Southeastern Pennsylvania Synod Assembly Holy Communion Friday, May 6, 2016 GATHERING The assembly stands in body or spirit. INVOCATION THANKSGIVING FOR BAPTISM People of God,... drowned and gone here. You, O God, give us new life. Our fear... washed away by grace. You, O God, give us new life. Our pride... no longer have the power to define us. You, O God, give us new life. The Spirit lives... as the body of Christ. You, O God, give us new life. Rejoice... by God s mercy alone. You, O God, give us new life. We give thanks to God... Let all God s people say amen! Amen! 1
SONG The Trumpets Sound, The Angels Sing Text and music 1989 Make Way Music (admin. by Music Services in the Western Hemisphere) All rights reserved. CCLI license #2520458 GREETING The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all. And also with you. PRAYER OF THE DAY Let us pray... Amen. The assembly is seated. 2
WORD READING Leviticus 1:1-2, 15-18 Word of God. Word of life. Thanks be to God. READING 1 Thessalonians 2:1-8 Word of God. Word of life. Thanks be to God. The assembly stands in body or spirit. GOSPEL ACCLAMATION Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah. GOSPEL Matthew 22:34-40 The Holy Gospel according to Matthew. Glory to you, O Lord. The Gospel of our Lord. Praise to you, O Christ. The assembly is seated. SERMON Bishop Claire Burkat The assembly stands in body or spirit. 3
HYMN OF THE DAY God of Grace and God of Glory Public Domain. The assembly is seated. 4
INSTALLATIONS The Rev. Bradley Burke, Assistant to the Bishop for Youth, Young Adult Ministry and Spiritual Formation The Rev. Anne Confer Martens, Associate Chaplain at The Hill School, Pottstown The Rev. Patricia G. Neale, Executive Director of Feast of Justice The Rev. William Rex Deployed Port Chaplain in Philadelphia with Seafarers International House At the appropriate time, the assembly is invited to respond, We will and we ask God to help us. The assembly stands in body or spirit. 5
PRAYERS OF INTERCESSION The leader introduces the prayers. Prayer... Prayer... Prayer... Prayer... 6
OneLicense # A-713089 MEAL OFFERING Every Praise by Hezekiah Walker Martin Luther-Silver Springs School Choir In grateful response to the gift of grace, we gather our gifts together to share that grace for the sake of the world. Today s offering will support the response to the Flint Michigan Water Crisis. Checks should be made out to SEPA Synod with Flint Water Crisis in the memo line. 7
OFFERTORY The assembly stands in body or spirit at the beginning of the Offertory singing with the words on projected on the screens. GREAT THANKSGIVING The Lord be with you. And also with you. Lift up your hearts. We lift them to the Lord. Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. It is right to give our thanks and praise. It is indeed right... and join their unending hymn: 8
O God before time, O God at the end,... We glorify you, now and forever. We glorify you, now and forever. O God of the covenant, O god of the church,... We praise you, now and forever. We praise you, now and forever. You gave us... We bless you, now and forever. We bless you, now and forever. You came as Jesus,... We worship you, now and forever. We worship you, now and forever. In the night... Remembering his death, we cry out Amen. Amen. Celebrating his resurrection, we shout amen. Amen. Trusting his presence in every time and place, we plead amen. Amen. Come, Holy Spirit,... We honor you, now and forever. We honor you, now and forever. O God before time, O God at the end,... honor and power and might be to you, our God, forever and ever. Amen. THE LORD S PRAYER Each in the assembly prays the version or language of the heart. The assembly is seated. 9
DISTRIBUTION Communion will be distributed by intinction in your section. Receive the bread and dip it in the cup. The wine is white; grape juice is purple. All stations have gluten-free wafers available, please ask the server. Songs during distribution: 10
I Want to Walk as a Child of the Light Used by permission. 11
Be Not Afraid OneLicense # A-713089 Victory Is Mine/In the Name of Jesus Victory is mine; victory is mine; victory today is mine. I told Satan, Get thee behind. Victory today is mine. Joy is mine... Peace is mine... Text: Traditional, Public Domain 12 In the Name of Jesus In the name of Jesus, in the name of Jesus, we have the victory. In the name of Jesus, in the name of Jesus, Satan will have to flee. Oh, tell me: who can stand against us when we call on that great name? Jesus, Jesus, precious Jesus; we have the victory.
The assembly stands in body or spirit. POST-COMMUNION BLESSING POST-COMMUNION PRAYER POST-COMMUNION SONG The assembly sings following the words projected on the screen. SENDING BLESSING PEACE The assembly shares a sign of Christ s peace as the room is set. 13
ORDER FOR THE OPENING OF ASSEMBLY As in one body we have many members, so we, who are many, are one body in Christ. Where two or three are gathered in my name, says the Lord, I am there among them. Live a life worthy of the calling to which you have been called, with all humility and gentleness, making every effort to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. Let us pursue what makes for justice and peace, and for mutual upbuilding. The Lord be with you. And also with you. Let us pray... Amen. The Peace of Christ be with you all. And also with you. I declare this assembly to be in session in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. 14
Friday Morning Holy Communion Presider and Preacher Assisting Minister Readers Musicians The Rev. Claire Burkat, Bishop Ms. Tracey Beasley, Vice-President Mr. Clarance Smith Ms. Courtney Smith The Rev. Linnea Clark Ms. Yvonne Lembo Thank you to the many worship assistants taking part in the service as ushers and communion assistants. Thank you to the assembly worship planning team: the Rev. Jennifer Ollikainen, the Rev. Bryan Penman, the Rev. Linnea Clark, and the Rev. Linda Manson. Worship words are from Evangelical Lutheran Worship (Augsburg Fortress, 2006) and Evangelical Lutheran Worship Occasional Services for the Assembly (Augsburg Fortress, 2009). Reprinted under OneLicense.net S-912967. Thanksgiving for baptism can be found at http://www.ocotillopub.org/2012/08/thanksgiving-for-baptism-rite.html Hymns and liturgical music are reproduced by subscription to OneLicense # A-713089, CCLI license # is 2520458, or by special permission for one time use at the Assembly as noted throughout the bulletin. 15