<div dir="ltr"><div>Hi, everyone!</div><div><br></div><div>I'm looking forward to seeing you all on Sunday (and also next Thursday, the 14th, for our big game!). <br></div><div><br></div><div>For this Sunday: Frances is crucifer, Max is leading prayer of the day, Josie is doing the first reading, Maddie is reading the gospel, and Neal is  leading the prayers of the people. <br></div><div><br></div><div>Please read through before we meet at 9:30 on Sunday. <br></div><div><br></div><div>Thanks, everyone! See you Sunday.</div><div><br></div><div>Peace,<br></div><div>Janet</div><div><br></div><div>



















<p class="gmail-BulletinLiturgicalText" style="margin:0in;text-indent:0in;font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span class="gmail-BulletinRubrics" style="color:red;border:medium;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif">All gather near the font for the
Confession and the beginning of the Great Litany. All will process down the
center aisle to their selected seats during the litany. <span></span></span></span></p>

<p class="gmail-BulletinLiturgicalText" style="margin:0in;text-indent:0in;font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><i><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif">Pr.
Janet and crucifer <span style="background:aqua">(Frances)</span>
will begin processing on p. 3 right after “As saints and sinners we implore you
to hear us Lord, our God.” The people will find their seats as we process down
the center aisle. Crucifer will place the cross and return to their seat. Pr.
Janet will stop to kneel and then go to her seat. <span></span></span></i></p>

<p class="gmail-BulletinHeadingB" style="margin:0in;font-size:16pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT",sans-serif">Confession and Forgiveness<span>                               </span><i>See Lenten
Liturgy Booklet<span></span></i></p>

<p class="gmail-BulletinHeadingB" style="margin:0in;font-size:16pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT",sans-serif">The Great Litany<span>                                                 </span><i>See
Lenten Liturgy Booklet<span></span></i></p>

<p class="gmail-BulletinHeadingB" style="margin:0in;font-size:16pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT",sans-serif"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif">Camera at #4 (lectern/choir) </span></i></b>Welcome
& Greeting<span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif">Pr. Janet, from piano
side lectern: <span style="color:rgb(40,40,40)">The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ,
the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all.<span>                                                                        </span><b>And
also with you.</b><span></span></span></span></p>

<p class="gmail-BulletinHeadingB" style="margin:0in;font-size:16pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT",sans-serif">The Prayer of the Day<span></span></p>

<p class="gmail-BulletinLiturgicalText" style="margin:0in;text-indent:0in;font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif;background:yellow">(Max,</span><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif"> from piano side lectern)</span><span style="font-size:12pt"> </span><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif">God
of Sarah and Abraham, long ago you embraced your people in covenant and
promised them your blessing. Strengthen us that, with your disciples of every
age, we may proclaim through word and deed the good news of Jesus Christ to
generations yet unborn. <b><span style="color:black">Amen</span></b><span></span></span></p>

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people sit.</span></span><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif"><span></span></span></p>

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<p class="gmail-BulletinHeadingB" style="margin:0in;font-size:16pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT",sans-serif"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif">Camera at #3 (lectern(cross))<span></span></span></i></b></p>

<p class="gmail-BulletinHeadingB" style="margin:0in;font-size:16pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT",sans-serif">The First Reading <span>                             </span><span>                               </span>Numbers 21:4-9<span class="gmail-BulletinRubrics" style="color:red;border:medium;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif"><span></span></span></span></p>

<p class="gmail-BulletinHeadingB" style="margin:0in;font-size:16pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT",sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif;background:fuchsia">Josie</span><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif">, from cross-side lectern: A reading from
the book of Numbers:<span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">^{<span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif"><span> </span></span>}</p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">^{<span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif">4</span>}<span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif">From Mount Hor the
Israelites set out by the way to the Red Sea, to go around the land of Edom;
but the people became impatient on the way. ⁵The people spoke
against God and against Moses, "Why have you brought us up out of Egypt to
die in the wilderness? For there is no food and no water, and we detest this
miserable food." ⁶Then the LORD sent poisonous serpents among
the people, and they bit the people, so that many Israelites died. ⁷The
people came to Moses and said, "We have sinned by speaking against the
LORD and against you; pray to the LORD to take away the serpents from us."
So Moses prayed for the people. ⁸And the LORD said to Moses,
"Make a poisonous serpent, and set it on a pole; and everyone who is
bitten shall look at it and live." ⁹So Moses made a serpent of
bronze, and put it upon a pole; and whenever a serpent bit someone, that person
would look at the serpent of bronze and live.<span></span></span></p>

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<p class="gmail-BulletinLiturgicalText" style="margin:0in;text-indent:0in;font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif">Lector:
Word of God, word of life.<span>           </span><span>                              </span><b>Thanks be to God.<span></span></b></span></p>

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<p class="gmail-BulletinCenteredRubrics" align="left" style="margin:0in;text-align:left;font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:red;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:windowtext">The people rise as able. </span><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:black">Pastor,
liturgist, and <span style="background:red">Maddie</span>
process to altar (at rear of church) and liturgist picks up gospel book.
Together they process to the front lectern and liturgist places book on lectern
and returns to seat. <span style="background:red">Maddie</span>
and and pastor remain and proceed as follows.<span></span></span></p>

<p class="gmail-BulletinLiturgicalText" style="margin:0in 0in 6pt;text-indent:0in;font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT",sans-serif">Gospel
Acclamation<span>      </span>There Is a Longing<span>                              </span>ACS 1078<span></span></span></p>

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<p class="gmail-BulletinLiturgicalText" style="margin:0in;text-indent:0in;font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif">Camera at #6</span></i></b><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT",sans-serif"><span></span></span></p>

<p class="gmail-BulletinLiturgicalText" style="margin:0in;text-indent:0in;font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT",sans-serif">The Holy Gospel<span>                                                                    </span>John
3:14-21<span></span></span></p>

<p class="gmail-BulletinLiturgicalText" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.75in;font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif">(Pastor Janet) The Holy </span><span class="gmail-redtext1" style="color:rgb(204,0,0)"><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI Symbol",sans-serif;color:black">☩</span></span><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif"> Gospel according to John, the 3^rd
<span> </span>chapter. <span></span></span></p>

<p class="gmail-BulletinLiturgicalText" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.75in;font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif">Glory
to you, O Lord.<span></span></span></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;background:red">(Maddie):</span><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif"> Jesus said, ¹⁴“Just as Moses lifted
up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son-of-Man be lifted up, ¹⁵that
whoever believes in him may have eternal life.<br>
 ¹⁶For God loved the world in this way, that God gave the Son, the
only begotten one, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may
have eternal life.<br>
 ¹⁷“Indeed, God did not send the Son into the world to condemn the
world, but in order that the world might be saved through him. ¹⁸Those
who believe in him are not condemned; but those who do not believe are
condemned already, because they have not believed in the name of the only Son
of God. ¹⁹And this is the judgment, that the light has come into the
world, and people loved darkness rather than light because their deeds were
evil. ²⁰For all who do evil hate the light and do not come to the
light, so that their deeds may not be exposed. ²¹But those who do
what is true come to the light, so that it may be clearly seen that their deeds
have been done in God.” <span></span></span></p>

<p class="gmail-BulletinLiturgicalText" style="margin:0in;text-indent:0in;font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif">The
Gospel of the Lord.<i> <span>                        </span><span>                       </span></i><b>Praise
to you, O Christ.</b><span></span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT",sans-serif">The Prayers of
the People<span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;background:lime">Neal</span><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif">, from piano side lectern:
<span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif">Sustained by God’s
abundant mercy, let us pray for the church, the world, and all of creation.<span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><i><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif">A brief silence.<span></span></span></i></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif">Gracious God, your love unites. Give vision to
the global church and foster cooperation in mission. Increase inter-religious
understanding and ecumenical dialog. Make your church a sanctuary for all
fleeing persecution, disaster, and war, particularly those in Gaza. Hear us, O
God.<span>   </span><b>Your mercy is great.</b><span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif"><span> </span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif">Creating God, your love enlivens. Restore balance
to the earth’s fragile habitats. Preserve wilderness lands, rainforests, and
wildlife. Cleanse oceans and rivers, especially our local Pacific Ocean, San
Francisco Bay, and Sacramento River Delta. Make us good stewards of the earth.
Hear us, O God.<span>   </span><b>Your mercy is great.</b><span></span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif">Righteous God, your love liberates. We give
thanks for those who courageously witness to your liberating love. Today we
commemorate Harriet Tubman and Sojourner Truth, renewers of society. Free all
people from the evils of racism, religious strife, and hatred. Hear us, O God.<span>   </span><b>Your mercy is great.</b><span></span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif">Merciful God, your love heals. Care tenderly for
all whose loved ones perished from pandemic disease in every nation. Strengthen
healthcare workers, first responders, and caregivers. Relieve all who live with
chronic illness and pain. Hear us, O God.<span>  
</span><b>Your mercy is great.</b><span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif"><span> </span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif">Incarnate God, your love enlightens. Open our
hearts and minds to fresh understandings of our faith. Deepen our love for you
and for one another. Teach us to pray for our enemies. Hear us, O God.<span>   </span><b>Your mercy is great.</b><span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif"><span> </span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif">Abiding God, your love saves. Those who died in
the faith are made alive in Christ. We give thanks for your promise that we
also will be raised to newness of life. Hear us, O God.<span>   </span><b>Your mercy is great.</b><span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif">We bring to you our needs and hopes, O God,
trusting your wisdom and grace revealed in Christ crucified.<span>  </span><b>Amen.</b><span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif">Camera at #2 for Peace</span></i></b><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT",sans-serif"><span></span></span></p>

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</div><div><br></div><div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><font size="2">Janet Katari (she/her)<br></font></div><div><font size="2">Pastor, Christ Church, Lutheran, San Francisco</font></div><div><font size="2"><a href="mailto:seniorpastor@christchurchlutheran.org" target="_blank">seniorpastor@christchurchlutheran.org</a><br></font></div><div><font size="2">415-215-1576</font></div><div style="text-align:left"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Justice, therefore, represents the peace of God. This peace is freedom from the violence that distorts the human person. It is the elimination, in other words, of systems, constructs, and all actualities of violence. God's peace thus requires a radical restructuring of a political, social, and economic order that is sustained by and thus creates 'crucified classes of people.' <i>Kelly Brown Douglas, Stand Your Ground, p. 195</i></span></font></div></div></div></div></div></div>