Keeping the heart of the University listening to the heart of God. Christ Appearing to His Disciples After the Resurrection by William Blake, c.

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1 DUKE UNIVERSITY CHAPEL Service of Worship Second Sunday of Easter March 30, 2008 Eleven o clock in the morning Keeping the heart of the University listening to the heart of God Christ Appearing to His Disciples After the Resurrection by William Blake, c In the season of Easter the church reflects on its beginnings. The lesson from Acts tells of Peter s testifying to Jesus life, death, and resurrection proclaiming the story of God and inviting people to join in that story. In the first letter of Peter to the churches of Asia Minor, he encourages the young Christian communities in their Christian living, even in the midst of suffering. The gospel lesson of the day is also a story of beginnings Jesus appearing to his disciples. The first response by the disciples is one of pure joy, followed by Thomas s lingering doubts, both of which encapsulate the delights and fears of Christian faith.

2 DUKE UNIVERSITY CHAPEL Duke Chapel is a grand building, suitable for hosting major events in the life of the University and its members; it acts as a moderator for the diversity of religious identity and expression on campus; and it is a Christian church of an unusually interdenominational character, with a tradition of stirring music, preaching, and liturgy. We welcome you to our life of worship, learning, dialogue, and service. Box 90974, Durham, NC FOR WORSHIPERS & VISITORS Prayer requests may be placed in the prayer box located by the Memorial Chapel. Because of the Easter holiday, there will not be a tour of the Chapel after services today. Hearing assist units and a Braille hymnal are available at the attendant s desk at the entry way of the Chapel. See the Chapel attendant if you would like to use one of our large-print Bibles or hymnals for the worship service this morning. FOR FAMILIES & CHILDREN Children 4 and younger are welcome to visit the nursery (capacity limited), located in the Chapel basement, beginning at 10:50 a.m. each week. Pagers are available for parents to keep with them during worship. Parents needing a place to feed, quiet, or change infants are also welcome. Activity Bags are available at the rear of the Chapel for children 5 or younger. Please return the bags at the end of the service. Children s bulletins are available from the ushers. We invite you to consider joining the Congregation at Duke Chapel.The Congregation is an interdenominational church with a variety of vibrant ministries, including discipleship and spiritual formation (for children, youth, and adults), mission and outreach, and pastoral care. If you are interested in making Duke Chapel your home church, contact the Rev. Nancy Ferree-Clark at < STAFF OF DUKE UNIVERSITY CHAPEL The Rev. Canon Dr. Samuel Wells Dean of the Chapel Student Ministry and Chapel Worship The Rev. Craig Kocher Associate Dean of the Chapel and Director of Religious Life The Rev. Meghan Feldmeyer Director of Worship The Rev. Patrick Thompson Director of Black Campus Ministries Ms. Mollie Keel Chapel Events Coordinator and Wedding Coordinator Chapel Music Dr. Rodney Wynkoop Director of Chapel Music Dr. Robert Parkins University Organist Dr. David Arcus Chapel Organist and Associate University Organist Dr. Allan Friedman Assistant Conductor and Administrative Coordinator of Chapel Music Mr. John Santoianni Curator of Organs and Harpsichords Mr. J. Samuel Hammond University Carillonneur Ms. Meredith Hawley Administrative Secretary for Chapel Music Community Engagement The Rev. Gaston Warner Director of University and Community Relations The Rev. Abby Kocher Community Minister Ms. Mandie Sellars Manager of Chapel Communications Ms. Layne Baker Visitor and University Relations Specialist PathWays Program The Rev. Keith Daniel Director of Duke Chapel PathWays Ms. Becky Smith Staff Assistant to PathWays Chapel Administration Ms. Lucy Worth Director of Development and Administration Ms. Emily Wilson-Hauger Staff Assistant to the Deans and Faith Council Coordinator Ms. Bonnie McWilliams Staff Assistant to the Director of Development and Administration Mr. Oscar Dantzler and Mr. William Earl Housekeepers Staff of the Congregation at Duke University Chapel The Rev. Nancy Ferree-Clark Pastor Ms. Elizabeth Clift Director of Children s Ministry Mr. McKennon Shea Director of Youth Ministry

3 At the close of today s service, the Lord s Supper will be celebrated in the Memorial Chapel, located to the left of the chancel. Immediately following the Lord s Supper, a Service of Healing will be held in the Memorial Chapel. The service consists of prayers for healing and wholeness, with anointing and laying on of hands. All are invited. GATHERING CARILLON ORGAN PRELUDE The congregation is asked to remain silent during the prelude as a time of prayer and meditation. Sonata: The 94th Psalm Julius Reubke Grave Larghetto Allegro con fuoco Adagio ( ) GREETING *PROCESSIONAL HYMNS 304 and 303 Easter People, Raise Your Voices The Day of Resurrection REGENT SQUARE LANCASHIRE PROCLAMATION PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION (in unison) Risen Christ, for whom no door is locked, no entrance barred: as we hear your word today, open the doors of our hearts, that we may seek the good of others and walk the joyful road of sacrifice and peace, to the praise of God the Father. Amen. FIRST LESSON Acts 2:14a, (page in the pew Bible) Lector: This is the word of the Lord. People: Thanks be to God. ANTHEM The Old Hundredth Psalm Tune Ralph Vaughan Williams ( ) All people that on earth do dwell, sing to the Lord with cheerful voice; Him serve with fear, his praise forth tell, come ye before him, and rejoice. The Lord, ye know, is God indeed, without our aid he did us make; We are his folk, he doth us feed, and for his sheep he doth us take. O enter then his gates with praise, approach with joy his courts unto; Praise, laud, and bless his name always, for it is seemly so to do. For why? the Lord our God is good: his mercy is forever sure; His truth at all times firmly stood, and shall from age to age endure. To Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, the God whom heaven and earth adore, From all and from the angel host, be praise and glory evermore. Amen.

4 SECOND LESSON 1 Peter 1:3-9 (page 218) Lector: This is the word of the Lord. People: Thanks be to God. *GRADUAL HYMN 317 (stanzas 1 and 6) O Sons and Daughters, Let Us Sing (All turn to face the Gospel Procession.) *GOSPEL LESSON John 20:19-31 (pages ) Lector: This is the word of the Lord. People: Thanks be to God. *GRADUAL HYMN 317 (stanzas 7-9) O Sons and Daughters, Let Us Sing SERMON Believing Is Seeing O FILII ET FILIAE O FILII ET FILIAE RESPONSE *THE APOSTLES CREED 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 Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried; the third day he rose from the dead; he ascended into heaven, and sitteth at 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 Spirit, the holy catholic church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen. CALL TO PRAYER Minister: The Lord be with you. People: And also with you. Minister: Let us pray. PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE (The congregation responds to each petition: Hear our prayer. ) OFFERTORY ANTHEM Crown Him! David Arcus The congregation will join in singing the first stanza. (b. 1959) Crown him Lord of all! Crown him with many crowns, the Lamb upon his throne. Hark! how the heavenly anthem drowns all music but its own. Awake, my soul, and sing of him who died for thee, And hail him as thy matchless King through all eternity. Crown him the Lord of life, who triumphed o er the grave, And rose victorious in the strife for those he came to save. His glories now we sing, who died and rose on high, Who died, eternal life to bring, and lives that death may die.

5 Crown him the Lord of peace, whose power a scepter sways From pole to pole, that wars may cease, and all be prayer and praise. His reign shall know no end, and round his pierced feet Fair flowers of paradise extend their fragrance ever sweet. Crown him the Lord of love; behold his hands and side, Those wounds, yet visible above, in beauty glorified. All hail, Redeemer, hail! For thou has died for me; Thy praise and glory shall not fail throughout eternity. Amen! *DOXOLOGY Praise God from whom all blessings flow; Praise God, all creatures here below; Alleluia, Alleluia! Praise God above, ye heavenly host, Praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost. Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia. LASST UNS ERFREUEN THANKSGIVING This morning we give thanks for School of Medicine. We celebrate its dedication to the physical care and healing of those people who suffer because of accident or illness and we lift up those who walk with patients through difficult times. A representative brings a stethoscope to the altar. In Durham, we lift up those addicted to pornography and prostitution and those who suffer from being exploited sexually. A representative brings forward an image of the woman from Luke 7. *PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING *THE LORD S PRAYER (number 895 in the hymnal) SENDING FORTH *BENEDICTION *RECESSIONAL HYMN 325 Hail, Thou Once Despised Jesus IN BABILONE *CHORAL BLESSING God Be in My Head John Rutter (b. 1945) God be in my head and in my understanding. God be in mine eyes and in my looking. God be in my mouth and in my speaking. God be in my heart and in my thinking. God be at my end and in my departing. POSTLUDE Sonata: The 94th Psalm [Fugue]: Allegro Allegro assai Reubke CARILLON MUSIC *All who are able may stand.

6 Presiding Ministers Preacher Lectors Choral Director Organists Guest Musicians Head Ushers Presiding Minister in Memorial Chapel MINISTRY OF WORSHIP The Rev. Craig Kocher The Rev. Canon Dr. Samuel Wells Dr. Stanley Hauerwas Gilbert T. Rowe Professor of Theological Ethics Mr. Mark Thysell Trinity 11 Ms. Johanna Collins Trinity 09 Dr. Rodney Wynkoop Dr. Robert Parkins Dr. David Arcus Amalgam Brass and Percussion Ensemble Dr. James Ferguson, Jr., and Ms. Sara Brandt The Rev. Nancy Ferree-Clark ABOUT TODAY S GUEST PREACHER Today we welcome Dr. Stanley Hauerwas as our distinguished guest preacher. He is the Gilbert T. Rowe Professor of Theological Ethics and Law at Duke Divinity School and Duke Law School. He has sought to recover the significance of the virtues for understanding the nature of the Christian life. This search has led him to emphasize the importance of narrative and the church for understanding Christian existence. He was named America s Best Theologian by Time magazine in He delivered the prestigious Gifford Lectureship at the University of St. Andrews, Scotland in His fourth book A Community of Character (1981) was selected as one of the hundred most important books on religion published in the twentieth century. His most recent book (coauthored with Duke political science professor Rom Coles) is Christianity, Democracy and the Radical Ordinary (2008). ORGAN RECITAL TODAY Today at 5:00 p.m. in Duke Chapel, University Organist Robert Parkins will present the final organ recital in this season s series. The program will feature Three German Sonatas by Mendelssohn, Hindemith, and Reubke. Admission is free and all are invited.

7 THIS WEEK AT DUKE CHAPEL SUNDAY NIGHT WORSHIP - Tonight at 5:00 p.m. in Goodson Chapel MORNING PRAYER - Weekdays at 8:15 a.m. in the Memorial Chapel COMMUNION AND HEALING - Tuesdays at 5:15 p.m. in the Memorial Chapel CHORAL VESPERS - Thursdays at 5:15 p.m. in the Memorial Chapel CHAPEL ANNOUNCEMENTS TODAY S FLOWERS The lilies adorning the chancel this morning are provided by the Hanks Family Chapel Fund, established through the generosity of the late Miss Nancy Hanks, former Duke University Trustee, and her mother, the late Mrs. Virginia Hanks. TODAY S OFFERING Today s offering supports the Chapel Development Fund, which is the primary source of contributed funds for building care and preservation. The Chapel fulfills James B. Duke s desire that the building exert a profound influence on the lives of the young women and men who attend the university. HOPE FOR OUR WORLD Beginning today, Duke Chapel hosts a textile art exhibit entitled Hope for Our World by local artist Hollis Chatelain. Ten large, colorful and intricately detailed quilts will examine thmes of social justice and will be hung from the triforium. On April 5, you are invited to join the Chapel for an Art in Activism Day, beginning with a conversation between Dean Wells and Hollis Chatelain at 1:00 p.m., followed by a guided tour of the exhibit led by the artist. There will also be a chance to visit information tables from local advocacy groups. The exhibit will be on display until April 14. DUKE VESPERS ENSEMBLE CONCERT On Sunday, April 6 at 4:00 p.m., the Duke Vespers Ensemble will be presenting their spring concert, conducted by Dr. Allan Friedman. William Byrd s powerful Mass for Four Voices and motets by Schutz, Lasso, and Palestrina will be featured. Free admission. WHAT DO RELIGIONS HAVE TO LEARN FROM ONE ANOTHER? On April 8, 2008, a 7:30 p.m., all are invited to panel discussion entitled Living Faiths: What Do Religions Have to Learn from Each Other? at the Freeman Center for Jewish Life. The panel will include three religious leaders, W. Deen Mohammed, an American Muslim leader and director of The Mosque Cares, Peter Ochs, professor of modern Judaic studies at the University of Virginia, and Ronald Sider, professor at Palmer Theological Seminary and founder of Evangelicals for Social Action. The discussion will be moderated by Duke Chapel Dean Sam Wells. Following the discussion there will be break-out groups with each of the speakers. DEANS DIALOGUE The Deans' Dialogue series continues with Duke Chapel Dean Sam Wells in conversation with Judge David Levi, Dean of the Duke School of Law, on Wednesday, April 9, in Room 3041 of the Law School. Wells and Levi will discuss the question: "What would you do with $100 million?" The 5:15 p.m. event is free and the public is invited to attend.

8 THE CONGREGATION AT DUKE UNIVERSITY CHAPEL The following Congregation opportunities are open to all. ADULT FORUM On April 6, Dean Sam Wells will conclude the six-part discussion of his book God's Companions. The forum will be held in Room 0012 of the Westbrook Building at 9:45 a.m. READING THE BIBLE THROUGH AGRARIAN EYES On Sunday, April 13, Dr. Ellen Davis, Professor of Bible and Practical Theology at Duke Divinity School, will present a talk titled Reading the Bible Through Agrarian Eyes in room 0012 Westbrook Building at 1:00 p.m. At 12:30 p.m. a simple meal will be shared by all participants at no cost. Dr. Davis will explore the themes of land, creation, and stewardship. This event is sponsored by the Environmental Stewardship Committee, and all are invited. YOUTH MINISTRY Sunday school classes for youth (grades 6-12) are held in the Divinity Student Lounge at 9:45 a.m., and Youth Fellowship occurs at 5:00 p.m. each Sunday in the Chapel basement. For more information, contact McKennon Shea, Youth Director, at mckennon@mckennon.net or CHILDREN S MINISTRY Godly Play, a Christian education and spiritual direction program for children ages 2-11, meets each Sunday morning at 9:45 a.m. in the Chapel Crypt. For more information, contact Elizabeth Clift at elizabeth.clift@gmail.com. MISSION AND OUTREACH The Congregation has an active outreach ministry that focuses on local missions, international missions, environmental stewardship, graduate student outreach, and refugee resettlement. If you would like to participate in such activities as serving dinners to homeless people in Durham, traveling on a mission trip to Haiti, supporting greater environmental awareness in the church, or assisting Montagnard refugees, please contact Dave Allen, Mission and Outreach Coordinator, at daveallen5@gmail.com. Students and visitors to Duke Chapel are welcome to participate. DUKE DIVINITY SCHOOL LAITY WEEKEND Duke Laity Weekend will be held April Laity Weekend is an opportunity for laity of all communions to cultivate their faith through focused study with leading Divinity School faculty. The weekend begins on Friday with an afternoon lecture, dinner, and keynote lecture, Forgiving Our Enemies: The Test of True Faith, by Dr. Warren Smith, and continues with eight morning and afternoon classes on Saturday. For event information, please visit laityweekend or call the Office of Continuing Education at