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March 3, 2013

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4910 Ox Road, Fairfax, Virginia 22030-4513

Office: 703-385-4550 • Fax: 703-385-7771

Preschool: 703-385-4422

Living Faith • Welcoming All • Sharing Love • in Christ

+Please stand as you are able. FWS-Faith We Sing UMH-United Methodist Hymnal OT-Old Testament NT-New Testament

WELCOME Rev. Denise M. Childers

MINISTRY AND MISSION

PRELUDE Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah! arr. Carl Netz

INTROIT Come, Christians Join to Sing arr. H. Livingston

Chancel Choir

+CALL TO WORSHIP

Leader: The gate to the House of the Lord is open; let all who seek God enter in.

People: Let us sing praises to the Lord, for the gate is not closed fast against the

people of God.

Leader: Come! Let us enter and worship the Lord with praise and thanksgiving, for God’s

love endures to all generations.

ALL: Let us worship together!

+HYMN NO. 139 UMH Praise to the Lord, the Almighty LOBE DEN HERREN

A WORD OF WITNESS 365 Days of Gratitude Carol Henry-Chappell

PSALTER PAGE 137 UMH Psalm 23 (with sung Response 2)

A TIME FOR THE CHILDREN. As children come up, the congregation sings “Jesus

Loves Me”. Children are then welcome to remain in worship or are invited to join in one of

our ministries for children:

Happy Club (ages 3-kindergarten) is meeting today in room 101.

Children’s Church (1st-3

rd grade) is not meeting today.

GOSPEL LESSON John 10:1-10 Page 97 NT Pew Bible

MEDITATION ‘I AM: The Gate’ Rev. Denise M. Childers

WE GATHER TOGETHER FOR WORSHIP

WE PREPARE OURSELVES FOR WORSHIP

WE OPEN OUR LIVES TO GOD

WE HEAR THE WORD OF GOD

Please silence your cell phones and pagers upon entering the Sanctuary. Thank you.

+HYMN NO. 454 UMH Open My Eyes, That I May See OPEN MY EYES

PASTORAL PRAYER

INVITATION TO THE LORD’S TABLE (All are welcome to receive Holy Communion. You do not need to be a member of this church or

our denomination to receive Holy Communion. Christ is the host at this table and invites all to

come. Please come forward as the ushers direct. If you need communion brought to you, please

inform an usher – we will be happy to bring it to you. Gluten-free wafers are available.)

PRAYER OF CONFESSION (in unison)

Our God, we humbly come before you confessing that we are builders of walls more

often than we are openers of gates between one another.

We hide behind the doors of our pride, our jealousy, our ambition, our insecurity. We

close ourselves from you and from those around us.

Forgive us, O God, for building walls — the walls of injustice, the walls of racism, the

walls of prejudice. Teach us to open gates to those around us — gates between family

members, gates between generations, gates between races, gates between religious

denominations.

Bless us, O God, that we may find, in opening gates to others, we open the gate to

your love. In the name of your son, Jesus, we ask these things. Amen.

SILENT PRAYER OF CONFESSION

PRAYER OF ASSURANCE

THE PEACE Let us offer one another signs of reconciliation and love.

WE OFFER OUR TITHES AND GIFTS TO GOD

OFFERTORY Little Fugue in G Bach

+THE DOXOLOGY No. 95 UMH

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.

+PRAYER OF DEDICATION

ANTHEM In Remembrance of Me arr. B. Redd

Chancel Choir

THE LORD’S PRAYER (in unison) 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 trespasses as

WE RESPOND TO GOD’S WORD

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GIVING THE BREAD AND THE CUP

PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION

+HYMN NO. 664 UMH Sent Forth by God’s Blessing THE ASH GROVE

+BENEDICTION

Let us accept the promise of God, and enter through the gate to abundant life, Jesus Christ.

We trust in the goodness of God, and God’s unfailing promises to the people of God.

Go now, and open doors to those around you– in your homes, in your communities, and in

your world – that God may be seen in you, and be glorified. Amen and Amen.

+BENEDICTION RESPONSE O How He Loves You and Me PATRICIA

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.

(Hymn No. 2108 FWS)

+POSTLUDE

St. George’s Welcomes our Guests!

Please sign in the Attendance Registration pad located in the pew or complete a yellow

card found in the pew rack and place it in the offering plate, so we can greet you and thank

you for your visit. We are glad you are here!

Sunday Schedule 9:00 am Sunday School for ALL ages

9:00 am Lenten Study: Forgiveness in Rooms 202/204

10:00 am Fellowship Time

10:30 am Worship

A nursery (located off the Fellowship Hall) is

available for children through Kindergarten age

during Sunday School, Fellowship Time, and Worship.

Flowers in Worship

The flowers on the Altar are dedicated to the honor and

glory of God and given in and to honor Joy Chappell

on her 19th birthday on March 8th

by parents, Tod and Carol, and siblings, Jane and Wes