WELCOME! We give an enthusiastic welcome to all who wish to join us on our exciting venture of faith development and service. In the Spirit of Jesus, we affirm the dignity and worth of every person regardless of social or economic condition, race, ethnicity, physical or mental abilities, age, gender, marital status, family structure, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, theological background or political ideology. We offer any and all persons the opportunity to share in every aspect of church life. Welcome!
If you are new to our church or have a prayer concern, please complete the Welcome Card, which you will find on the back table. Place them in the offering basket. We hope to see you back soon!
Welcome to the Rev. Ken Landall. The Rev. Kenneth C. Landall is a retired UCC minister who lives in Harwich with his wife, Claudia, a retired church organist. He served as Senior Pastor of The Pilgrim Church of Duxbury (MA) for 17 years, retiring in 2006, and prior to that as Senior Pastor of the King Street UCC in Danbury, CT. Ken and Claudia attend the Dennis Union Church, UCC, where he sings in the Choir, and with the DUC Singers, a men’s group. He has appeared in several productions over the past few years with the Academy of Performing Arts in Orleans, but more recently he’s been singing and playing with a ukulele group in Harwich.
Welcome Back John Murelle. Thank you for sharing your musical talents with us this morning.
Thank you to Heather Gaugh and Merry smith for our delicious coffee hour refreshments.
Looking Ahead:
Wed., April 26: Handbells at 5:45 p.m. and choir at 7:00 p.m.
Prayer Concerns:
Cheryl Moore, recovering from a surgical procedure
Anne Oppermann, undergoing medical procedures this week
Andrew Newton, Helen Newton’s son, multiple myeloma
Betty Bartlett, broken hip, now at Liberty Commons, Chatman
Barbara Bunting, Bud Abbott’s sister, broken femur and heart attack
Karen Richard, health issues
David Evans, cancer, recovering from medical procedures
Frank Lord, recovering well from ankle replacement surgery, back at church
Terry Mason, friend of Patti Thompson, brain cancer spread, and treatment has been suspended
Eric, grandson of friend of Marcia and Bruce Willard, skiing accident, head injury
Aiden Tidwell, ten year old battling cancer, now on palliative care
Church Information
Church Website: www.mashpeecong.org
Church address: 259 Shore Dr., Mashpee, MA 02649
Church mailing address: P.O. Box 1796, Mashpee, MA 02649
The office is open Monday and Thursday from 9-3.
Church Phone: 508-477-9211
Rev. Steve Youd: or cell 508-525-6221
Susan Evans: or cell: 636-346-819
"Joyfully welcoming all, we seek to grow as
disciples of Jesus Christ."
April 23, 2017
The Rev. Ken Landall Guest Minister
The Rev. James Scovil Pastor Emeritus
Cathy Bonnett Music Director
Susan Evans Office Administrator
All Members & Friends of the Church Ministers
Order of Worship
God is still speaking,
Praise and Preparation
Welcome, Announcements
*Hymn No. 215 Come, Ye Faithful, Raise the Strain
Call to Celebration (A Responsive Reading)
Leader: We come again to celebrate resurrection.
God gives us new birth into a living hope.
People: Death has no power over us.
Christ goes before us in the new life God offers.
Leader: Blessed be the God of our Savior Jesus Christ!
Our faith, tested by fire, is renewed.
People: Our hearts are glad, our souls rejoice.
God shows us the path of life.
Leader: Again, Jesus says to us: Peace be with you.
Come to receive life in Christ’s name.
People: We rejoice in God’s amazing good news.
In God’s presence, we find fullness of joy.
*Opening Prayer (Unison)
Almighty God, we gather together this morning to say, “We believe.” We cast our doubts at the foot of the cross and at the mouth of the empty tomb. We’re here to have our faith strengthened and our hopes renewed. Meet us as we come together to worship the One who died, but who now lives. Amen.
*Response No. 35 Gloria Patri
Pastoral prayer ~ silent prayer
Our 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.
Response No. 555 Through It All
Through it all, through it all, I’ve learned to trust in Jesus, I’ve learned to trust in God; through it all, through it all, I’ve learned to depend upon God’s word.
God’s Word in Our Lives
Scripture Bob Clever
John 20:19-31
Special Music John Murelle
Sermon Keep Your Fork! Rev. Ken Landall
*Hymn No. 221 The Strife Is O’er
Dedicating Our Gifts and Lives
Invitation
Offertory John Murelle
*Doxology (Tallis Canon) No. 48
Praise God from whom all blessings flow;
Praise Christ, all creatures here below;
Praise Holy Spirit evermore;
One God, triune, whom we adore. Amen.
Sending Forth
*Hymn No. 218 Thine Is the Glory
*Benediction
Postlude
*please stand in body or spirit