WELCOME Thank You for Worshipping with Us Today! One West 29th Street (at Fifth Avenue), New York City Worship: Sundays at 11:00am, Sanctuary; Wednesdays at 6:15pm, Marble Loft SUNDAY, MARCH 24, 2019 Please join us for fellowship and coffee after Worship in the Labyrinth Room, downstairs. If you are new to Marble, please stop by our Welcome Center after Worship in the Labyrinth Room for a small keepsake. WELCOME Children welcome in Worship (activity bags available from ushers). We also provide child care and activities for children through our Children, Youth & Families Ministry. See page 4.
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WELCOMEThank You for Worshipping
with Us Today!
One West 29th Street (at Fifth Avenue), New York CityWorship: Sundays at 11:00am, Sanctuary; Wednesdays at 6:15pm, Marble Loft
SUNDAY, MARCH 24, 2019
Please join us for fellowship and coffeeafter Worship in the Labyrinth Room, downstairs.
If you are new to Marble, please stop by our Welcome Centerafter Worship in the Labyrinth Room for a small keepsake.
WELCOME
Children welcome in Worship (activity bags available from ushers). We also provide child care and activities for children through our Children, Youth & Families Ministry. See page 4.
Order of Service
Third Sunday in Lent March 24, 2019
PLEASE SILENCE ALL ELECTRONIC DEVICES.
Grace Notes — Inside the MusicBefore Worship (10:48am) hear historic and theological background on today’s music.
PRELUDE Please listen quietly in preparation for worship. Sonata in E-flat, Opus 65 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Horatio Parker IV. Fugue
INTROIT Make a Joyful Noise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Cristine Temple-EvansMake a joyful noise unto the Lord. Come before God’s courts with song, joyful song. I will sing praise to God’s name. The Lord our God is mighty to save, God will take delight in you. Come be quieted in God’s love. God will rejoice over you with singing. — paraphrase of Psalm 100
WELCOME AND CALL TO WORSHIP
HYMN 296 We Sing the Praise of Him Who Died . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Breslau
INVOCATION
ANTHEM Hero . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kirk FranklinThe heavens were silent, the earth wept in pain. Nations were trembling and hope never came. A terror filled the air and it wouldn’t go away. We needed a hero to come and save…Famine and hunger, disease in the land. The hatred, the killing taking lives from your hand. Creation waits through the darkness we pray. Tell me where is the hero to come and save…Through the nails, through the thorns, from the hill to the grave was a voice in the distance, the lamb that was slain. My soul had no song and my debt I couldn’t pay. When I needed a hero you came and you saved…To the homeless, the widow, the fatherless son, to the sick and the broken alone with no one. Lift up your head, your hope is on the way. When we needed a hero you came and you saved the day. When the curtain had closed and it felt like the end, when your blood caught the fall and took away every sin, even though men deny, You’re the only sacrifice that loved us enough, You loved us so much, Lord, that you gave your life, You saved my life. Now I can see you, I’m no longer ashamed. Your power I feel, see our lives have exchanged. Every wrong is erased, Jesus. You are my hero, you came and you saved the day.
PASTORAL PRAYER AND 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 debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
Leader: The Word of God for the people of God. All: Thanks be to God.
SERMON The Art of Living: GREETINGS FROM PARADISE Rev. Jeffrey Neevel Part 3 of Sermon Series
A MOMENT OF REFLECTION
HYMN I’m Pressing on the Upward Way . . . . . . . . Please refer to back page.
EASTER OFFERING VIDEO
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By entering the Sanctuary, you grant to Marble Collegiate Church unrestricted right to use and publish,transmit or telecast photographs or likenesses that might be taken of you this day for use in communications related
to the church. If you are uncomfortable in the Sanctuary you are welcome to worship downstairs in the Chapel.
INSPIRATIONAL THOUGHT FOR THE WEEKI have learned over the years that when one’s mind is made up, this diminishes fear; knowing what must be done does away with fear.
Blessed art Thou, O Lord God of our fathers: praised and exalted above all forever. Blessed art Thou for the Name of Thy majesty: praised and exalted above all forever. Blessed art Thou in the temple of Thy holiness: praised and exalted above all forever. Blessed art Thou that beholdest the depths, and dwellest between the Cherubim: praised and exalted above all forever. Blessed art Thou on the glorious throne of Thy kingdom: praised and exalted above all forever. Blessed art Thou in the firmament of heaven: praised and exalted above all forever. Glory be to our Maker, 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.
HYMN My Song Is Love Unknown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Love Unknown
PARTICIPATING IN THE SERVICEDr. Michael Bos, Rev. Susanah Wade, Stan Williams, lay reader
The Marble Choir; Marble Community Gospel Choir, Stacy Penson, directorBenjamin Hoffman, Hammond organ/keyboard; David Melton, piano/keyboardJunichi Arima, electric bass; Zachary Mullings, drums; Thayer Naples, guitar
Use of photographic and recording devices is not permitted during the service.Assistive Listening System, Large print and Braille copies of bulletin available—ask an usher.
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Life at Marble
For This Week at a Glance, please see today’s insert. Stop by Welcome Center after Worship during Coffee Hour or visit MarbleChurch.org for more details and full list of programming.
MAKE A LEGACY GIFT TO MARBLE WHILE YOU’RE STILL ALIVE!CONSIDER A CHARITABLE GIFT ANNUITY.
GROWING YOUNG & ACROSS GENERATIONS Children, Youth and Families MinistrySunday School — Toddlers - 3rd Grade, 276 5th Ave, Room 303, 10:00am-12:00pm; 4th - 12th Grade, 276 5th Ave, Room 300, 10:00am-12:00pm.
GROWING RELATIONALLYOur Program Ministries provide opportunities for fellowship and spiritual growth. For more information, visit Coffee Hour after Worship or MarbleChurch.org.
Marble Dance Ministry — Calling all dancers! If you’re interested in being part of our new ministry, please contact Mario Sprouse, [email protected]. We hope to schedule our first meeting in the next month.
South Africa: Looking Back & Looking Forward / Sunday, April 7, 12:15-2:00pm — All invited to celebrate two decades of Marble Partnerships with our South African friends. Rev. Nicodemus Setshedi, Branch Manager from Mould, Empower, Serve (MES) in Johannesburg, is our special guest. Please bring an item of children’s clothing (ages 2-6 years old), or monetary equivalent, to support our South Africa Partners. Light refreshments served. Register by Wednesday, April 3, with Rev. Susanah Wade, [email protected]. Labyrinth Room.
GROWING DEEPERSmall Group Ministry — Being part of a Small Group is a wonderful way to grow spiritually and connect in a deeper way with others in the Marble Community. Visit Small Group Table during Coffee Hour or contact Baleta McKenzie, BMckenzie@
MarbleChurch.org. Women’s Ministry Online Small Group, Enough: Finding Abundant Life in a World Striving for More by Elise Knobloch, Wednesdays, March 27–April 24, 7:00-8:00pm, led by Marcie Doll. Register with Siobhan Tull, [email protected].
Labyrinth Walks — Concourse Level (downstairs). Facilitator on hand to answer questions. Wednesdays, 5:00-6:00pm; First Sunday of Month, 1:00-3:00pm. Please note, available Easter Sunday, April 21, not April 7.
Please see This Week at a Glance insert for weekly Bible Studies and Prayer Circle.
Become a Member — We would love to have you join us! For information or to sign up, please come to the right of the Chancel after Worship and talk with one of our Membership Team (wearing red carnations). Or contact Kim Sebastian-Ryan, [email protected] or ext 221.
Baptism — If you’re interested in exploring Baptism for yourself or your children, please contact Rev. Brittany Hanlin, [email protected] or ext. 210.
We need new Stephen Ministers! — If you are interested in training to offer care to those who are hurting, please contact Judy Tulin, [email protected] or Rev. Susanah Wade, [email protected]. We welcome all persons and are particularly in need of male Stephen Ministers.
GROWING IN GENEROSITY To sign-up or for more information, please visit Action Volunteer Table after Worship during Coffee Hour or contact Tom Schneider, [email protected], ext. 258.
Annual Drive for Dignity for Homeless Men & Women / Through April 7 — Please bring new underwear, socks, t-shirts for adults and women’s sanitary products to the Action Volunteer Table during Coffee Hour. Monetary donations also welcome.
Congregational Care Prayer Shawl Ministry / Mondays, April 1 & 15, 4:30-5:30pm — Knit/crochet prayer shawls for ill/homebound. All levels. Materials provided. Peale Parlor. Contact Judy Tulin.
Habitat for Humanity Partnership Build / Saturday, April 13 — Work on a home for a low-income family. No experience necessary. Sign up at Action Table.
FRIDAY NIGHT JAZZ VESPERSMarch 29, 6:15pmCatch your breath after a long week in this casual ser-vice of music and meditation. Hear God whispering in the silence and jiving in the jazz. Message, The Wilderness, by Rev. Anthony Livolsi. Chris Whittaker, musical director. Marble Loft (next door, 274 5th Ave).
March 25Aaron Patterson, organ
April 1 — Samantha Scheff, organApril 8 — Kenneth Dake, organ; Boris Baev, English horn & Joshua Coyne, violin
April 15 — David Simon, organ; April 29 — Michael Ryan, organ
Weekly, through May 20, 12:30pm30 minutes of nourishment for your spirit. Sanctuary. Free admission. Please note, no concert on Easter Monday, April 22.
ConcertsMONDAY SOUL BREAK
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Spotlight
WELCOME REV. JEFFREY NEEVEL!We’re pleased to have Rev. Jeffrey Neevel back to preach at Marble today. Rev. Neevel serves as Pastor at St. Thomas Reformed Church in the Virgin Islands. Prior to his call to min-istry, he worked as a news cameraman and video editor. As a 6th generation pastor, Rev. Neevel carries on the tradition of Reformed Church in America pastors in his family. He also serves on the board of My Brother’s Workshop, an outreach program of the RCA that helps disadvantaged and at-risk young adults by providing vocational training and guidance.
THE SURVEY SAYSSunday, March 31, 10:00amJoin Dr. Michael Bos and Dr. Elise Brown to discuss the Congregational Survey Results and Updated Marble Priorities. Labyrinth Room.
Marble Music Presents JUILLIARD ORGANISTS IN CONCERTThursday, April 4, 7:30pmThe entire class of The Juilliard School’s organ department, chaired by world-renowned organist Paul Jacobs, present their annual recital, featuring the music of Aaron Copland, John Weaver, Charles Stanford, Florence Beatrice Price, John Cage and more, on Marble’s magnificent Glück organ. Free and open to all! Sanctuary.
Free and Open to All
MARBLE MUSICpresents
Featuring the students of Paul Jacobs
Thursday, April 4 | 7:30pmElena Baquerizo, Daniel Ficarri, Jeremiah Mead, Alan Montgomery,
Alexander Pattavina, Raphael Vogl, Phoon Yu, Eddie Zheng
1 West 29th Street / New York, New York 10001 / 212 686 2770 / MarbleChurch.org
This Week at a Glance
OTHER EVENTS Bereavement Group — Mondays, 11:00am-12:15pm. Peale Parlor (1 W. 29th St, 1st flr). All welcome to share in this confidential atmosphere of love and faith. Please sign up with Judy Tulin, ext. 207. PrimeTime Learning Lunch / Wednesday, March 27, 12:00-2:00pm — Our
PrimeTime Learning Lunch Series looks at various aspects of loneliness in the seasons of life. Why are we lonely? Is it something to fear? How can we support each other? All welcome to join the discussion over lunch. $10. Marble Loft.
Sunday, March 24, 2019
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TODAY AFTER WORSHIP Talk Back — Immediately after Worship, Sanctuary. Join Dr. Bos, Rev. Neevel and Marble’s online community for a conversation about the sermon series. Coffee Hour — 12:15pm, Labyrinth Room (downstairs). All invited. Visit Welcome
Center (sermon CDs available to purchase) and Action Volunteer Table. Monthly Brunch — 12:15pm, Marble Loft (next door, 274 5th Ave). All welcome for fellowship and good food, with music by pianist Cindy Hoxie. $12, no reservation needed. Prayer Room Open — 12:15pm, next to Reception/29th St Lobby. Pray with a member of Marble Prayer Team or fill out Prayer Request card (cards also in pews). Speak to a Stephen Minister — 12:15pm, Children’s Chapel (2nd floor). They may be able to help you with spiritual/emotional support in difficult times. Email: [email protected]. New Stephen Ministers needed! Please see page 4.Young Adult Discussion Group — 12:30pm, 276 5th Ave (next door), Room 300. Gather with other students and young professionals for weekly discussions of a podcast, TedTalk or article through the lens of Christian faith. Newcomers always welcome! Led by Rev. Anthony Livolsi.
#WEWO: WEDNESDAY WORSHIPEvery Week, 6:15pmMarch 27 — Rev. Brittany Juliette HanlinDuring Lent, Holy Communion weekly through April 10. A blend of traditional and contemporary worship styles, creating an informal and Spirit-filled mix. Music by praise ensemble. In the Marble Loft (next door, 274 5th Ave). Live streamed.
WORSHIP NEXT SUNDAYPRAYER CIRCLE, SUNDAY, MARCH 31 — 10:00amA time of prayer, Scripture reading and hymn singing. Led by Rev. Gregory Johnson. Weekly. Chapel (Concourse Level, downstairs). On last Sunday of month, connect from around the world via https://meeting.broadviewnet.com/j/1126517182 video conference. Inquiries to Siobhan Tull, [email protected].
SUNDAY WORSHIP, MARCH 31 — 11:00amThe Art of Living: Letting Go — Dr. Michael Bos. Part 4 of Sermon Series. Fourth Sunday in Lent.
If you can’t be here in person, live stream Sunday & Wednesday Worship at MarbleChurch.org.
BIBLE STUDYBible Study with Rev. Barbara Crafton — Sundays, 10:00am, Labyrinth Room. March 24 led by Rev. Anthony Livolsi. Please see page 5 Spotlight for March 31. Deep Dive Bible Study — Tuesdays, 6:30-7:30pm, Labyrinth Room. 1 and 2 Samuel. Newcomers welcome! Please contact Rev. Anthony Livolsi ahead of
time for the week’s reading, [email protected] & Bible — Thursdays, 12:00pm, Peale Parlor (1 W. 29th St, 1st flr). Rev. Barbara Crafton leads discussion of the scripture from the past Sunday’s sermon and more.
LILIES DECORATING OUR SANCTUARY AT EASTER are made possible by contributions of members and friends in honor or memory of loved ones. To donate, please use Easter Lilies envelope found in pews or contact Shana Wolfe, [email protected] or ext. 248. Sunday, April 7 is deadline to submit names. Please put your envelope and donation in offering plate or hand to receptionist. Names listed in Easter Sunday bulletin, April 21.
MARBLE COMMUNITY OUTREACH (MCO)MCO was established to enable contributions from individuals with charitable giving matches offered by their employers. It also allows us to support efforts important to members of the Marble Community that are beyond the missional care of the congregation. Members of the MCO Board are available during Coffee Hour to answer questions and visit with you about the giving opportunities.
Marble Community Outreach is a 501 (c) 3 organization: IRS 990 approved for tracking and reporting: ID Tax #: 81-3229252 established with seed money from Marble Collegiate Church. MCO will support outreach needs in the community and allow a channel for employer matching gifts. Funds will be used as directed and for support of the agencies selected as beneficiaries of Easter offering and other outreach choices of Marble ministry groups.
How to give: Cash, check or credit card online. Please send check, payable to Marble Com-munity Outreach, Inc., to address below, or visit www.marbleoutreach.org and click Donate.
Marble Community Outreach, 1 W. 29 St. New York, NY 10001email: [email protected]
Easter Offering 2019 SpotlightTHE AL AMANA CENTRE We introduce you to an organization whose primary role is to facilitate interfaith dialogue and collaboration — The Al Amana Centre — located in the Sultanate of Oman.
Only days ago, we read similar reports as the one below from CNN:
“(CNN) — Fifty people were killed and fifty others wounded in a terror attack on two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, police announced Sunday. The unprecedented mass shootings were carefully planned, and have shocked the usually peaceful nation.”
For over 100 years, The Al Amana Centre’s work has been to avoid the potential for tragedies as the one above. They believe that we live in a global age in which one act, whether it is political, economic, religious, or cultural, can have a worldwide impact; that our futures are now interconnected, and it will take the cooperation of all segments of society to live in harmony with one another. They have quoted Hans Küng, a world renowned scholar and friend of Oman, who said there will be “no peace between nations unless there is peace between religions.”
The Al Amana Centre truly believes dialogue is a tool to create change in a peaceful manner and is one of the most important tools to build connections between parties and groups. One of their priorities is to lift up the role of religion in dialogue. Hence, they create spaces to support groups that want to discuss the role of religion in their contexts — how reconciliation is being understood in different religions, how different religions understand forgiveness, or some other essential points in people’s lives.
The Al Amana Center is one of over fifty nonprofits that Marble has supported through our Easter Offering. Our goal this year is to raise $230,000, 100% of which will be granted to nonprofits making a positive difference in the lives of many. Here are the ways in which you can give:
• Use an Easter Offering envelope found in the pews, the Marble Loft and at Reception
• Give online: MarbleChurch.org/give/easter-offering• Mail checks to Marble, attention: Easter Offering• Call 212-686-2770, ext. 248 to give over the phone
We thank you, the Marble Community, for your ongoing support and may we continue to live into Jesus’ call to us in which he says,
“A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another.” — John 13:34 (NIV)
Information about the Al Amana Centre taken from their website: alamanacentre.org
GROW DEEPER DURING LENT 2019 Women’s Ministry Blog — Visit MarbleWomen.com for daily words of inspiration, through April 18.
Walk the Labyrinth — Labyrinth Room (1 W. 29th St, downstairs.) Wednesdays, 5:00-6:00pm; First Sunday of Month, 1:00-3:00pm, Please note, available Easter Sunday, April 21, not April 7. Facilitator on hand to help you.
Rev. Barbara Cawthorne Crafton’s Devotional, Living Lent — Available to purchase at Welcome Center during Coffee Hour.
Lenten Prayer Practice — The Marble Prayer Ministry Team invites you to use the Prayer Room (29th St lobby/next to Reception) for one hour per week commitments to pray for others and yourself. Please sign-up for specific times on clipboard in Prayer Room. Of course you may also pray wherever you are during that time.
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I’M PRESSING ON THE UPWARD WAYText: Johnson Oatman, Jr., 1898; Music: Higher Ground by Charles H. Gabriel
Vision: We envision a world where we all become the individuals God created us to be.
Mission:Marble Collegiate Church is a diverse, inclusive community of God’s peopleled by the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. We inspire everyone to become
positive thinkers who make a difference in the world.
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MARBLE STAFFFor full staff list and email addresses, please visit MarbleChurch.org/Welcome/Staff.
Ministerial StaffDr. Michael Bos, Senior Minister; Rev. J. Elise Brown, Ph.D., Executive Minister
Rev. Brittany Juliette Hanlin, Associate Minister; Rev. Anthony Livolsi, Associate MinisterRev. Susanah Wade, Associate Minister; Dr. Kenneth Ruge, Minister for Pastoral Care & Counseling
Spiritual TeacherRev. Barbara Cawthorne Crafton
Prayer CircleRev. Gregory Johnson
Kenneth V. Dake, Director of MusicChristina Morano Keiser, Director of Media & Communication
Rev. Charles S. Miller, Interim Chief Financial OfficerKim Sebastian-Ryan, Director of Membership & Connecting
Program Leadership
Officers: G. Gregory Lozier, Chair (Deacon); Rick Harper, Vice Chair (Elder); Sandra Diaz, Secretary (Deacon)Eileen A. O’Connell, Church Master (Elder); Barbara Sagan, Treasurer (Deacon)
Elders: Stephanie M. Bailey, Peter Barnett, T. Hunter Dare, Marcelle E. DollSheila B. Moses, John E. Rorer, I; Elder Emeritus: Gregory W. Walker; Elder Emerita: Clair J. Zak
Deacons: Trenesa Danuser, Ted GregoryServing as Deacons to Intersections International: Dick Behn, Barbara Costigan
