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April 10, 2016 • 9:30 am

The Third Sunday of

Church in the Forestat Erdman Chapel, Stevenson School3152 Forest Lake Road, Pebble BeachP. O. Box 1027, Pebble Beach, CA 93953 • 831-624-1374email: citf@mbay.net • www.churchintheforest.org

“You enter this church not as a stranger, but as a child of God.”

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Church in the ForestThird Sunday of Easter • April 10, 2016 • 9:30 am

P r e l u d e

We respectfully request that you withhold conversation during the prelude (being recorded), silence your cell phones and hold your applause until the end.

Fenesta de Lucive ......................................................Vincenzo Bellini (1801-1835)Vaghissima sembianza ..............................................Stefano Donaudy (1879-1925)Lolita ....................................................................Arturo Buzzi-Peccia (1854-1943)El Día Que Me Quieras ............................Alfredo le Pera/Carlos Gardel (1890-1935)Una furtiva lagrima from L’Elisir d’amore ............. Gaetano Donizetti (1797-1848)Core ’ngrato ......................................R. Cordiferro/Salvatore Cardillo (1874-1947)

Afterwards, the minister welcomes the congregation and invites us to stand

Minister: Call on the name of the Lord in praise; Make known God’s deeds among the nations! Sing to God with joyful songs; tell of God’s wonderful deeds!

People: Christ, being raised from the dead, will never die again; death no longer has dominion over him.

Minister: Christ has been raised from the dead, the first fruits of those who have died.

The hymn is on page two — Afterwards the service continues below

T h e C o l l e C T o f T h e d ay

The Lord be with you.And also with you.Let us pray. Lord of life, submitting to death, you conquered the grave. By being lifted on a cross, you draw all peoples to you. By being raised from the dead, you restore to humanity all that we had lost through sin. Throughout these fifty days of Easter we proclaim the marvelous mystery of death and resurrection. For all praise is yours, now and throughout eternity. Amen.

Please be seated

Presiding Minister The Rev. Dr. William B. Rolland Assistant Minister and Bible Study The Rev. Ken Feske Music Director Melinda Coffey Armstead Office Administration Sherry St. Clair Publications Mary WiltseLector Bob Perry Crucifer Cynthia PerryAltar Care Martha Jordan & Sandy Rice Ushers Leslie and Bob Mulford

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T h e f i r s T l e s s o n

Acts 9: 1-19

Bob Perry

The Word of the Lord.Thanks be to God.

P s a l m 3 0 : 1 – 1 2Responsively

I will exalt you, O Lord, because you have lifted me up and have not let my enemies triumph over me.

O Lord my God, I cried out to you, and you restored me to health.

You brought me up, O Lord, from the dead; you restored my life as I was going down to the grave.

Sing to the Lord, you servants of his; give thanks for the remembrance of his holiness.

For his wrath endures but the twinkling of an eye, his favor for a lifetime.

Weeping may spend the night, but joy comes in the morning.

While I felt secure, I said, “I shall never be disturbed. You, Lord, with your favor, made me as strong as the mountains.”

Then you hid your face, and I was filled with fear.

I cried to you, O Lord; I pleaded with the Lord, saying,

“What profit is there in my blood, if I go down to the Pit? will the dust praise you or declare your faithfulness?

Hear, O Lord, and have mercy upon me; O Lord, be my helper.”

You have turned my wailing into dancing; you have put off my sack-cloth and clothed me with joy.

Therefore my heart sings to you without ceasing; O Lord my God, I will give you thanks for ever.

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen.

T h e s e C o n d l e s s o n

John 21: 1-19

T h e s e r m o n

“Turn it Over”

the Rev. Dr. William B. Rolland

The minister will ask you to stand for the Creed

T h e C r e e d

We believe in God, Who has created and is creating, Who has come in Jesus to reconcile And to make all things new. We trust in God, Who calls us to be the Church; To love and serve others, To seek justice and resist evil, To proclaim Jesus, Crucified, dead and risen; Our judge and our hope, In life, In death, In life beyond death, God is with us: We are not alone, Thanks be to God. Amen.

—A Statement of Faith from the Iona Community

T h e P e a C e

The peace of the Lord be always with you.And also with you.

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a n n o u n C e m e n T s

A warm welcome to one-and-all to this service of worship. We gather with the promise that “wherever two or more are gathered in God’s name, there God is in our midst…” and in our very souls. So, with joy and expectation, let us worship God together. If you are a visitor, please know that the doors of this church and the hearts of the congregation are wide open to receive you and, if you would like to know more about what it means to belong, please feel free to talk with one of the clergy and he would be only too happy to help. Take a moment and fill out the visitor card and then place it in the offering plate as it is passed to you. If you have a prayer request for the prayer circle, please use that same card for that purpose. After church, stay for awhile and enjoy fun, food and fellowship. We are grateful to Judy and Bob Fletcher for our refreshments this morning. The flowers at the altar are given by Arlen and Cindy Lackey, “In celebration of Spring!” We are grateful to have Erasmo Aiello, our Sicilian connection and favorite Italian tenor, as our musical guest this morning Our Nominating Committee will be meeting soon with the intent of presenting names of those to serve on one of the following: the Church Board, the Nominating Committee, and the Fund for the Future Committee. Please take a prayerful moment to consider who might best serve the church in one of these capacities, and then jot it down on the back of the visitor card and place it in the offering plate—or you may forward the information to Sherry at the church office. We are always looking for those who would like to serve God in the worship services—reading the lesson, ushering, acting as crucifer, performing altar care. If you can help, it would be appreciated. Just sign up on the announcement board or speak to Sherry or one of the ministers. Spring Breakfast (the best in town) is planned for May 1, at 8:15 am at Stevenson Dining Hall. The cost is $15, which includes the tip. Sign up today on the bulletin board or contact the office to reserve your space.

B i r T h d ay /a n n i v e r s a r y P r ay e r

O God, our times are in your hand: Look with favor, we pray, on your servants as they begin another year. Grant that they may grow in wisdom and grace, and strengthen their trust in your goodness all the days of their lives; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

T h e o f f e r i n g

Pietà, Signore ...................................................... Alessandro Stradella (1645-1682) Lord, have mercy, I call upon thee, hear my prayer

After the alms are gathered, the congregation rises and sings the Doxology

T h e d o x o l o g y

P r ay e r o f d e d i C aT i o n

Please remain standing for the hymn on the following page(s)

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Following the hymn, the minister continues and you may sit or kneelThe Lord be with you.And also with you.Let us pray: 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 trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen.

Save your people, Lord, and bless your inheritance; Govern and uphold them, now and always.Day by day we bless you; We praise your Name for ever.Lord, keep us from all sin today; Have mercy on us, Lord, have mercy.Lord, show us your love and mercy; For we put our trust in you.In you, Lord, is our hope; And we shall never hope in vain.

T h e P r ay e r sThe minister will lead the prayers and conclude each prayer with:

We pray to the Lord.The congregation will then respond:

Lord hear our prayer.Concluding prayer in unison

Almighty God, through your only Son you overcame death and opened to us the gate of everlasting life. Grant that we who celebrate our Lord’s resurrection, may, through the renewing power of your Spirit, arise from the death of sin to the life of righteousness; through the same Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

Please stand for the hymn on the opposite page—the service concludes belowB e n e d i C T i o n a n d d i s m i s s a l

Minister: Alleluia. Let us bless the Lord.People: Thanks be to God! Alleluia!

P o s T l u d eAll’ Offertorio ........................................................... Domenico Zipoli (1688-1726)

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Music Box

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We respectfully request that you withhold conversation during the prelude(being recorded), silence your cell phones and hold your applause until the end.

Erasmo Aiello, tenorMelinda Coffey Armstead, piano & organ

Fenesta de Lucive ......................................................Vincenzo Bellini (1801-1835)Vaghissima sembianza ..............................................Stefano Donaudy (1879-1925)Lolita ....................................................................Arturo Buzzi-Peccia (1854-1943)El Día Que Me Quieras ............................Alfredo le Pera/Carlos Gardel (1890-1935)Una furtiva lagrima from L’Elisir d’amore ............. Gaetano Donizetti (1797-1848)Core ’ngrato ......................................R. Cordiferro/Salvatore Cardillo (1874-1947)

Pietà, Signore ...................................................... Alessandro Stradella (1645-1682) Lord, have mercy, I call upon thee, hear my prayer

All’ Offertorio ........................................................... Domenico Zipoli (1688-1726) A warm welcome back to Erasmo Aiello, our Sicilian connection, favorite Italian tenor, and the guy who makes the best bread on the Monterey Peninsula. Our Italian classics program will leave you humming with sunny thoughts of the old country. Next week we visit France with the return of Musique et Poésie to Church in the Forest on Saturday, April 16, at 3 pm. Come enjoy a benefit concert with poetry recited by local students, then performed in musical settings by moi plus Katherine Edison, soprano; Linda Mehrabian, cello; Robert Armstead, bass-baritone; and Don Fischer, oboe. A champagne reception on the deck follows the concert. Admission at the door: $20 general, $15 members of the Alliance Française, FREE to students and teachers. All proceeds go to the Alliance Française, scholarship fund benefiting students of Monterey county. À bientôt!