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WELCOMEPARTY
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 Sunday, April 16th, at 11:30AM at Princeton UMC and online. Scan theQRcodetogetallofthedetails!
AMAZINGGRACEWORSHIPSERIES
BEGINSAPRIL16
During the season after Easter, we’ll explore what God’s “Amazing Grace”is,lettingthesongitselfawakenustoexperiencesofGod’sgrace andfreeingourjoyfulresponsestoit.
ANEWARTISTRECEPTION
APRIL16|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
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.
THECHURCHGATHERS
Pre-ServiceMusic LetAllMortalFleshKeepSilence arr.JulieTurner
CalltoWorship
Christisrisen!
Christisrisenindeed!
Lightoutofdarkness!
Lifeoutofdeath!
Hopeoutofdespair!
Poweroutofsurrender!
bySteveGarnaas-HolmesTOHEARTHEWORDANDREFLECT
Children'sTime WhereChildrenBelong TFWS#2233
ScriptureReading John20:1-18
ThisistheWordofLife.ThanksbetoGod.
Sermon AmazingGrace! Rev.JennySmithWalz
TORESPONDINFAITH
God,thisisyourgrace,marvelousandwonderful!
Thisisyourway,alwaysandforever. YouraiseusupwithChrist,andwethankyou. Youcreateusanew,andweworshipyou.Alleluia!
Hymn ChristtheLordIsRisenToday UMH#302
PrayerofConfession fromSteveGarnaas-Holmes&GregSheer
Today,onthisdayofresurrection,weconfessourneedforyou,our needforgrace,ourneedfornewlife.GodwhoIS,RisenChrist,Holy SpiritBreath,hearourprayer:
SpiritofLife,rollthestonefromourhearts.Pauseforprayer
Letyourlightinvadeourshadows; letyourlifetransformourdeath. Pauseforprayer
Wesurrenderallinthetombofourhearts. Pauseforprayer
Raiseustonewlife.Pauseforprayer
Inthegardenofthisstillness, cometous.Speakournames.
Filluswithyourlight. silenceforprayer
WordsofAssurance
Wakeup,sleeper!Arise!Risefromthedead!
Christcallsusbyname,callsustonewlife!
Sisters,brothers,siblings,inthenameofJesusChrist,weareforgiven!
InthenameofJesusChrist,weareforgiven!
ThanksbetoGod!Alleluia!Amen.
SHARINGINWORSHIPTODAY
Acolytes-ElliotWalz,KatePotts
Liturgists-RachelHoskins,AlexHoshino
Reader-LeanneGriffiths
Musicians-JuliaHanna,YouthChoir, ChancelChoir,HandbellChoir, BillGardner
Ushers-TomSandford,VasanthVictor, IdaCahill,BhanuPrakash, BrightRajaratnam,RyanBabler
PrayersofthePeople
TheLord'sPrayer
OurFather,whoartinheaven,hallowedbeyourname.Your kin-domcome;yourwillbedoneonearthasitisinheaven.Give usthisdayourdailybread;andforgiveusourtrespassesaswe forgivethosewhotrespassagainstus.Andleadusnotinto temptation,butdeliverusfromevil.Foryoursisthekin-dom,the power,andthegloryforever.Amen.
PrayerofThanksgiving
ANDSCATTERSTOBEINTHEWORLD
Hymn ThineBeTheGlory UMH#308
Pleasewalktothechancelareaduringthelastverse ifyouwishtoparticipateinsingingtheHallelujahChorus.
Benediction
PRAYERCONCERNS
PrayersofThanksgivingforthelife,deathandresurrection ofourSaviorJesusChrist.PrayersforhealingforallsufferingfromCovid, surgeryandongoingillness,especiallyLarry,Marv,Bethandtheirfamilies Prayersforthoseworldwidesufferingprejudice,hungerandwar.
HAVEPRAYERCONCERNS?
ForourPrayerChain,callMaryLibStewartat609-632-1973 orcontactYvonneMacdonaldatyvonnee.mac@verizon.net. EmailPastorJaeHongatjae@princetonumc.orgwhenyouora familymemberisinthehospitalorinneedofapastoralcall.