Weareadiversefaithcommunity, engagedinenliveningspirituallythirstypeople tojoyfullyrespondtoGod’slove andgrowasdisciplesofChrist, sothattogetherwemayexperiencethefullnessoflife.
RESTORE!LENTENSMALLGROUPS
CONTINUINGTHISWEEK
Experience numerous ways to participate and enter into God's sabbath rest this Lenten season through a weekly lenten small group. Several sessions are being offered: Sundays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. More information about times and locations is available at princetonumcorg/lent-easter
LENTENPRAYERSERVICE
TUESDAYS|12:00PM
Each Tuesday in Lent, we gather together for a time of prayer and reflectioninthePrincetonUMCChapel.Theserviceisopenforin-person attendance, as well as via livestream at princetonumc.org. Attendees areinvitedtostayafterwardforasessionoftheLentenSmallGroup.
EASTEREGGHUNT
SIGNUPTODAY
OurannualEasterEggHuntisback!Children,families,andadultsareall welcome to join in the fun at this intergenerational event. There will be worshiptime,crafts,andavisitfromtheEasterbunny.Therewillbetwo egg hunts offered: one for our youngest egg hunters and the other for ourolderchildren.ThiseventhappensatourKingstonCampus,outside on the playground area and parking lot. Let us know you ' re coming at princetonumc.org/lent-easter.
THECHURCHGATHERS
Pre-ServiceMusic Lamartine BenjaminGodard
CalltoWorship
adaptedfromSteveGarnaas-Holmes
EternalGod,whosebreathistheuniverse,whoseWordistheworld amazed,wepraiseyou.
CreatingGod,whowithdelightandplay,withwisdomandbeauty fashionseverycreature— inlove,wethankyou.
LovingGod,youweaveusintothegreatweboflife,whichisourshared home,ourcommonbody,our onebelonging.
Grateful,weworshipyou.
Hymn OGod,YouMadetheSabbathDay tune:UMH#213;lyrics:seeinsert
ThisLent,everyLent,weexaminethewaysourrelationshipswithGod, others,self,andcreationhavebecomebroken,bent,offtrack.Aswe do,weareinvitedtoseehowalloftheserelationshipsareinterwoven andintertwined.Today,asweconfessthewayswestruggletolove creation,maywealsobeawareofhowwestruggletoloveGod, others,andourselvestoo.
CreatorGod,weconfesswehavenothonoredyourCreation;we havenotloveditasyouhavelovedus.Wehavethoughtourselves separate,notpartofyourCreation.Wedonotknowhowtoletthe landrest.
Forgiveourignoranceandarrogance,ourgreedand destructiveness.BringusagainintotheonenessofyourCreation; forgiveus,healourfearsandtransformourdesires,andshepherd ustobegoodstewardsofthegiftoflife. silenceforprayer
WordsofAssurance
Seeingourbrokenness,Godhealsandforgivesus GodknitsusbackintorightrelationshipwithallofGod'screation. InthenameofJesusChrist,weareforgiven! InthenameofJesusChrist,weareforgiven! ThanksbetoGod!Amen.
SHARINGINWORSHIPTODAY
Acolytes-AjubeHagan, RaphaelAryeetey,Jr.
Liturgists-RaphaelAryeetey, AnnaIfft,Rev.SusanVictor
Reader-AndrewAryeetey
Musicians-JuliaHanna, HandbellChoir
Ushers-RichHadley,RalphNewhall, SteveWong,James&UlandaFrisbee, DougFullman,RyanBabler
TOHEARTHEWORDANDREFLECT
MusicMinistry
Children'sTime WhereChildrenBelong TFWS#2233
ScriptureReading Leviticus25:1-7
ThisistheWordofLife.ThanksbetoGod.
Sermon SabbathforLand PastorJaeHong
TORESPONDINFAITH
PrayersofthePeople
TheLord'sPrayer
OurFather,whoartinheaven,hallowedbeyourname.Your kin-domcome;yourwillbedoneonearthasitisinheaven.Give usthisdayourdailybread;andforgiveusourtrespassesaswe forgivethosewhotrespassagainstus.Andleadusnotinto temptation,butdeliverusfromevil.Foryoursisthekin-dom,the power,andthegloryforever.Amen.
Offertory EpílogofromEscenasRománticas EnriqueGranados
Hymn Doxology UMH#95
PrayerofThanksgiving
ANDSCATTERSTOBEINTHEWORLD
Hymn TheLone,WildBird(v.1,2,4,5) TFWS#2052
Benediction
Postlude CírculosRítmicos JoaquínTurina
TODAY'SFLOWERS AREGIVENINMEMORYOF
LovedOnes
BYCURTHILLEGASPRAYERCONCERNS
PrayersforPUMCmembersandfriendsDonald,Larry,Marv,Bethandtheir families,HealingforthosewithCOVIDandforthoseundergoingsurgeries. PrayersforthepeopleofUkraineandRussiaandforallinvolvedin humanitarianaidthroughouttheworld.Athome,prayersforallthose experiencingprejudiceandthoseworkingtoreformGunLaws.
HAVEPRAYERCONCERNS?
ForourPrayerChain,callMaryLibStewartat609-632-1973 orcontactYvonneMacdonaldatyvonnee.mac@verizon.net. EmailPastorJaeHongatjae@princetonumc.orgwhenyouora familymemberisinthehospitalorinneedofapastoralcall
LandofRest KarenThompson PrayerofConfession adaptedfromSteveGarnaas-Holmes Hymn BlessedQuietness(v.1,3-5) TFWS#2142E a s t e r L i l i e s
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P h o n e :
OGodYouMadetheSabbathDay
TunecanfoundbefoundinUMH#213
OGod,youmadetheSabbathday, Yourgift,yourlaw,yourhealingway.
Youalsomade,withineachheart
Alongingforthisdayapart.
Yougaveyourchildren,long-oppressed, YourfreeinggiftofSabbathrest.
YougiveusSabbathfreedom,too: Ourlivesaremorethanworkwedo!
Life'ssacredrhythmseemslonggone; Theworld,unblinking,carrieson.
YourSpiritcallsus!Slowourpace
Thatwemayhearyourwordofgrace.
ChristJesuslives!Hemakesusnew!
OnSundaysnow,weworshipyou.
Withheartsuplifted,joyrestored, Yourchurchgoesouttoserveyou,Lord.
Copyright©2000byCarolynWinfreyGillette. Allrightsreserved.
OGodYouMadetheSabbathDay
TunecanfoundbefoundinUMH#213
OGod,youmadetheSabbathday, Yourgift,yourlaw,yourhealingway.
Youalsomade,withineachheart
Alongingforthisdayapart.
Yougaveyourchildren,long-oppressed, YourfreeinggiftofSabbathrest.
YougiveusSabbathfreedom,too: Ourlivesaremorethanworkwedo!
Life'ssacredrhythmseemslonggone; Theworld,unblinking,carrieson.
YourSpiritcallsus!Slowourpace
Thatwemayhearyourwordofgrace.
ChristJesuslives!Hemakesusnew! OnSundaysnow,weworshipyou.
Withheartsuplifted,joyrestored, Yourchurchgoesouttoserveyou,Lord.
Copyright©2000byCarolynWinfreyGillette. Allrightsreserved.