GIRDWOOD CHAPEL UMC

Easter Sunday April 14, 2024

Our Mission: Love God. Love Others. Change the World!

 

Order of Sunday Worship 

(bold text indicates congregational responses; * indicates please stand as able)
(For those joining on Zoom, when we get to the part of the service when we celebrate communion, you are invited to participate along at home. All you will need is something like bread and juice – something ordinary to eat and to drink).
 
*Call to Worship (inspired by Theresa of Avila)
One: Christ has no body but ours,
No hands, no feet on earth but ours.
Many: Ours are the eyes with which He looks with
Compassion on this world.
Ours are the feet with which He walks to do good,
Ours are the hands, with which He blesses all the world.
Ours are the hands, ours are the feet,
Ours are the eyes, we are His body.
Christ has no body now but ours.
*Hymn: God of Grace and God of Glory, UMC Hymnal #577
Music and lyrics are also on the screen.
Communal Prayer
Lord Jesus Christ, the light of your love shines on, even into the world today. As the bewildered disciples pondered the stories of your appearance, you penetrated the darkness of their fear and doubt with your word of peace. You showed them the appalling marks of evil pierced on your hands and feet. You opened their minds to understand.
Increase our understanding, we pray, and open our minds and hearts to receive you, Lord. Speak your word of peace to us and let your love shine on any dark areas in our lives. Amen.
Scripture Readings: Luke 24:33-48

Response: For the Word of God in scripture, for the Word of God around us, for the Word of God within us, we say: Thanks be to God.

 

Sermon:

 

*Hymn: He Lives UMC Hymnal #310

Music and lyrics are also on the screen

 

Weekly Connection Points

  • Mondays: Women’s Bible Study, 6:30pm (Zoom available)
  • Thursdays: Walk, Talk, Pray, 10am (starting in our parking lot)
  • Men’s Fellowship, Wednesday April 17 @ 6:30pm
  • Our Food Pantry days and times: First Sundays 2 – 4pm; 2nd and 4th Wednesdays
  • Slush Cup parking fundraiser! Volunteer + Lead needed! April 27. 3ish hour commitment.
 

Invitation to Generosity 

To give go to www.girdwoodchapel.com/give or scan the code

Mail your offering to PO Box 1068
 

Prayer of Thanksgiving

 

Transition time off of Facebook
 

Community Prayers 

Leader: God in your mercy

People: Hear our prayer

 

Pastoral Prayer & 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 tresspasses, 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. Amen.

 

Holy Communion — pp. 15-16 in the Hymnal 

You are invited and welcome to participate in communion with us. We believe that this is God’s table and is open to all.
Responses will be on the screen.
 

Music during communion: “Kyrie Eleison” (Chris Tomin, ©2016, CCLI Song #7071195)

 

 
 

Benediction: “On Eagles Wings”

And God will raise us up

On eagles’ wings

Bear us on the breath of dawn

Make us to shine like the sun

And hold us, in the palm, of God’s hand