March 17, 2024 Fifth Sunday of Lent
“+” Indicates that you are invited to stand
Gathering
Prelude Pianist
Welcome and Announcements
+Call To Worship:
Leader: Lenten travelers, how long have you traveled this road with your gaze pointed down at the dust and gravel and asphalt as you walk or limp or roll down the path?
People: Sometimes it is easier to look at the road than at the people who share the journey with us.
Leader: Lift up your heads! Look, listen, reach out a hand. Who are your neighbors on this road?
People: We lift our heads and look to our Savior who journeys with us and helps us notice our neighbors all around us.
Leader: This is the Lenten journey—to learn to love God and love our neighbors just as Jesus showed us.
People: Our journey teaches us to lose our lives to God as we find and follow Christ in our service to others.
Leader: Come, let us worship God who caravans with us on this road to the cross.
People: Come, let us worship! Amen.
+Opening Prayer (in unison):
We crowd our lives with so much activity that it
is hard to find time for you. We become so focused on ourselves, we can
overlook those around us who are searching for hope. We fill our spiritual
emptiness with junk, rather than feasting on your Word. Forgive us. Open
our eyes, that we may see your new covenant written in plain sight on our
hearts. Open our hearts, that we may join you in serving the broken of the
world. Open our love, so we may pour it out as abundantly and graciously as
your love is given to us in Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior. Amen.
Sharing the Love of Christ
+Hymn #191 “Jesus Loves Me”
Moment with Children & Youth
(Congregation will sing “Jesus Loves Me” as the children gather)
Pennies for Jesus (This goes to purchase items for the Organ Cave Blessing Box and Lending Library.)
Offertory Prayer
Offering (Giving of Ourselves and Our Gifts to God)
+Doxology “Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow” (UMH 95)
Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; Praise Him, all creatures here below; Praise Him above, ye heavenly host; Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.
Praises and Prayer Concerns
Pastoral Prayer
+Hymn #189 “Fairest Lord Jesus”
Prayer of Illumination: “O God of Grace
and Glory, reveal to us the truth of Your Holy Word as we read, proclaim, and
meditate upon what you are saying to us today, in Jesus’ name we pray. Amen!”
Scriptures Psalm 51:1-12; Mark 8:34-38
The Message Losing to Win Pastor Sharon Howard
The Altar Call (The Alter is always open. Please feel free at any time to come forward for prayer.)
+Closing Hymn #374 “Standing on the Promises”
Benediction: As you depart from this house of worship
please pass the peace for the love of Christ!!!
(Fist bumps)
Postlude
LECTIONARY THIS WEEK: Jeremiah 31:31-34 Psalm 51:1-12 Hebrews 5:5-10 John 12:20-33
ANNOUNCEMENTS
We will receive a special offering for the Ronceverte Food Pantry today.
Don’t forget about the new 6-week no-homework Bible Study entitled “Living a Life of True Worship” by Kay Arthur, Bob & Diane Vereen that we started this past Wednesday. If you need a book, let Deanna or Pastor Sharon know. It’s not
too late to join the new study.
Elizabeth Chapel’s Safety Team will meet this Tuesday, March 19th at 6pm.
On Easter Sunday, March 31, we will have our Son-rise Service at 6:30am, with breakfast prepared by the
men of the church afterwards. We will NOT have our regular 9:15am service that morning.
Our Easter Egg Hunt will be Saturday, March 30, 1:00pm at Organ Cave Community Center.
Great job on the Yard Sale! We made $1,690.00. That is awesome!
The next Layette and Patient Care Packing is April 9, 6pm at the Organ Cave Community Center.
Greeters for Mar 17 – Steve and Lisa Birkelbach Family
Greeters for Mar 24–Cheryl Baker and Kathleen Hylton
VITAL SIGNS
Worship
Attendance: 25 Sunday School: 10 Worship Offering: $861.00
Easter
flower cups: $20 Yard Sale: $1,690.00
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Today 9:15am Worship
Tuesday 6:00pm Safety
Team Meeting
Wednesday 6:30pm Bible
Study
Thursday 6:30pm Yoga
at Trinity
Elizabeth
Chapel’s Prayer List
Oretha
Morgan Aimee Baker Katie
McNeely Danny Long
Missy
Burdette
(**Please note that a name will stay on
for 3 weeks so if there is someone that needs to remain on the list or someone
to add please call the church office at 304-647-4504.)
The
Seasons Place: Becky Longanacre
Seneca
Trails Healthcare Center (Greenbrier Manor): Henry Hanson, Peggy Mills, Rose Gragg
Allegheny
Health & Rehab: Joanne Cohernour
Autumn
Way-Rupert: Carol Creasman
Birthdays this coming
week:
March 17-William C. Fox; Jessica
Morgan
March 18-Justin Martin,
March 19-Autumn Hylton, Kathi Judy, Bryan Fox; Kourtney Morgan
March 20-Robert Rodgers
March 21-Katie Knotts, B. J.
Hefner, Juli Hunter, Howard Weikle, III
March 22- GeGe Roberts
March 23-Shawn Bucklen, Troy
Clemons, Cathy Morris, Breanna Boswell
Anniversaries
this coming week:
March 21 – Mike & Sarah Estep