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PRELUDE - “Chorale: Our Father Who Art In Heaven Above” - Bach

HYMN - “Awake, My Heart, With Gladness” – verses 1, 2, 5, 6 LW 128

INVOCATION & CONFESSION & ABSOLUTION - page 158

INTROIT & GLORIA PATRI (insert) - sung by all

KYRIE page 159

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

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

(Announcements and prayer requests & Children’s Message)

T H E W O R D

FIRST TESTAMENT (insert) - Acts 1:15-26

GRADUAL (insert) - sung by all

EPISTLE (insert) - I John 4:13-21

GRADUAL - (insert)

GOSPEL & GOSPEL PROCESSION - (insert) – John 17:11b - 19 (Versicles

sung before & after reading) page 165

HYMN OF THE DAY - “A Hymn of Glory Let Us Sing” LW 149

Verses 1, 2, 3, 7

SERMON: “Jesus Prays Us Deeper Into the World” - John 17:11 – 19 a

CREED - Nicene Creed (rise) - page 166

PRAYERS FOR TODAY’S NEED AND MISSIONS

At words of “Lord in Your mercy” –

Response of Congregation: “hear our prayer.”

SHARING OF THE PEACE & GREETINGS

T H E W O R D IN THE SUPPER

OFFERING – Sr. Choir: “Footprints In The Sand” – Angerman (see insert)

OFFERTORY page 168

THE PREFACE page 170

WORDS OF INSTITUTION page 171

COMMUNION & COMMUNION HYMNS -

(Prayers for Communion on page 128)

“O Come Let Us Adore Him” (see insert)

“Glorify Thy Name” (see insert)

“Lord, We Praise You” (see insert)

S E N D I N G

CANTICLE page 173

PRAYER & BENEDICTION page 174

HYMN - “My Jesus I Love Thee” (see insert)

POSTLUDE – “Chorale: Adorn Thyself, O My Soul” - Bach

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ASSISTANTS IN TODAY’S WORSHIP

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

Organist . . . . Lois L. Jones

Assistants . . . . . Jim Carr & Richard Landseadel Prayer Leader . . . Paul Thomas Jr.

Welcomers . . . Mark Thomas & Paul Thomas Jr.

Acolytes . . . . Melissa Miller & Olivia Miller

Ushers . . . . . Paul Yox, Erik Radtke, Julie Schmidt, Robert Schmidt Jr.,

Robert Schmidt Sr.

Altar . . . . . . Grace Belter, Mary Eitler, and Shirley Landseadel

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FLOWERS - Are given in memory of Fred Bartz Sr. by The Bartz Family - wife, Mary

Bartz; children/grandchildren: David, Claire, Stephanie & Jennifer Carlson; Fred Jr., Barbara, Matthew, & Sara Bartz.

SICK - Karen Kopta; Carl Carlson.

THIS - Mon. - 12:00, Quilting Group (bring lunch); 12:00, L.S.S. Women’s Auxiliary,

WEEK Camp Pioneeer; 1:30, Bible Study; 7:00, Church Council; Thurs. - 9:30, Bible

Study; 12:00, Golden Agers.

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BIRTH - Erin Lauren, (daughter of Brian & Lynn Leahy and granddaughter of Jean

O’Keeffe) born – May 28, 2003.

ANNIVERSARY - Mark & Carolyn Feider’s 35^th today.

NEXT SUNDAY - Potluck luck luncheon after worship (see insert) before the McKinley Circle Parade at 2:00 p.m. Sign up sheets in the upper parish hall.

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); Paul Landwehr Jr. (son of Paul Sr. & Sue Landwehr); Justin LeBlanc (son of Norman & Gloria LeBlanc); Michael Reiter (son of Erika Bruenn, and brother of Bernie & Emily Bruenn); Gary Ross (son of Lorraine Ross and brother of Judy Hoffmann and Laura Karter); Martin See (nephew of Dennis & Sharon Croston).

OFFERING UPDATE - Weekly current collected May 25, 2003 - $1,728.50;

Weekly current needed - $3,535.75; Weekly attendance – 102

Today you have an opportunity to participate in the Eastern District Scholarship Fund. You will find a bulletin insert included that gives you information about this special observance. Attached to it you will find an offering envelope, which you may use to make your gift today. Please place your gift in this envelope and put in the offering plate. Our convention delegate will carry all gifts received today to be offered along with the gifts of many others across our district at the opening service of our District Convention. If you chose to make your gift at a later time, please mail your gift in the postage paid envelope. All gifts will be tracked and our congregation will be recognized for all gifts received.

STRAWBERRY SOCIAL - Sunday, June 15, 2003 after worship. Tickets available from Renee Richards, Kim Alessi, Fred Bartz Jr., and Jim Carr. Adults: $3.00; 2 – 5: $1.50; under 2 free.

WOMEN’S GUILD - Salad Bar/Penny Sale, Wednesday, June 11, 121:00 noon; tickets: $6.00 from Shirley Wilke. Please bring clean items for the sale. Example: hand lotion, cake & cookie mixes, knick-knacks, etc. Mark items “Women’s Guild/Penny Sale” and put in kitchen before Tuesday, June 10^th. We will gladly accept donations from anyone, not just Guild members.

AUDITIONS - For “The Prodigal Son”, tomorrow or Tuesday, 7:00 p.m., First Trinity Lutheran Church, 1570 Niagara Falls Blvd. Tonawanda;for men, women of all ages, teens age 16 and up. Performance Dates: August 21, 22, 23, & 24. See bulletin boards and call Jane Pecora – 691-4482 for more information.

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CELEBRATIONS THIS WEEK

BIRTHDAYS: Tues. - Christopher Hannen, Roy A. Sheppard, Carolynn Miller;

Wed. - Mark Feider, Olivia Miller; Thurs. - Kelly Swartz; Fri. - Donna Brady, Sharon Fettes, Arlene Forbach, Linda Yetman; Sat. - Matthew Hoffmann.

ANNIVERSARIES - Today - Mark & Carolyn Feider; Tues. - Robert & Carol Wolf;

Fri. - Norman Jr. & Gloria LeBlanc; Sat. - Richard & Sandra Cramer.

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CELEBRATIONS THIS WEEK