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Order of Worship (7:30 a.m., 11:00 a.m., 6:00 p.m.)....................................................................... 3
Hymn of Praise (7:30 a.m., 11:00 a.m – “What A Friend We Have In Jesus”).................................. 4
Confession of Sins .......................................................................................................................... 4
Unison Scripture (7:30 a.m., 11:00 a.m., 6:00 p.m.)........................................................................ 5
Sermon Notes ................................................................................................................................ 6
Pastor’s Page................................................................................................................................... 8
Stewardship................................................................................................................................... 10
To Do Justice................................................................................................................................ 11
Calendar........................................................................................................................................ 12
Heart of the Community............................................................................................................... 14
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Prayer Concerns............................................................................................................................ 29
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7:30 a.m., 11:00 a.m. lmighty and Most Merciful Father,
What A Friend We Have In we come before You, acknowledging
Jesus our sins, our shortcomings, and our
Verse I breaking of our Covenant with You.
Not only have we done things we ought not
What a Friend we have in Jesus,
to have done, said things we ought not to have
All our sins and griefs to bear!
said, left undone so many things we ought to
What a privilege to carry
have done and been silent when we should have
Ev’ry thing to God in prayer!
witnessed for You.
O what peace we often forfeit,
O what needless pain we bear, Not only are we guilty of that, O Lord; but
All because we do not carry we have also closed our eyes and pretended
Ev’ry thing to God in prayer! not to see the injustices, the racism and the evil
which pervade our everyday lives.
We have shut our ears and pretended not to
Verse II
hear the cries for liberation which come from
Have we trials and temptations?
the lips, lives and hearts of the oppressed – even
Is there trouble anywhere?
our own Black brothers and sisters!
We should never be discouraged-
Take it to the Lord in prayer. Forgive us, O Lord, renew our courage and
Can we find a friend so faithful faith, and keep us ever mindful of Thy great sac-
Who will all our sorrows share? rifice. Hear us, we beseech Thee, as we come to
Jesus knows our ev’ry weakness- You in love and worship giving Your name the
Take it to the Lord in prayer. praise forevermore.
U U U U U U U U U U
Verse III
Are we weak and heavy-laden, TO ALL OUR VISITORS … To all who
Cumbered with a load of care? mourn and need comforting … To all who are
Precious Savior, still our refuge- friendless and want friendship … To all who are
Take it to the Lord in prayer. oppressed and need liberation; and to whoso-
Do thy friends despise, forsake thee? ever will come, Trinity opens its doors. Thank
Take it to the Lord in prayer;
you for coming and may God bless you.
In His arms He’ll take and shield thee-
Thou wilt find a solace there.
6:00 p.m.
11:00 a.m. Philippians 4:1-7 (NRSV)
Luke 11:1-13 (NRSV)
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Therefore, my brothers and sisters, whom I
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He was praying in a certain place, and after love and long for, my joy and crown, stand
he had finished, one of his disciples said to firm in the Lord in this way, my beloved. 2I
him, “Lord, teach us to pray, as John taught urge Euodia and I urge Syntyche to be of the
his disciples.” 2He said to them, “When you same mind in the Lord. 3Yes, and I ask you
pray, say: Father, hallowed be your name. also, my loyal companion, help these women,
Your kingdom come. 3Give us each day our for they have struggled beside me in the work
daily bread. 4And forgive us our sins, for we of the gospel, together with Clement and the
ourselves forgive everyone indebted to us. And rest of my co-workers, whose names are in
do not bring us to the time of trial.” 5And the book of life. 4Rejoice in the Lord always;
he said to them, “Suppose one of you has a again I will say, Rejoice. 5Let your gentleness
friend, and you go to him at midnight and say be known to everyone. The Lord is near. 6Do
to him, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves of bread; not worry about anything, but in everything
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for a friend of mine has arrived, and I have by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving
nothing to set before him.’ 7And he answers let your requests be made known to God.
from within, ‘Do not bother me; the door 7
And the peace of God, which surpasses all
has already been locked, and my children are understanding, will guard your hearts and your
with me in bed; I cannot get up and give you minds in Christ Jesus.
anything.’ 8I tell you, even though he will not
get up and give him anything because he is his
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military leaders and former government officials.
oday, On Worldwide Communion
It also allows for detainees to be held in
Sunday, Pastor Wright begins a
secret locations without the right to trial. In
12-part series of sermons using the
expressing his concern over the compromise
hymn, “What A Friend,” as the thematic thread
proposal, former Secretary of State Colin Powell
tying the 12 sermons together. This series will
remarked, “The world is beginning to doubt the
carry us as a congregation up to the season of
moral basis of our fight against terrorism.”
Advent. We ask you to review the words of the
Due process and the fair treatment of all are
hymn and the Scripture passages referenced each
fundamental principles upon which this nation
week as you engage in daily prayer during this
was founded. The compromise agreement on
season of Thanksgiving and preparation.
military tribunals and interrogation contradicts
these principles. Such a policy will only serve
On Worldwide to undermine U.S. support for human rights
Communion Sunday, around the world and will likely fuel anti-American
sentiment abroad.
Urge Congress to President Bush is pressuring the Senate to act
Reject Torture on the compromise agreement this week, citing
Compromise the need for intelligence gathering to maintain
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his week promises a flurry of strong national security. As people of faith, we
last-minute legislative activity as are called to stand against policies and practices
members of Congress prepare to wrap that violate fundamental human dignity. True
up their work before recessing until after the national security cannot be achieved through
November elections. Late last week, White inhuman, degrading and unjust treatment of
House and Senate leaders reached a seriously others.
flawed compromise agreement on military Click http://www.ucctakeaction.org/torture
tribunals and the treatment of detainees. to contact your senators and urge them to reject
Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-TN) is the compromise agreement on military tribunals
now poised to move that compromise to the and detention.
Senate floor for approval this week. The
compromise agreement allows for interrogation
tactics that have drawn criticism from Senators
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mily Perez had a passion for books. She By all accounts that’s who she was.
loved to read. In 2001, she graduated The author of this note sent to me said:
from a public high school outside of “As I study Emily’s picture, I’m captivated by
Washington DC in an area known mostly for how vibrant her eyes are, how firmly she grasps the
gangs, drugs, death and despair. Emily was a sword, and smitten by the half smile that breathes
straight-A student. She could have attended any confidence. It’s been said the eyes are the windows
university she chose. She chose West Point. to the soul. Through them, we see the past, present,
Getting admitted to West Point is no easy feat. and future. I’ll bet there was a time her father in
You will be evaluated in three areas: academic an unguarded moment looked at her and fell in
performance, demonstrated leadership potential, love. You see the truth is no matter what kind of a
and physical aptitude. In addition, your senator or guy you are, there comes a point in every father’s life
congressional representative must submit a letter when he looks into his daughter’s eyes and is simply
nominating you for consideration. awed by how beautiful they are. It’s not the sort of
Emily was a leader among leaders. She was the experience guys share over a brew.
first black woman to serve as corps commander If you’ve ever had that moment, you probably
sergeant major at West Point. She graduated in recognize the one that followed it.” That’s the
the top 10% of her class. In spite of all that prom- moment when we offer up that silent prayer — that
ise, this story does not have a happy ending. when she falls in love, he’ll be a better man than we
You will probably not see this story on FOX are and he will be worthy.
(she’s not blonde enough), or The Today Show Sometimes our prayers go unanswered. This angel
(she’s not shallow enough), or BET (she’s not of light died in Al Kifl, Iraq, on Sept. 12. As this in-
freaky enough) ... that doesn’t mean her story is creasingly pointless war churns on, it is easy to grow
not important enough. numb as they throw more of our children into that
Lt. Perez joined the Medical Service Corps meat grinder. But every now and then a story comes
because she wanted to help people. It was along that gets past my defenses and I wonder how
something she always focused on. As a high much longer we will let the Pied Piper of hatred and
school student, Perez pushed her church to begin violence lead our children to a place of no return.
an HIV/AIDS ministry after several family friends Contemplating this sad tale of a life cut short, all
became infected with the virus. She was honored I can say is, ‘God only knows the treasures we bury
in 2001 by the American Red Cross Board of with our children.’”
Governors for her work as an AIDS educator.
Because of her desire to help and serve, Lt. What a sobering thought on Worldwide
Perez gave of herself. Literally. Shortly before Communion Sunday!
shipping out to Iraq with the 204th Support
The Clothesline Project also aids in the Come out to meetings often
healing of those who have been impacted by And help with hands and heart.
personal violence. We encourage women who Don’t be just a member,
But take an active part!
have survived domestic violence, sexual assault/
rape, sexual abuse/incest, or violence due to Think this over, member,
sexual orientation or political views to participate You know right from wrong;
by decorating a shirt to be displayed in October. Are you an active member,
Or do you just belong?
Any family member or friend of a woman who
has died as a result of this violence may decorate This applies from day to day
a shirt in memory of their loved one. Confiden- To everything you cherish –
tiality will be observed for all those choosing to To God and faith and prayer,
participate. To your home and parish.
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ccording to the National Priorities Project, could have been hired for one year
this country has spent over $317 billion on
the war in Iraq. In this week’s installment The economic and political reality is that
of To Do Justice, I want to show what $317 billion prisons are big business for politicians and private
could have been used for, other than killing innocent investors. With the economic foundation pushing
lives. them, the politicians then push legislation that
In the entire United States, $317 billion will up the economic ante. In the end, black
could have provided the following: and brown people are the victims because we
• 15,407,669 student scholarships to four- are seen as the means by which to make the rich
year universities richer.
• 42,096,616 children could have had their In no uncertain terms, this administration has
first year of Head Start compensated misplaced its priorities. Moreover, soldiers are
• 190,317,079 children could have had being required to stay longer tours of duty, in
health insurance for one year addition to some semi-retirees being called out
• 2,861,756 additional housing units could of retirement to return to Afghanistan and Iraq
have been constructed for low- to no-income to fight on senseless battlefields.
citizens Continue to let your elected officials know
• 5,502,025 additional public school teach- how you feel about this war; and continue to
ers could have been hired for one year stress to them the need to bring the troops
home for good!
As we bring it closer to home, here is how the
financial cost of the war has affected us in Chi- ACTION ITEMS
cago. With the $317 billion spent on the war, in 1. Boycott Wal-Mart & Sam’s Club.
Chicago, we could have had the following:
• 161,289 student scholarships to four-year Thought for this week:
universities Brother, Brother, there are far too many of you dying.
You know we’ve got to find a way, To bring some
• 440,673 children could have had their first
lov’n here today.
year of Head Start compensated
— Marvin Gaye
• 1,992,266 children could have had health
insurance for one year
• 29,957 additional housing units could have
been constructed for low- to no-income citizens
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