THIRD SUNDAY IN LENT March 19, 2017
Infants and Toddlers: Children’s Church (5 – 8 years):
Ministers: All Who Serve Jesus BAND PRELUDE
Today
CHIMING OF THE HOUR CALL TO WORSHIP *HYMN
I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say Jesus, Refuge of the Weary
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WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS Please pass the friendship pads both ways in the pew. Visitors, please sign your name, address and telephone number. *LITURGY
Lent
PRESENTATION OF OUR OFFERINGS Prayer Anthem Lord God, Merciful and Gracious *The Doxology
*HYMN
C. Gregor
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CHILDREN’S MESSAGE Mrs. Evie Blum (Children are invited to go to Children’s Church or back to their seat.) SCRIPTURE READINGS SERMON
Psalm 95 John 4:5-42 A Life-Changing Conversation
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*HYMN
I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say
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*EXTINGUISHING OF THE CROWN OF THORNS *BENEDICTION AND RESPONSE POSTLUDE
Bachiana
Wednesday
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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. Christ Jesus Knew a Wilderness
Monday
G. Young
*If you are able, please stand. A Cordial Welcome is extended to all who worship today at Olivet Moravian Church. If you are looking for a church home, we hope you will consider becoming a part of our church. If you would like to join our church, please call the church office at 336.924.8063. Before the service speak to the Lord; during the service let the Lord speak to you; and after the service speak to one another. We hope you experience God’s blessing in your time with us today and throughout this week. We also hope you will return and worship with us again. Our congregation extends its Christian love and sympathy to the family of Gladys Doub who died on March 14th at 108 years old. Chancel Flowers The flowers in the sanctuary are given to the glory of God and memory of my husband, Arnold and my son, Gray by Liz Conrad.
Thursday Sunday
Nursery Workers Angela Golden Karen Gordon
Opportunities to Worship and Serve Female Dieners Meeting – Parlor Lenten Family Night Dinner – FH Lenten Family Night Service – Sanctuary Newsletter Deadline Senior Highs – Gospel Grill – El Maguey Middle Highs – Gospel Grill – Starbucks Day of Prayer – Calvary Moravian To carpool, arrive at Olivet at 9:00 a.m. Adult Bible Study – Parlor Regular Band – Band Room Olivet Youth Chorus Chancel Choir Friends’ Circle – 66 Pizzeria Prayer Time – Parlor Sunday School Band Prelude Worship – Girl Scout Sunday Lenten Family Night Dinner – FH Lenten Family Night Service – Sanctuary
After Worship 5:30 p.m. 6:15 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 6:45 p.m. 11:00 a.m. 6:30 p.m. 6:45 p.m. 6:45 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 9:30 a.m. 9:45 a.m. 10:30 a.m. 11:00 a.m. 5:30 p.m. 6:15 p.m.
Female Dieners Meeting – Today After Worship The Female Dieners will meet today in the Parlor after the worship service. Senior Highs – Tomorrow The Senior Highs will meet for our “Gospel Grill” tomorrow from 5:30 – 6:30 PM at El Maguey Restaurant in Pfafftown. Plan to bring a friend! Middle Highs – Tomorrow The Middle Highs will meet for our “Gospel Grill” tomorrow from 6:45 – 7:30 PM at Starbucks, 3327 Robinhood Road. Bring a friend! Newsletter Deadline – Tomorrow If you have information that needs to be included in the April newsletter, please have it in the church office no later than tomorrow. Please have your information in Arial, 10 font. If your information is not on time, it will be added to the next month’s newsletter. Missions Committee News Our March “Mission of the Month” will be providing a meal this Tuesday, March 21st for “Chat and Snack”, a program that provides an opportunity for families of children at Brenner Children’s Hospital (WFBMC) or Forsyth Medical Center, particularly those in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), to visit, eat, and connect with other families. We need your help with food items. Sign-up sheets are posted at the entrances. The “Item of the Month” will be single serve juice boxes to take on the 21st for the Chat and Snack program. They keep these on hand for children who visit and to offer during the events. The juice boxes can be placed at the table by the exit doors close to the Fellowship Hall.
Friends’ Circle – Dinner This Thursday, March 23rd The Friends’ Circle will meet for dinner this Thursday, March 23rd at 6:00 PM at the 66 Pizzeria Restaurant, 3440 Frontis St. (old Jimmy’s Seafood location). Please let Kathy Rights (336-922-5602) know by Wednesday, March 22nd if you can attend so she can make reservations. Flower Calendar Openings Our church’s Flower Calendar is open on the following dates: Next Sunday, March 26th, April 2nd and April 23rd. If you would like the opportunity to remember or honor a special person(s), please sign up on the Flower Calendar, located across from the Church Office. Wrapped Candy/Treats Needed for Easter Egg Hunt Olivet Youth will be sponsoring an Easter Egg Hunt for the community on Saturday, April 8th. We need donations of small, wrapped candy or treats to fill the Easter eggs. Please pick up a bag as you are shopping and drop it off in the box outside the Fellowship Hall by Sunday, April 2nd. Spring Golf Tournament – Saturday, May 13th The Arlen Lewis Memorial Spring Golf Tournament will be on Saturday, May 13th, at the Pilot Knob Park Golf Course in Pilot Mountain. The tournament is a fourperson team captain’s choice event. The cost is $180 per team ($45 per person) and there are also opportunities for businesses or individuals to sponsor any of the eighteen holes at $100 per hole. If you are interested in playing or sponsoring a hole, please contact Doug Gordon (336.416.5797). PRAYER CONCERNS: Naomi Algood, Michael Angell, Lori Barnett, Eddie Beroth, JD Beroth, Charles Binkley, Sheila Binkley, Sherry Caudle, Betsy Harper, Jeff Heitman, Leslie Myers, Emily Norman, Pamela Padgett, Betty Shropshire, Bill Smith, Jerry Smith, Thomas Stevens, Kim Wood, Wilma Tally, Amanda Zaski Homebound / Shut-In / Nursing Care / Limited Activity: Shirley Athan, Ruth Beeding, Vernice Beroth, Jr., Eugene Bigham, Thelma Boose, Ileana Drake, Ila Frye, Eleanor McGee, Marie Presson, Jack Queen, Betty Shropshire, Melbadene Smith, Wilma Sprinkle, Ruth Trogdon, Bill & Vivian Voss How We Came and Gave Last Sunday Worship Attendance: 117 Sunday School Attendance: 44 2017 Church Budget: $346,194.00 Year to Date Contributions: $68,912.46 Needed Weekly to Meet Budget: $6,657.57 Offering Last Sunday: $4,715.00
Head Ushers Director of Christian Education Choir Director Organist Band Director Pianist
Mr. Leonard Algood, Mr. Doug Spainhour Mrs. Evie Blum Mr. David Blum Mr. Fred Wood Mr. Winfield Beroth Mrs. Kathy Rights
Olivet Moravian Church 2205 Olivet Church Road Winston-Salem, NC 27106 336.924.8063
E-mail address: olivet@windstream.net Web Page: www.olivetmoravian.org The mission of the Olivet Moravian Church is to enable individuals to find a relationship with Jesus Christ as Lord and to reflect His life in our life together and in our outreach to others. Rev. Matthew W. Allen, Pastor pastor.mwallen@gmail.com 336.413.1482