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January 9, 2022 + Epiphany Sunday +
JANUARY 9, 2022
+ EPIPHANY SUNDAY +
WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS Libby Piotrowski and Christine Olfelt
* CONTEMPORARY WORSHIP PRELUDE Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing
John Wyeth, Robert Robinson, Fernando Ortega
Yet Not I, but Through Christ in Me
Jonny Robinson, Michael Farren, Rich Thompson
2018 CityAlight Music (Admin. by Integrity Music)
Farren Love and War Publishing (Admin. by Integrity Music)
Integrity’s Alleluia! Music (Admin. by Integrity Music)
Led by Dominic German, Anders Johnson, Linnea Olfelt, and Brian Ward
* CALL TO WORSHIP Psalm 72
Give the king your justice, O God,
and your righteousness to a king’s son.
May he judge your people with righteousness,
and your poor with justice.
May the mountains yield prosperity for the people,
and the hills, in righteousness.
May he defend the cause of the poor of the people,
give deliverance to the needy, and crush the oppressor.
May he live while the sun endures, and as long as the moon,
throughout all generations.
May he be like rain that falls on the mown grass,
like showers that water the earth.
In his days may righteousness flourish and peace abound,
until the moon is no more.
Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel,
who alone does wondrous things. Amen.
* CONGREGATIONAL SONG Be Unto Your Name
Gary Sadler, Lynn DeShazo
1998 Integrity’s Hosanna! Music (Admin. by Integrity Music)
* INVOCATION AND THE LORD’S PRAYER 887 (Using sins)
* PASSING OF THE PEACE
The Peace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with you.
And also with you.READING OF THE SCRIPTURES Ann-Marie Frisk, Reader
Old Testament Reading Isaiah 60:1-6
New Testament Reading Ephesians 3:1-12
* Gospel Reading Matthew 2:1-12
The Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
* Sung Response 194 Arise, Your Light Has Come!
WORD FOR THE CHILDREN
VOCAL SOLO March of the Three Kings
Traditional French Carol
Words by M.L. Hohman
Dominic German, Baritone
MESSAGE Libby Piotrowski
PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE
GIVING OF OUR TITHES AND OFFERINGS
Invitation to Generosity
Offertory Journey to the King
Matt Schinske
* Doxology 48
* Prayer of Dedication
* CLOSING HYMN 198 Thou Didst Leave Thy Throne
* RESPONSIVE BENEDICTION written by Jan Richardson
May the path that Christ walks to bring justice upon the earth,
to bring light to those who sit in darkness,
to bring out those who live in bondage,
to bring new things to all creation:
May this path run through our life.
May we be the road Christ takes.
Go in peace, to love and serve the Lord.
Amen.
POSTLUDE The Trumpeter
Craig A. Penfield
* Please rise, in body or in spirit.Come,Thou Fount of Every Blessing
John Wyeth, Robert Robinson
Fernando Ortega
Come, thou Fount of ev - 'ry bless - ing, tune my heart to sing thy
Here I raise to thee an al - tar, hith - er by thy help I'm
O to grace how great a debt - or dai - ly I'm con - strained to
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grace; streams of mer - cy, nev - er ceas - ing, call for songs of loud - est
come; and I hope, by thy good pleas - ure, safe - ly to ar - rive at
be! Let thy good - ness, like a fet - ter, bind my wan - d'ring heart to
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praise. Teach me some me - lo - dious son - net, sung by flam - ing tongues a-
home. Je - sus sought me when a stran - ger, wan - d'ring from the fold of
thee. Prone to wan - der, Lord, I feel it, prone to leave the God I
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bove. Praise the mount! I'm fixed up - on it, mount of thy re - deem - ing
God; he, to res - cue me from dan - ger, in - ter - posed his pre - cious
love; here's my heart, O take and seal it, seal it for thy courts a -
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love. Here's my heart.
blood.
bove.
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Here's my heart. Here's my heart.
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Here's my heart, O take and seal it, seal it for thy courts a - bove.Yet Not I,I But
but Through Christ In
in Me
Michael Farren, Rich Thompson, and Jonny Robinson
D B
G6 D G6
A B
What gift of
The night is
No fate I
With e - very
D
Dmaj7 G D
Bm7
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grace is Je - sus my re - deem - er. There is no more for hea - ven now to
dark, but I am not for - sak - en. For by my side, the Sav- iour, He will
dread, I know I am for - giv - en. The fu - ture sure, the price it has been
breath, I long to fol - low Je - sus. For He has said that He will bring me
A D
Dmaj7 G
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give He is my joy, my right - eous- ness and free - dom My stead-fast
stay. I la - bour on in weak-ness and re - joic - ing; In my
paid. For Je - sus bled and suf - fered for my par - don, and He was
home, and day by day, I know He will re - new me un - til I
D
A Dsus D G
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love; my deep and bound- less peace. To this I hold, my hope is on - ly
need, His pow - er is dis - played. To this I hold, my Shep-herd will de -
raised to o - ver- throw the grave. To this I hold, my sin has been de -
stand with joy be - fore the throne. To this I hold, my hope is on - ly
D
D Dmaj7 G Asus A
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Je - sus; for my life is whol - ly bound to His. Oh how
fend me; through the deep - est val - ley He will lead. Oh the
feat - ed; Je - sus now and e - ver is my plea. Oh the
Je - sus; All the glo - ry e - ver - more to Him. When the
D Em
D G D A D
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F A
strange and di - vine, I can sing, all is mine, Yet not I, but through Christ in me.
night has been won, and I shall o - ver-come, Yet not I, but through Christ in me.
chains are re - leased, I can sing, I am free, Yet not I, but through Christ in me.
race is com- plete, still my lips shall re - peat, Yet not I, but through Christ in me.Be Unto Your Name
Lynn Deshazo and Gary Sadler
We are a mo - ment. You are for - e - ver.
We are the bro - ken, You are the heal - er.
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Lord of the a - ges, God be - fore time.
Je - sus, re - deem - er, migh - ty to save.
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We are a va - por. You are e - ter - nal.
You are the love song we'll sing for - e - ver.
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Love e - ver - last - ing, reign - ing on high.
Bow - ing be - fore You, bless - ing Your name.
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Ho - ly, ho - ly, Lord, God, Al - migh - ty. Wor - thy is the
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lamb who was slain. High - est prais - es, ho - nor and glo - ry
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be un - to Your name. Be un - to Your name.Permission to print and podcast/stream the music in this service partially obtained from CCLI with License #2875232. Permission to print and podcast/stream the music in this service partially obtained from One License with license #A-730954. Permission to reprint and stream hymns copyrighted by Covenant Publication obtained from the Evangelical Covenant Church. All rights reserved.
Welcome to North Park Covenant Church!
We’re glad you’re here.
For your prayers this week: Louise Hedstrom and family, as they mourn Herb’s passing on Decem-
ber 27; Dick and Valerie Lucco, as Dick is on hospice care at home; the family of Tammy Miller,
a North Park neighbor who passed away leaving two daughters, ages 18 and 22; James Edstrom and
family, mourning the passing of his mother, Vivian Edstrom, on December 14; Caitlin Brody, Barba-
ra and Francis Hunt’s elder daughter, struggling with her skin cancer diagnosis; Tom Kelly, transferred
to the skilled nursing unit at Covenant Living of Northbrook
The winter issues of The Covenant Home Altar and Hoy Con Dios, our denomination’s daily
devotionals, have arrived and are available in the narthex. Please feel free to pick up a copy next time
you’re at church. If you would like a copy mailed to you, please let Ann-Marie know.
Due to rising COVID numbers, we are putting coffee hour on hold for the foreseeable future.
Offering envelopes are here! If you requested a box this year, it is available in the narthex. If you
would like your box mailed to you, please let Ann-Marie know. Thank you!
Join us Saturday, January 22, at 10 am for a virtual Town Hall meeting to preview the NPCC 2022
proposed budget. The Budget Committee is prayerfully at work constructing a plan for how we will
use the dollars we will receive in 2022. The Budget Committee invites you to learn about and give
feedback on the proposed budget, which will be voted on at the January 30, 2022, virtual Annual
Meeting, which will follow that morning’s worship service. We hope you will share your impressions
as we preview the proposed 2022 NPCC budget. The Zoom links for the meetings will be shared
closer to their respective dates. If you need assistance with joining a virtual meeting, please reach out
to Christine Olfelt at christineolfelt@npcovenant.org.
The text for today’s vocal solo is as follows:
March of the Three Kings
Traditional French Melody
Words by M.L. Hohman
This great day I met upon the way the Kings of East as they came riding proudly.
This great day I met upon the way the Kings of East with all their fine array.
The gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh were guarded close by a band of sturdy warriors;
their swords, their shields, and their bucklers bright, agleam and sparkling in the morning light.The Church Calendar This Week
The calendar is available online at www.npcovenant.org/calendar and is updated as changes occur.
Monday, January 10
9 am Monday Morning Women’s Bible Study (via Zoom)
10:30 am Staff Meeting (Staff Conference Room)
4:30 pm George Soccer Practice (Gym)
6:30 pm Geezerball (Gym)
Tuesday, January 11
8 am Men’s Bible Study (Staff Conference Room & via Zoom)
6 pm Cudahy Basketball (Gym)
Wednesday, January 12
10 am Women’s Bible Study (Large Conference Room & via Zoom)
Thursday, January 13
5 pm George Soccer Practice (Gym)
6:30 pm Chancel Handbell Choir Rehearsal (Sanctuary Side Balcony)
Friday, January 14
1 pm Prayer Gathering (North Room)
5 pm George Soccer Practice (Gym)
Saturday, January 15
8 am Geezerball (Gym)
10:30 am Cudahy Basketball (Gym)
12:30 pm Folsom Birthday Party (Gym)
Sunday, January 16 - Baptism of Our Lord Sunday
9 am Confirmation (Staff Conference Room)
9:15 am Sunday School (Junior Chapel)
9:30 am Adult Formation (Parlors)
10:30 am Worship (Sanctuary)
7 pm AA Meeting (Parlors)
We welcome all people to begin or deepen their relationship with Christ through worship and study.
We invite all believers to fully participate in the life and ministry of our church as members, leaders,
and lay staff. We celebrate the gifts and presence of diverse Christians among us—whether those
differences be race, ethnicity, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, ability,
or socioeconomic status. We are blessed by our diversity and are unified in Christ.North Park Covenant North Park Church
Church Staff Cooperative Preschool
Jeff Hunter, Co-pastor Libby Piotrowski, Co-pastor Becky Edwards,
jhunter@npcovenant.org lpiotrowski@npcovenant.org Administrative Director
ext. 525 ext. 515
Lyndsey Wellner,
To reach both Jeff and Libby, please use
Head Teacher/Educational Director
copastors@npcovenant.org or ext. 510.
Jennifer Glazier,
Christine Olfelt, Minister of Christian Formation
Assistant Teacher
christineolfelt@npcovenant.org, ext 545
(773) 463-0055, ext. 520
Alison Kuglin, Interim Director of Young Adult Ministry
preschool@npcovenant.org
akuglin@npcovenant.org
www.npcovenant.org/npccp
Jeanette Mottl, Interim Director of High-school Ministry
jmottl@npcovenant.org The Friendship Center
2711 West Lawrence Avenue
Amanda Stenstrom, Interim Director of Middle-school Ministry
Chicago, Illinois 60625
astenstrom@npcovenant.org
Justin Block,
Abel Rangel Espinosa, High-school Ministry Intern
Executive Director
arangel@npcovenant.org
Greta Bailey,
Isaly Soto, Middle-school Ministry Intern
Finance & Communications
isoto@npcovenant.org
Coordinator
Brian Ward, Music Ministry Coordinator/Organist
(773) 907-6338
bward@npcovenant.org
npfc@friendshipcenterchicago.org
Dominic German, Chancel Choir Director www.friendshipcenterchicago.org
dgerman@npcovenant.org
Missionaries We Support
Carol Olfelt, Chancel Handbell Choir Director
Paul and Sheryl Noren, Congo
colfelt@npcovenant.org
James and Rachel Ventress, Alaska
Fran Fostey, Bookkeeper
operations@npcovenant.org, ext. 505 Eugenio and Pia Restrepo,
Latin America
Ann-Marie O. Frisk, Church Administrator
afrisk@npcovenant.org, ext. 500 Peter and Anna Kim, East Asia
Christian Schuetz, Custodian John and Letha Kerl,
cschuetz@npcovenant.org Field Representatives for Europe
5250 North Christiana Avenue • Chicago, Illinois 60625
npcc@npcovenant.org • (773) 463-0055 • www.npcovenant.orgYou can also read
