John 20:1-18 | Christ is risen! He is risen indeed! As we gather on this Easter Sunday, we exclaim with joy the news that Christ’s life is our life. But on that first Easter, as Mary went to the tomb, she wasn’t seeking life. She was seeking a body. And yet, as she remained at the tomb, and as she encountered Christ himself, her journey of seeking as transformed, sending her forth from the tomb on a whole new trajectory. Join us this morning as we once again hear the news of Christ’s resurrection and are sent forth to continue our journeys of seeking in the light of Christ’s promises.
Sunday, April 9, 2023, Easter Sunday Bulletin
Copyright acknowledgments: Music covered under Augsburg Fortress License #SB135131, CCLI License #1141706, One License #738128-A.Scripture from New Revised Standard Version Bible, © 1989 the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. Prelude: Prelude and Fugue in G Minor. Text and Music: Johann Sebastian Bach. Text and Music: Public Domain. Prelude and Fugue in F Major. Text and Music: Johann Sebastian Bach. Text and Music: Public Domain. Gathering Song: Jesus Christ Is Risen Today. Text: Latin carol, 14th cent., sts. 1-3; tr. J. Walsh, Lyra Davidica, 1708, alt.; Charles Wesley, 1707-1788, st.4. Music: J. Walsh, Lyra Davidica, 1708. Text and Music: Public Domain. Hymn of the Day: Christ Is Alive! Let Christians Sing. Text: Brian A. Wren, b. 1936. Music: T. Williams, Psalmodia Evangelica, 1789. Text: © 1975, rev. 1995 Hope Publishing. Music: Public Domain. Covered under One License subscription. Offering Song: Prelude and Fugue in C Major. Text and Music: Johann Sebastian Bach. Text and Music: Public Domain. Communion Song: Now the Green Blade Rises. Text: John MacLeod Campbell Crum, 1872-1958. Music: French carol. Text: © Oxford University Press. Covered under One License subscription. Come, Christians Join to Sing. Text and Music: Mark Hayes. Text and Music: © 2006 The Lorenz Publishing Corporation. Covered under One LicenseI subscription. My Shepherd Will Supply My Need. Text and Music: Mark Hayes. Text and Music: © 2006 The Lorenz Publishing Corporation. Covered under One LicenseI subscription. Sending Song: Christ Is Risen! Alleluia! Text: John S. B. Monsell, 1811-1875, alt. Music: Frederick C. Maker, 1844-1927. Text and Music: Public Domain. Confession and Forgiveness, Invitation to Communion, and Blessing adapted by Rev. A. Kenitzer from Rev. Sarah R. Speed | A Sanctified Art LLC | sanctifiedart.org. Eucharistic prayer adapted by Rev. A. Kenitzer from Rev. Mike Blair, Luther College Campus Ministries.