The Welcome and Announcements

P: Christ is risen!
C: Christ is risen indeed!
 
P: Christ is risen!
C: Christ is risen indeed!
 
P: Alleluia! Christ is risen!
C: Christ is risen indeed! Alleluia!


The Gathering Hymn:

“Jesus Christ Is Risen Today” (ELW365)

Jesus Christ is ris’n today, Alleluia!
our triumphant holy day, Alleluia!
who did once upon the cross, Alleluia!
suffer to redeem our loss. Alleluia!
 
Hymns of praise then let us sing, Alleluia!
unto Christ, our heav’nly king, Alleluia!
who endured the cross and grave, Alleluia!
sinners to redeem and save. Alleluia!
 
But the pains which he endured, Alleluia!
our salvation have procured; Alleluia!
now above the sky he’s king, Alleluia!
where the angels ever sing. Alleluia!
 
Sing we to our God above, Alleluia!
praise eternal as his love; Alleluia!
praise him, all you heav’nly host, Alleluia!
Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Alleluia!

Text: Latin carol, 14th cent., sts. 1-3; tr. J. Walsh, Lyra Davidica, 1708, alt.; Charles Wesley, 1707-1788, st. 4


The Thanksgiving For Baptism

P: Alleluia! Christ is risen.
C: Christ is risen indeed. Alleluia!
 


Welcome In Peace


P: The grace and peace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all.


C:  And also with you.


P:  Let us share God’s peace together.




P: For peace in the world, for the health of the church, for the unity of all;
for this holy house, for all who worship and praise, let us pray to the Lord, let us pray to the Lord. Everyone sings Refrain
 
P: That we may live out your impassioned response to the hungry and the poor; that we may live out truth and justice and grace, let us pray to the Lord, let us pray to the Lord. Everyone sings Refrain
 
P: For peace in our hearts, for peace in our homes, for friends and family;
For life and for love, for our work and our play, Let us pray to the Lord, let us pray to the Lord. Everyone sings Refrain
 
P: For your Spirit to guide; that you center our lives in the water and the Word; that you nourish our souls with your body and blood, Let us pray to the Lord, Let us pray to the Lord. Everyone sings Refrain 




The Prayer of The Day


The First Reading Acts 10:34-43


The Psalm: 118:1–2, 14–24

R: Let us read the psalm responsively. Give thanks to the Lord, for the Lord is good; God’s mercy endures forever.
C: Let Israel now declare, “God’s mercy endures forever.”


R: The Lord is my strength and my song, and has become my salvation.
C: Shouts of rejoicing and salvation echo in the tents of the righteous: “The right hand of the Lord acts valiantly!


R: The right hand of the Lord is exalted! The right hand of the Lord acts valiantly!”
C: I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the Lord. 


R: The Lord indeed punished me sorely, but did not hand me over to death.
C: Open for me the gates of righteousness; I will enter them and give thanks to the Lord.


R: “This is the gate of the Lord; here the righteous may enter.”
C: I give thanks to you, for you have answered me and you have become my salvation. 


R: The stone that the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone.
C:  By the Lord has this been done; it is marvelous in our eyes.


R: This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it. Here ends the Psalm.


The Second Reading: 1 Corinthians 15:19-26


The Gospel Acclamation



The Gospel Reading: John 20:1-18


The Message: Rev. Nathan Krause


The Sermon Hymn:

“I Know That My Redeemer Lives!” (ELW 619)

I know that my Redeemer lives!
What comfort this sweet sentence gives!
He lives, he lives, who once was dead;
he lives, my ever-living head!
 
He lives triumphant from the grave;
he lives eternally to save;
he lives exalted, throned above;
he lives to rule his church in love.
 
He lives to grant me rich supply;
he lives to guide me with his eye;
he lives to comfort me when faint;
he lives to hear my soul’s complaint.
 
He lives to silence all my fears;
he lives to wipe away my tears;
he lives to calm my troubled heart;
he lives all blessings to impart.
 
He lives to bless me with his love;
he lives to plead for me above;
he lives my hungry soul to feed;
he lives to help in time of need.
 
He lives, my kind, wise, heav’nly friend;
he lives and loves me to the end;
he lives, and while he lives, I’ll sing;
he lives, my prophet, priest, and king!
 
He lives and grants me daily breath;
he lives, and I shall conquer death;
he lives my mansion to prepare;
he lives to bring me safely there.
 
He lives, all glory to his name!
He lives, my Savior, still the same;
what joy this blest assurance gives:
I know that my Redeemer lives!


The Apostles’ Creed

A: We remember together the creed into which we were baptized:
  
  I believe in God, the Father almighty,
  creator of heaven and earth.

  I believe in Jesus Christ, God’s only Son, our Lord,
  who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,
  born of the virgin Mary,
  suffered under Pontius Pilate,
  was crucified, died, and was buried;
  he descended to the dead.
  On the third day he rose again;
  he ascended into heaven,
  he is seated at the right hand of the Father,
  and he will come to judge the living and the dead.
 
  I believe in the Holy Spirit,
  the holy catholic church,
  the communion of saints,
  the forgiveness of sins,
  the resurrection of the body,
  and the life everlasting. Amen.


The Prayers of the People

A: On this day of resurrection joy, let us offer our prayers for ourselves, our neighbors, and our world.


1: Renewing God, the good news of your resurrection changed the world. Give church leaders and all the baptized the same excitement as the women at the tomb, and inspire us to share your abundant life. We pray for our bishops, Patricia and Elizabeth, pastors, deacons, and vicars.


2: Sustaining God, your creation abounds with signs of new life in budding trees and newborn creatures. Provide fertile soil, ample sunlight, and nourishing rain for the growth of plants, and provide farmers with a plentiful harvest. Merciful God,
C: Receive our prayer.


3: Sheltering God, strengthen and sustain all who support vulnerable people across the world especially Ukraine. Empower government agencies and international organizations that provide for refugees and migrants forced to leave their homelands. Merciful God,
C: Receive our prayer.


A: Encouraging God, you do a new thing among us. We pray for those gripped by fear and anxiety or who suffer in any way especially, Alan, Barbara, Bert, Bobbi, Jean, Rudi and Steve. We pray for those we name out loud and, in our hearts… We pray for our military, especially Christopher, Gage, Jared, John, and Nate… Send us as your healing presence to places of hunger, pain, illness, or overwhelming sorrow. Merciful God,
C: Receive our prayer.


4: Surprising God, you offer endless ways for us to delight in your grace. Give this community of faith a sense of joy and wonder in exploring new avenues of faith formation, worship, and discipleship. Merciful God,
C: Receive our prayer.


5: Resurrecting God, you make us alive in Christ. Thank you for blessing us with faithful witnesses who now rest in you. Merciful God,
C: Receive our prayer.


A: We offer to you these petitions and those we carry in our hearts, trusting in your abundant and ever-present mercy.
C: Amen.


We Pray for These People For Healing in Body, Mind and Spirit

Rudi Ammann, Bert Arnold, Alan Ault, Barbara Derevizus, Bobbi Fechner, Barbara Hughes, Jean Joanni, Steve Joanni.

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The Doxology  



The Offering Prayer

A: Living God, you gather the wolf and the lamb to feed together in your peaceable reign, and you welcome us all at your table..
 
C:  Reach out to us through this meal, and show us your wounded and risen body, that we may be nourished and believe in Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen.


The Dialogue

P: The Lord be with you.
C: And also with you.
 
P: Lift up your hearts.
C: We lift them to the Lord.
 
P: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
C: It is right to give our thanks and praise. 
 
P: It is indeed right and salutary…we praise your name and join their unending hymn. 



Thanksgiving at the Table

P:  In the night in which he was betrayed, our Lord Jesus took bread, and gave thanks; broke it, and gave it to his disciples, saying:
Take and eat; this is my body, given for you.
Do this for the remembrance of me.
 
Again, after supper, he took the cup, gave thanks,
and gave it for all to drink, saying:
This cup is the new covenant in my blood,
shed for you and for all people for the forgiveness of sin.
Do this for the remembrance of me.
 
With this bread and cup
we remember our Lord’s passover from death to life
as we proclaim the mystery of faith:


C: Christ has died.
Christ is risen.
Christ will come again.
 

Lord’s Prayer

 A:  And now as our Savior Christ has taught us, we are bold to say:
ALL: Our Father, who art in heaven,
          hallowed be thy name,
          thy kingdom come,
          thy will be done,
               on earth as it is in heaven.
   Give us this day our daily bread;
          and forgive us our trespasses,
          as we forgive those
          who trespass against us;
          and lead us not into temptation,
               but deliver us from evil.
   For thine is the kingdom,
          and the power, and the glory,
          forever and ever. Amen.


Communion and Blessing

P: The risen Christ dwells with us here. 
All who are hungry, all who are thirsty, come.


“Blessed Assurance”


“I am the Bread of Life”



The Closing Hymn:

“Now All The Vault of Heaven Resounds” (ELW 367)

Now all the vault of heav’n resounds
in praise of love that still abounds:
“Christ has triumphed! He is living!”
Sing, choirs of angels, loud and clear!
Repeat their song of glory here:
“Christ has triumphed! He is living!”
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!
 
Eternal is the gift he brings,
therefore our heart with rapture sings:
“Christ has triumphed! He is living!”
Now still he comes to give us life
and by his presence stills all strife.
“Christ has triumphed! He is living!”
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!
 
Oh, fill us, Lord, with dauntless love;
set heart and will on things above
that we conquer through your triumph;
grant grace sufficient for life’s day
that by our lives we truly say:
“Christ has triumphed! He is living!”
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!
 
Adoring praises now we bring
and with the heav’nly blessed sing:
“Christ has triumphed! Alleluia!”
Be to the Father, and our Lord,
to Spirit blest, most holy God,
all the glory, never ending!
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!

Text: Paul Z. Strodach, 1876-1947, alt. Text © 1958 Service Book and Hymnal, admin. Augsburg Fortress.


The Dismissal

A:  Alleluia! Christ is risen.
C: Christ is risen indeed. Alleluia! 
A: Go in peace. Tell what God has done.
C:  Thanks be to God. Alleluia!






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