THE GATHERING OF THE COMMUNITY

Pastor: Jim Halmarson Deacon: Suzanne McMillan Deacon: Alan Wotherspoon Organist and Choir Director: Syd Birrell Sunday, April 1st, 2018 The Resurrection of our Lord Holy Eucharist (BAS) 235 Rubidge Street Peterborough, Ontario K9J 3N9 (705) 876-1501 THE GATHERING OF THE COMMUNITY ~Please stand as the (Choir) and Clergy enter~ PROCESSIONAL 203 Jesus Christ is Risen Today (Both services) Celebrant The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be with you all. People And also with you. Collect for Purity Celebrant Almighty God,

All to you all hearts are open, all desires known, and from you no secrets are hidden. Cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of your Holy Spirit, that we may perfectly love you, and worthily magnify your holy name; through Christ our Lord. Amen. Gloria (Said at 8:30 service; sung at 10:30 service) Gregory Murray Celebrant All Glory to God in the highest, and peace to his people on earth. Lord God, heavenly king, almighty God and Father, we worship you, we give you thanks, we praise you for your glory. Lord Jesus Christ, only Son of the Father, Lord God, Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world: have mercy on us; you are seated at the right hand of the Father: receive our prayer. For you alone are the Holy One, you alone are the Lord, you alone are the Most High, Jesus Christ, with the Holy Spirit, in the glory of God the Father. Amen. Collect of the Day Celebrant Lord of life and power, All through the mighty resurrection of your Son, you have overcome the old order of sin and death and have made all things new in him. May we, being dead to sin and alive to you in Jesus Christ, reign with him in glory, who with you and the Holy Spirit is alive, one God, now and for ever. Amen THE LITURGY OF THE WORD ~Please sit~ First Reading Isaiah 25: 6-9 After the reading: Reader Hear what the Spirit is saying to God s people. 1

People Thanks be to God. Psalm 118: 1-2, 14-24 St Thomas CP 350 Spoken in unison at 8.30am. The congregation is invited to stand and sing the psalm at 10.30am 1. Give thanks for God is good, God s love is steadfast, sure; Let Israel confess, God s love Forever will endure. 2. God is my strength and song, The Savior I have found; Now from the tents of all the just There comes triumphant sound: 3. The right hand of the Lord Has gained the victory! The right hand of the Lord has won, Has triumphed gloriously! 4. I shall not die but live, And praise God with my breath; The Lord has punished me, but not Delivered me to death. 5. Fling wide the Temple gates That I may enter them; This is the gateway of the Lord, The just may now come in. 6. You answered me in need, You are my health alone; The stone the builders cast aside Is now the cornerstone. 7. This is the Lord s own work And marvelous to see; The Lord has acted on this day, We praise God s victory Second Reading Acts 10:34-43 2

~After the reading:~ Reader Hear what the Spirit is saying to God s people. People Thanks be to God. GRADUAL HYMN Welcome, happy morning! 1. Age to age shall say, Hell today is vanquished, heaven is won today. Lo! The dead is living, God forevermore: Him, their true Creator, all his works adore. Refrain Welcome, happy morning! Age to age shall say, Hell today is vanquished, heaven is won today. 2. Earth with joy confesses, clothing her for spring, All good gifts return with her returning King; Bloom in every meadow, leaves on every bough, Speak his sorrows ended, hail his triumph now. Refrain 3. Months in due succession, days of lengthening light, Hours and passing moments, praise thee in their flight; Brightness of the morning, sky, and fields, and sea Vanquisher of darkness, bring their praise to thee. Refrain 4. Thou, of life the author, death didst undergo Tread the path of darkness, saving strength to show; Come then, true and faithful, now fulfil thy word; tis thine own third morning: rise O buried Lord! Refrain Gospel Acclamation (10:30 Service only) The Gospel Reading John 20:1-18 ~Before the gospel is read:~ Deacon The Lord be with you. 3

People And also with you. Deacon The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to John People Glory to you, Lord Jesus Christ. ~After the Gospel is read:~ Deacon This is the Gospel of Christ All Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ. Choir Hallelujah Christ is Risen Birrell SERMON ~Please sit~ Choir Ye Choirs of New Jerusalem Stanford THE APOSTLES CREED ~Please stand~ Celebrant Let us confess the faith of our baptism, as we say All I believe in God, the Father almighty, Creator of heaven and earth. I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord. He was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary. He suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried. He descended to the dead. On the third day he rose again. He ascended into heaven, And is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again To judge the living 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. Prayers of the People ~please assume a position of prayer~ Confession and Absolution 4

~Silence is kept~ Celebrant Dear friends in Christ, God is steadfast in love and infinite in mercy; He welcomes sinners and invites them to his table. Let us confess our sins, Confident in God s forgiveness. Celebrant Most merciful God, All we confess that we have sinned against you in thought, word and deed, by what we have done, and by what we have left undone. We have not loved you with our whole heart; we have not loved our neighbours as ourselves. We are truly sorry and we humbly repent. For the sake of your Son Jesus Christ, have mercy on us and forgive us, that we may delight in your will, and walk in your ways, to the glory of your name. Amen. Celebrant May Almighty God have mercy upon you, pardon and deliver you from all your sins, confirm and strengthen you in all goodness, and keep you in eternal life; through Jesus Christ our Lord. People Amen. The Peace ~please stand~ Celebrant The peace of the Lord be always with you. People And also with you. THE LITURGY OF THE SACRAMENT (10.30 only) OFFERTORY HYMN 212 Alleluia, The Strife is Oe r (10.30 only) PRAYER OVER THE GIFTS God our strength and salvation, receive all we offer you this day, and grant that we who have confessed your name, and received new life in baptism, may live in the joy of the resurrection, through Jesus Christ the Lord. 5

EUCHARISTIC PRAYER General Thanksgiving Celebrant The Lord be with you. People And also with you. Celebrant Lift up your hearts. People We lift them to the Lord. Celebrant Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. People It is right to give our thanks and praise. Celebrant Blessed are you, gracious God, creator of heaven and earth; we give you thanks and praise for the glorious resurrection of your Son Jesus Christ our Lord; for he is the true paschal lamb who has taken away the sin of the world. By his death he destroyed death, and by his rising to life again he has won for us eternal life. Therefore, joining our voices with the whole company of heaven, we sing our joyful hymn of praise to proclaim the glory of your name. Sanctus & Benedictus All (Choir and congregation at 10:30) Gregory Murray 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. ~Please assume a position of prayer~ Celebrate We give thanks to you, Lord our God, for the goodness and love you have made known to us in creation; in calling Israel to be your people; in your Word spoken through the prophets; and above all in the Word made flesh, Jesus your Son. For in these last days you sent him to be incarnate from the Virgin Mary, to be the Saviour and Redeemer of the world. 6

All Celebrant In him, you have delivered us from evil, and made us worthy to stand before you. In him, you have brought us out of error into truth, out of sin into righteousness, out of death into life. On the night he was handed over to suffering and death, a death he freely accepted, our Lord Jesus Christ took bread; and when he had given thanks to you, he broke it, and gave it to his disciples, and said, Take, eat: this is my body which is given for you. Do this for the remembrance of me. After supper he took the cup of wine; and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, and said, Drink this, all of you: this is my blood of the new covenant, which is shed for you and for many for the forgiveness of sins. Whenever you drink it, do this for the remembrance of me. Therefore, Father, according to his command, we remember his death, we proclaim his resurrection, we await his coming in glory; and we offer our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving to you, Lord of all; presenting to you, from your creation, this bread and this wine. We pray you, gracious God, to send your Holy Spirit upon these gifts, that they may be the sacrament of the body of Christ and his blood of the new covenant. Unite us to your Son in his sacrifice, that we, made acceptable in him, may be sanctified by the Holy Spirit. 7

In the fullness of time, reconcile all things in Christ, and make them new, and bring us to that city of light where you dwell with all your sons and daughters; through Jesus Christ our Lord, the firstborn of all creation, the head of the Church, and the author of our salvation; by whom, and with whom, and in whom, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, all honour and glory are yours, almighty Father, now and for ever. People Amen. The Lord s Prayer Celebrant And now, as our Saviour Christ has taught us, we are bold to say, 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 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, the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen. The Breaking of the Bread Celebrant Lord, we died with you on the cross. All Now we are raised to new life. Celebrant We were buried in your tomb. All Now we share in your resurrection. Celebrant Live in us, that we may live in you. Celebrant The gifts of God for the People of God. People Thanks be to God. The Communion Agnus Dei (sung by the choir at 10:30) Darke in F 8

All(8:30) O LAMB of God, that takest away the sin of the world, have mercy upon us. O Lamb of God, that takest away the sin of the world, have mercy upon us. O Lamb of God, that takest away the sin of the world, grant us thy peace. Anthem Hallelujah Chorus Handel Prayer(s) after Communion Celebrant God of life, bring us to the glory of the resurrection promised in this Easter sacrament. We ask this in the name of Jesus Christ the risen Lord. ~Please stand~ Celebrant Glory to God, All whose power, working in us, can do infinitely more than we can ask or imagine. Glory to God from generation to generation, in the Church and in Christ Jesus, for ever and ever. Amen. The Blessing ANNOUNCEMENTS DISMISSAL Deacon Go in peace to love and serve the Lord. All Thanks be to God. HYMN 210 Yours Be the Glory (Both services) ORGAN POSTLUDE Prelude and Fugue in D JS Bach A note from Syd: J S Bach never commented on what meaning he intended to convey through his great organ works. It is left to us to decide what might be found in a great organ work such as today s Prelude and Fugue in D Major. To me this piece is all about the resurrection. Right from the opening upward rising pedal scale Bach seems to be saying Christ Is Risen! Yet the resurrection comes at great cost, and twice Bach interrupts the exuberance of the Prelude with heavy, introspective passages that hark back to the suffering of Christ. That is how the Prelude ends, one final reference to the crucifixion. And then a fugue bursts out of the darkness, perhaps the most joyous and uplifting of all his organ fugues, and it hurtles towards its virtuosic climax, ending with summary of the journey, a pedal solo that takes us from the lowest pedal notes to the highest, from death to life everlasting. 9

Easter Flowers To the Glory of God and in loving memory of Norm (Buzz) Buzzell from his wife Doris and family Bill Twist and Philomena Hutchinson from Tracy, Lloyd and Niki Evelyn Sands from Peggy McCracken Joan Mercer from Lynda Mercer Mr. And Mrs. Joan Burns, Annie Clegg and Reg Burns from Jean Burns Herb and Jane Strickland by their son Gerry Walter Frances and Karen Lloyd, Tom Maud, Allan and Eric Jackson from Ralph, Mary, Eric and Susan Our Prayers Today ANGLICAN CYCLE OF PRAYER: Jesus Christ is risen today, Alleluia! ANGLICAN CHURCH OF CANADA: We pray for the theological colleges and training programs within the Ecclesiastical Province of Canada: The Atlantic School of Theology, Montreal Diocesan Theological College and Queen s College DEANERY CYCLE OF PRAYER: We pray for St Matthew s/st Aiden s, Buckhorn and Trent University Chaplaincy and The Rev Glenn Empey 10

PARISH CYCLE OF PRAYER: We pray for Kirk and Bev Merrett, Judy Mills, Lois Naismith, Peter and Cheryl Neuman PARISHIONERS IN HOSPITAL and THOSE REQUESTING PRAYER: Deb and Gordon Graham, Ministering Through Liturgy Lectors: 8.30am: Rev Suzanne McMillan 10.30am: Russell Cook, Tom Bell Server: Kate Gregg Eucharist Ministers: Ken and Margaret Gadd, Lynda Mercer, Geoff Matthews Intercessor: 8.30am: Rev Suzanne McMillan 10.30am: Sarah Cook Celebrant: Pastor Jim Halmarson Preacher: Pastor Jim Halmarson Deacon: Rev Suzanne McMillan Chancel: Sandy Gunn, Lynda Mercer, Debbie Hofman, Norma Jean Laing Sidespeople: Randy Pagett, Dave and Peggy Watton, Bunny Laing Men s Breakfast will be on April 14 th 8.30-10.30 serving breakfast about 9am. Please sign up on the bulletin board in the side lobby. Graham Hart will be speaking about the historic Halifax Explosion. Senior Pot Luck Lunch will be on April 4 th at 12 noon. Syd Birrell and choral scholar, Madeleine McGregor, will be our guest artist. Lynda Mercer and Diana Gregg will host and all are welcome. Please bring food and $2 or yourself and $6. Contact Diana on 705 740 2416 with questions. FINANCIAL UPDATE: JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2018 YEAR TO DATE OFFERINGS YEAR TO DATE EXPENDITURES $28,144 (2018) $49,997 (2018) $31,722 (budget) $55,239 (2017) As the information suggests, we have some challenges to consider rectifying. The good news is that our fiscal management of the church is better than last year. The challenging news, however, is that we still have a shortfall of $3,578 for our first two months. We need to consider how we can meet our financial commitments as we move forward with a renewed vision of the church and our quest for solid sustainability. Pre Authorized Giving (PAG) is one positive option, already in use by a number of parishioners. It guarantees the church a regular source of income throughout the year. PAG new enrolment forms can be found in the pews, the back of the church or by contacting the church office (705-876-1501, email saints@allsaintspeterborough.org). Forms can 11

be used for new enrolments or changes to existing PAG and can be returned on Sunday mornings with the offerings or to the church office. Thank you for your time and consideration, The Wardens To Our Members, Visitors and Newcomers Periodically you will learn of items needing attention or you may be a newcomer considering becoming a member of our A Saints family or are in need of more information. Please use the space below, circle as applicable and leave the completed form with a Sidesperson, the offering plate or at the office. I(we) would like information on: Christian Education (Bible study etc) Choir Baptism Confirmation Children s programs(sunday School ) Weddings Funerals Worship Services I (we) would like to join All Saints and would like: Offering envelopes Information on Pre-Authorized Giving (PAG) I (we): Wish to advise of an illness Wish to become a volunteer (include details below) Would like a clergy visit Other Name: Address: Telephone: Home Cell E-mail: Date: Comments/Questions/additional Information e-mail: saints@allsaintspeterborough.org Web: allsaintspeterborough.org 12