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Easter Sunday 9 and 11 am March 27, 2016 Wellesley Village Church United Church of Christ
Easter Sunday
9 and 11 am
March 27, 2016
Wellesley Village Church
United Church of Christ
Welcome to Worship at Wellesley Village Church! An Open & Affirming Congregation of the United Church of Christ
We Welcome All!
We extend a welcome as broad as the outstretched arms of God,
who calls us together to pray, sing,
and rejoice in God’s glorious presence.
From the tallest to the smallest we worship best as the whole people of God.
Today we welcome children to participate fully in worship,
and are grateful for our youth singing in choir
and helping with the Easter egg hunt.
Please see the blue resource folder for more information on our full compliment of
children’s and youth ministry.
We value community!
Please wear a nametag; temporary stickers are available and you
may request a permanent nametag anytime.
Visitors, please sign the fellowship pads in the pews.
Your contact information will help us connect you to our community.
Keep up to date with Village Church happenings through our weekly Enews,
to subscribe contact Erin Donato at [email protected]
or at 781-235-1988, x11.
We like to linger…
At 10:00 am, please join us for refreshments and conversation in Village Common and
Easter egg hunts in the Cemetery and on the Washington St. side of the church.
Whoever you are, wherever you are on the journey of life and faith,
we are delighted you are here!
www.wellesleyvillagechurch.org
ORDER OF WORSHIP
March 27, 2016 9 and 11 am
Today, all hymns are found in the New Century Hymnal (black).
* Please stand as you are able.
PRELUDE “Prayer of St. Gregory” Alan Hovhaness
RINGING of the HOUR John Hargrave
INTROIT “The Wonderful Cross” by Chris Tomlin
Youth Choir and Junior Choir
* EASTER PROCLAMATION Sarah Sarchet Butter
Alleluia! Christ is risen!
Christ is risen indeed!
On the first day, God began creation,
Bringing light out of darkness.
On the day of Resurrection, God began a new creation,
Raising Jesus from the dead.
Today, the tomb of death
Becomes the birth place of new life.
Alleluia! Christ is risen!
Christ is risen indeed!
* PROCESSIONAL HYMN NO. 233 “Christ the Lord Is Risen Today” EASTER HYMN
WORDS OF WELCOME
PRAYER OF CONFESSION Josh Fitterling (9 am)
Megan Snell (11 am)
God of all glory, you are the light of the hearts that seek you, and the life of the
souls that love you.
We rejoice in worship today, grateful for one another, for our church and for your
forgiving, transforming love.
The joyful news of our Easter faith contrasts with the difficult news of our confused
and broken world.
In silence now, we confess our need for your light that shines in every
darkness, and our longing for your love that is stronger than death. (silence)
God of mercy, we confess our own need for your grace and love, and we confess
on behalf of others:
The terrified and trembling, the grieving and groaning, the sad and lonely, the
hungry and hurting.
We confess our privilege,
And the possibilities that lie dormant in each of us, were we to truly awaken to
give our lives for others as you have done. (silence)
God of Resurrection, on this Easter day, we seek to be your faithful people.
Grant that we may be blessed anew with the joyful life you offer. Through the
life, death, and resurrection of Jesus, inspire us to love more fully and to live as
servants, bringing peace, hope and healing to the world in every way we can.
In Jesus’ name,
Amen.
RESPONSIVE ALLELUIA Jodi Hitzhusen
ASSURANCE OF GOD’S GRACE and PASSING OF THE PEACE *
The peace of Christ be with you. And also with you.
RESPONSIVE ALLELUIA
PRAYER OF ILLUMINATION
SCRIPTURE Luke 24:1-12 (page 860, pew Bible)
The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.
ANTHEM “Since by Man Came Death” G.F. HANDEL
Since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead. For as in Adam all
die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.
SERMON Sarah Sarchet Butter
*RESPONSE HYMN “Christ is Alive” THOMAS WILLIAMS
PASTORAL PRAYER AND LORD’S PRAYER Liz Garrigan-Byerly (9 am)
Pam Emslie (11 am)
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, forever. Amen.
CHORAL RESPONSE
OFFERING
Invitation
Thank you for your gifts to Village Church. The most important gift you can offer God is
your presence. Please sign and pass the fellowship book, located at the end of each pew. The
offering card may be placed in the offering plate as a sign of other forms of giving.
Today, in addition to our Village Church offering, the Service Ministry invites our gifts for
One Great Hour of Sharing, our ecumenical offering for disaster relief, refugee response and
long-term development work, both here and abroad. Please place your cash or check donations
in the OGHS envelopes provided. Make checks payable to Wellesley Congregational Church
and indicate “OGHS” in the memo section.
Offertory “Hallelujah Chorus” HANDEL
*Doxology with Alleluias and Presentation
Praise God from whom all blessings flow;
Praise God all creatures here below; Alleluia! Alleluia!
Praise God for all that love has done;
Creator, Christ, and Spirit One. Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
*Dedication
* HYMN NO. 245 “The Day of Resurrection” JOHN OF DAMASCUS
* BLESSING AND SENDING
Alleluia! Christ is risen! Christ is risen indeed! Alleluia!
POSTLUDE “Ceremonial March” RAYMOND HAAN
David Carrier, Daryl Robbins
Music Leaders
Junior Choir
Sophia Bililies, Carter Blessing, Madeline Blessing, Caroline Butter, Sarah Cochi, Lily DeKing, Nick Evans, Elena Furlong, Luke Hargrave, Ashna Hille, Eliza Hirschey, Annie Hodge, Caitlin Kelly, Sean Kelly, Isabel McKay, Charlotte Nielsen, Thomas Nielsen, Abby Reohr, Taryn Reohr, Georgia Spangler, Taylor Stazesky
Youth Choir Emily Abbott, Ryan Accardi, Charlie Berger, Elizabeth Butter, Dan Carter, Emily Cochi, Will Cramer, Sara Ditelberg, Ariana Furlong, Alex Glowacky, Caroline Green, Will Hammond, Aaron Hansen, Isaac Hargrave, Scotia Hille, Julia Himmelberger, Peter Hodge, Anjali Jain, Natalie Jain, Hannah Lee, Elizabeth Kantrowitz, David Kelly, Jamie Mazzola, Connor McDonald, Lauren McIver, Gillian McTague, Michaela McTague, Seamus Merullo, Caitlin Pfaff, Elise Sharrock, Allison Sibold, Claire Sibold, Mark Sibold, Grace Seaborn, Sydney Spangler
Dr. Kevin McDonald–Director of Youth Music
Senior Choir Sopranos: Julie Baker, Phyllis Gibson, Frances Gratz, Linda Harding, Allie Loehlin, Cyndi
Miller, Helen Sagan, Charlotte Sanner, * Dana Varga
Altos: Carol Abrahams, Ann Belanger, Patricia Buxton, * Vera Savage, Anne Reece, Betty
Seaborn, Alexia Sontag, Bobbie Suratt, Julie Thistlethwaite
Tenors: Kenneth Chaulk, David Hunter, Merrill Mack, * Ethan Rowe
Basses: Bentley Beaver, Phil Carens, James Loehlin, David Oliver, * Matthew Rippere,
Kenneth Sipe, Ron Smith, Allen Steere, James Thistlethwaite. * Section Leaders
Mr. David Carrier–Director of Music
Ms. Jodi Hitzhusen—Director of First Worship Music
Mr. Daryl Robbins, trumpet
Easter flowers are given in celebration of: Our children Caitlin and Stephen and our parents Barbara and George Howland and Ann
and the late Norman Pfaff by Darlene Howland and Steve Pfaff; Our grandchildren by Bobbie and Dan Suratt; Our grandchildren, Nolan, Madelyn and Landon by Kent and Genanne Kissinger; David Carrier and his continually inspiring music ministry by the Senior Choir with love
and admiration; The long and varied life of Pauline Marie Askew Reece, born July 4, 1923, Bangor, North
Wales; died December 7, 2015 near Bangor, Maine, by her eldest daughter, Anne Pauline Reece;
The GIFT Program by Charlotte Harrington; Staff, Council, Administrative Boards and Deacons, by Sarah Butter, with gratitude for
their dedicated servant leadership.
Easter flowers are given in loving memory of: Victoria T., Sherman and Douglas S. Karjian by their son and brother Ron; Our parents and our brothers by Sue and Roger Regnier; Percy and Jess Larkan and Gordon Hunt by Trevor and Jillian Larkan and family; Matthias j. Reynolds, Maxine Senter and Rachel Share by Max Senter and Liz Reynolds; Our parents and brothers: Tom and Lucille Stock; Harold and Ruth Finch; Tom Stock, Jr.;
Harold Finch, Jr. by Arthur and Barbara Stock; Lillian Isaacs by Lois Lee; Our parents by Bob Froh and Barbara Baker; My beautiful Grandma Kay, God bless her soul by Lori Bruce; My brother Douglas L. Boles; My uncle Sheldon R. Severinghaus; My friend, neighbor,
pew partner, William Duane by Margaret Boles Fitzgerald; Janet Champion by Gary and Nancy Champion; Nancy Hall Presti by Cynthia Curtis; Our parents: Rev. Joaquin Chico and Ana Vega and Peter and Miriam Duffy by Carmen
Chico and Jack Duffy; My dad, Howard Lloyd Banting by Heather Banting; Dr. H. Royden Jones, Jr. by his family; Our dear cousin, Cecily Reohr by Abby, Taryn and TJ Reohr; Our parents by Jim and Allie Loehlin; Jim and Dorothy Carroll, and Don Dickason by the Carroll and Dickason family; Jay Hammerness by Sally, Karen and Paul Hammerness; Our parents and grandparents by Kathy and Phil Carens; Roy and Margaret Butter, by John, Sarah, Elizabeth and Caroline Butter; Joe White, by the Butter family.
TODAY’S NOTES
Care Kits and Hearing Devices If during the worship service you find you need a tissue, cough
drop, or a drink of water, please ask an Usher to help you. The Ushers are in the back of the
sanctuary. Hearing devices amplify sound anywhere in the Sanctuary. They are available at the
back of the church. For assistance, please speak with an Usher.
Worship With Us Again
Next week we resume our regular worship schedule. First Worship at 9am is downstairs in the
Village Hall, where we celebrate weekly communion. Come and experience the music and
movement of this creatively sacred space. Second Worship at 10am is in the soaring and sacred
Sanctuary.
Share the Joy of Easter by Delivering an Easter Plant!
Please join the Community Deacons in delivering Easter plants to church members. Plants can be
delivered today or during the week. After worship, please go to the chancel to receive a name and
address. After the 9am service, plants will be taken from Burtt Chapel; after the 11am service,
plants will be taken from the chancel. Thank you for helping to share the Good News of Easter!
Many thanks to all the people who helped decorate the church this Easter season!
Thank you to members of Village Church Council for hosting Fellowship Hour today!
The Chancel flowers this morning are given for our beloved cousin Lucile Coates, by Nancy and
Bob Payne.
OPPORTUNITIES FOR LEARNING AND COMMUNITY
All Are Welcome!
Looking Ahead:
Church School resumes next week, High School Service Trip Commissioning is April 10, Youth
Sunday is May 1, Kindergarteners will receive bibles on Sunday, May 15, Confirmation Sunday is
May 22.
Pastoral Residents Joshua Fitterling and Megan Snell to Share Their Faith Journeys
Get to know our Pastoral Residents, Josh and Megan, on a deeper level when they share their
stories of how they came to ministry. Who are the people, places, events, organizations that have
shaped them for ministry – how is Village Church continuing to support and challenge them in
their calls? Two opportunities on Sunday, April 3: After First Worship in the Youth Room, 10:00
– 10:45 and after Second Worship in the Upper Room, 11:30 – 12:15.
Middle School Service Opportunity: All Are Welcome! Rootbeer Floats, etc!!
Wednesday, April 6 at 1:30 pm, middle schoolers will be assembling personal care kits for teens
and young adults in Boston who are part of Roxbury Youthworks: a community-based non-profit
organization whose mission is to help youth caught in cycles of poverty, victimization, and
violence, to transition successfully to adulthood. To help out, contact Becky Georgenes at
[email protected] and for a list of what you can donate, see the Wednesday Enews.
Family Promise Metrowest’s 7th Annual Walk Away Homelessness Walkathon
Saturday, April 9, on Natick Common at 8:45 am, registration opens at 7:30 am
Join WROR 105.7 FM radio personality LBF and hundreds of walkers of all ages for fun, music,
food, face painting, prizes and more! All proceeds will help Family Promise Metrowest end the
cycle of homelessness. To register: http://walk.familypromisemetrowest.org/default.asp.
Church Moms' Group
Wednesday, April 13, 7 pm at the home of Cynthia Sibold AND Sunday, May 15, 7 pm at the
home of Annie Newman. This casual group welcomes moms of children of all ages for monthly
dinners in someone's home or restaurant. It’s a “come when you can” kind of group and is a great
way to meet other moms at our church. If you would like to be on our email list, email Kerry Evans
at [email protected] or Kim Reohr at [email protected].
High School Service Trip to Santa Fe, New Mexico, April 16-23
Please keep in your prayers the 39 youth and 7 chaperones as they prepare for this meaningful trip.
With Native Pueblo people they will work on sustainable agriculture and restoration of historic
adobe brick buildings.
Rev. Sarah Butter’s Installation: June 12, 2016 at 3:00 pm
Mark your calendars for the installation of the Reverend Sarah Sarchet Butter as our Senior Pastor.
All are welcome for this important and joyous occasion in the life of Village Church. Leaders and
ministers of the Mass Conference and the UCC will join us for this important occasion.
Wellesley Food Pantry Request
Due to a severe shortage of plain oatmeal, the Wellesley Food Pantry requests our help. Oatmeal
donations can be placed in the collection boxes near the entrances on Sunday morning or dropped
off at the church office Monday through Friday.
Keep Informed About Village Church Happenings
Sign up for the Enews, by contacting Erin Donato at [email protected] or at 781-235-
1988, x11.
Wellesley Village Church An Open and Affirming Congregation of the
UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST 2 Central Street, Wellesley, MA 02482
Office: 781-235-1988 – Urgent Pastoral Care Cell: 781-591-7451 www.wellesleyvillagechurch.org
The Rev. Sarah Sarchet Butter ~ Senior Pastor
Associate Pastors The Rev. Pam Emslie
The Rev. Liz Garrigan-Byerly Pastoral Residents
The Rev. Megan Snell The Rev. Joshua Fitterling
Ministry Directors Michaela McDonald – Children’s Ministry
David R. Carrier – Music Jodi Hitzhusen – First Worship Music Dr. Kevin McDonald – Youth Music
Erin Donato – Administration
What is happening in Church School today – Easter Sunday Today is a joyful service where we worship intergenerationaly as the whole people of God. Children of all ages are welcome in our sanctuary to worship and be part of our service. Worship bags are available in baskets at each of the entrances. Children’s bulletins are available from an usher.
Childcare for Kindergarten students and younger is available on the upper floor. Children will be welcomed in their classrooms before worship begins.
Toddlers, two and three year olds will meet in their room located at the top of the stairs just outside the Sanctuary.
Four year olds and Kindergarteners will meet in the 4/K room located on the upper floor beyond the library.
The Family Worship Room is located on the main floor just outside the Sanctuary through the door to the left of the Piano. The Family Worship Room is for families who wish to worship together in a child-centered space. The service is on a live feed.
Church School for children through 8th grade will resume next Sunday, April 3rd.
Our annual Easter egg hunts will be held today, between the 2 services.
2nd grade through fifth grade will hunt outside in the cemetery at 10:20 am.
First grade and below will have their egg hunt outside in the cloister garden – located on the Washington St. side of the church - beginning at 10:30 am.
For more information, please contact Michaela McDonald, Director of Children’s Ministries, by email at [email protected] or by phone 781-235-1988, x16.
