THE FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH AT
CALDWELL
Our Purpose:
To help all people build
life-transforming relationships with God and each other.
The members and friends of FPC welcome
people from all backgrounds - - people of faith from throughout the world,
people who profess no faith, Christians of all denominations and those who are
searching for religious and spiritual meaning.
Welcome!
March 29, 2015
Ten o’clock
PASSION/PALM SUNDAY
SERVICE
FOR THE LORD’S DAY
GATHERING
REFLECTION
“Were you there when they crucified
my Lord?
...Sometimes it causes me to
tremble...tremble...tremble…”
African
American Spiritual
PRELUDE
Toccata on“Hosanna, Loud Hosanna”
Arr. Gilbert M. Martin
CALL TO WORSHIP
We
come to prepare for the holiest of weeks.
We journey through praise, with joy
on our lips; we travel through betrayal and death.
Jesus
leads us through this week, and we will follow, for his is the life we long
for, the Word which sustains us.
We wave palm branches in anticipation,
we lay our love before him.
Setting
aside all power, glory, and might, he comes: modeling humility and obedience
for us all.
Hosanna! Hosanna! Blessed is the One
who brings us the kingdom of God.
OPENING
PRAYER
*HYMN NO. 196
“All Glory, Laud, and Honor”
VALET WILL ICH DIR GEBEN
Lighting
the candles today is Acolyte Alexis Chiappetta.
CONFESSION
CORPORATE CONFESSION
Ever constant God, mixing love and
hope together, you pave the way to the kingdom, but we prefer to stub our toes
on the potholed roads of temptation. You touch the cup of grace to our lips,
but we seem to hunger for the ashy taste of bitterness. You beg us to learn the
songs of salvation, but we hum along with the chorus that sin plays in the
background of our lives. Have mercy upon us, God of Holiness. As you come to
us, you bring healing for our brokenness, peace for our troubled lives, hope
for our doubting minds. May we empty ourselves of everything which keeps us
from following you, so we may receive these gifts, and more, from Jesus Christ,
our Lord and Savior.
PERSONAL
CONFESSION
For
it is in Jesus’ name we pray.
Amen.
ASSURANCE OF FORGIVENESS
...Friends,
believe the good news.
In
Jesus Christ we are forgiven.
*RESPONSE OF PRAISE NO. 710
“We Lift Our Voices”
OFFERING
We
lift our voices; we lift our hands;
we
lift our lives up to you: we are an offering.
Lord,
use our voices; Lord, use our hands;
Lord,
use our lives; they are yours: we are an offering.
All
that we have, all that we are, all that we hope to be, we give to you, we give
to you.
We
lift our voices; we lift our hands;
we
lift our lives up to you: we are an offering.
PROCLAIMING AND RESPONDING
ANTHEM
“Hosanna Sing to Our Great King”
Trevor Manor
Youth Club Choir
Handbell Ensemble
TIME WITH THE CHILDREN
Please note:
Children through 7th grade may leave the sanctuary for Sunday School following the Time with the Children. Please exit
through the doors on either side of the Choir loft.
PARISH LIFE
Members, friends and visitors, please sign the Friendship Pad in
each pew and pass it to the person next to you. The last person will pass the
pad back to the first person, who will then please place the sheet in the
offering plate. Worshipers are invited to use the cards in the pew racks for
prayer requests so we may share one another’s joys and concerns. Please
place the cards in the offering plate and the staff will include them with
their prayers this week.
MINUTE FOR MINISTRY
Youth Mission Golf Outing
Liz Moore, Ron Masson and Ed Haversang
OFFERING
OFFERTORY
“Hosanna”
Michael
W. Smith
Arr.
Michael Barret
Youth
Club Choir
Skylar Fortgang, Drums
Nick Barone,
Bass
*RESPONSE OF THANKSGIVING NO. 607
“Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow”
Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;
praise Christ, all people here below;
praise Holy Spirit evermore;
praise Triune God, whom we adore. Amen.
*PRAYER
OF DEDICATION
SCRIPTURE
Page 100, NT
SERMON
“Will You Be There”
Rev. Don Brown
*HYMN
NO. 198
“Ride On! Ride On in Majesty!”
ST.
DROSTANE
PRAYERS
OF THE PEOPLE AND THE LORD’S 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 debts, as we forgive our
debtors; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine
is the kingdom and the power and the glory, forever. Amen.
GOING FORTH
*BENEDICTION
*CONGREGATIONAL RESPONSE NO. 175
“Seek Ye First”
LAFFERTY
Seek ye first the kingdom of God And
its righteousness,
And all these things shall be added unto you, Allelu, alleluia!
*THE PEACE
The peace of
Christ be with you.
And also with you.
Please exchange greetings of welcome and peace with your
neighbor.
*Please rise in body or in spirit
†If you are new to the
church...Welcome! We’re glad to have you here. Please ask an usher to direct
you to Visitor packets at the rear of the church. They can be found on the
table near the usher’s closet under the balcony stairs.
†Special thanks to Garrett Jones of
Codey Jones Funeral Home for supplying palms to our church.
†We express our sincere sympathy as
a Christian Family to Wendy Busby and Amy Eller on the death of their mother,
Norma Clover, on March 24, 2015.
†The flowers this morning are given
to the glory of God in memory of…
…Dorothy McConnell by her daughter, Dotti Leonard
…Nancy McGruther by her family
…Doris Dusinberre by her friend,
Arline Pressl
†Your prayers of intercession are
requested for those members and friends known to be currently or recently
hospitalized or who continue to need our prayers and support:
...Harry Coppens, Bill Hayden, Mary
Hugo, Edith Jipp, Roger Jones, Marilyn O’Connell, Barbara
Piggery, Dave Reimer, Louise Ritscher, Laura Winter
and Clarence and Helena Wispelwey. The church office
will be happy to verify their home addresses for you should you wish to send
them words of encouragement or get well wishes.
† It is
easy to join our mailing list! Just text FPC to 42828 and follow the prompt to
send your e-mail address by text message.
THE FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
AT CALDWELL
326 Bloomfield Avenue
Caldwell, New Jersey 07006
973-228-0310
www.firstprescaldwell.org