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St. Paul's Lutheran Church 25 W. Springettsbury Ave., York, PA 17403 Church Office 717-843-8155 www.stpaulsyork.org Email: [email protected] www.stpaulspreschoolyork.com WELCOME Thank you for being with us. We are a Christian church within the Lutheran tradition (Evangelical Lutheran Church of America) and we welcome people of all Christian traditions as well as people of other faiths and people of little or no faith. Christian worship has been offered to God in this congregation for 185 years. By worshipping with us today, you become part of that living tradition. Restrooms are available in the Good Shepherd Room (Springettsbury lobby) and the narthex. Baby changing stations are provided in these restrooms. Thank you for your faithfulness in sending your offering through the mail, by using online options from your financial institution, or through the “Donate” now from the church website stpaulsy- ork.org. Your gifts are keeping us current with the commitments associated with St. Paul’s and our ministry partners. Guidelines for Worship during the time of COVID-19 Entering and Leaving the Church: Face masks are required inside, Kindly sign in at the door through which you entered. This will help if we need to be in con- tact. Please take your service bulletin with you and dispose of it properly. Offerings: Monetary offerings may be placed in the basins provided at the entrances to the nave prior to the service or immediately following the service. You may also donate via our website at www.stpaulsyork.org While in the Nave: Please wear your mask. Please sit in designated pews only. You may sit together as a family. We ask that you practice social distancing from one family to the next within the pew. Communion Procedure: • Ushers will direct you. The pulpit side (left) of the nave communes first followed by the font side (right). • Wearing your face mask, come to the chancel step taking your place at one of the five posi- tions marked on the chancel floor with a green cross. • Your entire household may gather at a position marked by the green cross. • Extend your arms and cup your hands together to receive the host. • Please do not reach out to take the Host from the minister. • Once the minister has moved to the next group, then remove your mask, receive the host, re- place your mask and return to your pew by the closest side aisle. There is no need to hurry. • We are receiving communion in one kind only (bread/host). Our COVID-19 task force is assisting us as we remain open at St. Paul’s. Please thank Dr. Jessica Ericson, Sheridan Palmer, Deacon Harold Sargeant, and Dr. Martha Thomas for their dedication and service. The Resurrection of Our Lord Easter Sunday Sunday, April 4, 2021 Holy Communion 8:00 AM PRELUDE Christ the Lord is Risen Today, Alleluia! Benjamin Culli Stand Alleluia! Christ is Risen! He is Risen Indeed. Alleluia! ENTRANCE HYMN Jesus Christ is Risen Today (LBW 151) Stanza 1 APOSTOLIC 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. HYMN OF PRAISE Sung by the cantor People join at C C PRAYER OF THE DAY The Lord be with you. And also with you. Let us pray. .O God, you gave your only Son to suffer death on the cross for our redemption, and by his glorious resurrection you delivered us from the power of death. Make us die every day to sin, so that we may live with him forever in the joy of the resurrection; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen Sit READING Acts 10:34–43 (back cover) PSALM Psalm 118:1-2, 14, 24 Sung by the choir 1 Give thanks to the Lord, for | he is good;* his mercy en- | dures forever. 2 Let Israel | now proclaim,* "His mercy en- | dures forever." 14 The Lord is my strength | and my song,* and he has become | my salvation. 15 There is a sound of exulta- | tion and victory* in the tents | of the righteous: 16 "The right hand of the | Lord has triumphed!* The right hand of the Lord is exalted! The right hand of the | Lord has triumphed!" 17 I shall not | die, but live,* and declare the works | of the Lord. 18 The Lord has pun- | ished me sorely,* but he did not hand me o- | ver to death. 19 Open for me the | gates of righteousness;* I will enter them; I will offer thanks | to the Lord. 20 "This is the gate | of the Lord;* he who is right- | eous may enter." 21 I will give thanks to you, for you | answered me* and have become | my salvation. 22 The same stone which the build- | ers rejected* has become the chief | cornerstone. 23 This is | the Lord's doing,* and it is marvelous | in our eyes. 24 On this day the | Lord has acted;* we will rejoice and be | glad in it. Stand VERSE Sung by the cantor HOLY GOSPEL John 20:1-18 The Holy Gospel according to St. John. Glory to you, O Lord. At the conclusion of the Gospel. The Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, O Christ. Sit SERMON Pastor Reep Stand APOSTLE’S CREED I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth. I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord. He was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary. He suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried. He descended into hell.* On the third day he rose again. He ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen. PRAYERS OF INTERCESSION Alive in the risen Christ by the power of the Holy Spirit, we bring our prayers before God who prom- ises to hear us and answer in steadfast love. A brief silence. Praise to you, O God, for your power revealed in the resurrection! Fill us with the power of your love. Send us to tell the good news. Hear us, O God. Your mercy is great. Praise to you, O God, for your life at work in the resurrection! Fill all of creation with your life. Cultivate our care for what you have made. Hear us, O God. Your mercy is great. Praise to you, O God, for the peace made possible in the resurrection! Fill the nations with your peace. Hear us, O God. Your mercy is great. Praise to you, O God, for the hope of the resurrection! Fill all in need with hope: those who are afraid or confused, those who are sick or suffering, those who are dying, and those who grieve (especially). Hear us, O God. Your mercy is great. Praise to you, O God, for the joy of your resurrection! Fill us with joy as we are called your beloved in baptism. Hear us, O God. Your mercy is great. Praise to you , O God, for your faithfulness revealed in the resurrection! Fill us with trust, that we join with all who have gone before us in proclaiming: “your mercy endures forever!” Hear us, O God. Your mercy is great. In the hope of new life in Christ, we raise our prayers to you, O God, trusting in your never- ending goodness and mercy; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. PEACE The peace of the Lord be with you always. And also with you. The ministers and congregation greet one another in the name of the Lord. DIALOGUE Sung by Pastor and congregation PREFACE The preface appropriate to the day is sung. SANCTUS Sung by the cantor. Congregation joins at C C THANKSGIVING You are indeed holy, O God, the fountain of all holiness; you bring light from darkness, life from death, speech from silence. We worship you for our lives and for the world you give us. We thank you for the new world to come and for the love that will rule all in all. We praise you for the grace shown to Israel, your chosen, the people of your promise: the rescue from Egypt, the gift of the promised land, the memory of the fathers, the homecoming from exile, and the prophets' words that will not be in vain. In all this we bless you for your only-begotten Son, who fulfilled and will fulfill all your promises. In the night in which he was betrayed, our Lord Jesus took bread, and gave thanks; broke it, and gave it to his disciples, saying: Take and eat; this is my body, given for you. Do this for the remembrance of me. Again, after supper, he took the cup, gave thanks, and gave it for all to drink, saying: This cup is the new covenant in my blood, shed for you and for all people for the forgiveness of sin. Do this for the remembrance of me. For as often as we eat of this bread and drink from this cup, we proclaim the Lord's death until he comes. Christ has died. Christ is risen. Christ will come again. Therefore, O God, with this bread and cup we remember the incarnation of your Son: his human birth and the covenant he made with us.