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Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you.
I do not give to you as the world gives.
Do not let your hearts be troubled,
and do not let them be afraid.
John 14:27
Serving Today
Officiant: Pastor Winterstein
First Reading: Ron Stephens
Second Reading: Maria Roy
Assisting Minister: Clato Barnes
Musician: Anita Tucker
May 22, 2022
Sixth Sunday of Easter
WELCOME! For seven Sundays the church celebrates as at no other time. Resurrection marks the victory of God over all that seeks to destroy life. It is a time full of freedom and hope. We celebrate!
Scripture Theme: As we in the church live with the aftermath of Jesus’ dying, rising to life, and ascending into heaven, we gain a vision of a whole new world. For St. Paul, in our First Reading, new life in Jesus summons him by a vision to enter a new phase of preaching Christ – the Gospel moves to Europe. In another vision, our Second Reading offers hope for a time when all the brokenness of the world is healed. Jesus, in the Gospel, reminds the disciples that he, while departing, will not leave them abandoned. The Spirit assures Christ’s presence.
The Eucharist: All baptized Christians who believe that Jesus Christ is truly present in the bread and wine of the Holy Communion are welcome at the Lord’s Table. Those at home may use bread or cracker and some wine.
In the Name of Jesus
Directions: P – Pastor, C – Congregation, AM – Assisting Minister, R – Reader
Gathering
Welcome
Entrance Hymn: Good Christian Friends, Rejoice and Sing! ELW 385
Words: Cyril A. Alington, 1872-1955
Music: gelobt sei gott, Melchior Vulpius, 1570-1615
Good Christian friends, rejoice and sing!
Now is the triumph of our king!
To all the world glad news we bring:
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!
The Lord of life is ris'n this day;
Death’s mighty stone is rolled away;
let all the world rejoice and say:
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!
Praise we in songs of victory
that love, that life which cannot die,
and sing with hearts uplifted high:
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!
Your name we bless, O risen Lord,
and sing today with one accord,
the life laid down, the life restored:
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!
Greeting
P: Alleluia! Christ is risen.
C: Christ is risen, indeed. Alleluia!
P: The joy of the Lord Jesus be with you all.
C: And also with you.
Hymn of Praise: He Is Lord TFF 95
Words: Philippians 2:10-11, adapt.
Music: Traditional
He is Lord, he is Lord, he is risen from the dead and he is Lord;
ev’ry knee shall bow, ev’ry tongue confess
that Jesus Christ is Lord.
Repeat
Prayer of the Day
P: The Lord be with you.
C: And also with you.
P: Let us pray. Beautiful God,
C: you gather your people into your realm, and you promise us food from your tree of life. Nourish us with your word, that empowered by your Spirit we may love one another and the world you have made, through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.
Word
First Reading Acts 16:9-15
9 During the night Paul had a vision: there stood a man of Macedonia pleading with him and saying, "Come over to Macedonia and help us." 10 When he had seen the vision, we immediately tried to cross over to Macedonia, being convinced that God had called us to proclaim the good news to them.
11 We set sail from Troas and took a straight course to Samothrace, the following day to Neapolis, 12 and from there to Philippi, which is a leading city of the district of Macedonia and a Roman colony. We remained in this city for some days. 13 On the sabbath day we went outside the gate by the river, where we supposed there was a place of prayer; and we sat down and spoke to the women who had gathered there. 14 A certain woman named Lydia, a worshiper of God, was listening to us; she was from the city of Thyatira and a dealer in purple cloth. The Lord opened her heart to listen eagerly to what was said by Paul. 15 When she and her household were baptized, she urged us, saying, "If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come and stay at my home." And she prevailed upon us.
R: Christ is risen.
C: He is risen, indeed. Alleluia!
Pause to contemplate the Word.
Psalm of Response Psalm 67
P: May God be gracious to us and bless us
C: and make his face to shine upon us,
P: that your way may be known upon earth,
C: your saving power among all nations.
P: Let the peoples praise you, O God;
C: let all the peoples praise you.
P: Let the nations be glad and sing for joy,
C: for you judge the peoples with equity
and guide the nations upon earth.
P: Let the peoples praise you, O God;
C: let all the peoples praise you.
P: The earth has yielded its increase;
C: God, our God, has blessed us.
P: May God continue to bless us;
C: let all the ends of the earth revere him.
Second Reading Revelation 21:10, 22-22:5
10 And in the spirit he carried me away to a great, high mountain and showed me the holy city Jerusalem coming down out of heaven from God.
22 I saw no temple in the city, for its temple is the Lord God the Almighty and the Lamb. 23 And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, for the glory of God is its light, and its lamp is the Lamb. 24 The nations will walk by its light, and the kings of the earth will bring their glory into it. 25 Its gates will never be shut by day – and there will be no night there. 26 People will bring into it the glory and the honor of the nations. 27 But nothing unclean will enter it, nor anyone who practices abomination or falsehood, but only those who are written in the Lamb's book of life.
22:1Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, bright as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb 2 through the middle of the street of the city. On either side of the river is the tree of life with its twelve kinds of fruit, producing its fruit each month; and the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations. 3 Nothing accursed will be found there any more. But the throne of God and of the Lamb will be in it, and his servants will worship him; 4 they will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads. 5 And there will be no more night; they need no light of lamp or sun, for the Lord God will be their light, and they will reign forever and ever.
R: Christ is risen.
C: He is risen, indeed. Alleluia!
Pause to contemplate the Word.
In preparation for the Gospel, please stand, as able, to sing:
Gospel Acclamation: Open Our Eyes, Lord TFF 98
Words and Music: Robert Cull, b. 1949
Open our eyes, Lord; we want to see Jesus,
to reach out and touch him, and say that we love him.
Open our ears, Lord, and help us to listen.
Open our eyes, Lord, we want to see Jesus.
Gospel: (Introduced as follows:)
P: The Holy Gospel according to St. John, the 14th chapter.
C: Glory to you, O Lord!
John 14:23-29
23 Jesus answered him, "Those who love me will keep my word, and my Father will love them, and we will come to them and make our home with them. 24 Whoever does not love me does not keep my words; and the word that you hear is not mine, but is from the Father who sent me.
25 "I have said these things to you while I am still with you. 26 But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you everything, and remind you of all that I have said to you. 27 Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled, and do not let them be afraid. 28You heard me say to you, 'I am going away, and I am coming to you.' If you loved me, you would rejoice that I am going to the Father, because the Father is greater than I. 29 And now I have told you this before it occurs, so that when it does occur, you may believe.
P: Christ is risen!
C: He is risen, indeed! Alleluia!
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Pause for reflection.
Hymn of the Day: Christ Is Alive! Let Christians Sing ELW 389
Words: Brian Wren
Music: truro, Thomas Williams, Psalmodia Evangelica. 1789
Christ is alive! Let Christians sing.
The cross stands empty to the sky.
Let streets and homes with praises ring.
Love, drowned in death, shall never die.
Christ is alive! No longer bound
to distant years in Palestine,
but saving, healing, here and now
and touching ev’ry place and time.
In ev’ry insult, rift, and war,
where color, scorn or wealth divide,
he suffers still, yet loves the more,
and lives, where even hope has died.
Women and men, in age and youth,
can feel the Spirit, hear the call,
and find the way, the life, the truth,
revealed in Jesus, freed for all.
Christ is alive, and comes to bring
good news to this, and ev’ry age,
till earth and sky and ocean ring
with joy, with justice, love and praise.
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, and 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 the Congregation
P: We bring our prayers to you, O Lord, that we may have a vision of what might be for your church, the world we live in, and for all people in need.
Silence
The world invades even your church, and the consequences of such sin show up in conflict between church bodies and individuals.
C: Move us and all Christians by your Spirit to gain a vision of other possibilities – possibilities for healing and wholeness.
P: In a world that lives by the dictum that the best defense is a good offense, and as a result we reach for more, bigger, better weaponry,
C: give us the audacity to keep demonstrating your power used to bring healing—not destruction—to our torn world.
P: Governments do what they must, and that usually means having a large military ability. Give to the leaders of the nations, especially President Biden, the wisdom to use power with care.
C: As powers far bigger than we—as individuals—rattle their sabers, keep us secure in our faith that there is nothing in life or death that can take us away from you.
P: Some have followed visions they thought would lead to success and security, only to find themselves out of work, homeless, and with no way to provide for basic needs.
C: Have mercy on such lost ones, and by your Spirit move in us to practice your compassion for all undeserving people.
P: In our desire for “the good life” we have participated in a society that has polluted and destroyed the good creation you gave us.
C: Draw us in repentance to you and the new life you offer through your rising to life over death, and help us to work for that new vision of life.
P: In your compassion hear the cries of all those struggling with diseases of body or mind, especially those in our church family: Wanda, Jerelene, Caryee, Ruby, Sharee, Orelia, Rosa, Nike, Phillip, Jeanie, and Ella.
C: Give them the care of good doctors, nurses, and medicines so that they may return to wholeness in their lives.
P: For what else do the people of God pray?
After the petitions:
Lord, in your mercy,
C: hear our prayer.
P: Into your hands outstretched in mercy on the cross we commend all for whom we pray, trusting in that mercy.
C: Amen.
Meal
Peace
P: Sisters and brothers, our Lord greeted his friends and disciples with the words: Peace be with you. On this day, we greet each other with the same words: Peace be with you.
C: And also with you.
(If at home there are others with you, please greet one another as we do in the sanctuary: Peace be with you.)
Gathering of Offerings
Offering Prayer
P: Living God,
C: you gather the wolf and the lamb to feed together in your peaceable reign, and you welcome us all at your table. Reach out to us through this meal, and show us your wounded and risen body, that we may be nourished and believe in Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen.
Hymn: At the Lamb's High Feast We Sing ELW 362
Words: Latin Hymn, 17th cent.; tr Robert Campbell, 1814-1868, alt.
Music: Bohemian Brethren, Kirchengeseng, 1566, sonne der gerechtigkeit
Now no more can death appall, now no more the grave enthrall;
you have opened paradise, and your saints in you shall rise.
Alleluia!
Easter triumph, Easter joy, this alone can sin destroy!
From sin’s pow’r, Lord, set us free, newborn souls in you to be.
Alleluia!
Great Thanksgiving
P: The Lord be with you.
C: And also with you.
P: Lift up your hearts.
C: We lift them to the Lord.
P: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
C: It is right to give our thanks and praise.
P: We should at all times and in all places offer thanks and praise to you, O Lord, holy Father, through Christ our Lord; who on this day overcame death and the grave, and by his glorious resurrection opened to us the way of everlasting life. And so, with the Church on earth and the hosts of heaven, we praise your name.
Hymn: At the Lamb’s High Feast We Sing
Mighty victim from the sky, hell’s fierce pow’rs beneath you lie;
you have conquered in the fight, you have brought us life and light. Alleluia!
P: Lord Jesus Christ, you, having the very form of God, poured it all out and took on the form of a slave, a human with no power. As such a humbled one, you, on the night in which you were betrayed took bread, gave thanks, broke it, and gave it to your disciples, saying, Take and eat; this is my body given for you. Do this for the remembrance of me.
Hymn: At the Lamb’s High Feast We Sing
Praise we Christ, whose blood was shed,
paschal victim, paschal bread;
with sincerity and love eat we manna from above.
Alleluia!
P: Again, after supper, you took the cup, gave thanks and gave it for all to drink, saying, Drink of this all of you. This is my blood of the new covenant shed for you and for all people for the forgiveness of sin. Do this as often as you drink it for the remembrance of me.
Hymn: At the Lamb’s High Feast We Sing
Praise we him, whose love divine gives his sacred blood for wine,
gives his body for the feast–Christ the victim, Christ the priest.
Alleluia!
Lord’s Prayer
P: Let us pray with confidence in the words our Savior gave us:
C: Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us. Save us from the time of trial and deliver us from evil. For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours, now and forever. Amen.
Hymn: At the Lamb’s High Feast We Sing
At the Lamb's high feast we sing praise to our victorious king,
who has washed us in the tide flowing from his wounded side.
Alleluia!
Communion
(Wine is served in individual glasses. Grape juice is available in the pre-filled glasses in the tray for those who for health reasons cannot drink wine.)
After all have communed, please stand, as able.
P: The body and blood of our risen, reigning Lord Jesus strengthen you and keep you in his grace.
C: Amen.
Hymn: At the Lamb’s High Feast We Sing
Where the paschal blood is poured
death's dread angel sheathes the sword;
Israel's hosts triumphant go
through the wave that drowns the foe. Alleluia!
Father, who the crown shall give,
Savior, by whose death we live,
Spirit, guide through all our days:
Three in One, your name we praise. Alleluia!
Prayer
P: Let us pray. This is the feast of victory for our God.
C: This is the day which the Lord has made. Let us rejoice and be glad in it!
Alleluia!
P: You have fed us with the bread of life, your very self.
C: You have given us the food of eternal life.
P: Grant that we might live the life that is ours through Jesus’ risen life. He is risen!
C: He is risen, indeed! Alleluia! Amen!
Sending
Blessing
P: Our risen ✝ Lord, raised to life from death by the Father, and the Holy Spirit bestowed upon the disciples and us, send us into our world in peace to forgive.
C: Amen.
Sending Hymn: My Life Flows on in Endless Song ELW 763
Words and music: Robert Lowry, 1826-1899
My life flows on in endless song; above earth’s lamentation,
I catch the sweet, though far-off hymn that hails a new creation.
Refrain:
No storm can shake my inmost calm
while to that Rock I’m clinging.
Since Christ is Lord of heaven and earth,
how can I keep from singing?
Through all the tumult and the strife, I hear that music ringing.
It finds an echo in my soul. How can I keep from singing?
Refrain
What though my joys and comforts die?
The Lord my Savior liveth.
What though the darkness gather round?
Songs in the night he giveth.
Refrain
The peace of Christ makes fresh my heart,
a fountain ever springing!
All things are mine since I am his!
How can I keep from singing?
Refrain
Announcements of our life together
P: The peace of the risen Christ is with you.
C: Thanks be to God.
To God Alone Be Glory
Acknowledgments. The hymns, Good Christian Friends, Rejoice and Sing, copyright © 1958 Hope Publishing Company; and, Christ Is Alive! Let Christians Sing, copyright © Hope Publishing Company; are reprinted with permission under One License # A-738102. The Offering Prayer is from p. 146, Sundays & Seasons, copyright © 2021Augsburg Fortress. All Scripture passages are from New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright © 1989, Division of Christian Education. the National Council of Churches of Christ in the United States.
Announcements
To aid in preparing for worship, next Sunday’s Scripture Readings are: First Reading:
Acts 16:9-15; Psalm 67; Revelation 21:10, 22-22:5; John 14:23-29.
Bible Study Wednesday 10:30 call in 667-770-1249 participant code 287179
A special thank you to Adam Edwards and Clato Barnes for leading us in worship during Pastor’s absence. God has truly blessed Good Shepherd, let us thank the Lord!
Happy Birthday to our May babies: Jean Barnes and Adam Edwards 6th, Alicia Allen 7th, Price Johnson 9th, Jayden Barnes 11th, Dylan Roy 14th, Tyler Green 15th, and Ron Stephens Jr. 30th.
God’s continued blessings to you all as you celebrate your special day and always.
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What’s happening at Good Shepherd:
We are back in the building for regular Sunday worship service, Glory to God!
There continues to be zoom worship for those unable to attend in person.
The Call Process is progressing. The call committee has narrowed the pastoral search down to two candidates, Rev. Eric Stadler and Rev. Nathan Whittaker.
Church Picnic Save the date- August 7th at Seward Park.
Sick and Shut-In Members - Please remember in your prayers,
Wanda Allen 222 25th Ave. 98122
Orelia Jarrow 3621 33rd S. #335 98144
Rosa McFollie 1103 Tacoma Ave. NE Renton 98056
Ella Smith 4831 35th Ave. SW 98126
Ruby Buxton 315 31st Ave. 98122
Sharee Daniels 6731 N 17th Street Tacoma 98406
Jerelene Armstead 5145 S. Fountain 98178
Caryee Bryant 3621 33rd Ave. S. #433 98144
Nike Slaughter 6415 46th Ave. S. 98118
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Led by the Holy Spirit,
the mission of the Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd is to give glory to God
for the building of His Kingdom by proclaiming the Gospel of Jesus Christ,
worshipping the Triune God, and reaching out in love to the community.