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ANNOUNCEMENTS
EASTERSEASONALGROUP TODAY
JoinPastorTaylerandJazlynCruzforourEastertideSeasonalgroup,Sundaysat 8:45aminthePrincetonUMClibrary(withZoomoption) Together,wewilltalk aboutevangelismandpracticesharingourfaithstories.Wantmoreinformation oraZoomlink?EmailPastorTaylertayler@princetonumcorg
WELCOMEPARTY TODAY
NewtoPrincetonUMC?Hopingtomakesomenewfriendsand seewhatPrincetonUMCisallabout?ThencometotheWelcome Party!ThepartystartsTODAY,at11:30AMatPrincetonUMCand online.ScantheQRcodetogetallofthedetails!
BENEFITCONCERTATPUMC
APRIL20
Joinusat2pmonSaturday,April20inthePrincetonUMCSanctuaryfora concertfeaturingmusicfromBach,Bolcolm,Hindemith,Horovitz,andPonchielli AllproceedsgotobenefitPUMC,andmusicwillbeperformedbyseveral familiarfaces Allarewelcomeandareceptionwillfollow
EMELIATIMPOBOOKLAUNCH
APRIL21
EmeliaTimpowilldiscussherlifeandhernewbook,"Perseverance:One Woman'sJourneyfromGhanatotheUnitedNationsandBeyond"onSunday, April21intheFellowshipHall.Lightrefreshmentswillbeservedat11:30followed bythepresentationanddiscussionatnoon
APRIL 14, 2024
THIRD SUNDAY OF EASTER
Resurrection|DonnaBlackhall
THECHURCHGATHERS
Pre-ServiceMusic Prelude J.S.Bach
CalltoWorship adaptedfromSteveGarnaas-Holmes
TheLivingGodistheRootofLife.WegrowandblossomfromGod’sheart.
Godistheriver;weareGod’sflowing.
ChrististheFloweringofLove.Wegivethanksforthebeautyofhisgrace.
Godisthevine;wearethebranches.
TheHolySpiritistheFireofGod.God’sloveburnsinus,andshinesintothe world
WeareGod’scandle;Godistheflame.
WebelongtoGod;weworshipGod;weserveGod.Alleluia!
Hymn PraisetotheLord,theAlmighty UMH#139 v1,3-5
PrayerofConfession adaptedfromSteveGarnaas-Holmes
TrustinginGod’stendermercy,letusconfessoursintoGodwithoneanother.
GodofLife,youarethevine,andweareyourbranches.Butweconfessthat wehavetriedtoliveseparatefromyou.Wehavenotrootedourselvesin you,oropenedourselvestoyourlifeandyourspiritandyourpowerflowing throughus,yourloveandyourbeautyblossominginus.Ourlivesbecome dryandfruitless.Godoflife,wedesiretoberootedinyou,joinedtoyou,part ofyou.Returnustoyou;forgiveus,andfillusagainwithyourlife. silenceforprayer
WordsofAssurance
Godgathersusclosetoimmerseusinlove. WiththatloveofGod,wehaveallweneedtoloveourselvesandlove others.
InthenameofJesusChrist,weareforgiven!
InthenameofJesusChrist,weareforgiven!ThanksbetoGod!Alleluia! Amen.
TOHEARTHEWORDANDREFLECT
MusicMinistry
TheWonderfulNews
SHARINGINWORSHIPTODAY
Acolytes-AndrewAryeetey, RJAryeetey
Liturgists-RaphaelAryeetey, RenaiEllison
Reader-JuliCollins
Musicians-Chancelchoir,JuliaHanna, ScottCollins
Ushers-IdaCahill,BrightRajaratnam, TomSandford,BhanuPrakash
DanSchutte
TODAY'SFLOWERSAREGIVEN
INMEMORYOFALBERTTIMPO
Children'sTime WhereChildrenBelong TFWS#2233
ScriptureReadings 1John4:7-19
ThisistheWordofLife.ThanksbetoGod.
Sermon Rev JennySmithWalz
BYAWOYE,EMEFA,EDEM,AND EMELIA
Hymn HaveThineOwnWay,Lord UMH#328
TheLord'sPrayer
OurFather,whoartinheaven,hallowedbeyourname.Your kingdomcome;yourwillbedoneonearthasitisinheaven.Give usthisdayourdailybread;andforgiveusourtrespassesaswe forgivethosewhotrespassagainstus.Andleadusnotinto temptation,butdeliverusfromevil.Foryoursisthekingdom, thepower,andthegloryforever.Amen.
Offertory SonatinaMvt.II,“Lento,quaziandente” Horovitz
Hymn Doxology UMH#94
PrayerofThanksgiving
ANDSCATTERSTOBEINTHEWORLD
Hymn AttheFontWeStartOurJourney FWS#2114
Benediction PrayersofthePeople TORESPONDINFAITH
Postlude RigaudonfromTenPianoPieces Prokofiev
PRAYERCONCERNS
Prayersforthesick,hospitalized,lonely,homeless,anddepressedandallthose whocareforthem
Weespeciallyrememberthisweek,thefamilyofSusanAlcantarawhodied4/4, JenniferArmentohomeboundwithsickness,MarjorieGrant,EricGillette,and EileenFransisco.
PrayersforthepeopleofIsrael,Palestine,Lebanon,Ukraine,Russia,andother countriesexperiencingthehorrorsofwar.Prayersfortheirleaderstofindpeaceful solutions.
HAVEPRAYERCONCERNS?
ForourPrayerChain,callYvonneMacdonaldat609-577-8369
oremailheratyvonnee.mac@verizon.net.EmailPastorTaylerNecoechea attayler@princetonumc.orgwhenyouorafamilymemberisinthehospital orinneedofapastoralcall.