Welcome to the Red Lodge Community Church
Worship With Us
January 11, 2026
Rev. Teressa L. Clark
If you are joining us in person, the service is at 10:00 AM
Sunday School
Worship With Us
January 11, 2026
Rev. Teressa L. Clark
If you are joining us in person, the service is at 10:00 AM
Sunday School
Participating in Today's Worship
Liturgist - Leslie Ann Bowman
Pianist – Dr. Lynell Kruckeberg
Choir- Marty Clague, Director, Martha Brown, Julia Childs, Jo Ann Eder, Lori Floyd, Libby Gardner, Steve Hanson, Sharyn McKenzie, Mark Sechler, Karen Simmons, Lanny Hilderman, Kathy Munson
Homebrewed Harmony- Marty Clague, Steve Hanson, Jim Howe, Mark Sechler, Don Redfoot
Serving today: January 04, 2026
Deacons........................................................ Cathy Tobi, Dick Sholley
Technology.................................................................................... Jay West
Nursery Attendant............................................................................. xxxxxx
Sunday School...................................................... Lu Anne Brown, Liz Beard
Fellowship Time Host(s)........................................................ Don & Karen Kinney
Pastor Teressa Clark is available for pastoral care emergencies and is glad to make pastoral care visits to those who are hospitalized or homebound. Please contact her directly by calling or texting 406-717-9745 or by emailing [email protected].
Office Hours: M-Wed 8am-2PM, Thu-Fri 8-noon
Dr. Lynell Kruckeberg, Music [email protected]
Marty Clague, Director Choir [email protected]
For information on joining Red Lodge Community Church, please talk with any of our deacons.
On Sundays, our worship service is recorded with video and audio. If you wish to restrict the use of photos and videos that include you, please complete the Photo/Video Opt-out form and deliver it to the church office.
Jay West records our Sunday Worship Services. If you wish to restrict the use of photos and videos that include you, please complete the Photo/Video Opt-out form and deliver it to the church office.
Unless otherwise noted, liturgy by the Rev. Dr. Tony Clark, Conference Minister, Montana – Northern Wyoming Conference, United Church of Christ.
Communion Liturgy and Sending Words © Thom M. Shuman, retrieved from https://lectionaryliturgies.blogspot.com/2018/12/day-of-epiphany.html; Sept 5, 2025.
Prayer after Communion: #649, Chalice Worship, compiled and edited by Colbert S. Cartwright and O. I. Cricket Harrison (St. Louis, MO: Chalice Press, 1997), p. 420.
Liturgist - Leslie Ann Bowman
Pianist – Dr. Lynell Kruckeberg
Choir- Marty Clague, Director, Martha Brown, Julia Childs, Jo Ann Eder, Lori Floyd, Libby Gardner, Steve Hanson, Sharyn McKenzie, Mark Sechler, Karen Simmons, Lanny Hilderman, Kathy Munson
Homebrewed Harmony- Marty Clague, Steve Hanson, Jim Howe, Mark Sechler, Don Redfoot
Serving today: January 04, 2026
Deacons........................................................ Cathy Tobi, Dick Sholley
Technology.................................................................................... Jay West
Nursery Attendant............................................................................. xxxxxx
Sunday School...................................................... Lu Anne Brown, Liz Beard
Fellowship Time Host(s)........................................................ Don & Karen Kinney
Pastor Teressa Clark is available for pastoral care emergencies and is glad to make pastoral care visits to those who are hospitalized or homebound. Please contact her directly by calling or texting 406-717-9745 or by emailing [email protected].
Office Hours: M-Wed 8am-2PM, Thu-Fri 8-noon
Dr. Lynell Kruckeberg, Music [email protected]
Marty Clague, Director Choir [email protected]
For information on joining Red Lodge Community Church, please talk with any of our deacons.
On Sundays, our worship service is recorded with video and audio. If you wish to restrict the use of photos and videos that include you, please complete the Photo/Video Opt-out form and deliver it to the church office.
Jay West records our Sunday Worship Services. If you wish to restrict the use of photos and videos that include you, please complete the Photo/Video Opt-out form and deliver it to the church office.
Unless otherwise noted, liturgy by the Rev. Dr. Tony Clark, Conference Minister, Montana – Northern Wyoming Conference, United Church of Christ.
Communion Liturgy and Sending Words © Thom M. Shuman, retrieved from https://lectionaryliturgies.blogspot.com/2018/12/day-of-epiphany.html; Sept 5, 2025.
Prayer after Communion: #649, Chalice Worship, compiled and edited by Colbert S. Cartwright and O. I. Cricket Harrison (St. Louis, MO: Chalice Press, 1997), p. 420.
GATHERING MUSIC Dr. Lynell Kruckeberg
WELCOME Rev. Teressa L. Clark
RINGING OF THE BELL
PRELUDE
*CALL TO WORSHIP Leslie Bowman
One: The voice of God spoke over the waters,
All: And the voice of God said, “Let there be.” And there was.
One: The voice of God said, “Let there be Red Lodge Community Church.” And there was.
All: And it was good.
One: The voice of God came from heaven,
All: You are my child, the beloved; with you I am well pleased.
One: In the washing of the baptismal waters, we became light—light to the world.
All: And God saw that the light was good!
*INVOCATION
God, who spoke words of love for Jesus at his baptism, and who still speaks words of love for us at the font, remind us of your presence. Speak to us anew this day that we may speak boldly of you in a world that desperately longs to be re-created in your love. Amen.
*HYMN “Child of Blessing” TNCH # 325
*PASSING OF THE PEACE
TIME WITH CHILDREN
SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM Kylee Marie Jarvi,
Joshua Rogan Ainsworth,
Aalayah Marie Jarvi,
Bentley Daniel Joseph Ainsworth
WELCOME
Members and friends in Christ,
we gather now to celebrate
the gift of grace in the sacrament of baptism.
There is one body and on Spirit.
There is one hope in God’s call to us.
There is one Lord, on faith, one baptism, one God and Creator of us all.
We remember that when the people were bringing little children to Jeus that he might touch them, the disciples rebuked them.
But when Jesus saw it, he was indignant, and said,
“Let the children come to me, do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of God.”
And Jesus took the children in his arms and blessed them.
ADDRESS
The sacrament of baptism is an outward and visible sign of the grace of God. Baptism with water and the Holy Spirit is a mark of acceptance into the care of Christ’s church, a sign and seal of participation in God’s forgiveness, and a milestone marking the beginning of growth into full Christian faith and discipleship.
In baptism, we are named and claimed by God who knows us and loves us through every day of our lives.
QUESTIONS
Kylee, do you desire to baptized into the faith and family of Jesus Christ? I do.
Do you profess Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior? I do.
Do you promise, by the grace of God, to be Christ’s disciple, to follow in the way of our Savior, to resist oppression and evil, to show love and justice, and to witness to the work and word of Jesus as best you are able? I promise, with help of God.
Do you promise, according to the grace given you, to grow in the Christian faith and to be a faithful member of the church of Jesus Christ, celebrating Christ’s presence and furthering Christ’s mission of love and inclusion in all the world? I promise, with help of God.
Do you desire to have your children baptized into the faith and family of Jesus Christ? I do.
Do you promise, according to the grace given you, to help your children grow in the Christian faith by exploring the stories of Jesus and by offering them the nurture of the Christian church so that they may one day affirm their baptism? I do, with the help of God.
CONGREGATIONAL ASSENT
One: Jesus Christ calls us to make disciples of all nations and to offer them the gift of grace in baptism. Do you, who witness and celebrate this sacrament, promise your love, support and care to the ones about to baptized, as they live and grow in Christ?
All: We promise our love, support, and care.
AFFIRMATION OF FAITH “A New Creed” TNCH # 887
PRAYER OF BAPTISM
Let us pray.
We thank you, God, for the gift of creation.
Before the world took shape, your Spirit moved over the waters and out of the waters the earth was brought forth to sustain all life.
In the time of Noah, you washed the earth with waters to make all things new.
In the time of Moses, you led your people through the waters from slavery to freedom.
In the fullness of time you sent Jesus, nurtured in the waters of Mary’s womb.
Jesus was baptized in the water of the Jordan and became living water, a sign of new life.
<pour water>
Bless by your Holy Spirit, gracious God, this water.
By your Holy Spirit save those who confess the name of Jesus Christ that sin may have no power over them.
Create new life in all baptized today that they may rise to new life in Christ.
Glory to you, eternal God, the one who was, and is, and shall always be, world without end. Amen.
ACT OF BAPTISM
Kylee Marie Jarvi, I baptize you in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
The Holy Spirit be upon you, Kylee, child of God, disciple of Christ, member of the church.
Joshua Rogan Ainsworth, I baptize you in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
The Holy Spirit be upon you, Joshua, child of God, disciple of Christ, member of the church.
Aalayah Marie Jarvi, I baptize you in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
The Holy Spirit be upon you, Aalayah, child of God, disciple of Christ, member of the church.
Bentley Daniel Joseph Ainsworth, I baptize you in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
The Holy Spirit be upon you, Bentley, child of God, disciple of Christ, member of the church.
PRAYER FOR THE BAPTIZED
We give you thanks, O Holy One, mother and father of all, for these your children and for grace acknowledged here today in water and the Holy Spirit. Embrace us all as sons and daughters in the one household of your love. Grant us grace to receive, nurture, and befriend Hillary, Odin and Ava and all whom they love.
Give to these newly baptized: strength for life’s journey, courage in time of suffering, the joy of faith, the freedom of love, and the hope of new life; through Jesus Christ, who makes us one. Amen.
QUESTION FOR MEMBERSHIP
Kylee, one more question.
Do you promise to participate in the life and mission of this family of god’s people, sharing regularly in the worship of God and enlisting in the work of this local church as it serves this community and the world?
I promise, with the help of God.
One: In the name of Jesus Christ, and on behalf of Red Lodge Community Church, we extend to you the hand of Christian love, welcoming you into the company of this local church.
Pastor: Thanks be to God. Amen. <hand out certificates>
Children are invited downstairs for Sunday School
SCRIPTURE Matthew 3:13-17
At that time Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan River
so that John would baptize him.
John tried to stop him and said, “I need to be baptized by you, yet you come to me?”
Jesus answered, “Allow me to be baptized now. This is necessary to fulfill all righteousness.”
So John agreed to baptize Jesus.
When Jesus was baptized, he immediately came up out of the water.
Heaven was opened to him, and he saw the Spirit of God coming down like a dove and resting on him.
A voice from heaven said, “This is my Son whom I dearly love; I find happiness in him.”
The word of God for the people of God.
Thanks be to God.
MESSAGE “Loved by God”
HYMN “God, When I Came into This Life” TNCH # 354
PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE
THE LORD’S PRAYER
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day, our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory forever. Amen.
SUNG RESPONSE “Amen, Amen” TNCH # 161 refrain
JOYS AND CONCERNS OF THE CHURCH
- Thank everyone who helped with the funeral for Zina General
- Living with Grief session will be held Tuesday at 1:30 p.m.
- This coming Saturday here at RLCC: 11 a.m. Ecclesiastical Council for Laura Ymker and 1:30 p.m. Installation Service
- Next Sunday: Marc Jensen will fill the pulpit with a message titled “The Last Blessed Place”
OFFERTORY
*DOXOLOGY TUNE: OLD HUNDREDTH
Praise God from whom all blessings flow;
Praise God, all creatures here below;
Praise God for all that love has done;
Creator, Christ, and Spirit, One. Amen.
*PRAYER OF DEDICATION
God of glory, in baptism we dedicated our lives to you and pledged to become your voice of love in the world.
Hold us close in our baptismal vows as we bring ourselves, our time, and our possessions to you that they may gifts of your love in a world in which your tender voice of love is often drowned out by voices of violence, hatred, and oppression. Use us and all we have to your glory. Amen.
*HYMN “I’ve Got Peace Like a River” TNCH # 478
*BENEDICTION
“Life is short
and we have never too much time
for gladdening the hearts
of those who are travelling the dark journey with us.
Oh, be swift to love,
make haste to be kind!”
Henri-Frédéric Amiel (Swiss Philosopher, 1821–1881)
*SENDING SONG “Siyahamb’ / We Are Marching” TNCH # 526
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