11:00 AM Traditional Worship Second Sunday of Lent
The Welcome & Announcements by Mrs. Grace Bailey The Choral Call to Worship: “This Is the Day the Lord Hath Made” The Prelude: “Gelobet Seist Du, Jesu Christ” by J. S. Bach The Cross and Flame Come to the Altar The Hymn of Celebration: “I Am Thine, O Lord” The Affirmation of Faith The Gloria Patri The Baptism of Jeanette “Nett” Ruth Bowden The Baptismal Hymn of Response: “Jesus Loves Me” The Pastoral Prayer with The Lord’s Prayer by Mrs. Grace Bailey The Hymn of Preparation: “Near to the Heart of God” The Offertory Prayer The Offertory: “There Is a Green Hill Far Away” by R. Haan The Doxology The Scripture Lesson: Matthew 5:1-9 The Passing of the Peace The Registration of Attendance The Welcome to St. Paul and Recognition of our Guests The Children’s Moment by Rev. John Fugh, Jr. The Anthem: “When I Survey the Wondrous Cross” G. Martin The Sermon: “Blessed Are the Peacemakers” by Rev. John Fugh, Jr. The Hymn of Consecration: “Great Is Thy Faithfulness” The Flame Goes Before Us into the World The Benediction and Choral Response: “May the Peace of God Go With You” The Postlude: “Postlude on an Old Irish Church Melody” by C. V. Stanford
Emily Trotter is a special guest for this podcast with her sermon, “Entangled.” Please listen as she reminds us that we easily get tangled up in small or large sins, yet still possess God’s divine love.
This Week’s Service
Sunday, March 6, 2022
11:00 AM Traditional Worship
Holy Communion Sunday
The Chiming of the Hour
The Welcome & Announcements by Rev. John Fugh, Jr.
The Choral Call to Worship: “Come, We That Love the Lord”
The Prelude: “Lamb of God, Pure and Sinless” by David Cherwien
The Cross and Flame Come to the Altar
The Hymn of Celebration: “O Thou Who This Mysterious Bread”
The Affirmation of Faith
The Gloria Patri
The Pastoral Prayer with The Lord’s Prayer by Rev. John Fugh, Jr.
The Offertory Prayer
The Offertory Anthem: “The One” by C. Courtney
The Doxology
The Scripture Lesson: Luke 9:46-56
The Passing of the Peace
The Registration of Attendance
The Welcome to St. Paul and Recognition of our Guests
The Children’s Moment Rev. Dr. Shane Green
The Sermon: Understanding Yourself to Love God: “John – The Need to Be Needed” by Rev. Dr. Shane Green
The Service of Holy Communion
The Hymn of Consecration: “Here, O My Lord, I See Thee”
The Flame Goes Before Us into the World
The Benediction and Choral Response: “Dresden Amen”
The Postlude: “Processional” by Robert Powell
This Week’s Contemporary Worship Service:
Rev. Dr. P. Shane Green
Sunday, March 6, 2022
9:00 A.M.
Holy Communion Sunday
The Sermon: Understanding Yourself to Love God: “John – The Need to Be Needed” by Rev. Dr. Shane Green
The Service of Holy Communion
Featuring The Praise Band
I have always enjoyed the writings of Henri Nouwen. During this Lenten Season, I’m rereading different selections from his corpus. In Sabbatical Journey, he wrote:
Precisely where we feel most present to each other, we experience deeply the absence of those we love. And precisely at moments of great loss, we can discover a new sense of closeness and intimacy. This is also what the Eucharist is about. We announce the presence of Christ among us until he comes again! There is both presence and absence, closeness and distance, an experience of at-homeness on the way home.
I was struck again by the paradox that loving someone deeply means opening yourself to the pain of her or his absence. Lent is a time to get in touch with our experience of absence, emptiness, unfulfillment so that in the midst of our overcrowded lives we can remind ourselves that we are still waiting for the One who has promised to fulfill our deepest desires.
During this season of Lent, I hope you will afford yourself some time for contemplation where you reflect on the experience of emptiness. In doing so, see yourself being filled by God’s Spirit leading you home.
This Week’s Readings: * Monday – Mark 9 * Tuesday – Mark 10 * Wednesday- Mark 11 * Thursday – Mark 12 * Friday- Mark 13
Prayer Requests: *An immediate end to the crisis in Ukraine. *Heal those who are sick and protect those who are not. *Comfort those who are grieving and in distress. *Give our leaders extra wisdom as they navigate this pandemic and economic uncertainty. *Help for those seeking to find their way. *Continued Growth Inside and Outside the Walls of St. Paul UMC.
“Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need and thank him for all he has done.” – Philippians 4:6
