6464 E. Lovers Lane, Dallas, TX 75214, USA
About Us
Celebrating 131 Years of Sharing Christ's Love!
WELCOME
St. Paul’s Church is celebrating its 131th Anniversary this year, and we invite you to visit us on Sunday to explore the richness of St. Paul’s Church and its history of Dallas. We have been in our present location since the completion of its new sanctuary and dedication on April 7, 1957. * Our goal continues to be to reach and serve others with the love of Christ and his good news. * The history of St. Paul’s Church is a Journey of Faith that tracks with the social and cultural development of the City of Dallas. * The foundation of St. Paul’s Church was laid by faith and has placed us in a unique location to serve at the geographic heart of Dallas. * We welcome you to our services today, and we look forward to your continuing presence with us as we pursue St. Paul’s Church’s Journey of Faith in the future.
Sunday Morning Church Services at 11:00 A.M.
About Us
Worship
Christian Education
Worship
Worship Service 11:00 am Sundays
Music
Christian Education
Worship
Music Program featuring Will Kanute,
Choir Director/Organist and the
Range Pipe Organ
Christian Education
Christian Education
Christian Education
Sunday School for Adults and Youth
Each Sunday at 10:00 am
has been postponed
Donations
Thank you for your generous gifts to our mission and ministry.
Community Project
Dan D Rogers Elementary School
We adopted a community outreach project for students at Dan D. Rogers elementary school near us on Lovers Lane. For part one we collected enough items for 52 bags! Well done everyone! Will delivered them to the school today, April 13th. Thanks, Will!
Part two: We will invite those same kids to drive through the church circle drive on Sunday, April 25th from 1:00 – 3:00 P.M. to pick up perishable food items, which we as a church will collect and assemble that morning. If you would like to donate to this project, we are accepting monetary donations to make the purchases.
Worship Info for April 1, 2021 at 7:00 P.M. -- zoom
MAUNDY THURSDAY. Join Zoom Meeting
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Prelude, Prayer, Hymn
Prelude: Two "Gethsemane” Meditations by Phil Lehenbauer
1. Darkness 2. Prayer
Ringing of the Bells
Welcome and Opening Prayer
I dwell in Possibility – by Emily Dickinson
I dwell in Possibility –
A fairer House than Prose –
More numerous of Windows –
Superior – for Doors –
Of Chambers as the Cedars –
Impregnable of eye –
And for an everlasting Roof
The Gambrels of the Sky –
Of Visitors – the fairest –
For Occupation – This –
The spreading wide my narrow Hands
To gather Paradise –
Anthem: "All Who Pass This Way" from "Tenebrae" by Hal H. Hopson
Call to Confession
Call to Confession
Jesus calls to us, saying: "I am the light of the world. Anyone who follows me will not walk in darkness but will have the light of life.”
Prayer of Confession
Gracious God, our sins are too heavy to carry, too real to hide, and too deep to undo. Forgive what our lips tremble to name, what our hearts can no longer bear, and what has become for us a consuming fire of judgment. Set us free from a past that we cannot change; open us to a future in which we can be changed; and grant us grace to grow more and more in your likeness and image; through Jesus Christ, the light of the world. Amen.
Assurance of Grace
Hymn: #341 "Here, o My Lord " (below)
Unison Prayer
Eternal God, whose whisper silences the shouts of the mighty, quiet within us every voice but your own. Speak to us now through the suffering and death of Jesus Christ that by the power of your Holy Spirit we may receive grace to show forth Christ's love in lives committed to your service. Amen.
Communion
Communion Invitation
Leader: The Lord be with you.
People: And also, with you.
Leader: Lift up your hearts.
People: We lift them up to the Lord.
Leader: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
People: It is right to give our thanks and praise.
Communion Prayer
Holy, holy, holy
Words of Institution
Agnus Dei
Sharing Communion
Prayer of Thanksgiving
The Tenebrae Service
Prayer
Hymn: #144 "Go to Dark Gethsemane" (below)
First Reading -- Shadow of Betrayal—Matthew 26:20-25
Second Reading -- Shadow of Desertion-Matthew 26:31-35
Third Reading -- Agony of the Soul-Luke 22:39-44
Fourth Reading -- Unshared Vigil-Mark 14:32-41
Fifth Reading -- "Father, the hour is come"-John 17:1-6
Sixth Reading -- “That they may all be one"-John 17:15-22
Seventh Reading -- Arrest in the Garden-John 18:1-5
Eighth Reading -- Shadow of the Cross-Mark 15:16-20
Silence
Final Reading, from John 1
Lord's Prayer
Depart in silence.
Worship Info for MarcH 28, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. -- zoom
Palm Sunday. Join Zoom Meeting
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Prelude, Prayer, Hymn
Prelude: Processional on “Lift High the Cross" by Alice Jordan
Ringing of the Bells
Welcome and Opening Prayer
Hosanna! Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord!
Hosanna in the highest!
"This is my letter to the world" by Emily Dickinson
This is my letter to the world,
That never wrote to me,--
The simple news that Nature told,
With tender majesty.
Her message is committed
To hands I cannot see;
For love of her, sweet countrymen,
Judge tenderly of me!
Hymn: #136 / Hosanna, Loud Hosanna (below)
Call to Worship and Call to Confession
Call to Worship, based on Psalm 112
O give thanks to our God, for he is good. His steadfast love endures forever! Let Israel say, "His steadfast love endures forever." We thank you that you have answered us and become our salvation.
R: Our message is committed to hands we cannot see.
The stone that the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone. This is God's doing; it is marvelous in our eyes. This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it. Save us, we beseech you, O God! O God, we beseech you, give us success!
R: Our message is committed to hands we cannot see.
Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord. We bless you from the house of the Lord. The Lord is God, who has given us light. Bind the festal procession with branches, up to the horns of the altar.
R: Our message is committed to hands we cannot see.
You are our God, and we will give thanks to you. You are our God; we will extol you. O give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, For his steadfast love endures forever.
R: Our message is committed to hands we cannot see.
Call to Prayer
We call to Jesus, saying: "Hosanna! Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord!"
Unison Prayer
Eternal God, whose whisper silences the shouts of the mighty, quiet within us every voice but your own. Speak to us now through the suffering and death of Jesus Christ that by the power of your Holy Spirit we may receive grace to show forth Christ's love in lives committed to your service. Amen.
Assurance of Grace
Hosanna! Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!
Hymn, Concerns, Special Music
Hymn: #275 O Love of God Most Full (below)
Concerns of the Church -- Breakout rooms for 5 minutes.
Announcements & Prayer Requests
Special Music:
Antiphonal Hosanna by G. Alan Smith
Today's Message
Scripture Reading Mark 11:1-11
Sermon "Heralding Love"
Pastoral Prayer & Lord’s Prayer
Closing
Hymn: #133 / Ride On! Ride on in Majesty! (below)
Benediction
Postlude: The Emperor's Fanfare by Antonio Soler
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
APRIL 1 (MAUNDY THURSDAY): Worship with communion via Zoom at 7:00 P.M. Pick up communion cups at the church prior to Thursday night if you would like. Come between 9:30 and 1:00 when Florence is in the office.
APRIL 4 (EASTER SUNDAY): We will worship in person in the circle drive at 11:00 A.M. In case of inclement weather, we will be in the Fellowship Hall with the doors and windows open. We will be decorating the Easter Flower Cross from 9:30 – 10:45. If you would like to come early and help, it would be appreciated. Please bring flowers and greenery for the cross.
OUTREACH PROJECT: Consistory has assembled a neighborhood outreach project. We will collect several non-perishable food items. On Sunday, April 11 we will bag them to take to Dan D. Rogers Elementary School for kids who need them. We will invite those same kids to drive through the church on Sunday, April 25 from 1:00 – 3:00 P.M. to pick up perishable food items, which we as a church will collect and assemble that morning. You can bring to the church - either during the week or on Easter Sunday morning - food to go in the bags or donations so that we can purchase the food.
Right now, we are collecting:
Peanut Butter
Jelly
Ritz and Saltine crackers
Fruit snacks
Pudding Cups
Donations to purchase the above items
One great hour of sharing
March 14, 2021
Nobody hungry, nobody thirsty,
shade from the sun, shelter from the wind,
For the Compassionate One guides them,
takes them to the best springs.
Isaiah 49:10
Our World
Neighbors in Need Offering
Neighbors in Need (NIN) is a special mission offering of the United Church of Christ that supports ministries of justice and compassion throughout the United States. One-third of NIN funds support the Council for American Indian Ministry(CAIM). Two-thirds of this offering is used by the UCC's Justice and Witness Ministries (JWM) to support a variety of justice initiatives, advocacy efforts, and direct service projects through grants. Neighbors in Need grants are awarded to UCC churches and organizations doing justice work in their communities. These grants fund projects whose work ranges from direct service to community organizing and advocacy to address systemic injustice. This year, special consideration will be given to projects focusing on serving our immigrant neighbors and communities.