Sunday Bulletin - April 19, 2020

Pine Street Presbyterian Church in the City of Harrisburg April 19, 2020

Second Sunday of Easter

GATHERING VOLUNTARY

IN THE

PRESENCE

OF THE

Rejoice, Ye Pure in Heart

RISEN CHRIST Joseph Garrison

Cindy Berry

INTROIT

Exultate, jubilate Molto Allegro

Amy Sprenkle

W. A. Mozart

SALUTATION

Dr. Sullivan

CALL TO WORSHIP One: Many: One: Many: One: Many:

Blessed be the God of our savior, Jesus Christ!

God has given us a new birth in the living hope of the resurrection.

God has given us an inheritance that is imperishable and unfading.

In this we rejoice, even when we suffer trials.

For although we have not seen Jesus, we love him; and although we have not seen him, we believe in him.

For the outcome of our faith is the salvation of our souls.

# indicates hymnal. P. indicates Bible.

HYMN

Love Divine, All Loves Excelling (from Glory to God) HYFRYDOL

1. Love divine, all loves excelling, Joy of heaven, to earth come down, fix in us thy humble dwelling; all thy faithful mercies crown.

Jesus, thou art all compassion; pure, unbounded love thou art; visit us with thy salvation; enter every trembling heart.

2. Breathe, O breathe thy loving Spirit into every troubled breast; let us all in thee inherit; let us find the promised rest.

Take away the love of sinning; Alpha and Omega be; end of faith, as its beginning, set our hearts at liberty.

3. Come, Almighty, to deliver; let us all thy life receive; suddenly return, and never, nevermore thy temples leave.

Thee we would be always blessing, serve thee as thy hosts above, pray, and praise thee without ceasing, glory in thy perfect love.

4. Finish then thy new creation; pure and spotless let us be; let us see thy great salvation perfectly restored in thee: changed from glory into glory, till in heaven we take our place, till we cast our crowns before thee, lost in wonder, love, and praise.

PRAYER OF CONFESSION God, you have made known to us the ways of life.

Yet, too often, we put other things above you and turn away from the ways of life and toward the ways of death.

Forgive us and guide us back into your presence, that we may know the fullness of joy. amen.

SILENCE FOR PERSONAL CONFESSION

ASSURANCE OF PARDON

Dr. Sullivan

READING

AND

HEARING

THE

WORD

PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION Acts 2:14a, 22-32

FIRST LESSON

p. 119

One: Many:

The Word of the Lord.

Thanks be to God.

PSALM

Psalm 16

#165

LESSON FOR YOUNG CHRISTIANS SECOND LESSONS 1 Peter 1:3-9 p. 232

John 20:19-31 p. 115

SERMON

“Thomas: Blessed Be the Doubter” Series: The Apostles: Servants for the 21st Century

AFFIRMATION OF FAITH

Dr. Sullivan

The 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.

ANNOUNCEMENTS ANTHEM

I Know that My Redeemer Liveth

Amy Sprenkle

G. F. Handel

SEALING

THE

WORD

SACRAMENT OF THE LORD’S SUPPER

One: Many: One: Many: One: Many:

The Lord be with you.

And also with you.

Lift up your hearts.

We lift them to the Lord.

Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. It is right to give God thanks and praise.

Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might, heaven and earth are full of your glory.

Hosanna in the highest.

Blessed is the one who comes in your name.

Hosanna in the highest.

The prayer continues.

… Great is the mystery of faith: Christ has died, Christ is risen, Christ will come again.

INTERCESSION, SUPPLICATION, AND CONSECRATION One: Many:

In your mercy, Lord, hear our prayer.

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.

ANTHEM

Let Us Break Bread Together

Joseph Garrison

Cindy Berry

DISTRIBUTION OF THE BREAD AND CUP Please share in your home bread and juice or wine.

BEARING

AND

FOLLOWING THE WORD INTO THE WORLD

OF

GOD

BENEDICTION VOLUNTARY

Dr. Sullivan All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name

Joseph Garrison

Lloyd Larson

LEADING

IN

WORSHIP TODAY

The Rev. Dr. Russell C. Sullivan, Jr., Pastor Joseph W. Garrison, Minister of Music and Worship Amy Sprenkle, Soloist If you are worshiping here for the first time, we invite you to take a loaf of homemade bread from our baskets in the Narthex following the worship service.

SCRIPTURE NOTES Acts 2:14a, 22–32 Acts 2 is Luke’s story of Pentecost. Although we do not read the portion in which God sends the Holy Spirit to the church until the end of this season, we listen today to the portion of Peter’s Pentecost sermon in which he proclaims Christ’s resurrection.

Psalm 16 Psalm 16 is an individual’s prayer for protection in a time of distress. Appropriate to the season of Easter is the line that God does not give us up to Sheol, the place of the dead, but instead shows us the path of life.

1 Peter 1:3–9 This letter was written in the late first century to comfort Christians who were experiencing social ostracism because of their faith. Today’s passage comes from the opening to the letter, in which the author calls the readers to rejoice in their new birth in Christ’s resurrection in spite of their suffering.

John 20:19–31 Last Sunday we read Matthew’s version of the discovery of the empty tomb. Today we shift to John’s Gospel and from the story of Easter morning to the story of Easter evening, when the risen Jesus appeared to the disciples and breathed on them the Holy Spirit. Thomas, however, was missing on Easter evening, and wanted the same experience of the risen Jesus the others had. This is the Gospel reading for the Second Sunday of Easter every year.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

AND

NOTICES

WORSHIP AND THE BUIL DING Public worship at Pine Street has been canceled until the Session determines when it is possible to return. The service will be recorded each week and posted to the website and Facebook.

YOUR FINANCIAL CONTR IBUTIONS Please maintain your giving to the church during this period. Pine Street still has financial obligations. Your faithful giving serves the mission to which God has called us. Many, many thanks for your continued support and stewardship!

SERMON SERIES FOR EA STERTIDE This Sunday Dr. Sullivan will begin a series of sermons, The Apostles: Servants for the 21st Century. This series will explore some of the lives of the Apostles, those whom Jesus sent to share the Easter message with the world. What does scripture and tradition tell us about them? How do their lives model for us a 21st century Christianity?

DOWNTOWN DAILY BREAD We continue to have staff in the building to deliver mail and hand out blankets, clothing, personal items, and snacks. We are serving a hot, bagged lunch every day from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. More than 100 homeless individuals are taking advantage of these services. All field outreach has ceased, and other shelters are not admitting new guests. The City and County have placed portable sinks and portable toilets in several downtown parks. The ALC and AA have suspended all classes and meetings until further notice.

BIBLE STUDY ON TH E GOSPEL OF MATTHEW Each Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. we offer an on-line, via Zoom, a Bible study on the Gospel of Matthew. Our teacher is New Testament scholar, Dr. Meg Ramey. If you wish to enroll in this study, please send an e-mail to Jeremy Tritle at jtritle@pinestreet.org. You will then receive an invitation by e-mail with the necessary link to the study.

THIS WEEK

IN

PRAYER

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“Welcome one another, therefore, just as Christ has welcomed you for the glory of God!” (Romans 15:7) Who is welcome at Pine Street Presbyterian Church?

You are!

If you are young or old or middle-aged …

If you are homeless or rent or own …

If you have a lot of faith, little faith, or no faith at all …

If you are male or female or trans*…

If you are a Republican, a Democrat, or care little for politics ...

If you are gay or straight …

If you are married, single, or partnered …

If you are Asian, Hispanic, Black or White …

If you are poor or rich, hungry, or well-fed, If you have addictions, phobias, depression, or mental illness …

If you are strong or weak …

If you wear blue jeans or business casual …

If you hunger to know more about God and life …

If you seek more purpose to your daily living …

If you long for a better and more just world …

You are welcomed and affirmed here!

Come with your gifts and strengths, thoughts, doubts and questions, passions and fears.

Come with the experiences and traditions that formed you.

Come to seek and to listen to God. Hear God call you to love your neighbor with all your heart, mind, and soul!

Christ welcomes all and so do we!

Pine Street Presbyterian Church is a welcoming and affirming congregation!

Adopted by action of the Session, March 25, 2019