WELCOME TO ST. PAUL EPISCOPAL CHURCH

WELCOME TO ST. PAUL EPISCOPAL CHURCH WELCOME. In the name of Christ, we offer you welcome to this church. May those who sorrow, find comfort; the weary, rest; the troubled, peace; the stranger, friends; the unhappy, joy; and to all, the sense of God s presence in this Holy Place. If you are new to this parish community, please give your name and phone number to the Rector or sign our guest register on the stand in the back of the Church. As our honored guest, we want to welcome you. THE SERVICE. There are two main books used for our service; the smaller red book is the Book of Common Prayer and the larger blue book is the Hymnal. There is also a Gray Hymnal. They can be found in the bookrack on the back of the pew in front of you. A Bible can be found at the ends of the pew. The page / hymn numbers in the service bulletin help you find your place in these service books. We invite you to participate fully in our worship. RECEIVING COMMUNION. Holy Communion in the Episcopal Church is open to all who are comfortable participating in the Communion of the Lord s Table. To receive communion come to the altar rail; kneel or stand with one hand cupped on top of the other hand to receive the consecrated bread. Please take the chalice and drink from it; or you may intinct the bread by dipping it in the consecrated wine. Parents are encouraged to determine when a child is ready to receive communion. All children are invited to the altar rail to receive communion or a blessing. Please feel comfortable doing what is best for you and your child. Palm/Passion Sunday April 9, 2017 9:00 a.m. Opening Hymn All Glory, Laud, and Honor Hymnal 154 Call to Worship: Celebrant: Blessed be God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. All: And blessed be his kingdom, now and forever. Amen. Celebrant: O give thanks to the Lord, who is good, and whose steadfast love endures forever! All: This is the gate of the Lord. Let us enter together and give thanks and praise to the Lord. Celebrant: This is the day that the Lord has made. Let us rejoice and be glad in it. All: Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord. O give thanks to the Lord, who is good, and whose steadfast love endures forever. Collect for Purity Prayer Book, page 323

Collect of the Day The Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ Card Sermon The Rev. J. Patrick Peters Choir Anthem Nicene Creed Prayer Book, page 326 Prayers of the People (FormV) Prayer Book, page 389 Prayer of Confession and Assurance Celebrant: Be gracious to me, O Lord, for I am in distress; my soul wastes away from grief. For my life is spent with sorrow, and my years with sighing. All: Let your face shine upon your servant; save me in your steadfast love. Celebrant: I am the scorn of all, an object of dread. I have become like a broken vessel. All: Let your face shine upon your servant; save me in your steadfast love. Celebrant: For I trust in you, O Lord; I say, You are my God. My times are in your hand; deliver me from the hand of my enemies and persecutors. All: Let your face shine upon your servant; save me in your steadfast love. Absolution Prayer Book, page 332 The Peace Prayer Book, page 360 Greetings and Announcements Presentation Hymn Ah, Holy Jesus Hymnal 158 Offertory Eucharistic Prayer II Prayer Book, page 340 Sursum Corda Hymnal S-112 Sanctus Hymnal S-129 The Great Amen Triple Our Father Prayer Book, page 336 The Breaking of the Bread Prayer Book, page 337 Prayer of Humble Access Prayer Book, page 337 Communion Prayer of Thanksgiving Prayer Book, page 339 The Blessing

Today we end our service in Silence A fitting way to begin the most Holy of all weeks. Use Silence this week to let God speak to you. Depart in Silence (Please wait until you are in the Parish Hall to have conversations

Prayer Requests April 9, 2017 Hospitalizations Homebound Delores Baker (Saint Anne); Helen Vollmer (Saint Anne); Ethel Edelman (Autumn House West); Alverta Hossler (Home) Intercessions Sue Ellen; Buzz; Ruth; Matthew; Bonnie; George; Mike; Shalimar; Sondra; Grace; Davina; Janet; Carol; Clare; Gerry; Kay; Sister Daniel; Ruth; Alverta; Mickenzie Birthdays Anniversary 4/10 Les and Kim Kauffman Thanksgiving Departed Jim and Margaret Frey; Thomas Joseph Martin; Joanne Berntheizel; Nancy Geesey For Those in Positions of Public Trust President Donald Trump; Governor Tom Wolf; Mayor Leo Lutz; All legislative bodies & all courts of law; for the leaders of all nations and people. For our Bishops, Rector, and Parish Members The Most Rev. Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury and his staff; The Most Rev. Michael Curry and his staff; The Rt. Rev. Audrey Scanlan and her staff; The Rev. J. Patrick Peters; the staff and people of this parish, especially Carol Fals; Alf Kuhns; Luke Runkle World Cycle of Prayer 4/9 Venezuela; 4/10 Vietnam; 4/11 Western Sahara; 4/12 Yemen; 4/13 Zambia; 4/14 Zimbabwe; 4/15 Afghanistan Anglican Cycle of Prayer 4/9 Palm Sunday: Pray for the peace of Jerusalem. All glory, laud and honor, To Thee, Redeemer King, To Whom the lips of children, Made sweet hosannas ring. Jerusalem, The Rt. Rev d Suheil Dawani; 4/10 Morogoro, The Rt. Rev d Godfrey Sehaba; Mount Kilimanjaro, The Rt. Rev d Stanley Elilekia Hotay; 4/11 Mount Kenya Central, The Rt. Rev d Isaac Ng ang a; Suffragan Bishop of Mount Kenya Central, The Rt. Rev d Allen Waithaka; 4/12 Mount Kenya South, The Rt. Rev d Timothy Ranji; Suffragan Bishop of Mount Kenya South, The Rt. Rev d Charles Muturi; 4/13 Maundy Thursday: When Jesus wept, the falling tear in mercy flowed beyond all bound; when Jesus groaned, a trembling fear seized all the guilty world around. Mount Kenya West, The Rt. Rev d Joseph Kagunda; 4/14 Good Friday: For me, kind Jesus, was thy

incarnation, thy mortal sorrow, and thy life s oblation; Thy death of anguish and thy bitter passion, for my salvation. Therefore, kind Jesus, since I cannot pay thee, I do adore thee, and will ever pray thee, think on thy pity and thy love unswerving, not my deserving. J. Heerman. Mpumalanga, The Rt. Rev d Daniel Kgomosotho; 4/15 Holy Saturday. Mthatha, The Rt. Rev d Sitembele Mzamane Ecumenical Cycle of Prayer: 4/9 Anglican Church International Communion; 4/10 Anglican Mission in America; 4/11 Anglican Orthodox Church; 4/12 Anglican Province of America; 4/13 Anglican Province of Christ the King; 4/14 Christian Episcopal Church; 4/15 Church of England Continuing Diocesan Cycle of Prayer and Parish Cycle of Prayer: Trinity, Williamsport and their congregation; St. Paul Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod), Columbia and their congregation Companion Parish Cycle of Prayer: Ecumenical: Rev. Beth J. Costlow and the people of Saint John Lutheran Church, Columbia Rev. Mark Kopp and the people of Saint James Lutheran Church, Columbia Rev. Stephen Kelley and the people of Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church, Columbia Rev. Anthony Swamy Anthappa, MSFS and the people of Saint Peter Roman Catholic Church, Columbia Rev. David Powers and the people of The Columbia Presbyterian Church, Columbia Rev. Thomas Grubbs and the people of The Columbia United Methodist Church, Columbia Rev. Patricia McAllister and the people of Mt. Zion A.M.E. Church, Columbia Rev. Hub Smith and the people of The Columbia Christian Fellowship, Columbia Revs. Gordon and Angie Misal and the people of Impact Christian Center, Columbia Rev. Charles Deutsch and the people of Ironville United Methodist Church, Columbia Rev. Mary Ann Kingsborough and the people of Concordia Lutheran Church, Columbia Rev. Dione Kleptka and the people of Saint John Herr Estate Retirement Community Rim Parishes of the Lancaster Convocation: Rev. Priscilla Ginolfi, Deacon to the Rim Parishes Rev. Gina Barrett and the people of Saint John Episcopal Church, Marietta Rev. Ingrid Andersen and the people of Saint Luke Episcopal Church, Mount Joy Rev. Sud Tiwari and the people of Saint Paul Episcopal Church, Manheim Rev. Tim Small and the people of Hope Episcopal Church, Mt. Hope Rev. Mark Scheneman and the people of Bangor Church, Churchtown and the Revs. Beth Mollard, Pete Greenfield, John Emmert, Ellie Garner and Nancy Rementer Peace and Justice South Sudan; Nigeria; Iraq; Israel; Kenya; Afghanistan; Palestine; Somalia; Iran; Libya; Syria; Egypt; Tunisia; Yemen; Ukraine; Venezuela; North Korea; Turkey

PRAYER CIRCLE The Prayer Circle is comprised of a group of people who will pray for special and / or specific intentions and people as requested. If you would like special prayers, call anyone on the Prayer Circle list and they will pass it to the next person and so on until everyone on the Prayer Circle list has received the request. If you would like to be a member of the Prayer Circle, please call the office and give Darlene your name and telephone number. Please note that the Prayer Circle is in the form of a circle going counterclockwise. Annabelle Vecero..252-3241 Mary Lynn Geltmacher 684-4241 Janet Herman...684-5161 Teresa Allen.. 799-1321 Beth Runkle.684-9204 If you are interested in joining the Prayer Circle, please call the Parish Office. We could use more people for this important ministry. Be Thoughtful Be Silent Be Reverent.. for this is the House of the Lord Before the service, speak to the Lord During the service, let the Lord speak to you After the service, speak to one another

Amount needed each week to meet the 2017 income budget: $2,976.00 Amount budgeted each week from fundraisers and investment income: $1,496.00 Amount needed each week in pledge and plate to meet income budget: $1,480.00 Amount needed each week to meet the 2017 expense budget: $4,011.00 Amount expected each week from fundraisers and investment income: $1,496.00 Amount needed each week in pledge and plate to meet expense budget: $2,515.00 04/02/17 04/03/16 St. John Herr Estate 22 19 8:00 a.m. 21 9:00 a.m. 42 10:15 a.m. 16 64 56 Pledge and Plate: $1,311.00 $1,371.00 Weekly Attendance 04/02/17 333

April 15, 2017 5:30 p.m. NO SERVICE AT ST. JOHN HERR ESTATES THE EASTER VIGIL WILL BE HELD AT ST. PAUL, MANHEIM BEGINNING AT 7:00 P.M. April 16, 2017 8:00 a.m. Lectors: Eucharistic Minister: Crucifer: Server: Gospel Bearer: Prayers of the People: Ushers: Greeters: Verger (open): Janet/Bev Bill K./Alf Alf Andra Georgie Bea George George Janet 10:00 a.m. Lectors: Eucharistic Minister: Crucifer: Server: Gospel Bearer: Prayers of the People: Ushers: Greeters: Verger (close): Bill W./Emily Danielle/Christine Noah Noah Father Patrick Beth Ralph Evelyn/Bill Christine

THIS WEEK AT SAINT PAUL Sun: 8:00 AM Palm Sunday Breakfast at the Columbia Presbyterian Church 8:50 AM Sunday School in the Holy Communion Chapel 9:00 AM Procession of the Palms beginning at the Columbia Presbyterian Church. Eucharist. Preacher and Celebrant, Father Patrick 10:15 AM Coffee Hour in the Mary Elizabeth Bair Parish Center Mon: Tue: 3:00 PM Renewal of Ordination Vows St. Stephen Cathedral 6:30 PM Daisies meet in the Mary Elizabeth Bair Parish Center 7:00 PM Choir Rehearsal in the Choir Room Wed: 9:30 AM Morning Prayer and Healing Service in the Rector s Office 6:30 PM Seder Supper in the Mary Elizabeth Bair Parish Center Thu: Fri: Sat: YOUTH LOCK-IN SAINT JOHN, LANCASTER ALL DAY THURSDAY AND FRIDAY 6:30 PM Maundy Thursday Service and Supper in the Mary Elizabeth Bair Parish Center 12:00 PM Stations of the Cross in the church 7:00 PM Good Friday Service in the church 7:00 PM Great Easter Vigil at Saint Paul, Manheim Sun: 8:00 AM Easter Eucharist Preacher and Celebrant, Father Patrick 9:00 AM Children s Easter Egg Hunt 10:00 AM Easter Eucharist Preacher and Celebrant, Father Patrick 11:30 AM Coffee Hour in the Mary Elizabeth Bair Parish Center

PRAYER AND WORSHIP THE PALMS ARE GIVEN TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN LOVING MEMORY OF: Jim and Margaret Frey by the Euculano s, the Warfel s, and the Frey s. THE SANCTUARY CANDLE IS GIVEN TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN LOVING MEMORY OF: Thomas Joseph Martin by Evelyn Martin. The Altar Flowers are available for the week of April 23, 30. The Sanctuary Candle is available for the weeks April 16, 23, 30. The Bread and Wine are available for the weeks of April 16, 23, 30. Stations of the Cross: On Friday, April 14 our brothers and sisters from Ironville United Methodist Church and the Columbia Presbyterian Church and their Pastors will join us here at Saint Paul beginning at 12:00 PM. Come and pray! This is a great service to bring a guest. Prayer Ministry: Please take an active part in our three new Prayer Ministries: 1) Send those birthday cards to the people who have a birthday in April. The names and dates were in the letter you received and there is also a list on the table in the back of the church. Cards are available in the back of the church or through the parish office for a small donation. 2) Remember your prayer partners every day in April. Take the time to pray for them and the needs that they may have. Just remember them and ask God to bless them. 3) The Prayer Calendar was also sent out this past week for April. Please use it. Prayer changes lives! Lots of prayer changes lots of lives! Your prayers are heard and answered! Pray always! HOLY WEEK SCHEDULE Palm / Passion Sunday April 8 & 9, 2017 5:30 p.m. (Sat) Eucharist Saint John Herr Estate Retirement Community Chapel 8:00 a.m. Palm Sunday Breakfast and Blessing of and the procession with the Palms at The Columbia Presbyterian Church 9:00 a.m. Festive Choral Eucharist in Church. Tuesday of Holy Week April 11, 2017 3:00 p.m. Renewal of Ordination Vows with Bishop Scanlan Saint Stephen Cathedral, Harrisburg

Wednesday of Holy Week April 12, 2017 9:30 a.m. Morning Prayer with Healing Service Our Lady s Chapel 6:30 p.m. Seder Supper Mary Elizabeth Bair Parish Center Maundy Thursday April 13, 2017 6:30 p.m. Celebration of the Lord s Supper in the context of a simple meal Mary Elizabeth Bair Parish Center Good Friday April 14, 2017 12:00 noon The Way of the Cross Church 7:00 p.m. Observance of the Passion of Jesus Christ - Church Easter Vigil April 15, 2017 7:00 p.m. Easter Vigil Service and Festive Choral Eucharist Saint Paul Episcopal Church, Manheim Note: The Easter Vigil is a joint Rim Parish Event with participation and attendance by all six of the Rim Parishes Hope Mt Hope; Saint Paul Manheim; Saint Luke Mt Joy; Saint John Marietta; Bangor Churchtown; and Saint Paul Columbia. Easter Sunday April 16, 2017 We will have two services on Easter Sunday 8:00 a.m. Festive Eucharist Church 9:00 a.m. Young People s Easter Egg Hunt begins in the Mary Elizabeth Bair Parish Center 10:00 a.m. Festive Choral Eucharist Church CHRISTIAN FORMATION Sunday School: Sunday School is for young people ages 4 through 3 rd grade. It begins at 8:50 on Sunday mornings and continues through the Prayers of the People of the 9:00 a.m. Sunday Eucharist. The children will then come into church for the rest of the service. It is held in the Holy Communion Chapel. Jenny Bair and Ericka Sipe work with our young people in this age

group. It is the parent s responsibility to ensure that their children receive an education in the faith to pass on to the next generation the Good News of Christ. OUTREACH MINISTRY Food Donations: You are reminded to bring your food items to church each week so that on the last Sunday of the month we can present them to the Lord for blessing and then give them to our food bank. Whenever you go shopping, please add extra non-perishable items to your order for this parish outreach ministry. Jesus never forgot the last, the lost and the least in his ministry and neither can we. Adult Cereals (less sugar) Peanut Butter Jelly Soups Rice Boxed Potatoes Spaghetti Sauce Anything you can do to help would be deeply appreciated. Food Bank Hours: Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday 9:30 a.m. 11:30 a.m. The Food Bank is closed on holidays. ERD Hope Chests: During Lent, we are called to think of others in need and how we can help them. Episcopal Relief and Development (ERD) sponsors many opportunities for us to share with others who are less fortunate. One of the ways is through the Hope Chest. All active members were given an ERD Hope Chest at the beginning of Lent and we hope that you have taken the opportunity to fill it during Lent with your spare change (or more). They should be returned on Easter Sunday (April 16) or the Sunday after Easter (April 23). There will be two Golden Egg awards (awarded April 30) for those who return the Hope Chest (please remember to put your name on the box). There will be one Golden Egg for the Hope Chest with the most money in it and another Golden Egg for the heaviest Hope Chest. 100% of the money given to Episcopal Relief and Development goes to relief and development projects in our own country and around the world. Please be generous. ADMINISTRATION Parish Office Hours: The Parish Office hours are: Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday 8:00 a.m. 2:00 p.m. The Office is closed on holidays. Use of St. Paul s Facilities: If you are planning to use the Church, Groome Room, Parish Hall, Kitchen or Conference Room, you must reserve with the Parish Office. This will avoid conflicts and the overlapping use of the facilities. Thank you. Easter Memorial Flowers: Please return your envelope TODAY. Extra envelopes are on the table in the back of the church.

Please Return: We are missing many of the tablecloths used in the Mary Elizabeth Bair Parish Center. Missing tablecloths include both round and rectangular and all of the colors green, red, purple, white, black, and orange. Please return any tablecloths that you may have taken home to wash. We really appreciate the gesture to take them home to clean; but we do need them back. Just bring them to the parish office or put them on the table in the large conference room in the Mary Elizabeth Bair Parish Center. Thank you for your help. OTHER EVENTS Lancaster Convocation Meeting: The Spring Lancaster Convocation Meeting will be held on Tuesday, May 2 at St. Paul Episcopal Church (Manheim) beginning with dinner at 6:00 p.m. The meeting will begin at 7:00 p.m. Ninth Annual Choir Festival: The Ninth Annual Choir Festival will be held on Sunday, May 7, 2017 beginning at 2:00 p.m. in the Church. Church choirs do not often get a chance to hear each other since they are all leading the singing in their churches at the same time. Our Choir Festival gives choirs a chance to listen and learn from other choirs in the area. We have invited a number of churches to come and perform. This is a festival, not a competition. Come and hear fantastic music from some of the hardest working choirs around. This is an afternoon of good music and good fellowship. The concert is free and open to the public. A free-will offering will be taken up. We have a special surprise this year. Come and hear a very special handbell choir! Thank You: Thanks for your prayers and other expressions of kindness. Your thoughtfulness is greatly appreciated. Alverta Hossler