Sunday November 30, 2025 10:00 am First Sunday of Advent

Sunday November 30, 2025 10:00 am First Sunday of Advent

Welcome to the 10 am First Sunday of Advent
Worship at The First Congregational Church of Wauwatosa, WI.

WELCOME and GREETING : Rev. Julie Sheridan-Smith

STEWARDSHIP MOMENT: Steve Hayes

PRELUDE: O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
15th Century French Melody
adapted by Thomas Helmore
Rhonda Kwiecien, Director of Music and Keyboard Artist

THE CALL TO WORSHIP: Jane Boyd

HYMN 92: O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
VENI EMMANUEL

PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION:

HYMN: Advent 1 TRENTHEM

THE LIGHTING OF THE ADVENT CANDLE: The Hayes Family

THE LORD'S PRAYER:

THE SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM
Soren Nicholas Galfano

COVENANT OF PARENTS: Chloe and Nicholas Galfano
COVENANT OF GODPARENTS: Lindsay Moulin and Paul Stamas
COVENANT OF FIRST CHURCH:
BAPTISM:
PRAYER:
PRESENTATION OF GIFTS:

ANTHEM: Awake Us, Lord, and Hasten J. S. Bach
Dr. Jeremiah Cawley directs the FCC Chancel Choir

THE SCRIPTURES: Mark 8:22-26
Isaiah 40:27-31

THE MESSAGE: “Perceptions and Misperceptions"
Michael "Chip" Smith

PASTORAL PRAYER:

OFFERTORY: Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus
Setting, Steven Rickards
THE DOXOLOGY:

OFFERTORY PRAYER:

HYMN 85: Lift Up Your Heads, Ye Mighty Gates TRURO

CHARGE and BENEDICTION:

POSTLUDE: Rejoice, Rejoice, Believers
Setting, Franklin D. Ashdown



Caring Corner
Thursday, November 25, 2025
Born to Eternal Life
Lois Ann Richards, who was living at Harwood Place,
died on November 13th at the age of 99.
A private memorial service will be held at a later date.
In Our Prayers
Bonnie Wiegand is having a second knee surgery and
is looking at a lengthy recovery.
Tina Schulz, who is recovering from a recent surgery


Copyright:
O Come, O Come Emmanuel. Music: Thomas Helmore
©1994 Alfred Sacred.
TRURO. Music: Hal H Hopson ©2016 Hope Publishing
Company.
Veni Emmanuel from Hymn Introductions and Alternate
Harmonizations. Music: John E. Wigal ©2021
MorningStar Music Publishers / Birnamwood
Publications.
Rejoice, Rejoice, Believers. Music: Franklin D. Ashdown
©2015 Augsburg Fortress Publishers. (pending)
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