The Fifth Sunday in Lent                                                                   April 6, 2003

SALEM  EVANGELICAL  LUTHERAN  CHURCH

10   McClellan  Circle  -  Buffalo, New York

Phone:  824-2787

(e-mail: salemoncircle@yahoo.com)

website: www.salembuffalo.com

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

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

+   +   +     Q U I E T   Time  - -  Reverence Before God     +   +   +

PRELUDE  -  Prelude on “Tallis ‘Canon”

HYMN  -  “May God the Father of Our Lord”                                        LW 254

INVOCATION  &  CONFESSION  &  ABSOLUTION  -                   page 158

INTROIT  &  GLORIA  PATRI  (insert)  -  sung  by  all

KYRIE                                                                                                       page 159

HYMN  OF  PRAISE –  (omit in Lent)

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

      (Announcements and prayer requests  &  Children’s  Message)

 

T H E   W O R D

OLD  TESTAMENT  (insert)  -  Jeremiah 31:31-34

GRADUAL  (insert) 

EPISTLE  (insert)  -  Hebrews  5:7-9

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

GOSPEL  WITH  GOSPEL  PROCESSION (insert) Mark 9:2-9

                              (Versicles sung before and after reading)                    page 165

HYMN  OF  THE  DAY  -  “My Song Is Love Unknown”                        LW 91

SERMON:  “I Believe” essays by Confirmation Class

CREED  -  Nicene  Creed  (rise)  -                                                           page 166

PRAYERS  FOR  TODAY’S  NEED  AND  MISSIONS  -  (insert)

      (At the words: “Gracious God”

 the congregation responds:  “Hear our prayer for Jesus’ sake.  Amen.”

SHARING  OF  THE  PEACE  &  GREETINGS

T H E  W O R D  IN  THE  SUPPER

OFFERING – Sr. Choir: “Sing to the Lord” – Vivaldi-Hopson (Psalm 148)

OFFERTORY                                                                                           page 168

THE  PREFACE                                                                                       page 170

WORDS  OF  INSTITUTION                                                                 page 171

      (Communion prayers can be found on page 128)

COMMUNION  &  COMMUNION  HYMNS  -  (Continuous Communion)

          “Spirit of the Living God”  (see insert)

            “Be Still My Soul”  (see insert)

 

S E N D I N G

CANTICLE                                                                                               page 173

PRAYER  &  BENEDICTION                                                               page 174

HYMN  -  “Come to Calvary’s Holy Mountain”                                          LW 96

POSTLUDE  -  “Psalm XX”  -  Marcello

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ASSISTANTS  IN  TODAY’S  WORSHIP

Celebrant  .  .  .   Rev. David F. C. Wurster, Ph.D.                        Lector . . . George Merkt

Organist  .  .  .  .  Lois L. Jones                                         Prayer  Leader . . . Melissa Banas

Assistants  .  .  .   Fred Bartz Jr. & Chuck Yung

Welcomers . . . .  Russell Alessi Jr. & Carl Radtke

Acolytes  . . .  .  . Kristen Ball & Justin Karter

Ushers  .  .  .  .     Fred  Bartz  Jr.,  David  Carlson,  Mark  Thomas,  Paul  Thomas Jr.

                             Chuck  Yung

Altar  .  .  .  .  .  .  Jim & Judy Carr; Norrine Nagel; & Gretchen Putzman

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FLOWERS  -  Are given by Marilyn Young and Marjorie Yearke in memory of

                       their mother, Mildred Meissner.

SICK  -  Pastor & Stephanie Pittock; Ethel Krawczyk

TODAY  -  DEADLINE  for all Easter plants.  Please turn in your order forms, with money, to any committee member or the church office. (see insert)

ESSAYS  -  Today the Confirmation Class will read their essays.  “I believe . . .about God, people, God’s speaking to us, His will for me and why I want to be confirmed.  The second year class will be confirmed next Sunday.  Come and join us to celebrate their Affirmation of Baptism.  The Confirmands presenting their essays today are:  KRISTEN  BALL,  BERNARD  BRUENN,  JEREMY  CALZONE,*   JENNIFER  CARR,*    JUSTIN KARTER,  MELISSA  MILLER,   OLIVIA  MILLER,*   MOLLY  WEBSTER.*   (*7^th)

NEXT SUNDAY  -  Confirmation . . . Coffee hour after worship . . . Deadline for

                                  the May DOVE; please turn into church office all articles.

THIS  -  Tues.  -  12:00, Women’s Guild meeting; 1:30, Bible Study;  6:00, Servant

WEEK   Ministry; Wed.  -  Sixth Lenten Services – 10:30 and 7:00, (refreshments

              afterwards); 6:00, Worship Committee Meeting;   8:15 p.m., Sr. Choir;  Thurs.  -  9:30, Bible Study;  12:00, So.Buffalo Ecumenical Association, St. Paul United Church of Christ, 49 Indian Church Rd., Buffalo, NY; Discussion: “Islamic Faith & the Islamic Community.” Presenter: Imam M. Arif Desai, Call for reservations by tomorrow – 823-4077;  7:00, Sunday School Staff meeting.

MILITARY  PERSONNEL  - Mark Banas (grandson of Shirley Banas and brother of Melissa Banas);  Daniel Berner (grandson of Delores Landwehr);   William Colvin III (grandson of William & Leola Colvin); Bradley Kelly & Sean Kelly (grandsons of Wilson & Doris Baker);  Richard Lafferty (grandson of Delores Landwehr); Justin LeBlanc (son of Norman & Gloria LeBlanc); Gary Ross (son of Lorraine Ross and brother of Judy Hoffmann and Laura Karter); Martin See (nephew of Dennis & Sharon Croston).