WORSHIP CELEBRATION PALM SUNDAY APRIL 14, 2019 10:15 a.m. Morristown United Methodist Church Christ Centered Spirit Led The mission of our church is to engage all people in knowing, loving, and serving God to transform lives, communities, and the world.
WORSHIP CELEBRATION April 14, 2019 Palm/Passion Sunday 10:15 a.m. Identifies time to stand, as you are able. Centering Words Give thanks. Sing Hosanna. Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord. But prepare yourself, for hosanna will quickly give way to cries for crucifixion. PRELUDE Valet will ich dir geben Alexandre Guilmant Jennifer Yang INTROIT Rejoice, Ye Pure in Heart Sarah A Michal Rejoice, ye pure in heart; rejoice, give thanks, and sing; No. 160 your glorious banner wave on high, the cross of Christ your King. Rejoice, rejoice, rejoice, give thanks and sing. CALL TO WORSHIP Rev. Dr. Brandon Cho Leader: With songs of thanksgiving, People: sing praise to God. Leader: With shouts of Hosanna, People: we welcome the presence of Christ. Leader: With prayers of blessing, People: we call out to the Spirit of God. All: Come, Holy Spirit, come. OPENING HYMN Hosanna, Loud Hosanna No. 278 OPENING PRAYER (in unison) Matt Zeller Blessed One, bless our worship today. Bless us through the power of the holy name, that we may be faithful disciples and attentive listeners. Strengthen us with your Holy Spirit, that we may be ever wakeful, ever alert as we worship, as we live, and as we follow where you lead. In your blessed name, we pray. Amen. (Please be seated.) CALL TO CONFESSION PRAYER OF CONFESSION (in unison) Have mercy on us, O God. Where depression lingers, grant us hope. Where fear threatens, grant us comfort. Where strength fails, give us courage. Where faithfulness wanes, grant us endurance. Where sin invades, grant us forgiveness. Shine upon us with your love and grace, O God. In your blessed name, we pray. Amen. SILENT PRAYER AND REFLECTION WORDS OF ASSURANCE Leader: Look, friends! The Lord will help you, for God s faithful love lasts forever. In the name of Jesus Christ, you are forgiven. People: In the name of Jesus Christ, you are forgiven. Glory to God. Jack Scharf
CHILDREN S STORYTIME Dr. Cho A TIME OF COMMUNITY IN PRAYER Dr. Cho PASTORAL PRAYER AND THE LORD S PRAYER Jack Scharf 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 our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, the power and the glory forever. Amen. ANTHEM Lamb of God, What Wondrous Love arr. Alan Petker Chancel Choir PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION (in unison) Matt Zeller Our Lord of Life, may we listen with the mind of Christ. May we listen with openness to being changed. May we listen for the word of God. Amen. SCRIPTURE READING Mark 11:1-10 Matt Zeller Jesus Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem When they were approaching Jerusalem, at Bethphage and Bethany, near the Mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples and said to them, Go into the village ahead of you, and immediately as you enter it, you will find tied there a colt that has never been ridden; untie it and bring it. If anyone says to you, Why are you doing this? just say this: The Lord needs it and will send it back here immediately. They went away and found a colt tied near a door, outside in the street. As they were untying it, some of the bystanders said to them, What are you doing, untying the colt? They told them what Jesus had said; and they allowed them to take it. Then they brought the colt to Jesus and threw their cloaks on it; and he sat on it. Many people spread their cloaks on the road, and others spread leafy branches that they had cut in the fields. Then those who went ahead and those who followed were shouting, Hosanna! Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord! Blessed is the coming kingdom of our ancestor David! Hosanna in the highest heaven! The Word of God for the people of God. Thanks be to God. HYMN All Glory, Laud, and Honor ` No. 280 (Verses 1-3, 5) SERMON The Procession of the King Dr. Cho PASSING THE PEACE ANNOUNCEMENTS Dr. Cho Please sign Friendship Pad Holy Week and Easter Sunday Schedule Easter Flowers Rummage Sale yesterday. Thank you to all the volunteers! Manhattan Saxophone Quartet, Saturday, April 27 7:30 p.m. Get tickets at Music At Mumc.BrownPaperTickets.com June baseball game Matt Zeller
OFFERING OF OUR TITHES AND OFFERINGS Dr. Cho OFFERTORY Song of Praise J.S. Bach DOXOLOGY No. 95 Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; Praise God, all creatures here below; Praise God above, ye heavenly host; Praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost. PRAYER OF DEDICATION (in unison) Jack Scharf With these gifts, we give you thanks, O God. We thank you for your generous, humble spirit, and ask that you bless these gifts with this same generous, humble spirit. May all who receive these gifts may also receive your love, through Christ, our Lord. Amen. CLOSING HYMN Tell Me the Stories of Jesus No. 277 BENEDICTION Dr. Cho POSTLUDE March in D J.S. Bach Please feel free to sit and enjoy the postlude or leave the sanctuary to greet the pastor and other church friends at the door. All are welcome to join for a time of fellowship over refreshments in Fellowship Hall. MUMC Church Staff Senior Pastor................................................................ Rev. Dr. Brandon Cho Associate Pastor............................................................... Pastor Charles Perez Certified Lay Minister/Administrative Director............................................. Jack Scharf Manager, Finance...................................................................... Mike Laba Director of Music Ministries............................................................Sarah A Michal Youth Ministry Coordinators....................................................Maria & Vince Cattano Organist........................................................................... Jennifer Yang Administrative Assistant/Spire Editor..............................................Mona L. Lindemann Manager, Property...................................................................., Dave White Webmaster...................................................................... Austin Congleton Pastoral Intern......................................................................Hayoung Kang 50 S. Park Place, Morristown, NJ 07960 973-538-2132 www.morristownumc.org; E-mail mumc@morristownumc.com
EASTER FLOWERS Members and friends of our congregation may honor a loved one by placing a spring flower in the sanctuary for Easter Sunday. The deadline for ordering is Monday, April 15, 2019. Please fill out the form below and return it to the church office. The cost is $12.50 per plant. Name Phone Name of person(s): (In honor of) (In honor of) (In honor of) (In memory of) _ (In memory of) _ (In memory of) I would like for the plant to be delivered to a shut-in. I will pick up the plant(s) Enclosed is my check for $. There are a limited number of daffodils and tulips available. If you are interested in reserving one of those instead of lilies, please contact the office at 973-538-2132.
MORRISTOWN UNITED METHODIST CHURCH April 14, 2019 April 14, 2019 April 18, 2019 April 19, 2019 Palm Sunday Maundy Thursday Good Friday Mark 11:1-11 John 13:1-17; 31b-35 Luke 23:26-43 The Procession of the King The Servant of All The Most Blessed Day Pastor Brandon preaching Pastor Brandon preaching Jack Scharf preaching Easter Sunday April 21, 2019 7:00 Early Morning 10:15 a.m. Worship Pastor Charles preaching John 20:1-18 Meet the Risen Christ Pastor Brandon preaching WELCOME EVERYONE! Our special welcome to our new friends and guests in worship today. We are so glad that we could welcome God together today. Please go to the WELCOME CENTER to receive a welcome gift and more information about our church and ministry. See you next Sunday. OUR ANNUAL RUMMAGE SALE WAS A HUGE SUCCESS! Many thanks to all the wonderful volunteers who generously gave of their time and talents to make it work. Meals were served to the volunteers so that work could continue without meal breaks. It was a huge labor of love. Look for an accounting in the next Spire. The Manhattan Saxophone Quartet Music@MUMC proudly presents our 2018-2019 season finale, The Manhattan Saxophone Quartet in concert on Saturday, April 27 at 7:30 p.m. MSQ s program The History of the Saxophone Quartet will take you on an exciting tour of the saxophone through its music, from its invention, through classical, jazz, and ragtime music, to the present day! Join us for a Meet-the-Artist reception following the concert. Buy tickets in advance at MusicAtMUMC.BrownPaperTickets.com
THIS WEEK AT MUMC Sunday, April 14, 2019 Palm Sunday 8:30 a.m. Adult Education Lenten Bible Study 9:00 a.m. Breakfast Club 10:15 a.m. Worship Service Pastor Brandon 11:30 a.m. Asbury Choir Choir Room 2:00 p.m. Basic Lay Servant Training Asbury Rm 3:30 p.m. Nueva Esperanza Monday, April 15, 2019 7:30 p.m. AA Room 21 Tuesday, April 16, 2019 7:30 p.m. Chancel Choir Choir Room Wednesday, April 17, 2019 4:30 p.m. Soccer Ministry Gym 7:00 p.m. Jubilations Ringers Room 21 Thursday, April 18, 2019 7:30 p.m. Maundy Thursday worship Friday, April 19, 2019 3:30 p.m. Bible Study Chapel 5:30 p.m. Soccer Ministry Gym 7:30 p.m. Good Friday worship Saturday, April 20, 2019 9:00 a.m. Basic Lay Servant Training Asbury Room Sunday, April 21, 2019 Easter Sunday 7:00 a.m. Early Morning Easter service Fellowship Hall 10:15 a.m. Worship Service Pastor Brandon preaching 3:30 p.m. Nueva Esperanza Church Attendance Leaders and and Offering Ministry for Teams April 7, 2019 Attendance Offering 125 $5,229.00 Our Sunday School and Youth Ministry Church Leaders and Ministry Teams Nueva Esperanza Worship and Minsitry The United Methodist Church Our Church Family and Friends Pastor Brandon and his family, mourning the death of his dad Orville Brandon, recovery from kidney transplant David McKenzie, kidney donor Donna, for good test results Willow, healing Lou Cattano, undergoing treatment Brenda Diaz, healing from cancer Dorothy, diagnosed with ALS Deb VanderSande, stage 3 cancer Carol, in Hospice Care Jeanne B., brain cancer Christina, tumor Jeff, cancer William E. Hettrick, prostate cancer Gary, loss of job Joan, in hospice care Janice Harris, colon cancer Stephanie, leukemia Carolyn, successful cancer treatment Adam, successful treatment of colon cancer James, recovery from stage 4 cancer Serving Our Country Pfc. Abigail Crisp, NJ Army National Guard Jordan Dale, U.S. Marines Sgt. Randall Ferrara, NJ Army National Guard Rich Lamm, US Marine Corp LCDR Karen Kraft McAllister, Washington, DC On-going Prayer Shannon Bain Barbara MacHale Sonya Burroughs Micah Mrs. Man Kee Cho Chris Nagy Beth & Bruce Courter Lea O Shea Gene Crance Rick Radis Erika Davis Ms. So Jean Doig Arden & Les Sutton Neil Eriksen Emma Wyman Nancy Gardner Ken Zippler