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MARCH 15, 2020THIRD SUNDAY IN LENTSERVANTS OF THE LORD THIS WEEKNURSERY: Volunteers NeededGREETERS: 7:45- Barlow Family/10:30-Irene G/Sandy RACOLYTE: 7:45- Sarah Barlow/10:30-Julia LoConteLECTOR: 7:45- Don Frankenfield /10:30- Judy IasielloLITURGIST: 7:45- Patty Stein/10:30- Marianne SandsSOUND SYSTEM: 7:45-Chris Chmela/10:30- Ken YoxheimerPROJECTOR: V olunteers NeededUSHERS: 7:45- Lauri & Joe Barlow/Josh Miller10:30– Jenn LoConte/Yvonne Frankenfield/Sharon BraniganCOMMUNION: 7:45- Patty S /10:30-Marianne S/Terry & Judy I/Bob HALTAR GUILD: Jan Stryker/Sharon BraniganPHONETREE: Jenn LoContePRAYER CARE: 7:45- Pat Gilbert/10:30-Wendy Harwick/Jan StrykerCOUNTERS: Bob Harwick/Karen Brown/Kathy BallekHOSPITALITY: 7:45-Marty Erney/10:30-Wendy HarwickALTAR FLOWERS ARE SPONSORED BY:Holy CrossBULLETINS ARE SPONSORED BY:Holy Cross Evangelical Lutheran Church2700 Jacksonville Road, Bethlehem, PA 18017Office (610) 867-6231 † Holycrossoffice@rcn.comPastor (610) 867-9725 † Holycrosspastor@rcn.comPreschool (610) 867-9735 † FAX (610) 867-3755www.holycrossbethlehem.orgCHURCH STAFFRev. David L. Brown, Pastor † Ruthann Kistler, Christian Ed. Dir.Nancy Cook, Music Director † Lynden Stryker, SecretaryJim Steiner, Sexton†Karen Steiner, Pre-schoolLisa Wechsler, Bookkeeper † Glade Schroeter, W ebmasterSUNDAY SCHEDULEWorship - 7:45 AM & 10:30 AM † Sunday School - 9:15 AM(Holy Communion 1st, 3rd & 5th Sundays & Major Feasts)Hymns used by permission of OneLicense.net #A-714282.Scriptures taken from the Holy Bible NIV. Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society.Liturgy adapted from With One Voice Copyright 1995 by Augsburg Fortress, and Sundays and Seasons Copyright 2009 by Augsburg Fortress. Small Catechism reading adapted from Luther's LittleInstruction Book, Robert E. Smith, Concordia Theological Seminary, Ft. Wayne, IN.16HOLY COMMUNIONMARCH 15, 2020THIRD SUNDAY IN LENTWE GATHER IN GOD’S PRESENCEI was glad when they said to me, "Let us go to the house of theLORD."(Psalm 122:1)PRELUDE AND PREPARATIONDuring the prelude, prepare your heart for worship: read the introduction, find the Scripturereadings in your Bible orthe pew Bible, and pray.You may use this prayer:Bless us, O God, with areverent sense of Yourpresence, that we maybe at peace and mayworship You with allour mind and spirit;through Jesus Christour Lord. AMEN.INTRODUCTIONIn today’s gospel the Samaritan woman asks Jesus for water, an imageof our thirst for God.Jesus offers living water,a sign of God’s graceflowing from the watersof baptism. The earlychurch used this gospeland those of the next twoSundays to deepen baptismal reflection during the final days of preparation before baptism atEaster. As we journey to the resurrection feast, Christ comes among us inword, bath and meal—offering us the life-giving water of God’s mercyand forgiveness.WELCOME AND MEDITATION

CALL TO WORSHIP .Psalm 95:6-11“Glorious Things of Thee Are Spoken” (SBH # 152 2nd - favorite) (congregation: indented)Come, let us bow down in worship,let us kneel before the LORD our Maker;for He is our God and we are the people of His pasture,the flock under His care.Today, if you hear His voice,do not harden your hearts as you did at Meribah,as you did that day at Massah in the desert,where your fathers tested and tried Me,though they had seen what I did.For forty years I was angry with that generation;I said, “They are a people whose hearts go astray,and they have not known My ways.”So I declared on oath in My anger,“They shall never enter My rest.”GATHERING HYMN(Please rise.)“Come to Me, All Pilgrim Thirsty” (ELW # 777 verses 1-4)PASSING THE PEACEL: As we leave to serve the risen Lord in the power of His Spirit,let us share with one another some of the blessings of peace wehave received. (But please avoid physical contact.) The peaceof the Lord be with you.2C: And also with you. (Prayer15Care available after each service.)

3. “Bind Us Together” (Maj # 343 - favorite - Bob Gillman)INVOCATIONWE ARE SENT INTO GOD’S WORLDCome, let us walk in the light of the LORD! (Isaiah 2:5)POST COMMUNION PRAYER(Please rise.)C: God of mercy, we give Youthanks for seating us at Your table and serving us withthe food of eternal life. We who once were dead arenow living members of Your Son, awakened by thebreathing of Your Spirit. Send us out to awaken othersto the mystery of Your love, which is revealed to all theworld in the One Who came to give Himself away, JesusChrist our Lord. AMEN.L: Let us pray together:BLESSINGP: God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit watch over your goingout and your coming in, from this time forth and forevermore.C: AMEN.SENDING HYMN14( All may make the sign of the cross.)P: Blessed be the Holy Trinity, one God; the fountain of livingwater, the rock Who gave us birth, our light and our salvation.C: AMEN.CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESSP: Come, let us acknowledge our sin and seek God’s face, that wemay live.(Please kneel. Silence is kept for reflection.)P: Holy God,C: We confess that we have turnedaway from You and from our neighbors, and in towardourselves. We have sought security in possessions andthe place of power in relationships. We have trustedourselves most of all. Turn us back to You, O God. InYour mercy, forgive our sinfulness and cleanse us fromguilty and shame. Guide us on the path of freedom thatis Your gift to us in Christ our Lord. AMEN.P: Hear for yourselves: There is no condemnation for those whoare in Christ Jesus. In the waters of baptism grace abounds foryou and for all. God turns to you in love and puts away everysin, every wrong turn, for the sake of Jesus, the one God sentto save the world.C: AMEN.3

GREETING(Please rise.)P: From our God Who loves us with an everlasting love, Whobrings forth a new creation in Christ, Who leads us by the Spiritin the wilderness: Grace and abundant mercy be with you all.COMMUNION HYMNS (sung while others are receiving.)1. “Rock of Ages, Cleft for Me” (ELW # 623 - favorite)C: And also with you.WE PRAISE GOD’S NAMEWith one voice glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.“Let all the peoples praise him."(Romans 15:6,11)KYRIE(WOV p. 12) (Congregation sings bold)2. “Nothing But the Blood” (Maj # 249 - favorite - Robert Lowry)413

Remembering, therefore, His life, death, and resurrection, we awaitYour salvation for all this thirsty world. Pour out Your Spirit on thisholy food and on all the baptized gathered for this feast: wash awayour sin, that we may be revived for our journey by the love of Christ.Through Him all glory and honor is Yours, Almighty Father, with theHoly Spirit, in Your holy church, both now and forever.C: AMEN.THE LORD'S PRAYER (sung)(please be seated after “Amen”)Our Father, Who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name, Thykingdom 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 intotemptation, but deliver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom,and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen.PRAYER OF THE DAYINVITATION TO COMMUNIONL: The Lord be with you.L: Let us pray together:P: Come to Christ, broken and poured out for you.All who are baptized and trust in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior maypartake. Please fill out a communication card and hand it to the usher.For a gluten-free rice wafer say “Rice.” Grape juice is in the pre-filledglasses. Those not ready to receive communion may come for a blessing.LAMB OF GOD(WOV p 25)C: And also with you.C: Merciful God, the fountain ofliving water, You quench our thirst and wash away oursin. Give us this water always. Bring us to drink fromthe well that flows with the beauty of Your truththrough Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord, Who livesand reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, nowand forever. AMEN.RESPONSIVE READING .Psalm 95:1-7(congregation: indented)Come, let us sing for joy to the LORD;let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation.Let us come before Him with thanksgivingand extol Him with music and song.For the LORD is the great God,the great King above all gods.In His hand are the depths of the earth,and the mountain peaks belong to Him.The sea is His, for He made it,and His hands formed the dry land.Come, let us bow down in worship,let us kneel before the LORD our Maker;for He is our God and we are the people of His pasture,the flock under His care.125

PRAISE SONGP: It is indeed right and salutary that we should at all times and in all(Please sit.) “Gentle Shepherd”(Maj # 556 - requested favorite - William & Gloria Gaither)places offer thanks and praise to You, O Lord, holy Father, throughChrist our Lord. You bid Your people cleanse their hearts and prepare with joy for the paschal feast. Renew our zeal in faith and life,and bring us to the fullness of grace that belongs to the children ofGod. And so, with the Church on earth and the hosts of heaven, wepraise Your name and join their unending hymn:“Holy, Holy, Holy Lord” (WOV p 22)WELCOME VISITORSWE HEAR GOD’S WORDFor everything was written to teach us, so that by steadfastness and by theencouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope. (Romans 15:4)FIRST READING .Exodus 17:1-7 . .Pg. 114C: Thanks be to God.P: Word of God, Word of Life.SECOND READING Romans 5:1-11 . .Pg.C: Thanks be to God.P: Word of God, Word of Life.GOSPEL ACCLAMATION(Please rise.)“As the Deer Runs to the River” verse 1 (RW p 136) 61752PRAYER AND WORDS OF INSTITUTIONP: Holy God, our living water and our merciful guide, together with rivers and seas, wells and springs we bless and magnify You. You ledYour people Israel through the desert, and provided them water fromthe rock. We praise You for Christ, our rock and our water, Whojoined us in our desert, pouring out His life for the world.In the night in which He was betrayed, our Lord Jesus took bread,and gave thanks; broke it, and gave it to His disciples, saying:Take and eat; this is My body, given for you. Do this for the remembrance of Me.Again, after supper, He took the cup, gave thanks, and gave itfor all to drink, saying: This cup is the new covenant in Myblood, shed for you and for all people for the forgiveness ofsin. Do this for the remembrance of Me.11

WE RECEIVE CHRIST’S COVENANTAL MEALFor as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim theLord’s death until He comes. (1 Corinthians 11:26)THE GREAT THANKSGIVINGP: The LORD be with you.C: And also with you.P: Lift up your hearts.C: We lift them to the LORD.P: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.C: It is right to give our thanksand praise.10P: The Holy Gospel according to St. John, the 4th chapter.C: Glory to You, O Lord.GOSPEL .John 4:1-42 . . . Pg. 1651P: The Gospel of the Lord. C: Praise to You, O Christ.GOSPEL ACCLAMATIONSERMON“As the Deer Runs .” verse 2 (Please sit.) “Be Reconciled with God: Part 3 of 4”7