Bulletin

Third Sunday of Easter                                                                    April 25, 2004

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

Lois L. Jones, Director of Music     Stephanie Pittock, Director of Christian Growth

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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G A T H E R I N G

PRELUDE  -  Olivia Miller and Melissa Banas

BAPTISM  HYMN  -  “Dearest Jesus We Are Here”                               LW 226

BAPTISM  -  During the Baptism, the Sunday School will sing –           page 199

                        “This Little Light of Mine”

OPENING  HYMN  -  “With The Lord Begin Your Task”               LW 483

RESPSONSIVE  READING

      L:   O Lord, open my liips,

      C:  and my mouth shall declare Your praise.  Glory be to the Father and

            and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit; as it was in the beginning, is

            now, and will be forever.  Amen.

      L:   Give glory to God, our light and our life.

      C:  Oh, come, let us worship Him.  Oh, come, let us sing to the Lord;  let

            us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation.

      L:   Let us come into His presence with thanksgiving;  let us make a joyful

            noise to Him with songs of praise.

      C:  For the Lord is a great God and a great king above all gods.

      L:   In His hand are the depths of the earth; the heights of the mountains are

            His also.

      C:  The sea is His, for He made it; and His hand formed the dry land.

      L:   Oh, come, let us worship and bow down; let us kneel before the Lord,

            our maker.

      C:  For He is our God, and we are the people of His pasture and the

            sheep of His hand.

ALL:   Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit; as it

            was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever.  Amen.

      L:   Give glory to God, our light and our life.

      C:  Oh, come, let us worship Him.

COLLECT  OF  THE  DAY

      O Almighty and Eternal God, now that You have assured us of the

completion of our redemption through the resurrection of our Lord Jesus,

give us the will to show forth in our lives what we profess with our lips;

through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.  Amen.

T H E     W O R D

HYMN  -  “I’ve Got The Joy”  (insert)

FIRST  READING  -  Acts 9:1-20 – The congregation is asked to follow along

                                          in their Bibles.

EPISTLE  -  Revelation  5:11-14

HYMN  OF  THE  DAY  -  “What A Friend We Have In Jesus”           LW 516

HOLY  GOSPEL  -  Luke 4:1-13

      L:   In many and various ways God spoke to His people of old by the

            prophets.

      C:  But now in these last days He has spoken to us by His Son.

THE  HOMILY  -  “Temptation”

SHARING  OF  THE  PEACE  AND  GREETINGS

OFFERING – Jr. Choir & Youth – “Lord, I Lift Your Name on High”

OFFERTORY -                                                                                       page 168

PRAYERS  FOR  TODAY’S  NEEDS  AND  MISSIONS

At the words, “Lord in Your mercy” – congregation responds:“hear our prayer.”

S E N D I N G

BENEDICTION

L:   The Lord Almighty bless us and direct our days and our deeds in His peace.

C:  Amen.

CLOSING  HYMN  -  “I Can Only Imagine”  (insert) – Congregation join on

                                                                  chorus

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

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

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Our thanks to the Youth Bible Class and the Junior Choir for their participation in today’s service.

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PLEASE  NOTE  -  For the baptism -- There are to be no flash photographs taken during the worship service – they can be done after the service.  Thank you.

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ASSISTANTS  IN  TODAY’S  WORSHIP

Officiant  . .  .  Rev. David F. C. Wurster, Ph. D.                     Lector  . . . Melissa Banas

Organist  .  .  .  Lois L. Jones                                      Prayer  Leader  .  . Michael Wrobel

Welcomers  . .  David Carlson & Stephanie Carlson

Acolytes  .  .  .  Ashley Hoffmann & Olivia Miller

Ushers  .  .  .  .  Frederick  Bartz  Jr.,  David  Carlson,  Matthew  Hoffmann, 

                         Mark  Thomas,  Chuck  Yung

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

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BAPTISM  -  Today we welcome MALACHI  MAXIMUS  REESE   and

                      CELESTE  VALENTINE  KOSMAN  into the church through Water and the Spirit.  We pray God’s blessings upon Malachi and Celeste; Malachi’s  parents:  Carrie Schreier and Rashawn Reese; Celeste’s parent: Carrie Schreier; and their sponsors:  Joseph Wrobel and Bonnie Wrobel.

SICK  -  Augusta Schultz; Leola Colvin;

TODAY  -  Voters meeting after worship.

NEXT  SUNDAY  -  Youth field trip to City Mission – leave Salem at 9:00 a.m.

THIS   -   Tues.  -  1:00, Bible Study;  Wed.  -  1:00, Staff Meeting;  7:30, Sr. Choir; 

WEEK     Thurs.  -  9:30, Bible Study,  6:30, Faith Stepping Stones Information Meeting;

                Fri.  -  6:30 p.m., Youth sponsored talent show.

OFFERING  UPDATE  -  Weekly current collected April 18, 2004 – $2,145.30

Attendance – 140;  Weekly current needed: $2,958.83.

OFFICE  HOURS  -  Monday through Friday – 9:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

YOUTH  FUND  RAISER -  This Friday, April 30, the youth will be hosting a talent show to raise money for the trip to Orlando.  Dinner will be served.  Tickets are available today after worship from Katelyn Carr.  Please talk to Katelyn or sign up on the sheet as you exit church today if you are interested in sharing your talent.

CONCERT  -  We invite people of all ages to Salem Lutheran Church for an inspiring program of Christian music, puppetry, drama and personal testimony!  Captive Free, sponsored by Minneapolis-based Youth Encounter, will be performing on Thursday, May 6, at 7:00 p.m.  The concert will focus on this year’s theme “New Creation.”  This faith-encouraging program offers something for all ages and tastes.

FAITH  STEPPING  STONES  -  On Thursday, April 29 at 6:30 p.m., Pastor Mike Blackwell will be presenting information on Faith Stepping Stones, an education program designed for parents and their children.  All who are interested in learning more are encouraged to attend.

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CELEBRATIONS  THIS  WEEK

BIRTHDAYS  -  Mon.  -  Gordon Kocol, Luba Pfeiffer, Joseph Slike;  Tues.  -  Janelle

                              Hofer, Justin LeBlanc, Noelle Rennolds;  Thurs.  -  Cassidy Parker, Paul Yox;  Fri.  -  David Huss, Bonnie Wrobel;  Sat  -  Diane Miller, Jenny Pfeiffer

ANNIVERSARY  -  Today  -  William & Carol Webster

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