Palm Sunday

9:00 Service

Please register your attendance in the booklets at the end of each aisle.

In the booklets are prayer cards.  If you would like to share a joy or a prayer request, please

fill out a prayer card and place it in the offering plate during the offering.  The worship leader

will include it during the time of prayer.

* indicates times in the service when the congregation stands

Welcome/Announcements                                                                                               

(Please send announcements to Janet Vertrees at janet.vertrees@comcast.net)

*Passing of the Peace

Invocation                                                                                                                        

Time of Meditation                                                                               Musical Interlude

*Hymn                                       “Ye Servants of God”                                           #181

*Liturgical Reading                              For Guidance                                            #366

*Gloria Patri                                                                                                                #70

         Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost: as it was in the

         beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. Amen.

The Offertory Prayer                                                Dora Scheer & Kaeli Manzanares

When Jesus Christ was four years old, the angels brought Him toys of gold, which no man

ever had bought or sold.  And yet with these He would not play.  He made Him small fowl

out of clay, and blessed the till they flew away.  Tu Creosti Domine.  Jesus Christ, thou child

so wise.  Bless mine hands and fill mine eyes, and bring my soul to paradise, to paradise.

*Doxology                                                                                                                  #95

    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.

Apostles’ Creed                                                                                                  page 881

Anthem                                   “Shout for Joy”                                Mountainside Choir

Children’s Sermon

(Afterwards, those children who want can attend Children’s Church.)

Scripture                                   Luke 19:28-44                                                 page 804

Sermon                                  “Jesus Was Weeping”                                   Pastor Ash

A Time for Prayer

The Lord’s Prayer

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 forgive those who trespass against us.  Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from

evil, for thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory forever.  Amen.

*Hymn:                                “Tell Me the Stories of Jesus”                                     #277

*Benediction

THIS WEEK at Mountainside

Today, Sunday, March 16th	Monday, March 17th	Friday, March 21st
Palm Sunday		10:00 a.m. Al-Anon
9:00 a.m. Worship	Tuesday, March 18th	7:00 p.m. Good Friday Service
10:15 a.m. Sunday School	5:30 p.m. Finance Meeting
11:30 a.m. Modern Service	7:00 p.m. AA	Saturday, March 22nd
3:00 p.m. EMAS	7:00 p.m. MYF at Burger Boy
		NEXT SUNDAY
	Wednesday, March 19th	Sunday, March 23rd
	5:30 p.m. Weight Watchers	Easter Sunday
	6:00 p.m. AA	6:30 a.m. Sunrise Service
	7:00 p.m. Choir	7:30 a.m. Easter Breakfast
		9:00 a.m. Worship
	Thursday, March 20th	with communion
	9:30 a.m. Bible Study & Potluck	10:15 a.m. Sunday School
	6:30 p.m. Maunday Thursday	and Easter Egg Hunt
	Service & Seder Meal	No Modern Service
	7:00 p.m. AA

Announcements

The flowers this morning have been given by Tomi Taylor in honor of Hospice.

The next deadline for Scrip is March 19.  TGI Friday's has increased permanently the benefit from

8% to 9%. The following retailers have a temporary increase in their benefit for just the month of March:

Burger King - 2% bonus - total benefit raised from 4% to 6%

J.C. Penney - increase benefit from 5% to 6%

L.L. Bean increases from 15% to 17%

Project Share:  Volunteers needed.  Our dates are April 27^th and June 15^th.  Please sign up on the

sheet in the narthex.

The East Mountain Food Pantry is once again teaming up with the Feinstein Foundation to stop hunger

in New Mexico.  The Feinstein Foundation will give away one million dollars to agencies serving the hungry. 

Alan Feinstein is a Rhode Island philanthropist.  The payments will be in relation to the number of agencies

involved and the amount of donations from March 1 to April 30.  Cash, checks and donations of food during

this time will count toward this fund.  Donations of cash and checks may be made to Mountainside UMC with

the memo marked to the East Mountain Food Pantry.

Scholarship Applications

Scholarship applications are available in the Mountainside UMC church office or on the table outside the office. 

Applications need to be returned by April 27, 2008. The scholarship is open to any and all interested and

motivated students. If you have questions or need more information, please call Laura Crew,    

281-3355 or Dora Scheer, 832-4110.

From Barbara Miller:  Has anyone seen my lost tray?  It looks like crystal but is only plastic.  The

measurements are about 12" x 18".  Last seen in December.

After Easter, Joyce’s office hours will change to 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Monday through Thursday.