Liturgical Color: White

Gospel: John 20:19-31

Theme: The signs of the kingdom and the doubt of Thomas.

Pastoral Invitation to the Celebration
One pastor began this way: "Though assuming anything is dangerous, I, nevertheless, assume that by now, you've heard the Good News - Christ lives. That ought to make a difference in our lives, and it does. It could make more of a difference if we opened ourselves more fully to the resurrected Christ.

Let's do so in worship; so we can do so beyond worship."

Invite the people to share the Good News with each other, by moving out of their pews to other parts of the sanctuary.

Act of Recognizing our Humanness and Receiving New Life
Try this: Introduce the confession with these words of Andrew Young, a United Church of Christ clergy and Mayor of Atl…