The Mission of the Sandy Creek United Methodist Church is: To open hearts by putting faith and love in action through works, deeds and words that heal and free; To open our minds by worshiping together as a faith family, by reading and studying the Bible and by growing in knowledge and love of God through disciplined Christian living; To open our doors by living the belief that all persons are of sacred worth, and by seeking to live locally, nationally, and globally in Christian community, welcoming, loving and forgiving one another.Welcome Announcements Sharing the Peace of Christ

L: May the peace of Christ be with you, P: And also with you!

Call to Worship (Psalm 119:33-40)Leader: Teach me, O Lord, the way of your statutes; and I

will keep it to the end.People: Give me understanding, that I may keep your law and observe

it with my whole heart.Leader: Lead me in the path of your commandments, for I

delight in it.People: Incline my heart to your testimonies, and not to

gain! Leader: Turn my eyes from looking at vanities; and give me

life in your ways.People: Confirm to your servant your promise, which is

for those who fear you.Leader: Turn away the reproach which I dread; for your

ordinances are good.People: Behold, I long for your precepts; in your

righteousness give me life!

*Hymn “Morning Has Broken” #145

Invocation (Prayer of Confession)Leader: Lord, we confess our day to day failure to be truly human.People: Lord, we confess to you.Leader: Lord, we confess that we often fail to love with all we have and are, often because we do not fully understand what loving means, often because we are afraid of risking ourselves.People: Lord, we confess to you. Leader: Lord, we cut ourselves off from each other and we erect barriers of division.People: Lord, we confess to you. Leader: Lord, we confess that by silence and ill-considered word People: we have built up walls of prejudice.Leader: Lord, we confess that by selfishness and lack of sympathyPeople: we have stifled generosity and left little time for others.Leader: Holy Spirit, speak to us. Help us to listen to your word of forgiveness, for we are very deaf. Come, fill this moment and free us from sin.

*Hymn “I Sing the Almighty Power of God” #152Children's Time Children’s Sunday School (Upstairs)Prayers for God's PeopleGiving of Our Tithes and OfferingsOffertory *Offertory Response #95*Offertory Prayer

Gospel Lesson John 12: 1-11Sung Response “Gloria Patri” #70Sermon “Acts of Servanthood” *Hymn “Come Christians Join to Sing” #158*Benediction

April 8th there is a Charge conference scheduled for after church to receive an anonymous charitable grant.

LO NG-TERM PRAYER CONCERNS: Our congregation, Bishop Mark Webb, District Superintendent Rev. Mike Weeden, Rev. Daniel Bradley, United Methodist Churches and their communities, Upper NY Cabinet, Soldiers in uniform and their families: Fran Masuicca, Andrew Gemmell, Jim Horth Sr., Freida Janacek, Paul Lasher, Johnny Lewis, Stella McCabe, Sharon Reese, Nancy Ridgeway, Maggie Potish, Mary Ann Reed, Kevin Seabury, Brooke Grant, Amy Waterman-Albrecht, Lena Sinesi Fitzgerald, Stratt Killam, Betsy Murphy, Pat Atkinson, Austin Miller, Rosalind Bidwell, Charlie Peter, Shelly Seil

SHORT -TERM PRAYER CONCERNS: Week Of February 25: Dave Peter, Gordon SouleWeek Of March 4: Billy GilbertWeek Of March 11: Irene Fuller, Sara & Pete Caufield,

Friends and family of Rita Collins, Irene Joyner, George Gray

Prayer Chain Requests: Please contact Irene Fuller 387-3372 or Elaine Pierce 298-4086 with your prayer requests, or if you would like to be part of the Prayer Chain Ministry.

OPPORTUNITIES FOR FELLOWSHIP AND WORSHIPMonday: Tuesday: 7:00 pm Boy Scouts, 7:00 pm Girl ScoutsWednesday: 7:00 pm Knitting Bible Study, 7:00 pm NCMS,

8:30 pm AAThursday: Friday: 6:00 pm Senior DinnerSaturday: Boy Scout BanquetSunday: 9:30 am Adult Bible Study, 11:00 am Palm Sunday Service

The People of God who serve our community this morning:

Ministers: The Congregation: Music: Doug TowlesLiturgist: Brian Killam; Ushers: Mary Cheney & Carol

Cowan

Sandy Creek United Methodist Church

2031 Harwood Drive, P.O. Box #158Sandy Creek, New York 13145

Church 387-5111 ~ Parsonage 387-5228Email: sandycreekumc@gmail.com

www.sandycreekumc.org

Twitter: @S_Creek_UMCRev. Daniel Bradley

pastordanielbradley@yahoo.com

March 18, 2018