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PEACE LUTHERAN WORSHIP AT HOME – Sunday, April 19, 2020
Dear people of God at Peace: TODAY we are the church at worship! – in our own homes – in this Easter season! Christ is risen: He is risen indeed! When you are ready to worship: Click to open the worship video for the 2nd Sunday of Easter FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN: Get ready for worship by opening up the attachment “10 Spiritual Activities for Families at Home” and help your child(ren) join in your worship. It is updated for Easter with children’s bulletin and other activities! “ADULT” CONVERSATION (aka Adult Ed) - Join the Sunday morning ZOOM conversation at 9:15am Here is a brief tutorial if you need some help on YouTube. (Click here for all of this week’s Announcements) + + + + + + + Now is the Time to Worship Video: trumpet prelude with Peace households Video: Pastor Dale’s welcome and introduction VIDEO AND JOIN IN: Confession and Forgiveness You may make the sign of the cross, the sign marked on you at baptism, as we begin. Blessed be the holy Trinity, + one God, who forgives all our sin, whose mercy is never ending. Amen. Seeking reconciliation with God and neighbor, let us remember the gift of baptism and confess our sin. Silence is kept for reflection. God of mercy, we confess that we have sinned against you and against one another. We are worried and distracted by many things, and we fail to love you above all else. We think mostly of ourselves, and turn away from our neighbors in need. Forgive us, that we may live in the freedom of your risen Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. When we were laid low by sin and guilt, God made us alive together with Christ, forgiving us + all our failures and shortcomings, by taking our sins to the cross. For freedom Christ has set us free: Rejoice in this good news! Amen. VIDEO AND SING ALONG: Now the Feast and Celebration Refrain: Now the feast and celebration, all of creation sings for joy To the God of life and love and freedom: praise and glory forevermore! Now is the feast of the Lamb once slain, whose blood has freed and united us to be one great people of God. Refrain Power and riches, wisdom and might, all honor and glory to Christ forever. Refrain For God has come to dwell with us, to make us people of God; to make all things new. Refrain VIDEO AND SAY (Prayer of the day): Almighty and eternal God, you are the strength of those who believe and the hope of those who doubt. May we, who have not seen, have faith in you and receive the fullness of Christ's blessing, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Video: Children’s Word Video: First Reading: Acts 2:14a, 22-32 VIDEO AND READ ALONG RESPONSIVELY: Psalm 16 1Protect me, O God, for I take refuge in you; I have said to the LORD, "You are my Lord, my good above all other." 2All my delight is in the godly that are in the land, upon those who are noble among the people. 3But those who run after other gods shall have their troubles multiplied. 4I will not pour out drink offerings to such gods, never take their names upon my lips. 5O LORD, you are my portion and my cup; it is you who uphold my lot. 6My boundaries enclose a pleasant land; indeed, I have a rich inheritance. 7I will bless the LORD who gives me counsel; my heart teaches me night after night. 8I have set the LORD always before me; because God is at my right hand, I shall not be shaken. 9My heart, therefore, is glad, and my spirit rejoices; my body also shall rest in hope. 10For you will not abandon me to the grave, nor let your holy one see the pit. 11You will show me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy, and in your right hand are pleasures forevermore. Video: Second Reading: I Peter 1:3-9 Video: Gospel: John 20:19-31 19When it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and the doors of the house where the disciples had met were locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said, "Peace be with you." 20After he said this, he showed them his hands and his side. Then the disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord. 21Jesus said to them again, "Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you." 22When he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, "Receive the Holy Spirit. 23If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained." 24But Thomas (who was called the Twin), one of the twelve, was not with them when Jesus came. 25So the other disciples told him, "We have seen the Lord." But he said to them, "Unless I see the mark of the nails in his hands, and put my finger in the mark of the nails and my hand in his side, I will not believe." 26A week later his disciples were again in the house, and Thomas was with them. Although the doors were shut, Jesus came and stood among them and said, "Peace be with you." 27Then he said to Thomas, "Put your finger here and see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it in my side. Do not doubt but believe." 28Thomas answered him, "My Lord and my God!" 29Jesus said to him, "Have you believed because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have come to believe." 30Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book. 31But these are written so that you may come to believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that through believing you may have life in his name. Sermon: “Hunkering Down” VIDEO & SING ALONG – Hymn of the Day: “We Walk by Faith” We walk by faith and not by sight; with gracious words draw near, O Christ who spoke as none e’er spoke: “My peace be with you here.” We may not touch your hands and side, not follow where you trod; But in your promise we rejoice, and cry, “My Lord and God!” Help then, O Lord, our unbelief; and may our faith abound To call on you when you are near and seek where you are found: For you, O resurrected Lord, are found in means divine: beneath the water and the word, beneath the bread and wine. And when our life of faith is done, in realms of clearer light May we behold you as you are, with full and endless sight. VIDEO & JOIN IN: Apostles’ Creed, Prayers of the People, & Lord’s Prayer THE APOSTLES’ CREED: I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth. I believe in Jesus Christ, God’s only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried; he descended to the dead. On the third day he rose again; he ascended into heaven, he is seated at the right hand of the Father, and he will come 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 THE PEOPLE: …Lord, in your mercy: Hear our prayer THE LORD’S PRAYER … Our Father, who art in heaven… Video: Musical offering “Amazing Love” How to give your offering now Your friends and fellow members are sharing their gifts and talents to help us all celebrate Easter! As we bring these moments of worship to you in this virtual setting, please consider your contributions to the virtual offering plate we pass. Send your offering through one of these 4 convenient methods:
Celebrate with us the good news! VIDEO AND JOIN IN: OFFERING PRAYER Merciful God, our ordinary gifts seem small, but you make of them an abundance, just as you do with our lives. You have fed us with your Word for service in your name. In the strength of the risen Christ we pray. Amen. Video: Blessing May the One who brought forth Jesus from the dead raise you to new life, fill you with hope, and turn your mourning into dancing. Almighty God, Father, + Son, and Holy Spirit, bless you now and forever. Amen. VIDEO AND SING ALONG: “Now the Green Blade Rises” Now the green blade rises from the buried grain, Wheat that in dark earth many days has lain; Love lives again, that with the dead has been; Love is come again like wheat arising green. In the grave they laid him, love by hatred slain, Thinking that he would never wake again, Laid in the earth like grain that sleeps unseen; Love is come again like wheat arising green. Forth he came at Easter like the risen grain, He that for three days in the grave had lain; Raised from the dead, my living Lord is seen; Love is come again like wheat arising green. When our hearts are wintry, grieving, or in pain, Your touch can call us back to life again, Fields of our hearts that dead and bare have been; Love is come again like wheat arising green. VIDEO: DISMISSAL Christ is risen, just as he said. Go in peace. Share the good news. Alleluia! Thanks be to God. Alleluia! Video: Announcements ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR APRIL 19 Thank You! So much gratitude for everyone who has contributed to our worship today and in recent weeks. The young and old, readers and musicians, and the technical help from a growing circle of Peace people is making this possible. We are reaching out to every PLC household: How are you doing – you, your family or household? Expect a phone, email or text. A CONNECTIONS TEAM of volunteers and staff are checking in with all Peace households to help us all stay connected! The Labyrinth is open! Along with green spaces in Lake Zurich, the Peace Labyrinth is open! You are welcome to come walk and pray, or take a moment for meditation in the fresh air. Click here for all of this week’s announcements and updates on PLC website LET US KNOW... Every week we are learning more about how to stay connected while physically distant from each other. Please share any helpful feedback to office@peacelutheranlz.com or pastor@peacelutheranlz.com Pastor Dale Ziemer: pastor@peacelutheranlz.com Allison Hearst, Office Admin: office@peacelutheranlz.com Deacon Tracy Katschke: tracy@peacelutheranlz.com We are saving lives by offering our worship to God in this format. The only tool we all have right now to SLOW the spread of the coronavirus is distance – social distance. For this reason, our church building is closed. Pastor Dale, Tracy and Allison are all working out of our homes. We are following protocols that follow state and local guidelines.
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