Sixth Sunday of Easter
May 22, 2022
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Jesus is risen and we shall arise.
Give God the glory. Alleluia!
Herbert Brokering
"Alleluia! Jesus Is Risen!"
Today we celebrate as six of our young people affirm their baptism and are confirmed. We rejoice with them, and pray for them and their families!
Welcome to worship!
We worship each Sunday in person at 9:30 am.
Masks are encouraged, but optional in our building for worship and all activities. Masks will still be available at our entrance, and anyone who is more comfortable wearing a mask is encouraged to do so.
We livestream worship each week at 9:30 am, and the service is available to view anytime afterwards. You may access the link to Sunday Worship in a variety of ways:
- A link is posted on Immanuel's website, www.immanuelwebster.org or by clicking the link at the bottom of this email.
- Go to www.YouTube.com and search Immanuel Webster. You will find all of our past worship services there as well.
- A link is posted each Sunday morning on Immanuel's Facebook page.
- Click the link below on Sunday morning at 9:30 or anytime afterwards.
You may access the livestream by clicking the link below.
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Greeting and Prayer of the Day
Alleluia! Christ is risen!
Christ is risen indeed! Alleluia!
The grace of our risen Savior, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all.
And also with you.
Let us pray. Bountiful God, you gather your people into your realm, and you promise us food from your tree of life. Nourish us with your word, that empowered by your Spirit we may love one another and the world you have made, through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.
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First Reading Revelation 21:10, 22-22:5
10And in the spirit [one of the angels] carried me away to a great, high mountain and showed me the holy city Jerusalem coming down out of heaven from God…
22I saw no temple in the city, for its temple is the Lord God the Almighty and the Lamb. 23And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, for the glory of God is its light, and its lamp is the Lamb. 24The nations will walk by its light, and the kings of the earth will bring their glory into it. 25Its gates will never be shut by day—and there will be no night there. 26People will bring into it the glory and the honor of the nations. 27But nothing unclean will enter it, nor anyone who practices abomination or falsehood, but only those who are written in the Lamb’s book of life.
22:1Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, bright as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb 2through the middle of the street of the city. On either side of the river is the tree of life with its twelve kinds of fruit, producing its fruit each month; and the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations. 3Nothing accursed will be found there any more. But the throne of God and of the Lamb will be in it, and his servants will worship him; 4they will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads. 5And there will be no more night; they need no light of lamp or sun, for the Lord God will be their light, and they will reign forever and ever.
Word of God. Word of life.
Thanks be to God.
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Gospel John 5:1-9
The Holy Gospel according to John.
Glory to you, O Lord.
1After this there was a festival of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.
2Now in Jerusalem by the Sheep Gate there is a pool, called in Hebrew Beth-zatha, which has five porticoes. 3In these lay many invalids—blind, lame, and paralyzed. 5One man was there who had been ill for thirty-eight years. 6When Jesus saw him lying there and knew that he had been there a long time, he said to him, “Do you want to be made well?” 7The sick man answered him, “Sir, I have no one to put me into the pool when the water is stirred up; and while I am making my way, someone else steps down ahead of me.” 8Jesus said to him, “Stand up, take your mat and walk.” 9At once the man was made well, and he took up his mat and began to walk.
Now that day was a sabbath.
The Gospel of the Lord.
Praise to you, O Christ.
Sermon
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Affirmation of Baptism
Presentation
The confirmands are presented to the congregation.
Profession of Faith
The confirmands renounce the devil and all that draws them away from
God and profess their faith in the words of the Apostles’ Creed.
Affirmation
The confirmands remember the promises made for them in baptism and
affirm those promises:
You have made public profession of your faith. Do you intend to continue in the covenant God made with you in holy baptism:
to live among God’s faithful people,
to hear the word of God and share in the Lord’s supper,
to proclaim the good news of God in Christ through word and deed,
to serve all people, following the example of Jesus,
and to strive for justice and peace in all the earth?
Each person responds: I do, and I ask God to help and guide me.
The congregation promises to support the confirmands:
People of God, do you promise to support these sisters and brothers and pray for them in their life in Christ?
We do, and we ask God to help and guide us.
Laying On of Hands
Prayers and individual blessings are shared for each confirmand.
Giving Thanks and Praise
Let us rejoice with these sisters and brothers in Christ.
We rejoice with you in the life of baptism.
Together we will give thanks and praise to God
and proclaim the good news to all the world.
Prayers of Intercession
Each petition ends:
God of grace,
hear our prayer.
Peace
The peace of Christ be with you all.
And also with you.
Anthem
- Meal -
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Offertory Prayer
Living God,
you gather the wolf and the lamb to feed together in your peaceable reign, and you welcome us all at your table. Reach out to us through this meal, and show us your wounded and risen body, that we may be nourished and believe in Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen.
Great Thanksgiving
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Eucharistic 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.
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Communion
All are invited to share in this meal of grace and love and may come forward at the direction of the usher, then return by way of the side aisles. Wine is shared by pouring chalice. Pre-filled cups of grape juice and gluten-free communion wafers are also available.
Post Communion Blessing and Prayer
The body and blood of our Lord Jesus Christ strengthen you and keep you in his grace.
Amen.
We give you thanks, generous God, for in this bread and cup we have tasted the new heaven and earth where hunger and thirst are no more. Send us from this table as witnesses to the resurrection, that through our lives, all may know life in Jesus’ name.
Amen.
Blessing
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Dismissal
Alleluia! Christ is risen!
Christ is risen indeed! Alleluia!
Go in peace. Christ is with you.
Alleluia! Thanks be to God!
Postlude
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Celebrate the "Udder" Joy of Giving!
The Upstate NY Synod Assembly is coming up and we need your help! The Synodical Hunger Team is challenging all congregations to bring a cow or 2 to the Assembly with them. Well... not that we will be walking into the convention center with a few cows trailing behind us on leashes. We have been challenged to support World Hunger with $500 which will purchase 1 cow that will help sustain the livelihood of farmers across the globe as well as right here in our own synod.
One dairy cow can produce a few gallons of milk each day. Milk provides a calcium-packed source of nutrition for growing children, and a family can generate income by selling extra milk, cheese, yogurt, butter and more. With food, funds and fertilizer, the gift of a cow has got it all.
Please consider sharing a gift to World Hunger that we may take with us to Synod Assembly. You may drop cash or checks made out to Immanuel in the milk buckets in the sanctuary and downstairs hallway, or in the church office. Find out for yourself how udderly wonderful it is to give!
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Freedom: Finding Peace in Anxious Times
Marjorie J. Thompson writes in the introduction to this study, “We live in an age of high anxiety. So rapid are the changes of this modern era that we struggle to cope with both its pace and scope... It seems the perfect storm for stress that can quickly become overwhelming.”
Join us Sunday mornings as we look at scripture and the teachings of Henri Nouwen, and explore several ways of learning to trust God as we move from anxiety to peace and reclaim the great gift of our freedom in Christ.
We meet in-person at church at 10:45 am and via Zoom:
Meeting ID: 847 7837 2738
Passcode: 435368
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Wednesday Morning Bible Study
Each Wednesday we gather on Zoom for conversation about the upcoming readings for Sunday worship. It is a morning filled with engaging discussion, wonderful questions, and a whole lot of fun and laughter. Join in the conversation - no previous experience is necessary. You may join in by going to www.zoom.us and entering the meeting ID and passcode, or by clicking the link below.
Meeting ID: 863 5628 3748
Passcode: 358139
Please note - This is a new link, Meeting ID and Passcode.
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Choir Sunday Sunday, June 5, 2022 9:30 AM
Come celebrate with us as we celebrate our choirs! All former bell and senior choir members are invited. Our choirs are excited to share some of our favorite anthems with you! If you are interested in singing or ringing please contact music@immanuelwebster.org.
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Church Picnic - Sunday, June 12
Immanuel’s church family picnic will be on Sunday, June 12, at 11 am at the Valley View Shelter in Webster Park. We will all worship together at 9:30 at church or on-line, then gather at the park for feasting and fun.
Bring your family, a dish-to-share, personal drinks and table service, and if you’d like, your favorite lawn game. Hamburgers, hot dogs, rolls, and condiments. Sign-up by June 5 on the poster in the lower hallway at church or by calling the office. Valley View Shelter is accessed from the park entrance on Holt Rd, just south of Lake Rd. Join in fellowship and outdoor joy as we kick off the summer at the park.
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Support the People of Ukraine and Easter Europe through
Lutheran World Relief
Our prayers abound for the loss and devastation experienced in Ukraine and Eastern Europe. To make a gift, you may leave it in the offering plate or return to the church office marked "Eastern Europe Response," or you may click below to make a gift directly to the ELCA online.
“And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in the one body. And be thankful” (Colossians 3:15).
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