Revelstoke United Church Sunday, 30 April 2017 Third Sunday of Easter Revelstoke United Church YEARS OF SEEKING, LOVING, AND WALKING 250-837-3198 revelstokeunitedchurch.com /RevelstokeUnitedChurch/ @RevelstokeUCC

PROCESSIONAL HYMN Please stand MORE VOICES 26 “Your Love Is Amazing” Hallelujah Words and Music: Brenton Brown and Brian Doerksen (2000)

Your love is amazing, Steady and unchanging, Your love is a mountain, Firm beneath my feet. Your love is a mystery, How you gently lift me. When I am surrounded, Your love carries me.

Hallelujah, hallelujah, Hallelujah, Your love makes me sing.

Your love is surprising, I can feel it rising, All the joy that’s growing Deep inside of me. Every time I see you All your goodness shines through. I can feel this God song Rising up in me.

Hallelujah, hallelujah, Hallelujah, Your love makes me sing.

Your love is amazing, Steady and unchanging, Your love is a mountain, Firm beneath my feet. Your love is a mystery, How you gently lift me. When I am surrounded, Your love carries me.

Hallelujah, hallelujah, Hallelujah, Your love makes me sing. Halleujah.

WELCOME AND TERRITORIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT The grace of our Lord, Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all. RESPONSE: AND ALSO WITH YOU. Hallelujah! Christ is risen! RESPONSE: HE IS RISEN INDEED! HALLELUJAH!

WELCOME AND TERRITORIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT We recognize and honour the First Nations on whose traditional unceded territory we gather to worship: The Sinixt First Nations The Ktanaxa First Nations The Schwemec First Nations The Syilx First Nations

ANNOUNCEMENTS

MINUTE FOR MISSION Ken English

OPENING PRAYER

“Now the Green Blade Rises” HYMN Please stand VOICES UNITED 186 “Now the Green Blade Rises” Noël Nouvelet Words: John M. C. Crum (1928) Music: Medieval French carol

Now the green blade rises From the buried grain, Wheat that in the dark earth Many days has lain. Love lives again, that with the dead has been: Love has come again, like wheat that springeth green.

In the grave they laid him, Love whom hate had slain, Thinking that never He would wake again, Laid in the earth Like grain that sleeps unseen; Love has come again, like wheat that springeth green.

Forth he came in quiet, Like the risen grain, He that for three days In the grave had lain; Quick from the dead, The risen Christ is seen; Love has come again, like wheat that springeth green.

When our hearts are wintery, Grieving or in pain, Christ’s touch can call us Back to life again, Fields of our hearts That dead and bare have been; Love has come again, like wheat that springeth green.

STEWARDSHIP MESSAGE John Teed

PRAYER OF CONFESSION Holy God, in earth, sea, and sky, you are there; We come before God, acknowledging our struggles, our brokenness, and our faults, and trusting in the love of the risen Christ. Let us pray to God:   Holy God, in earth, sea, and sky, you are there; in everything we touch, in everyone we meet, your presence is around us.

PRAYER OF CONFESSION You we have not touched but trampled in creation; you we have not met but missed in one another; you we have not received but rejected in the poor and outcast. The Iona Community (Silent confession)

PRAYER OF CONFESSION And so we pray: Lord, have mercy. RESPONSE: LORD, HAVE MERCY. Christ, have mercy. CHRIST, HAVE MERCY. Lord, have mercy. LORD, HAVE MERCY. Mother God, blessed Jesus, Holy Spirit, HEAR OUR PRAYER AND HEAL OUR HEARTS.

Hallelujah! RESPONSE: HALLELUJAH! AMEN. WORDS OF ASSURANCE Hallelujah! RESPONSE: HALLELUJAH! AMEN.

SUNG RESPONSE (GLORIA) Gloria! Gloria in excelsis Deo! Gloria! Gloria! Alleluia! Alleluia! Voices United 37

REFRAIN Your Word is a lamp to my feet, And a light unto my path. Voices United 956

FIRST READING ACTS 2: 14a, 36 – 41 Peter Addresses the Crowd But Peter, standing with the eleven, raised his voice and addressed them, "Therefore let the entire house of Israel know with certainty that God has made him both Lord and Messiah, this Jesus whom you crucified.”

FIRST READING The First Converts Now when they heard this, they were cut to the heart and said to Peter and to the other apostles, "Brothers, what should we do?” Peter said to them, "Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ so that your sins may be forgiven; and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. For the promise is for you, for your children, and for all who are far away, everyone whom the Lord our God calls to him."

FIRST READING And he testified with many other arguments and exhorted them, saying, "Save yourselves from this corrupt generation.“ So those who welcomed his message were baptized, and that day about three thousand persons were added. Hear what the Spirit is saying to her church. RESPONSE: THANKS BE TO GOD.

PSALM 116: 1 – 4, 12 – 19 (VU p. 836) RESPONSE: HOW CAN I REPAY YOU, GOD, FOR ALL THE GOODNESS YOU SHOW TO ME? I love you, God, because you heard my voice when I made suplication, BECAUSE YOU TURNED YOUR EAR TO ME, WHEN I CALLED UPON YOUR NAME. The cords of death entangled me, And the pangs of the Grave laid hold on me; I SUFFERED DISTRESS AND ANGUISH. Then I called upon the name of God: “O GOD, I PRAY, SAVE MY LIFE.” HOW CAN I REPAY YOU, GOD,

PSALM How can I repay you, God, For all the good things you have done for me? I WILL TAKE UP THE CUP OF SALVATION, AND CALL UPON THE NAME OF GOD. I WILL PAY MY VOWS IN THE PRESENCE OF ALL GOD’S PEOPLE. HOW CAN I REPAY YOU, GOD, FOR ALL THE GOODNESS YOU SHOW TO ME?

PSALM Precious in the sign of God is the death of the saints. O GOD, I AM YOUR SERVANT; I am your servant, the child of your maidservant. YOU HAVE FREED ME FROM MY BONDS. I will offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving, AND WILL CALL UPON THE NAME OF GOD. I will pay my vows to God in the presence of all God’s people, IN THE COURTS OF THE HOUSE OF GOD, IN YOUR MIDST, O JERUSALEM. HOW CAN I REPAY YOU, GOD, FOR ALL THE GOODNESS YOU SHOW TO ME?

GOSPEL READING LUKE 24: 13 – 35 The Walk to Emmaus Now on that same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem, and talking with each other about all these things that had happened. While they were talking and discussing, Jesus himself came near and went with them, but their eyes were kept from recognizing him. And he said to them, “What are you discussing with each other while you walk along?” They stood still, looking sad.

GOSPEL READING Then one of them, whose name was Cleopas, answered him, “Are you the only stranger in Jerusalem who does not know the things that have taken place there in these days?” He asked them, “What things?” They replied, “The things about Jesus of Nazareth, who was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people, and how our chief priests and leaders handed him over to be condemned to death and crucified him.

GOSPEL READING But we had hoped that he was the one to redeem Israel. Yes, and besides all this, it is now the third day since these things took place. Moreover, some women of our group astounded us. They were at the tomb early this morning, and when they did not find his body there, they came back and told us that they had indeed seen a vision of angels who said that he was alive. Some of those who were with us went to the tomb and found it just as the women had said; but they did not see him.”

GOSPEL READING Then he said to them, “Oh, how foolish you are, and how slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have declared! Was it not necessary that the Messiah should suffer these things and then enter into his glory?” Then beginning with Moses and all the prophets, he interpreted to them the things about himself in all the scriptures. As they came near the village to which they were going, he walked ahead as if he were going on. But they urged him strongly, saying, “Stay with us, because it is almost evening and the day is now nearly over.

GOSPEL READING So he went in to stay with them. When he was at the table with them, he took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to them. Then their eyes were opened, and they recognized him; and he vanished from their sight. They said to each other, “Were not our hearts burning within us while he was talking to us on the road, while he was opening the scriptures to us?”

GOSPEL READING That same hour they got up and returned to Jerusalem; and they found the eleven and their companions gathered together. They were saying, “The Lord has risen indeed, and he has appeared to Simon!” Then they told what had happened on the road, and how he had been made known to them in the breaking of the bread. The Gospel of Jesus Christ. RESPONSE: PRAISE TO CHRIST THE WORD.

Hallelujah! Hallelujah! RESPONSE Halle-, halle-, hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! (sing twice) Voices United 958

“RADICAL CELEBRATION, PART TWO: CELEBRATE THE STRANGER” Rev. David SERMON “RADICAL CELEBRATION, PART TWO: CELEBRATE THE STRANGER” Rev. David Supper at Emmaus (1628) — Rembrandt van Rijn

“Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Give Thanks” HYMN Please stand VOICES UNITED 179 “Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Give Thanks” Alleluia no. 1 Words and Music: Donald Fishel (1971)

Hallelujah, hallelujah Hallelujah, hallelujah. Give thanks to the risen Christ; Give praise to God’s name. Jesus is Lord of all the earth, First-born of all creation.

Hallelujah, hallelujah Hallelujah, hallelujah. Give thanks to the risen Christ; Give praise to God’s name. Spread the good news o’er all the earth: Jesus has died and is risen.

Hallelujah, hallelujah Hallelujah, hallelujah. Give thanks to the risen Christ; Give praise to God’s name. We have been crucified with Christ, Now we shall live forever.

Hallelujah, hallelujah Hallelujah, hallelujah. Give thanks to the risen Christ; Give praise to God’s name. Come let us praise the living God, Joyfully sing to our saviour.

Hallelujah, hallelujah Hallelujah, hallelujah. Give thanks to the risen Christ; Give praise to God’s name.

OFFERING “Christ has no body now but yours; no hands or feet on earth but yours.” — Teresa of Avíla Your gifts and offerings help the work of the church to bring comfort to those in need and to celebrate God’s presence in our world.

Hallelujah! Hallelujah! DOXOLOGY Halle-, halle-, hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Voices United 958

PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE We pray for the children and youth leaders of Kamloops-Okanagan Presbytery. We pray for Christians in Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. Risen Christ, hear our prayer. RESPONSE: AND IN YOUR LOVE, ANSWER.

your will be done on earth THE LORD’S PRAYER Voices United 959 Music: David Haas (1986) Our Father in heaven, Hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as in heaven.

THE LORD’S PRAYER Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us. Save us from the time of trial and deliver us from evil

for the kingdom, the power THE LORD’S PRAYER for the kingdom, the power and the glory are yours now and forever. Voices United 959

Words and Music: traditional Irish song HYMN Please stand VOICES UNITED 642 “Be Thou My Vision” Slane Words and Music: traditional Irish song (ca. 8th century)

Be thou my vision, O lord of my heart; Naught be all else to me save that thou art, Thou my best thought, By day or by night, Waking or sleeping Thy presence my light.

Be thou my wisdom, Thou my true word; I ever with thee, And thou with me, Lord; Thou my great Father, And I thy true son, Thou in me dwelling, And I with thee one.

Be thou my battleshield, Sword for the fight; Be thou my dignity, Thou my delight, Thou my soul’s shelter, Thou my high tower; Raise thou me heavenward, O power of my power.

Riches I heed not, Nor vain empty praise, Thou mine inheritance, Now and always; Thou and thou only, The first in my heart, High King of heaven, My treasure thou art.

High King of heaven, After victory won, May I reach heaven’s joys, O bright heaven’s sun! Heart of my own heart, Whatever befall, Still be my vision, O ruler of all.

Be thou my vision, O lord of my heart; Naught be all else to me save that thou art, Thou my best thought, By day or by night, Waking or sleeping Thy presence my light.

CLOSING PRAYER AND BLESSING Please stand May the blessing of God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit; our Mother, Friend, and Comforter; the Creator, Redeemer, and Sustainer of us all; be with you today and always. AMEN, AMEN, AMEN. Voices United 967

SUNG BENEDICTION Please stand “Go Now in Peace” Words: Donald Besig & Nancy Price (1988) Music: Donald Besig (1988) While singing, you are invited to turn to your neigbours and sing this blessing to them.

Go now in peace, never be afraid Go now in peace, never be afraid. God will go with you each hour of every day. Go now in faith, steadfast strong and true. Know God will guide you in all you do.

Go now in love and show you believe Go now in love and show you believe. Reach out to others So all the world can see. God will be there, Watching from above. Go now in peace, in faith, and in love. Amen. Amen. Amen.