Sunday Service:
Holy Eucharist
at 9:30 am
Child care is available
Church of Our
Saviour
191 Flanagan Way (Rt 153) Secaucus, NJ 07094
Tel: 201-863-1449
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Mark A. Lewis, Vicar MLewis@secaucus.org
Dorothy Fowlkes
Pastoral Associate
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Worship
for the Lord's Day
The
Third Sunday of Eastertide
6 April 2008
Holy Eucharist - 9:30 am
O
God, y
our blessed Son made himself known to his
disciples in the breaking of bread: Open the eyes of our
faith, that we may behold him in all his redeeming work. We
ask this with confidence in your love. Amen.
Today's
Lessons
Isaiah 43:1-12 / Psalm
116:10-17
I Peter 1:17-23 / Luke 24:13-35
Today's
Hymns
293
- I sing a song of the saints of God
343
- Shepherd of souls, refresh and bless
453
- As Jacob with travel was weary one day
625
- Ye holy angels bright
A reading
from the Book
of Isaiah 43:1-12
- But now thus says the Lord,
- he who created you, O Jacob,
- he who formed you, O
Israel:
- Do not fear, for I have redeemed you;
- I have called you by name, you are mine.
- When you pass through the waters, I will be with you;
- and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you;
- when you walk through fire you shall not be burned,
- and the flame shall not consume you.
- For I am the Lord your God,
- the Holy One of Israel, your Savior.
- I give Egypt as your ransom,
- Ethiopia and Seba in exchange for you.
- Because you are precious in my sight,
- and honored, and I love you,
- I give people in return for you,
- nations in exchange for your life.
- Do not fear, for I am with you;
- I will bring your offspring
from the east,
- and from the west I will gather you;
- I will say to the north, "Give them up,"
- and to the south, "Do not withhold;
- bring my sons from far away
- and my daughters from the end of the earth--
- everyone who is called by my name,
- whom I created for my
glory,
- whom I formed and made."
- Bring forth the people who are blind, yet have eyes,
- who are deaf, yet have ears!
- Let all the nations gather together,
- and let the peoples assemble.
- Who among them declared this,
- and foretold to us the former things?
- Let them bring their witnesses to justify them,
- and let them hear and say, "It is true."
- You are my witnesses, says the Lord,
- and my servant whom I have chosen,
- so that you may know and believe me
- and understand that I am he.
- Before me no god was formed,
- nor shall there be any after me.
- I, I am the Lord,
- and besides me there is no savior.
- I declared and saved and proclaimed,
- when there was no strange god
among you;
- and you are my witnesses, says the Lord.
(To be read by Martha Story)
Psalm 116:10-17 Dilexi, quoniam
Hallelujah!
I will give thanks to the LORD with my whole heart,
in the assembly of the upright, in the congregation.
Great are the deeds of the
LORD!
they are studied by all who delight in them.
His work is full of majesty and
splendor,
and his righteousness endures for ever.
He makes his marvelous works to be
remembered;
the LORD is gracious and full of compassion.
He gives food to those who fear
him;
he is ever mindful of his covenant.
He has shown his people the power
of his works
in giving them the lands of the nations.
The works of his hands are
faithfulness and justice;
all his commandments are sure.
They stand fast for ever and
ever,
because they are done in truth and equity.
He sent redemption to his
people;
he commanded his covenant for ever;
holy and awesome is his Name.
The fear of the LORD is the
beginning of wisdom;
those who act accordingly have a good understanding;
his praise endures for ever.
(To be read by Tyler Saurborn)
A reading
from
Peter's First Letter 1:17-23
If you invoke as Father the one who judges all people impartially according to their deeds, live in reverent fear during the time of your exile. You know that you were ransomed from the futile ways inherited from your ancestors, not with perishable things like silver or gold, but with the precious blood of Christ, like that of a lamb without defect or blemish. He was destined before the foundation of the world, but was revealed at the end of the ages for your sake. Through him you have come to trust in God, who raised him from the dead and gave him glory, so that your faith and hope are set on God.
Now that you have purified your souls by your obedience to the truth so that you have genuine mutual love, love one another deeply from the heart. You have been born anew, not of perishable but of imperishable seed, through the living and enduring word of God.
(To be read by Martha Story)
The
Gospel According to
Luke 24:13-35
That very day, the first day of the week, two of the disciples were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem, and talking with each other about all these things that had happened. While they were talking and discussing, Jesus himself came near and went with them, but their eyes were kept from recognizing him.
And he said to them, "What are you discussing with each other while you walk along?"
They stood still, looking sad. Then one of them, whose name was Cleopas, answered him, "Are you the only stranger in Jerusalem who does not know the things that have taken place there in these days?"
He asked them, "What things?"
They replied, "The things about Jesus of Nazareth, who was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people, and how our chief priests and leaders handed him over to be condemned to death and crucified him. But we had hoped that he was the one to redeem Israel. Yes, and besides all this, it is now the third day since these things took place. Moreover, some women of our group astounded us. They were at the tomb early this morning, and when they did not find his body there, they came back and told us that they had indeed seen a vision of angels who said that he was alive. Some of those who were with us went to the tomb and found it just as the women had said; but they did not see him."
Then he said to them, "Oh, how foolish you are, and how slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have declared! Was it not necessary that the Messiah should suffer these things and then enter into his glory?" Then beginning with Moses and all the prophets, he interpreted to them the things about himself in all the scriptures. As they came near the village to which they were going, he walked ahead as if he were going on.
But they urged him strongly, saying, "Stay with us, because it is almost evening and the day is now nearly over."
So he went in to stay with them. When he was at the table with them, he took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to them. Then their eyes were opened, and they recognized him; and he vanished from their sight.
They said to each other, "Were not our hearts burning within us while he was talking to us on the road, while he was opening the scriptures to us?"
That same hour they got up and returned to Jerusalem; and they found the eleven and their companions gathered together.
They were saying, "The Lord has risen indeed, and he has appeared to Simon!"
Then they told what had happened on the road, and how he had been made known to them in the breaking of the bread.
(To be read by Dorothy Fowlkes)
The Prayers of the People will be led by Jo Ann Namendorf
The image above has been made available by The Franciscan Brothers of the White Cross, in Spain.
Comments on the Readings
The Diocese of Montreal offers an attractive and useful guide to the lectionary readings. Because it comes from of the Anglican Church of Canada which follows the Revised Common Lectionary, the readings sometimes may vary from those of the Episcopal Church, but it is still helpful. Link
The Sunday Bulletin Link
Reflections on Sermons
Mark Lewis's
sermons have been interpreted for reading on the internet.
They are indexed at the bottom of the Sunday
page.
Link
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