with the stranger, outcast, downtrodden, abused, and deprived, sandals from your feet, for the place

place on which you are

Quotes for Reflection: that no human being be treated as “other," standing is holy ground.” He said further, “I am the God of
Awe enables us to see in the world that our common humanity weaves us together your ancestors, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the
intimations of the divine, in one fabric of mutuality, one garment of destiny. God of Jacob.” And Moses hid his face, for he was afraid to
to sense in small things look at God.
the beginning of infinite significance, silence
Then the Lord said, “I have observed the misery of my
to sense the ultimate May we pursue the Biblical prophet's vision of shalom, people who are in Egypt; I have heard their cry on account of
in the common and the simple, that we might live harmoniously with each other
to feel in the rush of the passing their taskmasters. Indeed, I know their sufferings, and I have
and side by side, respecting differences, cherishing diversity, come down to deliver them from the Egyptians, and to bring
the stillness of the eternal.
with no one exploiting the weak, them up out of that land to a good and broad land, a land
Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel each living without fear of the other, flowing with milk and honey . . . So come, I will send you to
each revering Divinity in every human soul. Pharaoh to bring my people, the Israelites, out of Egypt.”
We Gather as God’s People silence But Moses said to God, “Who am I that I should go to
May we struggle against institutional injustice, Pharaoh, and bring the Israelites out of Egypt?” God said, “I
HYMN Come Ye Faithful UMH 315 will be with you . . .
free those from oppression and contempt,
act with purity of heart and mind, But Moses said to God, “If I come to the Israelites and say
CALL TO WORSHIP to them, ‘The God of your ancestors has sent me to you,’ and
despising none, defrauding none, hating none, cherishing all,
God of the past who whispered in the prophets' ears; they ask me, ‘What is [this god’s] name?’ what shall I say to
honoring every child of God, every creature of the earth.
who rescued us from sin's slavery: we are here. them?” God said to Moses, “Ehyeh Asher Ehyeh [I am and
We are here to thank you! silence will be what I am and will be],” and added, “Here is what to
God of the future, who is tearing down the old world, May all peoples know peace in this New Year, say to the people of Israel: ‘Ehyeh [I Am] has sent me to
and building your kingdom in our midst: we are here. And may we nurture kindness and love everywhere. Amen you.’” God said further to Moses, “Say this to the people of
We are here because we trust you! Israel: ‘Yud-Heh-Vav-Heh Adonai, the God of your ancestors,
the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob,
God of the present who, in the giftedness of our diversity,
has sent me to you’: This is my name forever, and this my
creates us to be one people: we are here.
We are here to praise you! We Listen for God’s Word title for all generations.

God of life that surprises us when we find it within us: TORAH Exodus 1:8-14; 3:1-15
We Respond to God’s Word
we celebrate your grace: we are here.
We are here to worship! Now a new king arose over Egypt, who did not know
Joseph. He said to his people, “Look, the Israelite people are
more numerous and more powerful than we. Come, let us deal REFLECTION Who Am I? Who Are You?
SPIRITUALS Down to the River to Pray W&S 3164 shrewdly with them, or they will increase and, in the event of
O, Mary, Don’t You Weep UMH 134 war, join our enemies and fight against us and escape from the HYMN Go Down, Moses UMH 448
land.” Therefore they set taskmasters over them to oppress
PASSING THE PEACE them with forced labor . . . They were ruthless in all the tasks PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE & THE LORD’S PRAYER
that they imposed on them . . . .
YOUNG PEOPLE’S MESSAGE Moses was keeping the flock of his father-in-law Jethro, the OFFERTORY & DOXOLOGY
priest of Midian; he led his flock beyond the wilderness, and
OPENING TO GOD Rabbi John Rosove came to Horeb, the mountain of God. There the angel of
A Prayer for Rosh Hashana the Lord appeared to him in a flame of fire out of a bush; he
looked, and the bush was blazing, yet it was not
We Are Sent Into God’s World
May we hold lovingly in our thoughts consumed. Then Moses said, “I must turn aside and look at ANNOUNCEMENTS
those who suffer from tyranny, cruelty, and injustice, this great sight, and see why the bush is not burned up.”
and work every day towards the alleviation of their suffering. When the Lord saw that he had turned aside to see, God BENEDICTION
May we recognize our solidarity called to him out of the bush, “Moses, Moses!” And he said,
“Here I am.” Then he said, “Come no closer! Remove the RESPONSE Let There Be Peace on Earth UMH 431
 Below are people, places, & concerns that folk have lifted up.
Moses & The Burning Bush:
Birthdays and Anniversaries
Please keep them in your prayers at home.
Sept 29 - Elliot Johnsen Sept 30: Jacqueline Billado Please call or email the church office to add to the prayer list.
Oct 1: Danielle Sturgeon Oct 2: Gill Myers, Sam Evans
Oct 6: David & Tracy Jones - 1 year! Ongoing Prayers Ongoing Prayers, cont.
Who Am i?
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Arlitha Gordon Mitchinson
Callie
Anne Kennison
Susan
Tim
Who Are You?
Calendar Mary Willard Don Canady
Tuesdays: Pastor Is In @ Nest Coffee Shop 10 am - 11:30 am Norma Strickland
Office or Jericho Clergy Group 11:30-1:00 Judy & Diezel
Mt Mansfield Bible Study 2 pm (starts 17 Sept) Matthew C. Lifted Up Last Sunday
Elissa & Leif Marjorie: grandson’s surgery was
Thursdays: Church Office 1:00 pm- 3:00 pm
Greg successful, no cancer
Pastor’s Insane October Travels: Paula DeMichele Donna P: Father had a stroke, strength for
Fri-Sat, 11-12 Oct: Workshop First Twelve, South Burlington Don Strickland mom who is having trouble dealing
Mon-Sat, 14-19 Oct: Retreat in Maine Ellie Uckele Barb L: Girija Krishna, her friend
Wed-Fri, 23-25 Oct: Board of Ordained Ministry, Mass. Cole traveling to India to be with father who
Mon-Wed, 28-30 Oct: Innovate Workshop, RI Harley has pancreatic cancer

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Joyce Moore
Mon, 30 Sep: Animated “The Bible Project” Bible Study Dorothy & Alex
Begins, 7 pm in the Parlor.

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Tue, 1 Oct: Mt Mansfield Bible Study, 2:00 pm
“Wild Women of the Bible” pt 2: The Hebrew
Midwives, Exodus 1-2

Thu, 3 Oct: Mission Team Lunch Meeting

Thursday Companions: Reading Searching for

Sunday by Rachel Held Evans, 2 pm, Parlor Essex Center United Methodist Church
essex_umc@comcast.net tel. 878-8304
www.essexumc.com
Mon, 7 Oct: Monday Companions, 7 pm at Eve’s. Reading
Dear Church by Lenny Duncan. Read pp.1-72. Ministers: the entire congregation Lay Leader: Joshua Knox
Equipping Pastor: Rev. V. Mitchell Hay
Sun, 20 Oct: Laity Sunday cell/text: 881-3268 (feel free to call) mitchellhay@comcast.net

Fri, 25 Oct: - WOWW Lunch @ Erica’s in Fairfax, 11:30 am. Office Manager: Elissa Johnsen Edward Kinippers, Burning Bush
Sunday School Coordinator: Krista Rochefort
Sat, 2 Nov: Holiday Bazaar Organ: Kathryn Parker Piano: June Packard
Song Leader: Dana LaClair Projection: Bob McLane
Sun, 10 Nov: Heifer launch
Nursery Helper Barb L next week: Jody H
Essex Center
Sun, 17 Nov: Stewardship Sunday
Parent Helper: Liz R
Greeters: Bill & Maureen W
next week: Jan J
next week: Kristine E
Un-Tied Methodist Church
Ushers: Donna P next week: Dawn H-F
Thanks to Linda Deming for the Beautiful Altar Covering 29 September 2019 16th Sunday after Pentecost