March 8, 2020

The Approach to God

Pre-Service Music

*Songs     All Creatures of our God and King/Sing Alleluia  -No. 347/ Byrd/ Hildalong

                                                   How Great is our God                  -Tomlin/ Reeves/ Cash

*Congregational Greeting

Prayer of Confession

Words of Assurance and Law of God

(Children age 3-2nd grade released to Children & Worship)

 The Word of God

*Songs                                                  Agnus Dei                                          -Smith

Scripture:                                           Mark 12:1-12

Message                                       “Rejected Stones”

Prayer for Blessing                       Pastor Tom Grabill        

The Response to the Word

Communion Hymn                Let Us Break Bread Together                                 -No. 564

Celebrate the Lord’s Supper

Responsive Communion Thanksgiving

Offering                                          

*Doxology                      Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow                  -No. 382

Offertory Prayers

*Song                                             Those Who Trust                                             -Chaffer

Benediction                           

 Postlude                                   

 ANNOUNCEMENTS

March Calling Team:  Please call Rick H or Julie L with any special concerns or requests.

March Mission of the Month: “The Gideons International” exists as an advocate for the lost, to bring them the saving knowledge of the Word through not only placing and distributing Scriptures, but also through personal witnessing and by associating together for service.

There Will Be No Painting Classes with Sandi S this Tuesday, March 10:  Please keep Sandi and Carroll in your prayers as they travel to Duke for Sandi’s check-up.

Basketball Mini-Clinic- Mark your calendars for Wednesday, March 18!  On this day, Coach Vasquez from the Michigan Titans, along with some of his prized players, will be facilitating a basketball mini-clinic for our CONNECT Kids! If your kids love basketball, please be sure bring them here that evening along with their basketball loving friends!  Please also make sure that they wear comfortable clothing and tennis shoes.  CONNECT dinner begins at 5:30 pm, the clinic will follow at 6:15 pm. 

Easter Garden:  If you would like to order flowers for the Easter Garden this year, please fill out one of the order forms located on the bulletin board in the Family Life Center and then put it in the colored envelope provided along with your payment. You may then place your envelope in one of the offering plates passed during the service over the next 3 weeks. You may also turn your envelopes into the church office if you would like.  The last day to order is Sunday, March 22.

Easter Egg Candy Donations:  On Saturday, April 11, we will be hosting a community Easter Egg Hunt here at ICRC.  We are asking for candy donations to fill about 1,000 plastic eggs for this event.  If you are able to donate a bag or two of wrapped candy, please bring it to the choir room at your earliest convenience and place it in the box labeled “Candy Donations”.  We will be accepting donations until Sunday, April 5.

Our Leaders Covet Your Fervent Prayer

Pastor Tom Grabill, Immanuel leadership, and our ministry teams

   Friends with Health Concerns

  Gary A, Mark B, John B, Joe C,

    Howard J. C, Sandy F, Carol G,

    Ronda , Roland H and other Parkinson’s sufferers,

Julie L, Marian P, Sandi S,

and Joy V for continued healing.

Save the Dates

 March 17- Spiritual Growth Meeting

                                 March 18- Backpack Deliveries to Cumberland

                             March 18- CONNECT Kids Basketball Mini-Clinic

                                                  March 18- Choir Practice

                                             March 22- No Sunday School

                                                 March 22- Soup Luncheon

                                       March 24- Leadership Team Meeting

                                      March 24- Men’s Study

                                                  March 25- Choir Practice

                                              March 26- Painting with Sandi