Sunday, May 10th

5th Sunday in Easter

Children’s Worship

Sunday School this week is all about the ascension. Find this week’s lesson here. The children’s bulletin and worship notes below are intended to be used during the worship service.

Word

Sunday, May 10th, 2020
Fifth Sunday of Easter, Year A

First Reading: Acts 7:55-60

Stephen was one of the seven men chosen by the apostles to serve tables so that the apostles could be free to serve the word (Acts 6:1-6). Stephen does more than distribute food, however. For his preaching of God’s word, he becomes the first martyr of the faith.5

5Filled with the Holy Spirit, [Stephen] gazed into heaven and saw the glory of God and Jesus standing at the right hand of God. 56“Look,” he said, “I see the heavens opened and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God!” 57But they covered their ears, and with a loud shout all rushed together against him. 58Then they dragged him out of the city and began to stone him; and the witnesses laid their coats at the feet of a young man named Saul. 59While they were stoning Stephen, he prayed, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.” 60Then he knelt down and cried out in a loud voice, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them.” When he had said this, he died.

Ancient Word, Resurrected Wisdom.

Thanks be to God.

Second Reading: 1 Peter 2:2-10

Christ is the cornerstone of God’s saving work and the foundation of our lives. We are God’s chosen, holy people who continuously celebrate and declare the mercy of God we experience through Jesus Christ.

2Like newborn infants, long for the pure, spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow into salvation—3if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is good.
  4Come to him, a living stone, though rejected by mortals yet chosen and precious in God’s sight, and 5like living stones, let yourselves be built into a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. 6For it stands in scripture:
 “See, I am laying in Zion a stone,
  a cornerstone chosen and precious;
 and whoever believes in him will not be put to shame.”
7To you then who believe, he is precious; but for those who do not believe,
 “The stone that the builders rejected
  has become the very head of the corner,”
8and
 “A stone that makes them stumble,
  and a rock that makes them fall.”
They stumble because they disobey the word, as they were destined to do.
  9But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s own people, in order that you may proclaim the mighty acts of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.
 10Once you were not a people,
  but now you are God’s people;
 once you had not received mercy,
  but now you have received mercy.

Ancient Word, Resurrected Wisdom.

Thanks be to God.

Gospel Acclamation

Sermon

Creed, Prayers, Passing of the Peace

The Creed

We have faith in God who lives among us. We are not alone, we live in God’s world:

We believe in God: who has created and is creating, who has come in Jesus,

the Word made flesh, to reconcile and make new, who works in us and others by the Spirit.

We trust in God. We are called to be the Church:

to celebrate God’s presence, to live with respect in creation,

to love and serve others, to seek peace and resist evil,

to proclaim Jesus, crucified and risen, our judge and our hope.

In life, in death, in life beyond death, God is with us. We are not alone. Thanks be to God!

The Offering

We have a number of ways to participate and contribute when you are unable to attend worship in person. You can make a one-time donation, or manage ongoing giving. You may also chose to use the GivePlus App. Simply download the GivePlus app, and then search for “Holy Spirit Lutheran Church” using our zip code: 98034 (there are two other Holy Spirit Lutheran Churches in the country). Through that app you can also set up one-time or ongoing giving from your phone.

The Meal

All friends and members of the Holy Spirit community are invited to contribute to the visual representation of our praying The Lord’s Prayer together. There are lots of ways to participate, from pictures to karaoke! Find out more at https://www.hslckirkland.org/worship-helpers-wanted.

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PERMISSIONS INFORMATION for Worship May 10th

Song of Praise

Morning Praise:  Opening Dialogue.  Text: J. Tasch Jordan, adapt.  Music:  David Haas.  © 1996 GIA Publications, Inc.  All rights reserved.  Used by permission under OneLicense.net license #A-708353.

God is Alive/Morning Hymn.  Text and Music:  David Haas, b. 1957.  Music: SUMMIT HILL.  © 1987 GIA Publications, Inc.  All rights reserved.  Used by permission under OneLicense.net license #A-708353.

Gospel Acclamation

Now Bless the God of Israel.  Text: Benedictus, Luke 1:68-79, adapted by Ruth Duck, b.1947, © 1992, GIA Publications, Inc. Tune: MELBOURNE, Marty Haugen, b.1950, © 1994, GIA Publications, Inc.  All rights reserved.  Used by permission under OneLicense.net license #A-708353.

Sermon Hymn

Your Hearts Will Rejoice.  Text:  based on John 14:18-23, adapted by David Haas.  Music:  David Haas.  © 2017 GIA Publications, Inc.  All rights reserved.  Used by permission under OneLicense.net license #A-708353.  Led by Quarantone John S and the HSLC eTones Band.

Offertory

Light of the World.  Music by Jason Krug. Originally offered in HSLC worship on Transfiguration Sunday, 2/23/2020 by the combined bell choirs of Holy Spirit, with Dan O & Heath S, percussion; Luke dl P, piano. 

The Lord’s Prayer

The Lord’s Prayer.  Traditional Text.  Music:  David Haas, b. 1957.  © 1987 GIA Publications, Inc.  All rights reserved.  Used by permission under OneLicense.net license #A-708353.

Sending Song

We are Marching in the Light of God.  Text and Music: SIYAHAMBA, South African traditional.  English text as translated in Freedom is Coming, 1984.  Translation © 1984 Utryck, admin. Walton Music Corp. All rights reserved. Used by Permission under OneLicense.net license #A-708353.  Voices led by the choruses of the Chicago Children’s Choir and the Children of Uganda Choir.  Original 2014 recording available on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLMBAF4lHGA.  Percussion and accompaniments by the HSLC eTones Band.

Postlude

Joy.  Music by George Winston.  Offered by Quarantone Luke dl P. 

Spoken Liturgy

Spoken liturgy from SundaysandSeasons.com, alt., used by permission under Augsburg Fortress License #14006-LIT.  Addition spoken liturgy written by the local community, used by permission of the authors.

Scripture quotations are from the New Revised Standard Version Bible © 1989 Division of Christian Education of the National Council of Churches of Christ in the USA.  Used by permission.

Quarantone Participation

Many people combined musical skills, joyful noise, and even lip syncing to the creation of today’s congregational songs and hymns! You can add your voice, skills and pictures to worship during this Easter season in a number of ways.  Please visit https://www.hslckirkland.org/worship-helpers-wanted to learn ways we could use your service!