April 16, 2017                                                                                                                                         Easter Sunday

 

Prelude                                            Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 140                                Johann S. Bach

 

Call to Worship

 

Chalice Lighting

 

*Opening Hymn                              #1000 Morning Has Come

 

*Covenant                                         Love is the doctrine of this church.

                                                            The quest for truth is its sacrament,

                                                             And service is its prayer.

                                                            To dwell together in peace,

                                                            To seek knowledge in freedom,

                                                            To serve humankind in fellowship,

                                                            Thus do we covenant with each other.

 

*Hymn of Praise                                From all that dwell below the skies

                                                             Let songs of hope and faith arise

                                                             Let peace, goodwill on earth be sung

                                                             Through every land, by every tongue.

 

Offering for the Westside Food Bank

 

Time for All Ages                              The Wonder of the Easter Story                                                       Kathleen Hogue

 

Song of Blessing                             #38 Morning Has Broken                                                                  Eleanor Farjeon

                                                           Morning has broken like the first morning,

                                                           Blackbird has spoken like the first bird.

                                                           Praise for the singing! Praise for the morning!

                                                           Praise for them, springing fresh from the word!

 

Life Together

 

Pulpit Messages                             Developmental Ministry Task Force of the Board of Directors

                                                           Jacki Weber

 

                                                           Communications Team

                                                           Bob Dietz (9am)

                                                           Lois Hutchinson (11am)

 

Voices of Community                     Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services

                                                            Liam Mina

 

Offering                                           Jazz Alleluia                                                            Thomas Benjamin; arr. Z. Robles

 

Reflection                                       Kevin Squire (11am)

 

Easter Message                                                                                                                        Rev. Rebecca Benefiel Bijur

 

Quiet Time

 

Decorating the Renewal Tree

 

Selection                                        Easter Chorale                                                                                        Samuel Barber

 

Sharing Seeds

 

*Closing Hymn                             #1068 Rising Green

 

*Benediction

 

*Musical Response                   Sing and Rejoice (canon ad lib.)                                                                    Traditional

                                                      Sing and rejoice! Sing and rejoice!

                                                      Let all thing living now sing and rejoice!

 

*Please stand in body or in spirit

 

 

Greeters:                            Roberta Frye, Wendi Gladstone, Audrey Lyness & David Olson

Ushers:                               Nina Emerson, Peggy Kharraz, Kit Shaw & Ned Wright

Coffee:                                Barbara & Kim Andres, Sheila Cummins, Deirdre Dietel,

                                               Alice Hall & Eileen McCormack

Welcome Table:                 Wendi Gladstone

Bookstore:                          Sarah Harper

 

Today 40% of our non-pledge offering will go to Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services. With locations in Culver City and throughout Los Angeles, Didi Hirsch transforms lives by providing quality mental health care and substance abuse disorder services in communities where stigma or poverty limit access. Its Suicide Prevention Center was the first in the nation to provide 24/7 crisis counseling and receives over 55,000 calls each year at 877-7-CRISIS, or 877-727-4747.

 

Last week, we launched the Undy Sunday Challenge! Help us reach our goal of donating 100 pairs of new, in-package socks and underwear to clients of Didi Hirsch by bringing a donation to the collection box on Sunday mornings in April during coffee hour, or by ordering online from wherever you buy your undies for delivery to Didi Hirsch- Excelsior House 1007 Myrtle Ave. Inglewood, CA 90301. We also welcome cash donations to go towards the purchase of undies and socks. All donations received (or ordered, if you let us know that you have done so) by April 30 will be included in our total. Thank you for your support!