Saturday and Sunday, May 22-23, 2021 | 1 Day of Pentecost We gather to celebrate and proclaim the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. P = Pastor A = Assisting Pastor C = Congregation L = Leader Prelude "Variations on adoro te devote" Gerald Near Welcome and Announcements Please stand. Invocation A In the name of the Father, and of the i Son, and of the Holy Spirit. C Amen. Confession and Forgiveness A God of all mercy and consolation, come to the help of your people, turning us from our sin to live for you alone. Give us the power of your Holy Spirit of God, descend upon my Spirit, that we may confess our sin, receive your forgiveness, and grow into heart...the baptism of the heavenly descended dove, My heart the altar, the fullness of Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. and your love the flame. (ELW 800) C Amen. Silence for reflection. A Most merciful God, C we confess that we are captive to sin and cannot free ourselves. We have sinned against you in thought, word, and deed, by what we have done and by what we have left undone. We have not loved you with our whole heart; we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. For the sake of your Son, Jesus Christ, have mercy on us. Forgive us, renew us, and lead us, so that we may delight in your Prelude: From the pen of will and walk in your ways, to the glory of your holy name. Amen. American composer Gerald A In the mercy of almighty God, Jesus Christ was given to die for us, and for his Near, we hear a set of sake God forgives us all our sins. As a called and ordained minister of the church variations on this weekend's of Christ, and by his authority, I therefore declare to you the entire forgiveness of Hymn of the Day—"Eternal Spirit of the Living Christ." all your sins, in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. C Amen. Processional Hymn: This Processional Hymn 786 "O Holy Spirit, Enter In" hymn and prayer to the Holy wie schon leuchtet Spirit reminds us of the Spirit's work. When the Holy Spirit Apostolic Greeting comes, "life from heaven now A Alleluia! Christ is risen! is given" because the Spirit C Christ is risen indeed! Alleluia! calls and gathers us together A in faith. Apart from the Spirit, Almighty God, who gives us a new birth by water and the Holy Spirit and forgives this hymn tells us "we surely our sin, strengthen us in all goodness and by the power of the Holy Spirit, keep us stray." But gathered by the Holy in eternal life, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Spirit in faith, we follow Christ C Amen. our Lord "forever free" because God's Word of promise goes with us in all doubt and strife. 2 | Saturday and Sunday, May 22-23, 2021 Canticle of Praise: On this Canticle of Praise festival day and throughout # 4 e e e e e e e E E the weeks after Pentecost, # 4 e e e E E e we turn to a setting of Holy & (Organ) Communion present in our # former hymnal supplement & # œ ˙ œ œ œ œ With One Voice. œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ All Glo - ry to God, glo - ry to God, glo - ry to God in the high - est; ## œ ™ j & œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ w glo - ry to God, glo - ry to God, and peace to God's peo-pœle on earth. 3 ## ™ j & ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ Women Lord God, heav-en - ly king, al -might - y God and Fa - ther, we # ™ j & # œ œ nœ œ œ bœ œ nœ œ œ bœ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ w wor-ship you, we give you thanks, we praise you for your glo - ry. # & # œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ All Glo - ry to God, glo - ry to God, glo - ry to God in the high - est; # # ˙ œ œ ™ j & œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ w glo - ry to God, glo - ry to God, and peace to God's peo-pœle on earth. 3 3 ## ™ & ˙ ˙ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ Men Lord Je - sus Christ, on - ly Son of the Fa - ther, 3 ## b˙ œ & ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ nœ œ œ Lord God, Lamb of God, you take a - way the sin of the 3 # ™ j ™ ™ & # œ œ œ œ ˙ œ bœ nœ bœ œ 2 œ J nœ world: have mer - cy on us; you are seat - ed at the # ™ & # bœ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ bœ nœ œ w w right hand of the Fa - ther: re - ceive our prayer. # & # œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ All Glo - ry to God, glo - ry to God, glo - ry to God in the high - est; # # œ ™ j & œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ w glo - ry to God, glo - ry to God, and peace to God's peo-pœle on earth. 3 3 ## ™ & œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ For you a -lone are the Ho - ly One, you a - lone are the Lord, ## nœ & œ œ œ nœ œ œ bœ œ œ ˙ bœ œ œ œ you a - lone are the Most High, Je - sus Christ, with the Ho - ly # œ & # œ ˙ œ œ bœ œ œ nœ œ n˙ bœ w w Spir - it, in the glo - ry of God the Fa - ther. A - men. # & # œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ Glo - ry to God, glo - ry to God, glo - ry to God in the high - est; # # œ ™ j ™ & œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ glo - ry to God, glo - ry to God, and peace to God's peo-pœle on earth, # & # ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ w w and peace to God's peo - ple on earth. 2 # ™ & # bœ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ bœ nœ œ w w right hand of the Fa - ther: re - ceive our prayer. # & # œ œ ˙ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ All Glo - ry to God, glo - ry to God, glo - ry to God in the high - est; # # œ ™ j & œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ w glo - ry to God, glo - ry to God, and peace to God's peo-pœle on earth. 3 3 ## ™ & œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ For you a -lone are the Ho - ly One, you a - lone are the Lord, # # nœ bœ œ œ ˙ bœ œ œ & œ œ œ nœ œ œ Saturday and Sunday, May 22-23,œ 2021 | 3 you a - lone are the Most High, Je - sus Christ, with the Ho - ly # & # œ ˙ œ œ bœ œ œ nœ œ œ n˙ bœ w w Spir - it, in the glo - ry of God the Fa - ther. A - men. # & # œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ Glo - ry to God, glo - ry to God, glo - ry to God in the high - est; # # œ ™ j ™ & œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ glo - ry to God, glo - ry to God, and peace to God's peo-pœle on earth, # & # ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ w w and peace to God's peo - ple on earth. Prayer of the Day A Let us pray. Mighty God, you breathe life into our bones, and your Spirit brings truth to the world. Send us this Spirit, transform us by your truth, and give us language to proclaim your gospel, through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. C Amen. Please be seated. First Reading: Originally First Reading Acts 2:1-21 NT page 112, pew Bible Pentecost was a Jewish L Word of God, Word of Life. thanksgiving-type festival C Thanks be to God. celebrated seven weeks after Passover. On this particular Psalm 104 Michel Guimont Pentecost, however, the Holy Refrain sung by all; verses sung by choir/cantor. Spirit is poured out upon the entire community of believers 6 j &b8 œ œ œ œ ™ œ œ ™ just as Jesus had promised and œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ the scriptures had prophesied. Refrain: Send out your Spir- it, O Lord, and re - new the face of the earth. Empowered by the Spirit, the entire community bears 1. Bless the Lord, my soul! 2. You take back your spirit, they die, witness to God’s activity in Lord God, how great you are. returning to the dust from which they came. multiple languages. How many are your works, O Lord! You send forth your spirit, they are created; e earth is full of your riches and you renew the face of the earth. Refrain sung by all. Refrain sung by all. 3. May the glory of the Lord last forever! May the Lord rejoice in creation! May my thoughts be pleasing to God. I �nd my joy in the Lord.