We Welcome You to Worship and Fellowship here at Messiah Lutheran Church

Second Sunday in Lent - March 8, 2020 10:30 am

Today as we gather, our focus is drawn to worship our God, our Creator, Our Saviour, our Lord.

We are reminded in our scriptures that because God is

spirit we are to worship God in spirit and in truth. We are

then called to come as we are, bring our REAL selves into our worship. It is then that we are met by the God whose

love embraces us.

We worship with our song, we worship with our hearts, we worship with our lives.

God be with us as we gather in the presence of God in worship…

Welcome To All Visitors This Morning

Please visit our Welcome Centre

at the back of the sanctuary

for information about our

congregation and to sign

our guest book.

Today 9:15 am - Adult Education Basement Auditorium

9:30 am - Friendship Class A007

10:30 am - Sunday School B024

10:30 am - Worship Service Sanctuary

11:45 am - LunchFEST Fellowship Centre

TODAY please join us for

LunchFEST

following the 10:30 am service.

Support Committee will be serving lunch.

Please join us for fun, laughter and fellowship!

Today is Food Bank Sunday

The need is always there!!

Please continue to overflow the grocery cart in the Narthex with gifts for the Food Bank.

All donations are greatly appreciated!!

How is your

“2020 Cover to Cover”

Challenge going?

Check the bulletin board in the

hallway to the

Fellowship Centre

for updates!

IN OUR WEEKLY PRAYER CYCLE

Each week we hold in special prayer some of the people and ministries of Messiah.

This week we pray for: Mel & Val Okimaw; Peter Olesen; Andrew & Tina Olson;

Donald Olson; Elaine Olson; Everald & Holly Olson. We also pray for our Bishops Susan

Johnson and Larry Kochendorfer, the Assistant to the Bishop Pastor Prema Samuel, Pastor

Brian Rude, Faith House and those involved in the education ministries of our congregation,

including the teachers among us and our Sunday School, confirmands, Bible study groups,

and Messiah Lutheran Women circles, our students, our youth and those who share in

ministry among them.

MONDAY, MARCH 9 Committee Minutes Due for Council Reporting

10:30 am - Lectio

5:15 pm - Service Committee

7:00 pm - Camerata

TUESDAY, MARCH 10

10:15 am - Staff Meeting

6:00 pm - Collaborative Gathering @

Bawlf Lutheran Church

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11

4:45 pm - Learning Committee

5:00 pm - Faith Circle

6:00 pm - ATP Musical Rehearsal

7:00 pm - Lenten Service @ Messiah

THURSDAY, MARCH 12

9:00 am - Worship Committee

9:30 am - Refugee Coffee & Conversation

10:30 am - Handbells

6:30 pm - Confirmation

7:00 pm - Messiah’s Choristers

FRIDAY, MARCH 13

4:00 pm - Uvumbuzi Choir Rehearsal

SATURDAY, MARCH 14

8:45 am - Men’s Bible Study

SUNDAY, MARCH 15

9:15 am - Adult Education

NO - Friendship Class

10:30 am - Sunday School

10:30 am - Worship Service

11:45 pm - Coffee Fellowship

Next Sunday’s Bible Readings

1 Samuel 3:1-21

Psalm 29

Romans 5:1-11

John 4:5-42

Note that there will not be a Friendship Class

on Sunday, March 15.

MLW Circles

Charity Circle, Fri. Mar 13, 2:00 pm, Lorraine Mackwood Faith Circle, Wed. Mar 11, 5:00 pm, Messiah Nursery Friendship Circle, Thu. Mar 12, 2:00 pm, Deer Meadows Gentleness Circle, Thu. Mar 12, 9:30 am, Marion Midbo Grace Circle, Wed. Mar 11, 9:30 am, Lorraine Tennis Joy Circle, Tue. Mar 10, 7:00 pm, Carol Roy Love Circle, Thu. Mar 12, 2:00 pm, Muriel Holdsworth Praise Circle, Thu. Mar 12, 9:30 am, Hillside Lounge

? Messiah will be holding a Garage Sale

in May - donations most welcome!!

NEXT QUILTING FOR CANADIAN LUTHERAN WORLD RELIEF

Wednesday, March 18 at 9:00 a.m.

If family members or loved ones are in the

hospital, please let the church office know so

we can make a pastoral visit. The hospital does

not always put their names on the visitation list.

MESSIAH LUTHERAN CHURCH

Sharing Jesus Christ with All People

Pastoral Team: Pastor Calvin Skriver Pastor Bev Swanson

4810-50 Street Camrose, AB T4V 1P5 Phone 780-672-3444 Fax 780-672-3716

Email: office@messiahcamrose.ca www.messiahcamrose.ca

Church Office Hours

Monday to Friday 9:00 am - Noon

1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

ROLE 10:30 AM

GREETERS Laverne & Marilyn Hoveland

USHERS Brian & Leann Reinhart

LECTOR Lavona Broen

SCREENS/AUDIO/VIDEO/CAMERAS Rhys Didriksen, Nils Didriksen, Willis Didriksen, Lowell Dahlman

PAPER PACK Ioan Jober, Elaine Olson

SNOW SHOVELLING Ed Brewer, Donnie Loewen

Thank you to the many people who are assisting us in our worship service today.

Sunday School For Age 3 to Grade 6

Sunday School classes take place downstairs following the Children’s Time at the beginning of the worship service.

Today: John 3:1-17, Jesus and Nicodemus

Mar 15: John 4:5-42, Woman at the Well

Mar 22: No Sunday School

Sunday Morning Adult Class Time: 9:15 am - 10:15 am

Place: Basement Auditorium

March classes arranged by the Learning Committee.

Today: Congregation Book Study of Real Faith for Real Life, Chapter 2, Our Habit of Weekly Renewal, the Mark of Discipleship: WEEKLY WORSHIP Mar 15: Congregation Book Study of Real Faith for Real Life, Chapter 3, Hearing God’s Voice, the Mark of Discipleship: DAILY BIBLE READING Mar 22: Congregation Book Study of Real Faith for Real Life, Chapter 4, The Call to Christlike Living, the Mark of Discipleship: SERVING IN AND BEYOND THE CONGREGATION

Juanita Hohm (on french horn)

and Tova Olson (on piano) will be

playing a free concert in Edmonton

on Friday March 13, 8:00 p.m. - 9:00

p.m. in Convocation Hall at the

University of Alberta. This is

Juanita's graduating recital. All are welcome.

Contact the office or Pastor Bev if you are

interested in going and would like to carpool.

We worship with our song, we worship with our hearts, we worship with our lives.

Sermon Song 863 My God How Wonderful Thou Art

Apostles’ Creed

Litany Worship the Lord. We worship with our song, we worship with our hearts, we worship with our lives.

PRAYERS

Prayers of the People Lord of love, we worship you, Song Come Let Us Worship and Bow Down

The Lord’s Prayer

Sharing the Peace

Litany Worship the Lord. We worship with our song, we worship with our hearts, we worship with our lives.

Offering..................................... Lloyd & Carolyn Olson

Offering Prayer

SENDING

Blessing 840 Now Thank We All Our God

Sending Song 841 Lift Every Voice and Sing

Dismissal Litany Worship the Lord. We worship with our song, we worship with our hearts, we worship with our lives.

GATHERING

Prelude & Welcome

The Life of the Community of Faith - Announcements

Litany Worship the Lord. We worship with our song, we worship with our hearts, we worship with our lives.

Opening Song Worship the Lord

Psalm 100

Song Worship the Lord

Thanksgiving for Baptism

Greeting

Litany Worship the Lord. We worship with our song, we worship with our hearts, we worship with our lives.

Kyrie Heart of Worship

Prayer of the Day Lord, this day we gather to worship. To worship you for who you are and for your great love that you so freely give to us. We gather to bring our praise, our songs, our lives and our hearts. As we gather in communion with you, be present here in this time, in these moments and as we worship you through our lives throughout the week. You are our Lord, and we worship you in spirit and in truth. Accept our praise and our love. Song Come Let Us Worship and Bow Down

WORD

Children’s Time

First Reading - Genesis 12:1-4a

Psalm 95

Second Reading - Hebrews 10:24-25

Gospel Acclamation 823 Praise the Lord! O Heavens

Gospel - John 4:23-24

Sermon - Pastor Bev Swanson

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