March 24th, 2024 – Sunday Worship at St. Andrew's Church

March 24th, 2024 - Palm Sunday Welcome to St. Andrew’s Church, in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador. We thank you for any contribution that you wish to make, which helps continue the mission of our ministry in our local community and around the world. E-Transfer can be sent to: [email protected] Or through our Canada Helps Page: https://www.canadahelps.org/en/dn/12907 Please join us in our Prayers and Hymns as listed below and through the Links provided. Bulletin: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1puR2... Hymns: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Qvy2... Prelude: Ave Verum Corpus - W.A. Mozart Entry of the Bible Introit: Hosanna - # 216, The Book of Praise, 1997 Welcome and Call to Worship Leader: Jesus is coming. All: Hosanna! L: He comes to us riding on a donkey. A: Hosanna! L: Let us welcome him with branches and songs of praise. A: Jesus is coming. Hosanna to the King of kings! Hymn of Approach: All glory, laud and honour # 214 (BoP, 1997) Prayer of Adoration God of grace and truth, we gather in humility and hope, because we believe you have the power to change the world, to change it for the better with your love. We gather because we believe no one is beyond your concern, no one is beyond your embrace. Such love astonishes us. Without your grace, we cannot even imagine such love. In this hour of worship, inspire us with a vision of love which will change the world and our lives for goodness’ sake. Amen Confession of Sin: Lord Jesus Christ, you call us to be servants yet we confess we like to be served. You call us to give ourselves away for love’s sake, yet we confess we like to hang on to what we have. We can’t imagine following you to the cross. As we see your cross looming, we wonder, Is this what you have in mind for us? Assurance of Pardon Jesus said: “I do not call you servants any longer, but I have called you friends. No one has greater love than this, to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.” Christ has laid down his life for us and invites us to love one another as he has loved us. Trust his love to give you strength and make you new. The Lord’s Prayer: Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen Children’s Hymn: Hosanna # 213 (BoP, 1997) Children’s Reading and Talk Jenny Pallard Weekly Announcements GOD SPEAKS TO US Responsive Psalm: Psalm 118: 1-2, 19-29 Leader: O give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his steadfast love endures forever! All: Let Israel say, “His steadfast love endures forever”. L: Open to me the gates of righteousness, that I may enter through them and give thanks to the Lord. A: This is the gate of the Lord; the righteous shall enter through it. L: I thank you that you have answered me and have become my salvation. A: The stone that the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone. L: This is the Lord’s doing; it is marvelous in our eyes. A: This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it. L: Save us, we beseech you, O Lord! O Lord, we beseech you, give us success! A: Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord. We bless you from the house of the Lord. L: The Lord is God, and he has given us light. Bind the festal procession with branches, up to the horns of the altar. A: You are my God, and I will give thanks to you; you are my God, I will extol you. L: O give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever. Scripture Readings: Mike Gillan, Glenn Chafe Isaiah 50: 4-9 “The Servant’s Humiliation and Vindication” Philippians 2: 5-11 “Imitating Christ’s Humility” Mark 11: 1-11 “Jesus’s Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem” Choral Anthem: Filled with excitement (# 215 BoP, 1997) Sermon: “Hosanna” Glenn Chafe Reflection Hymn: Hosanna, loud hosanna # 218 (BoP, 1997) IN FAITH, WE RESPOND Prayer for Thanksgiving and Intersession Invitation to the Offering Offering and Doxology # 822 vs. 4 (BoP, 1997) Prayer of Dedication Statement of Christian Faith (from Living Faith) 3.4.1 Jesus is the Mediator through whom God has come to us and through whom we come to God. Dismissal Hymn: Ride on, ride on in majesty # 217 (BoP, 1997) Commissioning and Benediction Threefold Amen (Danish) Postlude: Hornpipe (from “Water Music”) - G.F. Handel #StAndrews #StAndrewsKirk #TheKirk #TheKirkNL #TheKirkYYT #Presbyterian #Church #Worship #Service #Community #StJohns #YYT #Newfoundland #OnlineWorship #Lent #PalmSunday #Easter #HolyWeek