Sunday, April 13, 2008

13 Apr. 2008 Bulletin

Good Shepherd Sunday

OUR APPROACH TO GOD
Prelude
Introit ‘Hail the Day That Sees Him Rise" C. Wesley

Welcome
Call to Worship: Psalm 95
O come let us worship. Let us bow down before Him.
LET US KNEEL BEFORE THE LORD OUR MAKER
For God is our God.
AND WE ARE THE PEOPLE OF HIS PASTURE, THE SHEEP OF HIS HAND.

*Hymn insert 462 “Savior Like a Shepherd Lead Us”
Let us be before our God in silence.

Unison Prayer: Clement of Alexandria (Third century)
SHEPHERD OF TENDER YOUTH,
GUIDING IN LOVE AND TRUTH THROUGH DEVIOUS WAYS,
CHRIST, OUR TRIUMPHANT KING,
WE COME THY NAME TO SING
AND HERE OUR CHILDREN BRING TO JOIN THY PRAISE.
EVER BE THOU OUR GUIDE,
OUR SHEPHERD AND OUR PRIDE, OUR STAFF AND SONG:
JESUS, THOU CHRIST OF GOD,
BY THINE ENDURING WORD
LEAD US WHERE THOU HAST TROD, MAKE OUR FAITH STRONG.

Kyrie (sung)
LORD HAVE MERCY UPON US.
CHRIST HAVE MERCY UPON US.
LORD HAVE MERCY UPON US.

A Word of Assurance and The Summary of the Law (Mk 12:29-31)
This is the first commandment:
HEAR O ISRAEL,
THE LORD OUR GOD,
THE LORD IS ONE!
THEREFORE YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD
WITH ALL YOUR HEART,
WITH ALL YOUR SOUL,
WITH ALL YOUR MIND,
AND WITH ALL YOUR STRENGTH.
This is the second commandment.
YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF.
There is no greater commandment than these.

Anthem “Come Ye Faithful, Raise the Strain"

THE WORD OF GOD
*Responsive Reading: Psalm 23
*Gloria Patri (Hymn No. 623)
GLORY BE TO THE FATHER
AND TO THE SON
AND TO THE HOLY GHOST
AS IT WAS IN THE BEGINNING,
IS NOW AND EVER SHALL BE,
WORLD WITHOUT END, AMEN, AMEN!

The Greeting of Peace
Announcements
Children’s Moment

Hymn Refrain 468 “The King of Love My Shepherd Is”
Acts of the Apostles 2:14a, 36-41
Epistle: 1 Peter 2:20b-25
The Celtic Alleluia
Gospel: John 10:1-10
Sermon

OUR RESPONSE TO GOD
*Hymn insert 720 “The Lord’s My Shepherd”

The Offering
*Doxology (625) and Prayer
PRAISE GOD FROM ALL WHOM ALL BLESSINGS FLOW;
PRAISE GOD ALL CREATURES HERE BELOW;
PRAISE GOD ABOVE YE HEAVENLY HOSTS;
PRAISE FATHER (CREATOR), SON (CHRIST) AND HOLY GHOST.

A Time of Giving Thanks & Praise
The Prayer of the People & the Lord’s Prayer
*Hymn 51 "Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah"
*Benediction
*Response to the Benediction
Postlude

*Please stand if you are able.

The flowers gracing the sanctuary are given to the glory of God and in loving memory of James L. Hanyen from his daughter Susan and to thank all who assisted in arranging a farewell lunch for the Rev. and Mrs. Kim. Also, the flowers are in loving memory of Mary Capuano Nappa from the Capuano Family.

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