SUNDAY SCHOOL HAS STARTED AGAIN !!! ALL CHILDREN ARE WELCOME !!! 11:00 am Sunday Mornings Brook Church Hillburn, New York The Rev. Nancy Fields, MS, M.Div, D.Min., Pastor * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Third Sunday of Lent 23 March, 2014 WE ASSEMBLE IN GOD’S NAME THE ORGAN PRELUDE THE CHOIR PROCESSION THE ANNOUNCEMENTS THE CALL TO WORSHIP L: Come, let us sing to the Lord! P: Let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation! L: Let us come into God’s presence with thanksgiving! P: Let us make a joyful noise to God with songs of praise! L: Come, let us worship and celebrate God’s loving presence with us. P: We sing to God with our hearts and our spirits. AMEN. LET THE CHILDREN COME” A WORD WITH THE CHILDREN INVOCATION (unison) Wellspring of eternal life, we come to you this day having drunk deeply the waters of anxiety and despair. Bring to us your living water. Quench our thirsting souls, for we offer this prayer in Your Name. AMEN. *A HYMN OF PRAISE TO BE ANNOUNCED CALL TO CONFESSION God of living waters, we confess that we have often turned from you and wandered in our own wildernesses of fear and doubt. PRAYER OF CONFESSION (unison) Our thirst mounts daily, seeking to be quenched by your redeeming love. Yet, when that love is offered to us, we again turn away, unable to truly believe that you would actually heal and love us. We have behaved in very unloving ways. We have chosen to ignore those in need or to deal only passively with them. Our hearts are not placed in service to others, but rather in self-serving motives. Heal us, merciful God. Wash us again in the living water. Help us be faithful servants. AMEN ASSURANCE OF PARDON The waters of mercy and healing are poured over you. God is loving and faithful to those who come to God. Come, seek the loving presence and be healed. AMEN. *THE GLORIA PATRI Red Hymnal #546 PSALM OF THE DAY Psalm 95 Page 518 CHORAL SELECTION Choir SCRIPTURE LESSON First Testament Exodus 17:1-7 Page 60 Second Testament Romans 5:1-11 Page 980 Gospel John 4:5-42 Page 925 CHORAL SELECTION Choir MESSAGE “The Blessing - The Testimony of a Witness” Rev. Nancy Fields HYMN OF MEDITATION To be announced *AFFIRMATION OF FAITH The Apostles’ Creed The Peace Greet one another saying: “The peace of Christ be with you” Prayers of the People Pastoral Prayer The Lord’s Prayer PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE (unison) Lord of living water, pour your mercy on us. Wash us clean and make us true disciples. Help us move from the paths of selfishness and stubbornness, to the channels of hope and peace. Enable us to place our whole trust in your love. As we have brought the names of those near and dear to us to your throne of grace in prayer, remind us again that you also hold us dearly and offer to us your healing grace. Keep us strong and give us courage to serve you in all that we do. In Jesus’ Name, we pray. AMEN. INVITATION TO THE OFFERING We are called to live in hope and to share this hope with the world. Let us offer thanks to God for all God has given us by sharing generously of ourselves and of our resources. Through our gifts, may all experience the hope to be found in our life-giving God. OFFERING OURSELVES AND OUR GIFTS TO GOD *THE DOXOLOGY *A PRAYER OF DEDICATION (unison) Life-giving God, we offer you ourselves and our resources. Use us and our gifts, that we may be water bearers to a world thirsty for love, for meaning, for justice, and for hope. May all your people encounter fullness of life through the love of Christ, which lives within us. Amen. *A HYMN OF DEDICATION To be announced * BENEDICTION Drink deeply of the waters of Salvation and quench your thirst for truth, for the Lord is with you. Go in God’s peace and bring the good news to all whom you meet. AMEN. *Please stand if you are able + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + ANNOUNCEMENTS Liturgist for March – Mae Bowens Sunday School - 11:00am - Norman Martin Email Address – BrookChurch@hotmail WEEKLY EVENTS March 30, 2014 Annual Congregation Meeting April 6, Annual Lenten Breakfast April 13, 2014 Annual Sunrise Service & Breakfast / Palm Sunday April 17, 2014 Maundy Thursday April 20, 2014 Easter Sunday morning April 27, 2014 Congregation Meeting regarding the manse Community Prayer List Charlie Rivera, Geraldine Jennings, Sam Osterhoudt, Graceann Mann, John & Eleanor Degraw, Carla Alexander, Geneva Williams, Mike Wright, Mrs Northern, Bruce Haiglar, BROOK CHURCH, Dariel Powell, Beatrice Brown, Chuck Stead, Joe & Joan Davis, , Taisha Davis, Lisa Jennings, Chris Moore, Lee George, David Kyles, Chris Thaxton, Dawn Jennings, Brother (Robert) Morgan, LoriAnn Cortez, Lydia and Sandy Chan, Louis Vavaul, Crystal Sullivan, Mike Powell, Heather Jennings, Frank Kyles, Eileen Caldwell, Harris Hurwitz, Stan Dennison, Bruce Duncan, Dinger Miller, Donna Hines, David Peterson, Harriet Johnsen, Florence Saint-Victor, David Burrows, Connie Fox, David Muldrow, Pauline Mathais, Fran Becker, Susan Jones, Regina McCormick, Peter Galindez, Peter Alexander, Pearl Morris, Anita Williams, Justine Galinsky, Doug Laforge, Justine Wynn, Carrie Lee, Shirley Dennison, Lola Degroat, Gary and Cindy Hogan, John Perry, Aaron Alexander, Malachai Tenemille, Kellie Garey, Kenny Short, Betty Lou Perry, Clipper Oliver, Janet Hartwill, Liz Cooke, Sam & Patty Lynn Carrington, Jeff DeFreese, Gwen Robinson. All God’s Children – Travelers - Victims of Domestic Violence – Unsaved Loved Ones - All involved in war --- PEACE Federal recognition of the Ramapough Mountain Lenape Comfort and relieve, O Lord, all who are in trouble…sorrow…poverty…sickness…grief…or any other need, especially those known to us, whom we name before you… Heal them in body, mind, or circumstance, working in them, by your grace, wonders beyond all they may dream or hope; through Jesus Christ our Savior. Amen. Prayer List – If you would like to have a family member or friend added to the prayer list please give names to Pat Osterhoudt, or send prayer requests to BrookChurch@hotmail
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