March 3, 2019 10:30 am
*STAND IF ABLE
PRELUDE “Morning Has Broken” arr. Frackenpohl
WELCOME & ANNOUNCEMENTS
*GREETING ONE ANOTHER
*CALL TO WORSHIP/CHOIR INTROIT
*HYMN # 75 “O Wondrous Sight, O Vision Fair”
*PRAYER OF CONFESSION
O Lord, we confess that we put up boundaries around our understanding of you. Though you stand among us, we confess that we often fail to see you. We trust the familiar, down-to-earth experiences more than your mysteries. Forgive us, we pray, and help us to be open to encounters with you. Amen.
*ASSURANCE OF GOD’S LOVE AND FORGIVENESS
*RESPONSE #579 “Gloria Patri”
CHILDREN’S TIME Donna Flint
CHOIR ANTHEM “Holy Ground” Patti Drennan
WORSHIPPING GOD WITH OUR TITHES & OFFERINGS
Offertory - Offertory on “O Way Way” Frackenpohl
*Please pass the Friendship Register*
*Doxology #592 *Prayer of Dedication
SCRIPTURE READINGS Andrew L’Amour
Exodus 34:29-35 (pg. 73)
2 Corinthians 3:12-4:2 (pg. 937)
Matthew 17:1-9 (pg. 798)
This is the word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God!
MESSAGE “My Lord! What a Morning” The Rev. Dr. Carolyn Visser
*HYMN #521 “You Satisfy the Hungry Heart”
INVITATION TO THE LORD’S SUPPER
The Lord’s Table is set for us. All who would trust in Christ as Lord and Savior are welcome.
The Lord be with you.
And also with you.
Lift up your hearts.
We lift them to the Lord.
Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
It is right to give our thanks and praise.
WORDS OF INSTITUTION
SHARING THE BREAD & CUP
We will partake of the elements together once everyone has been served.
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 debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen.
*HYMN #449 “My Lord! What a Morning”
*BENEDICTION
POSTLUDE “Exultate” Wilson
ANNOUNCEMENTS
NEED A RIDE TO CHURCH ON SUNDAY? If you need a ride please contact a Deacon or speak to Ella Lane.
THIS WEEK AT A GLANCE (March 3-9)
SUNDAY March 3 @ 6:00 PM Bell Choir practice
MONDAY March 4 @ 7:00 PM Building & Grounds Meeting
TUESDAY March 5 @ 9:30 AM Coffee Group
TUESDAY March 5 @ 6:30 PM Mission & Finance Meeting
WEDNESDAY March 6 @ 6:30 PM Ash Wednesday Service
WEDNESDAY March 6 Following Choir Practice
THURSDAY March 7 @ 9:30 AM Bible Study
THURSDAY March 7 @ 5:15 PM Deacons Meeting
THURSDAY March 7 @ 6:30 PM CE Committee Meeting
THURSDAY March 7 @ 7:00 PM Boy Scouts Meeting
SATURDAY March 9 @ 9:30 AM Prayer Quilt Sew Day
ASH WEDNESDAY SERVICE: Join us for a quiet, prayerful service and the imposition of ashes on Wednesday, March 6th at 6:30 PM.
LENTEN POTLUCK SOUP LUNCHES: Bring a pot of soup, bread, or a vegetable/relish tray and join us for our Lenten Potluck Soup Lunches which will be held after worship services at 11:30 AM on March 10, 17, 24, 31, and April 7.
PRAYER QUILT SEWING DAY will be held on Saturday, March 9, 9:30-11:30 AM, in the quilt room on the main floor of the church (new location). Anyone interested in sewing or preparing quilts for tying is invited to come and help. Please contact Dolores Canaday, Nancy Thompson, Bonnie Foster or Lee Peterson if any questions.
SCRIPTURE READERS AND GREETERS are needed for March. Thank you for volunteering!
BIRTHDAY AND ANNIVERSARY DATES: We don’t want to miss your important dates, so slips are on the table in the coffee room to inform the office of your birthday (year optional) and anniversary date if you so wish.
DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME begins March 10th at 2:00 a.m.—remember to set your clocks ahead!
BIRTHDAYS in March: Sam Artz, Teri Bierstedt, Henrietta Gohring, Helen Peterson, Hannah Moerke, Harold Poppen, David Crain, David Peterson, Sharon Hofland, Amir Rottluff, Evelyn Fee, Delores Koepsell
ANNIVERSARY in March: Carey & Lisa Bretsch
PRAYER CONCERNS Those with health concerns: Jan Jones, Paul & Shirley Rudolph, Jack & Alice Edge, Beth Rindels, Rozella Potthast, Bev Erdahl, Andrew L’Amour, Eliana Szabo, Michele Kemp, Delores Koepsell, John Peterson, Stephen & Carrie Van Buren, Lois Watson, Barb Borstad, Nancy Thompson
Our homebound (or partially homebound) members: Barb Borstad, Don Hildebrandt, Nona Marshall, Helen Peterson, Adele Sudlow, Dee & Lois Watson
*STAND IF ABLE
PRELUDE “Morning Has Broken” arr. Frackenpohl
WELCOME & ANNOUNCEMENTS
*GREETING ONE ANOTHER
*CALL TO WORSHIP/CHOIR INTROIT
*HYMN # 75 “O Wondrous Sight, O Vision Fair”
*PRAYER OF CONFESSION
O Lord, we confess that we put up boundaries around our understanding of you. Though you stand among us, we confess that we often fail to see you. We trust the familiar, down-to-earth experiences more than your mysteries. Forgive us, we pray, and help us to be open to encounters with you. Amen.
*ASSURANCE OF GOD’S LOVE AND FORGIVENESS
*RESPONSE #579 “Gloria Patri”
CHILDREN’S TIME Donna Flint
CHOIR ANTHEM “Holy Ground” Patti Drennan
WORSHIPPING GOD WITH OUR TITHES & OFFERINGS
Offertory - Offertory on “O Way Way” Frackenpohl
*Please pass the Friendship Register*
*Doxology #592 *Prayer of Dedication
SCRIPTURE READINGS Andrew L’Amour
Exodus 34:29-35 (pg. 73)
2 Corinthians 3:12-4:2 (pg. 937)
Matthew 17:1-9 (pg. 798)
This is the word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God!
MESSAGE “My Lord! What a Morning” The Rev. Dr. Carolyn Visser
*HYMN #521 “You Satisfy the Hungry Heart”
INVITATION TO THE LORD’S SUPPER
The Lord’s Table is set for us. All who would trust in Christ as Lord and Savior are welcome.
The Lord be with you.
And also with you.
Lift up your hearts.
We lift them to the Lord.
Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
It is right to give our thanks and praise.
WORDS OF INSTITUTION
SHARING THE BREAD & CUP
We will partake of the elements together once everyone has been served.
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 debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen.
*HYMN #449 “My Lord! What a Morning”
*BENEDICTION
POSTLUDE “Exultate” Wilson
ANNOUNCEMENTS
NEED A RIDE TO CHURCH ON SUNDAY? If you need a ride please contact a Deacon or speak to Ella Lane.
THIS WEEK AT A GLANCE (March 3-9)
SUNDAY March 3 @ 6:00 PM Bell Choir practice
MONDAY March 4 @ 7:00 PM Building & Grounds Meeting
TUESDAY March 5 @ 9:30 AM Coffee Group
TUESDAY March 5 @ 6:30 PM Mission & Finance Meeting
WEDNESDAY March 6 @ 6:30 PM Ash Wednesday Service
WEDNESDAY March 6 Following Choir Practice
THURSDAY March 7 @ 9:30 AM Bible Study
THURSDAY March 7 @ 5:15 PM Deacons Meeting
THURSDAY March 7 @ 6:30 PM CE Committee Meeting
THURSDAY March 7 @ 7:00 PM Boy Scouts Meeting
SATURDAY March 9 @ 9:30 AM Prayer Quilt Sew Day
ASH WEDNESDAY SERVICE: Join us for a quiet, prayerful service and the imposition of ashes on Wednesday, March 6th at 6:30 PM.
LENTEN POTLUCK SOUP LUNCHES: Bring a pot of soup, bread, or a vegetable/relish tray and join us for our Lenten Potluck Soup Lunches which will be held after worship services at 11:30 AM on March 10, 17, 24, 31, and April 7.
PRAYER QUILT SEWING DAY will be held on Saturday, March 9, 9:30-11:30 AM, in the quilt room on the main floor of the church (new location). Anyone interested in sewing or preparing quilts for tying is invited to come and help. Please contact Dolores Canaday, Nancy Thompson, Bonnie Foster or Lee Peterson if any questions.
SCRIPTURE READERS AND GREETERS are needed for March. Thank you for volunteering!
BIRTHDAY AND ANNIVERSARY DATES: We don’t want to miss your important dates, so slips are on the table in the coffee room to inform the office of your birthday (year optional) and anniversary date if you so wish.
DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME begins March 10th at 2:00 a.m.—remember to set your clocks ahead!
BIRTHDAYS in March: Sam Artz, Teri Bierstedt, Henrietta Gohring, Helen Peterson, Hannah Moerke, Harold Poppen, David Crain, David Peterson, Sharon Hofland, Amir Rottluff, Evelyn Fee, Delores Koepsell
ANNIVERSARY in March: Carey & Lisa Bretsch
PRAYER CONCERNS Those with health concerns: Jan Jones, Paul & Shirley Rudolph, Jack & Alice Edge, Beth Rindels, Rozella Potthast, Bev Erdahl, Andrew L’Amour, Eliana Szabo, Michele Kemp, Delores Koepsell, John Peterson, Stephen & Carrie Van Buren, Lois Watson, Barb Borstad, Nancy Thompson
Our homebound (or partially homebound) members: Barb Borstad, Don Hildebrandt, Nona Marshall, Helen Peterson, Adele Sudlow, Dee & Lois Watson