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Second Sunday of Easter on ZOOM

Order of Service – Sunday April 19, 2020 @ 10:30AM

As we prepare our hearts and minds for worship, I’d invite you to watch this clip before we gather.

The Day of Resurrection – Instrumental
The Day of Resurrection – OPC Session Choir

Welcome

Call to Worship (Responsive)

Opening Prayer

Scripture Reading – John 20: 1 – 18 (NRSV)

Sermon – “We Don’t Need To Be Afraid Anymore” by The Rev. John Borthwick

Offering – You can still mail cheques to:

St. Andrew’s Guelph, 161 Norfolk Street, Guelph, ON N1H 4J8

Or you can donate to St. Andrew’s through CanadaHelps:

https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/128975471RR0001-st-andrews-presbyterian-church/

If you’d like to make a donation to Presbyterian World Service and Development (PWS&D) you can do so here:

https://www.gifttool.com/donations/Donate?ID=2034&AID=2463

And if you are looking for assistance or want to help, check out this community based website for more information:

www.guelphcoronavirus.ca

We also encourage you to make a donation, if able, to Royal City Mission since we would be typically participating in the Saturday Night Supper in the coming weeks. A donation to them can be made here:

https://www.royalcitymission.ca/donate.html

Prayers of the People

Benediction

After worship this morning, I’d invite you to watch this clip as a way of celebrating that Amazing Grace that is the Season of Easter!

Amazing Grace sung by Andrea Bocelli from a LIVE concert broadcast last weekend
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Thursday Morning Bible Study By ZOOM – April 16

Hope to see you tomorrow morning at 10AM for Bible Study by ZOOM.

We will be focusing on this Sunday’s reading: John 20: 19 – 31.

Here’s the ZOOM Meeting Invitation:
Time: Apr 16, 2020 10:00 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/95575688904

Meeting ID: 955 7568 8904
Password: 784255

One tap mobile
+15873281099,,95575688904#,,#,784255# Canada
+16473744685,,95575688904#,,#,784255# Canada

Dial by your location
+1 587 328 1099 Canada
+1 647 374 4685 Canada

Meeting ID: 955 7568 8904
Password: 784255

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Easter Sunday – Archived Service from 2018 (Alternate)

We thought you might like another option for worshiping on this holiest of Holy Week Days. We have found a recording of the Easter Sunday worship service held at St. Andrew’s Guelph on Sunday April 1, 2018. May it remind you that HE IS RISEN! He is risen indeed.

Easter Sunday April 1st, 2018

This photo is from our 190th Anniversary held a few weeks after this Easter Sunday worship service in 2018. Looking good, St. Andrew’s Guelph.

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Easter Sunday on ZOOM


Photo by Bruno van der Kraan on Unsplash

Order of Service – Sunday April 12, 2020 @ 10:30AM – EASTER SUNDAY

REMINDER: We will be sharing an informal Communion service near the end of the service – I’d invite you to find something bread-like and beverage-like (no judgement) in order to participate. If you are watching the recording, I’d encourage you to do the same since. Christ makes the ordinary things of this world HOLY. Taste and see that the LORD is good!

As we prepare our hearts and minds for worship, I’d invite you to watch these clips before we gather.

This is a South African School Choir singing their arrangement of Cohen’s Hallelujah
Lyrics for Easter Musical Selections 2020Download

And please also watch this clip as a set up to the conclusion of Rev. John’s sermon series on Jesus Christ Superstar.

The title track of Jesus Christ Superstar from the 1973 film version

Welcome

Call to Worship – Responsive Insert from Presbyterian World Service and Development

Scripture Reading – John 20: 1 – 18

Sermon – The Theology of Rice and Lloyd Webber – “Superstar” by The Rev. John Borthwick

Offering – You can still mail cheques to: St. Andrew’s Guelph, 161 Norfolk Street, Guelph, ON N1H 4J8

Or you can donate to St. Andrew’s through CanadaHelps:

https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/128975471RR0001-st-andrews-presbyterian-church/

If you’d like to make a donation to Presbyterian World Service and Development (PWS&D) you can do so here:

https://www.gifttool.com/donations/Donate?ID=2034&AID=2463

And if you are looking for assistance or want to help, check out this community based website for more information:

www.guelphcoronavirus.ca

Prayers of the People

The Sacrament of Holy Communion (have bread-like and beverage-like substances nearby in order to participate)

Benediction

After worship this morning, I’d invite you to watch the next three videos to get into the spirit of Easter! Grace and peace, Rev. John.

This is another selection from the Huddersfield Choral Society – Jesus Christ is risen today
This is an arrangement of Because He Lives by the West Coast Choir
Thine be the Glory by Hour of Power Choir includes lyrics
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Easter Sunday by ZOOM

Here’s how to join us for our Easter Sunday Worship Service tomorrow. Remember to bring a bread-like and beverage-like substance in order to participate in the Sacrament of Holy Communion.

EASTER SUNDAY by ZOOM
Time: Apr 12, 2020 10:15 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/883004365

Meeting ID: 883 004 365
Password: 182812
One tap mobile
+14388097799,,883004365#,,#,182812# Canada
+15873281099,,883004365#,,#,182812# Canada

Dial by your location
+1 438 809 7799 Canada
+1 587 328 1099 Canada

Meeting ID: 883 004 365
Password: 182812

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Good Friday (ZOOM Meeting Information)

GOOD FRIDAY – we are hosting a LIVE Zoom Worship Experience at 10:30AM. Rev. John will be continuing his sermon series on the Theology of Rice and Lloyd Webber’s Jesus Christ Superstar. We have posted an outline of the service along with songs that you are encouraged to listen to before and after the service from your own device to improve your experience. It can be found here: https://standrewsguelph.com/2020/04/09/good-friday-on-zoom/

Just a reminder on how to navigate this platform. You can access these gatherings in a variety of ways. You can simply click on the link below and your computer will take you to the meeting (often by asking if you want to launch Zoom Meetings – click open). You will need to enter a password – 182812 will be the permanent password for all St. Andrew’s Guelph worship services. Alternatively, you could use the Zoom App on another device or phone. On these platforms you may need to enter the nine digit Zoom meeting code followed by the password. And finally, you can also call in using your regular phone (long distance rates may apply) and one of the numbers below and following the prompts.
If you are unable to access one of our worship services LIVE, please don’t worry – you can listen to recordings of our services on our website that will be posted by Tuesday at the latest.

Here’s the invitation to Good Friday by Zoom.

Time: Apr 10, 2020 10:30 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/814514578

Meeting ID: 814 514 578
Password: 182812

One tap mobile
+16473744685,,814514578#,,#,182812# Canada
+16475580588,,814514578#,,#,182812# Canada

Dial by your location
        +1 647 374 4685 Canada
        +1 647 558 0588 Canada
        +1 778 907 2071 Canada
        +1 438 809 7799 Canada
        +1 587 328 1099 Canada
Meeting ID: 814 514 578
Password: 182812

I’ll post the details for Easter Sunday in tomorrow’s Looking Ahead Friday.

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Alleluia Poster for Easter Sunday

Photo by Sara Torda on Unsplash

Here’s another colouring project for you – colouring can be very calming – but this one might be a bit more of a challenge for you. It comes in four parts that you will tape together to create a huge Alleluia Poster to brighten your Easter celebrations. Please share them with us in the LIVE Zoom Easter worship and afterwards, I’d encourage you to post them on your front doors or windows so that you can share the joy of Easter with your community.
Happy Colouring, St. Andrew’s!

Alleluia Poster for Easter Sunday
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Good Friday on Zoom

Order of Service – Friday April 10, 2020 @ 10:30AM – GOOD FRIDAY

As we prepare our hearts and minds worship, I’d invite you to watch this clip before we gather for worship.

Jesus Christ Superstar (Gethsemane) – Ted Neeley 1973
Lyrics for Gethsemane – Jesus Christ Superstar (Good Friday)Download

Welcome

Call to Worship – Responsive Insert from Presbyterian World Service and Development

Scripture Reading – Luke 22: 39 – 54

Sermon: The Theology of Rice and Lloyd Webber – “Gethsemane” by The Rev. John Borthwick

Offering – You can still mail cheques to: St. Andrew’s Guelph, 161 Norfolk Street, Guelph, ON N1H 4J8

Or you can donate to St. Andrew’s through CanadaHelps:

https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/128975471RR0001-st-andrews-presbyterian-church/

If you’d like to make a donation to Presbyterian World Service and Development (PWS&D) you can do so here:

https://www.gifttool.com/donations/Donate?ID=2034&AID=2463

And if you are looking for assistance or want to help, check out this community based website for more information:

www.guelphcoronavirus.ca

Concluding Prayer – “LORD, WHERE ARE YOU NOW?”

Sending

I’d invite you to listen to this version of “O Sacred Head, Sore Wounded” either before or after listening to the service (interestingly, I couldn’t find the lyrics that matched this version specifically – so just sing along as best you can on your own!)

O Sacred Head! Sore Wounded performed by the Huddersfield Choral Society