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Easter 03
April 18, 2021
Zoom Worship

“Connection not Perfection”

To view the livestream of the ZOOM worship, CLICK HERE.

WE GATHER

Greeting/Welcome

Acknowledgement of Territory
The United Churches of Canada
repudiates the doctrine of discovery
that assumed these lands were unoccupied
when European explorers and settlers first came here.
In humble appreciation,
we acknowledge that Trinity United Church rests
on the unceded territory
of the Coast Salish peoples,
the Kwikwetlem First Nations.

Prelude/ Lighting of the Christ Candle: “Welcome Home Easter” video CLICK HERE for video.

Call to Worship:
Christ is arisen!
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Jesus lives!
Praise be to God on high!
Christ reigns in the Heavens above
and on the earth below!
Jesus stands among us
bringing wholeness and peace!
Christ has conquered death
And put gladness in our hearts!
Jesus is Lord of all creation!
Sing praise! Sing praise!
This is the joyful Eastertide!
Come, let us gather in worship!

Prayer of Approach:
Loving God, when we are frightened and filled with doubts...
…open us to the gospel of peace.
When we think we understand everything and our minds are closed to new teachings...
…open us to the gospel of peace.
When we do not understand, and our fears turn into anger or mistrust...
…open us to the gospel of peace.
When we want to hide behind laws, regulations, and traditions that can hurt and exclude...
…open us to the gospel of peace.
As the risen Christ came to be with the disciples and show them new possibilities...
…open us to the gospel of peace. Amen.

Hymn : “Come Children, Join to Sing” VU 345
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Affirmation of our Faith “A New Creed”
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WE HEAR THE WORD

Retelling our Ancient Story: “Christ before me”

“Peace before me; peace behind me;
Peace under my feet.
Peace above me; peace beside me;
Let all around me be Peace.”

Imagine a sparkling white light all around you, it is the Holy Spirit as we sing the song
“Peace” is Shalom which means so much more than just peace
Jesus means so much more when he says, “Peace be with you.” To his friends:
Grace; God; Life; Praise; Health; Joy; Love; Hope; Care; Christ

Hymn: “Tell Me the Stories of Jesus” VU 357
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Reading:

1 John 3:1-7

See what love the Father has given us, that we should be called children of God; and that is what we are. The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him. 2Beloved, we are God’s children now; what we will be has not yet been revealed. What we do know is this: when he is revealed, we will be like him, for we will see him as he is. 3And all who have this hope in him purify themselves, just as he is pure.
4Everyone who commits sin is guilty of lawlessness; sin is lawlessness. 5You know that he was revealed to take away sins, and in him there is no sin. 6No one who abides in him sins; no one who sins has either seen him or known him. 7Little children, let no one deceive you. Everyone who does what is right is righteous, just as he is righteous.

Luke 24:36b-48
36While they were talking about this, Jesus himself stood among them and said to them, “Peace be with you.” 37They were startled and terrified, and thought that they were seeing a ghost. 38He said to them, “Why are you frightened, and why do doubts arise in your hearts? 39Look at my hands and my feet; see that it is I myself. Touch me and see; for a ghost does not have flesh and bones as you see that I have.” 40And when he had said this, he showed them his hands and his feet. 41While in their joy they were disbelieving and still wondering, he said to them, “Have you anything here to eat?” 42They gave him a piece of broiled fish, 43and he took it and ate in their presence. 44Then he said to them, “These are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with you—that everything written about me in the law of Moses, the prophets, and the psalms must be fulfilled.” 45Then he opened their minds to understand the scriptures, 46and he said to them, “Thus it is written, that the Messiah is to suffer and to rise from the dead on the third day, 47and that repentance and forgiveness of sins is to be proclaimed in his name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem. 48You are witnesses of these things. 49And see, I am sending upon you what my Father promised; so stay here in the city until you have been clothed with power from on high.”

This is the witness of the early church. Thanks be to God!

Message: CLICK HERE for video.

Special Music

WE RESPOND

Prayers of Thanksgiving and intercession: CLICK HERE for video.