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Announcements
Announcements
Next Chapter (formerly Young Adults) is having a Zoom Happy Hour on Wednesday, April 15 beginning at 6pm. Check Realm for Meeting information, or contact Beth Collier.
Spectrum Meet Up will take place on Thursday, April 16 from 7-8pm on Zoom. Check Realm for Meeting information, or contact Gina Minot.
Church Gardeners Needed! If you are willing to plant annuals in or weed and tend to a section of the church landscaping this year, please contact the church office, amy@kingave.org, It’s that time of the year!
Daily devotional booklets for the whole Easter season are available for pickup at the west and ramp doors.
Condolences – Our condolences to the family and friends of Kermit Ball who died on Wednesday, April 1.
Virtual Meetings, Small Groups, and Faith Formation – Several small groups at King Avenue have begun connecting online through Zoom meetings during this past week. If you would like to start or participate in a small group for online Christian community with others from King Avenue and would like assistance starting a Zoom gathering, please contact Office Manager Amy Ashburn, amy@kingave.org.
Absentee Voting – Please remember! Absentee voting in the Ohio primary election is going on now through April 28, 2020. For more information on how you can vote by absentee ballot, visit your county Board of Elections website.
Easter Prelude Carillon
Easter Prelude Carillon
Welcome and Gathering
Welcome and Gathering
Open Doors - Chris McManus
(Refrain) Open hearts, open minds, open doors,
we welcome all who seek to love the Lord.
Bring your joys, bring your burdens, all you rich and poor.
Open hearts, open minds, open hearts, open doors.
We gather here to praise and worship;
in our diversity we find a common ground.
We speak a language of one God, one love;
seek the Lord, sing God’s praise with joyful sound. (Refrain)
Open Doors
Open Doors
Hymn #302, v. 1,4 & 5
Hymn #302, v. 1,4 & 5
Opening Prayer
Opening Prayer
Lord of Life, submitting to death, you conquered the grave.
By being lifted on a cross you draw all peoples to you.
By being raised from the dead, you restored to humanity all that we had lost through sin.
This joyous Easter day, we proclaim the marvelous mystery of death and resurrection.
For all praise is yours, now and throughout eternity. Amen.
(James F White, USA 20th Cent. - from The United Methodist Book of Worship)
Today’s chancel flowers are given by Tom & Diane Moore in loving memory of their son Marty’s birthday.
Special Music
Special Music
Hallelujah Chorus from Handel's Messiah, Chancel Choir, 2004
Revelation 19:6 – Alleluia: for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth.
Revelation 19:16 – And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, King of Kings, and Lord of Lords.
Revelation 11:15 – And he shall reign for ever and ever.
Today's Scripture:
Today's Scripture:
Matthew 28:1-10
After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to look at the tomb. Look, there was a great earthquake, for an angel from the Lord came down from heaven. Coming to the stone, he rolled it away and sat on it. Now his face was like lightning and his clothes as white as snow. The guards were so terrified of him that they shook with fear and became like dead men. But the angel said to the women, “Don’t be afraid. I know that you are looking for Jesus who was crucified. He isn’t here, because he’s been raised from the dead, just as he said. Come, see the place where they laid him. Now hurry, go and tell his disciples. ‘He’s been raised from the dead. He’s going on ahead of you to Galilee. You will see him there.’ I’ve given the message to you.” With great fear and excitement, they hurried away from the tomb and ran to tell his disciples. But Jesus met them and greeted them. They came and grabbed his feet and worshipped him. Then Jesus said to them, “Don’t be afraid. Go and tell my brothers that I am going into Galilee. They will see me there.”
1 Corinthians 15:51-58
Listen, I’m telling you a secret: all of us won’t die, but we will all be changed—in an instant, in the blink of an eye, at the final trumpet. The trumpet will blast, and the dead will be raised with bodies that won’t decay, and we will be changed. It’s necessary for this rotting body to be clothed with what can’t decay, and for the body that is dying to be clothed in what can’t die. And when the rotting body has been clothed in what can’t decay, and the dying body has been clothed in what can’t die, then this statement in scripture will happen: Death has been swallowed up by a victory. Where is your victory, Death? Where is your sting, Death? (Death’s sting is sin, and the power of sin is the Law.)
Thanks be to God, who gives us this victory through our Lord Jesus Christ! As a result of all this, my loved brothers and sisters, you must stand firm, unshakable, excelling in the work of the Lord as always, because you know that your labor isn’t going to be for nothing in the Lord.
Pastoral Prayer
Pastoral Prayer
The Lord's Prayer
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 trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen.
*May use Mother, Parent, Creator, Abba
Request Prayer
Request Prayer
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Offertory Prayer
Offertory Prayer
Offering
Offering
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Easter Offering
Operations
Building Fund
Children's Message
Children's Message
Family Reflection
Family Reflection
Download the Family Lent Lesson here.
Download the Children's Bulletin here.
I wonder what Easter means to you.
I wonder how you can use your God-given imagination to help others.
I wonder how we can be a shining reflection of Christ’s love in the world.
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Today's Message
Today's Message
Sermon Reflection
Sermon Reflection
What is your first memory of becoming aware of death?
Have you ever talked about death with your friends and loved ones?
How do you imagine the afterlife?
Here are some scriptures you can read at your leisure to find out more about what the Bible says: John 14:1-7, 1 Corinthians 13:8-13; 1 Corinthians 15; 2 Corinthians 4:16-5:5; Hebrews 12:22-24; 1 Peter 1:3-5; 1 John 3:1-3; Revelation 21.
Is there anything you’ve noticed about yourself, your family, or our society during this strange time of shelter in place that you want to be part of a “new normal?”
Celebrating the Life of Kermit Ball
Celebrating the Life of Kermit Ball
Kermit Ball died on April 1. He was a good, gentle man with a positive outlook. He was appreciative of the simplest gestures and took everything in stride. He had a quiet demeanor which radiated peace. Kermit was a loving father and friend and will be deeply missed by his family. As a single parent Kermit reared his daughter Teresa from her early years. Until recently he was a regular participant at the Morning Blend service.
In life, in death, in life beyond death, God is with us. We are not alone. Thanks be to God. And thanks be to God for the life of Kermit Ball.
For All the Saints
For All the Saints
Carillon Bells
Carillon Bells
Bell Peal - Andrew Willis
Easter Dedications
Easter Dedications
Many King Avenue members made dedications in honor or in memory of loved ones. Since we were not together for Easter, the flower money was generously donated to NNEMAP Food Pantry to help all those especially at need during this difficult time.
Today’s chancel flowers are given by Tom & Diane Moore in loving memory of their son Marty’s birthday.
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