Pine Street Presbyterian Church in the City of Harrisburg
Pine Street is a Welcoming Church, Glorifying God through Worship, Fellowship, and Service in the World.
April 5, 2026
Resurrection of the Lord
Alleluia!
CHRIST IS RISEN
GATHERING IN THE NAME OF THE RISEN CHRIST
PRELUDE Resurrection Fanfare Alexander Därr Easter Rejoicing Messiter, Darwall, Handel, arr. by Todd Marchand
RINGING OF THE CARILLON
VOLUNTARY Allegro Maestoso Felix Mendelssohn
SALUTATION
One: The Lord is risen! Alleluia!
Many: Alleluia! The Lord is risen indeed!
PROCESSIONAL Fanfare and Processional in D
† CALL TO WORSHIP
One: O give thanks to the Lord, for God is good!
Many: God’s steadfast love endures forever!
One: Let Israel say,
Many: God’s steadfast love endures forever!
One: Let the house of Aaron say,
Many: God’s steadfast love endures forever!
One: Let all who fear the Lord say,
Jeremy J. Bankson
Many: God’s steadfast love endures forever! Let us worship the risen God!
† HYMN Jesus Christ Is Risen Today
EASTER HYMN (All of today’s hymns are printed after the order of worship.)
Those able are invited to stand
† PRAYER OF CONFESSION Rev. Seelman
Almighty God, in raising Jesus from the dead, you shattered the power of sin and death. We confess that we remain captive to doubt and fear, bound by the ways that lead to death. We overlook the poor and the hungry and pass by those who mourn; we are deaf to the cries of the oppressed and indifferent to calls for peace; we despise the weak and abuse the earth you made. Forgive us, God of mercy. Help us to trust your power to change our lives and make us new so that we may know the joy of life abundantly given in Jesus Christ, the risen Lord.
† SILENCE FOR PERSONAL CONFESSION
† ASSURANCE OF PARDON
One: Hear the good news of God’s promise: I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh. Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved. Many: In the name of Jesus Christ, we are forgiven! Thanks be to God.
† KYRIE
GLORIA
READING AND HEARING THE WORD
PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION
FIRST LESSON Old Testament Page
† HYMN O God Beyond All Praising THAXTED
SECOND LESSON New Testament Page
THIRD LESSON John 20:1-18 New Testament Page 90
SERMON “Dawning Realization” The Rev. Seelman
RESPONDING TO THE WORD
† AFFIRMATION OF FAITH Apostles’ Creed
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 Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried; he descended into hell; the third day he rose again from the dead; he ascended into heaven, and sitteth on 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 Ghost; the holy catholic church; the communion of saints; the forgiveness of sins; the resurrection of the body; and the life everlasting. Amen.
† THE PEACE
One: The peace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.
Many: And also with you.
WELCOME (Please sign the Friendship Register.)
GIVING OUR TITHES AND GIFTS TO GOD
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ANTHEM Awake, Arise!
Howard Helvey Awake, arise! Lift up thy voice, which as a trumpet swell! Rejoice in Christ! Again rejoice, and on his praises dwell! Let us not doubt, as doubted some, when first the Lord appeared; but full of faith and reverence come, what time his voice is heard. And e’en as John, who ran so well, confess upon our knees the Prince who locks up death and hell, and has himself the keys. And thus through gladness and surprise the saints their Savior treat; nor will they trust their ears and eyes but by his hands and feet: those hands of liberal love in deed in infinite degree, those feet still frank to move and bleed for millions and for me. O Dead, arise! O Friendless, stand by seraphim adored! O Solitude, again command thy host from heaven, thy host from heaven restored!
PRESENTATION OF THE GIFTS
GREAT PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING
One: The Lord be with you.
Many: And also with you.
One: Lift up your hearts.
Many: We lift them to the Lord.
One: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
Many: It is right to give God thanks and praise.
… who forever sing to the glory of your name:
The prayer continues.
… that our lives may proclaim the One crucified and risen:
INTERCESSION, SUPPLICATION, AND CONSECRATION
One: Living God,
Many: Hear our prayer.
…now and forever
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 debts as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the Kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.
DISTRIBUTION OF THE BREAD AND CUP
One: The gifts of God for the people of God.
Many: Let us keep the feast.
ANTHEM Christ the Lord is Risen Again
Philip W. J. Stopford Christ the Lord is risen again, Christ hath broken every chain. Hark, angelic voices cry, singing evermore on high, Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia…! He who gave
for us his life, who for us endured the strife, is our Paschal Lamb today; we too sing for joy, and say, Alleluia! He who bore all pain and loss comfortless upon the cross, lives in glory now on high, pleads for us, and hears our cry. He who slumbered in the grave is exalted now to save; now through Christendom it rings that the Lamb is King of Kings. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia…! Thou, our Paschal Lamb indeed, Christ, thy ransomed people feed; take our sins and guilt away: let us sing by night and day Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia…!
BEARING AND FOLLOWING THE WORD INTO THE WORLD
† CLOSING HYMN Christ is Alive! TRURO † BENEDICTION
† CHORAL BENEDICTION Lift High the Cross CRUCIFER
Lift high the cross, the love of Christ proclaim till all the world adore his sacred name. Come, Christians, follow where our Savior trod, the Lamb victorious, Christ, the Son of God. Lift high the cross, the love of Christ proclaim till all the world adore His sacred name.
VOLUNTARY God of Grace Paul Manz, arr. by Jonathan Crutchfield
L EADING IN WORSHIP T ODAY
Rev. Stuart Seelman, Pastor
Joseph Garrison, Minister of Music and Worship
John Luciew, Liturgist
Elyse Rogers, Lector
The Chancel Choir
Matt Landrum and John Stoudt, trumpet; Anne Nye, horn; Aaron Keister, trombone; Cody Messersmith, tuba; Mark Yingling, timpani
T HE L ILIES IN THE S ANCTUARY
aregiventothegloryofGod,and:
In Memory of:
Albert and Marie Herbert, by their daughter Nancy Herbert Roman
All our loved ones in heaven by Anna Hall and Family
Bert and Lear Zook by Angela Salvadia and Ivan Zook
Bill Neff by Barb Neff
Brett A. Terry by The Kenneth Hays Family
Carol Mader by Bill Mader
Chalmers, Eva, and Sara Hays by The Kenneth Hays Family
David B. and Jacquelyn N. McLaughlin, my parents and grandparents, by Linda A. McLaughlin and Dr. David J.J. Kutz
Don and Betty Himes by Jay and Judy Himes
Donald Clapper by John McCutcheon and Jean Schmier
Donald L. Clapper and Barbara G. Clapper by The Kenneth Hays Family
Doris Miller Coyne by Beverly Bright
Ernest and Jane Shaw by Michael and Carol Shaw
Given by Kevin Peterson
Given by Richard and Xavia Sheffield
Harvey H. and Grace B. Hartranft by Estelle Hartranft
Her parents, Esther and Russell Gelwicks, by Barb Neff
Her parents, Samuel and Doris Lego, by Carol and Mike Putt and Family
His parents, John and Wilma Putt, his parents, by Mike and Carol Putt and Family
J. Kenneth and Marjorie H. Miller by Scott and Sally Miller
James and Kathryn Close by The Close Family
Jane Ratcliff, by her daughters Nancy Buckwalter and Carol Shaw
Janet and Scott Dishong by J. Eliabeth Hess
Jerome and Honor Jane Van Nest by the Van Nest Family
John W. Salvadia by Angela Salvadia and Ivan Zook
Joseph Ratcliff by his daughters Nancy Buckwalter and Carol Shaw
Our Parents, June and Raymond Baker, by The Family
Larry Miller and Cathy Startzel by Scott and Sally Miller
Life partner, Thomas Gallup by David Colestock
Lloyd D. and Ruth G. Berger by Estelle Hartranft
Loved ones who have passed by Susan L. Stecher
Marilyn J. Miller by Gerald L. Miller
Marty Lane by Greg Lane
Misses Jane, Lucy, and Helen Cremonesi by The Pine Street Board of Deacons
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Askey by J. Elizabeth Hess
My father, David B. Colestock, by David Colestock
Marilyn J. Miller, Jane Van Nest, and Peg Fox by James and Audrey Bell
Our family and friends, Anna and Susan Julius, Stacy and Frank Smyser, Paul Stohler, and Ed Dunlap, by Mel and Sally Songy
Our father and grandfather, John R. Weaver, by Jim, Deb, Sarah, Rebekah, and John Anderson
Our father and grandfather, John Anderson, by Jim, Deb, Sarah, Rebekah, and John Anderson
Our fellow team members who have joined the Church Triumphant: Sondra Fertig, William Bauer, and Dr. Jesse Weigle, by Pine Street Prayer Team
Our grandparents, John. L. And Eva D. Kutz by Dr. David J.J. Kutz and Mr. and Mrs. Jason Sikora
Our mother and grandmother, Esther Anderson, by Jim, Deb, Sarah, Rebekah, and John Anderson
Our Parents, by Jeffery and Stephanie Sharp
Our parents, Edwin and Margaret Julius, and Idne and Percy Songy, by Mel and Sally Songy
Patricia and Nelson Higley by Lisa, Tim, and Austin Milletics
Rev. Achille and Mary Barti Cremonesi by The Pine Street Board of Deacons
Rev. D. Rayborn and Lois Huggins by The Kenneth Hays Family
Robert B. Knepp by his wife, Milica T. Knepp
Robert McCutcheon by Jane McCutcheon and Family
Ronald B. Hartranft by Estelle Hartranft
Ronald B. Hartranft by Pat Hartranft
Russell and Martha Hummel and Russell and Cleo Van Nest by the Van Nest Family
Sondra Fertig by Wayne Fertig and Family
The
Braucher Family by Jack and Elaine Braucher
Vale Close Rebok by The Close Family
Vernon and Elizabeth Norris by Judy Norris Himes
Julius and Margery McIntosh by Emily Webb
In Honor of:
All those who keep "showing up"
Estelle B. Hartranft by Pat Hartranft
My mother, Carol Lane, by Greg Lane
My son, Dr. David J.J. Kutz, by Linda A. McLaughlin
Our Children by James and Audrey Bell
Our Military by Marshall and Deborah Gruver
DATES FOR YOUR CALENDAR
Sunday, April 5– Easter Sunday
6:30 am- Sunrise Service-City Island
9:00 am- Choir Warm Up
9:00 am- Café Conversations
10:00 am- Worship
Sunday, April 27– 2nd Sunday of Easter
9:00 am- Choir Warm Up
9:00 am- Café Conversations
10:00 am- Worship
COPYRIGHT N OTICE
Music in the bulletin is used with permission under OneLicense.net #A-71074. All rights reserved.
Liturgy was reprinted and adapted with permission from Westminster John Knox Press from Feasting on the Word® Worship Companion copyright 2013.
Liturgy reprinted and adapted by permission from the Book of Common Worship, © 2018 Westminster John Knox Press. All rights reserved.
