Worship for May 1, 2022

The video will stream live beginning at 10:00 AM on Sunday, May 1, 2022. You may need to click Play to launch the stream.

If you are worshiping at home, please note that this is a Communion service. Please have nearby some bread or some other staple, plus juice or another beverage, for that part of the service.

Welcome to Church of the Holy Cross’s live stream of its worship service for Sunday, May 1, 2022. Feel free to follow the service text by scrolling down, or you may download and print the service in PDF format below. You are welcome to attend worship in person or to participate via live stream or recorded video.

Service of Worship, May 1, 2022
Third Sunday of Easter

Rev. Eric S. Anderson, Pastor

WE GATHER TO WORSHIP GOD

Please note that audio and video of this service are being live streamed on the Internet and will be recorded. The right rear section of the sanctuary will not be captured by any cameras. Please be aware that in other sections you may be visible at times.

Welcome                                                                                                    Rev. Eric S. Anderson

Prelude: Spirit of the Living God—D. Iverson, arr. L. Smith    Kayleen Yuda

Call to Worship: based on Psalm 30                                                 Jennifer Tanouye

Leader: I will praise you, O LORD, for you have lifted me up when I was brought down.
People: We cried to you for help, and you have brought us healing.

Leader: Sing praises to the LORD, all God’s faithful ones. Give thanks to God’s name.
People: Weeping may linger for the night, but joy comes with the morning.

Leader: God has turned mourning into dancing. God has taken off our sackcloth and clothed us in joy.
People: Let our souls praise God and not be silent. Let us give thanks to God forever!

Invocation: based on Revelation 5:11-14                                                   Jennifer Tanouye

We can only imagine the glory of your realm, O God, and the multitudes of beings who praise you in your dwelling place. With the ancient believers we give you thanks for the sacrificial love of Jesus, and echo the cry that it is this love which makes the Lamb worthy of praise. In awe we say, “Blessing and honor and glory and might be yours forever and ever!” Amen.

Hymn Duet with Movement #172: Jesus Calls Us, O’er the Tumult
                                                                                                                        Eric Anderson
                                                                                                                        Doug Albertson
                                                                                                                      Movement led by Genie Phillips

Time with the Children                                                                       Rev. Eric S. Anderson

Instrumental Anthem: Yours is the Glory, Resurrected One!
                                                                                                                        Kanako Okita

Scripture                                                                                                    Jennifer Tanouye

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.”

John 21:1-19
After these things Jesus showed himself again to the disciples by the Sea of Tiberias; and he showed himself in this way. Gathered there together were Simon Peter, Thomas called the Twin, Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two others of his disciples. Simon Peter said to them, “I am going fishing.” They said to him, “We will go with you.” They went out and got into the boat, but that night they caught nothing. Just after daybreak, Jesus stood on the beach; but the disciples did not know that it was Jesus. Jesus said to them, “Children, you have no fish, have you?” They answered him, “No.” He said to them, “Cast the net to the right side of the boat, and you will find some.” So they cast it, and now they were not able to haul it in because there were so many fish. That disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, “It is the Lord!” When Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put on some clothes, for he was naked, and jumped into the sea. But the other disciples came in the boat, dragging the net full of fish, for they were not far from the land, only about a hundred yards off.

When they had gone ashore, they saw a charcoal fire there, with fish on it, and bread. Jesus said to them, “Bring some of the fish that you have just caught.” So Simon Peter went aboard and hauled the net ashore, full of large fish, a hundred fifty-three of them; and though there were so many, the net was not torn. Jesus said to them, “Come and have breakfast.” Now none of the disciples dared to ask him, “Who are you?” because they knew it was the Lord. Jesus came and took the bread and gave it to them, and did the same with the fish. This was now the third time that Jesus appeared to the disciples after he was raised from the dead. When they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon son of John, do you love me more than these?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.” Jesus said to him, “Feed my lambs.” A second time he said to him, “Simon son of John, do you love me?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.” Jesus said to him, “Tend my sheep.” He said to him the third time, “Simon son of John, do you love me?” Peter felt hurt because he said to him the third time, “Do you love me?” And he said to him, “Lord, you know everything; you know that I love you.” Jesus said to him, “Feed my sheep. Very truly, I tell you, when you were younger, you used to fasten your own belt and to go wherever you wished. But when you grow old, you will stretch out your hands, and someone else will fasten a belt around you and take you where you do not wish to go.”  (He said this to indicate the kind of death by which he would glorify God.) After this he said to him, “Follow me.”

Story/Sermon: I Have Heard About…                                             Rev. Eric S. Anderson

Movement Prayer and Pastoral Prayer                                      Rev. Eric S. Anderson                                    

Please join me in 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 and ever. Amen

Call to Offering                                                                                        Jennifer Tanouye

Jesus summoned Ananias to reach out to someone who had literally threatened his life. Jesus summoned Saul of Tarsus to abruptly change the direction of his life, and that would take him across long and dangerous miles. Jesus summoned his friend Peter to feed his sheep. By answering their call, each one expressed their love of God and of Jesus. Today we invite you to give out of your love for God and for Jesus. Let your gift be shared here in the church today, through a gift online, or via an envelope in the mail, in celebration of that love. Let the offering now be received.

Offertory: Canzonette—William Stickles                                       Kayleen Yuda

Doxology

Praise God from whom all blessings flow,
Praise Him all creatures here below
Praise Him above ye heavenly host
Praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost – Amen

Offertory Prayer                                                                                     Jennifer Tanouye

You have called us to feed your lambs, O God. With these gifts, may souls be filled, may shelters become homes, may people live and thrive. With these gifts, may your people be fed. Amen.

Service of Holy Communion

Invitation
Consecrating the Bread and Cup
Sharing the Bread and Cup
Prayer of Thanksgiving

Hymn Duet and Movement #223: What Wondrous Love is This  
                                                                                                                        Eric Anderson
                                                                                                                        Doug Albertson
                                                                                                                      Movement led by Genie Phillips

Announcements                                                                                     Rev. Eric S. Anderson

Benediction                                                                                              Rev. Eric S. Anderson

Postlude: Festival March – William Stickles                                  Kayleen Yuda

Permissions:
Spirit of the Living God—D. Iverson, arr. L. Smith
Streamed by permission ONELICENSE A-735890

Jesus Calls Us, o’er the Tumult
Text: Cecil F. Alexander, 1852
Tune GALILEE: William H. Jude, 1887
Public Domain

Canzonette—William Stickles
Streamed by permission ONELICENSE A-735890

What Wondrous Love Is This
Text: Anon, 19^th cent.
Tune WONDROUS LOVE: Anon, c. 1843
Public Domain

Festival March – William Stickles
Streamed by permission ONELICENSE A-735890

Pastor                                                                                                          Rev. Eric S. Anderson
Moderator                                                                                                 Woody Kita
Lay Reader                                                                                                Jennifer Tanouye
Chapel Decorations                                                                              Chris & Jeribie Tanouye
Choir Accompanist                                                                                Kanako Okita
Choir Director                                                                                         Doug Albertson
Organist                                                                                                     Kayleen Yuda
Hand Bell Director                                                                                Anna Kennedy
Childcare Coordinator                                                                        Evonne Shioshita
Movement Leader                                                                                 Genie Phillips
Projected Imagery                                                                                Sue Smith
Web Master                                                                                              Ruth Niino-DuPonte  
Videographers                                                                                        Eric Tanouye, Bob Smith

This week at the Church of the Holy Cross

• Pickleball: Wednesdays, 2:00 p.m., Saturdays 1:30 p.m., Sundays 1:30 p.m. Building of Faith—limited to 10 attendees
• Bible Study with Pastor Eric: Tuesdays, 3:00 p.m. via Zoom.
• Online Song – Wednesday, 11:00 a.m. online.
• Community Concert – 2^nd and 4^th Fridays, 6:00 p.m. online.

Offerings may be accepted through the mail in an envelope to 440 West Lanikaula Street, Hilo, Hawai’i, 96720, or give online at holycrosshilo.com/donate.