March 9

1st Sunday in Lent

Lessons

Genesis 2:15-17; 3:1-7

Matthew 4:1-11

Sermon

Gordon A. Turnbull

Hymns

O Worship the King, All Glorious Above

Lord, Who Throughout These Forty Days

O Love, How Deep, How Broad, How High

Anthem

The Tree of Life

Sanctuary Choir

Worship Count

March 2: 8:30: 161; 11:00: 157

Following the maxim may not make you healthy, wealthy, or wise, but it could give you the extra oomph you'll need to "spring forward" this Sunday, March 9. Daylight Saving Time will tiptoe in, carrying its shoes, at 2:00 a.m. Remember to set your clocks ahead one hour before you go to bed Saturday night. You don't want to get off to a late start on the first Sunday in Lent!

First It Sleeps, Then It Creeps, Then It Leaps

Sunday's music participants: Sanctuary Choir.

K. Lee Scott

Sunday's music: The Sanctuary Choir anthem, "The Tree of Life," has a fascinating history. The text began as a fifteen-stanza Hungarian poem from the seventeenth century. After it was translated into English, Erik Routley poetically paraphrased six of its stanzas. Routley (1917-1982) was the premier English language authority on hymnody in the twentieth century and wrote numerous original texts and tunes. Composer K. Lee Scott (b. 1950) encountered the text and created the hymn-anthem that the choir sings today. Scott says it is his favorite of his more than 300 published works. The text is rich in the imagery of a tree and all the ways it can represent Jesus. The elegance of the melody matches the elegance of the text.

For the season of Lent, we will be changing several of the sung responses that are part of the 11:00 service music. As part of the confession, we will sing a "Lord, Have Mercy" set to an American folk melody that we have sung before. In response to the assurance of pardon, we will sing a setting of "Create in Me a Clean Heart" (Psalm 51:10-12) that was introduced at the Ash Wednesday service. As we avoid the use of "alleluias" during Lent, we will return to the familiar "Old Hundredth" tune for the doxology after the offering. Finally, the choir will introduce a sung choral response from China, "May the Love of the Lord," after the benediction; after several weeks, the congregation will join in this song.

Lenten organ meditations: Once again, Central Presbyterian Church on the Virginia side of Bristol is offering a series of half-hour organ meditations at noon on Wednesdays during Lent. The first will be March 12 and feature Dr. Charles Rhinehart, organ professor emeritus at Virginia Intermont College. On March 19, Central's organist, Joy Smith-Briggs, will play. There is no charge for admission, but donations are cheerfully accepted.

Arts Series: The final Arts Series program of this season takes place Sunday, April 6, at 3:00 p. m. and showcases two members of the famed Baltimore Consort who appeared in our series in 2004. Flutist Mindy Rosenfeld and lutenist Ronn McFarlanewill delight us with music for this instrumental combo. Details later, but save the date! Suggested ticket donation for this concert is $15 for adults and $5 for students ages 6 through college. That's a little more than for previous programs but still more than worth the price.

In Our Prayers

Mack Blevins

Sue Cannon

Dorothy Dollar

DeeDee Galliher

Mary Nell Harris

Sharon Hatcher

Ann Holler

Carolyn King

Ruth Musser

Nancy Preston

Mary Rice

Virginia Rutherford

An extensive list of prayer concerns, "Pray for One Another," is available for pickup at the church each week.

To the Church Triumphant

Dr. Claude McGhee Calcote

March 1, 2014

Birthday Prayer Fellowship

March 9        Abi Davis, Katie Davis

March 10     Amy Buck

March 11     Cynthia Heglar, Marynan Smith

March 12     David Hyde, Candy Phelps

March 13     Adam Borsch, Will Hankins

March 14     Rachel Covington, Don Moneyhun, Margot Warhurst

March 15     Blakesley Bassett, Michael Bryant

Sunday, March 9

8:30 a.m.      Worship, Fellowship Hall

9:45 a.m.      Sunday School

11:00 a.m.   Worship, Sanctuary

5:00 p.m.     Jubilate Youth Choir, Music Wing

6:00 p.m.     Student Ministries Fellowship, Fellowship Hall

Monday, March 10

5:45 p.m.     Sanctuary Handbells, Handbell Room

7:00 p.m.     Building & Grounds Committee, Room 117

7:00 p.m.     Worship Committee, Room 123

Tuesday, March 11

9:00 a.m.      Staff Meeting, Room 123

10:00 a.m.   Morning Prayer Group, Conference Room

11:00 a.m.   Presbyterian Women's Circle, Room 123

11:30 a.m.   Presbyterian Women's Bible Study, Room 123

12:00 p.m.   Presbyterian Women's Luncheon, Parlor

7:00 p.m.     Boy Scout Troop 3, Scout Wing

Wednesday, March 12

9:30 a.m.      Lynette Wallen's Heart to Heart Bible Study, New Mothers' Room

9:30 a.m.      Lorri Looney's DVD Bible Study, Friendship Classroom

4:15 p.m.     Children's Handbells, Room 212

4:45 p.m.     Youth Handbells, Room 212

4:45 p.m.     Savior's Singers Children's Choir, Room 209

5:15 p.m.     Baby & Toddler Care, Nursery

5:30 p.m.     Fellowship Dinner, Fellowship Hall

6:00 p.m.     Wednesday Night Kids, Rooms 11 & 31

6:00 p.m.     Student Ministries Small Groups

6:15 p.m.     Adult Learning, Fellowship Hall

7:15 p.m.     Sanctuary Choir, Room 202

Thursday, March 13

7:00 a.m.      Men's Bible Study, Parlor

8:30 a.m.      Meals on Wheels, Fellowship Hall

12:00 p.m.   Noon Bible Study, Room 117

5:15 p.m.     Finance Committee, Room 123

8:15 p.m.     Praise Team Rehearsal, Fellowship Hall