T PALM SUNDAY T APRIL 5, 2020 9:30 AM

FIRST SAINT PAUL’S EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH 1301 North LaSalle Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60610 312.642.7172 www.fspauls.org

THE REV. DR. THOMAS R. JOHNSON, Pastor, [email protected] MRS. MARLO SCHULZ-KITTL, Dir. of Family Ministry & Outreach, [email protected] STEVEN WENTE, Cantor, [email protected] MARGARET DANILOVICH, Associate Cantor, [email protected] ANNA ALBRECHT, Church Secretary, [email protected]

WELCOME… …in the strong name of Christ. We are glad you have joined us for worship! We hope you experience God's love and a nurturing community while you are with us. Your presence here makes our community richer and fuller. We worship online in an effort to minimize the spread of COVID-19 and encourage you to follow along in this document as you also watch or listen to the service. May the Lord bless our worship this day.

TODAY IN WORSHIP Today, we encounter the paradox that defines our faith: Jesus Christ is glorified King and humiliated Servant. We too are full of paradox: like Peter, we fervently desire to follow Christ, but find ourselves afraid, denying God. We wave palms in celebration today as Christ comes into our midst, and we follow with trepidation as his path leads to death on the Cross. We are invited into this paradoxical promise of life through Christ’s broken body and outpoured love.

2 Palm Sunday SUNDAY OF THE PASSION

Please note: LSB refers to the burgundy hymnal, .

T Gathering T P Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. C Hosanna to the Son of David. P Let us pray. Mercifully assist us, O Lord God of our salvation, that we may enter with joy upon the contemplation of those mighty acts whereby you have given us life everlasting; through Jesus Christ our Lord. C Amen.

P The Holy , according to St. Luke. C Glory to you, O Lord.

PROCESSIONAL GOSPEL Luke 19.28-40 Entrance into the final days 28After he had said this, [Jesus] went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem. 29When he had come near Bethphage and Bethany, at the place called the Mount of Olives, he sent two of the disciples, 30saying, “Go into the village ahead of you, and as you enter it you will find tied there a colt that has never been ridden. Untie it and bring it here. 31If anyone asks you, ‘Why are you untying it?’ just say this, ‘The Lord needs it.’ ” 32So those who were sent departed and found it as he had told them. 33As they were untying the colt, its owners asked them, “Why are you untying the colt?” 34They said, “The Lord needs it.” 35Then they brought it to Jesus; and after throwing their cloaks on the colt, they set Jesus on it. 36As he rode along, people kept spreading their cloaks on the road. 37As he was now approaching the path down from the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to praise God joyfully with a loud voice for all the deeds of power that they had seen, 38saying, “Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven, and glory in the highest heaven!” 39Some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to him, “Teacher, order your disciples to stop.” 40He answered, “I tell you, if these were silent, the stones would shout out.” P This is the Gospel of the Lord. C Praise to you, O Christ. 3 ENTRANCE HYMN All Glory, Laud, and Honor LSB 442

P Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. C Hosanna in the highest.

P Let us pray.

Silence

P Almighty God, you sent your Son, our Savior Jesus Christ, to take our flesh upon him and to suffer death on the cross. Grant that we may share in his obedience to your will and in the glorious victory of his resurrection; through your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. C Amen.

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4 T Service of the Word T FIRST READING Isaiah 50.4-9a The image of the servant of the Lord is one of the notable motifs in the book of Isaiah. Today’s reading describes the mission of the servant, whom early Christians associated with Jesus. Like Jesus, the servant does not strike back at his detractors but trusts in God’s steadfast love. 4The Lord GOD has given me the tongue of a teacher, that I may know how to sustain the weary with a word. Morning by morning he wakens—wakens my ear to listen as those who are taught. 5The Lord GOD has opened my ear, and I was not rebellious, I did not turn backward. 6I gave my back to those who struck me, and my cheeks to those who pulled out the beard; I did not hide my face from insult and spitting. 7The Lord GOD helps me; therefore I have not been disgraced; therefore I have set my face like flint, and I know that I shall not be put to shame; 8he who vindicates me is near. Who will contend with me? Let us stand up together. Who are my adversaries? Let them confront me. 9aIt is the Lord GOD who helps me; who will declare me guilty? A This is the Word of the Lord. C Thanks be to God.

5 PSALM 31.9-16

A Refrain C Refrain A 9Have mercy on me, O LORD, for I | am in trouble;* my eye is consumed with sorrow, and also my throat | and my belly. C 10For my life is wasted with grief, and my | years with sighing;* my strength fails me because of affliction, and my bones | are consumed. A 11I have become a reproach to all my enemies and even to my neighbors, a dismay to those of | my acquaintance;* when they see me in the street | they avoid me. C 12I am forgotten like a dead man, | out of mind;* I am as useless as a | broken pot. Refrain A 13For I have heard the whispering of the crowd; fear is | all around;* they put their heads together against me; they plot to | take my life. C 14But as for me, I have trusted in | you, O LORD.* I have said, “You | are my God. A 15My times are | in your hand;* rescue me from the hand of my enemies, and from those who | persecute me. C 16Make your face to shine up- | on your servant,* and in your loving- | kindness save me.” Refrain

SECOND READING Philippians 2.5-11 Christ did not act to attain status and glory but was obedient to God even to the point of death. Following Christ’s example, we do not seek personal status or glory but care for others as God cared for us in Christ’s death. 5Let the same mind be in you that was in Christ Jesus, 6who, though he was in the form of God, did not regard equality with God as something to be exploited, 7but emptied himself, taking the form of a slave, being born in human likeness. And being found in human form, 8he humbled himself and became obedient to the point of death—even death on a cross. 9Therefore God also highly exalted him and gave him the name that is above every name, 10so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bend, in heaven and on earth and under

6 the earth, 11and every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. A This is the Word of the Lord. C Thanks be to God.

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION

Christ humbled himself and became obedient to the point of death—even death on a cross. Therefore God also highly exalted him and gave him the name that is above every name. (Philippians 2.8-9)

We repeat “Glory to you, O Word of God…”

HOLY GOSPEL Matthew 27.11-54 P The Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew. C Glory to You, O Lord. In fulfillment of scripture and obedience to God’s will, Jesus goes to the cross so that a new covenant in his blood may bring forgiveness of sins. Even the soldiers who crucify him recognize him to be the Son of God. 11Now Jesus stood before the governor; and the governor asked him, “Are you the King of the Jews?” Jesus said, “You say so.” 12But when he was accused by the chief and elders, he did not answer. 13Then Pilate said to him, “Do you not hear how many accusations they make against you?” 14But he gave him no answer, not even to a single charge, so that the governor was greatly amazed. 15Now at the festival the governor was accustomed to release a prisoner for the crowd, anyone whom they wanted. 16At that time they had a notorious prisoner, called Jesus Barabbas. 17So after they had gathered, Pilate said to them, “Whom do you want me to release for you, Jesus Barabbas or Jesus who is called the Messiah?” 18For he realized that it was out of jealousy that they had handed him over. 19While he was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent word to him, “Have nothing to do with that innocent man, for today I have suffered a great deal because of a dream about him.” 20Now the chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowds to ask for

7 Barabbas and to have Jesus killed. 21The governor again said to them, “Which of the two do you want me to release for you?” And they said, “Barabbas.” 22Pilate said to them, “Then what should I do with Jesus who is called the Messiah?” All of them said, “Let him be crucified!” 23Then he asked, “Why, what evil has he done?” But they shouted all the more, “Let him be crucified!” 24So when Pilate saw that he could do nothing, but rather that a riot was beginning, he took some water and washed his hands before the crowd, saying, “I am innocent of this man’s blood; see to it yourselves.” 25Then the people as a whole answered, “His blood be on us and on our children!” 26So he released Barabbas for them; and after flogging Jesus, he handed him over to be crucified. 27Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the governor’s headquarters, and they gathered the whole cohort around him. 28They stripped him and put a scarlet robe on him, 29and after twisting some thorns into a crown, they put it on his head. They put a reed in his right hand and knelt before him and mocked him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!” 30They spat on him, and took the reed and struck him on the head. 31After mocking him, they stripped him of the robe and put his own clothes on him. Then they led him away to crucify him. 32As they went out, they came upon a man from Cyrene named Simon; they compelled this man to carry his cross. 33And when they came to a place called Golgotha (which means Place of a Skull), 34they offered him wine to drink, mixed with gall; but when he tasted it, he would not drink it. 35And when they had crucified him, they divided his clothes among themselves by casting lots; 36then they sat down there and kept watch over him. 37Over his head they put the charge against him, which read, “This is Jesus, the King of the Jews.” 38Then two bandits were crucified with him, one on his right and one on his left. 39Those who passed by derided him, shaking their heads 40and saying, “You who would destroy the temple and build it in three days, save yourself! If you are the Son of God, come down from the cross.” 41In the same way the chief priests also, along with the scribes and elders, were mocking him, saying, 42“He saved others; he cannot save himself. He is the King of Israel; let him come down from the cross now, and we will believe in him. 43He trusts in God; let God deliver him now, if he wants to; for he said, ‘I am God’s Son.’ ” 44The bandits who were crucified with him also taunted him in the same way. 45From noon on, darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon. 46And about three o’clock Jesus cried with a loud voice, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” that is, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” 47When some of the bystanders heard it, they said, “This man is calling for Elijah.” 48At once one of them ran and got a sponge, filled it with sour wine, put it on a stick, and gave it to him to drink. 49But the others said, “Wait, let us see whether Elijah will come to save him.” 50Then Jesus cried again with a loud voice and breathed his last. 51At that moment the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. The earth shook, and the rocks were split. 52The tombs also were opened, and many bodies of the

8 saints who had fallen asleep were raised. 53After his resurrection they came out of the tombs and entered the holy city and appeared to many. 54Now when the centurion and those with him, who were keeping watch over Jesus, saw the earthquake and what took place, they were terrified and said, “Truly this man was God’s Son!” A This is the Gospel of the Lord. C Praise to You, O Christ.

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SERMON He suffered under Pontius Pilate

So when Pilate saw that he could do nothing, but rather that a riot was beginning, he took some water and washed his hands before the crowd, saying, “I am innocent of this man’s blood; see to it yourselves.” —Matthew 27.24

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HYMN OF THE DAY Ah, Holy Jesus We sing stanzas 1, 2 and 5

10 P God has made us his people through our into Christ. Living together in trust and hope, we confess our faith. C 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; by the power of the Holy Spirit he became incarnate from the virgin Mary, and was made man. 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. With the Father and the Son he is worshiped and glorified. He 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 T of the world to come. Amen. “catholic” meaning the whole/universal Church

11 PRAYER OF THE CHURCH

P Let us pray for the whole people of God in Christ Jesus, and for all people according to their needs.

A brief silence.

P Lord, in Your mercy, C Hear our prayer.

The prayers conclude: P Into your hands, O Lord, we commend all for whom we pray, trusting in your mercy; through your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. C Amen.

T Sending T

P Let us bless the Lord. Psalm 103.1 C Thanks be to God.

P The Lord bless you and keep you. The Lord make His face shine upon you and be gracious unto you. The Lord lift up His countenance upon you and T give you peace. Numbers 6.24-26 C Amen.

12 HYMN Ride On, Ride On in Majesty LSB 441

P Go in peace. Share the good news. C Thanks be to God.

SERVICE MUSIC

Prelude All Glory, Laud, and Honor Donald Busarow

Postlude All Glory, Laud, and Honor

13 First Saint Paul's Parish Notes www.fspauls.org

SUSPENSION OF FSP EVENTS All in-person worship services and activities at FSP (with the exception of studies/Sunday school, which meet via phone/video calls) remain cancelled until further notice. Visit the FSP website (www.fspauls.org) or Facebook page for links to Wednesday devotions, Sunday morning worship and Holy Week services.

BIBLE STUDY LOG-IN INFORMATION For Wednesday Noon Bible Study, the recurring Zoom video/phone information is the following: Join Zoom Meeting: https://zoom.us/j/186247329?pwd=Rmd2YW1kbVRFUTJRUHdGcTB5SzB5QT09 Dial in: 312.626.6799

Meeting ID: 186 247 329 Password: 012709

For Sunday 11AM Adult Bible Class, the recurring Zoom video/phone info is the following: Join Zoom Meeting: https://zoom.us/j/590036139?pwd=QWlqY2ZLK2c2RStEU2RGNXhERHFDZz09 Dial in: 312.626.6799

Meeting ID: 590 036 139 Password: 023902

ADULT BIBLE FORUM THIS MORNING (SUNDAY, APRIL 5) Join Pastor Johnson this morning at 11AM via Zoom as he hosts a Q&A session with Nicole Hark from LWR. Nicole serves as the Senior Regional Director for Asia and the Middle East at Lutheran World Relief (LWR), where she provides support to country programs with strategic planning and new partnerships, technical design for new programs, and regional humanitarian response initiatives. A graduate of the University of South Carolina, Nicole previously worked on election education and civic participation programs in North Africa and the Middle East for the Center for Democracy and Election Management in Washington, DC. Following the completion of her Master’s degree in International Peace and Conflict Resolution at American University, Nicole began working at LWR as a Program Associate for the Asia/Middle East regional team. In that role, she managed over forty development and emergency projects.

SUNDAY SCHOOL NEWS We will meet via Zoom conferencing at 10:45AM Sunday mornings. Check your email for the Zoom link and meeting ID code. If you do not get this code and would like to be part of our Sunday morning meetings, please email Marlo Schulz-Kittl at [email protected].

14 BOOK CLUB We plan to resume Book Club on Wednesday, June 3. Stay tuned for the new book title. Contact Marlo Schulz-Kittl with questions. ([email protected] or 312.642.7172)

COVID-19 ASSISTANCE Looking for a way to help someone in need during this pandemic? Visit the Lutheran Church Charities website (https://www.lutheranchurchcharities.org/) for up-to-date information or click on their donate page (https://give.idonate.com/lutheran-church-charities/lcc-covid-19- assistance?utm_medium=Website&utm_source=Website).

SUPPLIES NEEDED Are you looking for a way to help during this nation’s current health crisis? Supplies of protective equipment are at crisis levels in many healthcare institutions across the country. To meet the need, several FSP members are sewing surgical masks for patients, providers, and first responders. Supplies of certain basic sewing notions are now also running low and retailers are out of stock. If you are a sewist/crafter, or perhaps have inherited sewing supplies from someone, mask makers are looking for the following items:

Elastic –1/8 or 1/4 inch, either braided or knit (unfortunately wider widths cannot be used) Bias Binding – Any size, any color Twist Ties – These are used to make the nose bridge of the mask bendable.

The mask makers have a steady supply of fabric on hand and do not need any at this time. It is the “mask hardware” which is in short supply. If you have these items and are willing to donate them, please contact the church office or Susan Wente - [email protected]. To learn more about the mask movement see https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/the-whole-wide-world-is- responding-to-deaconess-methodist-plea-for-face-masks/ar-BB11ts7m

CONTINUE TO SUPPORT FSP Please continue to support FSP with your financial offerings. This can be done easily online at www.fspauls.org through the “Online Giving” link or via check mailed to the church office. We intend to make the best of these difficult circumstances and remain strongly committed to work hard in strengthening and extending Christ’s Kingdom among us.

CARING & SHARING 2020 There is still time to make your donation to this year’s Caring & Sharing ministries. Donations can be made at www.fspauls.org through the “Online Giving” link or via check mailed to the church office. Please make your check payable to First Saint Paul’s and indicate the name of the ministry.

MARCH 1, FIRST SUNDAY IN LENT NORTHERN ILLINOIS DISTRICT ETHNIC MINISTRIES DEVELOPMENT supports, encourages and equips ministries to reach out to the diverse groups of people living in our district with the love of Jesus. Received to date: $168

15 MARCH 8, SECOND SUNDAY IN LENT (Being re-scheduled for later in April) LCMS MINISTRY TO THE ARMED FORCES supports almost 200 chaplains who represent the church on active duty, the reserves, the National Guard and Civil Air Patrol. Chaplains meet the needs of military personnel and their families. Received to date: $125

MARCH 15, THIRD SUNDAY IN LENT (Being re-scheduled for later in April) LUTHERAN CHURCH CHARITIES’ mission is to share the mercy, compassion, presence and proclamation of Jesus Christ to those who are suffering and in need. Headquartered in Northbrook, Illinois, LLC is a nonprofit ministry that helps support Christian human care ministries of the Church. LCC Ministries include: disaster and crisis response, K-9 comfort teams for crisis, police and military support and court system care. Received to date: $115

MARCH 22, FOURTH SUNDAY IN LENT LHF MISSIONS translates Luther’s Small and A Child’s Garden of Bible Stories into various languages for missionaries to use in the field. The Northern Illinois District Lutheran Schools is supporting this ministry with a coin drive. Keep saving those coins! We will collect our gifts once we can meet again in person. Received to date: $75

MARCH 29, FIFTH SUNDAY IN LENT VOICE OF HOPE BEHIND THE WALL reaches out to prisoners at Stateville Correctional Center in Joliet. For over 30 years, Deaconess Lori Wilbert has served in a chaplaincy role at Stateville Correctional Center. As she teaches classes and builds community there, she continues to see God’s grace and hope permeate the environment. Prison is a place in which God’s spirit dwells and is found in the mundane, obscene and obscure. Received to date: $230

APRIL 5, PALM SUNDAY LUTHERAN WORLD RELIEF: Since the late 1940’s, Lutheran World Relief has reached families and communities throughout the Middle East who have been affected by war and conflict. We currently work in Iraq, Yemen, Lebanon and Syria, helping refugees, internally displaced persons (IDPs) and the communities that host them to reestablish livelihoods and develop productive, resilient and stable economies. We also respond to families’ critical and immediate needs through psychosocial support, cash-for-work programs and the distribution of essential household items, including LWR Quilts and Kits of Care (school, baby care, personal care and fabric kits).

Lutheran World Relief has distributed more than $15,200,000 worth of Quilts and Kits of Care to 744, 215 people in the Middle East since the start of the conflict in Syria in 2011. In February 2019, we shipped more than $1.5 million worth of LWR Quilts and Kits of Care to Syria — one of our largest shipments ever. Distributed by our partner, the Syrian Arab Red Crescent, the essential resources reached IDPs throughout the country. Received to date: $95

16 COMMEMORATIONS FOR THE WEEK Albrecht Dürer, died 1528; Matthias Grünewald, died 1529; Lucas Cranach, died 1553; artists Monday, April 6 These great artists revealed through their work the mystery of salvation and the wonder of creation. Dürer's work reflected the apocalyptic spirit of his time. Though he remained a Roman Catholic, he was sympathetic to 's reforming work. Grünewald's paintings are known for their dramatic forms, vivid colors, and depiction of light. Cranach's work includes many fine religious examples and several portraits of Martin Luther. Cranach was also widely known for his woodcuts.

Dietrich Bonhoeffer, theologian, died 1945 Thursday, April 9 Bonhoeffer was a German theologian who wrote profoundly, yet in an accessible manner. In the Second World War, he became a leader of the Confessing Church in Germany that resisted the Nazi movement. Linked to a plot to kill Hitler, he was hanged shortly before the end of the war.

Mikael Agricola, of , died 1557 Friday, April 10 Consecrated bishop of Turku, , without the approval of the pope, Agricola began a reform along Lutheran lines. In only three years, he translated the and worship texts into Finnish, in the process establishing the rules of Finnish writing that are still used today.

READINGS FOR NEXT SUNDAY: EASTER SUNDAY Acts 10.34-43; Psalm 118.1-2, 14-24; Colossians 3.1-4; Matthew 28.1-10

Acknowledgements: Liturgical texts from Lutheran Service Builder, license #10001126 and sundaysandseasons.org, used by permission of AugsburgFortress License #25151. Gospel Acclamation by Gregory Murray, copyright © 1958, The Grail, GIA Publications, Inc., agent. Used by permission, One-license.net #A-711746. Scripture quotations from The Holy Bible, New Revised Standard Version, copyright © 1989, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission, AugsburgFortress License #25151. All rights reserved. All other liturgical music from Lutheran Service Builder. 17