We held a virtual Easter Sunday worship on Sunday, April 12, 2020 at 10am. You can watch the recording below, or on Facebook by clicking here (no Facebook account required).
Worship Bulletin Easter 2020 10 a.m
GATHERING Thine Be the Glory Shaun Booher
CALL TO WORSHIP Ashley Dubois
We are still isolated,
still feeling like we have been left alone in a shadowed place,
but this is the day:
hope tiptoes us awake;
light guides us through the shadows.
We are keeping a safe distance from others,
we are quarantining ourselves,
we are not gathering physically as God’s people,
but this is the day the Lord:
plants joy in our winter hearts;
drowns out despair’s cries with laughter.
This is a time of uncertainty and fear,
we wonder what today will bring,
we worry about the coming tomorrow,
but this is the day the Lord has made
the day grace does cartwheels in graveyards;
resurrection-wonder outshines the brightest sun;
an empty tomb fills us with good news!
HYMN Christ the Lord Is Risen Today Video
OPENING TO GOD Creed New Kilpatrick Parish Church
I believe
I awaken to
Jesus Christ
the one who walked our earth
and whose God-light shone through
God’s only son
the one whose life came from the very life of God
our Lord our guide, our teacher, our friend
who was conceived by the Holy Spirit
whose life was an intent of God’s creative imagination
born of the Virgin Mary
who sang love’s song at his beginning and was blessed
suffered under Pontius Pilate
rejected by the powers of the world
was crucified
executed by those same powers
died
sharing the same death of us all
and was buried
love had been killed
he descended to hell
and they thought this the end
but on the third day
nothing could contain, bind or hold the life Jesus began
he rose again
and the story continues to be believed
of renewal, transformation and life again.
I believe in
I awaken to
(unison) Jesus
PSALTER Psalm 118: 14, 22-24
GOSPEL Matthew 28:1-10
After the sabbath, as the first day of the week was dawning, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb.
And suddenly there was a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord, descending from heaven, came and rolled back the stone and sat on it. His appearance was like lightning, and his clothing white as snow. For fear of him the guards shook and became like dead men.
But the angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid; I know that you are looking for Jesus who was crucified. He is not here; for he has been raised, as he said. Come, see the place where he lay. Then go quickly and tell his disciples, ‘He has been raised from the dead, and indeed he is going ahead of you to Galilee; there you will see him.’ This is my message for you.”
So they left the tomb quickly with fear and great joy, and ran to tell his disciples. Suddenly Jesus met them and said, ‘Greetings!”
And they came to him, took hold of his feet, and worshiped him. Then Jesus said to them, “Do not be afraid; go and tell the disciples to go to Galilee; there they will see me.”
REFLECTION Easter Earthquakes
MUSIC Christ Is Alive Shaun Booher
PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE
THE LORD’S PRAYER
BENEDICTION
RESPONSE Christ the Lord Is Risen Today Kathryn Parker
June Packard
PRAYERS FROM LAST SUNDAY
Dana – prayers of comfort for a friend who miscarried; prayers of healing for a friend’s father who has been diagnosed with the virus.
Liz – Prayers of peace for Tina, whose father died of COVID-19 at Burlington Rehab without his family; prayers of healing for Rhi as she starts chemo
Jess – Prayers for dad in the ICU
Narda – Prayers for Jo-Ann who is fighting CoVid19 and struggling.
Anne – Prayers for peace for my mother-in-law Rama Rawal who passed away from COVID this week; prayers of healing for Anne, sick with a fever
Brooke – Prayers of comfort and peace for special needs children who are struggling with the difficult changes to their daily routines
Duane – prayers that networks of sharing may be built among ordinary people for survival and grace.
Prayers for those on the front lines- doctors, nurses, EMTs, lab technicians, nursing home staff, other health care workers, grocery clerks, store employees, restaurant workers and others risking their health for ours.
Prayers for prisoners and guards, the homeless, the abused, kids in shared custody, migrant workers, and others at special risk during this time of Covid.
BIRTHDAYS
Laura McDonald 4/15
Otis Cleveland 4/16,
Nancy Bartlett 4/18,
Marjorie St John 4/19
