Second Sunday of Easter                                                                   April 15, 2007

SALEM  EVANGELICAL  LUTHERAN  CHURCH

10   McClellan  Circle  -  Buffalo, New York 14220

Phone:  824-2787

e-mail: salemoncircle@yahoo.com            website:  www.salembuffalo.com

Rev. David F. C. Wurster, Ph.D.  -  Pastor  -  825-3253

Lynn I. Scarpine, DCG                                                      Lois L. Jones, Director of Music

Ernelle L. Ponivas, Secretary                                      Stephen Jarmusz Sr., Custodian

Rev. Richard E. Blemaster, Pastor Emeritus

Sunday School & Bible Classes . . . 9:00 a.m.

Worship  .  .  .  .  10:30 a.m.

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ORDER  OF  WORSHIP

Lutheran  Worship  --  Page  158

G A T H E R I N G

PRELUDE  -

HYMN  -  “Hail Thee, Festival Day” – verses 1, 2, 5, & 6                        LW 125

INVOCATION  &  CONFESSION  &  ABSOLUTION  -                   page 158

INTROIT  &  GLORIA  PATRI  (insert) 

KYRIE                                                                                                       page 159

HYMN  OF  PRAISE – “This Is The Feast”                                            page 161

  (I = Men; II = Women; C = Congregation)

COLLECT  OF  THE  DAY  -  read by all  -  (insert)

COLLECT  FOR  SALEM’S  90^th  ANNIVERSARY

      (Announcements and  Children’s  Message)

T H E   W O R D

FIRST  LESSON  (insert)  -  Acts 5:12, 17-32

GRADUAL  (insert) 

EPISTLE  (insert)  -  Revelation 1:4-18

                                 Verse - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -  page 164

GOSPEL  - (insert) – John 20:19-31

                    (Versicles sung before & after reading)                                       page 165

HYMN OF THE DAY – “O Sons and Daughters of the King”                LW 130

SERMON: “People of Salem” – John 20:19-31

CREED  -  Nicene Creed                                                                          page 166

PRAYERS  FOR  TODAY’S  NEED  AND  MISSIONS 

      (At the words: “Lord, in Your Mercy;”

             the congregation responds:  “HEAR  OUR  PRAYER”)

SHARING  OF  THE  PEACE  &  GREETINGS

T H E  W O R D  IN  THE  SUPPER

OFFERING  -  Sr. Choir:

OFFERTORY  -                                                                                       page 168                                                                    

THE  PREFACE                                                                                       page 170

WORDS  OF  INSTITUTION                                                                 page 171

      (Communion prayers can be found on page 128)

COMMUNION  &  COMMUNION  HYMNS  -

          “The Day of Resurrection”                                                             LW 133

            “The Old Rugged Cross”                                                                 SH 119

            “Sweet Hour of Prayer”                                                                   SH 116

S E N D I N G

CANTICLE                                                                                               page 173

PRAYER  &  BENEDICTION                                                               page 174

HYMN  -  “At The Lamb’s High Feast We Sing” – vs. 1, 2, 6, 7, & 8      LW 126

*****************************************************************= = =      Mission:  SALEM/Peace -  As the Father sent me I send you.      = = =

               Vision:  Preach – Teach – Heal – doing what Jesus does.

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ASSISTANTS  IN  TODAY’S  WORSHIP

Celebrant  .  .  .   Rev. David F. C. Wurster, Ph. D.                     Lector . . .  Lois Doll

Organist  .  .  .  .  Lois L. Jones                                     Prayer Leader . . .  Claire Carlson

Assistants  .  .  .   Tim Metzler & Paul Swierczynski

Welcomers . . .  . Fred Bartz Jr. & Elinor Jentsch                Acolyte  .  .  .  Shannon Coyne

Ushers  .  .  .  .      Richard Landseadel, Stephen Jarmusz Jr., Stephen Jarmusz Sr.,

                             George Merkt, Rose Ann Merkt

Altar  .  .  .  .  .  .   Jim & Judy Carr, Mary & Maria Eitler, Gretchen Putzman

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FLOWERS – One sidepiece is given by Lydia Nappo and Viola Schultz in memory of their brothers, Ewald and George Brokob . . .and the other sidepiece is given by Margaret Schmidt and family in memory of husband/father, Donald Schmdit.

BIRTHDAY  - 

ANNIVERSARY

SICK -  Jeff Lesanti; Mark Feider;

TODAY  -  Deadline for May  DOVE.

NEXT  SUNDAY  - 

THIS  WEEK  -  Mon.  - 

OFFICE  HOURS  -  Mon.

OFFERING  UPDATE  -  Weekly current collected  April 8, 2007 - $; Attendance –The balance in current, as of March 31, 2007, is  a  Deficit of $.  Current needed $3,457.35 each week to meet current budget.

VOTERS MEETING – SUNDAY, April 29^th ??????????????????

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CELEBRATIONS  THIS WEEK