Order of Service
The
Eucharist of Easter Morning
The Easter Candle is lit at the entrance of the church beside the font
Christ yesterday and today: The beginning and the end
Alpha & Omega, all time
belongs to him, and all ages;
to him be glory and power,
through every age and forever. Amen
This is the day when our Lord
Jesus Christ passed from death to life. Throughout the world Christians
celebrate the awesome power of God. As we hear his word and proclaim all that
God has done, we can be confident that we shall share his victory over death
and live with him for ever.
May the light of Christ,
rising in glory, banish all darkness from our hearts and minds.
The light of Christ.
Thanks be to God.
Easter Greeting: Hallelujah Christ is Risen!
Response: He is Risen indeed; Hallelujah!
Opening
Hymn: 271 Jesus Christ is risen today
Jesus
Christ is risen today, Alleluia!
our
triumphant holy day, Alleluia!
who did once upon the cross, Alleluia!
suffer to redeem our loss. Alleluia!
Hymns of praise then let us
sing, Alleluia!
unto Christ, our heavenly King, Alleluia!
who endured the cross and grave, Alleluia!
sinners to redeem and save. Alleluia!
But the pains which he
endured, Alleluia!
our salvation have procured, Alleluia!
now above the sky he's King, Alleluia!
where the angels ever sing. Alleluia!
Gloria
Glory
to God in the highest,
and peace to God's people on earth.
Lord God, heavenly King,
almighty God and Father,
we worship you, we give you thanks,
we praise you for your glory.
Lord Jesus Christ, only Son of the Father,
Lord God, Lamb of God,
you take away the sin of the world:
have mercy on us;
you are seated at the right hand of the Father,
receive our prayer.
For you alone are the Holy One,
you alone are the Lord,
you alone are the Most High,
Jesus Christ, with the Holy Spirit,
in the glory of God the Father. Amen.
Collect
Almighty God,
through your only-begotten Son Jesus Christ
you have overcome death
and opened to us the gate of everlasting life:
Grant that, as by your grace going before us
you put into our minds good desires,
so by your continual help we may bring them to good effect;
through Jesus Christ our risen Lord
who is alive and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
Lesson Reading
Acts 10: 34-43
Then Peter began to speak to them: ‘I truly
understand that God shows no partiality, but in every nation anyone who
fears him and does what is right is acceptable to him. You know the
message he sent to the people of Israel Galilee after the baptism that John
announced: how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and
with power; how he went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by
the devil, for God was with him. We are witnesses to all that he did both
in Judea and in Jerusalem
Epistle
Reading
Colossians 3: 1-4
So if you have been raised with Christ, seek
the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of
God. Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on
earth, for you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in
God. When Christ who is your* life is revealed, then you also
will be revealed with him in glory.
Gospel
John 20: 1-18
Early on the first day of the week, while it
was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb and saw that the stone had been
removed from the tomb. So she ran and went to Simon Peter and the other
disciple, the one whom Jesus loved, and said to them, ‘They have taken the Lord
out of the tomb, and we do not know where they have laid him.’ Then Peter
and the other disciple set out and went towards the tomb. The two were
running together, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb
first. He bent down to look in and saw the linen wrappings lying there,
but he did not go in. Then Simon Peter came, following him, and went into
the tomb. He saw the linen wrappings lying there, and the cloth that had
been on Jesus’ head, not lying with the linen wrappings but rolled up in a
place by itself. Then the other disciple, who reached the tomb first, also
went in, and he saw and believed; for as yet they did not understand the
scripture, that he must rise from the dead. Then the disciples returned to
their homes.
But Mary stood weeping outside the tomb. As
she wept, she bent over to look* into the tomb; and she saw
two angels in white, sitting where the body of Jesus had been lying, one at the
head and the other at the feet. They said to her, ‘Woman, why are you
weeping?’ She said to them, ‘They have taken away my Lord, and I do not know
where they have laid him.’ When she had said this, she turned round and
saw Jesus standing there, but she did not know that it was Jesus. Jesus
said to her, ‘Woman, why are you weeping? For whom are you looking?’ Supposing
him to be the gardener, she said to him, ‘Sir, if you have carried him away,
tell me where you have laid him, and I will take him away.’ Jesus said to
her, ‘Mary!’ She turned and said to him in Hebrew,* ‘Rabbouni!’ (which means
Teacher). Jesus said to her, ‘Do not hold on to me, because I have not yet
ascended to the Father. But go to my brothers and say to them,
“I am ascending to my Father and your
Father, to my God and your God.” ’ Mary
Magdalene went and announced to the disciples, ‘I have seen the Lord’; and she
told them that he had said these things to her.
Sermon
The Renewal of baptismal
vows
The minister says:
Do you renew and affirm the promises made at
your baptism?
I do.
Do you reject the devil and
all proud rebellion against God?
I reject them.
Do you renounce the deceit
and corruption of evil?
I renounce them.
Do you repent of the sins
that separate us from God and neighbour?
I repent of them.
Do you turn to Christ as
Saviour?
I turn to Christ.
Do you submit to Christ as
Lord?
I submit to Christ.
Do you come to Christ, the
Way, the Truth and the Life?
I come to Christ.
Do you believe and trust in
God the Father?
I believe in God, the Father almighty,
creator of heaven and earth.
Do you believe and trust in
God the Son?
I believe in Jesus Christ, God’s only Son, our Lord,
who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under
Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried; he descended to the dead.
On the third day he rose again; he ascended into
heaven, he is seated at the right hand of the Father, and he will come again to
judge the living and the dead.
Do you believe and trust in
God the Holy Spirit?
I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic
Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of
the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.
Intercessions
We Pray to the Father: Hear our Prayer
The
Peace
The
risen Christ came and stood among his disciples and said ‘Peace be with you’.
Then were they glad when they saw the Lord.
Alleluia! The Peace of the risen Christ be always with
you
And also with you. Alleluia!
Offertory
Hymn:
259 Christ Triumphant ever reigning
1 Christ triumphant, ever reigning,
Saviour, Master, King!
Lord of heaven, our lives sustaining,
hear us as we sing:
Yours the glory and the crown,
the high renown, the eternal name.
2 Word incarnate, truth
revealing,
Son of Man on earth!
power and majesty concealing
by your humble birth: [Refrain]
3 Priestly king, enthroned
for ever
high in heaven above!
sin and death and hell shall never
stifle hymns of love: [Refrain]
4 So, our hearts and voices
raising
through the ages long,
ceaselessly upon you gazing,
this shall be our song: [Refrain]
Christ our passover has been
sacrificed for us:
Therefore let us celebrate the feast
The Ministry of the Sacrament
The
Lord is here His Spirit is
with us
Lift
up your hearts We lift them up to
the Lord
Let
us give thanks to the Lord our God
It is right to give him thanks and praise
Father,
almighty…………..for ever praising you and saying
Holy Holy Holy Lord,
God of power and might
Heaven
and earth are full of your glory
Hosanna
in the highest
Blessed
is he who comes in the name of the Lord
Hosanna
in the highest.
Blessed
are you Father…………………..
……………..we
do as Christ your Son commanded:
we remember his passion and death,
we celebrate his resurrection and ascension,
and we look for the coming of his kingdom.................
.....................in
the unity of the Holy Spirit
All honor and glory are yours, Almighty
Father, for ever and ever. Amen.
The
Lord's Prayer
The
breaking of the bread
The
bread which we break is a sharing in the body of Christ
We being many are one body for we all share in the one bread
After Communion
Almighty God we thank you
for feeding us with the spiritual food of the body and blood of your Son Jesus
Christ. Through him we offer you our souls and bodies to be a living
sacrifice. Send us out in the power of
your Spirit to live and work to your praise and glory. Amen.
Blessing
Final Hymn: 263 Crown Him
with many crowns
1 Crown Him with many
crowns,
the
Lamb upon His throne.
Hark! How the heavenly anthem drowns
all music but its own.
Awake, my soul, and sing
of Him who died for thee,
And hail Him as thy matchless King
through all eternity.
2
Crown Him the Lord of love,
behold
His hands and side,
Those wounds, yet visible above,
in
beauty glorified.
No angel in the sky
can
fully bear that sight,
But downward bends his burning eye
at
mysteries so bright.
3 Crown
Him the Lord of peace,
Whose power a scepter sways
From pole to pole, that wars may cease,
And all be prayer and praise.
His reign shall know no end,
And round His pierced feet
Fair flowers of glory now extend
Their fragrance ever sweet.
4
Crown Him the Lord of years,
the
Potentate of time,
Creator of the rolling spheres,
ineffably
sublime.
All hail, Redeemer, hail!
For
Thou has died for me;
Thy praise and glory shall not fail
throughout
eternity.
Alleluia!
The Lord is
Risen Alleluia!
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