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FAITH LUTHERAN CHURCH

SEVENTH SUNDAY OF EASTER

MAY 13, 2018

FAITH LUTHERAN CHURCH, ELCA

A “Reconciling in Christ” congregation

12449 California Street

Yucaipa, California 92399

(909) 790-1816

www.faithlutheranyucaipa.org

email: [email protected]

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The gospel for Easter’s seventh Sunday is always taken from the long prayer Jesus

prays for his followers in John’s gospel on the night before his death, and always

includes Jesus’ desire that his followers will be one as he and the Father are one.

This oneness is not mere doctrinal agreement or institutional unity, but mutual

abiding, interpenetrating life, mutual love and joy. This oneness is the work of the

Spirit whom we have received but also await. Come, Holy Spirit!

GATHERING

OPENING VOLUNTARY

GATHERING

WELCOME AND ANNOUNCMENTS

Please stand.

OPENING HYMN Christ is Made the Sure Foundation ELW 645

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CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESS

Blessed be the holy Trinity, ☩ one God,

who stretches out the heavens,

who sends light to the nations,

who gives breath to us all.

Amen.

Let us confess our sin

in the presence of God and of one another.

Silence is kept for reflection.

Loving God,

we confess that we have turned from your way

to follow our own ways.

Forgive us for the times

we have spoken or acted too quickly;

we have not spoken or acted at all;

we have hurt those closest to us;

we have hurt those we have yet to know;

we have thought more about ourselves than others;

we have thought less of ourselves than we ought.

Turn us around, and give us a fresh start,

so that we can live again as your children. Amen.

Even when we have done wrong, God makes us right.

Even when we have messed up, God puts us together.

God’s love never runs out.

God never tires of calling us beloved children.

Hear God say to you now:

Your sins are forgiven,

for the sake of ☩ Jesus Christ our Savior.

Amen.

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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.

NOW THE FEAST

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PRAYER OF THE DAY

Gracious and glorious God, you have chosen us as your own, and by the powerful

name of Christ you protect us from evil. By your Spirit transform us and your

beloved world, that we may find our joy in your Son, Jesus Christ, our Savior and

Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.

Amen.

Please be seated.

CHILDREN’S MESSAGE

Sanctuary

Lord, prepare me to be a sanctuary

pure and holy, tried and true.

With thanksgiving, I'll be a living

sanctuary for You.

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WORD

First Reading: Acts 1:15-17, 21-26

In the days between Jesus’ ascension and Pentecost, Peter oversees the process

whereby one of the members of the community of believers is chosen to be the

twelfth apostle, in order to fill the vacancy created by Judas’s treachery and death.

In those days Peter stood up among the believers (together the crowd numbered

about one hundred twenty persons) and said, “Friends, the scripture had to be

fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit through David foretold concerning Judas, who

became a guide for those who arrested Jesus—for he was numbered among us and

was allotted his share in this ministry.” So one of the men who have accompanied

us during all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us, beginning from

the baptism of John until the day when he was taken up from us—one of these must

become a witness with us to his resurrection.” So they proposed two, Joseph called

Barsabbas, who was also known as Justus, and Matthias. Then they prayed and said,

“Lord, you know everyone’s heart. Show us which one of these two you have

chosen to take the place in this ministry and apostleship from which Judas turned

aside to go to his own place.” And they cast lots for them, and the lot fell on

Matthias; and he was added to the eleven apostles.

Word of God, word of life.

Thanks be to God.

Psalm: Psalm 1

Happy are they who have not walked in the counsel of the wicked,

nor lingered in the way of sinners, nor sat in the seats of the scornful!

Their delight is in the law of the Lord,

and they meditate on God’s teaching day and night.

They are like trees planted by streams of water, bearing fruit in due season, with

leaves that do not wither;

everything they do shall prosper.

It is not so with the wicked;

they are like chaff which the wind blows away.

Therefore the wicked shall not stand upright when judgment comes,

nor the sinner in the council of the righteous.

For the Lord knows the way of the righteous,

but the way of the wicked shall be destroyed.

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Second Reading: 1 John 5:9-13

God has borne witness to the gift of eternal life in Jesus Christ. Whoever believes in

the Son of God believes in the witness of God and has the promise of eternal life.

If we receive human testimony, the testimony of God is greater; for this is the

testimony of God that he has testified to his Son. Those who believe in the Son of

God have the testimony in their hearts. Those who do not believe in God have made

him a liar by not believing in the testimony that God has given concerning his

Son. And this is the testimony: God gave us eternal life, and this life is in his

Son. Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not

have life.

I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, so that

you may know that you have eternal life.

Please stand.

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION

Gospel: John 17:6-19

In this reading the church hears Jesus’ words on the night before his death. This

gospel reports the words of Jesus’ prayer, a prayer for his disciples and for all who

would believe in him through their words.

The holy gospel according to John

Glory to you, O Lord.

[Jesus prayed:] “I have made your name known to those whom you gave me from

the world. They were yours, and you gave them to me, and they have kept your

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word. Now they know that everything you have given me is from you; for the

words that you gave to me I have given to them, and they have received them and

know in truth that I came from you; and they have believed that you sent me. I am

asking on their behalf; I am not asking on behalf of the world, but on behalf of

those whom you gave me, because they are yours. All mine are yours, and yours are

mine; and I have been glorified in them. And now I am no longer in the world, but

they are in the world, and I am coming to you. Holy Father, protect them in your

name that you have given me, so that they may be one, as we are one. While I was

with them, I protected them in your name that you have given me. I guarded them,

and not one of them was lost except the one destined to be lost, so that the scripture

might be fulfilled. But now I am coming to you, and I speak these things in the

world so that they may have my joy made complete in themselves. I have given

them your word, and the world has hated them because they do not belong to the

world, just as I do not belong to the world. I am not asking you to take them out of

the world, but I ask you to protect them from the evil one. They do not belong to the

world, just as I do not belong to the world. Sanctify them in the truth; your word is

truth. As you have sent me into the world, so I have sent them into the world. And

for their sakes I sanctify myself, so that they also may be sanctified in truth.”

The gospel of the Lord

Praise to you, O Christ

Please be seated.

SERMON Countless Gifts of Love Pastor Ray Wade

Please stand.

HYMN OF THE DAY Now Thank We All Our God ELW 840

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NICENE CREED

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, was incarnate

of the Holy Spirit and the virgin Mary and became truly human. 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, 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 INTERCESSION

Rejoicing in the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ, we pray for the

witness of the church, the wholeness of creation, and all who are in need.

A brief silence.

End divisions within your church, O God. Open us to receive your testimony. Make

us one as you are one. Make our joy complete. Lord, in your mercy,

hear our prayer.

Nourish the soil of your earth, holy God. Bless the trees planted by the water, and

bless the seeds planted by birds and by our hands. Bring forth fruit in due season.

Lord, in your mercy,

hear our prayer.

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We pray for warring nations, political refugees, and peacekeepers. Wash away the

fear and hatred that tear us apart. Let justice roll down like a mighty stream. Quench

our thirst for peace in every land. Lord, in your mercy,

hear our prayer.

We pray for those who are homeless, naked, hungry, imprisoned, abandoned, or sick

(especially Diane, Carli, James, Marion, Jerry, and Cecilia). Send us to shelter,

clothe, feed, and visit those in need. Make us your healing and compassionate

presence in the world. Lord, in your mercy,

hear our prayer.

We pray for mothers we love and mothers we struggle to love. For adoptive mothers,

stepmothers, and foster mothers. For those who long to be mothers. For everyone

who has mothered us in the faith. Give rest, healing, wisdom, and strength, mothering

God. Lord, in your mercy,

hear our prayer.

Let us pray for our own needs and those of others, aloud with our voices or silently

in our hearts.

Lord, in your mercy,

hear our prayer.

You give us eternal life in your Son. When doubts and fears arise, give us peace in

the resurrection promise. Sanctify us in your truth and unite us with all the saints.

Lord, in your mercy,

hear our prayer.

We entrust all our prayers to you, gracious God. Receive them by the power of the

Holy Spirit and the love of your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.

Amen.

Please stand if able

PEACE

The peace of Christ be with you always.

And also with you.

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MEAL

God feeds us with the presence of Jesus Christ.

Please be seated.

OFFERING The Offering is received as the table is prepared.

OFFERING ANTHEM Who At My Door is Standing Chancel Choir

Please stand.

OFFERTORY He is Exalted

OFFERING PRAYER

Assisting Minister:

Be known to us, O Lord, in the breaking of the bread,

as you were made known to the disciples.

Receive these gifts, and the offering of our lives,

that we may be your risen body in the world.

Amen.

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Great Thanksgiving

It is indeed right and our duty and our joy, that we should at all times and in all

places give thanks and praise to you, almighty and merciful God, for the glorious

resurrection of our Savior Jesus Christ, the true Paschal Lamb who gave himself to

take away our sin, who in dying has destroyed death, and in rising has brought us to

eternal life.

And so, with Mary Magdalene and Peter and all the witnesses of the resurrection,

with earth and sea and all their creatures, and with angels and archangels, cherubim

and seraphim, we praise your name and join their unending hymn:

Holy, Holy, Holy

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Holy God, holy and mighty, holy and immortal: surrounded by the struggles of our

life we appeal to you, our Loving God, our Wisdom, and our Judge. We praise you

for Christ, who died at human hands but who then rose from death to life. He

proclaimed your reign of peace and promised an end to injustice and harm.

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.

Remembering, therefore, the sacrifice of his life and death and the victory of his

resurrection, we await with all the saints his loving redemption of our suffering

world.

Send your Spirit on these gifts of bread and wine and on all who share in the body

and blood of your Son: teach us your mercy and justice and make our life and all

things new in Christ.

Through him all glory and honor is yours, Almighty Father, with the Holy Spirit, in

your holy Church, both now and forever.

Amen.

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The presider breaks the bread.

The bread we break is a sharing in the body of Christ.

We who are many are one body, for we all share the one bread.

Please be seated.

INVITATION TO COMMUNION

Now let us feast this Easter day

on Christ, the bread of heaven. Hallelujah!

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Lamb of God

COMMUNION SONG Here is Bread ELW 483

Please stand as you are able.

After all have returned to their places, the minister may say these or similar words:

May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ and the gifts of his body and blood strengthen,

keep and unite us, now and forever.

Amen.

PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION

Assisting Minister: Life-giving God,

in the mystery of Christ’s death and resurrection

you send light to conquer darkness,

water to give new life,

and the bread of heaven to nourish your people.

Send us forth as witnesses to Jesus’ resurrection

that we may show your glory to all the world;

through the same Jesus Christ, our risen Lord.

Amen.

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BLESSING

May God who has brought us from death to life

fill you with great joy.

Almighty God, Father, ☩ Son, and Holy Spirit,

bless you now and forever.

Amen.

CLOSING HYMN Blest Be the Tie That Binds ELW 656

DISMISSAL

Assisting Minister:

Alleluia! Christ is risen.

Christ is risen indeed. Alleluia!

You are the body of Christ raised up for the world.

Go in peace. Share the good news.

Thanks be to God.

CLOSING VOLUNTARY The congregation is invited to stay and listen.

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Welcome to Worship. We are a group of flawed people, joining together to be a part of God’s family. Welcome to you as we worship together! Please worship with us again! Those Who Serve Ministers: The People of Faith Lutheran Minister of Music: Irmengard Jennings Pre-school Director: Christina Ornelas Office Administrator: Curene Stoltz

Stewards of Service

May 13 May 20

Asst. Minister and Communion Asst.

Michael Shea Michael Shea

Reader Becky Malinowski Ned Morgan

Ushers

Acolyte Rachel Mkanza Charlotte Beal

Soundboard Alec Blue

Altar Care Eloise Johnson Norma Burwell

Eloise Johnson Norma Burwell

Sunday School Teacher

No Sunday School No Sunday School

Sunday School Helper

Lock-up George and Pat Motschall

George and Pat Motschall

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Caring Servants

This team of congregation members regularly visit and bring communion to home-

bound individuals. If you know someone who would like this service, contact

Nelson Hall at 909-790-1603 or [email protected]. The individual does not

need to be a member of Faith.

Coffee Hour

HELP – please sign up to provide goodies or your help in setup and cleanup from

Sunday morning coffee hour. See the signup sheet in the Narthex.

Rummage Sale

Rummage sale October 26 & 27. Set up to start Monday, October 15 through to the sale.

Photo Directory

Are you interested in a new directory of the members of Faith with photos, speak to

Steve Cady or Carol Jensen to help organize and bring to fruition.

Offerings for God’s Work

Total number of worshippers last week: 41

Offering amount for last week: $4,490.00

May Offering amount to date: $ 4,490.00

Monthly Offering amount needed: $11,840.00

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This Week at Faith

Today 5/13

9:30 am Adult Sunday School 9:45 am Worship Team prac. 10:30 am Worship Service

Monday 5/14 Office Open 8:30 am to 3 pm

7:00 pm N.A.

Tuesday 5/15 Office Open 8:30 am to 3 pm

10:00 am Alanon 7:30 pm N.A.

Wednesday 5/16 Office Open 8:30 am to 3 pm

6:45 pm Chancel Choir prac. 7:30 pm N.A.

Thursday 5/17 Office Open 8:30 am to 3 pm

7:30 pm N.A.

Friday 5/18 Office Open 8:30 am to 3 pm

7:30 pm N.A.

Saturday 5/19

7:30 am O.A. 9:30am Food Pantry 10:00 am A.A. 7:30 pm N.A.

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