Dear friends,
Our Special Easter offering (the yellow envelope in your envelope box) has been designated toward the work of Camp d’Action Biblique (CAB), our Presbyterian summer camp in Richmond, QC – a roughly 90 minute drive from the South Shore. It is a camp where children and youth can spend a week in the summer and live in Christian community while having a great time. For more information, visit: www.cabqc.ca
This Sunday is Easter Sunday, or Resurrection Sunday, where we celebrate and proclaim our Lord’s victory over death by His rising from the grave on the third day (Luke 24:46, 1 Corinthians 15:4).
What does the resurrection of Christ mean to us? Living Faith, a statement of Christian belief prepared under the direction of the Committee on Church Doctrine of The Presbyterian Church in Canada (the green booklet in the church pews), has this to say in chapter 3.5:
“Jesus suffered, died and was buried, but God raised him from the dead. Risen and ascended, he is alive now, the living Lord. His resurrection means that our faith is not empty, that final victory is assured over all evil powers which destroy and deform life, and that death, the last enemy, is conquered. The forces of the evil one still wage war against us. The destructive powers are still present. But their end is not in doubt. We await the full revelation of our Lord’s triumph. We worship our ascended Lord. Reigning in glory and power he is our High Priest and Advocate interceding before the Father on our behalf. Through him we offer our sacrifice of praise, with prayer for all to the Father. Thanks be to God who gives us the victory through Jesus Christ our Lord!”
The Lord is risen indeed! Hallelujah!
Order of Service
Prelude
Welcome
Call to Worship
Hymn 243: “Jesus Christ is risen today” (vs 2&3 en français)
Prayer of Adoration
Prayer of Confession
Declaration of Grace
Sung response Hymn 523: “Christ has died, Christ is risen” (vs 2 en français)
The Lord’s Prayer
Choir Anthem: Christ Is Risen, Alleluia!
Children’s Time
Hymn 249: “The day of resurrection”
Responsive reading: Psalm 118: 1-2, 14-24
Gloria Patri
First Lesson: Acts 10: 34-43 (en français; English on the screen)
Second Lesson: Colossians 3: 1-4
The Gospel: John 20: 1-18
Sermon: “It’s Easter – what else needs to break?”
Confession of Faith – The Apostles’ Creed
Hymn 252: “He is Lord” (vs 2 en français)
Offering and Offertory
Prayer of Thanksgiving and Intercession
Hymn 257: “The strife is o’er, the battle done”
Benediction
Go now in peace
Postlude