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223rd\u00a0Annual Conference of the Church of the Brethren\nSan Diego, California — June 28, 2009<\/h4>\n
223rd\u00a0Annual Conference of the Church of the Brethren10:00-10:15\u00a0a.m. Gathering Music<\/strong><\/p>\n 10:15-10:20\u00a0a.m. Announcements<\/strong><\/p>\n 10:20\u00a0a.m. Prelude<\/strong>\u00a0“How Firm\u00a0a Foundation”\u00a0(setting by James H. Johnson)<\/p>\n Call to Worship<\/strong>\u00a0adapted from Psalm 33<\/p>\n *Choral Declaration<\/strong>\u00a0“Your Love, O God, Has Called Us Here”<\/p>\n <\/p>\n *Invocation Prayer<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong> (unison) *Hymn<\/strong>\u00a0“Come, Let Us All Unite to Sing”<\/p>\n Reading of 1 John 4:13-21 <\/p>\n Time with the Children<\/strong><\/p>\n *Hymn<\/strong>\u00a0“O Little Children Gather Near” Confessional Litany Musical Response<\/strong>\u00a0“Don’t Be Afraid, My Love Is Stronger”<\/p>\n Scripture Reading\u00a0<\/strong>Luke 7:1-10<\/p>\n Choral Anthem<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cOne Bread, One Body\u201d\u00a0(John B. Foley, choral setting by Jack Schrader)<\/p>\n Sermon\u00a0<\/strong>“Looking Beyond Fear – Finding Intimacy with Others and God”<\/p>\n *Hymn of Response\u00a0<\/strong>“Will You Let Me Be Your Servant”<\/p>\n Act of Response <\/strong><\/p>\n Offertory<\/strong>\u00a0“Arioso from Concerto for Organ and Piano” (Flor Peeters)<\/p>\n Prayer<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n *Closing Hymn<\/strong>\u00a0“Where Charity and Love Prevail\/Ubi Caritas et Amor, Deus Ibi Est” *Benediction\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n *Postlude\u00a0<\/strong>“If You but Trust in God” (J.S. Bach)<\/p>\n \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 ——————————————————————————————– 223rd\u00a0Annual Conference of the Church of the Brethren San Diego, California — June 28, 2009 10:00-10:15\u00a0a.m. Gathering Music 10:15-10:20\u00a0a.m. Announcements 10:20\u00a0a.m. Prelude\u00a0“How Firm\u00a0a Foundation”\u00a0(setting by James H. Johnson) Call to Worship\u00a0adapted from Psalm 33 *Choral Declaration\u00a0“Your Love, O God, Has Called Us Here” *Invocation Prayer\u00a0 (unison) God of love who casts out all fear,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":[],"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[89,3],"wf_post_folders":[],"class_list":["post-1440","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-brethren-annual-conference","tag-church-of-the-brethren"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1440","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1440"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1440\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1444,"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1440\/revisions\/1444"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1440"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1440"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1440"},{"taxonomy":"wf_post_folders","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wf_post_folders?post=1440"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nGod of love who casts out all fear, we seek you in this hour of worship.
\nEmbrace us.
\nStrengthen us.
\nSurprise us.
\nRenew us.
\nUnite us.
\nLove us with the love that will not let us go.
\nIn the name of him who is love, Jesus the Christ, we unite as we pray and as we sing.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (National Youth Conference coordinators\u00a0Emily LaPrade, Matt Witkovsky, Audrey Hollenberg)<\/em><\/p>\n
\n(as children come forward)<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>All:\u00a0<\/em>God, you loved us so much that you sent your Son Jesus to live among us, to make a way for us into your eternal presence, to remove any barriers between us and you.\u00a0The promise is great, and we want to live in the fullness of that love.\u00a0Yet too often the limits of our own confidence are not enough.\u00a0Forgive us in our fear.
\nOne:\u00a0<\/em>When we want to relinquish ourselves to you but are afraid to give up\u00a0our control,
\nAll:<\/em>\u00a0Forgive our fear; remove it from us.
\nOne:<\/em>\u00a0When all we can see in our future is brokenness and despair,
\nAll:<\/em>\u00a0Forgive our fear; remove it from us.
\nOne:<\/em>\u00a0When we neglect to look at the stranger as one with the Christ within,
\nAll:\u00a0<\/em>Forgive our fear; remove it from us.
\nOne:\u00a0<\/em>When we fail to approach you because our estrangement seems so\u00a0complete,
\nAll:\u00a0<\/em>Forgive our fear; remove it from us.
\nOne:\u00a0<\/em>When our resignation to terror replaces our ability to love\u00a0courageously,
\nAll:<\/em>\u00a0Forgive our fear; remove it from us.
\nOne:<\/em>\u00a0When we mistake difference for threat,
\nAll:<\/em>\u00a0Forgive our fear; remove it from us.
\nOne:\u00a0<\/em>When we hear your voice saying “Fear not,” but perpetuate distrust,
\nAll:<\/em>\u00a0Forgive our fear; remove it from us.
\nOne:<\/em>\u00a0For those un-named places in each of our lives that create distance\u00a0from you,
\nAll:<\/em>\u00a0Forgive our fear; remove it from us.
\nOne:\u00a0<\/em>We wait humbly, patiently, expectantly for your assurance in the face\u00a0of our fear.
\n(silence)<\/p>\n
\n(Verse 1 choir ; Verses 2-5 congregation)<\/p>\n
\nWorship Leader – Jonathan Shively
\nPreacher – Eric Law
\nWorship Coordinator – Scott Duffey
\nMusic Coordinator – Erin Matteson
\nChoir Director – Stephen Reddy
\nOrgan – Anna Grady
\nPiano – Dan Masterson
\nVocals – Cathy Iacuelli, Dawn Hunn, Andy Lahman
\nAcoustic guitar\/electric guitar – Dawn Hunn
\nAcoustic guitar – John Layman
\nGuitar\/bass – Mo Iacuelli
\nCello – Emily Matteson
\nSaxophone – Thomas Dowdy
\nPercussion – Yvonne Riege
\nDrums – Dylan Haro<\/p>\n
\nThe News Team for the 2009 Annual Conference includes writers Karen Garrett, Frank Ramirez, Frances Townsend,\u00a0Melissa Troyer, Rich Troyer; photographers Kay Guyer, Justin Hollenberg, Keith Hollenberg, Glenn Riegel,\u00a0Ken Wenger;\u00a0staff Becky Ullom and Amy Heckert.\u00a0Cheryl Brumbaugh-Cayford, editor. Contact <\/em>cobnews@brethren.org<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"