Easter Celebration

We gather to celebrate the risen Christ with music, song and story. Children and their families bring their joy and creativity to the Easter story in a mini video-pageant and we conclude our worship with our tradition of belting out the Hallelujah Chorus (well, we hear ourselves singing from a couple years ago - but we belt along at home.) Alleluia! Christ is risen!

Series: Narrative Lectionary - Year 3 - Easter

Luke 24:1-12

Permission to podcast the music in this service obtained from One License with license #A-726929. All rights reserved.

• Lift Your Glad Voices - Text: Henry Ware Jr., 1817; Music: John E. Gould, 1878
• Eternal Light - Text: based on a prayer by Alcuin, 8th c., Christopher Idle, 1977 © 1982; Music: Irene Zacharias Moon © 2019
• Who are These? - Text: based on “Ad coenam Agni”, ca. 5th - 6th c., refrain, Brenda Hostetler Meyer, stanzas © 2019; Music: Jacek Galuszka © 1989

Additional Resources

• Scripture: Luke 24:1-12 
• This Joyful Eastertide, VT 352
• When at Creation's Dawn, VT 121
• Land Acknowledgement: Real Rent Duwamish: https://www.realrentduwamish.org/ 
• Blessing our Offerings: http://seattlemennonite.org/donate 
• Call to Worship: Joanna Harader at SpaciousFaith.com
• Prayers of the People: adapted from Ann Siddall in Lent to Easter liturgies: Year C.  Posted at Stillpoint Spirituality Centre.  
• Learn How to Sign the Word Alleluia
• Easter Pageant: SMC children and their families, including Sarah, West & Aven, Elena & Adele, Daryl, Cedar & Rose, Kyle & Macaulay, Nico & Ethan and Naomi.
• Musical Accompaniment: Joanne Sprunger, Piano; Greg Thiessen, Trumpet
• Image: Photo by Jessica Lewis on Unsplash