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“REFLECTIONS”
THIRD AVENUE UNITED CHURCH
WELCOMES YOU WORSHIP!
Order of Worship
April 12, 2026
Second Sunday of Easter
ORDAINED MINISTER: Rev. Jo-Ann Hills
Worship Leader: Linda Emberley
ORGANIST / PIANIST: Ilene Wettergreen
HANDBELL DIRECTOR: Kathleen Link
OFFICE COORDINATOR: Jodi Hargreaves
SCRIPTURES READER:
PIANO/ORGAN PRELUDE
ACKNOWLEDGING TERRITORY:
We are gathered today to worship on land that is treaty 6 people. For thousands of years, they have lived on this land, honouring the Creator and living with respect for creation. We acknowledge their stewardship of the land and their relationship with the land and its plants and animals, and the lakes and streams with their life forms throughout the ages. We accept the responsibility we have to nurture and protect this legacy. Used with permission from Gathering: Lent/Easter 2023; Jeanne Wilson
WELCOME, TIME OF CELEBRATION OF BIRTHDAYS, ANNIVERSARIES, ANNOUNCEMENTS
OUR APPROACH TO GOD
1. CALL TO WORSHIP:
L. Let not your hearts be troubled: God's Word is sure. P. Let us come seeking the place made for us in Jesus.
L. Let us come to Christ with our questions and confusion. P. Let us come to seek and to serve our Risen Lord.
L. Let us worship God together.
2. HYMN: VU #409 “Morning Has Broken”
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 dew-fall on the first grass.
Praise for the sweetness of the wet garden,
sprung in completeness where God's feet pass.
3. Ours is the sunlight! Ours is the morning
born of the one light Eden saw play!
Praise with elation, praise every morning,
God's recreation of the new day!
3. PRAYER OF APPROACH: O Risen Christ, you came to your fearful disciples and reassured them with your presence that the grave was not the end. Come to us each day, in times of goodness and times of trouble. Reassure us of God's eternal love and mercy, for we are often like the disciples, afraid and needing assurance. Help us to know that you are with us at all times, giving us your comfort and your peace. Amen.
4. THEME TIME: “Overcoming Our Fears”
5. HYMN VU 166 “Joy Comes With the Dawn” Refrain:
Joy comes with the dawn;
joy comes with the morning sun;
joy springs from the tomb
and scatters the night with her song,
joy comes with the dawn.
1. Weeping may come;
weeping may come in the night,
when dark shadows cloud our sight. (Refrain)
2. Sorrow will turn,
sorrow will turn into song,
and God's laughter make us strong. (Refrain)
3. We will rejoice,
we will rejoice, and give praise,
to the One who brings us grace. (Refrain)
6. REFLECTION
7. OFFERING & OFFERTORY HYMN: VU #958, sing 2X Halle, halle, hallelujah! Halle, halle, hallelujah!
Halle, halle, hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
8. OFFERING PRAYER OF DEDICATION: For the blessing of this and all our days, we thank you, O God. We pray that you will accept not just these monetary offerings but also our gratitude for all you have done for us. Use all that we offer in this place of worship and wherever you might takes us in service of your love. Amen.
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9. PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE AND LORD'S PRAYER:
THE LORD'S PRAYER
Our Father who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy name.
Thy kingdom come.
Thy will be done
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread,
and forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those who trespass against us,
and lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom
and the power, and the glory,
forever and ever. AMEN.
10. HYMN: VU 158 “Christ is Alive”
1. Christ is alive! Let Christians sing.
The cross stands empty to the sky.
Let streets and homes with praises ring.
Love, drowned in death, shall never die.
2. Christ is alive! No longer bound
to distant years in Palestine,
but saving, healing, here and now,
and touching every place and time.
3. In every insult, rift, and war,
here colour, scorn, or wealth divide,
Christ suffers still, yet loves the more,
and lives, where even hope has died.
4. Women and men, in age and youth,
can feel the Spirit, hear the call,
and find the way, the life, the truth,
revealed in Jesus, freed for all.
5. Christ is alive, and comes to bring
good news to this and every age,
till earth and sky and ocean ring
with joy, with justice, love and praise.
11. COMMISSIONING & BENEDICTION
12. THREE FOLD AMEN
SCRIPTURE LESSONS:
NEW TESTAMENT READING Acts 2: 14a, 22 - 32
Peter Speaks to the Crowd
EPISTLE READING 1 Peter 1: 3 - 9
A Real Reason for Hope
PSALM READING Psalm 16 (VU page 738, no refrain)
GOSPEL READING John 20: 19 - 31
Jesus Appears to His Disciples
Jesus and Thomas
Why John Wrote His Book
Next Sunday: Third Sunday of Easter April 19, 2026: Acts 2: 14a, 36 - 41
Psalm 116: 1 - 3, 10 - 17; 1 Peter 1: 17 - 23; Luke 24: 13 - 35.
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