WALLINGFORD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

PALM SUNDAY

MARCH 25, 2018

Welcome to Wallingford Presbyterian Church

Members and friends gather here each Sunday morning (and lots of times during the week!) to celebrate and serve. We rejoice that you are here with us, and hope that you’ll feel right at home. Please join us after worship for fellowship and light refreshments in our Fellowship Hall. Visitors are always welcomed and encouraged to participate in any of our programs, activities and ministry opportunities. A Nursery is available downstairs for preschool children. Large print bulletins are available upon request. If you need a little help hearing, portable listening devices are available. Restrooms are located in the Narthex and throughout the church building. An infant changing station and Quiet Room for nursing mothers is located off the Narthex. Activity books for children are available in the Narthex.

Please ask an usher if you need help; we are here to assist you!

Sunday, March 25 Wednesday (continued)

Palm Sunday 7:30 pm- Taizé Service

10:00 am- Sunday School All Evening- Labyrinth Walk

10:00 am- Worship Thursday, March 29

10:00 am- Nursery Care 7:30 pm- Boy Scout Troop 277

11:00 am- Confirmation Class 7:30 pm- Communion/Tenebrae Service

11:15 am- Lenten Study Friday, March 30

Pastor François preaching 9:00 am-9:00 pm -Church open for guided

Monday, March 26 meditation

Co-op Spring Break This Week Office will close at 12:30pm

9:30 am- Adult Bible Study Saturday, March 31

7:30pm- Stephen Ministry Sunday, April 1

Tuesday, March 27 Easter Sunday

9:00 am- Yoga 6:30 am- Sunrise Service

7:30 pm-Strawberry Festival Comm. 8:30 am- Worship

Wednesday, March 28 7:30 am- Breakfast

8:45 am- Breakfast Group-Court Diner 10:00 am- Worship

10:00 am- Fellowship of Friends 10:00 am- Nursery Care

6:30 pm- Stone Soup Dinner 10:00 am- Sunday School

Pastor François preaching

A community where all who seek God are Welcome…

A STEPHEN SERIES CONGREGATION

A community where all who seek God are Welcome…

A STEPHEN SERIES CONGREGATION

Order of Worship

Gathering Before the Word Words of Meditation “Trust a crowd to look at the wrong end of a miracle every time.”

—Kurt Vonnegut, Palm Sunday: An Autobiographical Collage Welcome and Ritual of Friendship

Time of Greeting and “Peace” The peace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. And also with you. Opening Prayer The Lord be with you. And also with you. *Call to Worship Open the doors of this holy place that we may enter and give thanks to God for this is the day God has made. (Wave your palm branches as you say) We will rejoice and be glad in it! God has opened the doors of grace and all creation is invited to join in praise for this is the day God has made. (Wave your palm branches as you say) We will rejoice and be glad in it! Blessed is the One who comes in God’s name to shed light on our darkness for this is the day God has made. (Wave your palm branches as you say) We will rejoice and be glad in it! *Opening Hymn 196 All Glory Laud and Honor Valet Will Ich Dir Geben (v. 1 and 2) A Time with Young Disciples All children are invited to come forward at this time. Parents are encouraged to accompany their younger children and sit with them. After the message, Sunday School age children will be excused with their teachers. Visiting parents with children are welcome to escort their children along with the teachers to the Sunday School classes or the church nursery. On the first & third Sundays of the month, MS/HS Students are invited to sit together near the front of the sanctuary during the service. Musical Offering When I Survey the Wondrous Cross arr. Phillip Kelveren

ENCOUNTERING GOD’S WORD Reading Holy Week Ann Weems Reading Mark 11:1-11 Response 200 A Cheering, Chanting, Dizzy Crowd Christian Love

(v. 1 choir only; v. 2-3 choir and congregation) Reading Mark 11:15-18 Response 209 My Song is Love Unknown Love Unknown (v. 1, 3, and 5) Reading Matthew 26:6-16 Response Choral Anthem Come, My Way, My Truth, My Life John Leavitt Come, my Way, my Truth, my Life: Such a Way as gives us breath; Such a Truth as ends all strife; Such a Life as killeth death. Come, my Joy, my Love, my Heart: Such a Joy as none can move; Such a Love as none can part; Such a Heart as joys in love. (Words by George Herbert) Reading Luke 22:7-21 Response 202 An Upper Room Did our Lord Prepare O Waly Waly (v. 1 and 2) Reading Matthew 26:30-46 Solo Beneath the Cross of Jesus arr. David Ferreira

Lisa Tolomeo Higgins, flute Reading Luke 22:54-71 Response 218 Ah, Holy Jesus Herzliebster Jesu (v. 1, 2, 5) Reading Mark 15:25-39

Solo The Crucifixion (from “The Hermit Songs”) Samuel Barber Kara Mulder, soprano

At the cry of the first bird They began to crucify Thee, O Swan! Never shall lament cease because of that. It was like the parting of day from night. Ah, sore was the suffering borne By the body of Mary’s Son, But sorer still to Him was the grief Which for His sake Came upon His Mother. (Words from 12th C. Monk; translated by Howard Mumford Jones) Passion / Palm Sunday Meditation RESPONDING TO THE WORD Sharing in Mission and Ministry Call to Stewardship Offertory O Sacred Head Now Wounded arr. Phillip Kelveren *Doxology Praise God from whom all blessings flow; Praise God all creatures here below; Praise God above, ye heavenly host; Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen. Prayer of Dedication Prayer of Thanksgiving, Pastoral Prayer, Silent Prayer and the Lord’s Prayer Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy Kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory, forever. Amen. *Closing Hymn 215 What Wondrous Love Is This Wondrous Love Benediction Postlude Hosanna in the Highest Tom Birchwood *Those who are able, please stand. “Words and music printed for the hymns, Reprinted under OneLicense.net #A71731.”

The chancel flowers are to the Glory of God by Holly Renegar in honor of Hadley Renegar and

in memory of Hal Renegar and Eleanor Conley.

Thank you to Helen Picher, Nate Braden, Tim Childers, Kelly Montague and all who assisted with the worship service this morning, those volunteering to usher, and to those assisting with

fellowship time today. One Great Hour of Sharing continues during Lent. Our church will be collecting OGHS offerings to support disaster assistance, hunger reduction, and self-development programs. This year’s theme is “You shall be called repairers of the breach,” taken from Isaiah 58. Envelopes will be available in the pew racks for your contributions beginning today, March 11th. We will dedicate our OGHS offering on Easter Sunday, April 1st. Easter Egg-stravaganza We will be hosting our annual Easter Egg-stravaganza egg hunt on Saturday, March 31st at 10 AM. We need lots of candy (enough to stuff 3000+ eggs) and lots of help to do the stuffing on Wednesday, March 28th at 4:30 pm. We will also need volunteers to put out eggs on the morning of the hunt. Round bins to collect candy are available in the narthex and Fellowship Hall. Candy should be individually wrapped. (Note: We are dropping the no nuts restriction this year.) Please contact Teresa Ahern Sawyer, Jen Nicholas, or Walt Kaminski, or sign up in Fellowship Hall if you can help. Lenten Study Opportunities Over the course of Lent, Pastors François and Taylor and Musical Director Liz Braden will be giving a series of Lenten study classes after the worship service on Sunday. The schedule is as follows: Sunday March 25th - TODAY Palm Sunday. Join Pastor François for a look at the history and observance of Holy Week, Maundy Thursday and Good Friday particularly. Why are these days considered “Holy” for Christians and what does it mean to have Holy Days in an increasingly secular society. Stone Soup Dinner is rescheduled for Wednesday, March 28th at 6:30pm: An old children’s story tells of a group of strangers who, finding themselves hungry and without provisions, ask the townspeople for food. When the locals refuse, the strangers begin boiling stones in a large cauldron, drawing curiosity from the neighbors. As each townsperson comes to ask about what’s happening, they think of something in their pantry that might improve the soup, and bring some along to contribute. At the end, the whole town feasts together on the soup they made from shar-ing what they had. Join us for our own “stone soup” dinner, as we share in community. Bring something delicious to share. Soup and bread will be provided. Labyrinth Walk and Taizé Service is rescheduled for Wednesday March 28th from 7pm to 8:30 pm. All are invited to walk the prayer labyrinth in Fellowship Hall as we contemplate our Lenten Journey. At 7:30, join us for a Taizé service of Healing and Wholeness.

Rise Against Hunger Sunday, April 22, the Mission and Service Committee will again sponsor a meal packing event for Rise Against Hunger. Great fun for ages 6 to 96. We will need volunteers for load in at 7:30 am, lunch crew volunteers, and volunteers for the pack out. The salad and pizza lunch for volunteers will begin at about 12 noon, with the pack out following immediately. We are generally finished by 3 pm at the latest. Volunteers will be also needed for the load out and clean up. Sign-up sheets are in Fellowship Hall. Families are welcome, and childcare will be provided for children under age 6. Thanks in advance for volunteering and considering this opportunity. Have questions? Contact David Rudd at 484-479-3672, 717-644-5450, or rudd@lvc.edu Shred and Fed Save the date and save your old papers and records. Saturday, April 21st 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm, rain or shine, come feed the shredder and help stock the local food banks. The Mission and Service Committee sponsors this shredding event, which is free if you bring non-perishable food items. (We accept cash donations for the food banks as well). Last year, we collected more than 800 pounds of food and over $600 in cash donations. Just save your papers and bring them to the WPC Parking lot and we will do the rest. Any questions? Con-tact Jeni Albany. The next BookLook will take place on Wednesday, May 16 at 7:30 PM. We are reading Ed Asner’s The Grouchy Historian ... The book is a humorous, satirical, and extensive exam-ination of the real story of the creation of the Constitution and the nature of the men who met in Philadelphia in the spring and summer of 1787 to amend the Articles of Confederation… and ended up creating our Constitution and the Bill of Rights. It is an issue-by-issue review of the alternative interpretations of the Constitution that fill our current political press. Book costs approximately $11. Holy Week Schedule Palm Sunday. March 25th: 10:00 am Worship 10:00 am Sunday School 11:15 am Lenten Study Holy Wednesday 6:30 pm Stone Soup Dinner 7:30 pm Taizé Service and Labyrinth Walking Maundy Thursday, March 29th: 7:30 pm Service of Communion and Tenebrae Good Friday, March 30th: 9:00am-9:00 pm The Sanctuary will be open for guided meditation throughout the day. Easter Sunday, April 1st: 6:30 am Sunrise Service 7:30 am Brunch in the Reception Room 8:30 am Easter Sunday Service 10:00 am Easter Sunday Service 10:00 am Sunday School

Cares and Concerns

Please note that prayer concerns will be listed in the bulletin for four consecutive weeks. If you wish to have your concern listed again, please fill out a new prayer card or contact the office.

STAFF

Rev. François Lacroix, Pastor Rev. Taylor Mills, Associate Pastor Elizabeth Braden, Director of Music

Pat Kelly & Kate Callahan, Church Administrator Judith Kenworthy, Clerk of Session

Andy Yost, Treasurer

Wallingford Presbyterian Church 110 E. Brookhaven Rd, Wallingford, Pennsylvania 19086

website: www.wallingfordpres.org Phone: 610/566-1644, Fax: 610/892-0558

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In our Prayers this week:

Maria

We Continue to Pray for:

A loved one of the Callahans Mina Varney

June Schneider (Mom of Mary Smith) Sharon Feist

Debbie Teti (Daughter of Mary Rose) Ryan Kilpatrick

Francis Donnelly Rev. Joe (friend of Bob & Mary)

Mary Paul Esther

Men, women and veterans of our armed forces

Our Missionaries: Charles Knuckles for City Team Rescue & Recovery, San Jose, CA

Rev. Dr. Barry Dawson & Shelley Dawson, Pres. World Mission, Southeast Asia

Jeni Pedzinski for International Ministries in Thailand

Charles & Melissa Johnson, Presbyterian World Mission in Zambia

John Stauffer for The America Team for Displaced Eritreans