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The Fourth Week of Eastertide the Good Shepherd April 25, 2021 Artist Unknown | Mural 3rd Century | Catacomb of Callixtus, Rome Congregational portions of the GATHERING IN THE PRESENCE OF THE LORD liturgy are in bold. c SONG How Firm A Foundation Robert Keen, probably // CLI #11069486 c= please stand How frm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord is laid for your faith in His excellent Word as you are able. What more can He say than to you He hath said, to you who for refuge to Jesus have fed d =please be seated Fear not, I am with thee; oh be not dismayed, for I am thy God and will still give thee aid EASTERTIDE I’ll strengthen thee, help thee, and cause thee to stand, upheld by My righteous, omnipotent Eastertide, or the hand Season, is a 50-day celebration of the bodily When through the deep waters I call thee to go, the rivers of sorrow shall not overfow resurrection of For I will be with thee, thy troubles to bless and sanctify to thee thy deepest distress Jesus Christ.

Because Jesus was When through fery trials thy pathways shall lie my grace all suffcient shall be thy supply raised from the The fame shall not hurt thee; I only design thy dross to consume and thy gold to refne dead, when we are united to Christ in faith, we too will The soul that on Jesus has leaned for repose, I will not, I will not desert to its foes be raised from the That soul, though all hell should endeavor to shake I’ll never, no never, no never forsake dead with perfected resurrection THE OPENING ACCLAMATION bodies when ! Christ is risen! Christ comes again to make all things The Lord is risen indeed! Alleluia! new. FOR PURITY The colors of the Easter season are Almighty God, to you all hearts are open, all desires known, and from you no white or gold. secrets are hid: Cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of your White, the color of , that we may perfectly love you, and worthily magnify your holy resurrection and rebirth; gold, the Name; through Christ our Lord. Amen. color of the kingly reign of Christ over THE SUMMARY OF THE LAW all things. Hear what our Lord Jesus Christ says: “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the frst and great commandment. And the second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. On these two commandments depend all the Law and the Prophets.” Matthew 22:37-40

2 THE Lord, have mercy upon us. Christ, have mercy upon us. Lord, have mercy upon us.

SONG 10,000 Reasons Matt Redman / Jonas Myrin // CLI #11069486 Bless the Lord, O my soul, O my soul, worship His holy name! FOOD FOR THOUGHT Sing like never before, 0 my soul. I’ll worship Your holy name. Why does Easter last The sun comes up, it's a new day dawning; 50 days? It seems odd to our modern It's time to sing Your song again. Western mentality to Whatever may pass, and whatever lies before me, keep a celebration Let me be singing when the evening comes. going that long after the important day Chorus has happened. You're rich in love, and You're slow to anger. “ Your name is great, and Your heart is kind. Our culture knows how to anticipate an For all Your goodness, I will keep on singing; event, but we don't Ten thousand reasons for my heart to fnd. know how to sustain Chorus it.” – Ronald Rolheiser And on that day when my strength is failing, The end draws near, and my time has come; Still my soul will sing Your praise unending: Ten thousand years and then forevermore! Chorus WHAT’S A COLLECT? THE COLLECT OF THE DAY – The Fourth Sunday of Eastertide A collect (“COL-lect”) is a The Lord be with you. And also with you. Let us pray: specifc and carefully O God, whose Son Jesus Christ is the Good Shepherd of your people: Grant that, structured prayer for when we hear his voice, we may know him who calls us each by name, and each Sunday and holy day of the follow where he leads; who, with you and the Holy Spirit, lives and reigns, one calendar, and God, for ever and ever. Amen. it often syncs up with the season or the biblical event being THE COLLECT FOR CHILDREN celebrated. Almighty God, Heavenly Father, you have blessed our congregation with the joy and care of children: Give us courage, patience, and wisdom as we bring them up in the faith, that they might never know a day apart from you, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

3 THE WORD OF THE LORD

d THE LESSONS The Old Testament Lesson Deuteronomy 7:6-9 The whole Bible The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God. tells one big story and points to one person, Jesus Acts 4:(23-31)32-37 or Ezek 34:1-10 Christ. The pattern Ps 23 in the Anglican 1 John 3:1-10 Church to read large portions of scripture John 10:11-16 aloud every week. The Psalm Psalm 23 PSALMS 1 The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. Psalms have been 2 He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. read, chanted, and 3 He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake. sung since before the Israelites went 4 Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are into exile in 600 with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. BC. Jesus himself 5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; you anoint my head with would have sung or recited these oil; my cup overfows. same psalms 6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the during worship. house of the LORD forever.

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

The New Testament Lesson Ephesians 1:1-5 The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God. The word comes from the Greek word The Gospel John 10:7-16 euangelion, which This is the Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ, according to St. John. literally means "good news.” It was Glory to you, Lord Christ! a term used for (after the Gospel is read) messages from the The Gospel of the Lord! Praise to you, Lord Christ! king about the birth of a new heir, or a victory in battle. SERMON Fr. Jay Traylor 4 THE We believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all that is, visible and invisible. The Nicene Creed We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God, eternally is a statement of what the Christian begotten of the Father, God from God, Light from Light, true God from true community God, begotten, not made, of one Being with the Father; through him all believes to be true things were made. For us and for our salvation he came down from heaven, about God. It was born of rigorous was incarnate from the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary, and was made man. theological For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate; he suffered death and was debate, crafted at buried. On the third day he rose again in accordance with the Scriptures; he the city of Nicaea in 325, and ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will refned at come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and his kingdom will Constantinople in have no end. 381. 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 THE PEOPLE The person appointed leads prayers at this time. CONFESSION AND There is a pause after each petition, and people may add their own prayers, either silently or aloud. ABSOLUTION Each petition ends with “Lord in your mercy, hear our prayer.” If we confess our sins, he [God] is faithful and just to forgive our sins, and to cleanse us from THE CONFESSION OF SINS all unrighteousness. Most merciful God, we confess that we have sinned against you in thought, word 1 John 1:9 and deed, by what we have done, and by what we have left undone. We have not The priest, acting as loved you with our whole heart; we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. an ordained We are truly sorry and we humbly repent. For the sake of your Son Jesus Christ, representative of Christ’s church, have mercy on us and forgive us; that we may delight in your will, and walk in pronounces God’s your ways, to the glory of your Name. Amen. forgiveness to all who are repentant and believe on 5 Jesus Christ. THE ABSOLUTION Almighty God, our heavenly Father, who in his great mercy has promised forgiveness of sins to all those who sincerely repent and with true faith turn to him, have mercy upon you, pardon and deliver you from all your sins, confrm and strengthen you in all goodness, and bring you to everlasting life; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

c THE COMFORTABLE WORDS Hear the Word of God to all who truly turn to him: PEACE BE WITH YOU Through Jesus, we Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Matthew 11:28 have perfect peace with God and are THE PEACE & ANNOUNCEMENTS fully reconciled to him. Jesus also said The peace of the Lord be always with you. And also with you. that when we come to worship, if we remember we have THE TABLE OF THE LORD unresolved confict with someone, we should go and THE make peace with Let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to them frst. Thus, your Father who is in heaven. Matthew 5:16 before we come to the Lord’ s Supper, we confess our sins SONG Great is Thy Faithfulness Thomas O. Chisholm // CLI #11069486 to God, and make Great is thy faithfulness, O God my Father. There is no shadow of turning with thee. peace with our brothers and sisters. Thou changest not, thy compassions, they fail not. As thou hast been thou forever wilt be. Great is thy faithfulness! Great is thy faithfulness! Morning by morning new mercies I see. All I have needed thy hand hath provided. Great is thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me! Summer and winter, and springtime and harvest, sun, moon, and stars in their courses above, Join with all nature in manifold witness to thy great faithfulness, mercy, and love. Chorus Pardon for sin and a peace that endureth, thine own dear presence to cheer and to guide, Strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow; blessings all mine, with ten thousand beside! Chorus

THE GREAT THANKSGIVING Is the Father with us? He is. Is Christ among us? He is. Is the Spirit here? He is. 6 This is our God. Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. We are his people. We are redeemed. Lift up your hearts. We lift them to the Lord. Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. It is right to give him thanks and praise.

THE Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of pow’r and might, Heaven and earth are full of your glory. Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of pow’r and might, Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! , hosanna in the highest! Hosanna, hosanna in the highest! Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of pow’r and might, Heaven and earth are full of your glory. SANCTUS The Sanctus is the ACCLAMATION OF FAITH song that the Therefore, we proclaim : seraphim sing forever in God’s Christ has died! Christ is risen! Christ will come again! heavenly throne We are brothers and sisters through his blood. room (Isaiah 6, We have died together, we will rise together, we will live together. Revelation 4), eternally praising the perfection and THE LORD’S PRAYER “otherness” of God 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.

Christ is alive forever! We are because he is. We are one body. We share one bread. Draw near with faith. Christ is the host and we are his guests.

SONG The King of Love, My Shepherd Is H.W. Baker / Michael Card // CLI #11069486 The King of love my Shepherd is, whose goodness faileth never, I nothing lack if I am his, and He is mine forever.

7 Where streams of living water fow, my ransomed soul he leadeth, And where the verdant pastures grow, with food celestial feedeth.

Perverse and foolish oft I strayed, but yet in love he sought me,

THE LORD’S SUPPER And on his shoulder gently laid, and home, rejoicing, brought me. By repeating the words and actions In death's dark vale I fear no ill with thee, dear Lord, beside me; of Jesus’ last meal with His disciples, Thy rod and staff my comfort still, thy cross before to guide me. we join the story and make it our Thou spread'st a table in my sight; thy unction grace bestoweth; own. We don’t just watch and listen And O what transport of delight from thy pure foweth! like it’s a show, we enter into the story And so through all the length of days, thy goodness faileth never; as we, too, take the bread and wine and Good Shepherd, may I sing thy praise within thy house forever. eat and drink. SONG O Come to the Worship // CLI #11069486 Are you hurting and broken within, overwhelmed by the weight of your sin Jesus is calling Have you come to the end of yourself? Do you thirst for a drink from the well? Jesus is calling

O come to the altar; the Father's arms are open wide Forgiveness was bought with the precious blood of Jesus Christ

Leave behind your regrets and mistakes; come today, there's no reason to wait Jesus is calling Bring your sorrows and trade them for joy; rom the ashes a new life is born Jesus is calling

O come to the altar; the Father's arms are open wide Forgiveness was bought with the precious blood of Jesus Christ

O come to the altar; the Father's arms are open wide Forgiveness was bought with the precious blood of Jesus Christ

8 Oh what a Savior Isn't He wonderful Sing alleluia, Christ is risen

Bow down before Him FOOD FOR THOUGHT For He is Lord of all “All for whom Christ Sing alleluia, Christ is risen died also died in Christ. All who died in Christ rose again O come to the altar; the Father's arms are open wide with Christ. This Forgiveness was bought with the precious blood of Jesus Christ rising again with Christ is a rising to newness of life after Bear your cross as you wait for the crown the likeness of Tell the world of the treasure you've found Christ's resurrection.” – John Murray PRAYER FOLLOWING Heavenly Father, we thank you for feeding us with the spiritual food of the most precious Body and Blood of your Son our Savior Jesus Christ; and for assuring us in these holy mysteries that we are living members of the body of your Son, and heirs of your eternal Kingdom. And now, Father, send us out to do the work you have given us to do, to love and serve you as faithful witnesses of Christ our Lord. To him, to you, and to the Holy Spirit, be honor and glory, now and for ever. Amen.

SONG It Is Well With My Soul Horatio Spafford / Phillip Bliss // CCLI #11069486 When peace like a river, attendeth my way, when sorrows like sea billows roll Whatever my lot, thou hast taught me to say, “It is well, it is well, with my soul.” It is well (It is well) With my soul (With my soul) It is well, it is well with my soul Though Satan should buffet, though trials should come, let this blest assurance control, That Christ has regarded my helpless estate, and hath shed His own blood for my soul Chorus My sin – oh, the bliss of this glorious thought – my sin, not in part but the whole, Is nailed to the cross, and I bear it no more! Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, o my soul! Chorus And Lord, haste the day when the faith shall be sight, 9 The clouds be rolled back as a scroll; BENEDICTION The trump shall resound, and the Lord shall descend, We have been Even so, it is well with my soul. blessed by being together. Now, at Chorus the end of the service, we are THE BENEDICTION reminded that God All our problems, we send to the cross of Christ. takes loving delight in blessing us All our diffculties, we send to the cross of Christ. abundantly. We All the devil’s works, we send to the cross of Christ. leave in peace, All our hopes, we set on the risen Christ! forgiven, fed, and sent out with a purpose in the Christ, the Sun of Righteousness, shine upon you, and scatter the darkness from before your name of Jesus path. And the blessing of God Almighty, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, be among Christ. you and remain with you, always. Amen. The corporate life of God’s people is a THE rhythm of gathering and Go in peace, to love and serve the Lord. sending. We are Thanks be to God! Alleluia, alleluia! gathered into God’s

presence, we are fed by his Word and his Table, and then we sent out into the world to be witnesses to, and instruments of, God’s mission in his creation.

10 SUNDAY SERVICE NEEDS Please consider these opportunities. As we continue to grow and become established, and as we are able to do more and more as we head out of Covidtide, there are ways that you can serve this parish, some during the Sunday service, some during the week. If you are interested in serving in any of these ways, contact Fr. Jay.

Connection Team: Greeter – someone who will circulate before the service and interact with people we haven’t seen before. Followup – collect the contact info given by visitors and follow up with phone calls

Sexton Team Setup and lockup. Show up to church ~one hour early, get the space ready for service; then remain afterwards to clean up and lock up.

Table Guild Supplying and setting the Lord’s Table every week for Eucharist. Casey and Ann Musselmen have been doing this for months and months, but at some point they might enjoy some help.

Breadbakers Guild We are returning to one common Lord’s Supper loaf soon, and we need people to bake for us every week. This will be overseen by the Table Guild leaders.

MORE TO COME SOON! Music Leader(s) – Ralphie Rich has been serving this parish beautifully and faithfully for six months, but will be returning to his home church soon. We are in the process of recruiting new music leaders. Please pray that God would bring the right people soon. If you have anyone to recommend, please contact Rob Banta.

Restoration Kids Director – God has truly blessed this congregation with the joy and care of children. Discipling the next generation of God’s people has been one of our strongest mandates since the beginning of the Bible. This is a big prayer request and will be a focal point of the Parish Council over the next few months.

Restoration Kids Team and Nursery Team – Discipling the children of our church is the work of the whole church. There will be certifcations and trainings involved, and we hope you will consider being a part of this.

Small Group Leaders: We will be bringing back small groups soon. If you are interested in being a leader or coordinator, contact Fr. Jay.

11 WHO WE ARE We are a missional, communal, sacramental church, for the glory of God and the good of our city.

We are an Anglican church, a member of the Anglican Church in North America, a part of the largest Protestant denomination in the world. This means we have a fexible yet stable structure with transparent accountability and true partnership. We hold to the three ecumenical creeds (Apostles, Nicene, and Athanasian). We affrm the 39 Articles of Religion of the Anglican Church, as well as the Jerusalem Statement of the Global Anglican Futures Conference.

We are part of the Diocese of Christ Our Hope, which was born out of the Rwandan Anglican Church. We have a gospel focus, a missional posture, a church planting mandate, and a heart for the cities and towns where God has planted us.

JOIN US If you’d like to know more, please get in touch with us. If you’re not already on our mailing list, let us know. Open the camera app on your phone and point it at this code to be taken to our website. If you scroll down on our front page, you’ll fnd a contact form.

Worship: 110 W Beverley St, Staunton VA 24401 540-324-9250 Mail: PO Box 741, Staunton VA 24402 www.restorationstaunton.org

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