Claybanks United Methodist Church
Sunday, March 29, 2026
10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Palm Sunday
* Indicates to stand as you are able
Welcome and Announcements
*Praise Song
”Hosanna, Loud Hosanna”…………..UMH 278
Prelude
Reading of Matthew 21:1-11
*Processional (Wave your palm branches)
In this place, among these people
God is worshipped, God is praised.
We have seen the signs and wonders;
The lost are found here, the dead are raised.
We are living the Gospel story;
lives are changed, and mountains moved.
Won’t you come and work among us?
You are welcomed, you are loved.
*Call to Worship
Leader: This is the day that the Lord has made.
All: Let us rejoice and be glad in it.
Leader: Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord.
All: God’s steadfast love endures forever.
Leader: The stone that the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone.
All: This is the Lord’s doing; it is marvelous in our eyes.
Leader: Line the festival procession with branches, this is the day that the Lord has made.
All: Let us rejoice and be glad in it.
*Gloria Patri……………………….UMH 70
*Opening Prayer
*Hymn
”Tell Me the Stories of Jesus”………………..UMH 277
Prayers of the People – Joys and Concerns
Shalom Offering
The Offering of our Gifts and Ourselves
*Doxology…………………………..…UMH 95
*Prayer of Dedication
*Hymn
”In the Garden”………………..UMH 314
Sharing of the Word
Epistle Reading
Philippians 2:5-11………….………….Page 954
*Gospel Reading
Matthew 26:36-56……………….….Pages 808-809
Message by Pastor Gary Peterson
“Further Into The Garden”
Prayer
*Hymn……….”O Sacred Head, Now Wounded” ………..UMH 286
Benediction
Stripping of the Alter
Postlude – Please be seated
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