Easter Sunday | Holy Week & Easter (2025) | Jeff Rock | April 20, 2025 | CMUC

Celebrate Easter Sunday with Canadian Memorial United Church in Vancouver, B.C. — a joyful and thought-provoking service led by Jeff Rock on April 20, 2025, featuring beautiful music by the CMUC Community Choir. In his sermon titled “The Greatest Story Ever Told,” Jeff explores how the Christ figure appears throughout history in literature, movies, and modern storytelling — from sacred texts to sci-fi like Doctor Who. Why do we keep telling this story? And what does resurrection mean in our lives today? CMUC Order of Service SUMMARY - April 20, 2025 Coordinating Minister: ​​Jeff Rock Minister of Community Life: Cathy Merchant Minister of Children, Youth and Families: Tama Ward Director of Music Ministry: Jay Esplana Musicians: Nino DiPasquale, Gavin Youngash, Derek DiFilippo, Bruce McKenzie Singers: Sabrielle McCurdy, Lindsay Warnock Scripture Reader: Carol Zhong Organ Prelude: I Know My Redeemer Liveth - from The Messiah (G.F. Handel) French Meditation (Paul Fey) The Triumph of Our King (Lani Smith) “Were You There” [VU 144] Frederick J. Work, John W. Work Jr. © Words: Public Domain; Music: Public Domain CCLI Licenses 11548725 & 20109504 Welcome Land Acknowledgement Passing of Peace Flowers on the Cross “Christ Is Alive" [VU 158] Words: Brian Wren 1968; Music: Thomas Williams Words and descant copyright © 1975 Hope Publishing Company Permission to stream/reprint obtained from ONE LICENSE License #A-732941 Opening Prayer Lighting of the Christ Candle Prayer of Confession “To Make You Feel My Love” Words & music by Bob Dylan, Arr. Kirby Shaw © 1997 Special Rider Music Reading by Carol Zhong: Romans 8:31-39 Sermon: “The Greatest Story Ever Told” "When He Was on the Cross (I Was on His Mind)" By: Ronny Hinson, Mike Payne ©1984 Mike Payne Ministries, Ronny Hinson Music CCLI Licenses 11548725 & 20109504 Prayers of the Community Lord’s Prayer Stewardship Moment Announcements “We Shall Go Out With Hope Of Resurrection” [MV 586] Words: June Boyce-Tillman 1993; Music: Traditional Irish melody, arr. John Barnard 1982 Words copyright © 1993 Stainer & Bell Ltd. Arrangement copyright © 1993 Hope Publishing Company CCLI Licenses 11548725 & 20109504 Blessing “Higher Love” by Steve Winwood, Will Jennings © 1986 F.S. MUSIC LTD./WlLLlN’ DAVID MUSIC/BLUE SKY RIDER SONGS Organ Postlude: Hallelujah Chorus - from The Messiah (G.F. Handel) ********** Here's the link to today's Virtual Coffee Hour or 3D Virtual Connection Circle, if you'd like to join us immediately after the service ends: https://zoom.us/j/732738581 [Tip: Press pause on the video above before joining the call!] Blessings on your week ahead! ********** Canadian Memorial United Church is a member of the United Church of Canada, and we aim to be an open-hearted, open-minded & Affirming Christian community in Vancouver, BC. We acknowledge that we worship on the unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and səl’ilwətaɁɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) peoples. 💙 WHAT TO WATCH NEXT 4th Sunday of Lent: https://youtube.com/live/Uu6M_NbRn3M?... 5th Sunday of Lent: https://youtube.com/live/SU9zbgfJfAE?... Palm Sunday: https://youtube.com/live/m62_t4hebCk?... Good Friday: https://youtube.com/live/546qFSS_OIU?... Holy Humour Sunday: https://youtube.com/live/K2x4xFWSpV0?... 🚀 STAY IN THE LOOP: 👉 Website: https://www.canadianmemorial.org/ 👉 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/CanadaMe... 👉 Facebook:   / canadianmemorialunitedchurch   👉 Instagram:   / canadianmemorialunitedchurch   👉 Twitter:   / cdnmemorial   #canadianmemorialunitedchurch #easter #eastersunday