The Resurrection of Our Lord April 4, 2021

IMMANUEL EVANGELICAL-LUTHERAN CHURCH Missouri Synod T www.immanuelalexandria.org 1801 Russell Road, Alexandria, VA 22301 T 703-549-0155 Rev. Christopher S. Esget, Sr. Pastor T Rev. Noah J. Rogness, Associate Pastor Melissa K. Amendt, Deaconess Stephanie A. Mekonen, Kantor T Sherry T. Graveson, Organist

WELCOME TO IMMANUEL LUTHERAN CHURCH AND SCHOOL!

Welcome in the name of the Lord! Please sit in the marked pews. Maintain six feet of distance from all non-family members. Please wear a mask.

To Our Guests: If this is your first time visiting a Lutheran church, you may find the worship service to be different from that of other churches. Our Liturgy, or Divine Service, follows closely the pattern of Word and Lord’s Supper handed down from the ancient Church. It is our hope that, through prayer and study, you will make the Church’s life of prayer your own. Please let us know your prayer requests, and any other way we can be of service to you.

About Receiving Holy Communion: Today we celebrate the Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper in which we joyfully receive Christ’s Body and Blood, under bread and wine, for the forgiveness of our sins. As we celebrate the Sacrament we also give public confession to our unity in the Christian Faith (1 Cor. 10). Members in good standing of congregations of the Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod are asked to announce themselves to an usher or one of our Pastors prior to the service before communing. All others are invited to speak with one of our Pastors about preparing for communion fellowship with the Evangelical Lutheran Church. Those not communing are invited to come forward for a blessing.

Church Office: [email protected] Rev’d Christopher S. Esget, Senior Pastor: [email protected] (Pr. Esget off Tues.) Rev’d Noah J. Rogness, Associate Pastor: [email protected] (Pr. Rogness off Tues.) Melissa Amendt, Deaconess: [email protected] Stephanie Mekonen, Kantor: [email protected] (Kantor Mekonen off Fri.)

Immanuel Lutheran School: A Classical Academy (Jr. K-8) Julia Habrecht, Headmaster For admissions information call 703-549-0155 or email [email protected]

Prelude: The Strife is O’er M. Helman Thine is the Glory E. Porter Sinfonia from Easter Oratorio (BWV 249) J. S. Bach

After the ringing of the bell, stand and face the processional crucifix. Jesus Christ Is Risen Today LSB 457

Apostolic Greeting P The grace of our Lord T Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all. C Amen.

Easter Acclamation P Alleluia! Christ is risen! C He is risen indeed! Alleluia!

Service of the Word Introit Tone V -v`v*c¡vv2x4vvbbv¢vvvYvvvvvvvvvv7vvvvvv6vvvvv]vvvvvvYvvvvvvvvvv7vvvvv5vvvvvv6vvvvv4bbbvvv] Antiphon T [He is] risen! Alle- | luia!* Why do you seek the living among the dead? | Alleluia! Remember how he told you, Alle- | luia,* that the Son of Man must be crucified and on the third day rise. | Alleluia! (Luke 24:5-6)

Psalm T O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is your name in | all the earth!* You have set your glory a- | bove the heavens. C Yet you have made him a little lower than the heavenly | beings* and crowned him with glo- | ry and honor. T You have given him dominion over the works | of your hands;* you have put all things un- | der his feet-. C O | LORD, our Lord,* how majestic is your name in | all the earth-! (Ps. 8: 1, 5-6, 9) Glory be to the Father and | to the Son* and to the | Holy Spirit; as it was in the be- | ginning,* is now, and will be for- | ever. Amen. (Antiphon is repeated.)

Kyrie LSB 186

Gloria in Excelsis LSB 187

Salutation and Collect of the Day

P Almighty God the Father, through Your only-begotten Son, Jesus Christ, You have overcome death and opened the gate of everlasting life to us. Grant that we, who celebrate with joy the day of our Lord’s resurrection, may be raised from the death of sin by Your life-giving Spirit; through Jesus Christ, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.

Sit Old Testament Reading Job 19:23–27 (Job prophesies the resurrection) “Oh that my words were written! Oh that they were inscribed in a book! Oh that with an iron pen and lead they were engraved in the rock forever! For I know that my Redeemer lives, and at the last he will stand upon the earth. And after my skin has been thus destroyed, yet in my flesh I shall see God, whom I shall see for myself, and my eyes shall behold, and not another. My heart faints within me!”

A This is the Word of the Lord. C Thanks be to God.

Gradual T This is the day that the | LORD has made;* let us rejoice and be | glad in it-. C Oh give thanks to the LORD, for | he is good;* for his steadfast love en- | dures forever! (Psalm 118:24, 1)

Epistle 1 Corinthians 5:6–8 (Christ our Passover Lamb) Your boasting is not good. Do you not know that a little leaven leavens the whole lump? Cleanse out the old leaven that you may be a new lump, as you really are unleavened. For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed. Let us therefore celebrate the festival, not with the old leaven, the leaven of malice and evil, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.

A This is the Word of the Lord. C Thanks be to God.

Stand and face the processional crucifix. Christians, to the Paschal Victim (sung by Choir & Congregation as indicated) LSB 460

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The Gospel is chanted according to Reformation custom. Holy Gospel Mark 16:1–8 (He is risen!) P The Holy Gospel according to St. Mark, the sixteenth chapter.

And when the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, had bought sweet spices, that they might come and anoint him. And very early in the morning the first day of the week, they came unto the sepulchre at the rising of the sun. And they said among themselves, Who shall roll us away the stone from the door of the sepulchre? And when they looked, they saw that the stone was rolled away: for it was very great. And entering into the sepulchre, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, clothed in a long white garment; and they were affrighted. And he saith unto them, Be not affrighted: Ye seek Jesus of Nazareth, which was crucified: he is risen; he is not here: behold the place where they laid him. But go your way, tell his disciples and Peter that he goeth before you into Galilee: there shall ye see him, as he said unto you. And they went out quickly, and fled from the sepulchre; for they trembled and were amazed: neither said they any thing to any man; for they were afraid. (KJV)

P This is the Gospel of the Lord.

Nicene Creed (Sung on one tone throughout; bow at the text enclosed by ❖) C I believe in one God, the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth and of all things visible and invisible.

And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God, begotten of His Father before all worlds, God of God, Light of Light, very God of very God, begotten, not made, being of one substance with the Father, by whom all things were made; who for us men and for our salvation came down from heaven ❖ and was incarnate by the Holy Spirit of the virgin Mary and was made man; ❖ and was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate. He suffered and was buried. And the third day He rose again according to the Scriptures and ascended into heaven and sits at the right hand of the Father. And He will come again with glory to judge both the living and the dead, whose kingdom will have no end.

And I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord and giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son, ❖ who with the Father and the Son together is worshiped and glorified, ❖ who spoke by the prophets. And I believe in one holy Christian and apostolic Church, I acknowledge one Baptism for the remission of sins, and I look for the resurrection of the dead and the life T of the world to come. Amen.

Christ Jesus Lay in Death's Strong Bands LSB 458

5 Here our true Paschal Lamb we see, 6 So let us keep the festival Whom God so freely gave us; To which the Lord invites us; He died on the accursèd tree— Christ is Himself the joy of all, So strong His love—to save us. The sun that warms and lights us. See, His blood now marks our door; Now His grace to us imparts Faith points to it; death passes o’er, Eternal sunshine to our hearts; And Satan cannot harm us. The night of sin is ended. Alleluia! Alleluia!

Hymn continued on next page. 7 Then let us feast this Easter Day On Christ, the bread of heaven; The Word of grace has purged away The old and evil leaven. Christ alone our souls will feed; He is our meat and drink indeed; Faith lives upon no other! Alleluia!

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Sermon Pastor Esget The Sermon begins with the Easter Acclamation: P Alleluia! Christ is risen! C He is risen indeed! Alleluia!

Offertory: The Trumpet Shall Sound (Messiah) G. F. Handel The trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.

Stand Prayer of the Church

Service of the Sacrament Preface LSB 194

P It is truly good, right, and salutary that we should at all times and in all places give thanks to You, holy Lord, almighty Father, everlasting God. And most especially are we bound to praise You on this day for the glorious resurrection of Your Son, Jesus Christ, the very Paschal Lamb, who was sacrificed for us and bore the sins of the world. By His dying He has destroyed death, and by His rising again He has restored to us everlasting life. Therefore with Mary Magdalene, Peter and John, and with all the witnesses of the resurrection, with angels and archangels, and with all the company of heaven we laud and magnify Your glorious name, evermore praising You and saying:

Sanctus LSB 195

Lord's Prayer LSB 196

Kneel The Words of Our Lord LSB 197

Pax Domini LSB 197

Agnus Dei (The congregation is encouraged to sing in harmony.)

Sit Distribution Guests: Please see the Communion statement at the beginning of this bulletin. Those who wish to receive a blessing may come to the celebrant with arms crossed.

(8:15) Christ Lag in Todesbanden M. Machemer

Our Paschal Lamb, That Sets Us Free LSB 473

Choir: Denn es wird die Posaune schallen J. Brahms (Ein Deutsche Requiem, mvmt. VI excerpt)

Denn es wird die Posaune schallen, For the trombone shall sound, und die Toten werden auferstehen unverweslich, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, und wir werden verwandelt werden. and we shall be changed. Dann wird erfüllet werden Then shall be fulfilled das Wort, das geschrieben steht: The word that is written: Der Tod ist verschlungen in den Sieg. Death is swallowed up in victory. Tod, wo ist dein Stachel? O Death, where is thy sting? Hölle, wo ist dein Sieg? O Hell, where is thy victory?

Christ Has Arisen, Alleluia LSB 466

Text: © 1977 Howard S. Olson. Used by permission: LSB Hymn License no. 110005316. Tune: Public domain Stand The Dismissal P The body and blood of our Lord Jesus Christ strengthen and preserve you in body and soul to life everlasting. Depart T in peace. C Amen.

This Is the Feast LSB 171

Thanksgiving

A Let us pray. We give thanks to You, almighty God, that You have refreshed us through this salutary gift, and we implore You that of Your mercy You would strengthen us through the same in faith toward You and in fervent love toward one another; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.

Salutation and Benedicamus

Benediction

At the Lamb’s High Feast We Sing (st. 3: women & children; st. 5: men) LSB 633

5 Mighty Victim from the sky, 7 Easter triumph, Easter joy! Hell’s fierce pow’rs beneath You lie; This alone can sin destroy; You have conquered in the fight, From sin’s pow’r, Lord, set us free, You have brought us life and light. Newborn souls in You to be. Alleluia! Alleluia!

6 Now no more can death appall, D 8 Father, who the crown shall give, Now no more the grave enthrall; Savior, by whose death we live, You have opened paradise, Spirit, guide through all our days: And Your saints in You shall rise. Three in One, Your name we praise. Alleluia! Alleluia!

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Postlude: Carillon de Westminster L. Vierne

Acknowledgments: Divine Service, Setting Three from Lutheran Service Book Unless otherwise indicated, all scripture quotations are from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version, copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Created by Lutheran Service Builder © 2006 Concordia Publishing House.

T Announcements T

Easter: This day is the Feast of Feasts, and no adornment is out of place: the chanting of the Creed, a sequence hymn (“Christians, to the Paschal Victim, offer your thankful praises...”). Christ is risen, death’s sting is removed, sin is forgiven, the devil is routed. This is the day that the LORD has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it!

Piano: Johanna Henke Trumpet: Dylan Rye Timpani: Marie Greenway Euphonium: Paul Blase Communion for those at high COVID risk: The next service will be at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, April 8. Registration is required. Please contact the church office to register.

Easter Wednesday (April 7) Divine Service, 7:00 p.m. Registration required. The registration link is available on the church’s website: immanuelalexandria.org.

Assist Pregnancy Center’s Walk Run Ride 2021 For 31 years, Assist Pregnancy Center has promoted life to women and men in Northern Virginia vulnerable to abortion. Thanks to community support, Assist provides no-cost medical and counseling care. You can help save more lives by joining Assist as a walker, runner, or cyclist for the Walk Run Ride for Life 2021 fundraiser happening this May! Join Immanuel’s Team at https://runsignup.com/RaceGroups/71420/Groups/911514. If you wish to complete the one-mile stroll, you’re invited to walk with fellow Immanuel members on Sunday, May 2. Pick up participant packets at the Immanuel playground at 3 p.m. Walkers will depart at 3:30 p.m. and return to the playground for light refreshments. If you have questions, contact Immanuel’s Team Captain, Gabriel Fickenscher, at [email protected].

The proposed revision to Immanuel’s Constitution and By-laws is available on our website for members to review. The password is Irenaeus202. If you need a paper copy, please contact the church office.

Altar Flowers are donated today by the Habrecht-Braun family in thanksgiving for our Lord’s resurrection and our Immanuel family.

The ILS Annual Spring Auction will take place virtually from 7:30 to 9:00 p.m. on Friday, April 30th. At this popular annual event, we will not only raise funds for our beloved school, but also celebrate the accomplishments of her students and enjoy a time of virtual fellowship involving both the school and ILC communities. This year's theme, fittingly, is "One of a Kind for a One-of-a-Kind Year!" and as always, the event will feature the always-popular (and one-of-a-kind!) classroom art projects. If you (or someone you know) is artistic, crafty, athletic, or skillful in other ways, please consider donating a one-of-a-kind-item or experience to the auction. To donate an item, please do so at http://www.ilsalexandria.org/auction-donations. For more information, please contact ILS spring auction co-chair Sandy Andrews at [email protected]. The ILS 2021 Spring Auction Planning Committee thanks you in advance for your support!

Thanks to all who donated Easter Flowers The Mekonens The Habrecht-Brauns The Esgets The Greenways The Spencers The Stricklands