3 rd Sunday of Easter April 15, 2018
Ministers: The People of Holy Cross Partner in Ministry: Evangelical Lutheran Church in America THE STAFF OF HOLY CROSS John Preston Bost, Senior Pastor Genie Garcia, Minister of Music, Worship, and Fine Arts Kate Valley, Office Administrator Deanna Mascari, School Director Cheri Brewster, Crossroads Production 1020 Mocho Street Livermore, CA 94550 925.447.8840 www.holycrosslivermore.org We are grateful to those serving during our celebration of worship today: Musicians...Music Team Assisting Minister...Joel Swanson Communion Assistant...Rick Klau Acolytes...Robby Klau, Becca Klau Lay Lectors...Julice Winter, Barbara Zinser Altar Care...Donna Robson, Lita Schaffer Greeters...Donna Robson, The Schaffer s Ushers...Fred Hottinger, Susan Shaffer The Ark Nursery...Cindy Silveira Counters...Kristi Littell, Donna Mapes Altar Flower Deliverer...The Alm s First Time Visitors...Laura Hasaka, Nancy Danielsen Coffee Server...Sharon Lemmon Dessert Server...Diane Belak Facilities...John Scarbrough Media Tech...Zoey Bost Sound Tech...Michael Garcia 2
Third Sunday of Easter April 15 th, 2018 Holy Cross Lutheran Church 1020 Mocho Street, Livermore, CA 94550 Church Office (925) 447-8840 Sunday Worship Celebration, 9:30 a.m. Please visit our web site at www.holycrosslivermore.org for more information Holy Cross Lutheran School Preschool & Jr. Kindergarten - School Office (925) 447-1864 Welcome! - We welcome you to this worship celebration! All newcomers are invited to give the requested information on the Welcome Card for our records. The Ark Nursery - Parents with children newborn to 4 years old are invited to use our staffed nursery across the hall from the sanctuary. Children s Worship Helps - There are activity sheets, crayons and books on the library shelves located in the Narthex. There are also kid s bulletins in the back of the sanctuary. Ministry of the Word - At the appointed time, a lector/reader will enact the grand narrative of our faith by reading from the Old Testament, the Psalms, the letters of Paul, and the Gospels. We believe the proclamation of these readings not only recalls the mighty acts of God, thereby serving as a reminder of who and whose we are, but also serves to constitute a new and right spirit within us, shaping and molding us to live authentically in light of the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Through the telling of this story, the liturgy serves to invite us into this sacred drama by simply listening to the proclamation of God s divine narrative that comes to us in poetry, prose, and song, or by following along on the scriptural readings on the overhead screens. We Celebrate Holy Communion - All are welcome to the Lord s Table. The wine is offered either by individual or common cup. For those who would prefer grape juice, it is in cups in the center of the communion tray. While the age-appropriateness of when a child should receive the holy meal is not insignificant, a child s age should not preclude full participation in the sacrament. It is God s free gift to all, received in the spirit of faith that God can and does transcend all cognitive and emotive ability to fully understand the profound mystery of this most sacred of meals. At the same time, to more fully appreciate the rich and varied textures of the Holy Meal, one would do well to enroll their child in First Communion Instruction when he/she feels his/her child is of an age where such instruction would be meaningful. In short, the gift of God s grace offered to us in the Holy Meal is free, but it is not cheap. If you have questions about the age-appropriateness of your child s receiving the Holy Meal, please schedule a time to meet with Pastor John to discuss your concerns. 3
GATHERING Prelude Gathering Song All Creatures Worship God Most High, ELW 835 4
Greeting Leader: The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all. People: And also with you. Prayer of the Day Leader: Holy and righteous God, you are the author of life, and you adopt us to be your children. Fill us with your words of life, that we may live as witnesses to the resurrection of your Son, Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. People: Amen. WORD First Reading Acts 3:12-19 Julice Winter Leader: Word of God. Word of Life. People: Thanks be to God. Second Reading 1 John 3:1-7 Barbara Zinser Leader: Word of God. Word of Life. People: Thanks be to God. The Gospel Luke 24:36b-48 Pastor John Bost Leader: The Gospel of the Lord. People: Praise to you, O Christ. Message Please be seated Pastor John Bost 5
Song of the Day Give Me Faith, by Elevation Worship 6
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Prayers of Intercession Leader: Let us pray for the whole people of God in Christ Jesus, and for all people according to their needs. Each petition of the prayers ends with these words: Leader: Lord in your mercy, People: hear our prayer. Leader: Into your hands, O Lord, we commend all for whom we pray, trusting in your mercy; through Jesus Christ, our Savior. People: Amen. Sharing the Peace Leader: The Peace of the Lord be with you always. People: And also with you. MEAL Offering Anthem Offering Prayer Leader: Be known to us, O Lord, in the breaking of the bread, as you were made known to the disciples. Receive these gifts, and the offering of our lives, that we may be your risen body in the world. People: Amen. 8
Great Thanksgiving Leader: The Lord be with you. People: And also with you. Leader: Lift up your hearts. People: We lift them to the Lord. Leader: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. People: It is right to give our thanks and praise. Leader: It is indeed right, our privilege and our joy, that we should at all times and in all places give thanks and praise to you, Almighty and merciful God, through our Savior Jesus Christ, whose suffering and death gave salvation to all. Sanctus You gather your people around the tree of the cross, transforming death into life. And so, with all the choirs of angels, with the church on earth and the hosts of heaven, we praise your name and join their unending hymn: 9
Thanksgiving at the Table Leader: 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, blessed it 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. People: Christ has died, Christ is risen, Christ will come again. The Lord's Prayer Leader: Lord, remember us in your kingdom, and teach us to pray; People: 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. Invitation to Communion Leader: These are the fruits of God for the people of God. Come to the table - all are welcome - for the gifts of God are People: FREE! 10
Communion Songs As We Gather at Your Table, ELW 522 11
Come, Let us Worship and Bow Down, by D. Doherty 12
It is Well, by K. DiMarco, H.G. Spafford, P.P. Bliss 13
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Prayer After Communion Leader: Life-giving God, in the mystery of Christ s death and resurrection you send light to conquer darkness, water to give new life, and the bread of heaven to nourish your people. Send us forth as witnesses to Jesus resurrection that we may show your glory to all the world; through the same Jesus Christ, our risen Lord. People: Amen. SENDING Blessing Leader May God who has brought us from death to life fill you with great joy. Almighty God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, bless you now and forever. People: Amen. 16
Sending Song Christ is Risen, Shout Hosanna! ELW 383 Dismissal Leader: Alleluia! Christ is risen. People: Christ is risen indeed. Alleluia! Leader: You are the body of Christ raised up for the world. Go in peace. Share the good news. People: Thanks be to God. 17
This Week at HCLC The Livermore Homeless Refuge is with us the rest of the month Sun 4/15 Mon 4/16 Tue 4/17 Wed 4/18 Thurs 4/19 Fri 4/20 Sat 4/21 9:30 am Sunday Worship Celebration 10:45 am Spiritual Formation 2:00 pm Stevens Baby Shower 6:00 pm Boy Scouts Meeting 9:30 am Crafty Ladies Meeting 7:30 pm Finance Meeting 10:00 am Adult Forum 11:30 am Mom s in Prayer 12:00 pm AA Meeting All Day HCLS Set up for Ice Cream Social 8:00 pm AA Meeting 7:30 am Men s Ministry Meeting 9:00 am TCI Leadership Retreat Next Sunday, April 22 nd, 2018 9:30 am Sunday Worship Celebration 10:45 am Spiritual Formation 11:30 am HCLS Ice Cream Social TCI Leadership Retreat 18
Vacation Bible School is coming up quick! June 11 15 we will be hosting a ton of kids for a week full of fun with Shipwrecked! Registration online is now up at holycrosslivermore.org/vbs You can register to participate or volunteer. Volunteers who are going into 6 th grade all the way to 99 years old are welcome! Contact Trisha Hahn (mrshahn25@comcast.net) with any questions. Women's Bible Study is currently studying the gospel of Mark by watching a performance of the gospel text as early Christians would have done. Please join us for The Beginning of the Good News: A Live Performance of Mark's Gospel by Phillip L. Ruge- Jones. We meet every Tuesday night from 7-8:30pm at 896 Mendenhall Drive. Contact Adrianne Jurgenson for more information 925-960-0738 or adriannepatrice@yahoo.com. Put on your dancing shoes and come swing on Saturday, April 28 from 6-9 PM to the music of Bob Olness and his band. Tickets will be on sale for $15 beginning this Sunday after church. Dinner and drinks will be served. THE NOISY OFFERING GRAND TOTAL CAME TO $1090.00 FOR THE OAKLAND CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL. On Easter Sunday, we collected over $500 at both services. In addition, there were several donors who made additional donations to the hospital. Thank you to all those who donated! God bless you! Happy Easter! Submit your items for the weekly bulletin by Wednesday for inclusion in Sunday s bulletin. You can submit your items via email to: admin@holycrosslivermore.org. Any items received after Wednesday may not be included in that week s bulletin. 18
Love: To Our Brothers and Sisters: in Haiti, at Open Heart Kitchen, and all of Livermore s Homeless Strength & Healing: Barbara Anderson, Bonnye Burns, Joyce Correia, Ruth Harder, Joan Hottinger, Mitzi Kuhn, Dick McCabe, Iona Ray, Carole Thorngate, Jan Wolery Please contact the church office at admin@holycrosslivermore.org/925-447-8840 to share your prayer concerns. You can also go to our website holycrosslivermore.org (Reach>Prayer Requests.) Altar Flowers In Memory of My Husband, Don Donated by Dee Vis All service songs, excluding Public Domain, used with permission via licensing with: CCLI #115585, GIA 2435, OneLicense.net #A706448, LicenSingOnline.org #607654 18
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THIRD SUNDAY OF EASTER APRIL 15 th, 2018 First Reading: Acts 3:12-19 12 [Peter] addressed the people, You Israelites, why do you wonder at this, or why do you stare at us, as though by our own power or piety we had made him walk? 13 The God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, the God of our ancestors has glorified his servant Jesus, whom you handed over and rejected in the presence of Pilate, though he had decided to release him. 14 But you rejected the Holy and Righteous One and asked to have a murderer given to you, 15 and you killed the Author of life, whom God raised from the dead. To this we are witnesses. 16 And by faith in his name, his name itself has made this man strong, whom you see and know; and the faith that is through Jesus has given him this perfect health in the presence of all of you. 17 And now, friends, I know that you acted in ignorance, as did also your rulers. 18 In this way God fulfilled what he had foretold through all the prophets, that his Messiah would suffer. 19 Repent therefore, and turn to God so that your sins may be wiped out. Second Reading: 1 John 3:1-7 1 See what love the Father has given us, that we should be called children of God; and that is what we are. The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him. 2 Beloved, we are God s children now; what we will be has not yet been revealed. What we do know is this: when he is revealed, we will be like him, for we will see him as he is. 3 And all who have this hope in him purify themselves, just as he is pure. 4 Everyone who commits sin is guilty of lawlessness; sin is lawlessness. 5 You know that he was revealed to take away sins, and in him there is no sin. 6 No one who abides in him sins; no one who sins has either seen him or known him. 7 Little children, let no one deceive you. Everyone who does what is right is righteous, just as he is righteous. The Gospel Luke 24:36b-48 36b Jesus himself stood among [the disciples] and said to them, Peace be with you. 37 They were startled and terrified, and thought that they were seeing a ghost. 38 He said to them, Why are you frightened, and why do doubts arise in your hearts? 39 Look at my hands and my feet; see that it is I myself. Touch me and see; for a ghost does not have flesh and bones as you see that I have. 40 And when he had said this, he showed them his hands and his feet. 41 While in their joy they were disbelieving and still wondering, he said to them, Have you anything here to eat? 42 They gave him a piece of broiled fish, 43 and he took it and ate in their presence. 44 Then he said to them, These are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with you that everything written about me in the law of Moses, the prophets, and the psalms must be fulfilled. 45 Then he opened their minds to understand the scriptures, 46 and he said to them, Thus it is written, that the Messiah is to suffer and to rise from the dead on the third day, 47 and that repentance and forgiveness of sins is to be proclaimed in his name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem. 48 You are witnesses of these things. Next Week s Readings Acts 4:5-12 1 John 3:16-24 John 10:11-18 18