Fifth Sunday of Easter
10:00 AM Service May 15, 2022
GATHERING
Prelude
Welcome and Announcements
Ringing of the Bell
(Please Stand)
Confession and Forgiveness
L: Blessed be the holy Trinity, +one God, whose steadfast love endures forever.
C: Amen.
L: Let us confess our sin in the presence of God and of one another.
(silence is kept for reflection)
L: Most merciful God,
C: we confess that we have not followed your path but have chosen our own way. Instead of putting others before ourselves, we long to take the best seats at the table. When met by those in need, we have too often passed by on the other side. Set us again on the path of life. Save us from ourselves and free us to love our neighbors. Amen.
L: Hear the good news! God does not deal with us according to our sins but de-lights in granting pardon and mercy. In the name of + Jesus Christ, your sins are forgiven. You are free to love as God loves.
C: Amen.
L: Alleluia! Christ is risen!
C: He is risen, indeed. Alleluia!
L: The grace 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.
This is the feast...
L: Let us pray:
All: O Lord God, you teach us that without love, our actions gain nothing. Pour into our hearts your most excellent gift of love, that, made alive by your Spirit, we may know goodness and peace, through your Son, Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.
WORD
First Reading Acts 11: 1—18 Pg. 1711
R: Word of God, Word of life.
C: Thanks be to God.
Psalm Psalm 148 Pg. 962
Refrain:
PS 148:1 Praise the LORD. Praise the LORD from the heavens, praise him in the
heights above.
PS 148:2 Praise him, all his angels, praise him, all his heavenly hosts.
PS 148:3 Praise him, sun and moon, praise him, all you shining stars.
Refrain:
PS 148:7 Praise the LORD from the earth, you great sea creatures and all ocean
depths,
PS 148:8 lightning and hail, snow and clouds, stormy winds that do his bidding,
PS 148:9 you mountains and all hills, fruit trees and all cedars,
Refrain:
PS 148:10 wild animals and all cattle, small creatures and flying birds,
PS 148:12 young men and maidens, old men and children.
PS 148:13 Let them praise the name of the LORD, for his name alone is exalted;
his splendor is above the earth and the heavens.
Refrain:
Second Reading: Revelation 21: 1—6 Pg. 1921
R: Word of God, Word of life.
C: Thanks be to God.
(Please rise for the Gospel.)
After the Gospel is announced:
C: Glory to you, O Lord.
Gospel Reading John 13: 31—35 Pg. 1674
P: The gospel of the Lord.
C: Praise to you, O Christ.
(Please be seated)
Sermon
(Please Stand)
Hymn # 377 “Alleluia! Jesus is Risen!”
RECEPTION OF NEW MEMBERS
P: I invite you, together with the whole congregation, to confess the faith in which we have been baptized.
All: 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
P: You have made public profession of your faith. . . . Let us welcome them
together:
C: We rejoice with you in the Christian life. Together we will give thanks
and praise to God and proclaim the good news to all the world.
P: Let us pray: We thank you Lord, for these new members of this congregation
of your people. By your life-giving power, bind us to each other in you,
strengthen us for service, guide and help us to carry out your mission, and
bring us at length to that day when all your children will be one and you will
be All-in-All. Amen
The Prayers
L: . . .Lord, in your mercy,
C: Hear our prayer.
Sharing of the Peace
L: The peace of Christ be with you always.
C: And also with you!
L: Let us share Christ’s peace with one another.
Offering
Offering Hymn # 638 “Blessed Assurance”
Please stand as the last verse is sung and the offering is brought forward.
L: Let us pray.
All: Blessed are you, O God, maker of all things. Through your goodness you have blessed us with these gifts: ourselves, our time, and our possessions. Use us, and what we have gathered, in feeding the world with your love, through the one who gave himself for us, Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen.
Invitation to Communion
Communion Hymns
Hymn # 491 “Come, Let Us Eat”
Hymn # 362 “At the Lamb’s High Feast We Sing”
SENDING
Blessing
Hymn # 389 “Christ is Alive! Let Christians Sing”
L: Alleluia! Christ is risen!
C: He is risen, indeed. Alleluia!
L: Go in peace to love and serve the Lord.
C: Thanks be to God.
Postlude