April 14, 2019 10:30 am
*STAND IF ABLE
PRELUDE “Ride On, O King Ride On!” arr. Martin
WELCOME & ANNOUNCEMENTS
*GREETING ONE ANOTHER
*CALL TO WORSHIP
Leader: Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, his steadfast love endures forever.
All: Hosanna to God, Hosanna in the highest!
Leader: Let Israel say, “His love endures forever!” and all who fear God say, “His love endures forever!”
All: Hosanna to God, Hosanna in the highest!
Leader: With the Lord on our side, what can we fear? What can humankind do?
All: Hosanna to God, Hosanna in the highest!
*HYMN #455 “All Creatures of Our God and King”
*PRAYER OF CONFESSION
Triumphant Lord, We rejoice in your entry into the world and into our lives! Joining with the crowds, we sing your praises and exalt your reign, but even so, our hearts are far from true worship, our minds are distant from true understanding. We are disappointed with your humility; we are uninspired by your selflessness. Our sin leads us to give you death even though you give us life. Our treachery guides us to war even though you call us to peace. Help us to reflect in our lives the glory of your Son and to live faithfully here and now. Have mercy on us, Savior of all, find us in these forsaken places. Forgive what we have done and who we have been. Bring us home again and impart within us a new song of joy and celebration. Amen.
*ASSURANCE OF PARDON
Leader: The Lord is our strength and might. Jesus is our salvation.
All: In Jesus our sins are forgiven.
Leader: In Jesus our cries are answered, our salvation is at hand.
All: Blessed be the name of the Lord.
*RESPONSE #579 “Gloria Patri”
CHILDREN’S TIME Donna Flint
CHOIR ANTHEM “Jubilate Deo” Alice Jordan
SCRIPTURE READINGS Lee Peterson
Psalm 118:1-2, 19-29; Luke 19:28-40
This is the word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God!
MESSAGE “Like a Sparrow” Susan Smith, Guest Speaker
*HYMN #88 “All Glory, Laud and Honor”
WORSHIPING GOD WITH OUR TITHES & OFFERINGS
*Please pass the Friendship Register*
Offertory “Beautiful Savior” arr. Paxton
*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 #155 “Rejoice the Lord is King”
BENEDICTION
POSTLUDE “Hosanna, Loud Hosanna” arr. Root
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 (April 14-20)
SUNDAY April 14 @ 9:00 AM Confirmation
TUESDAY April 16 @ 9:30 AM Coffee Group
WEDNESDAY April 17 @ 7:00 PM Choir Practice
THURSDAY April 18 @ 9:30 AM Bible Study
THURSDAY April 18 @ 6:30 PM Maundy Thursday Service with Communion
THURSDAY April 18 Cancelled Boy Scout Meeting
THURSDAY April 18 Rescheduled Men’s Brotherhood
THE BIRTHDAY ROSE is on display this morning in celebration of Dee Watson’s 91st birthday today.
THE BIG EVENT On April 14, Alpha Gamma Rho & Sigma Alpha will sponsor a Pancake Feed at the Old Sanctuary. Information is on the bulletin board.
HOLY WEEK SERVICES
Thursday, April 18 at 6:30 p.m. Maundy Thursday Service with Communion
Sunday, April 21 at 9:00 a.m. Son-Rise Service
at 9:30 a.m. Easter Brunch following service
at 10:30 a.m. Easter Worship Service
EASTER LILIES: Easter will be celebrated on April 21st this year. Easter lilies given in memory and honor of family and friends are a very special part of our Easter celebration. If you would like to provide a lily, there is a sign-up sheet on the counter in the church office. Please list your name and the name of the person(s) in whose honor or memory the lily is provided by April 17th. These names will be included on the Easter morning bulletin insert. (Stamens will be removed to lessen allergy issues.)
UPCOMING VIGIL ON GOOD FRIDAY: On April 19, several groups will gather at the South Dakota Penitentiary for an annual vigil against the death penalty. The PCUSA’s stand on the death penalty includes the call for Christians to work for “a system of criminal rehabilitation, based on restorative justice and an end to the death penalty.” (2008 General Assembly) If you have questions about the vigil, please see Andrew L’Amour.
MEN’S BROTHERHOOD MEETING has been rescheduled to April 25th at 5:30 p.m.
BIRTHDAYS in April: Gayle Foster, Don Boe, Roger Jenner, Andrew L’Amour, Nona Marshall, Jennifer Hinricher, Ramsie Hinricher, Anna DeGraff, Lee Peterson, Ann Spitzenberger, Dee Watson, Pat Fishback, Richard Smith, Calvin Vaudrey, Jeanne Longieliere
ANNIVERSARIES in April: Lynn & Diane Riedesel, John & Robin Eich, Larry & Diane Anderson
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 “Ride On, O King Ride On!” arr. Martin
WELCOME & ANNOUNCEMENTS
*GREETING ONE ANOTHER
*CALL TO WORSHIP
Leader: Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, his steadfast love endures forever.
All: Hosanna to God, Hosanna in the highest!
Leader: Let Israel say, “His love endures forever!” and all who fear God say, “His love endures forever!”
All: Hosanna to God, Hosanna in the highest!
Leader: With the Lord on our side, what can we fear? What can humankind do?
All: Hosanna to God, Hosanna in the highest!
*HYMN #455 “All Creatures of Our God and King”
*PRAYER OF CONFESSION
Triumphant Lord, We rejoice in your entry into the world and into our lives! Joining with the crowds, we sing your praises and exalt your reign, but even so, our hearts are far from true worship, our minds are distant from true understanding. We are disappointed with your humility; we are uninspired by your selflessness. Our sin leads us to give you death even though you give us life. Our treachery guides us to war even though you call us to peace. Help us to reflect in our lives the glory of your Son and to live faithfully here and now. Have mercy on us, Savior of all, find us in these forsaken places. Forgive what we have done and who we have been. Bring us home again and impart within us a new song of joy and celebration. Amen.
*ASSURANCE OF PARDON
Leader: The Lord is our strength and might. Jesus is our salvation.
All: In Jesus our sins are forgiven.
Leader: In Jesus our cries are answered, our salvation is at hand.
All: Blessed be the name of the Lord.
*RESPONSE #579 “Gloria Patri”
CHILDREN’S TIME Donna Flint
CHOIR ANTHEM “Jubilate Deo” Alice Jordan
SCRIPTURE READINGS Lee Peterson
Psalm 118:1-2, 19-29; Luke 19:28-40
This is the word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God!
MESSAGE “Like a Sparrow” Susan Smith, Guest Speaker
*HYMN #88 “All Glory, Laud and Honor”
WORSHIPING GOD WITH OUR TITHES & OFFERINGS
*Please pass the Friendship Register*
Offertory “Beautiful Savior” arr. Paxton
*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 #155 “Rejoice the Lord is King”
BENEDICTION
POSTLUDE “Hosanna, Loud Hosanna” arr. Root
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 (April 14-20)
SUNDAY April 14 @ 9:00 AM Confirmation
TUESDAY April 16 @ 9:30 AM Coffee Group
WEDNESDAY April 17 @ 7:00 PM Choir Practice
THURSDAY April 18 @ 9:30 AM Bible Study
THURSDAY April 18 @ 6:30 PM Maundy Thursday Service with Communion
THURSDAY April 18 Cancelled Boy Scout Meeting
THURSDAY April 18 Rescheduled Men’s Brotherhood
THE BIRTHDAY ROSE is on display this morning in celebration of Dee Watson’s 91st birthday today.
THE BIG EVENT On April 14, Alpha Gamma Rho & Sigma Alpha will sponsor a Pancake Feed at the Old Sanctuary. Information is on the bulletin board.
HOLY WEEK SERVICES
Thursday, April 18 at 6:30 p.m. Maundy Thursday Service with Communion
Sunday, April 21 at 9:00 a.m. Son-Rise Service
at 9:30 a.m. Easter Brunch following service
at 10:30 a.m. Easter Worship Service
EASTER LILIES: Easter will be celebrated on April 21st this year. Easter lilies given in memory and honor of family and friends are a very special part of our Easter celebration. If you would like to provide a lily, there is a sign-up sheet on the counter in the church office. Please list your name and the name of the person(s) in whose honor or memory the lily is provided by April 17th. These names will be included on the Easter morning bulletin insert. (Stamens will be removed to lessen allergy issues.)
UPCOMING VIGIL ON GOOD FRIDAY: On April 19, several groups will gather at the South Dakota Penitentiary for an annual vigil against the death penalty. The PCUSA’s stand on the death penalty includes the call for Christians to work for “a system of criminal rehabilitation, based on restorative justice and an end to the death penalty.” (2008 General Assembly) If you have questions about the vigil, please see Andrew L’Amour.
MEN’S BROTHERHOOD MEETING has been rescheduled to April 25th at 5:30 p.m.
BIRTHDAYS in April: Gayle Foster, Don Boe, Roger Jenner, Andrew L’Amour, Nona Marshall, Jennifer Hinricher, Ramsie Hinricher, Anna DeGraff, Lee Peterson, Ann Spitzenberger, Dee Watson, Pat Fishback, Richard Smith, Calvin Vaudrey, Jeanne Longieliere
ANNIVERSARIES in April: Lynn & Diane Riedesel, John & Robin Eich, Larry & Diane Anderson
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