Jan 25th-Cancelled due to weather

Out of an abundance of caution, Ivy Chapel is cancelling this Sunday’s services and the Annual Meeting and Luncheon in anticipation of the extreme cold and winter storm.
The annual Meeting and Soup Luncheon will be held NEXT SUNDAY, Feb 1st following worship.
Please stay safe this weekend!

Annual Meeting and Soup Luncheon

Ivy Chapel will now be holding the Annual Meeting on Sunday, Feb. 1st, immediately following worship. This meeting will be conducted in person in the sanctuary with remote participation available via Zoom (link will be provided).  The agenda will be provided in advance of the meeting.

We hope you are able to join us as we celebrate our members contributions throughout the past year with the Elmer awards. We will then have a soup potluck in Fellowship Hall.

Coffee Fellowship

Please join us on February 8th for a special time of coffee fellowship and to help by completing a survey about what Ivy is looking for in “Our Ministries”. The survey will be confidential and available online after the 8th- please contact the office for more information at 314-434-5141 or ivychapelucc@ivychapel.org

‘Souper Bowl of Caring’

In 1990, a simple prayer, “Lord, even as we enjoy the Souper Bowl football game, help us to be mindful of those without a bowl of soup to eat” launched a grassroots, youth-inspired movement working to raise awareness, food and monetary donations for food pantries, soup kitchens, food banks and other hunger-relief charities within their community.’

Join the Youth again this year, from now through Feb 8th, as they collected canned goods and non-perishable items for our local community. You can bring items to Ivy Chapel and put them in the giant soup can in the Narthex.

Coffee Fellowship

Please join us on February 15th for a special time of coffee fellowship and to help by completing a survey about what Ivy is looking for in “Our Settled Pastor”. The survey will be available online after the 15th- please contact the office for more information at 314-434-5141 or ivychapelucc@ivychapel.org

Ash Wednesday

You are invited to join us for a special service at 2 pm on Wednesday, February, 18th for our Ash Wednesday observance.

Palm Sunday

We hope you’ll join us for Palm Sunday services on March 29th at 10 am.

Good Friday

We invite you to join us for Good Friday worship at 1 pm, on Friday April 3rd.

Easter Services

We welcome you to join us this Easter morning at 10 am for worship.
He IS Risen!

Jan 18- A Light in the Darkness

Welcome to Ivy Chapel UCC.  Whoever you are, Wherever you are on life’s journey,
You are welcome here.

WELCOME

PRELUDE  Be Thou My Vision Traditional Irish Melody arr. Burlington

*CALL TO WORSHIP          John Weiland                                                                                                       
One:  Wait patient for the Lord; he will listen and hear your cry.
All: God drew me up from the depths and set my feet upon a rock.
One: The Creator put a song of praise in my mouth.  Many will see and put their trust in the Lord.
All: Happy are those who make the Lord their trust, who do not go after false idols.
One:  Sacrifice and burnt offering you do not desire. 
All: I delight to do your will, O my God, your law is within my heart.
One: I have spoken of your faithfulness and proclaimed your steadfast love to all people.
All:  O Lord, let your steadfast love and your faithfulness keep us safe forever. 

*HYMN     I Will Sing of the Mercies of the Lord Forever     
Ivy worship booklet p. 56                                                           

*PRAYER OF INVOCATION                                                           
O God our Creator, you have knit us together and called us into being.  We pray you fill our hearts with your Spirit.  Everything we desire can be found in you.  We ask you to draw near to us in this time of worship.  We pray you equip us to be a source of your healing in the lives of our community.  May we ever more fully become your light in the darkness of our world.  Amen.

*RESPONSE      Jesu, Jesu, Fill Us with Your Love       
Ivy worship booklet p. 57                                                            

OLD TESTAMENT READING      Isaiah 49:1-7       John Weiland                    

SPECIAL MUSIC      This is My Father’s World Franklin Sheppard arr. Berry      

GOSPEL READING        John 1:29-42      Rev. Dr. Carol Trissell

SERMON       “A Servant”     Rev. Dr. Carol Trissell

 PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE         Rev. Dr. Carol Trissell
Pastoral Prayer and the Lord’s Prayer (debts… debtors)

INVITATION TO GENEROSITY
One: In heaven it’s believed that there is no good thing lacking.  There is no scarcity, no shortage.  We have the opportunity today to mirror Heaven.  Let us offer whatever we are led to give, so that abundance may flow and that God’s people lack no good thing. 

*DOXOLOGY         #623                          

*PRAYER OF DEDICATION
All:  Creator of heaven and earth, receive these offerings from our hearts and our hands.  May they be used to bring your light to all who are surrounded in darkness.  Amen.

*HYMN          Love Divine, All Loves Excelling #71                                                       

*BENEDICTION    Rev. Dr. Carol Trissell

*POSTLUDE      Ash Grove Traditional Welsh Melody arr. Berry                                                

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