Pinawa Lutheran Church

A congregation of the ELCIC and
The Brokenhead Shared Ministry
Altruism, Stewardship, Faith, and Cooperation
4th Sunday of Easter
May 11, 2025
Officiating: Pastor Kolleen Karlowsky-Clark
Evangelical Lutheran Worship
Setting Ten – Page 203

THANKSGIVING FOR BAPTISM
Alleluia! Christ is risen.   Christ is risen, indeed. Alleluia!
In the name of ☩ the One who was, who is, and who is to come. Amen
Baptized into Christ’s death and resurrection, and called to live the baptized life, let us give thanks for the gifts of baptism.
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Holy God, we give you thanks for the waters of baptism, waters that make a people your own, that restore to wholeness, and empower us to be witnesses in your name.
Baptized into you, O Living One, make us one as you are one.

We give you thanks for the waters of baptism, waters that strengthen believers and give new life to beloved servants of your church; waters that extend your boundless love and cross barriers of our own making.
Baptized into you, O Living One, make us one as you are one.

We give you thanks for the waters of baptism, waters that open the hearts of believers and give a voice in the night to those in captivity; waters that set your people on a new path, rejoicing in the Spirit’s power.
Baptized into you, O Living One, make us one as you are one.

Grant us grace, love, and life, O Living One that our every day is shaped by these waters that give us our very lives in you. 
We ask this in the name of Jesus, the Crucified and Risen One.    Amen

Gathering Song	Hymn 641 - All Are Welcome
Greeting

PRAYER OF THE DAY: O God of peace, you brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus Christ, the great shepherd of the sheep. By the blood of your eternal covenant, make us complete in everything good that we may do your will, and work among us all that is well-pleasing in your sight, through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.  Amen

First ReadinG: Acts 9:36-43
Dorcas was a faithful and devoted woman of charity in the community of Joppa. Her kindness and her work with clothing were well-known, especially to the widows in town. When she fell ill and died, Peter raised her back to life through the power of prayer.
36 Now in Joppa there was a disciple whose name was Tabitha, which in Greek is Dorcas. She was devoted to good works and acts of charity. 37 At that time she became ill and died. When they had washed her, they laid her in a room upstairs. 38 Since Lydda was near Joppa, the disciples, who heard that Peter was there, sent two men to him with the request, “Please come to us without delay.” 39 So Peter got up and went with them; and when he arrived, they took him to the room upstairs. All the widows stood beside him, weeping and showing tunics and other clothing that Dorcas had made while she was with them. 40 Peter put all of them outside, and then he knelt down and prayed. He turned to the body and said, “Tabitha, get up.” Then she opened her eyes, and seeing Peter, she sat up. 41 He gave her his hand and helped her up. Then calling the saints and widows, he showed her to be alive. 42 This became known throughout Joppa, and many believed in the Lord. 43 Meanwhile he stayed in Joppa for some time with a certain Simon, a tanner.
 
Psalm 23
 1 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not be in want.
 2 The Lord makes me lie down in green pastures
  and leads me beside still waters.
 3 You restore my soul, O Lord,
  and guide me along right pathways for your name’s sake.
 4 Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I shall fear no evil; for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.
 5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies;
  you anoint my head with oil, and my cup is running over.
 6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life,
  and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.
Second Reading: Revelation 7:9-17
Christ is the shepherd who leads his faithful to springs of the water of life. Christ is also the lamb who vanquishes sin and suffering.
9 After this I looked, and there was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, robed in white, with palm branches in their hands. 10 They cried out in a loud voice, saying,
 “Salvation belongs to our God who is seated on the throne, and to the Lamb!”
11 And all the angels stood around the throne and around the elders and the four living creatures, and they fell on their faces before the throne and worshiped God, 12 singing,
 “Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom
 and thanksgiving and honor and power and might
 be to our God forever and ever! Amen.”
  13 Then one of the elders addressed me, saying, “Who are these, robed in white, and where have they come from?” 14 I said to him, “Sir, you are the one that knows.” Then he said to me, “These are they who have come out of the great ordeal; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
 15 For this reason they are before the throne of God,
  and worship him day and night within his temple,
  and the one who is seated on the throne will shelter them.
 16 They will hunger no more, and thirst no more;
  the sun will not strike them, nor any scorching heat;
 17 for the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd,
  and he will guide them to springs of the water of life,
 and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.”

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION: 	 Alleluia!		Page 205
The Holy Gospel according to John 10:22-30 	Glory to you, O Lord.

22 At that time the festival of the Dedication took place in Jerusalem. It was winter, 23 and Jesus was walking in the temple, in the portico of Solomon. 24 So the Jews gathered around him and said to him, “How long will you keep us in suspense? If you are the Messiah, tell us plainly.
” 25 Jesus answered, “I have told you, and you do not believe. The works that I do in my Father’s name testify to me; 26 but you do not believe, because you do not belong to my sheep. 27 My sheep hear my voice. I know them, and they follow me. 28 I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one will snatch them out of my hand. 29 What my Father has given me is greater than all else, and no one can snatch it out of the Father’s hand. 30 The Father and I are one.”

The Gospel of the Lord.  Praise to you, O Christ.

SERMON
HYMN OF THE DAY	Hymn 396 – Spirit of Gentleness

PRAYERS OF INTERCESSION				Page 206
PEACE						
OFFERING:  Offering plate is on the entrance table.
What have we to offer? What have we to share?
Coins from the coffer, hearts filled with care.
God will not falter; so let us dare lay it at the altar there.

What have we to offer? What have we to bring?
Love, ripe with laughter; hope that we can sing;
dreams of what we’re after; promises of when. Lay it at the altar then.

What have we to offer? What have we to give?
Eyes that are wide open; lies that we won’t live;
truth that must be spoken; justice somehow. Lay it at the altar now.

What have we to offer? What have we to give?
Lives ………. we will live.	

OFFERING PRAYER: Risen One, you have gathered us around your table of grace along with these gifts we bring. Come among us again, breathe your life into us, and enliven us with this meal, that we may live as your risen body in the world. 	Amen

GREAT THANKSGIVING				Page 206
LORD’S PRAYER					Page 208
COMMUNION
BLESSING
SENDING SONG	Hymn 629 - Abide with Me
 DISMISSAL
*************************************************************************************** BIBLE STUDY:  3rd & 5th Thursdays of the month – 10am.  All are welcome. IRONWOOD SERVICE:  4th Sunday of the month – 1:30pm.

PEROGY SUPPER: Lutheran Church of the Cross, LdB, 6pm - doors open    5pm. Tickets in advance from Len 204-268-0054.  $20/person

Pastor Kolleen Karlowsky-Clark - kkarlowskyclark@gmail.com
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