On-Site Worship Bulletin April 11, 2021

Second Sunday of Easter Season
April 11, 2021

Welcome

Musical Meditation: “Jesus Loves Me”    & “Amazing Grace”    Caroline, Wyatt, and Barrett Williams, Hand chimes
Warner, 1860/Bradbury1862, public domain Chalice Hymnal p.113 & Newton 1779,public domain, Chalice Hymnal p.546

Lighting the Christ Candles  We light our candles or lights.
Voice One: In the beginning, God said,
Voice Two: Let there be light, and there was light!
Voice One: We light these candles today,
Voice Two: Because God is with us in this time and in all these places!
 

Call to Worship
Voice One: This is the message I have heard and now celebrate     with you: Christ is risen!
Voice Two: He is risen indeed!
Voice One: Blessed are you who have not seen him,
    yet truly believe and trust him.
Voice Two: See how good and delightful it is
    when Christians gather together as one.
Voice One: The Lord has commanded a great blessing:
Voice Two: Life for evermore!
— written by Bruce Prewer, and posted on Bruce Prewer’s Homepage.


Invocation (based on John 20: 19-31)
Holy God,  For the gift of faith which sees beyond the present moment and looks to an eternity, we thank you.
For the gift of faith, small as a mustard seed, which has power within its simplicity, we thank you.
For the gift of faith, bestowed on those who would simply come, hearts open in humility, we thank you. Amen
~ written by John Birch, and posted on his Faith and Worship website. http://www.faithandworship.com/

Monologue:  “The Innkeeper”        Troy Price
Voices From the Upper Room, 1971, Contemporary Drama Service, Used with permission with Church CCLI

Scripture: John 20:19-33 & I John 1:1-2:2

Meditation

Invitation to the Table The bread and cup and placed on the table for the Lord’s Supper.


Prayer of Communion Elders this month are Kyle Sowers and Judy Halstead.

The Lord's Supper We come forward to receive the bread and cup as we hear the music.

Words of Institution  We take the bread and then the cup as the words are spoken.

Communion Meditation: “Because He Lives/He is Lord Medley”     Janie Taulbee and Mary Bondurant, musicians
Mauldin, 2003, used with Permission with Church CCLI License #



Prayer of Thanksgiving: 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 trespasses as we forgive those who trespass 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.
 

Prayers of the People
Today O God we are reminded by your Holy Word of what people of faith are like—we are reminded of their joy and trust in you—we are reminded of how they care for one another and reach out to help their brothers and sisters—we are reminded of how your presence in their lives conquers their doubts and fears.  Lord, work strongly in us and conform our lives to the example of Jesus and of all those with a living faith—help us walk in your glorious light and rejoice in your saving truth….
Lord , hear our prayer....
Gracious God, we recall how the sadness of the disciples was turned to joy and of how their fear was turned to courage by your risen presence.  Help us show your present reality to all those around us who dwell in fear and sadness.  Help us, and the people of Christ everywhere, to bring comfort to those who grieve, strength to those who are ill, and blessings to all those in need…. 
Lord hear our prayer....
We pray, too, for those in special need of your presence this day—we ask that your Spirit may touch those we name before you in the silence of our hearts—that your Spirit might visit them and speak a word of healing, that your nameless servants in this world might bring unto them your comfort and your grace. We especially remember before you the spoken concerns on our prayer lists and the unspoken concerns of our own hearts...
Lord hear our prayer….

We thank you O God, for your power and presence in our lives.  Make us known as a people who share that power and presence, so that the glory we intend to give unto you may be given by all, and so that our joy may be compete in Christ Jesus our Lord .
Lord hear our prayer….
In the name of our risen Savior, Jesus Christ, we pray...
Amen.
— written by Rev.  Richard J. Fairchild, and posted on his Kir-shalom website.  http://www.rockies.net/


Challenge for Discipleship

Blessing     We speak in unison.


The Light that was in one place and at one time, is now in all places and all times, for God has placed the light in us.   We abide in peace!  And we go forth into the world as children of God!



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