Worship | Sunday March 28, 2010

Palm Sunday

At CCC, we honor and celebrate people of all races, cultures, ages, abilities,
sexual orientations and gender identity.

Let us now enter into the Holy One’s presence.

Welcome and Announcements

Processional Chant(back of bulletin)                                                           Pearson, arr. Max Scribner
Hosanna! Blessed is the One Who Comes!  

Introit                                                               Hosanna Filio David                      Tomas Luis da Victoria
The Chancel Choir
                             
*Call to Worship
The journey has been long; sometimes challenging and sometimes joyous.
It has been a time filled with mysteries and miracles.
We rejoice! For Jesus Christ is in our midst.
Jesus comes to us with joy and hope.
Hosanna!
Hosanna! Blessed is the one who comes in the name of our God!

*Hymn of Praise # 216                            All Glory, Laud and Honor                             ST. THEODULPH

Prayer Of Invocation And The Lord’s Prayer
Joyous God, we enter into the story, awaiting your coming in a most surprising way—unrehearsed, without ceremony, on an unridden donkey. Receive each prayer which we have offered and touch our lives as you pass by. As Jesus prayed together we say…
Holy God, who art in heaven, hallowed be your name.  Your kingdom come, your 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.  Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever and ever.  Amen.

Musical Offering                                         Do You See That Man?                                     Russell Nagy
The Chapel Choir

Time With Children                                                                                                                                   Kristen Curlee                                                                                                                                     Rev. Susan A. Henderson                                                                                               
Mission Moment                                                                                                              Olen Stephens

Call to Confession
            let us confess how much we are like the Jerusalem people of long ago.

Prayer of Corporate and Personal Confession
Holy and gentle God,
We confess that we want you to meet our expectations
     rather than changing our lives to meet yours.
We confess that we are often changeable and self-centered
     like the Jerusalem crowd shouting “Hosanna”
     one day and “Crucify” the next.
            We confess that we prefer this festivity of Palm Sunday
                  to the quiet sadness of Holy Week.
            Forgive us all our transgressions and help us take up
                 our own crosses and follow you.   silent reflection…

Assurance of Grace
            When we cry “Hosanna,” God enters our lives with forgiveness.
            God turns us around, opens our eyes and renews our faith.
            We are truly blessed. Thanks be to God.  Amen.

Musical Offering                                           The Holy City                                       Maybrick/Weatherly
Nathan Hill, saxophone

Scripture                                                                Luke 19:28-40                                            Tom Ault
                                                                               
Meditation                                                                  “Jesus”                         Rev. Susan A. Henderson
                                   
Call To Prayer
 The Lord be with you.
And also with you.
Lift up your hearts.
We lift them up unto the Lord.
Let us pray,

Pastoral Prayer                                                                                                             Rev. Amy Lewis   

Presentation of Tithes and Offering

Offertory                                                                                                spiritual, arr. Robert DeCormier
 Ride On, King Jesus
The Chancel Choir
                       
*Doxology                                                                                        sung to the tune: OLD HUNDREDTH
            Praise God from whom all blessings flow;
            Praise God, all creatures here below;
            Praise God for all that love has done;
            Creator, Christ, and Spirit, One.                                                                    

*Prayer of Dedication
Loving God, we lay gifts before you, as palms were placed before Jesus so long ago.  We offer them with thanksgiving, and joy. Receive them from our hands that they may become a greater blessing in yours. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.

*Hymn of Going Forth # 290                                                                                            MORECAMBE
Spirit of God, Descend upon My Heart

Benediction   
                        Portions of Luke 22:14-49 paraphrased

The Lenten way has become the way of the cross
and we must journey forward watching every  step.
            We walk into this week, into the unfolding story,
confident in God’s steadfast love which endures forever.

Postlude                                                              Sanctus                                                               Charles Gounod
The Chancel Choir; Rachel Green, soprano
The CCC String Ensemble; Sam Brush, conducting

Please turn off cell phones during the worship service.

Sign Language Interpreter
Emily Shaw

Flowers
Flowers are given by Audrey and Claudia Tornblom in memory of
Grandparents/parents Nadine Tornblom and Ron Tornblom

Portions of this service were adapted from
Worship Ways, a resource of the United Church of Christ;
Leading from Within—Poetry that Sustains the Courage to Lead
edited by Sam M. Intrator and Megan Scribner;
Improbable Gift of Blessings by Maren C. Tirabassi and Joan Jordan Grant
Congregational Life, a resource of Seasons of the Spirit;

All musical resources reprinted with permission under CCLI License 2837543

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Lectionary Readings for April 4
Acts 10:34-43 or Isaiah 65:17-25
Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24
1 Corinthians 15:19-26 or Acts 10:34-43
John 20:1-18 or Luke 24:1-12

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