Gathering Hymn

Sing to the power of the faith within,

Sing to the power of the faith within,

Lift up your voice, be not afraid,

Sing to the power of the faith within.

Welcome

Rev. Rebecca Benefiel Bijur

Prelude

The Crucifixion                                                         Samuel Barber

Lynn Angebranndt, cello

Chalice Lighting

 Janet Goodwin

Opening Hymn #344

A Promise Through the Ages Rings

Covenant

Love is the doctrine of this church.     

The quest of 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, good will on earth be sung

Through every land, by every tongue.                  ~ based on Isaac Watts

Offering for the Westside Food Bank

Part I: Jesus the Teacher

Catherine Farmer Loya, Director of Religious Education

Choral Response

Teach Me the Tender Art                                         Royal Stanton

 A Time for Community

Offertory                        

Variations on Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing

                                             John Wyeth, arr. Lynn Angebranndt

Part II: The Death of Jesus

Choral Response

O Sacred Head, Now Wounded (Part I)                  Paul Sjolund

Devotional Time

    Easter Prayer

    Hymn

                                                                    Walter Brueggemann

Spirit of Life, come unto me.

Sing in my heart all the stirrings of compassion.

Blow in the wind, rise in the sea;

Move in the hand, giving life the shape of justice.

Roots hold me close; wings set me free;

Spirit of Life, come to me, come to me.

Transformation

Kirk Attebury                                             

Part III: Jesus' Message Lives On

Choral Response

Easter Chorale                                                          Samuel Barber

Easter Message

                                                              Rev. Rebecca Benefiel Bijur

Seed Ritual

Choral Anthem

Montaña                                   Nic Gonzales, arr. DeReau Farrar

"If you have faith like a mustard seed," thus says the Lord, "you will say to the mountain, 'Move,' and that mountain will move.” Matthew 17:20

Closing Hymn #203

All Creatures of the Earth and Sky

Benediction

Postlude                          

Easter Parade                                                               Irving Berlin

Extinguishing the Chalice