GREETING AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
INTROIT......................................... “HOSANNA IN THE HIGHEST!”1............................ CHANCEL CHOIR
OPENING
**HYMN #278 (UMH)...................................................................................... “HOSANNA, LOUD HOSANNA”
Leader: Today, we join Jesus in the final ascent
to Jerusalem, knowing the depths
we will descend on our journey
through Holy Week.
People: Open the gates of
righteousness, that we may come worship God!
Leader: We join the disciples in declaring that
Jesus, riding on a donkey, is our
Ruler, the One who will bring
peace and salvation for all.
People: Open the gates of peace,
that we may come worship God!
Leader: We join with the bystanders who questioned
and wondered who Jesus
really is.
People: Open the gates of truth, that we may come
worship God!
Leader: The journey through Holy Week brings us
face-to-face with the stark
reality of sin and God’s
faithfulness to save.
All: Open the gates of salvation, that we
may come worship God whose
steadfast love never fails!
God, we gather on this day to begin a week of contrasts. From hope to despair to hope
again. As we begin the week, as we join with the crowd, help us cut through the noise to
see what is happening, to see what is at stake. As the story unfolds, open us to both the
hope and the pain. In this time of worship, prepare us to celebrate, to weep, and to wait.
AMEN.
PRAYER CONCERNS/PASTORAL 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.
I cast all my cares upon you, I lay all of my burdens down at your feet, and anytime that
I don't know what to do, I will cast all my cares
upon you.
CALL TO OFFERING
OFFERTORY
**DOXOLOGY #95 (UMH)..................................... “PRAISE
GOD, FROM WHOM ALL BLESSINGS FLOW”
Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;
Praise Him, all creatures here below;
Praise Him above, ye heav'nly host;
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.
Amen.
**OFFERTORY PRAYER
**RESPONSE #277 (UMH)................................................. “TELL
ME THE STORIES OF JESUS” (STANZA 3)
Into the city I’d follow the children’s band, waving a branch of the palm tree high in
my hand;
one of his heralds, yes, I would sing loudest hosannas, “Jesus is King!”
THE CHANCEL CHOIR PRESENTS
“Come Walk With Me”
Director: Suzette Burgess
Accompanist: Brian Willmore
Narrator: Nancy Crawford
Dramatis Personae: Dick
Gochnauer
Soloists: Erika Belanger, Roger
Crowthamel, & Steven Gilmore
Slide Presentation: Jeffrey
Bunnell
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The
flowers on the altar are given by Randall & Dorothea Simpson
in praise
of our Lord Jesus Christ this Palm Sunday
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**Indicates the
congregation should stand if able
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