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Grace Church Cathedral In the City of Charleston 11:00 a.m. Choral Eucharist April 12, 2020 The Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ Easter Day
Grace Church Cathedral in the City of Charleston
The Episcopal Church in South Carolina
11:15 a.m. Choral Eucharist April 16, 2017
Grace Church Cathedral
In the City of Charleston
11:00 a.m. Choral Eucharist
April 12, 2020
The Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ
Easter Day
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Cover image: The Three Marys at the Grave by Peter von Cornelius, 1815-1822. .
Today’s Readings
Acts 10:34-43 Cornelius, a centurion in the military force in Palestine, and already a believer in God, has had a vision. As a result, he has invited Peter to visit him and his household. It was against Jewish law for a Jew to associate with or visit a Gentile, but Peter comes anyway, with “some believers from Joppa”.
T hen Peter began to speak to them: “I truly under-stand that God shows no partiality, but in every
nation anyone who fears him and does what is right is acceptable to him. You know the message he sent to the people of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ – he is Lord of all. That message spread throughout Ju-dea, beginning in Galilee after the baptism that John announced: how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power; how he went about do-ing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with him. We are witnesses to all that he did both in Judea and in Jerusalem. They put him to death by hanging him on a tree; but God raised him on the third day and allowed him to appear, not to all the people but to us who were chosen by God as witnesses, and who ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead. He commanded us to preach to the peo-ple and to testify that he is the one ordained by God as judge of the living and the dead. All the prophets testify about him that everyone who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins through his name.”
Colossians 3:1-4 The author has described baptism as being “raised with
Christ” and becoming sharers in his suffering and death.
Baptism entails dying to one’s old ways and focusing on
new, godly, ones.
I f you have been raised with Christ, seek the things
that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right
hand of God. Set your minds on things that are
above, not on things that are on earth, for you have
died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God.
When Christ who is your life is revealed, then you
also will be revealed with him in glory.
John 20:1-18 John tells us the events of the Sunday morning after Jesus died and was buried. Mary Magdalene has witnessed Je-sus’ death on the cross and has been present at his burial in the tomb hewn out of the rock. The orderliness of the linen wrappings shows that the grave has not been robbed.
E arly on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb and saw
that the stone had been removed from the tomb. So she ran and went to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved, and said to them, “They have taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we do not know where they have laid him.” Then Peter and the other disciple set out and went toward the tomb. The two were running together, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first. He bent down to look in and saw the linen wrappings lying there, but he did not go in. Then Simon Peter came, following him, and went into the tomb. He saw the linen wrappings lying there, and the cloth that had been on Jesus’ head, not lying with the linen wrappings but rolled up in a place by itself. Then the other disciple, who reached the tomb first, also went in, and he saw and believed; for as yet they did not understand the scripture, that he must rise from the dead. Then the disciples returned to their homes.
But Mary stood weeping outside the tomb. As she wept, she bent over to look into the tomb; and she saw two angels in white, sitting where the body of Jesus had been lying, one at the head and the other at the feet. They said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping?” She said to them, “They have taken away my Lord, and I do not know where they have laid him.” When she had said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, but she did not know that it was Jesus. Jesus said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping? Whom are you looking for?” Supposing him to be the gardener, she said to him, “Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have laid him, and I will take him away.” Je-sus said to her, “Mary!” She turned and said to him in Hebrew, “Rabbouni!” (which means Teacher). Jesus said to her, “Do not hold on to me, because I have not yet ascended to the Father. But go to my brothers and say to them, ‘I am ascending to my Father and your Fa-ther, to my God and your God.’” Mary Magdalene went and announced to the disciples, “I have seen the Lord”; and she told them that he had said these things to her.
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The Prayers of the People for Easter Day
About these prayers Included in these prayers are the names of those for whom prayer has been requested by a parishioner or family member. The reason for being listed is kept confidential.
In addition to this Public Prayer List, Grace also maintains a Private Prayer List, for whom our prayer team prays daily.
We invite you to add yourself or mem-bers of your immediate family to ei-ther the public or private prayer lists by notifying Jean Bender, Canon for Pastoral Care,(843-991-0827), at the church office at 843-723-4575, by sending an email to [email protected], or by making a prayer request online at our website, gracechurchcharleston.org.
Hospitalization or Pastoral Issues
Please notify us if you or a family
member is hospitalized and/or in
need of a pastoral call or visit. We
have no other way of knowing of a
hospitalization or a pastoral need.
Please speak with a priest, call the
church office at (843) 723-4575, or
contact Jean Bender at (843) 991-
0827 or [email protected].
Flowers The Flower Guild places flowers and greens in the church through dona-tions given in memory of loved ones, or in thanksgiving for loved ones or special occasions. The names are listed in the service bulletins.
If you would like to make a gift of flow-ers, please contact the Church Office at (843) 723-4575, visit our website, gracechurchcharleston.org, or sign up using the Flower Calendar in the hall-way near the kitchen.
Celebrant: In the Power of resurrection, let us offer prayers to God who leads his sons and daughters through the Red Sea water, saying: glory and praise to you, O living God.
That Christ may fill us with the joy of his holy resurrection, Lord, hear our prayer, Glory and praise to you, O living God.
For the holy churches of God, for the Standing Committee of the Diocese of South Carolina, for Michael, our Presiding Bishop, and Justin, Archbishop of Canterbury; and for all the holy people of God, Lord, hear our prayer,
Glory and praise to you, O living God.
For the world and its leaders, our nation and its people, and for all who serve in the military;
Maxwell Adler, Drew Anderson, Andrew Shook, Legare Augenstein, Evans Barnes, Joseph Ditter, Henry Hanes, Thomas Hanahan, Christian Laderer, Dan Myers, Keene Nettles, Edward Pritchard IV, Andrew Rucker, Frances Skardon, Jake Thompson
Lord, hear our prayer, Glory and praise to you, O living God.
For those who serve at the bedside of the sick; for nurses, physicians, aides, paramedics, and technicians; for researchers seeking a Coronavirus vaccine and treatment; Lord, hear our prayer.
Glory and praise to you, O living God.
For all affected by the Coronavirus; especially the sick, the unemployed, and the hungry; for all hospitals and nursing homes, Lord, hear our prayer.
Glory and praise to you, O living God.
For ourselves, our families, and all those we love, remembering the sick;
Lord, hear our prayer, Glory and praise to you, O living God. For those who have died in the faith of Christ and for the promise of resurrection
to be fulfilled; For all those listed on pages 16-17 of this bulletin.
Lord, hear our prayer, Glory and praise to you, O living God.
Celebrant: Blessed are you, O Lord our God, for the victory over death of your Son, Jesus Christ. Hear the prayers we offer this holy day, and grant that we who have received new life in baptism may live for ever in the joy of the resurrection; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen
Paula Adams John Buchanan Stuart Christie Lindsay Cobb Ella Collier Geoff Connor Bill Cramer
Rhett Dupke Richard Edwards Paul Funk J. D. Hessinger Gerry Johnson Steve Kroesen Beth McMaster
Michael Millar Les Norton Rachel Pulling Patty Show Nancy Stafford David Wright
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Page numbers on the right side of this leaflet refer to the Book of Common Prayer. Hymn numbers are on the left side; numbers preceded by ‘S’ are from the Service Music at the front of the Hymnal.
Voluntary Tuba Tune in D Craig S Lang (1891-1971)
Introit I saw water Plainsong
Processional Hymn Jesus Christ is risen today Easter Hymn
THE WORD OF GOD
Easter Acclamation and Response Celebrant: Alleluia! Christ is risen. People: The Lord is risen indeed. Alleluia! Celebrant: This is the day which the Lord has made. Alleluia! People: Let us rejoice and be glad in it. Alleluia!
1. Jesus Christ is risen today, Alleluia! Our triumphant holy day, Alleluia! who did once upon the cross, Alleluia! suffer to redeem our loss. Alleluia!
2. Hymns of praise then let us sing, Alleluia! unto Christ, our heavenly King, Alleluia! who endured the cross and grave, Alleluia! sinners to redeem and save, Alleluia!
Grace Church Cathedral
In the City of Charleston
Easter Day Choral Eucharist Rite II
11:00 a.m.
I saw water flowing from the right side of the temple, Alleluia. It brought God’s life, and his salvation, and the people sang in joyful praise: Alleluia, alleluia.
3. But the pains which he endured, Alleluia! our salvation have procured; Alleluia! now above the sky he’s King, Alleluia! where the angels ever sing. Alleluia!
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Gloria Glory be to God Lauda anima
The Collect for Easter Day
Celebrant: The Lord be with you. People: And also with you. Celebrant: Let us pray. O God, who for our redemption gave your only-begotten Son to the death of the cross, and by his glorious resurrection delivered us from the power of our enemy: Grant us so to die daily to sin, that we may evermore live with him in the joy of his resurrection; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
Please be seated.
The First Reading: Acts 10:34-43
Today’s readings are found on page 2.
Reader: The Word of the Lord. People: Thanks be to God.
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Easter Carol (choir) This joyful Eastertide Charles Wood
The Epistle: Colossians 3:1-4
Reader: The Word of the Lord. People: Thanks be to God.
Please stand.
Gradual Hymn 208 The strife is o’er Victory
Deacon: The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to John. People: Glory to you, Lord Christ.
The Holy Gospel: John 20:1-18
Deacon: The Gospel of the Lord. People: Praise to you, Lord Christ.
Fanfare Fanfare from Organ Symphony Camile Saint-Saens Please be seated. The Homily Please stand.
1. This joyful Eastertide, away with care and sorrow! My Love, the Crucified, hath sprung to life this morrow. Refrain: Had Christ, that once was slain, ne'er burst his three-day prison, our faith had been in vain; but now is Christ arisen, arisen, arisen, arisen.
2. Death's flood hath lost its chill, since Jesus crossed the river: Lord of all life, from ill my passing soul deliver. (Refrain) 3. My flesh in hope shall rest, and for a season slumber, till trump from east to west shall wake the dead in number. (Refrain)
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!
1. The strife is o’er, the battle done, the victory of life is won; the song of triumph has begun. Alleluia!
2. The powers of death have done their worst, but Christ their legions hath dispersed: let shout of holy joy outburst. Alleluia!
3. Lord! by the stripes which wounded thee, from death’s dread sting thy servants free, that we may live and sing to thee. Alleluia!
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!
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The Apostles Creed (metrical) Hyfrydol
The Prayers of the People for Easter Day
The prayers are found on page 3.
Confession of Sin and Absolution
Celebrant: Let us confess our sins against God and our neighbor.
Celebrant and People: Most merciful God, we confess that we have sinned against you in thought, word, and deed, by what we have done, and by what we have left undone. We have not loved you with our whole heart; we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. We are truly sorry and we humbly repent. For the sake of your Son Jesus Christ, have mercy on us and forgive us; that we may delight in your will, and walk in your ways, to the glory of your Name. Amen.
Celebrant: Almighty God have mercy on you, forgive you all your sins through our Lord Jesus Christ, strengthen you in all goodness, and by the power of the Holy Spirit keep you in eternal life. Amen.
Please stand.
The Peace Celebrant: The peace of the Lord be always with you. People: And also with you.
We believe in God the Father, God almighty, by whose plan earth and heaven sprang to being all created things began. We believe in Christ the Savior, Son of God in human frame, virgin-born, the child of Mary upon whom the Spirit came.
Christ, who on the cross forsaken, like a lamb to slaughter led, suffered under Pontius Pilate, he descended to the dead. We believe in Jesus risen, heaven’s king to rule and reign, to the Father’s side ascended till as judge he comes again.
We believe in God the Spirit; in one Church, below, above: saints of God in one communion, One in holiness and love. So by faith, our sins forgiven, Christ our Savior, Lord and friend, we shall rise with him in glory to the life that knows no end.
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THE HOLY COMMUNION
Offertory Anthem The day of Resurrection Robert Jones
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Please stand.
Presentation Hymn The Doxology with Alleluias Lasst uns erfreuen
Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; praise him, all creatures here below, alleluia, alleluia! Praise him above, ye heavenly host: Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Alleluia!
The Great Thanksgiving (Eucharistic Prayer A)
Celebrant: The Lord be with you. People: And also with you. Celebrant: Lift up your hearts. People: We lift them to the Lord. Celebrant: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. People: It is right to give him thanks and praise. Celebrant: It is right, and a good and joyful thing, always and everywhere to give thanks to you, Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth.
But chiefly are we bound to praise you for the glorious resurrection of your Son Jesus Christ our Lord; for he is the true Paschal Lamb, who was sacrificed for us, and has taken away the sin of the world. By his death he has destroyed death, and by his rising to life again he has won for us everlasting life.
Therefore we praise you, joining our voices with Angels and Archangels and with all the company of heaven, who for ever sing this hymn to proclaim the glory of your Name:
The day of resurrection! Earth tell it out abroad; the Passover of gladness, the Passover of God! From death to live eternal, from earth unto the sky, our God has brought us over, with hymns of victory. Our hearts be pure from evil, that we may see aright the Lord in rays eternal of Resurrection light; and listening to his accents, may hear so calm and plain, his own “All hail,” and hearing, may raise the victor strain. Now let the heavens be joyful, and earth her song begin. The round world keep high triumph, and all that is therein; let all things seen and unseen their notes of gladness blend. For Christ the Lord is risen, our joy that has no end. -St. John of Damascus
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Sanctus and Benedictus S125 Richard Proulx
The Celebrant continues
Holy and gracious Father: In your infinite love you made us for yourself; and, when we had fallen into sin and become subject to evil and death, you, in your mercy, sent Jesus Christ, your only and eternal Son, to share our human nature, to live and die as one of us, to reconcile us to you, the God and Father of all.
He stretched out his arms upon the cross, and offered himself in obedience to your will, a perfect sacrifice for the whole world.
On the night he was handed over to suffering and death, our Lord Jesus Christ took bread; and when he had given thanks to you, he broke it, and gave it to his disciples, and said, “Take, eat: This is my Body, which is given for you. Do this for the remembrance of me.”
After supper he took the cup of wine; and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, and said, “Drink this, all of you: This is my Blood of the new Covenant, which is shed for you and for many for the forgiveness of sins. Whenever you drink it, do this for the remembrance of me.”
Therefore we proclaim the mystery of faith:
Celebrant and People Christ has died. Christ is risen. Christ will come again.
The Celebrant continues We celebrate the memorial of our redemption, O Father, in this sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving. Recalling his death, resurrection, and ascension, we offer you these gifts.
Sanctify them by your Holy Spirit to be for your people the Body and Blood of your Son, the holy food and drink of new and unending life in him. Sanctify us also that we may faithfully receive this holy Sacrament, and serve you in unity, constancy, and peace; and at the last day bring us with all your saints into the joy of your eternal kingdom.
All this we ask through your Son Jesus Christ. By him, and with him, and in him, in the unity of the Holy Spirit all honor and glory is yours, Almighty Father, now and for ever. Amen.
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And now, as our Savior Christ has taught us, we are bold to say,
Celebrant and People
The Breaking of the Bread
Fraction Anthem The disciples knew the Lord Jesus Jack Warren Burnam
Invitation to Communion
Agnus Dei (choir) Short Communion Service William Harris Communion Communion Anthem Most glorious Lord of life William Harris
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.
Most glorious Lord of life, that on this day Didst make Thy triumph over death and sin, And having harrowed hell, didst bring away Captivity thence captive, us to win. This joyous day, dear Lord, with joy begin, And grant that we for whom Thou didst die, Being with Thy dear blood clean washed from sin, May live for ever in felicity:
And that Thy love we weighing worthily, May likewise love Thee for the same again; And for Thy sake, that all like dear didst buy, With love may one another entertain. So let us love, dear Love, like as we ought; Love is the lesson which the Lord us taught. -Edmund Spenser
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Communion Hymn 335 I am the bread of life I Am the Bread of Life
Please stand.
Postcommunion Prayer (said together)
God of life, bring us to the glory of the resurrection promised in this Easter sacrament. We ask this in the name of Jesus Christ the risen Lord. Amen.
Easter Blessing
1. I am the bread of life; they who come to me shall not hunger they who believe in me shall not thirst. No one can come to me unless the Father draw them. Refrain: And I will raise them up, and I will raise them up and I will raise them up on the last day. 2. The bread that I will give is my Flesh for the life of the world, and they who eat of this bread, they shall live for ever, they shall live for ever Refrain 3. Unless you eat of the Flesh of the Son of Man and drink of his blood you shall not have life within you, you shall not have life within you. Refrain 4. I am the resurrection, I am the life. They who believe in me, even if they die, they shall live forever. Refrain 5. Yes, Lord we believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God who has come into the world. Refrain
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Closing Hymn A Hymn for Easter Day Engelberg
The Easter Dismissal
Deacon: Alleluia, alleluia! Go forth in the name of the risen Christ. People: Thanks be to God, Alleluia, alleluia!
Voluntary Gelobt sei Gott Healey Willan (1880-1968)
The flowers in the church are given to the Glory of God and in loving memory of and thanksgiving for all those listed in this bulletin on pages 16-17.
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Service Participants
1. An empty tomb, our gift this Easter Day; Our journey home through God’s redemptive ways; God’s presence, ours, in all we do and say. Alleluia!
2. An empty cross, our sign this Easter Day Death’s worst now done, at last for ever paid. The winter’s gone, at last, no more decay. Alleluia!
3. An empty heart, our lives this Easter Day Are now transformed to live and love and pray, Reborn, reshaped in God’s refashioned clay. Alleluia!
4. An empty world, our call this Eastertide; To live as saints for Christ, with him abide; To share with those in darkness, God’s true light. Alleluia!
J. M. A. Wright+
Celebrant The Venerable Calhoun Walpole
Homilist The Very Reverend J. Michael A. Wright
Gospeller The Reverend Mac Magee
Lectors The Reverend Canon Bryce Wandrey
Dr. James Hutchisson
Intercessor The Reverend Canon Caleb J. Lee
Music St. Gregory Choir Members
Nigel Potts, Canon Organist and Master of the Music
St. Thomas Guild of Acolytes Dr. James Hutchisson, Verger and Master of Acolytes,
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A Word from the Vicar and Subdean
Perhaps you have seen the recent music video Rinascerò, Rinascerai by Roby Fac-chinetti. The title, translated into English, is: “I’ll be reborn, you’ll be reborn.” The evocative YouTube video depicts picturesque scenes from the city of Ber-gamo, Italy, as well as hospital workers at Saint John XXIII Hospital where Fac-chinetti’s wife serves as a volunteer—and where hundreds of people have died in recent weeks. I’ll be reborn, you’ll be reborn. When all is said and done, we’ll see the stars again. I’ll be reborn, you’ll be reborn. The storm that overwhelms us bends us, but will not break us. . . These days will change our days, but this time we’ll learn a little more. I’ll be reborn, you’ll be reborn I’ll be reborn, you’ll be reborn. Embraced by big skies, We will trust God again. And in silence we’ll breathe a new breath. . . A rebirth is a new birth after death. Rebirth is Resurrection. Easter might feel empty this year. Yet it is precisely the empty tomb which signifies our Lord’s resurrection. The stone has been rolled away. Because our Lord lives, we too shall live. Emptiness expands our capacity to breathe a new breath—and receive new life, resurrected life, renaissance. What are the stones being rolled away within your own life this Easter?
Faithfully yours, Callie
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‘I Am the Resurrection and the Life’
Jesus audaciously abolished death, transforming it from a door that slammed to, into one that
opened to whoever knocked. He made death, as Bonhoeffer joyously said on his way to be execut-
ed, for a Christian a beginning, not an end. It was the key to life; to die was to live.
As I approach my own end, which cannot now be long delayed, I find Jesus’ outrageous claim to be,
himself, the resurrection and the life, ever more captivating and meaningful. Quite often, waking up
in the night as the old do, and feeling myself to be half out of my body, so that it is a mere chance
whether I go back into it to live through another day, or full disengage and make off; hovering thus
between life and death, seeing our dear earth with its scents and sounds and colors, as I have known
and loved them, more, perhaps, as Bernanos said, than I have dared to admit; recalling the golden
hours of human love and human work, at the same time vouchsafed a glimpse of what lies ahead,
Eternity rising in the distance, a great expanse of ineffable light – so placed, I hear Jesus’ words ring
triumphantly through the universe, spanning my two existences, the one in Time drawing to a close
and the one in Eternity at its glorious beginning. So at last I may understand, and understanding,
believe; see my ancient carcass, prone between the sheets, stained and worn like a scrap of paper
dropped in the gutter, muddy and matted with being trodden underfoot, and, hovering over it, my-
self, like a butterfly released from its chrysalis stage and ready to fly away. Are caterpillars told of
their impending resurrection? How in dying they will be transformed from poor earth-crawlers into
creatures of the air, with exquisitely painted wings? If told, do they believe? Is it conceivable to them
that so constricted an existence as theirs should burgeon into so gay and lightsome a one as a but-
terfly’s? I imagine the wise old caterpillars shaking their heads – no, it can’t be; it’s a fantasy, self-
deception, a dream. Similarly, our wise ones. Yet in the limbo between living and dying, as the night
clocks tick remorselessly on, and the black sky implacably shows not one single streak or scratch of
gray, I hear those words: I am the resurrection and the life, and feel myself to be carried along on a great
tide of joy and peace.
Malcolm Muggeridge
If there is anywhere on earth a lover of God who is always kept safe, I know nothing of it, for it was not shown to me. But this was shown: that in falling and rising again we are always kept in that same precious love.
Julian of Norwich (1341-1415)
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The flowers in the church are given to the Glory of God and in loving memory of The flowers in the church are given to the Glory of God and in loving memory of
Easter Flowers
All who have passed away from COVID-19 Grace & Caetano Almeida Agnes Crawford Bates William R. Bates, Sr. Dot Boone Sandy Brown Dr. Julian T. Buxton, Jr. Jean R. Carter Leola Cowart Jane & Bill Craver Joan Crook Edward H. Daniell William & Matilda Denmon Rick Dunn Irene & Lowell Farris Cappy & Dinks Fitzgerald Herbert A. Fralix James T. Fralix Lynn Heth Fralix Evelyn & George Gibson Jack & Doris Gibson David Michael Gupton Greta & George Gupton Mary Belle Gupton Margie Hancock John Richard Heinsohn Ruth Hileman Jane Gage Fishburne Hipp James Wilbur Holland Peter Stirling Hurd Kenneth A. Hutcheson Cleo & Carl Jensen
Molly Johnson Kathryn Keener Paul Pinckney Keener John Calvin Kiger Carol Lasley Myrtle Edna & James Lasley Carroll & Frances LeTellier Carroll Nance LeTellier Francis Robert LeTellier Louis & Vivian LeTellier Norma Louise LeTellier Pamela Lewis Frances & Edgar Lind Cornelia Taft Lucas John H. Lucas, Jr. Clarence W. (Bry) Martin, III Benjamin Philip Maxwell John F. Maybank J. Stewart McLaughlin Robert Francis McNab, III Gladys McPhail Melville McPhail Melville Alexander McPhail The Rev. Dr. Ralph and Mrs. Doris Meadowcroft Frank & Louise Melsheimer Dorothy Minifie Francis & Benjamin Minifie Jonathan Minifie Thomas Minifie Doris N. Monsen Magnus A. Monsen Margaret Ann Morris
Carolyn Moseley Glenn Rodney Newman Martha Anna Newman Raymond Henry Newman Edward Redington Josephine Orr Redington Ruth Ferguson Reeves J. Kenneth Rentiers Dode Ricketts Harriet Ricketts Jack Ricketts Dorothy & Ed Roy Meriel Traylor Rucker W. Harrison Rucker Dr. W. Harrison Rucker, Jr. Mrs. Cathy Sandlin Jean & John Smith The Rev. Leroy D. Soper MeMe Williams Swicegood Roy Lingle Swicegood Francis Hugh Thomas Anne Tilden Vansant Gilbert Vansant William Ralph Walker Louise Hughey Wallace Nan D. Wallis Effie Wright Whilden John Ross Woodcock Lilian Yesser Nicholas John Zervos Nicholas John Zervos, Jr.
Impending Resurrection
We pay more attention to dying than to death. We’re more concerned to get over the act of dying
than to overcome death. Socrates mastered the art of dying; Christ overcame death as the last ene-
my. There is a real difference between the two things; the one is within the scope of human possi-
bilities, the other means resurrection. It’s not from ars moriendi, the art of dying, but from the resur-
rection of Christ, that a new and purifying wind can blow through our present world. Here is the
answer to Archimedes’ challenge: “Give me somewhere to stand, and I will move the earth.” If only
a few people really believed that and acted on it in their daily lives, a great deal would be changed.
To live in the light of resurrection – that is what Easter means.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
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Easter Music
Memorial gifts for the Easter music are given to the Glory of God and in loving memory of
Grace & Caetano Almeida Henry Miller Anderson, Sr. Sandy Brown Dr. Julian T. Buxton, Jr. Stephen D. Canaday Leola Cowart Marie & M.C. Crabtree Edward H. Daniell Charles Walker Davis Ellen Maddrey Davis Herbert & Emily DeCosta William & Matilda Denmon Irene & Lowell Farris David Michael Gupton Greta & George Gupton
Mary Belle Gupton Margie Hancock Jonathan A. Hayes Kenneth A. Hutcheson Edward & Jacqueline Hynes Carol Lasley Myrtle Edna & James Lasley Carroll & Frances LeTellier Carroll Nance LeTellier Francis Robert LeTellier Louis & Vivian LeTellier Norma Louise LeTellier Pamela Lewis Clarence W. (Bry) Martin, III John F. Maybank
Frank & Louise Melsheimer Dorothy Minifie Francis & Benjamin Minifie Jonathan Minifie Thomas Minifie Doris N. Monsen Magnus A.Monsen Sipo Mzimela Meriel Traylor Rucker W. Harrison Rucker Dr. W. Harrison Rucker, Jr. Lon H. Shull Louise Hughey Wallace Nan D. Wallis
In Thanksgiving
The flowers and music in the church are given to the Glory of God and in thanksgiving for:
All of God’s blessings Heather Deiner Kristin Deiner Trevor Deiner
Jeannie King Laura MacDonald Grover & Clay Maxwell Lindsay Maxwell
Sam Maxwell Hamish Reinhart Sean Reinhart Rita Q. Ryan
Risen with Christ
Last night at the Easter Vigil we received Easter’s gift as a light in the darkness. And while this light doesn’t eliminate all of life’s many darknesses, it does allow us to surrender our overwhelming fear of such darkness. For whether it is in announcing his birth or proclaiming his resurrection, God’s angels speak in one voice to those who follow Christ, ‘Be not afraid’. For while it is still dark out there beyond the range of my candle light - my Easter joy and hope- I know that as long as I grasp this Easter light, I can walk into those and any other darkened place I might encounter in my life’s journey. And walk, I shall, after this night, in hope and not in fear.
This is the meaning of our being risen with Christ. The Christ light changes all things not by changing all things as much as by changing how we face all things. ’Light piercing the darkness’ has always been a way for Christians to understand how the risen Lord seeks to overcome our fears and increase our courage to live into God’s future for us.
After all, the risen Christ doesn’t eliminate death, he conquers it! But first, he encounters it and in all its varied manifestations. And so, our joy on this Easter feast is not to believe that we have somehow become immunized against such darkness in this life but rather, to find in the Risen One the means to make our way through such shadowy days. In so doing, we, like the psalmist before us, might begin to prepare our-selves not for a life filled with continual shadows on this earthly quest but for a great feast celebrated above in the light and the glory of our risen Lord.
Happy Easter!
Michael+
