The Riverside Church in the City of New York APRIL 16, 2017 EASTER SUNDAY
Welcome to The Riverside Church Worship is at the center of the life of The Riverside Church. As you prepare yourself for Worship, we invite you to reflect quietly on these words: Now let the heavens be joyful, let earth her song begin. Let the round world keep triumph, and all that is therein; Invisible and visible, their notes let all things blend. For Christ the Lord is risen. Our joy that hath no end. - Saint John of Damascus The Liturgical Year The Riverside Church follows the liturgical calendar to mark the seasons of our life together. We are currently in the season of Eastertide, a period of 50 days following the resurrection of Jesus Christ until Pentecost. The liturgical color of Eastertide is white, which symbolizes the hope of the resurrection, as well as the purity and newness that comes from victory over sin and death, as signified by the paraments and clergy stoles. If this is your first visit: Complete a Welcome Card and place it in the offering plate as it passes. Join us for Fellowship Hour in South Hall Lobby directly after Worship. As you leave the Nave, take a right and follow the hallway past Christ Chapel. Signs and greeters are available to provide direction. You ll find fair trade coffee from Javesca Coffee, a children s play area, a greeting area to learn about membership at Riverside, and indoor seating. A church tour is offered each Sunday after Worship free of charge. Meet in the 1st balcony. Tours also take place on Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays at 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. leaving from the Gift Shop. No reservations are necessary. Assistive hearing devices and large print bulletins are available upon request from an usher. Easter Offering The theme of Riverside s 2017 giving and serving campaign is Grateful. We re all grateful for the love, community, and prophetic ministry of our church, so we re expressing how we feel by giving and serving more than ever before. In the spirit of the campaign, today s offering supports the Social Services of The Riverside Church, including the Food Pantry, Barber Training Program, Clothing Distribution, Shower Project, Safe Haven Shelter, and Direct Aid. These programs offer fresh food, groceries, warm clothes, hot showers, and safe places to rest to nearly 30,000 men, women, and children every year. You re invited to join us. To give, simply place your gift in an Easter envelope or write Easter on your check or any envelope. To learn more and get involved, please visit www.trcnyc.org/donate. Life of Our Community For announcements of programs and events in the church, please pick up the Life of Our Community bulletin located in the back of the pew or outside the Welcome Center. Or visit our website www.trcnyc.org.
CARILLON O filii et filiae Dionisio Lind, Carillonneur arr. Sally Slade Warner EASTER BRASS PRELUDE Sonata La Facca Al Folgorante Sguardo Pavane Fancy à 6 Cesario Gussago Giovanni Coperario Anthony Bassano Giovanni Coperario ORGAN Mors et Resurrectio Jean Langlais SWINGING OF THE GREAT TOWER BELLS HYMN IN PROCESSION Christ the Lord is Risen Today Easter Hymn Christ the Lord is risen today, Alleluia! All creation join to say, Alleluia! Raise your joys and triumphs high, Alleluia! Sing, ye heavens and earth reply, Alleluia! Lives again our glorious King, Alleluia! Where, O death, is now thy sting? Alleluia! Dying once, Christ all doth save, Alleluia! Where thy victory, O grave? Alleluia! Love s redeeming work is done, Alleluia! Fought the fight, the battle won, Alleluia! Death in vain forbids Him rise, Alleluia! Christ has opened paradise, Alleluia! Soar we now where Christ has led, Alleluia! Following our exalted head, Alleluia! Made like Christ, who bids us rise, Alleluia! Ours the cross, the grave, the skies, Alleluia! Hymns of praise then let us sing, Alleluia! Unto Christ, our heavenly King, Alleluia! Who endured the cross and grave, Alleluia! Sinners to redeem and save, Alleluia! AMEN. CALL TO WORSHIP Leader: Alleluia! Christ is risen. People: Christ is risen indeed! Leader: This is the Easter festival of life. We celebrate the birth of new possibilities, of re-creation and new life as gifts from God. People: All creatures rejoice in the powerful work of God s salvation! Leader: In Christ s resurrection, hope triumphs over despair! People: Love triumphs over hate! Leader: Good triumphs over evil! People: Joy triumphs over fear and life triumphs over death! Rev. Amy Butler
Leader: People: Leader: People: Glory and honor and praise to Christ who lives and reigns among us! Alleluia to the Living Christ! Christ is risen. Christ is risen indeed! INVOCATION INTROIT O Magnify the Lord Moses Hogan Magnify the Lord with me and let us exalt God s name together. Praise the Lord. Magnify Him. Praise the Lord and let us magnify Him. Praise God s holy name. For our heart shall rejoice because we have trusted in God s holy name. Let us exalt God s name together. Let thy mercy, O Lord, be upon us, according as we hope in Thee. HEBREW SCRIPTURE LESSON Isaiah 65:17-25 (page 696 in the Old Testament) Leader: The Word of God for the People of God. People: Thanks be to God. Rev. Kevin Vandiver / Rev. Kevin Wright ANTHEM Sing Ye to the Lord Edward C. Bairstow Sing ye to the Lord, for he hath triumphed gloriously. Pharaoh s chariots and his host hath he cast into the sea. Mighty victim from the sky, hell s fierce powers beneath Thee lie; Thou hast conquered in the fight, Thou hast brought us life and light. Now no more can death appall, now no more the grave enthrall; Thou hast opened paradise, and in Thee Thy saints shall rise. Alleluia! Amen. EPISTLE LESSON 1 Corinthians 15:19-26 (page 176 in the New Testament) Leader: The Word of God for the People of God. People: Thanks be to God. Ms. Charlene Wingate / Mr. Dennis Day GRADUAL HYMN Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Victory Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! The strife is o er, the battle done: The victory of life is won; The song of triumph has begun; Alleluia! The powers of death have done their worst, But Christ their legions hath dispersed; Let shouts of holy joy outburst; Alleluia! GOSPEL LESSON Matthew 28:1-10 (page 33 in the New Testament) Leader: This is the Gospel of Christ. People: Thanks be to God. Rev. Rachel Johnson / Rev. Debra Northern
GRADUAL HYMN The three sad days are quickly sped, Christ rises glorious from the dead; All glory to our risen Head! Alleluia! Lord, by the stripes which wounded Thee, From death s dread sting thy servants free, That we may live and sing to Thee; Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! SERMON A Matter of Life and Death Rev. Butler PASTORAL PRAYER Leader: The Lord be with you. People: And with your spirit. Leader: Lift up your hearts. People: We lift them up unto the Lord. Rev. Bertram Johnson / Rev. Michael Livingston THE LORD S PRAYER Pray in the language or version of your heart. PASSING OF THE PEACE Leader: The peace of the Lord be with you. People: And also with you. INVITATION TO GIVE AND SERVE Ms. Christian Peele / Rev. Wright OFFERTORY ANTHEM Finale from Symphony No. 2 Resurrection Gustav Mahler O believe, my heart, O believe, nothing will be lost to you! What you have longed for is yours; what you have loved is yours; what you have championed is yours. O believe that you were not born in vain! You have not lived in vain, nor suffered in vain. What was created must pass away! What passes away must rise. Cease to tremble! Prepare yourself to live! O suffering! You that pierce all things, from you I am wrested away! O death! You that overcome all things, with wings that I wrested for myself in the fervent struggle of love, I shall soar to the light which no eye can pierce. Die I shall, so as to live! Rise again you will, my heart, very soon! What you have conquered will carry you to God! Tammy Mesic, soprano Nicole Mitchell, mezzo-soprano THE PRESENTATION The congregation rises row by row as ushers pass to symbolize offering of our whole selves to God PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING AND DEDICATION Ms. Peele / Rev. Lynn Casteel Harper
THE HALLELUJAH CHORUS The congregations stands and sings with the choir. Music is printed on the following pages. G. F. Handel INVITATION TO DISCIPLESHIP Rev. Butler BENEDICTION HYMN Ode to Joy Hymn to Joy Christ is risen! Shout Hosanna! Celebrate this day of days! Christ is risen! Hush in wonder: All creation is amazed. In the desert all surrounding, See a spreading tree has grown. Healing leaves of grace abounding Bring a taste of love unknown. Christ is risen! Raise your spirits From the caverns of despair. Walk with gladness in the morning, See what love can do and dare. Drink the wine of resurrection, Not a servant, but a friend. Jesus is our strong companion. Joy and peace shall never end. Christ is risen! Earth and heaven Nevermore shall be the same. Break the bread of new creation Where the world is still in pain. Tell its grim, demonic chorus: Christ is risen! Get you gone! God the First and Last is with us. Sing Hosanna, everyone! VOLUNTARY Toccata from Symphony No. 5 Charles-Marie Widor Special thanks today to our congregational leaders: Charlene Wingate and Dennis Day; our Crucifer, Athena Wilkinson; and our acolytes, Micah Stone, Jessye Salmon, and Latoya Wilkinson. Easter Brass: Raymond Mase, Robert Haley, C. J. Camerieri trumpets; Mike Lormand, Sebastian Vera, Mark Johansen trombones; Anthony Korf timpani Cover art: Psalm 85 2014 John August Swanson Eyekons
Jeffrey Andrilenas In memoriam of Joyce James Andrilenas. Easter Flower Gifts Anonymous Don Bickford In memory of my nephews, William Lewis Bickford, Robert Allen Bickford, John Charles Bickford, and Joseph David Bickford. Betty Bizzell Lorraine Burchall In loving memory of my sister, Ruth Burchall-Sanseviro, my Riverside mentors, Cathryn Glover, Dorothy Russell, and my dear friend, Deborah Noble. Pastor Amy Butler With deep love and gratitude for the faithful, prophetic congregation of The Riverside Church. Pat Clark In joyful dedication to my mother, Rosalie Clark and my aunts, Delethia Haywood, Margaret Newkirk, Annie Ruth Woods, Bertha Louise Maynor, and Katharine Baynes. Joy S. Cooke Evelyn Davis In loving memory of my mother, Lillie Elizabeth Davis, my father, Ashley Davis, and my brother, Daniel Keith Davis. Shelley Dyson In loving memory of Rev. Dr. Willard Parker Clayton, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia Canada. Linda Fentiman In Loving Memory of our parents and grandparents, Janet Crandell and Donald Fentiman, Linda Fentiman and Arthur Levine, Jamie Levine, and Rachel Levine. Monique J. Fortune Celebrating the life of our father Gontran P. Fortuné. Love, Monique, Gerry, Laura, Colette, Michael, and Michelle. Patricia L. Holloman In loving memory of Rev. and Mrs. John L.S. Holloman, Sr., Lawrence and Laura Holloman, Karin Leo Madson, Helone & Ulrich Leo, Ruth and Harry Tatje, Metta and George Tatje, and Maryann and George Cook. Joycelyn James Braaf In memory of Richard and Marjorie James. John H. and Esaias Johnson In loving memory of Phyllis E. Johnson. George Johnson In memory of a lovely and beloved wife, Joanne, never to be forgotten. Earnest Jones In memory of my niece, Djuana Renee Wilson, and my nephew, Lloyd Jones. Edward H. Lowe, M.D. In memorial: Mary Johnson Lowe, Eddie Kelly Carkhum, Jean Johnson Allen. Aida L. Montero In loving memory of Joseph Montero, beloved husband, father, and papa who taught us to live with grace, laugh often, and love much. Annette L. Purnell John Slorance In memory of Courtney Slorance and Stanley Slorance. Valeria Spann In loving memory of my devoted mother, Bessie B. Goodloe, and wonderful friends: Felice Dodson, Janet Carter, Harriette Henderson, Catherin Van Burren, Shirley Woods, Annie B. Flanders, Phyllis Smith, and stepmother, Lillian Dunn Thomas.
Brenda Spears In loving memory of Deborah Ann Spears, Joseph Spears, and Mattie Spears. Patricia & Rowan Titley Jennie Uleman In beloved memory of Stephanie M. H. Camp (1968-2014). Doris A. Younger
Talk With the Preacher Entries from Pastor Amy s blog, talkwiththepreacher.org, are printed and available in the Welcome Center/Gift Shop. Pastor Amy is available for conversations with members by appointment. Please email srminister@trcnyc.org or call 212-870-6775 to arrange an appointment. THE RIVERSIDE CHURCH IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK 490 Riverside Drive New York, N.Y. 10027 Telephone 212.870.6700 Interdenominational Interracial International Open Affirming Welcoming The Rev. Dr. Amy Butler, Senior Minister - abutler@trcnyc.org The Rev. Michael Livingston, Executive Minister - mlivingston@trcnyc.org Mr. Darvin Darling, Director of Information Technology - ddarling@trcnyc.org Mr. Richard Glassey, Director of Operations - rglassey@trcnyc.org The Rev. Bertram Johnson, Minister of Advocacy, Justice & Change - bjohnson@trcnyc.org Mr. Christopher Johnson, Director of Music and Organist - cjohnson@trcnyc.org The Rev. Rachel Johnson, Director of Communications & Public Relations - rjohnson@trcnyc.org The Rev. George Mekhail, Director of Strategic Partnerships & Innovation - gmekhail@trcnyc.org The Rev. Debra Northern, Minister of Parish Care - dnorthern@trcnyc.org Mr. Patrick O Brien, Property Manager - pobrien@trcnyc.org Ms. Christian Peele, MDiv, Director of Stewardship & Development - cpeele@trcnyc.org Ms. Alice Perkins, Director of Finance & Revenue - aperkins@trcnyc.org The Rev. Ellen Robison, Minister of Worship & the Arts - erobison@trcnyc.org Mr. Brian Simpson, Director of Communications & Strategy - bsimpson@trcnyc.org Ms. Valentina Soto-Waller, Director of Human Resources - vsoto@trcnyc.org The Rev. Kevin Wright, Minister of Education - kwright@trcnyc.org The Rev. Dr. James A. Forbes, Jr., Senior Minister Emeritus The Riverside Church is a member of the American Baptist Churches, U.S.A. and the United Church of Christ and cooperates with the Council of Churches in the City of New York, and with the New York State, National, and World Council of Churches. Twitter: @RiversideNYC Instagram: @RiversideNYC Facebook: facebook.com/riversideny web: trcnyc.org --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Parking - 4/16/2017 Parking is available in the garage below the building. Present this bulletin to the attendant before 6:00 p.m. for a reduced rate of $4.00 cash or $5.00 credit card.