Here is the Order of Worship for this Sunday. It was a spoken Service since no music was available for it. Next Sunday is Pentecost Sunday and the service will be carried on YouTube at 11:00am.
St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church
Aylmer, Ontario
The Seventh Sunday of Easter
The Service of Holy Communion
May 29, 2022
St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church
448 Talbot Street West
Aylmer, Ontario N5H 1L1
The Service of Holy Communion
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Prelude, Welcome, and Information Confession
and Forgiveness (ELW pg. 94) |
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Christ is risen! He
is risen indeed! 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. Kyrie (ELW pg. 138 – Setting
#3) Hymn
of Praise (ELW pg. 139 – Setting #3) Opening Prayer Let
us pray together O God, form the minds of
your faithful people into your one will. Make us love what you command and
desire what you promise, that, amid the changes of this world, our hearts may
be fixed where true joy is found, your Son, Jesus Christ, our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the
Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen. |
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First Reading: Acts 16:16-34 One day, as we were going to the place of
prayer, we met a slave girl who had a spirit of divination and brought her
owners a great deal of money by fortune-telling. While she followed Paul
and us, she would cry out, “These men are slaves of the Most High God, who
proclaim to you a way of salvation.” She kept doing this for many days.
But Paul, very much annoyed, turned and said to the spirit, “I order you in
the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her.” And it came out that very
hour. But when her owners saw that their hope of making money was gone,
they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the marketplace before the
authorities. When they had brought them before the magistrates, they
said, “These men are disturbing our city; they are Jews and are advocating
customs that are not lawful for us as Romans to adopt or observe.” The
crowd joined in attacking them, and the magistrates had them stripped of
their clothing and ordered them to be beaten with rods. After they had
given them a severe flogging, they threw them into prison and ordered the
jailer to keep them securely. Following these instructions, he put them
in the innermost cell and fastened their feet in the stocks. About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and
singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them. Suddenly
there was an earthquake, so violent that the foundations of the prison were
shaken; and immediately all the doors were opened and everyone’s chains were
unfastened. When the jailer woke up and saw the prison doors wide open,
he drew his sword and was about to kill himself, since he supposed that the
prisoners had escaped. But Paul shouted in a loud voice, “Do not harm
yourself, for we are all here.” The jailer called for lights, and
rushing in, he fell down trembling before Paul and Silas. Then he
brought them outside and said, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?” They
answered, “Believe on the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your
household.” They spoke the word of the Lord to him and to all who were
in his house. At the same hour of the night he took them and washed
their wounds; then he and his entire family were baptized without
delay. He brought them up into the house and set food before them; and
he and his entire household rejoiced that he had become a believer in God. |
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Second Reading: Revelation 22:12-14,
16-17, 20-21 “See, I am coming
soon; my reward is with me, to repay according to everyone’s work. I am
the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the
end.” Blessed are those who wash their robes, so that they will have the
right to the tree of life and may enter the city by the gates. “It is I, Jesus, who
sent my angel to you with this testimony for the churches. I am the root and
the descendant of David, the bright morning star.” The Spirit and the
bride say, “Come.” And let everyone who hears say, “Come.” And let everyone
who is thirsty come. Let anyone who wishes take the water of life as a gift. The one who testifies
to these things says, “Surely I am coming soon.” Amen. Come, Lord
Jesus! The grace of the Lord Jesus be with all the saints. Amen. |
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Gospel Verse: Alleluia!
I will not leave you orphaned, says the Lord. I am coming to you. Alleluia! |
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Gospel: John 17:20-26 (Jesus said) ”I ask
not only on behalf of these, but also on behalf of those who will believe in
me through their word, that they may all be one. As you, Father, are in
me and I am in you, may they also be in us, so that the world may believe
that you have sent me. The glory that you have given me I have given
them, so that they may be one, as we are one, I in them and you in me,
that they may become completely one, so that the world may know that you have
sent me and have loved them even as you have loved me. Father, I desire that
those also, whom you have given me, may be with me where I am, to see my
glory, which you have given me because you loved me before the foundation of
the world. “Righteous Father, the world does not know you, but I know
you; and these know that you have sent me. I made your name known to
them, and I will make it known, so that the love with which you have loved me
may be in them, and I in them.” |
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Sermon Psalm: Psalm 97
(Prayed together) The Lord is king! Let the earth rejoice; let the many coastlands be glad! Clouds and thick darkness are all around him; righteousness and justice
are the foundation of his throne. Fire goes before him, and consumes his adversaries on every side. His lightnings light up the world; the earth sees and trembles. The mountains melt like wax before the Lord, before the Lord of all the earth. The heavens proclaim his righteousness; and all the peoples behold his glory. All worshipers of images are put to shame, those who make their boast in worthless idols; all gods bow down before him. Zion hears and is glad, and the towns of Judah
rejoice, because of your judgments, O God. For you, O Lord, are most high over all the earth; you are exalted far above all gods. The Lord loves those who hate evil; he guards the lives of his faithful; he rescues them from the hand of the wicked. Light dawns for the righteous, and joy for the upright in heart. Rejoice in the Lord, O you righteous, and give thanks to his holy name! |
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The Apostles’ Creed (ELW
pg.105) |
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The Prayers of the Church
Lord, in your mercy… hear our prayer. |
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Exchange of the peace (Please exchange the peace without
touching.) |
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Presentation of
the Offering - Offertory Prayer: Blessed are you, O Lord our God, maker of all things. Through your goodness you have blessed us with these gifts. With them we offer ourselves to your service and dedicate our lives to the care and redemption of all that you have made, for the sake of him who gave himself for us, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen The Great Thanksgiving The Lord be with you. And also with you. Lift up your hearts. We lift them to the Lord. Let us give thanks to the
Lord, our God. It is right to
give our thanks and praise. …we praise your name and join their unending hymn… |
Sanctus (ELW
pg.144) (The Great
Thanksgiving follows)
The
Lord’s Prayer
(ELW pg. 145)
Let us pray as
Jesus taught us:
Our Father, who art
in heaven,
hallowed be thy name,
thy kingdom come,
thy will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day
our daily bread;
and forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those who trespass against us;
and lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the
kingdom, and the power,
and the glory,
forever and ever. Amen.
Lamb
of God: (ELW pg. 146)
“Come
to the banquet for now all is ready!”
Distribution
of Holy Communion
“The body and blood of our Lord Jesus Christ keep us to everlasting life.” Amen.
Prayer after Communion
Let us pray together:
We give you thanks,
almighty God, that you have refreshed us through the healing power of this gift
of life; and we pray that in your mercy you would strengthen us through this
gift, in faith toward you and fervent love toward one another; for the sake of
Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
Benediction and Sending
Christ
is risen! He is risen indeed!
May the Lord bless
us and keep us.
May the Lord make
his face shine on us
and be gracious to us.
May the Lord look
upon us with favor and + give us peace.
Amen.
Prayer: After Worship (ELW
Pg. 72)
Go in peace. Serve the Lord. Thanks
be to God!
Congregational
Greeting
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Services for the next few months will be on
YouTube and accessible from an email link or our church Facebook page.
Services for the months of May and June are as below: June 5 Virtual of YouTube, 11:00am - Pentecost June 12 Communion,
Saxonia Hall, 11:00am June 19 Communion,
Church, 11:00am June 26
No service – Pastor’s vacation |
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