April 24, 2022
Second Sunday of Easter
Enhance your online worship experience
Whether you’re a first-time online visitor or a life-long member, we welcome and celebrate the ways you enrich our collective worship of a scattered yet gathered Children of God. As we begin our service, we invite you to light a candle, just as we do in the prelude during our in-person worship. Our two altar candles symbolize that Christ was both a human being and God. A light being carried into the world shows that Jesus Christ is for all people - everywhere. Just as a the acolyte carries the lighted candlelight into the congregation, the light symbolizes the light of Jesus Christ preceding us into the world where we as the church are to serve.
Gathering: The Chiming of the Trinity
Prelude
Christ Arose arr. James Koerts
Welcome and Announcements
Announcement from the Staff Parrish Relations Committee
Call to Worship
One: How joyful it is, to celebrate the good news of God’s love!
Many: We are called to be Easter people!
One: Darkness cannot claim us!
Many: Fear cannot bind us!
One: Christ is risen!
Many: Christ is risen, indeed! Amen!
Praising God
Opening Hymn
Rejoice, the Lord Is King UMH# 715
A Reading from the New Testament
Concerns and Prayers with the Lord’s Prayer
UMH # 895
Solo
He Never Said a Mumbalin’ Word arr. Moses Hogan
Brooke Reyes
Hearing and Proclaiming the Word of God
The Reading from the Gospels
John 20:19-31 | Jesus Appears to the Apostles
Sermon
The Location of Doubt | Rev. Lisa Hartzog
Responding to the Word
Prayer of Confession & Assurance of Pardon
We are an Easter people. We live in the promise of God's power to bring resurrection! Feel the force of this power within you. In the name of Jesus Christ, you are forgiven and made new.
In the name of Jesus Christ, we are forgiven and made new.
Thanks be to God.
Sending Into God’s World
Blessing of the Tithes and Offerings
Doxology UMH# 94
Hymn
Thine Be the Glory UMH# 30
Dismissal with Blessing
Postlude
Ukrainian National Anthem 🇺🇦 arr. Jason Tonioli
Today’s Worship Participants
Our Pastor: Rev. Lisa Hartzog
Music Director: Dr. Joel Reed
Pianist: Patty Higgins
Handbell Director: Lucy Butterworth
Pastor Emeritus: Rev. Wiley Cooper
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