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WELCOMEPARTY
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New to Princeton UMC? Hoping to make some new friends and see what Princeton UMC is all about? Then come to the Welcome Party! The party starts today at 11:30AM at Princeton UMC and online. There will be four sessions.ScantheQRcodetogetallofthedetails!
AMAZINGGRACEJAR BEGINSTODAY
You are encouraged to take an "Amazing Grace" slip or two from the churchpewtotakehomeandrecordyourgraceexperiencesthisweek. Puttheminajartocreateyourownlittlespaceforgraceathome!
ANEWARTISTRECEPTION TODAY|11:30AM-2:30PM
Cornerstone Community Kitchen and PUMC are partnering together to showcase art from Anew Artist Alliance. Come down to the Fellowship Hall to meet the artists, enjoy the art exhibit, and enjoy some light refreshments.
NEWRECYCLINGOPPORTUNITY DROPOFFANYTIME
Got holes in your socks? Did one sock disappear in the dryer? Our Terracycle collection will now take any brand of sock to recycle. Please put them in the terracycle bin in our recycling center outside of FellowshipHalldownstairs.
APRIL 16, 2023
SECOND SUNDAY OF EASTER
"RETURN OF THE PRODIGAL SON"
BY BRENT KASTLER
THECHURCHGATHERS
Pre-ServiceMusic Ogiven°2 ErikSatie
CalltoWorship
TOHEARTHEWORDANDREFLECT
MusicMinistry WelcomeHome BradNix adaptedfromSteveGarnaas-Holmes
Godoflove,whenwewanderawayitisyourgrace thatcallsusbacktoyou.
Youreceiveuswithmercy,andwegivethanks. RisenChrist,whenwearelostandlonelyinafarland, youaccompanyusinlove,andguideushome
Youreceiveuswithgrace,andwegivethanks. HolySpirit,yourjoyinuscallsus,awakensus,andbringsustolife. Wecelebrate,forwewhowerelostarefound!
Wewhoweredeadarealive!
Hymn Come,ThouFountofEveryBlessing UMH#400
PrayerofConfession adaptedfromTheAnglicanChurchofCanada, AnnSiddall,andThomShuman
Godofallgrace,youopenyourarmstoacceptusevenbeforewe turntomeetyourwelcome.Byyourgrace,wakeusuptoourselves andtoyou.Turnustowardyouropenarms.
Youofferusforgivenessevenbeforeourheartsaresoftenedto repentance.Byyourgrace,freeusfromtheillusionofperfection, sothatwemightbemorefullyhuman:peopleinneedofyou.
Holdbeforeusthepromiseofresurrection:ourhumanitymadenew. Byyourgrace,healourtendenciestochaseafterimaginarylives, sothatwemightlivefullyandtrulyathomeinyou.silenceforprayer
WordsofAssurance
Godrollsawayeverythingthatstandsinourway-ourpast,oursin, ourpain,ourhesitation,andreshapesusintonewpeoplelivinginthe newcreation.
Thisisamazinggrace.
InthenameofJesusChrist,weareforgiven!
InthenameofJesusChrist,weareforgiven! ThanksbetoGod!Alleluia!Amen.
TODAY'SFLOWERSARE
Children'sTime WhereChildrenBelong TFWS#2233
ScriptureReading Luke15:11-32
ThisistheWordofLife.ThanksbetoGod.
Sermon NowISee Rev.JennySmithWalz
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 SonatainA DomenicoScarlatti
Hymn Doxology UMH#94
PrayerofThanksgiving
ANDSCATTERSTOBEINTHEWORLD
Hymn GraceGreaterThanOurSin UMH#365
Benediction
Postlude Humoresquefrom4Klaverstykker EyvindAlnæs
PRAYERCONCERNS
SHARINGINWORSHIPTODAY
Acolytes-HazelandLiamCheng
Liturgists-RaphaelAryeetey, MickeyHamilton
Reader-JuliCollins
Musicians-JuliaHanna, ChancelChoir
Ushers-RichHadley,RalphNewhall, SteveWong,James&UlandaFrisbee
GIVENBY EmeliaTimpo
PrayersofThanksgivingfortheHolyweekservicesandallwhoplanned andtookpartinthem.PrayersforhealingforallsufferingfromCovid, surgeryandongoingillnessespeciallyLarry,Marv,Beth,NancyDawnand theircaregivers.Prayersforthoseworldwidesufferingprejudice,hunger andwar.Andforthoseinvolvedinestablishingbettergunlaws.
HAVEPRAYERCONCERNS?
ForourPrayerChain,callMaryLibStewartat609-632-1973 orcontactYvonneMacdonaldatyvonnee.mac@verizon.net. EmailPastorJaeHongatjae@princetonumc.orgwhenyouora familymemberisinthehospitalorinneedofapastoralcall.