30C - Holy Saturday — 32C - Easter 2C
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CALL TO WORSHIP (from Psalm 118)
Give thanks to the LORD, who alone is good;
whose steadfast love is everlasting!
Let the gates of righteousness be opened
that I may enter through them and give thanks to the LORD.
This is the gate of the LORD;
the righteous shall enter through it.
This is the day that the LORD has made;
let us rejoice and be glad in it.
Gracious and eternal God,
Let the silent mystery of your Spirit
surround, sustain and excite us.
Transform our gathering to your glory,
and perfect our worship for your praise.
We pray in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen
CALL TO WORSHIP (from Psalm 118:1, 2, 14-24)
Give thanks to the LORD, who alone is good;
whose steadfast love is everlasting!
The LORD is my strength and my might;
the LORD is my salvation.
Let the gates of righteousness be opened
that I may enter through them and give thanks to the LORD.
This is the gate of the LORD; the righteous shall enter through it.
I thank you that you have answered me
and have become my salvation.
The stone that the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone.
This is the LORD’s doing; it is marvellous in our eyes.
This is the day that the LORD has made;
let us rejoice and be glad in it.
OFFERING
Creating and generous God
we give you thanks, for you alone are good,
and your steadfast love is for ever.
By your right hand you have overcome death;
you have acted to put things right,
and so in gratitude we bring
our praise and our thanks;
our lives and symbols of our daily living.
By your Spirit
enable us to be responsible stewards
of all that you have entrusted to us;
in Jesus’ name, we pray. Amen
For use in worship, with acknowledgement. © Jeff Shrowder 2000, 2013.
A CREATIVE MOMENT
Click here for some ideas for worship in Lent and Easter gleaned from the pages of “On the Move” (now out of print), published by the Joint Board of Christian Education, Melbourne, Australia.
THE PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE
(A prayer to gather the spoken and silent concerns/joys/thanks expressed by the congregation and lead into a more structured Intercession with connection to the lections for the day. Sometimes this prayer borrows lightly from other sources e.g. Uniting in Worship 2 or publications of the Iona Community.)
Risen Jesus, as you breathed new life and courage
into your timid disciples,
breathe on us.
Breathe the comfort you gave your disciples
into those we name on our lips
and in our silence…
those who love and care for them…
those whose troubles are known only to you;
and those who have no-one…
(The Prayers of the People continue)
Looking for contemporary music and song resources?
Try David MacGregor’s Together to Celebrate
| HYMN SUGGESTIONS FOR EASTER DAY |
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| Psalm 118: 1-2, 14-24 |
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| All glory,praise and honour | TIS 333 |
| Give thanks for the Lord is good | TIS 74 |
| God is our song, and every singer blest | TIS 646 |
| This day God gives me | TIS 642 |
| This is the day the Lord has made | TIS 368 |
| 1 Corinthians 15: 19-26 |
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| Alleluia, alleluia, give thanks to the risen Lord | TIS 390 |
| By your kingly power, O risen Lord | TIS 386 |
| Hail the day that sees him rise | TIS 369 |
| Jesus, my Redeemer lives | TIS 366 |
| Joyful the morning when Jesus Christ is risen | TIS 383 |
| Now is eternal life | TIS 385 |
| John 20:1-18 |
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| Alleluia! Christ is risen | TIS 395 |
| At the dawning of salvation | TIS 392 |
| Christ is alive, with joy we sing | TIS 393 |
| Christ is alive! Let Christians sing | TIS 387 |
| Christ the Lord is risen again | TIS 365 |
| Come, God’s people, sing for joy | TIS 391 |
| Easter glory fills the sky | TIS 388 |
| He is risen, he is risen | TIS 379 |
| Joyful the morning when Jesus Christ is risen | TIS 383 |
| Light’s reddening dawn gleams through | TIS 360 |
| Man more than man | TIS 355 |
| Mrryh-bearing Mary from Magdala came | TIS 660 |
| Now the green blade rises | TIS 382 |
| O what a gift, what a wonderful gift | TIS 278 |
| The day of resurrection | TIS 361 |
| Yours be the glory, risen, conquering Son | TIS 380 |
| Luke 24:1-12 |
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| A prophet-woman broke a jar | TIS 696 |
| Christ Jesus lay in death’s strong bands | TIS 364 |
| He is risen, he is risen | TIS 379 |
| Jesus Christ is risen today | TIS 362 |
| Joyful the morning when Jesus Christ is risen | TIS 383 |
| Light’s reddening dawn gleams through the sky | TIS 360 |
| Woman in the night | TIS 661 |