Easter Sunday April 1, 2018 - rockspringucc.org Battaglia Samuel Scheidt Jesu, Joy of Man’s...
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Easter Sunday April 1, 2018
Transcript of Easter Sunday April 1, 2018 - rockspringucc.org Battaglia Samuel Scheidt Jesu, Joy of Man’s...
Easter SundayApril 1, 2018
Welcome!We are so glad you have joined us this morning to celebrate Easter. Amid the majestic music of The Clarion Brass (George Allen, Leslie Mincer Robillard, Kevin Olivera, Lorenzo Trujillo, and Douglas G. Wilson) and the beautiful flowers that surround us today, we hope you will hear a message of grace and love, and that you will leave with a sense of hope and possibility.
To learn more about Rock Spring and our programs and ministries, please visit our website at www.rockspringucc.org.
Here are a few details that may enhance your worship experience:
We are accessible – Please ask an usher if you need:• Hearing assistance device• Directions to the elevator or accessible restrooms.Watch us on the Web – Our services are live-streamed and archived on our website for future viewing.• While the congregation is shown mostly from the back, please speak to an
usher if you would prefer to sit in the least visible spot.• All copyrighted material is licensed through onelicense.net and may not be
reproduced without permission.
Children are always welcome in our worship services. Today we have prepared a special bulletin and activity bag for children; please see an usher if you did not receive one when you came in. If a child is restless or if you need a place to calm your infant, you are welcome to go to the Narthex at the back of the church, or the Saegmuller Room on the lower level. A live feed of the worship service is broadcast in both places. Professional child care is available all morning for infants and toddlers in our nursery (Room 104 of the Hunter Building).
Please come back soon. Our worship times are 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. on Sunday mornings, with Sunday School offered for preschoolers-8th graders at the 11:00 a.m. service. During the summer (May 20, 2018 – September 9, 2018), we have one service, with Sunday School for preschoolers-5th graders, at 10:00 a.m. We look forward to seeing you again!
Service Credits: The Call to Worship is written by Katherine Hawker and posted on liturgyoutside.net.
Order of WorshipAn asterisk (*) indicates an invitation to stand.
“The Resurrection is not a single event, but a loosening of God’s power and light into the earth and history that continues to alter all things, infusing them with the grace and
power of God’s own holiness. It is as though a door was opened, and what poured out will never be stopped, and that door cannot be closed.”
~Megan McKenna, And Morning Came: Scriptures of the Resurrection
Prelude Sonata from Die Bankelsangerlieder Daniel Speer Pie Jesu Gabriel Fauré Galliard Battaglia Samuel Scheidt Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring J.S. Bach Rigaudon André Campra
Welcome
*Passing the Peace The Peace of Christ be with you all. And also with you.
The ringing of the bell is an indication that worship is about to begin.
Call to Worship
One: Resurrection starts with the cry of grief, an empty place, a familiar voice.
It’s tiny... like the fingers of a newborn. Seemingly insignificant... like the grain that lands in the clam’s open mouth. ‘Often overlooked... like the leaf bud on the tree.
Christ has risen.All: Waiting for us to take notice. Christ has risen. Waiting for us to respond. Christ has risen. Christ has risen indeed!
*Hymn -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Easter Hymn Christ the Lord is Risen Today arr. J. Rutter
Christ the Lord is ris’n today, Alleluia! All Creation join to say, Alleluia! Raise your joys and triumphs high, Alleluia! Sing ye heav’ns, and earth, reply, Alleluia!
Lives again our glorious King, Alleluia! Where, O death, is now thy sting? Alleluia! Dying once he all doth save, Alleluia! Where thy victory, O grave? Alleluia! Love’s redeeming work is done, Alleluia! Fought the fight, the battle won, Alleluia! Death in vain forbids him rise, Alleluia! Christ hath opened Paradise, Alleluia!
Soar we now where Christ has led, Alleluia! Following our exalted Head, Alleluia! Made like him, like him we rise, Alleluia! Ours the cross, the grave, the skies, Alleluia!
Witness of Scripture ------------------------------------------------------------------- Acts 10:34-43
Anthem ---------------------------------------------------------- G.F. Handel/ arr. J. Marty Cope Thine Be the Glory The Sanctuary Choir and The Clarion Brass
For the Child in All of Us The nursery is available all morning for infants and toddlers.
Witness of Scripture --------------------------------------------------------------------- Mark 16:1-8
Sermon ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Kathy Dwyer
*Hymn ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Puer Nobis Nascitur That Easter Day with Joy Was Bright
That Easter day with joy was bright,the sun shone out with fairer light,when, to their longing eyes restored,the glad apostles saw their Lord.
O Jesus, strong in gentleness,come now yourself our hearts possess,that we may give you all our daysthe tribute of our grateful praise.
Come, risen Christ, with us abidein this our joyful Eastertide;your own redeemed forever shieldfrom ev’ry weapon death can wield.
Prayers of the People and The Lord’s Prayer (unison)Holy One*, 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 intotemptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom,and the power, and the glory for ever. Amen.*may use Creator, Father, Parent, Abba
Gathering of the Offering One: Jesus said, “I was hungry and you gave me food.All: I was thirsty and you gave me drink. I was a stranger and you welcomed me. I was naked and you clothed me. I was sick and you visited me. I was in prison and you came to me.” When did we see you in need and minister to you? “Inasmuch as you did it to the least of these, my brothers and sisters, you did it to me.” Let all you do be done in love.
Offertory --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Edward Elgar Salut d’Amor The Clarion Brass
*Presentation ----------------------------------------------Old Hundredth/arr. R. V. Williams Praise God from whom all blessings flow; Praise Christ, all creatures here below; Praise Holy Spirit evermore; One God triune, whom we adore.
*Prayer of Dedication
*Hymn ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Lancashire The Day of Resurrection! arr. B. Harlan
(v. 1 - Choir and Congregation)The day of resurrection! Earth, tell it out abroad;The passover of gladness, the passover of God.From death to life eternal, from earth unto the sky,Our Christ hath brought us over, with hymns of victory.
(v. 2 - Choir only)Our hearts be pure from evil, that we may see arightThe Lord in rays eternal of resurrection light;And listening to his accents, may hear so calm and plain,His own “All hail!” and, hearing, may raise the victor strain.
(v. 3 - Choir and Congregation)Now let the heav’ns be joyful! Let earth the song begin!Let the round world keep triumph, and all that is therein!Let all things seen and unseen, their notes in gladness blend,For Christ the Lord hath risen, our joy that hath no end.Choir: For Christ the Lord hath risen! Amen! Amen!
*Benediction
Postlude -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Gabrieli Canzone The Clarion Brass and Ed Roberts, organ
The Easter Flowers
Preston & Leslie Atkins – in loving memory of our parents * Karin Croft & Steve Miller – in celebration of the love we find at Rock Spring * Kathy & Dale Dwyer – in honor of Courtney, Suzanne, and Ivy: three strong women in our lives. May we know them, may we be them, may we raise them * Sara Fitzgerald & Walt Wurfel – in appreciation of the love of our Rock Spring family * Kathy & Rick Hale – in loving memory of our parents Ryland, Margaret, Mary & Gordon * Don & Sharon Hall – for our family * Alden & Carolyn Hart – Alleluia! * Gail & John Howell – in memory of our aunt and mentor Ellen Adams * Don & Diana Johnson – to the memory of our parents * Tom & Susan Johnson – in loving memory of Caroline & Adolf Nelson * Daena Kluegel – in memory of loved ones and gratitude for blessings * Laura Martin – For my grandmother, who believed in trees, music, whimsy, and that Easter rising is all around us * Vince Meehan – in memory of Edith Schutze * Kathleen & Allen Moore – in loving memory of Donald Kline & Janet Moore * Elizabeth Kluegel Niblock, Quinn & Nate – in honor of grandparents that shape our lives * Susan Olson – to the memory of my father Gary Olson and the love of my family * Marty & Stephen Swaim – in celebration of our family, born and chosen and those who live in memory * David, Alice, Matthew, & Caroline Tornquist – in loving memory of Gisela Brand Tornquist * Chip Woodward * Rebecca Womeldorf & Ashley Martinage – With gratitude for the family that surrounds us now and those who live on in our hearts *
The Congregation, The Ministers
Kathryn N. Dwyer, Senior Pastor [email protected]
Laura Martin, Associate Pastor [email protected]
Ashley Martinage, Director of Faith [email protected]
Elizabeth Kluegel Niblock, Director of [email protected]
Edward Roberts, Assistant Director of Music, [email protected]
Administrative Staff:Easterlyn Walters, Office Administrator
[email protected] Sarah Lengyel Steel, Bookkeeper and Operations Consultant
Childcare Staff:Fern Lawrence & Blanca Cespedes
5010 Little Falls Road, Arlington, Virginia 22207
tel: 703-538-4886 • fax: 703-538-6891
www.RockSpringUCC.org
