Offertory
Prayer of the Church
+ Celebrating birthdays this week: 29 – Mimi Schaefer, Sophia Grossenheider; 30 – Debbie Jacobson, Joe Lauber; 1 – Jules Bush, Brent Steele; 3 – Doug Grimm, Hannah Grimm; 4 – Amanda Bach, Ron Froesel
+ Wedding anniversaries: 29 – Ed Nelson & Vicki Devenport; 30 – Steve & Phyllis Phelps; 2 - Terry & Jennifer Buchholz, David & Gale Reed; 3 – Steve & Cathie Albers, Scott & Ann Jonas
Special Celebrations and Needs:
+ Church family members: Jean Peterson, celebrating the birth of a great-grandchild; Mary Aufderheide, upon the death of her husband, Fred; Gayle Sappington, recovering from a fall
+ Friends of our congregation: the family and congregation of Pastor John Schmidtke, pastor at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, upon his sudden death; a 4 year old CCLS-Glendale student, recovering from surgery; Kim, daughter of Beverly Dixson, in the hospital; Brian, cousin of Tim Cosby, with Covid complications; the nephew of Tim & Jan Cosby, whose wife is pregnant with twins, one of whom has a serious heart defect; Kim, daughter of Greg & Karen Frimel, diagnosed with cancer
+ Those who are homebound or in nursing facilities: Twylah Atwood, Mary Aufderheide, Jules & Mary Bush, Carol Fisher, Mary Guion, Jerry & Jane Keathley, Gayle Sappington, Shirley Williams, Ruth Wussler
+ Our Refugee family, the Mohammeds
+ Sacrament +
Preface
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 Him thanks and praiseimH.
P: It is truly good, right, and salutary that we should at all times and in all places give thanks to You, holy Lord, almighty Father, everlasting God, through Jesus Christ, our Lord, who after His resurrection appeared openly to all His disciples and in their sight was taken up into heaven that He might make us partakers of His divine life. Therefore with angels and archangels and with all the company of heaven we laud and magnify Your glorious name, evermore praising You and saying:
Sanctus
Holy, holy, holy Lord,
God of pow’r and might:
Heaven and earth are full of Your glory.
Hosanna, Hosanna. Hosanna in the highest.
Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord.
Hosanna in the highest.
Prayer of Thanksgiving
P: Blessed are You, ascended Lord, for You continue to be with us in Your Word and Sacraments, providing us with Your promised presence. As You fulfilled Your promise to rise again on the third day after Your death, we cling to the promise that You will return in the same way You went away. We give You thanks for Your promised presence in this meal of bread and wine as You give us Your body and blood to grant us forgiveness, life, and salvation. Empower us by Your Spirit as we wait with hope for Your return. To You alone who are to be praised above every name we give all honor, glory, and praise, for You rule with the Father and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.
C: Amen.
The Words of Our Lord
P: Our Lord Jesus Christ, on the night when He was betrayed, took bread, and when He had given thanks, He broke it and gave it to the disciples and said: “Take, eat; this is My + body, which is given for you. This do in remembrance of Me.”
In the same way also He took the cup after supper, and when He had given thanks, He gave it to them, saying: “Drink of it, all of you; this cup is the new testament in My + blood, which is shed for you for the forgiveness of sins. This do, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me.”
Proclamation of Christ
P: As often as we eat this bread and drink this cup, we proclaim the Lord’s death until He comes.
C: Amen. Come, Lord Jesus.
P: O Lord Jesus Christ, only Son of the Father, in giving us Your body and blood to eat and to drink, You lead us to remember and confess Your holy cross and passion, Your blessed death, Your rest in the tomb, Your resurrection from the dead, Your ascension into heaven, and Your coming for the final judgment. So remember us in Your kingdom and teach us to pray:
Lord’s Prayer
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.
Pax Domini
P: The peace of the Lord be with you always.
C: Amen.
Distribution
Distribution Hymn – Faith and Truth and Life Bestowing (LSB 584)
Faith and truth and life bestowing,
Open now the Scriptures, Lord,
Seed to life eternal sowing,
Scattered on the wind abroad.
Let not hearts, Your Word receiving,
Like a barren field be found,
Choked with thorns and unbelieving,
Shallow earth or stony ground.
May the Spirit’s pow’r unceasing
Bring to life the hidden grain,
Daily in our hearts increasing,
Bearing fruit that shall remain.
So in Scripture, song, and story,
Savior, may Your voice be heard.
Till our eyes behold Your glory
Give us ears to hear Your Word.
Blessing
Post-Communion Collect
P: Let us pray. Gracious God, our heavenly Father, You have given us a foretaste of the feast that awaits us when Your Son returns. Keep us firm in the true faith and lead us as Your witnesses, proclaiming repentance and the forgiveness of sins to everyone in the name of Your Son, our ascended Lord, in whose name we pray.
C: Amen.
Benediction
P: The Lord bless you and keep you. The Lord make His face shine on you and be gracious to you. The Lord look upon you with favor and + give you peace.
C: Amen.
Closing Hymn – The Day of Resurrection (LSB 478)
The day of resurrection!
Earth, tell it out abroad,
The passover of gladness,
The passover of God.
From death to life eternal,
From sin’s dominion free,
Our Christ has brought us over
With hymns of victory.
Let hearts be purged of evil
That we may see aright
The Lord in rays eternal
Of resurrection light
And, list’ning to His accents,
May hear, so calm and plain,
His own “All hail!” and, hearing,
May raise the victor strain.
Now let the heav’ns be joyful,
Let earth its song begin,
Let all the world keep triumph
And all that is therein.
Let all things, seen and unseen,
Their notes of gladness blend;
For Christ the Lord has risen,
Our joy that has no end!
All praise to God the Father,
All praise to God the Son,
All praise to God the Spirit,
Eternal Three in One!
Let all the ransomed number
Fall down before the throne
And honor, pow’r, and glory
Ascribe to God alone!
Postlude
+ WORSHIP LEADERS +
Preacher/Celebrant/Liturgist – Pastor Scott Jonas
Organist/Pianist – Jim Thielker
Lector – Jerry Nicolaus
Communion – Mike Toney
Sound/Video – Paul Barbercheck
Ushers – Jeanne Lipinski, Becci Sasser, Tori Williams
Greeters – Ken & Jeanne Clark
Altar flowers this morning are given by Steve & Phyllis Phelps
In celebration of their 58th wedding anniversary
