The Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ. THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH of CHESTNUT HILL April 20, :00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.

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1 The Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH of CHESTNUT HILL April 20, :00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.

2 ORDER OF WORSHIP OPENING VOLUNTARIES Saraband for the Morning of Easter Magdalen, Cease from Sobs and Sighs Magdalen, cease from sobs and sighs; wipe the teardrops from off thine eyes: Simon the leper's feast is o'er; Christ today needs thy nard no more. Now thousand times may'st thou rejoice; now thousand times uplift thy voice. Magdalen, bind upon thee now garland of gladness o'er thy brow: banished afar is grief and pain: welcome is sunshine after rain. For Jesu Christ the world hath freed, triumphing over death indeed. Sonata in D for Trumpet and Organ Herbert Howells ( ) Peter Hurford (b. 1930) Giuseppe Torelli ( ) CALL TO WORSHIP Minister: People: Hallelujah! For the Lord our God the Almighty reigns! Christ is risen! He is risen indeed! Hallelujah! *HYMN OF PROCESSION Jesus Christ Is Risen Today EASTER HYMN PRAYER OF CONFESSION Almighty God, who brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus Christ; we acknowledge that we are unworthy of your redeeming grace. We have not believed your promises, nor trusted in our living Lord. Through worldliness of spirit, our eyes have been closed to his presence among us. Through disappointment of mind, our hearts have not burned within us at the sound of his word. We have forgotten the glad tidings of his victory over death, and not known the things that make for our peace. Forgive us, we pray, and restore unto us the joy of your salvation, through him who is our Mediator and Advocate, even Jesus Christ our Lord.

3 PROMISE OF THE GOSPEL CHORAL RESPONSE Christ is risen, alleluia! Paul Fetler (b. 1920) SACRAMENT OF INFANT BAPTISM (11:00 a.m.) Arianna Clarice Ezeugwu Daughter of André Emmanuel Forbes-Ezeugwu and Alice Clairbette Santana Ezeugwu PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION O Christ our Redeemer, you are the brightness of God s glory and express image of God s person, whom death could not conquer, nor the tomb imprison; as you have shared our mortal frailty in the flesh, help us to share your everlasting triumph in the resurrection. Let no shadow of the grave make us fearful and no fear of death turn our hearts from you. Reveal yourself to us as the first and the last, the Living One, our Savior and our Lord. Amen. GOSPEL LESSON John 20:1-18 CHILDREN S MOMENT *HYMN Woman, Weeping in the Garden KINGDOM During the organ introduction, children through fifth grade may process to the chapel for the Gathering. SERMON Choosing to Let Go: Mary Magdalene and Jesus Ms. Jarvis Jesus said to her, Do not hold on to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father. But go to my brothers and say to them, I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God. John 20:17 *HYMN Come, Ye Faithful, Raise the Strain ST. KEVIN

4 PRAYERS Minister: The Lord be with you, People: And with your spirit. Minister: Let us pray. O Lord, show your mercy upon us. People: And grant us your salvation. Minister: O God, make clean our hearts within us. People: And take not your Holy Spirit from us. The prayers conclude with: 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 debts, as we forgive our debtors; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory, forever. Amen. OFFERING OFFERTORY ANTHEM Angelus Domini descendit de coelo et accedens revolvit lapidem et sedit super eum et dixit mulieribus: Nolite timere scio enim quia crucifixum quaeritis. Iam surrexit venite et videte locum ubi positus erat Dominus. Claudio Casciolini ( ) The angel of the Lord came down from heaven and approaching rolled away the stone and sat on it and said to the women, Do not be afraid, for I know that you seek the one who was crucified. He has already risen come and see the place where the Lord was laid. *DOXOLOGY Praise God from whom all blessings flow, Praise God, all creatures here below, Alleluia, Alleluia! Praise God above, ye heavn ly host, Praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost. Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! LASST UNS ERFREUEN

5 *AFFIRMATION OF FAITH I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, And in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord; who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried; he descended into hell; the third day he rose again from the dead; he ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead. I believe in the Holy Ghost; the holy catholic church; the communion of saints; the forgiveness of sins; the resurrection of the body; and the life everlasting. Amen. *HYMN Thine Is the Glory JUDAS MACCABEUS *BENEDICTION *BENEDICTION RESPONSE Amen (Messiah) G. F. Handel ( ) *CLOSING VOLUNTARIES Con Bravura (Musique Héroïque) Final (Symphonie I) Georg Philipp Telemann ( ) Louis Vierne ( ) *Congregation Standing In Memoriam Donald A. Scott October 7, April 14, 2014

6 LEADING WORSHIP THIS MORNING Cynthia A. Jarvis, Minister Brian Russo, Director of Youth and Senior Adults Austin Crenshaw Shelley, Associate Minister for Christian Education Daniel Spratlan, Director of Music Ken Lovett, Organist/Associate Director of Music The Gallery Choir Scott Marino, Trumpet Won Suk Lee, Timpani GREETERS 9:00 a.m. Elders: David B. Thornburgh and Julianne Pitone-Watson Deacons: Peg Bachmann and Bruce Beyer 11:00 a.m. Elders: Mark F. Bernstein and Jill A. Bown Deacons: Susan Brown and Susan Brunell USHERS 9:00 a.m. John Armbruster, Head Usher; William A. Cobb, Jr., Team #3 Leader; Randy Bown, Michael Baughman, Peter F. Cooke, B. Graeme Frazier, Doug Olson 11:00 a.m. John Armbruster, Head Usher; Richard Hassold, Team #4 Leader; James W. Cupp, Joan Demme, Barbara Keeler, Peter Torello FLOWER GUILD All Teams TUESDAY COUNTERS Dick Hassold and Ned Mitinger MUSIC ATTRIBUTIONS Hymns, anthems and texts reproduced with permission CCLI. License #: OneLicense.net #: License # , copied with permission.