Miramar United Methodist Church

Pastor David Range

Order of Worship for Palm Sunday

March 28, 2010 8:30 & 11:00 a.m. services

“Making Disciples of Jesus Christ for the Transformation of the World” through Passionate Worship, Radical Hospitality, Intentional

Discipling, Salty Service, & Extravagant Generosity

As a courtesy to all, Please place cell phones and pagers to silent mode.

 

Call to worship

 

*Praise & Worship                                               Page 20, Praise & Worship Book

 

Prayer

 

*Hymn 280                                                                 All Glory, Laud and Honor (all children are invited to process with palms)

 

Welcome and Recognition of Visitors

Birthday and Anniversary Recognition, Registration of Attendance, Announcements,     *Sharing the Spirit

(Please be seated when the music starts.)

 

Women’s History Moment

 

Scripture:                                       Luke 19:28-40

                                                                                     

Children’s Time                                                                                  

 

*Hymn 277                                                                 Tell Me the Stories of Jesus

 

Reception of Tithes and Offerings and Salty Service cards

 

Doxology (Hymn 95 “Praise God, from Whom all Blessings Flow”)

(children ages two through eight are invited to go out to Sunday School)

 

Sharing Joys & Concerns

 

Prayer Hymn 278                                                            Hosanna, Loud Hosanna     

 (you are invited to come forward for prayer, dedication or rededication)

 

Pastoral prayer and Lord’s Prayer

 

Anthem                                   “Hosanna, Hosanna”                                     Choir

 

Sermon     “When things don’t work out like we think they should”

                                                                                                   Pastor David Range

 

*Hymn of Commitment 285                    To Mock Your Reign, O Dearest Lord

(You are invited to come forward to pray.)

Benediction and Postlude (please join hands)

 

Today’s Mission offering is for Apportionments

 Next Sunday’s is for Good Samaritan Fund

Attendance last Sunday was 158

 

Events this week:

Today: Bible Study with Pastor Garnes 10:00 a.m.  

Today: Kid’s Birthday Club after the 11 a.m. service in the Fellowship Hall

Today: United Methodist Men meet after the 11 a.m. service in the library

Today: Confirmation Class 4:00-5:30 p.m.

Tonight: Prayer Meeting 6:00 p.m.

Wednesday: Fast breaking service at 12:15 p.m., Choir practice 7:30 p.m.

Thursday: Maundy Thursday service of Holy Communion 7:30 p.m.

Friday: Good Friday service of Darkness, Tenebrae 7:30 p.m.

Saturday: Easter Egg Hunt starting at 9:00 a.m.

Next Sunday: Easter services at 8:30 and 11:00 a.m. with a bun and cheese, fruit and drinks Birthday Recognition Fellowship breakfast in between

 

Dates to remember for the future:

Saturday April 10, Sale of Meals 1-4 p.m.

Dates for visiting around Miramar with leaflets inviting folk to our church and offering prayer: April 10 at 10 am, April 18 from 5-7 pm, May 16 from 5-7 pm, April 22 at 10 am

Thursday April 22 BOLD Justice Nehemiah Action at Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church, 7:30-9 pm, (registration starts at 6:45)

April 25 Youth Fellowship Talent Show, Concert, and Fashion Show 4 pm

Sunday May 2  Confirmation services 

Saturday May 8 Mother’s Day Flower Sale

April  4-25 Scholastic Book Fair in Preschool. Open Sunday April 25 for church members

 

Finance report for Last Sunday

Envelopes and Loose Collection                                            $ 2702.50

Building Fund/Trustees               $     87.50

Roof Repair                             $   124.50

Mission                                                                                                      $   216.50

 

Bulletins today are given by the McIntosh/Guillot family in honor of Marilyn T. McIntosh & Robert McIntosh. You will always be in our hearts

 

Welcome to all visitors.  You are invited to stand during the service and introduce yourself, or to have someone else introduce you.  We want to give you one of our welcome packs and therefore encourage you to fill out the card and tear off the badge, write your name on it and wear it so that we can greet you during and after the service.

Please note that there is a wheelchair entrance from the back parking lot through the double doors. Also the church has a wheelchair located in the back of the sanctuary for anyone who wishes to assist a person coming to a meeting. Rest rooms for the disabled are available in the Preschool wing. LARGE PRINT HYMN BOOKS ARE AVAILABLE FROM THE USHERS.

 

If you would like to be a reader at the Good Friday service of Darkness, or Tenebrae, please see Donna Simms for a passage.

 

The church has received acknowledgment letters from the United Methodist Committee on Relief, UMCOR, thanking us for our contributions to several funds recently, we gave $463 to the Philippines Emergency and $948.49 to the Haiti Emergency appeal. The letter further states “your gift makes UMCOR able to address not only immediate needs but also the long term recovery of those whose lives have been shattered...and means that we can be present as long as it takes to understand the people’s needs, and work to create a sustainable integrated infrastructure and address the psychological impact to a traumatized nation. Thank you for being there...for being hope. You can find out more about UMCOR’s work by visiting our website at www.umcor.org. To receive weekly updates about UMCOR’s work sign up on our website for the UMCOR Hotline, a weekly email about the latest happenings at UMCOR.

 

Celebrate Jesus will have a mission week in the Gulf Central region from July 17 to 24. Application deadline is May 17 and forms may be found at the table behind the pews.

 

Please bring canned goods any time for the food pantry, so that weekly those who need it most may receive something from us.

 

Campers! Pastor needs your registration and scholarship forms and $75 made out to the church as soon as possible for the week of camp June 21 to 26. Congregation! Please consider "hiring" the campers to do odd jobs so that they can raise the necessary funds.

 

Free VPK for all children that turned 4 on or before September 1, 2009. Please refer our program to your friends and families and ask them to call the Preschool at 954 981 9269 for further information

 

Salty Service cards are in your pew pockets. If you have done at least one hour of service this week please take one out and place it in the offering bag.

 

Please remember to sign up for bulletins. Contribution $10.

 

Wesley Groups: Call The Seekers, Stan Barnett (786-419-1314), (meets every Wednesday at 7:30 p.m.), Kumbayah, Kathy Kelly (954-462-8064),

Roland Abel (954-812-7361) and be part of a group.