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Palm Sunday - April 5, 2020
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APRIL 5 - PALM / PASSION SUNDAY
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God grace you all this weekend!
We continue to adapt our online capabilities.
Check out the new page on our website (
CLICK HERE
) that gathers together all the resources for worship and communication during this time.
This week we hear the Passion Story from a troop of St. Peter's voices! What a gift to have so many folks involved in leading worship today...a video snapshot of the priesthood of all believers giving praise to God.
All are invited to cut an evergreen branch from a tree / bush from around your house to be a branch to both wave as your "palm" during our online worship, and to hang on your door afterwards as a witness to neighbors that Holy Week has begun.
PALM SUNDAY VOCABULARY WORD: passion being a word rooted in the meaning "to suffer.") So, to be compassionate is to be one who "suffers with or alongside" another. In Christ, we see one who lives a life of compassion for us and for all creation.
Special thanks to the following for contributing to this week's worship:
Allyson Black, Nick Bohmann, Jerry Bostick, Hayden Brown, Lily and Grace Carpenter, Olivia Cheesman, Janette Clausen, Bryan Hicks, Jane Jones, Dusty Knight, The Martin Family, The Murrell Family, Craig Orton, Chris Overholt, Greg and Rhiannon Patterson, Aaron Pyle, Bliss Talamantes, Don Trapp, Deborah Vanicek, The Virdell Family, The Womack Family, Ellysa Zoeller.
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The full worship video goes live at 9am on Sunday.
You can watch it straight through, or click in the description the part of worship you want to jump too.
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For Holy Week we are working on companion shorter bulletins that you can use offline, or use to follow along with online worship.
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If you have a candle
, light it and put it on a central place near you, as a way of marking this moment as sacred, as a reminder that the light of Christ is with you. Remember, there is a bin on the top step of the portico at St. Peter's where all are welcome to pick up pre-wrapped packages of 3 candles for use in the home
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CALL TO WORSHIP
Today we enter Holy Week, with its rhythm of life, death, and resurrection.
Hosanna! Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord!
Jesus rides a donkey colt on a busy and noisy road as he enter Jerusalem. Crowds wave palm branches along his path and say,
Hosanna! Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord!
Jesus, come into our world again today, Ride on our busy and noisy roads and enter our hearts as we remember your journey to the cross. Let us wave palm branches and cry out,
Hosanna! Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord!
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Martin Luther argued that “the ears are the only organs of a Christian,” since it is through the ear that life begins, through hearing the preached Word of God.
Read the first two from YOUR Bible at home.
Remember the story of who gave you or how you got your Bible.
May this story remind you of your connection to Christ & others.
READINGS FOR PALM SUNDAY
MATTHEW 21:1-11
(Jesus rides in a parade)
PHILIPPIANS 2:5-11
(in Jesus, God emptied self)
PSALM 39:9-16
(a cry out to Lord to hear prayer)
MATTHEW 21:11-54
(the Passion of Jesus)
CLICK HERE
for various ways to
DWELL IN THE WORD
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Below is a contemplative reading of the processional gospel for today (Matthew 21:1-11). This video includes visio divina, art, and original music. It is not flashy or fast-paced. Instead, it invites stillness, connection to breath, and imagination.
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SONGS AND HYMNS TO SING THIS DAY
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Below is a link to a playlist of music to enhance your at home worship. There is a combination of instrumental hymns, vocal hymns, and choral music. I pray that in this time of solitude this creative outlet inspires you. Listen and meditate. Sing a long. Allow the music to wash over you as you worship the greatest inspiration of music. - Olivia Cheesman
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REMEMBERING OUR COMMUNION
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One thing that many miss is sharing in Holy Communion.
This time invites us to turn our question from, "How do we receive Holy Communion?” to “How does the Word of God come to us and how do we receive the Word of God?
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Prayer is central to the life of faith. Prayer is vital because it connects us to God and each other, a reminder that we are never social distanced others in Christ. Please say these names aloud as a way of lifting them up to God this day. Names in
bold
were added this past week. You are welcome in this time of prayer to include your own joys and concerns.
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Don Holle
Joe Manno
Jim Dipprey
Faith Trapp
Ruth Kjos
Marci Wilde
Ruby Sanders
Ken Smith
Ken Tate
Wyatt Crouse
Jerry Braeutigam
Jenny Braeutigam
Vondean Schmidt
Vince Wesch
Sandra Conners
Jake Boyd
Laverne Pullin
Dick Schroer
Jolene Williams
Carolyn Selman
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Annie Woods
Nik Schappe
Doris Tate
Linda Williams
Mary Posey
Harold Brueckner
Craig Fields
Mary Langehennig
Julia Reitz
Lincoln Cortez
Jackie Meagher
Wayne Rhoades
Marnie Casteneda
Wade Herrington
Wanda Center
Charles Butler
Diane and Bill Burke
Amanda Morris
Crysta Guzman
Virginia Whatley
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Pete Davis
Danette DeMont
Shane Carpenter
Mae Watson
Anne Hunnafin
Greg Schoonmaker
Bob Lenz
Toby Green
Tammy Whitman
Sibi & Don Kraemer
Brayden Ybarra
Larry Stahl
Margo Stahl
Bob & Kris Ward
Ann Huebner
Ron Burke
Greg Butler
Larry Lippe in the loss of his wife Sharon.
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OFFERINGS AND GIFTS TO GOD
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Your continued generosity toward our operating budget will be more important than ever during this time.
Stewardship quote for the week:
“Giving is the highest expression of potency...I experience myself as overflowing, spending, alive, hence as joyous. Giving is more joyous than receiving, not because it is deprivation, but because in the act of giving lies the expression of my aliveness.”
- Psychiatrist Eric Fromm
If you’re not using electronic giving, you can still mail your offering to the church at 1803 Highway 1431 West, Marble Falls, TX 78654
. And if you’re not already a sustaining member of our ministry through our Consecration Sunday process, I can’t think of a more important time to step in. A commitment of $5 or $10 a week can make a huge difference in this ministry we share.
Our goal is to start including the giving numbers in this weekly email next week like we have been in the bulletin.
or to set up a reoccurring offering.
Or, simply text the amount
you want to give to 830-460-5757.
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BLESSING FOR THE WEEK AHEAD
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The Aaronic Blessing
(Numbers 6:22-27)
The Lord bless you and keep you.
The Lord's face shine on you
with grace and mercy.
The Lord look upon you with favor
and give you peace.
Amen.
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GO IN PEACE...TOGETHER, BOLDLY LIVING AND SHARING GOD'S GRACE WITH ALL!
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LIVE STREAMS FROM OUR SISTER CHURCHES
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If you would like to tune into a live-stream worship, some of our sister congregations are doing that this Sunday. Below are the times and links to a couple options to watch online.
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PRAYER RESOURCES FOR YOUR WEEK
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Christians for centuries have found meaning in greeting the sunrise. A reminder of resurrection. A reminder of the Son of God who rises from death to life for all. Begin each day with your favorite hot beverage and words to center you.
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As night and sleep approach, the day has given each of us a lot to bear and think about. As you prepare to rest for the evening, take a few moments to intentionally rest your life in the hands of God. The is a great prayer to use a candle with.
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For those with full days or if you feel like you and your family just do your best to make it from moment to moment, this is the prayer for you! Each week there will be a meal prayer, a bedtime prayer, a snack prayer, an out & about prayer, and even a new prayer song each week for washing hands! See the sacred in the everyday moments of life!
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This is wonderfully elegant website with a daily scripture reading, music to go along with the reading, and a reflection.
It's also an app for your smartphone. Search for "pray as you go" and take with you for anytime a way to recenter your day.
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