Maundy Thursday Service, April 2 at PSUMC at 6 pm.
Easter Sunrise Service, April 5 at PSUMC in the Prayer Garden at 7:30 am followed by Breakfast in the FSH at 8:15 am.
Easter Worship Service, April 5 at 11 am (no Communion)
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
If you are attending the Wednesday Night Supper, please check the number of meals in the attendance book. The meal for March25th is Breakfast for supper: grits, breakfast casserole, sausage and sausage gravy with biscuits.. Salads choices are: Grilled chicken, fried chicken or chef’s. Dressing choices are ranch, blue cheese, honey mustard or balsamic vinaigrette. Please mark your choice under the meal on the attendance sheet. Put M for meal, GCS, FCS, CS for salad choice and R, HM, BC or BV for dressing choice. The cost of the meal is $9.00 for adults, $5.00 for children and $10.00 for salad.
The flowers today are given in honor of all the March birthdays by Roger Kinard.
The West Metro Holy Week Service will be at PSUMC on Monday, March 30th at 6 pm followed by refreshments in the FSH following the service (provided by PSUMC). We would appreciate any donations of finger food for that evening. There is a sign-up sheet in The Narthex.
Items for Health Kits for Mission to Ecuador: toothbrushes Adult and Children’s Toothpaste, Dental Floss, Bar soap, Wash clothes ,Sunscreen Travel Size please, Combs
The personal sizes or travel size is best since we have to pack all the supplies in suit cases to take with us. We will have a bin in the Narthex for collecting the items. We will send the Amazon list as soon as we get it if folks would like to give things off the list.
Items needed for God’s Helping Hands – Sugar, spaghetti, spaghetti sauce, flour, grits, cream of chicken soup, cream of mushroom soup, cream of potato soup, cereal, cookies, mac/cheese, noodles and canned vegetables.
Save the date. May 2nd from 8-12 will be the Choir fundraising Rummage sale. Plan now to get a table and join us. More details to come.
Worship Service for March 22, 2026
Service of Worship
Platt Springs United Methodist Church
West Columbia, SC
March 22, 2026 – 11 A.M.
5th Sunday in Lent
Welcome and Announcements Pastor Debbie
*Please stand as the light of Christ is brought forward
*Choral Introit “When Jesus Wept” Choir
* Call to Worship Pastor Debbie
Leader: Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; and whoever lives by believing in me will never die. Do you believe this?" (John 11:25-26)
People: "Yes, Lord," she replied, "I believe that you are the Messiah, the Son of God, who is to come into the world." (John 11:27)
Leader: Come, let us worship the One who holds the keys to life and death.
*Hymn “Breathe on Me, Breath of God” UMH # 420
Old Testament Psalm 130 1-4 (CEB) Pastor Debbie
Pastoral Prayer (followed by the Lord’s Prayer)
Young Disciples
*Affirmation of Faith “The Apostles Creed” UMH #881
*Gloria Patri “Glory Be To the Father” # 70
Worshipping God with Our Gifts, Tithes & Offerings
Offertory: “He Was Despised (The Messiah)” Kalen Mattocks-soloist
*Doxology “Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow” # 95
*Gospel Reading John 11:17-37 (CEB) Pastor Debbie
Sermon “Fix it!” Pastor Debbie
*Closing Hymn “Lord of the Dance” UMH # 261
*Benediction: "Now may the Lord Jesus, who is the Resurrection and the Life, fill you with the certainty that even though we die, we shall live. Go forth in the comfort of His presence, knowing that death is not the end, but a transition to glory. And may the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, keep your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus, now and forever. “Amen.
*Postlude (* We invite you to stand and participate when able)
Prayer List March 22, 2026
Surgeries/Hospital/Sick
Rick and Deree Stobaugh
David Brantley
Buck and Peggy Jones
James and Elaine Ward
Sharon Grecu
Sue Rhodes
Barbara Hendrix
Barbara Antley
Jim Asbill
Pat Roseborough
Anne Piercy
Nursing Homes/Assisted Living/ Hospice/Rehab
Paul Mullins, Debbie Summers's uncle
Jessie Sargent
Fred Olafson (Danika White’s father)
Becky Paynter
Retirement Communities
Lucy Eden
Helen Tarbox
Coretta Safriet
Shirley Ward
Fred Olafson (Danika White’s father)
Family/Friends/Community
Ashley Steele
Vernon Cunningham, Sandy Cobia’s brother
Addie Wilkerson-Pinner, friend of Laura Hooper
Kathy Mott, Marie Thompson’s sister
Wendy McDonough, friend of Jolene Flory
Matt Anderson, friend of Laura Hooper
Zenda Leaks, friend of Emily Crenshaw
Richard Richardson, friend of Emilie Caraway
Laren Bowers, friend of Marie Thompson
Marilyn Persinger, Noble Miller’s sister
Praise
Caitlin and Davis Bowers, Marie and Michael Thompson’s daughter and son-in-law
Military
Parker Albrecht, Navy
Zach Timmons, Marine Reserve
Donovan O’Dea, Army
Spencer Miller, Air Force
Bailey Roberson, Army
Condolences
To the family of Betty Rogers
To the family of Pat Johnson, Flo Johnson’s sister-in-law
To keep in contact with everyone on our prayer list we're going to clean the names that have been here for several weeks. If your name, or a loved one's name, has been listed here for three weeks, make sure to give Melody at (803)794-3415 a call so we'll keep them listed.
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Phone: 803-794-3415
email: melody@psumc.org
3215 Platt Springs Road, West Columbia, SC 29170
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