Immanuel Lutheran Church
& University Student Center
2104 Bob Billings Parkway
Lawrence, Kansas 66049-2722
(785) 843-0620 ♦(785) 843-1576 (fax)
[email protected]
website: ImmanuelLawrence.org
A Stephen Ministry Congregation
Sunday of the Passion
Palm Sunday
March 29, 2015
Pastor: Rev. Randall L. Weinkauf
Worship Services at 8:30AM & 11:00AM
Sunday School & Bible Classes (all ages) at 9:45AM
Our Mission: To share God’s love in Jesus Christ by word and deed.
We Warmly Welcome You to Our Worship Services:
We welcome all visitors and pray that our worship will provide an opportunity for you to experience God’s
love. We invite you to return and share in our mission and ministry for our Savior.
Attendance Registration Books:
Please fill out the attendance registration book found in the hymnal holders on the backs of the pews and
chairs. Print neatly using complete name and address. Pass it down your row; after everyone has filled it
out, return it to the center isle to be collected by the ushers.
Holy Communion:
We proclaim that the body and blood of Christ are present with the bread and wine in the Sacrament for the forgiveness of sins and recommitment of our lives. Those able to examine themselves,
accept Jesus as their Savior, confess their sins, and acknowledge his true presence in the Sacrament
are welcome to partake. Holy Communion is offered with both common and individual cups (8:30 AM).
If you desire the common cup, wait for the server to bring it. The common cup is filled with wine. The
individual cups also have wine, except for the inner ring of cups in the serving tray, which hold white
grape juice. Gluten-free wafers are available. If you have questions, please speak to the Pastor. If you
would like assistance to the altar during communion, speak to an usher.
Nursery and Infant Care Rooms:
Nursery care is available for children under four years of age from 8:15am – 12:15pm on first floor; take
south elevator from narthex to first floor. The Infant Care Room with a changing table and rocker is located in Classroom 13 on the sanctuary level (second floor). Additional changing tables are available on the
sanctuary level in the family and men’s restrooms, in the women’s restroom located across the hall from
the Nursery in the lower level, and women’s restroom on the same floor as the Activity Center.
Sunday School:
Visitors: If you are visiting today and your child would like to attend Sunday school, please bring the child
to Rooms 14 and 15, east of the sanctuary where they will be directed to the appropriate classroom.
Fellowship Between Services:
Please join us for refreshments and socializing in the Activity Center. Thank you!
Special Needs:
Visual: Large print service folders services are available.
Worship service folders are available in Braille upon request.
Hearing: Hand held amplification receivers with ear pieces are available at the usher's table. Deaf and
Hard of Hearing attendees of the early service are encouraged to follow the American Sign Language
(ASL) translation of the liturgy as provided by volunteers of the parish's Deaf Ministry.
Mobility: Spaces in the center aisle next to the short pews in the sanctuary are reserved for wheelchairs,
scooters and seated walkers. In addition, two wheelchairs are available for use in the building. One is
located on first floor of the west accessible entrance near the elevator; the second is located in the coat rack
of the narthex near the sanctuary.
Please ask an usher to assist you if needed.
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INTRODUCTION
The first and second readings and psalm are the same this Sunday every year: Christ
empties himself of divine power and protection, willingly becoming vulnerable to those who
strike him and put him to death. With Christ we lament his suffering and all human suffering,
but expect God’s final vindication. Mark’s passion story begins with an unnamed woman
anointing his head, perhaps to proclaim him Messiah, and Jesus saying she has anointed
him beforehand for burial. Mark’s Easter story will begin with women going to anoint Jesus
for burial, only to find that he has been raised, God’s living Anointed One.
PRELUDE
“Les Rameaux” (The Palms)—Jean Langlais
“Jesus, in all his glory, entered Jerusalem, where the multitude greeted him
enthusiastically, crying out: Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is He who comes
in the name of the Lord, the King of Israel! Hosanna in the highest!”
PALM SUNDAY PROCESSION WITH PALMS
Those who wish to join the procession, please gather in the narthex and the two hallways
running north and south.
Stand
OPENING SENTENCES
P: Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord.
C: Hosanna in the highest.
HOLY GOSPEL—Mark 11:1-11
P: The holy gospel according to Mark.
C: Glory to you, O Lord.
When [Jesus and his disciples] were approaching Jerusalem, at Bethphage and
Bethany, near the Mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples and said to them, “Go into
the village ahead of you, and immediately as you enter it, you will find tied there a colt that
has never been ridden; untie it and bring it. If anyone says to you, ‘Why are you doing this?’
just say this, ‘The Lord needs it and will send it back here immediately.’” They went away
and found a colt tied near a door, outside in the street. As they were untying it, some of the
bystanders said to them, “What are you doing, untying the colt?” They told them what Jesus
had said; and they allowed them to take it. Then they brought the colt to Jesus and threw
their cloaks on it; and he sat on it. Many people spread their cloaks on the road, and others
spread leafy branches that they had cut in the fields. Then those who went ahead and those
who followed were shouting,
“Hosanna!
Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord!
Blessed is the coming kingdom of our ancestor David!
Hosanna in the highest heaven!”
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Then he entered Jerusalem and went into the temple; and when he had looked around
at everything, as it was already late, he went out to Bethany with the twelve.
P: The gospel of the Lord.
C: Praise to you, O Christ.
BLESSING OF PALMS
P: The Lord be with you.
C: And also with you.
P: Let us pray. We praise you, O God, for redeeming the world through our Savior Jesus
Christ. Today he entered the holy city in triumph and was proclaimed messiah and king by
those who spread garments and branches along his way. Bless these branches and those
who carry them. Grant us grace to follow our Lord in the way of the cross, so that, joined to
his death and resurrection, we enter into life with you; through the same Jesus Christ, who
lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.
C: Amen.
PROCESSIONAL HYMN
“All Glory, Laud, and Honor”
[Tune: Valet will ich dir geben, LSB 442]
Refrain
All glory, laud, and honor to you, redeemer, king,
to whom the lips of children made sweet hosannas ring.
You are the king of Israel and David's royal Son,
now in the Lord's name coming, our King and Blessed One. Refrain
The company of angels are praising you on high;
creation and all mortals in chorus make reply. Refrain
The multitude of pilgrims with palms before you went.
Our praise and prayer and anthems before you we present.
Refrain
To you, before your passion, they sang their hymns of praise.
To you, now high exalted, our melody we raise. Refrain
Their praises you accepted; accept the prayers we bring,
Great author of all goodness, O good and gracious King. Refrain
Words: Theodulph of Orleans, c. 760-821. Tr. John Mason Neale, 1818-1866, alt. Public domain.
Music: Melchior Teschner, 1584-1635. Public domain.
P: Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord.
C: Hosanna in the highest.
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PRAYER OF THE DAY INTRODUCTION
P: As we now enter into the contemplation of the passion of our Lord Jesus Christ and
meditate on the salvation of the world through his sufferings, death, burial, and resurrection,
let us pray.
PRAYERS OF THE DAY
P: Everlasting God, in your endless love for the human race you sent our Lord Jesus Christ
to take on our nature and to suffer death on the cross. In your mercy enable us to share in
his obedience to your will and in the glorious victory of his resurrection; through Jesus
Christ, our Savior and Lord.
C: Amen.
P: Almighty God, we praise you for your servant Hans Nielsen Hauge, through whom you
have called the church to its tasks and renewed its life. Raise up in our day teachers and
prophets inspired by your Spirit, whose voices will give strength to your church and proclaim
the reality of your reign, through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord, who lives and reigns
with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.
C: Amen.
Sit
IMMANUEL RINGERS
“Hosanna, Loud Hosanna”—arr. by Barbara B. Kinyon
SERVICE OF THE WORD
FIRST READING—Isaiah 50:4-9a
(Please see back page of this worship folder.)
The image of the servant of the Lord is one of the notable motifs in the book of Isaiah. Today’s reading
describes the mission of the servant, whom early Christians associated with Jesus. Like Jesus, the servant
does not strike back at his detractors but trusts in God’s steadfast love.
After the reading:
A: The word of the Lord.
C: Thanks be to God.
PSALMODY—Psalm 31:9-16
P: Be gracious to me, O LORD, for I am in distress;
C: my eye wastes away from grief,
my soul and body also.
P: For my life is spent with sorrow,
C: and my years with sighing;
P: my strength fails because of my misery,
C: and my bones waste away.
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I am the scorn of all my adversaries,
a horror to my neighbors,
an object of dread to my acquaintances;
those who see me in the street flee from me.
I have passed out of mind like one who is dead;
I have become like a broken vessel.
For I hear the whispering of many—
terror all around!—
as they scheme together against me,
as they plot to take my life.
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But I trust in you, O LORD;
I say, “You are my God.”
My times are in your hand;
deliver me from the hand of my enemies and persecutors.
Let your face shine upon your servant;
save me in your steadfast love. (NRSV)
P: Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit;
C: as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen
SECOND READING—Philippians 2:5-11
(See back page of this worship folder.)
Christ did not act to attain status and glory but was obedient to God even to the point of death. Following
Christ’s example, we do not seek personal status or glory but care for others as God cared for us in
Christ’s death.
After the reading:
A: The word of the Lord.
C: Thanks be to God.
THE PASSION OF OUR LORD ACCORDING TO MARK
The passion story in Mark’s gospel presents Jesus as one who dies
abandoned by all. He shows himself to be the true Son of God by giving his
life for those who have forsaken him.
HYMN VERSE
Hymn 440
“Jesus, I Will Ponder Now,” stanza 1
P: The holy gospel according to Mark.
C: Glory to you, O Lord.
1. Jesus Anointed by the Woman (14:1–11)
It was two days before the Passover and the festival of Unleavened Bread. The chief
priests and the scribes were looking for a way to arrest Jesus by stealth and kill him; for
they said, “Not during the festival, or there may be a riot among the people.”
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While he was at Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at the table, a
woman came with an alabaster jar of very costly ointment of nard, and she broke open the
jar and poured the ointment on his head. But some were there who said to one another in
anger, “Why was the ointment wasted in this way? For this ointment could have been sold
for more than three hundred denarii, and the money given to the poor.” And they scolded
her. But Jesus said, “Let her alone; why do you trouble her? She has performed a good
service for me. For you always have the poor with you, and you can show kindness to them
whenever you wish; but you will not always have me. She has done what she could; she
has anointed my body beforehand for its burial. Truly I tell you, wherever the good news is
pro-claimed in the whole world, what she has done will be told in remembrance of her.”
Then Judas Iscariot, who was one of the twelve, went to the chief priests in order to
betray him to them. When they heard it, they were greatly pleased, and promised to give
him money. So he began to look for an opportunity to betray him.
2. Celebration of the Passover and Institution of the Lord’s Supper (14:12–26)
On the first day of Unleavened Bread, when the Passover lamb is sacrificed, his disciples said to him, “Where do you want us to go and make the preparations for you to eat the
Passover?” So he sent two of his disciples, saying to them, “Go into the city, and a man
carrying a jar of water will meet you; follow him, and wherever he enters, say to the owner
of the house, ‘The Teacher asks, Where is my guest room where I may eat the Passover
with my disciples?’ He will show you a large room upstairs, furnished and ready. Make
preparations for us there.” So the disciples set out and went to the city, and found
everything as he had told them; and they prepared the Passover meal.
When it was evening, he came with the twelve. And when they had taken their places
and were eating, Jesus said, “Truly I tell you, one of you will betray me, one who is eating
with me.” They began to be distressed and to say to him one after another, “Surely, not I?”
He said to them, “It is one of the twelve, one who is dipping bread into the bowl with me.
For the Son of Man goes as it is written of him, but woe to that one by whom the Son of
Man is betrayed! It would have been better for that one not to
have been born.”
While they were eating, he took a loaf of bread, and after
blessing it he broke it, gave it to them, and said, “Take; this is my
body.” Then he took a cup, and after giving thanks he gave it to
them, and all of them drank from it. He said to them, “This is my
blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many. Truly I tell
you, I will never again drink of the fruit of the vine until that day
when I drink it new in the kingdom of God.”
When they had sung the hymn, they went out to the Mount of
Olives.
HYMN VERSES
Hymn 618
“I Come, O Savior, to Your Table,” stanza 1
Hymn 619
“Thy Body, Given for Me, O Savior,” stanza 1
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3. Prediction of Peter’s Denial (14:27–31)
And Jesus said to them, “You will all become deserters; for it is written,
‘I will strike the shepherd,
and the sheep will be scattered.’
But after I am raised up, I will go before you to Galilee.” Peter said to him, “Even though all
become deserters, I will not.” Jesus said to him, “Truly I tell you, this day, this very night,
before the cock crows twice, you will deny me three times.” But he said vehemently, “Even
though I must die with you, I will not deny you.” And all of them said the same.
4. Jesus Prays in the Garden of Gethsemane (14:32–42)
They went to a place called Gethsemane; and he said to his disciples, “Sit here while I
pray.” He took with him Peter and James and John, and began to be distressed and agitated. And he said to them, “I am deeply grieved, even to death; remain here, and keep
awake.” And going a little farther, he threw himself on the ground and prayed that, if it were
possible, the hour might pass from him. He said, “Abba, Father, for you all things are possible; remove this cup from me; yet, not what I want, but what you want.” He came and
found them sleeping; and he said to Peter, “Simon, are you asleep? Could you not keep
awake one hour? Keep awake and pray that you may not come into the time of trial; the
spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.” And again he went away and prayed, saying
the same words. And once more he came and found them sleeping, for their eyes were very
heavy; and they did not know what to say to him. He came a third time and said to them,
“Are you still sleeping and taking your rest? Enough! The hour has come; the Son of Man is
betrayed into the hands of sinners. Get up, let us be going. See, my betrayer is at hand.”
HYMN VERSE
Hymn 436
“Go to Dark Gethsemane,” stanza 1
5. Judas’ Betrayal and the Arrest of Jesus (14:43–52)
Immediately, while [Jesus] was still speaking, Judas, one of the twelve, arrived; and with
him there was a crowd with swords and clubs, from the chief priests, the scribes, and the
elders. Now the betrayer had given them a sign, saying, “The one I will kiss is the man;
arrest him and lead him away under guard.” So when he came, he went up to him at once
and said, “Rabbi!” and kissed him. Then they laid hands on him and arrested him. But one of
those who stood near drew his sword and struck the slave of the
high priest, cutting off his ear. Then Jesus said to them, “Have you
come out with swords and clubs to arrest me as though I were a
bandit? Day after day I was with you in the temple teaching, and
you did not arrest me. But let the scriptures be fulfilled.” All of them
deserted him and fled.
A certain young man was following him, wearing nothing but a
linen cloth. They caught hold of him, but he left the linen cloth and
ran off naked.
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6. Jesus’ Trial before the Council (14:53–65)
They took Jesus to the high priest; and all the chief priests, the elders, and the scribes
were assembled. Peter had followed him at a distance, right into the courtyard of the high
priest; and he was sitting with the guards, warming himself at the fire. Now the chief priests
and the whole council were looking for testimony against Jesus to put him to death; but they
found none. For many gave false testimony against him, and their testimony did not agree.
Some stood up and gave false testimony against him, saying, “We heard him say, ‘I will
destroy this temple that is made with hands, and in three days I will build another, not made
with hands.’” But even on this point their testimony did not agree. Then the high priest stood
up before them and asked Jesus, “Have you no answer? What is it that they testify against
you?” But he was silent and did not answer. Again the high priest asked him, “Are you the
Messiah, the Son of the Blessed One?” Jesus said, “I am; and
‘you will see the Son of Man
seated at the right hand of the Power,’
and ‘coming with the clouds of heaven.’”
Then the high priest tore his clothes and said, “Why do we still need witnesses? You have
heard his blasphemy! What is your decision?” All of them condemned him as deserving
death. Some began to spit on him, to blindfold him, and to strike him, saying to him, “Prophesy!” The guards also took him over and beat him.
HYMN VERSE
Hymn 440
“Jesus, I Will Ponder Now,” stanza 2
7. Peter’s Denial (14:66–72)
While Peter was below in the courtyard, one of the servant-girls of the high priest came
by. When she saw Peter warming himself, she stared at him and said, “You also were with
Jesus, the man from Nazareth.” But he denied it, saying, “I do not know or understand what
you are talking about.” And he went out into the forecourt. Then the cock crowed. And the
servant-girl, on seeing him, began again to say to the bystanders, “This man is one of
them.” But again he denied it. Then after a little while the bystanders again said to Peter,
“Certainly you are one of them; for you are a Galilean.” But he began to curse, and he
swore an oath, “I do not know this man you are talking about.” At that moment the cock
crowed for the second time. Then Peter remembered that Jesus had said to him, “Before
the cock crows twice, you will deny me three times.” And he broke down and wept.
HYMN VERSES
Hymn 437
“Alas! and Did My Savior Bleed,” stanzas 1 and 2
8. Jesus before Pilate (15:1–15)
As soon as it was morning, the chief priests held a consultation with the elders and
scribes and the whole council. They bound Jesus, led him away, and handed him over to
Pilate. Pilate asked him, “Are you the King of the Jews?” He answered him, “You say so.”
Then the chief priests accused him of many things. Pilate asked him again, “Have you no
answer? See how many charges they bring against you.” But Jesus made no further reply,
so that Pilate was amazed.
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Now at the festival he used to release a prisoner for them, anyone for whom they asked.
Now a man called Barabbas was in prison with the rebels who had committed murder during
the insurrection. So the crowd came and began to ask Pilate to do for them according to his
custom. Then he answered them, “Do you want me to release for you the King of the Jews?”
For he realized that it was out of jealousy that the chief priests had handed him over. But the
chief priests stirred up the crowd to have him release Barabbas for them instead. Pilate
spoke to them again, “Then what do you wish me to do with the man you call the King of the
Jews?” They shouted back, “Crucify him!” Pilate asked them, “Why, what evil has he done?”
But they shouted all the more, “Crucify him!” So Pilate, wishing to satisfy the crowd, released
Barabbas for them; and after flogging Jesus, he handed him over to be crucified.
HYMN VERSE
Hymn 439 “O Dearest Jesus, What Law Have You Broken,” stanza 1
9. Jesus Mocked and Crucified (15:16–32)
Then the soldiers led him into the courtyard of the palace (that is, the governor’s headquarters); and they called together the whole cohort. And they clothed him in a purple cloak;
and after twisting some thorns into a crown, they put it on him. And they began saluting him,
“Hail, King of the Jews!” They struck his head with a reed, spat upon him, and knelt down in
homage to him. After mocking him, they stripped him of the purple cloak and put his own
clothes on him. Then they led him out to crucify him.
They compelled a passerby, who was coming in from the country, to carry his cross; it
was Simon of Cyrene, the father of Alexander and Rufus. Then they brought Jesus to the
place called Golgotha (which means the place of a skull). And they offered him wine mixed
with myrrh; but he did not take it. And they crucified him, and divided his clothes among
them, casting lots to decide what each should take.
It was nine o’clock in the morning when they crucified him. The
inscription of the charge against him read, “The King of the Jews.”
And with him they crucified two bandits, one on his right and one
on his left. Those who passed by derided him, shaking their heads
and saying, “Aha! You who would destroy the temple and build it
in three days, save yourself, and come down from the cross!” In
the same way the chief priests, along with the scribes, were also
mocking him among themselves and saying, “He saved others; he
cannot save himself. Let the Messiah, the King of Israel, come
down from the cross now, so that we may see and believe.” Those
who were crucified with him also taunted him.
HYMN VERSES
Hymn 451
“Stricken, Smitten, and Afflicted,” stanzas 1 and 2
10. The Death of Jesus (15:33–41)
When it was noon, darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon. At
three o’clock Jesus cried out with a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” which means,
“My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” When some of the bystanders heard it, they
said, “Listen, he is calling for Elijah.” And someone ran, filled a sponge with sour wine, put it
on a stick, and gave it to him to drink, saying, “Wait, let us see whether Elijah will come to
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take him down.” Then Jesus gave a loud cry and breathed his
last. And the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to
bottom. Now when the centurion, who stood facing him, saw that
in this way he breathed his last, he said, “Truly this man was
God’s Son!”
There were also women looking on from a distance; among
them were Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the
younger and of Joses, and Salome. These used to follow him
and provided for him when he was in Galilee; and there were
many other women who had come up with him to Jerusalem.
HYMN
Hymn 425
“When I Survey the Wondrous Cross”
11. Jesus’ Burial (15:42–47)
When evening had come, and since it was the day of Preparation, that is, the day before the sabbath, Joseph of Arimathea, a
respected member of the council, who was also himself waiting
expectantly for the kingdom of God, went boldly to Pilate and
asked for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate wondered if he were
already dead; and summoning the centurion, he asked him
whether he had been dead for some time. When he learned from
the centurion that he was dead, he granted the body to Joseph.
Then Joseph bought a linen cloth, and taking down the body,
wrapped it in the linen cloth, and laid it in a tomb that had been
hewn out of the rock. He then rolled a stone against the door of the tomb. Mary Magdalene
and Mary the mother of Joses saw where the body was laid.
P: The gospel of the Lord.
C: Praise to you, O Christ.
HYMN VERSE
Hymn 450
“O Sacred Head, Now Wounded,” stanza 5
Stand
PRAYER OF THE CHURCH
P: Led by Christ in our journey of repentance and moved by his compassion, let us pray
for the church, those in need, and all of God’s creation.
A brief silence
After each petition:
P: Lord, in your mercy,
C: hear our prayer.
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P: Into your hands, gracious God, we commend all for whom we pray, trusting in your
mercy; through Jesus Christ our Savior.
C: Amen.
Sit
GATHERING OF OFFERINGS
OFFERTORY
RECEIVING OF OFFERINGS
GATHERING OF ATTENDANCE SHEETS
(All members, visitors, and guests are asked to sign the red Record of Fellowship and
return it to the end of the row.)
Stand
OFFERTORY PRAYER
P: Let us pray. God our provider, you have not fed us with bread alone, but with words of
grace and life. Bless us and these your gifts, which we receive from your bounty, through
Jesus Christ our Lord.
C: Amen.
SERVICE OF THE SACRAMENT
PREFACE
P: 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 thanks and praise.
PROPER PREFACE
P: It is indeed right, our duty and our joy, that we should at all times and in all places give
thanks and praise to you, almighty and merciful God, through our Savior Jesus Christ;
whose suffering and death gave salvation to all. You gather your people around the tree of
the cross, transforming death into life. And so, with Hans Nielsen Hauge and all renewers of
the church, with all the choirs of angels, with all the faithful of every time and every place,
we praise your name and join their unending hymn:
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SANCTUS
EUCHARISTIC PRAYER
P: You are indeed holy, almighty and merciful God.
You are most holy,
and great is the majesty of your glory.
You so loved the world that you gave your only Son,
so that everyone who believes in him may not perish
but have eternal life.
We give you thanks for his coming into the world
to fulfill for us your holy will
and to accomplish all things for our salvation.
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 it for all to drink, saying:
This cup is the new covenant in my blood,
shed for you and for all people for the forgiveness of sin.
Do this for the remembrance of me.
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For as often as we eat of this bread and drink from this cup,
we proclaim the Lord's death until he comes.
Remembering, therefore, his salutary command,
his life-giving passion and death, his glorious resurrection and ascension,
and the promise of his coming again,
we give thanks to you, O Lord God Almighty,
not as we ought but as we are able;
we ask you mercifully to accept our praise and thanksgiving
and with your Word and Holy Spirit to bless us, your servants,
and these your own gifts of bread and wine,
so that we and all who share in the body and blood of Christ
may be filled with heavenly blessing and grace,
and, receiving the forgiveness of sin,
may be formed to live as your holy people
and be given our inheritance with all your saints.
To you, O God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit,
be all honor and glory in your holy church, now and forever.
C: Amen.
LORD’S PRAYER
C: 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.
INVITATION TO COMMUNION
P: Come to Christ, broken and poured out for you.
Sit
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DISTRIBUTION HYMNS
Choral anthem
“Lamb of God”
Words: Nicolaus Decius, 1531; tr., Arthur T. Russell
Music: German Chorale, 1540; arr. F. Melius Christiansen
Hymn 438
Hymn 420
“A Lamb Goes Uncomplaining Forth”
“Christ, the Life of All the Living”
Stand
POST-COMMUNION BLESSING
P: The body and blood of our Lord strengthen and preserve you steadfast in the true faith
to life everlasting.
C: Amen.
POST-COMMUNION PRAYER
P: Let us pray. Merciful God,
accompany our journey through these forty days.
Renew us in the gift of baptism,
that we may provide for those who are poor,
pray for those in need,
fast from self-indulgence,
and above all that we may find our treasure
in the life of your Son,
Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord.
C: Amen.
BENEDICTION
P: The Lord bless you and keep you.
The Lord make his face shine on you
and be gracious to you.
The Lord look upon you with favor
and  give you peace.
C: Amen.
CLOSING HYMN
Hymn 550
“Lamb of God”
POSTLUDE
Improvisation on “Lamb of God”
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COMMEMORATIONS FOR THE WEEK
March 29—Hans Nielsen Hauge, renewer of the church, died
1824
Hans Nielsen Hauge was a layperson who began preaching about
“the living faith” in Norway and Denmark after a mystical experience
that he believed called him to share the assurance of salvation with
others. At the time, itinerant preaching and religious gatherings held
without the supervision of a pastor were illegal, and Hauge was
arrested several times. He also faced great personal suffering: his
first wife died and three of his four children died in infancy.
March 31—John Donne, poet, died 1631
This priest of the Church of England is commemorated for his poetry
and spiritual writing. Most of his poetry was written before his
ordination and is sacred and secular, intellectual and sensuous. He
saw in his wife, Anne, glimpses of the glory of God and a human
revelation of divine love. In 1615 he was ordained and seven years
later he was named dean of St. Paul’s Cathedral in London. By that
time his reputation as a preacher was firmly in place. In his poem
“Good Friday, 1613. Riding westward,” he speaks of Jesus’ death on
the cross: “Who sees God’s face, that is self life, must die; What a
death were it then to see God die?”
April 4—Benedict the African, confessor, died 1589
Born a slave on the island of Sicily, Benedict first lived as a hermit
and labored as a plowman after he was freed. When the bishop of
Rome ordered all hermits to attach themselves to a religious
community, Benedict joined the Franciscans, where he served as a
cook. Although he was illiterate, his fame as a confessor brought
many visitors to the humble and holy cook, and he was eventually
named superior of the community. A patron saint of African
Americans, Benedict is remembered for his patience and
understanding when confronted with racial prejudice and taunts.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

From Sundays and Seasons.com. Copyright 2015 Augsburg Fortress. All rights reserved. Reprinted by
permission under Augsburg Fortress Liturgies Annual License #44406.
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New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright 1989, Division of Christian Education of the National
Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
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Please Join a Bible Study Group:
Tuesdays:
+ 4th Tues., LWML Women’s Bible Study, 7:00PM - Rm 205
Thursdays:
+ 9:30 a.m., “The Story” — Rm 205
Saturdays:
+ 8:00 a.m., Men’s Bible Study: “The Book of James”- Rm 205
*Sunday Morning (10:00AM) - Adults/Students/Youth:
+ Adults - “Our Suffering Savior” - AC
+ Youth - IFLY Bible Studies – Rm 105
+ iROCC - Middle Schoolers’ Class - Rm 205
* BIBLE CLASSES AND SUNDAY SCHOOL RESUME APRIL 12.
PLEASE PLAN TO JOIN US!
PLEASE JOIN US TODAY AT 11:00 A.M.
IN THE ACTIVITY CENTER FOR LUNCH AND FELLOWSHIP.
ALL ARE WELCOME!
SERVING IN THE LORD’S HOUSE TODAY
The Youth will assist in our worship today. Please thank them for their service.
Preaching:
Rev. Randy Weinkauf
Organist:
Sharon Hettinger
Special Music:
Jaycie Thaemert
Elders:
Jake Lahm & Scott O’Neal and Laura Crabtree (assistants)
Ushers:
Jackson Thaemert, Blake Jopp, Marek Koch, & Meredith Shaheed
Greeters:
Jakob Busch, Garrett Durr, Lydia Storm, & Ryan Lutz
Lay Readers:
Jaycie Thaemert & Marek Koch
Prayers of the Church: Derry Ferrell
Communion Care:
Jake Signor, Morgan Crabtree, & Olivia Ferguson
Acolyte:
Morgan Crabtree
Lay Caller:
Dudley Karstensen
Counters:
Julia Rose-Weston
Nursery Attendants: 8:15-12:15 – Samantha Landgrebe
CAMPUS ANNOUNCEMENTS
Welcome all students! Worship with us regularly and participate in ministries of our campus
group and congregation. Speak with Pastor Weinkauf about the opportunities.
JOIN US! for Holy Week Services – See the insert in today’s bulletin.
Thursday Bible Studies at KU will resume Apr. 9
8pm – Alcove B, Level 3, KU Student Union
LSF facebook link is at www.immanuel-lawrence.com!
Please be sure to put your Lawrence address and telephone number on attendance sheet
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Prayer Requests
“A Praying Church Is a Growing Church”
Members/friends in retirement centers/nursing homes/at home:
John Bond—Brookside, Overbrook
Harold Galyardt – The Windsor
Rev. Richard Kaczor– Pioneer Ridge
Lois Llewellyn, Jo Lutz, Jim Schubert, Andy Siler – at home
Special Prayer Requests:
Boldness in our mission for Jesus to our community and world.
Families to attend worship and Bible Study, and faithfully bring children to Sunday School.
Protection and care for those in the military, especially in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Our ministry to students, faculty, and staff of Kansas, Baker, and Haskell Universities.
For Healing:
For Julie Hammer
For Jim Schubert
For Harold Galyardt
For Andy Siler
For Wiley Scott
For Laura Frye, Tina Becker’s grandmother
For Lee Flachsbarth
For Lois Llewellyn
For Elois Allan
For Brian Nelson
For Ethan Sturgeon
For Taylor Springer
For Karyn Bredehoft
For Jo Lehman
For Christine, friend of Paul & Angela Signor
For Eric and Sara Huerter
For Nicholas Courtney, friend of Marek Koch
For Crystal, sister-in-law of June Floyd
For Lois Capps
For Scott Andersen, friend of Dudley & Charlotte Karstensen
For Barb Wells, friend of Kristel Lewis
For Carol Haberstock, sister of JoAnn Siler
For Jan Seal, friend of Christine Frese
For Bob & Kate Freeland, friends of Marty & Sheila Couchman
For Jen Nigro
For Pr. Don Miller’s sister, Marilyn
For Kriss Miller-Kruzel
For Comfort:
For Marilyn Lahm and family at the death of her husband, Kenneth Lahm
For friends and family of Max Dougherty at his death on March 23
For Sandra Studley and family at the death of her sister, Cindy Morrison
For Rev. Eugene Schmidt at the death of his wife, Carol Elaine Schmidt
For Laura Johnson, Blake & Abby, at the death of Laura’s husband Steve
For Sharon Hettinger’s friend Beth Fleming, at the death of her mother
For Eleanor Woodyard and family, at the death of her sister’s husband
For Kenny Titus’ coworker Sharron Holiday and family, at the death of her husband Leif
*Please inform the pastor when a name should be removed from the prayer list. Thank you.
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OPPORTUNITIES THIS WEEK:
Mar. 29 – Apr. 5, 2015
S=Sanctuary LL= lower level LIB=library (Rm 23) AC= Activity Center
Youth/Campus Room=Rm 105 North Classroom= Rm 205
Today
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Sunday of the Passion/Palm Sunday
7:55 AM
Handbell Choir Rehearsal - S
9:30 AM
Worship Service with Communion – S
11:00 AM
Congregational 5th-Sunday Pot Luck - AC
5:00 PM
Jr. Confirmation Classes – Rm 205
Monday
30
10:00 AM
Tuesday
Wednesday
31
1
Noon
1:00 PM
5:45 PM
Faithfully Fit Forever – Fellowship Hall at Trinity
(enter at SE door)
Holy Week Service – S (luncheon follows in AC )
Ministry to the Blind Committee – Rm 205
Deaf Ministry – Rm 105
Noon
Holy Week Service – S (luncheon follows in AC )
10:00 AM
Noon
7:45 PM
Faithfully Fit Forever – Fellowship Hall at Trinity
(enter at SE door)
Holy Week Service – S (luncheon follows in AC )
Choir Rehearsal – music room
Bible Study – Rm 205
Holy Week Service – S
Holy Thursday Worship Service – S
Thursday
2
9:30 AM
Noon
7:00 PM
Friday
3
10:00 AM
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Noon
7:00 PM
Faithfully Fit Forever – Fellowship Hall at Trinity
(enter at SE door)
Good Friday Service-Stations of the Cross – S
Good Friday Worship Service – S
8:00 AM
Men’s Bible Study – Rm 205
Resurrection Sunday
7:30 to 11:30 AM Youth Serve Easter Breakfast - AC
8:30 AM
Worship Service with Communion – S
(no Sunday School or Bible Class – Join Us for Breakfast!)
11:00 AM
Worship Service with Communion – S
PARISH NOTES AND NEWS
TODAY’S ALTAR FLOWERS are given
 in thanksgiving and in honor of Rev. Richard Kaczor’s birthday on March 27.
 in memory of Max Dougherty. We shall miss him.
PRINTED COPIES Pastor Randy’s sermons for the past month are available for your taking. They
are located in the plastic rack on the front corner of the table in the church entryway.
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HOLY WEEK WORSHIP SERVICES will be held at Immanuel for members of the congregations
served by the LAWRENCE AREA CLERGY (an organization of which Immanuel is a member).
These services will be held Monday thru Friday — March 30, 31, April 1, 2, & 3 — will begin at
noon and run approximately 30 minutes. The Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday services will be
followed by a soup luncheon in the Activity Center. The luncheon will be provided by the
congregation of one of our guest churches. Since the pastor of the hosting congregation generally is
not asked to preach or lead liturgy for these worship services, Pastor Randy will be attending these
services and sitting in the pews. Please plan to hear the Passion of our Lord in these special worship
services!
PARKING FOR SUNDAY SERVICES Immanuel congregation members have been granted
permission to park in the KU Maintenance Department parking area (southwest of church); the KU
Visitors’ Center parking area (southeast of church); or the Chiropractic office parking area (west of
church) -- particularly on Easter Sunday and 5 th -Sundays of the month (when we have one service at
9:30am), but also any Sunday that our parking lot is full.
On Easter Sunday, if you come for early service and plan to be here until 11:00 service or later,
please park in one of the alternative areas mentioned above, so that our visitors can find spaces
nearer the entrances. Thank you in advance for your love for Jesus and our neighbors who will join
us.
FAITHFULLY FIT FOREVER CLASS will meet at 10am (an hour earlier than usual) this coming
week, on Mar. 30, Apr. 1 & Apr. 3, and with a different venue. FFF class will meet in the
Fellowship Hall at Trinity Lutheran Church. Please enter by southeast door.
DIRECT THRIVENT CHOICE DOLLARS ® BY MARCH 31 Eligible Thrivent Financial
members who have been designated Choice Dollars have until March 31, 2015, to direct them. Don’t
miss this opportunity to recommend that Thrivent Financial provide grant funding to Immanuel
Lutheran Church. Go to Thrivent.com/thriventchoice to learn more and find program terms and
conditions. Or call 800-847-4836 and say “Thrivent Choice” after the prompt. If you have questions,
please contact Duane Stohs, Thrivent Financial Representative at 785 -393-3820.
EASTER BREAKFAST Please join the youth group for Easter Breakfast on next Sunday, April 5 th
from 7:30 till 11:30am in the activity center. Bring your family and friends to enjoy pancakes,
sausage, fruit and pastries. IFLY will warmly accept a free-will offering at the Easter Breakfast.
Offerings will support sending youth to the summer Lutheran Valley Ranch LVR hosted in
Colorado. Thanks for your support!
YOUNG FAMILIES FELLOWSHIP AND BIBLE STUDY is April 12th from 5-7pm in the
Activity Center. It will be a pot-luck style meal so bring an entrée and side dish to share. Child care
will be available during the Bible study, just bring $2 per child to cover the cost. Plan on joining us!
Any questions email Lisa Lahm at [email protected].
IMMANUEL WILL BE SERVING L.I.N.K. (Lawrence Interdenominational Nutrition Kitchen)
meal Tuesday, April 14th. Please see the sign-up sheets to see how you might be able to help. We
need people to make food as well as purchase food and/or serve that day. More than 120 people will
not go hungry that day due to your generosity. Contact Richard Angeletti with any questions.
SOAP COLLECTION HAS BEGUN Please bring new bars of soap in their wrappers for Lutheran
World Relief. We hope to pass our goal of 200 bars. Collection will continue until October.
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ALL INVITED TO NEXT MEN’S GROUP MEETING Immanuel's Men's Club meeting at 7 PM
on April 20 will be open to all parishioners (male and female). Dessert and coffee will be served,
but no meal. Come to hear a presentation by Ben MacConnell, Lead Organizer from Justice Matters,
on "Building the City of God: the Nehemiah Example." If you still harbor doubts about
attending the Nehemiah Action Assembly at the Lied Center on May 7, be prepared to have those
doubts erased. Ben will include actual examples of just how Justice Ministry organizations in other
cities have already been able to make a positive difference and why we hold such hopes for its
success here in Lawrence:
 public education improvement in Topeka
 affordable housing construction in Florida
 restrictions on usury charged for pay-day loans in Ohio, etc.
RSVP to either Marvin Bredehoft ([email protected]) or Al Kuhlman
([email protected]) by April 12 with the number of attendees in your party. The total
number attending will determine which room will be used, to be announced in the April 19 parish
bulletin.
GOLF TOURNAMENT: The 43 rd LLL Golf Tournament is Saturday, May 2 nd, at Rolling
Meadows Golf Course off Hwy 77 on Old Milford Road. The tourney will allow team members to
hit the laying best ball. Start time is 9:00 AM, all individual entrants will be placed on teams. The
entry fee, $65.00, includes; green fees, cart rental, lunch and prizes. Check in will begin at 8:00
AM. Entry fee is due Monday April 20 th, checks made payable to “Kansas District LLL Golf
Tournament”. After expenses, all proceeds will go to the Kansas District LLL Project of which
$26,000 provides financial aid to students training to do church work. Send fees and team member
names to: Tim Voelker 2265 10 th Ave. Greenleaf, KS. 66943-9435. Registration forms are on the
narthex table.
JUSTICE MATTERS UPDATE Justice Matters is narrowing focus on solutions to childhood
trauma, the incarceration of the mentally ill, and the lack of affordable housing in Lawrence. All
Justice Network Members are encouraged to attend the Solutions Briefing on April 14, 2015 at Free
Methodist Church at 6:45 pm to understand our findings and prepare for the Nehemiah Assembly on
May 7, 2015. May justice roll down.
THE LUTHERAN HOUR Your future is not a mystery. Our
risen Savior is one step ahead and he leads you to eternal life.
Listen to “The Lutheran Hour” next Sunday at 7:30 a.m. on radio
station WIBW 580 AM (Topeka), at 8:00 a.m. on KCMO 710 AM
(Mission), or at 8:30 a.m. on KLWN 1320 AM (Lawrence), as Lutheran Hour Speaker Rev. Gregory
Seltz preaches on the topic, “One Step Ahead,” based on March 16:1-8. Or you can listen to “The
Lutheran Hour” on streaming MP3 at http://www.lutheranhour.org/default.asp
WHEN LIFE SEEMS DREARY AND SPRING SEEMS FAR AWAY Spring may
have arrived, but life can still seem cold and dreary for those who have suffered a loss
or experienced a crisis. Our Stephen Ministers are trained to help people through the
"winters" of life, providing emotional and spiritual support during tough times. If you
or someone you know could benefit from the confidential, one-to-one Christian care
of a Stephen Minister, contact Immanuel’s Stephen Ministry Leader, Pastor Randy.
Our Stephen Ministers are ready to care for you.
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TODAY, SUNDAY OF THE PASSION/PALM SUNDAY
– 9:30am Worship Service
– 11:00am - 5th-Sunday Potluck
March 30, noon – Holy Week Worship Service, sanctuary,
(luncheon follows in activity center)
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March 31, noon – Holy Week Worship Service, sanctuary,
(luncheon follows in activity center)
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April 1, noon
– Holy Week Worship Service, sanctuary,
(luncheon follows in activity center)
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April 2, noon
– Holy Week Worship Service, sanctuary
7:00pm – Maundy Thursday Worship Service, sanctuary
April 3, noon
– Stations of the Cross Worship Service, sanctuary
7:00pm – Good Friday Worship Service, sanctuary
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April 5, RESURRECTION SUNDAY (no Sunday School or Bible Classes)
– 7:30 to 11:30am – Youth Serve Easter Breakfast, activity center
– 8:30am – Worship Service with Communion, sanctuary
– 11:00am – Worship Service with Communion, sanctuary
IMMANUEL AT A GLANCE
Apr. 7 – General Elections, activity center
Apr. 8 – Council Reports due in the office
Apr. 12, 5:00pm – Young Families Gathering, activity center
Apr. 13, 5:30pm – Church Council, Room 205
Apr. 15 – Messenger articles due
Apr. 16, 5:30pm – Ministry to the Blind Outreach Dinner, activity center
ATTENDANCE LAST WEEK
Lenten Worship Service 4
Sunday Worship, Mar. 22
Adult Sunday Bible Class
OFFERINGS LAST WEEK
Midweek Lenten Worship Service 4
Sunday, Mar. 22
Needed each week
Overage (shortage) this year
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