Collingswood Presbyterian Church April 1, 2018 30 Fern Avenue Collingswood, New Jersey 08108 Telephone: 856-854-4523 Website: collingswoodpres.com E-mail: collspres@verizon.net Rev. Jen Fox, Pastor Rev. Katie Mulligan, Pastor William Powell, Director of Music Gretchen Kolecki, Director of Christian Education Janis Danielewicz, Secretary Paul Ciarrochi, Church Caretaker
COLLINGSWOOD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH SERVICE FOR THE LORD S DAY April 1, 2018 Resurrection of the Lord ASSEMBLE IN GOD S NAME Morning Reflection All that you touch You Change. All that you Change Changes you. The only lasting truth is Change. God is Change. ~Octavia E. Butler, Parable of the Sower Prelude - Were You There When They Crucified My Lord Welcome and Announcements We welcome you in the name of our Lord, Jesus Christ! Please sign the guest book in the narthex so we can send you a welcome packet or fill out a yellow welcome card located in the pews. The card can be placed in the offering place. Gathering of Prayer Concerns and Joys Please raise your hand to share your joys or concerns to be included in the prayers of the people this day. You may also write your concern on the pink sheets and hand to the Pastor. Please mail a prayer card from the narthex to your loved one. Introit - Because He Lives Gaither Tune arr. by Joel Raney Chancel Choir (Please stand for items marked with an asterisk. GTG is the purple Glory to God hymnal. STF is the Sing the Faith smaller blue hymnal)
Call to Worship Leader: Christ is risen; People: He is risen indeed. Leader: The light for the world did not remain extinguished, Christ is risen; People: Alleluia, Christ is risen, he is risen indeed! Leader: We celebrate the Good News to the World for this is the day the Lord has made. People: Let us rejoice and be glad in it. Let us worship our God of heaven and earth as we profess that Jesus Christ is risen today! *Hymn - Jesus Christ is Risen Today GTG #232 tune - Easter Hymn *Prayer of Confession (Unison) Holy God, on this day of question marks and change and grief and joy and mystery and faith, we confess our unbelief. We confess that we are impatient for the end of the story. We confess that we aren't ready yet for the end of the story. Help us to savor the joy in the midst of a hard world. *Words of Assurance Leader: Come into the light of God s love! People: Christ is risen! Death has been swallowed up in victory! Leader: Be at peace and know beyond all doubt that God s love is always with you, surrounding you, leading you, comforting you. People: We have heard, we believe and so we will live the good news. In Christ Jesus, we are forgiven. Alleluia! Amen.
*Response - Come and See STF #2127 Come and see, come and see, I am the way and the truth, said He. Follow me, follow me, Come as a child, O come and see. Kyrie, Kyrie, Kyrie eleison Christe, Christe, Christe eleison *Sharing of the Peace Leader: The peace of Christ be with you. People: And also with you. PROCLAIM GOD S WORD Children s Sermon (Children aged Prek-5th grade should follow Mrs. Kolecki out for Sunday School. Children will be returned to service for communion) Anthem - God Is! by Michael Barrett Chancel Choir First Scripture Reading - Psalm 118:1-17 (Responsively) Leader: O give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his steadfast love endures forever! People: Let Israel say, His steadfast love endures forever. Leader: Let the house of Aaron say, His steadfast love endures forever. People: Let those who fear the Lord say, His steadfast love endures forever. Leader: Out of my distress I called on the Lord; the Lord answered me and set me in a broad place. People: With the Lord on my side I do not fear. What can mortals do to me? (Continued on next page)
Leader: The Lord is on my side to help me; I shall look in triumph on those who hate me. People: The Lord is my strength and my might; he has become my salvation. Leader: There are glad songs of victory in the tents of the righteous: The right hand of the Lord does valiantly; the right hand of the Lord is exalted; the right hand of the Lord does valiantly. People: I shall not die, but I shall live, and recount the deeds of the Lord. *Hymn - Blessed Assurance, Jesus Is Mine! GTG #839 tune - Assurance *Gospel Lesson - Mark 16:1-8 (page 929) Sermon: He Is Not Here Rev. Katie Mulligan WE RESPOND TO GOD S WORD *Affirmation of Faith - The Apostle s 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 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.
Offering We have come together to celebrate Christ s victory over death and to give thanks for God s amazing, all-encompassing love. Each one of us is an expression of this love. By the way we live and the way we give, that love is carried into the lives of others who have had little experience of God s care. May our offerings represent an outpouring of our gratitude. In Jesus name we pray, Amen. Musical Meditation - What Wonderous Love Is This? Krystina Hawkinson and harp Prayer of Dedication The Invitation THE LORD S SUPPER The Great Thanksgiving: Leader: The Lord be with you People: And also with you Leader: Lift up your hearts People: We lift them up to the Lord Leader: Let us give thanks to the Lord People: It is right to give our thanks and praise. Leader: It is truly right and our greatest joy And join their unending hymn singing, (GTG #552) People: Holy, Holy, Holy Lord, God of power and might Heaven and Earth are full of your glory Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord Hosanna in the highest! Hosanna in the highest!
Leader: Blessed are you, O Lord Most high All: 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, for ever. Amen. The Words of Institution The Distribution of the Elements (Please hold the bread and cup until all have been served.) Unison Prayer After Communion We thank you Risen Lord, for this sacrament that makes us new and strong. This is a foretaste of the victory to come and a powerful reminder of your sacrifice for us. Glory be to you, O God! Amen. GO IN GOD S NAME *Parting Hymn Lift High the Cross GTG #826 (Those who are able are invited to follow the choir outside. The Benediction will take place outside in the Memorial Garden. Please pick up a flower and decorate our Easter Cross.) Sunday School children will join us in the Garden. (words to hymn on next page)
refrain Lift high the cross, the love of Christ proclaim till all the world adore his sacred name Come, Christians, follow where our Savior trod, the Lamb victorious, Christ, the Son of God. All newborn servants of the Crucified bear on their brow the seal of Christ who died. O Lord, once lifted on the glorious tree, your death has brought us life eternally. So shall our song of triumph ever be: praise to the Crucified for victory. *The Charge and Benediction Leader: Go forth from this place renewed in faith! People: We take the good news of Christ s resurrection with us. Leader: Christ has risen from the dead! People: We choose to live with him! All (Shout): Alleluia and Alleluia! Choral Response Postlude We will not have coffee hour today. HAPPY EASTER!!!
Contacting our Pastors PastorsCollingswood@gmail.com (shared email) Rev. Jen Fox jhfox@mindspring.com Rev. Katie Mulligan katiesmulligan@gmail.com In case of an emergency Rev. Jen Fox 609-892-2514 Rev. Katie Mulligan 805-448-9641 Sunday, April 1, 2018 We would like to welcome our visitors. We are glad to have you here and hope you will feel as if you are among family. Children are welcome to remain in the service. There are activity bags and children s bulletins available in the Narthex. Large print bulletins and hymnals are available for your convenience. If you have difficulty hearing, personal amplifiers are available in the narthex. PLEASE BRING THE HEARING AIDS BACK TO THE DEACON OF THE DAY. We also provide a nursery for children infants through age three (3). Our nursery worker is Emilie Jackson. Our Children s Church program for children ages Pre-K through 5 th grade begins following the Children s Sermon. They will return during communion. Ministry Opportunity Please consider becoming a part of a Prayer Chain within our congregation, What do you need to do? Answer the phone, listen carefully to learn about the prayer concern. Lift the concern up in prayer and then call the next person on the list. If you are interested in hearing more about this ministry, please plan to stay after church on March 18, contact Urmila Malvadkar or the church office.
Thank you for your service! Worship Leaders: Tyler Kolecki Greeter/Ushers: Dennis, Gretchen, Tyler, Andrew and Jackson Kolecki Communion Servers: Karen Mazak, Liliana Stevens, Linda Herzog Flowers: The flowers today are donated by members of the congregation in memory of or honor of loved ones and in celebration of Easter. 2018 Flower Dedications April 16th, 22nd & 29th are still available for flower dedications. Please sign up! If you would like to reserve a special date to dedicate the flowers which are used to decorate the Sanctuary in honor or memory of a loved one, use the book or contact Janis in the church office. The cost is $20. Please make checks payable to: Collingswood Presbyterian Church Senior Tea & Talk 1:00-2:00 April 25th Gentle Chair Yoga
We wish you a Blessed Easter Season! We would like to thank Blake-Doyle Funeral Home for their donation of the flowers for the Memorial Garden cross. Special thanks to the Chancel Choir Will Powell, Director Marjorie Miller Carolyn Moffitt Kirstin Powell Linda Herzog Dan Graves And our musical guests Ashley Reuter Leah Senseney Jenna Keurzi Mike Schmidt Krystina Hawkinson Children in Sunday School will come to the Memorial garden following the worship service. You are invited to join the kids in the Easter Egg Hunt. Children are invited to come back into the gym for the Easter Egg hunt.
EASTER FLOWERS Given with love by: The Lowden Family in memory of loved ones Candace Lowden in memory of loving husband Bob Lowden Ray & Cass Burns in memory of loved ones Jean & Carol Fulton in memory of loved ones Fred & Lorrie Heuser in honor of Jeanne Heuser-Fink Fred & Lorrie Heuser in memory of Elizabeth & Chalmas Baggett June Lattimore in memory of loves ones past & present The Herzog Family in memory of loved ones Pat Binder in memory of Ruth & Harry Binder Thank you, thank you, thank you! I don t know if I can say that enough! I want to thank all those who participated in making the IHOC program a success! I especially want to thank the members of the Mission Committee who planned and orchestrated the program: Lorrie Heuser, Karen Mazak, Lilliana Stevens, and Susan Wilson. God bless you and keep up the good work you are doing in serving the less privileged in the community. With peace & love, Martha Jane
We will be decorating bags for the Easter Egg Hunt and watching a video about Easter. The Easter Egg Hunt will follow Service. Please see Mrs. Kolecki if you are interested in helping. If you are interested in helping with Sunday School, please see the Christian Education Director, Gretchen Kolecki. There is NO Youth Group this week. Confirmation dates April: 4/15, 4/29. Thanks. I don t have Youth Group Dates yet for April.
WHAT S HAPPENING AT CPC THIS WEEK Sun 4/1 Mon 4/2 Wed 4/4 Sun 4/8 8:45 am - Choir Practice 10:00 am - Worship Office Closed 5:30 pm - Advanced Youth Handbell Choir 6:15 pm - Youth Handbell Choir 7:15 pm - Memorial Hand Bell Ensemble 8:45 am - Choir Practice 10:00 am - Worship WEEKLY COMMUNITY USE Kaleidoscope Kids Preschool 7:30 am - 6:00 pm Girl Scout Troup 30113 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm 1st & 3rd Wednesday Collingswood Insight Mediation 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Monday Alcoholics Anonymous 7:00-9:30 pm Monday LEADING US IN WORSHIP April 8th - Pastor Jen April 15th - Pastor Katie April 22nd - Pastor Jen
KEEP IN YOUR PRAYERS Birthdays: Linda Young Those who serve in government, our military personnel, those who work in other countries, and our country, our president, and our leaders. Those at home or in care facilities Art Moffett Robert Johnson Eleanor Kelley Prayer Requests Bob Burns Ray Burns Sal Ferraro Janet Christman Marion Mills Julia Kline Jane Corso Yolanda Corso Norma Cammisa Ruth Hanson Kathy Moran Art Dickol Lisle Jensen James Walsh Melissa Kolecki Jay Sills Dave Kolecki Patricia & Owen Landinger Please pick up a prayer card in the narthex and mail it to these loved ones for whom we pray. Rev. Debby Brincivalli & Staff of West Jersey Presbytery Greenwich Presbyterian Church, Greenwich, NJ Our PCUSA mission in Sri Lanka Juan G. Hall Presbyterian Church, Cardenas, Cuba Njikob Presbyterian Church, Cameroon If you are going into the hospital or would like a pastoral visit, please call or have a family member call the church office or one of the deacons or elders. If you don t call, we are going to assume you don t want a visit! Please remember to fill out a new pink form. with each update for the prayer list.