Evangelical Lutheran Worship With Holy Communion

8:00 & 9:30 am June 7, 2020

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Christ's resurrection promises life beyond death.

On an unusual Easter celebration, we sing hymns of praise, gather around sacred words, and proclaim God's

faithfulness, power and love. With the women at the tomb, we are filled with many emotions: confusion, grief, hope. The

story ends with unexpected joy and unending love.

This is the day the Lord has made!

Christ is risen, and through him all creation is made new!

- Gathering -

The Holy Spirit calls us together as the people of God.

PRELUDE

WELCOME & ANNOUNCEMENTS

THANKSGIVING FOR BAPTISM

L: Alleluia! Christ is risen.

A: Christ is risen indeed. Alleluia!

L: Joined to Christ in the waters of baptism, we are raised with him to new life.

Let us give thanks for the gift of baptism.

L: We give you thanks, O God,

for in the beginning you created us in your image and planted us in a well-watered garden.

In the desert you promised pools of water for the parched, and you gave us water from the rock.

When we did not know the way, you sent the Good Shepherd to lead us to still waters.

At the cross, you watered us from Jesus’ wounded side, and on this day,

you shower us again with the water of life.

We praise you for your salvation through water, for the water in this font,

and for all water everywhere. Bathe us in Your forgiveness, grace, and love.

Satisfy the thirsty, and give us the life only You can give.

To You be given honor and praise through Jesus Christ our Lord

in the unity of the Holy Spirit, now and forever.

A: Amen.

Easter Sunday The Resurrection of our Lord

Evangelical Lutheran Worship with Holy Communion

June 7, 2020 8:00 & 9:30 am

Preaching: Pastor Lisa Lewton, Presiding: Pastor Joe Natwick

Organist: Cheryl Hewson Pianist: Kris Pederson

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GATHERING HYMN #365 Jesus Christ is Risen Today vs 1 & 2

GREETING

L: The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the Communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all. A: And also with you.

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A Psalm of Celebration

Though we have known hardship and pain, Though life has not always turned out as we had hoped,

We will stand here and say:

God’s steadfast love endures forever!

Though life becomes more complex, The deepest questions remain unanswered,

And the mystery of faith deepens, we will say:

God’s steadfast love endures forever!

And though the pain of the world Often seems more than we can bear or address,

We will stand firm in our faith and say:

God’s steadfast love endures forever!

PRAYER OF THE DAY

L: The Lord be with you . A: And also with you. L: Let us pray. O God, you gave your only Son to suffer death on the cross

for our redemption, and by his glorious resurrection you delivered us from the power of death. Make us die every day to sin, that we may live with him forever in the joy of the resurrection, through your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

– Word – God speaks to us in Scripture, reading, preaching and song.

PSALM 118: 1-2, 14-24 (please read responsively)

1Give thanks to the Lord, for the Lord is good;

God’s mercy endures forever. 2Let Israel now declare, “God’s mercy endures forever.”

14The Lord is my strength and my song, and has become my salvation.

15Shouts of rejoicing and salvation echo in the tents of the right-

eous: “The right hand of the Lord acts valiantly! 16

The right hand of the Lord is exalted! The right hand of the Lord acts valiantly!” 17

I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the Lord. 18

The Lord indeed punished me sorely, but did not hand me over to death. 19

Open for me the gates of righteousness; I will enter them and give thanks to the Lord. 20

“This is the gate of the Lord; here the righteous may enter.” 21

I give thanks to you, for you have answered me and you have become my salvation. 22

The stone that the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone. 23

By the Lord has this been done; it is marvelous in our eyes. 24

This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.

~ written by Ann Siddall, and posted on the website of the Stillpoint Spirituality Centre. http://www.stillpointsa.org.au/

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SECOND READING: Colossians 3: 1-4

Easter means new life for us as it first meant new life for Christ. His resurrection

reshapes the entire focus and motivation for our lives since we are now hidden

with the risen Christ in God. 1If you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above,

where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. 2Set your minds on

things that are above, not on things that are on earth, 3for you have died,

and your life is hidden with Christ in God. 4When Christ who is your life is

revealed, then you also will be revealed with him in glory. L: The word of the Lord A: Thanks be to God

CHILDREN’S TIME

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION (please stand)

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GOSPEL READING: John 20: 1-18 A: Glory to You, O Lord

John’s gospel describes the confusion and excitement of the first Easter: the stone is moved, disciples race back and forth, and angels speak to a weeping woman. Then, Jesus himself appears.

Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the tomb.

2So she ran and went to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one

whom Jesus loved, and said to them, “They have taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we do not know where they have laid him.”

3Then Peter and the

other disciple set out and went toward the tomb. 4The two were running

together, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first. 5He bent down to look in and saw the linen wrappings lying there, but he

did not go in. 6Then Simon Peter came, following him, and went into the

tomb. He saw the linen wrappings lying there, 7and the cloth that had been

on Jesus’ head, not lying with the linen wrappings but rolled up in a place by itself.

8Then the other disciple, who reached the tomb first, also went in,

and he saw and believed; 9for as yet they did not understand the scripture,

that he must rise from the dead. 10

Then the disciples returned to their homes.

11But Mary stood weeping outside the tomb. As she wept, she bent over

to look into the tomb; 12

and she saw two angels in white, sitting where the body of Jesus had been lying, one at the head and the other at the feet. 13

They said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping?” She said to them, “They have taken away my Lord, and I do not know where they have laid him.”

14When she had said this, she turned around and saw Jesus stand-

ing there, but she did not know that it was Jesus. 15

Jesus said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping? Whom are you looking for?” Supposing him to be the gardener, she said to him, “Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have laid him, and I will take him away.”

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said to her, “Mary!” She turned and said to him in Hebrew, “Rabbouni!” (which means Teacher).

17Jesus said to her, “Do not hold on

to me, because I have not yet ascended to the Father. But go to my broth-ers and say to them, ‘I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.’ ”

18Mary Magdalene went and announced to the disci-

ples, “I have seen the Lord”; and she told them that he had said these things to her.

A: Praise to You O Christ

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SERMON Pastor Lisa Lewton

HYMN OF THE DAY #376 Thine is the Glory vs 1 & 2

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Today, we confess our faith through the Nicene Creed, written in 325.

Like the Apostles' and Athanasian creeds we

also confess, this creed was written in response to debates about Jesus' identity. Our incarnate God, we confess, is

with us through these unsettling days and all days!

Offering: Thank you to those of you contributing to the mission of St John by giving electronically,

leaving a gift in one of the sanctuary baskets

or mailing gifts in.

Please also consider what you have to offer

to those in your immediate surround-ings today and this

week.

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NICENE CREED

A: We believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all that is, seen and unseen.

We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, eternally begotten of the Father, God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, of one Being with the Father; through him all things were made. For us and for our salvation he came down from heaven, was incarnate of the Holy Spirit and the virgin Mary and became truly human. For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate; he suffered death and was buried. On the third day he rose again in accordance with the scriptures; he ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and his kingdom will have no end.

We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son,* who with the Father and the Son is worshiped and glorified, who has spoken through the prophets. We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic church. We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins. We look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen.

PRAYERS OF INTERCESSION

(prayer response)

L: Lord in your mercy,

A: Hear our prayer.

SHARING THE PEACE (Instrumental Music)

- Meal - God feeds us with the presence of Jesus Christ.

OFFERING— (Instrumental music)

OFFERING PRAYER

L: Let us pray. God of glory, receive these gifts and the offering of our

lives. As Jesus was lifted up from the earth, draw us to your heart in

the midst of this uncertain time in our world, that all creation may be

brought from bondage to freedom, from darkness to light, and from

death to life; through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord.

A: Amen

THE GREAT THANKSGIVING

L: The Lord be with you. A: And also with you. L: Lift up your hearts. A: We lift them to the Lord. L: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. A: It is right to give our thanks and praise. L: It is indeed right, our duty and our joy, that we should at all times and

in all places give thanks and praise to you, almighty and merciful God,

for the glorious resurrection of our Savior Jesus Christ, the true Pas-

chal Lamb who gave himself to take away our sin; who in dying has

destroyed death, and in rising has brought us to eternal life. And so,

with Mary Magdalene and Peter and all the witnesses of the

resurrection, with earth and sea and all their creatures, and with an-

gels and archangels, cherubim and seraphim, we praise your name:

L: Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might, A: heaven and earth are full of Your glory. L: Hosanna in the highest. A: Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. L: Hosanna in the highest. A: Hosanna in the highest!

In the night in which he was betrayed . . . THE LORD’S PRAYER

A: Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name,

your kingdom come, your will be done,

on earth as in heaven.

Give us today our daily bread.

Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us.

Save us from the time of trial and deliver us from evil.

For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours,

now and forever. Amen

- Distribution of Bread & Wine -

POST COMMUNION BLESSING POST COMMUNION PRAYER

L: Let us pray. Life-giving God, in the mystery of Christ’s resurrection you send light to conquer darkness, water to give new life, and the bread of heaven to nourish your people. Through this meal you have opened us to your presence. Send us forth as witnesses to Jesus’ resurrection, that we may show your hope and glory to all the world; through Jesus Christ, our risen Lord. Amen.

You are invited to the table today according to your own comfort

level.

No worries or shame if you choose to not

commune.

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- Sending - God blesses us and sends us in mission to the world.

BLESSING

L: May the One who brought Jesus forth from the dead raise you to new life, fill you with hope, and turn your mourning into dancing. Almighty God, Father, +Son, and Holy Spirit, bless you now and forever.

A: Amen.

SENDING HYMN #367 Now All the Vault of Heaven Resounds vs 1 & 2

DISMISSAL

L: Christ is risen, just as he said. Go in peace. Share the good news. Alleluia! A: Thanks be to God. Alleluia!

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THANK YOU TO THE WORSHIP LEADERS TODAY:

Pastor Lisa Lewton & Pastor Joe Natwick

Assisting Ministers: 8:00 am Michael Stevenson

9:30 am Chip Poland

Ushers: 8:00 am : Rich Benz, Jenn Jung and Alissa Karsky

9:30 am: Jared Bookhardt, Matt Nicklos and Darlene Pelton

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All printed music licensed through Evangelical Lutheran Worship: CCLI License #1536027

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“For just as the body is one and has many members,

and all the members of the body, though many,

are one body, so it is with Christ.”

1 Corinthians 12:12

June 7th has been a long-awaited day. Who knew when we said

“Thanks be to God” at the end of worship on March 15th that it

would be June 7th before we had the option to worship together in

the building again? We have learned so much since that “Thanks

be to God”!

We learned worshipping God can continue outside of a

building! (Isn’t there an old camp song that taught us “the

church is not a building”?)

We learned to worship with a screen and digital bulletin.

We learned worship can feel extra special when practiced in

our pajamas and with our own coffee.

We learned Communion bread is not limited to wafers and is

not reserved only for the people who gather in the building.

On this long-awaited day, we get to learn the worshipping body is

many members and one body. The worshipping body is not only

the people in the building, but also the people who sit on couches

or at kitchen tables. Wherever you worship today, on June 7th,

you are fully, completely, and wholly part of the one body

worshipping together.

~ Pastor Lisa