Gathering around God s Word

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1 St. Andre Presbyterian Church Denton, Texas Third Sunday of Easter April 10, 2016, 10:30 a.m. Hearing devices and large print Bibles and hymnals are available. Ask an usher. Gathering around God s Word Prelude Prelude and Fugue in F major J.S. Bach Welcome and Announcements Please sign the Ritual of Friendship pad in the pes. Moment for Steardship Ringing of the Bell Karen Jones Jackson Fite Call to Worship Leader: Because e love our Lord Jesus Christ, People: e ill feed his lambs. Leader: Because e love our Lord Jesus Christ, People: e ill tend his sheep. Leader: Let us orship God! *Hymn 371 Lift High the Cross crucifer x *Opening Prayer Fred Cassell Prayer of Confession God of everlasting life, e confess that e continue in the the ays of death. We fail to love and feed the sheep that you have given us to tend. We stand by hile some are threatened and even participate in persecution. Forgive us, God of grace. Change the path e are on, sho us the light of your ay, and send us forth to serve you; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. (silent confession) Choral Response (The congregation is invited to join in the response.) Come, ye thirsty, come, and elcome; God s free bounty glorify, true belief and true repentance, every grace that brings you nigh. Declaration of Pardon Leader: Friends, believe the good nes of the gospel. People: In Jesus Christ e are forgiven. Thanks be to God! Choral Response (The congregation is invited to join in the response.) I ill arise and go to Jesus; he ill embrace me in his arms. In the arms of my dear Savior, O there are ten thousand charms.

2 Call to Faithfulness Leader: As God s on people, be merciful in action, kindly in heart, humble in mind. Be alays ready to forgive as freely as God has forgiven you. And, above everything else, be loving, and never forget to be thankful for hat Christ has done for you. *Gloria Patri Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost. As it as in the beginning, is no and ever shall be, orld ithout end. Amen, Amen. x Proclaiming God s Word Prayer for Illumination Judy Stoughton First Scripture Reading Acts 9:1-19 Ne Testament, page 119 Leader: The Word of the Lord. People: Thanks be to God! Children s Sermon Children ages three years through kindergarten are invited to go to the Children s Chapel at this time. Older children are invited to remain in the sanctuary ith their parents. Anthem O come, everyone that thirsteth (from Elijah) Mendelssohn Caitlin Mohr, soprano, Claire Choquette, mezzo-soprano, Barrett Radziun, tenor, Ben Hoard, baritone O come everyone that thirsteth, O come to the aters: O come unto Him. O hear, and your souls shall live for ever. (Isaiah 55: 1, 3) Second Scripture Reading John 21:1-19 Ne Testament, page 109 Leader: The Word of the Lord. People: Thanks be to God! Sermon Eating ith Jesus Lisa Patterson Responding to God s Word *Affirmation of Faith (unison) from Romans 8:1, 28, We believe there is no condemnation for those ho are in Christ Jesus; for e kno that all things ork together for good for those ho love God, ho are called according to God s purpose. We are convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor rulers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor poers, nor height, nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, ill be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord. Amen. *Hymn Jesus Calls Us See Insert Presentation of Tithes & Offerings Offertory Be Thou My Vision Paul Manz *Doxology Praise God from hom all blessings flo; Praise God, all creatures here belo; Praise God above, ye heavenly host; Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.

3 & b b b b? b b b b Je Je In Je - sus calls us: o er the tu - mult of - sus calls us from the or - ship of our joys and in our sor - ros, days - sus calls us: by thy mer - cies, Sav - Jesus Calls Us DISCIPLESHIP AND MISSION 720 our the of ior, & b b b b. n b n b? b b b b life s vain toil may. ild, orld s and e rest - less sea; day by day gold - en store, from each i - hours of ease, still he calls, hear thy call, give our hearts n his dol in to seet that cares thy voice ould and o - & b b b b? b b b b sound keep plea be - - eth say - ing, Chris - tian, fol - us, say - ing, Chris - tian, love - sures, Chris - tian, love me more dience, serve and love thee best b lo me than of me. more. these. all. Like many hymns that adults have come to cherish, this text based on Jesus calling of the disciple Andre as ritten for a 19th-century collection of hymns for children. The popular tune used here as composed for these ords more than a quarter of a century later. TEXT: Cecil Frances Alexander, 1852 GALILEE MUSIC: William H. Jude,

4 Prayers of the People and The Lord s Prayer Our Father, ho art in heaven, halloed be thy name, thy kingdom come, thy ill be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our debts, as e forgive our debtors; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the poer, and the glory, forever. Amen. *Hymn 105 Because You Live, O Christ vruechten *Benediction *Postlude With High Delight Let Us Unite David Schack *Those ho are able are asked to stand. x Latecomers may be seated. The floers in the chancel are given to the glory of God in loving memory of Ronny Cronover. Given by his ife, Myra and his sons, Scott, Luke, John and Dan and their families. Audrey Cook is serving in orship this morning as acolyte. All Church Potluck Lunch Join your church family after the orship service for an All Church Potluck Lunch. We ill gather in the felloship hall to eat together and to meet our neest members of St. Andre. We ill also see a previe of the Spring Scenes Spectacular presented by the St. Andre singers. Bring your family and a favorite dish or dessert to share. Presbyterian Women Circle I ill meet in the Church Parlor on Tuesday, April 12 at 9:30am. Sue Hankins and Barbara Meriether ill be co-hostesses. We invite all omen of the church to join us. We ill study lesson 7 in the Horizon s Bible study book. Circle I collects $1.00 for paper toels for the Denton Christian Pre-School and $1.00 for the Denton Food Pantry. For information please contact Linda Heilig, Chairman Circle I at cell. Circle II ill meet at 9:30am on Tuesday, April 12 in the home of Marcia Merritt. Her cohostess is Vickie Whitfield. All omen of the church are invited to attend. The Bible study for this meeting ill be Lesson 8 from the 2016 study Come to the Waters, ritten by Judith Fletcher. It is titled The Hospitality Of Living Water-Compassion. The study ill be led by the Rev. Dr. Fred Cassell. For more information please contact Elizabeth Hagen at (940) Estelle Bron Organ Recital Series Thursday, April 14, 8pm ith Robert Poovey The Estelle Bron Organ Recital Series ill resume on Thursday, April 14 at 8:00pm ith a program by Robert Poovey, from St. Paul s Episopal Church in Rochester, Ne York. You on t ant to miss this outstanding performance! File Folders Needed The Children s Place preschool is in need of file folders. Your donation of unused folders, especially ones of different colors, ould be very helpful and greatly appreciated. You can place your donations in the labeled box in the Narthex orkroom. Thanks for your help! Spring Scenes Spectacular Did you enjoy hearing Do You Love Me from Fiddler on Valentine s Day? Well, come hear it again, plus hits from Oklahoma, Man of La Mancha, South Pacific, Pirates of Penzance, Music Man, Carmen and more in our 2nd Spring Scenes Spectacular on April 23 and 24. Our St. Andre cast is hard at ork on your favorite sho tunes, so mark your calendar and atch for details to come.

5 Prayer Concerns This Week Tommy White June McNeill Tonya Goodno Matt Hogarth A.B. Baggett, uncle of Shannon Konkle Timothy Boeglin, brother of Diane Forester Connie Remley, daughter-in-la of Rosalie Remley The family of Leanne Brindle, mother of Joey Brindle A complete list of the ongoing prayer concerns is available in the Narthex. element Rec Center, 6:00-7:30pm CREW Rec Center, 6:00-7:30pm Super Wednesday Wednesday, April 13 5:30pm, Dinner; 6:15pm, Programs for All Ages Menu: Oven Roasted Home Style Chicken, Baked Potato Bar The State of Denton s Economic Development Felloship Hall, 6:30pm Mayor Chris Watts The Church s Response to Marriage Equality Room 205, 6:30pm Kirsten Bron and Richard Sale Soul Collage, Labyrinth & Prayer Walking Art Room, 6:30pm Trish Matthes Mother s Day Gift Bag Requests The Community Outreach Committee requests donations for the Mother s Day Gift Bags that ill be donated to homeless mothers ith dependent children through Giving Hope, Inc. Ne female toiletry items and ne or gently-used gift bags are requested. Suggested items may include make-up, lipstick, perfume, lotion, shampoo & conditioner, nail products & accessories, deodorant, etc. Donations ill be collected March 8 through May 3 in the designated collection bins by the soda machine outside Felloship Hall. Chancel Floers Sunday, April 17 is available for floer donations for the sanctuary. If you ant to give floers, please sign up on the floer roster located on the bulletin board next to the office. Narthex Felloship The after orship Felloship Hour refreshments for the month of April ill be provided by the members of the Mission Committee, chaired by Gina Anderson. The May refreshments ill be provided by the members of the Youth Committee. Deadline for Ne Hymnal Donations If you ve been interested in giving to the ne hymnal fund and ould like your bookplate in orship on the Sunday hen they are dedicated Sunday, April 24 ill be your last Sunday to give. Pick up a form and leave your donation in the box in the Narthex! Youth BBQ TShirt Orders Each year the youth design a special shirt for the youth BBQ and each year people ask if they can buy one as ell. This year e ill be selling shirts at the BBQ for anyone interested, the shirts this year are not BBQ specific, but a St. Andre Youth shirt. We are going to take pre-orders to help us kno ho many and hat size shirts to order. They are a blue shirt ith adult sizes XS-XXXL. Shirts ill cost $10. Please place your pre-order by Sunday, April 24 by ing Brandi at Brandi@saint-andre.com. You can also pay as you pre-order, check or cash is accepted. Pre-ordering ill guarantee you a shirt and select sizes ill be for sale at the BBQ for non pre-orders. Thanks so much for supporting the youth and e look forard to another great church BBQ on May 15! Connect ith us facebook.com/standredenton titter.com/standredenton

6 The Week at a Glance TODAY 9:00 a.m. Westminster Choir, Children s Choir Room 9:30 a.m. Sunday School Chancel Choir, Sanctuary 10:30 a.m. Worship Service 11:45 a.m. All Church Pot Luck, Felloship Hall 3:30 p.m. Our Sexuality Class Monday, April 11 12:00 p.m. Personnel Committee, Narthex 6:30 p.m. Theology on Tap, Oak Street Draft House Topic: Idolatry Tuesday, April 12 9:30 a.m. Circle I, Parlor Circle II, Merritt Home 1:30 p.m. Tuesday Afternoon Women s Bible Study, Room 206/208 5:00 p.m. Worship & Music, Room 200 6:00 p.m. Building & Grounds, Room 208 Steardship, Room 207 Children s Ministry, Room 205 7:00 p.m. Diaconate Meeting, Room :00 p.m. Bulletin Deadline Wednesday, April 13 5:30 p.m. Super Wed. Meal, Felloship Hall 6:00 p.m. element, Rec Center CREW CONNECT, Rec Center 6:15 p.m. Covenant Choir, Children s Choir Rm. 6:15 p.m. Children s Recreation 6:20 p.m. Handbells, Adult Choir Room 6:30 p.m. Adult Tracks 7:00 p.m. Noel Choir, Children s Choir Room 7:30 p.m. Chancel Choir, Chancel Choir Room Thursday, April 14 8:00 a.m. Men s Book Study, Cartright s Ranch House 8:00 p.m. Organ Recital, Sanctuary St. Andre Presbyterian Church is a Stephen Ministry Congregation.

7 Welcome! We proclaim that ALL people are created in the image of God and affirm that each person is a beloved child of God, orthy of God s love and grace. We elcome all, celebrating our differences hile finding unity in Christ. No matter ho you are or here you are on life s journey, you are elcome here. The session, our governing body, ill be in the parlor immediately folloing the 10:30am orship service to receive ne members. Children s Chapel During the orship service, children ages three years through kindergarten go to chapel immediately folloing the Children s Sermon. Enrichment Easter Eggs Robin Hines & Stacy Hays Godly Play seeks to tell the stories of the faith so that children hear and remember these stories and become engaged in them. It also provides a place and opportunities for children to begin exploring the purpose and meaning of orship. Parents may come upstairs to the Children s Chapel to pick children up folloing the orship service. Sunday School Children, 9:30-10:15am Nursery Room 102 Preschool Room 100 K-5 th Grade Media Room Youth, 9:30-10:15am element High School The Den The Cave Adults, 9:30-10:15am Breakfast Club Lisa Patterson Room 206/208 Pastor s Class Fred Cassell Room 207/209 Pathfinders Richard Sale Room 205 St. Andre Presbyterian Church 300 W. Oak Street Denton, TX Phone (940) Fax (940) saint-andre.com info@saint-andre.com Alan Baroody, Interim Pastor Lisa Patterson, Associate Pastor Jeff Snider, Director of Music Lurline DuPree, Interim Organist Brandi Schoel, Director of Youth Ministries St. Andre Presbyterian Church is a congregation of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).