Welcome! We hope this feels like a space you can take a deep breath in. You are loved, just as you are. Full stop. We breathe in. And out. God’s love is here. May we practice love so we can embody Jesus’ love in our daily lives, relationships & justice work.
A Quiet Room is available for anyone with sensory needs or young children. Ask an usher at the back of the sanctuary and they’ll point you toward the Quiet Room.
(*) You are invited to rise in body or spirit
Welcome | Community Life | Passing the Peace | Invitation to Centering
Prelude Sharon Cooper
*Call to Worship
Gary Patterson-Sterling
Hosanna!
Praise the prophet, Jesus, who rides not a warhorse, but a colt of peace.
Praise to our teacher who comes our way with the gospel of solidarity.
Hosanna!
Save us from the ways of destruction, Living Christ!
Save our spirits from being sunk by war, loss, and evil!
Hosanna!
Praise the Holy who comes in the name of Righteous Peace!
Praise the Holy who comes in the name of Radical Love!
*Vision of Faith
We are all God’s People! We are called by Christ to ministries of love, justice and reconciliation with our church, community and world!
*Song | Hosanna, Loud Hosanna – Red Book #278 Sharon Cooper
Song | This Is Where Children Belong – Black Book #2233 Sharon Cooper
Kids Connect Pastor Jenny
Special Music | I Will Joyfully Sing MUMC Choir
Sacred Story | Luke 19:28-40 CEB Gary Patterson-Sterling
Message | Break Open Our Expectations: The King Who Refuses Our Scripts Pastor Jenny
Hymn | What Wondrous Love Is This – Red Book #292 Sharon Cooper
Joys + Concerns | Pastoral Prayer + Lord’s Prayer | Prayer Song | Jesus Remember Me Joyful Noise
Offering + Prayer
Subverting God, the logic of empire wants us to believe that we are each other’s enemies and that we need to shore up what is ours. Reveal to us the wisdom of your ways, that we might offer one another compassion and resources. Bless our offerings to the redemption found in solidarity.
*Song | Holy Darkness Joyful Noise
*Benediction Pastor Jenny
Postlude Sharon Cooper
You’re invited to say hello after worship and enjoy coffee and snacks. Take a left and then a right as you leave the sanctuary to enter Herrmann Hall.
Community Notes
Children + Youth: All children & youth are invited to Sunday School following Kids Connect during the service. After worship, their adults can pick them up in Herrmann Hall.
Connect: When and if you feel ready to explore more, we’d love to hear more of your story and help you find a place to make friends and grow in faith. Contact Pastor Jenny at jenny@morningsideumc.org!
Holy Week Services: We’ll host Walking For Peace: A Labyrinth Experience from 12:00-8:00 pm on Monday, March 30-Wednesday, April 1 in the sanctuary. We’ll gather for Maundy Thursday on April 2 at 12:00 pm and 7:00 pm at First UMC. We’ll gather here at Morningside for Good Friday on April 3 at 7:00 pm. We’ll celebrate the resurrection of Jesus on Easter, Sunday, April 5 at 10:00 am with an egg hunt to follow!
Pastor: jenny@morningsideumc.org
Music Coordinator:
sharon@morningsideumc.org
Faith Formation Coordinator: julie@morningsideumc.org
Office Manager: office@morningsideumc.org