SAINT JOHN’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH, CONGAREE
HOLY EUCHARIST RITE I
March 14, 2010 - 10:30 a.m.
Fourth Sunday in Lent
THE SERVICE OF THE WORD
The Processional: There's a wideness in God's mercy - Hymnal 470
Opening Acclamation - 323
The Collect for Purity - 323
The Kyrie - 324
The Trisagion - 324
THE COLLECT OF THE DAY: (insert)
THE FIRST READING: Joshua 5:9-12 (insert)
THE PSALM: Psalm 32 (insert)
THE SECOND READING: 2 Corinthians 5:16-21 (insert)
The Sequence Hymn: Jerusalem, my happy home - Hymnal 620
THE GOSPEL: Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32 (insert)
The Sermon: The Reverend Jeffrey W. Meadowcroft
The Nicene Creed - 326
The Prayers of the People - 328
The Confession of Sin and Absolution - 331
The Peace - 332
THE SERVICE OF THE TABLE
The Offertory
The Doxology
The Great Thanksgiving I - 333
The Sanctus - 334
The Lord’s Prayer - 336
The Breaking of the Bread - 337
The Agnus Dei - 337
The Communion(All God’s children are welcome to partake of Holy Communion)
The Prayer of Thanksgiving - 339
The Blessing
The Recessional: Sing, my soul, his wondrous love - Hymnal 467
The Dismissal
Announcements
Joyful Noisemakers
St. John’s Joyful Noisemakers will meet Monday, March 15th at 11 a.m., to entertain the residents at Country Wood Nursing Center. Please join them.
Soup & Lenten Study
Our weekly Lenten study is Wednesday, March 17th beginning with a light meal at 6 p.m. The Lenten study, led this week by Van Lott, will follow and the evening will end with Compline. Thanks to Christina Thilges who will keep the nursery.
April Newsletter Articles
Hard to believe it’s that time again. Newsletter articles for April are due on Wednesday, March 17th. Thanks so much for your help.
United Thank Offering Spring Ingathering
United Thank Offering Blue Boxes and Envelopes are available in the Narthex. Lent is a wonderful time to count your blessings. With each blessing you count, make a donation to your box. Final ingathering collection date is March 28th. You all are a blessing.
Easter Lilies
Forms are available in the Narthex and in the March Newsletter for your convenience if you would like to give an Easter lily in memory of or in honor of a loved one to help decorate the church on Easter Day. The deadline is March 28th.
Cedar Logs
Cedar logs are available to those members who would like to have some. Please see Jim Fowles or Van Lott if you are interested.
Birthdays
- March 16 - Tori Thompson
- March 17 - Lykes Claytor
- March 18 - Scotty Norris
- March 20 - Stephen Arscott
Anniversaries
- Miriam & Jack Claytor - March 15
Prayer List
| Buran Jarrett (health problems) |
Joan Jarrett |
| Pat Ice (nursing home, Sandy’s mother) |
Sandy Tracey |
| Laura Rummans (cancer) |
Sue Marshall |
| Cody Peterson |
Sandy Tracey |
| Rosa Cannon Shuler (cancer) |
Happy Casciano |
| Janice Rogers (cancer) |
Libby Byars |
| Audrey Bright (cancer) |
Glenda Crouch |
| Beth Nance (ovarian cancer) |
Frannie Neal |
| Maggie Brewer (health problems) |
Libby Byars |
| Carson Miller (cancer of the spine) |
Libby Byars |
| Jane Hardin (breast cancer) |
Debbie Cauley |
| Hayward Christensen (ICU) |
Holly Christensen |
| Kim Allnutt (breast cancer) |
Debbie Cauley |
| Bobbie Brew (cancer) |
Betty Thompson |
| Darius Chambers (cancer) |
Frannie Neal |
| Karen Sullivan (ovarian cancer) |
Debbie Morris |
| Judy Hatfield (pancreatic cancer) |
Bud McCaskill |
| Mollie Wilson (reconstructive surgery) |
Debbie Morris |
| Wanda Cox (cancer) |
Bev Watkins |
| Kimberly Brown |
Bev Watkins |
| Marty Jernigan (cancer) |
Deborah Hayne |
| Carroll Ann Norris (health problems) |
Deborah Hayne |
| Patty Richardson (cancer) |
Joan Jarrett |
| Mary Lou Strickland (cancer) |
Sue Marshall |
| Gary Horwath (lung cancer) |
Rita McCaskill |
| Casey Casciano (COPD) |
Happy Casciano |
| Joe Clarkson (depolyed) |
Mary Clarkson |
| Miller McArthur (stroke) |
Carol Fowles |
| Elzie Lewis (cancer) |
Louise Hayne |
| Stanley Law (broken hip) |
Debbie Morris |
| Sandy Tracey (recovering from surgery) |
Parish |
| Dorothy Johnston (Alzheimer's) |
Beverly Seely |
| Katherine Alred (health problems) |
Kim Goff |
| Jim Gamble (surgery) |
Caroline Watkins |
| Cele Coulter (cancer) |
Leigh Coulter |
| Rachael Miller (health problems) |
Rita McCaskill |
| Devon Catoe (health problems) |
Sharon Catoe |
| Charlie Goff (broken neck) |
Kim Goff |
| Golda Kuerti (cancer) |
Jane Rye |
| John Clarkson (recovery from surgery) |
Lisa Clarkson |
| Debbie Hayes (recovery from surgery) |
Parish |
