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 23, 2023 Third Sunday of Easter
GATHERING IN THE PRESENCE OF THE RISEN CHRIST
PRAYER OF PREPARATION
Eternal God, we worship and adore you. You are the power within all things, the wisdom behind all minds, and the love revealed in the cross. Eternal God, we worship and adore you. Amen.
INTROIT O Taste and See Ralph Vaughan Williams
O taste and see how gracious the Lord is: blest is the man that trusteth in him.
VOLUNTARY Trumpet Tune Paul Fey
(Please use the opening voluntary as a time of meditation and preparation for worship.)
† SALUTATION Michael Buffington
One: The Lord is risen! Alleluia!
Many: Alleluia! The Lord is risen indeed!
† HYMN Christ is Alive! TRURO
(All of today’s hymns are printed after the order of worship.)
† CALL TO WORSHIP
One: What shall I return to the Lord for all his bounty to me?
Many: I will lift up the cup of salvation and call upon the name of the Lord.
One: I will pay my vows to the Lord in the presence of all his people.
† Those able are invited to stand
Bold text is read or sung by all
Many: I will offer to you a thanksgiving sacrifice, and call on the name of the Lord.
One: O Lord, we are your servants.
Many: Praise the Lord!
† PRAYER OF THE DAY † PRAYER OF CONFESSION Rev. Matt Drumheller
Almighty God, our world is filled with corruption. Power disguises itself as truth, convenience masquerades as goodness, and selfish pleasure imitates love. We confess that we have been caught in the web of sin. By the power of the Holy Spirit, save us from these deceptions and free us for glad obedience. Amen.
† SILENCE FOR PERSONAL CONFESSION
KYRIE
†ASSURANCE OF PARDON
One: In the name of Jesus Christ, we are forgiven!
Many: Thanks be to God. Amen.
PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION Milica Knepp
FIRST LESSON Acts 2:14a, 36-41
One: The Word of the Lord.
Many: Thanks be to God.
New Testament Page 119
† HYMN What Shall I Render to the Lord MARTYRDOM
LESSON FOR YOUNG CHILDREN
SECOND LESSON 1 Peter 1:17-23
THIRD LESSON Luke 24:13-35
New Testament Page 232
New Testament Page 90
SERMON “An Easter Journey” Rev. Drumheller
† AFFIRMATION OF FAITH 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.
† THE PEACE
One: The peace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.
Many: And also with you.
WELCOME
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THE OFFERING OF TITHES AND GIFTS TO GOD
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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…!
