March 31, 2024

 Easter Sunday 

10:20AM

 

Prelude

Aleluya! Christo resucito`(Alleluia! Christ is Risen)

      Luis Bojos, arr. James Bieryf

 

 

 

Welcome/Announcements

 

Opening Music

The Strife is O’er #236 Vs. 3 Choir only

Congregation 1,2, & 4 

Ruth Elaine Schram

 

Call to Worship

L: This day dawns brightly!

P: Hope is restored!

L: Come quickly to the tomb to see the place where He was laid.

P: Look! The stone is rolled away! He is not here!

L: Come, open your hearts and spirits to the joyous Good News!

P: Jesus the Christ has conquered death.

L: Alleluia! Christ is Risen!

P: Christ is Risen indeed! Alleluia!

 

Opening Prayer

 

 

*Hymn #232

Jesus Christ Is Risen Today

 

*Call To Confession

 

*Prayer Of Confession

Risen Jesus, how we long to proclaim the good news we have received—you are risen, the tomb is empty, and you are present with your friends. Remind us not to look for you in the places where we lost you—our grief, our failure, the death all around us. For you have been raised. You are not trapped in some tomb. Help us proclaim your resurrection with confidence this day. Help us perceive how deeply we are loved, for your grace and mercy never fail. Amen.

*Silent Prayer Of Confession

 

*Assurance Of Pardon

 

*Hymn of Acclamation

Hyfrydol

Christ has ri-sen while earth slum-bers; Christ has ris’n where hope had died. As he said and as he prom-ised, as we doubt-ed and de-nied. Let the moon em-brace the bless-ing; let the sun sus-tain the cheer; Let the world con-firm the ru-mor: Christ is risen, God is here!

 

Children’s Chat

 

Prayer For Illumination

 

first Lesson

See insert

Acts 10:34-43

 

Second Lesson                                  

See insert

Mark 16:1-8

 

Sermon

An Incredulous Encounter

Rev. Marie Bacchiocchi

 

 

 

*Affirmation Of Faith

The Book of Common Worship, p.96

This is the good news which we have received, in which we stand, and by which we are saved, if we hold it fast: that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day, and that he appeared first to the women, then to Peter, and to the Twelve, and then to many faithful witnesses. We believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the living God. Jesus Christ is the first and the last, the beginning and the end; he is our Lord and our God. Amen.

 

*Hymn #238

Thine is the Glory

 

 

Sharing Our Joys and Concerns

 

Pastoral Prayer

 

 

 

 

 

The Lord’s Prayer

 

 

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen.

 

Call To Offering

 

 

 

 

 

Offertory

In Christ Alone

Stuart Townsend/Keith Getty

 

 

 

*Hymn of Acclamation

 

Hyfrydol

Christ has ris-en for the peo-ple who he died to love and serve. Christ has ris-en for the wom-en bring-ing flow’rs to grace his grave. Christ has ris-en for dis-ci-ples hud-dled in an up-stairs room. He whose word in-spired cre-a-tion can’t be si-lenced by the tomb.

 

* Prayer of Dedication

Holy God, thank you for your goodness and mercy, especially for the good news of the resurrection of Jesus Christ. May these offerings, and indeed our very lives, become a witness to all people of the salvation and grace you bring into the world. Amen.

 

During the last hymn, if you would like to join the choir in singing our postlude, The Hallelujah Chorus, please make your way to the choir loft.

 

*Hymn #233

The Day of Resurrection

 

 

*Benediction

 

 

 

 

 

*Choral Amen

 

Hyfrydol

Christ has ris-en and for ev-er lives to chal-lenge and to change. All whose lives are messed or man-gled, all who find re-li-gion strange. Christ is ri-sen, Christ is pres-ent mak-ing us what he has been: Ev-i-dence of trans-for-ma-tion in which God is known and seen.

 

Postlude

“Hallelujah” Chorus

G.F. Handel

 

 

 

 

*Those Who Can, May Stand

 

 

 

 

Today’s liturgy was adapted from Ministry Matters, and the Abingdon Worship Annual.

 

Sorry Mom – No Flowers-Its Easter, but Happy Birthday! Love Tyler