Bells

Opening Prayer 1

Living God, on the first day of the week you brought to birth a new creation through the glorious resurrection of Jesus Christ. Fill us with the hope and joy of new beginnings, so that we may share the good news of your liberating, life-giving power with all the world; through Christ our Savior, who is alive and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, now and always. Amen.       

Welcome

Introit     An Easter Song of Praise     German Folksong, Arr. Steven Taranto

Call to Worship 2

ONE: This is the day:

ALL: when tears are wiped away, when shattered hearts are mended, and fears replaced with joy.

ONE: This is the day:

ALL: the Lord rolls away the stone of fear, casts off death's clothes, and goes before us into the future God prepares.

ONE: Today we rejoice, for Christ is Risen!

ALL: He is Risen indeed!

ONE: As Easter dawned, our hopes lay bound in the tomb, sealed in by stone.

ALL: We rejoice with Mary that the stone has been rolled away. The tomb lies empty. Where once death and despair lay locked in time now light has dawned to shine in our darkness. Death cannot hold our Savior, and by his mercy, death has lost its hold on us as well.

ONE: Today we rejoice

ALL: for Christ is risen! In the name of Christ, our risen Lord, we pray. Amen  

Hymn 235      O Sons and Daughters, Let Us Sing

Affirmation of Faith 3

This Easter day, we rejoice that death is not the last word. God raised Jesus from death, turning sorrow into joy, despair into hope. We sing of Jesus raised from the dead. We sing hallelujah. The Risen Christ lives today, present to us and the source of our hope. We sing of a church seeking to continue the story of Jesus by embodying Christ's presence in the world. We are called together by Christ as a community of broken but hopeful believers, loving what he loved, living what he taught, striving to be faithful servants of God in our time and place, even as we look in hope for a new heaven and a new earth.

Response Hymn 238

Thine is the glory, risen, conquering Son;

Endless is the victory thou o'er death hast won.

Sharing of the Peace

ONE: The peace of Christ be with you.

RESPONSE:  And also with you.

Response Hymn 243

Be not afraid; sing out for joy! Christ is risen, alleluia!

Be not afraid; sing out for joy! Christ is risen, alleluia!

Scripture: Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24 (responsive), John 20:1-18

ONE: This is the word of the Lord.

RESPONSE:  Thanks be to God.

Anthem    Glorious Day     Michael Bleeker and Mark Hall

Sermon     Reverend Debra McGuire

Hymn 247   Now the Green Blade Rises

Invitation to the Offering  4,5

All things in heaven and earth belong to God, who is coming in glory to reveal a new creation. God has abundantly blessed us and called us to be a community that blesses others through the sharing of our love, our talents, and our material possessions. Let us rejoice now in what we have been given and in what is ours to give.

Offertory     You are My King     Billy Foote

Prayer of Dedication

God of New Beginnings, you roll away more than stones. You roll away despair and doubt, fear and failure. On this Resurrection morning, we offer our gifts in gratitude for the new life we have found in Christ. Let these offerings be signs of our commitment to live differently -- eyes open, hearts awakened, hands ready to serve. May what we give today help announce to the world that hope is alive, love has triumphed, and joy cannot be contained. Use us and what we offer to keep telling the story: Christ is risen, indeed!  Bless what we give and bless what we keep, that all may be used for your glory.  In Jesus' name, we pray.  Amen.  

Sacrament of the Lord's Supper

Preparation of the Table

Invitation and Great Prayer of Thanksgiving 5

Welcome to the delight that is this table. Our Lord's table. Welcome to the table where the love of God meets Humanity. We welcome everyone to this table, no matter your church background, your knowledge of biblical ideas, no matter your sexual orientation or gender truth, no matter your mood. Wherever and whoever you are you are welcome here, you belong, you are worthy.

This is for you, but it may change you from one who is anxiously concerned about their own redemption into one who knows that Christ's body is the earth and all who walk upon it, are one in Him. Into knowing that we are not redeemed by our being good but by our being connected. Into knowing that daring to eat at the table of Jesus Christ has unimaginable consequences.

So come, come to be made whole, and to participate in the work of making us one with God and each other.

ONE: The Lord be with you

ALL: And also with you

ONE: Lift up your hearts

ALL: We lift them up to the Lord

ONE: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God

ALL: It is right to give our thanks and praise.

ONE: It is truly right and our greatest joy to give you thanks and praise, eternal God, creator of the universe. You made us from the dust of the earth, Breathed into us the breath of life, And set us in your world to love you. We rejected your love, your peace. We chose to live in enmity with one another Rather than peace with you and all creation. But you did not reject us, and you called us back to you over and over again. We thank you for the prophets like John who prepared the way of peace. Therefore we praise you, Joining our voices with the heavenly choirs And with all the faithful of every time and place, Who forever sing to the glory of your name, saying together:

ALL:  Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might, Heaven and earth are full of your glory. Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest.

ONE:  We give you thanks for Jesus at whose birth the angels sang of the coming reign of peace on earth, who fed the hungry, humbled the mighty, and proclaimed the good news. With thanks and praise we offer ourselves to you, sharing this holy meal, Remembering Christ's dying and rising, And praying: Come, Lord Jesus! Christ has died, Christ is risen, Christ will come again. Pour out your Holy Spirit upon us— this bread, this cup, this people— Christ's body and blood, that brings us peace. As you make us one in the Spirit, grant us the strength and wisdom to seek peace in the world. Keep us in the peace of Christ until you gather us at your table in glory Guide us in the path of peace. Through Christ, with Christ, in Christ in the unity of the Holy Spirit, all glory and honor are yours, almighty God, now and forever. Amen.

Words of Institution

Sharing of the Cup and Bread

Prayer of Thanksgiving

God our hope, we give you thanks that you have given us this foretaste of the heavenly realm of justice and peace. Strengthen us with this food from your table as we seek to serve you. Lead us in lives of purpose and joy as we await the coming again in glory of Jesus Christ our Savior and Lord. Amen.

Prayers of the People

ONE: Lord in your Mercy,

ALL: Hear our prayers.

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.

Hymn 236   The Strife is O'er

Pastoral Blessing

Community Charge

Go out into the world in peace. Have courage! Hold on to what is good. Return no person evil for evil. Strengthen the faint-hearted, support the weak, help the suffering. Honor all people. Love and serve the Lord, rejoicing in the power of the Holy Spirit!  

Postlude    O Praise the Living King     Lloyd Larson

1 PCUSA resources for Easter Sunday, Year A

2 First Pres Portland, 2021

3 Discipleship Ministries (UMC)

4 Touch of Holiness, Ruth Duck and Maren Tirabassi

5 Rev. Dr. Charles A. Wiley, III Peace and Global Witness

Bells

Opening Prayer 1

God, we are in a liminal space, one where chaos and disorder have confused our lives, yet one where we also find time to rest and receive your peace.  We sit with the disciples behind our locked doors and wait in fear, and when you appear, we are given a spirit of peace only you can give.  Hold us in your grace this morning, offering us the same hopeful word you offered those frightened disciples that Easter evening so many years ago.  We pray this all in the name of your son, our Risen Savior, Jesus Christ.  Amen.       

Welcome

Introit     

Call to Worship 2

ONE: Thomas said:

ALL: “Unless I see the mark of the nails and put my hand in his side, I will not believe.”

ONE: We are often skeptical people, driven by our senses, relying on that which we can hear, see or prove.

ALL: Our Lord asks us to see the invisible, to trust in the spirit, to have faith. Lord, give us faith!

ONE: Sometimes we get carried away by our emotions, by wishful thinking and by popular trends that pull us in.

ALL: Lord, help us to be bold in our beliefs, but also careful as Thomas was. Move us beyond mere trust in ordinary things and open our eyes for spiritual realities.

ONE: Jesus said: “Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have come to believe.”

ALL: Let us worship God!

Hymn 242      Day of Delight and Beauty Unbounded

Affirmation of Faith 2

This Easter season, we rejoice that death is not the last word. God raised Jesus from death, turning sorrow into joy, despair into hope. We sing of Jesus raised from the dead. We sing hallelujah. The Risen Christ lives today and every day, present to us and the source of our hope. We sing of a church seeking to continue the story of Jesus by embodying Christ's presence in the world. We are called together by Christ as a community of broken but hopeful believers, loving what he loved, living what he taught, striving to be faithful servants of God in our time and place, even as we look in hope for a new heaven and a new earth.

Response Hymn 238

Thine is the glory, risen, conquering Son;

Endless is the victory thou o'er death hast won.

Sharing of the Peace

ONE: The peace of Christ be with you.

RESPONSE:  And also with you.

Response Hymn 243

Be not afraid; sing out for joy! Christ is risen, alleluia!

Be not afraid; sing out for joy! Christ is risen, alleluia!

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:3-9, John 20:19-31

ONE: This is the word of the Lord.

RESPONSE:  Thanks be to God.

Anthem    Living Hope     Phil Wickham

Sermon     Reverend Debra McGuire

Hymn 817  We Walk by Faith and Not by Sight

Invitation to the Offering  4

All things in heaven and earth belong to God, who is coming in glory to reveal a new creation. God has abundantly blessed us and called us to be a community that blesses others through the sharing of our love, our talents, and our material possessions. Let us rejoice now in what we have been given and in what is ours to give.

Offertory     

Prayer of Dedication 3

God of New Beginnings, you roll away more than stones. You roll away despair and doubt, fear and failure. On this Resurrection morning, we offer our gifts in gratitude for the new life we have found in Christ. Let these offerings be signs of our commitment to live differently -- eyes open, hearts awakened, hands ready to serve. May what we give today help announce to the world that hope is alive, love has triumphed, and joy cannot be contained. Use us and what we offer to keep telling the story: Christ is risen, indeed!  Bless what we give and bless what we keep, that all may be used for your glory.  In Jesus' name, we pray.  Amen.  

Prayers of the People

ONE: Lord in your Mercy,

ALL: Hear our prayers.

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.

Hymn 634   To God Be the Glory

Pastoral Blessing

Community Charge

Go out into the world in peace. Have courage! Hold on to what is good. Return no person evil for evil. Strengthen the faint-hearted, support the weak, help the suffering. Honor all people. Love and serve the Lord, rejoicing in the power of the Holy Spirit!  

Postlude    Trading My Sorrows      Darrell Evans

1 Rev. Dr. Libby Grammer, Senior Pastor  First Baptist Church Martinsville, VA

2 Pastor Andreas Wagner Modern Liturgist

3 UMC Discipleship Ministries A New Start https://www.umcdiscipleship.org/worship-planning/journeys-end-a-new-start/easter-sunday-year-a-lectionary-planning-notes/easter-sunday-year-a-offertory-prayer

4 Touch of Holiness, Ruth Duck and Maren Tirabassi

and Peace and Global Witness PCUSA

Bells

Opening Prayer 1

O God, you come to us in unexpected places; in isolation, behind closed doors, on dusty roads, as we go from place to place, in video chats with friends and telephone conversations with loved ones.  You come bringing us peace, where there is no peace.  You come bringing us hope when everything seems hopeless.  You come bringing us courage when we are afraid.  Come and be among us now, in every place where we are. Open our eyes to see you, open our hearts to know you.  In the name of the Risen Christ we pray.  Amen.       

Welcome

Introit   In the Fair Morning      Mark Sedio  

Call to Worship 2

God of grace, you cause the sun to rise and chase away the shadows of death.  Each day you promise resurrection, that we may be born again to new life and overcome all that would hurt or destroy.  Fill us with the Holy Spirit, that we may be alive again with the power and the peace of Jesus Christ, our risen Lord.  Let us worship God!

Hymn 232      Jesus Christ is Risen Today

Affirmation of Faith 2

This Easter season, we rejoice that death is not the last word. God raised Jesus from death, turning sorrow into joy, despair into hope. We sing of Jesus raised from the dead. We sing hallelujah. The Risen Christ lives today and every day, present to us and the source of our hope. We sing of a church seeking to continue the story of Jesus by embodying Christ's presence in the world. We are called together by Christ as a community of broken but hopeful believers, loving what he loved, living what he taught, striving to be faithful servants of God in our time and place, even as we look in hope for a new heaven and a new earth.

Response Hymn 238

Thine is the glory, risen, conquering Son;

Endless is the victory thou o'er death hast won.

Sharing of the Peace

ONE: The peace of Christ be with you.

RESPONSE:  And also with you.

Response Hymn 243

Be not afraid; sing out for joy! Christ is risen, alleluia!

Be not afraid; sing out for joy! Christ is risen, alleluia!

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:17-23, Luke 24:13-25

ONE: This is the word of the Lord.

RESPONSE:  Thanks be to God.

Anthem    

Sermon     Reverend Debra McGuire

Hymn 830  Jesus, Priceless Treasure

Invitation to the Offering  4

All things in heaven and earth belong to God, who is coming in glory to reveal a new creation. God has abundantly blessed us and called us to be a community that blesses others through the sharing of our love, our talents, and our material possessions. Let us rejoice now in what we have been given and in what is ours to give.

Offertory     

Prayer of Dedication 3

God of New Beginnings, you roll away more than stones. You roll away despair and doubt, fear and failure. On this Resurrection morning, we offer our gifts in gratitude for the new life we have found in Christ. Let these offerings be signs of our commitment to live differently -- eyes open, hearts awakened, hands ready to serve. May what we give today help announce to the world that hope is alive, love has triumphed, and joy cannot be contained. Use us and what we offer to keep telling the story: Christ is risen, indeed!  Bless what we give and bless what we keep, that all may be used for your glory.  In Jesus' name, we pray.  Amen.  

Prayers of the People

ONE: Lord in your Mercy,

ALL: Hear our prayers.

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.

Hymn 729   Lord, I Want to Be a Christian

Pastoral Blessing

Community Charge

Go out into the world in peace. Have courage! Hold on to what is good. Return no person evil for evil. Strengthen the faint-hearted, support the weak, help the suffering. Honor all people. Love and serve the Lord, rejoicing in the power of the Holy Spirit!  

Postlude    The World Itself Keeps Easter Day     John M. Neale

1 Ann Harbridge, DLM - Trinity Centennial United Church, Rosemont, Ontario

2 BCW, daily edition

3 UMC Discipleship Ministries A New Start https://www.umcdiscipleship.org/worship-planning/journeys-end-a-new-start/easter-sunday-year-a-lectionary-planning-notes/easter-sunday-year-a-offertory-prayer

4 Touch of Holiness, Ruth Duck and Maren Tirabassi

and Peace and Global Witness PCUSA

Bells

Opening Prayer 1

Almighty God, you sent Jesus, our good shepherd, to gather us together.  May we not wander from his flock, but follow wherever he leads us, listening for his voice and staying near him, until we are safely in your fold, to live with you forever; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.  Amen.       

Welcome

Introit   On Earth Has Dawned This Day of Days     Hal Hopson   

Call to Worship 2

ONE: Jesus said, “I AM the good shepherd.”  The one who tends us, guides us into pastures, who recognizes  the sounds of our names.

ALL: Jesus said, “I AM the good shepherd.”  The one who bends to heal us, travels through the deepest valleys with us, who gives up everything for us all.

ONE: Jesus said, “I AM the good shepherd.”  The one whose rod and staff comfort us, whose strength and love holds us, whose cup of love runneth over.

ALL: Jesus said, “I AM the good shepherd” and we will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.

ONE: Let us gather here, God's people, in God's love, for God's world.

ALL: Let us worship God!

Hymn 231      Christ Has Risen While Earth Slumbers

Affirmation of Faith 2

This Easter season, we rejoice that death is not the last word. God raised Jesus from death, turning sorrow into joy, despair into hope. We sing of Jesus raised from the dead. We sing hallelujah. The Risen Christ lives today and every day, present to us and the source of our hope. We sing of a church seeking to continue the story of Jesus by embodying Christ's presence in the world. We are called together by Christ as a community of broken but hopeful believers, loving what he loved, living what he taught, striving to be faithful servants of God in our time and place, even as we look in hope for a new heaven and a new earth.

Response Hymn 238

Thine is the glory, risen, conquering Son;

Endless is the victory thou o'er death hast won.

Sharing of the Peace

ONE: The peace of Christ be with you.

RESPONSE:  And also with you.

Response Hymn 243

Be not afraid; sing out for joy! Christ is risen, alleluia!

Be not afraid; sing out for joy! Christ is risen, alleluia!

Scripture: 1 Peter 2:19-25, John 10:1-10

ONE: This is the word of the Lord.

RESPONSE:  Thanks be to God.

Anthem   Medley of the Cross      Arr. Page & Shafferman

Sermon     Reverend Debra McGuire

Hymn 718  Take Up Your Cross, the Savior Said

Invitation to the Offering  4

All things in heaven and earth belong to God, who is coming in glory to reveal a new creation. God has abundantly blessed us and called us to be a community that blesses others through the sharing of our love, our talents, and our material possessions. Let us rejoice now in what we have been given and in what is ours to give.

Offertory     Jesus Messiah     Chris Tomlin

Prayer of Dedication 3

God of New Beginnings, you roll away more than stones. You roll away despair and doubt, fear and failure. On this Resurrection morning, we offer our gifts in gratitude for the new life we have found in Christ. Let these offerings be signs of our commitment to live differently -- eyes open, hearts awakened, hands ready to serve. May what we give today help announce to the world that hope is alive, love has triumphed, and joy cannot be contained. Use us and what we offer to keep telling the story: Christ is risen, indeed!  Bless what we give and bless what we keep, that all may be used for your glory.  In Jesus' name, we pray.  Amen.  

Prayers of the People

ONE: Lord in your Mercy,

ALL: Hear our prayers.

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.

Hymn 802   The King of Love, My Shepherd Is

Pastoral Blessing

Community Charge

Go out into the world in peace. Have courage! Hold on to what is good. Return no person evil for evil. Strengthen the faint-hearted, support the weak, help the suffering. Honor all people. Love and serve the Lord, rejoicing in the power of the Holy Spirit!  

Postlude    I Will Follow     Chris Tomlin

1 BCW, daily edition

2 New Kilpatrick Parish Church

3 UMC Discipleship Ministries A New Start https://www.umcdiscipleship.org/worship-planning/journeys-end-a-new-start/easter-sunday-year-a-lectionary-planning-notes/easter-sunday-year-a-offertory-prayer

4 Touch of Holiness, Ruth Duck and Maren Tirabassi

and Peace and Global Witness PCUSA

Bells

Opening Prayer 1

Almighty God, you have built your Church on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief cornerstone. Join us together in unity of spirit by their teaching, that we may become a holy temple, acceptable to you: through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.  Amen.       

Welcome

Introit   Breathe   Marie Barnett

Call to Worship 2

ONE: Come, people of God!

ALL: Let us sing the praises of the One who has called us out of darkness into his marvelous light!

ONE: For once we were not a people at all, but now we are God's people!

ALL: Let's worship God together.

Hymn 327      From All That Dwell Below the Skies

Affirmation of Faith

This Easter season, we rejoice that death is not the last word. God raised Jesus from death, turning sorrow into joy, despair into hope. We sing of Jesus raised from the dead. We sing hallelujah. The Risen Christ lives today and every day, present to us and the source of our hope. We sing of a church seeking to continue the story of Jesus by embodying Christ's presence in the world. We are called together by Christ as a community of broken but hopeful believers, loving what he loved, living what he taught, striving to be faithful servants of God in our time and place, even as we look in hope for a new heaven and a new earth.

Response Hymn 238

Thine is the glory, risen, conquering Son;

Endless is the victory thou o'er death hast won.

Sharing of the Peace

ONE: The peace of Christ be with you.

RESPONSE:  And also with you.

Response Hymn 243

Be not afraid; sing out for joy! Christ is risen, alleluia!

Be not afraid; sing out for joy! Christ is risen, alleluia!

Scripture: 1 Peter 2:2-10, John 14:1-14

ONE: This is the word of the Lord.

RESPONSE:  Thanks be to God.

Anthem   You Welcome Us All     Craig Bray

Sermon     Reverend Debra McGuire

Hymn 361  O Christ, the Great Foundation

Invitation to the Offering  4

All things in heaven and earth belong to God, who is coming in glory to reveal a new creation. God has abundantly blessed us and called us to be a community that blesses others through the sharing of our love, our talents, and our material possessions. Let us rejoice now in what we have been given and in what is ours to give.

Offertory     Precious Lord, Take My Hand     Thomas A. Dorsey

Prayer of Dedication 3, 4

God of New Beginnings, you roll away more than stones. You roll away despair and doubt, fear and failure. On this Resurrection morning, we offer our gifts in gratitude for the new life we have found in Christ. Let these offerings be signs of our commitment to live differently -- eyes open, hearts awakened, hands ready to serve. May what we give today help announce to the world that hope is alive, love has triumphed, and joy cannot be contained. Use us and what we offer to keep telling the story: Christ is risen, indeed!  Bless what we give and bless what we keep, that all may be used for your glory.  In Jesus' name, we pray.  Amen.  

Sacrament of the Lord's Supper

Preparation of the Table

Invitation and Great Prayer of Thanksgiving 5

Welcome to the delight that is this table. Our Lord's table. Welcome to the table where the love of God meets Humanity. We welcome everyone to this table, no matter your church background, your knowledge of biblical ideas, no matter your sexual orientation or gender truth, no matter your mood. Wherever and whoever you are you are welcome here, you belong, you are worthy.

This is for you, but it may change you from one who is anxiously concerned about their own redemption into one who knows that Christ's body is the earth and all who walk upon it, are one in Him. Into knowing that we are not redeemed by our being good but by our being connected. Into knowing that daring to eat at the table of Jesus Christ has unimaginable consequences.

So come, come to be made whole, and to participate in the work of making us one with God and each other.

ONE: The Lord be with you

ALL: And also with you

ONE: Lift up your hearts

ALL: We lift them up to the Lord

ONE: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God

ALL: It is right to give our thanks and praise.

ONE: It is truly right and our greatest joy to give you thanks and praise, eternal God, creator of the universe. You made us from the dust of the earth, Breathed into us the breath of life, And set us in your world to love you. We rejected your love, your peace. We chose to live in enmity with one another Rather than peace with you and all creation. But you did not reject us, and you called us back to you over and over again. We thank you for the prophets like John who prepared the way of peace. Therefore we praise you, Joining our voices with the heavenly choirs And with all the faithful of every time and place, Who forever sing to the glory of your name, saying together:

ALL:  Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might, Heaven and earth are full of your glory. Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest.

ONE:  We give you thanks for Jesus at whose birth the angels sang of the coming reign of peace on earth, who fed the hungry, humbled the mighty, and proclaimed the good news. With thanks and praise we offer ourselves to you, sharing this holy meal, Remembering Christ's dying and rising, And praying: Come, Lord Jesus! Christ has died, Christ is risen, Christ will come again. Pour out your Holy Spirit upon us— this bread, this cup, this people— Christ's body and blood, that brings us peace. As you make us one in the Spirit, grant us the strength and wisdom to seek peace in the world. Keep us in the peace of Christ until you gather us at your table in glory Guide us in the path of peace. Through Christ, with Christ, in Christ in the unity of the Holy Spirit, all glory and honor are yours, almighty God, now and forever. Amen.

Words of Institution

Sharing of the Cup and Bread

Prayer of Thanksgiving

God our hope, we give you thanks that you have given us this foretaste of the heavenly realm of justice and peace. Strengthen us with this food from your table as we seek to serve you. Lead us in lives of purpose and joy as we await the coming again in glory of Jesus Christ our Savior and Lord. Amen.

Prayers of the People

ONE: Lord in your Mercy,

ALL: Hear our prayers.

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.

Hymn 361   O Christ, the Great Foundation

Pastoral Blessing

Community Charge

Go out into the world in peace. Have courage! Hold on to what is good. Return no person evil for evil. Strengthen the faint-hearted, support the weak, help the suffering. Honor all people. Love and serve the Lord, rejoicing in the power of the Holy Spirit!  

Postlude    Nothing But the Blood     Robert Lowry

1 RE:Worship The Church of Scotland

2 RE:Worship, Easter 5A

3 Rev. Dr. Derek Browning The Church of Scotland https://www.umcdiscipleship.org/worship-planning/journeys-end-a-new-start/easter-sunday-year-a-lectionary-planning-notes/easter-sunday-year-a-offertory-prayer

4 Journey's End/A New Start Discipleship Ministries, UMC

Touch of Holiness, Ruth Duck and Maren Tirabassi

and Peace and Global Witness PCUSA