The Federated Church of Orleans
United Church of Christ and Unitarian Universalist Association
162 Main Street P.O. Box 761 East Orleans, MA 02643
March 29, 2015
10:00 A.M
PALM SUNDAY
"The important question to ask is not, 'What do you believe?' but 'What
difference does it make that you believe?' Does the world come nearer to
the dream of God because of what you believe?"
Verna J. Dozier, 20th century
"The Christian faith has not been tried and found wanting.
It has been found difficult, and left untried."
G.K. Chesterton, 20th century
As we enter the sanctuary to praise God and the prelude begins, please
observe a respectful silence for the sake of those who use this time for
prayer and meditation.
ORGAN PRELUDE
March from The Third Organ Symphony
OPENING WORDS OF WELCOME
*HYMN 192
*CALL TO WORSHIP
Widor
The Rev. Sally E. Norris
All Glory, Laud, and Honor
tune: St. Theodulph
Carrie DiProspero, liturgist
One: Hosanna! Blessed is the One who comes in the name of the
Lord!
All: Hosanna! Blessed is the One who comes in the name of
the Lord!
One: Who is this One who comes?
All: It is Jesus, who teaches us to do justice, to love
kindness, and to walk humbly with God.
One: Hosanna! May God come to you today with renewed faith,
hope and love.
All: Hosanna! Let us worship God!
UNISON PRAYER OF INVOCATION
We praise you, God, for this good news: Jesus of
Nazareth has come to Jerusalem today! Great crowds have
gathered to welcome him, laying their coats and palm
branches along his path. He has come into town humbly
riding on the back of a young colt. Some say he is the King
who comes in the name of the Lord. He looks like one of us,
but there is something special about him. Just about
everyone is praising his name. If only we could understand
everything he has taught us. Maybe we will understand
later someday. O God, have we really paid attention to the
words he spoke; to the parables he told; to the ways he
healed; to his compassion for the outcast and broken; to his
weeping over the city of Jerusalem; to his illumination of
your love. Help us, O God, to listen to Jesus’ invitation that
we all become children of light, love, and peace. Amen.
LIGHTING OF THE PEACE CANDLE
CHOIR
O the Lamb
CHILDREN’S MOMENT
*HYMN (see insert)
GOSPEL READING
*HYMN (see insert)
SERMON
19th cent. Adapted by Ellen Jane Lorenz
BLESSING OF THE PALMS
Hosanna, Loud Hosanna
FIRST SCRIPTURE READING
LIVING SCRIPTURE
Natalie Fischer
tune: Ellacombe
Psalm 118: 1 - 2, 19 - 29
Emmaus House
Paul Garling and Dick Perrie
Mark 11: 1 - 11
Filled with Excitement (Mantos y Ramos)
tune: Hosanna
PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE (with the Lord’s Prayer)
PRESENTATION OF THE OFFERING
United Church of Christ
Call to Offering
Offertory
Hosanna to Jesus, the King!
Larson
The Chancel Choir
*Doxology
Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow
No. 46
*Prayer of Dedication (in unison)
Accept these gifts, O God, that they may be symbols of our
love and of ourselves now offered more fully to you. We pray
through the One who comes in your name. Amen.
*SENDING FORTH HYMN
Ride On, Ride On in Majesty
tune: St. Drostane
BENEDICTION
CHORAL RESPONSE
ORGAN POSTLUDE
The Palms
No matter who you are or where you are on life’s journey, you are
welcome here.
Fauré arr. by L. Smith
We welcome all our guests this morning and ask you to sign our guest
book in the lower narthex. If you would like to give us more information
about yourself or if you would like further information about our church,
we invite you to fill out the card in the pew rack and place it in the
offering plate. The pastor and liturgist will greet you in the vestry after
the service.
The flowers in the Sanctuary this morning are given by Jackie Stowell in
loving memory of her parents.
Our Flower Committee has placed the palm trees in our Sanctuary.
The Federated Church is an Open and Affirming Congregation of the
United Church of Christ
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The Federated Church of Orleans Covenant
Acknowledging our long history as a covenantal church, we promise
to be a faithful people committed to justice and mercy in our individual
and community life, whatever it may cost us.
We trust in God revealed in scripture and mirrored in the life of
Jesus. We respond to the love and the power of the spirit of God alive
among us.
We covenant to support The Federated Church of Orleans as we
seek to serve the world we touch:
to gather in worship, to listen to each other, to share in the joy
of discipleship, to stand with the hurt, the hungry and the excluded, to
relieve suffering and alienation where we find it, and to work toward a
time of peace for all people, trusting in an unknown future.
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Ministers: People
Pastor: The Rev. Sally E. Norris
Pastoral Assistant: The Rev. Robert Richardson
Moderator: Jimmy Dishner
Vice Moderator: Nina Kaars
Treasurers: Ernie Rogers & Christine King
Treas. Assistants: Russ Stockwell & Financial Sec’y. Amy Redihan
Clerk: William Stoeckert
Chair, Board of Deacons: Deborah MacLachlan
Chair, Board of Mission & Social Concerns: Jane Wick
Chair, Board of Trustees: Carl Ericson
Chair, Board of Christian Education: Eric Ehnstrom
Sunday School Director: Tina Williamson
Director of Music/Chancel Choir: Elizabeth Kelly
Handbell Choir Director: Bonnie Brenner
Organist: Joanne Bodley
Sexton: Ross Witt-Long
Administrator/Financial Assistant: Marti Johnson
Office Assistant: Donna Sutton
Church Office Hours: Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. -Closed Friday
162 Main Street P.O. Box 761 East Orleans, MA 02643 Phone: 508
255-3060 Fax: 508 255-3423
E-mail: administrator@fedchurchorleans.org
Church website: www.fedchurchorleans.org
www.facebook.com/FederatedChurchOrleans
Barnstable Association UCC: www.capecoducc.org
ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR THE WEEK OF MARCH 29, 2015
With enthusiasm, we welcome you to this Palm Sunday service at The
Federated Church of Orleans! Our Head Deacon today is Deb Ehnstrom,
assisted by Deacon Nina Kaars. All are invited to share coffee and
fellowship in the Vestry following worship, sponsored by our Men’s
Fellowship and hosted today by Ginny Crozier and Martha Grogan.
OUR CHURCH
Worship is a time of quiet reflection and prayer. As such, we would ask
that you please put your cell phone on vibrate. If it is absolutely
necessary to take a call during worship, please do so downstairs in the
Lower Narthex or Vestry. Thank you.
The LOCAL (LOwer CApe Lunch) lunch and dinner, located at and
facilitated by Saint Joan of Arc Church in Orleans, provides a noon meal
every Tuesday and an evening meal every Thursday. If you would like to
help please e-mail (carolgracerichardson@comcast.net) or call Carol
Richardson (508 247-9755).
Would you like to be a Sunday Morning GREETER? There is a sign-up
sheet in the Vestry for you to add your name to serve as a greeter. This
is a wonderful way to welcome everyone to our worship service. Thank
you from your Board of Deacons.
What are you doing Sunday mornings? If you have a few extra minutes
and would be able to drive someone to and from church, please contact
the church office at 508 255-3060. Thank you for participating in this
caring ministry.
Mass. Conference UCC: www.macucc.org
National UCC: www.ucc.org
UUA: www.uua.org
Would you like to be a LITURGIST? Do you have a favorite HYMN? Is
there another way you’d like to participate in worship? Please call Rev.
Sally (255-3060 x11) and say you’d like to help.
Visit our church website, www.fedchurchorleans.org. It’s a good place
to learn more about the life of our church. A few of the things you will
find include a monthly calendar page, an online version of our monthly
newsletter, The Parish Visitor, photos of many church events, and a page
describing our mission activities with a link detailing our mission giving
for the previous year. In addition, we now have sermon recordings from
Sunday worship – and much, much more!
WIDER CHURCH
The World Council of Churches Ecumenical Prayer Cycle asks us to pray
this week for Brueei, Malaysia, and Singapore.
During the month of March, our church members donated a huge supply
of personal products to the Orleans Food Pantry. It has been sincerely
and gratefully appreciated by the recipients. A huge thank you to
everyone who made donations!! For the month of April, we are looking
for other items which cannot be purchased with food stamps...such as:
dish soap, laundry detergent, and cleaning products. Once again... we
can make a difference in the lives of our neighbors who are in need.
Looking for a 2015 summer camp experience? See the MAC/UCC
suggestions of UCC or UCC-related camps and conferences in New
England on the bulletin board across from the church office. Information
is also available online at: macucc-reg.brtapp.com/CampBrochures.
COMMUNITY
The Orleans COA is currently in need of volunteers in the following
areas: FISH Drivers (need is critical), Fix-It Corp Volunteers, Friendly
Visitor, and Kitchen Helpers. Please call 508 255-6333 if you can help, or
for more information.
The Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival presents Tempest Trio, musicians
who have dazzled audiences in Europe and the U.S. Alon Goldstein,
piano, Llya Kaler, violin and Amit Peled, cello, will perform at Church of
the Holy Spirit, Monument Road, Orleans on Saturday, April 11th at
7:30P.M. Please call 508-247-9400 for advance ticket information, or
tickets at the door are $25.
NEW HABITAT HOME AVAILABLE Habitat for Humanity of Cape Cod
is now accepting applications for one 3-bedroom home available for
purchase at 2 Rabbit Run in Eastham. General information about
applying is available on the bulletin board by the church office, or on the
Habitat website: www.habitatcapecod.org. Applicants are urged to attend
either of two information workshops: Saturday, March 28, 10:30 am –
noon, Eastham United Methodist Church or Tuesday, March 31, 6:30
– 8:00 pm at Eastham Town Hall. Applications are available at the
Habitat for Humanity office, 411 Rt. 6A, Suite 6, Yarmouth Port (call 508
362-3559 to request a mailed copy), Eastham Public Library, Eastham
Town Hall, or the application information sessions. THE DEADLINE
FOR APPLICATION SUBMISSION IS THURSDAY, MAY 14, 2015
CALENDAR FOR THE WEEK OF MARCH 29, 2015
Today – Palm Sunday
9:00 A.M. Choir rehearsal, Sanctuary
10:00 A.M. Worship led by The Rev. Sally Norris
12:00 P.M. Showing of film, Jesus, Christ, Superstar, Vestry
7:30 P.M. N.A., Vestry
Monday, March 30
10:00 A.M. Strong for Life, Vestry
11:30 A.M. C. E. Visioning meeting, Fellowship Room
1:15 P.M. NoteAbles, Fellowship Room
4:00 P.M. Fellowship Room in use
7:30 P.M. A. A., Vestry
Tuesday, March 31
10:00 A.M. Where 2 or 3 Gather in His Name Prayer Group, Parlor
12:30 P.M. Handbell Choir rehearsal, Sanctuary
4 – 8 P.M. Meeting House preschool fund raiser, Papa Gino’s
Wednesday, April 1 (no foolin’!)
9:00 – 1:00 Christian Ed. Office hours
9:00 – 6:00 Fellowship Room in use, B. Kelly
12:00 P.M. Staff Meeting, Vestry
6:00 P.M. Youth Group
7:30 P.M. Chancel Choir rehearsal, Fellowship Room
Thursday, April 2 – Maundy Thursday
10:00 A.M. Strong for Life, Vestry
8:00 P.M. Maundy Thursday Worship
Friday, April 3 – Good Friday
Office Closed
12:00 P.M. Ecumenical Good Friday Worship at Brewster Baptist Church
Saturday, April 4
10:00 A.M. National Alliance on Mental Illness, Fellowship Room
1:00 P.M. Memorial Service for Dr. Donald S. Heines
6:00 A.M.
8:30 A.M.
10:00 A.M.
2:00 P.M.
7:30 P.M.
Next Sunday, April 5 – Easter Sunday
Sunrise Service at Nauset Beach
Choir rehearsal, Sanctuary
Festive Easter Worship led by Rev. Sally Norris
Community Easter Dinner, Vestry
N. A., Vestry