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“The Victorious Lamb” Great Redemption Window – Altar LUTHERAN CHURCH OF THE REDEEMERTHE RESURRECTION OF OUR LORD
FESTIVAL WORSHIP AND HOLY COMMUNION EASTER 2024
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Musicians
Aaron Norlund, trumpet
Alexander Freund, trumpet
Erin Cundiff, trombone
Bulletin Cover
Phil Truex, trombone
Todd Mueller, timpani
The bulletin cover is the Victorious Lamb of God, a symbol of the risen Christ, from the center of the rose window in the upper portion of the Great Redemption window above the Redeemer altar.
THE RESURRECTION OF OUR LORD
March 31, 2024 ~ The Order of Worship at 7:00, 8:30 and 11:30 AM
PRELUDE
Allegro maestoso e vivace from Sonata no. 4 Felix Mendelssohn Organ (1809-1847)
Marche triomphale
Theodore Dubois Organ, brass and timpani (1837-1924)
EASTER PROCLAMATION
Repeated four times
For Christ is risen. | Christ is risen indeed.
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Jesus Christ Is Risen Today
THANKSGIVING FOR BAPTISM
Blessed be the holy Trinity, ☩ one God, by whose hand we are given new birth, by whose speaking we are given new life. | Amen.
Joined to Christ in the waters of baptism, we are welcomed, restored, and supported as citizens of the new creation. Let us give thanks for the gift of baptism.
Holy God, holy and merciful, holy and mighty, you are the river of life, you are the everlasting wellspring. In mercy and might you have freed us from death and raised us with Jesus, the firstborn of the dead. In baptismal waters our old life is washed away, and in them we are born anew.
Standing
HYMN 365
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Water is poured into the font.
Glory to you for oceans and lakes, for rivers and streams. Honor to you for waters that wash us clean, quench our thirst, and nurture both crops and creatures. Praise to you for the life-giving water of baptism, the outpouring of the Spirit of the new creation.
Wash away our sin and all that separates us from you. Empower our witness to your resurrection. Strengthen our resolve in seeking justice for all.
Satisfy the world’s need through this living water. Where drought dries the earth, bring refreshment. Where despair prevails, grant hope. Where chaos reigns, bring peace. We ask this through Christ, who with you and the Spirit reigns forever.
Amen.
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
Cantors: 8:30 am Mark Helsel, 11:30 am Sheila Brock
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HYMN OF PRAISE
SALUTATION
The Lord be with you. | And also with you.
PRAYER OF THE DAY
God of mercy, we no longer look for Jesus among the dead, for he is alive and has become the Lord of life. Increase in our minds and hearts the risen life we share with Christ, and help us to grow as your people toward the fullness of eternal life with you, through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. | Amen.
Seated CHILDREN’S SERMON
THE LESSON Acts 10:34-43
Lectors: 7:00 am Cliff Burt, 8:30 am Charissa Schultz and 11:30 am John Garrigan
Peter crosses the immense religious and social boundary that separates Jews from Gentiles in order to proclaim the good news of Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection, so that God’s forgiveness in Jesus’ name would reach out to all people.
Peter began to speak to [the people]: “I truly understand that God shows no partiality, but in every nation anyone who fears him and does what is right is acceptable to him. You know the message he sent to the people of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ he is Lord of all. That message spread throughout Judea, beginning in Galilee after the baptism that John announced: how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power; how he went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with him. We are witnesses to all that he did both in Judea and in Jerusalem. They put him to death by hanging him on a tree; but God raised him on the third day and allowed him to appear, not to all the people but to us who were chosen by God as witnesses, and who ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead. He commanded us to preach to the people and to testify that he is the one ordained by God as judge of the living and the dead. All the prophets testify about him that everyone who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins through his name.”
Word of God, word of life. | Thanks be to God.
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Standing GOSPEL PROCESSION
Please turn to face the Bible as it is carried in procession into the midst of the people.
Text © 1952, ren. 1980 Hymns Ancient & Modern (admin. Hope Publishing Company, Carol Stream, IL 60188). All rights reserved. Used by permission.
GOSPEL Mark 16:1-8
The resurrection of Jesus is announced, and the response is one of terror and amazement.
The holy gospel according... | Glory to you, O Lord.
When the sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices, so that they might go and anoint [Jesus’ body]. And very early on the first day of the week, when the sun had risen, they went to the tomb. They had been saying to one another, “Who will roll away the stone for us from the entrance to the tomb?” When they looked up, they saw that the stone, which was very large, had already been rolled back. As they entered the tomb, they saw a young man, dressed in a white robe, sitting on the right side; and they were alarmed. But he said to them, “Do not be alarmed; you are looking for Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He has been raised; he is not here. Look, there is the place they laid him. But go, tell his disciples and Peter that he is going ahead of you to Galilee; there you will see him, just as he told you.” So they went out and fled from the tomb, for terror and amazement had seized them; and they said nothing to anyone, for they were afraid.
The gospel of the Lord. | Praise to you, O Christ.
Seated
SERMON
Pastor Mark H. Larson
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HYMN 367 Now All the Vault of Heaven Resounds
Text © 1958 Service Book and Hymnal. admin. Augsburg Fortress 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.
Standing
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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.
Kneeling or seated PRAYERS OF INTERCESSION
Each portion of the prayers concludes: God of grace, | hear our prayer. At the conclusion of the prayers: Amen
Into your hands, most merciful God, we commend all for whom we pray, trusting in your abiding love; through Jesus Christ, our resurrected and living Lord.
Amen
Standing PEACE
The peace of Christ be with you always. | And also with you. Please share a sign of blessing with your fellow worshipers in whatever way is comfortable for you.
Seated
WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS OFFERING
ANTHEM
Hallelujah from Messiah
The Redeemer Choir
G.F. Handel
Hallelujah: for the Lord God Omnipotent reigneth. The kingdom of this world is become the kingdom of our Lord, and of His Christ; and He shall reign for ever and ever. King of Kings, and Lord of Lords.
Standing OFFERTORY
Revelation 19:6; 11:15; 19:16
Christ is risen! Alleluia! Risen our victorious head!
Sing his praises! Alleluia! Christ is risen from the dead! Gratefully our hearts adore him as his light once more appears; Bowing down in joy before him, rising up from griefs and tears. Christ is risen! Alleluia! Risen our victorious head!
Sing his praises! Alleluia! Christ is risen from the dead!
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Let us pray. | Risen One, you call us to believe and bear fruit. May the gifts that we offer here be signs of your abiding love. Form us to be your witnesses in the world, through Jesus Christ, our true vine. | Amen.
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.
It is indeed right, 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:
Thanks and praise fill our hearts, Almighty God, for you are the Lord of creation and new creation, of covenant and new covenant. You brought your people out of slavery to freedom in the Promised Land, and you brought your Son from the depth of death to the glory of resurrection life.
Joy and gladness are our song, redeeming God, for in your conquest of death we see the destiny of every hope in you. Come among us in the power of your Holy Spirit, that your children may be blessed with power and grace, and that this bread and cup may become for us the body and blood of your Son Jesus Christ; Who on the night in which he was betrayed, 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. Great is the mystery of faith.
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Christ has died; Christ is risen; Christ will come again.
Hope and glory are our breath, merciful God, for you have rolled away the stone of despair. Come among us and breathe on us your peace. Shape your church to be your risen body; make our scars beautiful like your scars, make our lives life-giving like your life, and make our communion holy with your saints, until you come again in glory and we eat with you in your kingdom, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.
Amen
LORD'S PRAYER
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.
INVITATION TO COMMUNION
The risen Christ is made known to us in the breaking of the bread. Come and eat at God’s table.
Seated
All who seek to meet the Risen Christ in the bread and wine are welcome to the feast. Those who are worshiping online can join the pastors on Zoom for communion following the postlude. Link
HYMNS DURING COMMUNION
Feast We Sing
1 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! 11
2 Praise we Christ, whose love divine gives his sacred blood for wine, gives his body for the feast— Christ the victim, Christ the priest. Alleluia!
HYMN 362 At the Lamb’s High3 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!
4 Praise we Christ, whose blood was shed, paschal victim, paschal bread; with sincerity and love eat we manna from above. Alleluia!
5 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!
HYMN 361
6 Now no more can death appall, now no more the grave enthrall; you have opened paradise, and your saints in you shall rise. Alleluia!
7 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!
8 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!
The Day of Resurrection
1 The day of resurrection! Earth, tell it out abroad, the passover of gladness, the passover of God. From death to life eternal, from sin's dominion free, our Christ has brought us over with hymns of victory.
2 Let hearts be purged of evil that we may see aright the Lord in rays eternal of resurrection light, and list'ning to his accents, may hear, so calm and plain, his own "All hail!" and hearing, may raise the glad refrain.
HYMN 373
3 Now let the heav'ns be joyful, let earth its song begin, the round world keep high triumph and all that is therein. Let all things, seen and unseen, their notes of gladness blend; for Christ the Lord has risen, our joy that has no end!
4 All praise to God the Father, all praise to Christ the Son, all praise to God the Spirit, eternal Three in One! Let all the ransomed number fall down before the throne, and honor, pow'r, and glory ascribe to God alone!
Christ the Lord is Risen Today!
1 "Christ the Lord is ris'n today!" All on earth with angels say; raise your joys and triumphs high; sing, ye heav'ns; and earth, reply.
2 Love's redeeming work is done, fought the fight, the battle won. Lo! The sun's eclipse is o'er. Lo! He sets in blood no more.
3 Vain the stone, the watch, the seal; Christ has burst the gates of hell. Death in vain forbids his rise; Christ has opened paradise.
4 Lives again our glorious king! Where, O death, is now thy sting? Once he died our souls to save; where thy victory, O grave?
5 Hail the Lord of earth and heav'n! Praise to thee by both be giv'n. Thee we greet triumphant now; hail, the resurrection, thou!
6 King of glory, soul of bliss, everlasting life is this: thee to know, thy pow'r to prove, thus to sing, and thus to love!
Standing
The body and blood of our Lord Jesus Christ strengthen you and keep you in his grace. | Amen.
Let us pray. | Shepherding God, you have prepared a table before us and nourished us with your love. Send us forth from this banquet to proclaim your goodness and share the abundant mercy of Jesus, our redeemer and friend. Amen.
BLESSING
Alleluia! Christ is risen! Christ is risen indeed! Alleluia! The God of resurrection power, the Christ of unending joy, and the Spirit of Easter hope ☩ bless you now and always.| Amen.
HYMN 376
Thine is the Glory
SENDING
Alleluia! Go in peace. Rejoice and be glad. | Thanks be to God. Alleluia!
POSTLUDE Toccata from Symphony no. 5 Charles-Marie Widor (1844-1937)
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The liturgy is based on the service of Holy Communion (Setting Four) in Evangelical Lutheran Worship copyright © 2006. Unless otherwise noted, all musical and text materials are from that source and are reprinted here by permission of Augsburg Fortress.
CHANCEL DECORATIONS
The flowers as well as today’s special musicians have been presented to the glory of God in memory or in honor of loved ones by members and friends of the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer whose names are listed on the following pages. The flowers will remain in the Chancel and may be picked up following the 11:30 am service.
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EASTER 202 4
Flowers and Special Music are given in Memory of: Given by:
Bob .......................................................................................................................... Suzanne
Jeanne, Leona, and Margaret .......................................................................... Suzanne Sims
Our Parents ............................................................................................. Allen & Julia Gary
Louise Werner Allen & Julia Gary
Diane Taylor Julia and Ursula
Our Mother, Elizabeth Ann Bair Children & Grandchildren
My Parents; Jean & Gordon Misch Leslie Misch
Gilda Jones and Myrtis Carroll
Steve & Cathy Vogel
June & Richard L. Gnann, Jr. and Ellen & Arthur F. Roche, Jr. Elizabeth Roche
John Dilg
Madeline, Herbert & Betha Studley
Bud Besherse, Grandma Anderson, and Roddy Pearce
John & Thelma Slater
Len Studley
Len Studley
David Besherse
Niall W. Slater
Jeanne Merritt Len Studley & David Besherse
John Veasey
Ed Kuehn
Pastor R. E. Lee, Fred M. Ramseur, Jr. and Dr. Raymond Martin Linda Lael
The Rev. Kenneth E. Morelock
The Morelock Family
Bill Chardavoyne Pat Chardavoyne
Roberta Onsrud, Tracy Zentner’s Mom .......................................... Tracy & Sheila Zentner
Ivar Jean Iverson
Nancy Klotz ...................................................................................................... Tim Eastling
Bob Gibeling .................................................................................................... Tim Eastling
Vincent Amy and Bob Cupp .......................................................................Pam Amy-Cupp
The Rev. Dr. Robert F. Sims .............................................. His Children and their Families
Gerry Mayo ....................................................................................................... Karin Mayo
John & Irmgard Bishop ...................................................................... Susan & Pat Shannon
Peyton .......................................................................................................................... Gayle
Bob ......................................................................................................... The Chunn Family
Pastor Ficken .......................................................................................... The Chunn Family
Grandmother and our Great Grandparents ............... Savannah, Tanner, and Cooper Chunn
Aunts: Charlotte Reasor Waters and Teddie Reasor Arnold; My Cousin, Kelly Reasor
Hammond ............................................................................................................ Dan Marks
Mom, Nana, and Aunt Marie .......................................................................... John Garrigan
Jeanne Amy
Parents: Arthur & Leonora Peterson and Selmer & Gertie Roiland .............. Darrel & Mary
Peterson
Our Parents and Grandparents
The Zenoni’s
My Mother, My Sister, and My Father ............................................................. Sheila Brock
Mr. & Mrs. Herman W. Schultz Charissa, Stephanie, and Tiffany
Lucy Maslanka Art & Eda Mathews
Dean Spady
The Spady Family
Mark Kuehnert ........................................................................................Mike & Carol Bell
Our Parents: Peter & Viola Henningsen and Paul & Eileen Vernor ...... Joan & Jim Vernor
Hermeyone T. Bell .......................................... Joyce Smith and Erika Johnson and Family
Our parents .........................................................................................
Don & Cindy Noland
Carole Thompson ..........................................................................................
Alisa Norvelle
Tom Coonan .................................................................................................. Alisa Norvelle
Shirley & Don Eifert, our beloved parents and grandparents
Janet & Tony Preston, Susannah, Will, Reed, and Mary Clara
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Anna Caldwell, our beloved mother and grandmother
Janet & Tony Preston, Susannah, Will, Reed, and Mary Clara
Our Parents Lew & Susan Engle
Gerhardt, Irene, and Thomas Keller Jonathan Keller and Terry Longstreth
Bradley Hermann Paul & Sharon Hermann
Erna Hauser Paul & Sharon Hermann
Our Parents Paul & Sharon Hermann
Thomas Gavigan Paul & Sharon Hermann
Erica’s mother, Lena Maude Mueller
Erica & Glen Fletcher
Patsy E. Connor
Janet Adrian Nathan, Gabe, Daniel, and Megan Adrian
Irvin & Erna Meinert
Ella, Mia, and Liz Kim
Dan & Millie Hamernick Kris & Phil West
Bill West
Our Parents
Kris & Phil West
Brenda & Dewey Ingham
Flowers and Special Music are given in Honor of: Given by:
Children and Grandchildren ...........................................................................
Sally & Paul Rosser ........................................................................................
Nicholas, Wesley, Greg, James, Emery, Colin, Lydia, and Elyse ......
Suzanne Sims
Suzanne Sims
Susan & Pat Shannon
Alan Brown ............................................................................................
Julia & Allen Gary
Anne & Pete Burr .............................................................................................
The Glory of God ..........................................................................................
Leslie Misch
Sheila Zentner
Heather & John Russell ......................................................................................
Susan Croft
Len Studley.................................................................................................. David Besherse
Suzanne Sims .......................................... Scottie Sims Dye and Cammie & Randy Tomsic
The Rev. Marvin & Beverly Robeck, and Lynda Mayo.................................... Karin Mayo
Nicolas, Wesley, Greg, James, Emery, Colin, Lydia, and Elyse ........
Susan & Pat Shannon
“The Grands”: Bob, Lillie, and Bo .............................................................................. Gayle
Our Family and Friends .....................................................................
Kevin & Nikki Chunn
Henry & Shirley Marks John Garrigan
The Glory of God Winnie Finneran
Sarah Hawbecker and David Hansen
Faith and Melroy Guthmiller .........................................................
Joan & Jim Vernor
Paul & Sharon Hermann
The Glory of God Catharine & Fred Dressel
Our four Grandchildren ......................................................... Mr. & Mrs. Henry Puckhaber
Florence Nienhiser, mother and grandmother Carol, Jim, Joseph, and Megan McCloskey
731 Peachtree Street, NE, Atlanta, Georgia 30308 www.redeemer.org | 404.874.8664 | Emergency Line: 404.874.9759
The Rev. Mark H. Larson.......................................................... Senior Pastor, ext. 201
The Rev. Dr. Jonathan Trapp .............................. Pastor for Faith Formation, ext. 233
The Rev. Jennifer Roberts ............................ Pastor for Congregational Care, ext. 224
STAFF
Kofi Broadnax Property Administrator, ext. 210
Seth Brown ...................................................... Facilities and Media Director, ext. 218
Brandon Davis ....................................... Director of Operations and Finance, ext. 232
Robin Durdin ................................................ Office Administration Director, ext. 204
David Hansen ..............................................................Adult Choral Director, ext. 236
Sarah Hawbecker .............................. Organist & Children’s Music Director, ext. 206
Deacon Mary Houck ....................... Children & Family Ministries Director, ext. 227
Jennifer Isaacson........................................... Financial Information Director, ext. 237
Kisha Johnson ...................................................... Interim Preschool Director, ext. 252
Larry Lowe .......................................................................................... Security Officer
Hillary Nelson ................................................ Youth Director, hnelson@redeemer.org
Chase Petersen ............................................. Organ Scholar, cpetersen@redeemer.org
Stacey Williams .................................................................................. Head of Security
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