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The Worship Service Sunday, March 20, 2016

8:30 & 11:00 AM

Palm Sunday

GATHER IN GOD’S NAME___________________________

Prelude

“Our help is in the name of the Lord who made heaven and earth”

Welcome Guests and Visitors - Please sign a blue Connection Card

Call to Worship

Prayer of Adoration

GIVE PRAISE AND THANKS TO GOD_________________

*Hymn of Praise #265 “All Glory, Laud and Honor” Deacons will collect prayer requests

*Prayer of Confession

Eternal God, whose covenant with us is never broken:

We confess that we have failed to fulfill your will for us. We

betray our neighbors, desert our friends, and run in fear when

we should be loyal. Though you have bound yourself to us, we

have not bound ourselves to you. God, have mercy on us weak

and willful people. Lead us once again to your presence, and

unite us to Christ, who is the Way, the Truth and the Life. Help

us to grow in his grace and love. To Christ be praise forever.

Amen.

*Assurance of God’s Forgiveness

*Congregational Response Hymn #267

Hosanna in the highest! That ancient song we sing, for

Christ is our Redeemer, the Lord of heaven our King. O may

we ever praise him with heart and life and voice, and in his

blissful presence eternally rejoice!

Time with the Children

Anthem

Joys and Concerns

Prayers of the People and the Lord’s Prayer …Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom

come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our

daily bread; and forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors; and

lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the

kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen.

Offering our Gifts to God

Offertory

*Doxology Hymn # 34

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.

*Prayer of Dedication

*Hymn “At the Cross” See Insert

GOD’S WORD READ AND PROCLAIMED______________

Scripture John 14:1-7 (p. 1081)

Sermon “I Am the Way, the Truth and the Life” Reaffirmation of the Baptismal Covenant See Insert

GO IN GOD’S NAME_________________________________

*Hymn #453 “Christ Be My Leader”

*Benediction

*Postlude

*All are invited to stand

REAFFIRMATION OF THE BAPTISMAL COVENANT

I. Scripture Sentences

Deuteronomy 7:9 Romans 12:1 Ephesians 4:4-7

II. Call to Discipleship

The call of Christ is to willing, dedicated discipleship.

Discipleship is both a gift and a commitment, an offering and a

responsibility. It is marked by change, growth and deepened

commitment. It is lived out of a continuously renewed sense of

God’s call and God’s claim upon us made in our baptism.

III. Call to Renewal

By God’s grace we are saved and enabled to grow in faith

and to commit our lives to Christ. I invite you now to claim that

grace given to you in baptism. On this occasion we celebrate the

depth of God’s love in Jesus Christ and join together to reaffirm

our baptismal vows.

IV. Profession of Faith

I ask you, therefore, to reject sin, to profess your faith in

Jesus Christ and to confess the faith of the church, the faith in

which we were baptized:

Do you renounce all evil which defies God’s righteousness and

love?

I renounce it.

Do you renounce the ways of sin that separate you from God?

I renounce them.

Do you turn to Jesus Christ and trust in him as Savior and Lord?

I do.

Will you be Christ’s faithful disciple, obeying his word and

showing his love?

I will, with God’s help.

V. Thanksgiving over Water

VI. Prayer

VII. Blessing and Anointing

This Week at Ken Mawr Volume 16, No. 12 March 20, 2016 Welcome to Worship!____________________

Sermon Notes “I Am the Way, the Truth and the

Life”

John 14:1-7

“This Week at Ken Mawr”

is a weekly publication of Ken Mawr United

Presbyterian Church 1760 Pine Hollow Road

McKees Rocks PA 15136 Phone: 412-331-2863

Fax: 412-331-4562 Web Site

www.kenmawrchurch.org

Please submit all announcements by

noon on Wednesday

PLEASE NOTE: We ask that all cell phones and electronic devices be turned off

and that food and drinks remain outside the sanctuary.

We want this time of worship to be meaningful for everyone.

Thanks.

PLEASE REMEMBER IN YOUR PRAYERS:

AT HOME

Hazel Rizzo - 201 Clever Rd, McKees Rocks, PA ...................................................................... 15136 Ken Parme – 31 Hodgson Ave, Pittsburgh, PA ........................................................................... 15205 Troy Shrader – 401 Fairborough Court, Coraopolis, PA ............................................................ 15108 David McCormick – (Joe’s father), 280 Burch Dr, Coraopolis, PA ............................................. 15108 Pippa Downs – 314 Brookside Circle, Wheaton, IL .................................................................... 60187 Nadine Gadsby – 54 Kathleen Drive, McKees Rocks, PA .......................................................... 15136 Suzanne Murr – 1780 Pine Hollow Rd, McKees Rocks, PA ....................................................... 15136 Helen Carmichael – PO Box 868, Apt 704, Mars, PA ................................................................. 16046 Ruth Christopher – 13 DeVassie Rd, McKees Rocks, PA .......................................................... 15136 Jim Weber – 50 Castleview Dr, McKees Rocks, PA ................................................................... 15136 Rose Ann Grannis - (Angela Schoppe’s mother) 3201 46th Street, New Brighton, PA .............. 15066 Mark Cannister – 17 Lois St, S Hamilton, MA ............................................................................. 01982 Ralph & Pat Chasey – Coraopolis Towers, #809, 951 1st Avenue, Coraopolis, PA .................. 15108 Betty McCurdy – (Russ’s sister-in-law) 208 Dixon Ave, Dubois, PA .......................................... 15801 Bill McCurdy – (Russ’s uncle) 9425 Magnum Dairy Rd, Wake Forest, NC ................................ 27587 Liz Kimbler -- 201 Coraopolis Rd., #3, Coraopolis, PA ............................................................... 15108 Mary Ann Lubas – 300 Gardner St., McKees Rocks, PA ........................................................... 15136 Joseph Dennis – 7315 Westwood Dr. Box 924 Harmony Hall, Ellenton, FL .............................. 34222 Dolly Sehn – 22 Kenridge Dr, McKees Rocks, PA ...................................................................... 15136 Joanne Millard – 460 Herbst Manor Road, Coraopolis, PA ....................................................... 15108 Phyllis Andrews – 106 Flicker Drive, McKees Rocks, PA ........................................................... 15136 Dave Young – (Barb Cannella’s father) 400 Adams Dr, Apt. 105, McKees Rocks, .................. 15136 Roy Jennings – 3467 Washington Pike, Bridgeville, PA ........................................................... 15017 Ernie Frederick – 101 Park Place Drive, McKees Rocks, PA ..................................................... 15136 Jean Lindner – 16 Utz Lane, Coraopolis, PA .............................................................................. 15108 Milt Kappert – 40 Ellwood Court, Coraopolis, PA ....................................................................... 15108 Wally Harmasch – 13 DeVassie Road, McKees Rocks, PA ...................................................... 15136 Patricia Hobbs – (Tracy’s mother-in-law) 107 Cranston Dr, Moon Twp, PA .............................. 15108 Connie Carney – 206 Beagle Drive, Moon Twp. PA ................................................................... 15108 Brenden Herman – 137 North Vireo Dr, McKees Rocks, PA ..................................................... 15136

IN THE HOSPITAL Esther Black – Rm 460 Ohio Valley Hospital, 25 Heckel Road, McKees Rocks, PA ................. 15136

IN CARE FACILITIES

Roger Lewis - Masonic Village, 2215 Masonic Drive, Sewickley, PA ........................................ 15143 Dorothy McConkey – 421 Willow Heights, 32 Heckel Rd., McKees Rocks, PA ......................... 15136 Rose Laughlin – Rm 6, Bldg 1 Country Meadows, 3560 Washington Pike, Bridgeville, PA ...... 15017 Margie Pastor – Room 6, Bldg 1 Country Meadows, 3560 Washington Pike, Bridgeville, PA ... 15017 Dorothy Kratzenberg – Room 465, Country Meadows, Washington Pike, Bridgeville, PA ........ 15017 Ann Klemanski – #5, Concordia of Cranberry, 10 Adams Ridge Blvd. Mars, PA ....................... 16046 Justin Boose – 428 Landisburg Rd, Shermans Dale, PA ........................................................... 17090 Emma Evans – (Rose Stemplewski’s sister) Room 318, Caring Heights, Coraopolis, PA ........ 15108 Marge Hieber – Room 103-W, Caring Heights, 234 Coraopolis Rd, Coraopolis, PA ................. 15108 Lorraine Zwikl – Room 215, The Willows, 30 Heckel Rd., McKees Rocks, PA ......................... 15136 Stella Lehner – Fair Oaks of Pittsburgh, 2200 W. Liberty Ave, Pittsburgh, PA ......................... 15226

IN THE MILITARY Jim D’itri, 305 Blackheath Dr, Pittsburgh, PA 15205 (home address) Major Aaron Felter, CMR 450, Box 1319, APO AE, 09705 CPL Kost, Matthew T., 8th ESB Supt Co HE PLT, Camp Lejeune, NC 28542 PVT Gregory, Andrew S., 211 Farrar Rd, MATS G-23 AMS-1G BKS, Pensacola, FL 32508 Anthony Tresky, 440 Roberts Avenue, PMB #1574, Pensacola, FL 32511-5151

Greetings to all! The “I Am” saying that we are looking at today ranks among

the most well-known statements of our Lord. It is helpful to note that Jesus

has just assured his closest disciples that after he goes away, “I will come back

and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am” (v. 3). But then

he shocks his friends when he adds, “You know the way to the place where I

am going” (v. 4). What!?! One brave disciple dares to ask how they are

supposed to know the way. Jesus reply should not come as a huge surprise

given what he has already said about himself: the Bread of Life, the Light of

the World, the Gate of the sheep and the True Vine. Oh yes, and he is the

Resurrection and the Life. -Pastor Karl CHURCH STAFF

PASTOR ......................................................................................................................................................... Karl E. McDonald PARISH ASSOCIATE ..................................................................................................................................... Robert T. Downs STUDENT ASSISTANT ..................................................................................................................................... Evan Wildhack DIRECTOR OF CHILDREN’S MINISTRY ............................................................................................................ Lari Skowron ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT ............................................................................................................................ Vicki Halaja TREASURER ...................................................................................................................................................... Kelly McCurdy CUSTODIAN ................................................................................................................................................ Otto Sommerhalter

VOLUNTEERS IN MINISTRY MUSIC DIRECTOR ......................................................................................................................................... Jayne McDonald INSTRUMENTAL COORDINATOR ................................................................................................................... Kathy Masciola NURSERY COORDINATOR ...................................................................................................................................... Lori Ryan CLERK OF SESSION ...................................................................................................................................... Louise Schoppe MODERATOR OF DEACONS ................................................................................................................................... Joe Lubas ELDER OF THE MONTH .................................................................................................................................. Joe McCormick DEACONS OF THE MONTH .............................................................................................. Dan Marcinko/Melissa McCormick

FLOWER DELIVERY – Jim Mitchell/Claudia Tyler

BENEVOLENCE OFFERINGS unless otherwise designated, support: Today: Palm Sunday – One Great Hour of Sharing Maundy Thursday: One Great Hour of Sharing

Next Week: Easter Sunday

GREETERS: (Today) GREETERS: (Next Week) 8:30 Diane and Dan Felter 8:30 Kathy Stewart 11:00 Jim and Beth Weikel 11:00 Melissa, Joe, and Abby McCormick

CHILDREN’S CHURCH (TODAY) CHILDREN’S CHURCH (NEXT WEEK) How should I pray? Our Father in Heaven

PARENTS OF INFANTS AND PRESCHOOLERS Welcome! Your children are welcome to join us in worship today. For parents who wish to use it, childcare is provided for infants and preschoolers in the church nursery and staffed by loving volunteers. When they are ready, we gladly welcome your children to all worship services. We understand in doing so we are fulfilling part of our promise to nurture these little ones in the faith. Children learn best by observing and participating. Parents can explain and model worship for their children when they bring them to worship. Thanks again for joining us in worship today. We are glad that you are here. NURSERY (Today) 8:30 NURSERY (Today) 11:00 0-4 Rachel and Shawn Ramsey 0-2 Lynn Coleman and Kathy Stewart 3-4 Julia Baxter and Jill Rishell NURSERY (Next Week) 8:30 NURSERY (Next Week) 11:00 0-4 Lari and Willy Skowron 0-2 Marlene Chioda and Tina Ernst 3-4 Alyssa Pruss and Chris Willy

Jesus exemplifies

the Way of God

in the world.

He was with God

“in the beginning”

and was sent

into the world

not only to tell us

about God

but also to

demonstrate how

God wants us

to live.

- John R. Franke

This Week at Ken Mawr Volume 16, No. 12 March 20, 2016 ANNOUNCEMENTS Today at KMUPC

March 20, 2016 Choir Rehearsal ...................... 8:00 & 10:30 Palm Sunday Worship and the Renewal of Baptism ................ 8:30 & 11:00

Sunday School ........................................... 9:45 Deacons and Session ............................... 12:00 TNT and HS Youth Group .......................... 6:00

March 21 to March 27 Mar. 21 Church Office Closed Girl Scouts ................................... 6:30 AL anon ....................................... 7:30 Mar. 23 LifeTree Café ............................... 6:30 Choir ........................................... 7:30 Mar. 24 Maundy Thursday Service ........... 7:30 Mar. 25 Good Friday Worship Morning (ages 4 to 4th grade) ................. 10:00 Looking Inward (5th-8th grade) ... 10:00 Good Friday Communion Svc ... 12:00 Church Office Closes ................. 12:00 Mar. 26 Sign Language Class .................. 9:30 Mar. 27 Easter Sunday Sunrise Service ... 7:00 Easter Sunday Worship .. 8:30 & 11:00 Road to Emmaus ......................... 8:00

Looking ahead Mar. 28 Church Office Closed Girl Scouts ................................... 6:30 AL anon ....................................... 7:30 Mar. 30 LifeTree Café ............................... 6:30 Choir ........................................... 7:30 Mar. 31 Staff Meeting ............................... 1:00 Apr. 2 Men’s Breakfast .......................... 8:00 Sign Language Class .................. 9:30 Apr. 3 Caring Heights Visit .................... 3:00 Confirmation Class Begins .......... 4:00 TNT and HS Youth Group ........... 6:00

SERMONS & SCRIPTURES

Mar. 20th “I Am the Way, the Truth and the Life”

John 14:1-7

Palm Sunday and the Renewal of Baptism

Mar. 27th “I Am the Resurrection and the Life”

John 11:17-27

Easter Sunday

Apr. 3rd "Seeing is Believing”

John 20:19-31

The Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper

Apr. 10th “Come and Have Breakfast”

John 21:1-19

E-mail Addresses for the staff at KMUPC

Pastor Karl McDonald - [email protected] Rev. Bob Downs – [email protected] Lari Skowron - [email protected] Vicki Halaja - [email protected] Student Asst. Evan Wildhack – [email protected]

FLOWERS HAVE BEEN GIVEN In loving memory of George Bowns Sr.

from Claude and Judy Street

In memory of our father, Robert Betz from Dan and Cindy Koller, and Judy, Kevin, George,

and JJ Carney

Palm Sunday Today we observe an annual tradition at Ken

Mawr of renewing our baptismal vows in

worship as we enter Holy Week. The service

includes our Profession of faith, the

Renunciation of evil and Anointing with oil.

Through baptism we are all recognized as God’s children.

Our Father is calling us home.

The KMUPC Food Pantry is in need of the following items: Peanut Butter, Jelly, Juice, Chef Boyardee, Pasta, Pasta Sauce, Knorr Side Dishes (rice and noodles), Soups, Hamburger Helper, Instant Potatoes, Gravy, 4 Pk Toilet Paper, Dish Soap.

TNT JR and TNT 5th /6th -7th /8th graders

tonight at 6-7pm

“Minute to Win It” Candy Games

High School Youth will meet tonight at 6pm.

Pittsburgh Project Weekend

5:30pm Friday, April 22 through

3pm Sunday, April 24

$25 deposit due ASAP

Total cost is $60

See Jason for paperwork

Jam (4 years old- 4th graders)

Wednesdays, 6:30-7:30pm

Jam will meet again on

March 30th.

Life Tree Wednesday March 16th at 6:30 – 7:30

Topic of discussion:

“Conspiracies”

What “they” don’t want you to know.

Confirmation Class

begins April 3 and runs for 6 weeks.

Call or email the office to sign up

“Hats of Hope” Sally Delp will be starting a new class called “Hats of Hope” to make knit hats for cancer patients. The instructor will be Karen Sappo and we will be meeting on April 7th and 21st, and May 5th and 19th from 6:30 to 8:00 in the church library.

Call Sally with any questions and to sign up: 412-331-4310.

Any donations of cotton yarn would be appreciated.

Children ages 4 - 4th grade

are invited to share in a special Good Friday Worship Morning

at Ken Mawr UP Church filled with activities and music designed to help

children gently

understand the love of Jesus through His death

on the cross.

March 25, 10am

All children are invited to stay for

Good Friday worship at noon

with their parents to sing

our special song for the day, "We Believe."

Children not staying can be picked up at

11;50am Please register by Monday, March 21.

Registration forms are available online or in the church

office.

5th -8th graders are invited to come

to Ken Mawr UP Church on

Friday, March 25

at 10 am for a special time of

“Looking Inward”.

Families are invited to stay for

Good Friday service at noon.

Those not staying for the service

can be picked up 11:50am.

KMUPC

Join the Kenmawr moms group

for a afternoon of fellowship & fun.

Sunday April 10th from 2-4

Painting with a Twist (Robinson location)

Contact Melissa Laughlin

for all the details.

[email protected]

Children’s Church For children age 5-8

Children may leave immediately after “Time with the Children”

Children in 3rd grade and above are welcomed and encouraged to participate in worship with their

families