On this fifth Sunday of Easter, we honour Jesus who lived & died & lives again. We sing (seated)

REFRAIN: 87 VU “I Am the Light of the World”

I am the light of the world.
You people come and follow me.
If you follow and love, you'll learn the mystery
of what you were meant to do & be.

CALL TO WORSHIP:
Jesus said, “I am the way, the truth and the life.” Come let us worship God, the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.
God's steadfast love endures forever.  WE COME TO SING, PRAY & WORSHIP GOD.

HYMN 333 VU “Love Divine, All Loves Excelling”  vs 1 & 2
1.  Love divine, all loves excelling,
Joy of Heav'n to Earth come down,
Fix in us thy humble dwelling,
All thy faithful mercies crown;
Jesus, thou art all compassion,
Pure, unbounded love thou art;
Visit us with thy salvation,
Enter ev'ry trembling heart.

2.  Breathe, O breathe thy loving Spirit
Into ev'ry troubled breast;
Let us all in thee inherit,
Let us find thy promised rest;
Take away our love of sinning;
Alpha and Omega be;
End of faith as its beginning,
Set our hearts at liberty.

OPENING PRAYER:
Jesus we know you are the Way. Help us to journey with you with open minds & hearts. We know you are the Truth. Help us to proclaim you with joy & humility. We know you are the Life. Help us to live in you as you live in us. We ask this in your name & in the power of the holy Spirit, working within us.  Amen
     Used with permission: Gathering Lent/Easter 2026 Kate Crawford

PRAYER OF CONFESSION (Adapted)
Holy God, we come confessing the many ways we have refused your resurrection power.
We confess. We love the parts of the holy scripture that declare you turn our sadness into joy, strangers into family & death into life. Yet we confess our lives do not reflect our trust in you. Bring us true repentance, we pray, that we may receive your words of forgiveness & comfort: that we may stop seeking our Lord in empty tombs of earthly wealth, worldly knowledge and the approval of our peers. Instead, may we offer ourselves to be transformed by the same power with which you raised Jesus victorious over sin and death.  Amen

WORDS OF ASSURANCE
Rejoice God who raised Jesus from the dead forgives your sins and transforms your life by the work of the Holy Spirit within you,
Thanks be to God.
     Used by permission: Gathering, Lent/Easter 2026, Carol E. Bayma

SPECIAL MUSIC  “He Lives” Soloist: Shane Borgeson

THEME TIME: “Living Stones”

HYMN MV 45 “You are Holy”
1. You are holy, you show us the way. 4x
You show us, you show us, you show us the way. 4x

2. You are freedom…

3. You are justice…

1. You are holy, you show us the way.

PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION:
Holy Love, open our hearts, our minds & our lives to the living Spirit, that we may receive the words of hope, joy & peace we need this morning. Amen

MESSAGE:

JUBILATION HANDBELL RINGERS:  “When the Saints Go Marching In” by Joel Raney - Clarinet by Stephen Carter

THE OFFERING ~ We offer our gifts to God
Ushers come forward as we sing

*OFFERTORY 191 MV “What Can I do?”
What can I do?
What an I bring?
What can I say?
What can I sing?
I'll sing with joy?
I'll say a prayer.
I'll bring my love.
I'll do my share.

*PRAYER OF DEDICATION
God of abundance, we come before you, having received your call. We offer to you our hearts and these offerings in humility and thanksgiving for your love, Empower us to be your living word, In the name of Jesus we pray.

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PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE AND 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 and ever. AMEN.

HYMN: VU 424 “May the God of Hope Go With Us”

WE GO OUT TO SHOW GOD'S LOVE

JUBILATION HANDBELL RINGERS: “Take Me Home, Country Roads” by Hart Morris - guest soloist: Jodi Hargreaves

*SENDING FORTH & BENEDICTION

*EXTINGUISHING THE CANDLES

JUBILATION HANDBELL RINGERS: “Go Now in Peace”
Guest Soloists: Emelia Bacchetto, Cathy Richardson & Jodi Hargreaves

THREE FOLD AMEN

SCRIPTURE READINGS:

• First Reading:
  Acts 7: 51 - 60
  Stephen is stoned to death


• Second Reading:
  1 Peter 2: 2 - 10


• Responsive Reading Psalm 31 VU page 758 Parts 1 & 3
  REFRAIN: “I trust in you, you are my God”


• The Gospel:
  John 14: 1 - 14
  Jesus Is the Way to the Father

Next Sunday:  Sixth Sunday of Easter
        May 10, 2026:
         Acts 17: 22 - 31   Psalm 66: 7 - 18;
         1 Peter 3: 13 - 22;  John 14: 15 - 21.

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