April 2, 2023
Palm Sunday | Holy Week
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
Hosanna, Loud Hosanna arr. James Koerts
Welcome and Announcements
Choral Call to Worship
Antiphonal Hosanna G. Alan Smith
Call to Worship
One: The crowds cheered when Jesus entered Jerusalem
Many: They waved palm branches and laid down their cloaks
One: The crowds wouldn’t understand the choice Jesus was about to make
Many: They wanted Jesus to bring victory and success
One: Jesus chose the painful path of vulnerability and sacrifice
Many: Jesus went to the cross so that we might never be alone
Hymn
All Glory, Laud, and Honor UMH# 280
Concerns and Prayers with the Lord’s Prayer
UMH# 895
A Reading from the Epistles
The Reading from the Gospels
Sermon
The Lonely Journey | Rev. Lisa Hartzog
Prayer of Confession & Assurance of Pardon
Christ made a path that we might be close to the living God.Christ is the path we walk to know the fullness of life. Know without doubt, 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.
The Great Thanksgiving and Communion
Anthem
Come to the Feast Mary Kay Beall
Musical Setting D UMH pp. 23-24
Breaking the Bread
Giving the Bread and Cup
The Prayer of Thanksgiving
Blessing of the Tithes and Offerings
Doxology | UMH# 95
Hymn
Lord, Whose Love Through Humble Service UMH# 581
Stanzas 1 and 4
Postlude
I Stand Amazed in the Presence arr. James Koerts
Today’s worship participants
Our Pastor: Rev. Lisa Hartzog
Music Director: Dr. Joel Reed
Pianist: Patty Higgins
Music Intern: Nick Skaggs
Lenten Discernment
Reflection: When have you dreaded something you knew you needed to do? Have you ever felt left alone when you needed your friends the most?
Daily Prayer: O Great Emmanuel, God who is with us, help me to feel how much you love me. Help me to know that you understand my pains, fears, and hurts. Thank you for being always with me. Amen.
❤️ 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.
Continue Your Contribution | Tithes & Offerings
Thank you for your continued financial support.
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PO Box 427
Mars Hill, NC 28754
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