NOTE: Pg #s refer to the BAS
Christ our Passover has been sacrificed for us; therefore let us keep the feast. -1 Cor 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
This is the season of Easter: the celebration of resurrection,
the festival of hope, the promise of new beginnings,
the dance of faith, the song of joy,
the music of gladness, the hymn of love.
Let us worship our life-giving God! Amen
(Seasons of the Spirit)
(We prepare our hearts for worship in silence)
The Gathering of the Community (Service begins on p. 185)
Glory to God p.186
Kyrie Eleison 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 forever. Amen
The Proclamation of the Word (Led by Chris Chance)
First Reading: ISAIAH 25:6-9
PS 118 R: On this day the Lord has acted; we will rejoice and be glad
Second Reading: ACTS 10:34-43
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: MARK 16:1-8
Homily: “The Never-Ending Story: An Easter Reflection”
Affirmation of Faith: Tirechan’s Creed, 7th Century
Let us confess the faith of our baptism, as we say,
Our God is the God of all humans, the God of heaven and earth, the God of seas and rivers, the God of sun and moon, the God of all heavenly bodies, the God of the lofty mountains, the God of the lowly
valleys. God is above all the heavens; and beneath the heavens. Heaven and earth and sea, and everything in them, such God has as an abode. God inspires all things gives life to all things, stands above all things, and stands beneath all things. God enlightens the light of the sun, strengthens the light of the night and the stars, makes wells in the arid land and dry islands in the sea, and places the stars in the service of the greater lights. And there is the Son who is co-eternal with God, and similar in all respects neither is the Son younger nor older; and the Holy Spirit breathes in them. And the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit are inseparable. Amen
Prayers of the People (Led by Kathleen Bell)
Confession and Absolution p. 191
The Peace 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
Agnes Dei (sung) O Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world, have mercy on us… Grant us Thy peace.
The Communion (all are welcome to receive communion, or to come up to the altar for a blessing)
Communion Hymn: #80 We Hail Thee now O Jesus
We hail thee now, O Jesus:
thy presence here we own,
though sight and touch have failed us,
and faith perceives alone.
Thy love has veiled thy glory
and hid thy power divine,
in mercy to our weakness,
beneath an earthly sign.
We hail thee now, O Jesus:
in silence hast thou come,
for all the hosts of heaven
with wonderment are dumb --
so great the condescension,
so marvellous the love,
which for our sakes, O Saviour,
have drawn thee from above.
We hail thee now, O Jesus:
for law and type have ceased,
and thou in each communion
art sacrifice and priest.
We make this great memorial
in union, Lord, with thee,
and plead thy death and passion
to cleanse and set us free.
We hail thee now, O Jesus:
for death is ever near,
and in thy presence only
its terrors disappear.
Dwell with us, sweetest Saviour,
and guide us through the night,
till shadows end in glory.
and faith be lost in sight.
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: #210 Yours Be the Glory
Yours be the glory, risen, conquering Son,
endless is the victory over death you won.
Angels robed in splendour rolled the stone away,
kept the folded grave-clothes, where your body lay.
Refrain:
Yours be the glory, risen, conquering Son:
endless is the victory over death you've won.
See! Jesus meets us, risen from the tomb;
lovingly he greets us, scatters fear and gloom;
let the church with gladness hymns of triumph sing,
for her Lord is living, death has lost its sting. [Refrain]
No more we doubt you, glorious Prince of life;
what is life without you: Aid us in our strife;
make us more than conquerors
through your deathless love;
bring us safe through Jordan to your home above. [Refrain]
The Dismissal p. 215
Postlude Alleluia (Mozart) Jennifer Rasor
