Like the Women who gathered at the
Easter Tomb,
we gather around the memories of
friends and loved ones who have since last Easter.
Like the Women who brought spices to
prepare Jesus' dead body for burial,
we come to this moment with the dried
rose petals
from the casket sprays of our deceased
friends, neighbors and loved ones.
And like the Women at the Tomb of
Jesus,
we are astonished to find not death but
new life—
new life that is found in the future of
God's love and grace!
The Women who came to the tomb,
laid aside theirs spices and ointments.
We take our dried rose pedals,
and throw them to the wind celebrating
and proclaiming the new life
we see in those who have gone before
us.
We go out to all the world and
proclaim,
Christ is Risen!
He is Risen indeed!
New life is found for you, for me,
for all in Christ the Risen Lord!
Scripture:
Luke 24:1-12
24 On the first day of the week, very early in the morning, the
women took the spices they had prepared and went to the tomb. 2 They
found the stone rolled away from the tomb, 3 but when they
entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. 4 While
they were wondering about this, suddenly two men in clothes that
gleamed like lightning stood beside them. 5 In their fright the
women bowed down with their faces to the ground, but the men said to
them, “Why do you look for the living among the dead? 6 He is
not here; he has risen! Remember how he told you, while he was still
with you in Galilee: 7 ‘The Son of Man must be delivered over
to the hands of sinners, be crucified and on the third day be raised
again.’ ” 8 Then they remembered his words.
9 When they came back from the tomb, they told all these things
to the Eleven and to all the others. 10 It was Mary Magdalene,
Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and the others with them who told
this to the apostles. 11 But they did not believe the women,
because their words seemed to them like nonsense. 12 Peter,
however, got up and ran to the tomb. Bending over, he saw the strips
of linen lying by themselves, and he went away, wondering to himself
what had happened.
Tracie, everything below goes in the bulletin! Thanks!
A Celebration of Memory and Resurrection
Words of Welcome & Preparation
The Women at the Tomb: A Dramatic
Reading
Easter Proclamation: 5 Readers
Reader 1: Rejoice, heavenly powers!
Sing, choirs of angels!
Jesus Christ, our Light, is risen!
Sound the trumpet of salvation!
Reader 2: Rejoice, O earth, in
shining splendor,
radiant in the brightness of your
Sovereign!
Reader 3: Christ has conquered!
Glory fills you!
Night vanishes forever!
Reader 4: Rejoice, O servant church!
Exult in glory!
Reader 5: The risen Savior shines
upon you!
Let this place resound with joy,
echoing the mighty song of all God's
people!
The Mighty of Song of God's People:
Number 220......He Lives.....stanzas 1 and 3
Greetings:
Leader: God be with you!
People: And also with you.
Leader: Lift up your hearts.
People: We lift them to God.
Leader: Let us give thanks to God
Most High.
People: It is right to give God
thanks and praise.
Scripture Reading: Luke 24:1-12
We Remember and We Celebrate:
With these dried rose petals we
remember the life of our loved ones who have gone before us,
and we
celebrate the new life they find in Christ the Risen Lord.
Unison Prayer:
Almighty and ever-living God,
we gather to marvel at the mystery of Christ's resurrection. In
boldness you exalted the humble, empowering the weak. In strength
you snatched victory from the jaws of death. In love you declared
your crucified Son the savior of the world. We celebrate this good
news in an Easter festival of life. With you we join in this
gladsome day.
Easter Hymn 105, He Is Lord.....refrain
Leader: Alleluia! Christ is risen!
People: Christ is here! Alleluia!
Go To All the World:
Scripture: Luke 24:9-10
When
they came back from the tomb, they told all these things to the
Eleven and to all the others. It was Mary Magdalene,
Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and the others with them who told
this to the apostles.
The women were the first to tell the
Easter message, “He is Risen!” It is now our turn to tell the
world. May we now take the Easter flowers that are displayed
before, take them into the sanctuary and decorated the sanctuary for
our Easter Sunday morning worship. Let this activity that we share
together, be a symbol of our call to go and tell the world, “Christ
is Risen!”
Postlude
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