Call to Worship - You are invited to light a candle in your home to welcome the presence of the Holy Spirit
Call to Worship- Dr. Rev. Mandy Sloan McDow
One: Alleluia! Christ is Risen!
Many: Christ is Risen, indeed! Alleluia!
One: Easter people, raise your voices!
Many: Jesus Christ, our King, is risen!
One: Now we are the ones to shout, “Where, O Death, is your victory?”
Many: Jesus Christ is risen! Alleluia! Amen!
Superstar - by Andrew Lloyd Webber & Tim Rice - El Dorado
Welcome - Stephen Folds, Creative Director
Christ the Lord Is Risen Today by Charles Wesley- El Dorado
Oh Happy Day by Edwin B. Hawkes- El Dorado
Passing of the Peace: Through the act of passing the peace of Christ, we offer our sincere desire to love our neighbor.
You are invited to greet one another in the live stream chat on X, YouTube, and Facebook.
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United Methodist Resources:
With the theme “Ending Spiritual & Physical Hunger: Flourish!” the 40th Annual Session of the California-Pacific Conference will be held June 12-15, PDT/HST, in Burbank, CA at the Los Angeles Marriott Burbank Airport.
Registration is open now.
The 2024 District Conferences will be held online via Zoom Webinar over two different days. The West District Conference will be held on Saturday, May 11 from 1 -3 pm.
COMMUNITY RESOURCES:
Assistance Navigating Healthcare Systems for Those Who Are Uninsured or Underinsured
Students from Southern California Healthcare Outreach (SCHO) at USC are attending our Breakfast Ministry on Sunday April 14th to answer any questions you might have about health insurance!
They provided us with a Medi-Cal and CHIP (insurance for children) Handout. They can also be reached at schealthcareoutreach@gmail.com and https://schealthcareoutreach.wixsite.com/home
Access to internet service is crucial.
The FCC’s Affordable Connectivity Program provides a $30 dollar monthly benefit for internet service. Find out how you can get your home connected at: Getconnectedlosangeles.lacity.org.
CALL TO PRAYER: Moving Forward by Israel Haughton- El Dorado
Joys and Concerns: We believe that the best way to bear our burdens is to share them with one another. You are invited to share your joys and concerns so that our community can hold these things in our hearts as we lift them to God together.
You are invited to share your prayers in the Facebook Live Chat, or on the YouTube Live chat.
Scripture Reading: Acts 10:34-43 NRSV
Then Peter began to speak: “I now realize how true it is that God does not show favoritism 35 but accepts from every nation the one who fears him and does what is right. 36 You know the message God sent to the people of Israel, announcing the good news of peace through Jesus Christ, who is Lord of all. 37 You know what has happened throughout the province of Judea, beginning in Galilee after the baptism that John preached— 38 how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and power, and how he went around doing good and healing all who were under the power of the devil, because God was with him.
39 “We are witnesses of everything he did in the country of the Jews and in Jerusalem. They killed him by hanging him on a cross, 40 but God raised him from the dead on the third day and caused him to be seen. 41 He was not seen by all the people, but by witnesses whom God had already chosen—by us who ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead. 42 He commanded us to preach to the people and to testify that he is the one whom God appointed as judge of the living and the dead. 43 All the prophets testify about him that everyone who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins through his name.”
Gospel Reading: Mark 16:1-8 NRSV The Resurrection of Jesus
When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of James and Salome bought spices, so that they might go and anoint him. 2 And very early on the first day of the week, when the sun had risen, they went to the tomb. 3 They had been saying to one another, “Who will roll away the stone for us from the entrance to the tomb?” 4 When they looked up, they saw that the stone, which was very large, had already been rolled back. 5 As they entered the tomb, they saw a young man dressed in a white robe sitting on the right side, and they were alarmed. 6 But he said to them, “Do not be alarmed; you are looking for Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He has been raised; he is not here. Look, there is the place they laid him. 7 But go, tell his disciples and Peter that he is going ahead of you to Galilee; there you will see him, just as he told you.” 8 So they went out and fled from the tomb, for terror and amazement had seized them, and they said nothing to anyone, for they were afraid.[a]
The Intermediate Ending of Mark
[[And all that had been commanded them they told briefly to those around Peter. And afterward Jesus himself sent out through them, from east to west, the sacred and imperishable proclamation of eternal salvation. Amen.[b]]]
One: This is the Word of God for us, the people of God.
All: Thanks be to God!
Easter Sermon: A Sign of the Covenant: Resurrection! - Rev. Dr. Mandy Sloan McDow
HOLY COMMUNION
Invitation to the Table: As we understand the Body of Christ to be inclusive, we understand God’s table of grace and fellowship can extend into our homes. As you’re able, bring your own elements to this time. Bread, Juice, Coffee, Muffins… the Body of Christ is comprised of wonder and mystery. Today, we celebrate that God can reach us where we are, even if we are not together.
The Great Mystery of Our Faith
All: Christ has died
Christ is risen.
Christ will come again.
The Lord’s Prayer
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name,
thy kingdom come, thy will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory,
for ever and ever. Amen.
MUSIC DURING OFFERING AND COMMUNION:
In Christ Alone by Getty/Townend- El Dorado
Benediction Remember:
God is with you,
God is for you,
God refuses to be God without you.
And may all of God’s people say: Amen.
Christ is Risen!
Christ is Risen Indeed!
Alleluia!
