ORDER FOR WORSHIP
* Congregation stands
BOLD – Congregation responds
Please be mindful of your volume during the Prelude as we prepare for worship together.
PRELUDE Sonata in A minor Mozart
SALUTATION AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
*PASSING OF THE PEACE
*Sanctus
Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God of hosts.
Heaven and earth are full of your glory.
Hosanna, hosanna in the highest.
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.
Hosanna, hosanna in the highest.
*CALL TO WORSHIP Helmut Beron
(Based on Psalm 95)
O come, let us sing to the LORD!
Let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation!
Let us come into God’s presence with thanksgiving.
Let us make a joyful noise to God with songs of praise.
For the LORD is a great God, and a great King above all gods.
O Come, let us worship and bow down; let us kneel before the LORD, our maker!
*HYMN No. 622 What a Friend We Have in Jesus
PRAYER OF CONFESSION Nick Restivo
Almighty God, in Jesus Christ you love us,
but we have not loved you.
You have opened your heart to us,
and in our pride we have spurned your care.
You have given us all things, and we have squandered your gifts. We have grieved you and caused hurt to others.
Have mercy on us, O Lord, for we are sorry.
Cleanse us from our sin and receive us again into your household, that we might nevermore stray from your love
but always remain within the sound of your voice.
(Prayers of Silent Confession)
Kyrie
ASSURANCE OF PARDON/WISDOM FOR LIFE
(Based on Romans 5:1-8)
Therefore, since we are justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have obtained access to this grace in which we stand.
For while we were still weak, Christ died for us.
Indeed, rarely will anyone die for a righteous person,
but God proves his love for us.
For while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
Receive the good news of the gospel:
In Jesus Christ, we are forgiven.
CHILDREN’S BLESSING
(Following the Children’s Blessing, kids are dismissed to Children at Worship. They can be picked up there following the worship service in Room 2D.)
ANTHEM Confutatis (from the Requiem) Mozart
(Sung in Latin)
When the accused are confounded
and doomed to flames of woe,
call me among the blessed.
I kneel with submissive heart,
my contrition is like ashes,
help me in my final condition.
PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE
Lord’s Prayer (pew card)
Response Write These Words in Our Hearts
Write these words in our hearts,
we beseech you, O Lord.
PRAYER OF ILLUMINATION
O Christ, come and help our weak faith.
O Christ, create a pure heart in us;
renew and strengthen our spirit.
O Christ, your Word is near;
may it live within us and protect us always. Amen.
SCRIPTURE READINGS
Romans 5: 1-11 p.917
John 4: 5-42 pp.864-865
This is the Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
SERMON The Diagnosis is the Cure Rev. Doug Estella
CONFESSION OF FAITH
* Apostles’ Creed (pew card)
OFFERING OURSELVES AND OUR GIFTS
Offertory There is a Green Hill Herbert Sumsion
Far Away
There is a green hill far away, without a city wall,
where the dear Lord was crucified, to save us all.
We may not know, we cannot tell, what pains he had to bear but we believe it was for us he hung and suffered there.
He died that we might be forgiven, He died to make us good; That we might at last go to heaven, saved by His precious blood. There was no other good enough to pay the price of sin; He only could unlock the gate of heaven, and let us in. O dearly, dearly has he loved, and we must love him too, and trust in his redeeming blood, and try his works to do.
*Doxology (pew card)
*Prayer of Dedication
*HYMN No. 586 Teach Me Thy Way, O Lord
*BENEDICTION
Response Savior, Again to Your Dear Name
Grant us your peace throughout our earthly life:
comfort in sorrow, courage in strife;
Then when your voice shall make our conflict cease,
call us, O Lord, to your eternal peace.
POSTLUDE Improvisation on Danny Boy Sean Cotty
All are invited to join us downstairs
For coffee hour following worship.
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Announcements
MUSIC NOTE
Throughout the season of Lent, the choir will be singing a movement from Mozart's Requiem every Sunday. This moving work sets the tone for this penitent and somber season.
CHILDREN AT WORSHIP
Children at Worship is a spiritual formation program for children ages 4-9. Children are dismissed following the Junior Sermon and may be picked up from Classroom 2D after the service.
BIBLE STUDY
Bible study meets in the library on Tuesday afternoons from 3:30 p.m. until 4:45 p.m. The current study, led by Rev. Crawford, explores and ponders the parables of Jesus.
RCA LENTEN DEVOTIONS
Our denomination, the Reformed Church in America, offers a daily Lenten devotional emailed directly to your inbox. You can sign up at https://www.rca.org/resources/lent-devotions. This year’s devotions are written by disability advocates from the RCA and the Christian Reformed Church.
LENTEN MISSION
See bulletin inserts for information regarding our 2020 Lenten Mission partners, HousingPlus and La Jornada.
WOMEN’S SHELTER VOLUNTEERS
Every Friday, we house up to ten women in Gessner Hall. We need volunteers to greet, to provide food and hospitality, and to stay overnight. We are especially in need of overnight chaperones. Sign up on our website or speak with our Women’s Shelter coordinator, Maureen Saepia-Chen, following the service
FOOD FOR KIDS
School’s back in session which means that our Food for Kids ministry is back in full swing. Each week, bags of food are delivered to a local school to give to children who might be at risk of hunger over the weekend.
We are seeking donations of the following items on a regular basis:
· 1lb. white rice
· 1 can beans (red or black)
· 2 cans vegetables
· 1 can fruit
· 1lb. box of pasta
· 1 can pasta sauce
· 1 box mac & cheese
· 1 box cereal
· *1 jar peanut butter
· *1 jar jelly
*The jars of peanut butter and jelly must be plastic containers.
MUSIC IN A SACRED SPACE
Please join us on Saturday, March 28th, at 7:30 pm for a performance by Beatus Musica. In this group, our former rehearsal pianist, Tamara Kim, is joined by some of her talented opera singing colleagues. They will present a program of arias, duets, and Broadway. There will be a collection taken to benefit NYDC (New York Deaf Church) which is located in Whitestone. The performance is free and open to the public, and there will be a reception to follow in Gessner Hall.
COMMUNITY YOGA
Join us in Gessner Hall for free yoga on Wednesday evenings at 7:30p.m. If you would like to join the yoga email list, please contact the church office at office@churchonthehill.org. The class is open to all ability levels and mats are available for use.
BARGAIN BOUTIQUE
The Boutique is open on Thursdays and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Please bring your donations to the basement during these hours.
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Prayer Requests
MIRAM ALLEN
JOHN BABINSKY
DIANE BLAGBURN
LILLIAN CALFA
DAVID CERQUEIRA
GRACINDA CERQUEIRA
JOSE CERQUEIRA
MARILYN COONEY
EDWARD COTTY
ROSINA CUTICONE
FROCIONE FAMILY
BROOKE GRAFFEO
JAYNE HALLEY
HOTCHKISS FAMILY
JANE LYNCH
JORGE & TIFFANY MARTINEZ
JEAN MENDLER
RUBEN & EVA MUNOZ
DIANE THORP
JOE THORSEN
CHRISTIE TWEED
ALISON VENABLE
SANDY WESTON
*If you would like to add a loved one to the Prayer List, please contact the church office.