Easter 3 – Third Sunday of Easter

Sunday, April 18, 2021, Faith Episcopal Church, Merrimack, NH; Mini-Service video: Easter 3 – Third Sunday of Easter, 26 min. Opening Hymn 561, Stand Up For Jesus, Nancy Jamrog-Couret, organ. Vicar Pat Henking, celebrant; “How the risen Christ reveals himself, makes the love of God known, shows up behind closed doors and along pathways, and asks us to witness what we have seen with our own eyes.” Collect for Third Sunday of Easter. First reading, Acts 3:12-19, Bob Hughes, reader. Hymn 182, Christ Is Alive, Nancy Jamrog-Couret, organ. Gospel reading, Luke 24:36-48, Bob Hughes, reader. Dixieland jazz ensemble; Bob Hughes, clarinet; Nancy Jamrog-Couret, piano. Vicar Pat Henking, “Before we ask how to bear witness to others, ask who bears witness to us and listen to others in our lives.” Saints, music and lyrics by Nancy Jamrog-Couret, sung by Toni Lynn Washington. Vicar Pat Henking on remembering the life of Lynn Amidon “as a grace filled moment of Holy witness, a gift that asks us to love each other as if we or they will be gone tomorrow;” benediction. Closing Hymn 473, Lift High The Cross, Nancy Jamrog-Couret, organ. Videographer, Bob Hughes; Technical assistant, Aili Zong.