** Saturday’s labyrinth cleanup is canceled due to the unpredictable weather forecast on Sunday, and worship service will be indoors. If you have flowers to share, we will decorate the sanctuary with them. Today’s service will be held indoors in the sanctuary as an in-person service and also live streamed at this link. Click on “live” for the live stream. Join us!
************
Gathering Music Polly Dunford
Welcome and Announcements Joanne Batten
Call to Worship
One: Christ is Risen!
Many: Christ is Risen, indeed!
One: Christ has called us out of the graves of our sorrow, worry and doubt.
Many: Christ has called us to a life of love and light, compassion and kindness.
One: Christ has shown us what it means to resist oppression and arrogance.
Many: Christ has paved the way for the Spirit to come, that divine Love and Wisdom may endure among us!
One: Christ is Risen!
Many: Christ is Risen, indeed!
One: Let us worship together as we celebrate life and resurrection.
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 John 20:1-18
Sermon “Be - In Peace” Rev. Laura Beth Buchleiter
Joys and Concerns
Prayers of the People
Closing Hymn and Offertory “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. *****************************
Join us for Potluck Brunch and the Egg Hunt
*****************************
Calendar of Service -
April 12 - Worship and Lunch at South Main Chapel/Mercy Center; NO service at NACCP
April 19 - Rev. Josh Hunt (indoors)
April 26 - Rev. David Gillespie (outdoors at woods stage)
May 3 - Robert Gamble of https://www.thischildhere.org/
May 10 - Rev. Deb Richardson-Moore
May 17 - Rev. Nancy Blakely
May 24 - Dr. Keith Ray
May 31 - David Johnson
******************
Easter (April 5) Preparations:
****************
A Free Shred Day event in Anderson is scheduled for April 25, 2026, from 8 am to 12 pm. It is hosted by Anderson County Solid Waste & Recycling at 1428 Pearman Dairy Road (this is the old Ryobi plant, and currently Anderson County Admin Offices) and allows residents to securely dispose of sensitive documents with a limit of 5 boxes or bags.
****************
The next AFPT (Anderson Forum for Progressive Theology) event is on Sunday, May 3, 2026 at 3:00 pm at North Anderson Community Church, Presbyterian. The speaker is Dr. Jerry R. Wright, a Jungian Psychoanalyst who lives in Flat Rock, NC. He is a senior training analyst with the Inter-Regional Society of Jungian Analysts, a retreat leader and teacher, and author. Dr. Wright’s talk is entitled “Welcoming Our Gods Back Home: The Wisdom of Psychological Mysticism.”
The next Meet & Eat is May 6th at 5:30 pm at The Pompous Pig located at 3320 North Main St., Anderson 29621.
**************
NACCP has received a Mary Hemphill grant of $3,500, facilitated by the Inspire Committee of the Synod of the South Atlantic, to partially fund the new shower in the handicap bathroom at the estimated total cost of $7,100.
We are SO grateful for a total of $4,832 so far! If you have not yet made a contribution or want to do more, please consider joining us to raise about $2,268 more to make it happen!
If you choose to donate with a check, write it to NACCP, and make a note in memo for “Shower” or place cash in an envelope with a notation for the shower !
***************
Volunteers needed: Consider giving a small amount of time to one of our groups using our church building. 1) Every Saturday morning, Al-Anon meets at 9:30-10:30. They need someone to unlock and lock the building. You’re welcome to sit in with the group too.
2) PFLAG meets on the 2nd Thursday every month at 7:00 pm. They need the same unlocking service, and you’re welcome to sit in with their meeting too.
*****************
One Great Hour of Sharing is currently taking contributions which support individuals and communities around the world. Read more about the recipients of this effort’s collections here.
*******************
Keep up with the latest news from Foothills Presbytery here.
*******************
Bible Study meets on Mondays at 6:30 pm through Zoom. The topic is The Origins of Christianity as a historical and theological study. If you’d like to be added to the Zoom invite list, contact Cynthia at cynthiakwarner@mac.com.
*********************
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.
**********************
Remember in prayer: Family and Friends of Bud Flier; Jay Lyn Martin and Jerry Meehan; Mary Alice Mundy; Latha Semones; Immigrant families; Victims of all violence, oppression, and injustice; People of the World in ALL walks of life and strife.
Special Prayer for the NACCP Search Committee as they are working to find our next minister.
Site by Upstate SC Web Design
