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GGUMC Easter Sunday Outdoor Worship, 9:30 a.m. ,April 4th, 2021
Link for Live Stream: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKxbH1H9JgoKHZ3xpVrD7PQ
Live Stream will start at approximately 9:15 a.m.
9:30 a.m. April 4, 2021
PRELUDE “Medley of Easter Hymns” Norberto Guinaldo
WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS Linda Shepard
CALL TO WORSHIP Pastor Tone Tosi
This is the day that the Lord has made.
Let us rejoice and be glad in it.
The crucified one is risen in glory.
The stone that the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone.
This is the Lord’s doing.
It is marvelous in our eyes.
This is the day that the Lord has made. Let us rejoice and be glad in it.
OPENING PRAYER Rev. Yong Sam Park (in Korean)
THE LORD’S PRAYER (in everyone’s mother tongue)
THE APOSTLES’ CREED #881 UM Hymnal
I believe in God the Father Almighty,
maker of heaven and earth;
And in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord:
who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,
born of the Virgin Mary,
suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, dead, and buried;
the third day he rose from the dead;
he ascended into heaven,
and sitteth at the right hand of God the Father Almighty;
from thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the holy catholic church, the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body,
and the life everlasting. Amen.
CELEBRATE WITH SONGS AND SCRIPTURES
SOLO “Christ Is Risen” Sally Hickman
#307 UM Hymnal Norberto Guinaldo
John 20:1-2 Pamela Hall
Now on the first day of the week Mary Magdalene came to the tomb early, while it was still dark, and saw that the stone had been taken away from the tomb. 2So 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.”
SOLO “Crown of Thorns” Dr. Mary (Riya) Mathew
(with prelude of “O Sacred Head in Malayalam”) Wayne Stewart
John 20:3-5 Pamela Hall
3So Peter went out with the other disciple, and they were going toward the tomb. 4Both of them were running together, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first. 5And stooping to look in, he saw the linen cloths lying there, but he did not go in.
SOLO “My Redeemer Lives” Tereise Tosi
Samoan Version
John 20:6-7 Pamela Hall
6Then Simon Peter came, following him, and went into the tomb. He saw the linen cloths lying there, 7and the face cloth, which had been on Jesus’ head, not lying with the linen cloths but folded up in a place by itself.
Duet “Above All” Crystal Nguyen, Dang Nguyen
Lenny LeBlanc, Paul Baloche Quang Nguyen, guitar
John 20:8-10 Pamela Hall
8Then the other disciple, who had reached the tomb first, also went in, and he saw and believed; 9for as yet they did not understand the Scripture, that he must rise from the dead. 10Then the disciples went back to their homes.
SOLO “Because He Lives” Kenneth Lee
#364 UM Hymnal Norberto Guinaldo
John 20:11-12 Pamela Hall
11But Mary stood weeping outside the tomb, and as she wept she stooped to look into the tomb. 12And she saw two angels in white, sitting where the body of Jesus had lain, one at the head and one at the feet.
SERMON Rev. Arun Samuel Varghese
HOLY COMMUNION Rev. Dr. Bau Dang
Communion Servers: Craig Briggs, Joanna Cho, Choon Su Kim, Khanh Nguyen, Tri Nguyen, Lee Ann Orr, Wayne Sheriff, Barbara Tosi, Tereise Tosi
RECEPTION OF THE OFFERING
We have asked that you place your offering in the offering plate as you entered worship today. If you weren’t able to do that, please raise your hand and an usher will bring a plate to collect your offering.
Giving is a part of expressing our faith. Christian giving grows out of gratitude, not out of obligation. We invite you to share as the Spirit moves you!
OFFERTORY “If Thou but Suffer God to Guide Thee” Norberto Guinaldo
J.S. Bach
DOXOLOGY “Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow” Bill Shelly
#95 UM Hymnal Norberto Guinaldo
Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;
Praise Him, all creatures here below;
Praise Him above, ye heavenly host;
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.
PRAYER OF DEDICATION Rev. Dr. Bau Dang
SOLO “He Lives” Janine Ryder
#310 UM Hymnal Norberto Guinaldo
BENEDICTION Rev. Dr. Bau Dang
POSTLUDE “Sonata in D Major (Allegro)” Norberto Guinaldo
W. A. Mozart
Ushers: Simaima Fukofuka, Siuaki Fukofuka, Joshi John, Diep Nghiem, Ellen Park, Zackary Pua
Parking Lot: Tomu Fukofuka, Tomu Fukofuka Jr.