Easter Sunday

Gather in the Labyrinth

Today’s service will be held outdoors in the labyrinth as an in-person service and also live streamed at this link.  Click on “live” for the live stream.  Join us!   

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Gathering Music                              Bird songs in the woods               

Welcome and Announcements       Debbie Hudgins                    

Call to Worship   

One:  Give thanks to our Good God whose unfailing love lasts forever!

Many:  Give thanks to our God whose unfailing love lives forever!

One:  We gather together in the dawn of a new day.  We look toward the tomb to seek the Enfleshed Word.

Many:  The stone has been rolled away.  The tomb is empty!  Alleluia!

One:  We find God alive in the searching, in the garden, in our hope-filled spaces.

Many:  Alleluia.  Christ lives and finds us with unfailing love!

Opening Hymn     “Morning Has Broken” #664           Bulletin

 

1)  Morning has broken like the first morning; blackbird has spoken like the first bird.

Praise for the singing! Praise for the morning! Praise for them, springing fresh

from the Word!

2)  Sweet the rain’s new fall sunlit from heaven, like the first dewfall on the first grass.

Praise for the sweetness of the wet garden, sprung in completeness where God’s feet pass.

3)  Mine is the sunlight! Mine is the morning, born of the one light Eden saw play!

Praise with elation; praise every morning, God’s recreation of the new day!

1)  Morning has broken like the first morning; blackbird has spoken like the first bird.

Praise for the singing! Praise for the morning! Praise for them, springing fresh

from the Word!

Scripture Lesson                         Luke 24:1-12

Sermon        “Easter as a Call to Action”                         Dr. Keith Ray

Joys and Concerns 

Prayers of the People 

Closing Hymn               “I Danced in the Morning”   #157         Bulletin

 

1)  I danced in the morning when the world was begun,

and I danced in the moon and the stars and the sun,

and I came down from heaven and I danced on the earth.

At Bethlehem I had my birth.

 

(Refrain)  Dance, then, wherever you may be;

I am the Lord of the Dance, said he,

and I’ll lead you all, wherever you may be,

and I’ll lead you all in the dance, said he.

2)  I danced for the scribe and the Pharisee,

but they would not dance and they would not follow me.

I danced for the fishermen, for James and John.

They came with me and the dance went on.Refrain

3)  I danced on the Sabbath and I cured the lame.

The holy people said it was a shame.

They whipped and they stripped and they hung me high,

and left me there on a cross to die.Refrain

4)  I danced on a Friday when the sky turned black.

It’s hard to dance with the devil on your back.

They buried my body and they thought I’d gone,

but I am the dance and I still go on.Refrain

 

5)  They cut me down and I leapt up high.

I am the life that will never, never die.

I’ll live in you if you’ll live in me,

I am the Lord of the Dance, said he.Refrain

 

Benediction        

Discussion

Shalom  (meaning - “May you be well and whole and in communion with all creation.”)

Shalom, my friends, Shalom, my friends, Shalom, Shalom.

Till we meet again, Till we meet again, Shalom, Shalom.                              *************************************************************************************

Calendar of Service -

April 27 - Sarah Junkin Woodard from CDCA - Indoors

May 4 – Dr. Keith Ray at South Main Chapel and Mercy Center
May 11 – Dr. Keith Ray - Outdoors

 

Easter begins outdoor services on 2nd, 4th, 5th Sundays
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Anderson Soiree - Interested in helping in the Kids’ Kingdom at the Soiree on April 26?  Contact Vicki Wright at 585-781-4620.

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Upcoming Labyrinth walk at NACCP:
May 3 at 1 pm – “Walk as One at One” for World Labyrinth Day
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Undie Sundays are back!  Please donate new and/or very gently used men’s and ladies’ underwear and socks for South Main Chapel and Mercy Center.

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An “Economic Blackout” is scheduled as a protest to companies that have changed their DEI policies in response to President Trump’s Executive Order. The boycott includes NO SPENDING in-person or online.  If you absolutely need to purchase something during that week, then go to a locally owned retailer.
General Mills: April 21-28

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Church Clean-up days are the 2^nd Saturday of the month at 9:30 am and usually take no more than 90 minutes. The sign-up sheet is in the church.
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Bible Study meets on Mondays at 6:30 pm through Zoom.  Dave Johnson is guiding the group through the book of Leviticus. If you’d like to be added to the Zoom invite list, contact Cynthia at cynthiakwarner@mac.com.

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An updated church directory is available for upload.  If you do not have the password, please send request to mhc.clemson@gmail.com
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Please join Presbyterian Earth Care (PEC) for this unique monthly opportunity for community and meaningful Bible study!  The study will run for 75 minutes each session. Dates: Apr. 28th, May 26^th all at 7 pm. Study Leaders: Rev. M. Courtenay Willcox and Rev. Lucy Youngblood. For more info and Zoom link: https://presbyearthcare.org/bible-study-pw-2024-2025/
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Please remember to donate non-perishable food items to AIM (Anderson Interfaith Ministries).  An extra item when you shop is a great help to others in our community.

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Adult Children of Alcoholics & Dysfunctional Families Support Group meets each Thursday from 6:00-7:00 p.m. at Mt. Zion Presbyterian Church, 1501 Sandy Springs Rd., Sandy Springs, SC. This is a 12-steps program.  For more information, call 864-844-7137. Please share this with anyone who may benefit from this group.

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Remember the glass “tip jar” is still on the piano.  Dave and Polly will donate the “tips” to a cause related to music, such as bringing music to schools.
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Women’s clothing is needed for women coming out of incarceration. Good, gently used items please. All sizes.
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Doug Booth encourages everyone to volunteer at PAWS – there is something for everyone, from socializing with the dogs on-site to taking a dog to lunch to hosting weekend visits. There are many dogs at the facility who crave human interaction.  Additionally, don’t forget to bring in any donations of blankets to the church.
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Are you interested in becoming a member of NACCP?  Would you like to make this community your spiritual home?  Please contact Keith at keithdray@gmail.com or at 864-508-1530.

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Remember in prayer: Glennie Burns; Michael Little’s friend Mark; Linda McFall; Mary Alice Mundy; Latha Semones; Immigrant families; Victims of all violence, oppression, and injustice; People of Ukraine; People of Israel and Palestine; Victims of Hurricane Helene; Victims of US Wildfires.