EASTER SUNDAY, APRIL 21, 2019 Dorchester United Church
WE GATHER TO PRAISE GOD
WELCOME Christ is Risen! HE IS RISEN INDEED!
PRAYER
MUSIC PRELUDE
(We invite you to quiet reflection and
preparation for worship)
ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF THE LAND:
We acknowledge that we worship and live onthe traditional
territory of the Anishinaabeg, Haudenosaunee, Attawandaron (Neutral), and
Wedat peoples. This territory is covered by the Upper Canada Treaties.
THE LIGHTING OF THE CHRIST CANDLE
Christ is our Light!
THANKS BE TO GOD!
PRAYER
HYMN
"Jesus Christ is Risen Today" V.U 155
SANCTUS
(Holy, Holy, Holy- V.U. 315 verse 1)
*Children are welcomed to the front of the Sanctuary for Children's
Time during the Sanctus.
CHIDREN'S TIME
ANTHEM:
INVITATION TO INVEST IN GOD'S MISSION OFFERING DOXOLOGY Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; Praise Him, all creatures here below; Praise Him, above ye heavenly host; Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.
HYMN
"Now The Green Blade Rises" V.U. 186
SCRIPTURE READING: John 20:1-18
New Revised Standard Version(NRSV)
MESSAGE:
"Buds of Spring" Gabrielle Heidinger
HYMN
: "Thine Is the Glory" V.U 173
COMMUNION
:
The Lord be with You.
And also with you
Let us give thanks to the Lord our God
IT IS RIGHT TO GIVE OUR THANKS AND PRAISE.
PASSING OF THE PEACE
CREED
:
We are not alone,
we live in God's world.
We believe in God:
who has created and is creating,
who has come in Jesus,
the Word made flesh,
to reconcile and make new,
who works in us and others
by the Spirit.
We trust in God.
We are called to be the Church:
to celebrate God's presence,
to live with respect in Creation,
to love and serve others,
to seek justice and resist evil,
to proclaim Jesus, crucified 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.
PRAYER OVER THE GIFTS
LORD'S PRAYER
PREPARATION OF THE TABLE
The gifts of God for the People of God.
Thanks be to God.
PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION
COMMISSIONING & CHORAL RESPONSE
: V.U. 969
POSTLUDE
(A time to quietly reflect on all that you have experienced this morning.)