You have made us for yourself, O Lord,
and our hearts are restless until they rest in you.
Saint Augustine
In comparison with this big world, the human heart is only
a small thing. Though the world is so large, it is utterly
unable to satisfy this tiny heart. The ever-growing soul and
its capacity can be satisfied only in the infinite God. As
water is restless until it reaches its level, so the soul has not
peace until it rests in God.
Sundar Singh
We Gather as Gods People
HYMN
Come Ye Sinners, Poor & Needy
340
CALL TO WORSHIP
Iona Community
From Bethlehem to Nazareth, from Jordan to Jericho,
from Bethany to Jerusalem, from then to now,
Come, Lord Jesus.
To heal the sick, to mend the brokenhearted, to comfort the
disturbed, to disturb the comfortable, to cleanse the temple,
to liberate faith from convention,
Come, Lord Jesus.
To carry the cross, to lead the way, to shoulder the sin of the
world and take it away,
Come, Lord Jesus.
Today, to this place, to us,
Come, Lord Jesus.
CHOIR
I Will Seek Him
Ragsdale/Foster
YOUNG PEOPLES MESSAGE
SPIRITUAL
Dona Nobis Pacem
376
OPENING TO GOD
Cheryl Lawrie
You are the source of all life, God
Beyond our imagining, you craft a world of possibility
and breathe it into every moment.
We praise and thank you for being God
for having love that stretches way beyond our limits
for bringing life into places where there has only been pain.
You are God and we are not
In that may we find peace.
Forgive us for the times we try to be God when we rely on our own power and
when we define the world on our own terms
when we act as judge and condemn people
to hells of our making.
You are God and we are not
In that may we find peace.
Scripture says that those who are in Christ are a new creation;
everything old has passed away; see, the new has come!
Hear then Christs word of grace to us:Your sins are forgiven
Thanks be to God.
Joshua
We Listen for Gods Word
We praise and thank you for the gifts of companionship
that we receive from those around us
reminding us that we are a community bound by love.
GOSPEL
KETUVIM
Genesis 2 selections
Psalm 19
I Want a Principle Within
410
We Are Sent Into Gods World
In the silence we think of all we have done and not done that has created a distance between us and you and we ask your
grace to bridge that distance and bring us close to you again.
TORAH
HYMN
Scandalous Grace
OFFERING & DOXOLOGY
Forgive us for the times we try not to be human:
when we pretend we are perfect
and have no sense of our own vulnerability and flaws
when we ignore the frailty of our memory
and the limited nature of our understanding.
You are God and we are not
In that may we find peace.
We praise and thank you for this world
in all its beauty and complexity,
for its reminders of fragility and strength,
for the sustenance it gives us each day.
REFLECTION
PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE & THE LORDS PRAYER
Forgive us for when we craft you into our human imageproclaiming that you hate who we hate,
living as though your forgiveness has a very human limitation
unable to believe that you love the world with infinite mercy
You are God and we are not
In that may we find peace.
LESSONS FOR LENT
We Respond to Gods Word
750 resp. 1
Luke 15
ANNOUNCEMENTS
BENEDICTION
RESPONSE
What Wondrous Love Is This?
292
What wondrous love is this, O my soul, O my soul!
What wondrous love is this, O my soul!
What wondrous love is this that caused the Lord of life
to lay aside his crown for my soul, for my soul,
to lay aside his crown for my soul!
Essex Eats Out Feb/March
Mar 13 - Holy Family; Mar 20 - St James; Mar 27 - EUMC
Announcements
March/ April Usher/Greeter Schedule is available in the foyer.
Church CleanUp Day is being rescheduled. Watch this space.
Our parking lot can get very busy; please consider parking across
the street Sunday mornings to allow closer parking for the less
agile and those with small children .
Soap Time Again We are collecting for UMCOR health kits --the
soap only--and hope to have 200 bars to take to Shelburne kit party
in May. Please, no Ivory or Jergens. Collection Box is downstairs
on table at foot of stairs.
Birthdays & Anniversaries
March 14 - Jeremy LaClair
Sun, 8 Mar:
Calendar
Second Sunday in Lent
Lenten Study 8:15 am
Worship 10:00 am
Youth Group 11:45
Dinner Discussion atEmily & Wills home, 158 Sand
Hill Rd (first house on right past school entrance
heading south) 6:00 pm. Bring salad/wine/dessert
Below are people, places, & concerns that folk have lifted up.
Please keep them in your prayers at home.
Mon, 9 Mar: Monday Companions, 7:00 pm Eves House
Discussing the last three chapters of Shane
Claibornes Irresistible Revolution.
Please call or email the church office to add to the prayer list.
Tue, 10 Mar: Office Hours
Church: 9-10:30am
Phoenix Books 10:35 am-noon
1:00-2:30 pm in the Parlor.
Bible Study
Choir, 6:30 pm
Administrative Board Chairs please attend or
submit Ministry Update, 7:00 pm
Thu, 12 Mar: Essex Eats Out Meeting 7:00 pm
Sat, 14 Mar: Mitch at Lake Morey, sharing about CHLTB with
Vermont UCCs and Episcopal Diocese
Mediterranean Dinner at Good Shepherd Church,
5 pm & 6:30 pm. $12/$5. Proceeds support
outreach ministries. 899-3932 for reservations.
Tue, 17 Mar: Trustees 7:00 pm
Thu, 19 Mar: Food Shelf Set Up 6:30 pm
Sat, 21 Mar: Food Shelf Distribution 9:00 am
Ongoing Prayers
Judy & Diezela
Zachary Roy
John Bartlett
Carol Johnson
Bob Brooks (Hirst)
Michael Parker
Jill & Doug Griffin
Stan Komecki
Jenna Roy
Paul
Dick Shepard
Robin
Jaylene
Mary
Jake Greg
DJ
John Young IV
Brenda
Lenore
Chris
Gloria
Anne
Lifted Up Last Sunday
Jen Horwitz & Chris Diehl
Gil- thanks for family, friends, and
faith community
Fred- younger sisters procedure on
right eye
Donna - Vickie for treatments and
new puppy
Dawn - former church members
Claire - children whose homes are
not happy or healthy places
Bob - Mary at death of her mom
Bill & Maureen - neighbor Marge
Dawn - Gloria McKeen
Dawn - Donna
Rodgers family - traveling mercies
Scandalous
Grace
Mon, 23 Mar: Monday Companions
Tue, 24 Mar: PPR 7:00 pm
Fri, 27 Mar: Mitch at BOOM Executive Committee, Lawrence
Essex Eats Out Meal at EUMC, 5:30 pm
Holy Week
Sun, 29 Mar: Palm Sunday
Mon, 30 Mar: Taiz Service at St. Pauls in Burlington, 7:30 pm
Thu,2 Apr:
Maundy Thursday Service 7:00 pm
Fri, 3 Apr:
Good Friday Ecumenical Service, St. James, noon
Good Friday Evening Tenebrae Service 7:00 pm
Sat, 4 Apr:
Holy Saturday Vigil
Sun, 5Apr: Easter Sunrise Service Bixby Hill, 6:00 am
Resurrection Sunday Service, 10:00 am
Essex Center United Methodist Church
essex_umc@comcast.net
tel. 878-8304
www.essexumc.com
Ministers: the entire congregation
Equipping Pastor: Rev. V. Mitchell Hay
home tel. 878-3778 (feel free to call)
mitchellhay@comcast.net
Office Manager: Heidi Evans
Organist: Kathryn Parker Pianists: June Packard, Ellie Uckele
Djembe: Barbara Lemmel
Guitar: Richard Randazzo
Song Leader: Dana Thomas Projection: Sam Evans
Greeter - Don & Norma Strickland
Ushers - James Allen, Roger & Kathy Dodge
Essex Center
United Methodist Church
8 March 2015
Third Sunday of Lent
Lenten Disciplines
Lenten Disciplines
Lenten Disciplines
Its not just about Sunday morning! Here are some practices,
readings, discussion points, and contemplative prompts for
the rest of this week. These things will both point back to the
previous Sunday and look forward to the next Sunday.
Please select those practices which are appropriate to you.
Its not just about Sunday morning! Here are some practices,
readings, discussion points, and contemplative prompts for
the rest of this week. These things will both point back to the
previous Sunday and look forward to the next Sunday. Please
select those practices which are appropriate to you.
Its not just about Sunday morning! Here are some practices,
readings, discussion points, and contemplative prompts for
the rest of this week. These things will both point back to the
previous Sunday and look forward to the next Sunday. Please
select those practices which are appropriate to you.
Prayer: Just as last week, consider daily prayers in the vein
of repentance and spiritual preparation. If you are having
trouble finding the specific words, try this Lenten prayer
from the 1662 Book of Common Prayer:
Almighty and Everlasting God, who hatest nothing that
thou hast made, and dost forgive the sins of all them that
are penitent: Create and make in us new and contrite
hearts, that we worthily lamenting our sins, and
acknowledging our wretchedness, may obtain of thee, the
God of all mercy, perfect remission and forgiveness;
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Prayer: Just as last week, consider daily prayers in the vein
of repentance and spiritual preparation. If you are having
trouble finding the specific words, try this Lenten prayer
from the 1662 Book of Common Prayer:
Almighty and Everlasting God, who hatest nothing that
thou hast made, and dost forgive the sins of all them that
are penitent: Create and make in us new and contrite
hearts, that we worthily lamenting our sins, and
acknowledging our wretchedness, may obtain of thee, the
God of all mercy, perfect remission and forgiveness;
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Prayer: Just as last week, consider daily prayers in the vein
of repentance and spiritual preparation. If you are having
trouble finding the specific words, try this Lenten prayer
from the 1662 Book of Common Prayer:
Almighty and Everlasting God, who hatest nothing that
thou hast made, and dost forgive the sins of all them that
are penitent: Create and make in us new and contrite
hearts, that we worthily lamenting our sins, and
acknowledging our wretchedness, may obtain of thee, the
God of all mercy, perfect remission and forgiveness;
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Musical Prayer: For a morning routine, consider listening
to a musical setting of Psalm 95 with the text in front of you.
Our own hymnal follows the setting of William Boyce,
found on page 91. For an evening routine, consider listening
to a musical setting of the Nunc Dimittis the text of which
comes from Luke, Chapter 2, Verses 29-32. There are
several versions on Youtube, including a Taiz chant.
Musical Prayer: For a morning routine, consider listening to
a musical setting of Psalm 95 with the text in front of you.
Our own hymnal follows the setting of William Boyce, found
on page 91. For an evening routine, consider listening to a
musical setting of the Nunc Dimittis the text of which comes
from Luke, Chapter 2, Verses 29-32. There are several
versions on Youtube, including a Taiz chant.
Musical Prayer: For a morning routine, consider listening to
a musical setting of Psalm 95 with the text in front of you.
Our own hymnal follows the setting of William Boyce, found
on page 91. For an evening routine, consider listening to a
musical setting of the Nunc Dimittis the text of which comes
from Luke, Chapter 2, Verses 29-32. There are several
versions on Youtube, including a Taiz chant.
Fasting: If you are fasting/abstaining again this week, take
the time you would have spent on a meal or activity to pray
or read Scripture. Particularly suitable passages for fasting
and repentance are: Isaiah 58, Joel 2:12-17, Mark 2:13-23,
and Matthew 6:16-21.
Fasting: If you are fasting/abstaining again this week, take
the time you would have spent on a meal or activity to pray
or read Scripture. Particularly suitable passages for fasting
and repentance are: Isaiah 58, Joel 2:12-17, Mark 2:13-23,
and Matthew 6:16-21.
Fasting: If you are fasting/abstaining again this week, take
the time you would have spent on a meal or activity to pray
or read Scripture. Particularly suitable passages for fasting
and repentance are: Isaiah 58, Joel 2:12-17, Mark 2:13-23,
and Matthew 6:16-21.
Christian Community: As you did last week, gather in
community outside of church to ponder and discuss this
weeks lesson. A good prayer for gathering is found on page
412 of our hymnal. You are welcome to gather at 6 pm at
the Emily & Wills home at 158 Sand Hill Rd. Please bring
a salad or wine or dessert.
Christian Community: As you did last week, gather in
community outside of church to ponder and discuss this
weeks lesson. A good prayer for gathering is found on page
412 of our hymnal. You are welcome to gather at 6 pm at the
Emily & Wills home at 158 Sand Hill Rd. Please bring a
salad or wine or dessert.
Christian Community: As you did last week, gather in
community outside of church to ponder and discuss this
weeks lesson. A good prayer for gathering is found on page
412 of our hymnal. You are welcome to gather at 6 pm at the
Emily & Wills home at 158 Sand Hill Rd. Please bring a
salad or wine or dessert.
