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
