4th Sunday in Lent Saint Andrew United Methodist Church

March 31, 2019

Lenten Sermon Series – Facing the Cross Roads

Sunday, March 10 Facing the Cross Roads of Temptation Luke 4:1-13 Sunday, March 17 Facing the Cross Roads of Uncertainty Genesis 15:1-12 Sunday, March 24 Facing the Cross Roads of Spiritual Thirst Isaiah 55:1-9 Sunday, March 31 Facing the Cross Roads when Feeling Lost Luke 15:1-3, 11-32 Sunday, April 7 Facing the Cross Roads of Growth Philippians 3:1-14 Sunday, April 14 Palm Sunday – Easer Cantata – St. Andrew Chancel Choir Sunday, April 21 Easter Sunday – Cross Roads of Possibilities John 20:1-18

Welcome and Grace of Hospitality

*Bringing In the Light of Christ and Opening Praise

Screen Step by Step

* Call to Worship (responsively) Come, let us celebrate the forgiving, reconciling love of God. For once we were lost and felt so far away; now we have been found and welcomed home. Know that God’s love is lavished upon you forever. We rejoice at the news of forgiveness and hope! Come, let us celebrate and praise the God of Love. Glory be to God! Amen!

*Hymn No. 98 To God Be the Glory Prayer of Approach (in unison) God of grace and glory, we come here this morning in this Lenten season fully aware that we are sinners, but we are not only sinners; we are weak, but we are not only weak; we fail, but we are not always failures; we have hurt, but we have also loved. We are grateful that You, God, do not limit us to the stories by which the world knows us. You see much more in us than the labels we give ourselves and each other. As we worship this morning, give us courage to defy all expectations, especially our own, and in your love become all of who we are. Amen.

Gratitude Moment

Tithes and Offerings *Doxology No. 95 Children’s Moment Kara Graham

Children Sing and Dance to: Fun Children ages 3 years – 5th grade may go to Children’s Church.

Please follow the adult leaders as they exit the door behind the piano.

Choral Anthem I Stand Before Almighty God Alone Chancel Choir

*Gospel Lesson Luke 15:1-3, 11-32 Sermon: Facing the Cross Roads when Feeling Lost Rev. Jeff Childress Morning Prayer and Lord’s Prayer *Affirmation of Faith: A Lenten Creed We believe that our lives are held within the encircling love of God, who knows our names and recognizes our deepest needs. We believe that Christ is the divine Child of the living God, and that his grace is like living waters that can never be exhausted. We believe in the birthing, renewing, enabling Spirit of God who yearns over our welfare as a mother yearns for her child.

*Please stand if you are able. CCLI#1116193

Mark your Calendars!!!!

There will be a Safe Sanctuary Training

Meeting Sunday, April 7th, immediately

following the morning worship service.

EVERYONE IS ENCOURGED TO COME.

We believe that God is in the arid desert as well as in green pastures, and that hard times and disciplines are also loving gifts. We believe that our journey has a purpose and a destination, and that our path leads to a human glory we cannot yet imagine. We believe that in the church we are fellow pilgrims on the road, and that we are called to love one another as God loves us. This is our faith and we are humbled to profess in Jesus the Christ. Amen. *Hymn No. 140 Great Is Thy Faithfulness *Benediction *Closing Praise: screen As We Go

April 14 - Palm Sunday - 10.30am

Easter Musical Presentation - “The Day He Wore My Crown”-

The Resurrection Story in Songs

April 18 - Maundy Thursday Communion Service -

6:30pm

April 20 - Children’s Easter Celebration - Noon - 3:00pm

April 21 - Easter Sunday

Sunrise Service - 6:30am / Easter Breakfast - 7:00am

Easter Service –10:30am

Bring fresh cut flowers for Glorification of the Cross.

REMINDER TO SPRC

MEMBERS—

There will be an SPRC

Meeting Sunday April 7, at

8:30am

Tuesday April 2, 2019

Jesus,

This Week at St. Andrew March 31, 2019 - April 6, 2019

Jesus, Juice & Java 9:00am

Sunday School 9:30am

Morning Worship 10:30am

Chancel Choir practice 3:30-

4:45pm

Covenant Bible Study 5:00pm

Sunday March 31, 2019 Wednesday April 3, 2019

Thursday April 4, 2019

Bible Study 6:30pm

Kid For Christ 6:30pm

Choir Practice 7:30pm

Every Sunday at 9:00am.

Gym Open for walkers 5:30pm

Hand Bell Practice 7:00pm Saturday April 6, 2019

Men's Club BBQ

4:00pm—

7:00pm

Covenant Bible Study 9:00am

Gym Open for Walkers

5:30-

6:30pm

The Chancel Choir will practice today 3:30 - 4:45pm.

The Bells of St. Andrew have changed their

practices from Thursday to Tuesday @ 7:00pm.

March Mission Focus Feed a Hungry Child Program

Did you know hundreds of kids in our local school district have no

food or very little food over the weekend? 1 in 17 students go

home on Fridays and do not have adequate

nutrition until they return to school on

Monday. Feed a Hungry Child program is a

project of Golden Harvest Food Bank and

Feeding America. It is a simple, effective

answer to the problem of child hunger after

children return home from school for the weekend. Free and

reduced breakfasts and lunches are only available during the

week. The program provides needy children with meals to take

home on Fridays. This nutritious package, weighing

approximately three pounds, contains dry cereal, shelf-stable

milk, pop-top mini-meals like Beef and Franks, Macaroni-O’s,

applesauce or canned fruit, and juice boxes.

The church collects peanut butter and

mac & cheese for United Christian

Ministries. If you would like to donate

just place your items in the Mission

Room and we will have them picked up.

EASTER MUSICAL

Palm Sunday, April 14 at

10:30AM

As most of you know, over the years

Anne Keith has made it her ministry to

see that every St. Andrew member

received a birthday card .

Anne’s birthday is April 1st , so again this

year we ask that the congregation send a

card for her birthday.

You can place your cards in the basket

provided in the Narthex or mail them to:

Anne Keith, Oakview Park, Room 413, 110

Hood Road, Greenville, SC– 29611

Family & Friends Patricia Booty Dale Burris Jane Campbell (Lucy Rackley’s sister)

Janet Chase Janet Crane Susan Dodgens Mike Epps (Scott Ramey’s

uncle)

Robin Few Pat Finley Thelma Ford Lala Freeman Anita Gilland (Kristi Padgett’s

Mother)

Emily Isley (Daughter of Pete & Nancy

Langford)

Laine Lemon Ken Mattison Ann Owens Sheryle Place Lucy Rackley Dan Rampey Harold Rampey JR Thomas Val Thornton John Vanderhoof

Military Michael Burton Anthony Grayson Tom Hansen Kyle Moytka Douglas Nobles Gabe Pszonowsky Nathan Rampey Kristian Robinson

Stephan Sampson Andrew Simer Shawn Weiler Homebound Helen Chastain Theresa and Rudy Eddleman Joyce Crowe Betty Owens Ray and Mary Pace John Smith Magdalene Williams Mildred Williams

Independent Living, Assisted Living, and Nursing Homes

Brookdale Dwaine & Ruth Stanley Margaret Sorrells National Health Care Doris Hayes Oakview Assisted Living Anne Keith Magnolias of Easley Pete Bush Ed MCCollum

Prayer Requests

Please be in prayer for the family of

Matthew Graham. Matthew passed

away Saturday March 23, 2019.

Matthew is the Son of Tim & Susan

Graham and Trent Graham’s (Kara)

brother.

REGULAR SCHEDULED MONTHLY

MEETINGS/ACTIVITIES

Every Sunday Jesus, Juice & Java @ 9:00am

Sunday School @ 9:30am

Morning Worship Service @ 10:30am

Every Wednesday Bible Study @ 6:30pm

Kids For Christ @ 6:30pm

Chancel Choir @ 7:30pm

Blood Pressure Screening Every 1st Sunday @

10:15am - 10:30am

11:30am - 11:45am

Communion Service Every 1st Sunday @ 10:30am Service

Ad Board Meeting Every other 3rd Monday @ 7:00pm

Bells of St. Andrew Every Tuesday @ 7:00pm

COM Every other 2nd Sunday @ 6:00pm

Finance Committee Every 3rd Monday @ 6:00pm

Lucille Searcy Circle Every 2nd Thursday @ 6:30pm

Men’s Club Meeting Every 2nd Tuesday @ 6:00pm

Sweet Spirits Every 3rd Tuesday @ 11:30am

Trustees Every 2nd Monday @ 6:30pm

Walkers Every Tuesday 5:30 - 6:30pm

Every Thursday 5:30 - 6:30pm

Every Saturday 8:00 - 9:00am

Youth Every 2nd Sunday @ 11:30am

Walkers can also meet downtown Easley on the 3rd Saturdays

@9:00 am.

CAN YOU HELP?

Brookdale Assisted Living here on Pelzer Hwy. in Easley is

asking for volunteers that would be willing to help with

activities for the residents there. If you play an instrument,

or can lead in activities of various kinds, please contact

Donna Coleman at Brookdale: 864-992-1916.

Join the Men’s Club

for the best BBQ chicken you

have ever tasted.

Family Life Center

April 6, 2019

4pm until 7pm.

Tickets $7:50

Tickets may be purchased from

any member of the Men’s Club

or in the office.

St. Andrew United Methodist

Church

309 Pelzer Highway Easley, South Carolina 29642

Phone: 864-859-1567

Office Hours Monday - Thursday 8:30am - 4:00pm

Email

churchoffice1567@yahoo.com AbundantlivingSAUMC@gmail.Com

Website www.standrewum.org

We share info & pictures on Instagram, FB and our

Website .

Sunday, March 31 , 2019

Nursery

Monique German & Angie Johnson

Greeters

Marie Howard & Flora Barnes

Ushers

Jim Thornton

Jean Booty

Ron & Rhonda Groen