PALM SUNDAY MARCH 29, 2015

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1 P K C H (U.S.A.) John Mi elstadt, THE TRIUMPHAL ENTRY, 2008 PALM SUNDAY MARCH 29, 2015 O Holy Spirit, descend plentifully into my heart. Enlighten the dark corners of this neglected dwelling and sca&er there Thy cheerful beams. Saint Augustine A Christ-centered Community Called to Deepen Faith, Serve Others and Foster Fellowship

2 Welcome to worship WELCOME TO KIRK IN THE HILLS We are glad to have you with us today for worship. If this is your first visit to the Kirk, please sign the pew pad. Please introduce yourself to a pastor after worship. About today s service On Palm Sunday, the joy of welcoming turns to the awe of worshiping. While most of the people did not know exactly what was happening, they understood enough to know that Jesus was coming and that the world was about to change forever. The following prayer invites us to prepare our hearts for worship and our lives for faithful living: Dear God, it seems like Lent has been a blur this year. The cold weather has made it seem more like winter, and spring somehow snuck up on me and now it s almost Easter! Help me today to begin Holy Week with a sense of purpose and focus, so that I may enter into the praise, the passion, and the glory of our Lord Jesus the true Christ. Hosanna! If you have children Parents concerned about children becoming restless in the sanctuary service are invited to worship in Cedarholm Chapel where there are crib-and baby-chair stands and where you may view either the 9:00 a.m. or 11:00 a.m. sanctuary service on a large screen. Childcare in the nursery (Abbey 24) is available for infants and children through age 3 from 9:00 a.m.-noon. Please drop off children in the nursery before the service. If you need audio or visual assistance Hearing assistance units, large-print bulletins and hymnals are available upon request from an usher. If you are in need of prayer You may submit prayer requests online at kirkinthehills.org/prayer-request/prayer-request form. Stephen Ministers are available for personal, confidential prayer in Melrose Chapel after each worship service. Melrose Chapel is located on the left-hand side of the pulpit. Join us for fellowship After the 9:00 a.m. service, we encourage worshippers to greet one another as they leave and assist visitors in finding their way to the coffee hour and to one of the Christian education classes. ON THE COVER John Mielstadt has been doing Christian art, since the early 1980s. His works have been featured in many Christian and secular art shows, including ArtPrize in Grand Rapids. THE TRIUMPHAL ENTRY started as a charcoal pencil sketch, which was scanned into a computer and digitally altered. Itʹs done with a minimal amount of detail to accentuate the subject s simplicity. John says that only the self sacrificing Lord would choose, out of all the possible forms of a King s entry into Jerusalem, to ride on a donkey and he, as an artist, can appreciate the enormity of the statement Jesus made with such a humble entrance. 2

3 THE SERVICE FOR THE LORD S DAY Nine o clock, Sanctuary Hosanna! Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord the King of Israel! John 12:13b THE GATHERING PRE-SERVICE MUSIC Chorale prelude on Valet will ich dir geben Johann Sebastian Bach Ride On Now, O King (text printed on page 6) Helen Kemp The Junior Girls Choir INTROIT Ingrediente Domino in sanctam civitatem, Hebraeorum pueri resurrectionem vitae Pronuntiantes, cum ramis palmarum, Hosanna clamabant in excelsis. When the Lord entered the holy city, All the Hebrew children declared The resurrection of life with branches and palm leaves, Crying hosanna in the highest. George Malcolm * The people will stand at the ringing of the tower bell. * PROCESSIONAL Hymn 88 All Glory, Laud, and Honor Valet will ich dir geben Hymn 89 Hosanna, Loud Hosanna Ellacombe * OPENING PRAYER We gather to celebrate that Jesus the Teacher was also Jesus the King. Jesus was and is the Messiah! Loving Lord Jesus, as you bounce on the back of a humble donkey into the mighty city of Jerusalem this day, help us to lay aside our reservations, our fears and doubts, and boldly walk with you. We know that you are headed for trouble. We see the many forces of evil and the powers of this world solidly arrayed against you. There is much we don t know, but we do know how the world treats people who say what you say and do what you do. And we are afraid but we trust and hope in you. Amen. * ASSURANCE OF PARDON * Congregation standing God is not a tyrant who lords over and desires the suffering of his subjects. God is a loving parent who wants only the best for each of us. God hears us when we pray, and restores us to newness of life. Shout Hosanna! Our God is revealed in Jesus Christ! In Jesus Christ, we all are forgiven! Amen! 3

4 * GLORIA PATRI Puer nobis To God the Father, God the Son, And God the Spirit, Three in One, Praise, honor, might, and glory be From age to age eternally. Amen. WELCOME THE WORD SCRIPTURE READING John 12:12-16 (Pew Bible, NT, page 106; NIV Adventure Bible, page 1183) As Jesus enters Jerusalem, the people greet him as the coming Messiah the King of Israel. While they turned their backs in disappointment later in the week, for a moment the truth is revealed. The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God. ANTHEM Hosanna, Hosanna Natalie Sleeth The Young Children s Choir (text printed on page 6) WORD WITH THE CHILDREN Children up through Grade 3 are invited to come forward to the front of the sanctuary for this part of the service. They will then be dismissed to a brief class in the Abbey. CONGREGATIONAL RESPONSE Valet will ich dir geben All glory, laud and honor to Thee, Redeemer, King! To whom the lips of children made sweet hosannas ring SERMON Here He Comes! Rev. R. Sheldon AFFIRMATION OF FAITH He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation; for in him all things in heaven and on earth were created, things visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or powers all things have been created through him and for him. He himself is before all things, and in him all things hold together. He is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning, the firstborn of the dead, so that he might come to have first place in everything. For in him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell, and through him God was pleased to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, by making peace through the blood of his cross. (Colossians 1:15-20) 4

5 THE THANKSGIVING OFFERING Our giving is an offering to God. All offerings, whether made in the worship service or outside of it, are part of our worship of God and are used to support the Kirk s ministry here and in other parts of the world. PRAYER OF DEDICATION ANTHEM Lift Up Your Heads William Mathias (text printed on page 11) * DOXOLOGY Old Hundredth Praise God from whom all blessings flow; Praise him, all creatures here below; Praise him, above ye heavenly host; Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen. OUR LIFE TOGETHER PRAYERS OF THANKSGIVNG AND INTERCESSION 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. THE SENDING * RECESSIONAL HYMN 91 Ride On! Ride On In Majesty Winchester New (Hymn 10) CHARGE AND BENEDICTION Please take your seats as the pastor gives the congregation a charge to live the life of faith and then speaks words of Godʹs blessing on all gathered. CLOSING VOLUNTARY Chorale prelude on Valet will ich dir geben Johann Sebastian Bach The service ends with notes of praise and affirmation on the organ. Please be respectful of those who wish to remain in a worshipful frame of mind. 5

6 MUSIC NOTES About today s hymns All Glory, Laud and Honor was wrien by Theodulph in about 820 A.D., and was first used as a Palm Sunday processional hymn. Theodulph was a celebrated theologian whose career began as a monk but later became bishop of Orleans. Seings of this tune are included in today s voluntaries. Hosanna, Loud Hosanna was wrien by Jennee Threlfall. Despite having difficult circumstances in her life she was orphaned at an early age and an accident left her an invalid she bore these challenges with grace and a positive aitude, and devoted her life to writing poems and hymns which reflected her sweet, childlike spirit. This particular hymn was wrien when she was afflicted with a serious illness; its joy and hope takes on even greater significance and meaning for us as we bear this in mind. My Song Is Love Unknown was wrien by seventeenth century English cleric and poet Samuel Crossman, and is richly filled with scriptural allusions, including Philippians 2:5-11; John 1:1-18 and 4:8-11; Mahew 21:9, 8:20, 11:5, Mark 11:10; and Luke 9:58 and 25: Ride On, Ride On in Majesty is aributed to Henry Hart Milman, one-time dean of St. Paul s Cathedral, London, who was also a successful playwright, author and Oxford University professor. While this hymn utilizes vivid poetic language which was common in Milman s time, it nonetheless points to the great drama that is about to unfold during the days of Holy Week. Anthem texts and notes Ride On Now, O King! Helen Kemp The composer of this anthem is regarded as the pre-eminent leader and beloved sage of the American children s choir movement since the early 1950 s. Christ Jesus entered Jerusalem; Ride on now, O King, without scepter or crown, Not proudly but humbly rode He, Ride into the hearts of mankind! Upon a brown donkey, a lowly beast, Rule thou our lives with love and peace, Christ rode in humility. Ride on now, O King divine! Hosanna we sing to Christ our King! Hosanna we sing Hosanna we sing to our Lord! Hosanna, Hosanna Natalie Sleeth Natalie Sleeth possessed a unique gift in composing and writing Christian songs for children which express simply the message of the Gospel. Hosanna, Hosanna, O blessed is He Be glad this day, let every heart rejoice! Who comes now among us, our Savior to be, Prepare His way with heart and soul and voice. A sign of God s glory to you and to me; He comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna, Hosanna, with joy let us sing; A message of love to the earth He will bring; Now offer Him welcome and hail Him the King, He comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna, Hosanna, now greet Him with praise, In joyful thanksgiving our song let us raise, And follow His Truth for the rest of our days, He comes in the name of the Lord! 6 (continued on page 11)

7 THE SERVICE FOR THE LORD S DAY Eleven o clock, Sanctuary Hosanna! Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord the King of Israel! John 12:13b PRE-SERVICE MUSIC THE GATHERING Chorale prelude on Valet will ich dir geben Johann Sebastian Bach Marche Religieuse Alexandre Guilmant INTROIT Ingrediente Domino in sanctam civitatem, Hebraeorum pueri resurrectionem vitae Pronuntiantes, cum ramis palmarum, Hosanna clamabant in excelsis. When the Lord entered the holy city, All the Hebrew children declared The resurrection of life with branches and palm leaves, Crying hosanna in the highest. George Malcolm * The people will stand as the organ introduces the hymn. * PROCESSIONAL Hymn 88 All Glory, Laud, and Honor Valet will ich dir geben Hymn 89 Hosanna, Loud Hosanna Ellacombe * PRAYER OF ADORATION PRAYER OF CONFESSION We gather to celebrate that Jesus the Teacher was also Jesus the King. Jesus was and is the Messiah! Loving Lord Jesus, as you bounce on the back of a humble donkey into the mighty city of Jerusalem this day, help us to lay aside our reservations, our fears and doubts, and boldly walk with you. We know that you are headed for trouble. We see the many forces of evil and the powers of this world solidly arrayed against you. There is much we don t know, but we do know how the world treats people who say what you say and do what you do. And we are afraid but we hope and trust in you. Like your disciples, we are sometimes confused about your ways and how we can follow you in ways that those around us will understand. * Congregation standing 7

8 To be honest, Lord, we are afraid that if the world would crucify someone who is as good as you, what might the world do to people like us? We are truly afraid. Lead us on, Lord Jesus. Strengthen our weak, timid resolve. Grant to us a portion of your coming kingdom as we share in a portion of your cross. We gather today and commit ourselves in your many names: Prince of Peace, Suffering Servant, Eternal King who reigns from the back of a donkey and a Cross. KYRIE ELEISON Lord, have mercy upon us. Christ, have mercy upon us. Lord, have mercy upon us. Leo Sowerby ASSURANCE OF PARDON God is not a tyrant who lords over and desires the suffering of his subjects. God is a loving parent who wants only the best for each of us. God hears us when we pray, and restores us to newness of life. Shout Hosanna! Our God is revealed in Jesus Christ! In Jesus Christ, we all are forgiven! Amen! * GLORIA PATRI Puer nobis To God the Father, God the Son, And God the Spirit, Three in One, Praise, honor, might, and glory be From age to age eternally. Amen. WELCOME THE WORD CHORAL PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION O grant us, Lord, this week to trace Thy passion and thy love, And by thine all-inspiring grace Uplift our hearts above. Cheshire SCRIPTURE READINGS Isaiah 50:4-9a (Pew Bible, Old Testament, page 681) The Prophet Isaiah proclaims the advent of a servant who will come to suffer and to bear the sins of Israel. John 12:12-16 (Pew Bible, New Testament, page 106) As Jesus enters Jerusalem, the people greet him as the coming Messiah the King of Israel. While they turned their backs in disappointment later in the week, for a moment the truth is revealed. The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God. 8

9 ANTHEM Lift Up Your Heads William Mathias (text printed on page 11) SERMON Here He Comes! Rev. R. Sheldon AFFIRMATION OF FAITH He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation; for in him all things in heaven and on earth were created, things visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or powers all things have been created through him and for him. He himself is before all things, and in him all things hold together. He is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning, the firstborn of the dead, so that he might come to have first place in everything. For in him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell, and through him God was pleased to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, by making peace through the blood of his cross. (Colossians 1:15-20) * HYMN 76 My Song Is Love Unknown Love Unknown THE THANKSGIVING PRESENTATION OF TITHES AND OFFERINGS Our giving is an offering to God. All offerings, whether made in the worship service or outside of it, are part of our worship of God and are used to support the Kirk s ministry here and in other parts of the world. * PRAYER OF DEDICATION ANTHEM Hosanna to the Son of David Orlando Gibbons (text printed on page 11) * DOXOLOGY Old Hundredth Praise God from whom all blessings flow; Praise him, all creatures here below; Praise him, above ye heavenly host; Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen. OUR LIFE TOGETHER PRAYERS OF THANKSGIVING AND INTERCESSION 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. 9

10 THE SENDING * RECESSIONAL HYMN 91 Ride On! Ride On In Majesty Winchester New (Hymn no. 10) CHARGE AND BENEDICTION Please take your seats as the pastor gives the congregation a charge to live the life of faith and then speaks words of Godʹs blessing on all gathered. CLOSING VOLUNTARY Chorale prelude on Valet will ich dir geben Johann Sebastian Bach The service ends with notes of praise and affirmation on the organ. Please be respectful of those who wish to remain in a worshipful frame of mind. Flowers on the sanctuary altar are presented to the glory of God in loving memory of John Calvin Palmer and Norma Palmer by their children, John C. Palmer, Jr., Donald S. Palmer and Elaine Dunlap. Flowers on the altar in Melrose Chapel are presented to the glory of God in loving memory of Charles E. Trowl, Jr, and Susan Trowl Milliken by their family. Acolytes scheduled to serve at the 9:00 a.m. service are: Katie WeiPel, Sr. Captain; Caroline Manning, Jr. Captain, Charloe Beggs, Brynn Elder, Charlie Eriksen, Will Eriksen, Lawrence Jia, Thomas Libcke. Acolytes scheduled to serve at the 11:00 a.m. service are: Cameron Maxwell, Sr. Captain; Georgia ArPberger, Jr. Captain; Carson Kenum, Andrea King, Phoebe Krawczyk, Arrie Timmer, David Weaver. Ushers scheduled to serve at the 9:00 a.m. service are: Jerry L. Craig, Captain, Robert D. Heuer, Co-captain, Donald F. Beal, Russell Clark, Brian E. Gapco, Thomas J. Hector, Sylvester Holt, Thomas J. Holt, John M. Hu, Steve Lorincz, David Musch, William B. Owens, Charles A. Tallinger, III, Philip Taylor, Ronald E. Whitney, Thomas H. Young. Ushers scheduled to serve at the 11:00 a.m. service are: Frank R. Cadicamo, Captain, David M. Gates, Co-captain, Andrew Coubrough, Jr., Blaine E. Eynon, Jr, Christopher R. Graham, Maurice S. Lathers, Kim M. Lyon, William D. Pinter, Daniel J. Tomlinson, Henry V. Venn, Harvey Whitehead, James R. Wolfe, Neal Z. Yousif. 10

11 (continued from page 6) Ingrediente Domino MUSIC NOTES George Malcolm This is a se&ing of an early Palm Sunday processional text; the composer was Master of Music at Westminster Cathedral, London, during the mid-twentieth century. Lift Up Your Heads William Mathias This anthem is a se&ing of Psalm 24:7-10. Mathias was a prominent Welsh composer during the second half of the twentieth century. Lift up your heads, O ye gates, And be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors, That the King of glory shall come in. Who is this King of glory? The Lord strong and mighty, The Lord, mighty in bale. Who is this King of glory? The Lord of hosts, he is the King of glory. Hosanna to the Son of David Orlando Gibbons This anthem is a se&ing of Ma&hew 21:9 (adapted) and is composed in the polyphonic style, which means that various textual and melodic motives are sung in a sort of musical conversation between each of the voice parts. This technique ingeniously creates a well-organized cacophony, perhaps here to reflect the commotion of the crowd greeting Jesus as he entered Jerusalem. Only during the words Peace in heaven does the composer have the voice parts singing together, creating order ( peace ) out of the chaos. Orlando Gibbons was one of the most important English composers of the early seventeenth century, and served as organist of the Chapel Royal and Westminster Abbey. Hosanna to the Son of David. Blessed be he that cometh in the name of the Lord. Blessed be the King of Israel, blessed be the Kingdom. Peace in heaven and glory in the highest places. NOTES 11

12 KTUV TW XYZ HT[[\ 1340 WZ\X L]W^ L_VZ R]_` B[]]abTZ[` HT[[\, MTcYT^_W (248) kirkinthehills.org Office Hours Monday-Friday, 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Open Door Hours Monday-Friday, 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. and 2:00-4:00 p.m. As part of your Lenten disciplines, we invite you to join us in daily Bible reading. We will follow the daily lectionary and publish it every week in the bulletin throughout Lent. Sun, Mar 29 Palm Sunday Daily Lectionary Readings Liturgy of the Palms Ps. 118:1 2, 19 29, Mark 11:1 11 or John 12:12 16 Liturgy of the Passion Isa. 50:4 9a, Ps. 31:9 16, Phil. 2:5 11, Mark 14:1 15:47 or Mark 15:1 39 (40-47) Mon, Mar 30 Morning: Ps. 119:73 80, 145, Evening: Ps. 121; 6 Jer. 11:18 20, 12:1 16 (17), Phil. 3:1 14, John 12:9 19 Tues, Mar 31 Morning: Ps. 34; 146, Evening: Ps. 25; 91 Jer. 15:10 21, Phil. 3:15 21, John 12:20 26 Wed, Apr 1 Morning: Ps. 5; 147:1 11 Evening: Ps. 27; 51 Jer. 17:5 10, (18), Phil. 4:1 13, John 12:27 36 Thurs, Apr 2 Morning: Ps. 27; 147:12 20, Evening: Ps. 126; 102 Jer. 20:7 11 (12 13) 14 18, 1 Cor. 10:14 17, 11:27 32, John 17:1 11 (12 26) Fri, Apr 3 Good Friday Morning: Ps. 22; 148, Evening: Ps. 105; 130 Gen. 22:1 14, 1 Pet. 1:10 20, John 13:36 38 or John 19:38 42 Sat, Apr 4 Morning: Ps. 43; 149, Evening: Ps. 31; 143 Job 19:21 27a, Heb. 4:1 16, Rom. 8:1 11 Sun, April 5 Easter Acts 10:34 43 or Isa. 25:6 9, Ps. 118:1 2, Cor. 15:1 11 or Acts 10:34 43, John 20:1 18 or Mark 16:1 8 Easter Evening Isa. 25:6 9, Ps. 114, 1 Cor. 5:6b 8, Luke 24:13 49 Stay connected with Kirk in the Hills 12 Robert L. Sheldon, Interim Pastor William L. Adams III, Associate Pastor Troy Hauser Brydon, Associate Pastor Carol A. Tate, Associate Pastor James F. Anderson, Pastor Emeritus Glenn A. Miller, Director of Music & Organist Dennis N. Curry, Associate Director of Music & Carillonneur