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ORDER OF SERVICE
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Order of Service
June 4, 2023
Setting 6 | Holy Trinity Sunday
Communion &
Worship Assistants: Vanessa & Kenneth
Ushers: Joe & Pat
Reader: Wendy
Kitchen: Olive
Closing: Brenda & Diane
PPT: Christina
Audio: Eva
Livestream: Nathan
WELCOME
LINKS TO BULLETIN & TRANSLATION
ANNOUNCEMENTS
LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
CALL TO WORSHIP
GATHERING SONG: ELW 413
Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God Almighty!
Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty!
Early in the morning our song shall rise to thee.
Holy, holy, holy, merciful and mighty!
God in three persons, blessed Trinity!
Holy, holy, holy! All the saints adore thee,
casting down their golden crowns around the glassy sea;
cherubim and seraphim falling down before thee,
which wert and art, and evermore shalt be.
Holy, holy, holy! Though the darkness hide thee,
though the eye of sinfulness thy glory may not see,
only thou art holy; there is none beside thee,
perfect in pow'r, in love and purity.
Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty!
All thy works shall praise thy name in earth and sky and sea.
Holy, holy, holy, merciful and mighty!
God in three persons, blessed Trinity!
Text: Reginald Heber, 1783-1826, alt.
CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESS
GREETING
KYRIE ELESION (p 165)
PRAYER OF THE DAY
THE CREATION (video)
KIDS’ MESSAGE
PSALM 8
2 CORINTHIANS 13:11-13 (Reading 2)
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION (p 171)
MATTHEW 28:16-20 (Gospel)
MESSAGE: Three in One?
CAPPADOCIA SLIDES
GENESIS 1:26
OFFERING
SONG OF THE DAY: ELW 513
Listen, God Is Calling
(Listen,)
listen, God is calling, through the Word inviting,
offering forgiveness, comfort and joy.
(Listen,)
listen, God is calling, through the Word inviting,
offering forgiveness, comfort and joy.
(Jesus gave his mandate:)
share the good news
(that he came to save us)
and set us free.
(Listen,)
listen, God is calling, through the Word inviting,
offering forgiveness, comfort and joy.
(Listen,)
listen, God is calling, through the Word inviting,
offering forgiveness, comfort and joy.
(Let none be forgotten)
throughout the world.
(In the triune name of God)
go and baptize.
(Listen,)
listen, God is calling, through the Word inviting,
offering forgiveness, comfort and joy.
(Listen,)
listen, God is calling, through the Word inviting,
offering forgiveness, comfort and joy.
(Help us to be faithful,)
standing steadfast,
(walking in your precepts,)
led by your Word.
(Listen,)
listen, God is calling, through the Word inviting,
offering forgiveness, comfort and joy.
(Listen,)
listen, God is calling, through the Word inviting,
offering forgiveness, comfort and joy.
Text: Tanzanian traditional; tr. Howard S. Olson, b. 1922
OFFERTORY PRAYER
PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE
RESPONSE: ELW 752
Lord, listen to your children praying,
send us love, send us pow'r, send us grace.
Text: Ken Medema, b. 1943 | Text © 1973 Hope Publishing Company
NICENE CREED
THE GREAT THANKSGIVING
WE PROCLAIM THE MYSTERY OF OUR FAITH
PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE
THE LORD’S PRAYER (Mandarin – Lucy)
INVITATION TO COMMUNION
LAMB OF GOD (p 174)
COMMUNION SONG: ELW 481
Come to the Table
Come to the table of mercy,
prepared with the wine and the bread.
All who are hungry and thirsty,
come, and your souls will be fed.
Come at the Lord's invitation;
receive from his nail-scarred hand.
Eat of the bread of salvation;
drink of the blood of the Lamb.
Text: Claire Cloninger, b. 1942
PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION
BLESSING
SENDING SONG:
God of Wonders
Lord of all creation
of water earth and sky
The heavens are your Tabernacle
Glory to the Lord on high
God of wonders beyond our galaxy
You are Holy, Holy
The universe declares Your Majesty
You are Holy, Holy
Lord of Heaven and Earth
Lord of Heaven and Earth
Early in the morning
I will celebrate the light
When I stumble in the darkness
I will call your name by night
God of wonders beyond our galaxy
You are Holy, Holy
The universe declares Your Majesty
You are Holy, Holy
Lord of Heaven and Earth
Lord of Heaven and Earth
Hallelujah to the Lord of heaven and earth
Hallelujah to the Lord of heaven and earth
Hallelujah to the Lord of heaven and earth
God of wonders beyond our galaxy
You are Holy, Holy
Precious Lord reveal Your heart to me
Father Holy, Holy
The universe declares Your Majesty
You are holy, Holy, Holy, Holy
Hallelujah to the Lord of heaven and earth
Hallelujah to the Lord of heaven and earth
Hallelujah to the Lord of heaven and earth
CCLI 3118757
SENDING
SHARING THE PEACE
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Order of Service
May 28, 2023
Setting 10 | Day of Pentacost
Communion: none
Ushers: Al & Suzie
Reader: Kenneth
Kitchen: Lucy
Closing: Brenda & Gerry
PPT: Barry
Audio: William
Livestream: Aiden
WELCOME
LINKS TO BULLETIN & TRANSLATION
ANNOUNCEMENTS
LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
CALL TO WORSHIP
GATHERING SONG:
How Great is Our God
The splendour of the King, clothed in majesty,
Let all the earth rejoice, all the earth rejoice.
He wraps Himself in light, and darkness tries to hide,
And trembles at his voice, trembles at his voice.
How great is our God, sing with me,
How great is our God, all will see,
How great, how great is our God.
Age to age He stands, and time is in His hands,
Beginning and the end, beginning and the end.
The Godhead, three in one: Father, Spirit, Son,
The Lion and the Lamb, the Lion and the Lamb.
How great is our God, sing with me,
How great is our God, all will see,
How great, how great is our God.
Name above all names,
Worthy of all praise,
My heart will sing: How great is our God.
Name above all names,
Worthy of all praise,
My heart will sing: How great is our God.
How great is our God, sing with me,
How great is our God, all will see,
How great, how great is our God.
CCLI Song # 4348399
THANKSGIVING FOR BAPTISM
GREETING
PRAYER OF THE DAY
READING 1: ACTS 2:1-21
PSALM 104:24-34, 35B
READING 2: 1 CORINTHIANS 12:3B-13
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION (p 205)
GOSPEL: JOHN 20:19-23
MESSAGE
OFFERING
SONG OF THE DAY: ACS 942
Every Time I feel the Spirit
Ev'ry time I feel the spirit moving in my heart,
I will pray.Ev'ry time I feel the spirit moving in my heart,
I will pray.Upon the mountain my Lord spoke,
out of his mouth came fire and smoke.
Ev'ry time I feel the spirit moving in my heart,
I will pray.Ev'ry time I feel the spirit moving in my heart,
I will pray.All around me looked so fine,
asked my Lord if all was mine.
Ev'ry time I feel the spirit moving in my heart,
I will pray.Ev'ry time I feel the spirit moving in my heart,
I will pray.Jordan river, chilly and cold,
chills the body but not the soul.
Ev'ry time I feel the spirit moving in my heart,
I will pray.Ev'ry time I feel the spirit moving in my heart,
I will pray.Text: African American spiritual
OFFERTORY PRAYER
AFFIRMATION OF FAITH
PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE
THE LORD’S PRAYER (SUNG)
BLESSING
SENDING SONG: ELW 785
When Peace Like a River
When peace like a river attendeth my way,
when sorrows like sea billows roll,
whatever my lot, thou hast taught me to say,
it is well, it is well with my soul.
It is well (it is well)
with my soul, (with my soul,)
it is well, it is well with my soul.
Though Satan should buffet, though trials should come,
let this blest assurance control,
that Christ has regarded my helpless estate,
and has shed his own blood for my soul.
It is well (it is well)
with my soul, (with my soul,)
it is well, it is well with my soul.
He lives--oh, the bliss of this glorious thought;
my sin, not in part, but the whole,
is nailed to his cross and I bear it no more.
Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, O my soul!
It is well (it is well)
with my soul, (with my soul,)
it is well, it is well with my soul.
Lord, hasten the day when our faith shall be sight,
the clouds be rolled back as a scroll,
the trumpet shall sound and the Lord shall descend;
even so it is well with my soul.
It is well (it is well)
with my soul, (with my soul,)
it is well, it is well with my soul.
Text: Horatio G. Spafford, 1828-1888
SENDING
SHARING THE PEACE
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Order of Service
May 21, 2023
Setting 7 | Seventh Sunday of Easter
Communion: Pat & Joe
Ushers: Sherry & August
Reader: Olive
Kitchen: Joyce
Closing: Brenda & Diane
PPT: Diane
Audio: Eva
Livestream: Peter
WELCOME
LINKS TO BULLETIN & TRANSLATION
ANNOUNCEMENTS
LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
CALL TO WORSHIP
GATHERING SONG:ELW 392
Alleluia! Sing to Jesus
Alleluia! Sing to Jesus;
his the scepter, his the throne;
Alleluia! his the triumph,
his the victory alone.
Hark! The songs of peaceful Zion
thunder like a mighty flood:
"Jesus out of ev'ry nation
has redeemed us by his blood."
Alleluia! Not as orphans
are we left in sorrow now;
Alleluia! he is near us;
faith believes, nor questions how.
Though the cloud from sight received him
when the forty days were o'er,
shall our hearts forget his promise:
"I am with you evermore"?
Alleluia! Bread of heaven,
here on earth our food, our stay;
Alleluia! here the sinful
flee to you from day to day.
Intercessor, friend of sinners,
earth's redeemer, hear our plea
where the songs of all the sinless
sweep across the crystal sea.
Alleluia! King eternal,
Lord omnipotent we own;
Alleluia! born of Mary,
earth your footstool, heav'n your throne.
As within the veil you entered,
robed in flesh, our great high priest,
here on earth both priest and victim
in the eucharistic feast.
Alleluia! Sing to Jesus;
his the scepter, his the throne;
Alleluia! his the triumph,
his the victory alone.
Hark! The songs of peaceful Zion
thunder like a mighty flood:
"Jesus out of ev'ry nation
has redeemed us by his blood."
Text: William C. Dix, 1837-1898, alt.
THANKSGIVING FOR BAPTISM
GREETING
KYRIE (p 175)
CANTICLE OF PRAISE (p 176)
PRAYER OF THE DAY
ACTS 1:6-14
PSALM 68:1-10, 32-35
1 PETER 4:12-14; 5:6-11
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION (p 179)
GOSPEL: JOHN 17:1-11
MESSAGE
OFFERING
SONG OF THE DAY: ELW 838
Beautiful Saviour
Beautiful Saviour,
King of creation,
Son of God and Son of Man!
Truly I'd love thee,
truly I'd serve thee,
light of my soul, my joy, my crown.
Fair are the meadows,
fair are the woodlands,
robed in flow'rs of blooming spring;
Jesus is fairer,
Jesus is purer,
he makes our sorrowing spirit sing.
Fair is the sunshine,
fair is the moonlight,
bright the sparkling stars on high;
Jesus shines brighter,
Jesus shines purer
than all the angels in the sky.
Beautiful Saviour,
Lord of the nations,
Son of God and Son of Man!
Glory and honour,
praise, adoration,
now and forevermore be thine!
Text: Gesangbuch, Münster, 1677; tr. Joseph A. Seiss, 1823-1904
OFFERTORY PRAYER
NICENE CREED
PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE
THE GREAT THANKSGIVING
WE PROCLAIM THE MYSTERY OF OUR FAITH
THE LORD’S PRAYER (traditional)
INVITATION TO COMMUNION
LAMB OF GOD (p 182)
BLESSING
COMMUNION SONG 1: ELW 482
I Come with Joy
I come with joy, a child of God,
forgiven, loved, and free,
the life of Jesus to recall
in love laid down for me,
in love laid down for me.
I come with Christians far and near
to find, as all are fed,
the new community of love
in Christ's communion bread,
in Christ's communion bread.
As Christ breaks bread and bids us share,
each proud division ends.
The love that made us, makes us one,
and strangers now are friends,
and strangers now are friends.
The Spirit of the risen Christ,
unseen, but ever near,
is in such friendship better known,
alive among us here,
alive among us here.
Together met, together bound
by all that God has done,
we'll go with joy, to give the world
the love that makes us one,
the love that makes us one.
Text: Brian A. Wren, b. 1936
COMMUNION SONG 2:
In Christ Alone
In Christ alone my hope is found
He is my light my strength my song
This Cornerstone this solid Ground
Firm through the fiercest drought and storm
What heights of love what depths of peace
When fears are stilled when strivings cease
My Comforter my All in All
Here in the love of Christ I stand
In Christ alone who took on flesh
Fullness of God in helpless babe
This gift of love and righteousness
Scorned by the ones He came to save
Till on that cross as Jesus died
The wrath of God was satisfied
For every sin on Him was laid
Here in the death of Christ I live
There in the ground His body lay
Light of the world by darkness slain
Then bursting forth in glorious Day
Up from the grave He rose again
And as He stands in victory
Sin's curse has lost its grip on me
For I am His and He is mine
Bought with the precious blood of Christ
No guilt in life no fear in death
This is the power of Christ in me
From life's first cry to final breath
Jesus commands my destiny
No power of hell no scheme of man
Can ever pluck me from His hand
Till He returns or calls me home
Here in the power of Christ I'll stand
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PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION
BLESSING
SENDING SONG:
King of Heaven
Jesus let Your kingdom come here
Let Your will be done here in us
Jesus there is no one greater
You alone are Saviour show the world Your love
King of heaven come down
King of heaven come now
Let Your glory reign shining like the day
King of heaven come
King of heaven rise up
Who can stand against us
You are strong to save in Your mighty name
King of heaven come
We are children of Your mercy
Rescued for Your glory
We cry Jesus set our hearts towards You
That ev'ry eye would see You lifted high
King of heaven come down
King of heaven come now
Let Your glory reign shining like the day
King of heaven come
King of heaven rise up
Who can stand against us
You are strong to save in Your mighty name
King of heaven come
King of heaven come
King of heaven come
King of heaven come
King of heaven come
King of heaven come down
King of heaven come now
Let Your glory reign shining like the day
King of heaven come
CCLI Licence No. 3186444
SENDING
SHARING THE PEACE
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Order of Service
May 14, 2023
Now the Feast | Sixth Sunday of Easter
Communion: none
Ushers: Larry & Olive
Reader: Aiden
Kitchen: Pat
Closing: Brenda & Gerry
PPT: Barry
Audio: Aiden
Livestream: August
WELCOME
LINKS TO BULLETIN & TRANSLATION
ANNOUNCEMENTS
LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
CALL TO WORSHIP
GATHERING SONG: ELW 631
Love Divine, All Loves Excelling
Love divine, all loves excelling,
Joy of heav'n, to earth come down!
Fix in us thy humble dwelling,
all thy faithful mercies crown.
Jesus, thou art all compassion,
pure, unbounded love thou art;
visit us with thy salvation,
enter ev'ry trembling heart.
Breathe, oh, breathe thy loving Spirit
into ev'ry troubled breast;
let us all in thee inherit;
let us find thy promised rest.
Take away the love of sinning;
Alpha and Omega be;
end of faith, as its beginning,
set our hearts at liberty.
Come, Almighty, to deliver;
let us all thy life receive;
suddenly return, and never,
nevermore thy temples leave.
Thee we would be always blessing,
serve thee as thy hosts above,
pray, and praise thee without ceasing,
glory in thy perfect love.
Finish then thy new creation,
pure and spotless let us be;
let us see thy great salvation
perfectly restored in thee!
Changed from glory into glory,
till in heav'n we take our place,
till we cast our crowns before thee,
lost in wonder, love, and praise!
Text: Charles Wesley, 1707-1788
THANKSGIVING FOR BAPTISM
GREETING
KYRIE (p 3)
NOW THE FEAST (p 4)
PRAYER OF THE DAY
ACTS 17:22-31
PSALM 66:8-20
1 PETER 3:13-22
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION (p 188)
GOSPEL: JOHN 14:15-21
MESSAGE
OFFERING
SONG OF THE DAY: ELW 697
Just a Closer Walk with Thee
Just a closer walk with thee,
grant it, Jesus, is my plea;
daily walking close to thee,
let it be, dear Lord, let it be.
I am weak but thou art strong:
Jesus, keep me from all wrong;
I'll be satisfied as long
as I walk, let me walk close to thee.
Just a closer walk with thee,
grant it, Jesus, is my plea;
daily walking close to thee,
let it be, dear Lord, let it be.
Through this world of toil and snares,
if I falter, Lord, who cares?
Who with me my burden shares?
None but thee, dear Lord, none but thee.
Just a closer walk with thee,
grant it, Jesus, is my plea;
daily walking close to thee,
let it be, dear Lord, let it be.
When my feeble life is o'er,
time for me will be no more;
guide me gently, safely o'er
to thy kingdom shore, to thy shore.
Just a closer walk with thee,
grant it, Jesus, is my plea;
daily walking close to thee,
let it be, dear Lord, let it be.
Text: North American traditional
OFFERTORY PRAYER
NEW ZEALAND CREED
PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE
THE LORD’S PRAYER (contemporary)
BLESSING
SENDING SONG: ELW 763
My Life Flows On in Endless Song
My life flows on in endless song;
above earth's lamentation,
I catch the sweet, though far-off hymn
that hails a new creation.
No storm can shake my inmost calm
while to that Rock I'm clinging.
Since Christ is Lord of heaven and earth,
how can I keep from singing?
Through all the tumult and the strife,
I hear that music ringing.
It finds an echo in my soul.
How can I keep from singing?
No storm can shake my inmost calm
while to that Rock I'm clinging.
Since Christ is Lord of heaven and earth,
how can I keep from singing?
What though my joys and comforts die?
The Lord my Saviour liveth.
What though the darkness gather round?
Songs in the night he giveth.
No storm can shake my inmost calm
while to that Rock I'm clinging.
Since Christ is Lord of heaven and earth,
how can I keep from singing?
The peace of Christ makes fresh my heart,
a fountain ever springing!
All things are mine since I am his!
How can I keep from singing?
No storm can shake my inmost calm
while to that Rock I'm clinging.
Since Christ is Lord of heaven and earth,
how can I keep from singing?
Text: Robert Lowry, 1826-1899
SENDING
SHARING THE PEACE
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Order of Service
May 7, 2023
Setting 8 | Fifth Sunday of Easter
Communion: Lucy & Jocelyn
Ushers: Joe & Pat
Reader: Wendy
Kitchen: Olive
Closing: Brenda & Diane
PPT: Christina
Audio: Eva
Livestream: Nathan
WELCOME
LINKS TO BULLETIN & TRANSLATION
ANNOUNCEMENTS
LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
CALL TO WORSHIP
GATHERING SONG: ELW 773
Precious Lord Take My Hand
Precious Lord, take my hand,
Lead me on, let me stand,
I am tired, I am weak, I am worn.
Through the storm, through the night,
Lead me on to the light.
Take my hand, precious Lord,
lead me home.
When my way grows drear,
precious Lord, linger near,
when my life is almost gone,
hear my cry, hear my call,
hold my hand lest I fall.
Take my hand, precious Lord,
lead me home.
When the darkness appears
and the night draws near,
and the day is past and gone,
at the river I stand,
guide my feet, hold my hand.
Take my hand, precious Lord,
lead me home.
CCLI #27044
THANKSGIVING FOR BAPTISM
GREETING
KYRIE ELESION (p 184)
PRAYER OF THE DAY
ACTS 7:55-60
PSALM 31:1-5, 15-16
EPHESIANS 2:11-22
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION (p 188)
GOSPEL: JOHN 14:1-14
MESSAGE
THANK YOU TO STEPHEN MINISTRY TRAINERS
STEPHEN MINISTRY COMMISSIONING
STEPHEN MINISTRY PRAYER
OFFERING
SONG OF THE DAY: ACS 1027
Don't Be Afraid
Don't be afraid. My love is stronger,
my love is stronger than your fear.
Don't be afraid. My love is stronger
and I have promised,
promised to be always near.
Text: John L. Bell, b. 1949, and Graham Maule, 1958–2019
OFFERTORY PRAYER
APOSTLES’ CREED
PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE
THE LORD’S PRAYER (German – Uschi)
INVITATION TO COMMUNION
LAMB OF GOD (p 191)
COMMUNION SONG
We Believe
In this time of desperation
When all we know is doubt and fear
There is only one foundation
We believe, we believe
In this broken generation
When all is dark You help us see
There is only one salvation
We believe, we believe
We believe in God the Father
We believe in Jesus Christ
We believe in the Holy Spirit
And He's given us new life
We believe in the Crucifixion
We believe that He conquered death
We believe in the resurrection
And He's coming back again
We believe
So, let our faith be more than anthems
Greater than the songs we sing
And in our weakness and temptations
We believe, we believe
We believe in God the Father
We believe in Jesus Christ
We believe in the Holy Spirit
And He's given us new life
We believe in the Crucifixion
We believe that He conquered death
We believe in the resurrection
And He's coming back again
We believe
Let the lost be found and the dead be raised
In the here and now let love invade
Let the church live loud Our God we'll say
We believe, we believe
And the gates of Hell will not prevail
For the power of God has torn the veil
Now we know Your love will never fail
We believe, we believe
We believe in God the Father
We believe in Jesus Christ
We believe in the Holy Spirit
And He's given us new life
We believe in the Crucifixion
We believe that He conquered death
We believe in the resurrection
And He's coming back,
He's coming back again,
He's coming back again,
We believe
We believe
CCLI # 6367165
PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION
2023 TLC COUNCIL COMMISSIONING
COMMISSIONING PRAYER
BLESSING
SENDING SONG:
Your Grace is Enough
Great is Your faithfulness, O God
You wrestle with the sinner's heart
You lead us by still waters into mercy
And nothing can keep us apart.
So, remember Your people,
Remember Your children,
Remember Your promise, O God.
Your grace is enough, Your grace is enough
Your grace is enough for me
Your grace is enough, Your grace is enough
Your grace is enough for me
Great is Your love and justice, God of Jacob
You use the weak to lead the strong
You lead us in the song of Your salvation
and all Your people sing along.
So, remember Your people,
Remember Your children,
Remember Your promise, O God.
Your grace is enough, Your grace is enough
Your grace is enough for me
Your grace is enough, Your grace is enough
Your grace is enough for me
So, remember Your people,
Remember Your children,
Remember Your promise, O God.
Your grace is enough, Your grace is enough
Your grace is enough for me
Your grace is enough, Your grace is enough
Your grace is enough for me
Your grace is enough, Heaven reaches out to us,
Your grace is enough for me
Your grace is enough, I’m covered in Your love
Your grace is enough for me, for me
CCLI Song # 4477026
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APRIL 30, 2023
Fourth Sunday of Easter
Communion: Vanessa & Kenneth
Ushers: Uschi
Reader: Kenneth
Kitchen: Wendy
Closing: Brenda & Diane
PPT: Barry
Audio: Eva
Livestream: Peter
WELCOME
LINKS TO BULLETIN & TRANSLATION
ANNOUNCEMENTS
LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
CALL TO WORSHIP
GATHERING SONG:
Come, Now is the Time to Worship
Come, now is the time to worship
Come, now is the time you claim our hearts
Come, just as you are to worship
Come, just as you are before your God.
Come.
One day every tongue will confess You are God
One day every knee shall bow
Still the greatest treasure is love for those
Around the whole world now.
Come, now is the time to worship
Come, now is the time you claim our hearts
Come, just as you are to worship
Come, just as you are before your God.
Come.
One day every tongue will confess You are God
One day every knee shall bow
Still the greatest treasure is love for those
Around the whole world now.
Come, now is the time to worship
Come, now is the time you claim our hearts
Come, just as you are to worship
Come, just as you are before your God.
Come.
One day every tongue will confess You are God
One day every knee shall bow
Still the greatest treasure is love for those
Around the whole world now.
One day every tongue will confess You are God
One day every knee shall bow
Still the greatest treasure is love for those
Around the whole world now.
Come, now is the time to worship
Come, now is the time you claim our hearts
Come, just as you are to worship
Come, just as you are before your God.
Come. Come. Come.
CCLI Song # 2430948
THANKSGIVING FOR BAPTISM
GREETING
KYRIE ELESION (p 165)
CANTICLE OF PRAISE (p 167)
PRAYER OF THE DAY
SCRIPTURE 1: ACTS 2:42-47
PSALM 23
SCRIPTURE 2: 1 PETER 2:19-25
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION (p 171)
GOSPEL: JOHN 10:1-10
MESSAGE
OFFERING
SONG OF THE DAY:
When Peace Like a River
When peace like a river attendeth my way,
when sorrows like sea billows roll,
whatever my lot, thou hast taught me to say,
it is well, it is well with my soul.
It is well (it is well)
with my soul, (with my soul,)
it is well, it is well with my soul.
Though Satan should buffet, though trials should come,
let this blest assurance control,
that Christ has regarded my helpless estate,
and has shed his own blood for my soul.
It is well (it is well)
with my soul, (with my soul,)
it is well, it is well with my soul.
He lives — oh, the bliss of this glorious thought;
my sin, not in part, but the whole,
is nailed to his cross and I bear it no more.
Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, O my soul!
It is well (it is well)
with my soul, (with my soul,)
it is well, it is well with my soul.
Lord, hasten the day when our faith shall be sight,
the clouds be rolled back as a scroll,
the trumpet shall sound and the Lord shall descend;
even so it is well with my soul.
It is well (it is well)
with my soul, (with my soul,)
it is well, it is well with my soul.
Text: Horatio G. Spafford, 1828-1888
OFFERTORY PRAYER
APOSTLES’ CREED
PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE
PRAYER RESPONSE SONG: ELW 752
Lord, Listen To Your Children Praying
Lord, listen to your children praying,
Lord, send your Spirit in this place;
Lord, listen to your children praying,
send us love, send us pow'r, send us grace.
Text: Ken Medema, b. 1943
Text © 1973 Hope Publishing Company
THE LORD’S PRAYER (Mandarin)
THE GREAT THANKSGIVING
WE PROCLAIM THE MYSTERY OF OUR FAITH
INVITATION TO COMMUNION
LAMB OF GOD (p 174)
COMMUNION SONG
How Deep the Father’s Love For Us
How deep the Father's love for us
How vast beyond all measure
That He should give His only Son
To make a wretch His treasure
How great the pain of searing loss
The Father turns His face away
As wounds which mar the Chosen One
Bring many of us to glory
Behold the Man upon cross
My sin upon His shoulders
Ashamed I hear my mocking voice
Call out among the scoffers
It was my sin that held Him there
Until it was accomplished
His dying breath has brought me life
I know that it is finished
I will not boast in anything
No gifts no power no wisdom
But I will boast in Jesus Christ
His death and resurrection
Why should I gain from His reward
I cannot give an answer
But this I know with all my heart
His wounds have paid my ransom
CCLI Song # 1558110, CCLI License # 339794
PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION
BLESSING
SENDING SONG: ELW 396
Spirit of Gentleness
Spirit, Spirit of gentleness,
blow through the wilderness calling and free;
Spirit, Spirit of restlessness,
stir me from placidness, wind, wind on the sea.
You moved on the waters, you called to the deep,
then you coaxed up the mountains from the valleys of sleep;
and over the eons you called to each thing:
"Awake from your slumbers and rise on your wings."
Spirit, Spirit of gentleness,
blow through the wilderness calling and free;
Spirit, Spirit of restlessness,
stir me from placidness, wind, wind on the sea.
You swept through the desert, you stung with the sand,
and you goaded your people with a law and a land;
and when they were blinded with idols and lies,
then you spoke through your prophets to open their eyes.
Spirit, Spirit of gentleness,
blow through the wilderness calling and free;
Spirit, Spirit of restlessness,
stir me from placidness, wind, wind on the sea.
You sang in a stable, you cried from a hill,
then you whispered in silence when the whole world was still;
and down in the city you called once again,
when you blew through your people on the rush of the wind.
Spirit, Spirit of gentleness,
blow through the wilderness calling and free;
Spirit, Spirit of restlessness,
stir me from placidness, wind, wind on the sea.
You call from tomorrow, you break ancient schemes.
From the bondage of sorrow all the captives dream dreams;
our women see visions, our men clear their eyes.
With bold new decisions your people arise.
Spirit, Spirit of gentleness,
blow through the wilderness calling and free;
Spirit, Spirit of restlessness,
stir me from placidness, wind, wind on the sea.
Text: James K. Manley, b. 1940
Text © 1978 James K. Manley, admin. Augsburg Fortress
SENDING
SHARING THE PEACE
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APRIL 23, 2023
Third Sunday of Easter
Communion: none
Ushers: August & Sherry
Reader: Bob & Debbie
Kitchen: Lisa
Closing: Brenda & Gerry
PPT: Barry
Audio: William
Livestream: Aiden
WELCOME
LINKS TO BULLETIN & TRANSLATION
ANNOUNCEMENTS
LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
CALL TO WORSHIP
GATHERING SONG: ELW 641
All Are Welcome
Let us build a house where love can dwell
and all can safely live,
a place where saints and children tell
how hearts learn to forgive.
Built of hopes and dreams and visions,
rock of faith and vault of grace;
here the love of Christ shall end divisions:
All are welcome, all are welcome,
all are welcome in this place.
Let us build a house where prophets speak,
and words are strong and true,
where all God's children dare to seek
to dream God's reign anew.
Here the cross shall stand as witness
and as symbol of God's grace;
here as one we claim the faith of Jesus:
All are welcome, all are welcome,
all are welcome in this place.
Let us build a house where love is found
in water, wine and wheat:
a banquet hall on holy ground
where peace and justice meet.
Here the love of God, through Jesus,
is revealed in time and space;
as we share in Christ the feast that frees us:
All are welcome, all are welcome,
all are welcome in this place.
Let us build a house where hands will reach
beyond the wood and stone
to heal and strengthen, serve and teach,
and live the Word they've known.
Here the outcast and the stranger
bear the image of God's face;
let us bring an end to fear and danger:
All are welcome, all are welcome,
all are welcome in this place.
Let us build a house where all are named,
their songs and visions heard
and loved and treasured, taught and claimed
as words within the Word.
Built of tears and cries and laughter,
prayers of faith and songs of grace,
let this house proclaim from floor to rafter:
All are welcome, all are welcome,
all are welcome in this place.
Text: Marty Haugen, b. 1950
CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESS
GREETING
PRAYER OF THE DAY
SCRIPTURE 1: ACTS 2:14a, 36-4
PSALM 116:1-4, 12-19
SCRIPTURE 2: 1 PETER 1:17-23
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION (p 205)
GOSPEL: LUKE 24:13-35
MESSAGE
OFFERING
SONG OF THE DAY:
The Same Love
You choose the humble and raise them high
You choose the weak and make them strong
You heal our brokenness inside, And give us life
The same love that set the captives free
The same love that opened eyes to see
Is calling us all by name,
You are calling us all by nameThe same God that spread the heavens wide
The same God that was crucified
Is calling us all by name,
You are calling us all by nameYou take the faithless one aside
And speak the words "You are mine."
You call the cynic and the proud,
“Come to me now.”The same love that set the captives free
The same love that opened eyes to see
Is calling us all by name,
You are calling us all by nameThe same God that spread the heavens wide
The same God that was crucified
Is calling us all by name,
You are calling us all by nameAlleluia, alleluia.
You're calling, You're calling,
You're calling us to the crossYou're calling, You're calling,
You're calling us to the crossYou're calling, You're calling,
You're calling us to the crossYou're calling, You're calling,
You're calling us to the crossThe same love that set the captives free
The same love that opened eyes to see
Is calling us all by name,
You are calling us all by nameThe same God that spread the heavens wide
The same God that was crucified
Is calling us all by name,
You are calling us all by nameAlleluia, alleluia
You're calling, You're calling,
You're calling us to the crossYou're calling, You're calling,
You're calling us to the crossCCLI # 6180933
OFFERTORY PRAYER
AFFIRMATION OF FAITH
PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE
THE LORD’S PRAYER (Spanish)
SONG: ELW 379
Now the Green Blade Rises
Now the Green Blade Rises
Now the green blade rises from the buried grain,
wheat that in dark earth many days has lain;
love lives again, that with the dead has been;
love is come again like wheat arising green.
In the grave they laid him, love by hatred slain,
thinking that he would never wake again;
laid in the earth like grain that sleeps unseen;
love is come again like wheat arising green.
Forth he came at Easter, like the risen grain,
he that for three days in the grave had lain;
raised from the dead, my living Lord is seen;
love is come again like wheat arising green.
When our hearts are wintry, grieving, or in pain,
your touch can call us back to life again,
fields of our hearts that dead and bare have been;
love is come again like wheat arising green.
Text: John MacLeod Campbell Crum, 1872-1958
Text from Oxford Book of Carols
BLESSING
SENDING SONG:
10,000 Reasons
Bless the Lord O my soul
O my soul
Worship your holy name
Sing like never before
O my soul
I'll worship Your holy name
The sun comes up
It's a new day dawning
It's time to sing Your song again
Whatever may pass
and whatever lies before me
Let me be singing
when the evening comes
Bless the Lord O my soul
O my soul
Worship your holy name
Sing like never before
O my soul
I'll worship Your holy name
You're rich in love
and You're slow to anger
Your name is great
and Your heart is kind
For all Your goodness
I will keep on singing
10,000 reasons for my heart to find
Bless the Lord O my soul
O my soul
Worship your holy name
Sing like never before
O my soul
I'll worship Your holy name
And on that day
when my strength is failing
The end draws near
and my time has come
Still my soul will sing
Your praise unending
10,000 years and then forever more
Bless the Lord O my soul
O my soul
Worship your holy name
Sing like never before
O my soul
I'll worship Your holy name
Bless the Lord O my soul
O my soul
Worship your holy name
Sing like never before
O my soul
I'll worship Your holy name
I'll worship Your holy name
I'll worship Your holy name
CCLI Song No. 6016351
SENDING
SHARING THE PEACE
-
APRIL 16, 2023
Second Sunday of Easter
Communion: Wendy
Ushers: Larry & Olive
Readers: Aiden & Chantel
Kitchen: Norma
Closing: Brenda & Diane
PPT: Barry
Audio: Eva
Livestream: Peter
WELCOME
LINKS TO BULLETIN & TRANSLATION
ANNOUNCEMENTS
LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
CALL TO WORSHIP
GATHERING SONG:
Come As You Are
Come out of sadness,
from wherever you've beenCome broken hearted Let rescue begin
Come find your mercy
Oh sinner come kneelEarth has no sorrow that heaven can't heal
Earth has no sorrow that heaven can't heal
So lay down your burdens,
Lay down your shame
All who are broken, Lift up your face
Oh wanderer come home,
You're not too far
So lay down your hurt, Lay down your heart
Come as you are
There's hope for the hopeless,
and all those who've strayed
Come sit at the table, Come taste the grace
There's rest for the weary,
Rest that endures
Earth has no sorrow that heaven can't cure
Earth has no sorrow that heaven can't cure
So lay down your burdens,
Lay down your shame
All who are broken, Lift up your face
Oh wanderer come home,
You're not too far
So lay down your hurt, Lay down your heart
Come as you are, Come as you are
Fall in God’s arms, Come as you are
There's joy for the morning,
Oh sinner be still
Earth has no sorrow that heaven can't heal
Earth has no sorrow that heaven can't heal
So lay down your burdens,
Lay down your shame
All who are broken, Lift up your face
Oh wanderer come home,
You're not too far
So lay down your hurt, Lay down your heart
Come as you are, Come as you are,
Come as you are, Come as you are.
CCLI 7017790
CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESS
GREETING
KYRIE (p 175)
CANTICLE OF PRAISE (p 176)
PRAYER OF THE DAY
CHILDREN’S MESSAGE
SCRIPTURE 1: ACTS 2:14A, 22-32
PSALM 16
SCRIPTURE 2: 1 PETER 1:3-9
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION (page 179)
GOSPEL: JOHN 20:19-31
MESSAGE
OFFERING
SONG OF THE DAY: ELW 376
Thine is the Glory
Thine is the glory,
risen, conqu'ring Son;
endless is the vict'ry
thou o'er death hast won!
Angels in bright raiment
rolled the stone away,
kept the folded grave-clothes
where thy body lay.
Thine is the glory,
risen, conqu'ring Son;
endless is the vict'ry
thou o'er death hast won!
Lo, Jesus meets thee,
risen from the tomb!
Lovingly he greets thee,
scatters fear and gloom;
let his church with gladness
hymns of triumph sing,
for the Lord now liveth;
death hath lost its sting!
Thine is the glory,
risen, conqu'ring Son;
endless is the vict'ry
thou o'er death hast won!
No more we doubt thee,
glorious Prince of life;
life is naught without thee;
aid us in our strife;
make us more than conqu'rors,
through thy deathless love;
bring us safe through Jordan
to thy home above.
Thine is the glory,
risen, conqu'ring Son;
endless is the vict'ry
thou o'er death hast won!
Text: Edmond Budry, 1854-1932; tr. R. Birch Hoyle, 1875-1939.
OFFERTORY PRAYER
NEW ZEALAND CREED
PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE
THE GREAT THANKSGIVING
WE PROCLAIM THE MYSTERY OF OUR FAITH
THE LORD’S PRAYER (sung)
INVITATION TO COMMUNION
LAMB OF GOD (P 182)
COMMUNION SONG:
Nothing But the Blood of Jesus
What can wash away my sin?
Nothing but the blood of Jesus;
What can make me whole again?
Nothing but the blood of Jesus.
Oh! Precious is the flow
That makes me white as snow;
No other fount I know,
Nothing but the blood of Jesus.
For my pardon, this I see,
Nothing but the blood of Jesus;
For my cleansing this my plea,
Nothing but the blood of Jesus.
Oh! Precious is the flow
That makes me white as snow;
No other fount I know,
Nothing but the blood of Jesus.
Nothing can for sin atone,
Nothing but the blood of Jesus;
Naught of good that I have done,
Nothing but the blood of Jesus.
Oh! Precious is the flow
That makes me white as snow;
No other fount I know,
Nothing but the blood of Jesus.
This is all my hope and peace,
Nothing but the blood of Jesus;
This is all my righteousness,
Nothing but the blood of Jesus.
Oh! Precious is the flow
That makes me white as snow;
No other fount I know,
Nothing but the blood of Jesus.
CCLI Song # 21332 CCLI License # 339794
PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION
BLESSING
SENDING SONG: ELW 364
Christ Has Arisen, Alleluia
Christ has arisen, alleluia.
Rejoice and praise him, alleluia.
For our redeemer burst from the tomb,
even from death, dispelling its gloom.
Let us sing praise to him with endless joy.
Death's fearful sting he has come to destroy.
Our sin forgiving, alleluia!
Jesus is living, alleluia!
For three long days the grave did its worst
until its strength by God was dispersed.
He who gives life did death undergo,
and in its conquest his might did show.
Let us sing praise to him with endless joy.
Death's fearful sting he has come to destroy.
Our sin forgiving, alleluia!
Jesus is living, alleluia!
The angel said to them, "Do not fear.
You look for Jesus who is not here.
See for yourselves the tomb is all bare.
Only the graveclothes are lying there."
Let us sing praise to him with endless joy.
Death's fearful sting he has come to destroy.
Our sin forgiving, alleluia!
Jesus is living, alleluia!
"Go spread the news: he's not in the grave.
He has arisen this world to save.
Jesus' redeeming labours are done.
Even the battle with sin is won."
Let us sing praise to him with endless joy.
Death's fearful sting he has come to destroy.
Our sin forgiving, alleluia!
Jesus is living, alleluia!
Christ has arisen to set us free.
Alleluia, to him praises be.
Jesus is living! Let us all sing;
he reigns triumphant, heavenly king.
Let us sing praise to him with endless joy.
Death's fearful sting he has come to destroy.
Our sin forgiving, alleluia!
Jesus is living, alleluia!
Text: Bernard Kyamanywa, b. 1938; tr. Howard S. Olson, b. 1922
Swahili text © 1968 Lutheran Theological College, Makumira, Tanzania English text © 1977 Howard S. Olson
SENDING
SHARING THE PEACE
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April 9, 2023
EASTER SUNDAY
Pastor Sylvia Schmidt
Communion: Vanessa & Kenneth
Ushers: Al
Readers: Wendy
Kitchen: Olive
Closing: Brenda & Gerry
PPT: Barry
Audio: William
Livestream: August
WELCOME
LINKS TO BULLETIN & TRANSLATION
ANNOUNCEMENTS
LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
CALL TO WORSHIP
GATHERING SONG: ELW 377
Alleluia! Jesus Is Risen
Alleluia! Jesus is risen!
Trumpets resounding in glorious light!
Splendour, the Lamb, heaven forever!
Oh, what a miracle God has in sight!
Jesus is risen and we shall arise.
Give God the glory! Alleluia!
Walking the way, Christ in the centre
telling the story to open our eyes;
breaking our bread, giving us glory:
Jesus our blessing, our constant surprise.
Jesus is risen and we shall arise.
Give God the glory! Alleluia!
Jesus the vine, we are the branches;
life in the Spirit the fruit of the tree;
heaven to earth, Christ to the people,
gift of the future now flowing to me.
Jesus is risen and we shall arise.
Give God the glory! Alleluia!
Weeping, be gone; sorrow, be silent:
death put asunder, and Easter is bright.
Cherubim sing: O grave, be open!
Clothe us in wonder, adorn us in light.
Jesus is risen and we shall arise.
Give God the glory! Alleluia!
City of God, Easter forever,
golden Jerusalem, Jesus the Lamb,
river of life, saints and archangels,
sing with creation to God the I AM!
Jesus is risen and we shall arise.
Give God the glory! Alleluia!
Text: Herbert F. Brokering, b. 1926, © 1995 Augsburg Fortress.
GREETING
NOW THE FEAST (pages 4-5)
PRAYER OF THE DAY
CHILDREN’S MESSAGE
SCRIPTURE 1: 25:6-9
PSALM 118
SCRIPTURE 2: COLOSSIANS 3:1-4
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION (page 8)
GOSPEL: JOHN 20:1-18
MESSAGE
SONG OF THE DAY: ELW 379
Now the Green Blade Rises
Now the green blade rises from the buried grain,
wheat that in dark earth many days has lain;
love lives again, that with the dead has been;
love is come again like wheat arising green.
In the grave they laid him, love by hatred slain,
thinking that he would never wake again;
laid in the earth like grain that sleeps unseen;
love is come again like wheat arising green.
Forth he came at Easter, like the risen grain,
he that for three days in the grave had lain;
raised from the dead, my living Lord is seen;
love is come again like wheat arising green.
When our hearts are wintry, grieving, or in pain,
your touch can call us back to life again,
fields of our hearts that dead and bare have been;
love is come again like wheat arising green.
Text: John MacLeod Campbell Crum, 1872-1958
Text from Oxford Book of Carols © Oxford University Press 1928.
OFFERING
TLC CHOIR SINGS
Christ is Alive! (An Easter Introit)
OFFERTORY PRAYER
AFFIRMATION OF FAITH
PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE
THE GREAT THANKSGIVING
EUCHARISTIC ACCLAMATION 1
EUCHARISTIC ACCLAMATION 2
EUCHARISTIC ACCLAMATION 3
THROUGH CHRIST
THE LORD’S PRAYER (New Zealand Book of Prayer)
INVITATION TO COMMUNION
COMMUNION SONG 1: ELW 474
Bread of Life From Heaven
Bread of life from heaven,
your blood and body given,
we eat this bread and drink this cup
until you come again.
Break now the bread of Christ's sacrifice;
giving thanks, hungry ones, gather round.
Eat, all of you, and be satisfied;
in Christ's presence the loaves will abound.
Bread of life from heaven,
your blood and body given,
we eat this bread and drink this cup
until you come again.
Seek not the food that will pass away;
set your hearts on the food that endures.
Come, learn the true and the living way,
that the fullness of life may be yours.
Bread of life from heaven,
your blood and body given,
we eat this bread and drink this cup
until you come again.
Love as the one who, in love for you,
gave himself for the life of the world.
Come to the one who is food for you,
that your hunger and thirst be no more.
Bread of life from heaven,
your blood and body given,
we eat this bread and drink this cup
until you come again.
Dwell in the one who now dwells in you;
make your home in the lifegiving Word.
Know only Christ, Holy One of God,
and believe in the truth you have heard.
Bread of life from heaven,
your blood and body given,
we eat this bread and drink this cup
until you come again.
Drink of this cup and declare his death;
eat this bread and believe Easter morn;
trust his return and, with ev'ry breath,
praise the one in whom you are reborn.
Bread of life from heaven,
your blood and body given,
we eat this bread and drink this cup
until you come again.
Text: Susan R. Briehl, b. 1952
Text © 2001 GIA Publications, Inc.
COMMUNION SONG 2:
Breathe
This is the air I breathe
This is the air I breathe
Your Holy presence living in me
This is my daily bread
This is my daily bread
Your very word spoken to me
And I, I'm desperate for you
And I, I'm lost without you
This is the air I breathe
This is the air I breathe
Your Holy presence living in me
This is my daily bread
This is my daily bread
Your very word spoken to me
And I, I'm desperate for you
And I, I'm lost without you
I'm lost without you
I'm lost without you
I'm lost without you
I'm lost …. without you
This is the air I breathe
This is the air ….. I breathe
CCLI #1874117
PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION
BLESSING
SENDING SONG: ELW 376
Thine is the Glory
Thine is the glory,
risen, conqu'ring Son;
endless is the vict'ry
thou o'er death hast won!
Angels in bright raiment
rolled the stone away,
kept the folded grave-clothes
where thy body lay.
Thine is the glory,
risen, conqu'ring Son;
endless is the vict'ry
thou o'er death hast won!
Lo, Jesus meets thee,
risen from the tomb!
Lovingly he greets thee,
scatters fear and gloom;
let his church with gladness
hymns of triumph sing,
for the Lord now liveth;
death hath lost its sting!
Thine is the glory,
risen, conqu'ring Son;
endless is the vict'ry
thou o'er death hast won!
Text: Edmond Budry, 1854-1932; tr. R. Birch Hoyle, 1875-1939
SENDING
SHARING THE PEACE
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April 7, 2023
GOOD FRIDAY
Pastor Tim LeDrew
Communion: no communion
Ushers: Michael & Joe
Readers: Wendy
Kitchen: closed
Closing: Brenda & Gerry
PPT: Barry
Audio: Eva
Livestream: Nathan
WELCOME
LINKS TO BULLETIN & TRANSLATION
GATHERING PRAYER
GATHERING SONG: ELW 347
Go to Dark Gethsemane
Go to dark Gethsemane,
all who feel the tempter's pow'r;
your Redeemer's conflict see.
Watch with him one bitter hour;
turn not from his griefs away;
learn from Jesus Christ to pray.
Follow to the judgment hall,
view the Lord of life arraigned;
oh, the wormwood and the gall!
Oh, the pangs his soul sustained!
Shun not suff'ring, shame, or loss;
learn from him to bear the cross.
Calv'ry's mournful mountain climb;
there, adoring at his feet,
mark that miracle of time,
God's own sacrifice complete.
"It is finished!" hear him cry;
learn from Jesus Christ to die.
Text: James Montgomery, 1771-1854
SCRIPTURE 1: ISAIAH 52:13–53:12
SONG:
Lead Me To The Cross
Saviour I come, quiet my soul,
remember
Redemption’s hill,
where Your blood was spilled,
for my ransom
Everything I once held dear,
I count it all as loss
Lead me to the cross,
where Your love poured out
Bring me to my knees, Lord I lay me down
Rid me of myself, I belong to You,
Oh lead me.
Lead me to the cross.
You were as I, tempted and tried, human.
The word became flesh,
bore my sin and death,
now you're risen
Everything I once held dear,
I count it all as loss
Lead me to the cross,
where Your love poured out
Bring me to my knees, Lord I lay me down
Rid me of myself, I belong to You,
Oh lead me.
Lead me to the cross.
To your heart (2x)
Lead me to your heart (2x)
Lead me to the cross,
where Your love poured out
Bring me to my knees, Lord I lay me down
Rid me of myself, I belong to You,
Oh lead me.
Lead me to the cross,
where Your love poured out
Bring me to my knees, Lord I lay me down
Rid me of myself, I belong to You,
Oh lead me.
Lead me to the cross.
CCLI # 4785828
PSALM 22
SCRIPTURE 2: HEBREWS 10:16-25
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION (p 179)
GOSPEL: JOHN 18:33–19:42
SONG:
Remembrance
Oh, how could it be
That my God would welcome
me into this mystery
Take this bread, take this wine
Now the simple made divine
for any to receive
By Your mercy, we come to Your table
By Your grace, You are making us faithful
Lord, we remember You
And remembrance leads us to worship
And as we worship You
Our worship leads to communion
We respond to Your invitation,
we remember You
See His body, see His blood
Know that He has overcome
every trial we will face
None too lost to be saved
None too broken or ashamed,
all are welcome in this place
By Your mercy, we come to Your table
By Your grace, You are making us faithful
Lord, we remember You
And remembrance leads us to worship
And as we worship You
Our worship leads to communion
We respond to Your invitation,
we remember You
Dying You destroyed our death
Rising You restored our life
Lord Jesus, come in glory,
Lord Jesus, come in glory,
Dying You destroyed our death
Rising You restored our life
Lord Jesus, come in glory,
Lord Jesus, come in glory,
Lord Jesus, come in glory,
Lord Jesus, come in glory
Lord, we remember You
And remembrance leads us to worship
And as we worship You
Our worship leads to communion
We respond to Your invitation
We respond to Your invitation,
we remember You
CCLI #5484616
MESSAGE
SONG OF THE DAY: ELW351
O Sacred Head, Now Wounded
O sacred head, now wounded,
with grief and shame weighed down,
now scornfully surrounded
with thorns, thine only crown;
O sacred head, what glory,
what bliss till now was thine!
Yet, though despised and gory,
I joy to call thee mine.
How pale thou art with anguish,
with sore abuse and scorn;
how does thy face now languish,
which once was bright as morn!
Thy grief and bitter passion
were all for sinners' gain;
mine, mine was the transgression,
but thine the deadly pain.
What language shall I borrow
to thank thee, dearest friend,
for this thy dying sorrow,
thy pity without end?
Oh, make me thine forever,
and should I fainting be,
Lord, let me never, never
outlive my love to thee.
Lord, be my consolation;
shield me when I must die;
remind me of thy passion
when my last hour draws nigh.
These eyes, new faith receiving,
from thee shall never move;
for all who die believing
die safely in thy love.
Text: Paul Gerhardt, 1607–1676, based on Arnulf of Louvain, d. 1250; tr. composite
BIDDING PRAYER
THE LORD’S PRAYER (Traditional)
PROCESSION OF THE CROSS
SENDING SONG: ELW 353
Were You There
Were you there
when they crucified my Lord?
Were you there
when they crucified my Lord?
Oh, sometimes it causes me
to tremble, tremble, tremble.
Were you there
when they crucified my Lord?
Were you there
when they nailed him to the tree?
Were you there
when they nailed him to the tree?
Oh, sometimes it causes me
to tremble, tremble, tremble.
Were you there
when they nailed him to the tree?
Were you there
when they pierced him in the side?
Were you there
when they pierced him in the side?
Oh, sometimes it causes me
to tremble, tremble, tremble.
Were you there
when they pierced him in the side?
Were you there
when the sun refused to shine?
Were you there
when the sun refused to shine?
Oh, sometimes it causes me
to tremble, tremble, tremble.
Were you there
when the sun refused to shine?
Were you there
when they laid him in the tomb?
Were you there
when they laid him in the tomb?
Oh, sometimes it causes me
to tremble, tremble, tremble.
Were you there
when they laid him in the tomb?
Text: African American spiritual
SENDING
All depart in silence
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April 2, 2023
Palm Sunday / Sunday of the Passion | Setting 8
Communion: Lucy & Jocelyn
Ushers: Joe & Pat
Readers: Olive Peterson
Kitchen: Liz
Closing: Brenda & Diane
PPT: Barry
Audio: Eva
Livestream: Nathan
WELCOME
LINKS TO BULLETIN & TRANSLATION
ANNOUNCEMENTS
LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
PROCESSIONAL GOSPEL: MATTHEW 21:1-11
BLESSING OF THE PALMS
PROCESSION
GATHERING SONG: ELW 344
All Glory Laud and Honour
All glory, laud, and honour
to you, redeemer, king,
to whom the lips of children
made sweet hosannas ring.
You are the king of Israel
and David's royal Son,
now in the Lord's name coming,
our King and Blessed One.
All glory, laud, and honour
to you, redeemer, king,
to whom the lips of children
made sweet hosannas ring.
The company of angels
are praising you on high;
creation and all mortals
in chorus make reply.
All glory, laud, and honour
to you, redeemer, king,
to whom the lips of children
made sweet hosannas ring.
The multitude of pilgrims
with palms before you went;
our praise and prayer and anthems
before you we present.
All glory, laud, and honour
to you, redeemer, king,
to whom the lips of children
made sweet hosannas ring.
To you, before your passion,
they sang their hymns of praise.
To you, now high exalted,
our melody we raise.
All glory, laud, and honour
to you, redeemer, king,
to whom the lips of children
made sweet hosannas ring.
Their praises you accepted;
accept the prayers we bring,
great author of all goodness,
O good and gracious King.
All glory, laud, and honour
to you, redeemer, king,
to whom the lips of children
made sweet hosannas ring.
Text: Theodulph of Orleans, 760-821;
tr. John Mason Neale, 1818-1866, alt.GREETING
KYRIE ELESION (p 184)
PRAYER OF THE DAY
SCRIPTURE 1: ISAIAH 50:4-9A
PSALM 31:9-16
SCRIPTURE 2: PHILIPPIANS 2:5-11
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION (p 179)
GOSPEL: MATTHEW 27:11-54
MESSAGE
OFFERING
SONG OF THE DAY:
At the Cross (Love Ran Red)
There’s a place where mercy reigns and never dies
There’s a place where streams of grace flow deep and wide
Where all the love I’ve ever found
Comes like a flood
Comes flowing down
At the cross
At the cross
I surrender my life
I’m in awe of You, I’m in awe of You
Where Your love ran red
And my sin washed white
I owe all to You, I owe all to You
Jesus
There’s a place where sin and shame are powerless
Where my heart has peace with God
And forgiveness
Where all the love I’ve ever found
Comes like a flood
Comes flowing down
At the cross
At the cross
I surrender my life
I’m in awe of You, I’m in awe of You
Where Your love ran red
And my sin washed white
I owe all to You, I owe all to You
Here my hope is found
Here on holy ground
Here I bow down
Here I bow down
Here arms open wide
Here You saved my life
Here I bow down
Here I bow
(2X)
At the cross
At the cross
I surrender my life
I’m in awe of You, I’m in awe of You
Where Your love ran red
And my sin washed white
I owe all to You, I owe all to You
I owe all to You, I owe all to You
Jesus. Jesus.
Words & Music by Chris Tomlin
CCLI #7017786
OFFERTORY PRAYER
NICENE CREED
PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE
THE GREAT THANKSGIVING
WE PROCLAIM THE MYSTERY OF OUR FAITH
THE LORD’S PRAYER (German: Uschi)
INVITATION TO COMMUNION
LAMB OF GOD (p 191)
COMMUNION SONG:
Hungry
Hungry I come to You
for I know You satisfy
I am empty but I know
Your love does not run dry
So I wait for You, so I wait for You
I'm falling on my knees
Offering all of me
Jesus You're all this heart is living for
Broken I run to You
for Your arms are open wide
I am weary but I know
Your touch restores my life
So I wait for You, so I wait for You
I'm falling on my knees
Offering all of me
Jesus You're all this heart is living for
I'm falling on my knees
Offering all of me
Jesus You're all this heart is living for
So I wait for You, so I wait for You
I'm falling on my knees
Offering all of me
Jesus You're all this heart is living for
Jesus You're all this heart is living for
Jesus You're all this heart is living for
CCLI #2650364
PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION
BLESSING
SENDING SONG: ELW 338
Beneath the Cross of Jesus
Beneath the cross of Jesus
I long to take my stand;
the shadow of a mighty rock
within a weary land,
a home within a wilderness,
a rest upon the way,
from the burning of the noontide heat
and burdens of the day.
Upon the cross of Jesus,
my eye at times can see
the very dying form of one
who suffered there for me.
And from my contrite heart, with tears,
two wonders I confess:
the wonder of his glorious love
and my unworthiness.
I take, O cross, your shadow
for my abiding place;
I ask no other sunshine than
the sunshine of his face;
content to let the world go by,
to know no gain nor loss,
my sinful self my only shame,
my glory all, the cross.
Text: Elizabeth C. Clephane, 1830-1869
SENDING
SHARING THE PEACE