March 11, 2018 10:30 am
*STAND IF ABLE
PRELUDE “Go to Dark Gethsemane”
“Ah, Holy Jesus, How Hast Thou Offended?” Young
WELCOME & ANNOUNCEMENTS
*GREETING ONE ANOTHER
*CALL TO WORSHIP
Pastor: Give thanks to God, who is good.
All: God’s steadfast love endures forever.
Pastor: Let the redeemed of God say so.
All: Let those gathered in from every land say so. God’s steadfast love endures forever.
*HYMN #267 “All Things Bright and Beautiful”
*PRAYER OF CONFESSION
Forgive us, O God, if we have preferred the old to the new; holy life to full life, and our own achievements to your gifts of life. Forgive us if we have ignored Jesus’ teachings and failed to see the signs of your presence in our common life. Accept us, O God, and deliver us from all our sins, through Jesus Christ. Amen.
*ASSURANCE OF PARDON
*RESPONSE #579 “Gloria Patri”
CHILDREN’S TIME Gary Larson
CHOIR ANTHEM “See the Lamb of God” Ehret/Mozart
SCRIPTURE READINGS Aaron Miller
Psalm 107:1-3 (pg. 490)
Ephesians 2:1-10 (pg. 947)
This is the word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God!
MESSAGE “Grace” Rev. Nina L. Westfall
*HYMN #263 “Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise”
WORSHIPING GOD WITH OUR TITHES & OFFERINGS
*Please pass the Friendship Register*
Offertory “O Sacred Head, Now Wounded” Bach
*Doxology #592
*Prayer of Dedication
OUR TIME OF PRAYER & THE LORD’S PRAYER
Lord, for this joy, we give you thanks.
Lord, in your mercy, hear our 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 #482 “Praise Ye the Lord, the Almighty”
BENEDICTION
POSTLUDE “Were You There When They Crucified My Lord?” Young
ANOUNCEMENTS
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 11-17)
MONDAY @ 7:00 PM - Boy Scout Meeting
TUESDAY @ 9:30 AM – Coffee Group (Mission Coffee House) WEDNESDAY @ 6:00 PM – Lent Soup Potluck
Choir Practice cancelled
THURSDAY @ 9:30 AM – Women’s Bible Study
@5:30 PM – Men’s Brotherhood
ONE GREAT HOUR OF SHARING ENVELOPES are included in your bulletin today.
NEW MEMBER CLASSES will be held March 21 & 22 from
12:30-3:00 PM. Lunch will be provided. New members will be welcomed as members of the First Presbyterian Church during Easter service, April 1st.
CHILDREN’S EASTER PARTY for children through 5th grade will
be held on Sunday, March 25th, 2:00-3:30 PM. with games, crafts, Easter Egg hunt, snacks. Youth will meet at 1:00PM to set up for the party.
BIRTHDAYS in March: Priscella Eitel, Sam Artz, Teri Bierstedt, Henrietta Gohring, Helen Peterson, Hannah Moerke, Harold Poppen, David Crain, David Peterson, Sharon Hofland, Amir Rottluff, Evelyn Fee and Delores Koepsell
PRAYER CONCERNS Those with health concerns: Jan Jones,
Paul & Shirley Rudolph, Jack & Alice Edge, Beth Rindels, Rozella Potthast, Thomas Reynolds, Bev Erdahl, Gary Larson, Andrew L’Amour, Eliana Szabo.
Our homebound (or partially homebound) members:
Betty Berg, Nona Marshall, Adele Sudlow, Helen Peterson, Don Hildebrandt.
MEMORY VERSE: Ephesians 2:5 “...by grace you have been saved.”
*STAND IF ABLE
PRELUDE “Go to Dark Gethsemane”
“Ah, Holy Jesus, How Hast Thou Offended?” Young
WELCOME & ANNOUNCEMENTS
*GREETING ONE ANOTHER
*CALL TO WORSHIP
Pastor: Give thanks to God, who is good.
All: God’s steadfast love endures forever.
Pastor: Let the redeemed of God say so.
All: Let those gathered in from every land say so. God’s steadfast love endures forever.
*HYMN #267 “All Things Bright and Beautiful”
*PRAYER OF CONFESSION
Forgive us, O God, if we have preferred the old to the new; holy life to full life, and our own achievements to your gifts of life. Forgive us if we have ignored Jesus’ teachings and failed to see the signs of your presence in our common life. Accept us, O God, and deliver us from all our sins, through Jesus Christ. Amen.
*ASSURANCE OF PARDON
*RESPONSE #579 “Gloria Patri”
CHILDREN’S TIME Gary Larson
CHOIR ANTHEM “See the Lamb of God” Ehret/Mozart
SCRIPTURE READINGS Aaron Miller
Psalm 107:1-3 (pg. 490)
Ephesians 2:1-10 (pg. 947)
This is the word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God!
MESSAGE “Grace” Rev. Nina L. Westfall
*HYMN #263 “Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise”
WORSHIPING GOD WITH OUR TITHES & OFFERINGS
*Please pass the Friendship Register*
Offertory “O Sacred Head, Now Wounded” Bach
*Doxology #592
*Prayer of Dedication
OUR TIME OF PRAYER & THE LORD’S PRAYER
Lord, for this joy, we give you thanks.
Lord, in your mercy, hear our 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 #482 “Praise Ye the Lord, the Almighty”
BENEDICTION
POSTLUDE “Were You There When They Crucified My Lord?” Young
ANOUNCEMENTS
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 11-17)
MONDAY @ 7:00 PM - Boy Scout Meeting
TUESDAY @ 9:30 AM – Coffee Group (Mission Coffee House) WEDNESDAY @ 6:00 PM – Lent Soup Potluck
Choir Practice cancelled
THURSDAY @ 9:30 AM – Women’s Bible Study
@5:30 PM – Men’s Brotherhood
ONE GREAT HOUR OF SHARING ENVELOPES are included in your bulletin today.
NEW MEMBER CLASSES will be held March 21 & 22 from
12:30-3:00 PM. Lunch will be provided. New members will be welcomed as members of the First Presbyterian Church during Easter service, April 1st.
CHILDREN’S EASTER PARTY for children through 5th grade will
be held on Sunday, March 25th, 2:00-3:30 PM. with games, crafts, Easter Egg hunt, snacks. Youth will meet at 1:00PM to set up for the party.
BIRTHDAYS in March: Priscella Eitel, Sam Artz, Teri Bierstedt, Henrietta Gohring, Helen Peterson, Hannah Moerke, Harold Poppen, David Crain, David Peterson, Sharon Hofland, Amir Rottluff, Evelyn Fee and Delores Koepsell
PRAYER CONCERNS Those with health concerns: Jan Jones,
Paul & Shirley Rudolph, Jack & Alice Edge, Beth Rindels, Rozella Potthast, Thomas Reynolds, Bev Erdahl, Gary Larson, Andrew L’Amour, Eliana Szabo.
Our homebound (or partially homebound) members:
Betty Berg, Nona Marshall, Adele Sudlow, Helen Peterson, Don Hildebrandt.
MEMORY VERSE: Ephesians 2:5 “...by grace you have been saved.”