Clague Road United Church of Christ

"We're on the way" as followers of Jesus Christ and it takes all form and shape in our Sunday worship.  From hearing the Word of God, spoken and interpreted, to offering God our prayer and our hymns of praise, worship gives focus and meaning both to our spiritual journey inward and to our journey outward in service to a broken and warring world.  With others in the United Church of Christ, we believe "God is still speaking".


Fourth Sunday in Lent

March 14, 2010—10:30 am

 

CARILLON                         “Love Divine, All Loves Excelling”                  

 

WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

Please sign the fellowship pad found on the center aisle of the pew.

After signing return the book down your row, matching

names with faces, and be sure to greet one another after worship.

 

ORGAN PRELUDE                “Wondrous Love”                             Burkhardt

 

 

CALL TO WORSHIP  (responsively)

        Leader: The table of welcome is being prepared, expressing the embrace

                      of God’s love for all. In this hour, hold your hearts and lives open

                      to receive the invitation.

 

HYMN     #272  “The Church’s One Foundation”  verses 1, 3, & 5

 

OPENING PRAYER

  Leader: Waiting God- welcoming presence in the doorway, listening for the

                footfall, the squeak of the floorboard-open your aching heart to us,

                those who look hopefully for a small light of hope to guide us home.

                Greet us with a loving embrace once more, we pray. Amen.

 

HYMN        “In Christ Alone” verses 1 & 4  Worship Supplemental pp.21-23

 

CHILDREN’S MESSAGE                                                                     Pastor Katie

Ushers will collect prayer request cards at this time.

 

CALL TO CONFESSION

PRAYER OF CONFESSION  (unison)  

        Leader:  Even as we approach your holy love in faith, O God,

                      we know how often we turn away and refuse your generous welcome.

               All: Sometimes we doubt that we really are forgiven.

        Leader:                We determine the limits of your mercy by measuring our own.

               All: We look at ourselves and fear that we are hard to love.

        Leader: We believe that we should go through more pain before we

                      ask for your kindness,

               All: or feel that one more stumbling in our human journey is

                      too many for you to understand and forgive.

        Leader: We sigh in sadness

               All: and stop before we reach your outstretched arms.

           

ASSURANCE OF FORGIVENESS

        Leader: In Faith, let us move towards a God of love, who is already moving in

                                  grace towards us. Open your arms to be received in welcome. All are

                         offered the peace of God. Come into the home of healing, forgiveness,

                      and comfort. May the peace of God, who is our Loving Parent,

                      be with you all.

      People: And also with you.

 

PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE

            Presentation of Prayer Request Cards

            Joys and Concerns

            Call to Prayer           

In the Lord, I’ll be ever faithful. In the Lord, I will rejoice.

Look to God. Do not be afraid;

lift up your voices, the Lord is near.

lift up your voices, the Lord is near.

(1x Organ, 1x choir, 1x Congregation, Instruments to Silent Prayer)

            Silent Prayer

            Pastoral Prayer

            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.

 

 

HEBREW SCRIPTURE READING  

                                                              Joshua 5:9-12

 (Pew Bible OT p.195)

 

EPISTLE READING         2 Corinthians 5:16-21

 (Pew Bible NT p. 177 or p.1053)

 

ANTHEM                        “Come Ye Sinners, Poor and Needy”                            Turner          

 

GOSPEL READING                          Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32

 (Pew Bible NT p.76 or p.952)

 

MESSAGE                                                                                               Rev. Katie Kone

 

HYMN                                        #555  “Through It All”

(1x Organ, 1x Choir, 1x Congregation)

                                                           

OUR TITHES AND OFFERINGS

            Invitation to Offering

Organ Offertory                  

                                                                       

DOXOLOGY                                                                                                  (tune #46)

Praise God from whom all blessings flow; praise God, all creatures here below;

Praise God above, ye heavenly host: Creator, Christ, and Holy Ghost.  Amen.

 

OFFERTORY PRAYER

  

HYMN                             #340  “Softly & Tenderly”

BENEDICTION

     Leader: Time and time again God waits for us with open arms.

           All: With open arms we return to God.

     Leader: Go out into the world to be God’s loving embrace to others.

           All:      Amen.

 

     POSTLUDE                            “What Wondrous Love is This?”             Callahan       

 


 



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