April 12, 2025

Dear St. Paul’s UMC and Wesley Foundation Family,

Grace and peace, dear Church! We are coming near to the end of our Lenten journey of considering the everyday holiness of our lives: how God is found not in the dramatic moments only, but in the ordinary ones. We have talked about practicing things like being present and breathing; about getting lost and giving attention; about encountering others and living in our skin. This week we will consider the practice of walking. As we remember Jesus’ movement to Jerusalem, and ultimately into the final week of his life, we will wonder together about how our walking might be a way of noticing the Christ who is coming to us over and over again.

We are excited about our worship together this week, with communion at 9:00 AM, and two choirs at 10:30 AM, and we would absolutely love for you to join us, even if we haven’t seen you in a while. Come and be a part of this ongoing journey of asking, learning, and growing together!

Here is our schedule for tomorrow, April 13th:

9:00 AM: In-person Worship Service of Word and Table, in the sanctuary 

9:00 AM: Sunday School for all ages, in-person

Seekers and Servants Class meets in-person in Wesley Lounge or on Zoom here (Meeting ID 83292105478 and Passcode 522152).

10:30 AM: Hybrid Worship Service with Children's and Chancel Choirs, in-person in the sanctuary and livestreamed here

Please remember that since this service is filmed and live-streamed, you or your family members may be on our worship recording, which is streamed and archived on our YouTube channel.

11:45 AM: Hybrid Discussion Group, in-person and on Zoom

Join by clicking here, or use Meeting ID 87591478033 and Passcode stpauls.

Grace | Peace,

Pastor Greg

Discussion Questions

(1) What did you notice in our worship today? Thinking not only about the words of the sermon, where did you notice the Spirit, an unexpected connection, a flicker of life, hope, or love?

(2) It is sometimes said that the destination is not the point, but the journey is. As Barbara Brown Taylor says, “The journey is the point. The walking is the thing.” Do you agree? Why or why not?

(3) How might walking as a spiritual practice help us to notice “the one who comes in the name of the Lord”? What do you notice when you walk? What if you walk more slowly? How might this noticing be just what we need?

Prelude: “Ride On, King Jesus” (African-American Spiritual; arr. David Kidwell)

Mary Bahnfleth

Greeting

Rev. Greg Milinovich

Call to Worship

One: Come, let us lift up the closed gates;

All: let us open the doors for Love to enter!

One: Let us wave our branches with joy:

All: Hosanna! Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord!

Opening Hymn: “The Palms”

Psalm: Psalm 118:1-2, 19-29 (NRSVUE)

Rev. Sarah Coker Voigt

Passing the Peace 

Anthem: “Shout Hosanna” (Vicki Hancock Wright)

Children’s Choir

Children’s Message

Marcia Perdew

Gospel Lesson: Luke 19:28-40 (NRSVUE)

Peggy Hoover

Message: “The Practice of Walking on the Earth”

Rev. Greg Milinovich

Anthem: “Walk Worthy” (Joseph Martin)

Chancel Choir 

Pastoral Prayer and Lord’s Prayer

Prayer Song: “I Want Jesus to Walk with Me” (UMH 521)

Offering

Closing Hymn: “Camina, Puebla de Dios” (UMH 305)

Announcements

Benediction 

Postlude: “Hosannah!” (Theodore Dubois)

Mary Bahnfleth

Sunday, April 13th:

Inhale: Blessed is the one who comes

Exhale: in the name of the Lord (Psalm 118:26)

Monday, April 14th: 

Inhale: Make me to know your ways, O Lord

Exhale: Teach me your paths (Psalm 25:4)

[from Bake and Pray, Kendall Vanderslice]

Tuesday, April 15th: 

Inhale: Give thanks to the Lord,

Exhale: God is good. (Psalm 118:1)

Wednesday, April 16th:

Inhale: The Lord will guide you continuously

Exhale: you shall be like a watered garden (Isaiah 58:11)

[from Bake and Pray, Kendall Vanderslice]

Thursday, April 17th:

Inhale: Bread of life,

Exhale: you nourish me/us.

Friday, April 18th: 

Inhale: Lord, have mercy,

Exhale: Christ, have mercy. 

Saturday, April 19th: 

Inhale: In between,

Exhale: you are with us.

Sunday, April 20th: 

Inhale: Christ is risen!

Exhale: Alleluia!