4/20/25 - Ada FUMC / Easter Sunrise Service: “From Darkness to Light” / John 20: 1-18

Give online at: http://www.adaumc.org/givenow****************************************************************************************************************************************************************************Easter Sunrise Service**************************************************************************************Order of WorshipApril 20, 2025***************************************************************************************Pre-service: We will gather outside the sanctuary doors before the service begins. Just like the believers on the first Easter, we will carry candles to light the way in the early morning hours and incense to signify the spices brought to anoint the body of Jesus.Processional Hymn: #288 Were You There (vs. 1, 5)(While singing, we will process down center aisle, extinguish our candles, and leave them on the table at the bottom of the stairs. You may then have a seat.)Lighting of the Paschal Candle**************************************************************************************Call to WorshipOpening Hymn No. 317 O Sons and Daughters, Let Us Sing**************************************************************************************Scripture Reading: John 20: 1-18Message: “From Darkness to Light”**************************************************************************************Special Music**************************************************************************************Pastoral PrayerClosing Hymn No. 322 Up from the Grave He Arose**************************************************************************************BenedictionPostlude**************************************************************************************