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Basking Ridge Presbyterian Church
                     One East Oak St, Basking Ridge, NJ 07920

                             Easter Sunday, April 4, 2021 at 10 AM

                                     ORDER OF WORSHIP

Prelude                                    Festive March                                    by David Lasky
                                                                  Chris Fortin, Director of Music Ministry
Words of Welcome

Call to Worship
       Leader: This is the good news—the grave is empty; Christ is risen.
       People: Alleluia!
       Leader: This is the good news—the light shines in the darkness,
               and the darkness can never put it out.
       People: Alleluia!
       Leader: This is the good news—once we were no people; now we are God’s people.
       People: Alleluia!
       Leader: Christ is our peace, the indestructible peace we now share with each other.
       People: Alleluia!

Opening Hymn 232                Jesus Christ is Risen Today (vs. 1, 2 and 4)

Litany for Easter                                                     Maureen Paterson, Associate Pastor
       Leader: O Christ, in your resurrection the heavens and the earth rejoice. Alleluia!
               By your resurrection you broke open the gates of hell and destroyed sin and death.
       People: Keep us victorious over sin.
       Leader: By your resurrection you raised the dead and brought us from death to life.
       People: Guide us in the way of eternal life.
       Leader: By your resurrection you confounded your guards and executioners
               and filled the disciples with joy.
       People: Give us joy in your service.
       Leader: By your resurrection you proclaimed good news to the women and apostles and
               brought salvation to the whole world.
       People: Direct our lives as your new creation.
       Leader: God of mercy, we no longer look for Jesus among the dead, for he is alive and has become
               the Lord of life. From the waters of death you raise us with him and renew your gift of life
               within us. Increase in our minds and hearts the risen life we share with Christ,
               and help us to grow as your people toward the fullness of eternal life with you,
               through Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God,
               now and forever.
         All: Amen.
Response of Praise                             Celtic Alleluia!

Passing of the Peace
(We invite you at home to safely greet those you are with
or to possibly text those to whom you would wish to share a greeting.)

Children’s Anthem                           Jesus Lives!                             by Margaret R. Tucker
                                        Little Voices Choir
                                       Beth Donley, Director
Message for Children                        Stacy Currie, Director of Ministries to Children & Families

Hymn 233                                 The Day of Resurrection!

Scripture                                      Luke 24: 1-12                               Sam Gibbons

Easter Meditation                                                            Dennis Jones, Senior Pastor

Offertory                              Hail the Day that Sees Him Rise                    arr. Mack Wilberg
                                               Sanctuary Choir

Doxology                          Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow                    Hymn 606

Prayer of Dedication

Pastoral Prayers

The 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.

Closing Hymn 238                               Thine Is the Glory

Benediction

Benediction Response                           Hallelujah Chorus

Postlude                               The Strife Is O’er, the Battle Done            by Victor C. Johnson

GUEST MUSICIANS
Janet Lantz, horn
Alden Banta, flute
Wayne DuMaine, trumpet

Luke 24:1-12 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

The Resurrection of Jesus
24 But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they came to the tomb,
taking the spices that they had prepared. 2 They found the stone rolled away from the tomb,
3
  but when they went in, they did not find the body,4 While they were perplexed about this,
suddenly two men in dazzling clothes stood beside them. 5 The women were terrified and bowed
their faces to the ground, but the men said to them, “Why do you look for the living among the dead?
He is not here, but has risen. 6 Remember how he told you, while he was still in Galilee, 7 that the
Son of Man must be handed over to sinners, and be crucified, and on the third day rise again.”
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   Then they remembered his words, 9 and returning from the tomb, they told all this to the eleven
and to all the rest. 10 Now it was Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and the
other women with them who told this to the apostles. 11 But these words seemed to them an idle tale,
and they did not believe them. 12 But Peter got up and ran to the tomb; stooping and looking in,
he saw the linen cloths by themselves; then he went home, amazed at what had happened.

Celtic Alleluia!

Calendar of Events
Easter Sunday, April 4
Online Easter Worship, 10:00 a.m.
Easter Worship in the Sanctuary, 10:00 a.m.
Easter Worship in Westminster Hall, 11:15 a.m.
Monday, April 5
Church Office Closed for Easter Monday Holiday
Tuesday, April 6
Walk and Talk Small Group, 9:00 a.m.
Children’s Midweek Program, 4:00 p.m.
Sr. High Workcamp Parent Meeting, 7:00 p.m.
Scout Troop #351, 7:00 p.m., Church House Courtyard
Wednesday, April 7
Women's Bible Study, 2:00 p.m.
Christian Chair Yoga, 4:00 p.m.
Middle School Fellowship, 5:00 p.m., E. Allen Street Lot
Personnel Council, 7:00 p.m.
Stephen Ministry, 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, April 8
Meditation, 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.
Finding Strength in Troubled Times, 9:00 a.m. and 7:30 p.m.
Session, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, April 9
Saturday, April 10
Paliotti Baptism, 11:00 a.m., Chapel