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WE GATHER

Chimes on the Hour

Prayer of InvocationGod of amazing surprises, the story of Easter is ever new. Suddenly we are aware of your presence with us. We had lost touch with you. Our minds were full of worries and distractions, set on things of this earth. Our spirits felt the grip of death. Jesus seemed a legend from the past, not a real person who shared our common lot. But today, you awaken something new within us. We hear the cry, Christ is risen, and we want to respond. Dry our tears and call our name. We need the good news of Easter. Amen.

PreludePassacaile Handel

Menuetto from Op. 76, No. 3 Haydn

String Quartet

WE PRAISE

Introit

Call to Worship

Hymn #123Jesus Christ Is Risen Today

WE PRAISE

Prayer of Adoration God of mercy, we no longer look for Jesus among the dead, for he is alive and has become the Lord of life. From the waters of death you raise us with him and renew your gift of life within us. Open our eyes to see his walk amidst us. Allow us to welcome him always into our lives. Increase in our minds and hearts the risen life we share with Christ, and help us to grow as your people toward the fullness of eternal life with you, through Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

J O U R N E Y TO T H E E M P T Y TO M B | E A S T E R S U N D A Y

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Declaration of Good NewsLeader: The Lord is Risen. People: The Lord is Risen indeed!

Congregational Response (together)Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost;As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, World without end. Amen, Amen.

Affirmation of Faith - The Apostles’ Creed (together)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.

WE SHARE

Shared Greeting We invite you at home to safely greet those you are with or to maybe text those to whom you would wish to share a greeting.

ResponseThe Wonderful Cross Chris Tomlin

Justin Layman, guitar; Colleen Buchmeier, vocals

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Poem: A Coming AlleluiaBy Rev. Erika Takacs

They say there will be no Easter this year.No hats.No hunts.No hymning.No lilies to fill a bright roomwith a fanfare of pollen.No garden, no angel,no victory.They say that our journeyborn in sackcloth and asheswill lead us at lastto nowhere.And so we sit worriedthat the tomb, this year,will be found, for once,still full.That Mary and the otherswill leave with their spicesand come back home with nothing.That this year the women will finally end their work –anoint and thenleave empty.Ssh. Be still.Do you not hear her?Clucking close by like an old mother hen,brooding and sighing andstretching her wings?Fear not, she says,for I did it before –in the silencein the darkin a closed and locked roomin a world that had knownonly death.Did I not once proveonce for allthat there is nothing you can do,no decision you can make(for good or for ill)that can stopmerising?

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AnthemGloria from Twelfth Mass W.A. Mozart

Pastoral Prayer and The Lord’s PrayerOur 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 forever. Amen.

Moment of Gratitude“I Know that My Redeemer Liveth” from Messiah G.F. Handel

Jenny Kim-Godfrey, soprano

*Doxology and Prayer of DedicationPraise God from whom all blessings flow; Praise Him all creatures here below; Praise Him above, ye heavenly host; Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.

WE PROCLAIM

Children’s MomentSarah Soboleski

Life at Church of the Palms

Hymn #155Rejoice, the Lord Is King

Reading from the New TestamentLuke 24:1-12

But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they came to the tomb, taking the spices that they had prepared. They found the stone rolled away from the tomb, but when they went in, they did not find the body. While they were perplexed about this, suddenly two men in dazzling clothes stood beside them. The women were terrified and bowed their faces to the ground, but the men said to them, “Why do you look for the living among the dead? He is not here, but has risen. Remember how he

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told you, while he was still in Galilee, that the Son of Man must be handed over to sinners, and be crucified, and on the third day rise again.” Then they remembered his words, and returning from the tomb, they told all this to the eleven and to all the rest. Now it was Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and the other women with them who told this to the apostles. But these words seemed to them an idle tale, and they did not believe them. But Peter got up and ran to the tomb; stooping and looking in, he saw the linen cloths by themselves; then he went home, amazed at what had happened.

Leader: This is the Word of the Lord! People: Thanks be to God!

SermonNowhere to Go but UpDr. Stephen D. McConnell

WE GO

Hymn #464Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee

Benediction

Benediction Response (Hallelujah Chorus)Hallelujah, For the Lord God omnipotent reigneth. Hallelujah.The kingdom of this world is becomeThe kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ.And He shall reign forever and ever.Forever and ever, Hallelujah.King of kings. Forever and ever, Hallelujah.And Lord of lords. Forever and ever Hallelujah.And He shall reign forever and ever.King of kings, and Lord of lords. King of kings and Lord of lords.And He shall reign forever and ever. Hallelujah.

PostludeToccata Widor

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LEADERSHIP TEAM

Dr. Stephen D. McConnell Senior Pastor smcconnell@churchofthepalms.org

Dr. Lal Hmingliani Browne Congregational Life Pastor hbrowne@churchofthepalms.org

Rev. Laurie Haas Family Life Pastor lhaas@churchofthepalms.org

Dr. Alan Rodda Visitation Pastor arodda@churchofthepalms.org

Pamela Gillespie Executive Director of Operations pgillespie@churchofthepalms.org

Sarah Soboleski Director of Outreach & Families ssoboleski@churchofthepalms.org

Carol Homeister Children’s Ministry Director chomeister@churchofthepalms.org

Susan Neisler Palms Center Recreation Director sneisler@churchofthepalms.org

Genevieve Beauchamp Music Ministry Director gbeauchamp@churchofthepalms.org

Dr. Jonathan Spivey Organist / Pianist jspivey@churchofthepalms.org

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THIS WEEK’S LECTIONARY GOSPEL READINGSMondayMark 16:1-8

TuesdayMark 16:9-20

Wednesday Matthew 28:1-16

ThursdayMatthew 28:16-20

FridayLuke 24:1-12

SaturdayMark 12:18-27

For a complete list of daily lectionary readings, explore downloading a Daily Office Lectionary app on your smartphone.

OUR MUSICIANS & STRING QUARTET FOR THIS SERVICE

Musicians: Jenny Kim-Godfrey, soprano; Robyn Rocklein, alto; Brandon Evans, tenor; James Taylor, bassString Quartet: Chris Takeda, violin; Jennifer Best-Takeda, violin; Michael McClelland, viola; Nadine Trudel, cello; Aaron Romm, trumpet

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EasterFlowers

Donor

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In Memory of

In Honor of

Edward AlleyJudy ArmitageThe Biancardi FamilyMrs. J. W. BrownLinda CalvertMaxine ColgateMarilyn CounenDorothy DahmsRoger Grimshaw Susan & Marty GuiceAnne & Carl HirschKristin IngramSallie LuebbePaul & Jo Ross

Ted, Amber, David & Thomas ThomsenBarbara & David Twible

Judy ArmitageThe Biancardi Family

Chuck & Judy FultonClaire Steinforth

June LeBell AlleyGlynn ArmitageLorenzo & Monica BiancardiJim & David Brown Loved onesHarry R. ColgateMichael Counen; Michael Bishop, nephewRonald H. DahmsHis wife, Lynne Talbot Grimshaw Their parentsTheir son, Jeffrey & grandson, Wesley SpanoMiss FayTom LuebbeArt Willaredt, Sr.; Bill & Esther Damon; Carol VannKaren ThomsenHarlan & Alice Twible; Susan Lestock

Her children: Nancy, Ashley & ScottEileen & Gene Linxwiler; Alexsandro & Stefano Biancardi; Mario & Enrica Biancardi Loved onesHealthcare workers

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Dee & Tom WebberBob Zechman

FRIENDSTrish AyersLivingston BakerKathryn BarnesSharon BarnesLeah BassettPeter BeaneMelissa BoelkinsCameron BogueKathryn BoudreauNance BriskyJeneve BrooksRachel BrooksJon ChadwickJudy ChenFreddy & Marguerite ChesneyChrobak FamilyJohn CitaraCharlie CrowderFrancois DuvergneRyan FentonArthur FerreiraColleen FreedleyAdam GoardGeorge GonasBruce GoodenSue GordonNancy GrimshawWill HedgepethGail HeinzPeter HigginbothamMichele HollandPeter HusinkoPeter Husinko, Jr.Judith JohnsonThomas JonesLucy KennedyKatie KleinDon KouserDavid LampmanKatherine LepsonNancy LingoDenise LodenJohn MatthewsMartha MaximAngela McSweeneyLee Miller

MEMBERSElizabeth AlexMaurice AndersonGene BaischCharles BosoldBarbara BranningMary Ann BrockmanElmer ComptonGeorgia CotterVictoria CroucherDon CurtisMargaret EdelbluteBeth EllisElaine GastBill GetzenWendell GottmanDiane GraebLee & Grace GreeneKaren GriffithAllen & Linda HigginbothamMaryanne HigginsMille HightowerEric JasonBud & Alice LaFolletteMaxine LambertLou LandtPat LeachRon LeeCherie LeetzowElla & Dan LewisEileen & Gene LinxwilerMernie LongmanDavid LuxDick MahaffeyRebekah McDonaldAllan McIlraithLarry MingsJoyce NerthlingBetty NewtonDoris & Fred NoceraIngrid PetriBessi PlottLynne & Joe ReedJames “Duke” SnyderLottie SpechtDon StewartCarlene ToddMaryAnn UsherBill WalshHelen Watrous

Sheila MillerJohn MillsMark MottSandy MoulinMaria de NazareSharon PerryUlf PetriMaggie & Jim PinegarDiane RamsayLogan M. RebhanMary RileyMichele RiosFletcher RollinsPaul & Melvin RouthJo-Anne RowndSamantha RullanBarbara RussellJoe SemideiBJ ShoemakerSean & Pat SkinnerCarolynne SmithJennifer SmithRon StevensMarla StewartJim StrinzLaurie Sullivan-GrosLeslie TalbotNicki ThompsonToni & Jack TichenorMaxine TinsleyGabriel TorresTanda TuckerSusan TwittyBrian VitiJeff WaltersBarbara WhitlatchPeggy & Gary WilborKim WilliamsAnn York

MILITARYChristopher BranningWilliam DiamondJake GrecoTyler GreeneMatthew Purmort

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