Author: Diane Owens

9:30 am PALM/PASSION SUNDAY April 14, 2019
WE HEED GOD’S CALL TO COME AND WORSHIP
Welcome The Rev. Dr. Faulkner
Introit
WE HAIL OUR SAVING KING
Call to Worship (based on Zechariah 9:9) The Rev. Ms. Craven
Call to Confession The Rev. Ms. Craven
Prayer of Confession (unison) The Rev. Ms. Craven
Most holy and merciful Father:
We confess to you and to one another,
that we have sinned by our own fault in thought, word, and deed;
by what we have done,
and by what we have left undone.
We have not loved you with our whole heart, and mind, and strength.
We have not loved our neighbors as ourselves.
We have not forgiven others, as we have been forgiven.
We have been deaf to your call to serve, as Christ served us.
We have not been true to the mind of Christ.
We have grieved your Holy Spirit.
We confess to you, Lord, all our past unfaithfulness:
the pride, hypocrisy, and impatience of our lives;
our self-indulgent appetites and ways,
and our exploitation of other people;
our negligence in prayer and worship,
and our failure to commend the faith that is in us to those around us.
O Lamb of God Most Holy! (Hymn 82)
Accept our repentance, Lord, for the wrongs we have done.
Restore us, good Lord, and let your anger depart from us.
Accomplish in us the work of your salvation,
that we may show forth your glory in the world.
By the cross and passion of your Son our Lord,
bring us with all your servants to the joy of his resurrection.
In your unending mercy, hear us,
for we ask it relying on the intercession of your Son,
our Lord, Jesus Christ. Amen.
Assurance of God’s Mercy The Rev. Ms. Craven
Thanks be to God!
*Processional Hymn 88 All Glory, Laud, and Honor
The Joyful Entry of the Lord Jesus into Jerusalem Luke 19:28-40
Anthem Antiphonal Hosanna arr. Schrader & Smith
Carol, TEAM and Adult Choirs
Hosanna! Blessed is he that comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna!
*Passing of the Peace The Rev. Ms. Craven
**Children may now bring forth their One Great Hour of Sharing fish boxes.**
**Children Grades 1–6 will be dismissed to Church School at this time. Church School teachers will be at the rear sanctuary doors to escort your child to Witherspoon Center. Children may be picked up by their parents in Witherspoon, located in the rear parking lot, at 10:40 am**.
WE LISTEN TO GOD’S WORD OF PROMISE
Prayer for Illumination The Rev. Mr. Gruver
Reading of the Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ
WE SEEK GOD’S SAVING MERCY
Sermon With Thorns, Thine Only Crown
The Rev. Dr. Gregory C. Faulkner
WE RESPOND TO THE WORD OF GOD
*Hymn of Response 76 My Song Is Love Unknown
Call to Present God’s Tithe and Our Offerings The Rev. Mr. Gruver
Prayer of Dedication The Rev. Mr. Gruver
Offertory O Sacred Head arr. Courtney
O sacred Head, now wounded, with grief and shame weighed down,
now scornfully surrounded with thorns, Thine only crown; how pale
Thou art with anguish, with sore abuse and scorn!
How does that visage languish which once was bright as morn!
What Thou, my Lord, has suffered was all for sinners’ gain;
mine was the transgressions, but Thine the deadly pain.
Here I fall, my Savior! It is I deserve Thy place;
look on me with Thy favor, vouchsafe to me Thy grace.
What language shall I borrow to thank Thee, dearest Friend, for this dying sorrow,
Thy pity without end? Make me Thine for ever;
and should I fainting be, let me never, never outlive my love for Thee!
WE GO INTO THE WORLD TO SERVE OUR SAVIOR
Prayers of the People and the Lord’s Prayer The Rev. Ms. Craven
*Sending Hymn 98 O Sacred Head, Now Wounded
*Charge and Pastoral Benediction The Rev. Dr. Faulkner
Silent Prayer
Postlude
*Those who are able may stand.
A special thank you to those who assisted with worship leadership this morning:
Lauren Parsons - Narrator
Joe Bechtel - Jesus
Maddie Desjardins - Girl
Mike D’Amico - Peter
Gavin Ritter- Guard
Pete Slusser - Pilate
Please join us for Holy Week Services:
April 18 Maundy Thursday 7:30 pm
A Quiet Tenebrae Communion Service
with music by the Adult Choir
April 21 Easter Sunday Worship 9:30 and 11:15 am
Childcare for Infants through Kindergarten at 9:30 only
There will be no Church School that morning for grades 1-6.