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A member of The Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod
Receiving and giving the love and hope of Christ
Worship Schedule
Sa turda y: 5:00 pm tra di ti ona l • Sunda y: 8:00 a m tra di ti ona l
Sunda y: 10:30 a m contempora ry
Speci a l s ervi ces duri ng Advent, Lent & Summer
210 E. Pleasant St., Oconomowoc, WI 53066 | 262-567-5001 | www.splco.org
Welcome to St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, School
& Early Childhood Center
Rev. Lance Armstrong O’Donnell, Senior Pastor John Kelling, Pastor Emeritus
Allison Mackie, Director of Parish Music ŚƌŝƐƟŶĞ&ůŽƌĞƐ͕ Director
Jill George, Principal Adrianna Lubner, Middle School YouthDirector
Volume 26 Office Hours: 7:00 am – 3:30 pm Number 14
Please fill out an attendance card As the prelude begins, worshipers are
and place it in the offering plate. ĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐĞĚƚŽĐŽŶĐůƵĚĞĐŽŶǀ ĞƌƐĂƟŽŶ
and quietly prepare for worship.
GUEST INFORMATION
Wel come! If you a re a guest, the following APRIL 4, 2021
i nformation may help you:
If you ha ve questions, or would like more EASTER SUNDAY
i nformation about St. Pa ul’s, a n usher will be
ha ppy to help you. (6am) Pastor Emeritus: John Kelling
Pl ease fill out a n a ttendance ca rd, l ocated on (8am) Pastor: Lance Armstrong O’Donnell
the pew in front of you, a nd place it i n the
offeri ng plate. dƌĂĚŝƟŽŶĂůt ŽƌƐŚŝƉ
If you ha ve small children, there a re activity LSB, Divine Service 1, pg. 151
ba gs l ocated behind the back pews that might
be helpful for your child. Contemporary Worship
Special Order
HOLY COMMUNION
Pl ease read our confession found on page 329-330 of the Lutheran Servi ce Book a nd i ndicate
your a greement with our beliefs by checking the box next to the names of those communing.
Thos e who share in our confession of faith of the Lord’s Supper are welcome to receive.
If you hol d a confession differing from this congregation, please s peak with a pastor or elder.
Non-communing, baptized children a re welcome to come to the table for a blessing.
If you a re physically unable to come to the table, please let a n usher know a nd the pastor will
come to you a nd give you communion.
Communion Wine
The wi ne glasses i n the center of each tra y contain one drop of communion wine. The glasses
tha t contain more wine a re rose in color
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LAST WEEK’S ATTENDANCE Sca n the QR code a nd give
5:00 pm – 89 Total: 328 el ectronically. This i s a safe and
8:00 a m – 132 ea sy wa y to offer your gifts to
10:30 a m – 107 God.
THIS WEEKEND
6:00 AM 8:00 AM 10:30 AM
Music Leaders Allison Mackie Allison Mackie Praise Team
Acolytes TBD TBD Li l a Grubba
Altar Guild Wendy Tes ch Ja cki e Meyer Ba rb Sta r
Elders Mi ke Tes ch Da ve Meyer Eri k Benes
Power Point N/A N/A TBD
Radio Ji m Junea u Ji m Junea u N/A
Ushers Todd Leonha rdt Mi ke Pa pa Eri k Benes
SPONSORS
Radio Broadcast: (6am) St. Paul’s Ladies Aid to the glory of God
(8am) John & Sue Lindemann in praise to God for their 50 th wedding anniversary on
April 3 rd
Our 8:00 am Worship Service is Families with small children:
broadcast live on WTKM 104.9 dŚĞƌĞĂƌĞĂĐƟǀ ŝƚLJďĂŐƐůŽĐĂƚĞĚŝŶƚŚĞ
and at available at back of the church that might be helpful
www.splco.org. for your child.
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LWML News
We will meet on Tuesday, April 6 th, at 6:00 pm in the Fellowship Hall.
d, E t D >ďĂŬĞƐĂůĞůĂƐƚǁ ĞĞŬ͘ t Ğŵ ĂĚĞΨϯϳ Ϭ͘ ϮϬƚŽƐƵƉƉŽƌƚD ŝƐƐŝŽŶĂƌLJ
dƌƵŵ ƉĂŶĚƚŚĞϮϬϮϯ E ĂƟŽŶĂů>t D >ĐŽŶǀ ĞŶƟŽŶŝŶD ŝůǁ ĂƵŬĞĞ͘
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ĨĞŵ ĂůĞŵ Ğŵ ďĞƌƐŽĨ^ŽƵƚŚt ŝƐĐŽŶƐŝŶ ŝƐƚƌŝĐƚĐŽŶŐƌĞŐĂƟŽŶƐǁ ŚŽĂƌĞƉƌĞƉĂƌŝŶŐĨŽƌ͞ ĨƵůůƟŵ ĞƐĞƌǀ ŝĐĞ͟ Ύ
ĂŶĚĂƌĞĂŶƵŶĚĞƌŐƌĂĚƵĂƚĞĂƚŽŶĞŽĨƚŚĞ^LJŶŽĚ͛ ƐĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶĂůŝŶƐƟƚƵƟŽŶƐĂƌĞĞůŝŐŝďůĞƚŽĂƉƉůLJ͘Ύ;&ƵůůͲ
Ɵŵ ĞƐĞƌǀ ŝĐĞŝŶƚŚĞĐŚƵƌĐŚŝƐĂŶLJƉŽƐŝƟŽŶĂǀ ĂŝůĂďůĞƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƚŚĞŽĂƌĚŽĨƐƐŝŐŶŵ ĞŶƚƐŽĨƚŚĞ^LJŶŽĚͿ͘
Forms are available at lwml-swd.org. The deadline is April 30 th.
Mask mandate
Pastor O’Donnell and the elders met on HolyTuesday. For the time being, we will continue to have
Saturday evening as a mask required service. When the choir is singing, masks are required for all
choir members and any individuals who choose to sit in the balcony. We will reevaluate at our next
meeting on Tuesday, April 13th.
Board of Elders listening session
dŚĞŽĂƌĚŽĨ ůĚĞƌƐǁ ŝůůďĞŚŽůĚŝŶŐĂůŝƐƚĞŶŝŶŐƐĞƐƐŝŽŶĨŽƌĐŚƵƌĐŚŵ Ğŵ ďĞƌƐĂƚƚŚĞŝƌŶĞdžƚŵ ĞĞƟŶŐŽŶ
Tuesday, April 13 th͕ Ăƚϲ ͗ ϯ ϬƉŵ ͕ ŝŶƚŚĞĨĞůůŽǁ ƐŚŝƉŚĂůů͘ůůĂƌĞŝŶǀ ŝƚĞĚƚŽĂƩ ĞŶĚƚŽƐŚĂƌĞĂŶLJƋƵĞƐƟŽŶƐ
ŽƌĐŽŶĐĞƌŶƐLJŽƵŵ ĂLJŚĂǀ Ğ͘ /ĨLJŽƵǁ ŽƵůĚůŝŬĞƚŽĂƩ ĞŶĚ͕ ƉůĞĂƐĞZ^s WďLJĐŽŶƚĂĐƟŶŐƚŚĞĐŚƵƌĐŚŽĸ ĐĞĂƚ
262-567-5001 or email heather@splco.org. Thank you!
Lord's Cupboard requested items
dŚĂŶŬLJŽƵĨŽƌƚŚĞƉĂƉĞƌďĂŐƐĚŽŶĂƟŽŶƐ͊ dŚĞĨŽůůŽǁ ŝŶŐŝƐĂůŝƐƚŽĨŽƵƌĐƵƌƌĞŶƚŶĞĞĚƐ͗
plastic shopping bags mac & cheese
soup Ziploc or similar brand-freezer gallon/quart size
jelly in plastic container (no glass)
dŚĞƐĞŝƚĞŵ ƐĐĂŶďĞƉůĂĐĞĚŝŶƚŚĞ>ĐŽŶƚĂŝŶĞƌůŽĐĂƚĞĚďLJƚŚĞůŝŌ͕ ƉƌŝŽƌƚŽŐŽŝŶŐŝŶƚŽƚŚĞĨĞůůŽǁ ƐŚŝƉŚĂůů͘
D ŽŶĞƚĂƌLJĚŽŶĂƟŽŶƐĐĂŶďĞŵ ĂĚĞƚŽ>ŽƌĚΖƐƵƉďŽĂƌĚǀ ŝĂĂŶĞŶǀ ĞůŽƉĞƉůĂĐĞĚŝŶƚŚĞŽī ĞƌŝŶŐƉůĂƚĞŽƌ
taken to the office or online splco.org, click on Offering/Donate and scroll down to Lord's
Cupboard. dŚĂŶŬLJŽƵĨŽƌLJŽƵƌĐŽŶƟŶƵĞĚƐƵƉƉŽƌƚŵ ŽŶĞƚĂƌŝůLJ͕ŝŶŬŝŶĚĂŶĚŵ ŽƐƚŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚůLJ͕ƚŚĞ
prayers!
Lord’s Lambs items needed
K Ƶƌ>ŽƌĚ͛ Ɛ>Ăŵ ďƐŵ ŝŶŝƐƚƌLJŝƐůŽŽŬŝŶŐĨŽƌĚŽŶĂƟŽŶƐŽĨĚŝĂƉĞƌƐ;ƐŝnjĞƐϰΘϲ Ϳ͕ ƉƵƌĠĞƉŽƵĐŚĞƐĂŶĚƚŽĚĚůĞƌ
Į ŶŐĞƌĨŽŽĚƐ͘ ŽŶĂƟŽŶƐĐĂŶďĞďƌŽƵŐŚƚƚŽƚŚĞŽĸ ĐĞ͘
4ANNOUNCEMENTS
>ĂĚŝĞƐŝĚŵĞĞƟŶŐĨŽƌƉƌŝů
K Ƶƌ>ĂĚŝĞƐŝĚŵ ĞĞƟŶŐǁ ŝůůďĞdŚƵƌƐĚĂLJ͕Ɖƌŝůϴth, at 5:30 pm in the fellowship hall, instead of
Thursday, April 1 st. Let’s welcome spring and summer with your own bag lunch meal. Beverages and
desserts will be provided. Our guest speaker will be Renee Ebert from Ebert’s Greenhouse. Please join
us and don’t forget your “bag lunch”!
Volunteers needed!
We are looking for volunteers to help with running the power point for the 10:30 am Contemporary
Service. If you are willing to help, please contact Heather in the church office at heather@splco.org or
262.567.5001. Thank you!
SWD Student Financial Aid
Students attending a Concordia University or Seminary, preparing for full-time church work in the
LCMS (pastor, teacher, DCE, DCO, DCM, deaconess, DFLM, DPM) and are a member of a congregation
in the South Wisconsin District - LCMS are eligible to apply for financial assistance from SWD. For
more information and the two applications required to be considered for Financial Aid, visit the SWD
website – swd.lcms.org – under Resources. The deadline is May 15th.
5St. Paul’s Lutheran School ~ Sent to Serve
Fourth graders were excited to be back inschool this year. Our classroom hada
complete makeover: new carpet, whiteboards, cabinets, tables, chairs, walls were
painted, and just recently new windows.
Also, throughthe Discover Dairy program (Dairy Excellence
Foundation) fourth graders adopted a COW! Sharlamagne
was born on September 26, 2020 at the Synergy Family
Dairy in Pulaski, Wisconsin. The owners send monthly
updates on how well Sharlamagne is growing. Her weight
is 400lbs. and about as tall as a 3 rd grader. The students
completed mini-lessons associated with agriculture, diet,
housing, vaccinations, etc.
During one of their winter STEM activities 4 th grade made
use of the outdoors. Using colored ice shapes of various sizes they made sculptures.
They had to problem-solve by learning how to stick the pieces together.
Students currently, are learningcursive along with the other academic subjects while
studying their parts for Go Fish: the K-4 musicalat the end of April.
Mission Statement:
Helping God’s children grow to be energetic servant leaders for HIM through love,
respect, and a commitment to excellence.
6The Congregation at Prayer
A Gui de for Da i l y Medi ta ti on a nd Pra yer
Ea s ter Sunda y
Apri l 4 – 11, 2021
Christ is Risen!
He is risen indeed!
Alleluia!
The Order of Meditation and Prayer
Pray and confess out loud as much from the order of meditation and prayer as you are able, or as
your family size and ages dictate. Learn by heart the verse, catechism, and hymn of the week.
Invocation
In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.Amen.
Apostles’ Creed
Verse: 1 Cori nthians 5:7b-8 Christ, our Passover, was sacrificed for us. Therefore let us keep the
feast, not with old leaven, nor with the leaven of malice and wickedness, but with the
unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.
Ps a lm: Psalm 112 and/or the appointed daily psalms for General Psalms in Psalm ScheduleLSB,
p. 304
Sun. Mon. Tue. Wed. Thur. Fri. Sat. Sun.
Daily
Psalms
Morning 93 97 98 99 47 96 92 93
Evening 136, 117 124, 115 66, 116 8, 118 68, 113 50, 138 23, 114 136, 117
7The Catechism: The Second Article
The Second Article Preschool +
And [I believe] 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.
What does this mean? 1st Grade +
I believe the Jesus Christ, true God,
begotten of the Father from eternity,
and also true man, born of the Virgin Mary,
is my Lord.
What does this mean? (continued) 2nd Grade +
Who has redeemed me, a lost and condemned person,
purchased and won me from all sins,
from death, and from the power of the devil;
not with gold or silver,
but with His holy, precious blood
and with His innocent suffering and death.
Easter Sunday
Day Bible Stories for the Family & School Daily prayer readings from LSB, p. 299
Sun. dŚĞZĞƐƵƌƌĞĐƟŽŶŽĨK Ƶƌ>ŽƌĚ͗ D ark 16:1-8 Ex. 14:10-31 Heb. 7:23-8:13
Mon. Easter Monday: The Emmaus’ Disciples— Ex. 15:1-18 Heb. 9:1-28
Luke 24:13-35
Tue. Easter Tuesday: The Breaking of the Bread—
Ex. 15:19-16:12 Heb. 10:1-18
Luke 24:36-49
ĂƐƚĞƌt ĞĚŶĞƐĚĂLJ͗dŚĞZĞƐƵƌƌĞĐƟŽŶĂƚĐh—
Wed. Ex. 16:13-35 Heb. 10:19-39
John 21:1-14
Thur. Jesus Reinstates Peter—John 21:15-25 Ex. 17:1-16 Heb. 11:1-29
Fri. The Song of Moses—Exodus 15:1-18 Ex. 18:5-27 Heb. 12:1-24
Prayers: Collects for the Week, Daily Themes for Prayer, In Our Prayers at St. Paul’s
Almighty God the Father, through Your only-ďĞŐŽƩ ĞŶ^ŽŶ͕ :ĞƐƵƐŚƌŝƐƚ͕ zŽƵŚĂǀ ĞŽǀ ĞƌĐŽŵ ĞĚĞĂƚŚ
ĂŶĚŽƉĞŶĞĚƚŚĞŐĂƚĞŽĨĞǀ ĞƌůĂƐƟŶŐůŝĨĞƚŽƵƐ. Grant that we, who celebrate with joy the day of our
Lord’ƐƌĞƐƵƌƌĞĐƟŽŶ͕ ŵ ĂLJďĞƌĂŝƐĞĚĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞĚĞĂƚŚŽĨsin by Your life-giving Spirit; through Jesus
Christ, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen
8Daily Themes for Prayer
Sunday: Pray for the joy of the resurrection among us; for the fruit of faith nourished by the
Word and Sacraments.
Monday: Pray for faith to live in the promises of Holy Baptism; for one’s calling and daily work;
for the unemployed; for the salvation and well-being of our neighbors; for schools,
colleges, and seminaries; for good government and for peace.
Tuesday: Pray for deliverance against temptation and evil; for the addicted and despairing, the
tortured and oppressed; for those struggling with besetting sins.
Wednesday: Pray for marriage and family, that husbands and wives, parents and children live in
ordered harmony according to the Word of God; for parents who must raise children
alone; for our communities and neighborhoods.
Thursday: Pray for the Church and her pastors; for teachers, deacons, deaconesses, and other
church workers; for missionaries and for all who serve the Church; for fruitful and
salutary use of the blessed sacrament of Christ’s body and blood.
Friday: Pray for the preaching of the holycross of our Lord Jesus Christ and for the spread of His
knowledge throughout the whole world; for the persecuted and oppressed; for the sick
and dying.
Saturday: Pray for faithfulness to the end; for the renewal of those who are withering in the faith
or have fallen away; for receptive hearts and minds to God’s Word on the Lord’s Day;
for pastors and people as they prepare to administer and receive Christ’s holy gifts.
In Our Prayers this Week
Those sick or hospitalized: MEMBERS – Ma rilyn Runyard–ŚŽŵĞ͕ ďƵƚƐƟůůŚĞĂůŝŶŐ; Richard Schultz;
Na ncy Wolter–rehab a t Three Pi llars; :ĞĂŶĞƩ Ğ>ĞŽ ŶŚĂƌĚƚ͖ Bob Bratz; Vernon Schilling–cancer;
Ma rcus Pa nkow–cancer; Li nda Leidel–ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞĚŚ ĞĂůŝŶŐ; George Na gel–Shorehaven; Bernice
Jorgenson–cancer; David Mueller–healing; Chad Eberhardt; Wilbur Pieper; Barb Pieper; Carolyn
Pa nkow–Shorehaven; Peggy La uber–liver a nd bone cancer; Laura Gruen–recovering from brain
s urgery; Lucille Campbell–cancer treatment; Ma ry Buss–ĐĂŶĐĞƌ͖ Other:
St. Paul’s Middle School Youth Group
Spring 2021 Middle School schedule
The middle school students will meet at from 11:45-1:15pm in the fellowship hall on the following
Sundays. Anyone who is 5th-8th grade is welcome to attend. Bring your friends! Join us for
contemporary worship at 10:30am prior to youth group.
April 9 th—Youth Night—see flyer on following page
April 25 th
May—TBD
Contact Adrianna Lubner with any questions at adrianna.lubner@splco.org.
St. Paul’s High School Youth Group
Spring 2021 High School schedule
On the following Sunday nights, the high school students will meet at 5:45 pm for fellowship and at
6:00 the programming will start. Each Sunday night there will be a group activity and devotion.
All high school youth are welcome and encouraged to come, including non-members.
April 11 th and 25 th
May 2 nd and 16 th
Information about the high school youth group is available through:
Email: splyouth.group@splco.org
Instagram: splyouthocon
Remind: remind.com/join/garyjohnso (this is the room for parents)
Piggly Wiggly receipt fundraiser
If you shop at Piggly Wiggly, please deposit your receipts in the designated box in the fellowship hall.
The money raised from your receipts helps to continue the programming for our youth. Thank you to
all of you who already contribute to this fundraiser.
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16WEEK AT A GLANCE
MONDAY NO SCHOOL
April 5 Lord’s Cupboa rd Dri ve-Thru Pa rki ng Lot 5:30 pm
TUESDAY LWML Fellowship Ha l l 6:00 pm
April 6
THURSDAY >ĂĚŝĞƐŝĚD ĞĞƟŶŐ Fellowship Ha l l 5:30 pm
April 8 WƌĂŝƐĞdĞĂŵ WƌĂĐƟĐĞ Church 7:00 pm
FRIDAY Mi ddl e School Youth Bl a ckout Ni ght 5:30 pm Gym
April 9
Journeymen Room 219 7:30 a m
SATURDAY Tra di ti ona l Wors hi p Church 5:00 pm
April 10
AA Meeti ng Fellowship Ha l l 8:30 pm
Tra di ti ona l Wors hi p Church 8:00 a m
Sunda y School Va ri ous Rooms 9:10 a m
SUNDAY Publ i c School Confi rma ti on Cl a s s Room 219 9:15 a m
April 11 Adul t Bi bl e Study Fellowship Ha l l 9:15 a m
Contempora ry Wors hi p Church 10:30 a m
Hi gh School Youth Group Fellowship Ha l l 5:45 pm
BIBLE STUDIES
Sunday Adult Bible Study
Sunday: 9:15 am - Fellowship Hall
262-567-5001
Women of Joy Journeymen
Saturday (1 st & 3 rd) - 8:00 am Saturday (2nd & 4th) - 7:30 am
Whelan’s Fellowship Hall
The April Epistle is online at www.splco.org
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16NEXT WEEKEND
5:00 PM 8:00 AM 10:30 AM
Readings Acts 4:32-35 1 John 3:16-24 John 10:11-18
Acolytes Jes s i e Orner Bobby Edwa rds TBD
Ka ren Denti ce
Altar Guild Ma rgi e Hertneky Ann Wea ver
Ma ddie Ratzow (as s i s t)
Elders Ji m Junea u Arno Ki rchenwi tz John Mel vi n
Ra lph & Donna Andrus (church)
Greeters John & Margie Hertneky Ka ren Meyer
Chuck & Jenny La a bs (s chool )
PowerPoint N/A N/A TBD
Radio N/A Chuck La a bs N/A
Ushers Da n Fri edri ch Bob Bra tz John Mel vi n
APRIL 11, 2021
THE SECOND SUNDAY OF EASTER
Pastor: Lance Armstrong O’Donnell
Theme: Life Ministry
dƌĂĚŝƟŽŶĂůt ŽƌƐŚŝƉ
LSB, Divine Service 1, pg. 151
Contemporary Worship
Special Order
18(6am) EASTER SUNRISE Exodus 15:1–11 The n Moses and the people of Israel sang this song to the L ORD, saying, “I will sing to the L ORD, for he has triumphed gloriously; the horse and his rider he has thrown into the sea. The L ORD is my strength and my song, and he has become my salvation; this is my God, and I will praise him, my father’s God, and I will e xalt him. The L ORD is a man of war; the L ORD is his name. Pharaoh’s chariots and his host he cast into the sea, and his chosen office rs we re sunk in the Red Sea. The floods covered them; they we nt down into the de pths like a stone. Your right hand, O L ORD, glorious in powe r, your right hand, O L ORD, shatters the enemy. In the greatness of your majesty you overthrow your adversaries; you se nd out your fury; it consumes them like stubble. At the blast of your nostrils the wate rs pile d up; the floods stood up in a heap; the deeps congealed in the heart of the sea. The e ne my said, ‘I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil, my desire shall have its fill of the m. I will draw m y sword; my hand shall destroy them.’ You blew with your wind; the se a covered them; they sank like lead in the mighty wate rs. Who is like you, O L ORD, among the gods? Who is like you, majestic in holiness, awe some in glorious deeds, doing wonde rs?” 1 Corinthians 5:6b–8 Your boasting is not good. Do you not k now that a little leaven le avens the whole lump? C le anse out the old le aven that you m ay be a new lump, as you re ally are unleavened. For C hrist, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed. Let us there fore ce lebrate the festival, not with the old le aven, the le aven of malice and evil, but with the unleavened bread of since rity and truth. St. John 20:1–18 Now on the first day of the we e k Mary Magdalene came to the tomb e arly, while it was still dark , and saw that the stone had been taken away from the tomb. So she ran and we nt to Sim on Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved, and said to them, “They have taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we do not k now whe re they have laid him.” So Pe te r we nt out with the other disciple, and they we re going toward the tomb. Both of them we re running together, but the other disciple outran Peter and re ached the tomb first. And stooping to look in, he saw the linen cloths lying there, but he did not go in. Then Simon Pe te r came, following him, and we nt into the tomb. He saw the linen cloths lying there, and the face cloth, which had been on Jesus’ head, not lying with the linen cloths but folded up in a place by itself. Then the other disciple, who had reached the tomb first, also we nt in, and he saw and believed; for as ye t they did not understand the Scripture, that he m ust rise from the dead. Then the disciples we nt back to their homes. But Mary stood we e ping outside the tomb, and as she we pt she stooped to look into the tomb. And she saw two ange ls in white , sitting whe re the body of Jesus had lain, one at the head and one at the fe e t. They said to her, “Woman, why are you we e ping?” She said to them, “They have taken away m y Lord, and I do not know whe re they have laid him.” Having said this, she turned around and saw Je sus standing, but she did not know that it was Jesus. Jesus said to her, “W oman, why are you we eping? W hom are you seeking?” Supposing him to be the garde ner, she said to him, “Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me whe re you have laid him , and I will tak e him away.” Jesus said to her, “Mary.” She turned and said to him in Aram aic, “Rabboni!” (which m eans Teacher). Jesus said to her, “Do not cling to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father; but go to my brothers and say to them, ‘I am asce nding to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.’” Mary Magdalene we nt and announce d to the disciples, “I have seen the Lord”—and that he had said these things to he r. 19
(8am) THE RESURRECTION OF OUR LORD
Isaiah 25:6–9
On this mountain the LORD of hosts will make for all peoples a feast of rich food, a
feast of well-aged wine, of rich food full of marrow, of aged wine well refined. And he
will swallow up on this mountain the covering that is cast over all peoples, the veil that
is spread over all nations. He will swallow up death forever; and the Lord GOD will wipe
away tears from all faces, and the reproach of his people he will take away from all the
earth, for the LORD has spoken. It will be said on that day, “Behold, this is our God; we
have waited for him, that he might save us. This is the LORD; we have waited for him;
let us be glad and rejoice in his salvation.”
1 Corinthians 15:1–11
Now I would remind you, brothers, of the gospel I preached to you, which you received,
in which you stand, and by which you are being saved, if you hold fast to the word I
preached to you—unless you believed in vain. For I delivered to you as of first
importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the
Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with
the Scriptures, and that he appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve. Then he appeared
to more than five hundred brothers at one time, most of whom are still alive, though
some have fallen asleep. Then he appeared to James, then to all the apostles. Last of
all, as to one untimely born, he appeared also to me. For I am the least of the apostles,
unworthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. But by the
grace of God I am what I am, and his grace toward me was not in vain. On the
contrary, I worked harder than any of them, though it was not I, but the grace of God
that is with me. Whether then it was I or they, so we preach and so you believed.
St. Mark 16:1–8
When the Sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of James and
Salome bought spices, so that they might go and anoint him. And very early on the first
day of the week, when the sun had risen, they went to the tomb. And they were saying
to one another, “Who will roll away the stone for us from the entrance of the tomb?”
And looking up, they saw that the stone had been rolled back—it was very large. And
entering the tomb, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, dressed in a white
robe, and they were alarmed. And he said to them, “Do not be alarmed. You seek Jesus
of Nazareth, who was crucified. He has risen; he is not here. See the place where they
laid him. But go, tell his disciples and Peter that he is going before you to Galilee. There
you will see him, just as he told you.” And they went out and fled from the tomb, for
trembling and astonishment had seized them, and they said nothing to anyone, for they
were afraid.
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