All Belong Here
April 3, 2022
ORDER OF SERVICE Music Director ...... Mitzi Benfield Voices ...... Jennifer Counterman ...... Ruth Hollowell Technology ...... Greg James Liturgist ...... Julia Keville Elder Deacon Pastor
...... Abbott Hunsucker ...... Cathy Marsh ...... Rev. Richard Vreeland
THE LIGHT Prelude "There Is a Balm in Gilead" arr. Thygerson, c. 2006 Lorenz Pub. Co./Lorenz Corp.
"Hymns of Creation" arr Keveren, c. 2007 Hal Leonard Corp.
Choir: "More Precious Than Silver with When I Survey the Wondrous Cross" DeShazo, arr Pethel,
Choir: Hymn #199 "When Jesus Wept" Billings
Welcome "We are an inclusive people openly welcoming persons of all sexual orientation, gender, gender identity/expression, race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status or any other designation of individuals who have known the pain of exclusion and discrimination by the church and society. We declare ourselves to be an Open and Affirming congregation, professing that all people are God’s children and deserve full inclusion in the life, leadership, ministry, fellowship, worship, sacraments of communion and baptism, as well as the church rites of marriage, death, and ordination, and the responsibilities, and blessings of participation in our congregation. With open hearts, open minds, and open doors, we invite anyone who seeks God’s amazing grace to join our church family. As Disciples, we find identity at the Lord’s table, practicing open communion for all and embracing our mission of building bridges of grace from the welcome table to every table.”
Call to Worship Liturgist: May we find courage here— ALL: courage to follow our call, courage to live out our faith. Liturgist: May we find hope here— ALL:hope for a better world, hope that refuses to let us go. Liturgist: May we find truth here— ALL:truth that lives in sacred community, truth that lives in ancient stories. Liturgist: May we find all that we seek. ALL: And in our seeking, may we know God. Amen.
Opening Hymn Hymn #61 "All Things Bright and Beautiful" Royal Oak, arr. Rawsthorne, c. 1991 Kevin Mayhew Ltd.
Prayers of The People Today we continue to pray for the people of the Ukraine. If there is someone you would like added to our Sunday prayer list, email pastor@wintervillechristian.org
Offering "The Maid With the Flaxen Hair" Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
Pass The Peace In Christ we are mothers and fathers and brothers and sisters to one another. As members of God’s family, let us share God’s peace with one another.
THE WORD Prayer of Illumination Scripture Reading John 12:1-8
Six days before the Passover Jesus came to Bethany, the home of Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead. There they gave a dinner for him. Martha served, and Lazarus was one of those at the table with him. Mary took a pound of costly perfume made of pure nard, anointed Jesus’ feet, and wiped them with her hair. The house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume. But Judas Iscariot, one of his disciples (the one who was about to betray him), said, “Why was this perfume not sold for three hundred denarii and the money given to the poor?” (He said this not because he cared about the poor, but because he was a thief; he kept the common purse and used to steal what was put into it.) Jesus said, “Leave her alone. She bought it so that she might keep it for the day of my burial. You always have the poor with you, but you do not always have me.” ONE: This is the word of God for the people of God. ALL: Thanks be to God.
Scripture Response Hymn #173 v.3 "As With Gladness" Dix
Sermon
Brazen Acts Of Beauty THE TABLE Communion Hymn
Hymn #115 "There's Something About That Name" Gloria & William Gaither, c. 1970, 1995 William J. Gaither
Communion You are invited to this Table. Each and every one of us—with our doubts, our fears, our scars, our joy, our dreams, our hopes, our questions—we are invited to God’s table.
Closing Hymn Hymn #638 "In the Bulb There Is a Flower" Sleeth, c. 1986 Hope Publishing Co.
Benediction Postlude "Everything Is Beautiful" Ray Stevens, c. 1970 Ahab Music Co., Inc.
Announcements
Maundy Thursday Tenebrae Service
April 14, @7pm 257 COOPER STREET WINTERVILLE, NC 28590
Announcements
All Church CleanUp Saturday April 9 beginning at 9:00am
Join us in some spring cleaning. We'll be working on the grounds and in the building to prepare for Easter. Put on your overalls and your work boots and let's get this place ready for guests!
The Prayer Box
Each Sunday, in your bulletin, you will find a Prayer Request card. Write your request on the card. Place it in the Prayer Box at the rear of the sanctuary. The Elder will bring the box to the table during the opening hymn so that your petitions can be included in the Prayers of the People. Or you can speak your petition aloud, at the appropriate time during the prayers of the people.
We are Disciples of Christ, a movement for wholeness in a fragmented world. As part of the one Body of Christ, we welcome all to the Lord’s Table as God has welcomed us. We are committed to being a ProReconciling/Anti-Racist Ministry. We seek to deepen our understanding of systemic racism, as Christ compels us to advocate for justice, fairness and equality within our world.
Out of our call to “do justice” (Micah 6:8), we strive to demonstrate the fullness of God’s shalom through living out our faith by caring for God’s creation. .
Setting a place at the table for persons of all gender expressions and sexual orientations.
CONTACT US OFFICE : 257
Cooper
Winterville,
St NC
28590
PHONE : 252.756.2898
PASTOR: Rev.
Richard
G
Vreeland
EMAIL : pastor@wintervillechristian.org
WEBSITE : wintervillechristian.org
Cover Image: Brazen Beauty by Rev. Lisle Gwynn Garrity Inspired by John 12:1-8