March 27, 2022
The Fourth Sunday in Lent
Enhance your online worship experience
Whether you’re a first-time online visitor or a life-long member, we welcome and celebrate the ways you enrich our collective worship of a scattered yet gathered Children of God. As we begin our service, we invite you to light a candle, just as we do in the prelude during our in-person worship. Our two altar candles symbolize that Christ was both a human being and God. A light being carried into the world shows that Jesus Christ is for all people - everywhere. Just as a the acolyte carries the lighted candlelight into the congregation, the light symbolizes the light of Jesus Christ preceding us into the world where we as the church are to serve.
Gathering: The chiming of the Trinity
Prelude
Come, Ye Sinners, Poor and Needy | arr. James Koerts
Welcome and Announcements
Call to Worship
One: When we wander through our days lost and alone
Many: We yearn for a way home
One: When our hearts and dreams are broken
Many: We cry out for a way home
One: Even if we've never known the safety of one
Many: Our hearts reach out to find a way home
One: For all, in every circumstance, God calls us to a loving embrace
Many: God draws us into the love of our home.
Praising God
Hymn
Come, Thou Almighty King | UMH# 61
A responsive Reading from the Psalter
Psalm 32 | The Joy of Forgiveness UMH #766
HYMN
Holy, Holy Holy UMH# 64
Concerns and Prayers with the Lord’s Prayer
UMH# 895
Hearing and Proclaiming the word of God
The Reading from the Gospels
Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32 | The Parable of the Lost Sheep
Sermon
A Way Home | Rev. Lisa Hartzog
Responding to the Word
Prayer of Confession & Assurance of Pardon
God is our perfect parent with arms wide open waiting for us to run into the embrace of love. With the assurance of this love, know without doubt that in the name of Jesus Christ you are forgiven and made new.
In the name of Jesus Christ, we are forgiven and made new.
Thanks be to God.
Sending into God’s World
Blessing of the tithes and offerings
Doxology | UMH# 94
Closing Hymn
Love Divine, All Loves Excelling | UMH# 384
Beecher
Dismissal with Blessing
Postlude
Wonderful Grace of Jesus | arr. James Koerts
Today’s worship participants
Our Pastor: Rev. Lisa Hartzog
Music Director: Dr. Joel Reed
Pianist: Patty Higgins
Handbell Director: Lucy Butterworth
Pastor Emeritus: Rev. Wiley cooper
❤️ How to Help The Ukrainian People 🇺🇦
Those wishing to provide humanitarian assistance to the Ukrainian people in the wake of the Russian invasion of their country may contribute to the United Methodist Committee on Relief’s Advance #982450, UMCOR International Disaster Response and Recovery. This fund will provide direct assistance to those in Ukraine as well as assistance to Ukrainians fleeing to neighboring countries.
Gifts to support the people of Ukraine can be made in the following ways:
By toll-free telephone: 888-252-6174
By check made out to Global Ministries/UMCOR with “Advance #982450-Ukraine” written on the memo line, either mailed and addressed to Global Ministries/UMCOR, GPO, P.O. Box 9068, New York, NY, 10087-9068 or given at or through any United Methodist church
100% percent of all Advance contributions go to the designated cause.
The United Methodist community in Ukraine, though quite small, is actively engaged in assisting neighbors in need. Global Ministries is in touch with the church’s leadership as well as with church leaders in countries welcoming those who are fleeing from violence in Ukraine.
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