Sunday, March 8, 2026 -- 10:30am Worship Service
In celebration of Women’s History Month, this week’s bulletin art is a print by artist, Sister Corita Kent, a Sister of the Immaculate Heart in California. She was known for work centering Christianity and social justice. “Be of Love (a little) More Careful Than of Everything (four works)”, 1967.
Welcome to Maxwell Street! We hope you will consider wearing a nametag so that we might get to know one another better. They can be found in the lobbies outside the sanctuary. You can find more helpful information inside this bulletin.
INTROIT 411 - God Is Here Today (sing twice)
God is here today;
as certain as the air I breathe,
as certain as the morning sun that rises,
as certain when I sing you’ll hear my song.
GREETING & ANNOUNCEMENTS
PRELUDE - How Can I Keep from Singing, Lani Smith, Dr. Kate Covington, organ
The peace of Christ makes fresh my heart, a fountain ever springing!
CALL TO WORSHIP
Lord we are thirsty, Come to the well
Our souls are weary, Come to the well
Bruised and battered, Come to the well
Tired and discouraged, Come to the well
Misunderstood, Come to the well
Judged and found wanting, Come to the well
Wounded and withdrawn, Come to the well
Ready to quit, Come to the well
Come to the well,
where there is water that is thirst quenching, wound healing, soul soothing, life giving
Come to the well.
Come to the well.
+ HYMN 386 - Come, Worship God (Psalm 95)
+ CONFESSION & PARDON
God of endless renewal, God who calls us to lives restored, God who rescues the lost and saves the afflicted, there are times when our way grows confused. We struggle to know what to do. Or worse, we know what needs to be done and find it easier to stay on the wrong path. Forgive us for failing to heed opportunities to follow a better way. Remind us that you stand more ready to forgive than we are to confess those aspects of our lives that stand in need of your grace. And thus forgiven, help us to lean in to what you would teach us about how we are to be. Hear now our silent prayers of confession…
• Response to Forgiveness: Hymn 581, (Gloria Patri)
PASSING OF THE PEACE
CHILDREN'S MESSAGE
PRAYER FOR OPENNESS
Gracious God, our way in the wilderness, guide us, by your Word, through these forty days, and minister to us with your Holy Spirit, so that we may be reformed, restored, and renewed; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
SCRIPTURE READING - Exodus 17.1-7 OT pg 64 (NRSVUE)
ANTHEM - I Sought the Lord, Michael Phillips, Chancel Choir, Lydia Rufin, director
SCRIPTURE READING - John 4.5-42 NT pg 94
SERMON -"Living Water" Rev. Matt Falco
+ STATEMENT OF FAITH - From Confession of 1967 - 9.45b
God’s reconciliation in Jesus Christ is the ground of the peace, justice, and freedom among nations which all powers of government are called to serve and defend. The church, in its own life, is called to practice the forgiveness of enemies and to commend to the nations as practical politics the search for cooperation and peace. This search requires that the nations pursue fresh and responsible relations across every line of conflict, even at risk to national security, to reduce areas of strife and to broaden international understanding. Reconciliation among nations becomes peculiarly urgent as countries develop nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons, diverting human power and resources from constructive uses and risking the annihilation of humankind. Although nations may serve God’s purposes in history, the church which identifies the sovereignty of any one nation or any one way of life with the cause of God denies the Lordship of Christ and betrays its calling.
+ HYMN 494 -Jesus, Thou Joy of Loving Hearts (verses 1, 3, 4, & 5)
OFFERING
• Offertory - If Thou But Trust in God to Guide Thee, J. S. Bach, Chancel Choir, Lydia Rufin, director
+• Doxology
Praise God from whom all blessing flow Praise Christ the Word in flesh born low; Praise Holy Spirit evermore;
One God, Triune, whom we adore. Amen.
+ • Prayer of Dedication
+ HYMN 65 - Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah
+ CHARGE & BENEDICTION
+ Benediction Response - Hymn 702, Christ Be Beside Me
1 Christ be beside me;
Christ be before me;
Christ be behind me,
King of my heart.
Christ be within me;
Christ be below me;
Christ be above me,
never to part.
2 Christ on my right hand,
Christ on my left hand,
Christ all around me,
shield in the strife.
Christ in my sleeping,
Christ in my sitting,
Christ in my rising,
Light of my life.
POSTLUDE - Let Us Ever Walk With Jesus, Michael D. Costello, Dr. Kate Covington, organ
Welcome to Maxwell Street! We hope you will consider wearing a nametag so that we might get to know one another better. They can be found in the lobbies outside the sanctuary. You can find more helpful information inside this bulletin.
INTROIT 411 - God Is Here Today (sing twice)
God is here today;
as certain as the air I breathe,
as certain as the morning sun that rises,
as certain when I sing you’ll hear my song.
GREETING & ANNOUNCEMENTS
PRELUDE - How Can I Keep from Singing, Lani Smith, Dr. Kate Covington, organ
The peace of Christ makes fresh my heart, a fountain ever springing!
CALL TO WORSHIP
Lord we are thirsty, Come to the well
Our souls are weary, Come to the well
Bruised and battered, Come to the well
Tired and discouraged, Come to the well
Misunderstood, Come to the well
Judged and found wanting, Come to the well
Wounded and withdrawn, Come to the well
Ready to quit, Come to the well
Come to the well,
where there is water that is thirst quenching, wound healing, soul soothing, life giving
Come to the well.
Come to the well.
+ HYMN 386 - Come, Worship God (Psalm 95)
+ CONFESSION & PARDON
God of endless renewal, God who calls us to lives restored, God who rescues the lost and saves the afflicted, there are times when our way grows confused. We struggle to know what to do. Or worse, we know what needs to be done and find it easier to stay on the wrong path. Forgive us for failing to heed opportunities to follow a better way. Remind us that you stand more ready to forgive than we are to confess those aspects of our lives that stand in need of your grace. And thus forgiven, help us to lean in to what you would teach us about how we are to be. Hear now our silent prayers of confession…
• Response to Forgiveness: Hymn 581, (Gloria Patri)
PASSING OF THE PEACE
CHILDREN'S MESSAGE
PRAYER FOR OPENNESS
Gracious God, our way in the wilderness, guide us, by your Word, through these forty days, and minister to us with your Holy Spirit, so that we may be reformed, restored, and renewed; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
SCRIPTURE READING - Exodus 17.1-7 OT pg 64 (NRSVUE)
ANTHEM - I Sought the Lord, Michael Phillips, Chancel Choir, Lydia Rufin, director
SCRIPTURE READING - John 4.5-42 NT pg 94
SERMON -"Living Water" Rev. Matt Falco
+ STATEMENT OF FAITH - From Confession of 1967 - 9.45b
God’s reconciliation in Jesus Christ is the ground of the peace, justice, and freedom among nations which all powers of government are called to serve and defend. The church, in its own life, is called to practice the forgiveness of enemies and to commend to the nations as practical politics the search for cooperation and peace. This search requires that the nations pursue fresh and responsible relations across every line of conflict, even at risk to national security, to reduce areas of strife and to broaden international understanding. Reconciliation among nations becomes peculiarly urgent as countries develop nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons, diverting human power and resources from constructive uses and risking the annihilation of humankind. Although nations may serve God’s purposes in history, the church which identifies the sovereignty of any one nation or any one way of life with the cause of God denies the Lordship of Christ and betrays its calling.
+ HYMN 494 -Jesus, Thou Joy of Loving Hearts (verses 1, 3, 4, & 5)
OFFERING
• Offertory - If Thou But Trust in God to Guide Thee, J. S. Bach, Chancel Choir, Lydia Rufin, director
+• Doxology
Praise God from whom all blessing flow Praise Christ the Word in flesh born low; Praise Holy Spirit evermore;
One God, Triune, whom we adore. Amen.
+ • Prayer of Dedication
+ HYMN 65 - Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah
+ CHARGE & BENEDICTION
+ Benediction Response - Hymn 702, Christ Be Beside Me
1 Christ be beside me;
Christ be before me;
Christ be behind me,
King of my heart.
Christ be within me;
Christ be below me;
Christ be above me,
never to part.
2 Christ on my right hand,
Christ on my left hand,
Christ all around me,
shield in the strife.
Christ in my sleeping,
Christ in my sitting,
Christ in my rising,
Light of my life.
POSTLUDE - Let Us Ever Walk With Jesus, Michael D. Costello, Dr. Kate Covington, organ