April 9 Sanctuary Worship Bulletin
First Presbyterian Church – St. Petersburg, Florida
Order of Worship – April 9, 2023– 11 a.m.
Resurrection Day/Easter
Rev. Ginny Ellis
Prelude: Triptych for Easter Day: Fanfare, Meditation, Toccata, John A. Behnke (b. 1953) - Jack Rain, organ
Welcome - Rev. Ginny Ellis
Christ is Risen! He is Risen indeed!
Announcements - Ginny Ellis
Introit: “Fanfare for Easter,” Lloyd Pfautsch (1921–2003) - Chancel Choir
Call to Worship (from Psalm 118) - Ginny Ellis
Give thanks to the Lord for he is good; God’s steadfast love endures forever
The Lord is my strength and my might; he has become my salvation!
There are glad songs of victory today in the tents of the righteous!
I shall not die but I shall live and recount the deeds of the Lord!
The stone that the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone!
This is the Lord's doing; it is marvelous in our eyes!
This is the day that the Lord has made! Christ is Risen!
He is risen indeed!
Hymn #232: “Jesus Christ Is Risen Today” EASTER HYMN
The Reading of the Day: Matthew 28:1-10 - Rev. Jeanie Barnes
Unison Prayer of Confession - Jeanie Barnes
Powerful and loving God, you have raised Jesus Christ from the dead. O God, raise us too. May fresh life burst among us like buds awakening to the spring. May crusts of distrust and self-hatred which keep us from loving, be broken away so that new life can emerge. May new communities spring up where fear has kept us from one another. Teach us to trust the slow process from seed to stem to flower to fruit, as we work to make peace and build justice. Breathe on us with your Spirit, through the risen and glorious Christ our Savior. Amen.
Assurance of Pardon - Jeanie Barnes
….This is the good news!
In Jesus Christ, risen and victorious, we are forgiven and made new. Thanks be to God!
Lighting the Peace Candle and Passing the Peace - Jeanie Barnes
The peace of Christ be with you. / And also with you.
Response #248: “Christ is Risen! Shout Hosanna!” vs. 1 & 3 HYMN TO JOY
Moment for All Ages - Ginny Ellis
Presentation of our Gifts - Kirby Volz
...Please join me in a unison Prayer of Dedication:
Giver of every good and perfect gift, with deep joy and gratitude we bring our gifts and consecrate ourselves to your service. Use us, and that which we give, for your work in the world; this we pray in the name of your priceless gift, Jesus Christ our risen Lord. Amen.
Offertory Anthem: “Alleluia! Christ Is Risen!” arr. Hal H. Hopson
Doxology with Alleluias #609 LASST UNS ERFREUEN
Prayer for Illumination - Kirby Volz
Scripture: Jeremiah 31:10-14 - Kirby Volz
Hymn #238: “Thine Is the Glory” JUDAS MACCABEUS
Sermon: “This is The Message” - Ginny Ellis
Prayers of the People - Jeanie Barnes
Hymn #246: “Christ Is Alive” TRURO
Charge & Benediction - Ginny Ellis
Postlude: “Easter Victory” (“The Strife is O’er,” hymn 236), Charles Callahan (b. 1951) - Jack Rain, organ