Order of Service for Sunday, April 19, 2020

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Community United Methodist Church
Quincy, CA
April 19, 2020
Second Sunday of Easter

WELCOME EVERYONE!!   We are happy you are here today to worship virtually with us, whether this is your first visit or your church home.  ALL are welcome here!! 

As you worship from the comfort of your home with a cup of coffee or tea or wherever you are worshipin, please participate as fully as you wish, or simply watch and take it all in.
**All scripture readings are from the New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
**All Hymns are from the Public Domain

Welcome                                                                                                             Rev. Andrew Davis

Easter Proclamation:
            Christ is Risen: He is Risen Indeed, Alleluia!!  

Hymn:                                                     Hail! The Day that Sees Him Rise – UMH 312, vs. 1 & 2

1.     Hail the day that sees Him rise, Alleluia!
To his throne above the skies, Alleluia!
Christ, awhile to mortals given, Alleluia!
Reascends his native Heaven, Alleluia!

2.     There the glorious triumph waits, Alleluia!
Lift your heads, eternal gates, Alleulia! 
Christ hath conquered death and sin, Alleluia!
Take the King of glory in, Alleluia!

Opening Prayer                                                                                                                        

Children’s Moment                                                                                            Susie Grant Steuben

Call to Prayer:                                                                                        Lead Me, Lord – UMH 473

            Lead me, Lord, lead me in thy righteousness;
            Make my way plain before thy face.
            For it is thou, Lord,
            Thou, Lord only,
            That makest me dwell in safety.  

Moment of Stillness/Pastoral 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.                                   




Lesson:                                                                                                                        John 20: 19-31

19 When it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and the doors of the house where the disciples had met were locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you.” 20 After he said this, he showed them his hands and his side. Then the disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord. 21 Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you.” 22 When he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit. 23 If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained.”
24 But Thomas (who was called the Twin), one of the twelve, was not with them when Jesus came. 25 So the other disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord.” But he said to them, “Unless I see the mark of the nails in his hands, and put my finger in the mark of the nails and my hand in his side, I will not believe.”
26 A week later his disciples were again in the house, and Thomas was with them. Although the doors were shut, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you.” 27 Then he said to Thomas, “Put your finger here and see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it in my side. Do not doubt but believe.” 28 Thomas answered him, “My Lord and my God!” 29 Jesus said to him, “Have you believed because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have come to believe.”
30 Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book. 31 But these are written so that you may come to believe that Jesus is the Messiah,[c] the Son of God, and that through believing you may have life in his name. (NRSV)
                                                                   
Message:                                                                              Christ is Risen!  Was there any Doubt? 

Hymn:                                                                             Thine be the Glory – UMH 308, vs. 1 & 3

Thine be the glory, risen, conquering Son
Endless is the victory thou o’er death has won.
Angels in bright raiment rolled the stone away,
Kept the folded grave clothes, where thy body lay.

Refrain:
            Thine be the glory, risen, conquering Son;
            Endless is the victory thou o’er death has won.

            
No more we doubt thee, glorious Prince of life!
            Life is naught without thee; aid us in thy strife.
            Make us more than conquerors, through thy deathless love;
            Bring us safe through Jordan to thy home above.

Refrain                                                           
                                    
Blessing & Sending Forth

                                                                  UMC Mission:                                    
To Make Disciples of Jesus Christ For the Transformation of the World

Community UMC Mission: 
We are a Christ-centered community, joyfully committed to being His ambassadors.  In the fellowship of His love and grace, we grow in Christ through the study of God’s word, prayer and worship; living out our faith in service to others.

P.O. Box 766, Quincy, CA 95971
Tel/Fax (530)283-1740
email:quincyumc@sbcglobal.net
Website: www.quincymethodist.org
Facebook: CommunityUnitedMethodistChurchQuincy

Please mail your tithes/offerings to the church office at the above address

Community UMC Office Hours:
Closed until further notice due to COVID-19 Precautions

Rev. Andrew Davis
Pastor Andrew’s E-mail: Andrew.m.davis2016@gmail.com
Pastor Andrew’s Phone (call/text)/Pastoral Emergencies: 530-238-5823

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