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Maundy Thursday 4/2

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  • Date April 1, 2026

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MAUNDY THURSDAY

APRIL 2, 2026

7:00 p.m.

AS WE GATHER 

On Thursday of Holy Week the church begins marking the final acts of our Lord’s Passion. This is a time of rich grace in which we observe the accomplishment of our salvation by Jesus.

Tonight’s service begins with an extended rite of confession – one meant to remind us of our mortality and need for salvation. The absolution which follows closes the Lenten season with a powerful statement of God’s forgiveness, given through the pastor as from God himself.

The readings and sermon this year conclude our Lenten midweek focus on God’s love “for us.” These highlight especially how his great love is expressed in Holy Communion.

Upon hearing the Word of God read and proclaimed, we will welcome our newest communicants and celebrate Holy Communion together on this night when the Supper was instituted.

Our worship concludes with the next section of Matthew’s passion account and the stripping of the altar – both of which demonstrate the depth of Christ’s servanthood and lead us into Good Friday.

PRELUDE                          When You Woke That Thursday Morning
                                                           Setting: Bernard Wayne Sanders 

CORPORATE CONFESSION AND ABSOLUTION                                     LSB 290       

Exhortation

I will go to the altar of God,
to God my exceeding joy.

Our help is in the name of the Lord,
who made heaven and earth.

Confessional Address

Beloved in the Lord, it is our intention to receive the Holy Supper of our Lord Jesus Christ,…

May the almighty and merciful God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, by His Holy Spirit, accomplish this in us.
Amen.

Having heard the Word of God, let us confess our sins to Him, imploring Him for the sake of His Son Jesus Christ to grant us forgiveness.

Kneel/Stand

Confession of Sins                                                                                                LSB 291

O almighty God, merciful Father, I, a poor, miserable sinner, confess unto You all my sins and iniquities with which I have ever offended You and justly deserved Your temporal and eternal punishment. But I am heartily sorry for them and sincerely repent of them, and I pray You of Your boundless mercy and for the sake of the holy, innocent, bitter sufferings and death of Your beloved Son, Jesus Christ, to be gracious and merciful to me, a poor, sinful being.

God be merciful to you and strengthen your faith.
Amen.

Do you believe that the forgiveness I speak is not my forgiveness but God’s?
Yes.

Let it be done for you as you believe.

Absolution                                                                                                            LSB 291

In the stead and by the command of my Lord Jesus Christ I forgive you all your sins in the name of the Father and of the T Son and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.

Blessing

Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely, and may your whole spirit, soul, and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. He who calls you is faithful; He will surely do it. Go in T peace.
Amen. 

HYMN  (Stand)         When You Woke That Thursday Morning            LSB 445

1        When You woke that Thursday morning,
Savior, teacher, faithful friend,
Thoughts of self and safety scorning,
Knowing how the day would end;
Lamb of God, foretold for ages,
Now at last the hour had come
When but One could pay sin’s wages:
You assumed their dreadful sum.
 

2        Never so alone and lonely,
Longing with tormented heart
To be with Your dear ones only
For a quiet hour apart:
Sinless Lamb and fallen creature,
One last paschal meal to eat,
One last lesson as their teacher,
Washing Your disciples’ feet.
 

3        What was there that You could give them
That would never be outspent,
What great gift that would outlive them,
What last will and testament?
“Show Me and the world you love Me,
Know Me as the Lamb of God:
Do this in remembrance of Me,
Eat this body, drink this blood.”
 

4        One in faith, in love united,
All one body, You the head,
When we meet, by You invited,
You are with us, as You said.
One with You and one another
In a unity sublime,
See in us Your sister, brother,
One in ev’ry place and time.
 

5        One day all the Church will capture
That bright vision glorious,
And Your saints will know the rapture
That Your heart desired for us,
When the longed-for peace and union
Of the Greatest and the least
Meet in joyous, blest communion
In Your never-ending feast.

PRAYER OF THE DAY 

The Lord be with you.
        And also with you.

Let us pray.  O Lord,  in this wondrous Sacrament You have left us a remembrance of Your passion.
     Grant that we may so receive the sacred mystery of Your
     body and blood that the fruits of Your redemption may
     continually be manifest in us; for You live and reign with the
     Father and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.  Amen. 

OLD TESTAMENT READING    (Be seated)                                   Exodus 24:3-11  

Moses came and told the people all the words of the Lord and all the just decrees. And all the people answered with one voice and said, “All the words that the Lord has spoken we will do.” And Moses wrote down all the words of the Lord. He rose early in the morning and built an altar at the foot of the mountain, and twelve pillars, according to the twelve tribes of Israel. And he sent young men of the people of Israel, who offered burnt offerings and sacrificed peace offerings of oxen to the Lord. And Moses took half of the blood and put it in basins, and half of the blood he threw against the altar. Then he took the Book of the Covenant and read it in the hearing of the people. And they said, “All that the Lord has spoken we will do, and we will be obedient.” And Moses took the blood and threw it on the people and said, “Behold the blood of the covenant that the Lord has made with you in accordance with all these words.”

Then Moses and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel went up, and they saw the God of Israel. There was under his feet as it were a pavement of sapphire stone, like the very heaven for clearness. And he did not lay his hand on the chief men of the people of Israel; they beheld God, and ate and drank.

This is the Word of the Lord.
        Thanks be to God. 

JUBILATION CHOIR                                                            Jesu, Lover of My Soul
                                                            Text: Charles Wesley  Setting: Henry Coleman

Jesu, lover of my soul  Let me to thy bosom fly
While the nearer waters roll  While the tempest still is high
Hide me, O my Savior hide  Till the storm of life is past
Safe into the haven guide  O receive my soul at last

Other refuge have I none  Hangs my helpless soul on thee
Leave, ah, leave me not alone  Still support and comfort me
ll my trust on thee is stayed  All my help from thee I bring
Cover my defenseless head  With the shadow of thy wing

Plenteous grace with thee is found  Grace to cover all my sin
Let the healing streams abound  Make and keep me pure within
Thou of life the fountain art   Freely let me take of thee
Spring thou up within my heart  Rise to all eternity 

NEW TESTAMENT READING                                                       Hebrews 9:11-22

When Christ appeared as a high priest of the good things that have come, then through the greater and more perfect tent (not made with hands, that is, not of this creation) he entered once for all into the holy places, not by means of the blood of goats and calves but by means of his own blood, thus securing an eternal redemption. For if the sprinkling of defiled persons with the blood of goats and bulls and with the ashes of a heifer sanctifies for the purification of the flesh, how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without blemish to God, purify our conscience from dead works to serve the living God.

Therefore he is the mediator of a new covenant, so that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance, since a death has occurred that redeems them from the transgressions committed under the first covenant. For where a will is involved, the death of the one who made it must be established. For a will takes effect only at death, since it is not in force as long as the one who made it is alive. Therefore not even the first covenant was inaugurated without blood. For when every commandment of the law had been declared by Moses to all the people, he took the blood of calves and goats, with water and scarlet wool and hyssop, and sprinkled both the book itself and all the people, saying, “This is the blood of the covenant that God commanded for you.” And in the same way he sprinkled with the blood both the tent and all the vessels used in worship. Indeed, under the law almost everything is purified with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness of sins.

This is the Word of the Lord.
        Thanks be to God. 

GOSPEL VERSE   (Stand)                                               from One and All Rejoice 

      O come, let us fix our eyes on Jesus,
the founder and perfecter of our faith,
who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross,
despising the shame,
and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.

GOSPEL READING                                                                        Matthew 26:17-29

The Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew, the 26th chapter.
        Glory to You, O Lord.

Now on the first day of Unleavened Bread the disciples came to Jesus, saying, “Where will you have us prepare for you to eat the Passover?” He said, “Go into the city to a certain man and say to him, ‘The Teacher says, My time is at hand. I will keep the Passover at your house with my disciples.’” And the disciples did as Jesus had directed them, and they prepared the Passover.

When it was evening, he reclined at table with the twelve. And as they were eating, he said, “Truly, I say to you, one of you will betray me.” And they were very sorrowful and began to say to him one after another, “Is it I, Lord?” He answered, “He who has dipped his hand in the dish with me will betray me. The Son of Man goes as it is written of him, but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would have been better for that man if he had not been born.” Judas, who would betray him, answered, “Is it I, Rabbi?” He said to him, “You have said so.”

Now as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and after blessing it broke it and gave it to the disciples, and said, “Take, eat; this is my body.” And he took a cup, and when he had given thanks he gave it to them, saying, “Drink of it, all of you, for this is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins. I tell you I will not drink again of this fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father’s kingdom.”

This is the Gospel of the Lord.
        Praise to You, O Christ. 

SERMON    (Be seated) 

Grace, mercy and peace be to you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior Jesus. Amen. Dear friends in Christ:

On Maundy Thursday the church transitions from the season of Lent into the very focused events of Holy Week. As such, the sermon on this night normally wraps up the year’s Lenten theme. That’s the case once again this year, with the exception that the theme will also appear on Good Friday and Easter Sunday. Our theme this year has been God’s great love for his created people – one that is very appropriate for these days too. And the hymn we’ve been singing to express this theme has one final stanza to explore, words that tell of the resurrection.

Central to this theme has been the phrase “for us.” The hymn uses the phrase thirteen times in its seven stanzas as it tells of the many things Jesus did for us. In tonight’s Gospel reading, the idea of “for us” gets mirrored by one word. And it’s a word that we might not immediately recognize as doing so. I’ll point it out and explain its meaning a little later in the sermon.

But first, let’s review what was going on in the reading itself. The events took place as Jesus gathered with his closest disciples in the Upper Room to share one last meal together. The meal was a very special one – the Passover. In this meal, God’s people recalled the time in the days of Moses when the angel of death had visited the firstborn of Egypt as God’s last and most potent plague but had passed over the children of Israel because they put the blood of a lamb on their doorpost. On that night many years ago, God saved the people of Israel with a mighty hand.

To highlight this salvation, the Passover was celebrated each year as a reminder. At the same time, Passover was more than a reminder too. For it bound the people of Israel to that long-ago night and made it real once again through its many courses and items – all of which showed in tangible ways that the cost had been great. On that night a lamb had been slain, bread had been baked, and preparations for a journey had been made – all costly endeavors.

The Passover meal that Jesus and his disciples celebrated would have been costly in the same way. And yet, there was also a greater cost that would be paid that night. Much greater. For Jesus would soon be betrayed into the hands of sinful men, tried in an unfair court, and be sentenced to death. The cost for Jesus would be his life.

During the course of the meal, that cost began to emerge. It did so first as Jesus mentioned his betrayal. A betrayal, whatever that meant, would no doubt lead to difficult things.

Then Jesus began to deviate from the prescribed sayings of the Passover and add his own content instead. And this is when the disciples really knew that things were going to be different. They would have been especially struck as Jesus gave his disciples the bread and the cup and told them that they were receiving his very body and blood. After this, he explained that this blood was “poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.”

In saying these things, Jesus was telling them that his life would be sacrificed for the sins of the world. The disciples probably didn’t understand this at the time. But later they would recall his words and figure out what he meant. They would realize – even more than before – that Jesus was not just another rabbi nor another in a string of teachers peddling their wares in the face of Roman oppression. No, he was the very Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world.

You and I are here this evening because we realize this too. In Jesus, we know we have a Savior – one who sacrificed his life for our sins.

When we come together to partake of his Holy Supper, we remember this. At the same time, we aren’t just remembering; we are receiving something new as well. Our Lord’s Supper is a gift that strengthens us and heals us each time we receive it. The Supper conveys God’s grace right into us.

How wonderful it is to receive the Supper on this night when it was instituted! And how wonderful it is to welcome new young communicants too, on this day of their First Communion!

But now let me circle back to that word in tonight’s reading that speaks to our theme of “for us.” You may have noticed that Matthew, in his description of the Supper, quotes Jesus as saying that his blood was poured out “for many.” And you may be wondering why he says this instead of saying “for everyone” or even “for you”? In Luke and Paul’s description of the Supper, Jesus says “for you.” So, why not here?

Each of the Biblical writers describes the Supper a little differently. And each includes certain words and phrases that are unique to their own telling. The way to understand this is to know that all these words and phrases were spoken that night at some point and that each of the writers chose which ones they would include. This is the way we understand all the differences in the Gospel narratives.

In some cases, we can see why a particular writer might choose to include or omit a certain word or phrase. In most cases we can’t.

In the case of the phrase “for many,” we know that these words are not suggesting that Jesus’ sacrifice isn’t for everyone. Jesus died for the sins of the whole world – as the scriptures make abundantly clear. God wants everyone to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.

Instead, the phrase “for many” is likely given so that we would understand Christ’s salvation as more than just a personal gift. His salvation is given to others too. Choosing this word perhaps rounds out our comprehension of the sacrament, with the phrase “for you” making the message personal and the phrase “for many” making it go beyond us.

When we hear the words “for many,” we normally think of this as a limiting phrase. And in one way a limiting notion would be appropriate here, since not everyone accepts Jesus’ salvation.

But the real purpose of the phrase is to indicate inclusion. In its proper interpretation, “for many” means “for all.” We know this because the Greek phrase simply serves as a contrast to the number one. It stands in for a greater number – whatever that number is. We in the United States use a version of this in our phrase “e pluribus unum.” This motto of our country, meant to describe all of us, translates: “out of many, one.” It’s a Latin phrase employing the same word usage that is found in Greek.

This usage is also found in another statement of Jesus – one that occurs just a few chapters before his Supper description. There Jesus says: “For the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many” (t. 20:28). Again, the word “many” is simply a contrast to one, not a limited number.

The usage is also found near the end of the great “suffering servant” song of Isaiah 53. In fact, Jesus likely had these words in mind when he made his statements. We will read these words from Isaiah at our service tomorrow.

In his Supper, Jesus gives of himself in a way unlike anyone or anything else. No god except Jesus gives of his own flesh and blood for the salvation of the world. And Jesus’ new words and actions punctuate this understanding of God’s work.

At the same time, God had acted in similar ways before. Think back for a moment to our Old Testament Reading from Exodus 24. There Moses took the sacrifice and put it upon the altar and upon the people. He then took Aaron, Nadab, Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel up Mount Sinai. The text says, “And they saw the God of Israel” (v. 10). This sight did not harm the elders as one might expect, nor did God lay a hand upon them. We read that “They beheld God and ate and drank” (v. 11).

Only those who are holy and pure may enter into the presence of God. The men’s holiness came because a right sacrifice had been made and because the blood from that sacrifice had been sprinkled upon them. They therefore entered into the presence of God as his children, holy and beloved. After this, they ate and drank to show that they were at peace with God.

This Old Testament feast can help shed light on ours. For in the same way, Jesus’ blood was shed for you on the cross, which means that the sacrifice that atones for your sin has been made. Through it, you have been washed and made clean in the blood of the Lamb.

When I teach the First Communion classes to our kids, I always include two skits – for educational purposes, yes, but also to have a little fun. One of the skits is meant to reinforce our teaching on the real presence. The other is meant to show the blessing of having our guilt taken away. The skit has a “guilt” character who sticks hard to the young person struggling with their guilt and taunts them too. But then Jesus comes and takes that guilt away. Jesus takes the guilt upon himself and takes it to the cross. What a relief it is to be free of guilt!

Two Sundays ago, we sang a hymn that speaks to this. It says: “Not all the blood of beasts on Jewish altars slain could give the guilty conscience peace or wash away the stain. But Christ, the heavenly Lamb, takes all our sins away; a sacrifice of nobler name and richer blood than they.”

On this night when he instituted his Supper, we are invited to come again to his table and receive the gifts which only he can give – gifts given for us and for you. And having received them, we may then rest in his peace.

May you know this peace always. In the name of Jesus. Amen. 

HYMN      (Stand)                 Go To Dark Gethsemane                                LSB 432 

1        Go to dark Gethsemane,
All who feel the tempter’s pow’r;
Your Redeemer’s conflict see,
Watch with Him one bitter hour;
Turn not from His griefs away;
Learn from Jesus Christ to pray.
 

2        Follow to the judgment hall,
View the Lord of life arraigned;
Oh, the wormwood and the gall!
Oh, the pangs His soul sustained!
Shun not suff’ring, shame, or loss;
Learn from Him to bear the cross.
 

3        Calv’ry’s mournful mountain climb;
There, adoring at His feet,
Mark that miracle of time,
God’s own sacrifice complete.
“It is finished!” hear Him cry;
Learn from Jesus Christ to die.
 

4        Early hasten to the tomb
Where they laid His breathless clay;
All is solitude and gloom.
Who has taken Him away?
Christ is ris’n! He meets our eyes.
Savior, teach us so to rise.
 

APOSTLES’ CREED                                                                    Hymnal, back cover 

I believe in God, the Father Almighty,
     maker of heaven and earth. 

And in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord,
     who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,
     born of the virgin Mary,
     suffered under Pontius Pilate,
     was crucified, died and was buried.
     He descended into hell.
     The third day He rose again from the dead.
     He ascended into heaven
     and sits at the right hand of God the Father Almighty.
     From thence He will come to judge the living and the dead. 

I believe in the Holy Spirit,
     the holy Christian Church,
          the communion of saints,
     the forgiveness of sins,
     the resurrection of the body,
     and the life ✠ everlasting. Amen.

RITE OF FIRST COMMUNION PRIOR TO CONFIRMATION 

OFFERING

Offerings support the church’s mission work – both here and through our many partners. Offerings may be placed in the box at the sanctuary entrance or sent to the church through our website or the mail. Fellowship Cards help us welcome new people and track participation. Please fill one out and place it in the offering box following the service. 

PRAYERS OF THE CHURCH    (Kneel)

Let us pray for the whole Church of God in Christ Jesus and for all people according to their needs. 

Everlasting Father, Your Son offered Himself through the eternal Spirit as a sacrifice without blemish. By this sacrifice, purify our conscience from dead works, that we may serve You always in newness and holiness of life. Lord, in Your mercy, hear our prayer. 

O Lord, as Your people of old pledged to keep all that You had spoken, let us be found faithful in doctrine and practice. Break and hinder the counsels of those who hate Your Word and who, by corrupt teaching, would destroy it. Give Your Church faithful pastors and church workers. Enlighten them with the knowledge of Your glory, that they may know the riches of Your heavenly grace and, in peace and righteousness, serve You, the only God. Lord, in Your mercy, hear our prayer. 

Almighty God and Father, be the source of strength and comfort in every home. Bless the children of our families, that every darkness would be lightened by Your Son’s gracious visitation. Preserve them from dangers to body and soul, guide them by Your Word in wise paths, and keep them firm in the faith until life’s end. Lord, in Your mercy, hear our prayer. 

Amid plagues, enemies, and a world filled with conflict and terror, give us wise leaders, O Lord, and preserve us from harm. Guide those who make and administer our laws to act prudently. Give to all judges knowledge to render justice with mercy. Protect all military, emergency and medical workers here and abroad. Lord, in Your mercy, hear our prayer. 

Lord God of Israel, we rally to Your altar in the wilderness of this world. Hear our prayers for those on our prayer list and for those we name in our hearts… Relieve their suffering, comfort them with Your Word, and nourish them in body and soul. Lord, in Your mercy, hear our prayer.

 Gracious Lord, Your Son gathered His disciples on the night He was betrayed and gathers us on this night to receive His Holy Supper. Forgive our sins by this Sacrament and sanctify us to proclaim with boldness His death until He comes. Lord, in Your mercy, hear our prayer.

Holy God, we thank You that You have made us Your holy people, cleansed and redeemed by the blood of Your Son. Grant that we, Your priests serving under Christ our High Priest, may now offer living sacrifices in prayer and good works. Lord, in Your mercy, hear our prayer.

 Graciously receive our prayers, deliver and preserve us, for to You alone we give all glory, honor and worship, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

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SERVICE OF THE SACRAMENT 

PREFACE TO HOLY COMMUNION         

The Lord be with you.
And with thy spirit.

Lift up your hearts.
We lift them up unto the Lord.

Let us give thanks unto the Lord, our God.
It is meet and right so to do. 

   It is truly good right and salutary…evermore praising You and saying: 

SANCTUS  

Holy, holy, holy Lord God of Sabaoth;
heav’n and earth are full of Thy glory.
Hosanna, hosanna, hosanna in the highest.
Blessed is He, blessed is He, blessed is He that cometh in the name of the Lord.
Hosanna, hosanna, hosanna in the highest. 

THE LORD’S PRAYER 

Our Father who art in heaven,
     hallowed be Thy name,
     Thy kingdom 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 into temptation,
     but deliver us from evil.
For Thine is the kingdom
     and the power and the glory
     forever and ever. Amen.

THE WORDS OF OUR LORD 

PAX DOMINI  

The peace of the Lord be with you always.
   Amen. 

AGNUS DEI 

     O Christ, Thou Lamb of God, that takest away the sin of the world,
         have mercy upon us.
     O Christ, Thou Lamb of God, that takest away the sin of the world,
         have mercy upon us.
     O Christ, Thou Lamb of God, that takest away the sin of the world,
         grant us Thy peace. Amen. 

DISTRIBUTION  (Be seated)    

Those wishing to commune at the foot of the steps should come forward first. Those wishing to commune at the altar rail should come forward after these, front rows first, from both sides of the aisle. After receiving, all should return to their seats. A common dismissal will be given at the end. 

COMMUNION HYMN     Now, My Tongue, the Mystery Telling          LSB 630

1      Now, my tongue, the myst’ry telling
Of the glorious body sing,
And the blood, all price excelling,
Which the Gentiles’ Lord and King,
Once on earth among us dwelling,
Shed for this world’s ransoming.
 

2      Giv’n for us, and condescending
To be born for us below,
He with us in converse blending
Dwelt, the seed of truth to sow,
Till He closed with wondrous ending
His most patient life of woe.
 

3      That last night at supper lying
Mid the Twelve, His chosen band,
Jesus, with the Law complying,
Keeps the feast its rites demand;
Then, more precious food supplying,
Gives Himself with His own hand.
 

4      Word made flesh, the bread He taketh,
By His word His flesh to be;
Wine His sacred blood He maketh,
Though the senses fail to see;
Faith alone the true heart waketh
To behold the mystery.
 

    5      Glory let us give and blessing
To the Father and the Son,
Honor, thanks, and praise addressing,
While eternal ages run;
Ever too His love confessing
Who from both with both is One.

PRAYER    (Stand) 

PASSION READING                                                                       Matthew 26:30-35

And when they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives. Then Jesus said to them, “You will all fall away because of me this night. For it is written, ‘I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.’ But after I am raised up, I will go before you to Galilee.” Peter answered him, “Though they all fall away because of you, I will never fall away.” Jesus said to him, “Truly, I tell you, this very night, before the rooster crows, you will deny me three times.” Peter said to him, “Even if I must die with you, I will not deny you!” And all the disciples said the same. 

THE STRIPPING OF THE ALTAR   (Be seated)                     Aria    Flor Peeters 

+ We leave in silence +

 

THOSE SERVING IN OUR MIDST:

Greeter: Jason Starck
Comm. assist: Jill Hecht
Reader: Dave Oaks
Acolyte: Noah Starck

 

Friday, April 3                                          Good Friday Worship – 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, April 4                                      Easter Vigil Worship – 7:00 p.m.
Sunday, April 5                                         Easter Worship – 8:00 and 10:30 a.m.

 

Special for Easter:        Easter Breakfast between 9 and 10:30 a.m.
Children’s Easter Egg Hunt – 10:00 a.m.

 

 

Acknowledgments

Unless otherwise indicated, Scripture quotations are from the ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Created by Lutheran Service Builder © 2026 Concordia Publishing House.

198 O Come, Let Us Fix Our Eyes on Jesus Text: Hebrews 12:2, alt. Tune: Mark L. Bender, b. 1951 Text: © 2001 Crossway Bibles. Used by permission: OAR Hymn License no. 110005326 Tune: © 2009 Concordia Publishing House. Used by permission: OAR Hymn License no. 110005326

445 When You Woke That Thursday Morning Text: Jaroslav J. Vajda, 1919–2008 Tune: Marty Haugen, 1950 Text: © 1991 Concordia Publishing House. Used by permission: LSB Hymn License no. 110005326 Tune: © 1987 GIA Publications, Inc. Used by permission: LSB Hymn License no. 110005326

436 Go to Dark Gethsemane Text: James Montgomery, 1771–1854 Tune: Richard Redhead, 1820–1901 Text and tune: Public domain

630 Now, My Tongue, the Mystery Telling Text: Thomas Aquinas, c. 1225–1274; tr. The Hymnal 1940 Tune: Chants ordinaires de l’Office Divin, Paris, 1881 Text: © The Church Pension Fund. Used by permission: LSB Hymn License no. 110005326 Tune: Public domain

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