Service outline for Sunday, April 5, 2026

                             Welcome to worship at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church!

PRELUDE                                                    “Christ Arose”                                  John Innes

P: Jesus Christ is risen form the dead

C: Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia

P: The Lord has risen indeed

C: Oh, come, let us worship him.

P: We are illuminated by the brightness of his rising,

C: Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia

 

 HYMN           Jesus Christ Is Risen Today  #365

 

GREETING

The grace of our Lord, Jesus Christ, the love of God, and communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all.

And also with you.

 

 

KYRIE

HYMN OF PRAISE

 

PRAYER OF THE DAY

 

Children's message

 

FIRST READING: Acts 10:34-43

 

³⁴Then Peter began to speak to them: "I truly understand that God shows no partiality, ³⁵but in every nation anyone who fears him and does what is right is acceptable to him. ³⁶You know the message he sent to the people of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ—he is Lord of all. ³⁷That message spread throughout Judea, beginning in Galilee after the baptism that John announced: ³⁸how 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. ³⁹We are witnesses to all that he did both in Judea and in Jerusalem. They put him to death by hanging him on a tree; ⁴⁰but God raised him on the third day and allowed him to appear, ⁴¹not 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. ⁴²He 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. ⁴³All the prophets testify about him that everyone who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins through his name."

Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God

 

Chancel Choir                                               “Risen Indeed”

 

Second Reading: : Colossians 3:1-4

¹ If you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. ² Set your minds on the things that are above, not on the things that are on earth, ³ for you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. ⁴ When Christ who is your life is revealed, then you also will be revealed with him in glory.

Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God

 

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION

 

GOSPEL:  Matthew 28:1-10

The Holy Gospel according to Saint Matthew the 28th chapter.  Glory to you O Lord.

¹ After the Sabbath, as the first day of the week was dawning, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb. ² And suddenly there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord, descending from heaven, came and rolled back the stone and sat on it. ³ His appearance was like lightning and his clothing white as snow. ⁴ For fear of him the guards shook and became like dead men. ⁵ But the angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus who was crucified. ⁶ He is not here, for he has been raised, as he said. Come, see the place where he lay. ⁷ Then go quickly and tell his disciples, ‘He has been raised from the dead, and indeed he is going ahead of you to Galilee; there you will see him.’ This is my message for you.” ⁸ So they left the tomb quickly with fear and great joy and ran to tell his disciples. ⁹ Suddenly Jesus met them and said, “Greetings!” And they came to him, took hold of his feet, and worshiped him. ¹⁰ Then Jesus said to them, “Do not be afraid; go and tell my brothers and sisters to go to Galilee; there they will see me.”                                   

The Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, O Christ. 

SERMON

HYMN                All Now the Vault of Heaven Resounds                                           #367

                                                   

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 , PEACE, OFFERING

CHANCEL CHOIR                                “The Lord Is Risen Today!”

GREAT THANKSGIVING

                             

SANCTUS

COMMUNION PRAYER

 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

 

DISTRIBUTION OF COMMUNION

 

HYMN              I Know my Redeemer Lives                                                #619

 

POST COMMUNION PROCLAMATION AND PRAYER

 

BLESSING

 

HYMN                                           Christ Is Risen! Alleluia                                                                      #382

DISMISSAL

POSTLUDE                                    “Jesus Lives, the Victory Is Won!”    

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Good Friday, April 3, 3036

Good Friday April 3, 2026

Prayer of the Day

Isaiah 52:13-53:12

THE PASSION OF JESUS CHRIST ACCORDING TO SAINT MATTHEW

Matthew 26:36-56

Verses 1 & 2

L:  Behold, the life giving cross on which hung the salvation of the world.      

C:  Oh, come, let us worship Him.

Matthew 26:57-68

 

Where you There?   (ELW #353)  Verses 1, 2

1 Were you there when they crucified my Lord?
Were you there when they crucified my Lord?
Oh, sometimes it causes me to tremble, tremble, tremble.
Were you there when they crucified my Lord?

2 Were you there when they nailed him to the tree?
Were you there when they nailed him to the tree?
Oh, sometimes it causes me to tremble, tremble, tremble.
Were you there when they nailed him to the tree?

L:  Behold, the life giving cross on which hung the salvation of the world.      

C:  Oh, come, let us worship Him.

Matthew 26:69-75

Verses 1 & 2

 L:  Behold, the life giving cross on which hung the salvation of the world.      

C:  Oh, come, let us worship Him.

Matthew 27:1-14

Go to Dark Gathsemene (ELW # 347)  Verses 1 & 2

1 Go to dark Gethsemane,
all who feel the temper’s pow'r;
your Redeemer’s conflict see.
Watch with him one bitter hour;
turn not from his griefs away;
learn from Jesus Christ to pray.

2 Follow to the judgment hall,
view the Lord of life arraigned;
oh, the wormwood and the gall!
Oh, the pangs his soul sustained!
Shun not suff'ring, shame, or loss;
learn from him to bear the cross.

L:  Behold, the life giving cross on which hung the salvation of the world.      C:  Oh, come, let us worship Him.

Matthew 27:15-26

Verses 1

L:  Behold, the life giving cross on which hung the salvation of the world.      C:  Oh, come, let us worship Him.

MEDITATION

Matthew 27:27-31

 

Verse 2

L:  Behold, the life giving cross on which hung the salvation of the world.      C:  Oh, come, let us worship Him.

Matthew 27:32-44

Verse 3

L:  Behold, the life giving cross on which hung the salvation of the world.      C:  Oh, come, let us worship Him.

Matthew 27:45-61

 P       Lord, remember us in your kingdom, and teach us to pray:

          C       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

 

 

 

 

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Service Outline for Maundy Thursday, 2026

APRIL 02, 2026

MAUNDY THURSDAY

This service begins and ends in silence for prayer and private reflection. Please refrain from unnecessary conversation.

PRELUDE            A Lamb Goes Dorward Uncomplaining         arr. James Biery

CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESS

Friends in Christ, in this Lenten season we have heard our Lord's call to struggle against sin, death, and the devil—all that keeps us from loving God and each other. This is the struggle to which we were called at baptism.

Within the community of the church, God never wearies of forgiving sin and giving the peace of reconciliation. On this night let us confess our sin against God and our neighbor, and enter the celebration of the great Three Days reconciled with God and with one another.

Keep silence for reflection and self-examination.

Most merciful God,

we confess that we are captive to sin and cannot free ourselves.

We have sinned against you in thought, word, and deed,

by what we have done and by what we have left undone.

We have not loved you with our whole heart;

we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves.

For the sake of your Son, Jesus Christ, have mercy on us.

Forgive us, renew us, and lead us,

so that we may delight in your will and walk in your ways,

to the glory of your holy name. Amen.

The presiding minister addresses the assembly.

In the mercy of almighty God,

Jesus Christ was given to die for us,

and for his sake God forgives us all our sins.

As a called and ordained minister of the church of Christ

and by his authority, I therefore declare to you

the entire forgiveness of all your sins,

in the name of the Father, and of the + Son, and of the Holy Spirit.

Amen.

HYMN                              Now We Join in Celebration

GREETING

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.

PRAYER OF THE DAY

FIRST READING: Exodus 12:1-4 [5-10] 11-14

¹The LORD said to Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt: ²This month shall mark for you the beginning of months; it shall be the first month of the year for you. ³Tell the whole congregation of Israel that on the tenth of this month they are to take a lamb for each family, a lamb for each household. ⁴If a household is too small for a whole lamb, it shall join its closest neighbor in obtaining one; the lamb shall be divided in proportion to the number of people who eat of it.

            [⁵Your lamb shall be without blemish, a year-old male; you may take it from the sheep or from the goats. ⁶You shall keep it until the fourteenth day of this month; then the whole assembled congregation of Israel shall slaughter it at twilight. ⁷They shall take some of the blood and put it on the two doorposts and the lintel of the houses in which they eat it. ⁸They shall eat the lamb that same night; they shall eat it roasted over the fire with unleavened bread and bitter herbs. ⁹Do not eat any of it raw or boiled in water, but roasted over the fire, with its head, legs, and inner organs. ¹⁰You shall let none of it remain until the morning; anything that remains until the morning you shall burn.]

                ¹¹This is how you shall eat it: your loins girded, your sandals on your feet, and your staff in your hand; and you shall eat it hurriedly. It is the passover of the LORD. ¹²For I will pass through the land of Egypt that night, and I will strike down every firstborn in the land of Egypt, both human beings and animals; on all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgments: I am the LORD. ¹³The blood shall be a sign for you on the houses where you live: when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and no plague shall destroy you when I strike the land of Egypt.

            ¹⁴This day shall be a day of remembrance for you. You shall celebrate it as a festival to the LORD; throughout your generations you shall observe it as a perpetual ordinance.

The Word of the Lord.  Thanks Be to God.

Psalm: 116:1-2, 12-19

¹ I love the Lord, who has ^| heard my voice, and listened to my ^| supplication,
² for the Lord has given ^| ear to me whenever I called.
¹² How shall I repay the Lord for all the good things God has ^| done for me?
¹³ I will lift the cup ^| of salvation and call on the name ^| of the Lord. 
¹⁴ I will fulfill my vows ^| to the Lord in the presence of ^| all God’s people.
¹⁵ Precious in your ^| sight, O Lord, is the death ^| of your servants.
¹⁶ O Lord, truly I ^| am your servant; I am your servant, the child of your

handmaid; you have freed me ^| from my bonds.
¹⁷ I will offer you the sacrifice ^| of thanksgiving and call upon the name ^| of

the Lord.
¹⁸ I will fulfill my vows ^| to the Lord in the presence of ^| all God’s people,
¹⁹ in the courts of ^| the Lord’s house, in the midst of you, ^| O Jerusalem. 

SECOND READING: 1 Corinthians 11:23-26

²³For I received from the Lord what I also handed on to you, that the Lord Jesus on the night when he was betrayed took a loaf of bread, ²⁴and when he had given thanks, he broke it and said, "This is my body that is for you. Do this in remembrance of me." ²⁵In the same way he took the cup also, after supper, saying, "This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me." ²⁶For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord's death until he comes.

The Word of the Lord.  Thanks Be to God.

GOSPEL: John 13:1-17, 31b-35

The Holy Gospel according to Saint John the 13th chapter.  Glory to you O Lord. 

¹Now before the festival of the Passover, Jesus knew that his hour had come to depart from this world and go to the Father. Having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end. ²The devil had already put it into the heart of Judas son of Simon Iscariot to betray him. And during supper ³Jesus, knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he had come from God and was going to God, ⁴got up from the table, took off his outer robe, and tied a towel around himself. ⁵Then he poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples' feet and to wipe them with the towel that was tied around him. ⁶He came to Simon Peter, who said to him, "Lord, are you going to wash my feet?" ⁷Jesus answered, "You do not know now what I am doing, but later you will understand." ⁸Peter said to him, "You will never wash my feet." Jesus answered, "Unless I wash you, you have no share with me." ⁹Simon Peter said to him, "Lord, not my feet only but also my hands and my head!" ¹⁰Jesus said to him, "One who has bathed does not need to wash, except for the feet, but is entirely clean. And you are clean, though not all of you." ¹¹For he knew who was to betray him; for this reason he said, "Not all of you are clean." ¹²After he had washed their feet, had put on his robe, and had returned to the table, he said to them, "Do you know what I have done to you? ¹³You call me Teacher and Lord and you are right, for that is what I am. ¹⁴So if I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another's feet. ¹⁵For I have set you an example, that you also should do as I have done to you. ¹⁶Very truly, I tell you, servants are not greater than their master, nor are messengers greater than the one who sent them. ¹⁷If you know these things, you are blessed if you do them. ^31b"Now the Son of Man has been glorified, and God has been glorified in him. ³²If God has been glorified in him, God will also glorify him in himself and will glorify him at once. ³³Little children, I am with you only a little longer. You will look for me; and as I said to the Jews so now I say to you, 'Where I am going, you cannot come.' ³⁴I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. ³⁵By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another."

SERMON

HYMN                              Just As I Am                                                   #592

PRAYERS OF INTERCESSION

PEACE

OFFERING

SPECIAL MUSIC      “According to Thy Gracious Word”                   Chancel Choir

Great thanksgiving

PROPER PREFACE

SANCTUS

COMMUNION PRAYER

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

 

DISTRIBUTION OF COMMUNION

 

Stripping of the Altar

            (Psalm 22 is read during the Stripping of the Altar)

 

Worship ends in Silence

 

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