OUR SAVIOR S LUTHERAN ~ GOLD CANYON ~

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1 OUR SAVIOR S LUTHERAN ~ GOLD CANYON ~ Website: oslcgc.org info@oslcgc.org Phone: Fourth Sunday of Easter Saturday April 16, :00 pm Sunday April 17, :00 and 10:00 am ELCA Welcome one another, therefore just as Christ has welcomed you, for the glory of God.. Romans 15:7 Senior Pastor Pastor Director of Children, Youth Bill Rindy Roger Thompson and Family Ministry ext ext 402 Kim McCracken ext 314 Missionaries Prs. Chad & Natalie Rimmer, Senegal Young Adult in Global Mission Heidi Gerrish - Montevideo, Uruguay

2 PREPARATION FOR WORSHIP Welcome to Our Savior s! We encourage everyone, Members, Associate Members & Visitors, to fill out a Welcome to Our Savior s slip (from the chair pockets in front of you) and pass it to the center before the Opening Hymn. PLEASE USE FIRST & LAST NAMES. Hearing Assist devices and large print bulletins are available from an usher. **PLEASE SILENCE ALL CELL PHONES!** ORDER OF WORSHIP PRELUDE WELCOME and ANNOUNCEMENTS GATHERING Because He Lives 1. God sent His son, they called Him, Jesus; He came to love, heal and forgive; He lived and died to buy my pardon, An empty grave is there to prove my Savior lives! (Chorus) Because He lives, I can face tomorrow, Because he lives, all fear is gone; Because I know he holds the future, And life is worth the living, Just because He lives! 2. How sweet to hold a newborn baby, And feel the pride and joy he gives; But greater still the calm assurance: This child can face uncertain days because He Lives! (Chorus) 3. And then one day, I ll cross the river, I ll fight life s final war with pain; And then, as death gives way to victory, I ll see the lights of glory and I ll know He Lives! (Chorus)

3 A Heartland Liturgy, by Jonathan Rundman (the goldenrod booklet) TEXAS KYRIE p. 1 GLORY p. 2 PRAYER OF THE DAY O God of peace, you brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus Christ, the great shepherd of the sheep. By the blood of your eternal covenant, make us complete in everything good that we may do your will, and work among us all that is well-pleasing in your sight, through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen. CHOIR ANTHEM (Sunday 8:00, 10:00) We Have Come To Worship FIRST LESSON: Acts Now in Joppa there was a disciple whose name was Tabitha, which in Greek is Dorcas. She was devoted to good works and acts of charity. 37 At that time she became ill and died. When they had washed her, they laid her in a room upstairs. 38 Since Lydda was near Joppa, the disciples, who heard that Peter was there, sent two men to him with the request, Please come to us without delay. 39 So Peter got up and went with them; and when he arrived, they took him to the room upstairs. All the widows stood beside him, weeping and showing tunics and other clothing that Dorcas had made while she was with them. 40 Peter put all of them outside, and then he knelt down and prayed. He turned to the body and said, Tabitha, get up. Then she opened her eyes, and seeing Peter, she sat up. 41 He gave her his hand and helped her up. Then calling the saints and widows, he showed her to be alive. 42 This became known throughout Joppa, and many believed in the Lord. 43 Meanwhile he stayed in Joppa for some time with a certain Simon, a tanner. PSALM 23 is sung Shepherd Me, O God No

4 SECOND LESSON: Revelation After this I looked, and there was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, robed in white, with palm branches in their hands. 10 They cried out in a loud voice, saying, Salvation belongs to our God who is seated on the throne, and to the Lamb! 11 And all the angels stood around the throne and around the elders and the four living creatures, and they fell on their faces before the throne and worshiped God, 12 singing, Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom and thanksgiving and honor and power and might be to our God forever and ever! Amen. 13 Then one of the elders addressed me, saying, Who are these, robed in white, and where have they come from? 14 I said to him, Sir, you are the one that knows. Then he said to me, These are they who have come out of the great ordeal; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. 15 For this reason they are before the throne of God, and worship him day and night within his temple, and the one who is seated on the throne will shelter them. 16 They will hunger no more, and thirst no more; the sun will not strike them, nor any scorching heat; 17 for the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd, and he will guide them to springs of the water of life, and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes. GOSPEL VERSE: Alleluia! Alleluia! Lord to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life, Alleluia! GOSPEL LESSON John P: The holy gospel according to John, the 10th Chapter. GOSPEL VERSE: Glory to You Oh Lord p At that time the festival of the Dedication took place in Jerusalem. It was winter, 23 and Jesus was walking in the temple, in the portico of Solomon. 24 So the Jews gathered around him and said to him, How 3

5 long will you keep us in suspense? If you are the Messiah, tell us plainly. 25 Jesus answered, I have told you, and you do not believe. The works that I do in my Father s name testify to me; 26 but you do not believe, because you do not belong to my sheep. 27 My sheep hear my voice. I know them, and they follow me. 28 I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one will snatch them out of my hand. 29 What my Father has given me is greater than all else, and no one can snatch it out of the Father s hand. 30 The Father and I are one. GOSPEL VERSE: Praise to You Oh Christ p. 4 SERMON Pastor Roger SERMON SONG The King of Love My Shepherd Is No. 502 OFFERING PRAYERS OF THE CHURCH THE GREAT THANKSGIVING p. 5 HOLY HOLY HOLY p. 6 WORDS OF INSTITUTION THE LORD S PRAYER DISTRIBUTION Lamb of God p. 7 POST-COMMUNION BLESSING & PRAYER CANTICLE FOR DEPARTURE p. 8 THE BENEDICTION 4

6 SENDING SONG Glory, Glory Hallelujah GLORY, GLORY, HALLELUJAH! (Chorus) Glory, glory, Hallelujah! Since I laid my burden down; Glory, glory, Hallelujah! Since I laid my burden down. 1. So remember our defender died for us and rose again, That he is our loving Savior and a joy that has no end. (Chorus) 2. For in Christ is all our sorrow, and in Christ our endless joy, And in Christ hope for tomorrow that nobody can destroy. (Chorus) 3. For in Christ we find salvation, and in Christ our full release. And in Christ our great redemption, and in Christ our lasting peace. (Chorus) PRELUDE 5

7 JUST A REMINDER As our winter visitors return home, the church still needs to be maintained. If you are able, please volunteer to be a lector, communion server or usher. Gold Dusters meet every Thursday morning and prepare the sanctuary for weekend services. PLEASE CHECK THE SIGN-UP BOARD AND HELP BY ADDING YOUR NAME ***** If you are interested in checking out our beautiful columbarium, just stop by the office of give Shirley Hackney a call to set up a personal tour. A Fond Farewell We say farewell to Pastor Roger and Cheryl. It has been a wonderful time for all of us here at Our Saviors Lutheran Church. We have been Blessed with your wonderful sermons and music. You will truly be missed by all. God Bless you both as you begin a new chapter in your lives. 6

8 ONE CONGREGATION TWO CAMPUSES East Mesa 612 S Ellsworth Rd Mesa AZ Gold Canyon 5301 S Kings Ranch Rd Gold Canyon AZ Worship Schedule Saturday at 4:00 pm Sunday at 7:30, 8:45, 10:00 & 11:15 am Sunday School East Mesa at 10:00 am Worship Schedule Saturday at 4:00pm Sunday at 8:00 & 10:00am Gold Canyon Music and Choir Director Richard Wall Lectors: 4:00 - Karen Christophersen- 8:00 - Eileen Wurden 10:00 - Janice Cunningham Communion Servers: 4:00 Scot & Deb Herman; 8:00 - Karen Stanko & Del Olson 10:00 - Carl & Mary Scheie and Carl & Carla Hillmer ATTENDANCE LAST WEEK East Mesa: 4:00-157; 7:30-167; 8:45-246; 10:00-279; 11:15-79 Gold Canyon: 4:00-21; 8:00-89; 10: TOTAL