March 13, 2022

Manchester Community Church

Alexander Rodman Rogers, Pastor

Rev. Donald Stanley Davenport, Pastor Emeritus

March 13, 2022, 10:00 A.M.

The Second Sunday of Lent

All Are Welcome Here!

Prelude Mark Johnston

Welcome & Announcements Deacon Leon Strout

Call to Worship MCC Choir & Pastor Don

Opening Hymn #514 “In My Heart There Rings a Melody”

Responsive Reading #709 Psalm 100 Deacon Strout

Anthem “Are Ye Able?” MCC Choir

Pastoral Prayer, Lord’s Prayer Pastor Alec

Offering

Offertory Mark Johnston

*Doxology #625 & Prayer of Thanks Pastor Alec

Hymn #379 “Take My Life and Let It Be” (Vss. 1,2,5)

Gospel Reading Luke 13:31-35 Pastor Don

Trio “Holy Ground’ Joan, Jean, Don

Sermon “Blessed Is The One” Pastor Don

*Hymn #297 “I Love to Tell the Story”

Benediction Pastor Don

*Postlude Mark Johnston

*Please stand if you are able.

Minister of Worship Today Pastor Don Davenport

Deacon of the Day Deacon Leon Strout

Ushers of the Day Teresa Farrington & Julie Rogers

Flowers on the altar are in honor of the people of Ukraine!

The Future’s Group will hold a drive thru Baked Bean Supper on March 26^th from 4 to 6 P.M. Items needed for the supper are listed in the front hall. If you are willing to help, please fill in your name and how many of an item you would be willing to bring in. All donations are welcome!

Drive Thru Baked Bean Supper Order Forms will also be available in the front hall. Just fill one out and drop it in the clerk’s mailbox. We would love to cook for each one of you!

The Ladies Group will start meeting on April 14^th at 12 noon. Please bring a bag lunch, drink and dessert will be provided. We will be making cards and all ladies are invited.

Coffee, punch & refreshments will be available after the service today.

Considering the vastly improved public health environment, masks are “optional” for our church services.

To access video recordings of services and sermons go to MCC’s website www.manchestercommunitychurch.com - on the bottom of the homepage click on Manchester Community Church services link in blue.

Our “Prayer Vine” is very important and much needed. To keep it updated, please let Deanna, our church secretary, know of names that need to be added and, “when God has answered your prayer” names that may be removed from the list.

“Prayer Vine”

Brin Amberlee, K. J. Axell, Baker family, Jeff Ballard, Kate Ballard-Murphy, Barbara Barber, Rose & Warren Benner, Pauline Gagnon Bennett & Ernest Gagnon, (Arlene’s sister & brother-in-law), Dee Dee Black, Robin Blake, Asher Bragdon, Robert & Tonya Celeste (John’s son-in-law), Denise Cerrell, Prescott & Richardyne Chapman (Teresa’s parents), Al Culmond, Addie Cumler, Annabell Curtis, Joe Curtis, Logan Cutliffe, (Cutliffe’s grandson), Richard Dunlap (Margaret’s brother), Louise Gagnon, Ryan Gauthier, Adelina Gragg (John’s granddaughter), T. Hallett, Tabitha Hallett (Deanna’s granddaughter), Emily Hartung (Honky’s daughter-in-law), Sue Havey, Darrell Hood (Jackie’s son-in-law), Rebecca Jayne, Jill, Diana Johnson, Rev. Ernie Johnson, Joshua, Kendra Kyes, Adelaide Lake, Betty Locke, Louise, Eva McKinnon, Ron Margeson (Pastor Don’s brother), Melody (Cindy’s friend), Lynn Messenger, Susan Miller, Kaye Mooers, Bill Moore, Richard Newbegin, Dave Poulin, Bob Pushard, Julie Rogers, Ciro Russo, Leon Strout, Peggy Struck, Tom Taylor (Bud & Teddy’s nephew), Ed Tilson, Rosemary & Christine Towne, Harrison Tribou (Bud & Teddy’s Great Grandson), Lou Turmelle, Savannah Tuttle (Bill & Darlene’s granddaughter), Janye Varney, Spencer Walling, Whitehouse family, Bud Ware, our nation, the people of Ukraine, and our Armed Forces and their families.