Morning Worship

Fourth Sunday in Lent
Appreciation Sunday

9:00/10:30A.M. (Please remember to wear your name tag.) March 14, 2010
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Welcome to the worship service at First Presbyterian of Niles.  The organ prelude is a pathway from everyday life to the Presence of the Master.  You may wish to lift a prayer for yourself, for those who worship and minister here, and for the work of Christ in the world.

PRELUDE Adagio Vierne

WELCOME AND CONCERNS OF THE CHURCH FAMILY

SHARING THE PEACE OF CHRIST

CARILLON Children of The Heavenly Father Day
(Calvin Choir)

INTROIT (10:30 A.M.) Forty Days and Forty Nights

CALL TO WORSHIP (Responsive) Psalter for Christian Worship (pg.44)Michael Morgan
How blest those whose transgressions
The Lord forgives through grace;
Who, as the heirs of mercy,
Find peace before God’s face.
The heart with guilt so heavy
It bends to bear the strain
Can yield God its affliction
And claim its strength again. Psalm 32:1-5

*HYMN 285 God, You Spin the Whirling Planets Austrian Hymn

*CORPORATE PRAYER OF CONFESSION (Responsive)
Psalter for Christian Worship (pg.44)Michael Morgan
The Lord with absolution
Will greet the penitent,
And send the dawn of mercy
Before the night is spent. 
God to the meek and lowly
A hiding place shall be;
In danger, their salvation;
From sin their liberty. Psalm 32:6-7

*MOMENT OF SILENT AND PERSONAL CONFESSION

*KYRIE          You Are The Lord          (Sung by All)

*DECLARATION OF GOD’S LOVE (Responsive)
Psalter for Christian Worship (pg.44)Michael Morgan
Instill in me your wisdom,
Instruct me in your ways;
Grant but a word of pardon
And I respond with praise.
God’s steadfast love surrounds me,
And doubts shall soon depart;
Redeemed, my soul rejoices,
And gladness fills my heart. Psalm 32:8-11

*GLORIA PATRI (Hymnal #579)

ANTHEM A Call to Praise Taylor
(Chapel Choir)

YOUTH MESSAGE (10:30 A.M.) Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32 The Welcoming Parent

NEW TESTAMENT READING 2 Corinthians 5:16-21 (Pew Bible, N.T. p. 1145)
The Gospel of the Lord.
Praise to you, O Christ.

SERMON OUR MISSION STATEMENT SERMON SERIES Rev. Nelson E. Lumm
February 28 “Who are we?”
We are a diverse community united in Christ, seeking to glorify God in all we say and do.
March 7 “What do we do?”
We envision our mission to be and make disciples who minister in the name of Christ...
March 14 “Why we do what we do?”
…to encourage greater trust in God so that through our words and deeds we show God’s love to our neighbors, our community and the world.
March 21 “Where and when we do what we do?”
We follow and serve our Lord through our acts of worship, mission, education, outreach, stewardship and fellowship.

DEDICATION OF THE  175TH ANNIVERSARY QUILT
REAP Sewing Group

EXPRESSION OF APPRECIATION (10:30 A.M.)
         Deacons Foundation
Special Thank You           
Sunday School
            Session Nursery
PNC

*HYMN 358 Help Us Accept Each Other Baronita

PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE
The Lord be with you.
And also with you.
Lift up your hearts.
We lift them up to the Lord…

THE LORD=S PRAYER

WORSHIP OF GOD IN TITHES AND OFFERINGS
Offertory Anthem (10:30 A.M.) Fill The Word With Thy Glory Ford
(Sanctuary Choir)

*THE DOXOLOGY Old Hundredth
Were the whole realm of nature mine,
That were a present far too small;
Love so amazing, so divine
Demands my soul, my life, my all.
From Touch Holiness pg. 236 by Duck Tribassi

*PRAYER OF DEDICATION  

*HYMN 172 My Shepherd Will Supply My Need Resignation

*THE CHARGE AND BENEDICTION

* CHORAL RESPONSE (10:30 A.M.)

*THE POSTLUDE Andante Tranquillo Mendelssohn

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*Those who are able may stand.
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Rev. Nelson Lumm Interim Minister
Jason Branham Minister of Music
Walter R. Ginter Minister of Music, Emeritus
Ray Fulbright Outreach Coordinator
Bea Herman Parish Nurse
Carol Watson Church Secretary
Linda Hoadley Financial Secretary
Linda Timm & Sue Phillips Preschool Staff

Mission Statement
We are a diverse community united in Christ, seeking to glorify God in all we say and do.  We envision our mission to be and make disciples who minister in the name of Christ, to encourage greater trust in God so that through our words and deeds we show God’s love to our neighbors, our community and the world.  We follow and serve our Lord through our acts of worship, mission, education, outreach, stewardship and fellowship.

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