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WORSHIP SCHEDULE
Sundays | 9:30AM & 11:00AM
CHURCH OFFICE HOURS
Monday - Friday | 8:30AM - 4:30PM
The church office will be closed tomorrow, Monday, April 1 in observance of Easter Monday.
March 31, 2024
Easter Sunday
Get Connected with the Mission and Ministries of WAYNE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
WORSHIP SCHEDULE
Sundays | 9:30AM & 11:00AM
Join us for Coffee Hour in the Connector between services!
CHURCH OFFICE HOURS
Monday - Friday | 8:30AM - 4:30PM
CHILD CARE
Professional childcare is provided for infants and toddlers on Sunday mornings from 9:15AM-12:15PM.
The nursery is located in Rooms 101/102.
FAITH FORMATION FOR ALL AGES
Children & Youth Sunday School | 9:30AM
Confirmation Class | Sundays | 9:30AM
Youth Group | Sundays | 6:00PM
Adult Bible Study Classes
Spiritual Direction: Individual & Group Weekly Fellowship Groups
One Book One Church Program
Women in God’s Service (WinGS)
FAITH IN ACTION
As the Mission Committee at WPC, FIA provides service & advocacy opportunities alongside our religious and non-profit mission partners. These partners are local, in the city of Philadelphia, national, and global.
DEACONS
This ministry provides vital care & compassion to our church family, and outreach and support to our community and beyond. They coordinate Career Networking, regular Red Cross Blood Drives, the Alternative Gifts Program & more.
PASTORAL CARE & PRAYER
Our pastors are available to meet with you in person, over the phone, or through Zoom to provide prayer & care. Whether you are ill, grieving, struggling or simply in need of extra care and spiritual encouragement, your pastors are here. Call Kate Ligouri, Executive Asst to the Pastors to request time.
MUSIC MINISTRY
Ring, Sing, Play! We have a place for you.
Chancel Choir | Thursday | 7:30PM
Westminster Youth Choir | Sunday | 5PM
Wayne Oratorio Society | Tuesday | 7:30PM
Chamber Orchestra | Wednesday | 7:30PM
Selah Handbells | Tuesday | 9:30AM
Te Deum Handbells | Monday | 7:30PM
WPC NURSERY SCHOOL
Our play-based early education programs provide a loving & creative place for your children to learn & grow. Programs for twos, threes, fours, and junior kindergarten. Contact Director, Dana Arranz, darranz@waynepres.org
ORDER OF WORSHIP
Sunday, March 31, 2024
+ Please rise in body or in spirit.
Easter Sunday
During the 9:30AM service, if the Sanctuary is full, overflow seating is available in the Chapel, where worship will be livestreamed. While children are welcome to worship with their families on this special day, the Chapel is also available to take our littlest worshippers who may need some extra space and a quieter atmosphere.
Prelude | Te Deum/Selah Bell Choir & New City Brass
Processional
Christ is Alive! All Christians Sing
Words of Welcome
Call to Worship
Arnold B. Sherman (b. 1948)
Based on TRURO and SPANISH HYMN
Arr. By Janet Linker (b. 1938) and Jane McFadden (b. 1942)
The Lord is risen! Alleluia!
Alleluia! The Lord is risen indeed!
This is the good news which we have received, in which we stand, and by which we are saved.
Alleluia! The Lord is risen indeed!
That Christ died for our sins, and was buried, and rose again on the third day.
Alleluia! The Lord is risen indeed!
He appeared to Peter, and to the twelve, and to many faithful witnesses.
Alleluia! The Lord is risen indeed!
He comes to us, that we might believe and proclaim this good news to the world.
Alleluia! The Lord is risen indeed!
+ Hymn 232: Jesus Christ is Risen Today
+ Call to Confession
+ Prayer of Confession | continued on next page
EASTER HYMN
Almighty God, in raising Jesus from the grave, you shattered the power of sin and death. We confess that we remain captive to doubt and fear, bound by the ways that
+ Prayer of Confession | continued from previous page 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, that we may know the joy of life abundant given in Jesus Christ, the risen Lord.
+ Declaration of Forgiveness
Friends, believe the Good News of the Gospel. In Jesus Christ, we are forgiven.
+ Response of Praise | Hymn 236, v.1: The Strife is O’er Alleluia, alleluia, alleuia! The strife is o’er, the battle done; the victory of life is won; the song of triumph has begun. Alleluia! Alleluia, alleluia, alleuia!
+ Passing of the Peace
The peace of Christ be with you. And also with you.
Prayer for Illumination
Scripture Reading | Mark 16:1-8
+ Hymn 240: Alleluia, Alleluia! Give Thanks ALLELUIA NO. 1
Scripture Reading | 1 Corinthians 15: 1-11
Anthem | Chancel Choir
Sing, Choirs of New Jerusalem
Kile Smith (b. 1956)
Sing, choirs of new Jerusalem, Your sweetest notes employ, The Paschal victory to hymn in strains of holy joy. For Judah’s Lion bursts His chains, To crush the serpent’s head; And cries aloud through death’s domains To wake the prisoned dead. From hell’s devouring jaws prey Alone our Leader bore; His ransomed hosts pursue their way Where Jesus goes before. Triumphant in His glory now To Him all power is given; To Him in one communion bow All saints in earth and heaven. While we, His soldiers, praise our King, His mercy we implore, Within His palace bright to bring And keep us evermore. All glory to the Father be, All glory to the Son, All glory, Holy Ghost, to Thee, While endless ages run. - Chorus Novæ Ierusalem, St. Fulbert of Chartres (952-1028), trans. Robert Campbell (1814-1868), Verse 1, 2 alt. Kile Smith
Sermon | Rev. Liz Wagner
Time for Reflection
+ Affirmation of Faith | Nicene Creed, (381)
We believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all that is, seen and unseen. We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, eternally begotten of the Father, God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, of one Being with the Father; through him all things were made. For us and for our salvation he came down from heaven, was incarnate of the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary and became truly human. For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate; he suffered death and was buried. On the third day he rose again in accordance with the Scriptures; he ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and his kingdom will have no end. We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son, who with the Father and the Son is worshipped and glorified, who has spoken through the prophets. We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church. We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins. We look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen.
Invitation to Gratitude
Text the word GIVE (not case sensitive) to our church's Giving Number: (610) 819 - 4483, or scan the QR code on your smart phone. Please feel free to give in-person as well.
Offertory Anthem Pietro Mascagni (1863-1945)
The Lord Now Victorious
O Lord of Hosts, behold, earth’s sorrow flieth, Alleluia! Thy holy Son lives, nor dieth! From the dead He now hath risen, truly He hath risen. We will sing of the Lord now victorious. All the terrors of death were in vain! Let us sing of the Christ ever glorious: He is risen in glory to reign! O, how radiantly shineth the Easter dawn, Bright with joy at the glorious triumph won. Blessed its perfect peace, That shall never cease, Till men no more love the name of the Son. We will sing of the Lord now victorious! Alleluia. Praise the Lord! - English text by Philip Greely
+ Doxology (Hymn 606) and Prayer of Dedication
Orison | Chancel Choir
Hear My Prayer
Prayers of the People and The Lord’s Prayer
Moses Hogan (1957-2003)
+ Hymn 246: Christ is Alive! TRURO
Benediction
Choral Response: Hallelujah Chorus
George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
The congregation stands and sings with the choir.
Music is in the pew racks. Please return it to pew racks after singing.
Postlude | John Grecia, organ
Toccata (from Symphony for Organ No. 5)
Charles-Marie Widor (1844-1937)
Portions of the liturgy come from The Book of Common Worship, Westminster John Knox Press, 2018
THANK YOU TO NEW CITY BRASS
Nozomi Imamura, trumpet
Emily Waltz, trumpet
Martina Adams, French horn
Hayden Adams, trombone
Chris Mele, trombone
THANK YOU TO OUR WORSHIP LEADERS
To all who played a part in this morning’s services, we thank you!
LOOKING FOR JESUS? JOIN US FOR YOUTH SUNDAY!
A celebrated and much anticipated day in the life of WPC. Come and be led in Worship by our youth on Sunday, April 7!
MISSION PARTNERS OF THE WEEK
WPC Partner | Bob Beggs of Good Works
Bob Beggs is the director of Good Works, a Christian home repair ministry operating in the Coatesville, Phoenixville and West Chester areas.
Address: 544 East Lincoln Highway Coatesville, PA 19320-3486
PCUSA Co-worker of the Week | Jhanderys Dotel-Vellenga and Ian Vellenga
The Vallengas serve with the Council of Protestant Churches in Nicaragua (CEPAD) which works to improve the lives of economically impoverished communities by promoting justice and peace.
Email: Ian Vellenga (ian.vellenga@pcusa.org); Jhanderys Dotel-Vellenga (jhan.dotel@pcusa.org)
PRAYER REQUESTS
Please remember the following people in prayer:
Adam, the Appleton Family, Carl, Carolyn, Craig, Debby, Dylan, Gordon, the Hanhausen Family, Jess and family, Jim, Jim, Ken, the Hanson Family, the Lamley Family, Lauren, Leslie, Lori, Marjorie, Martin, the Naiva Family, Nancy, the Nigro family, the congregation of Overbrook Presbyterian Church, Paula, Richard, Ron, Sandy, Sarsam, and Wendy. Please also hold in prayer the Pastoral Nominating Committee (PNC) and the work they are doing.
If you have a prayer concern and would like to share with The Prayer and Praise Team, please call the church office at: (610) 688 - 8700 to leave a confidential voicemail, go to the homepage of the WPC website and click on the prayer request link, or use the WPC app on your phone.
PASTORAL & WORSHIP LEADERSHIP
Bridge Pastor
Rev. Liz Wagner | Lwagner@waynepres.org | ext. 226
Associate Pastor of Congregational Life
Rev. Katy Shevel | katy@waynepres.org | ext. 219
Director of Music Ministries
John Grecia | JGrecia@waynepres.org | ext. 224
CHURCH STAFF & OPERATIONS
Director of Finance and Operations
John Pitocchelli | john@waynepres.org | ext. 216
Assistant to the Finance Director
Sara Goldberg | sara@waynepres.org | ext. 241
Church Accountant
Lisa Hartman | accountant@waynepres.org | ext. 210
Children’s & Youth Ministry Director
Kelli Masters | kelli@waynepres.org | ext. 222
Digital Marketing & Technology Coordinator
Nicole Veith | nicole@waynepres.org | ext. 220
Events and Publications Coordinator
Christina Sacco | christina@waynepres.org | ext. 225
Executive Assistant to the Pastors
Kate Ligouri | kate@waynepres.org | ext. 212
Facilities Manager
Alberto Urbina | alberto@waynepres.org | ext. 236
Housekeeping
Cathy Chandler | cathy@waynepres.org | ext. 245
Nursery School Director
Dana Arranz | DArranz@waynepres.org | 610-688-9696 | www.waynepreskids.org
Children’s Ministry Asst. | Youth Ministry Asst.
Julia Thompson | Evelyn Widham | ext. 237
Phone: 610.688.8700 | Website: waynepres.org | Address: 125 E. Lancaster Avenue, Wayne, PA 19087
WAYNEPRESPRESENTS
Easter Lily
TO DONATE & DEDICATE
DEDICATIONPROGRAM 2024
in loving memory of
All the members of our families who we think of lovingly and miss every day by Mark & Lani Fabere
Our parents by Bob & Nancy DeVos
Our parents and friends who are no longer with us by Richard & Joan Spillman
Tom Albrecht by Til Albrecht
Graham & Jean Andrews by Andrews, Rosecky & Santello Families
Jean C. Arndt by Bob Arndt
Charles A. Beaverson, Jr. by Carol Zortman, Kristin & Sarah Beaverson
Mr. & Mrs. Jesse Bertolet Bechtel by Dick & Sue Parker
Nana & Pop Pop Berglund by Larry & Carolyn Berglund
Phyllis Born by Donald Born
Susan Fitzpatrick Brown & Gary Brown by Carol & Clyde Diehl
Lauriston Castleman, Jr. by The Castleman Family
Our parents, Frederick & Rita Bollinger and Leslie & Frances Cleveland by Mary & Roger Bollinger
Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Cowan by Christine C. Bullen
Richard Alan Cowan by Christine C. Bullen
William K. Davis by Lisa & John Davis
Clyde W. Diehl, Sr. by Carol, Clyde, Andrew & Lauren Diehl
Ruth & Bill Dudt by Brian & Leslie Dudt
Rev. Dr. Anne Clark-Duncan by Anne’s family - the Eavenson’s & special friends Suzanne Corry, Georgia Hogeland, & Michele & Russ Butler
David & Michael Ewing by Phyllis Ewing
Robert S. Forster, Jr. & Arthur W. Forster with love from Bebe Forster & The Forster Family
Lori Schuh Fortner by Lisa & John Davis
My parents, Crawford & Kathryn Garren by Vicki Boettcher
Lawrence & Margaret Gent by The Layman Family
Lilies are available to take from the Sanctuary following the 11:00AM Service on Easter Sunday.
Ann & Jack Brake by Rich & Beth Brake
Billy, Cole, & Sam by Rachel & Rich McFarland
Eleni, Kaylah & Zoe by Rachel & Rich McFarland
Our children, John & Charles Brake by Rich & Beth Brake
BettieAnn Brigham by Tim Zaro
Tommy, Debbie & Wendy Cresswell by Barbara Cresswell
Marion & Neal Dugan by Andrews, Rosecky & Santello Families
Jim Gilliland by Tim Zaro
Nancy Dever & Debbie Gillespie by Anonymous
John Grecia by Tim Zaro
Rachel & Rich McFarland by Zoe & Sam Metzger
Pat & Lou Metzger by Zoe & Sam Metzger
Diana P. Rieger by Larry & Carolyn Berglund
Charles & Mary Rueger by The Rueger Family
Laura L. Woodcock by Larry & Carolyn Berglund
Jane C. Wright by Rich & Beth Brake
in honor of in joyous celebration of
We celebrate everyone in our lives who makes us smile & laugh joyfully by Mark & Lani Fabere
Otto Benjamin Berglund (baptism) by Larry & Carolyn Berglund
Claire Allyson Shively (baptism) by Larry & Carolyn Berglund
Eleanor Diehl’s 90th birthday by Carol, Clyde, Andrew & Lauren Diehl
Andrew & Emily Dudt, wedding June 2024 by Brian & Leslie Dudt
Barbara Reed, Happy Birthday! by Andrews, Rosecky & Santello Families
Baron Rowland’s 95th birthday by Carol, Clyde, Andrew & Lauren Diehl
Betty Scalzone, Our Children: Christie (Bill) and Caroline (Rob), & Our Grandchildren: Julianna Seaman, Vivienne, Genevieve & Levi Vrana by Kathy & Jeff Pearsall
Lilies are available to take from the Sanctuary following the 11:00AM Service on Easter Sunday.
in loving memory of
Chick & Jean Gillespie by The Van Ostenbridge Family
Eloise Gilliland by The Hudson Family
Henry & Joan Hudson Howard by The Hudson Family
Barbara & Alan Hutchinson by Brian & Leslie Dudt
Terry Jarman by Carl & Linda Teets
Kimberly Jokic by Claire Richardson
Our son, Gary Lauchle by Barbara & Larry Lauchle
Bernie & Irene Layman by The Layman Family
Richard Layman by The Layman Family
W. Llewellyn Millar by Carl & Linda Teets
Bill Ogren by The Ogren Family
Nancy Ogren by The Ogren Family
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Franklin Parker by Dick & Sue Parker
Marianne Parkinson & Bruce Parkinson by Jean Kozicki & Janet Haufler
Helen L. Patterson by the Segermark and Llewellyn Families
Anita Phillips, my wonderful mother by Lauren Sharp
Candace Cresswell Platt by Barbara Cresswell
Rolande Poirier by Rosalie Phipps & Craig Stock
Bernard Poirier by Rosalie Phipps & Craig Stock
Sherman Reed by Andrews, Rosecky & Santello Families
Eliot Richardson by Claire Richardson
Glenn Richardson by Claire Richardson
Rezeau Rosecky by Andrews, Rosecky & Santello Families
Barbara S. Rowland by Carol, Clyde, Andrew & Lauren Diehl
The Taylor & The Ross Families by Kiki & Charles Ross
David & Virginia Russ by The Layman Family
Our Parents: Domenic Scalzone, Clarence Pearsall & Frances Pearsall
Skinner by Kathy & Jeff Pearsall
Brian Reese Schofield by Christine C. Bullen
Lilies are available to take from the Sanctuary following the 11:00AM Service on Easter Sunday.
in loving memory of
Chick & Jean Gillespie by The Van Ostenbridge Family
Eloise Gilliland by The Hudson Family
Henry & Joan Hudson Howard by The Hudson Family
Barbara & Alan Hutchinson by Brian & Leslie Dudt
Terry Jarman by Carl & Linda Teets
Kimberly Jokic by Claire Richardson
Our son, Gary Lauchle by Barbara & Larry Lauchle
Bernie & Irene Layman by The Layman Family
Richard Layman by The Layman Family
W. Llewellyn Millar by Carl & Linda Teets
Bill Ogren by The Ogren Family
Nancy Ogren by The Ogren Family
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Franklin Parker by Dick & Sue Parker
Marianne Parkinson & Bruce Parkinson by Jean Kozicki & Janet Haufler
Helen L. Patterson by the Segermark and Llewellyn Families
Anita Phillips, my wonderful mother by Lauren Sharp
Candace Cresswell Platt by Barbara Cresswell
Rolande Poirier by Rosalie Phipps & Craig Stock
Bernard Poirier by Rosalie Phipps & Craig Stock
Sherman Reed by Andrews, Rosecky & Santello Families
Eliot Richardson by Claire Richardson
Glenn Richardson by Claire Richardson
Rezeau Rosecky by Andrews, Rosecky & Santello Families
Barbara S. Rowland by Carol, Clyde, Andrew & Lauren Diehl
The Taylor & The Ross Families by Kiki & Charles Ross
David & Virginia Russ by The Layman Family
Our Parents: Domenic Scalzone, Clarence Pearsall & Frances Pearsall
Skinner by Kathy & Jeff Pearsall
Brian Reese Schofield by Christine C. Bullen
Lilies are available to take from the Sanctuary following the 11:00AM Service on Easter Sunday.
in loving memory of
Katharine Schofield-Sherman by Christine C. Bullen
My brother, Paul H. Schrade by Weezie Duff
Courtney Schreiber by Abigail Slate
Courtney Schreiber by Chad & Elisabeth Slate
Anne P. Segermark by the Segermark and Llewellyn Families
Richard L. Segermark by the Segermark and Llewellyn Families
Our parents, Frank & Elizabeth Lawson and Charles & Georgette
Shelling by Dr & Mrs Philip Lawson
Glen Shively by Larry & Carolyn Berglund
Donald Snook, my husband by Judy Snook
Art & Audree Stewart by The Rueger Family
Robert N. Stilwell by Carl & Linda Teets
Connie Suto by The Suto Family
Dick Warren by Elly Warren
Lane Edward Warren by Elly Warren
Jeanmarie Westerfer by Marian & David Hollingsworth
Caroline Willman by Barbara Willman Bagge & Richard Bagge
George Willman by Barbara Willman Bagge & Richard Bagge
Mimi & Boppy Woodcock by Larry & Carolyn Berglund
Stephen T. Woodcock by Larry & Carolyn Berglund
M. Donald Wright by Rich & Beth Brake
in honor of
James, Catherine, and Peter by George & Ellen Aman
My children, Bill, Sally, Jane, and Mary for their good care of me by Jane Lemmon
Pete, Jax, Colton & Bailey by Wendy Norman
The Pastoral Nominating Committee by Anonymous
Lilies are available to take from the Sanctuary following the 11:00AM Service on Easter Sunday.
in loving memory of
Katharine Schofield-Sherman by Christine C. Bullen
My brother, Paul H. Schrade by Weezie Duff
Courtney Schreiber by Abigail Slate
Courtney Schreiber by Chad & Elisabeth Slate
Anne P. Segermark by the Segermark and Llewellyn Families
Richard L. Segermark by the Segermark and Llewellyn Families
Our parents, Frank & Elizabeth Lawson and Charles & Georgette
Shelling by Dr & Mrs Philip Lawson
Glen Shively by Larry & Carolyn Berglund
Donald Snook, my husband by Judy Snook
Art & Audree Stewart by The Rueger Family
Robert N. Stilwell by Carl & Linda Teets
Connie Suto by The Suto Family
Dick Warren by Elly Warren
Lane Edward Warren by Elly Warren
Jeanmarie Westerfer by Marian & David Hollingsworth
Caroline Willman by Barbara Willman Bagge & Richard Bagge
George Willman by Barbara Willman Bagge & Richard Bagge
Mimi & Boppy Woodcock by Larry & Carolyn Berglund
Stephen T. Woodcock by Larry & Carolyn Berglund
M. Donald Wright by Rich & Beth Brake
in honor of
James, Catherine, and Peter by George & Ellen Aman
My children, Bill, Sally, Jane, and Mary for their good care of me by Jane Lemmon
Pete, Jax, Colton & Bailey by Wendy Norman
The Pastoral Nominating Committee by Anonymous
Lilies are available to take from the Sanctuary following the 11:00AM Service on Easter Sunday.
EASTER LILY DEDICATION PROGRAM Thank you for helping to keep this tradition alive! 125 E. Lancaster Avenue Wayne, PA 19087 (610) 688 - 8700 www.waynepres.org
