Announcements 05/18/2025

ANNOUNCEMENTS

SESSION: There will be no session meeting in May or July. The next session meeting will take place on Monday, June 2 at 6:30. Be sure to mark your calendars.

JOINT WORSHIP/POTLUCK: We will be having a joint worship service with our siblings in Christ from Chinese Presbyterian Church. A potluck luncheon will follow directly afterwards. Bring a bring to celebrate!

HYMN/SONG REQUESTS: Worship committee is now accepting requests for songs or special numbers year-round! If anyone would like for us to sing a certain hymn or hear a particular tune during service, they can submit a request to us. Please fill out the green music request slip in the pews and put it in the offering plate.

MUSICAL TALENT WANTED: Worship committee is inviting any fellow musically-inclined members to join our roster and calendar of musicians who’d be interested in offering special numbers for either Offertory or even Prelude. Please speak to Randy before or after service for more information!

PROGRAM OF HOPE: Mark your calendars!  John Calvin will be serving POH in June. Please meet with Sue Crawford about any clothing donations. Sandwich prep will be on Tuesdays at 2:45p at the church, and we will serve on Wednesday mornings at First Presbyterian Church. We will carpool from John Calvin at 7:45a and feast on a Costco hotdog afterwards for lunch!

CALENDAR:

5/20 PW Grace Circle 10a

5/22 PW Game Day 10a

5/25 Sunday Worship 10:30a



Order of Worship 05/18/2025

SERVICE FOR THE LORD’S DAY

Fifth Sunday of Easter

May 18th, 2025 Ten Thirty in the morning

Minister: The Rev. Jan Condren     

Liturgist: Jeremy Moore

Please silence all cell phones. 

Bold face indicates congregational participation.

✝ Please stand, in body or spirit

THE PEOPLE ARE GATHERED IN

PRELUDE

✝PROCESSIONAL HYMN [Blue#455][GTG#15] All Creatures of Our God and King

1 All creatures of our God and King, lift up your voice and with us sing, Alleluia! Alleluia!

O brother sun with golden beam, O sister moon with silver gleam, sing praises! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!

2 O brother wind with clouds and rain, you nurture gifts of fruit and grain. Alleluia! Alleluia! 

O sister water, flowing clear, make music for your Lord to hear. Sing praises! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!

3 O brother fire, so warm and bright, chase off the shadows of the night. Alleluia! Alleluia!

Dear mother earth, who day by day unfolds such blessings on our way, sing praises! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!

4 All who for love of God forgive, all who in pain or sorrow grieve, Alleluia! Alleluia! Christ bears your burdens and your fears; so, even in the midst of tears, sing praises! Alleluia!

Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!

5 And you, most gentle sister death, waiting to hush our final breath: Alleluia! Alleluia! Since Christ our light has pierced your gloom, fair is the night that leads us home.

Sing praises! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!

6 O sisters, brothers, take your part, and worship God with humble heart. Alleluia! Alleluia! All creatures, bless the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, Three in One!

Sing praises! Alleluia!

WORDS OF WELCOME

ANNOUNCEMENTS   

ADORATION

CALL TO WORSHIP Psalm 148

ONE: Praise the Lord!

Praise the Lord from the heavens;

    praise him in the heights!

MANY: Praise him, all his angels;

    praise him, all his host!

ONE: Praise him, sun and moon;

    praise him, all you shining stars!

MANY: Praise him, you highest heavens

    and you waters above the heavens!

ONE: Let them praise the name of the Lord,

    for he commanded and they were created.

MANY: He established them forever and ever;

    He fixed their bounds, which cannot be passed.

ONE: LET EVERYTHING that breathes praise the Lord.

MANY:Praise the Lord!

                                        

PRAYER OF THE DAY 

Amazing God, in the victory of the resurrection, you make all things new.  Long ago you called your church to selfless, sacrificial, forgiving love.  Give us a spirit of openness that we might discern the new ways you are calling your church today. Through Christ we pray.  Amen.

✝HYMN [Blue#122][GTG#238] Thine Is the Glory

1 Thine is the glory, risen, conquering Son;

endless is the victory thou o’er death hast won.

Angels in bright raiment rolled the stone away,

kept the folded grave-clothes where thy body lay.

Refrain:

Thine is the glory, risen, conquering Son;

endless is the victory thou o’er death hast won.

2 Lo! Jesus meets us, risen from the tomb; 

lovingly he greets us, scatters fear and gloom.

Let the church with gladness hymns of triumph sing,

for the Lord now liveth; death hath lost its sting. [Refrain]

3 No more we doubt thee, glorious Prince of life!

Life is naught without thee; aid us in our strife.

Make us more than conquerors through thy deathless love;

bring us safe through Jordan to thy home above. [Refrain]  

     

REPENTANCE

CALL TO CONFESSION                                                                  

SILENT CONFESSION

PRAYER OF CONFESSION

Holy God, you call us to love each other as you loved us.  But we don’t.  We crab about little things that don’t really matter, and we just don’t listen to those with whom we disagree on things that do matter. We don’t forgive our sisters and brothers, yet we expect to be forgiven immediately.  Please forgive us.  Remind us that You are always near, remind us of your sacrificial love.  Teach us to live in that love.  Amen.

ASSURANCE OF PARDON                     

✝GLORIA PATRI [Blue#579] [GTG581]     

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son,

and to the Holy Ghost; as it was in the beginning,

is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen, amen.

THE WORD READ AND PROCLAIMED

1st SCRIPTURE Revelation 21:1-6

Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. And I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “See, the home of God is among mortals. He will dwell with them as their God; they will be his peoples, and God himself will be with them; he will wipe every tear from their eyes. Death will be no more; mourning and crying and pain will be no more, for the first things have passed away.” And the one who was seated on the throne said, “See, I am making all things new.” Also he said, “Write this, for these words are trustworthy and true.” Then he said to me, “It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. To the thirsty I will give water as a gift from the spring of the water of life. 

2nd  SCRIPTURE     John 13:31-35

When he had gone out, Jesus said, “Now the Son of Man has been glorified, and God has been glorified in him. If God has been glorified in him, God will also glorify him in himself and will glorify him at once. Little children, I am with you only a little longer. You will look for me; and as I said to the Jews so now I say to you, ‘Where I am going, you cannot come.’ I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.” 

                                

ONE: The Word of the Lord

MANY: Thanks be to God

SERMON  “A New Law”  Rev. Jan Condren

 RESPONSE     

✝AFFIRMATION OF FAITH Apostle’s Creed

I BELIEVE in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth,  and in Jesus Christ His only Son our Lord; who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried; he descended into hell; the third day he rose again from the dead; he ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead. I believe in the Holy Ghost, the holy catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.

RECEIVING OF TITHES AND OFFERINGS

OFFERTORY 

✝ DOXOLOGY [GTG#609]

Praise God from whom all blessings flow.

Praise God, all creatures here below;

Praise God above, ye heavenly host;

Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen

PRAYER OF DEDICATION

PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE AND 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 debts, as we forgive our debtors; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory, forever.  Amen

✝HYMN [Blue #376][GTG#366] Love Divine, All Loves Excelling 

1 Love divine, all loves excelling, Joy of heaven, 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 every trembling heart.

2 Breathe, O breathe thy loving Spirit into every troubled breast; let us all in thee inherit;

let us find the promised rest.

Take away the love of sinning; Alpha and Omega be;

end of faith, as its beginning, set our hearts at liberty.

3 Come, Almighty, to deliver; let us all thy life receive;

suddenly return, and never, nevermore thy temples leave.

Thee we would be always blessing, serve thee as thy hosts above, pray, and praise thee without ceasing,

glory in thy perfect love.

4 Finish then thy new creation; pure and spotless let us be;

let us see thy great salvation perfectly restored in thee:

changed from glory into glory, 

till in heaven we take our place,

till we cast our crowns before thee, 

lost in wonder, love, and praise.

✝PARTING PRAYER   

 God of love, as we leave this place, show us how to love each other, so that our lives bring glory to you.  Show us how to love each other that the world might see it and know that we are your disciples. Show us how to glorify you in all that we do, and give us strength and courage to do it. Through Christ we pray.  Amen.

✝CHARGE AND BENEDICTION

✝RESPONSE [Blue#108][GTG#246] Christ is Alive

 5 Christ is alive, and comes to bring good news to this and every age, till earth and sky and ocean ring

with joy, with justice, love, and praise.

POSTLUDE                                   

*Note: the hymn lyrics in the bulletin and on the projection screen are from the Glory To God Hymnal (© 2013 Westminster John Knox Press), which we are transitioning to. Words in the “Blue” Presbyterian Hymnal (© 1990) in your pew may differ slightly. The Scripture quotations contained herein are from the New Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright © 1989, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of Churches of Christ in the U.S.A. Used by Permission. All Rights Reserved.

STAFF

Church Office 504.888.1375

Playschool Office 504.888.1378

Randy Martono-Chai – Church Organist/Pianist

Briana Mayfield – Church Office Assistant 

Lauren Crisler – Playschool Director

Stephanie Galliano – Playschool Admin. Asst.

For more information, visit our website at www.JohnCalvinChurch.org

 or find us @JohnCalvinMetairie on Facebook and Instagram.



Order of Worship 05/11/2025

SERVICE FOR THE LORD’S DAY

Fourth Sunday of Easter

May 11th, 2025 Ten Thirty in the morning

Minister: The Rev. Dr. Martha Robson      

Liturgist: Andrew Crawford

Please silence all cell phones. 

Bold face indicates congregational participation.

✝ Please stand, in body or spirit

THE PEOPLE ARE GATHERED IN

PRELUDE     Jesus, Tender Shepherd, Hear Me  arr. Mary Lundie Duncan

✝PROCESSIONAL HYMN [Blue#122][GTG#238] Thine Is the Glory.

1 Thine is the glory, risen, conquering Son;

endless is the victory thou o’er death hast won.

Angels in bright raiment rolled the stone away,

kept the folded grave-clothes where thy body lay.

Refrain:

Thine is the glory, risen, conquering Son;

endless is the victory thou o’er death hast won.

2 Lo! Jesus meets us, risen from the tomb;

lovingly he greets us, scatters fear and gloom.

Let the church with gladness hymns of triumph sing,

for the Lord now liveth; death hath lost its sting. [Refrain]

3 No more we doubt thee, glorious Prince of life!

Life is naught without thee; aid us in our strife.

Make us more than conquerors through thy deathless love; bring us safe through Jordan to thy home above. [Refrain]

WORDS OF WELCOME

ANNOUNCEMENTS   

ADORATION

CALL TO WORSHIP Psalm 23:1, 6

ONE: The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.

MANY: I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.    

                                        

PRAYER OF THE DAY 

Source of creation, 

You sent Jesus, our good shepherd, to gather us together. May we not wander from his flock, but follow wherever he leads us, listening for his voice and staying near him, until we are safely in your fold, to live with you forever; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

✝HYMN [Blue#][GTG#511] Come, Behold! The Feast of Heaven

1 Come, behold! the feast of heaven Alleluia!
has to mortal flesh been given. Alleluia!
Hear the Word of God declared: Alleluia!
“Come! the banquet is prepared.” Alleluia!

2 All is ready, come attend Alleluia!
as the Lord’s invited friend; Alleluia!

Come from north, west, south, and east; Alleluia!
celebrate the joyful feast. Alleluia!

3 All who trust in God belong Alleluia!
at this banquet with this throng. Alleluia!

Share the mystic holy food; Alleluia!
taste and see: the Lord is good. Alleluia!

4 As the Lord our God has willed, Alleluia!
here the hungry soul is filled; Alleluia!

Here the weary are refreshed. Alleluia!
All who share God’s feast are blessed. Alleluia!

        

REPENTANCE

CALL TO CONFESSION                                                                  

SILENT CONFESSION

PRAYER OF CONFESSION

Mighty Redeemer, 

in raising Jesus from the grave, you shattered the power of sin and death. We confess that we remain captive to doubt and fear, bound by the ways that lead to death. We overlook the poor and the hungry, and pass by those who mourn; we are deaf to the cries of the oppressed, and indifferent to calls for peace; we despise the weak, and abuse the earth you made. Forgive us, God of mercy. Help us to trust your power 

to change our lives and make us new, that we may know the joy of life abundant given in Jesus Christ, the risen Lord.

ASSURANCE OF PARDON                     

✝GLORIA PATRI [Blue#579] [GTG581]     

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son,

and to the Holy Ghost; as it was in the beginning,

is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen, amen.

THE WORD READ AND PROCLAIMED

1st SCRIPTURE Acts 9:36-43

Now in Joppa there was a disciple whose name was Tabitha, which in Greek is Dorcas. She was devoted to good works and acts of charity. At that time she became ill and died. When they had washed her, they laid her in a room upstairs. Since Lydda was near Joppa, the disciples, who heard that Peter was there, sent two men to him with the request, “Please come to us without delay.” So Peter got up and went with them; and when he arrived, they took him to the room upstairs. All the widows stood beside him, weeping and showing tunics and other clothing that Dorcas had made while she was with them. Peter put all of them outside, and then he knelt down and prayed. He turned to the body and said, “Tabitha, get up.” Then she opened her eyes, and seeing Peter, she sat up. He gave her his hand and helped her up. Then calling the saints and widows, he showed her to be alive. This became known throughout Joppa, and many believed in the Lord. Meanwhile he stayed in Joppa for some time with a certain Simon, a tanner.

2nd  SCRIPTURE     John 10:22-30   

At that time the festival of the Dedication took place in Jerusalem. It was winter, and Jesus was walking in the temple, in the portico of Solomon. So the Jews gathered around him and said to him, “How long will you keep us in suspense? If you are the Messiah, tell us plainly.” Jesus answered, “I have told you, and you do not believe. The works that I do in my Father’s name testify to me; but you do not believe, because you do not belong to my sheep. My sheep hear my voice. I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one will snatch them out of my hand. What my Father has given me is greater than all else, and no one can snatch it out of the Father’s hand. The Father and I are one.” 

                                

ONE: The Word of the Lord

MANY: Thanks be to God

SERMON  “The Unseen Hand”  Rev. Dr. Martha Robson

 RESPONSE     

✝AFFIRMATION OF FAITH Apostle’s Creed

I BELIEVE in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth,  and in Jesus Christ His only Son our Lord; who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried; he descended into hell; the third day he rose again from the dead; he ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead. I believe in the Holy Ghost, the holy catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.

RECEIVING OF TITHES AND OFFERINGS

OFFERTORY  Spring Song by Linda Spevacek

Duet sung by  Elder Sandy Cranfill & Elder Bill Bottomley

✝ DOXOLOGY [GTG#609]

Praise God from whom all blessings flow.

Praise God, all creatures here below;

Praise God above, ye heavenly host;

Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen

PRAYER OF DEDICATION

THE SACRAMENT OF THE HOLY COMMUNION

THE GREAT PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING

ONE: The Lord be with you.

MANY: And also with you.

ONE: Lift up your hearts.

MANY: We lift them to the Lord.

ONE: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.

MANY: It is right to give our thanks and praise.

ONE: …Therefore with all creation we sing your praise:

MANY: Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might, heaven and earth are full of your glory. Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest.

ONE: … Great is the mystery of faith:

MANY: Christ has died, Christ is risen, Christ will come again…

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 debts, as we forgive our debtors; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory, forever.  Amen

ONE: … The gifts of God for the people of God.

MANY: Thanks be to God.

PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION  

✝HYMN [Blue #467][GTG#625] O Lord My God (How Great Thou Art)

1 O Lord my God, when I in awesome wonder

consider all the worlds thy hands have made,

I see the stars, I hear the rolling thunder,

thy power throughout the universe displayed:

Refrain:

Then sings my soul, my Savior God, to thee:

How great thou art! How great thou art!

Then sings my soul, my Savior God, to thee:

How great thou art! How great thou art!

2 When through the woods and forest glades I wander

and hear the birds sing sweetly in the trees,

when I look down from lofty mountain grandeur

and hear the brook and feel the gentle breeze: [Refrain]

3 And when I think that God, his Son not sparing,

sent him to die, I scarce can take it in,

that on the cross, my burden gladly bearing,

he bled and died to take away my sin: [Refrain]

4 When Christ shall come with shout of acclamation

and take me home, what joy shall fill my heart!

Then I shall bow in humble adoration,

and there proclaim, “My God, how great thou art!” [Refrain] 

✝PARTING PRAYER   

Almighty God, bless your people. 

Give us your peace, your help, and your love, for we are the sheep of your pasture. Let us be united in your peace, one in the Body, one in the Spirit, and one in the hope of our calling, all through the gift of your endless grace. Amen.

✝CHARGE AND BENEDICTION

✝RESPONSE [Blue#][GTG#324] For All the Faithful Women

For all the faithful women who served in days of old,

to you shall thanks be given; to all, their story told.

They served with strength and gladness

in tasks your wisdom gave. 

To you their lives bore witness, proclaimed your power to save.

POSTLUDE    For All the Faithful Women (based on tune NYLAND)                               

*Note: the hymn lyrics in the bulletin and on the projection screen are from the Glory To God Hymnal (© 2013 Westminster John Knox Press), which we are transitioning to. Words in the “Blue” Presbyterian Hymnal (© 1990) in your pew may differ slightly. The Scripture quotations contained herein are from the New Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright © 1989, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of Churches of Christ in the U.S.A. Used by Permission. All Rights Reserved.

STAFF

Church Office 504.888.1375

Playschool Office 504.888.1378

Randy Martono-Chai – Church Organist/Pianist

Briana Mayfield – Church Office Assistant 

Lauren Crisler – Playschool Director

Stephanie Galliano – Playschool Admin. Asst.

For more information, visit our website at www.JohnCalvinChurch.org

 or find us @JohnCalvinMetairie on Facebook and Instagram.



Announcements 05/11/2025

ANNOUNCEMENTS

TABLE CLOTH DINNER: Mark your calendars! The next Table Cloth dinner will be Wednesday, May 14th at 6:30p. We will be dining at Porter and Luke’s located on 1517 Metairie Road. Sign up sheet is in the narthex or email Briana at johncalvinadmi@gmail.com to rsvp.

HYMN/SONG REQUESTS: Worship committee is now accepting requests for songs or special numbers year-round! If anyone would like for us to sing a certain hymn or hear a particular tune during service, they can submit a request to us. Please fill out the green music request slip in the pews and put it in the offering plate.

MUSICAL TALENT WANTED: Worship committee is inviting any fellow musically-inclined members to join our roster and calendar of musicians who’d be interested in offering special numbers for either Offertory or even Prelude. Please speak to Randy before or after service for more information!

PROGRAM OF HOPE: Mark your calendars!  John Calvin will be serving POH in June. Please meet with Sue Crawford about any clothing donations. Sandwich prep will be on Tuesdays at 2:45p at the church, and we will serve on Wednesday mornings at First Presbyterian Church. We will carpool from John Calvin at 7:45a and feast on a Costco hotdog afterwards for lunch!

CALENDAR:

5/12 Outreach Committee meeting 9:30a

        Playschool Committee meeting 12:15p

5/18 Sunday Worship 10:30a

5/12-5/15 Playschool Graduations



Order of Worship 05/04/2025

SERVICE FOR THE LORD’S DAY

Third Sunday of Easter

May 4th, 2025 Ten Thirty in the morning

Preacher: CP Ford Dieth       

Liturgist: Joan Albright

Please silence all cell phones. 
 

Bold face indicates congregational participation.

✝ Please stand, in body or spirit
 

THE PEOPLE ARE GATHERED IN

PRELUDE

✝PROCESSIONAL HYMN [Blue#343][GTG#761] Called as Partners in Christ’s Service

1 Called as partners in Christ’s service,

called to ministries of grace, we respond with 

deep commitment fresh new lines of faith to trace. 

May we learn the art of sharing, side by side and friend with friend, equal partners in our caring to fulfill God’s chosen end.

2 Christ’s example, Christ’s inspiring, Christ’s clear call to work and worth, let us follow, never faltering,

reconciling folk on earth. Men and women, richer, poorer, all God’s people, young and old, blending human skills together gracious gifts from God unfold.

3 Thus new patterns  for Christ’s mission, in a small or global sense, help us bear each other’s burdens,

breaking down each wall or fence.

Words of comfort, words of vision, words of challenge, said with care, bring new power and strength for action,

make us colleagues, free and fair.

4 So God grant us for tomorrow ways to order human life that surround each person’s sorrow

with a calm that conquers strife. 

Make us partners in our living, our compassion to increase, messengers of faith, thus giving

hope and confidence and peace.

 

WORDS OF WELCOME

ANNOUNCEMENTS    

       

ADORATION

CALL TO WORSHIP 1 John 3:2

ONE: Beloved, we are God’s children now;

MANY: when Christ is revealed, we will be like him. 

                                        

PRAYER OF THE DAY 

Sovereign One, 

through your only Son you overcame death and opened to us the gate of everlasting life. Grant that we who celebrate our Lord’s resurrection, may, through the renewing power of your Spirit, arise from the death of sin to the life of righteousness; through the same Jesus Christ our Lord, 

who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, 

one God, now and forever. Amen.

✝HYMN [Blue#][GTG#300] We Are One in the Spirit

1 We are one in the Spirit; we are one in the Lord;

we are one in the Spirit; we are one in the Lord,

and we pray that all unity may one day be restored:

Refrain

And they’ll know we are Christians by our love, by our love;

yes, they’ll know we are Christians by our love.

2 We will walk with each other; we will walk hand in hand;

we will walk with each other; we will walk hand in hand,

and together we’ll spread the news that God is in our land: Refrain

3 We will work with each other; we will work side by side;

we will work with each other; we will work side by side,

and we’ll guard human dignity and save human pride:Refrain

4 All praise to the Father, from whom all things come,

and all praise to Christ Jesus, God’s only Son,

and all praise to the Spirit, who makes us one:Refrain
 

REPENTANCE

CALL TO CONFESSION                                                                  

SILENT CONFESSION

PRAYER OF CONFESSION

Merciful Lord,

We know that your throne is surrounded by the voices of many angels and that you are worshiped by the multitudes of the heavenly host, but we so often fail to join in their “amen.” We do not fall down and worship you as we know we should. We are distracted by our catch, by our high priests, by our mourning, and our doubts. Show yourself to us anew and give us the faith to cast our nets in other waters. Strengthen us to worship you alone as the one on the throne and the Lamb slaughtered for all.

ASSURANCE OF PARDON                     

✝GLORIA PATRI [Blue#579[ [GTG581]     

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son,

and to the Holy Ghost; as it was in the beginning,

is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen, amen.

THE WORD READ AND PROCLAIMED

1st SCRIPTURE Psalm 30

I will extol you, O Lord , for you have drawn me up, and did not let my foes rejoice over me. O Lord my God, I cried to you for help, and you have healed me. O Lord , you brought up my soul from Sheol, restored me to life from among those gone down to the Pit. Sing praises to the Lord , O you his faithful ones, and give thanks to his holy name. For his anger is but for a moment; his favor is for a lifetime. Weeping may linger for the night, but joy comes with the morning. As for me, I said in my prosperity, “I shall never be moved.” By your favor, O Lord, you had established me as a strong mountain; you hid your face; I was dismayed. To you, O Lord , I cried, and to the Lord I made supplication: “What profit is there in my death, if I go down to the Pit? Will the dust praise you? Will it tell of your faithfulness? Hear, O Lord , and be gracious to me! O Lord , be my helper!” You have turned my mourning into dancing; you have taken off my sackcloth and clothed me with joy, so that my soul may praise you and not be silent. O Lord my God, I will give thanks to you forever.

2nd  SCRIPTURE     Acts 9:1-20    

Meanwhile Saul, still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest and asked him for letters to the synagogues at Damascus, so that if he found any who belonged to the Way, men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem. Now as he was going along and approaching Damascus, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him. He fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?” He asked, “Who are you, Lord?” The reply came, “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting. But get up and enter the city, and you will be told what you are to do.” The men who were traveling with him stood speechless because they heard the voice but saw no one. Saul got up from the ground, and though his eyes were open, he could see nothing; so they led him by the hand and brought him into Damascus. For three days he was without sight, and neither ate nor drank. Now there was a disciple in Damascus named Ananias. The Lord said to him in a vision, “Ananias.” He answered, “Here I am, Lord.” The Lord said to him, “Get up and go to the street called Straight, and at the house of Judas look for a man of Tarsus named Saul. At this moment he is praying, and he has seen in a vision a man named Ananias come in and lay his hands on him so that he might regain his sight.” But Ananias answered, “Lord, I have heard from many about this man, how much evil he has done to your saints in Jerusalem; and here he has authority from the chief priests to bind all who invoke your name.” But the Lord said to him, “Go, for he is an instrument whom I have chosen to bring my name before Gentiles and kings and before the people of Israel; I myself will show him how much he must suffer for the sake of my name.” So Ananias went and entered the house. He laid his hands on Saul and said, “Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on your way here, has sent me so that you may regain your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit.” And immediately something like scales fell from his eyes, and his sight was restored. Then he got up and was baptized, and after taking some food, he regained his strength. For several days he was with the disciples in Damascus, and immediately he began to proclaim Jesus in the synagogues, saying, “He is the Son of God.” 

                                

ONE: The Word of the Lord

MANY: Thanks be to God

SERMON  “Road to Transformation”  CP Ford Dieth

 RESPONSE     

✝AFFIRMATION OF FAITH Apostle’s Creed

I BELIEVE in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth,  and in Jesus Christ His only Son our Lord; who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried; he descended into hell; the third day he rose again from the dead; he ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead. I believe in the Holy Ghost, the holy catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.

RECEIVING OF TITHES AND OFFERINGS

OFFERTORY 

✝ DOXOLOGY [GTG#609]

Praise God from whom all blessings flow.

Praise God, all creatures here below;

Praise God above, ye heavenly host;

Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen
 

PRAYER OF DEDICATION

PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE AND 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 debts, as we forgive our debtors; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil, for thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen.
 

✝HYMN [Blue #][GTG#71] Surely, It Is God Who Saves Me

Refrain:

Surely, it is God who saves me;  I will trust and not be afraid. For the Lord is my stronghold 

and my sure defense, and God will be my Savior.

1 Therefore you shall draw water with rejoicing from the springs of salvation and on that day you shall say, Give thanks to the Lord and call upon God’s name.” Refrain

2 Make God’s deeds known among the peoples; see that they remember that the Lord is exalted. Sing the praises of the Lord, for God has done great things and this is known in all the world. Refrain

3 Cry aloud, inhabitants of Zion; ring out your joy,

for the great one in the midst of you

is the Holy One of Israel. Refrain

✝PARTING PRAYER   

O gracious and holy God, 

give us diligence to seek you, wisdom to perceive you, 

and patience to wait for you. Grant us, O God, a mind to meditate on you; eyes to behold you; ears to listen for your word; a heart to love you; and a life to proclaim you; through the power of the Spirit of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

✝CHARGE AND BENEDICTION

✝RESPONSE [Blue#][GTG#550] Give Praise to the Lord (Psalm 149)

3 In glory exult, all saints of the Lord;

with song in the night high praises accord;

go forth in God’s service and strong in God’s might

to conquer all evil and stand for the right.

POSTLUDE                                   

*Note: the hymn lyrics in the bulletin and on the projection screen are from the Glory To God Hymnal (© 2013 Westminster John Knox Press), which we are transitioning to. Words in the “Blue” Presbyterian Hymnal (© 1990) in your pew may differ slightly. The Scripture quotations contained herein are from the New Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright © 1989, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of Churches of Christ in the U.S.A. Used by Permission. All Rights Reserved.

STAFF

Church Office 504.888.1375

Playschool Office 504.888.1378

Randy Martono-Chai – Church Organist/Pianist

Briana Mayfield – Church Office Assistant 

Lauren Crisler – Playschool Director

Stephanie Galliano – Playschool Admin. Asst.

For more information, visit our website at www.JohnCalvinChurch.org

 or find us @JohnCalvinMetairie on Facebook and Instagram.



Announcements 05/04/2025

ANNOUNCEMENTS.
 
TABLE CLOTH DINNER: Mark your calendars! The next Table Cloth dinner will be Wednesday, May 14th at 6:30p. We will be dining at Porter and Luke’s located on 1517 Metairie Road. Sign up sheet is in the narthex or email Briana at johncalvinadmi@gmail.com to rsvp.
 

CALENDAR:

5/4 Worship Committee meeting 12p

5/8 PW Game Day 10a

5/11 Sunday Worship 10:30a



Announcements 04/27/2025

ANNOUNCEMENTS.

PCUSA BOOK STUDY: PSL is starting The Inter-Church study of the book Generations by Jean Twenge. The next meeting will be Sunday, April 27th at 3p here at John Calvin Presbyterian Church.

TABLE CLOTH DINNER: Mark your calendars! The next Table Cloth dinner will be Wednesday, May 14th at 6:30p. We will be dining at Porter and Luke’s located on 1517 Metairie Road. Sign up sheet is in the narthex or email Briana at johncalvinadmi@gmail.com to rsvp.
 

CALENDAR:

4/27 PSL Book Study 3p (Church Library)

4/29 Session Meeting 6:30p

5/01 PW Council Meeting 10a

5/04 Sunday Worship 10:30a

        Worship Committee meeting 12p



Order of Worship 04/27/2025

SERVICE FOR THE LORD’S DAY

Second Sunday of Easter

April 27th, 2025 Ten Thirty in the morning

Preacher: CP Ford Dieth       

Liturgist: Emily Garland

Please silence all cell phones. 

Bold face indicates congregational participation.

✝ Please stand, in body or spirit

THE PEOPLE ARE GATHERED IN

PRELUDE

✝PROCESSIONAL HYMN [Blue#442][GTG#321] The Church’s One Foundation

1 The church’s one foundation is Jesus Christ her Lord.

She is his new creation by water and the word.

From heaven he came and sought her

to be his holy bride.

With his own blood he bought her,

and for her life he died.

2 Elect from every nation, yet one o’er all the earth,

her charter of salvation: one Lord, one faith, one birth.

One holy name she blesses, partakes one holy food,

and to one hope she presses, with every grace endued.

3 Though with a scornful wonder

this world sees her oppressed,

by schisms rent asunder, by heresies distressed,

yet saints their watch are keeping; their cry goes up: “How long?”

And soon the night of weeping 

shall be the morn of song.

4 Mid toil and tribulation, and tumult of her war,

she waits the consummation of peace forevermore:

till with the vision glorious her longing eyes are blest,

and the great church victorious shall be the church at rest.

5 Yet she on earth has union with God, the Three in One,

and mystic sweet communion with those whose rest is won:

O happy ones and holy! Lord, give us grace that we,

like them, the meek and lowly, may live eternally.

WORDS OF WELCOME

ANNOUNCEMENTS           

ADORATION

CALL TO WORSHIP Revelation 1:8

ONE: Jesus is the Alpha and the Omega,

MANY: the Lord who was and is and is to come.  

                                        

PRAYER OF THE DAY 

Eternal God, 

the strength of those who believe  and the hope of those who doubt. We are called to tell the truth. Those who are perfectly loved need not fear their shadows. When we speak what we fear and what we hope, silence cannot trap us and lies cannot hold us. May we, who have not seen, have faith and receive the fullness of Christ’s blessing, who is alive and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

✝HYMN [Blue#357][GTG#738] O Master, Let Me Walk with Thee 

1 O Master, let me walk with thee in lowly paths of service free;

tell me thy secret; help me bear the strain of toil, the fret of care.

2 Help me the slow of heart to move by some clear, winning word of love; teach me the wayward feet to stay,

and guide them in the homeward way.

3 Teach me thy patience, still with thee in closer, dearer company, in work that keeps faith sweet and strong,

in trust that triumphs over wrong.

4 In hope that sends a shining ray far down the future’s broadening way; in peace that only thou canst give,

with thee, O Master, let me live.

        

REPENTANCE

CALL TO CONFESSION                                                                  

SILENT CONFESSION

PRAYER OF CONFESSION

Almighty God, 

in raising Jesus from the grave, you shattered the power of sin and death. We confess that we remain captive to doubt and fear, bound by the ways that lead to death. We overlook the poor and the hungry, and pass by those who mourn; we are deaf to the cries of the oppressed, and indifferent to calls for peace; we despise the weak, and abuse the earth you made. Forgive us, God of mercy. Help us to trust your power to change our lives and make us new, that we may know the joy of life abundant given in Jesus Christ, the risen Lord.

ASSURANCE OF PARDON                     

✝GLORIA PATRI [Blue#579[ [GTG581]     

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son,

and to the Holy Ghost; as it was in the beginning,

is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen, amen.

THE WORD READ AND PROCLAIMED

1st SCRIPTURE Psalm  118:14-29

The Lord is my strength and my might; he has become my salvation. There are glad songs of victory in the tents of the righteous: “The right hand of the Lord does valiantly; the right hand of the Lord is exalted; the right hand of the Lord does valiantly.” I shall not die, but I shall live, and recount the deeds of the Lord . The Lord has punished me severely, but he did not give me over to death. Open to me the gates of righteousness, that I may enter through them and give thanks to the Lord . This is the gate of the Lord ; the righteous shall enter through it. I thank you that you have answered me and have become my salvation. The stone that the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone. This is the Lord ‘s doing; it is marvelous in our eyes. This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it. Save us, we beseech you, O Lord ! O Lord , we beseech you, give us success! Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord . We bless you from the house of the Lord . The Lord is God, and he has given us light. Bind the festal procession with branches, up to the horns of the altar. You are my God, and I will give thanks to you; you are my God, I will extol you. O give thanks to the Lord , for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever.

2nd  SCRIPTURE     John 20:19-31    

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.” After he said this, he showed them his hands and his side. Then the disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord. Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you.” When he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained.” But Thomas (who was called the Twin ), one of the twelve, was not with them when Jesus came. 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.” 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.” 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.” Thomas answered him, “My Lord and my God!” 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.” Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book. But these are written so that you may come to believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that through believing you may have life in his name.

                                

ONE: The Word of the Lord

MANY: Thanks be to God

SERMON  “We Have Seen the Lord!”  CP Ford Dieth

 RESPONSE     

✝AFFIRMATION OF FAITH Apostle’s Creed

I BELIEVE in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth,  and in Jesus Christ His only Son our Lord; who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried; he descended into hell; the third day he rose again from the dead; he ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead. I believe in the Holy Ghost, the holy catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.

RECEIVING OF TITHES AND OFFERINGS

OFFERTORY 

✝ DOXOLOGY [GTG#609]

Praise God from whom all blessings flow.

Praise God, all creatures here below;

Praise God above, ye heavenly host;

Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen

PRAYER OF DEDICATION

PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE AND 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 debts, as we forgive our debtors; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil, for thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen.

✝HYMN [Blue #122][GTG#238] Thine is the Glory

1 Thine is the glory, risen, conquering Son;

endless is the victory thou o’er death hast won.

Angels in bright raiment rolled the stone away,

kept the folded grave-clothes where thy body lay.

Refrain:

Thine is the glory, risen, conquering Son;

endless is the victory thou o’er death hast won.

2 Lo! Jesus meets us, risen from the tomb;

lovingly he greets us, scatters fear and gloom.

Let the church with gladness hymns of triumph sing,

for the Lord now liveth; death hath lost its sting. [Refrain]

3 No more we doubt thee, glorious Prince of life!

Life is naught without thee; aid us in our strife.

Make us more than conquerors through thy deathless love; bring us safe through Jordan to thy home above. [Refrain] 

✝PARTING PRAYER   

Blessed Sustainer, 

you built your church upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Jesus Christ himself as the cornerstone. Join us together by their teaching, so that we may be a holy temple in whom your Spirit dwells; 

through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

✝CHARGE AND BENEDICTION

✝RESPONSE [Blue#399][GTG#817] We Walk by Faith and Not by Sight

  1. We walk by faith and not by sight;

with gracious words draw near,

O Christ, who spoke as none e’er spoke:

“My peace be with you here.”

POSTLUDE                                   

*Note: the hymn lyrics in the bulletin and on the projection screen are from the Glory To God Hymnal (© 2013 Westminster John Knox Press), which we are transitioning to. Words in the “Blue” Presbyterian Hymnal (© 1990) in your pew may differ slightly. The Scripture quotations contained herein are from the New Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright © 1989, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of Churches of Christ in the U.S.A. Used by Permission. All Rights Reserved.

STAFF

Church Office 504.888.1375

Playschool Office 504.888.1378

Randy Martono-Chai – Church Organist/Pianist

Briana Mayfield – Church Office Assistant 

Lauren Crisler – Playschool Director

Stephanie Galliano – Playschool Admin. Asst.

For more information, visit our website at www.JohnCalvinChurch.org

 or find us @JohnCalvinMetairie on Facebook and Instagram.



Easter Order of Worship 04/20/2025

SERVICE FOR THE LORD’S DAY

Easter Sunday,

April 20th, 2025 Ten Thirty in the morning

Minister: The Rev. Dr. Martha Robson        

Liturgist: Bill Bottomley

Please silence all cell phones. 

Bold face indicates congregational participation.

✝ Please stand, in body or spirit

GATHERING

PRELUDE

Opening Sentences:

Leader (from the back): Christ is risen!

People: He is risen indeed! Alleluia!

✝PROCESSIONAL HYMN (Blue #123; GTG#232) Jesus Christ is Risen Today!

WORDS OF WELCOME 

ANNOUNCEMENTS 

MINUTE FOR MISSION: One Great Hour of Sharing

PROCLAMATION OF EASTER 

Leader:  Christ is risen!

People:  He is risen indeed!

In Jesus Christ, God has given the light of life

to all the world.

Sanctify this new fire,

and inflame us with a desire to shine forth

with the brightness of Christ’s rising,

until we feast at the banquet of eternal light.

Rejoice, heavenly powers!

Sing, choirs of angels!

   Jesus Christ our King is risen!

May the Morning Star which never sets

find this flame still burning:

Christ, that Morning Star,

who came back from the dead,

and shed his peaceful light on all creation,

your Son, who lives and reigns forever and ever. Amen.

Rejoice, heavenly powers!

Sing, choirs of angels!

Jesus Christ our King is risen!

 

✝HYMN (Blue #105, GTG#249)  Because You Live O Christ

THANKSGIVING FOR BAPTISM 

The Lord be with you.  And also with you.

Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.

It is right to give our thanks and praise.

O Lord our God, we give you thanks

For the new life you raise up in us

Through the mystery of our baptism –

The sorrow of the heavy cross,

The surprise of the empty tomb,

The love that death could not destroy.

 

By the power of your Holy Spirit, 

Poured out upon us in baptism,

Fill us with the joy of resurrection,

So that we may be a living sign

Of your new heaven and new earth;

Through Jesus Christ our Lord.  Amen.

 

In penitence and faith, let us confess our sins in the silence of our hearts.

ASSURANCE OF PARDON 

Hear the good news!

The grace bestowed on you in baptism

is sufficient because it is God’s grace. By God’s grace we are saved, and enabled to grow in the faith and to commit our lives in ways which please God.

 

Discipleship is both a gift and a commitment,

an offering and a responsibility.

It is marked by change, growth, and deepened commitment. It is lived out of a renewing sense of God’s calling to us, and of God’s claim upon us made in our baptism.

Let us remember our baptism and rejoice.

Anyone who is in Christ is a new creation.

The old life has gone; a new life has begun.  Alleluia!  Amen.

✝GLORIA PATRI [Blue#579[ [GTG581]     

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son,

and to the Holy Ghost; as it was in the beginning,

is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen, amen.

 

ANTHEM  Ring the Easter Bells  arr.  Joseph Martin

THE WORD READ AND PROCLAIMED

1st SCRIPTURE Luke 24:1-12

But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they came to the tomb, taking the spices that they had prepared. They found the stone rolled away from the tomb, but when they went in, they did not find the body. While they were perplexed about this, suddenly two men in dazzling clothes stood beside them. The women were terrified and bowed their faces to the ground, but the men said to them, “Why do you look for the living among the dead? He is not here, but has risen. Remember how he told you, while he was still in Galilee, that the Son of Man must be handed over to sinners, and be crucified, and on the third day rise again.” Then they remembered his words, and returning from the tomb, they told all this to the eleven and to all the rest. Now it was Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and the other women with them who told this to the apostles. But these words seemed to them an idle tale, and they did not believe them. But Peter got up and ran to the tomb; stooping and looking in, he saw the linen cloths by themselves; then he went home, amazed at what had happened.

2ND SCRIPTURE 1 Corinthians 15:50-57

What I am saying, brothers and sisters, is this: flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable.

Listen, I will tell you a mystery! We will not all die, but we will all be changed, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised

imperishable, and we will be changed. For this perishable body must put on imperishability, and this mortal body must put on immortality. When this perishable body puts on imperishability, and this mortal body puts on immortality, then the saying that is written will be fulfilled: “Death has been swallowed up in victory.” “Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?” The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

SERMON  “Lighting the New Fire”  Rev. Martha Robson

RESPONSE     

✝AFFIRMATION OF FAITH Good News, See 1 Cor. 15:1-6; Mark 16:9(16:1-9); Matt. 16:16; Rev. 22:13; John 20:28

This is the good news which we have received,

in which we stand,

and by which we are saved,

if we hold it fast:

that Christ died for our sins

according to the scriptures,

that he was buried,

that he was raised on the third day,

and that he appeared

first to the women,

then to Peter, and to the Twelve,

and then to many faithful witnesses.

We believe that Jesus is the Christ,

the Son of the living God.

Jesus Christ is the first and the last,

the beginning and the end;

he is our Lord and our God. Amen.
 

RECEIVING OF TITHES AND OFFERINGS

OFFERTORY

✝ DOXOLOGY [GTG#609]

Praise God from whom all blessings flow.

Praise God, all creatures here below;

Praise God above, ye heavenly host;

Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen

PRAYER OF DEDICATION

THE SACRAMENT OF THE HOLY COMMUNION

Invitation to the Lord’s Table Isaiah 25:6-9

THE GREAT PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING

Children: Why do we give thanks and praise before this table?

Congregation: We give thanks for God’s work of creation and salvation.

Presider: It is our greatest joy, creator God, to give you thanks in every time and place. You made the heavens and the earth and all that is in them—moon, and stars, mountains, rivers, and trees, animals and people. You even made us in your own image to love and serve you, and you show us your mercy every day. Therefore with all people and all creation, we shout your praise:

MANY: Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might, heaven and earth are full of your glory. Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest.

Presider:
All glory and blessing are yours, Saving God, for in your mercy you gave your only Son, Jesus Christ. Born a child like us, he grew up to be your servant. Jesus taught your truth. He welcomed, healed, forgave, and loved people. In the end, he suffered and died to save us from our sin. And God raised him up, to give us a new life. We praise you that before he died, our Savior gave us this holy meal to eat together until he comes again.

Children: Why do we eat bread at this table? 

Presider: On the night before he died, Jesus took bread. After giving thanks, he broke it, and gave it to his disciples, saying: Take, eat. This is my body, given for you. Do this in remembrance of me. 

Children: Why do we drink from the cup at this table? 

Presider: The same night, Jesus took the cup, saying: This cup is the new covenant sealed in my blood, shed for you and for many for the forgiveness of sins. Do this in remembrance of me. 

Children: What do we remember at this table? 

Presider: We remember God’s gracious love for us, Christ’s death and resurrection for us, and the Spirit’s tender care for us. And remembering, we offer ourselves and our gifts for the world. According to our Lord’s commandment: 

Congregation:

We remember his death, we proclaim his resurrection, we await his coming in glory.

Children: What do we ask at this table? 

Presider: Merciful God, pour out your Holy Spirit on us and on these gifts of bread and wine, that in eating and drinking together we may be made one with Christ and with one another. At this table we ask for unity in Christ our Lord, and we ask for strength to serve the world in his name until the day you make all things new.

Congregation: Through Christ, all glory and honor are yours, almighty God, with the Holy Spirit in the holy church, now and forever. Amen.

 

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 debts, as we forgive our debtors; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory, forever.  Amen.

Breaking the Bread, Sharing the Cup

Because there is one loaf,

we, many as we are, are one body;

for it is one loaf of which we all partake.

When we break the bread,

is it not a sharing in the body of Christ?

When we give thanks over the cup,

is it not a sharing in the blood of Christ?

The gifts of God for the people of God.

The Elders serve the People, the Pastor serves the Elders, an Elder serves the Pastor.  Please hold the bread and cup as you receive them so that we may eat and drink together.

✝PARTING PRAYER   

Gracious God, you have made us one with all your people in heaven and on earth. We have remembered your mighty acts in holy history. We have seen your power in sending light to conquer darkness, water to give us life, and the bread of heaven to nourish us in love. Send us out now with the good news of salvation 

and a message of joy for all the world, in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
 

✝HYMN [GTG#248]  Christ is Risen!  Shout Hosanna!

1 Christ is risen! Shout Hosanna! Celebrate this day of days!

Christ is risen! Hush in wonder: all creation is amazed.

In the desert all-surrounding,

see, a spreading tree has grown.

Healing leaves of grace abounding

bring a taste of love unknown.

2 Christ is risen! Raise your spirits

from the caverns of despair.

Walk with gladness in the morning.

See what love can do and dare.

Drink the wine of resurrection, not a servant, but a friend.

Jesus is our strong companion. Joy and peace shall never end.

3 Christ is risen! Earth and heaven

nevermore shall be the same.

Break the bread of new creation

where the world is still in pain.

Tell its grim, demonic chorus: “Christ is risen! Get you gone!”

God the First and Last is with us. Sing Hosanna everyone!

 

✝BENEDICTION – from the back

Christ is risen!  Do not be afraid.

Go, and tell this good news to all.

Alleluia!  Amen.
 

✝Benediction Response #295 Go to the World  1st verse

Go to the world! Go into all the earth.

Go preach the cross where Christ renews life’s worth,

baptizing as the sign of our rebirth.

Alleluia. Alleluia.

POSTLUDE

*Note: the hymn lyrics in the bulletin and on the projection screen are from the Glory To God Hymnal (© 2013 Westminster John Knox Press), which we are transitioning to. Words in the “Blue” Presbyterian Hymnal (© 1990) in your pew may differ slightly. The Scripture quotations contained herein are from the New Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright © 1989, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of Churches of Christ in the U.S.A. Used by Permission. All Rights Reserved.

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Playschool Office 504.888.1378

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Stephanie Galliano – Playschool Admin. Asst.

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Easter Announcements 04/20/2025

ANNOUNCEMENTS.

PCUSA BOOK STUDY: PSL is starting The Inter-Church study of the book Generations by Jean Twenge. The next meeting will be Sunday, April 27th at 3p here at John Calvin Presbyterian Church.

Anniversary Celebration: Please join the members of Jefferson Presbyterian Church as they celebrate 100 Years of Blessings! Coffee at 10a, Worship at 11a with reception to follow. Located at 413 Newman Avenue of Jefferson, LA. Hope to see familiar faces there!                                                                                

CALENDAR:

4/21 Office Closed in observance of the Easter Holiday

        Session Meeting 6:30p

4/24 PW Game Day 10a

4/27 Sunday Worship Service 10:30a 

        PCUSA Book Study at John Calvin 3p (library)