Third Sunday in Lent
Daylight Saving Time begins
Today’s service will be held indoors in the sanctuary as an in-person service and also live streamed at this link. Click on “live” for the live stream. Join us!
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Gathering Music Polly Dunford
Welcome and Announcements Ed Yokley
Call to Worship
Leader: O come, let us sing to the Lord;
let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation!
People: We have come to give thanks and to sing songs of praise!
Leader: We are the people of God's pasture;
we trust that God will bring us through the wilderness.
People: We seek God's living water and praise God's holy name!
Opening Hymn “Make a Joyful Noise” Handout
Words and music by Linnea Good
1992. Borealis Music. All rights reserved.
Refrain: Make a joyful noise all the earth! Worship your God with gladness.
Make a joyful noise all the earth! Come to this place with a song!
1) Know that your God has made you.
Know it’s to God we belong.
And come to this place with joyfulness and praise.
Worship your God with a song!Refrain
2) Enter these gates, thanksgiving.
Enter these courts with praise.
Sing thanks to your God and bless this holy name.
Worship your God with a song!Refrain
3) Ages thru’ endless ages,
Seasons of endless years.
The love of our Maker ever shall endure,
Worship your God with a song!Refrain
Scripture Reading John 4:5-42
Sermon Rev. Nancy Blakely
“An encounter with Jesus unmasks the true extent of our thirst.”
Joys and Concerns
Prayers of the People
Communion Hymn “Come to the Table of Grace” Hymnal #507
1) Come to the table of grace. Come to the table of grace.
This is God’s table; it’s not yours or mine. Come to the table of grace.
2) Come to the table of peace . . .
3) Come to the table of love . . .
4) Come to the table of hope . . .
5) Come to the table of joy . . .
Communion Gathering at the Table Rev. Nancy Blakely
The Great Thanksgiving
Sharing the Bread and Cup
Prayer After Communion
Closing Hymn and Offertory “Ho, All Who Thirst - Come Now to the Water” Hymnal #479
Refrain - Ho, all who thirst, come now to the water,
and all whose souls are parched and weary, come and drink!
Ho, all who thirst, come now to the water,
and from your heart will flow a never failing spring!
1) Why forsake the Lord, the fount of living water,
choosing broken cups that cannot be filled?Refrain
2) For the Lamb will be our shepherd and will guide us
to the wellsprings of the water of life.Refrain
3) All who come may take this gift of living water.
They will thirst no more, for they shall be filled.Refrain
Benediction
Special Music “God Be With You Till We Meet Again” Laurie Gentry, flutist
by W.G. Tomer. Arranged by David Johnson Polly Dunford, pianist
Discussion
Shalom (meaning - “May you be well and whole and in communion with all creation.”)
Shalom, my friends, Shalom, my friends, Shalom, Shalom.
Till we meet again, Till we meet again, Shalom, Shalom. ******************************
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Session meeting following Worship service
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Calendar of Service -
March 15 - Rev. Shelley Chapman
March 22 - PFLAG Speakers
March 29 - (Palm Sunday) Dave Johnson
April 5 - (Easter) Rev. Deb Richardson-Moore
April 12 - Worship and Lunch at South Main Chapel and Mercy Center
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PFLAG has a Sit & Shop event coming up on Saturday, March 14, at 11:00 am. Meet at
eCity Java for a coffee, and then enjoy some antiquing and thrifting downtown.
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Our next Adopt-A-Highway (AAH) Day will be Saturday, March 14, at 9:00 AM. We will collect trash along a one-mile stretch of Liberty Highway on each side of our church. The more AAH “pickers” we have, the more trash we collect! Unfortunately we have not collected for quite a while, so there will probably be plenty to get our attention.
You do not need to bring anything but yourself. We have supplies for all who come.
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Sarah Woodard will be in town for a gathering at Karen Manley’s home on Saturday, March 21, at 2:00 pm. Come and hear about her current news of Nicaragua.
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The next Campus Edge Concert (CEC) at Saint Andrew Catholic Church will take place on Sunday, March 22, at 3:00. The FREE concert will be presented by Petrie Winds, a faculty quintet in residence at Converse College in Spartanburg. This woodwind quintet plays both classical and contemporary arrangements. Saint Andrew's Church in Clemson is located at 209 Sloan St. in downtown Clemson and has plenty of free parking.
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A Free Shred Day event in Anderson is scheduled for April 25, 2026, from 8 am to 12 pm. It is hosted by Anderson County Solid Waste & Recycling at 1428 Pearman Dairy Road (this is the old Ryobi plant, and currently Anderson County Admin Offices) and allows residents to securely dispose of sensitive documents with a limit of 5 boxes or bags.
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Palm Sunday (March 29) and Easter (April 5) Preparations:
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In case you missed signing up last week, don’t forget that our church committees and action teams need you. Check out the sheets in the sanctuary. Every group has large and small jobs to do, so there is sure to be a perfect fit for you! Committees will gather on March 15.
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Volunteers needed: Consider giving a small amount of time to one of our groups using our church building.
1) Every Saturday morning, Al-Anon meets at 9:30-10:30. They need someone to unlock and lock the building. You’re welcome to sit in with the group too.
2) PFLAG meets on the 2nd Thursday every month at 7:00 pm. They need the same unlocking service, and you’re welcome to sit in with their meeting too.
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Bible Study meets on Mondays at 6:30 pm through Zoom. The topic is The Origins of Christianity as a historical and theological study. If you’d like to be added to the Zoom invite list, contact Cynthia at cynthiakwarner@mac.com.
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Please remember to donate non-perishable food items to AIM (Anderson Interfaith Ministries). An extra item when you shop is a great help to others in our community.
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Remember in prayer: Family and Friends of Bud Flier; Libby and Aaron Riggins Pennington; Jay Lyn Martin and Jerry Meehan; Mary Alice Mundy; Latha Semones; Immigrant families; Victims of all violence, oppression, and injustice; People of the World in ALL walks of life and strife.
Special Prayer for the NACCP Search Committee as they are working to find our next minister.
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