Order of Worship 

April 20, 2025 -- Bread for Feasting, Easter Sunday
​Centering Music
Welcome & Announcements
Passing of the Peace
Call to Worship:
  Christ is risen! 
     Christ is risen, indeed! 
  The bread of life has broken the power of death! Let no one go hungry again! 
     Alleluia! Jesus is alive! Let all creation rejoice!
  Christ is risen, conquering hate and violence! Let the people of God find wholeness
  and healing. 
     Alleluia! Let restoration begin! The kin(g)dom of God is at hand! 
  Let us join in the eternal feast, where hope overflows and the despair of this life is
  vanquished by love. 
     The bread of life is risen and alive. Let us worship the one who leads us now
​     in compassion and justice!
Prayer for Peace & Lighting the Peace Lamp
Songs:  #341 Christ Has Arisen, Alleluia!
              #340 Lift your glad voices
Children’s Time
Special Music:  Children’s Bell Choir- #346 Christ the Lord is risen today
Scripture: John 20:11-18, 21:1-17
Message: Rumors of Resurrection
Song:  #298 What is the world like
Feast of Breads Communion & Offering
Congregational Prayer
Song:  #364 All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name
Blessing 
Sharing of Joys and Concerns: Bread of Life, hear our prayer.
Sending Song:  #841 As you go out from here
Benediction
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​The service will be recorded live and posted on YouTube. 

Participants
Preservice & Communion music:  Elliot Baughman, Tony Brenneman
Worship leader: Maya Kehr Yoder
Song leader:  Nathan Swartzendruber
Proclaimer:   Marc Schlegel-Preheim
Children’s time:  Allison Goertz
Scripture readers:  Ruby, Avery, Ira, Watson, Elsa, Zuly, Willa, Laura, Sarah
Children's Bell Choir:  Angie Lamb, director
Ushers:  Rosie & Bill Hochstetler
Greeters:  Cindi & Roger Schrock
Technical Assistance:  Mary Issah, Lee Turnbull
Visuals: Emily Hooley, Mary Forney, Melinda Turnbull

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