St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church & Christian PreschoolRev. Russ Leeper, Pastor

Melanie Johanningmeier, Director of Music

April 12, 2020 The Resurrection of Our Lord

Easter Proclamation: P: Christ is Risen! C: He is Risen indeed! ALL: ALLELUIA!

Welcome

Opening Hymn “Jesus Christ Is Risen Today” # 365

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

Hymn: “Every Morning is Easter Morning!”Every morning is Easter morning from now on!Every day is resurrection day, the past is over and gone!

Goodbye guilt, goodbye fear, good riddance! Hello, Lord, Hello, sun!I am one of the Easter People! My new life has begun!

Every morning is Easter morning from now on!Every day is resurrection day, the past is over and gone!

Daily news is so bad it seems the Good News seldom gets heard.Get it straight from the Easter People! God’s in charge spread the word!

Every morning is Easter morning from now on!Every day is resurrection day, the past is over and gone!

Yesterday I was bored and lonely: But today look and see!I belong to the Easter people! Life’s exciting to me!

Every morning is Easter morning from now on!Every day’s resurrection day, the past is over and gone!Every morning is Easter morning,Every morning is Easter morning,Every morning is Easter morning,From now on!

Reading: 1st Peter 1:3-93 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By his great mercy he has given us a new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 4and into an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you, 5who are being protected by the power of God through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. 6In this you rejoice, even if now for a little while you have had to suffer various trials, 7so that the genuineness of your faith—being more precious than gold that, though perishable, is tested by fire—may be found to result in praise and glory and honour when Jesus Christ is revealed. 8Although you have not seen him, you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and rejoice with an indescribable and glorious joy, 9for you are receiving the outcome of your faith, the salvation of your souls.

Gospel Acclamation:

P: The Holy Gospel according to Matthew 28:1-10

28After the sabbath, as the first day of the week was dawning, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb. 2And 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. 3His appearance was like lightning, and his clothing white as snow. 4For fear of him the guards shook and became like dead men. 5But the angel said to the women, ‘Do not be afraid; I know that you are looking for Jesus who was crucified. 6He is not here; for he has been raised, as he said. Come, see the place where he lay. 7Then 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.’ 8So they left the tomb quickly with fear and great joy, and ran to tell his disciples. 9Suddenly Jesus met them and said, ‘Greetings!’ And they came to him, took hold of his feet, and worshipped him. 10Then Jesus said to them, ‘Do not be afraid; go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee; there they will see me.’

P: The Gospel of the Lord…

Sermon

Hymn of the Day “This Easter Celebration”

The Prayers (P): Lord in your mercy, Response: hear our prayer

Offering/ Special Music: “Because He Lives” Melanie Johanningmeier

The 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

Announcements

Radio Broadcast: Kurt & Kathy Hoeft in memory of Wayne Hoeft & Bob and Lenore Rodamaker

The Benediction

Please pray for all serving in the Armed Forces & their families: Alex Buenger, Kim Hall, Dalton Schutjer, Robson Shankland

The Prayer List: Names will be kept on the list for 3 weeks. Family members can request a name be left on longer. The office number is 228-3397.

Please keep the following in prayer:Charles Beck Sandra LinkDan Carey Duane OrtmayerSylvia Frascht Greg YanishFamily of Sandra "Sandy" Lee Tibbitts Stanbro

Sending Hymn “Thine is the Glory” # 376

Postlude “Hallelujah Chorus” Handel

REMINDER: Those students attending a Lutheran college who would like to receive an EPIC grant must notify the church by May 1st.

St. John scholarship applications for non-Lutheran colleges can be emailed to you and should be emailed to the office by May 1st.

Your offering can be mailed to: St. John Lutheran, 200 S Main St, Charles City, IA 50616

Worship services & activities at St. John are cancelled…However…Worship services are being recorded for you to listen to and watch. The Sunday service will be available on Sunday mornings at 9:00 a.m. or a few minutes later on KCHA Fm 95.9. You can also go to www.stjohncharlescity.org, click on “Watch & Listen”, then podcast, then choose the date of the service you want to listen to.To watch the service go to the St. John Facebook page or to YouTube, (search St. John Lutheran, Charles City, Iowa). The E-skinny also provides a link.

It has been recommended by the Governor of Iowa that all those who can work from home SHOULD work from home. St. John has the technology that enables the staff to do so. Kathy’s work computer has been connected to her home computer. When you call the office please leave a message for Kathy. All messages will be relayed to Kathy. You can also reach her by emailing khoeft@stjohncharlescity.com.

Also happening… The Synod Assembly in June has been postponed. An alternate date of August 22nd has been selected

for the main purpose of electing a new bishop.

Music at St. John: due to the extension of the “Social Distancing” recommendation of April 30th by the federal government, all St. John choirs will not reconvene until the Fall season. However, Melanie asks that if you have a favorite hymn or song that you would like to be part of our electronic worship service or summer worship service when we can come together again as a congregation, to let her or Kathy in the office know. You can reach the office at 641-228-3397 or email Kathy at khoeft@stjohncharlescity.com

We still hope to be able to go on the mission trip & have Vacation Bible School later this summer. See the Youth & Family Coordinator’s newsletter article for more information.

Volunteering Opportunities…We would like volunteers to call some of our members during this time of isolation. We would like to make a list of people that would like to call and also those that would perhaps enjoy that call.

Another volunteer opportunity would be a "errand group" to help those of you that are older or more health compromised that might need something picked up at the grocery store, etc. We have a member who works in Mason City and has volunteered to run errands to and from there Monday – Thursday.

To volunteer or to have calls and errands done for you call the church office at 641-228-3397 and leave a message for Kathy. You can also email her at khoeft@stjohncharlescity.com