Travel in cars, trucks, bikes, and trikes or your favorite mode of transportation. Pack your own light lunch for nibbling on the way to a pit stop at

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1 Travel in cars, trucks, bikes, and trikes or your favorite mode of transportation. Pack your own light lunch for nibbling on the way to a pit stop at Half-Way Dam on Route 192. Travelers will continue through the countryside and return via Rt. 45 for dinner. Look for registration forms, and sign up today!

2 A small group study by Matt Rawle In all of time and space, you re blessed to be living here and now. Coming soon to Wesley, a four-week Bible study focused on our favorite Time Lord! Join us as we explore the universe with God and the Doctor, and discover the parallels between the popular (and long-running) BBC show and the life God wants for us. You do not need to be a Whovian to enjoy this study! (but it helps) If you re interested in participating in this fantastic opportunity, or if you just want to learn more about it, please complete this form, and place it in the offering plate, or drop it off at the church office. You will hear more soon! Allons-y! Name: Phone: Coming soon to Wesley Church! This six-week preaching series and church campaign is an innovative approach to achieving a healthy lifestyle that is dependent on five essentials: faith, food, fitness, focus, and friends. Each area affects the others and can t succeed solo. The Daniel Plan teaches simple ways to incorporate healthy choices into your current lifestyle while providing the encouragement and accountability needed to succeed. Looking to get fit? Looking to get closer to God? Looking to make friends and have a good time? THE DANIEL PLAN is for YOU! This program is open to everyone, regardless of weight, gender, physical ability, or age. If you re interested, or would like to learn more, please complete this form, and place it in the offering plate, or drop it off at the church office. Name: Phone: Interested in more general information Interested in information on being a participant Interested in information on being a leader

3 The Mission of Wesley Church is to: KNOW Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. GROW in faith through worship, prayer, and study. GO... in service to Christ and His world. The purpose of Wesley Church is to create disciples who serve Jesus Christ. Pastor: Mark F. Reisinger ~ Director of Music: Jordan R. Markham Acolyte: Evan Long ~ Liturgist: John Reibsome Greeters: Joshua and Kaen White, Third Street; Rebecca and Kale White, Market Street Ushers: Sandy Cooper, Louise Eister, Freida Hackett, Glenda Kowalski, Kim McCreary, Sandy Norton, Linda Stiansen, and Gloria Young Director of Young People s Choir: Cynthia Willis Sound Technician: Phil Burrell ~ Projectionist: Ben Burrell April Altar Guild: Laura Powell Easter Flower Placement: Patti and Terry Hock Easter Sunday Welcome Thank you for joining the Wesley Church family in worship as we celebrate the risen Christ on this gladsome Easter Sunday morning Please let us know you were here by completing the communication/attendance registration card which was handed to you when you entered the sanctuary couples and families can sign just one card. Be sure to indicate changes to your contact information. New residents and visitors: please provide as much of the contact information as possible. On the reverse side of the communication card, you will find a list of this week s opportunities in which you can become involved at Wesley Church. These are only for your consideration; you are not obligated to check any of these boxes. Completed cards may be placed in the offering plate. Thank you for letting us know you worshipped at Wesley this glorious Easter Day.

4 *Please stand where indicated by the asterisk. Congregation responds in bold italics. THE PRELUDE THE WORDS OF WELCOME *THE SIGNS OF PEACE AND HOSPITALITY *THE PROCESSIONAL HYMN Christ The Lord Is Risen Today UMH # 302 Hymn Tune: Easter Hymn *THE EASTER PROCLAMATION Leader: Rejoice, heavenly powers! Exult, all creation around God s throne! Sound the trumpet of salvation! Leader: Rejoice, O earth, in shining splendor, radiant in the brightness of our King! Christ has conquered! Glory fills you! Darkness vanishes for ever! Leader: Rejoice, O holy Church! Exult in glory! The risen Savior shines upon you! Let this place resound with joy, echoing the mighty song of all God s people! Leader: It is truly right that we should praise You, invisible, almighty, and eternal God, and Your Son, Jesus Christ. For Christ has ransomed us with His blood, and paid the debt of Adam s sin to deliver Your faithful people. Leader: This is our Passover feast, when Christ, the true Lamb, is slain. This is the night when first You saved our forebears, You freed the people of Israel from their slavery and led them with dry feet through the sea.

5 Leader: This is the night when the pillar of fire destroyed the darkness of sin! This is the night when Christians everywhere, washed clean of sin and freed from all defilement, are restored to grace and grow together in holiness. Leader: This is the night when Jesus Christ broke the chains of death and rose triumphant from the grave. Night truly blessed, when heaven is wedded to earth, and we are reconciled to You! Leader: Accept this Easter candle, a flame divided but undimmed, a pillar of fire that glows to Your honor. Let it mingle with the lights of heaven and continue bravely burning to dispel the darkness of the night! Leader: May the Morning Star, which never sets, find this flame still burning. Christ, that Morning Star, who came back from the dead, and shed His peaceful light on all creation, Your Son who lives and reigns for ever and ever. Amen. THE DEDICATION OF THE GRAND PIANO Pastor: Dear Friends, it is with joy that we gather to consecrate this piano. But the consecration of this instrument is vain without the consecration of those whose gifts it represents. Let us give ourselves anew to the service of God: our minds, that they may be renewed after the image of Christ; our bodies, that they may be fit temples for the indwelling of the Holy Spirit; and our labors, that they may be according to God s will, and that their fruit may glorify God s name and serve God s eternal purposes. Jordan: We present this piano to be consecrated to the glory of Almighty God and for service in this congregation. Pastor: It is good to give thanks to the Lord. People: to sing praises to Your name, O Most High, Pastor: to declare Your steadfast love in the morning, People: and Your faithfulness at night, Pastor: to the music of the lute and the harp, People: to the melody of the lyre. Pastor: For You, O Lord, have made me glad by Your work; People: at the works of Your hands I sing for joy.

6 Pastor: Let us pray. People: Eternal God, whom the generations have worshiped through the gift of music, accept our praise to You in the sound of this instrument, which we consecrate in Your name and to Your glory. Grant that its music may be a blessing to all who worship here, and that they may be consecrated to You, whose sound has gone out through all the earth and whose words to the end of the world. Let our music be so joined to Your Holy Word that Your glory may surround us and empower us for the service to which You call us in the world; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen THE PIANO DEDICATION SOLO Nocturne in E Major Opus 62 No F. Chopin THE CHILDREN S CHAT THE SPECIAL MUSIC by Young People s Choir: Londyn Fleetwood, Niahya Grubb, and Bella McGarry The Butterfly Song Brian Howard THE PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE OF GOD FOR ALL THE PEOPLE OF GOD and 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. *THE HYMN Thine Be the Glory UMH # 308 Hymn Tune: Judas Maccabeus THE EPISTLE LESSON Acts 10: New Testament Pew Bible Pages 119/121 Leader: This is the Word of the Lord. People: Thanks be to God. THE ANTHEM by the Chancel Choir Creation Sings Mitchell Covington *THE GOSPEL LESSON Matthew 28: New Testament Pew Bible Pages Leader: This is the Word of the Lord. People: Thanks be to God. THE MESSAGE Pastor Mark F. Reisinger THE SACRAMENT OF HOLY BAPTISM UMH # 33 Ryann Austin Francis, son of Diane and Chad Francis *THE BAPTISM HYMN At the Font We Start Our Journey TFWS # 2114 Verse 1 only Hymn Tune: Lauda Anima THE RECEPTION OF NEW MEMBERS Alexander Beagle ~ John Davis ~ Laura Davis ~ Chad Francis ~ Diane Francis April Frohlich ~ Bethany Slonaker ~ Matthew Slonaker

7 THE OFFERING with Offertory Hymn The Day of Resurrection Hymn Tune: Ellacombe The day of resurrection! Earth, tell it out abroad; the Passover of gladness, the Passover of God. From death to life eternal, from earth unto the sky, our Christ hath brought us over, with hymns of victory. Our hearts be pure from evil, that we may see aright the Lord in rays eternal, of resurrection light; and, listening to his accents, may hear so calm and plain his own "All hail!" and, hearing, may raise the victor strain. Now let the heavens be joyful, let earth her song begin, the round world keep high triumph, and all that is therein; let all things seen and unseen their notes in gladness blend, for Christ the Lord hath risen, our joy that hath no end. *THE DOXOLOGY Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow UMH # 94 Hymn Tune: Lasst Uns Erfreuen *THE DEDICATION OF OUR GIFTS TO GOD *THE RECESSIONAL HYMN Crown Him with Many Crowns UMH # 327 Verses 1 and 2: all Verse 3: choir a cappella Verse 4: all Hymn Tune: Diademata *THE ANNOUNCEMENTS *THE BENEDICTION *THE POSTLUDE Wesley Dedicates A New Piano This Easter Sunday brings the dedication of a new piano at Wesley Church. The Music Ministry proudly presents the 9 2 Bösendorfer concert grand with 92 keys. Its size alone is extraordinary, but the 92 keys make it steps above the anatomy of a modern piano that includes only 88 keys, a standard that has been around for over a hundred years. This piano, however, has four additional keys, a request first made in 1909 when a pianist wished to play the Bach organ works on piano, but the piano couldn t extend the entire compass of the organ range. Bösendorfer is one of the oldest piano manufacturers in the world, established in 1828 and was the official piano maker to the Emperor of Austria. They are known for their darker, richer sound that other pianos don t often have. The tone is derived from a fundamental difference in building. Most piano cases are made of veneers of very dense wood like maple, a feature that isn t conducive to transmitting sound. Bösendorfer chose to build their bodies from solid sections of spruce, a softer wood that resonates sound and allows the full body of the piano to be a sounding board. Another outstanding feature is that Bösendorfer uses three separate strings per note(hammer) rather than one long wire weaved up and down. This aids in tuning stability and better acoustic separation in tone quality. This piano will be a blessing to our church, both in worship and through events held at Wesley. Thank you to every single person who has given so generously to make this happen and to the church leadership for supporting the music ministry so fully that we are able to take such a step as this. Wesley United Methodist Church ~ West Third Street, Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania Telephone: Fax:

8 Today, Wesley Church is adorned with eleven Easter lilies, fourteen hyacinths, seventeen tulips, and seven Reiger begonias. Special thanks are extended to all those who have given a plant to remember or honor a loved one. In addition to those plants which grace Wesley Church, fourteen plants have been taken to the Geisinger House of Care for the enjoyment of the guests staying there during the Easter season. The following Easter lilies are given Martin Beaver By His Family Barrett Benson By His Family Eric Benson By His Family In Loving Memory Of: Mom, Dad, Sandy, and Craig By Wendy Criqui My Beloved Husband, Robert Hewlett, Sr. By His Wife, Mrs. Marlene Hewlett Mr. and Mrs. Glen Long and Joe By Leon and Glenda Kowalski Robert W. Nelson By Mary Jane Nelson Our much beloved parents, Jane and Charles Ross By Tana and David Cooper My Beloved Wife, Wendy Upton By Michael The following hyacinths are given In Loving Memory Of: Benjamin Brian Bucher By Family Fay Brown, Jr. By Betty Bulla Brown Mr. and Mrs. Harold Bulla By Betty Bulla Brown Ed Crawford By Bev and Family Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Kowalski By Leon and Glenda Kowalski Harold Krum By His Family Our Parents By Steve and Linda Stiansen Harold A Parker By Mary Janet Parker and Family Tao Sun By April and Dennis Frohlich The following tulips are given In Loving Memory Of: Mr. and Mrs. Clyde B. Craft By Mary Ann and Gayla Jean Horn My Parents, Gordon and Arlene Dunkelberger By Robert Dunkelberger Richard and Helen Frazier and Margaret Dreher By Tony and Michele Frazier Pearl Kashner By Bev Crawford and Family Our Beloved Father, Grandfather, and Great Grandfather, Robert Hewlett, Sr. By Bob and Diane Snyder and Their Children and Grandchildren Reginald Wright (2 plants) By Karla Wright The following begonias are given In Loving Memory Of: Carmen Tomaino and Gilbert and Claire Francis By Chad, Diane, and Ryann Francis Richard Keim By Lorrie and Brian Willie and Family Our Loved Ones By Gail Menapace and Family My Mother, Iva Rarick and My Aunt, Arlene Denby By Eileen Thomas David Norton By Sandy Norton

9 Please print all information. 130 West Third Street, Bloomsburg, PA Dr. / Mr. / Mrs. / Ms. Name: Change in contact information address: 1st-Time Guest 2nd-Time Guest Regular Attendee Member Address: Apt: Town/City: State: Zip: Best Contact Telephone: ( ) If 1st or 2nd-time guest, how did you hear about Wesley Church? (Name of person who invited you, radio, website, newspaper, other.) Easter Sunday, April 21, 2019 The Filling-In Ministry would like to sign up folks who would be interested in supplying a meal when someone is in need after an illness, hospitalization, new baby, etc. If you sign up for this opportunity, you would make and deliver a meal when the need arises. Jane and Brian Bercher oversee this ministry and would be happy to answer any questions you have. If interested in this opportunity, check this box, and include your best contact information here: I/We would like more information about how I/we can go about sponsoring one of the Saturday lunches for the Community Friendship Meal. If interested in this opportunity, check this box, and include your best contact information here: I/We will continue to support The Bloomsburg Food Cupboard through weekly donations of non-perishable items. The requested items for the month of April are canned soup and canned vegetables. Items can be dropped off at the Donation Station on Sunday mornings or any time during the week.

10 The following Easter lilies are given In Honor Of: Jordan R. Markham By Mary Jane Nelson The Saints of Wesley Church, past, present, and future. By Pastor Mark and Alicia Reisinger The following hyacinths are given Edith Heimbach By Judy Ryan In Honor Of: Our Family By Bob and Norma Beyers Our Grandchildren: Lauren, Jack, Silas, and Hailee By Tony and Michele Frazier The Saints of Wesley Church, past, present, and future. By Pastor Mark and Alicia Reisinger The following tulips are given In Honor Of: Brenda Beagle, for her birthday on March 25 By Her Family Our Children: Alicia and Travis Moyer and Steven and Olivia Bercher By Brian and Jane Bercher Our Mother and Grandmother, Marlene Hewlett By Tom and Denice Hewlett and Children Our Dear Mother, Grandmother, and Great Grandmother, Marlene Hewlett By Bob and Diane Snyder and Their Children and Grandchildren Our Grandchildren: Brooke, Austin, Bryce, Jordyn, and Dylan By Poppy and Mimi Hock Beverly and Ted Laubach By Chad, Diane, and Ryann Francis Nanny and Pappy Miller By Grandchildren Our Granddaughter, Lynnli Moyer By Brian and Jane Bercher The Randolph Family By Mom and Grammy The Saints of Wesley Church, past, present, and future. By Pastor Mark and Alicia Reisinger The following begonias are given In Loving Honor Of: Grandchildren and Great Grandchildren By Beverly Crawford The Saints of Wesley Church, past, present, and future. By Pastor Mark and Alicia Reisinger My Grandson, Micah Biruk Thomas By Eileen Thomas The plants at the Geisinger House of Care In Loving Memory Of: Donald and Ellamae Brewer By Jean Brewer-Schulz Deceased Members of the Crusaders Class By The Crusaders Hugh D. Cunningham By His Family George and Betty Fiedler By Their Family Our Father/Grandfather, Robert Nelson Hewlett, Sr. By Tom and Denice Hewlett and Children Grammy Inge By Niahya and Teresa Sheldon J. Lee By Janet and Family Our Loved Ones By Bob and Geri Hewlett Vi Sampey By Mary Ann and Gayla Jean Horn Our Beloved Helen, John, and Ed Snyder By Their Children, Grandchildren, and Great Grandchildren Ronald Hughes and Don Stewart (2 plants) By Deb and Ken Stewart In Loving Honor Of: Loved Ones By Bob and Geri Hewlett The Saints of Wesley Church, past, present, and future. By Pastor Mark and Alicia Reisinger The bulb garden which adorns the sanctuary is presented to the glory of God and in honor of Pastor Mark, Alicia, Wesley, & Corinne from The Wesley Staff.

11 This Week s Happenings at Wesley Today Happy Easter! Spend the day with family and friends. Monday The church office is closed so the celebration of Christ s resurrection can continue. Tuesday 6:30 p.m. ~ Permanent Endowment Committee The Permanent Endowment Committee meets quarterly to discuss the status of Wesley s endowment funds. John Reibsome serves as the chairperson of the PEC. For information, contact him at Wednesday 7 p.m. ~ AFG Stepping Stones to Recovery This Al-anon group meets weekly at Wesley Church. Call the church office ( ) for additional details. Thursday 2 p.m. ~ Wesley Staff The Wesley staff gathers to discuss concerns and upcoming events and activities. 5:30 p.m. ~ Cub Pack # 25 Wesley Church sponsors Cub Pack # 25. To learn more, contact Dennis Frohlich at dennis.frohlich@gmail.com. 6:15 p.m. ~ Bells In Bloom ~ 7:30 p.m. ~ Chancel Choir The handbell choir and adult singing choir rehearse weekly. Contact Jordan Markham, director of music, at , or jmarkham@wesleybloom.org, for details. Friday 5 p.m. ~ Young People s Choir The Young People s Choir is for all children and youth through Grade 12. Contact Cynthia Willis for more details , or cwillis@wesleybloom.org/ 5:30 p.m. ~ G.L.O.W. Chocolate Dipping Activity All youth are invited to help dip strawberries and pretzels in chocolate for the sale at the Renaissance Fair. For details, contact Janet Bodenman at jbodenma@bloomu.edu. Saturday 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.~ Community Friendship Meal sponsored by Saint Columba Life Teen The Community Friendship Meal is held each week and your group can sponsor a meal. Call Jane and Brian Bercher ( ) to learn how you can provide a meal. Next Sunday: The Second Sunday of Easter No 8 a.m. Worship 9:15 a.m. ~ Sunday School ~ 10:30 a.m. ~ Worship with Jason Mackey Combined Worship with Jason Mackey Next Sunday Come, be part of the combined worship service at 10:30 a.m. next Sunday, April 28. The special guest speaker will be Revered Jason Mackey of the Susquehanna Conference office. Reverend Mackey was appointed last year as the new director of Connectional Ministries and Administrative Services of the Susquehanna Annual Conference. In addition to previously pastoring several churches, Reverend Mackey has also served as the chairperson of the Susquehanna Conference Board of Pensions and Health Benefits, as well being a part of the Sessions Committee. Palm Sunday Attendance: 52 (8 a.m.); 187 (10:30 a.m.) = 239 ~ Palm Sunday Offering: $9,371.43