Order of Service
Gathering
Welcome – Karen
Opening prayer
Call to worship
One: Listen. Do you hear it?
All: The sound of joy. Laughter breaking in.
One: Listen! It sounds like harmony.
All: Angels singing.
One: Why are you weeping?
For the grief? For the beauty?
All: Jesus is risen!
One: Yes! And creation sings it.
Yesterday’s tears linger, as they must,
All: but love is stronger than death.
One: Do you believe this?
Listen, Jesus is speaking your name.
All: Our names—each one.
One: Like music of the soul. Can you hear it?
All: It is the sound of resurrection.
One: Let us worship the Risen One!
Opening music – Coordinated by Joanna. Thank you to all participants!
How great thou art (VT 436 v. 1,3&4)
God sent his son (HWB 345)
Hearing God’s Word
Periscope – Amy
Scripture Readings
John 20:1–18 & Colossians 2:12
Confession poem
Sermon – Rising to new life – Pastor Roberson
Hymn of response
Lift your glad voices (VT 340)
Offering
Announcements
Sharing of Joys & Concerns
Prayers of the people
Sending
Closing music – Pastor Roberson and family
Benediction
Worship Calendar
April 5 – Potluck lunch.
April 12 – Andrew
April 19 – Pastor Roberson
Announcements
Options for Giving:
- Cheques made out to “Hagerman Mennonite Church” can be left in the offering plate.
- E-transfers can be sent to donations@hagerman.org
GTA Mennonite Festival AGM
Reminder that the GTA Mennonite Festival AGM will be held April 19 at 4 pm at Willowgrove (dining hall). A light meal will be served so please RSVP to Karen at jandkbarber@gmail.com. We will be discussing our last sale and the need for more volunteers to continue having a successful sale.
MCEC Financial Zoom Call
April 15, 2026, 7-8 p.m. online. Review the MCEC financial story prior to our Annual Church Gathering. This online conversation provides an early opportunity to ask questions ahead of the Annual Church Gathering. Register today at mcec.ca.
Prayer Concerns
MCEC
Please pray for the MCEC community of congregations; this week we hold East Zorra Mennonite Church in prayer. Ray Martin and Mike Williamson provide pastoral leadership for this congregation. Pray for this congregation who is rooted in Christ, growing together in faith and extending God’s love to each other and to their neighbourhoods.
Pray for our siblings in faith in Cuba as they live into increasingly desperate conditions. Sustain them with daily bread, courage and hope. Give thanks for the gift of companionship, and for MC Canada’s support of SEMILLA seminary in Guatemala as they equip and train Cuban pastors to serve faithfully.
Holy God, hold our hurting world in your compassion and bring healing where there is conflict, fear and grief. Strengthen all who work for peace and justice, and guide us to be instruments of your hope. Surround every community with your wisdom and light, that we may walk together toward reconciliation and renewal.
Mennonite World Conference
Pray for our presidential elections on 12 April 2026.
— Antonio Garcia, Peru
Local
MCEC – mcec.ca
Mennonite Church Canada – mennonitechurch.ca
Mennonite World Conference – mwc-cmm.org/en/
Canadian Mennonite – canadianmennonite.org
Anabaptist World – anabaptistworld.org
Mennonite Central Committee – mcc.org