YNE BYTERIANCHURCH W
Sharing the Ministry of Jesus Christ through worship, growing, serving and caring
March 23, 2025 | 9:30 & 11:00AM
Third Sunday in Lent
TODAY’S EDUCATION & FELLOWSHIP OFFERINGS
Bible Study with Dr. Joe Modica Fireside Room | 9:30AM
Childcare for Infants & Toddlers Rooms 101/102
Confirmation Class Knox Room | 9:30AM
Coffee Hour
Connector | 10:30AM
Fellowship of the Bean Library | 9:30AM
Sunday School: 10:00AM
Pre-K (2, 3, 4-year-olds) | Rm 103
Kindergarten & 1st Grade | Rm 304
2nd & 3rd Grades | Rm 301
4th & 5th Grades | Rm 306
6th & 7th Grades | Rm 204 High School | Rm 208/209
Westminster Youth Choir Music Room | 5:00PM
Youth Group Rooms 208/209 | 6:00PM
WinGS: Let’s PAUSE.. for Lent Fireside Room | 6:00PM
PRAYER REQUESTS
Please hold the following in prayer:
Bethany, Bob, Carl, Craig, Carolyn, Diana Whaley, Jacklyn, Jane, Jess and family, Jill, Joann Palmer, Johnson, Lauren, Mason, Melissa, Nancy, Peter Forrest, Richard, Richard Cushing, Sarah Foster, Sarah Stewart, Sean, Tim, and Wendy Finisdore.
COFFEE HOUR FOOD DONATIONS
Members are asked to bring treats for Coffee Hour Fellowship held in the Connector on Sundays in-between Worship services.
Date of Donation by Surname March 30 | A - F, April 6 | G - L, April 13 | M - R, April 20 | S - Z
Please contact Marian Hollingsworth with any questions. mhholling@gmail.com OR (484) 557 - 5733
Sunday, March 23, 2025 Third Sunday in Lent
+ Please stand as you are able.
+ Call to Worship
The heavens are telling the glory of God; and the firmament proclaims his handiwork. Day to day pours forth speech, and night to night declares knowledge. There is no speech nor are there words, yet their voice goes out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. Let us worship the Lord together!
+ Hymn:
(Haydn) The Spacious Firmament on High
+ Call to Confession
+ Prayer of Confession
Holy God, we confess that we have grown complacent in our response to you. You set before us a rich feast of blessing, but we are drawn to lesser things that cannot satisfy. You call us to attend to urgent needs in the world, but we indulge our own desires. Our ways are not your ways; our thoughts do not ascend to your thoughts. Forgive us when we fall short of your claim upon our lives. Disturb our complacency and quicken our desire for a more fruitful life. By the power of your Spirit at work in us, amend who we are, so that we might become who you intend us to be. We ask this in the name of our Savior, your Son, Jesus Christ. Amen.
+ Declaration of Forgiveness
Know that you are forgiven, and be at peace. Thanks be to God.
+ Response of Praise: What Wondrous Love is This (Verse 2)
WONDROUS LOVE
+ Passing of the Peace
The peace of Christ be with you. And also with you.
Words of Welcome & Announcements | Rev. Ryan Balsan
Prayer for Illumination
Scripture Reading | Psalm 6:1-8
+ Hymn 417: SOUTHWELL Lord Jesus, Think on Me
Scripture Reading | Matthew 8:28-9:8
Anthem | Quartet
Haste Thee , O God Adrian Batten (1591-1637)
Haste Thee , O God to deliver me , make haste to help me. Let them be ashamed and confounded that seek after my soul. Let them for their reward be soon brought to shame , that cry over me: "There , there , there." But let all those who seek thee be joyful and glad in thee , and let all such as delight in thy salvation say always: "The Lord be praised!" Amen.
Sermon | “Trouble By the Lake” | The Rev. Ryan Balsan
Time for Reflection
Affirmation of Faith | The Apostles’ Creed
I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth.
I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried; he descended to the dead.
On the third day he rose again; he ascended into heaven, he is seated at the right hand of the Father, he will come to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.
Invitation to Gratitude
Text the word GIVE (not case sensitive) to our church's Giving Number: (610)-819-4483, or scan the QR code on your phone. Please feel free to give in-person as well.
Offertory Anthem | 9:30AM Chancel Choir | 11:00AM Quartet + Choral Scholars
My God is a Rock Trad. Spiritual/Arr. by Gary Walth (b. 1953)
My God is a rock , God is a rock , my God is a rock in a weary land. God is a rock , my God is a rock; a shelter in the time of storm. I ask my God to guide me while in this world I dwell; to show the way to heaven above and avoid the depths of hell. My God is great and mighty, a God of priceless worth; a God of love , a God of hope, who will bring peace to the earth. And when the storms are raging, and despair is everywhere, I feel blest knowing I'm a child of God , and I'm safe , of , so safe in God's care. My God is a rock , God is a rock , my God is a rock in a weary land. God is a rock , my God is a rock; a shelter in the time of storm.
+ Doxology (Hymn 606) and Prayer of Dedication
Orison | 9:30AM Chancel Choir | 11:00AM Quartet + Choral Scholars
Hear Us as We Pray, O Lord Boyd Bacon (b. 1948)
Prayers of the People & The Lord’s Prayer
+ Hymn 435: IN BABILONE There’s a Wideness in God’s Mercy
Benediction | 9:30AM Chancel Choir | 11:00AM Quartet + Choral Scholars
Lead Us , O Lord Boyd Bacon
Postlude | John Grecia, organ Christus , der ist mein Leben Johann Gottfried Walther (1684-1748)
LOOKING AHEAD IN WORSHIP
JOIN US ON SUNDAYS AT 9:30* & 11:00AM
*Livestream available
Sunday, March 30
Rev. Ryan Balsan Preaching Fourth Sunday of Lent
Sunday, April 6
Rev. Ryan Balsan Preaching Fifth Sunday of Lent
JOIN US FOR HOLY WEEK
*Livestream available
Palm Sunday | April 13
Worship at 9:30* & 11:00AM
Rev. Katy Shevel Preaching 9:30AM Children’s Procession
*Good Friday at WPC | April 18
Worship at 12:00PM
Rev. Ryan Balsan Preaching
Procession to WPC starts at 11:45AM at Wayne United Methodist Church.
*Maundy Thursday | April 17
Worship at 7:00PM
Rev. Katy Shevel Preaching
*Easter Sunday | April 20
Worship at 9:30 & 11:00AM
Rev. Ryan Balsan Preaching
Overflow seating available.
LET’S
PAUSE... FOR LENT | SUNDAYS, 6:00-8:00PM, FIRESIDE ROOM
Join women from the congregation for a 7-week devotional series for Lent. This will be a time of fellowship, dinner, Lenten reflection and prayer. Contact Courtney Bodnar at courtneyabang@gmail.com with questions, and to sign-up for weekly communication.
MUSIC
TRANSFORMS & THE COLLEGE OF WOOSTER INVITES YOU! Join us in the Sanctuary this Wednesday, March 26 at 7PM to witness the highly acclaimed Wooster Chorus, an ensemble of 50 student musicians from The College of Wooster, on their 59th annual spring tour. This award-winning group will be performing “The Sound of Silence,” a compelling exploration of contemporary choral works. Admission is free with free-will offering supporting The Cornerstone Christian Academy Orchestra in Philadelphia. We hope to see you there.
PLAN TO JOIN US FOR KATHARINE HAYHOE AT WPC
Dr. Katharine Hayhoe, is a climate scientist, professor, author of “Saving Us: A Climate Scientist’s Case for Hope and Healing in a Divided World, ” and evangelical Christian. She will speak on climate change, faith, and culture on Friday, April 4, at 7:30PM, and lead a more informal discussion, with limited spaces available, on Saturday morning, April 5, at 10:00AM. Come and hear from a scientist of faith and vision who understands that climate change is a threat multiplier which worsens today’s most serious humanitarian issues – hunger, poverty, lack of access to clean water, injustice, refugee crises, and more. Learn more at waynepres.org.
DINNER & A MOVIE:
MOANA 2 Children in Kindergarten - Grade 5 are invited to join Children’s Ministry on Friday, April 11 in the Chapel from 6:00 - 8:00PM for a special screening of Disney’s Moana 2 (2024). Pizza and popcorn are on the menu. Sign-up today at waynepres.org and email Kelli Masters with any questions at: kelli@waynepres.org.
VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED! ADVENTURE INTO THE WILD OF VBS 2025
Many volunteers make Vacation Bible School the most exciting week of the summer. Adults and teens are needed to complete our team! Help out for a day or all week. There is something for everyone to do! June 23-27 from 9AM-12PM. Contact Kelli Masters at: kelli@waynepres.org.
MARSHA EICHELBERGER
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
ADDRESS | 1449 DeKalb Street, Norristown, PA 19401
Your donation helps to build the Easter Lily tree display in the Sanctuary. Lilies available to take home following the 11:00AM service on Easter Sunday. Dedications will be published and distributed on Easter Sunday. Suggested donation is $12. Proceeds support the Chancel Decorating Fund.
