2021.04.03 - Easter Vigil -- Faith Lutheran Church -- Marion, Iowa

Easter Vigil
Faith Lutheran Church -- Marion, Iowa
This is the night of salvation! At the Vigil of Easter, we gather around fire, word, water, bread, and wine, proclaiming through story and song that ours is a God who continuously brings life out of death. On this night we experience again the heart of God’s baptismal promise and the center of our faith: we are claimed and cleansed, renewed in the death and resurrection of Christ. We gather with all the saints of every time and place to celebrate the good news: Christ is risen indeed! Alleluia!
Isaiah 52:13--53:12
Psalm 22
Hebrews 10:16-25
John 18:1--19:42
Genesis 1:1--2:4a
Psalm 136:1-9, 23-26
God’s mercy endures forever.
Genesis 7:1-5, 11-18; 8:6-18; 9:8-13
Psalm 46
Genesis 22:1-18
Psalm 16
Exodus 14:10-31; 15:20-21
Exodus 15:1b-13, 17-18
Isaiah 55:1-11
Isaiah 12:2-6
Proverbs 8:1-8, 19-21; 9:4b-6
Psalm 19
Ezekiel 36:24-28
Psalm 42--43
Ezekiel 37:1-14
Psalm 143
Zephaniah 3:14-20
Psalm 98
Jonah 1:1--2:1
Jonah 2:2-3 [4-6] 7-9
Isaiah 61:1-4, 9-11
Deuteronomy 32:1-4, 7, 36a, 43a
Daniel 3:1-29
Song of the Three 35-65
Romans 6:3-11
John 20:1-18
Organist: Diane Lehtinen
Now All the Vault of Heaven Resounds - ELW 367
Hallelujah! Jesus Lives! - ELW 380
Thine is the Glory - ELW 376
Faith has served the Marion-Cedar Rapids area for more than thirty years; supporting local ministries such as Feed Iowa First, local hunger initiatives, Habitat for Humanity, and Senior Assistance Programs. We are in partnership with the 9,091 congregations, 28 Lutheran colleges and universities, 8 seminaries, 450 global missionaries and one of the largest non-profit social service networks in the United States; as well as Lutheran World Relief worldwide. All are ministries of the 3.4 million member Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
We are a community of faith, growing in Christ, sharing in God’s love. Nurturing faith, together . . .