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2 SERVICE FOR THE LORD'S DAY (CONTEMPORARY WORSHIP, 9 A.M.) Hearing devices and large print Bibles are available. CALL TO WORSHIP Our God Saves Praise Band Good Good Father WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS Amanda Gebhardt OPENING PRAYER Jesus drew near to the city of Jerusalem. Crowds began to cheer Him and to praise God. Waving palm branches, they kept saying: Blessed is He who comes in the Name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest! Blessed is the King who comes in the Name of the Lord! Peace in heaven and glory in the highest! Let us pray: Righteous God: We, Your servants, give Your Son our highest praise. He is our rightful king above all earthly rule. He entered the holy city amid the praises of His people. We ask that His kingly presence would enter our hearts, and that we would give Him the praise and service He deserves! For it is in the Name of Jesus we pray and praise this morning! Guided Confession ASSURANCE OF PARDON SONG OF RESPONSE AND PRAYER No One Like Our God Praise Band BLESSING OF THE CHILDREN

3 Lord God, bless Your children here, in our neighborhood and in our ministries throughout the coming week. Show them Your goodness. Give them Your peace for when they are afraid. Teach them to hear Your voice. And let these children know You are present as they worship You! Amen. GOD-SIGHTINGS SCRIPTURE John MESSAGE Behold You King (Part 1) Rev. Ross Slaughter SONG Forever Reign SCRIPTURE John MESSAGE Behold Your King (Part 2) Rev. Ross Slaughter OFFERING PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE, THE LORD'S PRAYER COMMUNION Rev. Ross Slaughter WORSHIP THRU MUSIC Death Was Arrested Praise Band BENEDICTION Rev. Ross Slaughter

4 SERVICE FOR THE LORD S DAY (TRADITIONAL WORSHIP, 11 A.M.) Hearing devices, large print Bibles and hymnals are available in the rear of the Sanctuary. PRELUDE (Please quietly prepare your heart for worship) Amy Camillo WELCOME & ANNOUNCEMENTS Logan Kaufman *HYMN Hosanna, Loud Hosanna Hymnal #89 *CALL TO WORSHIP Jesus drew near to the city of Jerusalem. Crowds began to cheer Him and to praise God. Waving palm branches, they kept saying: Blessed is He who comes in the Name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest! Blessed is the King who comes in the Name of the Lord! Peace in heaven and glory in the highest! *HYMN All Glory, Laud And Honor Hymnal #88 OPENING PRAYER AND CONFESSION Let us pray: Righteous God: We, Your servants, give Your Son our highest praise. He is our rightful king above all earthly rule. He entered the holy city amid the praises of His people. We ask that His kingly presence would enter our hearts, and that we would give Him the praise and service He deserves! For it is in the Name of Jesus we pray and praise this morning! Guided Confession ASSURANCE OF PARDON Rev. Ross Slaughter

5 *GLORIA PATRI Glory Be to the Father Hymnal #579 BLESSING OF THE CHILDREN Lord God, bless Your children here, in our neighborhood and in our ministries throughout the coming week. Show them Your goodness. Give them Your peace for when they are afraid. Teach them to hear Your voice. And let these children know You are present as they worship You! Amen. Scripture John Bible: p762 Large: p1671 Message Behold Your King (Part 1) Rev. Ross Slaughter ANTHEM Jesus, Keep Me Near The Cross Chancel Choir Jesus, keep me near the cross; There a precious fountain, Free to all a healing stream, Flows from Calvary s mountain. Near the cross and trembling soul, Love and mercy found me; There the Bright and Morning Star Shed its beams around me. Refrain: In the cross, in the cross, Be my glory ever, Till my raptured soul shall find Rest beyond the river. Near the cross I ll watch and wait, Hoping, trusting ever, Till I reach the golden strand, Just beyond the river. SCRIPTURE John Bible: p767 Large: p1683 MESSAGE Behold Your King (Part 2) Rev. Ross Slaughter *AFFIRMATION OF FAITH Apostles' Creed (Traditional) Hymnal p 14 PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE, THE LORD'S PRAYER Hymnal p 16

6 OFFERTORY/GIVING OF TITHES AND OFFERINGS *PRESENTATION The Doxology Hymnal #592 *HYMN What Wondrous Love Is This Hymnal #85 *BENEDICTION Rev. Ross Slaughter *CHORAL BENEDICTION The Lord Bless You And Keep You ANNOUNCEMENTS Chancel Choir Fellowship Table Schedule For 9 a.m. Service For 11 a.m. Service Apr 14 Holly Bredefeld Birthday Celebration Apr 21 9 a.m. Breakfast, 10 a.m. Harmony Worship Apr 28 Marilyn Nagy Laura Abell May 5 Carol Waugh Brenda Schultze Holy Week Services Please plan to spend the following times preparing for and celebrating our Risen Lord: Apr. 14 Palm Sunday Services 9:00 am and 11:00 am Apr. 18 Holy Thursday 7:00 pm (Communion will be served) April 21 Easter Sunday 10:00 am Harmony Celebration The sanctuary will be open for prayer and meditation Good Friday, April 19, from 12-noon to 4 pm. Easter Lily Order Forms Now Available Would you like to help us decorate the sanctuary with an Easter Lily in honor of or in memory of a loved one? Yellow order forms are available in the narthex. Lilies are $9 each. Please make checks payable to First Presbyterian Church and write flowers in the memo. Orders are due in the church office by Monday, April 15.

7 FELLOWSHIP EASTER SUNDAY, APRIL 21ST Please join us in Fellowship Hall at 9:00 a.m. before the service for breakfast. Breakfast foods such as egg casseroles and sweet rolls will be available. You are welcome to bring a dish to share. There will also be snacks available after the 10:00 service. Contact Michelle at if you have any questions. Lanning's Shoppers Turn in Receipts to Support FPC When congregation members turn in their Lanning's shopping receipts, Steve and Brenda Gilardi have graciously been donating 10 percent of the receipt total to FPC. If you shop at Lanning's Foods, please turn in your receipts to the church office or place them in the offering plate. Session approved the following dates for the 2020 Harmony Services: March 1, 2020 ; April 12, 2020; May 24, 2020; August 30, 2020; November 29, 2020 and December 27, First Presbyterian Church of Mount Vernon 106 N Gay Street, Mount Vernon, Ohio Office Hours: Monday Friday 9 a.m. 1 p.m. (Subject to change) Phone: Website: Office: mtvpressecretary@gmail.com Worship: Contemporary 9 a.m. on Sunday / Traditional 11 a.m. on Sunday Harmony 10 a.m.: April 21, June 30, September 1, December 1, December 29 Church Staff Admin Assistant Rhonda Williamson Organist/Accompanist Amy Camillo Choir Director Dave Liles Praise Band Leader Bryan Watson Custodian Kevin Jones Pastor Ross Slaughter Childcare Attendant Cassie Gebhardt / Molly Gebhardt / Corinne Eutsey (phone or text) mtvprespastor@gmail.com

8 Church Staff Serving Today Closing Mead Weil Projection Greg Gebhardt Fellowship Table Holly Bredefeld Sacramental Host Amanda Gebhardt Worship Leader Amanda Gebhardt Liturgist Logan Kaufman Sunday School Chris Clark, Malani Wheeler Prayer Partners Chuck and Carole Waugh Ushers Dottie Denton, Jackie Craigo, Carole Payne CALENDAR Week of April 14, 2019 Monday 5:30 p.m. Hot Meals Fellowship Hall 7 p.m. Cub & Boy Scouts Education Wing Tuesday 12 p.m. Men's Brown Bag Bible Study Kitchen 6 p.m. Prayer Partners Prayer Room Wednesday 9:30 a.m. Women's Association Circle Meeting Parlor 6 p.m. Praise Band Rehearsal Sanctuary 6:30-8:30 Venture Crew Room Thursday 9:30 a.m. Women's Bible study Parlor 12 p.m. AA Room 103 6:30 p.m. Troop 338 Scouts for Girls Arrow of Light Room Friday 5:00-9:00 p.m. Republican Women's Sale Setup Fellowship Hall Saturday 12:00-4:00 p.m. Republican Women's Sale Fellowship Hall

9 At Home The Laurels DEACON S PRAYER & COMPASSION Pray for each other so that you may be healed... James 5:16 Military Ann Hall (Laura Abell's mother) Marilee Harrison Special Prayer Concerns Ann Abell cancer (Laura's niece) Anne Bruere Cindy Bevington health concerns Simon Getter cancer (Shriver) Marilyn Gibler - back Brenda Gilardi Nancy Jefferies cancer (Abell) Karen McLarnan cancer Sandra Mumaw Malani's mom John Neighbarger health concerns Todd Park cancer (Singrey) Barb Reitsma cancer Brenda Schultze Pat Smith-Parkinson's/Acute Dementia John Stultz Perry & Louise Trinkner Bill Tyson Matt Wilbur - vertebrae issues Ann Young (Bibart's friend) - cancer Derek Hudson (USN) Waugh's grandson Matt Patterson (USN) Polly Patterson's son Ian Richardson (USAF) Melanie Bolender's son/ Carol Payne's grandson Kyle Schulte (USMC) McLarnan's grandson Grieving George Stone & Family on loss of Bonnie Stone Tom Meloy & Family on loss of Nancy Meloy Please also pray for those who serve their loved ones as caregivers. To add or remove someone from the Deacon's Prayer and Compassion List, contact the church office, or mtvpressecretary@gmail.com.

10 Session The Session consists of the Pastor and Active Elders and is responsible for the ministry, mission and government of the church. Deacons The deacon ministry is one of sympathy, witness and service, after the example of Jesus Christ. Deacons minister to those in need: the sick and those in distress. Next meeting: Tue, May 14 at 7 p.m. in Room 103 Next meeting: Wed, May 8 at 11:45 a.m. in the Parlor Moderator: Ross Slaughter Moderator: Cindy Bevington Clerk: Charlie Reitsma Class of 2019: Cindy Bevington Class of 2019: Monica Eutsey Marilyn Weil Kelli Highnam Class of 2020: Jackie Craigo Jerry Mann Karen Singrey Doug Wheeler Class of 2021: Dottie Hammond Class of 2020: John Bibart Deborah Malek Penny Sajkowsky Nancy Smith Commissioned Deacons Chuck Waugh Visitation: John Bibart Class of 2021: Melanie Bolender Jerry Mann Clyde Kahrl Hot Meals: Jan Watson Bill Shriver FPC Treasurer: Bill Shriver Asst. Treasurer: Members A faithful member accepts Christ s call to be involved responsibly in Christ s Church. Such involvement includes: worship, joining in fellowship, growing in discipleship, evangelism/mission and ministry.