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Holy Communion

April 26^th, 2009

Third Sunday after Easter

Evangelical Lutheran Worship Setting Eight

GATHERING

PRELUDE

"Sing Now With Gladness"                               McCoy

CALL TO WORSHIP                                     Adult Choir

"Guide My Feet"                       arr. Henry Leck and Martin Ellis

WELCOME

THANKSGIVING FOR BAPTISM                     p. 97

GATHERING SONG

"Alleluia! Jesus Is Risen"                                   ELW 377

GREETING                                                                   p. 184

"This Is the Feast"                                                         p. 187

PRAYER OF THE DAY                                                      p. 188

WORD

FIRST READING                                                            Acts 3:12-19

RESPONSE                                                                 Children's Choir

"Life Together"                                                Brian and Sherry Pearson

Instrumentalists:

Cassandra McMullen, Jens Hoifeldt, Jan Warwick, Beth Olkiewicz

SECOND READING                                                        1 John 3:1-7

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION                                                      p. 188

GOSPEL                                                                       Luke 24:36b-48

SERMON                                                 Pastor Christopher Olkiewicz

HYMN OF THE DAY

"We Who Once Were Dead"                                                    ELW 495

NICENE CREED                                                                                

We believe in one God,

      the Father, the Almighty,

      maker of heaven and earth,

      of all that is, seen and unseen.   

We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ,

       the only Son of God,

       eternally begotten of the Father,

       God from God, Light from Light,

       true God from true God,

       begotten, not made,

       of one Being with the Father. 

       through him all things were made. 

       For us and for our salvation

             he came down from heaven,

             was incarnate of the Holy Spirit and the

             Virgin Mary and became truly human.

             For our sake he was crucified under

                   Pontius Pilate;

            he suffered death and was buried. 

   On the third day he rose again

            in accordance with the scriptures;

  he ascended into heaven

and is seated at the right hand of the

        Father. 

  He will come again in glory to judge the

        living and the dead,

                  and his kingdom will have no end. 

We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life,

      who proceeds from the Father and the Son, 

      who with the Father and the Son is worshiped

            and glorified,

      who has spoken through the prophets.

        We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic

               church. 

        We acknowledge one baptism for the

forgiveness of sins. 

        We look for the resurrection of the dead,

              and the life of the world to come.  Amen.

PRAYERS OF INTERCESSION                                              p. 189

PEACE                                                                                        p. 189

MEAL

OFFERING

"Puer Nobis"                                                                Plainsong Melody

OFFERING PRAYER                                                                         

The assembly responds:  Amen.

GREAT THANKSGIVING                                                       p. 190

THE LORD'S PRAYER                                                            p. 191

LAMB OF GOD                                                                         p. 191

COMMUNION SONGS

"Bread of Life Our Host and Meal"                                         ELW 464

"Draw Us in the Spirit's Tether"                                              ELW 470