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Sacred Service Announcements

Join us for worship services and community events at First Church. Connect with spirituality and fellowship. Remember to turn off your cell phones before worship begins. Enjoy hymns and prayer for reflection.

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Sacred Service Announcements

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  1. Before the worship service begins, please turn off your cell phone. God may be calling YOU, but probably not on your cell phone. Please turn off your cell phone, or put it on vibrate.

  2. Welcome! We are so glad you are here!

  3. CALL TO REFLECTION • PRELUDE – • My Shepherd/ • The Lord Is My Shepherd • arr. Kurt Kaiser • Mary Silvestro, flute

  4. The News • of the • Community

  5. Visitors, to First Church! Following worship, please join us on the patio for refreshments.

  6. Monday, March 18th, 9:00 – Noon Friday, March 22nd, 9:00 – Noon

  7. THREE WORSHIP SERVICES: March 17th, 24th, and 31st 8:30 a.m. - Morning Glory service 10:00 a.m. - WaumbaLand Worship service & Bible study     11:00 a.m. - Classis Worship service

  8. Wednesday, March 27th, 7:00 p.m. in the chapel: The Apostle

  9. TWO WORSHIP SERVICES: April 7th 8:30 a.m. - Morning Glory service 10:30 a.m. - Combined WaumbaLandand Classic Worship service 1:00 p.m. – Easter Egg Hunt

  10. IT’S TIME TO STAND BOLD — NEHEMIAH ACTION— APRIL 8th, 7:30 p.m. St. David’s Catholic Church Van leaves at 6:15 p.m.

  11. For information about First Church and our activities, please visit our website: fpcoh.org

  12. PRAYER OF TRANSFORMATION

  13. HYMN • O Worship the King, • all Glorious Above! • (verses 1, 2, 4, 5) • # 476 in the Blue Hymnals

  14. O worship the King, all glorious above!O gratefully sing God's power and God's love;Our shield and defender, the Ancient of Days,Pavilioned in splendor and girded with praise.

  15. O tell of God's might, O sing of God's grace,Whose robe is the light, whose canopy space,His chariots of heaven the deep thunderclouds form,And bright is God's path on the wings of the storm.

  16. Thy bountiful care what tongue can recite?It breathes in the air, it shines in the light;It streams from the hills, it descends to the plain,And sweetly distills in the dew and the rain.

  17. Frail children of dust, and feeble as frail,In Thee do we trust, nor find Thee to fail;Thy mercies how tender, how firm to the end,Our maker, defender, redeemer, and friend.

  18. PRAYER OF FORGIVENESS – • (in unison) • Adapted from • St. Augustine of Hippo • (354-430)

  19. Almighty God, • you have made us for yourself, and our hearts are restless till they find rest in you. Grant us purity of heart and strength of purpose, that no selfish passion may hinder us from knowing your will, and no weakness hinder • us from doing it;

  20. but that in your light we may see light, and in your service find our perfect freedom; through Jesus Christ our Lord we pray. Amen.

  21. A TIME • OF SILENCE

  22. Assurance of Forgiveness

  23. *Live Into Hope (#332, verse 4)  Live into hope of captives freed From chains of fear or want or greed. God now proclaims our full release To faith and hope and joy and peace.

  24. Anthem — • It Is Well with My Soul • John Ness Beck • Westminster Choir

  25. A TIME WITH THE Children

  26. The News • of the • Community

  27. Visitors, to First Church! Following worship, please join us on the patio for refreshments.

  28. Tuesday, March 19th at 7:00 p.m., in the chapel. WOMEN OF SCIENCE: The Other Einstein, by Marie Benedict AND The Girls of Atomic City by Denise Kiernan

  29. Wednesday, March 20th, 7:00 p.m. in the chapel: Silence

  30. The Roots of our Dis-ease Where We Get Off-Track Genesis 3:1-15 Genesis 3:1-15

  31. Thanksgiving for the Word

  32. O Word of God incarnate, O Wisdom from on high, O Truth unchanged, unchanging, O Light of our dark sky: We praise You for the radiance That from the hallowed page, A lantern to our footsteps, Shines on from age to age.

  33. Scripture Readings — Genesis 3:1-15 (Old Testament, Page 2 in NRSV pew Bible)

  34. Now the serpent was more crafty than any other wild animal that the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God say, ‘You shall not eat from any tree in the garden’?”

  35. The woman said to the serpent, “We may eat of the fruit of the trees in the garden; but God said, ‘You shall not eat of the fruit of the tree that is in the middle of the garden, nor shall you touch it, or you shall die.’”

  36. But the serpent said to the woman, “You will not die; for God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.”

  37. So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate;

  38. and she also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate. Then the eyes of both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together and made loincloths for themselves.

  39. They heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden at the time of the evening breeze, and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God among the trees of the garden.

  40. But the Lord God called to the man, and said to him, “Where are you?” He said, “I heard the sound of you in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself.”

  41. He said, “Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree of which I commanded you not to eat?” The man said, “The woman whom you gave to be with me, she gave me fruit from the tree, and I ate.”

  42. Then the Lord God said to the woman, “What is this that you have done?” The woman said, “The serpent tricked me, and I ate.”  The Lord God said to the serpent,

  43. “Because you have done this,    cursed are you among all animals and among all wild creatures; upon your belly you shall go, and dust you shall eat all the days of your life.

  44. I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers; he will strike your head, and you will strike his heel.”

  45. The Roots of our Dis-ease Where We Get Off-Track Genesis 3:1-15 Genesis 3:1-15

  46. * This We Believe • (in unison) • Matthew 6:33, • NRSV This We Believe (in unison) The Apostles’ Creed I believe in God the Father Almighty, creator of heaven and earth, And in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord; who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried; he descended into hell; the third day he rose again from the -dead; he ascended into heaven, and sits on the right hand of God the Father; from thence he shall come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sin, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen. *Hymn of Commitment - Christ, When for Us You Were Baptized # 70 The News of the Community (Sing 2 times) Holy Spirit, come to us, Kindle in us the fire of your love. Holy Spirit, come to us. Holy Spirit, come to us. Prayers of the People & The Lord's Prayer - (Debtors version) (front of Hymnal, pg. 16) Response - Spirit of the living God, Fall afresh on me; Spirit of the living God, Fall afresh on me; Melt me, mold me, Fill me, use me. Spirit of the living God, Fall afresh on me.

  47. But strive first for the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all • these things will be given • to you as well. This We Believe (in unison) The Apostles’ Creed I believe in God the Father Almighty, creator of heaven and earth, And in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord; who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried; he descended into hell; the third day he rose again from the -dead; he ascended into heaven, and sits on the right hand of God the Father; from thence he shall come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sin, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen. *Hymn of Commitment - Christ, When for Us You Were Baptized # 70 The News of the Community (Sing 2 times) Holy Spirit, come to us, Kindle in us the fire of your love. Holy Spirit, come to us. Holy Spirit, come to us. Prayers of the People & The Lord's Prayer - (Debtors version) (front of Hymnal, pg. 16) Response - Spirit of the living God, Fall afresh on me; Spirit of the living God, Fall afresh on me; Melt me, mold me, Fill me, use me. Spirit of the living God, Fall afresh on me.

  48. *Hymn • Be Thou My Vision • # 339 in the Blue Hymnals

  49. Be Thou my vision, • O Lord of my heart; Naught be all else to me, save that Thou art— Thou my best thought, by day or by night, • Waking or sleeping, • Thy presence my light. This We Believe (in unison) The Apostles’ Creed I believe in God the Father Almighty, creator of heaven and earth, And in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord; who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried; he descended into hell; the third day he rose again from the -dead; he ascended into heaven, and sits on the right hand of God the Father; from thence he shall come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sin, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen. *Hymn of Commitment - Christ, When for Us You Were Baptized # 70 The News of the Community (Sing 2 times) Holy Spirit, come to us, Kindle in us the fire of your love. Holy Spirit, come to us. Holy Spirit, come to us. Prayers of the People & The Lord's Prayer - (Debtors version) (front of Hymnal, pg. 16) Response - Spirit of the living God, Fall afresh on me; Spirit of the living God, Fall afresh on me; Melt me, mold me, Fill me, use me. Spirit of the living God, Fall afresh on me.

  50. Riches I heed not, • nor vain empty praise, • Thou mine inheritance, now and always: Thou and Thou only, first in my heart, • Great God of heaven, • my treasure Thou art. This We Believe (in unison) The Apostles’ Creed I believe in God the Father Almighty, creator of heaven and earth, And in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord; who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried; he descended into hell; the third day he rose again from the -dead; he ascended into heaven, and sits on the right hand of God the Father; from thence he shall come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sin, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen. *Hymn of Commitment - Christ, When for Us You Were Baptized # 70 The News of the Community (Sing 2 times) Holy Spirit, come to us, Kindle in us the fire of your love. Holy Spirit, come to us. Holy Spirit, come to us. Prayers of the People & The Lord's Prayer - (Debtors version) (front of Hymnal, pg. 16) Response - Spirit of the living God, Fall afresh on me; Spirit of the living God, Fall afresh on me; Melt me, mold me, Fill me, use me. Spirit of the living God, Fall afresh on me.

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