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F I R S T U N I T E D M E T H O D I S T C H U R C H WORSHIP Service of Lessons & Anthems March 18, 2018 This service of Lessons and Anthems is an annual tradition. Through the Word and music, this service prepares us to enter into the events of Holy Week in deep prayer and reflection. May the Spirit of God quiet and open your heart, mind and soul, as together we consider God s great gift of Christ Jesus. *SILENT PROCESSIONAL Please stand as the choir and clergy process. *CALL TO WORSHIP David Bremer, Lay Lector Brother Christ, help us to follow you deep into the waters of baptism, to break the chain of past wrongs, to become fit to face your coming age. Jesus, our Brother, help us to follow you. Help us to follow you to the cross, the Tree of Life from which new life will blossom for each of us and for your whole creation. Jesus, our Brother, help us to follow you. Help us to follow you, to see our hope in your self-spending love and mercy, to die to all within us not born of your love. Jesus, our Brother, help us to follow you. *CHORALE The Chancel Choir/Dr. James Smith, Music Director from The St. Matthew Passion (J. S. Bach) What language shall I borrow to thank thee, dearest friend, for this thy dying sorrow, thy pity without end? O make me thine forever; and should I fainting be, Lord, let me never, never outlive my love to thee. CORPORATE PRAYER Rev. Robert English Almighty God, through love you have made us, and for love you call us to repentance. Grant that we who need to mend our sinful ways may find strength in your compassion and forgiveness. Restore to us the joy of your salvation; give us your Holy Spirit that we may serve you with willing hearts, bearing witness to your presence and abundant mercy in all the earth; through Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever. Amen. SILENT PRAYER As a courtesy to others, please silence all cell phones/sound-making devices. Asterisks indicate standing if you are able.

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 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, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen. CHILDREN S MESSAGE Tricia Guerrero As we sing #2233 The Faith We Sing - Where Children Belong, children are invited to come forward for the Children s Message. He s Got the Whole World in His Hands (verse 1) He s got the whole world in His hands, He s got the whole world in His hands He s got the whole world in His hands, He s got the whole world in His hands. As the congregation sings, the children may go to Children s Church in the Chapel, and the Youth may go to Youth Connect. OUR MISSION & COMMON LIFE Please include your information on the attendance pad and pass it to your neighbors down the pew. We thank God for these opportunities for fellowship, for worship, and for service. Thanks be to God! WE OFFER OUR GIFTS & OURSELVES Your generous gifts support the ministries and outreach of the church. You may place gifts of cash or checks made out to First UMC in the offering plates as they are passed. You may also place your Let's Connect/Let Us Pray card in the offering plate. Give online at any time at www.santamonicaumc.org. Credit cards are now accepted at the Sunday Hospitality Table during Coffee Fellowship. Thank you. May God grow in us generous and joyful hearts. THE OFFERTORY Sarabande from Suite No.1 and Arioso from Cantata No. 156 (J.S. Bach) *RESPONSE #95 United Methodist Hymnal The Doxology Wayne Smith, Cello *UNISON PRAYER OF DEDICATION O God, Earth-maker, Pain-bearer, Life-giver, Source of all that is and that shall be, open the promise of healing for us and for your whole creation. Fill us with the bounteous gifts of your love, that we may share in the joys of your kingdom, now and forever. Amen. The Agony of Gethsemane HYMN #292 UMH What Wondrous Love Is This (verses 1&2) FIRST LESSON Mark 14:32-38 (Pew Bible page 52, N.T.) The Chancel Choir William Martinez, Soloist ANTHEM from The Crucifixion (John Stainer) And they came to a place named Gethsemane; And Jesus saith to his disciples, Sit ye here, while I shall pray. Could ye not watch with me one brief hour? Could ye not pity my sorest need? Ah! if ye sleep while the tempests lower Surely, my friends, I am lone indeed. Jesu, Lord Jesu, bowed in bitter anguish And bearing all the evil we have done, Oh teach us how to love thee for thy love; Help us to pray, and watch, and mourn with thee. Could ye not watch with me one brief hour? Did ye not say upon Kedron s slope, Ye would not fall into the tempter s power? Did ye not murmur great words of hope? The Betrayal & Arrest SECOND LESSON Mark 14:43-50 (Pew Bible page 52, N.T.) Rev. Patricia Farris

CHORALE Ah, Holy Jesus (Johann Crüger) Ah, Holy Jesus, How hast thou offended, That man to judge thee hath in hate pretended? By foes derided, by thine own rejected, O most afflicted! Lo, the Good Shepherd for the sheep is offered; The slave hath sinned, and the Son hath suffered; For our atonement, while we nothing heedeth, God intercedeth. The Trial Before Religious Authorities THIRD LESSON Matthew 26:57-66 (Pew Bible page 31, N.T.) David Bremer ANTHEM from The Crucifixion (John Stainer) God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, That whoso believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life. God sent not His Son into the world to condemn the world: But that the world through Him might be saved. The Denial of Peter FOURTH LESSON Mark 14:66-72 (Pew Bible page 53, N.T.) CHORALE from The St. John Passion (J. S. Bach) Peter, while his conscience slept, Thrice denied his Savior. When he woke, he bitter wept At his base behavior. Jesus, let not me forget; True devotion teach me; When on evil I am set, Through my conscience reach me. HYMN #301 UMH Jesus, Keep Me Near the Cross (verses 1&2) The Trial Before Pontius Pilate & The Journey to Calvary FIFTH LESSON Mark 15:1-15 (Pew Bible page 53, N.T.) David Bremer ANTHEM Surely He Has Borne Our Grief (Mark Hayes) Surely, He has borne our grief and carried our sorrows. He was wounded for our transgressions. He was bruised for our iniquity. The punishment that brought us peace was upon Him, and by His wounds we are healed. We all, like sheep, have gone astray. Each of us has turned to his own way, and the Lord has laid on Him the iniquity of us all. The Cross SIXTH LESSON Mark 15:16-20 (Pew Bible pages 53-54, N.T.) ANTHEM Thy Will Be Done (Craig Courtney) Our cup was filled with darkness. Our cup was filled with death. Christ took our cup and drank it, and gave us life, and gave us hope, gave us Himself. My Father, let this cup pass from me; yet not my will, O Lord, yet not my will, O Lord, but Thine be done. In blackest night we hear Him in dark Gethsemane. Pleading with the Father for one more way, for one more hope, for one more day. Then they took our Savior, and led Him to a tree; and there they broke His body, poured out His life, put Him to death to rise again. My Father, let this cup pass from me. Yet not my will, O Lord, yet not my will, O Lord, but thine be done, Thy will be done. SEVENTH LESSON Romans 6:1-11 (Pew Bible page 156, N.T.) Rev. Farris ANTHEM Agnus Dei from Requiem (Maurice Duruflé) O Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world, grant us eternal rest. *BENEDICTION *CHORAL RESPONSE O Lord, Thy Little Angel Send from The St. John Passion (J. S. Bach) O Lord, Thy little angel send When er my mortal life shall end, To bear my soul to Heaven! My body in its chamber sleep, All torment do thou distant keep, Till Thy last call be given! And then from death awaken me, That these poor eyes their Lord may see, See, Son of God, Thy glorious face, My savior and my fount of grace! Lord Jesus Christ, O hear Thou me, Thee will I praise eternally. POSTLUDE Prelude Suite, Opus 5 (Maurice Duruflé) Ty Woodward, Organist

FAMILY INFO WORSHIP INFO MISSIONS Nursery Care is available at 9 a.m. in Room 204 in the Education Building. Parents with young children are welcome to worship in the sanctuary or in the Kids Zone in the narthex. A changing table is provided in the restroom located in the hallway west of the Fireside Room. First UMC takes the safety of the children and youth very seriously. We follow Safe Sanctuaries practices, which is our commitment to the physical safety and spiritual growth of all of our children, youth, and adults. Please see an usher if you need information or assistance. We welcome Wayne Smith, cellist, to our worship service today. He is the son of long time member Frances Smith and grew up in this church. He is the Chamber Music Coordinator of the Hochschule fûr Musik Hanns Eisler in Berlin, Germany. Flowers: Dried floral arrangements at the reredos help to remind us of our Lenten Discipline during the season of Lent. Now is the time to donate toward the purchase of Easter Lilies for Easter Sunday morning sanctuary worship in celebration of a loved one, an event, a joy, or a remembrance. Stop by the Sunday Hospitality Table or call, email or mail your dedication (please print clearly) along with $12 per plant to the church office. Deadline to order is this Tuesday, March 20. To request prayers, fill in a Let's Connect/Let Us Pray card and place it in the offering plate during worship. If there are Prayer Quilts on the north wall of the sanctuary, you are invited to pray over and tie knots on the quilts. Stop by the Hospitality Table in Simkins Hall in The Shelby Center during Coffee Fellowship for information or to ask whatever might be on your mind! We're here to serve you. Next Sunday: Palm Sunday; Rev. Patricia Farris will preach. We collect food weekly for the Westside Food Bank. In March, please bring canned fruits and vegetables. Resident Bishop Bishop Grant J. Hagiya West District Superintendent Rev. Mark M. Nakagawa Senior Minister Rev. Patricia Farris p.farris@santamonicaumc.org New & Emerging Ministries Rev. Robert English r.english@santamonicaumc.org Chaplain in Residence Rev. Keri Olsen k.olsen@santamonicaumc.org Director of Children & Youth Ministry Tricia Guerrero t.guerrero@santamonicaumc.org Business Administrator Christina Eddy c.eddy@santamonicaumc.org Congregation Care Visitor Anne Premer a.premer@santamonicaumc.org Preschool Director Batsheva Spector b.spector@santamonicaumc.org Assistant to the Preschool Director Dane Rold d.rold@santamonicaumc.org Music Director Dr. James Smith Organist Ty Woodward Lead Coordinator Sarah Rold s.rold@santamonicaumc.org Membership and Facilities Coordinator David Penson d.penson@santamonicaumc.org Communications Director Tina Gage t.gage@santamonicaumc.org Communications Coordinator Shalimar Carducci s.carducci@santamonicaumc.org Head Custodian Javier Espinosa God is real. God is love. Every person matters. You matter. Together we can change the world. FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH of SANTA MONICA 1008 Eleventh Street, Santa Monica, CA 90403 www.santamonicaumc.org 310-393-8258

MISSION OPPORTUNITIES Houston Mission Work Team OPEN INVITATIONS Men s Breakfast Men s Breakfast & Bible Study is a weekly meeting where men of all ages and generations gather to ground themselves in the Holy Scripture. As men try to navigate the stresses and complexities of this modern world and daily life, Men s Breakfast is a place for community, prayer and fellowship through the sharing of God s Holy word. Come by as your schedule permits! For more information and to add yourself to the email list email Rev. Robert English: r.english@santamonicaumc.org. Meets Tuesdays, 7 a.m. in the Fireside Room First UMC has felt called to respond in many ways after the devastation in Houston from Hurricane Harvey. This Spring, a work team will be sent to Houston April 21-28 to further put our faith into action. Our community will have the opportunity to support the team on April 15 after worship through a luncheon fundraiser. Visit the website for more information and to donate towards their fundraising efforts: www.santamonicaumc.org/houston Family Place Community Meal simple church hosts a monthly potluck Community Meal with Upward Bound House s Family Place. The Community Meal potluck is an opportunity to help feed about 30-40 adults & children, served buffet style. Invite your friends and join the next potluck for an evening of conversation, crafts/ games with the kids, and a shared meal. For more information, contact the Community Meal Volunteers by emailing: meals@santamonicaumc.org, or call the church office (310) 393-8258. Thursday, March 22: 5:30 p.m. Family Place (1020 12th St. Santa Monica) PALM SUNDAY ACTIVITIES March 18, 2018 Prayer Quilt Ministry The Prayer Quilt Ministry is an outreach ministry that combines the gift of prayer with the gift of a hand-tied quilt. There are a number of ways to be involved: When a prayer quilt is hanging in the Sanctuary come tie a knot and say a prayer. Remember the recipients in your prayers in the following days. Next meeting: Saturday, April 21, 9:30 a.m. 12 p.m., Room 300 HOLY WEEK 2018 MARCH 25: PALM SUNDAY 10 a.m. Sanctuary Worship MARCH 31: SIMPLE CHURCH EASTER VIGIL Worship is followed by Easter Egg Hunt and Family Brunch NEW: 4:30 p.m. simple church: 7:30 p.m. Courtyard/Chapel An ancient liturgy of Light, Word, and Communion Blessing of the Bicycles, Walkers, Canes and Human Mobility Devices Courtyard/Fireside Room MARCH 29: MAUNDY THURSDAY APRIL 1: EASTER SUNDAY 6:30 a.m. Easter Sunrise Service Palisades Park (Santa Monica Blvd. & Ocean Ave.) 7:30 p.m. Sanctuary Worship Bring fresh flowers for the cross, and a lawn chair or blankets. Hot coffee served. MARCH 30: GOOD FRIDAY First UMC Sanctuary Chapel open for Prayer 9 a.m. - 9 p.m. Labyrinth open for walk 1 p.m. - 9 p.m. 12:10 p.m. Community Service - First Presbyterian Church 1220 2nd St, Santa Monica, CA 90401 FOCUS ON 10 a.m. Easter Celebration Worship Family Service, Choir, Brass, Organ, Lilies, and Alleluias! (nursery care provided) www.santamonicaumc.org/lent Next Sunday, First UMC and Fellowship & Events welcomes you and your family to this annual spring celebration! The day will begin with the children waving palms as we enter worship at 10 a.m. Following the children s message, children are invited to a special Sunday School that includes arts and crafts and tasty snacks. Family Brunch at 11 a.m. in Simkins Hall (The Brunch is free, although donations are appreciated.) Easter Egg Hunt at 11:30 a.m. in the Courtyard (See signs for age group locations.) Pictures with the Easter Bunny from 11:15 a.m. - 12 p.m. in Simkins Hall There will also be Easter eggs to decorate and a craft table! Don t miss the fun! Palm Sunday, Sunday March 25. Worship: 10 a.m. in the Sanctuary F I R ST U N I T E D M E T H O D I ST C H U R C H o f SA N TA M O N I CA 1008 Eleventh Street, Santa Monica, CA 90403 www.santamonicaumc.org 310-393-8258 info@santamonicaumc.org

O P P O R T U N I T I E S at F U M C WORSHIP & PRAYER Sunday 10 a.m. Sanctuary Worship Sunday 5 p.m. simple church simple church theme: on dying to self and bearing fruit MEETINGS / EVENTS THIS WEEK Today - Lessons & Anthems Children s Church 11 a.m. Red Cross Blood Drive Signups, Alcove 11 a.m. Free Blood Pressure Screenings, SH 11 a.m. YSP See s Candy Sales, Alcove 11:30 a.m. March Book Study/Potluck, FR 2:30 p.m. Walk the Labyrinth, SH 6 p.m. ELKPEN Artist Talk & Reception, FR Wednesday, March 21 9 a.m. UMW Workparty/Lunch, Workroom Thursday, March 22 5:30 p.m. Family Place Community Meal, Offsite Sunday, March 25 - Palm Sunday Baptism Reception of New Members 11 a.m. Red Cross Blood Drive Signups, Alcove 11 a.m. YSP See s Candy Sales, Alcove 11 a.m. Palm Sunday Brunch/Egg Hunt, SH 4:30 p.m. simple church presents: Blessing of the Bicycles, Walkers, Canes & Human Mobility Devices, Courtyard/Fireside Room CHILDREN & YOUTH Children s Ministry This Sunday: Children s Church Cherub Choir (preschool age): Room 205 Children s Choir (1st - 5th grade) in the Chapel Youth Connect: Room 203 (6th -12th graders) United Methodist Youth Fellowship No Youth Choir today 6-9 p.m. (special time) UMYF: Mission Impossible FELLOWSHIP /COMMUNITY Youth Service Project See s Candy Sales - Today Each year, First UMC sends a Youth Service Project team for one week to travel and engage in service and mission with struggling communities around the U.S. This year the team will work with the Epworth Project in Slidell, LA, from July 14-22. As part of our fundraising, we are selling See s Easter Candy today in the Alcove after worship. Stop by our table to pick up your favorite chocolate egg or box of chocolates for yourself, or to give to your family and friends this spring! Today and next Sunday March 25, in the Alcove Loving God with Our Minds Book Study - Today In Hallelujah Anyway: Rediscovering Mercy, Anne Lamott offers wisdom and hope for difficult times, personal and public. With characteristic humor and candor, she pierces our defenses and softens our edges. Bringing in old favorites from Scripture Micah, Jonah, Ruth she explores mercy, grace, forgiveness, and compassion. This is a book for the Lenten journey, a book to be pondered, prayed, and lived as much as to be read. Come even if you haven t read the book! Today, 11:30 a.m. in the Fireside Room KNOW, LOVE, DO: Changing Nature and Us - Tonight Following tonight s simple church 5 p.m. worship, don t miss the Elkpen Artist Talk & Reception, where Christian Kasperkovitz (aka Elkpen) will talk about her work and philosophy. A Los Angeles-based artist, Elkpen looks for novel ways to talk about nature to a wide audience. Tonight, 6-8:30 p.m. in the Fireside Room, following simple church in the Chapel After worship, all are invited to stay for Coffee Fellowship in Simkins Hall. If you are a new visitor today, feel free to ask any questions you may have at the Hospitality Table in the Simkins Hall Alcove. CHR = Choir Room; CR = Conference Room; CY = Courtyard; FR = Fireside Room; L = Library; MH = Member s Home; OS = Off Site; S = Sanctuary; SH = Simkins Hall; WR = Work Room (UMW)

FELLOWSHIP /COMMUNITY (CONTINUED) simple church: Blessing of the Bicycles, Walkers, Canes & Human Mobility Devices In place of the March 25 simple church Chapel service, simple church moves out to the Courtyard to hold Blessing of the Bicycles, Walkers, Canes & Human Mobility Devices. Bring your walkers, hiking boots, bikes, scooters, running shoes, canes, or whatever helps you get around town. As we consider the gift of creation this season, and how to be better stewards of this gift, we are taking some time to bless the devices that help us to navigate this world by human power. Bring an appetizer or hor d oeuvres to share - a potluck will follow the blessing. Sunday, March 25, 4:30-6 p.m. in the Courtyard & Fireside Room Maundy Thursday Service First UMC offers a traditional Maundy Thursday Service with Holy Communion and Tenebrae on March 29 in the Sanctuary. Tenebrae is Latin for shadows and is characterized by the gradual extinguishing of candles as the Passion narrative is read. This meaningful service is open to all. Thursday, March 29, 7:30 p.m. Sanctuary Good Friday A Community Good Friday Service begins at 12:10 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church (1220 2nd St. SM). The First UMC Chapel is open for a Prayer Vigil from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. The First UMC Labyrinth is open for walking from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. in Simkins Hall. Friday, March 30 simple church: Easter Vigil Join us on March 31 for a simple church Easter Vigil. This ancient liturgy (worship) is a service of light, word and table (communion) where we remember God s life-giving acts from the passage from slavery to freedom, from sin to salvation, from death into new life. The service will begin in the courtyard with a procession of light moving into our chapel. Saturday March 31, 7:30 p.m. Courtyard/Chapel First UMC Membership Membership to First UMC is a celebration of the fact that someone belongs to our faith in community, connection, and commitment. Our belonging promotes service to and with each other, values mutual care, and develops meaningful and supportive relationships. The church offers thanks and welcomes in the spirit of belonging to one another. If you have questions on becoming a member of First UMC, please contact one of our Pastors. We will be welcoming New Members during worship on Palm Sunday, March 25. Red Cross Community Blood Drive Today, and every Sunday before Easter, sign up for the Red Cross Community Blood Drive at the Sunday Hospitality Table. At the blood drive, special food treats and surprises will be offered, and best of all, you ll have the knowledge that you ve helped to save up to 3 lives! Child care can be provided while you donate with prior arrangements. For more information, questions, or to volunteer, contact Dorothy Williams (dorothywil@gmail.com). Schedule your appointment now on the website: www.redcrossblood.org, and enter sponsor code FirstUMCSM. Blood Drive: Sunday, April 8, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Simkins Hall Lenten Devotionals Available The First UMC Lenten Devotional, written by members of the congregation, are available for pick up in the Narthex, at the Hospitality Table, or in the church office. You may also sign up online to receive the daily devotional by email: www.santamonicaumc.org/lent. How to Keep a Holy Lent: Beginners Guide Look for the pocket-sized Lenten guide called How to Keep a Holy Lent: Beginners Guide, available now in the Narthex and at the Hospitality Table, and in the church office. Each day includes a suggested tip for observing Lent. Some examples include: Day 8: No complaining day, Day 22: Tell someone what you are grateful for, Day 24: Read Psalm 121.