Easter Sunday, March 31, 2024
Order of Service
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Greetings and Announcements
Prelude: “Psalm 100”
D. Bédard
Introit: “Now glad of heart”
German Carol, 16th c.
Call to Worship
L: This is the day that our God has made
Let us rejoice and be glad in it!
R: This is the day of resurrection.
Let us rejoice and be glad!
L: Christ is risen! Christ is risen indeed!
This is the Lord’s doing and it it
marvelous in our eyes.
Let us rejoice and be glad!
R: This is the day of celebration!
We sing, we pray , we play instruments
and we dance!
All: Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
Christ is risen!
Let us worship God!
Hymn: 243 “Jesus Christ is Risen today”
Easter Hymn
Prayer of Adoration & Confession
Psalm: 100 (Choral)
(“O be joyful in the Lord”) E. Daley
Easter Reading: Easter Hands
Denyse Wozencroft
Choir: “Easter Canticle”
Chant: F. Gingrich
“Alleluias”: R. Woodward
Hymn: 250 “I danced in the morning”
Lord of the dance
Scripture Reading: John 20: 1-8
Janet Dalgleish
Choir: “Christ is our cornerstone”
D. Thorne
Sermon: “Shout it Out!”
Hymn: 252 “He is Lord”
He is Lord
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Offertory: “Ronde and Salterelle”
T. Susato
Offertory Prayer
Anthem: “Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah!”
French 17th c. / arr. F. Gingrich
Prayers of the People and the Lords Prayer
Surprise…!
Hymn: 258 “Thine be the glory”
Maccabaeus
Blessing
Choral Dismissal: “Go out with joy”
Johnson/Gingrich
Postlude: “Allegro” (from 3 Postludes)
D. Bédard
We gather on the traditional territory of the Wendat, the Anishnaabeg and the Haudenosaunee Peoples. We are also on lands that are part of the Dish with One Spoon Wampum. We live and work, worship, learn and meet on lands that are the traditional territory of many different Indigenous Peoples who were here before the establishment of European colonies.
