THE GIVING OF OUR TITHES AND OFFERINGS The Call to Give........................................................Owen Cayton The Offertory.......JuBELLation JuBELLation!

by Tammy Waldrop
*The DoxologyPraise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow........ No. 50

Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; praise God, all creatures here below: Alleluia! Alleluia! Praise God, the source of all our gifts! Praise Jesus Christ, whose power uplifts! Praise the Spirit, Holy Spirit! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! *The Thanksgiving for Tithes and Offerings........Owen Cayton THE CELEBRATION OF THE LORDS SUPPER The Call to Commune Together.................Nancy Crenshaw The Hymn of Preparation..............No. 398 Be Known to Us in Breaking Bread The Prayer of the Elder for the Bread...................Jim Rutledge The Prayer of the Elder for the Cup..................................................Jim Smith
Distribution: All believers are invited to partake of the Bread when it is passed. Retain the Cup, and we will partake together after reciting John 3:16 in unison.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only-begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him shall not perish, but have everlasting life. THE INVITATION TO DISCIPLESHIP *THE HYMN OF COMMITMENT.................No. 494 Theyll Know We Are Christians
*THE BENEDICTION

THE POSTLUDE........................David Hughes Prelude to the Te Deum Marc-Antoine Charpentier

ORDER OF WORSHIP Fifth Sunday of Easter April 28, 2013 at 9:00am

THE PRELUDE...............David Hughes Rhosymedre Ralph Vaughan Williams
*Please stand if you are able.

THE LIFE OF THE CHURCH...............Owen Cayton

*THE CALL TO WORSHIP........................Shirley Brownlee Leader: Christ who was dead is alive again! People: He is risen! Leader: We are an Easter people People: And Alleluia! is our song. Leader: Let us praise the God of Creation! People: Let us praise the God who called Jesus from the tomb! *THE HYMN OF PRAISE AND ADORATION.............................No. 517 Love Divine, All Loves Excelling *THE INVOCATION AND LORDS PRAYER (In Unison) God of good gifts and surprises, on Easter morning you astound and overwhelm us with the joy of resurrection. Transform us by your resurrection joy that our darkness may become light, our pain may become healing, our despair may become hope, and our grief may become delight! We pray this in the name of Jesus who taught us to pray for your Kingdom of joy saying, 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 debts as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: for Thine is the Kingdom and the power, and the glory forever. Amen.

THE SCRIPTURE..........................Cara Beer Isaiah 61:1-11 THE ANTHEM.......Chancel Choir If Ye Love Me Thomas Tallis
If ye love me, keep my commandments, and I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another comforter, that he may bide with you forever, even the spirit of truth. -John 14:15-17a

THE GOSPEL..........................Owen Cayton John 13:31-35 THE MESSAGE...Owen Cayton Joyous in the Light: The Geography of Joy! THE PRAYER HYMN.......................No. 526 The Gift of Love THE JOYS/CONCERNS OF THE CHURCH..................Owen Cayton

THE PASTORAL PRAYER.......................Owen Cayton

* THE GLORIA

THE PRAYER RESPONSE...Hear Our Prayer, O Lord.. No. 306 Hear our prayer, O Lord, hear our prayer, O Lord, incline thine ear to us, and grant us thy peace. Amen.