The Gathering (Please stand as you are able and face the Baptismal Font) P: What are we to make of this day? When graves are opened... When the dead awaken... When life refuses to be contained... C: That nothing is impossible! Hope is never extinguished and love is never defeated! P: We celebrate You today, Jesus, Because You have made it clear that death does not have the last word; Because You have filled us again with hope and faith; Because You have given us a vision of new possibilities, new realities, and new ways of being. C: Open our minds to believe what we cannot explain; Open our hearts to hope for what we cannot see; Open our lives to live and to love in the midst of death and despair; By your resurrection enliven us today; Amen! Processional Hymn: Jesus Christ is Risen Today ELW #365 The Greeting P: The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all. C: And also with you Page 1
The Kyrie: Together we sing this refrain after each petition.. ELW pg. 184 Prayer of the Day P: The Lord be with you C: And also with you P: Let us pray, O God, you gave your Son to suffer death on the cross for our redemption, and by his glorious resurrection you delivered us from the power of death. Make us die every day to sin, that we may live with him forever in the joy of the resurrection, through your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns and with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen. (Please be seated) The Word First Reading.Acts 10:34-43 L: The Word of the Lord C: Thanks be to God Psalm 118: 1-2, 14-24 All: This is the day that the Lord had made, let us rejoice and be glad in it! Women: Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good and his loyal love endures! Men: Let Israel say, Yes, his loyal love endures! Women: The Lord gives me strength and protects me; he has become my deliverer. Page 2
Men: They celebrate deliverance in the tents of the godly. The Lord s right hand conquers, Women: the Lord s right hand gives victory, the Lord s right hand conquers. Men: I will not die, but live, and I will proclaim what the Lord has done. All: This is the day that the Lord had made, let us rejoice and be glad in it! Women: The Lord severely punished me, but he did not hand me over to death. Men: Open for me the gates of the just king s temple! I will enter through them and give thanks to the Lord. Women: This is the Lord s gate the godly enter through it. Men: I will give you thanks, for you answered me, and have become my deliverer. All: This is the day that the Lord had made, let us rejoice and be glad in it! Women: The stone which the builders discarded has become the cornerstone. Men: This is the Lord s work. We consider it amazing! Women: This is the day the Lord has brought about. We will be happy and rejoice in it. All: This is the day that the Lord had made, let us rejoice and be glad in it! Second Reading 1 Corinthians 15:19-26 L: The Word of the Lord C: Thanks be to God (Please stand as you are able) Gospel Hymn: Now the Green Blade Rises From the Buried Grain ELW #379 The Holy Gospel P: The Holy Gospel According to Saint Luke C: Glory to you, O Lord! [Luke 24:1-12] P: The Gospel of the Lord C: Praise to you, O Christ! (Please be seated) Page 3
Response to the Word Children s Sermon - All children and youth are invited forward Sermon Song of the Day: Christ is Risen by Matt Maher (Please stand as you are able) Prayers of Intercession..Please follow on the back of the Celebrate insert The Creed Nicene Creed.ELW pg. 104 Sharing of Christ s Peace P: The Peace of Christ be with you always. C: And also with you. We share Christian love to one another, through handshakes, hugs, or something similar. Please be seated when you are finished. Gathering of Our Gifts We use this time to give our tithes and offerings to God. Offertory Hymn Table Prayer The Meal P: Lord, we come to the table humbled by your death on the cross for us. Forgive us when we forget your sacrifice given so freely for us. Forgive us when we exalt our own needs and desires over those of others, when we let the world take over and don t stand up for your love. Page 4
C: Roll away the stone again for us- Help us to see anew the signs of your resurrection all around us, your light in the midst of darkness, your hope in the midst of hopelessness, your peace in the midst of turmoil. P: Open our hearts to the joy and wonder of the life your love makes possible through this foretaste of the feast to come. As we partake consume your love in this holy sacrament, may we become agents of your joy and love in this world. C: Restore our hearts today O Lord, and help us remember that nothing can defeat your love. The Great Thanksgiving Page 5
Preface: We praise your name and join their unending hymn, Sanctus Eucharistic Prayer & Words of Institution...ELW E.P. X P: Remembering his death, we cry Amen. C: Amen! P: Celebrating his resurrection, we shout Amen. C: Amen! P: Trusting in his presence in every time and place, we plead Amen. C: Amen! P:.of our Risen Savior, life in you, now and forever. C: Amen! Page 6
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 and ever. Amen. Invitation & Distribution All are welcome at the Lord s Table. Anyone baptized in the name of the Lord is invited to eat the bread and drink the wine. If you have not yet been baptized, you are invited to the Lord s Table for a blessing; simply come forward and fold your arm across your chest. If you prefer not to have either bread or wine please partake in the other; the fullness of Christ is contained within each. Please inform an usher if you need the communion ministers to come to you. Page 7
Communion Hymns Lamb of God Thine is the Glory..ELW #376 How Beautiful by Twila Paris Post Communion Blessing Post-Communion Prayer All: We give you thanks O God, that you have made your home with us, bringing heaven to earth in this holy meal. Fill us with your Spirit as we go from here, that we may wipe away tears, tend to those in mourning and pain, and be bearers of your hope in this world, through Jesus Christ our Risen Lord. Amen. Page 8
The Benediction P: The God of steadfastness and encouragement grant you to live in harmony with one another in accordance with Jesus Christ. C: Amen P: The God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. C: Amen. P: The God of all grace, the Father, the Son (+), and the Holy Spirit, bless you now and forever. C: Amen. Recessional Song: Children of God Dismissal P: Go in Peace, share the Good News! C: Thanks be to God! Page 9