THE CALL TO INTERCESSORY PRAYERS The Lord be with you. And also with you. Let us pray. Please join us in a time of silent prayer. Please refer to the back of the Easter Flower insert for the Prayer List. For additional prayer concerns you may fill out a blue prayer card located in the pews. CALL TO OFFERING Thank you for worshiping with us today! Please record your presence on the Friendship Pad placed at the end of each row. If you are a newcomer, please print your address and phone number. THE RECEIVING OF THE OFFERING THE OFFERTORY Grace Brass Quintet +THE DOXOLOGY UMH 94, Lasst uns erfreuen Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; Praise him, all creatures here below; Alleluia! Alleluia! Praise God, the source of all our gifts! Praise Jesus Christ, whose power uplifts! Praise the Spirit, Holy Spirit! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! +THE PRAYER OF DEDICATION +THE PASSING OF THE PEACE Pastor: May the peace of Christ be with you. All: And also with you. THE GREAT THANKSGIVING Please refer to an insert for the Communion liturgy COMMUNION SOLO Johnson/Wickham

CONG. HYMN Samuel Nedley

PRAYER AFTER RECEIVING Eternal God, we give thanks for this holy mystery in which you have given yourself to us. Raise us to new life through this sacrament. Grant that we may go into the world in the strength of your Spirit, to give ourselves for others, in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. +HYMN UMH 308 Judas Maccabeus

+BENEDICTION POSTLUDE Robert A.M. Ross

************** SERVING YOU Cindy Marino, Senior Pastor Daniel Cochran, Associate Pastor Mark Himel, Welcoming Pastor Doug Bowden, Retired Pastor Bob Owensby, Jane Abe, Ushers Deborah Potts, Sign Language Interpreter

1. I know that my Redeemer lives What comfort this sweet sentence gives He lives He lives who once was dead He lives my ever living Head 2. He lives triumphant from the grave He lives eternally to save He lives exalted throned above He lives to rule His Church in love

How great the chasm that lay between us, How high the mountain I could not climb In desperation I turned to heaven, And spoke Your name into the night, Then through the darkness Your loving-kindness, Tore through the shadows of my soul, The work is finished the end is written, Jesus Christ my living hope

Who could imagine so great a mercy, What heart could fathom such boundless grace The God of ages stepped down from glory, To wear my sin and bear my shame, The cross has spoken I am forgiven, The King of kings calls me His own, Beautiful Savior I’m Yours forever, Jesus Christ my living hope

Chorus: Hallelujah praise the One who set me free, Hallelujah death has lost its grip on me, You have broken every chain, There’s salvation in Your name, Jesus Christ my living hope

Then came the morning that sealed the promise, Your buried body began to breathe Out of the silence the Roaring Lion, Declared the grave has no claim on me, Jesus Yours is the victory

Living Hope Vickie Wagner

Thine Be the Glory

I Know That My Redeemer Lives

1. Thine be the glory, risen, conquering Son; endless is the victory thou o’er death hast won! Angels in bright raiment rolled the stone away, kept the folded grave-clothes where thy body lay. Refrain: Thine be the glory, risen, conquering Son; endless is the victory thou o’er death hast won! 2. Lo, Jesus meets thee, risen from the tomb! Lovingly he greets thee, scatters fear and gloom; let his church with gladness, hymns of triumph sing, for the Lord now liveth; death hath lost its sting! [Refrain] INTERLUDE 3. No more we doubt thee, glorious Prince of life; life is naught without thee; aid us in our strife; make us more than conquerors, through thy deathless love; bring us safe through Jordan to thy home above. [Refrain]

At The Table Of The Risen Christ

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3. He lives and grants me daily breath He lives and I shall conquer death He lives my mansion to prepare He lives to bring me safely there 4. He lives all glory to His name He lives my Savior still the same What joy this blest assurance gives I know that my Redeemer lives

Resurrexit Sicut Dixit (He has risen as he said)

Grace Brass Quintet and Organ

All: Lord Jesus, we greet you, risen from the dead, overcoming by the power of love, by patient trust and perseverance, by faith in God alone.

Pastor: Lord Jesus, we greet you, risen from the dead, proving nothing can separate us from God’s love, showing us how far that love will go, and suffering for the sins of the world. All: Lord Jesus, we greet you, risen from the dead, and offer you our thanks and our praise, our prayers and our worship, our devotion and our service forever.

Pastor: Christ is risen! All: He is risen indeed!

Pastor: Christ is risen! All: He is risen indeed!

Pastor: Christ is risen!

All: He is risen indeed! +FANFARE AND HYMN UMH 302, vs. 1-4 Charles Wesley PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION Rev. Doug Bowden Let us pray: Blessed Lord, you have caused all holy Scriptures to be written for our learning. Grant us so to hear them, read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest them, that we may embrace and ever hold fast the blessed hope of ever-lasting life, which you have given us in your Savior Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, One God, forever and ever. Amen.

PRELUDE: Hymns of the Resurrection Intergeneration Orchestra and Grace Brass Quintet

GREETING SCRIPTURE OF PREPARATION John 20:1-10 HYMN Liam Lawton

+EASTER LITANY (from Be Our Freedom, Lord)

Pastor: Lord Jesus, we greet you, risen from the dead, victorious over sin and death, over suffering and shame, over all evil and wrong.

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persons are of sacred worth. You are welcome here. Large print bulletins are available from an usher

+ The congregation will please stand as able

PSALM FOR EASTER—Psalm 118 Richard Proulx Refrain

SCRIPTURE READING: John 20:11-18 Pew Bible, NT pg. 114 Leader: This is the Word of God for the people of God. People: Thanks be to God. ANTHEM Daniel Kallman

MESSAGE Pastor Cindy Marino

FANFARE 1. Christ the Lord is risen today, Alleluia! Earth and heaven in chorus say, Alleluia! Raise your joys and triumphs high, Alleluia! Sing, ye heavens, and earth reply, Alleluia! 2. Love's redeeming work is done, Alleluia! Fought the fight, the battle won, Alleluia! Death in vain forbids him rise, Alleluia! Christ has opened paradise, Alleluia! INTERLUDE 3. Lives again our glorious King, Alleluia! Where, O death, is now thy sting? Alleluia! Once he died our souls to save, Alleluia! Where's thy victory, boasting grave? Alleluia! INTERLUDE 4. 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! Amen.

Exsultet Evensong Singers and Congregation

1. Now to the throne of God in exultation, High heaven’s hosts, your proud hosannas sing! Sound in the height the trumpet of salvation, Waking the day to greet its Lord and King! Refrain (all) 2. Now let the earth be filled with songs of gladness! Christ is our Dawn, and banished is our night! Now let all tongues acclaim the King of ages, Rising as Lord of everlasting life! Refrain (all) 3.Sing in your joy, O holy Church, our Mother: Darkest of nights becomes your day of days! Now, in the dawn of never ending glory, Bring to your Lord the homage of your praise! Refrain (all) 4. Bless with your love this feast of light, O Father! Shine on the world, O world’s true Light, God’s Son! Touch with your fire, O God the Holy Spirit, Tongues to proclaim the triumph Christ has won! Refrain (all)

“Your New Life”

Choir: Refrain All: Refrain Choir: Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; God’s love endures forevermore. So let the children of Israel say: God’s love endures for evermore! Refrain Choir: The Lord’s right hand has triumph brought; the Lord’s right hand has raised me up. I shall not die but I shall live, singing of all God’s mighty deeds! Refrain Choir: The stone the builders would not use has now become the cornerstone. Such wonders are the work of the Lord, and they are marvels in our sight! Refrain

The day of resurrection! Earth, tell it out abroad, The passover of gladness, the passover of God. From death to life eternal, from sin’s dominion free, Our Christ has brought us over with hymns of victory. Let hearts be purged of evil that we may see aright The Lord in rays eternal of resurrection light, And list’ning to his accents, may hear, so calm and plain, His own “All hail!” And hearing, may raise the glad refrain. Now let the heav’ns be joyful, let earth its song begin, The round world keep high triumph and all that is therein. Let all things, seen and unseen, their notes of gladness blend; For Christ the Lord has risen, our joy that has no end! All praise to God the Father, all praise to God the Son, All praise to God the Spirit, eternal Three in One! Let all the ransomed number fall down before the throne, And honor, pow’r, and glory ascribe to God alone!

Christ the Lord Is Risen Today

The Day of Resurrection Evensong Singers and Brass Quintet

Preparing For the Risen Christ

Celebrating The Risen Christ

The Great Thanksgiving THE GREAT THANKSGIVING PRAYER

Pastor: The Lord be with you.

People: And also with you.

Pastor: Lift up your hearts.

People: We lift them up to the Lord.

Pastor: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.

People: It is right to give our thanks and praise. The pastor gives thanks appropriate to the season, remembering God's acts of salvation, and concludes:

Pastor: And so, with your people on earth and all the company of heaven we praise your name and we join their unending hymn.

The Sanctus

The pastor continues the thanksgiving. The institution of the Lord's Supper is recalled. The pastor concludes:

Pastor: And so, in remembrance of these your mighty acts in Jesus Christ, we offer ourselves in praise and thanksgiving as a holy and living sacrifice, in union with Christ's offering for us, as we proclaim the mystery of faith.

The Acclamation

The pastor invokes the present work of the Holy Spirit in the Epiclesis and praises the Trinity, concluding:

Pastor: All honor and glory is yours, holy and loving God, now and forever. The Great Amen

The Great Thanksgiving THE GREAT THANKSGIVING PRAYER

Pastor: The Lord be with you.

People: And also with you.

Pastor: Lift up your hearts.

People: We lift them up to the Lord.

Pastor: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.

People: It is right to give our thanks and praise. The pastor gives thanks appropriate to the season, remembering God's acts of salvation, and concludes:

Pastor: And so, with your people on earth and all the company of heaven we praise your name and we join their unending hymn.

The Sanctus

The pastor continues the thanksgiving. The institution of the Lord's Supper is recalled. The pastor concludes:

Pastor: And so, in remembrance of these your mighty acts in Jesus Christ, we offer ourselves in praise and thanksgiving as a holy and living sacrifice, in union with Christ's offering for us, as we proclaim the mystery of faith.

The Acclamation

The pastor invokes the present work of the Holy Spirit in the Epiclesis and praises the Trinity, concluding:

Pastor: All honor and glory is yours, holy and loving God, now and forever. The Great Amen

The Great Thanksgiving THE GREAT THANKSGIVING PRAYER

Pastor: The Lord be with you.

People: And also with you.

Pastor: Lift up your hearts.

People: We lift them up to the Lord.

Pastor: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.

People: It is right to give our thanks and praise. The pastor gives thanks appropriate to the season, remembering God's acts of salvation, and concludes:

Pastor: And so, with your people on earth and all the company of heaven we praise your name and we join their unending hymn.

The Sanctus

The pastor continues the thanksgiving. The institution of the Lord's Supper is recalled. The pastor concludes:

Pastor: And so, in remembrance of these your mighty acts in Jesus Christ, we offer ourselves in praise and thanksgiving as a holy and living sacrifice, in union with Christ's offering for us, as we proclaim the mystery of faith.

The Acclamation

The pastor invokes the present work of the Holy Spirit in the Epiclesis and praises the Trinity, concluding:

Pastor: All honor and glory is yours, holy and loving God, now and forever. The Great Amen

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 sins, as we forgive those who sin against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen. SHARING THE BREAD AND CUP All here are welcome to receive the bread and cup. We serve this evening by intinction. Come forward, receive a piece of the broken bread and dip it lightly in the cup. If you cannot come forward, the usher will direct a serving team to come to you. If you desire "gluten free" communion ask the celebrant when you come forward. Those who wish may also come to the kneeling bench for special anointing and prayer for healing!

The Agnus Dei

PLEASE REFER BACK TO THE BULLETIN FOR THE COMMUNION SOLO, HYMN AND PRAYER AFTER RECEIVING.

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 sins, as we forgive those who sin against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen. SHARING THE BREAD AND CUP All here are welcome to receive the bread and cup. We serve this evening by intinction. Come forward, receive a piece of the broken bread and dip it lightly in the cup. If you cannot come forward, the usher will direct a serving team to come to you. If you desire "gluten free" communion ask the celebrant when you come forward. Those who wish may also come to the kneeling bench for special anointing and prayer for healing!

The Agnus Dei

PLEASE REFER BACK TO THE BULLETIN FOR THE COMMUNION SOLO, HYMN AND PRAYER AFTER RECEIVING.

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 sins, as we forgive those who sin against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen. SHARING THE BREAD AND CUP All here are welcome to receive the bread and cup. We serve this evening by intinction. Come forward, receive a piece of the broken bread and dip it lightly in the cup. If you cannot come forward, the usher will direct a serving team to come to you. If you desire "gluten free" communion ask the celebrant when you come forward. Those who wish may also come to the kneeling bench for special anointing and prayer for healing!

The Agnus Dei

PLEASE REFER BACK TO THE BULLETIN FOR THE COMMUNION SOLO, HYMN AND PRAYER AFTER RECEIVING.