Christ our Passover has been sacrificed for us; therefore let us keep the feast. ~1 Corinthians 5.7–8
Processional Hymn: #203 Jesus Christ is Risen Today
Jesus Christ is risen today, Alleluia!
our triumphant holy day, Alleluia!
who did once upon the cross, Alleluia!
suffer to redeem our loss. Alleluia!
Hymns of praise then let us sing, Alleluia!
unto Christ, our heavenly King, Alleluia!
who endured the cross and grave, Alleluia!
sinners to redeem and save. Alleluia!
But the pains which he endured, Alleluia!
our salvation have procured; Alleluia!
Now above the sky he's king, Alleluia!
where the angels ever sing. Alleluia!
Welcome & Acknowledgment of Land
Call to Worship:
Christ has risen… Christ has risen indeed.
God is alive . . . new birth is given.
Hope is alive . . . a new age is dawning.
Joy is alive . . . redemption is here.
Love is alive . . .death cannot harm us.
We are alive . . . new life is within us.
The church is alive . . .God’s Spirit is within us.
Let us celebrate the God of resurrection!
(Seasons of the Spirit)
Prayer of Approach
O burning Mountain, O chosen Sun, O perfect Moon, O fathomless Well, O unattainable Height,
O Clearness beyond measure,
O Wisdom without end, O Mercy without limit,
O Strength beyond resistance, O Crown beyond all majesty:
the humblest thing you created sings your praise. Amen
~Mechthild of Magdeburg, 1275
(We prepare our hearts for worship in silence)
The Gathering of the Community (Service begins on p. 185)
Glory to God p. 186
Collect: Lord of life and power, through the mighty resurrection of your Son, you have overcome the old order of sin and death and have made all things new in him. May we, being dead to sin and alive to you in Jesus Christ, reign with him in glory, who with you and the Holy Spirit is alive, one God, now and for ever. Amen
The Proclamation of the Word (Led by Crystal Monteiro)
1st Lesson: ACTS 10:34-43
PSALM 118:1-2, 14-24 REFRAIN: On this day the Lord has acted; we will rejoice and be glad
The Epistle: 1 CORINTHIANS 15:1-11
Gospel Hymn: #237 Now the Green Blade Rises
Now the green blade riseth, from the buried grain,
Wheat that in dark earth many days has lain;
Love lives again, that with the dead has been:
Love is come again like wheat arising green.
In the grave they laid Him, Love by hatred slain,
Thinking that He never would awake again,
Laid in the earth like grain that sleeps unseen:
Love is come again like wheat arising green.
Forth He came at Easter, like the risen grain,
Jesus who for three days in the grave had lain;
Raised from the dead my living Lord is seen:
Love is come again like wheat arising green.
When our hearts are wintry, grieving, or in pain,
Jesus' touch can call us back to life again,
Fields of our hearts that dead and bare have been:
Love is come again like wheat arising green.
The Gospel: JOHN 20: 1-18
Homily:
Affirmation of Faith: The Apostles’ Creed p. 189 (please stand as able)
Prayers of the People (Led by Doug Shantz)
Confession and Absolution p. 191
The Peace (a nod or bow is permitted) p. 192
Offertory Hymn: #207 At the Lambs High Feast We Sing
At the Lamb's high feast we sing
praise to our victorious King,
who hath washed us in the tide
flowing from his pierced side;
praise we him whose love divine
gives his sacred blood for wine,
gives his body for the feast,
Christ the victim, Christ the priest.
Where the paschal blood is poured,
death's dark angel sheathes his sword;
Israel's hosts triumphant go
through the wave that drowns the foe.
Praise we Christ, whose blood was shed,
paschal victim, paschal bread;
with sincerity and love
eat we manna from above.
Mighty victim from the sky,
Hell’s fierce powers beneath thee lie;
death is conquered in the fight,
thou hast brought us life and light:
Now no more can death appal,
Now no more the grave enthrol!
Thou hast opened paradise,
And in thee, thy saints shall rise.
This our gift of Easter joy,
Sin alone can now destroy;
From sin’s power do thou set f4ree
Souls newborn, O lord, in thee.
hymns of glory and of praise,
Father, unto thee we raise;
Risen Lord, all praise to thee,
with the Spirit, ever be.
Prayer over the Gifts God our strength and salvation, receive all we offer you this day, and grant that we who have confessed your name, and received new life in baptism, may live in the joy of the resurrection, through Jesus Christ the Lord. Amen
The Celebration of the Eucharist
The Great Thanksgiving
The Lord’s Prayer (sung) p. 211
The Breaking of the Bread (prayer # 8) p. 212
The Communion (all are welcome to receive communion in one kind)
Jesu , Joy of Mans Desiring.(J. S. Bach) – sung by Jennifer Rasor with choir
Communion Hymn: #56 I Am the Bread, the Bread of Life
I am the Bread, the Bread of Life;
who comes to me will never hunger.
I am the Bread, the Bread of heaven;
who feeds on me will never die.
And as you eat, remember me,
my body broken on the tree:
my life was given to set you free,
and I'm alive for evermore.
I am the Vine, the living vine;
apart from me you can do nothing.
I am the vine, the real vine:
abide in me and I in you.
And as you drink, remember me,
my blood was shed upon the tree:
my life was given to set you free,
and I'm alive for evermore.
So eat this bread and drink this wine,
and as you do, receive this life of mine.
All that I am, I give to you,
that you may live for evermore.
Prayer after Communion: God of life, bring us to the glory of the resurrection promised in this Easter sacrament. We ask this in the name of Jesus Christ the risen Lord. Amen
Doxology (Old 100th): Praise God from whom all blessings flow!
Praise him all creatures here below! Praise him above ye heavenly hosts! Praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost! Amen
The Blessing
Closing Hymn: #378 Crown Him with Many Crowns
Crown him with many crowns,
the Lamb upon his throne.
Hark! how the heavenly anthem drowns
all music but its own.
Awake, my soul, and sing
of him who died for thee,
and hail him as thy matchless king
through all eternity.
Crown him the Lord of life,
who triumphed o'er the grave,
and rose victorious in the strife
for those he came to save;
his glories now we sing
who died and rose on high,
who died eternal life to bring,
and lives that death may die.
Crown him the Lord of peace,
whose power a sceptre sways,
from pole to pole, that wars may cease,
absorbed in prayer and praise.
His reign shall know no end;
and round his pierced feet
flair flowers of paradise extend
their fragrance ever sweet.
Crown him the Lord of love;
behold his hands and side,
rich wounds, yet visible above,
in beauty glorified;
All hail, Redeemer, hail!
for thou hast died for me;
thy praise shall never, never fail
throughout eternity.
The Dismissal p. 215
“Alleluia” from Exsultate Jubilate (Mozart) - solo by Jennifer Rasor
