 Fruitland United Methodist Church March 31, 2024 Easter Sunday Prelude - Easter Fantasy Clarence Kuhlmann Welcoming the Light of Christ and inviting the neighborhood to worship -Preparing our hearts and souls for worship- Welcome and Announcements - Pastor Clynton * Call to Worship “Up From the Grave He Arose” UMH #322 *Responsive Reading - Liturgist Psalm 31 UMH Page 764-5 Scripture Reading – Liturgist John 20: 1-18 Page 1685-6 God’s Word for God’s People. Thanks be to God! Young People’s Moment - Pastor Clynton Congregational Prayer and Lord’s Prayer Hymn “Christ the Lord Is Risen Today” UMH #302 We Offer Our Gifts Offertory - Low in the Grave He Lay Arranged by Robert Lowery *Doxology “Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow” UMH #95 Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; praise him, all creatures here below; praise him above, ye heavenly host; praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen. *Offering Prayer Message “In The Garden, New Life Begins” - Pastor Clynton *Hymn “He Lives” UMH #310 *Benediction “Forth In Thy Name, O Lord” UMH #438 Postlude (Please be seated) - Thine is the Glory Judas Maccabeus tune arr. By G. F. Handel - Symbolically taking the light into the World - Thank you for worshiping with us today! ~~~~ Additional Lectionary Readings for the Week: Acts 10: 34-43 1 Corinthians 15: 1-11
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 Fruitland United Methodist Church March 31, 2024 Sunrise Service Opening Prayer – Pastor Hymn Morning Has Broken UMH# 145 Grace and peace to you from Jesus Christ our Lord. My brothers and sisters in Christ: On this most holy morning in which Jesus Christ passed over from death to life, we gather as the church to watch and pray. This is the Passover of Christ, in which we share in Christ’s victory over death. Hymn This Is The Day UMH# 657 God of life, through Jesus Christ you have bestowed upon the world the light of life. Sanctify this new fire, and grant that our hearts and minds may also be kindled with holy desire to shine forth with the brightness of Christ’s rising, that we may attain to the feast of everlasting light; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Scripture Mark 16: 1-7 Hymn Lift High The Cross UMH# 159 Prayer God of us all, We give you thanks for your love, your grace, and your power on this blessed Resurrection morning! We thank you for the brilliance of the colors on us and around us that remind us of new life! Today, blessed God, we gather to remember and celebrate: We remember Jesus, who healed the sick and raised the dead. We remember Jesus, Son of God, Song of God, who sang God's melody to us. We remember Jesus, who consented to suffer and die at our hand. Today, Almighty God, we celebrate the fact that death could not hold Jesus in the grave! We celebrate that not even death is able to separate us from the love of God! We celebrate the new life that we have in Christ! We celebrate the assurance that we have of eternal life! Today we celebrate and give thanks that in life, in death, in life after death we belong to God! Amen. ~~~~~ Song Lyrics Morning Has Broken Morning has broken like the first morning; blackbird has spoken like the first bird. Praise for the singing! Praise for the morning! Praise for them, springing fresh from the Word! Sweet the rain’s new fall sin lit from heaven, Like the first dew fall on the first grass. Praise for the sweetness of the wet garden, sprung in completeness where his feet pass. Mine is the sunlight! Mine is the morning born of the one light Eden saw play! Praise with elation, praise every morning, God’s recreation of the new day! This Is The Day This is the day, this is the day that the Lord hath made, that the Lord hath made; let us rejoice, let us rejoice and be glad in it, and be glad in it. This is the day that the Lord hath made; let us rejoice and be glad in it. This is the day, this is the day that the Lord hath made. Lift High The Cross Refrain: Lift high the cross, the love of Christ proclaim till all the world adore his sacred name. 1. Come, Christians, follow this triumphant sign. The hosts of God in unity combine. Refrain 2. Each newborn servant of the Crucified bears on the brow the seal of him who died. Refrain 3. O Lord, once lifted on the glorious tree, as thou hast promised, draw the world to thee. Refrain 4. So shall our song of triumph ever be: Praise to the Crucified for victory! Thank you for worshiping with us today! 
Fruitland United Methodist Church March 29, 2024 Good Friday Opening Prayer – Pastor (Responsive) In the name of Christ, we gather on this day of Good Friday to remember anew the struggle of the cross and the final victory. With you, Lord, we wish to remain. Let us walk together to the cross, see our Lord’s suffering, hear his voice pleading for drink, and asking for pardon for those who tortured him mercilessly. O, how to hold back the tears in the midst of so much pain? And even then, you taught us how to love. When the day darkened and it seemed to envelop the whole earth, we thought all was lost. But amid the darkness, we saw your light. It was there when the sun darkened and the temple veil tore in half that we heard your voice, “Father, into your hands I commend my spirit.” Then there was peace. In the midst of life’s darkness, peace also comes when, with complete confidence, we offer ourselves to you, beloved Lord. Because in that hour of darkness and pain your light shone brightly when the centurion exclaimed, “Truly this man is the Son of God.” With you, Lord, we wish to remain. John 18: 1 – 18 – Pastor Pew Bible Page 1681-2 *Hymn “Amazing Grace” UMH# 378 Prayer – Pastor Clynton Merciful God, we gather to recount and recall the injustice, pain, and suffering your Son endured on the cross at the hands of sinful humanity. Grant us awareness as we enter the story of Christ’s Passion, that in not shirking away from Christ’s suffering, we would be surprised by grace, because even in humiliating and shameful death, your love never failed. Train our hearts on the Light that is the life of all people, that as the darkness encroaches, we might remain tenacious in hope and persistent in love. Amen. John 18: 19-40 – Pastor Pew Bible Page 1682-3 *Hymn “Were You There” UMH# 288 Special Poem – The Crucifixion by James Weldon Johnson Read by Jay Whitcomb Prayer of Confession – Pastor Faithful God, we stand in the dim shadows of a cross, longing for Resurrection. But today we pause to remember the pain of the cross and the pain of the crosses we’ve faced. As the disciples wept on that fateful day so long ago, we weep for the Savior and for the tree, and all the trees that one represented, from which he hung. As those first disciples wondered whether that fateful day was the end of their dreams, we admit we are afraid that our dream of a just, nonviolent world is fleeting and in peril of death. Help us, God, as we live in the tension between death and your seeming silence, the time after the crucifixion and before the Resurrection—in the name and pain of the Crucified One, Amen. John 19: 1-27 – Liturgist Pew Bible Page 1683-5 *Hymn “When I Survey the Wondrous Cross” UMH# 298 John 19: 28-42 – Pastor Pew Bible Page 1685 Benediction – Pastor Clynton As you go, carry with you the tears of sorrow, the humility of questioning, and the silence of waiting as we sit at the tomb of Jesus, our Savior. May your tears, humility, and silence be blessed and bound together with hope that cannot be extinguished. Amen.  Fruitland United Methodist Church March 24, 2024 6th Sunday of Lent Palm Sunday Prelude - Ride on, Ride on in Majesty St. Drostane tune arranged by Lani Smith Welcoming the Light of Christ and inviting the neighborhood to worship -Preparing our hearts and souls for worship- Welcome and Announcements - Pastor Clynton * Call to Worship “Lord, Who Throughout These Forty Days” UMH #269 *Responsive Reading - Liturgist Psalm 118: 14-29 UMH Page 839-40 Scripture Reading – Liturgist Mark 11: 1-11 Page 1572-3 God’s Word for God’s People. Thanks be to God! Young People’s Moment - Leslie Ward Hymn “Mantos y Palmas (Filled with Excitement)” UMH #279 Congregational Prayer and Lord’s Prayer Hymn “Hosanna, Loud Hosanna” UMH #278 We Offer Our Gifts Offertory - Were You There? African-American Spiritual arr. Robert Graham *Doxology “Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow” UMH #95 Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; praise him, all creatures here below; praise him above, ye heavenly host; praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen. *Offering Prayer Message “Jesus Enters Jerusalem” - Pastor Clynton *Hymn “When I Survey the Wondrous Cross” UMH #298 Holy Communion - UMH 12 *Benediction “Forth In Thy Name, O Lord” UMH #438 Postlude (Please be seated) - All Glory, Laud and Honor St. Theodulph tune arr. Lani Smith - Symbolically taking the light into the World - Thank you for worshiping with us today! ~~~~ Additional Lectionary Readings for the Week: Isaiah 50: 4-9 Philippians 2: 5-11  Fruitland United Methodist Church March 17, 2024 5th Sunday of Lent Prelude - The Lark in the Clear Air Irish tune arranged by Sir Samuel Ferguson Welcoming the Light of Christ and inviting the neighborhood to worship -Preparing our hearts and souls for worship- Welcome and Announcements - Pastor Clynton * Call to Worship “Jesus Shall Reign” UMH #157 *Responsive Reading - Liturgist Psalm 51 UMH Page 785-6 Scripture Reading – Liturgist Jeremiah 31: 31-34 Page 1650 God’s Word for God’s People. Thanks be to God! Affirmation of Faith – 886 Young People’s Moment - Pastor Clynton Congregational Prayer and Lord’s Prayer Hymn “Near to the Heart of God” UMH #472 We Offer Our Gifts Offertory - Jesus, Lover of My Soul Aberystwyth Tune by Joseph Parry *Doxology “Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow” UMH #95 Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; praise him, all creatures here below; praise him above, ye heavenly host; praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen. *Offering Prayer Message “Forgiveness of Sin” - Pastor Clynton *Hymn “Here I Am, Lord” UMH #593 *Benediction “Forth In Thy Name, O Lord” UMH #438 Postlude (Please be seated) - When I Survey the Wonderous Cross Traditional Tune arranged by Smith and Hustad - Symbolically taking the light into the World - Thank you for worshiping with us today! ~~~~ Additional Lectionary Readings for the Week: John 12: 20-33 Hebrews 5: 5-10  Fruitland United Methodist Church March 10, 2024 4th Sunday of Lent UMCOR Sunday Prelude - What Wonderous Love Is This? American Folk Melody arranged by Dan Forrest Welcoming the Light of Christ and inviting the neighborhood to worship -Preparing our hearts and souls for worship- Welcome and Announcements - Pastor Clynton * Call to Worship “To God Be the Glory” UMH #98 *Responsive Reading - Liturgist Psalm 107: 1-9, 33-43 UMH Page 830-1 Scripture Reading – Liturgist John 3: 14-21 Page 1650 God’s Word for God’s People. Thanks be to God! Young People’s Moment - Holly Hutchinson Congregational Prayer and Lord’s Prayer Hymn “For The Healing Of The Nations” UMH #428 We Offer Our Gifts Offertory - Just As I Am Woodworth Tune arranged by Lani Smith *Doxology “Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow” UMH #95 Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; praise him, all creatures here below; praise him above, ye heavenly host; praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen. *Offering Prayer Message “Truth Leads To Light” - Pastor Clynton *Hymn “Amazing Grace” UMH #378 *Benediction “Forth In Thy Name, O Lord” UMH #438 Postlude (Please be seated) - Lead On O King Eternal By Henry Smart - Symbolically taking the light into the World - Thank you for worshiping with us today! ~~~~ Additional Lectionary Readings for the Week: Numbers 21: 4-9 Ephesians 2: 1-10  Fruitland United Methodist Church March 3, 2024 3rd Sunday of Lent Communion Sunday Prelude - To God Be The Glory by W.H. Doane Welcoming the Light of Christ and inviting the neighborhood to worship -Preparing our hearts and souls for worship- Welcome and Announcements - Pastor Clynton * Call to Worship “How Great Thou Art” UMH #77 *Responsive Reading - Liturgist Psalm 19 UMH Page 750-1 Scripture Reading – Liturgist Exodus 20: 1-17 Page 118-9 John 2: 13-22 Page 1648-9 God’s Word for God’s People. Thanks be to God! Minute For Mission – Leona Whitcomb Young People’s Moment - Pastor Clynton Congregational Prayer and Lord’s Prayer Hymn “Lift High The Cross” UMH #159 We Offer Our Gifts Offertory - Lamb of God by Twila Paris *Doxology “Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow” UMH #95 Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; praise him, all creatures here below; praise him above, ye heavenly host; praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen. *Offering Prayer Message “Our Responsibility & Response To God” - Pastor Clynton *Hymn “I Come With Joy” v. 1&2 UMH #617 Holy Communion – UMH 12 (All Bread Served is Gluten Free) (Offering Plates are for Payette County Food Insecurity) *Hymn “I Come With Joy” v. 3-5 UMH #617 *Benediction “Forth In Thy Name, O Lord” UMH #438 Postlude (Please be seated) - Arioso by G.F. Handel - Symbolically taking the light into the World - Thank you for worshiping with us today! ~~~~ Additional Lectionary Readings for the Week: 1 Cor 1: 18-25 |