United Church of Ludlow - Weekly News - Easter Sunday, April 12, 2020

“The great gift of Easter is hope - Christian hope,
which makes us have that confidence in God,
in his ultimate triumph, and in his goodness and love,
which nothing can shake.”
- Basil C. Hume 


Zoom Easter Service
United Church of Ludlow

Although we will not be together in person for our Easter Service, we will be having a Zoom service complete with music on April 12, 2020 at 10:00 am.  If you would like to participate in the service, please do not hesitate to call us at one of the numbers below before Sunday:
 
Linda:  802-558-9055 

George:  802-558-9057

Home phone:  802-228-6275

The Bulletin for the service and the words to the hymns are at the end of the newsletter.   They are also available as .pdf documents which you can download when you receive an invitation to the Zoom service.

Hopefully we will see you in church!  

George and Linda

Needs and Prayer Concerns

Needs and Prayer Concerns
 
 In Chinese calligraphy the word crisis is made up of two characters:  danger and opportunity.  COVID 19 has given us the opportunity to be more mindful of how our actions can affect others and how we can reach out to others even at a distance.  If you or anyone you know of in our community needs help in any way, please contact 
Laura Lienhard  [email protected] (802) 236-7310 or
​Linda Thomson  [email protected] (802)-228-6275 
  
Carolyn Gauthier, Susan Kneebone, Kathy Doyle, Annie Oakes,
Herb Van Guilder, Terry DeYoung,  Ginny Kottkamp, James Almond,
Evelyn Tucker,  Evelyn Verro, Pam Dundy, and Judy Edwards 
continue to need our prayers, phone calls, cards, and emails or texts
 
We know the power of prayer.  If you have others to add to our
prayer concerns, please email [email protected]

Thank You for Mailing in your Offering
 
Anne continues to be happy to receive your offering by mail.  You have been very responsive, and we do continue to get your checks.   This allows us to continue to pay our bills and pay the salaries of all our employees. These are very trying times and they are all so appreciative they do not have to have to try and collect unemployment!!
 
Please continue with your weekly offering by writing a check to The United Church and sending it in to Anne Oakes at 145 Merrill Rd., Ludlow, VT 05149. 
Thank you so much.
 
Be Social
 
We just learned the Governor has extended the “Sheltering in Place” order until May 15 so we will not be seeing one another for a while. Remember however, you still can be and need to be social while sheltering in at home.   You have lots of methods at your disposal so contact at least two friends or neighbors every day to check in or just be social! Use your land line, your cell phone, email, text, Facebook, messaging, Zoom or some other form of social media.  It is so important for us all to be social with our acquaintances.  You can even get some fresh air and exercise by inviting folks to go for a walk keeping 6 ft away.  It does work! 

Bulletin for Easter Service
April 12, 2020
10:15 A.M.

SERVICE OF WORSHIP
 
EASTER
 
PRELUDE
 
 GREETING (Sandy)
 
            The grace of our LORD Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the
            Holy Spirit be with you all.
            (2 Corinthians 13: 13)
 
CALL TO WORSHIP (Sandy)
 
            Christ is risen!
            The Lord is risen indeed!
            He lives today!
            He lives with us!
            Alleluia!
            Alleluia!
 
 
HYMN 302     Christ the Lord Is Risen Today     Stanzas 1 & 5

 
PRAYER OF INVOCATION
 
SOLO          “Above All”   Composed by: Paul Baloche and Lemmy LeBlanc
                     Dean Alexander, Tenor
 
READING OF SCRIPTURE
 
THE EPISTLE LESSON          I Corinthians 15:  1- 11
 
THE GOSPEL LESSON          John 20:  1-18 

 SERMON          “ Calling You By Name”
 
HYMN 303          The Day of Resurrection          Stanzas 1 & 3

PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE

THE LORD’S PRAYER (“trespasses”)
 
PRAYER RESPONSE                                   Hymnal, No. 473

Lead me, Lord, lead me in thy righteousness;
Make thy way plain before my face.
For it is thou, Lord, thou, Lord only,
That makest me dwell in safety.
 
OFFERTORY SENTENCE
 
PRAYER OF DEDICATION
 
HYMN 315      Come, Ye Faithful, Raise the Strain       Stanzas 1 & 2
 
BENEDICTION
 
BENEDICTION RESPONSE
 
POSTLUDE

 
Words to the Hymns for Easter Zoom Service
 
Christ the Lord is Risen Today

Christ the Lord is ris’n today, Alleluia                                  
Earth and heaven in chorus say, Alleluia!
Raise your joys and triumphs high, Alleluia!
Sing, ye heav’ns, and earth, reply, Alleluia!
 
Hail the Lord of earth and heaven, Alleluia!
Praise to Thee by both be given, Alleluia!
Thee we greet triumphant now, Alleluia!
Hail the Resurrection, thou, Alleluia!
 
The day of Resurrection

The day of resurrection! 
Earth, tell it out abroad; 
the Passover of gladness, 
the Passover of God. 
From death to life eternal, 
from earth unto the sky, 
our Christ hath brought us over, 
with hymns of victory.

Now let the heavens be joyful! 
Let earth her song begin! 
The round world keep high triumph, 
and all that is therein! 
Let all things seen and unseen 
their notes in gladness blend, 
for Christ the Lord hath risen, 
our joy that hath no end.

Come, Ye Faithful, Raise the Strain
 
Come, ye faithful, raise the strain of triumphant gladness;
God hath brought forth Israel into joy from sadness,
loosed from Pharaoh's bitter yoke Jacob's sons and daughters,
led them with unmoistened foot through the Red Sea waters.

'Tis the spring of souls today; Christ hath burst his prison,
and from three days' sleep in death as a sun hath risen;
all the winter of our sins, long and dark, is flying
from his light, to whom we give laud and praise undying.