Join Us For Worship, Sunday March 21st at 11:00am on our Youtube Live Channel!!!

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Order of Worship March 21, 2021
Fifth Sunday in Lent,
&
Women History Month

For the Avent Ferry UMC Worship Video (Click Here (Link opens in a new window)

The worship video will be available live at 11:00 am.
Text for hymns are found below each hymn.  Click on the hymn highlighted text for music.

Prelude:……………  ”Above All”  ………..…..…Gregory D.
by M. Smith ©1999, Integrity’s Hosanna! Music. arr. Greg D.
 
Greetings………………………………………Pastor Juan 
 
Opening Prayer………….………………………………………Chris M.
 
Opening Hymn: “Jesus Walked This Lonesome Valley” #2112 TFWS
Words: American folk hymn
Music:  American folk hymn
 
1.Jesus walked this lonesome valley;
he had to walk it by himself.
Oh, nobody else could walk it for him;
he had to walk it by himself.
 
2.We must walk this lonesome valley;
We have to walk it by ourselves.
Oh, nobody else can walk it for us;
we have to walk it by ourselves.
 
3.You must go and stand your trial;
you have to stand it by yourself.
Oh, nobody else can stand it for you;
you have to stand it by yourself.
 
Psalm Lesson: Psalm 51:1-12………………………………..Chris M.
 
Hymn of Preparation: “O How He Loves You and Me” #2108 TFWS
Words: Kurt Kaiser  Music: Kurt Kaiser
©1975 Word Music, Inc.
 
1. O how he loves you and me!
O how he loves you and me!
He gave his life.  What more could
he give?  O how he loves you;
O how he loves me;  O how he
loves you and me!
 
2.Jesus to Calv’ry did go; his love
for sinners to show.  What he did
there brought hope from despair.
O how he loves you; O how he
loves me; O how he loves you
and me!
 
Old Testament Lesson: Jeremiah 31:31-34………………Chris M
 
Sermon….………………….…………………Pastor Juan
 
Offertory Response Solo: “Via Dolorosa” ▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪ Kellen Moss
By N. Borop and B. Sprague, © 1983, Meadow Green Music and
Word Music.
 
Prayers of the People…………………………………….Pastor Juan
Please comment with your prayer concerns and especially offer up those things that cause your soul to be in a place of deep lament this day.
After each prayer read:
Leader: Lord in your mercy.
All: Hear our prayers.
 
Communion of Empty Hands………………..………..Pastor Juan
 
Closing Hymn: “In Remembrance Of Me” 2254 TFWS
Words: Ragan Courtney  Music: Buryl Red
©Broadman Press;assigned to Van Ness
Press, Inc.
 
1.In remembrance of me, eat this bread.
In remembrance of me, drink this wine.
In remembrance of me, pray for the
time when God’s own will is done.
 
2.In remembrance of me, heal the sick.
In remembrance of me, feed the poor.
In remembrance of me, open the
door and let your neighbors in,
Let them in.
 
Take, eat, and be comforted; drink
and remember, too, that this is my
body and precious blood shed for
you, shed for you.
 
3.In remembrance of me, search for
truth.  In remembrance of me, always
love.  In remembrance of me, don’t
look above, but in your heart, look for
God.  Do this in remembrance of me.
 
Dismissal with Blessing…………………Pastor Juan
 
Postlude……………..…….…………………….Gregory D.

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