offering plates will be available at the entrances/exits.
9. Singing to the hymns and choral responses is okay wearing a mask. The choir
will participate in the worship service wearing masks and social distancing.
10. Coffee, lemonade, and cookies will be served in Fellowship Hall after the church
service. As you gather to greet one another, please keep in mind the CDC recom-
mendations regarding masking, social distancing, and other safety measures.
11. The Nursery and a modified Sunday School for ages K-5 is now offered each
Sunday for our children. Teachers and nursery attendants caring for the children will
be masked. Children 5 years of age and older should wear their masks.
12. Use of the church building during the week by members or outside groups will
continue. Groups who meet here will be given the current CDC guidelines and updat-
ed as the guidelines change. We will refrain from scheduling back-to-back or overlap
use of a room by different groups.
6Updates to the Church Program Year
Dear Friends and Members,
Taking into account the recent surge in Covid cases and the lack of air-conditioning in
much of the building we have moved many of our September events to October.
October 6 - Annual Talent Show
October 10 – Annual All-Church Picnic
October 13 – Start of weekly Wednesday Night Dinners (New 5:30 p.m. start time)
and in-person Adult Ed.
Adult Ed will meet via Zoom in September to continue our discussion on “Caste: The
Origins of our Discontents”
Sept. 15 Part 3, Foundations of Caste, Pillars 1-4, pages 99-130
Sept. 22 Pillars 5-8, pages 131-166
Sept. 29 Brown Eyes vs Blue Eyes, Chapters 10-12, pages 167-201
A Zoom Link will be sent prior to the Sept. 15 meeting. We hope we can meet in per-
son in October.
This will not affect the dates of the first two events of the Plymouth Fine Arts Series.
September 11 – Celebrating 20 Years of the Shantz Organ with organist Scott Mont-
gomery
October 22 – Suffering Church a play that explores the stories of those who have left
the church
Plymouth Staff
Rev. Dr. Donald P. Olsen, Senior Minister
Rev. Karen Robu, Associate Minister
Dr. Henry Waters, Director of Music
Christopher Shaw, Organist
KD Keim, Administrative Assistant
Lindsay Miller, Sunday School Teacher
Tim Robu, Maintenance Engineer
Erik Breckenridge, Video Tech
Bill Berry & Ramikia Stevenson, Custodians
John Palmer, Video Tech Assistant
7State Farm Neighborhood Assist®
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others!
AND WE NEED YOUR HELP!
Forty organizations from the 200 will receive $25,000 and will be chosen solely by the
number of votes received.
Voting begins on Wednesday, August 18 at 12:01 a.m. and ends on Friday, August 27
at 12:59 p.m. You can vote up to 10 times a day with each e-mail address that you
have, i.e. business, spouse, yourself, etc.
At your first login you will be asked for your email address. But every vote thereafter
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sonal information will NOT be used for any marketing purposes AT ALL!
The Head to Toe Hygiene Pantry has been open nearly 11 years and has served over
59,000 families with basic hygiene items that most of us take for granted. Their mis-
sion is to contribute to the dignity and self worth of persons with very low incomes by
making available at no cost basic personal hygiene products.
On Wednesday, please help others via the Head to Toe Hygiene Pantry by going to
the following link and voting as often as possible. You ARE appreciated!
The link is: neighborhoodassist.com/entry/2039638
8Words: Ruth Duck © 1996, The Pilgrim Press; Music: MADELEINE, Donna Kasbohm © 1997, The Pilgrim Press.
Reprinted with permission under ONE LICENSE #A-722558. All rights reserved.
9Text and Tune: Lora Braun © 2014 Lora Braun.
Reprinted with permission under ONE LICENSE #A-722558. All rights reserved.
10August /Sept 2021
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
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5:30 pm Invest- 2pm Plymouth
10:30am 10:30 am Staff ment Club Projects
Worship, Mtg. (Chapel) (Commons) (Chapel)
(Sanctuary)
2 pm Prairie
Wind Folk Danc-
2pm Bunny TNT ers
fundraiser
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10:30am 2 pm Prairie 5:30 pm Trustee 2pm Plymouth
Worship, Wind Folk Danc- Mtg Projects
(Sanctuary) ers (Chapel)
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10:30am 2 pm Prairie 2pm Plymouth
Worship, Wind Folk Danc- Projects
(Sanctuary) ers (Chapel)
Please join us for worship next Sunday, August 22nd
Dr. Olsen will be Preaching.
The Plymouth Covenant
Believing in Jesus Christ, the Interpreter of God to humankind, we accept His
teachings as the guiding principles of our lives and consecrate ourselves and
our church to their fulfillment. We therefore join in covenant, one with anoth-
er, to worship, work, and serve together that we may express through our
Church and our individual lives the love and faith taught by Jesus Christ.
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