Worship March :30 a.m. Se rving God s World

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1 Worship March :30 a.m. Ou r Mission: Gro wing in Sp irit Living as D isciple s Se rving God s World Preparation for Worship Lord, touch our lives with your glory Fill our hearts with your love Inspire us to dare new things for you Open our lives to your Spirit that we may reach out to others. that all may see the love of Christ. that we may encourage those without hope. that we may reflect your praise. We Gather in God s Name Prelude Fugue in C Bach Ray Freeman, Organist Welcome and Announcements Passing of the Peace Leader: The peace of the Lord be with you. People: And also with you. Please stand if you are able.

2 Music Dona Nobis Pacem (Anon.); The Gift of Grace (Johnston) Joyful Ringers Call to Worship One: Many: One: Hymn #645 Prayer of Confession God, kindle within our hearts today a flame of love for all our neighbors: for our foes, for our friends, for your people, for the kind and the brave, the thoughtless and the cowardly. In all that we love, may we serve you, from the lowliest thing that lives to the name that is highest of all. Let us Worship God. Sing Praise to God Who Reigns Above God of Grace, forgive our ingratitude for the blessings we have received. Help us live the lives we proclaim. God of Peace, forgive our impatience with the actions of our neighbor. Help us live the lives we proclaim. God of love, forgive our intolerance toward those of other faiths or none. Help us live the lives we proclaim. God of mercy, forgive our reluctance to offer a word of forgiveness. Help us live the lives we proclaim. God of hope, accept our repentance as an offering, along with the service of our lives. In Christ s name we pray, Amen. Assurance of Forgiveness One: The mercy of the Lord is from everlasting unto everlasting. As far as the East is from the West, so far has God removed our transgression from us. In the name of Jesus Christ, we are all forgiven. People: Thanks be to God. We Proclaim God s Word Anthem Free from Guilt and Free from Sin Hall & Hall Chancel Choir Children s Message Children of any age are invited to the front for a time of worship together. Play n Worship and Bridges will be announced following the message. See Guest Information on page 7 for details. 2 Janet Little

3 Hymn #450 Be Thou My Vision Scripture Lesson Psalm 141:3, Proverbs 12:18, James 3:1-12 Sermon The Taming of the Tongue Rev. Dr. Ben Trawick Sharing Our Tithes and Offerings We Respond to God s Word Offertory Blessed Assurance Dobrinski Joyful Ringers Response #544 Bless the Lord, my soul, and bless God s holy name. Bless the Lord, my soul, who leads me into life. Prayer of Dedication Janet Little Prayers of the People and the Lord s Prayer We Depart To Serve God Parting Hymn #693 Though I May Speak Benediction Postlude Toccata from Symphony No. 5 Widor Ray Freeman, Organist Church Triumphant Ann Caryl Hunter Adkisson ( ) Flowers are presented by Scott and Laura Peterson In Memory of Laura s Mom, Carolyn Joyce Hilmer Your Greeters today were Linda Myers and Diane Coppedge. 3

4 ANNOUNCEMENTS and CHALLENGES TO SERVE 3rd Sunday Hunger Offering Today. Food and personal care items can be left in the basket in the Narthex, and monetary donations placed in the green pew envelopes. Our international focus will be on buying a $1,300 Farm Bundle. Our local focus is on support for food programs at ECHO and the Lamb Center. Church Turned Upside Down. Meets Sundays, 9:15 a.m., in the Family Room. For the rest of March: Church in Uncertain Times. Don t forget the Nursery and Sunday School opportunities for your children. (Note: No Sunday School on Easter.) Scholarships Available. Contact Cramer Gilmore, Scholarship Coordinator, at if you are interested in applying for Grace college scholarships. The application will be sent and must be returned by no later than April 30th. Successful applicants will be notified by the end of May. To receive a scholarship, you must attend the Graduation Worship Service on June 3. Calling Chefs and Gastronomes! A free-trade co-op is offering a basket of Palestinian foods for $50 to support small farmers in the West Bank. We are challenging you to purchase a box and use the ingredients to create a meal we can share in a summer fellowship event. We need to order by March 31, followed by delivery in weeks. For ordering info, contact Kathy, , kathydrinkard@hotmail.com. Brueggemann Is Coming: SIGN UP to attend (online or through the office). SIGN UP to help (poster in Narthex). SIGN UP for Childcare (in the office). We are now taking signups from the community for the Saturday, 21 April event. To Our Facebook Friends. You can help us get the word out. When you see Facebook posts from Grace (e.g., about Dr. B s visit or Maundy Thursday service), help us go viral by liking and sharing the post. That way, you see the event, your friends see the event, and their friends, and so on. Good news is for sharing! EVENTS VFHL Film Series #3 - Today, March 18, 2:30. Gaza in Context and Gaza: A Gaping Wound are showing at Ravensworth Baptist Church, 5100 Ravensworth Rd., Annandale. The first describes the historic roots of the conflict, while the latter tells the story of the survivors of the 51-day Israeli military offensive of Contact Kathy Drinkard or sign up at the Station for carpooling. Free. Trailblazers - Tuesday, March 20, 5:30 p.m. Seniors night out for traditional Yemeni cuisine at Ma rib, 6981 Hechinger Drive, Springfield (Old Hechinger s Plaza). 4

5 Conversations on Current Events (Pub Theology) - Tuesday, March 20, 7:30. No lectures on our side of the restaurant! Join friends from Grace for an always unpredictable discussion at Silver Diner on the Franconia Rd. side of Springfield Mall. Help the Homeless - Saturday, March 24, 9:00 a.m. Come out and help pack backpacks and lunch to deliver to homeless in our area. Contact: Joe Miller. March for Our Lives - Saturday, March 24, 9:00 a.m. Support the demand for action on gun violence. Meet at the North Parking Lot to carpool to Springfield Metro. Have a Metro card with sufficient money for the roundtrip fare to L Enfant ahead of time. Wear your green Grace Tee. The march starts at 12:00 at PA Ave. and 3rd St. Sign up in the Narthex so you can receive updates from John Sowdon. Deadline for Middle School Massanetta Conference - March 25. Please return your registration form with a $50 deposit no later than next Sunday. VFHL Film Series #4 - Sunday, April 8, 2:30. Showing at Ravensworth Baptist Church is Roadmap to Apartheid, a detailed look at the apartheid analogy commonly used to describe the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Disturbing the Peace, about enemy combatants who have come together to say enough, will be playing at the Unitarian Universalist Church, 4444 Arlington Blvd., Arlington. Contact Kathy Drinkard or sign up at the Station for carpooling. BOARD OF DIRECTORS UPDATE The Board of Directors met on March 10 with all members present and Pastor Ben. Electrical panel replacement started on Thursday and will continue past Easter. Every effort has been made to reduce the disruption to planned church activities. There may be some unexpected outages as there is a lack of reliable documentation on panel power distribution. There will be a planned shutdown of all power to the church on Monday, April 2, to support the main panel replacement. If you have questions please see Peter Smith. Thank you to Scotty and Craig Crooks for their efforts in the replacement of the ice maker in the kitchen so we can enjoy cold drinks during this heat wave. Shingles for the sloping portions of the roofs have been replaced. There is a continuing project to replace the roof over the office areas to eliminate leaks. Thank you to Rob Gold for his work on getting the grounds cleaned up for Spring. Additional work is being considered around the base of the two large oaks in front of the church to reduce erosion. The next planned meeting of the Board is April 14 at 8:30 a.m. in the library. All are welcomed to enjoy some coffee with us. If you have questions or suggestions you can contact the Board at GPCBOD@gmail.com. 5

6 6 Lord, Teach Us To Pray. (Luke 11:1) Please Pray for - Members: Jean Ackor, Caryl Adkisson, Bonni Astorino, Judy Bernal (Virginia Beach), Cameron Buckley, Jeanne Jackson Corns, James Lawson, Liz Lincoln, Lynn Muys, Linda Patterson, Sam Proctor, and Anne Sedlak. Former Member: Carol Byrd. Our Missionaries in Honduras and Jerusalem: Pastor Selvin and Doug Dicks. Our HOI Scholarship Students: Cindy, Denis, Feralyani, Leonardo, Mario, Ronal, Wendy, and Heydi (Grade 10 in Gaulaco, new this year). The Mothers of: Veronica Crump, Mary Hawkins (Jean), Meg Rogers (Beth), Hiede Sowdon, Phillip Spiess (Dorothy), Dave Treasure (Hilda), and Dwight Yarbrough (Verla). The Step-Mother of: Donna Lucas (Jackie). The Fathers of: Scott Anckner (Dick), Raven Fox, Nancy Machado (Jim), and Penny Newsome (Richard). The Husband of: Donna Lucas. The Great-grandmother of: Dennis Bustillo. The Daughters of: Rich and Kathy Calahan (Lynn), Janet and Dave Little (Jen), and Bob and Valerie Patrick (Molly). The Grandson of: Craig and Judy Crooks (Jackson). The Brothers of: Ed Bryant (Paul), Steve Gretsuk (John), Reecie Ford (Trent), Joe Miller (Jack and wife Karen), Nelson Thurman (Dennis), and Hilde Uffelman (Brian Marsh). The Sister of: Clara Gipson (Anna), Fran McLaren (Bea), Penny Newsome (Susan). The Sister-in-Law of: Claire Manger (Bev). The Uncle of: Scott Rogers (Phill). The Nephews of: Claire Manger (Edward and Scott). The Nieces of: Stan and Susan Wisseman (Averi), and Liz and Dave Lincoln (Meghan). The Cousins of: John Grimes (Lori), Donna Lucas (Angela), Beth Ann McClelland (Deborah), Yvette Moy, Katie Machado (Jan), and Valerie Patrick (Virginia). The Friends of: Cindi Bryant (Anna and Fredda), Craig and Judy Crooks (Liz), Kathy Drinkard (Fredda), Reecie Ford (Kate), Raven Fox (Deanna), Kim Gretsuk (Nancy), John and Wendi Grimes (The Bochtler Family and Douglas), Linda Hitchens (CJ, Leon and Debbie, and Keitha), Katie Machado (Jonathan), Penny Newsome (Lisa and Shawn), Sam Proctor (Nicole and Family), Scott and Meg Rogers (Annie, Jackie and Dave), Beth Jenkins Smith (Kim), Hiede Sowdon (Dylan), Tim and Susan Stryker (Bryce), Cheri and Lauren Weaver (Kate), and Becky and Dwight Yarbrough (Randy).

7 7 This Week s Calendar For complete details, including locations and descriptions of events, please visit or call the Church Office, Power Outage: Choir and S Parking Lot Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun :30 p.m. Greenspring Lunch Joyful Ringers Tutoring 8:00 p.m. Outside Group Power Outage: Wester Wing 10:00 a.m. Outside Group 5:30 p.m. Trailblazers APNC 7:30 p.m. Stephen Ministry 7:30 p.m. Conversations No Power Outages 9:00 a.m. Grand Involve 9:45 a.m. Preschool Chapel 12:45 p.m. Brown Bag NVDECS Session 7:30 p.m. Bible Study No Power Outages 5:00 p.m. PEP MMEPJ 7:30 p.m. Chancel Choir No Power Outages 9:30 a.m. Help the Homeless 10:20 a.m. March for Our Lives Day in DC Virginia will be out of the office 3/19-3/21. Thanks to Judy C, Judy R and Carolyn for holding down the fort! 9:15 a.m. Sunday School 10:30 a.m. Worship PALM SUNDAY WE ARE VERY GLAD YOU CHOSE TO WORSHIP WITH US TODAY! PLEASE SIGN OUR FRIENDSHIP REGISTER SO THAT WE CAN GREET YOU BY NAME AND CALL ON YOU IF YOU WISH. WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO SHARE PRAYER REQUESTS. You may do so by completing prayer cards found in the pews and placing them in the offering plate. TRUST YOUR CHILDREN TO OUR NURSERY CARE AND CHILDREN S LEADERS & TEACHERS. We provide childcare for infants through 3-year-olds in the Nursery (Rooms 3 & 5), and Sunday School for 4-year olds and up. All children are welcomed in Sunday School and Worship, even if they fidget! Worship Bags are available in the Narthex with crayons, books, and activity sheets for young children. After the Children s Message, children have their own worship downstairs. When worship ends, 3s and 4s will be in Room 3, and older children in Room 14. Please pick children up before meeting in Wester Hall for a time of fellowship. GRACE INSIGHTS - LEARNING ABOUT PRESBYTERIANS AND GRACE CHURCH. Classes for those who want to learn more about our denomination, our church, and our mission form throughout the year. If you would like to attend an introductory class or have an interest in membership at Grace, please speak to one of our pastors or contact Elder Joe Miller, jsmeda@hotmail.com.

8 8 PA STORS BEN TRAWICK Pastor Office Hours: Mon.-Thurs., 9:30 am - 2:00 pm ext. 2 ben@gracepresby.org SUSAN WISSEMAN Associate Pastor Office Hours: Tues.-Fri., 9:30 am - 3:00 pm ext. 3 susan@gracepresby.org O F FI CE STA FF YVETTE MOY Aging With Grace Director Office Hours: Mon.-Thurs., 9:00 am - 3:00 pm ext. 4 aging@gracepresby.org VIRGINIA BOUCHARD Office Manager Office Hours: Mon.-Thurs.: 9:00 am - 4:30 pm Fridays: 9:00 am - 3:30 pm ext. 1 manager@gracepresby.org S E S S I ON Coleen Austin Care Ministries Cindi Bryant Human Resources Ed Bryant Nominating/Stewardship David Retherford Missions Maria Clayton Preschool Kim Hatfield Youth Ministry John Machado Communications Nancy Machado Children s Discipleship Joe Miller Evangelism M U SIC STA F F SCOTT SEIFRIED Music Director sseifried@yahoo.com RAY FREEMAN Organist/Pianist/ Accompanist JIM DUNSTAN Joyful Ringers Director VERONICA CRUMP Treasurer vlcrump@gmail.com BOARD OF DIRECTORS Scott Anckner Craig Crooks Kent Ford, Chairman Rob Gold Scott Rogers Peter Smith gpcbod@gmail.com G RACE P RESB YTE RIAN CHURC H 7434 BATH STREET SPRINGFIELD VIRGINIA OFFICE HOURS: MON-THU 9:00-4:30; FRI 9:00-3:30 Pat Ferrell Michael Phillips John Sowdon Nelson Thurman Worship Finance Fellowship Adult Discipleship Greta Miller, Clerk Ben Trawick, Moderator Session and Board contact information is posted in the church office and on the church website. G RACE WEEKDAY P RE SC HO OL The Preschool is a Christian-based ministry and developmental program for children aged 2 to 4. Classrooms are designed as learning centers, offering students a unique hands-on learning adventure. Call the Preschool for information or a tour. Registration is open for next Fall. JUDY PHILLIPS Preschool Director HOLLY COOK Administrative Assistant preschool@gracepresby.org