First Presbyterian Church

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1 First Presbyterian Church 512 Third Street SW Rochester, Minnesota Phone Service for the Lord s Day April 20, 2014 Easter Sunday 8, 9:30, and 11 a.m. Welcome to worship this morning. First Presbyterian Church welcomes families with young children. Staffed nursery care is available during worship. Audio from the worship service can be heard in the library (adjacent to the sanctuary) and social hall. If you are visiting because of medical treatment at Mayo Clinic we offer our prayers for healing. Our activities and programs are open to all, member and friend alike. We invite you to join us for Easter Brunch in the social hall from 8:30 a.m.-11 a.m. Cost is a freewill donation with the proceeds benefiting summer youth activities. * As a courtesy to others, please silence cell phones. * Gathering Prelude (8 and 9:30) Gaudeamus (Let Us Be Joyful) Arnold Sherman Jubilate Deo Handbell Choir (11:00) Fanfare for Easter Gerald Bales Our worship begins with the prelude. Let the power of the music speak to you of God s glory; let its quietness tell you of God s peace; let its beauty lift your hearts in prayer. Greeting and Welcome Please sign the Opportunity for Friendship Register and pass it to the person next to you. Opening Prayer Call to Worship Come, let us praise the Lord. Let us worship our Risen Savior. For death has given way to life, Despair has been replaced by hope, Grief has been replaced by joy, And darkness has been dispelled by light Christ is Risen! He is Risen indeed, Alleluia! Processional Hymn 232 Jesus Christ Is Risen Today EASTER HYMN Call to Reconciliation with God (please be seated) Let us come before God and confess our sin. Silent Confession Please stand if you are able. Hymns with 3 digits or less (1-605) are found in the hardcover The Presbyterian Hymnal. Hymns with 4 digits ( ) are found in the soft-cover Sing the Faith in the pew rack.

2 Kyrie Unison Prayer of Confession Forgive us, Lord, for sometimes living as if Easter had never taken place. We have allowed prophecies of doom to darken our thinking. We have wrung our hands helplessly because of the evil which surrounds us. We have allowed the pain of bereavement to blind us to the promise of reunion. Enable us, Lord, to cast aside the dark attitude of despair and gloom, and may we reflect in our lives the joyful reality of the resurrection. Amen. Words of Life Hear the Good News! God so loved the world that he gave his only son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. Thanks be to God! Amen. Gloria Patri Passing of the Peace The peace of Christ be with you. And also with you. Let us share a sign of the peace of Christ with one another! Anthem (8 and 9:30) This Is the Day (Psalm 118:24) Jacobus Gallus (Handl) Chancel Choir ed. Paul Thomas This is the day, the day the Lord hath made: we will all rejoice, rejoice, be glad in it. Alleluia. Haec est dies, quam fecit Dominus: exsultemus et laetemur in ea. Alleluia Concordia Publishing House. All rights reserved. (11:00) Welcome, Happy Easter Phyllis S. Miller Cherub Choir Jeremy Braun and Becky Erickson, directors; Yamei Wang, accompanist Welcome, welcome, welcome, welcome, welcome happy morning; Welcome, welcome, welcome, welcome, welcome Easter day. Hear the church bells ringing; Ding, dong, ding! Hear the choir singing: halle, hallelujah! Welcome, welcome, welcome, welcome, welcome happy morning; Welcome, welcome, welcome, welcome, welcome Easter day; Hallelu, lu, lu, lu, lu, lujah! 1988 Choristers Guild. All rights reserved. Used by permission. OneLicense.net A

3 Prayer for Illumination (please be seated) The Word Lisa Riggle Reading from the New Testament Acts 10:34-43 Anthem (9:30) Alleluia! Christ the Lord Is Risen! Taylor Davis Youth Choir; Barbara Depman, accompanist Christ is risen, sing your praises, Christ has broken every chain. Hark, the angels shout hosannas, singing evermore on high: Alleluia! He who slumbered in the grave is exalted now to save; Now all Christians let us sing that the lamb is King of Kings. Alleluia! He who bore all pain and loss, comfortless upon the cross, Lives in glory now on high, pleads for us and hears our cry: Alleluia! 2009 Choristers Guild. All Rights reserved. Used by permission. CCLI # (11:00) Sing a Joyous Alleluia Linda Spevacek Calvin Choir; Barbara Depman, accompanist Sing together on Easter morn a joyous alleluia. Sound the trumpet and play the horn in a joyous alleluia. Christ has risen, alleluia, Christ has risen from the dead. Christ has risen, alleluia, praise His holy name. Alleluia! Alleluia! 2009 Lorenz Publishing. All rights reserved. CCLI # Time for All Our Young Worshippers Hymn 487 (stanza 1) These Treasured Children PUER NOBIS NASCITUR These treasured children present now are bound to us by sacred vow: with love, we make a heartfelt claim to welcome them in Jesus name. Text 2010 GIA Publications. All rights reserved. Used by permission. OneLicense.net A Pass Prayer Cards to the aisle. An usher will collect them. After the children s message, children through third grade may go to room E206 for Children s Activities or may stay with their parents in worship. Children above third grade should stay in worship. Reading from the Gospel Matthew 28:1-10 This is the word of the Lord. Thanks be to God. Alleluia from hymn 239 Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! GELOBT SEI GOTT Message From a Whisper to a Shout Rev. T. J. Parlette A Festival of Resurrection I believe that Jesus died on the cross, his hands and feet held to the wood by metal spikes. I believe that his body was pierced by the soldier s spear, and even the sun was darkened as all creation grieved the death of God s eternal Son. 3

4 I believe that Jesus body was placed in a borrowed tomb, where it lay for three days. (A silent pause) I believe that the power of God brought life to his dead body and rolled the stone away from the entrance so all might see that Jesus was no longer there. I believe that the unbelievable story of the women was true, just as the angel had announced: He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Hymn 254 That Easter Day with Joy Was Bright PUER NOBIS NASCITUR I believe that there is no force in the universe that could stop, hinder, contain, or successfully oppose the risen Savior, my Lord, Jesus Christ. No nails are long enough to hold him to any cross unless he wills it to be so. No tomb can be sealed so tightly by Pilate, or Herod, or Caesar himself. Were there an army of a thousand guarding the tomb, it would make no difference. Jesus said he would lay down his life and take it up again. And he did. I believe that Jesus appeared to eleven discouraged, defeated, demoralized disciples in a room where the doors were locked and all hope was lost. I believe that when he showed them his nail-pierced hands and his spear-pierced side, they fell at his feet and cried out, My Lord and my God. I believe that in the days that followed, hundreds saw him alive. All their doubt was removed; their fear was gone. What could the world do to them? Jesus was alive! Hymn 240 Alleluia, Alleluia! Give Thanks ALLELUIA NO. 1 I believe that Jesus lives today as powerfully and perfectly alive as he was two thousand years ago, and for all time past and yet to come. I believe he empowers his followers to follow in his footsteps, fight forces of evil, and find their peace and joy and eternal hope in him. I believe that Jesus calls women, men and children to join him in changing the world, one heart and one life at a time, starting with their own. We believe all this, Because we believe in the resurrection! Hymn 248 Christ Is Risen! Shout Hosanna! ODE TO JOY Our Response Prayers of the People and Lord s Prayer (using debts and debtors ) Offertory At the Offertory Christ the Lord Is Risen Again John Rutter Chancel Choir Christ the Lord is risen again! Christ hath broken ev ry chain! Hark the angels shout for joy. Singing evermore on high, Alleluia! He who gave for us his life, who for us endur d the strife, is our Paschal Lamb today! We too sing for joy and say Alleluia! He who bore all pain and loss Alleluia Comfortless upon the cross, - Alleluia Lives in glory now on high, - Alleluia Pleads for us, and hears our cry, - Alleluia! Now he bids us tell abroad Alleluia How the lost may be restor d, - Alleluia How the penitent forgiv n, - Alleluia How we too may enter heav n. Alleluia! Thou, our Paschal Lamb indeed, Christ today thy people feed; take our sins and guilt away, that we all may sing for ay, Alleluia! 1971 Oxford University Press. All rights reserved. Used by permission. OneLicense.net A

5 Offertory Response 609 Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow Praise God, from whom all blessings flow. Praise God, all creatures high and low. Alleluia, alleluia! Praise God, in Jesus fully known: Creator, Word, and Spirit one. Alleluia, alleluia! alleluia, alleluia, alleluia! Unison Prayer of Dedication On this day of resurrection we give you thanks and praise, O Lord. Through Christ s death and resurrection you have given us new hope and new life through the forgiveness of our sins and the promise of eternal life. Use these gifts, we pray, that others may learn of your great love. Amen. LASST UNS ERFREUEN Sending Hymn 245 Christ the Lord Is Risen Today LLANFAIR Benediction Benediction Response Hallelujah! from Messiah G. F. Handel Please return the music to the ushers after the service. Postlude (8 and 9:30) Fanfare for Easter Gerald Bales (11:00) Toccata from Symphony V Charles Marie Widor Those who wish may be seated for the postlude. Our music is offered to the glory of God; if you want to express your appreciation, a spoken Amen or Praise God is appropriate. Some of the service music was written by Lee J Afdahl and is published in Holy Is the Lord We thank these members and friends for contributing to the Easter Flower Fund. Deacons will deliver the flowers to our C.A.R.E. members after today s services. Ken and MaryLynn Aalderks William and Jeannine Karnes Lee Afdahl and Van Jacobsen Patricia Keith Steven Aug Jane Kulas Richard and Janice Bennett Robert and Charlene Kyle Jeff Borgen and Molly Destro-Borgen Donna Lee Jon and Diane Closson J Keith and Darri Mansel Charles and Becki Coddington Mark and Michelle Mueller Gordon and Sondra Danielson Bert and Joy Noe Shirley Edmonson Dan and Pamela Pennington David and Char Ellefson Jean Peterson Judy Felten Marion Pitts Ed and Frances Gomez Warren and Mary Potter Diane Grill Olivia Reddick C Michel and Mary Jo Harper Don Scholz Ian and Eileen Hay Tony and Judy Smithson Gerald and Susan Holcomb Thomas and Kiyomi Takekawa Sandra Holloway James Talen Ruth Ibach Alfred and Ursula Thedens J Bradley and Claudia Stone Jon and Karen Thiem in honor of Gerald and Susan Holcomb Calendar for the week of April 20 April 27 and beyond TODAY April 20 We thank all who are sharing their ministries in worship today. A special thanks goes to Steffi Tetzloff (trumpet) and Gabe Perkins (timpani) for their participation in today s services. Nursery and child care for infants through 3rd-graders is staffed throughout the morning. We also offer a quiet space for nursing mothers. An usher would be happy to direct you if you don t know where the nursery is located. 5 Easter Brunch will be served by the youth group from 8:30-11 a.m. No reservations are necessary; cost is a freewill donation. Proceeds benefit youth summer activities. All Sunday school/education classes for today are cancelled and will resume next Sunday. Deacons: Please pick up the plant for your C.A.R.E. member *after* today s 11 a.m. service, from 6-10 a.m. Monday, or from 7:15 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday. Thank you!

6 MONDAY April 21 Church Office will be closed. Esther Circle will meet at 1 p.m. in the lounge. WEDNESDAY April 23 Wednesday Activities 4:15 Alleluia Ringers (grades 2-5) 5:15 Youth Choir (grades 6-12) 5:45 Supper (suggested donation $4/person or $10 max/family) 6:30 Adult Bible study Introverts and extroverts in the Bible Joyous Praise handbells (grades 6-12) Middle School youth group (grades 6-8) 7:30 High School youth group (grades 9-12) THURSDAY April 24 Jubilate Deo bells will rehearse at 6:15 p.m. Chancel Choir will rehearse at 7:30 p.m. FRIDAY April 25 Family Movie Night. Mark your calendars for Family Movie Night starting at 5:30 p.m. The evening will start with a Disney film. Please RSVP with Derek (sign up in office by April 23) so he can plan enough snacks and refreshments. SATURDAY April 26 The Spring Gathering of Presbyterian Women in the Presbytery of the Twin Cities Area will be held at the First Presbyterian Church, Red Wing. The theme is "Homelessness: Its Causes and Community Responses." SUNDAY April 27 Worship at 8:30 and 11 a.m. Confirmands will be received at the 11 a.m. service. A reception in the atrium will follow the service. A Festival of Music will feature the Janus Trio (flute, viola, and harp) at 4 p.m. in the sanctuary. The group, from Brooklyn, New York, presents an intriguing combination of something bowed, something blown, and something plucked. This is the last concert in this year s series. Nursery and childcare will be provided. TUESDAY April 29 The first FIRST will be held at First Presbyterian Church from 7-8:30 p.m. A panel of local experts will lead a discussion on low-income housing as it relates to the future of Rochester and DMC. The panel will take questions from the audience in addition to providing their perspectives on the issues surrounding low-income housing, e.g., what might be needed, who might qualify, possible locations, funding, impact on neighborhoods. As members of First Presbyterian Church, you are encouraged to attend and participate in a meaningful manner that will continue to demonstrate our Church's commitment to the community and each other. Bring a friend, a neighbor or anyone interested in the topic. Childcare will be provided. Members are encouraged to consider and submit to the Social Concerns Committee topics that you would like presented at future FIRST. For Your Information Pecans. We still have pecans left. Buy them now in the church office at the bargain price of $10 a bag. Reserve the week of June 9-13 for Vacation Bible School at First Presbyterian Church. The theme is Jungle Safari. Session has voted to have one Sunday service of worship during the summer at 9 a.m. from Memorial Day Sunday through Labor Day Sunday. Among Our Church Family Happy Birthday to Connie Bowen, who will celebrate her 94th birthday April 27 Happy Birthday to Jennie Orvis, who will celebrate her 93rd birthday April 27. About Our Church Rev. Thomas J. (T.J.) Parlette, Pastor Derek E. Martin, Director of CE and Youth Ministries Rev. Jay P. Rowland, Associate Pastor Susan K. Kruger, Office Administrator Lee J. Afdahl, Director of Music/Organist Diane M. Johnston, Custodian Jennifer L. Taylor, Music Associate Harry E. Coleman, Facility Manager Office hours: Monday-Thursday (7:30 a.m.-4 p.m.); Friday (7:30 a.m.-3 p.m.); Saturday (closed) First Presbyterian Church; 512 SW Third Street / Rochester, MN 55902; 507/ rochesterfpc@msn.com; also on Facebook The mission of First Presbyterian Church of Rochester is to reflect God s love for all people by proclaiming the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Member: Presbyterian 2 Church (U.S.A.)